"That’s the cruelest trick the system plays: it teaches you that truth alone can win. Then it buries you with the paperwork.” But if the paperwork isn't enough to bury you, Owen Parr's novel The Shadow Ledger (A Jack Ryder Thriller) shows just how deep...

The Vatican Deal by Michael Balter is part of the Marty and Bo thriller series. Marty and Bo are back with a bang, and this time they are on their way to Italy. They need to close a multi-million-dollar deal with the Vatican, but things...

Tears of Iemanjá by Kiva Wolfe moves between Brazil, Hong Kong, and Colorado. The story opens with a failed museum theft in Salvador, Brazil, involving a stolen jeweled crucifix and a journal that triggers a chain of dangerous events. Then we move to Dominick Stanovic,...

The Killer’s Remorse by Jimmy Ray Conner is a historical mystery set in 1960s San Francisco. The story follows homicide detective Holly Webb, who is the city’s first woman to be assigned to the division. Along with her partner, Grant Parker, she’s launching a cold...

The Cardinal Crime by Simon Drayton will appeal to young adult fans of mysteries, crime fiction, and detective novels. Eighteen-year-old John Smith is a detective for Noble Detective Agency, or NDA. John and his older colleague, Rebecca Young, start an investigation in the small town...

The Ghost Case Posse by Joe Greco is a courtroom drama that plays out in the daily lives of each of the participants. Jedediah (Jed) Bouvier is an idealistic lawyer who has followed the path of Public Defender in Murrieta County, California, to uphold the...

The Tin Merchant’s Riddle by Steve Reinhart combines historical intrigue, religious exploration, and mystery into a compelling narrative. Set against England’s rich historical backdrop, the story follows detectives, scholars, and religious figures as they pursue a potentially world-changing manuscript: the Gospel of Joseph of Arimathea....

In The Sound of Breaking Ice by Lee Richie, there was a siege at Lily Field Elementary. Special Agent Raymond Waring of the Federal Bureau of Investigation went back in alone in an attempt to save some of the hostages. The second time Ray came...

The Other Lotus Girl by Daniel A. Riddle is about an Asian girl who was trafficked to pay off her parents’ debt. Vân and her sister were promised jobs at a nail salon, but instead were forced into sexual exploitation. For nearly two years, Vân...

The Chameleon Killer: Alma Rossi Book 1 by Rick Mendes is an interesting mystery that has the feel of a “true crime” story. Alma Rossi is a young female detective in Hillsford, California, who, despite her age and gender, is the most senior of the...