Mystery/Suspense
K Street Killing, by Colleen J. Shogan
K Street Killing, by Colleen J. Shogan It’s the height of campaign season, and instead of relishing newlywed bliss with her husband Doug Hollingsworth, Capitol Hill staffer Kit Marshall is busy with a tough reelection fight for her boss, member of Congress Maeve Dixon. Before Maeve and her staff—Kit included—leave Washington, D.C. to campaign full…
Read MoreTravellin’ Shoes, by V.M. Burns
Travellin’ Shoes, by V.M. Burns A house fire is extinguished to reveal the body of a choir director. The smell of gasoline points to murder. Thomas Warrendale was employed by First Baptist Church, where Detective RJ Franklin Jr. is a parishioner. Recovering from a car accident, RJ is on leave from the police force in…
Read MoreConfound It, by Maggie Toussaint
Confound It, by Maggie Toussaint While hosting out-of-town guests at her Georgia home, Dreamwalker Baxley Powell is called upon to help investigate a suspicious fire. One of her guests, close friend and fellow dreamwalker Deputy Sam Mayes, accompanies her to the scene. A meth cook is dead, and when Baxley visits her beyond the Veil…
Read MoreKiller Tied, by Lesley A. Diehl
Killer Tied, by Lesley A. Diehl Eve Appel Egret is adjusting to married life with Sammy and their three adopted sons in Sabal Bay, Florida. While still running her consignment stores, she is going pro with her sleuthing by becoming an apprentice to a private detective. Until her marriage, Eve’s only “family” was her grandmother…
Read MoreSix Dogs ’til Sunday, by Lia Farrell
Six Dogs ’til Sunday, by Lia Farrell It’s January in Rosedale, Tennessee, and Mae December is preparing for her March wedding to Sheriff Ben Bradley. Mae, who boards dogs for a living, is also busy tending to her pregnant dog and scouting locations for the movie featuring the music of her former fiancé Noah West,…
Read MoreThe Identity Thief by R. Franklin James
The Identity Thief, by R. Franklin James Probate attorney Hollis Morgan is branching out into criminal law. Pardoned after serving time for her then-husband’s white-collar crime, she knows something about the workings of the criminal mind. Hollis’ first criminal case quickly gets complicated. Her client is a young man initially accused of identity theft, but…
Read MoreMurder of a Good Man, by Teresa Trent
Murder of a Good Man, by Teresa Trent When Nora Alexander arrives in Piney Woods, Texas, to fulfill her dying mother’s last wish, she has no idea what awaits her. First she is run off the road, then the sealed letter she delivers turns out to be a scathing rebuke to the town’s most beloved…
Read MoreHabitat for Human Remains, by Scott A. Lerner
Habitat for Human Remains, by Scott A. Lerner For the forces of evil, Sam Roberts is catnip. Even during periods of calm, Sam knows that evil is just biding its time before challenging him again. So when he is asked to defend a wealthy shut-in charged with murder, he is suspicious. Why is the largest…
Read MoreLights Out Summer, by Rich Zahradnik
Lights Out Summer, by Rich Zahradnik In March 1977, ballistics link murders going back six months to the same Charter Arms Bulldog .44. A serial killer, Son of Sam, is on the loose. But Coleridge Taylor can’t compete with the armies of reporters fighting New York’s tabloid war—only rewrite what they get. Constantly on the…
Read MorePassport to Murder, by Mary Angela
Passport to Murder, by Mary Angela Start with an unlucky number. Throw in a romantic location. Include a dashing Frenchman and an uncompromising professor. And you have all the ingredients for a passport to murder. This semester, it seems that Professor Prather’s dreams are about to come true. Ever since she was a young girl,…
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