The Enemy Stalks by Betty Sullivan St. Pierre
The Enemy Stalks is the debut of the “Hawkman Series,” where the introduction of a fascinating detective known as Hawkman, a former Agency operative comes into play under an assumed identity, Tom Casey. Jennifer Morgan, the equally fascinating heroine, a young widow, lives across the lake. Together, with an aggressive falcon, they take on the dangerous double agent, Dirk Hinderson, a vicious murderer who hates Hawkman and has vowed to extinguish him from the face of the earth. He uses Jennifer as his means to get to his target. The action takes place in a secluded lakeside community in the Northwest where even the eccentric secondary characters have unique appeal.
Exile, Texas by Rachel Caine
Dan Fox has a problem. A small town deputy in Exile, a nowhere Texas town, his life has been uneventful until a sleek Lexus blows into town, and detective Megan Leary into his life. But Meg's no ordinary detective; she's got a bloody past in Exile that means enemies at every turn. As she tries to solve the disappearance of a girl no one cares about finding, Meg becomes a target ... and Dan must choose whose side he's really on.
Experiments by David St. James
Shea McTory felt guilty for photographing this cruel scene, but the world needed to know. No, the truth was, Shea McTory needed to further his hoped-for journalism career. And he had just learned something about himself that he would rather not have found out. He knew he had always been, basically, a loser, but he had always tried to not be an asshole too. But that’s what was going through his mind. He was an asshole. The subjects of the cruel scene, two boys, stood beside each other. They were skin and bone. I’m an asshole. The sight of them, the smells in the room, the pure ugliness, all were making Shea’s insides crawl. His skin was crawling. He could barely look at the boys. No way could he touch them. No way. I’m an asshole. And Natalie hadn't even said, specifically, what was happening, but he knew that she knew, and Shea didn’t even want to know.
Eye of the Storm by Sara Reinke
In this never-before published sequel to Resurrection, Paul Frances, brother of Resurrection's Jay, hunts for monsters. A seasoned veteran of the Metro Police Department, Paul's made a renowned career out of tracking down serial killers. It should have given him the life of his dreams, with fame, notoriety and respect, but instead, it's given him nightmares ― literally. He dreams of torturing young women, driving them to the brink of death and beyond, over and over. These visions plague his nights and haunt his days, and when he discovers he's been sleepwalking, disappearing for unaccounted hours at a time, he can't help but ask the question: has the monster hunter become a monster himself?
Fair Game by I.Q. Cameron
A brutal killer is haunting the picturesque town of Greenrock, hunting young victims in the woods and on the beaches. The hunter is cruel and efficient, dispensing with victims in a particularly callous manner, and leaving no clues for the detectives who must try to stop the carnage. Detectives Tony Fisher and Dorothy Shank must race against time as the body-count rises. Their best suspect is a young photographer named Matt Dunsten, whose models continually show up dead. But is Matt really the killer? Can you solve the puzzle? As with many of the stories we publish, the clues are there. It's just up to you to take the challenge and see if you can solve the enigma before the last chapter...
A Falling Memory by Patricia Kramer
Allie Andersen didn't realize that dating the wrong man could lead to such heavy duty life changes. But losing your man, your job and your father in a few short months has left her tired and confused. Even more confusing is the mystery that she discovers about her mother's death over twenty years ago. A death she might have witnessed, but was kept hidden in her childhood memories. When Allie decides to look into her past, things start to get really confusing. She finds an old friend, new enemies, and a devastatingly handsome detective that seems to want to help her discover the truth about what happened the night of her mother's fatal fall. All in all, it was turning out to be quite an adventure if she could just keep her memories from becoming fatal.
Fatal Impact by Wayne Allen McClain
An easy money scam puts five people in a deadly game of cat and mouse as human targets of a wealthy business man. They think it is just a game, but to the hunter ... this is real. Until the last man is standing this is a rocky ride.
Father Figure by Ralph Robert Moore
Daryl Putnam, handsome, bookish, wakes up from a nightmare and decides to do something he hasn't done in years: take a walk outside at night. Down in the park, at the lime green shores of Little Muncho Lake, he comes across the body of a strangled woman. Since the time Father Figure was initially published, the word most often used to describe it has been, "disturbing". It contains explicit sexuality and violence, as well as ideas some might find offensive and/or unwholesome. It's not for everyone.
A Felony of Birds by Harris Tobias
A small town sheriff and a Native American Fish & Wildlife Investigator team up to solve a series of deadly mysteries involving bird smuggling, terrorists and casino gambling and on the way they find each other and the potential for happiness. A fast paced crime novel full of twists and turns.
A Few Steps Ahead by Lord Higgins
This book has just won the Random House Publishing 1st prize for outstanding fiction, and A Koestler award. - A realistic terrorist thriller to rival the very best. It blurs the edges between fact and fiction.
The Fickle Finger of Fate by Matthew Skala
A hardboiled detective novel in an anime world.
Flame of Separation by Des Kennedy
Dexter Cooke: a child of privilege, loved by his parents, adored by his peers, could have been a star. Instead, by his mid-thirties he’s mired in mediocrity—a guilt-ridden son and uninspired teacher who’s trapped in a lacklustre marriage haunted by three miscarriages. He’s jolted out of his torpor by his student Susan Slater who experiences a sequence of paranormal visitations from a man named Gabriel at the Dancing Grasses conservancy. Could this be the same Gabriel, the charismatic shaman, whose spell Dexter fell under at seventeen? Why is he reappearing at Dancing Grasses, and why has he led Dexter and Susan to a corpse? This second coming of Gabriel propels Dexter into his past, forcing him to re-examine why he broke so disastrously with his parents, and how the failure of a long-ago love affair collapsed his hopes for the future.
Flight of Aquavit: A Russell Quant Mystery by Anthony Bidulka
At the dead end of a desolate country road, a late night meeting suddenly becomes an ambush. Gay private detective Russell Quant is faced with personal threats he can't ignore, a friend who may be a foe and a cagey client with a treacherous monkey on his back. As Quant trails a menacing blackmailer known only as Loverboy, he finds himself immersed in the midnight world of e-dating and parking lot romance. Lured to New York City, Quant tests his wit, wisdom and wiles from the Old World grandeur of Fifth Avenue to the kaleidoscope world of Broadway's electric nightspots. The fast pace continues when Quant returns to Saskatoon where he grapples with decoys and deceit, realizing that no one is as they appear. Threat turns into deadly reality and the need to uncover the identity of Loverboy becomes increasingly desperate. Quant deftly maneuvers through the twists and turns of a perilous case and a personal life rife with its own mystique and mayhem.
Fly the Rain by Robert Burton Robinson
When Greg Tenorly gets an invitation to his dad’s 75th birthday party, Cynthia convinces him to go, and to use the occasion to finally make things right with his estranged father. But the war of words Greg is dreading becomes the least of his worries after he and his family cross paths with a cold-blooded killer. Fourth and final book in the Greg Tenorly Series.
Football, Thanksgiving, and Murder by Joel Wolfe
Andrew Baker is a police officer in Mountain Home, Arkansas. A teenage girl is found dead in the stock room of County Foods. How did she get there? How did she die? Does the New York Giants t-shirt she is wearing have anything to do with her death? Find out in Football, Thanksgiving, and Murder.
Forever Young by Pat Dilloway
A young girl wakes up with no idea of who she is or how she got there on an island ruled by a strict reverend. As she struggles to find her place among the island's other children, she uncovers the reverend's terrible secret.
For The Love of Charley-Am by John Barrett Rose
Charlotte Amanda Watts is a young widow earning a meagre living in Vienna. Hugo Renner is a tough, suave-as-silk, high ranking cop in the State Police. Charged with protecting the Austrian Constitution, he is faced with uranium smuggling, murder, a bungling British agent, a vicious CIA rendition squad, all of these involving Mrs. Watts. There is mystery, humour, violence, high courage and low trickery in this novel; but when it comes to guile not many villains can outdo Oberstleutnant Renner. And when it comes to romancing a beautiful and courageous woman? Well, who could be better at this than a descendant of the old nobility? Added 10/4/09.
Frostbite by David Wellington
A young woman lost in the hostile wastes of the Canadian north finds herself at odds with a vicious wolf. When next the moon rises what will she discover? Frostbite is a story about werewolves... though perhaps not the werewolves you're expecting. Please be advised that this site includes graphic textual descriptions of violence and gore, and is not suitable for all readers.
Full Story Inside by Steve Horsfall
Local journalist Alex Hart seizes on the chance to report on an event beyond the usual mundane regional offerings of village fetes and community life: a man’s dead body has been found floating in the river. The key to his death is contained within a file on a secreted computer disk. Hart becomes a fugitive and teams up with national journalist Jane Coker as they try to decipher the contents of the disk. What they find is a trail that leads to Mary Queen of Scots and the realisation that sinister media magnate Arturo Tabb and his best selling newspaper’s next World Exclusive delves into history to challenge the fabric of modern English society. If Hart and Coker can stay alive and provide the truth, an explosive historical chapter will not be re-written.
Geek Mafia: Mile Zero by Rick Dakan
Key West--originally Cayo Huesos or Isle of Bones, for centuries a refuge for pirates, wreckers, writers, scoundrels, drunks, and tourists. Now home to a Crew of techno geek con artists who've turned it into their own private hunting ground. Paul and Chloe have the run of the sun-drenched island, free to play and scam far from the enemies they left behind in Silicon Valley. But that doesn't mean they can't bring a little high tech know how to the paradise. They and their new Crew have covered the island with their own private Big Brother style network-hidden cameras, RFID sensors, and a web of informers that tip them off about every crime committed and tourist trapped on the island. But will all the gadgets and games be enough when not one but three rival crews of con artists come to hold a top-secret gang summit? And when one of them is murdered, who will solve the crime?
The Glass Bottle Factory Mystery by Marc White
The Glass Bottle Factory Mystery is a tumultous tale set in rural Ireland in the mid 1980's and follows the protaganist and narrator schoolboy Liam O'Brien through the trials and tribulations of his life as he becomes unwittingly involved in the mysterious disappearance of a local wealthy businessman, sexual abuse and gruesome murders. With the help of a wandering mystic Liam struggles to make sense of it all.
The Golden Calf by Henry Baum
Ray Tompkins is the kind of person you never get to know. He’s the security guard, the factory worker, the man working the midnight shift. Nobody really understands Ray - not his coworkers, not his family, and certainly not the women in his life. There is a rage building inside Ray Tompkins and Los Angeles is the fuel - the sick obsession with celebrity mixed with the vacuousness of everyday life. Against this backdrop, Ray Tompkins finds a way to vent his anger. He, too, will be known ...
Good Weather for a Murder by Don Wireman, Sr.
Is that a corpse in the swimming pool? Retired P.I. Willy Watt and wife Mattie are in town trying to catch a tuna! End up looking for bigger fish—the kind with two legs and reasons to KILL! Police detective Dan Fields doesn't appreciate Willy's muscling in on his territory. Grave trouble is brewing in the LaGrange mansion.
The Groover's Last Stand by Scot Savage
The year is 1988… the year of parachute pants, thin ties, waist belts and big hair. It is also the year of George the “Groover.” After finally perfecting his craft, his dream of becoming a talented and famous DJ is on the verge of becoming a reality. Just when dreams are about to become reality, manipulation comes from around all corners, especially in the form of the devious and seductive Mistress Electra who is looking for pawns to add to her collection. Evil also comes in the form of the mysterious and warped Mr. Sweed and his two sinister henchmen. What are they really after and who will fall prey to their demented schemes?
Guardians of the Secret by Cary Shulman
A novel of ideas. A political thriller about secrets. The secret battle for America's future. The secret meaning of sprees and sexual fantasy.
Guilty by Sky Gilbert
Offered by Insomniac Press. Cassidy is dead and Jack is guilty, that's for sure. But of what, exactly, we're not certain. Guilty is a first novel, but more importantly, it is an outrageous, hilarious, tangentially revealed story of guilt, sex, fame, God, murder, danger, suspicion, love and hate. Jack and Cassidy had great sex. In fact, Cassidy may have been Jack's ideal sex partner, which is of great importance when your life revolves around sex. But then Cassidy would do things to drive Jack mad, which certainly could be a motive for murder. Also, Jack is a big man, which gives him the physical means to overpower Cassidy. And they were together on the night that Cassidy was killed, which provided the opportunity. Then there's the fact that Jack has dreamed of killing Cassidy and is not feeling too surprised or even too terrible about his death. But did he do it?
Hainault by John M. Upton
Everyone, they say, has a skeleton in their closet. For the Commanding Officer of the Haychester Division of the Department of National Security & Civil Defence, one of the most painful of these suddenly returns to haunt him. An old enemy and associated dark agents are on the move and revenge is in the air as they have a job to finish and a fifteen year long score to settle. The Commander has to rely on every skill at his disposal and on the loyal support of his new Deputy, who is thrown right into the deep end in this thrilling first part in the free online Security Novels series. Action, suspense, thrills, spills, humour and the odd stolen elephant or two await.....
The Haunted Way by Neil Wesson
When Lee, Maddie and Sarah meet in the pub to plan this year's charity walk, none of them could possibly know that the route they picked would cause a series of strange events and encounters to take place. Passing through many villages while on the way, Maddie recounts supernatural tales in regard to each location; none of the party though could be aware that they themselves are becoming part of a bigger tale… At the end of the first day's walking all three experience a strange encounter. Is it heat and Maddie's stories dwelling on their minds or something much more sinister..?
The Hidden Layer by Chris Nordberg
2012 - Political historian Jason Asher has spent years looking for the man who killed his brother in a senseless bombing thirty years ago. Now, at the end of the road and waiting on a lead that might go nowhere, he turns his attention to the strange e-mails he's been receiving. Clueless as to the meaning of their contents, Asher answers one and embarks on a journey that will uncover more than he'd ever hoped for.
Hideaway Hospital Murders by Robert Burton Robinson
The small East Texas town of Coreyville is shaken by brutal murders and kidnappings, striking too close to home for Greg Tenorly. And the only witness is a mentally ill neighbor whose remarks are rejected by the police as gibberish. But Greg listens carefully to the man’s seemingly incoherent statements, and later realizes that they just might contain enough clues to point him in the direction of the killer. But his investigation leads him into a hornet's nest of dark secrets, old grudges, jealousy, and greed. Now, caught in the crossfire between two families, Greg’s life is in serious jeopardy.
Hide in Plain Sight by Marta Perry
Harlequin Inspirational Romance offer from Barnes & Noble. "Please God, if you're listening, keep Rachel safe." She couldn't turn her back on her family in their time of need. So when her sister was injured, financial expert Andrea Hampton traded the big city for Amish country to help turn her grandmother's house into an inn. But life with the Plain People took a treacherous turn when a string of accidents and pranks threatened her family. Someone didn't want the secrets the old house harbored to come to light. Trusting anyone--even the handsome carpenter who seemed so genuine--was a battle for Andrea, but her life depended on her ability to find the truth.
His Touch is of Ice by Kody Boye
Jason's had it rough his whole life. After recently breaking up with a boyfriend and losing his job on top of it, he decides to go down to a cafe he enjoys. There, he meets a man who turns out to be a vampire. When Jason, crazed with love, lets Guy turn him into a thief of life, they feed together for the first time. The victim dies. Now, on the run, the two must escape from the police, all the while trying to avoid the horrible truth that they might not ever escape. Author also sends PDF file if requested. Email to: kodyboye(at)q.com.
The Ice Cream Escapade by Iris Huang
Falling in love is a lot like making ice cream ... if you are Iphigenia Elliott. "Iphy" is rather fond of ice cream. Unexpectedly, love in the form of Ethan James finds her in the ice cream aisle one day. Just as their relationship is showing promise, Ethan mysteriously disappears. Now it's Iphy's turn to find him. Gifted with acumen and armed with access to innovative laboratory analysis, Iphy enlists the help of loyal friend Kassandra and Ethan's easygoing brother, Ed. After discovering more than she bargained for, the hardest puzzle she must solve is in her heart. Who knew the path to true love goes over ice cream?
Iceland by Andrew David James
Jack is a hitman. An assassin on the run. But from yourself there is no escape...
Illusion of Luck by Robert Burton Robinson
As Greg Tenorly was about to marry the woman of his dreams, he figured he was the luckiest man in the world. Until he got an anonymous phone call warning him about his bride’s shady past.
Infected by Lizzy Van Lysebeth
A large company crushing the little man, pushing out the sole trader, it seems an every day scenario. But is it really? Lies, extortion, rape and murder, maybe there is something more than just dominating the market. Follow this exciting crime thriller novel day by day for free online, beginning March 23. Get your feet wet and read a teaser on author's site .. don’t be scared now …
In Over Her Head by Elsie Russell
The debut of Penny Bell's groundbreaking musical composition — featuring the use of mysterious, extremely low frequency waves—takes a startling and tragic turn when several concert-goers die in their seats during the performance. The once-bright horizons of Penny's career collapse, and she retreats to a dank Soho basement apartment lit only by the glow of computer monitors and electronic synthesizer displays. There, using herself as a guinea pig, she sets out to unlock the secrets of her beautiful and deadly symphonies. But a series of strange coincidences intrude upon her solitary quest. Her apartment is ransacked. Her neighbor, the ethereal erotic performance artist Ulla Nova, disappears after her studio is broken into. And then Ulla's charming and damaged young choreographer appears, and sweeps Penny off to Europe to search for the diva, plunging Penny into a seedy and unfamiliar world of jet set artists and international intrigue.
Island Company by I.Q. Cameron
Someone is killing off Virginia Linford's finest company executives. Linford has assembled a training camp for her elite, on her own private island, Valkyrie. But someone doesn't want them to finish... A cruel and sadistic killer is methodically and brutally killing each candidate, and the quest for power becomes a struggle for survival. With no contact with the outside world and the killer closing in, who will survive? And why are Linford's brightest being killed? This novel is for those who want thrills and chills which will leave you in shock. You'll never see the stunning climax coming!
The Iso-Stasis Experiment by Jacqueline Druga-Marchetti
They thought it was an experiment. They thought wrong. In a remote complex far from civilization, eight people joined what they thought to be a mental endurance project. Unknowingly, these eight people become mere pawns in a millionaire's game of chance. Locked away for seven months, they will have no contact with the outside world. They must rely on the resources left with them. They must rely on their will and strength if they are to survive the experiment and the elements thrown their way. Pushed to the extreme limits, the eight participants are no longer seen as humans but rather objects observed through a camera’s eye. Broken physically, mentally. Faced with odds unparalleled in any nightmare. And it isn’t what they are told when they joined the experiment, it is what they learn once there . . . eight people walk in, only one will emerge. Welcome to the Iso-Stasis Experiment. The rules are simple . . . there are none.
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