Mystery/Crime

What happens when a respected scientist loses everything, becomes homeless, then when on the road to recovery - is charged with murder?

When is a river or an ocean or a cabin in the woods more than just what it appears to be on the outside? When these locales are channeled through the storytelling talents of award-winning author Tara L. Masih. Whether it's the dusty prairie tying together two centuries in "Ghost Dance," the fears that accompany pregnancy that are further inflamed by the heat of a Mexico border town in "The Dark Sun" or a future as dark as the coal mine the narrator seeks to distance himself from in "Where the D... more info>>

In the coastal town of Rocky Cove, nothing interesting ever happens. And, if you're part of a group of kids at school that aren't exactly among the most popular, life can move at an even slower pace. So, when a group of friends discover the body of one of their friends washed up on the rocks, the chance to solve a murder and find a little excitement in the process is too good to pass up. What they're not prepared for is the town turning on them and an attempt on one of the group member's lives.... more info>>

Jeremy, Harry and Charlie, fresh from their adventures in A MOBSTER'S GUIDE TO CRANBERRY SAUCE, are back and in more trouble than ever. After the Thanksgiving disaster in their previous outing, Jeremy is determined to leave the cranberries (and the "family business") behind and open a successful cupcake shop. When Harry and Charlie show up during his efforts to get ready for Valentine's Day with another crime gone horribly wrong, Jeremy soon realizes that even when you want out of the family's ... more info>>

Nothing says Thanksgiving like food and murder. If you've ever thought about knocking off Uncle Seymour when he grabs the last slice of pumpkin pie or you think the turkey might be giving you the evil eye, this is the anthology for you!Authors Barb Goffman, Stephanie Beck, Laird Long, Beth Mathison, Earl Staggs, Lance Zarimba, Lesley A. Diehl, Jack Bates and Kathleen Gerard bring you servings of your favorite Thanksgiving dishes with a dash of mystery and a hearty helping of humor. You may still... more info>>

On an early morning paddle, Agapé Jones' outrigger team finds a body in the water off Maui, thrusting him into unexpected danger. Agapé Jones, retired NYPD detective, is asked to act as special investigator in the murder of famous surfer Philip Fowler, the son of Hawaii State Senator Thomas Fowler. The assignment takes Agapé to the North Shore of Oahu where he discovers that he's investigating more than just a murder. The young man had no enemies, and Agapé is frustrated by little evidence and f... more info>>

Danger rides the air when a kidnapper whisks his victims away in a hot air balloon and a false friend puts a curse on a collie breeder's first litter.

Hawkman finds himself involved in the case of the young farm girl, which sends him into the world of archery.

The violence against women in Juarez and apathy in the government gets worse, but Detective Captain Cruz Camacho's plan to get justice for the women gets better. He closes in on Abigail and the Gonzalez men and with a surprising twist he and Rodrigo turn the pack dogs on each other.

While investigative reporter Catherine Steel looks for Mr. Right, she tries to learn if someone murdered the janitor from her old high school. Catherine Steel is an investigative reporter for a newspaper in Ohio. To supplement her income so that she can buy clothes and gifts for her small godchild, she writes fluff pieces for women's magazines. Two recent articles are: "What To Wear to Get Noticed" and "Catherine's Ten Simple Dating Rules." When Jake Michaels fills a sports editor's spot on t... more info>>

Growing up can be murder. Book 3 of the Sophie Green Mysteries. Cosmos, gays and guns--it's murder on a girl's love life. Cosmically inept spy Sophie Green is dispatched to the Big Apple on the trail of an invisible man. What she finds is an artist, a conspiracy and some very large men with guns. Meanwhile, her gorgeous partner, Luke, is getting worryingly intimate. Could it really be time for him to meet her parents? Sophie, spy extraordinaire, isn't overwhelmed just yet. Until she's inform... more info>>

While researching for a local history, librarian Juanita Wills comes across the unsolved 1959 murder of a black teenager, Luther Dunlap, in her then all-white town. When her only witness is poisoned, Juanita fears that her questions have led to his death, but the more she learns about Luther, the charmer who was killed on the Wyndham High School track, the more determined she is to bring his killer to justice. [Second of the Scrappy Librarian mysteries] Mystery by Marion Moore Hill; originally p... more info>>

A kidnapping during Carnival in Rio De Janeiro begins a twenty year odyssey of lust, destruction and redemption

The mysteries of the English seacoast town of Blackpool linger centuries after its powerful founder died with his secrets. Newcomers Molly and Michael Graham are intrigued by the sinister curiosities of their adopted home, for though the picturesque waterfront shops are a haven for tourists, the locals keep to themselves. And most have something to hide….A preservation grant brings a massive restoration project to the marina, throwing the town into political turmoil. As Molly wades into the... more info>>

Susan Foret, an aspiring mystery writer, takes on a real life mystery when she tries to prove her brother didn't murder his wife.

A gruesome murder leads Agent Hunter into wicked waters. Some call Gator Creek "Sin Creek"--where the Cape Fear River snakes through eastern North Carolina, past the stunning port city of Wilmington. A sliver of water where wickedness and decadence take precedence over decency. When SBI Agent Logan Hunter discovers a dead UNC-Wilmington coed used porn to pay tuition, she tracks down and questions other coeds. Far too many of them have been coerced into the raunchy business and have the scars to... more info>>

An African woman with a blue-eyed baby arrives in Foggy Point looking for Aiden Jalbert. Within days, she's been murdered, and so is the man who claimed to be her husband. As if that weren't enough, the supposedly African toddler Loose Thread DeAnn and her husband adopted turns out to be from Samoa, and the social worker who helmed the deal has gone missing. Who was Neelie Obote, really, and who wanted her dead? What did Rodney Miller learn that earned him the same fate? And what part does Jos... more info>>

When Artchie takes Kate and her family to Vauxhall Gardens to see the singers, he just wants her to meet his friend's newest 'friend.' Instead he and Kate stumble on another murder. As usual, Kate has to know why, why did someone stab the beautiful singer and leave her in the Dark Walk? [Third in the Kate Ketterling series] Regency Mystery/Romance by Nina Coombs Pykare; originally published by Belgrave House/Regency Reads

Working with local private investigators Den McHart and Sylvia Price, Briar's Point Police Department Detective Orlando Bateman solves a missing person case. Keeya Nilsen, visually impaired from the plane crash that took her parents' lives, comes to him and has a justifiably bad attitude about love, since all the men she's ever loved have cheated on her and robbed her...including the last one, who absconded with her most prized possession--her grandfather's unpublished Blues compositions--when h... more info>>

Up from the Chicago slums, schooled in sin and violence, Ray Hitchcock understood only three words--self-preservation, avarice and lust. He had a mind like a steel trap; ice-water in his veins; dynamite in his fists; cold stone where his heart should have been. To him, every woman was simply a female who had her price. Ray also had a scheme to swindle a million dollars, and he vowed that neither the cops nor the crime syndicate were going to push him against the rail! Then he began to get the di... more info>>

"Gems fascinate me--the way women do. Like women, each gem is different. Each has its own individual coloring and shape. It can be a glittering thing, full of fire--or it can be cold and forbidding." Mike Sloan, most-wanted jewel thief and respectable jeweler on the side, was an expert with both gems and women. He could always get a beautiful woman to front for him. But tonight was his biggest and most dangerous job--and it would take more than a beautiful woman to keep Mike Sloan warm--and ali... more info>>

Morgan Wayne knew that the peddlers of vice and dope were untouchable. He knew that the Mafia's arm was long and its hand held a killer's knife. He knew the willing women they would send to tempt and betray him. He knew his own nerve and strength and skill. He knew the white hate within him for the crime lords and their gunmen. So he walked alone into the very heart of gangland to deal justice where the law had failed. About Vintage Paperback Pulp Fiction A new revolution was underway... more info>>

Vivian Connell, master of the sophisticated suspense novel, brings you his finest in Monte Carlo Mission. Meet Corinna Lang, a goddess of the movies, who was bored with mammoth swimming pools, small MGs, fat directors, and slim leading men. Bored with the whole great golden illusion of Hollywood, this smart cookie decides a mere vacation in Monte Carlo would be just too tame. She's looking for adventure, and has the right amount of moxie and courage to take advantage of it when she finds it! T... more info>>

A new revolution was underway at the start of the 1940s in America--a paperback revolution that would change the way publishers would produce and distribute books and the reading public would consume them. In 1939 a new publishing company--Pocket Books--stormed onto the scene with the publication of its first paperbound book. Unlike hardback books, these pulp paperbacks were available in drugstores, newsstands, bus and train stations, and cigar shops. The American public could not get enough of ... more info>>

Her name was Tessie Cullen and she was beautiful, and she shook the dice in a joint in Coalfield--the most sinful city south of Chicago. The hoods owned Coalfield, owned its corrupt, neon body and soul and they had a lease on Tessie, too. A short-term lease, maybe, but it kept her in line. But they never figured on Tessie's falling in love. They never figured on Hally Harper, the crusading young lawyer who came to Coalfield to blow the lid off it and its jungle of rackets. The odds were all on m... more info>>