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“Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.” – Confucius “When dealing with revenge, dig two graves. Even if one of you is already dead.” – Jack Kohl When Paranormal Detective Jack Kohl is suddenly faced with a devious copycat killer, he is forced to relive his worst cases. Each crime scene is maliciously reconstructed. Each new target is murdered in the same manner as the original victim. Very few people alive have such intimate details of the crime scenes. Jack thought his biggest problem would be figuring out if the copycat is a new criminal or someone he's ...

Don Youngblood was enjoying a peaceful Saturday morning, but peaceful was about to take a holiday. His previous boss from New York has phoned for a favor. A belly dancer is missing and a financial hotshot employee is lovesick and under-performing. Youngblood’s Mission: Find the missing belly dancer. Problem: A male witch (warlock to some) is also looking for the belly dancer. Solution: Find the belly dancer before the male witch finds her. A few days later, Youngblood gets a call for help from a previous local client whose granddaughter has been kidnapped. Mission: Pay the ransom and get ...

Sex. Murder. An Escort. A Mystery. WINNER: 2023 Best Indie Book Award WINNER: 2023 Paris Book Festival WINNER, best novella: 2024 International Book Award WINNER, best novella: 2024 American Fiction Award WINNER, best novella: 2023 Firebird Book Award WINNER, best novella: 2024 Independent Author Network Award WINNER, best novella: 2025 Maincrest Media Book Award WINNER, best noir mystery: The 2023 BookFest Award WINNER, best private investigator mystery: 2024 Book Excellence Award DISTINGUISHED FAVORITE, novella: 2024 Independent Press Award RUNNER-UP, sleuth-mystery: 2023 PenCraft Book ...

Disappearing wasn’t going to be enough…they needed a plan…some answers…and a safe place where they couldn’t be found…and time to figure out what to do next….and why their pursuers are interested in Harper’s father…and are willing to do anything to draw her out. Now it appears that they have an unknown and unlikely ally…maybe two. But what does it mean when one of their allies becomes the new target… An attack on the Mulholland’s wasn’t expected…and though much could be tied to Mick Johnson this wasn’t his style…or his target. Suddenly there is another target....

Disappearing wasn’t going to be enough…they needed a plan…and some answers. It’s the middle of the twenty-third century and while there have been staggering technological and environmental advances, human nature is still very much the same as it has always been. One woman unexpectedly finds herself thrust into the middle of a long simmering struggle between power, greed, and an overwhelming effort to keep long hidden secrets buried.Luckily, Ava Sullivan isn’t on her own. A childhood friend that she hasn’t seen in years is proving once again that he can be trusted even as they ...

On the heels of having shot an innocent girl while in the grasp of a killer, Detective Peyroux’s first case back is a young Jane Doe washed up on the banks of the Mississippi River. After learning her identity, Detective Peyroux travels to the bayou to notify the family. When the dead woman's teenaged sister disappears and bad people start turning up dead, Detective Peyroux realizes he has a vigilante on his hands. Can Peyroux find her before she kills an innocent or possibly ends up dead herself?

A burglary at an attorney’s home in Tupelo, Mississippi and a stolen 10,000-year-old archaeological treasure draw Detective Arlan Trahan into the dark underworld of primitive flintknapping—and into the ghostly path of a World War II soldier with a terrible secret. Soon he finds himself on a decades-long trail of clues between the old soldier and the home invasion. Connections between the attorney, her stolen artifact, and a 1942 bank robbery quickly turn more than mysterious. A team of Memphis racketeers arrives with plans for the missing relic, and plans to end his investigation—with...

Murder, Lies, and Betrayal: A Tangled Mystery of Power and Greed. Private eye Brandy Baker is hired by Aidan Yearwood, a man accused of murdering his wealthy wife, Marianne. Despite the overwhelming evidence against him—his presence at the lavish party where Marianne was strangled to death in her own home and the inheritance he stands to gain—Aidan pleads his innocence. He claims Marianne’s only daughter set him up when Marianne changed her will to benefit him. As Brandy delves into the investigation, she uncovers a web of secrets and lies surrounding Marianne's life as a wealthy ...

P.J. Benson is at it again. She has clients’ taxes to finish and her baby is due in two weeks. This definitely is not the right time to get involved in solving a murder. But it seems she has no choice, and now her own life and the life of her unborn child are in danger. Prior to her scheduled Mothers-to-Be meeting, P.J. Benson enters a church bathroom and overhears Brenda Cox, a friend and former co-worker, tell someone on the phone that she was caught getting the information they wanted and barely got away. P.J. tells Brenda to call 9-1-1, but Brenda says she’ll be fine and will see ...

One ghost and one murder, 100 years apart. But are they connected? Ella has discovered a secret room in The Yellow Cottage, but with it comes a ghost. Who was she? And how did she die? Ella needs to find the answers before either of them can find peace. But things take a nasty turn for the worse.

Over 100 Full-Color Images! John DeGaetano, San Francisco Bay Area theater stage director, Broadwayworld nominee, advisor, and award-winning artist, re-creates his twist on Twenty-Seven adventures in the Collection series of Sherlock Holmes 10 Minute Stories. The collection combines content from books one, two, and three in the series with additional images. Known also for his play series, these new adventures are fun reading and easily adaptable for the stage as well. Based in part on the career writings of Holmes’ longtime friend Dr. Watson, the well-crafted stories are homage to Conan ...

After being falsely accused of murdering his ex-wife, Trace O’Reilly is sentenced to death by lethal injection. Five years later, moments before he is to receive the final dose of drugs which will end his life, he receives a pardon. Given a new lease on life, Trace sets out to find the real murder. In the process, however, he not only is reacquainted with his daughter but must save her from the one person who knows the truth.

After surviving Nelson Peterson’s vicious attempt on his daughter’s life, Trace tries to build a relationship with Lily. It isn’t long before he finds that to be one of his greatest challenges. But an anonymous threatening phone call shatters his plans and things rapidly spin out of control. Bodies begin to pile up and he is once again drawn into the vortex of a storm he and Lily might not survive.

ONE MISSING ACTRESS. DOZENS OF LIES. Rookie P.I. Brandy Baker has barely finished wrapping up her latest case when a former client contacts her. He has a business partner named Paul whose girlfriend has gone missing. Paul wants to hire Brandy to find his girlfriend, who’s prone to depression and has a history of disappearing. The girlfriend in question is Broadway actress Alina Patrick. The last time Paul saw Alina was when she left his apartment two nights ago. He believes Alina’s understudy kidnapped Alina so she can play the show’s lead character, which will make her famous. Alina ...

Masterton isn't a big town. The community's tight, if not always harmonious. So when a child goes missing it's a big deal for everyone. And when a second kid disappears, the whole town's holding their own children that little bit tighter. Lorraine doesn't have kids, but she has a nephew. She's holding him a bit tighter, too, because she works for the police, and she knows they don't have any idea. Lo's not a cop, she's a records clerk. She sits out back among the piles of paper, making connections, remembering things. Working things out that the actual cops don't want to hear about.

Victoria Thornton lives in Seattle in a cozy, little house and is employed at the job of her dreams. As curator of an art museum, she has left the glamour and glitz of Los Angeles and her mother's high society lifestyle far behind. Her nightly video chats with her beloved daddy are all that tie her to her childhood in a posh mansion in a high-class neighborhood. Then her carefree world is shattered when she gets a phone call from her mother telling her that her father has committed suicide.

When Jerome Kronberg, who is facing prosecution for investment fraud, dies in a fall from a mountain in Connecticut, there are some people who believe it was no accident. Some think it was suicide; some suspect he was killed by an irate client. Others suspect a more supernatural cause. According to the legend of The Black Dog, if you see the dog three times on the mountain, you die, and Kronberg had seen the dog twice when he took his last hike.It is The Black Dog that motivates Marcie Ducasse to investigate the death for her Weird Happenings Column in Roaming New England Magazine. While ...

This is the eighth book in the Sonny Walters Case Series. Sonny learns that he has inherited a home on beautiful Ono Island in Orange Beach, Alabama, but before he can move in he has to stop a New Orleans mob family from taking over the Gulf Coast illegal drug trade. Once again Fat Freddie's Pawn Shop is at the heart of Sonny's problems. It all starts when a new designer drug dubbed "Brain Powder" appears on the market and creates havoc in the process.

Beaches, sunsets and Murder! Middle aged baker turned amateur sleuth Jenny King finds her wits tested when her friend's nephew meets a sticky end. This fast paced cozy mystery novella is a great way to sample the much loved Pelican Cove Cozy Mystery Series. Summer has arrived in Pelican Cove and newly married Jenny King is testing sorbet recipes at the Boardwalk Cafe. Her favorite customer introduces her to his nephew, a young sailor who is home on furlough. In the blink of an eye, the man is found dead and Jenny's friend becomes the top suspect. Can she come to his aid before it is too ...