Clean Crime

While documenting needed repairs on a mansion, Jo makes a discovery that endangers her life. To complicate her plight, she uncovers a secret that could rip her family apart. Flynn, a co-worker, strives to keep her safe, however, a relationship from his past comes crashing back into his life and interferes in his efforts. Jo and Flynn are both scarred—one emotionally, one physically. As they work together and learn to trust each other, they find their perilous circumstances are intertwined, and culminate when a young man’s life is threatened. Will they unravel the strands of intrigue in ...

They’d prepared for this moment all their lives without believing anything would ever come of it...they were wrong. Danae knew before she ever heard her brother’s voice that it was bad...and it didn’t take long to find out just how bad it was. She’d always understood the high cost of secrets...and quickly learned that sometimes the price of truths was far more costly. It took her even less time to realize that she’d never really known true fear. She did now and knew that the heart-pounding terror she’d experienced in those handful of moments when a gun was pointed at her brother...

The villa in Espinola reveals many of Jeremy’s carefully guarded secrets…the long forgotten centuries old paintings found in the attic are just the beginning… Family Unbroken is the second book in the Delahass Legacy series, the continuing saga of one family’s search for answers to a mystery rooted in historical events that took place generations ago in the later years of the twenty-first century. Ann Delahass has always wanted to visit the place that her ancestor, Jeremy Delahass, had been inspired by when he built his home, Nolbeloir House. It is one of life’s many mysteries she...

Sarah Erickson may be the only daughter in a family of military men, but she’s no damsel in distress. When her roommate is killed in a “mugging gone wrong,” Sarah knows there’s more to the story - the only problem is, her brothers won’t let her join ESI so she can find the killer. Roman Holt is a respected member of the ESI team, but he has a past he’d rather not discuss. When he learns that his younger brother has been killed, he flies to New York to identify the body. But in a strange twist of fate, he knocks on his brother’s door and Sarah is the one who answers. Sarah ...

When you’re a trainee sleuth things rarely go to plan... Which is why Amber Reed and on-again-off-again special agent ex-boyfriend Charlie find themselves in deepest and darkest Cornwall when they were expecting to be cracking the case on a television dance show. So, now it’s down to Plan B... Melrose Morgan is landscape garden designer to the stars and has TV shows and numerous books to his name. When he inherits the gorgeous Treganwy House and Country Estate in Cornwall he soon discovers someone wants him off the scene – and they’re not pulling any punches in their campaign to ...

Clean suspense from Vannetta Chapman. Four novellas. A multitude of cyber-terrorists. One mission—protecting America. Nora Brooks is the top agent on the Cyber Division team—not because of her coding skills, but because of her passion to catch those bent on destruction. Nora has a unique ability to assess a situation and put her finger on the one thing that doesn’t fit, the one person who has an alternate agenda. In Fading Into the Night, she chases a cyber-terrorist through an Amish community. Midnight Strike finds her training a new partner during an attack in Texas. In Daybreak ...

Nora Brooks and Randall Goodwin are hot on the trail of a new cyber-terrorist. This time the target is Seattle as well as the lucrative cruise ships docked there. They fear that daybreak will bring unprecedented destruction. Who was nursing a vendetta against the largest city in the Pacific Northwest as well as the tourist industry? Nora Brooks has dealt with many different kinds of cyber criminals, but she's never come across one whose motive and method she couldn't grasp at all. They'll have to rely on her instinct as well as her partner's coding skills. Randall Goodwin might be the only ...

For fans of Hallmark Christmas movies - a light hearted holiday story to get you in the spirit of the season. Jenny King is trying hard to raise enough money for the local children's home. When a confused old man arrives on her doorstep, she welcomes him with open arms. Is Jenny's guest a trickster like her boyfriend suspects, or is he just a lost soul, looking for a warm haven? Curl up with this short cozy read this season and share it with your family and friends. **Candy Canes and Christmas is a light hearted short story set in the town of Pelican Cove. This is a bonus read for fans of ...

In the glittering heart of Vancouver, inside a lavish hotel, the quest for eternal youth takes a sinister turn. For four individuals, the looming dread of aging becomes an obsession, fueling their desperation for Jeanine Bouchard's revolutionary skin cream – a miraculous concoction promising not only to reverse the ravages of time but to heal any wound. But how far would one go for a second chance at youth? As rivalries intensify, the line between ambition and madness blurs, turning desire into a deadly game. With a stellar ensemble of characters and a twist you won't see coming, this ...

Two skeletons were unearthed during demolition in the affluent small town of Bel Harbor. The peace is shattered, and a firestorm of questions arises when past lives and a crime of passion are disclosed. Amateur sleuth Rachel Karr, teams up with Detective Luke Farley, and his puzzle-solving daughter, Maddie. The trio jumps into the middle of a scandal, brimming with secrets and lies—their investigative skills are tested like never before. Each clue they uncover only deepens the cold case mystery, revealing a tangled mass of dark pasts that lurk beneath Bel Harbor’s seemingly pristine ...

Enter a world of darkness and desolation, of delusion and destruction, of daring and death. Enter the personal hell of Christopher Irving in the thrilling novel, "This Side of Midnight" by David Halk. Christopher, a recluse and a failure, collects corpses for company and the dead become better friends for him than the living. But a mysterious voice threatening his own death puts Christopher on a mission of violence and murder as the only way to save himself. The line between the living and the dead becomes blurred with deadly consequences in this dark psychological thriller.

When he believed there was little time left, there were only two people he wanted to talk to while he still could. One was the only woman he’d ever loved. And always would. Rendon was seriously wounded…in searing pain, and up until the last hour, exposed as he’d never been before. Getting himself to the little known and forgotten small town in the middle of nowhere had been a risky choice, and taken the last of his quickly dwindling strength. It was the last place anyone would ever think to look. He never expected to survive. Yet after a brazen rescue, Rendon is determined to be part ...

When a cyber terrorist targets the Amish town of Shipshewana, an Amish farmer and a seasoned agent join forces to stop the attack. How do you defend yourself against an attack you can't see? Nora Brooks has been sent to the small town of Shipshewana to stop a cyber-attack that could kill hundreds. She doesn't realize that she'll need an Amish farmer to do so. Ben Lapp is walking around the corner of his barn when he comes face to face with a woman dressed in black, bleeding from a wound on her right arm, and aiming a gun at him. When he learns why she's there, he wants to do more than stay ...

I’m a witch. He's moody and mysterious. We hate each other, but it's up to us to save the world from demons. When I learn about the forbidden prophecy I’m left with more questions than answers. Namely, what's a witch who hardly knows how to wave her wand to do—besides flirt with Bobby Gold, be infuriated by JJ Thorne, and sneak pie from the dining hall? When the Coven Constabulary, aka the magical police, question me about matters graver than stealing pie, the good news is I’m not going to jail. The bad news is my latest assignment: assassin. Rumors about a campus secret society ...

Terrorists are targeting Dallas, Texas. Nora Brooks and Randall Goodwin have until midnight to stop an unprecedented cyber attack. Who would want to bring about the collapse of the nation’s ninth largest city? And if they succeed, what is their next target? Nora Brooks has a new partner--Randall Goodwin is young, confident, and a computer genius. He thinks he wants out from behind the desk at the agency’s headquarters, and so he joins Nora in pursuing cyber terrorists. When Dallas, Texas is hit with a coordinated attack, Nora and Randall board a C-20 Gulfstream Naval Jet bound for the ...

Amber’s about to face her biggest challenge yet! When movie star Reed Colcannon is murdered in the waiting room of the steam railway he owns, Amber is sent to try and track down who shot him. The railway, surrounded by spooky moorland and lit with vintage gas lamps, is cloaked in secrets, lies and mysteries galore and promises to challenge Amber in more ways than one! But the first mystery Amber has to get to the bottom of is who she will be working with on the investigation... As Amber tries her hardest to crack the case she soon realizes this could actually be the end of the line for ...

It should’ve been such fun... Aria Whitmore has enough on her plate: Hazel’s sudden revelation, her mother’s romantic obsession with Mayor Donovan, and, of course, Kiwi’s latest food obsession – fudge. "Winters will have you giggling into your book!" When her mother is found hovering over the dead body of Sandra Webb, Aria knows the craziness is just beginning – especially since Sandra was the creator of Kiwi’s beloved fudge. Although Sandra was loved by many for the delicious fudge she baked, she had just as many enemies. Including Molly Anderson, a neighbor who hated Sandra ...

Disappearing wasn’t going to be enough…they needed a plan…some answers…and a safe place so they could stop running in circles trying to stay one step ahead of the guys nipping at their heels. Simon Sullivan might not be who Ava always believed him to be, but along with his brother, he’d spent his life trying to protect her. That wasn’t going to change especially now when everything they’d planned for, hoping against hope it would never be needed, was playing out exactly as they’d feared. But he’s not alone. Harper Riley isn’t about to let anything happen to Ava. He’s ...

Clean begins with an inescapable fact: a girl has died. Told by Estela, a maid to a wealthy, middle class family who speaks to us from a locked room, we hear of her plight and the circumstances that led to this moment. As we enter into her account of her daily existence, we see how her apparently simple life begins to sour, but would that drive her to the unthinkable? Disturbing and profound, Clean explores domestic work, class and violence, against the backdrop of Chile’s changing political landscape. This is one of the most daring and compelling thrillers in international literature.

An unidentified man clutches a scrap of paper… A nuclear engineering professor flirts with danger in more ways than one… Email messages appear that seem to be coming from a naval program that was abandoned in the 60s… Julia Fairchild and her sister Carly stumble onto a near-dead John Doe while enjoying a week in Seattle. Despite Julia’s resolve to avoid playing detective while on vacation, she is drawn into a web of mysterious emails and modern-day subterfuge. After she runs into an old friend from her college days, she becomes an unsuspecting pivotal player in an undercover ...