Mystery / Suspense

Cooler than Blood by Robert Lane

Cooler Than Blood by Robert LaneJake Travis’ past comes back to haunt him when the niece of an acquaintance is kidnapped. When Susan Blake reaches out to him, he feels as though he cannot tell her no, even if it might throw a monkey wrench into his relationship with the lovely Kathleen. Garrett and Morgan return to be his comrades-in-arms in order to bring the girl home. But will they be in time to bring her home alive? Read More »

The Second Letter by Robert Lane

The Second Letter by Robert LaneWhen a letter dating back to the Cold War resurfaces, Jake Travis is called in to retrieve it and bring it back to where it belongs-into the safe hands of the U.S. government. What starts out to be an easy retrieval mission soon turns into something more sinister, and Jake and his friends find themselves tending to a darker, seedier problem before they can even get their hands on the missing letter. Will Jake and his little band of helpers be enough to take this evil down? Read More »

Butterfly Kills by Brenda Chapman

Butterfly Kills: A Stonechild and Rouleau Mystery by Brenda ChapmanKala Stonechild has followed Detective Rouleau to the Kingston Police Department from Ottawa, and immediately finds herself in the middle of a murder investigation involving a counselor on a student crisis telephone line. Leah Sampson was brutally murdered after her shift at the crisis line, tortured and bound in her own apartment, and Stonechild and her new partner, Gundersund, have no leads. Rouleau is having some personal difficulties, having transferred to Kingston to care for his ailing father, yet he is still very much in charge of the investigation. Read More »

Cold Mourning by Brenda Chapman

Cold Mourning: A Stonechild and Rouleau Mystery by Brenda ChampmanKala Stonechild had recently transferred to the Ottawa Police department, and was assigned to a special unit designed to work closely with Major Crimes. The first case she worked on was the disappearance and murder of Tom Underwood, and she assisted with interviewing the family. Tom was planning a major life change, both professionally and personally, and to that end was making amends to his ex-wife, Pauline, and his son, Hunter. When Tom’s body was discovered in the trunk of his Read More »

Sherlock Holmes the Missing Years, Japan by Vasudev Murthy

Sherlock Holmes, The Missing Years: Japan by Vasudev MurthySherlock Holmes is dead. Determined to keep his memory alive, Dr. Watson collects and organizes the personal effects and correspondence of the famous investigator. He was touched when Holmes’ brother, Mycroft, turned over the rest of his brother’s effects, including Holmes’ beloved violin. Two years later, Watson is surprised when an envelope with familiar Read More »

Flawless by Tom Kakonis

Flawless by Tom KakonisLooks can be deceiving, or so the saying goes. And in the case of Michael Woodrow, they are more than just a little misleading. Handsome, successful, seemingly flawless in every way, Michael harbors a very dark secret: he likes to kill women. Read More »

Fatal Puzzle by Catherine Shepherd

Fatal Puzzle (Zons Crime) by Catherine ShepherdFive hundred years earlier, Zons is a peaceful medieval city on the banks of the Rhine, until a young woman is found hanging from a parapet, assaulted and mutilated with a gruesome code carved into her skin. Bastian Mühlenberg, head of the City Guard, is investigating the case when the murderer strikes again. Determined to decipher the gruesome code, he tracks the killer to a farm where he encounters a psychic and enlists his help. Read More »

Dreaming Spies by Laurie R. King

Dreaming Spies: A novel of suspense featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes by Laurie R. KingWhen Mary and Sherlock return home from their travels to find a mysterious stone planted in their garden, they begin to believe that an investigation that was considered complete might not necessarily be as finished as they had once thought. Journey with them on a cruise that takes them to Japan, as well as introduces a most mysterious young woman into their company-a young woman who will alter their trip irrevocably. Read More »

From the Cradle by Louise Voss and Mark Edwards

From the Cradle by Louise Voss and Mark EdwardsDetective Inspector Patrick Lennon had dealt with numerous tragedies in his career, but the hardest he had to deal with came when his wife tried to strangle their baby daughter. Arresting his wife, living through her trial and subsequent placement in a mental hospital, then giving up their home and moving in with his parents all took a toll on Patrick. The two missing children’s cases really hit close to home, and Patrick was determined to solve the mystery and bring the abductors to justice. Read More »

A Life Unbroken by K.M. Hewitt

A Life Unbroken (The Alex McKay Series:) (Volume 1) by K.M. HewittAlex McKay does not see herself as being anything special. She is just a botanist studying plants, never mind that they are marijuana plants. When a storm breaks a window in her lab, she rushes out to ensure the safety of her plants and winds up changing the entire course of her life. A chance encounter with a group of men working in a biological weapons lab near her own leaves her fighting for her life. Read More »

Murder at the Book Group by Maggie King

Murder at the Book Group (Book Group Mysteries) by Maggie KingWhat starts out to be a normal, if a bit aggravating, night at the weekly book group meeting, ends in something no one could have ever predicted. When the night’s host, Carlene, is found dead under their own noses, Hazel Rose, co-founder of the group in question, takes it upon herself to figure out what exactly happened. Was it really a suicide, or is something more nefarious afoot? Read More »

Death Takes A Mistress by Rosemary and Larry Mild

Death Takes a Mistress by Rosemary and Larry MildWhen a young British immigrant shows up looking for work, Dan and Rivka Sherman decide she is the perfect fit for the clerk opening at the Olde Victorian Bookstore. Had they known she’d crossed the Atlantic bent on ferreting out her mother’s killer, they might not have been so eager to hire her. But since she is here… what is the harm in helping a girl out, right? Read More »

Death Goes Postal by Larry and Rosemary Mild

Death Goes Postal by Larry and Rosemary MildWhen Dan and Rivka Sherman accept Edythe Bender’s offer to take over the Olde Victorian Bookstore, they know they are in for a lot of work. The stress of running their first business is a given, what was not expected is that they would be smack-dab in the middle of an international murder and theft investigation. Can they help solve the mystery before it is too late? Read More »

Blond Cargo by John Lansing

Blond Cargo by John LansingRetired policeman-turned-private investigator Jack Bertolino is at an impasse. When the daughter of a mafia boss has gone missing, her father comes straight to Bertolino looking to cash in on the favor Jack owes him. Does he follow his gut and help Vincent Cardona, or does he abide by the law and call the cops? Determined to even the playing field and loosen Cardona’s hold on him, Bertolino takes the case. But will it be his last? Read More »

The Job by Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg

The Job: A Fox and O'Hare Novel by Janet Evanovich and Lee GoldbergWhen someone starts stealing works of art and makes it seem as though Nick Fox is at it again, Kate O’Hare steps in to find the real culprit. What neither she, Nick or the FBI expects, however, is a link to much more dangerous criminal-namely a vicious drug-smuggling overlord the FBI has been after for a very long time. Will Fox and O’Hare be enough to bring him down, or will this be the mission that ends them both?
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Veronica Mars: Fast Times at Neptune High by Peter J. Wacks and David Boop

Veronica Mars - the TV series: Fast Times at Neptune High (Kindle Worlds Novella) by Peter J. Wacks and David BoopVeronica Mars is at it again. This time her case is a little unusual-not a missing person, not a theft, but a makeover. Daphne Clump wants Veronica to make her popular. Sheltered, shy, and beyond invisible in the halls of Neptune High, Daphne wants to experience her Senior Prom the way an 09er would. With some reservations, Veronica agrees to take the case. Along the way though, Veronica uncovers a much darker truth that threatens to truly destroy Daphne.
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The Chase by Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg

The Chase (Fox and O'Hare) by Janet Evanovich and Lee GoldbergKate O’Hare has only one goal in life: to put Nick Fox away for good. So, being paired with the world’s sassiest – and sexiest – con man isn’t the easiest thing for her to deal with. When she’s teamed up with him yet again, it’s for the most intense and dangerous mission yet: to bring down Carter Grove, one time White House Chief of Staff. This mission will take them around the world and back again, but will they get their man?
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Braking Points by Tammy Kaehler

Braking Points: A Kate Reilly Mystery (Kate Reilly Mysteries) by Tammy KaehlerThrilled with her contract with Sandham Swift, Kate Reilly is determined to make a good showing on the track this weekend. Unfortunately, Kate loses control and bumps an extremely popular driver’s car, injuring the other driver and putting them both out of the race. Public opinion blasts Kate, attacking her personally and professionally, and it all seems to be fueled by one reporter, Felix Simon, who has as his co-anchor Juliana Parker, one of Kate’s old friends, and a racing blogger who focuses on innuendo as opposed to facts. Read More »

Dead Man’s Switch by Tammy Kaehler

Dead Man's Switch: A Kate Reilly Mystery (Kate Reilly Mysteries) by Tammy KaehlerKate Reilly was hoping to drive during the American Le Mans Series race at Lime Rock Park over the Fourth of July weekend, though she did not have a dedicated sponsor. Kate followed the Series, traveling around and making sure she was available to drive. On her first morning at Lime Rock Park, she pulled into a parking place and hit what she thought was a pile of clothes, but turned out to be a dead body.
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