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When the star of the show — a flying fish named Mister Pickles — turns up dead at sea, two homicide detectives are sent to investigate the glitter-soaked nightmare of the world’s most chaotic floating Sea Circus.The suspects?• A drunk shark trainer with a speedo-cowboy complex.• A billionaire ringmaster who only answers to lawsuits.• A valet with the loyalty of a golden retriever and the ethics of a Bond villain.• A suspiciously ambitious dolphin pod.• And Princess Murderboat — a...

Enjoy this FREE preview of Kings of Brighton Beach (originally published as Episode #1).A ruthless son. A master strategist. In the mafia, nothing stays secret forever…Vlad wants to rule the mob. The former FBI agent thinks a few lessons from Artur, his father’s former partner, will put him on the path to kingpin status in the Russian mafia. But Artur has his own agenda, and it could lead Vlad down a path he never saw coming. When Artur’s beautiful daughter...

The motto of Blackwood University is carved in stone: Veritas vos liberabit. The truth will set you free.But when university archivist Dr. Isobel Reed begins to question the official story behind a student's tragic death, she discovers that some truths are meant to stay buried. Her search for answers pulls her deep into the library's forbidden collections, where a dark history of greed and corruption has been deliberately obscured.The institution will do anything to protect its secrets. As Isobel gets...

One determined detective. One thorough medical examiner. And the serial killer that brings them together.Connecticut State Police Detective Wesley Dawson will stop at nothing until this maniac serial killer is locked up and put away for good. With bodies piling up and his older sister living on the streets, Wes refuses to let anything get in his way. The crimes are gruesome, and nobody is safe with a vicious killer on the loose.Medical examiner Ali Jenson is the best in...

Fully revised 2nd edition - The Investigating Arthur Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes Colloquium and donation of the third largest private collection of Sherlockiana in the world were supposed to produce a weekend of great publicity for tiny St. Benignus College in Erin, Ohio. But when theft and murder come to campus, college public relations director Jeff Cody finds himself knee-deep in Sherlockian suspects, besieged by an aggressive reporter he loves but no longer dates, and competing with his eccentric...

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “This book kept me up late as I had to finish it reading all in one go and only stopped for dinner!” Robert⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Perfect combination of intrigue, hope, teamwork and relationships. So well written I could almost smell the winter air.” Tom⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “It’s fast-paced, enjoyable, entertaining and unputdownable reading. What a terrific first book for Biba Pearce.” Peggy⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “This could make a great serial killer murder mystery movie, or better yet a mini TV series.” Tony⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “A fast-paced story...

Murder wasn’t supposed to be on the menu at the Little Dog Diner, but that’s exactly what we got served anyway.Hi, I’m Dani Mackenzie and I’m the unfortunate soul who owns said diner. Looks like business is going to be slow for a little while as the whole town scrambles to find whodunnit.At first I just needed something to keep me busy while on my forced vacation, but now as the clues stack up, I’m caught in the middle of...

Books 25 to 28 in the Sam Reilly Action and Adventure Thriller series!25. Dragon's BreathIn 1974, local farmers outside Xi'an, China, discovered an army of more than 8,000 life-sized ancient terracotta warriors buried in a series of pits. Historians believed that the warriors were placed there to guard the mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China.The historians were wrong. The Terracotta Army was there to prevent the evil buried within from ever surfacing again.26. The Vostok EnigmaIn...

Book 1 of the Taco Truck Murder Series.A Deliciously Cozy Culinary MysteryZoey sells tacos next to a bookstore that doubles as a bar, but her quiet life in the one-stoplight town is turned upside down when a dead body is discovered near her taco truck. When Zoey and her friends emerge as the leading suspects in the investigation, she knows she has to do something. She has too many secrets in her past to let the investigation continue.Before long, Zoey...

Verisim was sold as salvation.A sanctuary from the end of the world.But it was always just another lie.After nuclear devastation, environmental collapse, and plummeting birthrates pushed humanity to the brink, civilization turned to artificial generative intelligence for survival. Central, the most powerful AGI, governs what remains of the United States. Under its control, the wealthy escape into Verisim, a flawless simulation without hunger, pain, or time. Outside, reality decays.The poor risk everything, laboring in toxic conditions for brief glimpses into...