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Murdered by Prejudice by Dianne Harman

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About Murdered by Prejudice by Dianne Harman

A prison guard. A postmaster. A Forest Service employee. A California Department of Agriculture employee. All murdered. They worked for the federal government, but so do a lot of other people. What else did they share?

Seems like a serial killer is on the loose. And it looks like he’s targeting the sleepy community of Red Cedar. When one of the Red Cedar Spa’s guests is murdered, Liz has no choice but to team up with an FBI agent to help solve the murders.

And with a chief of police who is far more interested in catching speeders than he is in catching murderers, someone has to do his job. Maybe Liz should run for chief of police!

A page-turning murder mystery with plenty of dogs, food and recipes along with a couple of quirky characters. The latest in the Liz Lucas Cozy Mystery Series by a two-time USA Today Bestselling Author.

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The Girl Next Door

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Am I a killer?

That is the question haunting 25-year-old Jane Jensen.

When she wakes up in the hospital after a devastating auto accident, she finds that her memory since ninth grade of high school has been wiped clean. As she heals, she begins to recover a memory here and there, and piece by piece, she tries to stitch everything together to reclaim her identity.

Jane is aware that she has gone from bullied, overweight schoolgirl to successful corporate wonk in the last several years. But when the wife of her teenage obsession gets killed in a professional hit, Jane makes yet another transition—murder suspect.

It’s a situation that would be unbearable for anyone but it’s infinitely worse for Jane for one major reason: she truly has no idea if she’s innocent or guilty.

The Girl Next Door will keep readers guessing until the last page turn.

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BEFORE DEATH REVELATIONS AND WISDOM by Losim.l.k

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They say nobody knows the origin of the universe and all that comes with it. But I lean back and laugh at that statement. They say nobody can bring the thiests and the atheists into one very conclusion. But I flick my wrist and say, “why do humans like to rush to conclusions?” They say moral beings are always gonna face injustice and the evil get away with their evil deeds. But I look into their eyes and say, “nobody knows the future.” They say the laws they made and implemented on people are what that brought peace, equality and order. I say the apes have a message for you: “man shouldn’t consider himself the most intelligent creature of all but one that uses the least of his intellectual ability among all.”
Ladies and gentleman, before your very eyes is a book not to be compared with any other. For in it lies the most shocking and eye opening revelations one has ever come across. Far fetched are the writings not, for they were just within us but we didn’t mind to fetch them out. So truthful, logical and factful are my writings that I’d be ready for anyone against them. So ready for the challenge where I am the only one who gets to place the bet.

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Love, Murder, and a Good Bottle of Wine by Chris Phipps

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Sarah Wagner and her cousin Laura are prime suspects in the murder of their beloved Aunt Caro. . Neither have alibis, and both stand to inherit millions. The detective working the case is so close-minded, he’s not following other leads, and the only way the cousins can prove their innocence is to find the real killer. But as the mystery unravels and the killer gets closer, Sarah fears it might be somebody she loves.

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The Housekeeper’s Proposal

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Who Killed Helen Walker?

Jeremy Walker is accused of killing his wife. The sheriff’s sister, Kate Hammond, applies for the job as his housekeeper in order to try and find the proof they need to hang Jeremy. However, Kate never suspected she’d fall in love with the man. Her new mission is to find out who really killed Helen Walker to clear Jeremy’s name. When the real killer is revealed, it sets Kate in a tailspin of grief and heartbreak.
This is a series book but it’s also a stand-alone read.

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Seashells, Spells & Caramels

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A magical French island. A dead contestant. An aspiring baker must clear her name before she gets burned.
Imogen Banks has dreamed her entire life of opening her own bakery in Seattle. But when she accidentally sets fire to her apartment and loses all her possessions, her dreams get toasted. Still coping with her loss, she receives a cryptic invitation she can’t possibly refuse: entry into a mysterious baking competition on a beautiful French island.

When Imogen realizes the island village is magical and the bake-off’s participants are witches and wizards, she’s not sure her fledgling powers will be enough to win the coveted contest. In the midst of trying to cast her very first spell, a competitor drops dead and Imogen finds the psychic judges’ mystical fingers all pointing at her. Can Imogen unlock her own magic and stop the killer from coming back for seconds or will she jump straight from the frying pan and into the fire?

Seashells, Spells & Caramels is the first book in a charming paranormal cozy mystery series. If you like funny heroines, mysterious magical communities, and quirky conspiracies, then you’ll love Erin Johnson’s perfectly witchy recipe.

Buy Seashells, Spells & Caramels to sink your teeth into a fresh magical mystery today!

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Dying for Justice by Pauline Isaksen

About Dying for Justice by Pauline Isaksen:

She wanted the truth – They wanted her dead

Do you love a mind-bending murder mystery? DYING FOR JUSTICE will drive you crazy as you try to work out whodunit.

When London lawyer, Julia Ainsworth, is called to defend a sixteen-year-old boy on a murder charge, she is driven to risk everything to discover the truth. But when she becomes the next target, she realizes that the truth could mean justice or death.

In a desperate game of cat and mouse, Julia must uncover the political power-base intent on keeping the biggest secret of all.

DYING FOR JUSTICE is a thriller that will have you guessing to the last gasp and be warned: The ending might haunt you forever!

“What a great first book! Isaksen blends well-written nail-biting suspense with emotion. The author knows how to keep the readers on the edge of their seats. Definitely a new author to look out for. Five stars!” – Heidi Eljarbo, best-selling author of “Catching a Witch”.

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Asylum by Heather Trussell

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She knows it wasn’t suicide. Now a guilt-ridden detective needs to prove it… Detective jill Brennan ignored her ex’s phone call, and the next day he was dead. Searching for clues in an unsettling asylum, she’s appalled when her boss insists it’s a suicide. Plagued by guilt and far too close to the case, Brennan knows that the hunt for the truth could risk her career.

Battling her own colleagues and pressure to oust an Asian Crime gang, Brennan uncovers shocking evidence of murder. But in the quest to conquer inner demons and save her ex’s reputation will her own life go down in flames?

Asylum is the third standalone book in the gripping Detective Jill Brennan crime thriller series. If you like gritty cops, dark deeds, and well-crafted plots, then you’ll love Gina Amos’s powerful novel.

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MISSING: A Finn Delaney New York City Mystery by Robert L. Bryan

About MISSING: A Finn Delaney New York City Mystery by Robert L. Bryan

Finbar Delaney always thought he would follow in the NYPD tradition of four previous generations of Delaney’s. When an injury ends his police career after only 1.5 years, Finn has to find something to do with the rest of his life. With the assistance of his NYPD Chief father, Finn becomes the less than enthusiastic, novice owner of a private detective company. With virtually no experience in the business, Finn is suddenly thrust into a web of international corruption and murder. How will he handle his first big case when he ends up becoming the target for murder?

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Murder, She Vaped: The Ironic T-Shirt Caper by Gregg Maxwell Parker

About Murder, She Vaped: The Ironic T-Shirt Caper by Gregg Maxwell Parker

Introducing a new mystery series full of laughs and intrigue! “The Ironic T-Shirt Caper” is a postmodern mystery featuring two young female detectives. Imagine if Holmes and Watson were hipsters living on the east side of Los Angeles, or if Philip Marlowe had a lot of opinions about pop culture. Fans of “Deadpool” and “The Nice Guys” will love this fresh take on the genre.

MURDER, SHE VAPED is a new series featuring Silver Lake barista Judy Scoffs, the coolest girl in Los Angeles who has a sixth sense for when something’s not right or when someone’s being sexist online. Even though she’s super indie and fun, somehow death and crime follow her wherever she goes. Along with her sidekick/roommate Doll, Judy is unafraid to tackle even the most baffling mysteries.

In THE IRONIC T-SHIRT CAPER, a crime wave has hit Echo Park, as nostalgic shirts purchased from a local vintage shop vanish overnight from customers’ closets, replaced by ones with current references a grown adult might enjoy, like “True Crime Podcasts” and “In-Unit Washer/Dryer.” Judy and Doll dive into a world of shady clothing magnates, outlandish performance artists, and cynical bloggers to get to the bottom of this supernatural frenzy before everyone in town has to start defining themselves through something other than their clothing.

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So Then There Were None: A Tale of Ten Little Bridesmaids by Annie Adams

About So Then There Were None: A Tale of Ten Little Bridesmaids by Annie Adams

When she said she’d rather die than be a bridesmaid, she didn’t mean it literally…
Reluctant bridesmaid Quincy McKay hopes this island wedding breezes by in a hurry. But when the couple announces a murder mystery game, the amateur sleuth is willing to take her time to earn the prize money. She thinks the cash is as good as hers until one evening’s sinister turn makes it impossible to tell the difference between entertainment and cold-blooded murder…

With few friends among the wedding party, Quincy can’t help but label everyone a suspect. As the bridesmaids disappear one-by-one, it’s only a matter of time until the ruthless game calls her number.

Will Quincy unravel the plot before she perishes in paradise?

So Then There Were None: A Tale of Ten Little Bridesmaids is a thrilling standalone in The Flower Shop Mystery Series of cozy mysteries. If you like lots of laughs, hair-raising plots, and twists that keep you guessing, then you’ll love Annie Adams’ delightful homage to an Agatha Christie classic.

Preorder this book today, it launches on January 1, 2019! Only 99 cents if you preorder, after that, the price goes up to $5.99.

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Not a Whisper: Book One of the Klondike Mysteries

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When a retreat becomes a nightmare…

When Cherie Marshall catches her fiancé and best friend in a compromising position, she cancels her upcoming wedding and jumps at the chance to escape to quiet Klondike, Pennsylvania to care for her elderly aunt. She thought her biggest issue would be adapting to life in the middle of a National Forest, so very different from her upbringing in the deserts of Arizona.

But that was before she met State Trooper Fire Marshall Jamison “Jazz” Maddox at the scene of a mysterious fire. As they both become acquainted with the close-knit Klondike residents, things get complicated as Cherie and Jazz find themselves in the middle of a local crime wave where arson, kidnapping, embezzlement and a decades-old murder are just the tip of the iceberg.

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Jacqueline Willoughby

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In Jacqueline Willoughby, a string of grisly murders seemingly connected to the Bible’s Ten Commandments will ultimately lead two FBI agents to a rare book. The tome, written decades ago by a woman named Jacqueline Willoughby, recounts multiple murders by a young girl with eerily similar details to the current killings. In due course, the agents Kason McAlester and Troy Stevens track down one of the surviving copies of the book and discover they have a copycat on their hands. In a race against the clock, Kason and Troy search for clues within the story to help them catch a serial killer.

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SONGBIRD by Inger Wolf

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A thrilling Scandinavian mystery.
From an international best-selling and award winning author.
On an early morning in May, the police find the heavily beaten body of Maja Nielsen in a public park in central Aarhus in Denmark.

She has fallen from a great height and her right arm has been cut repeatedly. Everything points to a suicide, and as the police dig deeper into the world of Maja, they discover a young woman plagued by paranoia and violent nightmares.

Something was tormenting her.

The investigation leads Daniel Trokic and his team to a distinct blood profile with traces of an unknown drug, a tattooed Colombian, and a particularly uncompromising animal rights activist who has been run over in a hit-and-run accident.

SONGBIRD is the third book in the bestselling Scandinavian mystery series about Police Inspector Daniel Trokic, his colleague Lisa Kornelius, and the rest of the investigative unit at Århus Police station. If you like Stieg Larsson and Scandinavian mysteries, then you’ll love Inger Wolf’s spine-chilling who-done-it.

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Game Piece

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Temple, Texas Police Detective, Barry Marshall hunts for a hardened serial killer with the ultimate endgame, one intended to strip Marshall of everything he holds dear—his career, his wife Erin, and his reputation. Unbeknownst to Marshall, the killer had dated Erin years ago, and seeing Marshall with her pushes him over the edge. Determined to punish Marshall for stealing his beloved, the killer plays a deadly cat-and-mouse game of murder. As the body count rises, Marshall is forced to face his worst nightmare.

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Escape to Osprey Cove

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Doug has grown up poor. When he meets wealthy Catherine, he thinks she is his ticket to all that he desires. He marries her for her wealth only to find that he covets one more thing, independence. What he finds in the secret compartment of his new Corvette will grant him this independence and change his and Catherine’s life forever.

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Yesterday’s Lost by Sam Cheever

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An old house…a shadowy night…a tortured spirit…two lives irretrievably changed…

Pratt Davies is a police detective with the Saint Louis PD. He’s comfortable in his role…confident that he’s seen just about everything there is to see.

Until he and his partner answer a call to enter a home where blood-curdling screams speak of horrific violence.

Inside the disturbing house, he encounters a strange, icy mist and something malevolent waiting just beyond view. Pratt’s confidence is shaken, his worldview smashed into tiny pieces…like shards of glass from a broken mirror.

His partner comes out of that house damaged, both physically and mentally, unable to even form a coherent response.

Pratt is so shaken he can barely function.

And he still has a murder to solve.

Who killed the couple living in that terrible house? What haunted the mist obscuring the scene? How did Pratt’s partner end up bleeding and babbling on the floor, something evil oozing through her gaze?

And how is Pratt…broken and terrified himself…ever going to solve a murder that has every indication of having been born in the ether?

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Her Final Word by Willow Rose

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Rather be the hunter than the prey.

Inspired by a true story!

Ella Maria Chauncey walks home after a night out with her friends, hurrying to get back before her parents realize she’s been out with the boy they don’t want her to date. Living in the gated community of Lyford Cay, Bahamas, in one of the world’s wealthiest neighborhoods, she believes it is safe.

Ella Maria never makes it home. She is found the next day floating in her family’s pool, her tongue cut out.

Seven months later Jack Ryder is visiting the Bahamas with his adopted daughter Emily. They’re trying to find Emily’s relatives, but it turns out to be easier said than done. The only living relative they can track down is a woman…in jail. She’s doing time for murdering Ella Maria Chauncey, but as Jack digs into the case, he starts to wonder if she was wrongfully convicted and the murderer is still out there, hunting for his next prey.

As the shocking investigation unfolds, and secrets are revealed, no one in in the lucrative Lyford Cay can be trusted.

This fast-paced bone-chilling mystery by #1 Amazon Bestselling Author Willow Rose will have you glued to the pages late into the night.

HER FINAL WORD is the sixth book in the bestselling Jack Ryder series but can be read as a standalone.

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Echo Killers by Danny R. Smith

About Echo Killers by Danny R. Smith:

Fort Hood, Texas, 2016. A vehicle carrying seven soldiers was swept away in a flash flood. Four were killed, three were never found.

Los Angeles, 2018. A runaway boy claims to have witnessed a murder. The story seems farfetched, but Floyd takes the case. Unsure, he turns to his old partner for a second opinion.

But Dickie has problems of his own. He has been assigned a new partner, a good cop but one with a checkered past. It’s the last thing Dickie needs, regardless of how sexy she happens to be. When the two are sent to investigate a murder in Compton, Dickie recognizes the similarities to Floyd’s new case.

Army investigators descend on South Los Angeles in search of AWOL soldiers, while Dickie and Floyd close in on the killers. Are their paths set to collide?

In an exciting, action-packed police drama replete with perilous twists and snaky turns, this murder mystery will drag you beyond the yellow tape and into the minds and souls of killers and those who hunt them.

“A fast-paced novel filled with colorful characters and dialogue reminiscent of vintage Elmore Leonard. Brimming with true-to-life details that can only come from the pen of an experienced homicide investigator, Echo Killers has an authenticity which is rare among murder mysteries.” – Phil Jonas

“To say that I thoroughly enjoyed the book would be an understatement. Like his previous novels, this book was riveting for me. Hence the reason that I was determined to finish it in one sitting. It had me on the edge of my seat a couple of times so I just had to keep turning pages.”

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The Ghost Maker by Kara Lane Barstow

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Daphne LaVaigne has been seeing ghosts her whole life. Being the youngest daughter of a wealthy and famous family, she has always fought to hide her gift. However, a vacation with her boyfriend to his hometown makes it impossible for her to hide her gift. After all, what is she supposed to do when faced with a ghost of a girl no one knows is dead?

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