Hook, Line, and Murder by GG Calpo opens when an ordinary spring morning in Whitman's Port turns grotesque in an instant. A fisherman's line pulls in a severed human hand. Meg Brightbook, a retired kindergarten teacher, recognizes the diamond-encrusted signet ring on the hand as...

“Everything’s the same as it’s always been, Kurt. It’s only our perception of the world that’s changed.” In the novel Without A Face by Lonnie Busch, that sentence would be a significant understatement. The curtain rises in Rescue, a small town somewhere in the American...

To Catch A Monster by Rale Miller takes place in the seemingly quiet town of Lexington, Virginia, where Officer Chrissy and her bike squad suddenly find themselves caught up in a strange murder investigation. The town's usual calm is shattered when a victim is discovered...

The Depths of Marla Adams by Patrick Hanford is a blend of crime thriller and marine mystery. DEA Special Agent Marla Adams is preparing for a well-deserved week-long Caribbean vacation, but SAC Davies abruptly redirects her to the Gulf Coast. The South Padre Police Department...

What do a clergyman's dangerous voyage aboard a ship with mysterious human cargo and an ambitious officer's internal battle to rationalize her superior's orders have in common? They are short stories in Carmelo Rafala’s unusual collection. Read along and be enthralled as a soldier finds...

A young woman returns home and inadvertently captures the attention of an arsonist in the exciting mystery novel, Burning Vengeance by Tricia T. LaRochelle. After her mother, Rose, becomes seriously ill, Natalie quits her professional job, moves back home, and sets up a housecleaning service....

Kathryn Lane’s Terror in Desert Skies begins with what should have been a joyful family outing at the famous Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. Nikki Garcia and her husband, Eduardo, accept an invitation from Nikki’s brother Andy and sister-in-law Cindy to experience the spectacle. Although Stan...

Reunion Cruise by Maria A. Palace begins on a cruise ship approaching the end of a voyage to Bermuda. In the early hours before dawn, an elderly passenger named Agnes Haggerby believes she saw a body fall from the ship into the ocean. Unsure of...

In Bad Faith by Geoffrey Carter follows the fortunes—and misfortunes—of Nelson West. Once a homicide detective in Chicago, West now works as a private investigator. When Lionel Bing hires him to investigate a large loan, West finds himself deep in a conspiracy that stretches from...

Breakaway by C. Marie Headlee follows Alison as she heads north to Manitoba, following a dream her late mother gave her, seeking clarity about her life and her actor boyfriend, Bruno. Unsure if he was being sincere or just putting on a show, she decides...