Criminal Mystery

When Hackberry Holland became sheriff of a tiny Texas town near the Mexican border, he'd hoped to leave certain things behind: his checkered reputation, his haunted dreams, and his obsessive memories of the good life with his late wife, Rie. But the discovery of the bodies of nine illegal aliens, machine-gunned to death and buried in a shallow grave behind a church, soon makes it clear that he won't escape so easily.

Case brief: The opening of the Kalamazoo City Dome - the world's largest indoor/outdoor amusement complex - has everyone in the city buzzing, especially because it's going to be the shooting site for Chase Mercy's new blockbuster film. But that's when things start to go haywire, and Mayor Saunders suspects foul play. Who would want to sabotage the Dome, and why?

Eddie Gizzard was a down on his luck ex-con who was working at his uncle's bar. His life was going nowhere fast. That was, until he met an eccentric scientist who had invented a device that could predict future events. The possibilities were endless..... and Eddie got his hands on it as fast as he could. He has it made. Or does he?

Charming, wealthy Randle Kennedy has a secret: he's British Columbia’s most prolific producer of boutique marijuana. He’s developed strains of B.C. Bud to please the most sophisticated palates and produce any desired effect, from a light contemplative buzz to the most mind-warping stone. His medical varieties offer relief for conditions ranging from cancer to Alzheimer's disease. Come legalization, he'll be the first on the market with marijuana's answer to single-malt Scotch.

Mirror Image, a complex, erotic novel of suspense, is the first in a series of mysteries featuring Dr. Daniel Rinaldi, a psychologist who consults with the Pittsburgh Police. His specialty is treating victims of violent crime, those who’ve survived an armed robbery or kidnapping but whose traumatic experience still haunts them. Kevin Merrick, a college student and victim of an armed assault, is one of these people.

Lemuel Plant is a hard-up private investigator working out of a shabby downtown office. He's ready to quit, and is determined that his next case will be his last. Plant is visited by the beautiful Florence Joiner, who wants to collect evidence against her husband, who she alleges is having an affair with his secretary. On the job, Plant follows Harold Joiner, the managing partner of a successful firm. But he also follows his client, which leads him to the affluent suburb of Donnybrook and its country club. There, Plant discovers there's more to the story than what she disclosed Intrigue, a ...

Baghdad is the chosen location for a secret summit of superpowers, concerned but not convinced, about the development of an, as yet, unidentified and undescribed secret weapon. Only one man has the proof that can confirm the nature of this fantastic secret weapon, a British agent named Carmichael. Unfortunately the criminal organisation responsible for the weapon's development will stop at nothing to prevent him entering Baghdad and presenting his proof to the assembled delegates.

Where Is Justice? Who will listen to the innocent pleas of a high school teacher accused of an unspeakable crime? When a pillar of the community turns vigilante and begins killing drug dealers in his beloved hometown, who will defend him? Can a tech giant take the home of a defenseless widow just because they have the money to make it happen? Adam Dupree, the former corporate lawyer, becomes the only lawyer in the small town of White Owl, Washington who can defend the vulnerable. But public opinion is fickle and one wrong choice can easily turn a hero into an enemy. If you like JOHN GRISHAM...

"I LOVED THE IMAGINATION OF THIS AUTHOR!" ~ Satisfied Kindle Reader "FIVE STARS!" ~ Multiple Fans "ALICE CROWLEY IS ONE OF OUR GREATEST LIVING WRITERS!" ~ G. Taylor There is only one way for Donna McBride to save her cheating husband, Tyson, and that is by going deep under covers to extract clues from wet and wild witnesses! In this 9,000-word suspense tail of domination, alpha males, and beastly demons, there is nowhere to run but in between the sheets. With the help of Lorraine, Donna's best friend, plus Lorraine's fist yoga coach Jasper and a dirty cop named Jeremy, the clothes are going...

The Kalamazoo City mayoral race is heating up, and Frank Pandini, Jr., has been threatened by a mysterious assailant. He requests a special Platypus Police Squad protection detail: Detective Rick Zengo. This leaves O'Malley to be partnered up with Jo Cooper, the newest detective on the force. Can Zengo get to the bottom of the attacks - without O'Malley backing him up?

In this contemporary thriller, National Book Award Finalist and New York Times best-selling author Paolo Bacigalupi explores the timely issue of how public information is distorted for monetary gain, and how those who exploit it must be stopped.

The holidays are supposed to be a joyous time in Majestic Cove. But for private investigator, Melody Clue, they are more hectic than ever. First, she makes a shocking discovery while working on a case for a client. Then, on her way back home, she stumbles upon a masked figure lurking in the dark carrying a blood-stained knife. When the masked figure runs away, it leads to a high speed chase that will turn her small hometown on its head. Who is behind the mask? Whose blood was on the knife? And how will the high speed chase end? Find out by buying a copy of Crazy Criminals, Car Chases, and ...

Sheriff Charlotte MacHen and her Professor fiancé Matt Hardt have the perfect destination wedding planned in the Crescent City. Despite all their planning, they weren’t prepared for Charlotte’s past catching up with her. When her daughters’ lives are threatened, Charlotte leans on members of her disbanded Black Ops team to save them. Chase Mitchell, Joe Hernandez, Benny Spain, and Carl Adams go full tilt to retrieve the girls and make Charlotte’s special day all that she hoped for. Known as Los Fantasmas Asesinos, they live up to their name while neutralizing the threat to ...

Praise for Alice Crowley's writing: "I LOVED THE IMAGINATION OF THIS AUTHOR!" ~Satisfied Kindle Reader "FIVE STARS!" ~ Multiple Fans "Alice Crowley is one of our best living authors!" ~ G. Taylor Detective Laura Sanders is willing to go all the way inside and far undercover in the name of the law, busting hard criminals using her skills and natural, curvy anatomical features. Now she's in so deep she can't tread water as she is surrounded by criminal inmates and killers at a State Pen. Her only way out alive is the man she is investigating, an outlaw and wanted cocky criminal named Pine ...

In Forgotten Echoes, Detective Gray is haunted— by the city’s relentless crime, and by a killer known on the streets as the Devil. As the hunt intensifies, Gray’s pursuit of justice blurs into a desperate struggle to uncover the truth, a truth that stretches beyond mere city streets. But in this deadly game of manipulation and mind games, the line between hunter and prey is razor-thin— and crossing it could cost Gray everything. Forgotten Echoes is a gritty, heart-pounding detective thriller where every choice leads to a dead end, and nothing is what it seems. If you enjoy fast-...

Diana Davis has been head of the family business since the death of her husband, an infamous bank robber. She's a woman in a man's world, but no one messes with her. Her only son, Angus, is a natural born villain, but he needs to earn Diana's trust before she'll allow him into the business. Once he's proved he has the brains to run their clubs in Marbella, he is given what he's always wanted. It's the beginning of a reign of terror that knows no bounds.

If you dig too deep, you might find skeletons! JAfter Cole Sage’s newspaper career ends abruptly, he’s left questioning his future. The world of academia beckons, offering the chance for Cole to teach Journalism and stand up for the underdogs once again. But it doesn’t take long for him to realize that narrow-mindedness and bullying run just as deep in the ivory towers of academia as in the newsroom. Seeking solace and inspiration, Cole returns to the quiet town of Orvin, where he plans to transform his Cole Dust journals into a novel. But peace is hard to find when the past has a way...

What Burns Hotter, Love or Hate? Cole Sage is caught in a firestorm of chaos when two deadly threats erupt in San Francisco. On one side, a mentally unstable, PTSD-stricken Vietnam veteran launches a series of violent arson attacks targeting the city’s Asian community, leaving destruction and terror in his wake. On the other side, Jesse Monday, a self-proclaimed messiah, amasses a dangerous cult following after his sudden death—as rumors swirl of his miraculous resurrection. As Cole once again works alongside FBI agent Carter Washington to uncover the arsonist’s motives and stop the ...

Un conductor de trenes se suicida y deja una carta en la que pide perdón por su responsabilidad en la muerte de cuatro personas. Las ambiguas referencias a un niño entre las víctimas llama la atención de Verónica Rosenthal, la implacable redactora de la revista Nuestro Tiempo. Periodista de raza, apasionada defensora de la verdad y la justicia, fumadora empedernida, con especial debilidad por las bebidas alcohólicas y los hombres casados, Verónica no detendrá su investigación ante nada.

When a charred body is recovered inside a burned-out car, before Malcolm and Seong-Jae can solve the case they must first trace the victim's identity. False plates. ID missing. Teeth pulled from the skull. The victim's killers knew exactly how to hide their tracks, but careful forensics work and two stubborn detectives mean the name of the dead won't remain buried for long.