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The perfect tenant is hiding the perfect lie.Sela Belew is a forty-two-year-old single mother and real estate agent barely keeping her head above water. Struggling to stay ahead of a hemorrhaging bank account and a mortgage she can no longer afford, Sela decides to rent out her basement apartment in the affluent, rain-slicked suburb of Oakstream, Washington.When Audra Calton applies, she seems like the answer to every prayer. Polished, professional, and possessing spotless references, she is the ideal tenant. But as Audra moves in, the carefully constructed walls of Sela’s life begin to crumble.One life saved. One life destroyed.Sela’s fifteen-year-old...

In post-war Tulsa, prostitute murders, blackmailer murders, and a murky communist conspiracy embroil a cynical PI in noir plots and Cold War intrigues. His investigation intertwines with his ruined baseball career, his WWII code breaking service in Alaska, and his obsession with a suspicious death there.Hired to solve a prostitute’s murder, Wyatt Scott navigates all sections of town, from the infamous May Rooms brothel to the Tulsa Club elite. More murders follow his work, leading him in different directions, while his past intrudes on his life, thoughts, and beliefs. Major historical events, including the 1934 Babe Ruth barnstorming tour of...

A small beach town with an amateur sleuth, canine sidekick... and a touch of romance.COMPLETE cozy series NOW AVAILABLE in KU!**Perfect for fans of Joanne Fluke and Ellery Adams. Read free with Kindle Unlimited!A fresh start in a delightful seaside town, a lovable Great Dane, ... and a murder she never saw coming.When Megan moves to the charming boardwalk of Seacrest to open her dream scooter rental shop, she’s ready for a quiet, new beginning. But things take a wild turn on her very first day when she ends up chasing down a would-be purse-snatcher—only to realize it’s just a...

“In the heart-pounding sequel, ‘Evolution of Leadership,’ the Vatican's relentless surrogates launch another assault on Prof. Rosenberg's team, after being banished from Jerusalem. A retired Hoshiyan interrogator reemerges from the shadows, recruiting a Palestinian terrorist as an alternative leader to the PLO, setting the stage for a high-stakes power struggle. Uniting against a common enemy, Iran and the Vatican forge a perilous alliance against the Hoshiyans. Within this tumultuous backdrop, Judge Drori unveils a powerful revelation about the interconnectedness of ecology and justice. General Aluz's grandson faces grave accusations of rape, and Yossie’s defense takes a shocking turn, sending shockwaves...

Abbeyford, in the West Country of England, is supposed to be a safe and pleasant place to live. But no fewer than four young women have gone missing in the past few years and now another, nineteen-year-old art student Mae Denton, has disappeared.DI Kate Redman is eager to tie up any loose ends before she goes on maternity leave. But as the case unfolds, a straightforward disappearance becomes more complicated. Who was the mysterious man whom Mae was apparently seeing, and do her friends know more than they are telling? Has she vanished for her own reasons? And who, if...

THE CHILLING ARCHIVAL LOGS He shouldn’t have survived that night. Alex Weston didn’t believe in monsters—until something found him in the dark. Not human. Something faster. Smarter. Designed. And when it should have killed him… something inside him answered instead. A flash of light. Impossible. Violent. Alive. THE THREAT The world calls them vampires. But they are not myth. They are Namtar—engineered predators buried beneath Antarctic ice since the fall of Atlantis. And now, they are waking. As Alex’s body begins to change, the truth unravels faster than he can understand it: The people around him know more than they...

The crash wasn't a glitch. It was a demonstration.FBI Special Agent Alexandra Morgan knows market manipulation when she sees it. A former Wall Street trader who lost everything to gambling addiction, she's spent three years rebuilding her life and career investigating the financial criminals she once worked alongside. So when cryptocurrency markets flash crash 26% in forty-three seconds—then recover just as fast—she recognizes the signature of control, not chaos.Her investigation leads to Dominion Labs, a tech company building "emergency governance protocols" for blockchain networks. The pitch sounds legitimate: infrastructure that can stabilize markets during crises, emergency systems that activate when...

Foreign agents are on Gracie’s trail. A dead man has her picture in his pocket.And teenagers are ruining her life...It’s fall in River Grove, and the air smells like wood smoke, spiced lattes and fresh bread. Out-of-town customers flock to The Laughing Loaf, as local news recommends the bakery as a not-to-be-missed destination in the redwoods.After her maybe-boyfriend Nate takes off for a bird photography gig in the Galapagos Islands, Gracie chases a mysterious prowler from her front porch. The next day, a man in a green overcoat is found dead on the highway into town. The man has no...

On their second case, Qigiq and Kandy are loaned to the Traffic Division to investigate an early morning accident. Hit and run. By a motorcycle. The victim is an elderly Asian woman. A young witness in a nearby dry cleaner and a truck driver suggest all “accidents” aren’t created equal. Then the Captain drops a new assignment on their desk: an affluent Bay Area lawyer is missing. The man’s wife stomps into their office screaming about a contract she found hidden in the backups of their home computer. A contract with a seven-figure payout, and an incriminating Exhibit A.Following the...

In the charming town of Willowberry, Stella Ray’s café is known for good coffee, flaky scones, and community warmth. What the town is not known for? Murder. When a man is found dead at the Sunflower Festival, the idyllic charm of Willowberry cracks. Suddenly, Stella is juggling gossiping townsfolk, suspicious break-ins, and shadowy figures watching her every move. Sheriff Ben Morgan wants to protect her, but he can’t ignore the evidence stacking up against her. With Rex, her loyal bulldog, tracking clues…Stella digs into the truth behind the festival’s missing funds and the secrets the dead man uncovered. But someone...