At last–the newest nail-biting Kera Van Brocklin mystery/thriller by Golden Crown Literary Society nominee Jody Valley. Feeling depressed and needing a change in her life, Private Investigator Kera Van Brocklin’s identical twin, Deidre, decides to clear her head by taking a job with a small adventure cruise company in Alaska. When Kera learns that Deidre … Read more
Tip Trencher is an eighteen-year-old high school senior and captain of his swim team. He lives on an Oregon farm with his evangelical parents and a deep mystery. His long departed brother’s room is always kept locked until the day Tip’s mother forgets her key and Tip discovers that his brother Thad left a series … Read more
Gillette Park, a sleepy town nestled in the Rocky Mountains, harbors a secret. Twenty-three years ago, a young girl went missing. Three days later her body was found lodged beneath the footbridge over Gillette Creek. The murder shook the town but they soon found it was only the beginning. A serial killer hides among them–a serial killer who strikes twice, sometimes three times a year. Mason Cooper couldn’t wait to leave Gillette Park. At eighteen, she headed off to college and the bright lights of Los Angeles, thinking she’d never return home to the broken family and forgotten friendships she’d left behind. But being a cop in L.A. lost its charm and–after a breakup–Mason heads back to her hometown. The serial killer still haunts Gillette Park, and she becomes consumed with catching him. Dr. Grace Jennings has what some call a gift. She ‘sees’ things. She ‘hears’ things. Running from that gift was useless so she’s learned to embrace it instead. Now the FBI has solicited her help in catching the serial killer. Not everyone in this mountain town likes the idea of bringing in a psychic, including Mason’s uncle and boss, Sheriff Cooper. Mason is tasked with being the go-between, and she soon finds herself with a front row seat as Dr. Jennings discovers the dark–and well hidden–secrets of Gillette Park. As Mason and Grace’s friendship grows, so does their attraction. But safety lies only with each other, as they battle the evil that lives in Gillette Park.
The greatest hold on the present is the past. For twenty-five years the memory of her brother’s murder has followed Ari Adams like a shadowy companion. Now Ari has found new evidence, a picture of Richie’s killer and a new hope for justice. But what seemed to be a simple botched robbery proves to be far more sinister. To uncover the truth Ari must confront her own grief and misery–and face her father, Detective Jack Adams, who also blames himself for Richie’s death. The seventh installment of Ann Roberts’ award-winning series finds detective Ari Adams on the search of her life, where guilt and resentment can only be extinguished by justice.
Early retirement is supposed to be a good thing. For Blakely Moore, not so much. After twenty-five years of marriage, her wife moved on to a younger model, leaving Blakely alone to figure out what comes next. Deciding to spend the summer at a campground in a twenty-nine-foot trailer with her dog, Mabel and her best friends Steph, Myra and Jen, she finds that even though she physically left her criminal profiler position at the Rochester police department, she’s still performing the job in her personal life. Someone is stalking the seasonal campers at the campground, and the focus seems to be on Steph. When Blakely’s old, revolting mentor from the Ithaca Police Department buys the campground, she thinks she made a poor decision. But she can’t leave her friends alone to deal with a stalker and the new owner of Rock Creek Campground, whose managerial style is less than adequate. Soon, the police find a dead woman at the bottom of a gorge, throwing Blakely back to her first day as a cop. A policewoman in training, she found herself on the scene of a young woman’s demise from a fall of over one hundred feet. The death eventually became a cold case, and it haunted her for the rest of her life, because the young woman dead on the bottom of the gorge was the woman she loved. Eventually, she left Ithaca to find a new life and a new job in Rochester, NY. But with another woman dead, the similarities are too much and she realizes she has to see this through or she’ll never be at peace. And with a stalker too close to her friend Steph, the feeling of having to protect her is more than that of a friend. Could it be because she’s beginning to look at Steph in a different way? The only answer she has is that everything happens for a reason, but damn if she knows what the reason is.
You never think it will happen to your family–until it does. Taylor Herron’s mom is missing, and her life is unraveling at the seams. Deciding which way to turn and who to trust has proven to be a monumental task. Detective Aleena Shaw has been assigned the case of finding Gwen Herron. Both a stunning and complicated woman, she soon becomes Taylor’s only hope. The path to finding her mom soon uncovers more questions than answers, and leaves doubt in place of hope. Love and lies are an outcome Taylor didn’t expect–but the truth will always be revealed no matter the cost.
Lydia Swann’s life is falling into place perfectly. She’s clinched the coveted role of advice columnist at The Washington Post. With her career on the rise, she hopes to buy a house with her girlfriend. But the bliss is fleeting. The relationship with her girlfriend hits the rocks, leaving Lydia reeling. To compound matters, she becomes entangled in a perplexing mystery. Letters from a disgruntled reader start to flood her inbox. They contain cryptic riddles that bear chilling parallels to a series of unsolved murders haunting DC. Could deciphering the enigmatic riddles lead her to unmasking a cunning killer? Caught between personal turmoil and the allure of solving a deadly puzzle, Lydia finds solace in the company of Sofia Soto, a captivating figure who sparks feelings beyond mere friendship.
Last month, intelligence analyst Lexie Martin found out a secret that could ruin lives. After a week on the run from her own government with her maybe-almost girlfriend, Sophia Flores, Lexie was forced to turn herself in and accept her punishment. But that punishment never came… Aside from Lexie’s confusion about the whys of her release, things seem to be okay–she’s free, back at work, and is officially dating Sophia, which is way better than just okay. But when you embarrass the most powerful man in the country, you risk incurring his petty wrath, and when Lexie is reassigned back into a field position in a hostile country, she’s sure it’s retaliation for knowing the truth and that the president is going to leverage what Lexie did to keep her in line. Now Lexie has a new mission. Make it home to the woman she loves.
After an attack that left her both physically and emotionally scarred, Tucson prosecutor Mackenzie Wilson is ready to get back to work. Reassigned from prosecuting to public relations, Mack is trying to make the best of her new situation. And though she’s back together with her ex-girlfriend, Dr. Anna Lapin, their reignited relationship has already begun to fray. When the body of a young woman is found with Mack’s business card in her pocket, Mack becomes an obvious suspect. When support from Anna wavers and Mack is put on administrative leave, Mack begins to spiral. And then another body is found. Battling to protect her reputation and her job, Mack turns to her best friend Jess Lafayette. Together, they find themselves doing the only thing that they can–investigating the murders before time runs out for them and for Anna.
After a chance encounter with terrorism at JFK leaves her snapping photos instead of fleeing, celebrated novelist Marielle finds herself thrust into the Witness Protection program–stripped of her vibrant life and identity. With only her cat for company, Marielle plans her comeback with a sensational novel–until she discovers a fraudulent ‘posthumous’ book bearing her name. Breaking cover, Marielle embarks on a perilous quest for truth, enlisting the aid of an eclectic crew including a young musician, Buddhist monks, and her stalwart ex-lover, Fresh. Against all odds, Marielle is determined to reclaim her name and her life in this thrilling story of courage, identity, and resilience. ‘With more twists and turns than a coiled snake, Season of Eclipse is also a deep examination of who we are and what happens to us when we can”t be the person we thought we were. Both make this thriller hard to put down.’ — J.M. Redmann, the Micky Knight mystery series ‘Plucked out of her own life and plunged into witness-protection-program obscurity, Marielle Wing has the guts to activate her ire and her creative imagination to try to win back her name, all while discovering some rough truths about the life she left behind. She does this with the aid of one of the most deliciously irksome young women ever to appear on the page: Tuna, who might bring Marielle to new life if she doesn”t kill her first. Terry Wolverton”s Season of Eclipse is a fun and subversively serious novel about finding yourself while losing yourself, in spite of yourself.’ -David Groff, author of Live in Suspense ‘Terry Wolverton”s Season of Eclipse is a wild ride of a thriller, with a protagonist who”s as lovable as she is flawed. Marielle Wing witnesses a bombing and then is forced to go into hiding, with several ensuing changes of location and identity. Who is a friend and who is a foe? We don”t know until the exciting conclusion. Rooting for them all the way, we follow Marielle and her cat Dude through a maze of danger and conspiracy. Don”t begin reading this book in the evening unless you plan to stay up all night!’ — Alice Bloch, Mother/Daughter Banquet ‘A page turning thriller from award winning author Terry Wolverton. A terrorist event changes novelist Marielle”s life and outlook forever as she finds wisdom and help in unexpected places.’ — Katherine Rupley, author, Antarctica ‘Season of Eclipse is a thrill ride through the trust-no-one aftermath of a terrorist attack, and a meditation on the nature of self. Reading this novel is at once a shot of adrenaline and a deep, cleansing breath.’ — Cheryl E. Klein, author, Crybaby: Infertility, Illness, and Other Things That Were Not the End of the World ‘Who is Marielle Wing, and how does she stay ahead of an enemy that knows her every move and mistake? And as fragile relationships hang in the balance and close alliances shift, Marielle must test the limits of what she”s capable of to find the truth. This thrilling novel is one that you can”t wait to find out what happens next, and yet, also want to read slowly and savor the delicious sentences. Will Marielle survive?’ — Kathleen Brady, author, Language of Light ‘Marielle Wing”s journey reminds us that in a world where the worst of humanity is perpetually on display, the best is just as possible. A single act of violence can send your life spinning out of control. Strangers may take you in and bind your wounds, help make you whole again.’ — Bronwyn Mauldin, author, Love Songs of the Revolution ‘Imagine everything about who you are is erased overnight? Your name, home, career, friends family – poof! Gone! This is exactly what happens to novelist and protagonist Marielle Wing after she witnesses a bombing at JFK airport and snaps a photo of one of the fleeing suspects. In short order, she is whisked by Homeland Security into Witness Protection against her will. Her obituary in the New York Times seals her fate. A suspenseful, moody, sharply layered story, Wolverton”s thrilling Season of Eclipse is also a meditation on identity and breathtaking transformation.’ –Elise D”Haene, author, Licking Our Wounds It”s the perfect thriller for readers who have a familiarity with the publishing industry, with plenty of familiar thriller tropes and coincidences recalibrated to fit the scale of a frustrated novelist”s life. It”s an offbeat premise, to be sure, and Wolverton manages to deliver across the board. A literary airport novel that flies its readers to unexpected destinations.–Kirkus Reviews