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Murder is never pretty In the vibrant chaos of French Quarter Fest in Orleans, P.I. Wyatt Thomas faces a daunting task—recovering a stolen treasure that transcends the boundaries of mere literature. The missing item is no ordinary book; it’s the priceless first edition of Mosquitos, William Faulkner’s legendary tale of New Orleans dynasties. As Wyatt delves into the underbelly of the city’s secrets, he discovers that a powerful patriarch from the Garden District is willing to pay a staggering million dollars for its return. The question looms: What dark revelations lie within the ...

We get what we want. What we want is her. She’s the daughter of a mafia don. A princess who deserves better than what her father signed her up for—a loveless marriage to a cruel man. My business partner and I have had her in our sights for much longer than she could ever know. Now the time has come… To claim her. Fans of Faith Summers, BB Hamel and Michelle Heard will love the Brides and Billionaires series! Billionaires with all the time on their hands to spend worshipping the woman they claim as their bride. If you love arranged marriage and action with your dark mafia romance, ...

No one knows who he is — least of all himself. When a man is found unconscious aboard a steamship to New York, the only clue to his identity is a handkerchief stitched with the initials S.H. — and a mind unlike any other. Now calling himself Simon Helms, he begins a quiet life working behind the bar of a Lower East Side tavern. But those around him quickly realize there’s something strange about the soft-spoken Englishman. He notices things. Small things. Dangerous things. When tenants in a nearby building begin dying of what the city claims is typhoid, Simon can’t help but ask ...

Can an aging detective from a city police department make it as a special agent? The pulse-pounding action continues to escalate in Detective Patrick MacKenna's world. As an investigator in Major Crimes, he's been immersed in the darkest depths of criminality for four long years. Perched on the supervisor's list, time seems suspended in the frozen confines of the City of Syracuse Police Department in Central New York. Amidst this chaos, a glimmer of hope emerges in his personal life as he reunites with his one true love. Yet, doubt lingers among his loyal comrades On the Job, casting ...

When Lena helps her teenage daughter gather sounds for her media studies project, she doesn't expect her boom-microphone to pick up a conversation between her neighbours, the Morgans. And she’s certain they are planning a crime. Her family and friends tell her that she must have misheard. After all, the Morgans are a well-respected, upstanding couple in their early sixties. They’ve never been in trouble with the law. Yet Lena can’t stop thinking about it. Because what if she hasn’t misheard? What if she can prevent something awful happening?

A missing husband is presumed dead. Was it because of a dive boat explosion or while he was scuba diving the Great Blue Hole? Evidence is pointing to a hitman, but who hired him? Her husband may still be alive, and Ella won’t rest until she learns the truth, no matter how painful it might be. When Ella, her sister-in-law, and a police detective travel to Belize to find what happened to her husband the day he didn’t return from diving the Great Blue Hole, they never expected that their lives would be in danger. Belize seems like paradise, but like any mirage, scratch the underbelly, and ...

Andrew and Jihi Bustamante were a “tandem couple”: married spies who’d dedicated their lives to the CIA. They met as trainees at Langley, and got married while hunting terrorists across the globe. Then, suddenly, they were assigned to a mission so sensitive and explosive that the CIA still has never acknowledged it.

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 think to look. He never expected to survive. After a brazen rescue, Rendon is determined to be part of the ...

Never in my lifetime did I think I’d spend New Year’s Eve knee-deep in mischief, magic, and murder! When my high-school nemesis, Prudence McAvoy, chooses The Melting Pot Café to host her New Year’s party, I know I’m courting trouble by accepting her booking. The trouble begins with Prudence turning up dead, face down in a pond, and the finger for her murder is pointed directly at my shape-shifting best friend, Jordi. Determined to clear Jordi’s name and bring the real killer to justice, I pool resources with Harriet, Tyler, and my cheeky familiar, Miss Saffron, to find out what ...

In the unforgiving outback of Queensland, Australia, danger lurks behind every red-dusted corner. Former SAS ranger Mick Hunter knows how to navigate the wild, but nothing prepares him for the chaos when he crosses paths with a group of hostile locals. Saved in the nick of time by a mysterious woman, Mick quickly learns her motives are as shadowed as the desert night. When she reveals why she intervened, Mick's gratitude turns to doubt—and dread. Her secret pulls him into a deadly game of cat and mouse, where trust is scarce, and survival hinges on every decision. As the vast, rugged ...

The year is 1976. Veteran New Haven homicide detective Frank Suchy has finally learned to cope with the demons in his life and the daily pressure of "the job" - being exposed to every manner of death that could possibly befall someone - all the while celebrating his third year of sobriety. But when his best friend's child is brutally murdered in broad daylight outside a downtown shopping mall, his world begins to deteriorate, bringing back the nightmares that he thought were locked away long ago.

Why did Chelsea have to die on the most important night of Dani Sites' culinary career? Working for Raglan’s most affluent family, Dani was about to make a name for herself as the prestigious chef of the North Shore's highly anticipated Spring Equinox Soirée. But fate had it that the moment billionaire Bennett Bowing emerged from seclusion on the night of the dinner party, breaking his silence since his late wife’s passing, Chelsea, his potential next wife, is murdered. Dani not only needs to save her reputation and clear her name, but she also needs to stop ogling the billionaire’s ...

The names Peter, Barbara Ann, and Gerald Egan were familiar to Watertown police before December 31, 1964. The police suspected the trio in a long string of burglaries, and they were under investigation by the FBI for grand theft auto. But on that New Year's night, the Egans were shot execution style at a rest stop off Interstate 81. The gruesome gangland-style killings puzzled local and state police. Theories ranged from a simple confrontation gone awry to a premeditated act of retribution by hardened criminals who feared the Egans would turn state's witness.

Tragedy, secrets, and heartache. It’s been the story of her life for years. Abigail knew that she should be afraid of him…but she wasn’t. Not even when he told her who he was…and why he was there.She’d taken a job on the cruise ship years ago with the thought that if she was never in any one place for very long she would be safe. No one would ever think to look for her here. At least that’s what she believed. Gabe had suspected for a couple of days that something wasn’t quite right. He’d taken this particular job thinking it would be a simple deal and tied up quickly and ...

True tales of murder in New England, from the colonial period to today, chronicled by a true-crime master, New York Times best-selling author, and star of Investigation Discovery’s new television show Dark Minds.

He would kill for her. Luka Lutrova gets his hands dirty for a living. The second son of the Lutrova Crime Family, he wants nothing more than to keep his family safe -- by any means necessary. Then, he saw her. Sofia Zappia, the reluctant bride of his enemy. They can't be together. They can never be together, but when Sofia asks for his help, he can't resist her. Sofia plays a dangerous game. One that promises to bring about her family's downfall... and threatens to tear his family apart, too. But if Luka can't have her, no one will... Killer Love is the first book in the Killer Love series.

The Enemies of My Country meets Designated Survivor! Politically inspired assassinations and riveting suspense collide in this white-knuckled thriller When a string of mysterious deaths rocks the highest echelons of politics and finance, FBI agent Liam Brannigan is tasked with unraveling the truth. But as the body count rises, he's no closer to catching the killer. That is, until Otis Thorne, a witness to one of the murders, joins forces with Liam and tech expert Noah to expose the sinister plot. As they dig deeper, they uncover a shocking web of deceit orchestrated by the elusive Septem ...

A park ranger is haunted by the memory of the woman, left for dead, whose life he’d saved 20 years ago. He is haunted by the rape and attempted murder of a young woman, who was left for dead in a national park .She survived, but police were unable to solve the case and eventually stopped looking for the perpetrator. Shlomki, the park ranger’searnest and naïve demeanor leads him into conflict with the local security forces, who are used to bending the rules. He is determined to pursue the investigation, discovering much more than he’d imagined about the people who control the area. ...

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After an easy day studying coral in the Bahamian ocean, Amanda Blayne returns to shore looking forward to a cool drink and a lazy afternoon. But the tranquil waters turn dark and treacherous when Amanda is ruthlessly abducted in broad daylight. Sean Ramiro, an undercover cop from Miami, is tasked to covertly observe the safe arrival of the senator. Instead, he witnesses Amanda's abduction and immediately throws himself into danger, pretending to be Amanda's lover to try to protect her. The two are playing a perilous game, but find it easy to play along when irresistible tension builds.