Mr. Lucky (Trentbridge Crime Series Book 1) by Lee Wood

A single instant shattered Detective James Sheldon’s perfect life. Eighteen months later, he is begging for loose change on the streets and contemplating suicide.

In a strange twist of fate, he wins a record-breaking 168 million lottery. But what should be a life-changing dream becomes a heart-pumping nightmare.

Suddenly James finds himself thrust into a dangerous game where he’s forced to confront drug dealers, crime bosses out to destroy him, and the personal demons that keep him up at night. The question is – can he come to terms with his new wealth?

Totally unpredictable!

Not your usual crime novel plot.

 

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Before semi-retiring and turning to write novels, Lee had a varied career. He spent more than 20 years working in the music industry. Everything from playing in bands as a teenager to running an indie record label and record shop during the punk rock era to starting a music collector’s magazine and building it from zero to a circulation of 14,000 copies a month.

He’s met virtually every top ‘pop star’ and achieved one of his lifetime ambitions when he became manager of The Troggs, one of his all-time favourite bands from his teens.

He wrote a best-selling book on the Sex Pistols in 1988, which was published by Omnibus Press and thanks to their well-oiled publicity machine sold a respectable 60,000 copies. It was also published in Japan – in Japanese!

He has lived in Cambridge for most of his life and looks on writing as a new adventure. He still finds time to play the guitar (Fender Stratocaster) and is currently learning to play the drums with his wife. They found a drum teacher who has a studio with two kits and they are learning to play together side by side.

Mr. Lucky, is the first novel in the series. They are all available in eBook and paperback formats.

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El Diablo (Jessica Watts Southwest Suspense Series) by Kathryn Dodson

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El Diablo (Jessica Watts Southwest Suspense Series) by Kathryn Dodson
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Genre – Crime, Suspense
Page Count – 248
An ex-adrenaline junkie, amateur detective risks it all to take down a sadistic criminal hiding behind a pious facade.
Jessica had put her reckless past behind her – or at least she thought so – until a teen’s confession about her youth pastor’s disturbing behavior reawakens her thirst for danger and justice. The deeper the disillusioned amateur sleuth is drawn into this shadowy world, the more her own demons claw their way to the surface.
Trapped in a twisted psychopath’s brutal game of cat-and-mouse, Jessica chases her vindictive nemesis through the unforgiving desert. Forced to confront her darkest instincts and with young lives at stake, can she embrace her ruthless edge to defeat a monster before it devours her?
For fans of gritty mysteries and heart-pounding suspense, El Diablo has twists and turns you won’t see coming.

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Kathryn Dodson grew up writing and riding horses in far West Texas. She graduated from SMU in English/Creative Writing and went on to get an MBA from Thunderbird and a PhD from Clemson. Now she spends her days writing about women who become their own heroes.

She has worked on both sides of the US/Mexico border and has held jobs with governments, chambers of commerce, and other businesses. Kathryn loves to travel and has visited 30 countries and 44 states. This inspires her novels about interesting women in fascinating places.

Originally from Texas, Kathryn had the good fortune to live in Spain, Mexico, Tanzania, and several U.S. states, and the good sense to end up in Carlsbad, California. She loves travel, fiery food, hanging out with the neighbors in the front yard on Friday evenings, and reading.

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Notebook Mysteries ~ Art of Deception (Notebook Mysteries Series) by Kimberly Mullins

A friend needs help, when a family member is viciously murdered. . Emma and Jeremy must juggle new family responsibilities and an undercover investigation. The situation becomes complicated quickly with more than one suspect desperately seeking money that the deceased may have been hiding. Is there money to be found? Murder and mayhem abound, and Emma and Jeremy will have to use all their skills to solve this case!

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Kimberly Mullins is the author of a series of books called “Notebook Mysteries”. Her stories are based on historical events occurring in 1880-1890’s Chicago. She holds a BS in biology and a Masters in business. Her favorite classes were in history. She lives in Texas with her husband and son. When she is not writing she works as a Process Safety Engineer at a large chemical company. You can connect with her on her website at kimberlymullinsauthor.com, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

The Boss of Centocelle (A Commissario Scala Mystery in Rome) by P.J. Mann

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In a night of mid-October, the stubborn detective at the State Police Maurizio Scala is thrust into an unexpected investigation.
When the bodies of two cousins involved in marijuana dealings surface, Scala’s intuition is challenged to place together the facts and figures. This will bring Scala to navigate twists and turns.
But Scala’s dedication takes its toll on his personal life. Balancing his job’s demands with family responsibilities strains him and despite moments of tension and heartache, he persists.
As the investigation deepens, Scala uncovers a power struggle in the criminal underworld that will test his instincts. Another tragedy in Centocelle rattles the community, putting Scala’s investigative skills to the ultimate test. With danger lurking and time running out, Scala races to uncover the truth before it’s too late.

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Paula J. Mann lives a double life. She is a geologist by day and a novelist by night. She’s best known for writing mysteries and thrillers.

She also experimented writing historical fiction, and paranormal suspense.

She loves traveling and shares her experiences on her blog.

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Breaking Apart (Finnerty and Liccione Mystery Series) by Wanda Venters, MD and Mary Rae, MD

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Breaking Apart (Finnerty and Liccione Mystery Series) by Wanda Venters, MD and Mary Rae, MD
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Page Count – 293
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The violent death of Josh Baker, a young veteran and patient at the Front Range VA Behavioral Health Clinic, thrusts Marnie Liccione, M.D. and Louise Finnerty, M.D. into a fast-paced murder mystery set within America’s largest health care system. Is Josh another victim of the suicide epidemic or something more sinister?
Questions from Josh’s widow, who feels that her world is breaking apart after his death, convince Marnie and Louise there’s more to the story. In their search for answers, they uncover a prescription drug diversion scheme masterminded by those who may be also involved in the illegal sale of krokodil, a deadly and disfiguring opiate.
As they move closer to the truth of the circumstances surrounding Josh’s death, sinister forces will threaten their lives. Will they find the answers they need to give his widow solace?

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A native of Oklahoma City, Wanda Venters, M.D. attended Yale for her undergraduate studies and returned to Oklahoma City for her medical degree. She completed her pediatric residency in San Antonio with the US Army. Retiring from her pediatric practice after three decades, she began her second career as a writer in 2019.

She lives in Colorado with her husband, two labradoodles and a Siamese cat. She has three grown children and three grandchildren. She is an avid gardener, golfs with more enthusiasm than skill and enjoys a craft beer.

         The Denver Post has published several of Wanda’s articles, but she is proudest that the Post ran a feature on her garden. She has self-published a series of children’s books, The Unicorns.

In 2021, she and her co-author, Mary Rae, published their first mystery novel, Break Bone Fever, with the small publisher, Written Dreams Publishing. This novel was a finalist in the 2022 Colorado Book Awards, mystery division.

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         Mary Rae grew up in the New York city suburbs. She graduated from Colgate University before attending the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine. After residency, she moved to Texas where she practiced Emergency Medicine for twenty years. She then changed course to practice Primary Care until her retirement in 2020. Soon after her retirement from medicine, she and her husband moved to Oakland, California.

         During her time in Texas, she and her husband raised two children. While living in Houston, she enjoyed exploring the Gulf Coast. Her fascination with the area led to the idea of writing a murder mystery set in Galveston in collaboration with her friend, Wanda Venters. Break Bone Fever, published in 2021, was the result.

         Retirement has allowed Mary to spend time with her two grandchildren, to continue her lifelong quest for proficiency in Spanish and French, and, of course, to write.

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Murder At Music Hall (True North Murder Mystery Book 1) by A. J. Ullman

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Murder At Music Hall (True North Murder Mystery Book 1) by A. J. Ullman
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Page Count – 344
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Retired homicide detective Trueman “True” North knew death like he had a PhD from the Grim Reaper. He takes a case from the richest man in town, St. John Skidmore, to find out who murdered his son, Stoddard Skidmore. True thinks this will be another by-the-book investigation. He doesn’t count on the meddling of Skidmore’s daughter, Kitty, nor that of Skidmore’s ruthless business competitor. Even the orchestra that hired Stoddard has more phantoms than an opera.
In the land of the uber-rich, True learns, “And Justice For All” doesn’t apply. Some people want to buy him off, warn him off or seduce him to prevent him from finding the truth. Some will challenge North to hang on to his notion of what is just — not to mention his girlfriend as well as his life. If he doesn’t find the killer, an innocent man will rot in prison and a murderer walks.
When True does find the killer, that knowledge inverts all his ideas of justice when you arrive at the intersection of vengeance and mercy. He learns that the system is flawed when being rich and powerful outweigh verity. And sometimes, he learns, doing the wrong thing is the exact right thing.

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J. Ullman grew up and still lives in Southwest Ohio. Those experiences and settings color his works of creative writing. A. J. has worked in a variety of endeavors, from restaurants, to libraries, to law offices, to community mental health centers to family practice medical offices. A. J. is a lawyer as well as a certified family nurse practitioner concentrating work these days in the medical field, treating patients in a primary care setting, including mental health disorders.

 

Experiences with psychiatric nursing have left indelible impressions on A. J. and are the subject of his endeavors in novel writing. These concepts are explored in all of his books, his most current one, Murder At Music Hall, as well as his six prior ones, Stand Your Ground, Havall 16, And The River Runs Deep: The Cold Case Murder Mystery Of Leah Marcus, Drifting, Falling — Diary Of A Call Girl Suicide, Hit Or Miss and One In A Million.  

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Murder off Route 82 AudioBook (Eve Sawyer Mystery) by Jane Suen

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Murder off Route 82 Audio Book (Eve Sawyer Mystery) by Jane Suen Author
Genre – Crime
Listening Length – 3 hours 26 minutes
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College student Eve Sawyer is anticipating a fun winter vacation with her two friends until a dog sniffs out a body hanging from a tree in the yard of the house where they’re staying.
Implored by the dead man’s grieving mother, Eve and her friends set out to investigate the case. Was it suicide or murder? That’s the question on everyone’s lips.
Racing against the clock, can Eve solve the mystery and give the victim’s family the answers they desperately need? Or will her snooping make her the next target?

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Jane Suen is an award-winning author who writes mysteries, sci-fi thrillers, short stories, sweet

romance, and crime fiction.

 

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Dreamscape (J.J. Morris Mysteries) by J.N. Sheats

Dreamscape (J.J. Morris Mysteries) by J.N. Sheats

Genre – Supernatural, Crime

Page Count – 340

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Now a college student, Joey is finding college life comfortable. But studies prove to be more difficult than facing down a horde of black dogs. Struggling with her average life now that the supernatural world has been opened before her, Joey is constantly distracted. Pulled between wanting the standard life of a college student, and the allure of the paranormal. Unfortunately, Portstown has been quiet since the “Great Hunt” of last year, that is until a random fire on campus occurs, and people start going missing.

Disregarded as a student prank, Joey brushes the incident off until she catches Gwen looking into it. Why would one of the guardians from the mysterious Warner family be looking into a silly student prank?

More questions arise when fires start popping up all over campus, and Joey’s dreams turn violent under the control of the Dream Conductor with their twisted intentions. Gathering the group back together Joey must figure out what is happening to the missing people, who is starting the mysterious fires on campus, and what does the Dream Conductor want all while conquering finals. Will Joey pass this semester or will she fall into her deepest fantasies?

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J.N. Sheats is an artist turned author. Living in Maryland with six wild cats, and her husband, J.N. spends her days designing book covers and teasers for other authors. At night she is at the mercy of her demanding characters, and their wild fantasies.

Dark Paranormal Fantasy is her preferred genre of writing, but anything is game. Maybe even a lovely romance novel or two in the near future.

When not writing, designing, or drawing, J.N. spends her time doing a host of other activities. Including: gardening, jewelry making, cooking, and watching far too much television.

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Knight In Peril (A Jorja Knight Private Investigator Mystery) by Alice Bienia

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When PI Jorja Knight arrives in the ancient, mysterious city of Istanbul, she knows something is wrong. Her best friend, Gabriella Rizzo, isn’t at the airport to meet her as promised. Gab’s suitcases are at the guest house—but she’s vanished. She’s not answering her phone, and no one has heard from her in days.

Alone In a city of fourteen million people, Jorja faces her worst fear—her best friend has been abducted. Jorja’s desperate race to find Gab plunges her into a dangerous world of lies, secrets, and greed, where witnesses take bribes, suspects won’t talk, and corrupt politicians barter for favors. With time running out to save her best friend, Jorja must navigate the murky depths of Istanbul’s dark underbelly, where every move could be her last.

Or is it too late?

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Alice Bienia is a Canadian Crime Writer and author of the Jorja Knight mystery series. A two-time Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence finalist, her work has been nominated for Best Unpublished First Crime Novel and the Whodunit Award for Best Traditional Mystery. In addition to her Jorja Knight mystery series, her short stories have been published in Last Shot, Crime Wave 1 (Sisters in Crime Canada West), and The Dame Was Trouble anthologies.

When not plotting a murder, Alice amuses herself watching foreign flicks and exploring Calgary’s urban parks and pathways.

URL:  https://alicebienia.com

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Lost and Found (Logan McKenna Mystery Book 9) by Valerie Davisson

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Lost and Found (Logan McKenna Mystery Book 9) by Valerie Davisson
Genre – Crime Thriller
Page Count – 340
Cover Designer – Kim Peticolas

Following the success of In Plain Sight, Valerie Davisson delivers another fast-paced, thrilling mystery set on the Oregon coast. This time, the stakes for Logan McKenna have never been higher.

Commercial crabbing is a dangerous business. Add murder to the mix and you wind up with at least one dead body and impossibly tangled threads of fact and fiction for Logan to unravel to find the truth. The more she learns, the less she knows. No one is as they seem.

Sam asks her to help defend a friend, but is he innocent? With more than one life at risk, she can’t give up. Pulling out all the stops, Logan inches closer and closer to the truth. But can she catch the killer before her own life is ripped away?

One thing’s for sure. Logan will never let them get away with murder.

If you are a fan of suspenseful mysteries with strong female protagonists like those from Elly Griffiths, Vivian Barz, Nevada Barr, J. A. Jance, Louise Penny, Michael Conneally, James Patterson, Sue Grafton, or Alexander McCall Smith, you won’t want to miss Valerie Davisson’s Logan McKenna Mystery series!

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 A self-admitted book addict, Valerie was the kid with the flashlight under her pillow, reading long after lights out. A life of travel led to degrees in Anthropology and a pervasive interest in people. She lives on the Oregon coast with her husband, John, and their new puppy, Finn. When not working on her latest book she is probably in the kitchen, cooking up a storm for family and friends.

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Whisper Creek (Logan McKenna Series Book 7) by Valerie Davisson

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Whisper Creek (Logan McKenna Series Book 7) by Valerie Davisson
Genre – Crime, Thriller
Page Count – 283
Cover Designer – Kim Peticolas

One murder. Four suspects. Endless motives. Can Logan untangle a web of lies before the bodies start piling up?

Logan McKenna is troubled by good news. After accepting her long-time boyfriend’s proposal, the talented musician worries her unexpectedly profitable viral music video will throw their happy relationship out of whack. Needing space to clear her head, she travels to Oregon for a regular consulting gig…and stumbles onto a dead body.

Determined to protect her friends who are prime suspects in the case, Logan puts her own life on hold and chases the truth. But with the police distracted by festering secrets and false accusations, the musician-turned-investigator fears even her well-honed instincts can’t safeguard the innocent.

Will Logan’s unflinching loyalty put a murderer behind bars or trigger another killing?

Whisper Creek is the thrilling seventh book in the Logan McKenna Mystery series. If you like dynamic heroines, page-turning suspense, and satisfying twist endings, then you’ll love Valerie Davisson’s danger-laden tale.

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 A self-admitted book addict, Valerie was the kid with the flashlight under her pillow, reading long after lights out. A life of travel led to degrees in Anthropology and a pervasive interest in people. She lives on the Oregon coast with her husband, John, and their new puppy, Finn. When not working on her latest book she is probably in the kitchen, cooking up a storm for family and friends.

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Lies That Bind (Logan McKenna Series Book 6) by Valerie Davisson

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Lies That Bind (Logan McKenna Series Book 6) by Valerie Davisson
Genre – Crime, Thriller
Page Count – 310
Cover Designer – Kim Peticolas

Rumrunners. Secrets. Murder. In the 7th thrilling addition to the Logan McKenna Mystery series, Logan’s persistent digging is about to get her killed.

Things are changing for Logan McKenna. She bought a fixer-upper with Ben on the Oregon coast and is about to meet her half-sister, Olivia, who, until last year, she didn’t know existed. But the remodel is going smoothly and Logan begins to relax and even look forward to the upcoming visit with Olivia.

Before Logan gets the chance to meet her new sibling, a young woman, Charlotte ‘Charlie’ Collins, is found dead—drowned in the pool of The Collins, her family’s landmark Depoe Bay hotel.
Was this a horrible accident, or murder?

Emerging details are murky. Logan and Olivia soon find themselves inexorably drawn into what is starting to look like a homicide investigation. Discoveries in Logan’s new house offer tantalizing glimpses of long-hidden crimes.

Piecing the truth together from old journals and new confessions, Logan begins to rattle the killer’s cage. Can Logan dig through the tangled secrets and lies that bind two families together before another innocent dies?

If you enjoy Nevada Barr’s Anna Pigeon, J. A. Jance’s Joanna Brady or Ali Reynolds, Sue Grafton’s Kinsey Milhone, William Kent Kreuger’s Cork O’Connor, or Elly Griffith’s Ruth Galloway, you’ll love Davisson’s Logan McKenna!

In Lies That Bind, Davisson explores themes of mental illness, jealousy, shame, and guilt as well as the redeeming power of love, trust and community. What makes a murderer? Are killers born or bred? One thing’s for certain, secrets never stay that way and only love can heal.

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 A self-admitted book addict, Valerie was the kid with the flashlight under her pillow, reading long after lights out. A life of travel led to degrees in Anthropology and a pervasive interest in people. She lives on the Oregon coast with her husband, John, and their new puppy, Finn. When not working on her latest book she is probably in the kitchen, cooking up a storm for family and friends.

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Safe Harbor (Logan McKenna Series Book 5) by Valerie Davisson

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Safe Harbor (Logan McKenna Series Book 5) by Valerie Davisson
Genre – Crime, Thriller
Page Count – 324
Cover Designer – Kim Peticolas

During the first vacation she’s taken in years, Logan looks forward to sharing the beauty of the Oregon coast with Ben and her family. They quickly immerse themselves in summer fun. Ocean walks, caramel corn by the fire, a visit to the aquarium, a charter boat fishing trip, and to top it off, tickets for Logan and Ben to an amazing, in-home classical music concert featuring visiting musicians from China.

But within days, Logan finds herself inexorably dragged into a homicide investigation—as a possible suspect. While reeling from that discovery, Logan is forced to face a ghost from her past and make a thorny, personal decision that will change everyone’s lives, including her brother, Rick’s.

Weaving themes of loss, healing, forgiveness, family, love, and community, Davisson’s characters all seek a safe harbor, but not all of them find one.

Fans of J.A Jance, Louise Penny, Elly Griffiths, Nevada Barr, Sue Grafton, C.J. Box, James Patterson, or Alexander McCall Smith will love fiercely independent and loyal Logan McKenna!

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 A self-admitted book addict, Valerie was the kid with the flashlight under her pillow, reading long after lights out. A life of travel led to degrees in Anthropology and a pervasive interest in people. She lives on the Oregon coast with her husband, John, and their new puppy, Finn. When not working on her latest book she is probably in the kitchen, cooking up a storm for family and friends.

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Vanishing Day (Logan McKenna Series Book 4) by Valerie Davisson

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Vanishing Day (Logan McKenna Series Book 4) by Valerie Davisson
Genre – Crime, Thriller
Page Count – 336
Cover Designer – Kim Peticolas

 Logan soon discovers her new friend isn’t who she said she was. Without any ID, the police investigation stalls. Logan holds the only clue, but has no idea what it means or how dangerous it is.

That’s never stopped her before, but this time her drive to uncover the truth draws the killer ever closer. Before she realizes the danger, Logan is in so deep she may never be able to claw her way out.

Fans of J.A. Jance, Elly Griffiths, Louise Penny, C.J. Box, James Patterson, Nevada Barr, Sue Grafton, and Alexander McCall Smith will love Davisson’s fiercely independent and loyal Logan McKenna.

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 A self-admitted book addict, Valerie was the kid with the flashlight under her pillow, reading long after lights out. A life of travel led to degrees in Anthropology and a pervasive interest in people. She lives on the Oregon coast with her husband, John, and their new puppy, Finn. When not working on her latest book she is probably in the kitchen, cooking up a storm for family and friends.

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Devil’s Claw (Logan McKenna Series Book 3) by Valerie Davisson

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Devil’s Claw (Logan McKenna Series Book 3) by Valerie Davisson
Genre – Crime, Thriller
Page Count – 300
Cover Designer – Kim Peticolas

It’s summer, and with a new job, a new life, and plenty of time for her music, life couldn’t be better for Logan. She and her daughter, Amy, home from Africa, even rescue an orphaned sea otter pup. They help nurse it back to health at Jasper’s fledgling Sea Otter Center. But more than one person lays claim to the gorgeous stretch of coastal property upon which the center is built. All want it badly—but for very different reasons. Soon, storm clouds begin to swirl around the center, threatening the lives of all who enter. When Logan arrives to start her shift, she makes a tragic discovery. One of her talented young students, also a volunteer, has been coldly murdered. Just steps away, Logan finds another victim, the owner of the center, barely alive. As the most powerful coastal storm in decades grows ever more violent, Logan’s worst fears are confirmed. The center’s Zodiac raft is missing. So are Amy and the baby sea otter. Neither are equipped to survive the storm. Pulling out all the stops, Logan enlists the help of friends in the small town of Jasper she calls home, racing to rescue Amy before the killer or the storm take her daughter from her forever. Only love, trust, and community have any chance of stopping the killer, before more lives, including Logan’s own, are lost.

If you enjoy books by Elly Griffiths, J.A. Jance, Nevada Barr, Louise Penny, Sue Grafton, C.J. Box, James Patterson, or Alexander McCall Smith, you will love fiercely independent and loyal Logan McKenna!

~ AMAZON ~

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 A self-admitted book addict, Valerie was the kid with the flashlight under her pillow, reading long after lights out. A life of travel led to degrees in Anthropology and a pervasive interest in people. She lives on the Oregon coast with her husband, John, and their new puppy, Finn. When not working on her latest book she is probably in the kitchen, cooking up a storm for family and friends.

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Notebook Mysteries ~ A Party to Remember (Notebook Mysteries Series) by Kimberly Mullins

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Notebook Mysteries ~ A Party to Remember (Notebook Mysteries Series) by Kimberly Mullins
Genre – Historical, Crime
Page Count – 144
Cover Designer – Miblart

Bells are ringing, people are singing and Christmas is coming.  The family is planning a wedding for Christmas Eve.  They are all working to make it an event to remember.

Before that can happen an invitation arrives to a party.  Emma is immediately suspicious-why were they invited, why was it in Chicago and not New York City? Is Emma overreacting or is something up at the party?

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Kimberly Mullins is the author of a series of books called “Notebook Mysteries”. Her stories are based on historical events occurring in 1880-1890’s Chicago. She holds a BS in biology and a Masters in business. Her favorite classes were in history. She lives in Texas with her husband and son. When she is not writing she works as a Process Safety Engineer at a large chemical company. You can connect with her on her website at kimberlymullinsauthor.com, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

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Killer Smile by Allan Evans

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Killer Smile by Allan Evans
Genre – Crime, Thriller
Page Count – 357
Cover Designer – Ashley Literski

 After famously stopping a serial killer, a detective makes a disturbing discovery: a dark website for serial killers has targeted him.

Summoned to a mysterious meeting, detective Cade Dawkins is confronted with his past. A University of Minnesota computer science professor has discovered a disturbing website on the dark web. Made up of serial killers, they use the site to share exploits, brag and offer challenges to one another. But it gets worse. After Cade famously stopped a serial killer in the Twin Cities—and nearly lost the two women closest to him—a new site-wide challenge is issued: Come to Minnesota and outsmart the detective who stopped the Blonde Killer. Come and kill here.

With two killers from the site terrifying the public, the media turning on him, and the governor threatening to fire him, time isn’t Cade’s friend. But then, neither are the serial killers.

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Author Allan Evans has been finding success of late. His debut novel, Abnormally Abbey, was published in 2020, and the follow-up, Class Clown, came out in 2022. Silent Night, a short story, was in the Haunted Yuletide anthology (2020) and a serial killer thriller, Killer Blonde (the first in this series), was published in 2021.

Son of famed jazz musician Doc Evans, Evans has written advertising and marketing for nearly two decades. A soccer coach, he can often be found on the field teaching kids about soccer and life. Evans lives in the Twin Cities.

Visit evanswriter.com to learn more.

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Lucky Break (Trentbridge Tales Book 2) by Lee Wood

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Lucky Break (Trentbridge Tales Book 2) by Lee Wood
Genre – Crime, Thriller
Page Count – 270
Cover Designer – 100 Covers

When Peter Winston-Moore discovers a genuine Picasso in a junk shop, he can’t believe his luck. It sells for $5.4 million at Sotheby’s. Now he keeps finding valuable items, which doesn’t go unnoticed by his competitors. Three of them become curious about his secret source and decide to follow him with disastrous consequences.
James Sheldon was a police detective. He’s now a private investigator and has been asked to prove the main suspect in a murder is innocent.
However, as he delves deeper, he realises everyone involved has dark secrets.
It’s a plot with more twists and turns than a rollercoaster.
Join the growing number of readers discovering James Sheldon
As one reviewer quoted:
“The ending has the summing up to it of a typical Agatha Christie, so this is a contemporary novel but with that old-fashioned feel.”
LUCKY BREAK is the second book in the ‘Trentbridge Tales‘ series.

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Before semi-retiring and turning to write novels, Lee had a varied career. He spent more than 20 years working in the music industry. Everything from playing in bands as a teenager to running an indie record label and record shop during the punk rock era to starting a music collector’s magazine and building it from zero to a circulation of 14,000 copies a month.

He’s met virtually every top ‘pop star’ and achieved one of his lifetime ambitions when he became manager of The Troggs, one of his all-time favourite bands from his teens.

He wrote a best-selling book on the Sex Pistols in 1988, which was published by Omnibus Press and thanks to their well-oiled publicity machine sold a respectable 60,000 copies. It was also published in Japan – in Japanese!

He has lived in Cambridge for most of his life and looks on writing as a new adventure. He still finds time to play the guitar (Fender Stratocaster) and is currently learning to play the drums with his wife. They found a drum teacher who has a studio with two kits and they are learning to play together side by side.

Mr. Lucky, is the first novel in the series. They are all available in eBook and paperback formats.

Author Interview with Lee Wood

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The Mother’s Threat by Susan Specht Oram

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The Mother’s Threat by Susan Specht Oram
Genre – Suspense, Crime, Women’s Fiction
Page Count – 280
Cover Designer – Best Page Forward

Violet Cleveland’s mind is running on high alert. Used to tough challenges, the ex-covert-ops leader worries about keeping her unstable hippie mom in line while opening a security business. And just as she lands a make-or-break protection detail, her parent’s evasive comments about an upcoming trip trigger a loud alarm bell.

Discovering that her inaugural job is tangled up in emotionally charged protests, Violet reaches out to the authorities for aid… only to be curtly dismissed as a fearmonger. And after heading undercover to track the source of the threats, she’s horrified to discover her own mom blowing her daughter’s cover to a potential lynch mob.

Determined to hold her ground, will she burn her last bridge home?

The Mother’s Threat is a page-turning, standalone novel. If you like driven heroines, complex relationships, and intense psychological drama, then you’ll love Susan Specht Oram’s high-stakes standoff.

Read The Mother’s Threat to watch your back today!

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Susan Specht Oram is writing mysteries, thrillers and suspense novels. The book The Mother’s Threat was loosely inspired by the World Trade Organization/WTO riots in Seattle. Her essays were published in Mothering Magazine, Twins Magazine and Utne Reader. She’s written brief business books and humorous books from a rescue dog’s point of view. Susan grew up near Detroit, Michigan and lives in a windy part of the Pacific Northwest with her trumpet-playing husband and their rescue dog.

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Mr Lucky (Trentbridge Tales Book 1) by Lee Wood

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Mr Lucky (Trentbridge Tales Book 1) by Lee Wood
Gene – Crime, Thriller
Page Count – 268

A single instant shattered Detective James Sheldon’s perfect life. Eighteen months later, he is begging for loose change on the streets and contemplating suicide.

In a strange twist of fate, he wins a record-breaking 168 million lottery. But what should be a life-changing dream becomes a heart-pumping nightmare.

Suddenly James finds himself thrust into a dangerous game where he’s forced to confront drug dealers, crime bosses out to destroy him, and the personal demons that keep him up at night. The question is – can he come to terms with his new wealth?

Totally unpredictable!

Not your usual crime novel plot.

Perfect for readers who enjoy a story with more twists and turns than a rollercoaster.

What Readers Say About Mr Lucky

–“An imaginative scenario composed of one man’s choice to do good with an unexpected windfall. Vindictive jealousy and unmerited retribution.”

–“Reminded me of both Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy’s Trading Places and the Nicholas Cage film, Leaving Las Vegas in places, with a soupcon of The Sopranos in the mix.” –“This is a fantastic read. It really moved me from the start with the scene about the homeless man. I would highly recommend it.”

–“Once you start reading, you won’t want to stop until you finish. It’s got a strong narrative drive as we learn how the paths of homeless man and a major drug dealer cross thanks to $100M lottery win. The characters are well-drawn and believable.” –“Most of us have fantasised at some point in our life about what we would do if we won a lottery. Lee Wood provides us with a surprising yet believable scenario set in suburban UK and featuring contemporary social issues including drugs, prostitution, corruption, homelessness and the plight of the working class.”

If you enjoy beautifully crafted British Crime by authors such as Adam Croft, Alex Smith, JD Kirk, Rachel McLean and Helen H Durrant, then you’ll love this series set in the fictional town of Trentbridge, a cross between Cambridge and Stoke-On-Trent.

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Before semi-retiring and turning to write novels, Lee had a varied career. He spent more than 20 years working in the music industry. Everything from playing in bands as a teenager to running an indie record label and record shop during the punk rock era to starting a music collector’s magazine and building it from zero to a circulation of 14,000 copies a month.

He’s met virtually every top ‘pop star’ and achieved one of his lifetime ambitions when he became manager of The Troggs, one of his all-time favourite bands from his teens.

He wrote a best-selling book on the Sex Pistols in 1988, which was published by Omnibus Press and thanks to their well-oiled publicity machine sold a respectable 60,000 copies. It was also published in Japan – in Japanese!

He has lived in Cambridge for most of his life and looks on writing as a new adventure. He still finds time to play the guitar (Fender Stratocaster) and is currently learning to play the drums with his wife. They found a drum teacher who has a studio with two kits and they are learning to play together side by side.

Mr. Lucky, is the first novel in the series. They are all available in eBook and paperback formats.

Author Interview with Lee Wood

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Leaving No Traces (A Commissario Scala Mystery in Rome) by P.J. Mann

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Leaving No Traces (A Commissario Scala Mystery in Rome) by P.J. Mann
Genre – Crime
Cover Designer – Getcovers

Detective Maurizio Scala doesn’t easily give up on a case. When a young woman’s car is discovered abandoned at a service station, blood splatters on the driver’s seat, the detective is determined to unravel the mystery and bring her killer to justice. But when a second murder emerges, it becomes clear that the case is far from straightforward.

As Scala delves deeper into the investigation, he uncovers a web of deceit and corruption. With the mafia’s influence lurking at every turn, the stakes have never been higher. As the detective races against the clock to catch the killer, he must also protect a key witness whose life hangs in the balance.

Will Scala be able to crack the case before it’s too late, or will the shadows of the underworld consume him? Find out in this gripping tale of murder, betrayal, and justice.

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Paula J. Mann lives a double life. She is a geologist by day and a novelist by night. She’s best known for writing mysteries and thrillers.

She also experimented writing historical fiction, and paranormal suspense.

She loves traveling and shares her experiences on her blog.

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The Secrets they Hide (A Commissario Scala Mystery in Rome) by P.J. Mann

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The Secrets they Hide (A Commissario Scala Mystery in Rome) by P.J. Mann
Genre – Crime