A Page of Murder (A Seabreeze Bookshop Cozy Mystery Book 1) by Penny Brooke (1,542 Review)    Price verified 53 minutes ago

A sleepy seaside town in Massachusetts. A quaint bookshop. And a murder. Returning to Somerset Harbor, Rue Collier looks after her gran's bookstore while she's kicking off her retirement with a dream trip to Paris. As Rue settles in, she reunites with old friends and is excited to start a new chapter in her life. But not long after she rings up her first customer, the town is in an uproar over the murder of a local bakery owner. It doesn't take long until Rue finds herself smack dab in the middle of a murder investigation that threatens to upend life in her new home. Will Rue unmask the killer before it's too late? Or will she unwittingly become their next victim? This fun-filled and clean bookshop cozy mystery will have you guessing until the very end.

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Six Mile Creek by Richard Helms (Back Alley Books) (15 Reviews)    Price verified one hour ago

A riveting new rural thriller from three-time Shamus Award nominee and two-time Derringer Award winner Richard Helms! Prosperity, North Carolina, used to be a red clay farming community populated mostly by the descendents of families that had settled the land over two centuries earlier. Then, developers from a huge city in the next county discovered its rolling hills and winding streams, and decided to turn it into a suburb. Former Atlanta cop and hometown high school football hero Judd Wheeler returned to Prosperity eight years ago to take a position as the Chief of the new Police Department. With one tragic exception, it's been a quiet, uneventful job. Now, the body of a young illegal immigrant Mexican girl has been found alongside the banks of Six Mile Creek. For the first time since his return to Prosperity, Wheeler finds himself with a murder on his hands. His investigation will place him in direct opposition with his closest childhood friend, ratchet up racial and class ...

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Spurious Scrapper: A Gritty Crime Drama Set In North Wales by George Veck (13 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

''Spurious Scrapper is a fast-moving and grimly hilarious novel that takes the reader into a wretched subterranean world that is as appalling as it is compelling. Highly recommended.'' Be careful who you keep up at night. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Chrissy's parties never stop in the profitable confines of his locally renowned sesh pad. Fuelled by North Wales' lack of prosperity, his aimless cretin entourage are dragged along for a parasitic, rampant ride, rinsing the deprived town's insatiable addicts of their spare change. When Sam, a naïve, straight-edged student moves in and jeopardizes this anarchic way of life, Chrissy stops at nothing to get him onside. Such short-term brazen gain has long tarnished Chrissy's local reputation. Wanting to escape this pit-hole existence is great, but being allowed to execute change is a privilege only some get. Tight-knit communities ...

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There Is Something In The Sky: A 60-Minute Horror (The Witching Hour) by Dan DeLuise (Outside Your Window Press) (11 Reviews)    Price verified 3 hours ago

In this Black Mirror-style series, each Witching Hour thriller will take you on an edge-of-your-seat journey that can be finished in a single sitting. After the death of his wife, Joe Santos was ready to settle into a quiet life in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania. But, when an unidentified object crashes near the local military base, he is thrown into a mystery of astronomical proportions. In this winding tale of mourning, conspiracy, and violence, There Is Something In The Sky will take you from the quiet reaches of space to the quiet spaces you can't quite reach.

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Omega Missile: Shadow Warriors by Bob Mayer (Cool Gus) (167 Reviews)    Price verified 3 hours ago

"Rogue politicians, a maniac scientist and the doomsday weapon -- The Omega Missile comes screaming down on target. A great action reader!" Stephen Coonts. By the New York Times bestselling author and Special Operations Veteran. "The Omega Missile is an exciting, fast-paced on-the-edge look at a problematical vestige of the nuclear age -- broken back global warfare." PT Deutermann A nuclear holocaust is just a button away -- and someone's about to push it. The secret -- the ultimate weapon, a missile that carries no warhead, just a doomsday system that can will launch every nuclear device in the US arsenal. No overrides. No countermands. No stopping it. The terrorists -- desperate men, driven over the edge by a government they feel betrayed them. They've taken over control of the Omega Missile, stated their demands, and are ready to push the button that will kill us all. The White House -- stumped, scared, and running out of time, America's top military advisors ...

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Little Man, and the Dixon County War by Stan R. Mitchell (393 Reviews)    Price verified 38 minutes ago

A rare rise to fame -- completely unintended. And then an impossible mission to rescue a woman that no one else has the nerve to save. Not even the territory's experienced, hard-nosed U.S. Marshal. Paul Zachary is outsized and too young to be taken serious, but he's been hardened by years of war and he's practiced (more than most) on his gun skills. Zachary has a strong belief in right and wrong. And he's about to ride into hell to rescue his dead friend's wife.

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Sold Out (Nick Woods Book 1) by Stan R. Mitchell (1,857 Review)    Price verified 4 hours ago

An incredible national security secret, more than two decades old. An intrepid, tireless reporter, seeking the truth. A CIA hunter-killer group, who will stop at nothing to silence the story. This is the book you've been looking for: a deep, dark conspiracy that should delight those who loved the Jason Bourne movies, as well as fans of authors Vince Flynn, Tom Clancy, and Stephen Hunter. You won't believe what happens when free speech slams into the messy realities of national security. Meet Nick Woods, a former Marine Scout Sniper, who used to be one of our country's greatest operatives. Meet Allen Green, a ballsy reporter in his fifties, who's desperate to break the biggest story since Watergate. When the book begins, Nick is in hiding, using an alias, and believes he'll never be found. Allen is opposed to all violence and believes he will never use a gun against someone. Both couldn't be more wrong... Sold Out is an epic, fast-paced story that will leave you breathless, ...

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WHO WILL WEEP FOR ME by Peter Glassman (7 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

A medical student, a law student, a dental student and a mob-connected friend have increased their bond from high school days when one of their group is murdered. Deborah Sterling, a Boston hospital nurse was the 7th victim of the Boston Stocking Killer and the group's only female confidant. The four grief-stricken enraged men pool their resources to seek out and destroy the murderer amidst fruitless efforts by Boston Police and FBI resources in the tumultuous 1960's. Edmund Sorelli, the Boston Stocking Killer, targets young nurses fitting the profile of his unwed nurse mother. A common thread from the characters' teenage experiences produces a lethal confrontation a step ahead of the BPD and the Federal Agency.

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The Fall of America: Enemy Within (Book 3) by W.R. Benton (154 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

What if it all came crashing down? In The Fall of America: Book 3 the battle for America rages on. John and his fellow partisans evolve from a rag-tag group of rebels into an organized force. Embarking on more challenging and dangerous missions, they target larger Russian installations. Using classic guerrilla war tactics the resistance forces attack the gulag prisoner camps and Russian air bases. But their efforts are not without casualties on both sides and the Russian's respond by instituting a campaign of brutal civilian massacres in reprisal. John's commitment is sorely tested when the Russians show an increasing knowledge of the rebel's plans and defenses. Could there be a traitor in their ranks? What sort of person could betray their fellow Americans? Can the patriots discover the enemy within in time and put a stop to their treachery? Or will John and his wife Sandra join countless others who gave up their lives to the cause? For John - dying in the next battle for the ...

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That's The Spirit: Open Your Mind by Simon Barton-Farmer (1 Review)    Price verified 8 hours ago

Do you believe in ghosts and monsters? Sean Colton certainly does. Ghosts from people's pasts and the occasional hidden human monsters that walk by us everyday, that is! Sean, a mystery author, is visiting the historic town of York at the penultimate stop for his latest book signing tour. Things have been going smoothly, besides the odd bickering between his travel companions. Sean's publicist Maria and his childhood friend Lou. Then a grieving woman named Lyla approaches him with a tempting mystery of her own. It seems that her brother, Mason, was discovered dead in a local castle during his group's ghost hunt, just over a month ago. Whilst the police believe he committed suicide, as do some of Mason's colleagues, others believe his death was at the hands of a something much darker. A malevolent spirit! Lyla is convinced that her brother was murdered. Her passionate belief encourages Sean to take a look into his death. Before long Sean is dragged into hunting for spirits, butting ...

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Lipstick, Lies & Dead Guys (Gianna Mancini Mysteries Book 1) by Jennifer Fischetto (Gemma Halliday Publishing) (816 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

From USA Today Bestselling author Jennifer Fischetto comes a hauntingly humorous series... Gianna Mancini has chatted with ghosts most of her life. It's never affected her much. Until now. The latest ghost in Gianna's family-centric, boy-complicated, job-depleted world is Emma Tinsdale, a woman Gianna despises. Wanting Emma out of her apartment and her orbit, Gianna chooses to help her move on, but she doesn't expect to come across poisonous jam, a vengeful cop, or a group of friendly clowns. When a relative is framed for Emma's death, Gianna must dig deeper and faster to find out what really happened that fatal night on the beach. With help from her sister, her cop brother, and her ex-boyfriend, Julian, she gets close to figuring out the truth. But when the killer closes in, Gianna better watch her step unless she wants to become the latest member of the dearly departed. Note: This work was previously published under the title One Garish Ghost & Blueberry Peach Jam. What critics ...

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No Reason for Murder: DCI Stacey Kent Book 5 by S J Long (1 Review)    Price verified 9 hours ago

When the bodies of three homeless men are discovered in Shearsby, County Durham, DCI Stacey Kent is puzzled. Why kill homeless men? There is no reason for murder but DCI Stacey Kent has a ruthless serial killer to catch.

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Canopus and Keel - The Hive. (The Limbo Prophecy Book 1) by Stephen Jarrett (22 Reviews)    Price verified 10 hours ago

Embark on a thrilling urban fantasy journey where Americana, fantasy, and ancient mythology collide. Join FBI agents Carina Keel and Jon Canopus as they navigate a world teeming with demons, witches, and fallen angels. In 'The Hive,' Carina Keel makes a chilling discovery -- the creature that killed her father has returned, preying upon the residents of Bonners Ferry, Idaho. Keel wants revenge. Meanwhile, Vince, a mysterious drifter, finds himself in Portland, haunted by the ever-present voice of the Red Girl in his mind. Each day, he can pose three questions to her, but doubts arise -- can he trust his own memories? And why does the voice compel him to follow Canopus and Keel? In Bonners Ferry, Julia grapples with bewildering lapses in time. Plagued by constant fatigue and aware of her nocturnal wanderings, she questions whether sleepwalking alone could explain unlocking doors and driving her car. With fleeting glimpses of a mysterious presence in the mirror, her unease ...

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The Secret Smuggler (Miss October Private Detective Book 9) by Scott F Neve Price verified 10 hours ago

"Find Holy Joe in Santiago and deliver 100 Spanish bibles to the undercover church in Cuba," the old missionary whispered to young Sammy October back in 1961. Now, the Secret Smuggler invited his daughters to accompany him to Cuba on a mission of mercy. They must attend the funeral for his first girlfriend Rosary. But the same vamps, desperados, and devils that plagued the past are waiting for his return. Can Miss October save the day while her father's mind is trapped in the past and his body is stuck in the present?

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The Coded Blue Envelope: A Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery by Anna Elliott (Wilton Press) (430 Reviews)    Price verified 38 minutes ago

A secret message thrusts Lucy, Sherlock, and Zoe into a high-stakes symphony of danger. Will they decode the mystery or face the music of their most cunning adversary yet? 1899, Milan: The stage is set for a melodious mystery as Zoe Rosario, Lucy's mother and the epitome of elegance, becomes the unlikely messenger in a deadly game played by the Black Hand gang. The blue envelope she carries will send a new challenge to Lucy James and Sherlock Holmes, with a coded message that sings of secrets and danger. Lucy and Sherlock learn they must outwit a ghost from the past, conducting a vendetta that threatens to crescendo into catastrophe. The plot thickens as Zoe goes undercover in the grandeur of the London Orchestra. With each deciphered note, they inch closer to a foe bent on turning Holmes's legacy into his downfall. Against a ticking metronome of malice, can our trio orchestrate a finale that saves their lives? READERS ACCLAIM: "A crescendo of suspense and elegance -- a mystery ...

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New Orleans Mourning: A Skip Langdon Mystery (The Skip Langdon Series Book 1) by Julie Smith (3,554 Reviews)    Price verified 10 hours ago

Winner of the 1991 Edgar Allan Poe Award for best novel and the FIRST mystery in the highly acclaimed Skip Langdon series, New Orleans Mourning falls deliciously between the psychological suspense of Laura Lippman and the delicate drama of Tennessee Williams. "Smith is a gifted writer." -Washington Post Book World MURDER, MARDI GRAS--AND MORE SECRETS THAN BEADS... It's Mardi Gras in New Orleans, and civic leader and socialite Chauncey St. Amant has been crowned Rex, King of Carnival. But his day of glory comes to an abrupt and bloody end when a parade-goer dressed as Dolly Parton guns him down. Is the killer his aimless, promiscuous daughter Marcelle? Homosexual, mistreated son Henry? Helpless, alcoholic wife Bitty? Or some unknown player? Turns out the king had enemies... Enter resourceful heroine Skip Langdon, a rookie police officer and former debutante turned cynic of the Uptown crowd. Scouring the streets for clues, interviewing revelers and street people with names like Jo ...

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The Chastity Chase (Miss October Private Detective Book 7) by Scott F Neve (1 Review)    Price verified 10 hours ago

A runaway teenage princess hides in the open in the City of Angels as a demonized bounty hunter stalks Miss October to recover the missing girl.

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The Marcham Mystery (Blake Hartley Detective Novels Book 3) by John Waddington-Feather (Feather Books) (317 Reviews)    Price verified 11 hours ago

When Sir Edward Marcham, an international banker and business man, is found dead in a sleazy part of Keighworth, his sordid past is exposed. In the course of this investigation Inspector Blake Hartley and his sargeant Ibrahim Khan uncover ex-KGB agents running a weapons scam and bank fraud. The action of this novel, like the others in this series, is set in the Yorkshire Dales and Pennine countryside. The thrilling climax take place in Gordale Scar, the awesome rift at the head of Airdale.

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The General's Dog (An Inspector Ruiz Mystery Book 2) by James Garcia Woods (409 Reviews)    Price verified 11 hours ago

The second novel in the thrilling Inspector Paco Ruiz series. The mountains above Madrid, July 1936. Inspector Paco Ruiz stands before a Nationalist firing squad thinking his last moment has come. But just before the order to shoot, he is reprieved by the machiavellian Major Gomez. Gomez explains that someone has shot the general's dog, and it will take an experienced detective to get to the bottom of it. Paco is outraged. When human life is worth so little, he refuses to dignify the death of an animal with an investigation. But Gomez holds something which Paco values more than his own life, and the detective realizes he has no choice but to co-operate. Despite himself, the case begins to intrigue Paco, but even he cannot guess that two people will be murdered before he discovers the real reason the dog had to die... Praise for James Garcia Woods: 'Beautifully crafted detective story in a very unusual setting... Perfectly drawn characters. Impossible to put down. Highly ...

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Countess Lucy And The Curse Of Coberley Hall: A mystery crime novel set in a remote English manor house by Guy Sheppard (32 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

In Coberley Hall, there lives a secret. That secret is ready to claim its next victim. DI Colin Walker inherits the Jacobean manor house from his wife Lizzie, in whose death he has played a part. Wracked with guilt, but equally determined to forget, he takes up his inheritance only to discover a 17th century chest in the cellars. Inside it are Countess Lucy's clothes and possessions from the time of the English Civil War. A cryptic note next to her name in the village burial records leads him to question how she, once the house's chatelaine, died. His wife's death was the same? As far as Colin is concerned all love ended with Lizzie, but he has reckoned without the countess's 'dead heart's desire'. But can he trust what he sees and feels? And what of the promise he made Lizzie on her deathbed? Excerpt: 'Do you believe in good and evil, Mr Walker? Do you believe that one or the other can stalk a family in response to a great sorrow? Excerpt: 'Nevertheless, I am ...

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Houses on the Sand by Noah Goats (60 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

Quincy Logan was only supposed to be in the squalid little desert town for a couple of days. He was there for the funeral of his tough old grandfather, a rancher who had died of a combination of smoking, hard work, and a bad heart. But within hours of Quincy's arrival in Harper's Knob, one of the locals is murdered, and the sheriff seems determined to pin it on the outsider. In order to stay out of prison Quincy will have to solve the murder before the sheriff can frame him for it.

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An Unlikely Hero (Enigma Series Book 1) by Tierney James (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform) (340 Reviews)    Price verified one hour ago

A Stay-At-Home Mom Thrown Into The Fight Against Terrorism For intelligent, stay-at-home mom Tessa Scott, now is the time to be a hero, or end up dead. The choice will change her life forever. An Unlikely Hero, the gripping action thriller by Tierney James, delivers a modern-day heroine amidst terrorists, operatives, and brilliant scientists in a race to save the country from a new kind of danger. In the tradition of Nora Roberts or Elizabeth Lowell, this heart-racing tale of high stakes and misguided missiles is packed with intrigue and plot twists that threaten our way of life. >>>A Relaxing Week Upturned By An Encounter With Terrorists Tessa Scott is living the American dream - big house, successful husband, and three beautiful children. No one would suspect a Libyan terrorist is at work nearby. When Tessa sends her family on vacation after another fight with her husband, she is expecting a relaxing week of solitude. Instead she is confronted with a bomb in her backyard, and the ...

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Missing - Caught Red Handed (Ryan Mallardi Private Investigations Book 3) by R Shannon (KDP) (104 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

REVIEWS: Christian Mystery Romance & Suspense Well written romantic suspense that has an ensamble cast facing real life challenges. The interactions between the characters makes for very interesting reading and the faith based foundation adds grounding to the story. I am not Catholic but found the perspectives of Fr Liam to be powerful and inspiring. - Goodreads DESCRIPTION: Two beautiful women go missing in Ocala, Florida. One of them, everyone seems to be looking for and the other one is reported missing by David Evans, who knows her for less than a month. Ryan Mallardi, PI, is hired to search for both women by different people and for different reasons. While his personal life goes upside down, through no fault of his own this time, he tries to turn it right side up again while finding the two women. Going on instinct, Ryan unravels the mysteries of why both women disappeared. Through intuition, wit, surveillance and some other maybe-illegal tactics, Ryan finds out where ...

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The 7-10 Split by Janice Detrie (43 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

Vlad Chomsky has a comfortable life. He is a professor of archaeology at a small Midwestern university. He has three children and a lovely wife, Maria. Yes, everything in Vlad's life is a comfortable routine -- until the day his wife tells him she is leaving him for her bowling team manager. Feeling like a "used husband" who has been returned to the store as defective, Vlad begins a new life. On the way, he meets a cast of characters who help him discover that even something as impossible to make as a seven ten split really is possible. There is his new landlady, a 90-something former burlesque queen, and her tiny Toy Poodle, Gaston. There is her un-handyman, Norm, librarian Beatrice Krup, who has a crush on him. And of course, Britney, his new love and student activist. This motley cast of characters somehow manages to draw him into a terrorist plot, and Vlad and Gaston must save the town from a crazed saboteur.

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The Tragic Twist (Miss October Private Detective Book 4) by Scott F Neve (2 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

Two feuding Mafia families with two warring casinos, and two star-crossed lovers in Babylon make for an explosive time for Miss October.

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The Long White Coat: Death Can Wait by C. Robert Pettit M.D (3 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

Bob Pettit is a board-certified ear, nose, and throat (ENT) specialist who has been practicing for 35 years. He is a graduate of Stanford University, UCI Medical School, and UC San Francisco. Bob has taught auditory theory and the diagnosis of dizziness for years at UCSF. While in residency training he was a member of the original cochlear implant team, helping establish electrical stimulation of the inner ear as the cure for patients with total deafness. While embracing the technological advances which have transformed his specialty, he still retains the bedside manner from a bygone era, getting to know each of his patients as individuals and taking the time to understand their unique experience and perspective. "The Long White Coat" is a novel based, in part, on a diary he kept while in his first year of surgery training on the trauma team.

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Dixon Grace: 1.9.7 Hamburg by Alexa Camouro (Rippple Books) (10 Reviews)    Price verified 10 hours ago

Dixon's European sojourn goes awry when she's arrested for corporate espionage. She's just an innocent Australian teacher working abroad. Or is she? For Dixon, it's a matter of wrong place, wrong time. The investigating officers are convinced she's stolen the navigation and guidance technology from the plane manufacturer Flussair, and that she's behind the murder of a top-ranking executive. All the evidence points to her, but she insists it's all a misunderstanding. She breaks out of custody in order to prove her innocence. But there are sinister elements at every turn, including a rising Indian corporation called Nayakall, a people-smuggling prostitution ring in Hamburg, a language school up to no good and a boyfriend with a dark secret. Who can Dixon trust? Will she get out of Hamburg alive?

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Voodoo and Vampires (The Blood Witch Saga Book 1) by Theophilus Monroe (336 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

When one of the world's most gifted witches becomes a vampire, you'd be wise to heed this advice: Don't f*** with her. I'm supposed to seduce and assassinate the vampire king... He's defied the new vampire council. The Voodoo Queen has evoked Erzulie, the Loa of Love, to render him susceptible to my allure Once I've enthralled the king my orders are to stake him and cast a spell to harness the power that lingers in his blood. But there's one problem... He has enthralled me instead. MEET THE BLOOD WITCH I'm Hailey Bradbury: Hedge Witch and Vampire. My sire was staked moments after I was turned. As a youngling, the Voodoo Queen adopted me. She taught me her art. I've been working with the new Mistress of the Vampire Council. She trained me in the ways of vampirism, the path of the night. Witchcraft + Voodoo + Vampirism = what I call bloodwitchery. Most witches won't mess with the power latent in blood. It's dark. It's dangerous. But if you can master it... You can ...

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Chained Possession: A Dark Organized Crime Romantic Thriller (Blood Vendetta Book 2) by A. Hayat (6 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

Step into the gripping world of "Chained Possession," the compelling sequel to "The Don's Gambit." Follow Zayn as he delves into Raven and Damon's complex crime case, weaving a narrative of love, betrayal, and unwavering pursuit of justice. Zayn, the relentless investigator, plunges into the depths of darkness to unravel the twisted saga of Lazarus Landucci -- a notorious mafia boss, drug lord, and gun trafficker. The case takes a personal turn as Zayn discovers Lazarus's horrifying involvement in the human trafficking trade, a malevolent scheme that tore apart Zayn's life by selling off the love of his life, Lily, to the sinister Vladimir Potter. As Zayn digs deeper into the labyrinth of deceit spun by Lazarus, the narrative unfolds into a complex tale of love, betrayal, and retribution. Lazarus's ex-girlfriend, Raven, emerges as a central figure, haunted by the lingering shadows of her past. Despite finding solace in a new love, Damon Walliams, Raven can't escape the clutches of ...

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The Private Tutor: An utterly addictive psychological thriller with a shocking twist (Standalone Psychological Thrillers) by AJ Carter (664 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

The perfect job, or a deadly trap? It seemed like the perfect job at first. The doctor and his wife hired me to home school their son in the grand house outside of town. The hours were good, and the pay was terrific, but if I knew then what I know now, I never would have taken the job. It doesn't take long to find the wife's bruises, but then more appear. I want to help, but she's adamant it will only make things worse. Not that it's my only concern - talk of the previous tutor's mysterious disappearance makes my skin crawl and, when I get snowed in with the family, two big questions keep me up at night. What happened to the last tutor? And will I ever be allowed to leave? THE PRIVATE TUTOR is the new psychological thriller from Bristol author AJ Carter, whose books are bursting with mystery, danger, and multiple dark twists.

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Son in Bag by Salustiano Berrios (3 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

In a world where the dead stay dead... until they don't... one man embarks on an epic quest to take his deceased child up north to bury him alongside his mother. But not far behind, is another man hellbent on stopping that from happening for reasons his own. A father's love for his child, and a man's love for retribution, clash in a world gone apocalyptic, where the dead roam the world, and those still alive must contend with the fallout. Pedro Rivera's six-year-old son, Carlos, has passed away, in a world where the dead, for inexplicable reasons, are returning to life with a gluttonous hunger for human flesh. Not the only one weighed down with a heavy emotional toll, the entire world over is starting to come loose at the hinges, the wheels falling off. Desperate to control this scourge, the answer is simple: fire. Bullets and other weapons work temporarily, but nothing works as well as fire. In fact, it soon becomes the law of all lands: every zombie, including individuals who ...

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What it's Like to Keep Living by Danielle Dunn (9 Reviews)    Price verified 11 hours ago

Althea's past is a labyrinth of pain, a mystery she guards by hiding behind "normal". Will, burdened by the harsh realities of his present, also hides scars of his own. Their paths cross, and they find relief in each other's brokenness, drawn together by an unspoken understanding of the shadows that haunt them. At just seventeen and eighteen, they've suffered more pain than anyone should experience in a lifetime. The line between ally and enemy blurs when friendships break and secrets surface. The real monsters no longer lurk under the bed; they walk among them, exploiting their fears and deepest insecurities. Will wants to take the fear away, but Althea is a mystery only she can unravel. Please note that this book contains strong and vivid language regarding violence, sexual assault, severe bullying, family illness, bereavement, severe mental illness, suicidal thoughts and emotional manipulation which may be harmful or traumatizing to some audiences.

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The Stupefying Sadie (Miss October Private Detective Book 8) by Scott F Neve (1 Review)    Price verified 11 hours ago

Michelle and Dove October take a road trip through West Texas. There is no escape after they nearly run over a local gal fleeing from the law. The sisters go undercover as they get caught in a web of scandalous backwoods intrigue. They try to help the bodacious gal prove her innocence to her mountain kin folk, but everything backfires on them. The twisted case involves the whole screwy trigger-happy community. They all had motives for murder: family feuds, baking and fashion warfare, delinquent men with misspent youth, and jealous gals with lusty desires. Can you imagine the ruckus that Miss October could stir up in a place like that!

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Charlie Baxter's Cold Hard Cash (Charlie Baxter P.I. Book 3) by Laurence Green (4 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

When an anonymous client leaves cash for Charlie to follow a client, he is intrigued. When the person he is tracking is chased to his death, Charlie is worried and when he finds out that the person who died was carrying a box of cash from a security van raid he begins to wonder if he's out of his depth. As well as the client and the police, two rival gangs are also searching for the missing money and Charlie is caught right in the middle. When he finds the money, things only get worse and more deadly. Charlie has to work out the smartest and safest thing to do with the cash, before the net closes in on him.

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Deadly Friendships (Inspector Edward Wilkes Series Book 2) by Celeste L. Hessler (11 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

Detective Inspector Edward Wilkes of Shepherd's Bush Station, London, is faced with a puzzling case. Eileen Steuben, a physical therapist at the local Veteran's center, tells Wilkes that one of her clients has lost five of his close friends in just the past year and a half, all under suspicious circumstances. With his partner, Clive Smithers, Wilkes investigates the friends and close associates of veteran Chester Hawkins, trying to determine if these deaths were strange coincidences or the acts of a deranged murderer.

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The Note: A Historical Mystery by Allison Maruska (99 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

Ariana Reyes loves finding treasures in thrift stores. Sometimes it's a rare hat, vintage shoes, or a costume to wear for her second-grade class. But when she finds a gorgeous 1950s swing coat, she finds more than a piece of antique clothing. Reaching into the pocket, Ari discovers a scrap of yellowing paper containing an address and a name. She doesn't recognize the location, and seeing the chance to motivate her students with a good mystery, she investigates, expecting to find nothing more than an old building. Instead, she finds a burned-down structure and a cellar secured with a shiny padlock. Her curiosity piqued, she breaks the lock and discovers not only a neglected space but decades-old secrets -- secrets that some will do anything to keep hidden. Maruska's historical mystery novella checks all the boxes: entertaining characters, plot twists, and a perplexing puzzle. The Note is a quick read that will keep you turning the pages. -- Al Macy, bestselling author of Conclusive ...

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The Knights of Snowdonia by A. J. Reid (Poisoned King Press) (10 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

The legend: beneath the mountains of Snowdonia lie King Arthur and his knights, who will rise again when we most need them. The reality: a bit more complicated, as Arthur Marble is about to discover. - "Bloody amazing" - Bibliophile - "Unlike anything I've ever read before" - Harper

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Murder X 2 (Ted James Mysteries Series) by G. R. Henderson (4 Reviews)    Price verified 11 hours ago

After a short relationship and a quick marriage to the woman who helped him solve 'The L Murders', we find our hero, Ted James, resettled in West Seattle in a new house with his wife, Nicole, and her girlfriend, Lydia, searching for an answer to the question of whether Ronald Jensen was murdered by his latest wife, as his daughter Avery claims, or simply was the victim of a terrible accident at the popular weekly Duck Dodge sailboat race on a sunny summer afternoon in Seattle in 1984. The case becomes somewhat more complicated and dangerous as the story slashes toward an exciting conclusion on the upper deck of Husky Stadium during the Northwestern game. Will Ted maintain his balance and solve the case or will he get knocked off his rocker in both his personal and business life. Too many women with guns or carnal desires can drive a man crazy or lead to an untimely death. Come in from the Seattle rain, light up a cigarette and grab a cheap copy of 'Murder X 2' and find out for ...

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

The Muzzled Madam (Miss October Private Detective Book 5) by Scott F Neve (2 Reviews)    Price verified 11 hours ago

Miss October is missing, while a convicted Hollywood Madam holds clues to a white slavery ring and the mysterious disappearance of a notorious pimp.

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

On The Beat (Goosey Larsen Book 3) by James Vachowski (6 Reviews)    Price verified 10 hours ago

Goosey Larsen is back! After a professional stumble derails his career, the once-proud detective finds himself stuck on a foot patrol beat in Charleston's historic City Market. The only way for Goosey to break out of this demeaning new assignment is to prove his law enforcement prowess to the Chief, which means that every drunk and bum within walking distance is cowering in fear of the one-man cleanup squad. As with most of Goosey's cases, however, things are never quite as simple as they appear... On The Beat is the third installment in the Detective Goosey Larsen series.

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Murder In Zaire Valley: A Nhyira Files Mystery (Nhyira Files Mystery Series Book 1) by Theastarr Valerie (1 Review)    Price verified 11 hours ago

A secret kept for 40 years. A wife imprisoned for killing her husband. An amateur sleuth. Carvings. Hidden agendas. Threats. Animosity. MURDER!! PhD graduate Nhyira Enosis is no stranger to murder. Inside the walls of her newly purchased home lies the truth about a 40-year-old homicide. Can she convince the police to open up a case that has long stigmatized the citizens of Zaire Valley? Or will she be the latest victim of a flawed justice system...

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Tom Wasp and the Seven Deadly Sins by Amy Myers (75 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

'So evocative of Victorian London that you'll be brushing Tom Wasp's soot from your shoulders' - Debbie Young, bestselling author Tom Wasp scrapes a living as a chimney sweep, aided by his young assistant, Ned. While the gap between rich and poor is unmistakable in Victorian London, Tom carves out a happy enough life and has plenty of friends, including Clara, the comely landlady of Dolly's Chop House. So when one of Clara's patrons is found murdered on her premises, Tom is quick to help, calling on his connections in the police force. Soon it becomes clear that Mr Harcourt's murder is not merely due to his philandering ways, but is part of something much more literary... Who are the Tarton Ordinaries and how are they linked to the death at Dolly's? Who really owns the mystery manuscript? And why are Tom's friend Phineas and Clara's beautiful daughter Hetty involved? It is up to Tom to find out what links an obscure Elizabethan actor with a slew of nineteenth century ...

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

The Heart of a Heist by A.J. Marchant (73 Reviews)    Price verified 38 minutes ago

Wilde is a thief... Grace is a teacher... Will secrets tear them apart? It's a boring day at Wilde's cover job as a docent at the local museum. She fills the time with a little mischief... but it turns interesting when the boss walks in with a young woman. Seeing her chance to test a theory, Wilde introduces herself to the woman. Little does she know, that moment causes a ripple that changes everything. What happens when a thief falls in love with a school teacher? When the biggest part of a person is held back, unknown to the other? When someone starts to question what it is they really want in their life? The Heart of a Heist is a story about the meeting of a mastermind thief and a school teacher, and how they navigate the hidden pieces of themselves. It's set in a town with a tale that could be either history or legend. There are ancient artefacts, lives at stake, a super secret agency, a fumbling fence as a friend, thugs battling for possession and power... and a love story ...

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Murder Syndicated by Kyle Spence Price verified 10 hours ago

The head of the Russian Mob is dead. Shooting up a Long Island mansion earned him a suspension from the NYPD Major Case Unit but now Lucifer Hill is back on the job. As a new designer drug sweeps the City an assassin with a smile tried to kill Burke and blew up the office of nightclub owner Trillion. The streets will soon run red with Russian blood if they can't bring down this killer who has taken a particular interest in Detective Hill. And so far Luke's Valentines have been an angry model, a Russian fixer and the CIA, but no white-haired Angel.

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Pumpkin Pies & Potions (Melting Pot Cafe Book 1) by Polly Holmes (778 Reviews)    Price verified 3 hours 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 2 hours 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