The Last Agent: A Novel (Alex Cooper Detective Series 1) by A. O. Nathaniels (1 Review)    Price verified 2 hours ago

Lewis Blackwood lives in the Presidential Villa near the nation's permanent landmark of Aso Rock, where his father serves as the head of state. When he turns nine, the regime ends and young Lewis and family flee to the walled Family Paradise of North, where his reclusive father builds a small city near the Sahara desert. With them the former dictator carries dangerous amount of money that might be over half of the nation's total wealth. In a small polytechnic town in the West, Alex with his fiancee, Chloe, shares not only an apartment but similar predicaments: Frederick, Alex's father, opposes him for joining the police force and Chloe's father doesn't want the former model to marry someone who's broke. As fate intertwines their lives, Alex becomes a skilled crime solver and is invited to join the nation's anti-corruption commission to track down those embezzling public funds. Through a masterful narrative, the lives of young Lewis, Alex, and Chloe converge, revealing their ...

Genre: Black & African American

Jane Doe Black (Lainey Abbott Book 1) by Nia Forrester (Stiletto Press, LLC) (425 Reviews)    Price verified one hour ago

She dedicated her life to working for the justice system, but when she needed it most, it didn't work for her. On the eve of trial, Assistant District Attorney Lainey Abbott gets a disturbing phone call. Her baby sister, Stephanie, who should have been back at her college dorm after visiting for the weekend, never arrived. At first, she isn't too worried, because she's a system insider and has plenty of resources available to locate her sister quickly, including Russ Sanders, the police detective she's been on and off with for years. It'll take a couple days, tops. They'll find Steph and give her a piece of their mind for being so irresponsible. But a year later, Stephanie still hasn't been found. And what's worse, the system Lainey once had so much faith in, no longer seems inclined to look. Reeling from the loss, her career and personal life are in freefall, and most days she can't even bring herself to care. Until another case surfaces, of a girl who's gone missing under ...

Genre: Black & African American

KNUCKLEBONES: Book One by Dave Trumbore (13 Reviews)    Price verified 34 minutes ago

Missing children. A prophet who speaks for the dead. And a powerful cabal who will do anything to keep their secrets buried. When a mysterious stranger with a forgotten past wanders into an unmapped Georgia town, he's suspected of being responsible for recent kidnappings. But while his ability to see a person's final memories before death by touching their bones will help to clear his name and bring closure to the victims' families, it also puts him square in the crosshairs of those who want to keep their crimes quiet. Will the rich and powerful be allowed to continue their exploitation unchecked, or will the so-called prophet shine a light on generations of secrets kept in the darkness? "Knucklebones" is a Southern fiction story set in Georgia that introduces a supernatural detective in his first thrilling, cold case-solving adventure. If you like Stephen King's "Dead Zone," John Grisham's "A Time to Kill," and the Southern-fried storytelling of Carl Hiaasen, you'll love the first ...

Genre: Black & African American