Event: A Dystopian Apocalyptic Horror Novel by Charles Welch (260 Reviews)    Price verified one minute ago

For Mike and Hattie Hayes, their cabin on a pristine Colorado lake has always been a refuge, a weekend escape from the hustle and bustle of Denver. Both are particularly excited their daughter and her husband have joined them for a weekend away. Their time with her is rare and precious. Long walks, fishing, and lunch in the nearby historic town of Rustic are all a part of the allure. The star-filled night sky viewed from their small boat is the clearest they have ever seen. The heavenly views offer a glimpse of other worlds, of faraway places not seen from the city. Their private mountain retreat is their slice of paradise. It is perfect, until... Until the night a blinding light sweeps over them, the lake, and the surrounding forests. Until their daughter subsequently vanishes. Until their cabin is trashed, and a mysterious note is left behind. Until an unknown beast stalks them through the woods that surround their cabin. Until they discover the terrible truth behind the light ...

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

SWITCHED 2 by AUTHOR ASEERA (DreamWakeWork Publishing) (15 Reviews)    Price verified 60 minutes ago

Parks- deep down has always known that the day would come when he had to run, taking his family with him. He thinks has prepared for everything. He is mistaken. After letting his guard down to make his wife and Erie happy, he sees his worst nightmare on the horizon. Can he escape again, or will this be the end of the road for their family. Ember- has always chosen her husband and family over what she knew was right. Her guilt is heavy yet doesn't outweigh the love she has for him and their children. As long as they are all together she can handle it. So, when Erie has a request, she grants it, unaware that this may tear apart everything she has risked her life to hold together, their family, Erie- As far as she knows, she has lived a charmed life. She, her sister and brother have the best of everything and are well cared for, traveled and loved. She has the best doctors and only has one complaint, she wants to live as a normal teen. As normal as she can with her health condition. ...

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Pumpkin Pies & Potions (Melting Pot Cafe Book 1) by Polly Holmes (778 Reviews)    Price verified one hour ago

Witches, cats, pumpkin pies and murder! I'm Evelyn Grayson and if you'd told me by the time I was 23, I'd have lost both my parents in a mysterious accident, moved in with the coolest Aunt ever, lived in a magical town, and I was a witch, I would have said you were crazy. Funny thing is, you'd be right. Camille Stenson, the grumpiest woman in Saltwater Cove is set on making this year's Halloween celebrations difficult for everyone, but when she turns up dead and my best friend is on the suspect list, I have no choice but to find out whodunit and clear her name. Amongst the pumpkin carving, abandoned houses, and apple bobbing, it soon becomes apparent dark magic is at play and I must use all my newfound witches' abilities to find the killer before another spell is cast. Step into Evelyn Grayson's magical world in the first book of the Melting Pot Café series, a fun and flirty romantic paranormal cozy mystery where the spells are flowing, and the adventure is just beginning. If ...

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Louisiana Hotshot: A New Orleans Murder Mystery; Talba Wallis #1 (The Talba Wallis PI Series) by Julie Smith (booksBnimble Mysteries Thrillers and Suspense) (6,401 Reviews)    Price verified one hour ago

NOW AVAILABLE AS AN AUDIOBOOK "Can't wait for the next Evanovich? Louisiana Hotshot's Stephanie Plum with Tabasco, dawlin'." -The Clarion Ledger The FIRST book in the Talba Wallis series by Edgar-Award winning author Julie Smith WANTED: HOTSHOT P.I. WITH NEAR SUPER-HUMAN SKILLS. Confirmed grump Eddie Valentino placed the ad. Hotshot twenty-something Talba Wallis knew exactly how to answer it. And thus was born the dynamic duo of New Orleans private detectives -- one cynical, sixty-five-year-old Luddite white dude with street smarts, and one young, bright-eyed, Twenty-First century African-American female poet, performance artist, mistress of disguise, and computer jock extraordinaire. Think Queen Latifah and Danny DeVito. In Louisiana Hotshot, their job is to hunt down a sociopath and pedophile who's molested the fourteen-year-old daughter of their client, hangs out on the ragged edges of the rap and recording industries, and has more powerful allies than a Cabinet ...

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

THE GOLDEN MOUSE: financial heist adventure thriller (Hansen Files Book 3) by Mike Dixon (16 Reviews)    Price verified one hour ago

Kate Bromley rarely saw her father when she was a child. The man who divorced her mother was a remote figure. That changed when she left school and he paid for her to go to university. They went on holidays together and she got to know him well. But, there was a side of his life that he kept secret. Father thought he could play Robin Hood. That was entertaining when the Sheriff of Nottingham was the baddy but frightening in real life. Kate found herself sucked into the dangerous world of computer fraud and international finance. One day she was engaged in a student project in the Scottish Highlands. The next she was on a plane bound for Australia... fleeing for her life.

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Girl Trap: The Madeline Dawkins Mystery Series Book 3 (A Madeline Dawkins Mystery 11) by Cynthia Hamilton (614 Reviews)    Price verified one hour ago

From the author of SPOUSE TRAP and A HIGH PRICE TO PAY "Get ready for another edge-of-your-seat mystery" "Another exciting installment in the Madeline Dawkins Mystery Series" 'Twisted plot. Excellent read" "I could barely put this down... " Appearances can be deceiving. And in Southern California, where the sun shines almost every day and make-believe has its own industry, it's hard to tell what is real and what is merely illusion. Two inquiries come to MDPI on the same day that seem like fairly straight-forward missing person cases. But it doesn't take long to discover there's nothing ordinary about the disappearance of two beautiful sisters from Minnesota and an estranged heiress who has never touched her eight-figure fortune. While Madeline's partner, Mike Delaney, heads down to Los Angeles to search for his cousin's vanished girlfriend and her sister, Madeline heads to San Luis Obispo in hopes of picking up a twelve-year-old trail at a Catholic boarding school. Their ...

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Autumn Breeze: I Am A New Yorker (Carlos series Book 1) by RW Richard (WEB Press) (3 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

Autumn Breeze is the winner of the prestigious San Diego Book Awards for best romance novel of the year. SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 On the morning of 9/11, a fourteen-year-old genius's mother disappears. Her beloved father had been murdered years before. She's now without parents. She resolves to get a new mom and dad and have them adopt her before she is deported to Trinidad. For her new mom, she selects her BFF (best friend forever), a New York City detective. For her new dad, she selects the handsome spy investigating her BFF. The investigation was the girl's fault. She had predicted the terrorist attack to her BFF. Her BFF, in turn, won't give up her source, which makes the spy investigating her consider the detective as the possible predictor. Unbeknownst to the girl, a terrorist is also trying to find out who the predictor was, so he can silence him or her forever. Now, the girl is fighting to stay in the country, trying to make two people who hardly know each other fall in love, get ...

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

The Heist: A psychological thriller by Aaralyn Adams (2 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

When Anastasia Waddsworth discovers the most valuable piece of artwork missing from her family's gallery, she jumps right into action getting it reported to her daddy and the authorities. She also fills in the details to her dirt poor and greedy boyfriend, Jeremy. It seems someone has an underhanded idea of loyalty and can't be trusted. Whose responsible for the stolen artwork and will it be recovered? Someone's in big trouble in a heist gone wrong.

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Grave Homecoming (A Maddie Graves Mystery Book 1) by Lily Harper Hart (HarperHart Publications) (1,987 Review)    Price verified 3 hours ago

Maddie Graves is returning home, and it's under unfortunate circumstances. Following her mother Olivia's death, someone has to take care of Maddie's cantankerous grandmother Maude, and the family tree is almost limbless now. It's not easy for Maddie to return to small-town life in Blackstone Bay, mostly because the boy she left behind is still there - and she's drawn to him the second she sees him again. Nick Winters has always been in love with Maddie. At a certain point, he decided there was nothing he could do but let her go. When she returns to town after a ten-year absence, his world is upended. Maddie's reintegration isn't smooth, and when she discovers a dead body, all eyes are on her. Since Nick is a local police detective, he finds their lives intersecting with alarming frequency. He knows she's hiding something, and he's determined to find out what it is. Maddie and Nick are drawn together, but they have a few obstacles in their way - including a lifelong secret she's ...

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery and Secrets: The Vonsville Family Mansion Story by a.j. Lombardi (1 Review)    Price verified 3 hours ago

A thrilling ongoing investigation is taken from the files of Special Agent J. Alan Velbrin. Political corruption and shady business dealing lead to murders and marital chaos. Town people become pitted against each other as a corrupt corporation and corrupt politicians seek to begin a large-scale fracking operation that takes over the local mine. Special Agent J. Alan Velbrin begins his investigation into the town of Vonsville's most famous and wealthiest residents. His investigation will lead to hidden dark family secrets that will unfold in this ongoing thrilling story...

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

The Author: A twisted psychological thriller by Aaralyn Adams (3 Reviews)    Price verified 3 hours ago

Jas Sorenkson is a starving author. He's starving because he's never published his book. This means nobody knows his story, his name or even what he looks like. After he finally gets it published, he experiences all the elation, as well as trepidation, that being a celebrity author can bring. It's to die for!

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Sailor Take Warning (The Painted Lady Inn Mysteries Book 11) by M K Scott (72 Reviews)    Price verified 32 minutes ago

The commissioner banned citizen interference in police investigations, but that's never stopped Donna before and won't stop her now. A race yacht has capsized. A millionaire has gone missing. If that and the involvement of a would-be psychic aren't reason enough to worry, adding Donna's meddling mother to the mix will jeopardize Legacy's reputation even further. Can Donna rein in the chaos before it spells disaster for everyone involved?

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Betrayer: A psychological thriller of suspense by Aaralayn Adams (1 Review)    Price verified 5 hours ago

Two powerhouse attorneys, one outstanding investigator and an accused man out on bail. Also involved are a policewoman and the F.B.I. Someone's corrupt. Find out who can and can't be trusted in this short story of psychological suspense, and... BETRAYAL.

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Revenge: State Sponsored series part two by J. Luis Rico (12 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

Cyber Security expert J. Luis Rico continues the gripping tale of Iran's wildly successful cyber-attack on the UNITED STATES AIR FORCE and the reprisal attacks launched as a result. Technical accuracy, page turning action and suspense are Rico's trademark. Join Iranian hackers Dariush, Mohammed and Lele as they seek their revenge against the United States (Little Satan). Rico has added greatly to his arsenal. Cyber thriller meet medical thriller! This is a page turning and amazingly detailed installment in the State Sponsored saga.

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Pit of Doom: A Victorian Nightmare by Angela L. Carr (6 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

Twenty-one-year old Pandora takes a road trip with her partner Rob. As they drive out of their home town in Keswick, they get stranded in the middle of nowhere, with no signal or internet and even less idea of where they are. Lost in time, they finally drive up to an old tavern in the middle of nowhere. A strange course of events separates them and Pandora stays behind to become a servant to those people that seem stuck in the Victorian era. Some memories get removed from her as she falls under the radar of three very powerful women who try to control her. Pandora's daily life becomes a torment and she's tested in more ways than human possible. After a while, she gets used to being a servant to others, but what she finds difficult is to resist the scandalous temptations of a love affair with a charming and attractive Lord. Will fate bring them together? All Pandora knows is that there is no escape from this Victorian Nightmare. Join Pandora in her adventure to another era.

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Cyber War: State Sponsored series part one by J. Luis Rico (23 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

The ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN has long felt a strong hatred against the UNITED STATES (Little Satan) and SAUDI ARABIA. Beginning in 2011 Iran's hate spilled onto the Cyber front with two very well coordinated State Sponsored attacks. Attacks that left Saudi Arabia reeling and suffering tens of billions of dollars in lost production and revenue. These attacks also left the UNITED STATES AIR FORCE scrambling to defend against a potential disaster on the Cyber front. Author J. Luis Rico leads the reader through the high wire Cyber world of State Sponsored attacks and retaliation. His expert attention to detail reveals exactly how these attacks occur and how they are defended against. Real world examples of SQL injection attacks, real world Active Directory database decryption exploits and lateral movement using dedicated and specialized hacker tools are accurately woven into the Cyber thriller. This is a must read Cyber Thriller if you are an IT professional. It is a page turning ...

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Villa Normandie by Kevin Doherty (Lume Books) (1,208 Review)    Price verified 6 hours ago

May 1944. The Normandy coastal village of Caillons is under German occupation, and the villagers are struggling to survive. Desperate to fight back Jeanne Dupré, mother of two adolescent daughters, risks everything to lead the local Resistance cell. With her husband forced into compulsory service for the German Reich Dupré and her family are living in constant fear. And life only becomes only more dangerous with the arrival of British agent Daniel Benedict. Benedict needs help from Dupré to complete his mission which is vital to Operation Overlord, the D-Day landings. But she is suspicious that they are not fighting for the same outcome. Their joint foe is Jürgen Graf, the Nazi oberleutnant, a man set on wiping out the local Resistance. Aware a spy is in his midst, Graf is on a ruthless mission to hunt Benedict down and crush the opposition. With the help of a network of Catholic priests, Benedict penetrates the heart of the Nazis' defences against ...

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

In Bed with Jane Austen by Anthony E Thorogood (27 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

Anastasia a seventeen year old school girl is on her way home from school when the Russian Mafia pounce and drag her into the back of a car. Private Detective Jack Hamma, is speeding through the streets of Adelaide he gets there just in time? Her parents are shot dead. There is nowhere to hide. Anastasia, Jack and an Alsatian dog named Basher run for it. They flee to the Australian Outback, but the Russian Mafia are hot on their trail and if that's not enough for Jack to cope with Anastasia has other thing on her mind. ***Winner of the Rodney Fisher Award*** 'A fantastic cast of characters in a smoothly written plot, with plenty of action to keep the reader interested.' 'I finished the book. I then downloaded and read the next book in the series, and the next, and the next again.' 'Basher, what an awesome dog!' ' The action is very intense, fighting, car chases and feats of survival, all well written.'

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Blood Moon: A Harry Chin Murder Mystery by Ralph Griffith (1 Review)    Price verified 32 minutes ago

In Darwin, Australia in the Northwest Territories, crocodiles aren't the only predators lurking about. Inspector Harry Chin, and his partner, Ash Friday, a fierce Aboriginal detective with dark brooding eyes, are sent from Canberra to investigate the murder of an Australian Federal Police Officer, Peter Riggs. Riggs had been working undercover on an international heroin ring that seems to be coming in through the Port of Darwin. The officer had been found in his car dead from an overdose of heroin--the very drug that he had been investigating. Everything seems to be pointing to a heroin ring, but for Harry, something smells off. The scene reeks of staged tragedy, the victim's demise too tidy, too convenient. They soon find themselves knee-deep in their most perplexing case yet. Harry and Ash, the AFP's most elite investigative team, dive into Darwin's underbelly; a labyrinth of sun-bleached docks and neon-drenched alleys. As they dissect alibis and peel back layers of deceit, they ...

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

A Smidgeon of Ghosts (Madeline Donovan Mysteries Book 6) by Madison Kent (601 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

Madame Ruby, gypsy fortune teller in the city of Chicago, makes headlines in the Chicago Tribune when she predicts a Halloween murder in the old haunted house in Lincoln Park. She also lays down a challenge for Madeline Donovan to attend a séance on that night and thwart the murderer. Madeline dismisses the challenge until she receives a note from the sisters who live there asking for her help to rid the house of a troublesome ghost who recently inhabited their home and is causing them much consternation. The scene is then set for her and her friends to attend an elaborate Halloween gala that is nothing as she imagined and begins her journey to catch a ghost.

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Murder on the Rocks: Gray Whale Inn Mysteries, No. 1 by Karen MacInerney (3,497 Reviews)    Price verified 32 minutes ago

Escape to Maine for a sweet retreat with USA TODAY bestselling author Karen MacInerney's Agatha-nominated Gray Whale Inn mysteries! Innkeeper Natalie Barnes has traded in Texas heat for Maine's tangy salt air and risked her life savings on the Gray Whale Inn, a quaint bed and breakfast on bucolic Cranberry Island. She loves her new life of picking blueberries, watching the lobster boats putter around the island, and whipping up buttery muffins and other rich breakfast treats for her guests... until Bernard Katz checks in. The overbearing land developer plans to build a resort next door... right on top of a colony of endangered black-chinned terns. Worried about the birds--not to mention the sweet little town and the Gray Whale Inn's survival--Natalie speaks out at the town meeting, letting the whole island know what she thinks of the entitled developer. But the town board sides with Katz, greenlighting the resort... and the possible end to both her Maine island paradise and the ...

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

VISIONS: A New Beginning by G.A. Wedge (6 Reviews)    Price verified 9 hours ago

TEASER: How does mutual understanding, fairness and sustainability mesh with sex, religion and politics in a world where the rich and powerful seek to control society? A third party effort, backed by a shadowy organization known as GODINK, is created to dethrone the career politicians on Capitol Hill and change the status quo. Meanwhile, a terrorist group is out to disrupt everything. Victims in a larger conspiracy, Calvin Truax, wife Katie and teenage daughter Tessa awake in a desert city that challenges them to unlock its secrets. When seeking a way out, an accident puts Katie in the Medical Center; choices are made that will alter her body and have effects beyond her marriage... Truax works with two assistants: Mips, a gray-haired Native American mentor, is a believer in Rule One: Manage Change or Change Will Manage You. While Shasta, a virgin psychiatrist, is a temptation to Cal's fidelity... As part of the opposition, media celebrity Rupert Leach spins the truth as he jabs at ...

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

P.I. (P.I. : The Series Book 1) by Kamilla Gary Wyatt (36 Reviews)    Price verified 10 hours ago

Kaya has a pretty good life as a private investigator - she spends most of her days surveilling adulterers, but she's happy not to be chained to a desk dealing with inane co-workers and micromanaging employers. Her world is upended when she finds her convivial, yet usually absent, boss dead in her driveway. Is his murder the result of every day street crime or a sinister warning? With the police being little help, Kaya quickly realizes she has to use every skill she's learned to solve the mystery.

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

ICE: The Ice Trilogy Volume 1 by Kevin Tinto (14,420 Reviews)    Price verified 32 minutes ago

The debut bestseller has sold over 600,000 copies! Archaeologist Leah Andrews stumbles upon something inexplicable in southwestern New Mexico: inside a dark cavern lies an undiscovered Native American cliff dwelling abandoned for 800 years. While twisting through one of the narrow underground passageways, Leah's flashlight illuminates the remains of a violent massacre. Ancient human remains -- all slaughtered in a long-ago massacre -- cover the cavern floor and several brilliantly colored granite crystals. The rare gems are native to only one place on earth: a frozen mountain range in central Antarctica. Could Native Americans have traveled to the icy continent of Antarctica 800 years before the first known human exploration? If so, how? And why? Only one person can get Leah to those mountains in Antarctica: her estranged husband and climbing guide Jack Hobson. They make a stunning discovery at their destination that will change history and science forever. But Leah's team is ...

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

The Hunting Ground (The Deuce Mora Series Book 2) by Jean Heller (519 Reviews)    Price verified one minute ago

DEUCE MORA DOESN'T SHY AWAY FROM FIGHTS - SHE PICKS THEM. THE BIGGER THE BETTER. Although, to be fair, this one is brought to her by a dog with a bone in his teeth. In Jean Heller's first Deuce Mora mystery, the scrappy female sleuth tangled with the mob; this time out she's on the wrong side of the NSA, the FBI and the CIA. At a minimum. Fans of hard-boiled female protagonists should hang onto their fedoras-- this one's an action-packed extravaganza! The grisly discovery of a human bone while Deuce is out for a hike with handsome arson investigator Mark Hearst leads to the unearthing of a vast burial field, a human trafficking ring, and international intrigue. The pull-no-punches columnist-- and meticulous detective-- keeps turning up information, bit by bit, only to find some Fed in her face, at her door, emerging from the shadows, always guarding the edges of the story, insisting it will not be told. Yes, the Feds are aware of the trafficking ring; yes, they have a plan to move ...

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery Along the Baltic Sea (Travel Mystery Book 4) by A. Nation (4 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

Rosetta and her daughter, Joyce, just made it home when she receives a notice about another job. Valuable paintings are stolen from a New York City gallery. Her benefactor, an insurance agent wants her to investigate. Before they know it, they are on their way to Norway. I took this trip last May and wove my experiences into this adventurous tale of intrigue and murder.

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

The Alvarez Family Murder Mysteries: Vol 1-7 by Heather Haven (591 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

NOW ALL SEVEN DELICIOUSLY FUNNY DETECTIVE COZIES..! Lee Alvarez is a ferret. Not the cute, 4-legged kind but the cute 2-legged kind sniffing out dastardly cybercrimes and the occasional murder for Discretionary Inquiries, a family-owned detective agency in the heart of Silicon Valley. This set is for cozy readers who can't get enough of a smart-mouthed woman sleuth out to please her never-had-a-bad-hair-day mother, computer-genius brother, gourmet chef uncle, and energetic orange and white cat, Tugger. Now you can get all seven with one click -- a delicious Kindle deal! "One of the funniest mystery authors around. You won't be able to put her books down. A must-read 5-star series!" National Best Selling Author, Cindy Sample MURDER IS A FAMILY BUSINESS Just because a man cheats on his wife and makes Danny DeVito look tall, dark, and handsome is that any reason to kill him? Join Lee Alvarez, half Latina, half WASP, and 100% as she is guilted by her aristocratic mother into ...

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Gwen (Survival Series Book 1) by Noreen Aidan (Goldfalcon Media) (1 Review)    Price verified 5 hours ago

FINALLY: Love and thrill for intelligent people! They fight each other. And long for each other just as passionately. An impossible love - on the face of it. The environmentalist Gwen has neither money nor connections. Despite that she takes on the business owner Dirk Statler, because his company's wastewater is polluting a river. Dirk is a powerful, success-oriented man of mark. He doesn't put up with Gwen's attacks and strikes back with all his might. At the same time an overwhelming erotic attraction drives the two of them irresistibly toward each other. When the international organisation which is behind Dirk's company sets a killer on Gwen, Dirk himself gets into great danger. This story is breathtaking - humorous - hot - and incredibly thrilling! Here is what some readers say about "Gwen": "Awesome. One of the best books I've read recently, and they've been more than a few! Super exciting and sensitive till the last page. Great story! Great characters! And ...

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Rocky Mountain Mayhem: A Wacky Wyoming Mystery (Wacky Wyoming Mysteries Book 1) by Jeannette Woodward (81 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

"I could not put this book down and read it almost in one sitting." Amazon Customer Corrected Edition. What was Jodie getting herself into? When her husband of twenty-five years left her for a young chick, she needed a fresh start, but moving to Wyoming was pretty drastic. Wasn't she nosing into matters that were none of her business when she insisted on helping the local sheriff? Should she back off after her good deeds were rewarded with shot-out windows and a very nasty stalker? While her internet business reunited long-lost loves, some folks in her quiet little town were hatching an assassination attempt. This cozy mystery set in the Wyoming Rockies has enough wacky characters to keep you laughing and an unconventional heroine who's irresistible. The odds are against her but count on Jodie to put some mean and ornery bad hats behind bars and maybe find a little romance along the way.

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Good Friends: An Avery Barks Dog Mystery (Avery Barks Cozy Dog Mysteries Book 5) by Mary Hiker (327 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

How well do you REALLY know your friends? Avery Barks teams up with an old friend to host a big event, but instead finds herself on the bad end of a criminal investigation. With a murderer on the loose and two canine buddies by her side, Avery must find a way to put the pieces of the puzzle together before time runs out. Good Friends is a standalone cozy mystery in Mary Hiker's popular Avery Barks series. With fun characters, lots of twists and turns, and lovable dogs, it's easy to see why people enjoy these books. Amazon Reviews About Mary Hiker "Always enjoy a Mary Hiker story." "I am a huge dog lover and Mary Hiker's books were fun to read." "I will be buying more from this author!"

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Ladder of Salvation (Elijah Blackstone Book 1) by Michael Kelly (8 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

Christmas, 1901. Elijah Blackstone has lately returned to London from fighting in the Anglo Boer War in South Africa, where he witnessed an outrage that still haunts him. He receives a telegram from his former captain, who is now commandant of the barracks at Caterham, asking for help to find his missing niece. When he arrives in the pleasant and prosperous town, set in the north Surrey hills, he gradually unravels a mystery that leads him from a medieval wall painting, to the metropolitan asylum, and into the seedy world of Edwardian pornography. This is the first in a series of Elijah Blackstone mysteries.

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

The Gold Digger: A psychological thriller of suspense by Aaralyn Adams (1 Review)    Price verified 8 hours ago

Lin always wanted a better life. When she married Dr. Ben Everly, she got it, including everything that went along with it. With the way things turned out, one may ask who's really the Gold Digger?

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Lost at the Lake: A Whisper Creek Mystery Book Two (Whisper Creek Mysteries 2) by J.C. Wing (45 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

Cleopatra Murphy is ready for the return of summertime tourists. As the owner of the majestic Madeleine Hotel, made famous thirty years before by a bestselling novel, she's seen all kinds of visitors come through town. When Harris Crosby shows up with his fiancée and an old guitar in a worn-out case, everyone assumes he's just another guest. Cleopatra's reaction to his arrival makes her sister, Theodora, suspect the two have crossed paths before. The fact that Harris has eyes the same seafoam green as her niece, Indigo, makes her think his visit to the hotel is anything but coincidental. One late afternoon, a harrowing squall blows in, pummeling the town with heavy rain and flash floods. In the chaos created by the wild weather, Indigo goes missing. Frantic, her family searches for her, hindered by unrelenting rain and damage inflicted on the town. Everyone in Whisper Creek is holding onto the hope that Indigo is hunkered down somewhere, waiting out the storm. One thought keeps ...

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

MURDER IN THE AIR: a high-flyer comes crashing down in this thrilling Irish murder mystery (The Galway Homicides Book 6) by David Pearson (The Book Folks bestselling Irish crime fiction publishers) (2,728 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

A local businessman's plane crashes into bogland killing all three occupants... Galway's detectives investigate. It's not long before experts establish that the small aircraft's engine had been tampered with. From dealing with a tragic accident, senior DI Maureen Lyons is suddenly launching a murder inquiry. The initial police investigation centres on the pilot, the local property development tycoon, Gerald Fortune. The other occupants, Fortune's daughter, Emma, and his architect, are seen as unfortunate bystanders. It turns out that Fortune did not always play fair, and many individuals were left out of pocket by his business dealings. But was that enough to kill? Could there be a different motive at work? The police inquiries set off a chain of events that lead to an assault, a kidnapping and a whole load of intrigue. Who would go to such lengths to see off the plane's occupants? Who was the real target? And why? This could be the hardest investigation yet for Maureen Lyons and ...

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Bewitched, Bothered, and Beheaded, book 10 of the Alvarez Family Murder Mysteries by Heather Haven (33 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

HEADS-UP! TWISTY PLOTTING, SLY WIT, AND OVER-THE TOP HUMOR AHEAD! In this wacky and hilarious whodunit, private eye Lee Alvarez slips into the role of magician's assistant for a fundraiser and finds herself dead center in a beyond-grisly murder. Despite meticulous planning and rehearsal, the magician's guillotine trick goes as wrong as it possibly can when Lee pulls the cord and shimmies to divert attention from the horrifying fall of the blade. With her back to the guillotine, she's the last to know of the real-life beheading. But the first to know she's the number one suspect. In a humiliating turn of events, she's summarily arrested and booked for the murder. An easy situation to lose your own head in, but with three days before her arraignment, the entire Alvarez family investigative firm swings into action to save their star. Luckily for the reader, the unfortunate events are just beginning. The wealthy magician's beneficiaries immediately begin coming to various sticky ends, ...

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Surftown Sunset by P.J. Douglas (3 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

She's a mother and Hollywood royalty, and her death will reunite her long-estranged sons to the reading of her last will and testament. The only catch is one of those sons will leave empty-handed. The dark secrets of Hollywood and a fractured family converge in this violent thriller: "Surftown Sunset."

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

The Psychiatrist: A psychological thriller of suspense by Aaralyn Adams (1 Review)    Price verified 6 hours ago

Dr. Phoebe Sanders has everything... almost. A gorgeous new home, beautiful children, a debt free life and an amazing career. She isn't the best in her field, but she's determined to be. What will it take for her to accomplish that? What outside force will try to stop her? She was resilient enough to accomplish her goal of becoming a top notch psychiatrist, so there's no stopping her now. Is there?

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Cypher & Sighs: A High-stakes, global suspense thriller of love, loyalty, and deceit (Greg Newsome, Investigative Busines Executive) by Glen Hellman (14 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

From the bustling streets of Hong Kong to the streets of World Capitals, Ryan is plunged into a whirlwind of danger, secrets, and unexpected alliances. As the intricate plot unravels, he grapples with personal demons, strained family ties, and newfound passions. "Cipher & Sighs" is not just an espionage thriller; it's a journey into the human spirit, testing the boundaries of love, loyalty, and resilience. As the pieces of this intricate puzzle fall into place, readers are invited to question: In a world of shadows and secrets, how much would you risk for the truth?

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Berserker : A Tom Keeler Thriller: Book 5 by Jack Lively (General Projects Limited) (1,989 Review)    Price verified 8 hours ago

The latest thriller in the Tom Keeler series! Tom Keeler is in Ankara, Turkey, on a joint CIA / JSOC mission. A routine signal from a safe house is missed and he's the one sent to check it out. Things get a little tricky from there. The missed signal leads Keeler on a devastating journey into the heart of the Syrian civil war. He needs to beat the clock and get to a wounded comrade before it's too late. At the same time, multiple intelligence agencies are drawn to a mysterious woman, who might or might not be related to the most wanted man on the planet. BERSERKER sees Tom Keeler join forces with resilient allies, fighting the toughest of enemies in the fog of war. Get ready for an intense experience! _______________ 'Keeler is a thoughtful intelligent character who never gives up and I hope Jack Lively doesn't give up on his adventures. This one was pure gold!' - Amazing Grace 'Awesome and action packed. If you like bad guys getting what they deserve, then this book serves ...

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

The Winter Crash: Book ONE in the Dean Investigations P.I. Mystery Series by K.W. Bennett (15 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

An ex cop in a wheelchair, a med school drop out on crutches. Not your standard PI duo. After a hit-and-run car crash Caitlyn's life is put on hold. Her broken leg refuses to heal, and she is questioning her future career plans as a doctor. She realizes the only way forward is to find out what happened, who hit her and left her to die, and - most importantly - who was at fault. She dust off her (very average) hacking skills, and enlists the help of Thomas Dean; a former-cop-turned-PI, and a permanent wheelchair user after a spinal cord injury. He hopes he still has what it takes to get the job done. But what Caitlyn first shrugs off as paranoia, a daily reminder of the annoying post-crash nightmares, turns out to be a real threat. In their search for the perpetrator, they stumbled on a bigger case than they had planned for. If you like PI mysteries somewhere in between cozy and thriller with some humor mixed in, then this book is for you.

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

A Death on Fools Lane : An Eve Sawyer Mystery by Jane Suen (87 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

Her happy holiday is about to become a dead man's funeral. College student Eve Sawyer is anticipating a fun winter vacation with her two friends until a dog sniffs out a body hanging from a tree in the yard of the house where they're staying. Implored by the dead man's grieving mother, Eve and her friends set out to investigate the case. Was it suicide or murder? That's the question on everyone's lips. Racing against the clock, can Eve solve the mystery and give the victim's family the answers they desperately need? Or will her snooping make her the next target?

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Darkness on the Horizon: Morgan Fischer #1 by Christopher Renna (30 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

A masterful, coming-of-age thriller with emotional depth and heart-pounding horror. "A dark and gritty debut... with all the panache of a seasoned author. My cup of blood runneth over... and it's brilliant." -- READERS' FAVORITE Morgan Fischer dreams of completing high school and leaving behind his small-town life in Colby, Pennsylvania. Ever since his mother's passing, childhood friends have become his tormentors, and his father has spiraled into alcoholism and neglect. Over the summer, Morgan forms a close bond with Ava and Jonathan, the newcomers in town. They offer him the love and guidance that he lacks at home. As their relationship grows stronger, he discovers a dark secret that the older siblings share. Driven by his deep affection for them, Morgan vows to keep their secret safe. The quiet town is rocked by a string of violent murders. But the real danger comes with the arrival of a mysterious figure from Ava and Jonathan's past, bringing with him danger and chaos. As the ...

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Meeks by Gabriel Tait (40 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

A shocking tale about the cost of dreams, and the realities of nightmares and addiction. In a mesmerizing dance between reality and illusion, new author Gabriel Tait ensnares readers in a story of desire and descent, set against the backdrop of Toronto, 1997. The year is 1997. 27-year-old Ranleigh Meeks, a perpetually down-on-his-luck warehouse worker, stumbles upon a gateway to a life filled with possibilities he'd only ever dreamt of. As he ventures deeper into this world, captivated by the elusive Charlotte, shadows begin casting long and daunting lines across his path. Each step forward pulls him further into a web of addiction and violence, where he dodges calamity at every turn. But as the boundaries begin to blur between his two lives, Ranleigh is pushed to the edge, one that threatens to redefine his very existence, Ranleigh must make a decision from which he may never recover. Trigger warning: contains scenes of suicidal ideation and drug addiction.

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Nero Book 1: The Beast Emerges by Christofer Nigro (85 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

It is 1981 in Buffalo, New York, and an angry, embittered young teen known and hated by his peers as Mike Nero is about to acquire a horrific tool of revenge -- he is about to be granted the power to transform at will into a werewolf from a most unexpected source. This novella begins his continuing saga, as he is compelled by combinations of choice and circumstance to use his newfound power to become everything from a seeker of personal vengeance to a reluctant anti-hero to oppose various threats that come his way and may present an even bigger menace to the Queen City than he is. This is his origin story, where he begins the long journey that will ultimately culminate in his becoming the lycanthropic monster hunter and champion code-named Beowolf you will see in various upcoming publications by Wild Hunt Press. However, the road that brings him there will be a difficult one filled with horror, tragedy, trauma, and triumph along the way, and it all started here! In his ...

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Unliving Proof by Jordanna Delong (20 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

Sylvie Salt is living her best life helping to solve violent crimes by night and hunting college boys before the sun comes up. When she suspects the case she's working on may be supernatural, she wonders if her dark past is coming back to bite her. She always knew being outed by modern society was a possibility, but she never anticipated her life would become a high-stakes game among vampire gods vying for power. Why can't a girl just feed in peace?

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

The Distancer by Jake Alexander Raines (2 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

Decades in the future, CyberSynth Incorporated is everywhere. With their specialization in Artificial Intelligence, use of Organic Machines, and discovery of time travel, they have become the world's largest corporation. What started out as a means of automation, has devolved into a device of control. Standards of living have plummeted and lower-level employees at CyberSynth are treated like prisoners. Even those with white-collar jobs give their lives over to the corporation. The injectable Micro Organic Robotic System, which is viewed as a fountain of youth by the wealthy elite, only serves to replace what makes someone human, from the inside out. Regular people have become secondary to Organic Machines. Jonas Branford, the man responsible for bringing to life CyberSynth's patented "Distancing" technology, is demoted to a live-in mining factory after a horrible accident. Fed up with the way the world has been consumed by Artificial Intelligence and corporate takeover, Jonas ...

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Deuce Mora Mystery Series Vol. 4-5 Plus Maximum Impact (The Deuce Mora Series Book 7) by Jean Heller (267 Reviews)    Price verified one minute ago

Three gripping thrillers featuring hard-hitting reporter Deuce Mora - and a twisty, pulse-pounding Watergate-type cover-up of a massive plane crash A Jean Heller read guarantees an intricate, action-packed mystery. Here are three of her best: a locked-room murder puzzle embedded in a contemporary mob mystery, an international crime ring embedded in corrupt government, and a government cover-up that loops and careens to a shocking climax. Fiery, tough, athletic, and a dirty fighter when she has to be, journalist Deuce Mora tends to lean more heavily on her "investigative reporter" profile than her "lead columnist" title strictly requires. Rather than shying away from fights, she tends to pick them. Cases in point: Ill Wind and Black Marsh. She didn't have to go there. But she always does. Ill Wind Veteran reporter Deuce Mora is awakened in the pre-dawn hours and called to the scene of a gruesome hanging to identify the body of a dear friend, an FBI agent on the verge of taking down ...

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

ICE GENESIS: The Ice Trilogy Volume 2 by Kevin Tinto (Three Dog Publishing LTD.) (3,266 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

ICE GENESIS is Volume II in the bestselling ICE Trilogy series! The Americans and Russians are racing toward nuclear confrontation over a mind-blowing find under the ice in Antarctica. The American Executive Branch is in meltdown over the President's order to detonate a highly classified Iso-Hafnium nuclear device in Antarctica, killing a platoon of Navy SEALs and the same number of Russian Special Operation, Spetnaz. Having escaped the President's plan to eliminate them, Dr. Leah Andrews and Jack Hobson have the upper hand, thanks to a nuclear device hidden in the New Mexico desert. This leverage will only last so long, and the key to unlocking the mystery lies with twenty-eight Native American cliff dwellers, who survived more than eight hundred years under the ICE in stasis. While Leah tries to untangle the secrets of the 'Ancients,' Jack Hobson is trying to protect Leah and the Ancients while being drawn into another mystery: are there more of these high technology caches? If ...

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Wrangler of Wall Street: A business short story by Jack Page (3 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

A young hotshot at a Manhattan investment bank is summoned to a meeting he knows will be his last. But the dynamics of the talk take an unexpected turn. And a dark secret is revealed. Paul Cromwell is on the fast track to join Wall Street's highest echelons. The young manager is closing one big deal after the other and already eyes his next promotion. Yet his boss and former mentor has different plans. To him, Cromwell has turned into an uncontrollable gunslinger that endangers his own career aspirations. On top, his former protégé's hate of hierarchy has bred revulsion between the two men for four long years. There is no alternative: Cromwell is to be axed. In a suspense-filled last meeting the young man demonstrates the skills that have fueled his meteoric rise. Turn by turn he bends the balance of power, divides his attackers against each other, and threatens to reveal a dark secret from the days leading up to the financial crisis. But his boss is not going down without a ...

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Sensing you (Sensing Series Book 1) by J.M. Adele (24 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

They claw at me in my sleep. My constant companions, haunting me at every turn. Their whispers shiver down my neck. Secrets that could destroy my only chance at love. I was born with a curse. And now... my curse could lead me to my death. Ronnie has spent her life hiding in plain sight. Ridiculed as a child, she learned quickly not to trust anyone with the knowledge of her gift. Until one persistent spirit in need of help won't take no for an answer. Embarking on a search for the ghost's brother, she's forced to open up to friendship and love. Unfortunately, she is exposed to grave danger in the process. Will she be able to stop a madman in time, or will she become his next victim? After suffering unimaginable loss, Brad takes a nosedive into the bottom of a bottle. Reckless and out of control, he's in danger of skidding into oblivion until a brush with a stranger inspires him to drag himself out of his hell hole. In a stroke of luck, he gets closer to his dark, beautiful ...

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Squatter's Rights: An Eastern Shore Mystery (The Eastern Shore Mysteries Book 1) by Cheril Thomas (Tred Avon Press) (1,125 Review)    Price verified 32 minutes ago

Lies, betrayal, and at least one murder are buried beneath the dirt and debris of the once magnificent Delaney House. Grace Reagan's renovation of her family's crumbling Eastern Shore mansion uncovers a dark past that everyone involved would like to forget, but Grace has too much invested in the project to back out. Angry relatives insist she doesn't legally own the house, a squatter leaves her threatening messages, and her small construction team's work is vandalized. Grace fights through every obstacle, and each day brings her closer to unraveling the truth about her family, including her long-missing father. But as she delves deeper into the mystery, Grace realizes that someone will stop at nothing to keep the secrets hidden. Will she find her answers only to lose her life? SQUATTER'S RIGHTS is Book 1 in the gripping Eastern Shore Mysteries series.

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense