Suspense Mystery Twist

A detective by chance, not by choice. A quiet Florida town until… They beat the town’s business owners within an inch of their lives. No one speaks of the crime. This time, they beat the wrong man. Clint Rugbee, ex-Marine, lay in the room next door. He rescues Ralph by shooting the two guys holding him hostage. The investigation begins with Clint accepting a detective’s badge from the lady interim chief without having an ounce of police experience. Then, the fun begins. Can Detective Rugbee and Interim Police Chief Maisie Bray solve the town’s problems before losing the town they love?

Blue River Creek has a problem: there's a pet thief on the loose! Or at least, Sofia and Iggy are convinced that there is, once their pets go missing. But as a scientist, Ada knows it's important not to jump to conclusions and to follow the facts. How will they find out what really happened to the town's pets? By using the Scientific Method, of course! Through making a hypothesis, collecting data, and experimentation, the Questioneers must find the missing animals before even more pets disappear!

Go Big or Go Dead: A Twisted Psychological Thriller Two girls. One killer. No way out. Bree and her girlfriend want more than love—they want infamy. And they’ve found the perfect monster to help them get it: their former high school biology teacher, now a seasoned serial killer. Oh, their hometown, St. Isidore, will never be the same. With a string of brutal murders, the girls orchestrate a media frenzy and set up the killer to take the fall—literally. He dies in a hail of bullets, and they bask in their moment of twisted glory. But monsters don’t stay dead. The killer’s brother ...

Murder made to look like an accident, family secrets, interfering mothers, lovers in conflict, horses. All combine in a satisfying mix in this contemporary romantic mystery. Phoebe Whitney-Tolliver has just ended a long-term relationship and begun a new position as the Chief Accident Investigator for the City and County of Denver. She has also fulfilled a lifelong dream—that of owning a horse. All are changes that bring Phoebe into contact with horse owner and attorney Sam Talbot and Luz and Charles Larimore. Phoebe helps Charles, a district attorney, and Luz, his wife, in determining ...

A perfect weekend read for fans of thrillers, horror, and psychological suspense. This collection of psychological horror novellas will keep you looking over your shoulder. Featuring the Amazon Best-Selling The Girl Who Reappeared, Outward, and There is Something in the Sky, along with bonus content. Customer Reviews: “DeLuise has created quite a horrific tragedy, and I can't wait to read the second installment.” “Thrilling, captivating. An amazing story.” “It was absolutely horrifying. Little by little the real story unravels.”

Is Paradise Worth Dying For? Therapist Izzie Firecracker’s life has been a rollercoaster lately, but meeting charming Hugo Littlebottom in a London café feels like fate—especially when he invites her to his family’s castle in the remote Scottish Highlands. Expecting romance and relaxation, Izzie finds instead a tangled web of secrets, eccentric relatives and ominous whispers that Hugo’s troubled family friend is being poisoned. As threats pile up and sinister events unfold—including a ghostly encounter and blood-curdling warnings—Izzie realizes she’s stumbled into something ...

J.R. Rain's Hollywood Hills Book Three of the Medium Mysteries by Eve Paludan When you’re psychic in Los Angeles, the hills are never just alive with the sound of music. Pauline Ocean thought she’d seen everything: ghostly A-listers, haunted mansions, even a spirit with a grudge and a gun. But when she’s called to investigate a decades-old death in a once-glamorous estate in the Hollywood Hills, she steps into a case as twisted as the roads that led her there. A washed-up screenwriter’s ghost insists he was murdered. The living heirs want Pauline gone. And something—or someone—...

When one man's scheme to create the Greatest Freak Show on Earth leads to an insane obsession that can only end in devastating tragedy. The ghoulish proprietor of a Victorian arcade specifically designed to showcase the myriad of freaks, outcasts, and oddities that abound in old London town is a man driven by his own dark desires. Rodney Thompson is an emotionless, sadistic person who craves glory above all else - at least until the beautiful Violet wafts into his world. From the very day when Violet first takes a dainty step inside the arcade, Rodney is determined to make her his own. A ...

A blood-smeared note. A string of gruesome murders. And a family secret she didn’t know existed. FBI Special Agent Faith Black thought she knew all about fear. Yet all it took was one night for her to realize she was horribly wrong. Did she miss the signs because she had found love—something she had once thought impossible? No, it went deeper than that. Was she so distracted by the history of her new partner, Special Agent Aaron Thomson that she never saw it coming? Possible, but doubtful. No, it all started unraveling on the night of her birthday. A night that changed her life forever....

If you liked the way your heart pounded when you read John Grisham’s The Firm, then Royce Wilson’s first book in the Preston Hollis series, The Diamond, is tailor-made for you. Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be in business with organized crime, and want to get out? They say there is only one way in, and only one way out. The way in… is through someone else’s murder. The way out…well, you know. Detective Preston Hollis had never killed anyone during more than a decade in law enforcement. That all changes when one of his informants turns up dead and he is pulled, like a ...

Determined to prove she’s more than just a pretty face, Detective Evie Harper works hard and trains even harder to be the very best. Her first homicide case will put her skills to the test as she and her partner Detective Stephen Harris track a ruthless serial killer terrorizing the west end of town. The Lovelorn killer may be one step ahead of them, but they’re closing in fast - until an immoral decision is made that leaves their partnership hanging in the balance.

HIDDEN TREACHERY presents two riveting mysteries where nothing is as it seems and deadly secrets lurk beneath carefully crafted facades. In FINAL PERFORMANCE, retired detective James Woodward confronts the case that ended his career when a young actress is murdered at Seattle's historic Orpheum Theatre—posed identically to a fifteen-year-old cold case. As Woodward and his team unravel decades of secrets hidden within the theater's walls, they discover a sinister network of illegal adoptions and separated twins. With the Hunter's Moon rising again, Woodward races to unmask the killer ...

A chance meeting with a free-spirited woman sends Penny Hope on an emotional journey that includes a homesick Lab, a pregnant girl, and an upstart bakery. But will her new-found courage in Winterheart bring her great joy or destroy her?

Raven has everything important to her: career and money. The decisions she made are purposeful and calculated, leaving no wiggle room for regret to seep in. As the head of the consulting team, she called the shots of who stayed hospitalized and who had to move to other facilities, pretty much a call of life or death. The financial benefits were tremendous, and Raven justified each when morality and ethics were questioned until that is, a disabled Ruby was admitted, and Raven had to deal with her brother, Clark, who refused to have his sister moved to a long-term facility. More than the ...

Evil. Behind the walls, muffled voices scream for help. Inexplicable circumstances leave questions unanswered. What seemed like a normal,old building turns into a passageway into the buried past - one that should have never been dug up. Childhood rumors are often prevalent in a family-oriented community. Some stories are so believable that they trickle down from sibling to sibling, friend to friend, creating a neighborhood buzz that lingers for years. Ryan Sheffield’s neighborhood wasn't any different. Though no one would admit it, adults and children alike were terrified by the eccentric...

One honeymoon resort. Two couples. Everyone has something to hide. On the surface their lives seem perfect. Beauty, money, love. They have it all. Tansy and Daniel. Nikki and Arne. Two newlywed couples enjoying their enviable honeymoons at the same luxurious resort. But behind the filtered photos and fake smiles is the truth.

Good luck comes in threes, so they say. Only in the case of Jenny Allerton and her family - it was bad luck. Heartbreak, threats and financial disasters all struck at once. When an easy solution to the family’s financial problems turns up from a mysterious and unexpected source, Jenny’s parents are faced with a difficult moral dilemma – should they go to the police or accept and enjoy what fate has put in their path? Funny Goings On in Sandlebury Bay is written in our usual light-hearted, not to be taken too seriously, tongue in cheek, heart-warming, feel good, style. We hope you ...

During a walk on the beach, Lea’s adventurous canines find a body under the pier. The discovery ignites her inner sleuth. Ignoring police warnings about interference, she convinces her sister to start their own investigation of the brutal murder. They learn of several possible motives, but which of the victim’s acts resulted in his tragic demise? An affair with a married woman; Mistreatment of peers in his relentless pursuit of success; or Unsavory dealings with corrupt individuals. Can the sisters solve the mystery before they get in trouble with the police, or worse…. Will they put ...

Trucks of nuts are being hijacked; Accusations are flying; Greed is running rampant; What starts as a simple case quickly becomes threatening.If you like intriguing mysteries, witty heroines, and ruthless villains, you’ll love the first book in this high-octane cozy mystery series! Truckloads of high-priced pistachios are being highjacked, putting drivers’ lives in danger. A beleaguered grocery store owner hires Lea and Maddy to find out who is behind the malicious thefts. Is it black market vendors, local thugs at their worst, or an inside job? After plunging wholeheartedly into their ...

A nervous gunman. A terrified hostage. Can Dan succeed, or is death the inevitable conclusion? Unleash your adrenaline in this heart-pounding prequel to the Austin and Archer Mystery Series where danger lurks around every corner and the fate of a terrified hostage hangs in the balance. Meet Dan Archer, the hard-hitting, no-nonsense Texas lawman who later becomes an indomitable partner in the esteemed Austin and Archer Detective Agency. After a grueling day on the job, Dan seeks solace in a simple drink. But his plans are abruptly derailed when a robbery takes a deadly turn, plunging him ...