Guardians of the Drums by Chuck Morgan is a crime thriller that sizzles off the pages. Detective Leilani Kealoha is a true-blue Hawaiian who has a deep personal connection to the cultural history of Hawaii, its people, and its artifacts. When an irreplaceable, incredibly important...

It is 1968. Jennifer Blair, an antiquities dealer, is in Hollywood, Los Angeles, partly for business, but her main intention is to seek answers about her mother Veronica’s unsolved murder. Veronica, a powerful publicist in Hollywood, had been found dead at a dinner party hosted...

Tokyo Juku by Michael Pronko dropped me straight into Tokyo’s restless, exam-fueled nights where success isn’t just a goal – it’s survival. Mana, a student cramming for her university entrance prep, finds her life turns into a nightmare when she discovers the body of her...

The Left Handed Blade by Terry C. Dickerson revolves around the trial of Eglon C. Lot, a wealthy businessman accused of running an extensive network of extortion, trafficking, and money laundering. Prosecutor Evelyn Reed presents evidence linking Lot to forced labor, financial manipulation, and exploitation...

In You Always Kill the One You Love by James Dain, Dan wakes up from a haunting nightmare in which he shot his wife, Sandra, and her lover, Mark. Convinced that Mark had deceived Sandra into loving him, Dan believes he has cleansed her and...

KC Martin's City In Fear is set in Portsmouth, England, and depicts a series of horrific child abductions and murders in the city. The story is told through three main perspectives: the killers (Susan and Alex) and the determined Sergeant Charlie Jones, who plans to...

Murder at Serenity Glade by Andrew Higgins is part of The Blaine and Meredith Murder Mystery Series. Demelza Blaine inherits a whiskey distillery with a long history. But she quickly learns that sometimes there’s a price to pay for an inheritance. This puts her in...

The Spider and the Web by S. Sebastian is a slow-burning psychological thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat. Rachel has suffered enough in her life, but will things be any better when she swaps the dangers of London for the...

Nancy Nau Sullivan’s Hot Tango in Argentina opens in a rare stretch of peace as Blanche Murninghan wakes beside Emilio Del Sierra in her beach cabin on Santa Maria Island. She traces the scar on his shoulder, a reminder of the danger they have survived...

Dying Cry, the tenth novel in Margaret Mizushima’s Timber Creek K-9 mystery series, is set in the Colorado mountains. The story centers on Mattie and Cole Walker, who, while teaching Cole’s daughters to snowshoe, encounter a crisis in a remote canyon. After hearing a scream,...