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Escape to Osprey Cove Lodge by Luisa Marietta Gold

Escape to Osprey Cove Lodge by Luisa Marietta Gold

An unusual find in the secret compartment of Doug’s Corvette will change lives forever–a spellbinding mystery of love, betrayal, and wealth from the scenic Rideau Lakes in Canada to the beautiful shores of the Caribbean.

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Marseille

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A spate of abductions and subsequent deaths in nearby départements have Investigator, Jacques Forêt, perplexed. Returning from extended leave to the news of a local kidnapping, Jacques is on the case immediately. And this time it’s personal.
But the case isn’t Jacques’ only worry. He has become more and more concerned about Beth, but what can he do if she doesn’t let him help her?
The investigation into the murders takes him and his trusted assistant, Didier Duclos, to Marseille. Can Jacques find the kidnappers and release their captive before another body is added to the list of unexplained murders?
It’s a race against time.

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Lovers To Die For by Peyton Stone

Lovers To Die For by Peyton Stone

A serial killer’s obsession. A woman’s dark secrets.

In the shadows of a peaceful island, a serial killer leaves behind a trail of bodies that strike a close resemblance to the local antique shop owner.

Left on each victim’s body is a knife-pierced note, the initials L.H., and haunting song lyrics that point to a connection only one person can decipher.

Guided by her intuitive telepathic cat and supported by her fiancé, Lola Hutchinson must delve into the darkest corners of her own past to uncover the truth behind the killer’s twisted obsession.

Confronting long-buried secrets and deciphering the psychopath’s clues wasn’t on her wedding planning list.

In this gripping cozy mystery, one woman’s determination to stop a ruthless killer will push her to the brink, testing the strength of her resolve and the power of the bond she shares with her extraordinary cat.

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Welcome Home to Murder by Cindy Kline

Welcome Home to Murder by Cindy Kline

A cozy mystery with a touch of Irish charm, where family ties and old grudges collide in a tangled web of murder and suspicion.

After a failed marriage in the US, Molly McGuire heads back to her hometown in Ireland to reconnect with her family. But her pleasant homecoming is spoiled by the appearance of her childhood nemesis Margery Denton, who is now dating her brother, Dillon. Things take a dark turn when Margery is found murdered, and both Molly and Dillon are suspected of the heinous crime. Despite sexy Detective Liam Fitzgerald’s warnings to stay out of the investigation, Molly steps up her game and unleashes her inner Miss Marple to find the real killer. Can she find the culprit before the wrong person gets arrested?

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REST IN PEACE by Willow Rose

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Sarah Chapman is angry at her husband.
She’s also drunk… very drunk as she drives down their street, ready to face him.

When a neighbor hears the commotion and rushes to help, he finds her inside, gun still in her hand, and her husband, Steven, dead in the bed.

Sarah is arrested and taken away but claims to be innocent.

The only one who believes her is FBI profiler, Eva Rae Thomas. She knows Sarah personally, and as she looks at the evidence in the case, she is convinced that Sarah is telling the truth, even though she was highly intoxicated when the event occurred.

But the detective on the case is determined to have her convicted for the murder.

Lies and secrets pile up in this chilling next installment of Willow Rose’s popular series about FBI profiler Eva Rae Thomas.

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REST IN PEACE by Willow Rose

REST IN PEACE by Willow Rose

Sarah Chapman is angry at her husband.
She’s also drunk… very drunk as she drives down their street, ready to face him.

When a neighbor hears the commotion and rushes to help, he finds her inside, gun still in her hand, and her husband, Steven, dead in the bed.

Sarah is arrested and taken away but claims to be innocent.

The only one who believes her is FBI profiler Eva Rae Thomas. She knows Sarah personally, and as she looks at the evidence in the case, she is convinced that Sarah is telling the truth, even though she was highly intoxicated when the event occurred.

But the detective on the case is determined to have her convicted for the murder.

As more bodies turn up, only Eva Rae Thomas sees the connections and soon starts a race against time to prove Sarah is innocent and to catch the real murderer before it’s too late and her own family is targeted.

Lies and secrets pile up in this chilling next installment of Willow Rose’s popular series about FBI profiler Eva Rae Thomas.

REST IN PEACE by Willow Rose is on SALE from May 10-14, 2024.

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The Confession

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The year is 1887 and in the quaint Pennsylvania town of Temple, Isabella Strohmeyer stumbles upon a gruesome scene: her father and stepmother brutally hacked to death. As the police investigation unfolds, gossip and rumors swirl through the tight-knit community. The Strohmeyer household, always steeped in simmering tension, harbors secrets that echo within its halls.

As an arrest is made, the town becomes embroiled in the trial of the century. Grisly truths emerge and no one is prepared for the shocking conclusion of this dark tale.

This harrowing story, loosely inspired by the Lizzie Borden murders, will send chills up your spine

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Ramsay and the Smuggling Ring: A Retired Sleuth and His Dog Historical Cozy Mystery by P. C. James

Ramsay and the Smuggling Ring: A Retired Sleuth and His Dog Historical Cozy Mystery by P. C. James

He’s trying to forget all about crime. But now targeted as a suspect, can he keep from going down for murder?

England, 1964. Retired inspector Tom Ramsay wants to leave the past behind. Hoping to get on with his plans to hike the beauty spots of his homeland, a vacation to North Yorkshire strikes him as just the ticket. Yet while exploring the beach with his young border collie, he’s shocked to discover a decomposing body hidden in a cave.

Happy to put the case in the hands of local police, he’s relieved not to be involved in the ugly matter. But as the small-town rumor mill churns and a grudge-bearing investigator threatens Ramsay with jail, the alarmed retiree dives headfirst into an ocean of secrets, lies, and contraband.

Can this forthright ex-copper clear his name and dredge up the true culprit?

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Whisper County: Secrets of Souls River – Book 1 by Teresa E Nelson

About Whisper County: Secrets of Souls River – Book 1 by Teresa E Nelson:

In the heart of Souls River, the quaint town is shaken to its core when a blood-spattered farm becomes the stage for a chilling mystery. All eyes turn to Gus Olson, a hardworking man with a reputation tarnished by the disappearance of the captivating waitress, Annabelle. The tight-knit community unite in their conviction of Gus as a ruthless killer. Faced with countless dead ends and a suspicious town, the defense attorney embarks on a relentless quest to unearth the truth and prove Gus’s innocence. The prosecuting attorney remains resolute, armed with what he believes is enough incriminating evidence to secure a conviction. Will Gus succumb to the weight of his accusations, or will prevailing faith guide him? In this thriller, faith and justice collide as the battle for truth unfolds in unexpected places. The wounded soul of Souls River hangs in the balance.

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For the Love of a Child by J. Traveler Pelton

For the Love of a Child by J. Traveler Pelton

When Pum Sr. built a zoo to entertain his dying child, it wasn’t his intention to attract a scholarly sociopath. If you enjoy zoos, small towns, cozy mysteries, and exciting plot twists, you are going to love the latest series by Traveler.

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THE EDGE OF WINTER

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A frozen lake… a Cold-Blooded Murder.

A powerful man has been found murdered in his fish house on a frozen Minnesota lake. His family, employees, and acquaintances seem almost happy he is gone. But not agent Danny Carlisle.

She and her partner soon find they have too many suspects and too little evidence. But someone is doing them a favor, narrowing down their list of suspects by killing them off. The snow and bodies in Duluth accumulate, and Carlisle’s boss is pushing her to find who is doing the killing, someone who seems to know her every move.

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Free Fall: Story 1 in the “Tales of Suspense” Series by Jerry Jamison

Free Fall: Story 1 in the “Tales of Suspense” Series by Jerry Jamison

Della Adderly was a twenty-something aspiring art director who was anxious to make her mark in the advertising world of the late 1960s. Tired of laboring behind men who took the credit for her work, she took a risk and strode into the office of Miss Veronica Landon—a sharp, no-nonsense Creative Director for one of the fastest-rising agencies in Manhattan—and demanded an interview.

After their meeting, Della strolled down Fifth Avenue—primarily to show off her new outfit—and then settled into a seat at a little sidewalk French Bistro. As she was noshing on a cheese sandwich, there was a scream from bystanders and seconds later a body fell at her feet from twenty stories above. It was Veronica Landon.

Accident? Suicide? Murder? The mystery weaves its way through a colorful cast of characters to a shocking, head-turning conclusion high above the Manhattan skyline.

Each book in the “Tales of Suspense” Series is a standalone story and not connected to the others. Readers can jump in at any point.

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Surf City Acid Drop by Craig Terlson

Surf City Acid Drop by Craig Terlson

In between happy hours at the El Rayo Verde, Luke Fischer is hired to find people – even when he denies that he is a detective. When Luke finds a dead junkie in his hotel room, he knows his lazy days of Mexican beer, surf rock, and Cholula soaked peanuts are about to end. Fearing the local policia will tie him to the murder, Luke bolts from Puerto Vallarta and abandons his search for his client’s wandering brother.

When Luke runs into a thug known as Mostly Harold, who has a fondness for lizard boots and Burt Bacharach, he discovers that he is not the only one looking for his client’s brother. Luke chases leads into Colorado Springs, the hazy mountains of Missoula, and all the way to the street life of Montreal. Along the way, Luke finds out the truth about his client, and why someone would pay a fortune for a bag of stolen rocks… but more importantly, why he was really hired.

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Drawn from Life by Sarah P. Blanchard

About Drawn from Life by Sarah P. Blanchard:

Emma Harnett, 19, lives in western North Carolina with her volatile cousin Lucy, a frustrated artist with an alcoholic mother. When Lucy’s mother disappears unexpectedly, Lucy flies into a rage, bullying and injuring Emma.
Days later, they argue about who should drive down the mountain for food and supplies: Emma with a broken collarbone; or Lucy, who might be drunk. Their car crashes and three people die. Emma barely survives. Lucy, uninvolved and uninjured, vanishes.
Eight years later, Emma finds peace and purpose as bookkeeper and model for her deceased uncle’s legacy project, Stonefall Art Center. She still struggles with night terrors, physical pain, a speech impairment, memory loss, and the shame of an accidental killer.
Lucy returns, bringing chaos and needing money. Emma decides to bargain with her prodigal cousin: money, for truth about the crash.
Tensions escalate after vandalism at the art center, and suspicion falls on Lucy as Emma tries to learn whether the attacks are related to the crash.
A compassionate detective helps Emma recall fragments of memory. Was Lucy the driver, not her? The investigations require Emma to find courage and a new voice.
Another person may hold a key: Chaz, the son of the woman who died in the crash. An awkward foster-care kid, he’s Stonefall’s new handyman. He keeps a close eye on Emma, whom he remembers from childhood.
When Emma’s questions come too close to the truth, Lucy makes plans to remove Emma from Stonefall.
Emma finally fights back, and in the “accident” that Lucy has orchestrated, it’s she—not Emma—who falls.
With nothing left to lose, Lyssa finally shares the story that absolves Emma of guilt in the long-ago crash. Emma also learns how Chaz, the boy in the background, helped save her life.
Throughout, help comes from unexpected sources: the family lawyer, keeper of family secrets; a miniature schnauzer named for a notorious pirate; and of course the sympathetic detective who helps Emma find her refuge—and perhaps a chance at love.

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London After Midnight

About London After Midnight:

London After Midnight is one of the most sought after lost films of the silent era. Destroyed in the MGM fire of 1965, only its iconic imagery has survived – the acclaimed Lon Chaney in his guise of “The Man in the Beaver Hat”.

In 2023, Jack Bowman, Lance Roger Axt and Kenton Hall, working from the original screenplay by Tod Browning and Waldermar Young, have created a brand new full-cast audio version, starring Art Malik in the role made famous by Chaney and allowing the full story to be experienced for the first time in nearly 60 years.

This book includes Lance Roger Axt’s and Kenton Hall’s script, production diaries from co-directors Jack Bowman and Kenton Hall and a brand new, exclusive novelisation of the audio script by Kenton Hall.

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A Wicked Game of Trust – Two Faced by Amy K. Jones

A Wicked Game of Trust – Two Faced by Amy K. Jones

A cunning man with a vivid imagination and the money to bring reality to other people’s fantasies, Theodore Duncan finds himself in a position to gain an unlikely ally in his efforts to locate a woman presumed dead for over a year, or discover who has taken her place. The woman he seeks, Anna Peteskow, is the one remaining of three power figures in the underworld of the world, enjoying the freedom to influence governments around the globe and eliminate those who oppose her without ever hitting a headline, if you don’t count her understated obituary in an Ohio newspaper.

The ally he discovers has all the power the rest of his people lack; she is Anna’s youngest daughter. If Duncan can discover Anna Peteskow alive, Jennifer Peteskow can attest to Anna’s absence from her family home at critical moments of world events, and if she will do that, others can attest to where Anna really was and with whom. But can Duncan trust this young woman who may be taking over Anna’s operations, could be issuing orders to her operatives as artfully and secretly as her mother once did? Does Jenny, Anna Peteskow’s youngest daughter, know what sinister things her mother has done while maintaining the unflappable appearance of a doting homemaker? Is Jenny Duncan’s enemy, or a hapless fool caught up in a vengeful plot devised by her mother to get to him?

In A WICKED GAME of TRUST (a 4-book series), you’ll be taken into the underworld of the superpowers with Jenny Peteskow. You’ll meet people who control the happenings you see on the news from around the globe and catch a glimpse of where leaders and operatives go when they wish to, or need to, hide from each other. You’ll discover how a commercial jet liner can crash yet remain completely intact, everyone surviving except the two people a man wants captured and delivered to him. You’ll learn what it feels like to fight, yet lose your freedom and completely disappear.

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BLOOD RIVER

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A silent killer stalks the north woods of Minnesota. When two anglers are murdered on a remote island, sheriff Dave Trask enlists the help of his identical twin, Don, to track down a killer bent on revenge.

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Shadows in the Forest by Jennifer J. Morgan

Shadows in the Forest by Jennifer J. Morgan

Libby Madsen, professional massage therapist and co-owner of the luxurious Dharma Inspired Day Spa, has probably heard it all. During what she thinks of as ‘tabletop confessions’ her clients often talk about way more of their personal lives than she really wants to hear. So when a regular, Maggie Crenshaw, talks about how her daughter went away on a camping trip with friends, it’s just so much chatter. But when Maggie says Isobel didn’t return home on time, is not answering her phone, and that the young woman is diabetic and really needs her meds. Libby offers to pick up the medications at Maggie’s house and deliver them—she and her Labrador puppy, Shadow, are going camping in the same area and it’s no trouble at all.

Except when Libby and Shadow arrive at the campground, Isobel is nowhere to be found, and no one there has seen her or the group of friends she claimed to be traveling with. Libby enlists the help of handsome Forest Ranger Greg Lawson, but even he can’t find anyone who has seen the girl. The fact that she’s now been without her insulin for several days is worrisome, and Greg initiates a Search and Rescue operation.

Libby and Shadow join Greg and the volunteers to search the adjoining camping areas. Some shady characters and a few clues do turn up. But no Isobel. Libby becomes convinced that something more sinister is going on and she’s determined to find out what has happened, little knowing that her own life may be in danger as she gets too close to the truth.

Praise for Jennifer J. Morgan’s Libby Madsen cozy mystery series:
“Readers know what a sucker I am for dogs, and the Libby Madsen mysteries are some of the best. I love, love, love Shadow and Libby and the adventures they get themselves into. Jennifer J. Morgan is destined to be one of the brightest new stars in the cozy mystery scene!” – Connie Shelton, USA Today bestselling author

“An impressively original and deftly crafted read, “Shadows in the Forest” will have a very special appeal for readers with an interest in amateur woman sleuths and their canine companions.” Midwest Book Review

IndieReader says:
“Author Jennifer J. Morgan’s SHADOWS IN THE FOREST weaves together a series of intriguing events that develop into a compelling and well-written cozy mystery.”

“I’m hooked on this series. Completely adore Libby and Shadow (her companion black Lab pup–so adorable!). Without giving any spoilers at all, I couldn’t put the book down once amateur sleuth, Libby Madsen, was on the search for a lost girl in the mountains. The suspense amid so many suspects, I never did figure out how it would all turn out. Overall, it’s a clean read–appropriate for all ages.” – lovereadingmysteries, 5 star online review

“This cozy mystery series has become one of my favorites! Libby Madsen, along with Shadow her dog…Alexis, her best friend/business partner, and her family … and the gorgeous forest ranger, Greg! I love the friend group! And Jennifer doesn’t disappoint in her second book of the series….I find myself turning pages just wanting to know what happens next. Hope the next title comes soon…” – 5 stars on Barnes & Noble

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