Old Crime

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 ...

Catch up with the Devil’s Riders for some (mostly) wholesome Valentine’s Day fun! This is a brand new novella length story in the Devil’s Riders Universe. Enjoy! Xoxox, Joanna

It's a headline-making story: the discovery of a previously unknown Rembrandt. Ren Vachey, the iconoclastic art dealer who claims to have uncovered it, wants to make a gift of it to the Seattle Art Museum, but curator Chris Norgren is wary. Vachey is notorious in art circles for perpetrating scandalous shams; not for profit but for the sheer fun of embarrassing the elite and snobbish "experts" of the art establishment. And thanks to the web of strings attached to Vachey's donation (e.g., no scientific testing permitted), even Rembrandt expert Chris is uncertain as to whether or not the painting is authentic.

My parents sold me like a prized possession. They called it an arranged marriage. I call it a prison sentence. Carlo is everything I fear: cruel, powerful, and relentless. If he finds me, I’m as good as his. So I ran, leaving behind the chains of my family’s so-called honor. But freedom comes with a price. Now, Costantino Bianchi is hunting me down. He’s the Bianchi family’s bounty hunter—a man who never misses his mark. But there’s something different about him. He’s dark and dangerous, but when he looks at me, I see something else: desire. He should drag me back to Carlo. ...

'An emotional and cinematic journey through the mountains of Southern Italy and into the scarred heart of an assassin...'When elusive Italian hit man, ‘The Winemaker’, refuses to carry out a final job for his American crime boss, a ruthless, charismatic assassin is sent to Italy to track him down. In an increasingly corporate America that’s impatiently banging on the door of the 21st century, all the old ways are changing – but in the mountains of Southern Italy there’s one man who is still ‘Old Country’. Funny, poignant, violent, suspenseful, Old Country is a gangster story ...

Days before the outbreak of WW2, in the great house of one of London’s famous socialite hostesses, a guest is shot dead in his bedroom. The local CID, aware of the prominence and influence of the owner and her typical guests, passes the matter to Scotland Yard. The case is given to Chief Inspector David Adair and two of his colleagues. Adair finds that none of the other guests knew the victim, or at least hadn’t seen him since his childhood. None of the servants had ever met him at all. The detectives’ first job was to find a motive – and that would not prove an easy task.

Graves of the Forgotten A Maggie and Bentley Mystery Where Old Lies Lead to New Danger In the quiet mountain town of Pine Ridge, secrets don’t stay buried forever. When K-9 handler Maggie Shaw and her therapy dog Bentley stumble upon a disturbed patch of earth at a controversial construction site, they uncover more than just signs of trespassing; they uncover bones. As Detective Noah Rodriguez launches an official investigation, the two long-time allies find themselves drawn into a decades-old mystery that threatens to unravel the town’s carefully guarded history. With Bentley’s ...

With a new president in the White House, Major General Ransom Jarvis suspects that his retirement from the US Army is imminent. But at Washington’s annual invitation-only Beaux Arts Ball, the decorated soldier becomes an unwitting pawn in a far-reaching conspiracy. It begins when Ransom meets Virginia Allan, a beautiful blonde with secrets. And there is something decidedly shady about Frenchman Leo Montaigne.

Jerry Smith, an 81 year old retired lawyer, foolishly believes that his only problem is the competency hearing coming up tomorrow in which his spendthrift step-daughter, Diane is seeking to gain control of Jerry's finances. Jerry realizes that Diane will squander his savings in short order if the court approves her application, but Jerry is blissfully unaware that if the judge denies the motion, then Jerry's life will quickly be immersed in mortal danger. Some old men just refuse to die soon enough to satisfy their relatives. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Donald W. Desaulniers is a retired Canadian ...

Laura Langdon is a woman whose only escape from her humdrum existence is the romantic pulp magazines she hides from her unimaginative and penny-pinching husband. Then a flat tire leads to her being picked up by a charismatic gangster on the lam. Appalled initially at his brazen manner, she is soon forced to acknowledge how his attentions and praise make her feel. When things take a dangerous turn, she has to choose between safety and home, or living a life she's only read about in the pulps. A story set during the 1930s, and harkening back to pulp stories of yesteryear.

A photograph is worth a thousand words, but is a photograph worth killing for? Caught on Camera is the story of a thirty-year-old photograph discovered amongst a dead man's belongings. Innocent as the picture looks, it holds a dark secret that someone will stop at nothing to preserve. Following the death of his mysterious tenant, landlord George persuades his friend, journalist Tony Vercoe, to trace the family of the deceased man. Together they discover hidden documents. Among them is a thirty-year-old press cutting, as well as a roll of 35mm negatives plus two black and white photographs. ...

She is my sworn enemy. She is the love of my life. I run the Margarelli crime family with an iron fist. But when the girl I used to love starts a bloody mob war, I can't stand the thought of fighting back. So I do the only thing I can do. I seduce her. I protect her. I fight for her. I want her and I want to save her. But having her in my bed is dangerous for both of us. I can handle that. The real danger is letting her into my heart. Black Hearted is a stand alone novel with no cheating and a guaranteed HEA! It exists in the same world as the Untouchables MC and the Devil's Riders series.

DO THE CRIME is a provocative collection of crime fiction that leans toward the hard-boiled side. Along the way, we are treated to insights into human behavior as well as morsels of humor. Here, grievances ride high while the players in these dramas try to settle scores and still their pain. Retribution is a major theme throughout the book. The eight stories include two miniature pieces and one novella: Such a Cruel Month (novella) – A retired man carries a heavy heart and a longstanding grudge against an old boss he'd like to end with violence. However, revenge isn’t as simple as ...

She played with fire to save her legacy. He walked through flames to protect her. With her father's terminal illness draining their funds, Peach has resorted to desperate measures, including secretly dancing for strangers online to maintain the family ranch. But when she discovers hidden cameras in her bathroom and starts receiving threatening messages from an obsessed fan, she realizes that she's not the only one with secrets to hide. When mysterious CC Investments offers to buy the property, the small town's mistrust of outsiders threatens to destroy Peach's last chance at salvation. ...

Jamaica Biltmore: Old Masters After his last action-packed case tracking down missing money from his son Joe’s college, private investigator Jamaica Biltmore is looking forward to some much-needed time off in Florida with family and friends close by. But house-hunting with Julie and leisurely days on the boat will have to wait. Jamaica’s friend Gino, a Mafia don, has died, leaving Jamaica a mysterious notebook in a safety deposit box. As rumors of Gino’s connection to certain Russians swirl, someone is determined to get their hands on the notebook, and they’ll stop at nothing to get...

Thrift shop til someone drops... After a family friend dies under suspicious circumstances, Jessica Braun agrees to hold the estate sale for the deceased. She’s prepared for the job and bringing some help—her neighbor, her mother, and a new pup too. All is not as it seems, however, when drama erupts around the will. Selling off priceless heirlooms places Jess right in the middle of the conflict—and in the middle of the danger. When family feuds turn deadly—and the clues are pointing to murder—where will the Secondhand Sleuth find the answers she needs to bring the killer to justice?

Peter Montrose, a 73 year old retired attorney, wakes up on August 27, 2020 in the body of a much younger married man in Washington, D.C. Meanwhile, Paul Skelding wakes up that same morning in a dumpy Syracuse hotel sporting the body of an old man. The two thoroughly confused men have limited time in order to figure out why their bodies were switched. Their strange dilemma makes for a fascinating adventure for both of them. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Lance Majestik is a pen name of retired Canadian lawyer Donald W. Desaulniers who has written more than 100 novels. That author has published some of ...

Thrift shop til someone drops... Welcome to Pine Grove, where Minnesota nice is just a suggestion, and the sheriff is a real dog. Turning her garage into a thrift store was a lakeside picnic compared to having her mother come to visit. And when the scandalously young boyfriend she brought with her disappears, Jessica Braun has her work cut out for her. With the help of the canine sheriff and her new friends in town, Jess will have to think fast to keep her mother from taking the blame for the body that turns up. And as if a mother and a murder aren’t enough, her shop faces competition ...

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"Previously published as THE CRANMOUTH MANOR HEIST: Hilarious misadventures in a comedy drama with plot twists, romance, friendship, and betrayal. by GUMBLETON, LYNNE AND CHRISTOPHER (AUTHOR)." A thrilling, comedy adventure story of crime, suspense, daring rescues, family drama, love, friendship, and heartbreak. When Rob Holmes meets the mysterious and beautiful Jane Smith, he finds that it’s more than his gardening services she’s interested in. Should he date Jane even though he’s secretly still in love with his ex-girlfriend Helen Collins? Rob, still single at the age of fifty-five,...