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Rope Burn

A former big-city detective battles rustling and murder in modern-day cattle country in this award-winning whodunit

Leaving behind a troubled past, former Baltimore detective Nick DeNunzio hires on as a Wyoming stock detective to stop a brutal string of cattle thefts. Chasing rustlers ought to be a lark even for a city-slicker cop. But when people start turning up dead, Nick realizes it’s not just cows being led to slaughter.

To catch the rustlers and stop the murders before he is the next victim, Nick must solve a seven-year-old crime, confront his own dark past . . .

. . . and become a cattle rustler himself.

The City of the Gods: Silver

Zach Erwin

Raymond Chandler meets early 1960s Marvel Comics.When a god is murdered in front of Private Investigator Skip Gibson, he finds himself at the heart of a storm brewing in Empire City, especially since the victim was Skip's best lead in the disappearance of a brilliant rocket scientist tied to the U.S. space program.Now, with the other gods turning vengeful and the city on the brink, Skip is pulled into Empire's shadowy depths. A secretive cult, mass graves hidden beneath the streets, and a conspiracy decades in the making threaten to consume everything in their path.With divine wrath tearing the city apart, Skip must rely on a patchwork crew of unlikely allies to uncover the truth, stop the c...

The City of the Gods: Gold

Zach Erwin

Raymond Chandler meets Stephen King in a world like 1950s DC Comics. As the scars of T-Day fade into memory, Empire City braces for a new nightmare brought forth by the sudden disappearance of Bonnie Connor, daughter of the enigmatic Theodora Connor. Reluctantly returning to her Scarlet Sparrow persona, Theodora seeks aid from the demon who bestowed powers upon her. As the devil inside takes control, she grows weaker and more disconnected, slowly losing her life and soul to her demonic savior.In his search for Bonnie, rookie detective Skip Gibson unexpectedly unearths a chilling truth—a sinister cult consisting of Empire City's most affluent socialites, intricately woven into Theo's d...

Murder with a Terrace View - A Harrington House Mystery - Book 1

Teresa Michael

Charming B&B Turns Crime Scene: Ghostly Clues Unravel Murder Mystery. Local Author's Death Unveils Scandal, Love Child, and a Heroic Ancestral Spirit.In Murder with a Terrace View, Molly Harrington and her brother Kevin breathe new life into their inherited Classic Revival Manor home, transforming it into a bustling bed and breakfast. However, their idyllic country retreat quickly turns into a chilling crime scene when local celebrity author Aubrey Rhodes is found dead on his room's terrace following a successful book launch party at their B&B.Aubrey's death plunges the Harrington siblings into a whirlwind of suspicion and intrigue. With a champagne bottle, two crystal flutes, and hi...

The Wedding Planner's Secret - A Harrington House Mystery - Book 2

Teresa Michael

Murder Was Not On The Guest ListIn The Wedding Planner’s Secret, Molly Harrington never expected murder to crash the Chamber of Commerce gala. But when Molly and her coroner friend Rick discover wedding planner Brandi Wrocklage dead in the country club's rose garden, her calm life running the Harrington House Bed-and-Breakfast is upended, and she's driven to uncover the truth.As Detective Tony Shannon leads the investigation, Molly finds herself drawn into Brandi’s tangled world of secret clients, suspicious finances, and a cosplay-themed wedding with a guest list no one wants to talk about. The arrival of antique dealer Connor Wentworth raises suspicions with a mysterious connecti...

Putting A Ghost To Rest

Ricky Ginsburg

“Duke couldn’t blink. No words came from his mouth. Finally, he took a long deep breath, but the air in his lungs was frozen. His throat hurt when he swallowed. The more he looked at The Ghost, the more impossible it became to force his gaze in another direction. He’d seen those eyes before. He knew it in a place so deep inside that the feeling was without question. The Ghost wore an expression that no one could ever forget. It was the face of death. Duke Garvey was seeing the eyes of a nightmare from some time long before he was born.” Duke Garvey, a Jamaican-born detective newly promoted to the 84th Homicide squad in Brooklyn, NY never gave much thought to his Rastafarian upbr...

No Time for Murder

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Bruce W. Most

When the widow of David Dartman’s best friend demands he prove her husband’s suicide was in fact murder, he reluctantly agrees to “look into it.” Not only does the former investigative reporter believe her suspicions are unfounded, he doesn’t have time in his rat-race suburban life for murder. But his investigation and a string of bizarre, brutal killings unearth uncomfortable truths about his friend’s death—truths that jeopardize David’s marriage and force him to recognize that life is more than one long to-do list.“Wow! Not a book you can easily put down!”“A page-turning thriller with a lesson for the rat race in which we live today.”“Masterful plotting and skillf...

The Antiquarian

Ned Hoste

In the heart of historic Exeter, Detective Inspector Whipton Barton is called to investigate the mysterious death of Dr Evelyn Merton, a brilliant historian found dead in the Cathedral’s Chapter House. As Barton delves into the world of ancient manuscripts and academic rivalries, he uncovers a web of obsession and betrayal, and a chilling hoax. With the help of his team and the insights of those closest to Evelyn, Barton must unravel the truth before the killer strikes again. The Antiquarian is a gripping cosy mystery where history isn’t just a passion – it’s a deadly force.I really enjoyed the story, the beautiful setting, and the characters - and I take my hat off to you re...

The Antiquarian

Ned Hoste

In the heart of historic Exeter, Detective Inspector Whipton Barton is called to investigate the mysterious death of Dr Evelyn Merton, a brilliant historian found dead in the Cathedral’s Chapter House. As Barton delves into the world of ancient manuscripts and academic rivalries, he uncovers a web of obsession and betrayal, and a chilling hoax. With the help of his team and the insights of those closest to Evelyn, Barton must unravel the truth before the killer strikes again. The Antiquarian is a gripping cosy mystery where history isn’t just a passion – it’s a deadly force.I really enjoyed the story, the beautiful setting, and the characters - and I take my hat off to ...

Crochet Carnage

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Patti Petrone Miller

In the heart of Meadowgrove, Julie Sommers thought she had finally stitched together the quiet life she always wanted. Running her cozy yarn shop, Yarn Haven, with her loyal dachshund and sassy cat by her side, she spends her days wrapped in the comforting rhythms of small-town life.But when a high-powered developer rolls into town with big-city plans and a hidden past, Meadowgrove’s peaceful charm starts to unravel. Strange shadows linger outside Julie’s shop, old town secrets resurface, and a historic scandal stitches Julie right into the middle of a mystery she never saw coming.As tensions rise and loyalties are tested, Julie must untangle a web of greed, betrayal, and long-buried fam...

Hot Flashes and Homicide

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Patti Petrone Miller

Three sassy retirees. One dead developer. Zero patience for nonsense.Welcome to Conch Key, where the sun is hot, the gossip is hotter, and the local beach just coughed up a corpse in Gucci loafers.Daisy Picklesworth wanted nothing more than a quiet morning, a strong cup of tea, and to finish her mystery novel on the porch of The Barnacle. What she got instead was a bloated real estate mogul dead in the surf, a jellyfish charm that doesn’t belong, and the strong suspicion that someone in their sleepy seaside town just committed the most stylish murder Florida’s ever seen.With her dramatic besties glamorous Babs, no-nonsense Rita, and the ever-sweet (but sneakily sharp) Mae Daisy’s about...

No Hill to Die On

Martin Roy Hill

A brother lost in war. A shocking claim. A deadly truth. Former war correspondent Peter Brandt’s childhood innocence died the day his older brother, Keith, died in Vietnam. Now, a quarter of a century later, Keith’s former fiancée, Rhonda White, comes back into Peter’s life with an incredible claim—Keith may still be alive.Twenty-four hours later, police find Rhonda’s body floating in San Diego Bay. Is it murder or suicide?Rhonda’s death and her claim about Peter’s brother set him on an investigation ranging from the beaches and foothills of Southern California to the mountains of Costa Rica. The deeper he digs, the more mysteries he finds: Marines who fought alongside Ke...

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Rope Burn

The City of the Gods: Silver

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Murder with a Terrace View - A Harrington House Mystery - Book 1

The Wedding Planner's Secret - A Harrington House Mystery - Book 2

Putting A Ghost To Rest

No Time for Murder

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Crochet Carnage

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No Hill to Die On

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