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Skeletons In the Closet: The Paisley Detective Files (Book 2) by Alan Wade Hounshell

Skeletons In the Closet: The Paisley Detective Files (Book 2) by Alan Wade Hounshell

The Paisley Hunter Detective Files: The Butcher, The Takers, And The Money Makers
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Deep in Kentucky’s Red River Gorge (RRG) lies a cabin — a cabin that houses missing pregnant teens whose newborns are sold for large sums of money. A serial killer, known as the Butcher, with a lust for human flesh collaborates with the Black Market Syndicate (BMS) to dispose of any girls who are not sold after giving birth.

Retired Chicago Police Detective Paige Hunter has recently moved to Wolfe County, Kentucky with her 15-year-old daughter to start a new life after being diagnosed with MS and losing her husband. Within a week of opening up her ice cream shop, she is pulled into the homicide of a teen who recently gave birth and has escaped from some place in the RRG. As Paisley digs deeper, she’ll find out that the BMS is bigger than just Kentucky and her husband’s death is connected to them. To find the truth, she’ll have to take on the Butcher, The Takers, and The Money Makers.
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Still recovering from her first confrontation with the Black Market Syndicate (a ruthless global crime organization) and almost being killed by a cannibalistic serial killer, Paisley Hunter, a retired former CPD Detective, now a private detective and consultant for the Kentucky State Police, continues to deal with a multitude of cases, her multiple sclerosis symptoms, and her buried emotional issues that test her limits. Paisley is not the only one with issues as her daughter Kansas begins to address her post-traumatic stress associated with the Butcher ordeal, which has lately been causing her to hallucinate and feel extremely on edge.

Life becomes chaotic when a mysterious woman appears out of nowhere, claiming she is Paisley’s sister. On top of familial stress, Paisley and her state police detective boyfriend are taking on counterfeiters and a serial killer strangling and crucifying women across the United States. There are many twists and turns as things unfold and secrets are revealed, indicating everyone has a skeleton in their closet.

Who is this mysterious woman claiming to be Paisley’s sister, and what are her intentions? Who’s behind the counterfeiting operation, and why would anyone want it near Fester, Kentucky? Will the Tree Crucifixion Killer (TCK) continue to leave a trail of strangled, crucified women in forests?

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Fair Winds of Deceit by Billy Wade


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October 1971. It has been four months since one of the Navy's most prominent scientists disappeared without a trace. He left behind a top-secret submarine defense project that cannot be completed without him. He must be found.

Colt, a highly decorated officer and top Naval Investigative Service (NIS) Internal Affairs investigator, is unlike any other agent in the NIS. With a unique affinity for solving the most unusual cases, he is the Navy's go-to agent for finding leads and solving cases other agents can't. Given free rein by the brass, Colt assembles a task force of old friends from the Norfolk NIS office and a newly-minted Ensign as his partner in a race to solve the case and find the missing scientist.

If the stress of the ticking clock to find the scientist, not to mention the distraction of his downright beautiful new partner, weren't enough, Colt is also forced to contend with a series of murders and assaults stretching his team thin. The further he and his new partner dig into the case, the greater the lies and complexities surround them, until they find themselves targets in an even deeper plot. A deadly plot that takes them to Italy.

With help coming from unexpected corners, Marcus Colt just might have what he needs to succeed with his case – if he can keep his team alive long enough to solve it.

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Fault Line by H N Hirsch


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A murder mystery set in the political world of Southern California. Bob Abramson, a newly appointed Assistant District Attorney, is thrust into the investigation of the murder of Samuel Bergman, the husband of San Diego's Mayor, Amy Bergman, a moderate Republican with a rising national profile.

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Destiny Falls Mystery & Magic: Box Set Books 1-3 by Elizabeth Pantley

Destiny Falls Mystery & Magic: Box Set Books 1-3 by Elizabeth Pantley

An accidental journey through a magic mirror. A portal to an enchanted land. A mysterious family she never knew she had. Hayden’s life is upended with the wonder of Destiny Falls. But here always seems to be a mystery to unravel and a murder to solve. Luckily, Hayden, her sassy sidekick Latifa, and their growing circle of family and friends are always up for the task. There’s never a dull moment in this captivating world.

Book 1 – Falling into Magic

When Hayden was a child, she lost her cat. Adults told her the cat ran away, but she knew the truth. The mirror had taken her. She knew because the mirror gave her a glimpse of an alternate world and had nearly pulled her in, so she was certain the cat had suffered that fate.

Twenty years later Hayden discovers the secret of the mirror when she is thrust into it. She learns of an enchanted world she never knew existed, and a family she never knew she had.

But danger brought her here, and it followed her. Now, Hayden is on a mission to remove the threat, so that she can begin her magical, meaningful new life in this enchanted world.

Book 2 – The Disappearance of Emily

Destiny Falls is charming, and the amazing mansion Hayden lives in changes to meet the needs of the people who live there, including her! Every day she discovers a new enchantment.

But something is amiss. Hayden gets an ominous warning from a strange woman, who promises to tell her the town secrets and give her a package – if she’ll meet her at the mysterious ferry that lacks a published destination. The ferry visit is cancelled, but the package is delivered. Once it arrives, someone turns up dead. Then the suspicious episodes start, too many to call them coincidences. She and her family are targeted and in danger.

Who or what is causing the chaos? All signs point to the mysterious disappearance of her mother – way back when Hayden was just two days old. Can she identify and eliminate the threat before another person in her life is stolen away? Can she learn more about the secrets kept for her lifetime? With the help of her high-spirited sidekick cat, and a host of new family and friends, Hayden finds herself surrounded with support as she solves the mystery of the death and learns shocking secrets about herself.

Book 3 – The Ghost Camper’s Tall Tales

A mysterious old man keeps popping up to tell Hayden a series of tall tales. Who is he? And is he actually glowing? Are his stories fiction, or is he telling her the history of her family, the enchanted islands, and the witch? And why did a dead body show up . . . of someone who is already dead?

Can Hayden and her quirky sidekick, Latifa unscramble this mystery?

Hayden’s adventures in the magical world of Destiny Falls continue in this gripping story that answers your questions about the mysterious world she entered through a mirror in book one, Falling into Magic. We learn more about her missing mother, whose story begins in book two, The Disappearance of Emily.

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The Lady Justice Trilogy by Robert Thornhill

The Lady Justice Trilogy by Robert Thornhill

Lady Justice Takes a C.R.A.P., Lady Justice and the Lost Tapes & Lady Justice Gets Lei’d, volumes 1,2 & 3 in the 45 volume Lady Justice mystery/comedy series, featuring Walt Williams, the sixty-five year-old retiree who decides to become a cop. If you love a good mystery – If you love to laugh – You will love the adventures of Walt and his senior citizen sidekicks. The series has over 3,200 5-srar reviews on Goodreads and over 4,200 5-star reviews on Amazon.

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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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Escape to Ospey Cove by Luisa Marietta Gold

Escape to Ospey Cove by Luisa Marietta Gold

What Doug finds in the secret compartment of his new red Corvette will forever change both his and Catherine’s life. Doug and Catherine come from two different worlds. Catherine’s world is one of privilege and wealth. Doug grew up dirt poor and full of envy of others who had the things that he wanted but could not have. His goal was to one day have all the things he coveted. Their worlds collide when Catherine, VP of a large New York City marketing firm, hires Doug. As soon as Doug learns of Catherine’s wealth, he sees Catherine as his ticket to all the things he covets. After a whirlwind courtship, they are married.

Poor boy meets rich girl should have resulted in happily ever after — not exactly. Doug quickly learns he also covets independence. Events begin to unfold in each of their lives. For Doug, it is his mysterious discovery in the secret compartment of the Corvette. For Catherine, it is a business meeting with Alex Droxell at the Osprey Cove Lodge. When Catherine enters the beautiful and serene lodge, it’s as though she is entering another place and time. The lodge is an escape from the nightmare she is living back home.

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Bayou Masquerade (Miss Fortune World: Bayou Cozy Romantic Thrills Book 8)

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Fortune, Ida Belle, and Gertie score VIP tickets to the most exciting masquerade ball of the Mardi Gras season. While the festive occasion is hosted by an enemy, the ladies have a few million reasons to be front and center. And the party goes much better than they’ve planned when Celia gives them credit for a well-publicized event that’s simply too good to miss.

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Death of the Saltwater Blonde by J.C. Ceron


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A tropical getaway. A body in the ocean. Will his single-minded pursuit of the truth reel in a murderer?

Jamaica. NYPD detective Miles Jordan’s sharp sense of justice doesn’t take time off. So during a glass-bottom boat tour crowded with passengers, it’s his eagle-eyes that spot a naked corpse submerged in the clear blue waters. And after the female victim is identified as an American, he shrugs off his vacation and agrees to help the locals solve the brutal homicide.

Wary of the police’s motives, Miles is skeptical when a suspect is quickly apprehended and he’s ordered to sign off the case. But his instincts push him to continue the investigation on his own… even as his precinct boss threatens to revoke his badge.

Can the relentless cop net the culprit before he loses his career?

Death of the Saltwater Blonde is the breezy first novella in the Miles Jordan Vacation Mysteries series. If you like intelligent heroes, perplexing puzzles, and lavish destinations, then you’ll love J. C. Ceron’s killer holiday.

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Shifting and Shenanigans: Magical Mystery Book Club Book 1 by Elizabeth Pantley

Shifting and Shenanigans: Magical Mystery Book Club Book 1 by Elizabeth Pantley

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THIS IS NO ORDINARY BOOK CLUB!
Paige and her adventurous Aunt Glo inherit a country inn from eccentric GeeGee. Finally! They can get into the secret room in the basement that GeeGee kept locked! They discover it’s a wonderful library filled to the brim with mystery books. But more than the room was a secret – it’s a magical place that houses enchanted books. Paige and Glo find themselves absorbed into the book – smack-dab in the middle of a murder mystery, along with a motley group of book club friends. The club will need to work together to solve the case in order to get out of the book and back to their home.

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A Murder Foretold by David T. Wolf

A Murder Foretold by David T. Wolf

Charlie Novak has been making a very nice living staging fatal accidents and splitting the insurance payouts with his partner. The victims? His partner’s many wives. But when one of those wives is slain 6 months ahead of schedule by someone else, Charlie needs to find out who did it, and why–before a homicide investigation unravels their entire history of serial insurance fraud and serial murder. But there are complications. Disfigured as a child, Charlie has never known love. So he’s in way over his head when he falls for the woman who found the body, and whose involvement in the crime is a deepening puzzle. He’s helplessly drawn to this woman despite knowing she has dark secrets of her own.

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TOO PRETTY TO DIE by Willow Rose


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Four women went on a weekend of fun to Miami. Four best friends who were inseparable.
No one returned.

The story made national headlines, and even after weeks of searching for them, they were never found.
What happened to them?
Are they still alive?

Ten years later, the teenage children of those same four women decide to take a trip together against the wishes of their families.
They are followed by a TV crew doing a true crime show. They’re returning to Miami to find out what happened to their mothers.

When they unearth the mutilated body of one of their mothers, they know they are in way over their heads, and soon they realize nothing is what it seems as this vicious killer is getting ready to chase them down.

FBI profiler Eva Rae Thomas is called in to help when the second body is recovered from the trunk of a burnt-out car in the swamps outside Miami, bringing her old flame Matt to help.

Soon, she realizes she is hunting down a serial killer unlike any other she has encountered, who will next come after someone she loves.

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The Healing

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The Healing is a rebellious, yet heartwarming ghost story about a spirit boy who is drawn to a mother and her young son following the discovery of a photograph found within the pages of a book purchased from a secondhand market stall. The indomitable entity forms a seemingly innocent friendship with the two to gain trust, before wreaking havoc and confusion within the family home. With psychic intervention, the darkened mystery surrounding the haunting is pursued to its final conclusion – was the spirit boy a victim of accidental drowning or was he brutally murdered?

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Miss Riddell’s Cozy Mystery Adventures – A 10 Book Boxset by P.C. James

Miss Riddell’s Cozy Mystery Adventures – A 10 Book Boxset by P.C. James

A Yorkshire Christmas, a Manchester mobster, and a Galapagos cruise. Will her determined detecting help her set them all to rights?

Boxset: Over 2,200 pages of clues, conundrums, and canny investigating!

Northern England. Miss Pauline Riddell can’t abide injustice. So when she gets tangled up in a suspicious homicide, she sets her sharp mind to unraveling the messy murder. And after unmasking the killer, the eagle-eyed accountant realizes she has a flair for investigation that could change her entire life.

This collection contains all ten volumes in the Miss Riddell series, with adventures spanning from 1953 to 1988. While away the hours immersed in delightfully deft prose, vivid historical details, and humorous-yet-believable plots.

Can this daring damsel track down a priceless relic? Will her sensible sobriety help her unearth a lost fortune? Does a phantom prankster stand a chance against her well-honed wits?

Miss Riddell’s Cozy Mystery Adventures is the complete set of the intriguing Miss Riddell Cozy Mystery series. If you like watching characters grow, quirky casts, and a dash of globe-trotting, then you’ll love P.C. James’s shrewd sleuthing.

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Death in Enmity by SR Garrae

Death in Enmity by SR Garrae

The sixth novel in the Casey and Carval series.
Actions have consequences – and revenge digs two graves.
A vicious drive-by shooting kills two men and an unborn baby. Will it incite a violent gang war? Casey and her misfit team, working with the Feds, must develop a dangerous plan to catch the killers and intercept a massive drug delivery. But can Casey repress her grief and guilt over her father’s death until she finds justice for the innocent victims?
Meanwhile, Casey’s vindictive co-workers are taking revenge for her professional brilliance and unwanted starring role in Murder on Manhattan, Carval’s blockbuster photographic exhibition. Their malevolent harassment intensifies the agony of her loss. But though their vengeful actions may have dug two graves, Casey won’t allow them to bury her in either of them.
Killers or co-workers – everyone in Casey’s sights is about to discover that actions always have consequences.

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That’s How The Cookie Crumbles: A Little-Pinch-of-Murder Cozy Mystery by Miranda Rose Barker

That’s How The Cookie Crumbles: A Little-Pinch-of-Murder Cozy Mystery by Miranda Rose Barker

In A Town Where Everyone Knows Everyone, A Small Secret Can Lead to Fatal Consequences…

That’s How the Cookie Crumbles: A Little-Pinch-of-Murder Cozy Mystery

Lydia is the happy owner of a small but thriving bakery, and today is one of those busy days for her and Callie, her assistant. Lydia is also excited to test out a new recipe for a new tasty tart and wants to offer her friend Penelope a chance to give her feedback.

Penelope is a vigorous older lady who lives by herself on the outskirts of town. She’s a slightly eccentric, but friendly figure around the small town where they live. And she is also extremely caring about people she gets to know..

“My friendship with Penelope was fairly new, but we’d gotten pretty close over the past few months. she was just fun and easy to talk to, and our dogs got along marvelously.

I grabbed the tart and opened the door for my dog Pyrus. “Come on, boy!” he jumped from his seat and followed me to the front door. I knocked, waiting for Penelope to answer.

After a few seconds and no answer, I knocked again, but I got the same response.

I looked down at Pyrus who seemed just as confused as I was…”

Lydia wasn’t prepared for the events that would unfold that day.

Could they solve the puzzle before it’s too late? What will become of Penelope’s canine pal Clover?

This is the latest book from Miranda Rose Barker in the engaging Little-Pinch-of-Murder Cozy Mystery series. If you are a fan of bakery cozy mysteries about intrepid women who bake by day and turn into amateur sleuths the rest of the time, this story will grab your interest from start-to-finish.

Come join Lydia and her loyal dog Pyrus on this journey!

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Bless His Dead Little Heart (80s Church Lady Mini-Series)

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Harper Kay is finally embraced by the church, but when an older church member dies and leaves his estate to the young newcomer, heads begin to roll. And those leading the charge have a few secrets of their own.

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Shadow Canyon by Vickie M McKeehan

Shadow Canyon by Vickie M McKeehan

Exhausted from dealing with the annual Sun Bringer Festival, Gemma Channing and her ex, Lando Bonner, are hanging out at the beach, trying to recover from the three-day event when her longtime nemesis is found dead on the sand dunes. As rumors grow about Mallory’s demise, many in Coyote Wells feel like Gemma is responsible.

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Magical Mystery Book Club: Box Set Books 1-3 by Elizabeth Pantley

Magical Mystery Book Club: Box Set Books 1-3 by Elizabeth Pantley

It’s a magical cozy mystery book club! When this group chooses a book, magic happens. The mystery comes to life, and they find themselves part of the story. Each book introduces them to interesting paranormal characters and thrusts them into a murder mystery firsthand. To exit the book and get back home, this brave, quirky group needs to solve the mystery and reach The End.

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Dead Letters

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“If you want to find me, search within these pages.”

Bestselling author Richard Debden is missing. The only clue: a copy of his unpublished final novel delivered to his ex-girlfriend, Amy. When Richard’s closest reunite for his memorial, Amy turns to Chris, his former best friend, to help unravel the mystery. Could Richard still be alive and in need of their help?

Richard’s manuscript tells of two abandoned children in wartime Britain, instructed by a shadowy Postmaster to deliver letters to ghosts and release them from their torment. As Chris and Amy delve into the text, they identify parallels between fiction and reality; clues to a trail that leads across the country and – they hope – to Richard.

But they are not the only interested party. A mysterious society is following them, their motives unclear. Can Chris and Amy unlock the secrets of Dead Letters, or will more sinister forces get there first?

Dead Letters is the captivating second novel by P.J. Murphy, author of Troubleshot.

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