Contemporary Detective Mysteries

When eighteen-year-old clairvoyant Blake Wilder unwittingly stumbles upon a secret that should have stayed buried, her discovery sets off a chain reaction she won't fully comprehend until fellow Nines try to frighten her into silence—and a friend turns up dead. Blake's troubles continue to mount when a vision paints boyfriend Nicholas Thorne in a duplicitous light, and Jessie McCabe, the man who haunts her dreams, finds love with another. When almost everything she cherishes is tarnished or stripped away, the person she relies on most—her best friend, Scarlett—goes missing.

"Great story! Good Suspense!" -Goodreads review In the midst of tragedy, Willow Morgan, an aspiring journalist, meets former policeman and private detective, Nate Parker. Draper Island, Virginia will never be the same. A serial killer with a penchant for rhymes has brutalized the town, and it seems, he's not done yet. Willow wants more than anything to break the story wide open by discovering the killer's identity. But in order to do that, she must rely on help. After meeting Nate his first night in town, Willow is impressed. But Nate cannot say the same. Determined to find the killer ...

Eleanor Ames has never been what she seems. Average high school student on the outside, but reformed con artist trying to break free of her past on the inside. When Eleanor receives startling news about someone from her previous criminal life, plans for a new operation coinciding with her school's upcoming field trip quickly consume her. But operations rarely go according to plan. And this is one her irresistible teen FBI agent boyfriend, Miles, would never approve of.

Mystery, ghosts and gowns. In the charming Regency seaside town of Sidmouth, Devon, Trinity Bishop is thrilled to open her Jane Austen-themed tearoom on the picturesque seafront. However, the grand opening takes a dark turn when a guest is found murdered shortly after the festivities begin. After the chaos, a mysterious package arrives at Trinity’s door containing a ring that uncannily resembles one owned by Jane Austen herself. When Trinity slips it on, five ghosts materialize, bearing a striking resemblance to characters from Austen’s *Pride and Prejudice*. With her spectral ...

Everyone wants to be someone. Layla Harrison wants to leave her beach-bum days for digs behind a reporter's desk. Aster Amirpour wants to scream at the next casting director who tells her "we need ethnic but not your kind of ethnic." Tommy Phillips dreams of buying a 12-string guitar and using it to shred his way back into his famous absentee dad's life. But Madison Brooks took destiny and made it her bitch a long time ago. She's Hollywood's hottest starlet, and the things she did to become the name on everyone's lips are merely a stain on the pavement.

Private investigator Samantha Moon is working undercover for the Fullerton Police Department’s new top-secret Vampire Crimes Special Unit (VCSU). Children are disappearing right where they stand. When four local kids vanish into thin air, Sam suspects a registered sex offender of heinous crimes. But the deeper that Sam and her partner, Brent Cole, investigate, the more perplexing the mystery becomes. And when children begin disappearing internationally—and with the same modus operandi—Sam knows that a powerful paranormal enemy is behind the disappearances. In order to prevent more ...

A bustling festival, a shocking murder… and a tearoom owner bound to the past—literally. Sidmouth’s Folk Festival is the highlight of the summer, and the owner of the town’s Jane Austen-themed tearoom, Trinity Bishop, is ready for a week of lively music, busy crowds, and endless cups of tea. But when the festival’s director is found dead, the festive atmosphere turns uneasy, and Trinity once again finds herself tangled in a murder investigation. With DI Cormac O’Malley determined to keep her out of police business, and festival-goers whispering rumors of jealousy, rivalry, and ...

Lucy Corentine, vampire detective, is content that all the mysteries in her personal life are solved. Except one. Where did the blind cat delivered to her doorstep come from? A clue left in the box Jester came in leads her to one of her grandmother's old friends, and on the search for a secret room. Can Lucy find the answers she's looking for, or will she end up sending Jester back where he came from?

Lieutenant Ethan Hendricks’ greatest nightmare just also happened to be his grandfather’s newest business venture. Logan Hendricks is thrilled about his brand new detective agency’s first case, but things weren’t turning out the way they were supposed to, including the attempted murder of one of his brand new employees. But he figures their next case, which involves finding a missing sister, should go a lot smoother. How dangerous could it be? Ethan Hendricks wasn’t quite as confident about his grandfather’s new hobby, or that the supposedly straight-forward case of a missing ...

Die Zwillingsschwestern Rio und Bay leben in der Unterwasserstadt Atlantia, doch Rio sehnt sich nach einem Leben jenseits dieser künstlichen Welt. Aber zu Rios Entsetzen ist es Bay, die die Reise zur Wasseroberfläche antritt, wo der Rest der Menschheit zurückgelassen wurde. Rio ist verzweifelt. Sie sehnt sich nach Bay und spürt, dass die Zeit von Atlantia abläuft, aber es ist ihr verboten, die Unterwasserwelt zu verlassen.

A Haunted Village, Rattling Chains and Ominous Moans Eden Patterson and her ghost team are called to investigate disturbances in a small town filled with craft shops, antiques, and a rich history. Rattling chains, yelling and moaning are causing the town's shopkeepers nightmares as tourists and customers turn tail and run. But are these disturbances evil, angry or sad? Find out as Eden faces a spirit unlike any she has before.

Lisa Paxton loves her job as a Private Investigator. Spying on cheating spouses is easy work that pays well. But when classmates from high school twelve years ago are now targeted by a madman who kills them in violent ways, Lisa's job description got a whole lot more dangerous. Add in a handsome ex-fling who suddenly wants to join his investigative business with Lisa's and you have a fun, spicy, dangerous short story. EENIE MEENIE MINY MO. Who's next? Rating: PG13 A thrilling romantic suspense just the right length when you don't have a lot of time to read. By a best-selling, award-winning ...

Hay veces en la vida de algunas personas en que de pronto ocurre algo que lo cambia todo. El miedo. Miedo a vivir. Miedo a no soportar la vida. Miedo a tener que hacerlo. Miedo a no saber cómo. Miedo al miedo. Esta historia trata de una de esas personas. También trata de los celos. Los celos nos destruyen por dentro. A menudo, también por fuera. Los celos lo destruyen todo. Y siempre pagamos por ellos un precio demasiado alto. Como Eric, como Xenia, como Hugo. Porque aprender a vivir nunca es fácil

A Thrilling Journey into Malaga's Dark Past Where art, history, and dark secrets intertwine. Diego Doria is an art investigator whose life is anything but ordinary. With his deep expertise in occult mysteries, Diego is drawn into a dangerous web of history's untold secrets—rooted in the picturesque yet enigmatic city of Malaga. Beneath the sunlit plazas and serene coastlines lies a buried darkness that stretches back to the aftermath of World War II. When Diego embarks on his latest investigation, he uncovers a disturbing trail linked to the ratlines—the clandestine routes used by Nazis...

Julie Anderson feels a need to find the man she fell deeply in love with during her youth. When Julie went off to college to become a lawyer, she lost contact with her high school sweetheart. She now wants to know what became of Joey, and why he stopped writing to her. This is an assignment that intrigues Amelia. The thought of finding a long-lost love seems quite romantic.

Jemima Forbes is seven years old when a mysterious event occurs and her father and uncle disappear from her life one night. She spends her growing years obsessing about this, and when she is old enough, she leaves home to find out what happened.

The sound of her voice pitches me forward. I nearly go head over heels before I catch my balance and whirl around. My gaze climbs with wonder, from the sneakers to the smooth, shapely legs, to the tight-fitting t-shirt, and eventually, to a face I’ve dreamed about almost every night for the past three years.

When Nick O'Reilly is invited to Sherlock Lake by his friend Danny, he is more than apprehensive. Nick is familiar with the ghost story that surrounds that place, and he is not one to meddle with situations like that. However, after Danny pushes him into it, criticizing his confidence, Nick feels like he has no choice. The two wander down to the lake to explore the legend that surrounds it, and when they do, they get more than they bargained for. The Mystery at Sherlock Lake is a short story that will thrill you with its mysterious twists and turns and leave you wondering what will happen ...

Former Crime detective and University Professor, Claire Lane has joined the SOE – Special Operations Executive. Has she intentionally run away from Daroonga Castle and Lord Ralph McGinniss? In France, Aunt Avery is running a successful brothel in Saint Brieuc, next door to the German Radar Station. Ralph mounts an operation to rescue his wife from the beaches of Brittany. Have the commandos made a mistake and who have they brought back to England? Claire or a German informant. And what are those two children doing in the Library at Daroonga? Will the Lady Margarethe welcome them with open...

The dean of academic affairs at a campus on the California coast is found dead with a bike chain around his neck. Circumstantial evidence points towards a lecturer, who is the union leader and the victim's antagonist. Captain Nick Fusco, the homicide detective assigned to the case, follows his gut feeling and steers away from the obvious suspect. An unexpected romance with an amateur sleuth adds further insights to his investigation and leads him to an unforeseen discovery: the unspoken class system of the academic world.