Dog Thriller

When relationships go south, some people just can't - or won't - let go. When Fort Worth Police Officer Megan Luz and her pawed partner Brigit investigate a series of stalking incidents involving a couple who recently broke up, their detective powers are put to the test. Is this a case of a controlling creep who refuses to accept rejection - or one about a woman scorned whose fury has been unleashed?

Audrey Smart, 34, has made a major life change, walking away from her life as a vet (and from a string of failed romance) and moving to Sicily to buy a $1 home — and embark on a mandatory renovation she knows nothing about. Audrey is busy working to open the town’s new shelter, while also renovating her own problematic home — and dating again. With the help of friends, she begins taking in sick strays. But not everyone in town is grateful for her services, and she soon makes unexpected enemies.

In the dark recesses of a hangar, hidden deep in the Mojave desert, an experimental hypersonic aircraft sits in the shadows. A secret to all but a handful of men, the XS-81 has a very specific task, ready to protect the United State’s military secrets from a new wave of Soviet satellites.

Colin Troughton isn’t excited to visit his family for the upcoming wedding of his cousin. However, his girlfriend PI Hannah offers to come along with her whip smart beagle Mazie to help smooth any feathers that may get ruffled. They never counted on the nuptials ending in murder.

The great revival of interest in Patricia Highsmith continues with the publication of a novel that will give dog owners nightmares for years to come. With an eerie simplicity of style, Highsmith turns our next-door neighbors into sadistic psychopaths, lying in wait among white picket fences and manicured lawns. In A Dog's Ransom, Highsmith blends savage humor with brilliant social satire in this dark tale of a high-minded criminal who hits a wealthy Manhattan couple where it hurts the most.

Behind the gates lies a secluded community with secrets to die for . . . The idyllic gated community of Long Lakes, Tennessee, is the perfect location for Italian-born Valentina Bianco to start over after her painful divorce. Except the town isn’t the quiet refuge she thinks it is. Undercover FBI agent Jack Erikson doesn’t know what to make of the fiery, outspoken beauty he encounters at the general store. He can’t afford to get on the wrong side of the locals while he’s investigating a suspected fraud and is determined to win Valentina over. Valentina can’t deny the spark between...

Demobilised officer, finding peace incredibly tedious, would welcome diversion. Legitimate if possible; excitement essential. When Captain Hugh Drummond, DSO, MC placed that advertisement, he was looking for adventure. What he finds is an international plot headed by the greatest criminal mastermind in the world.

Harley Fremont and her K-9 partner, Gemma, are called when twenty-four men attend camp but only twenty-two are accounted for. The five-mile trail between camp and the hotel on the outskirts of town is complicated. It's not a forest-made trail that is easy to follow; it is rocky in places, making tracking difficult. The trail is also riddled with tree branches and roots, making the hike dangerous. Plus, the trail has a dozen man-made off-shoot paths with their own man-made off-shoot paths. The trail condition leads people to think the two missing men simply lost their way back to the hotel. ...

Police Chief Aggie Malone is facing her first Christmas as a married woman, and hoping for a relatively uneventful holiday in the quiet Gulf Coast community of Dogleg Island where she, along with her perspicacious border collie Flash, is in charge of keeping the peace. She is still trying to find her place in the big, boisterous Grady family, but unlike Flash - and her own husband, Deputy Sheriff Ryan Grady - Aggie does not see the appeal of the holiday, and the magic of the season is completely lost on her. The old-fashioned Christmas Grady has planned for his bride begins to unravel when Aggie's investigation into a homicide hit-and-run leads to the arrest of her own brother-in-law and exposes a crime syndicate that's responsible for spreading millions in counterfeit bills throughout the southeast.

Jacqueline was a regular girl striving to exceed her own expectations in life, strictly following her own path, while finding her footing amongst unforeseen obstacles. As a teenager, she found herself implicated with a twisted clique that posed as her friends, but used her as a scapegoat when their freedom was on the line. Although a major setback, she redeemed herself with society and believed she'd never encounter that clique again. Years later, however, they disrupt her life in more ways than one. Just when she's about to reach her breaking point, a freak accident forces her to make a ...

Detective Michael Gideon is used to being handed L.A.'s oddest cases, but his newest one assigned itself. When Gideon's K-9 partner, Sirius, rescues a lost dog from a pack of coyotes, the duo tries to return her home - only to discover her owner is missing. Heather Moreland has clearly disappeared under suspicious circumstances, and the more Gideon digs into her past, the more he's convinced of her abduction.

“If you enjoy Death in Paradise or Midsomer Murders, you’ll love this series.” Amazon Reviewer Ancient treasure. A devious woman. A disgruntled client. While researching his ancestry, Matt discovers a link to the Mediterranean that he can’t ignore, and Elena’s determined to help him unravel the ancient mystery. Working in a shop isn’t Rosie Fisher’s only job. But can she hide her sleazy secret from her boyfriend? And when Rosie decides to act on an overheard conversation, will it change her life for the better or worse? A tsunami brings the secrets from the past right into the...

A missing manuscript and a dead author spell a narrative of chaos in Bloomsville. When reclusive author Ashton Blackwood is found lifeless at Shelf Indulgence, I’m drawn into a plot twist thicker than the most intricate novel. I’m Grace Thompson—florist by trade, sleuth by necessity. Rosie, my terrier with a nose for mysteries, sniffs out intrigue, guiding me to characters ranging from rival authors to disgruntled editors. The stakes rise higher than a climactic chapter as I join forces with Chloe, my forensic partner. Sheriff Waverly admits this mystery is more baffling than a poorly...

When a high-stakes heist goes wrong, an ex-CIA operative and a special operations pilot find themselves in the middle of a game of espionage and survival as they navigate a treacherous web of deception and shifting loyalties in a globe-spanning, action-packed thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of 2034.

The plan was to start over here with the picture-perfect Genova’s pastry elite; not to catch the culprit who iced the last chef. When Paolo’s death goes from natural causes to murder, my trip to the beautiful Italian harbour town turns into a case of spine-chilling whodunit. I whip up confections, not conspiracies. But my scruffy clue-sniffing beagle has different plans for us in this sun-kissed town; to remove the stench of murder. Motives linger as the sous chef, Enzo, craves the spotlight, while Luca, the supplier, has a sour taste left behind after a heated argument. Even Giulia, ...

Burned-out software engineer Jake Martin and his golden retriever, Fred, live in a mountain cabin far enough from Denver to escape the rat race but not far enough to escape its crime. While remodeling an old house, he uncovers a stack of love letters that will turn his world inside out. When word of the letters gets out, people start dying, including the owner of the house Jake was remodeling. With his main source of income gone, he lets his friend and neighbor, Bonnie Jones, talk him into searching for the killer after they are offered a large retainer.

Jake Martin is not your ordinary sleuth. He's an ordinary guy with an extraordinary dog. This time the story takes place in the foothills of Denver. Jake is accused of manslaughter, and he has to prove the accident was really murder. Along the way he encounters a poaching ring and falls in love with a beautiful game warden. The characters are memorable, and the plot is multilayered. This whodunit will keep listeners guessing until the very end.

Tarot cards, a caravan, and mayhem. Rosalia Gomez known to her family and friends as Abuela Nana has decided it's time for a new adventure. Everything is set in motion. She has gone out and purchased her very own vintage caravan. The members of the Coastal Caravan Club from Miami are happy she has finally decided to join them on their trip to Vermont. She has secured someone she trusts to run La Misteriosa Cafe. She has even told her Cuban family that she is leaving on a roadtrip. So, everything is perfect, right? Well, not exactly. Along the way, Nana finds out the caravan has a special ...

The online posting of an Oyster Island treasure map leads to murder The opening of the safe at the Majestic revealed several old documents, one of them a treasure map drawn by the pirate Jean Lafitte. Eddie Toledo and Basil Doles rediscover the old map after finding a dead man on the beach. A single clue leads back to the treasure map and perhaps provides a motive for the murder. Who is Amani LeClair? Where is she from, and what is she doing on the island? Is she somehow responsible for the murder? Is the murderer even human? Will Basil and Eddie find out before the island becomes a hunting...

All families come with their own unique problems, but when that family is a clan of Eastern European vampires led by an extremely wealthy viscount living it up in a luxurious, imported castle, only Tony Mandolin can solve the problem. San Francisco's only flatfoot with an eye into the weird runs into trouble with a pregnant werewolf. Tony swears he never laid a hand on her. Now someone's burning the city's more corrupt citizens alive from the inside out. Needless to say, the city fathers are not pleased.