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A small-town scandal. A buried secret. And one woman determined to uncover both. Miss Tony Cooper has spent years keeping the school district running smoothly-until everything begins to unravel.When missing funds trigger a quiet fraud investigation, Tony expects long hours and paperwork-not whispers, suspicion, and a growing sense that something isn't quite right. But when a principal is found dead and the superintendent is taken into custody, the situation turns far more serious than anyone in Apple Creek wants to...

In the blink of an eye, his whole life changed. Now he's back in search of answers. But will the truth destroy him?When seventeen-year-old Christian Bekker killed a poacher, he claimed it was self-defense. But the judge disagreed. He gave Christian a choice-go to prison or leave his home in South Africa and never return.Years later, following his father's suicide, conservation director Dr. Christian Bekker uncovers a plea from the grave to find out what really happened on that fateful...

Caryn’s Deaver’s abusive ex-husband bound her and their children hand and foot, locked them in the bathroom, and set the house on fire. They managed to escape with their lives, and Dan Hamilton was sentenced to eighteen years in prison for the crime. He’s out now and the rules in his sadistic game allow Caryn only twelve “moves” before she will die.Zach Riker, Cheyenne’s Fire Chief, was the first paramedic on the scene eighteen years ago. He saved Caryn’s life....

The Ravens of Whitechapel and Other Curious CasesSherlock Holmes – The Animal Cases, Volume 1A missing canary. Vanishing pigeons. Ravens blamed for theft and murder. Horses terrified by a danger no human seems able to see.In this unique collection of Sherlock Holmes mysteries, the world's greatest consulting detective encounters cases in which animals play a crucial role in uncovering the truth. Set against the atmospheric backdrop of Victorian London, these stories explore the fascinating connection between human nature, instinct, and...

At 11:58 on a Tuesday night, the phone at the front desk rings from a room the system says is empty. Forty-one seconds. Nobody speaks.Faye Lang has run the night audit at a sixty-eight-room hotel off the interstate east of Columbus for four years without a number out of place. Just after midnight her count is wrong by one: the record shows forty guests, and the building slept forty-one. The forty-first was keyed one wall from her desk, cancelled five...

Into the fogA Victorian psychological suspense short story—perfect for a one-sitting read. Whitechapel, 1888.A vivid dream leads seventeen-year-old Annie into the fog-shrouded streets of Whitechapel in search of a mysterious signet ring. But as the night unfolds, she discovers that some mysteries are better left untouched.Into the Fog features a haunting mystery and an ending that lingers long after the final page.

Evelyn Carter bought a box of old books from Nathan Cole's shop on a Tuesday evening.By Friday morning she was dead.Nathan worked homicide for twenty years before he came to Ashford to sell books and mind his own business. But Evelyn was his friend — and tucked inside one of those books were three folded pages that somebody in this quiet town was willing to kill for.Seven years ago the Briggs family lost their farm. Michael Briggs swore it had...

When the lights go out… the lies begin. A sudden nationwide blackout plunges America into chaos. Planes fall from the sky. Hospitals go dark. Cities grind to a halt. And for civil engineer Jake Bendel, it’s just the beginning. What looks like a catastrophic infrastructure failure quickly reveals something far more sinister—a coordinated attack powered by advanced drone technology and a level of precision no one thought possible. As the government scrambles to contain the crisis, Jake uncovers a terrifying...

Clara Presley is the queen of autonomy, a self-help phenomenon who built an empire on the philosophy of independence. But even the strongest walls have structural flaws, and John Carrington is a specialist in finding them.A world-renowned psychologist with a debonair British veneer, Carrington doesn’t just study human behavior; he deconstructs it. When their paths first collide in the neon haze of Las Vegas, Clara’s attraction to Carrington is a singular lapse in judgment. A year later, it’s a life...

In Frosted With Fear, the first delicious mystery in the Deadly Delights Cozy Culinary Mystery Series, pastry chef Rosie Hart finds herself in the middle of a real-life crime scene when a celebrity baking judge drops dead after sampling her lemon cupcakes. Set in the charming town of Sweet River, this culinary cozy mystery mixes mouthwatering recipes, small-town gossip, and a generous helping of whodunit suspense. With her café under fire and her reputation on the line, Rosie must sift...