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A society woman’s mysterious death sets off a twisting murder investigation in this 1915 crime novel featuring Inspector Dunbar and Gaston Max. Popular novelist Henry Leroux is working late into the night when a woman in grave distress arrives at his door. Wearing little beneath her fur coat and clearly in need of medical attention, the woman dies before she can explain why she has sought Leroux out. It is a baffling investigation for Scotland Yard’s Inspector Dunbar, one that...

For fans of Severance and The Girl Before, The Secretary is a razor-sharp psychological thriller where ambition is a trap, power is a game, and saying "yes" could cost everything. The job comes with a lot of perks. A mysterious new boss is one of them. His deep pockets don't hurt. In her first week, Gillian finds a note on her desk with two boxes and a question: Will you have dinner with me? Check yes or no. It was...

Trudie swore she would never set foot in her hometown again. The town is filled with memories and people she’d rather forget. Despite everything, Trudie can’t turn away when Vi, her former best friend, pleads for help. Vi's husband, Herb, has found himself in a sticky situation. Sadly, trouble strikes Herb before Zoe and Trudie arrive and he’s discovered dead with his head in a cereal bowl. Cereal and scattered beads remain the only clues. When Vi becomes the prime...

After a harrowing introduction to the tiny desert town of Coatimundi, New Mexico, Violet is ready to settle in and focus on opening her new restaurant. But she finds herself smack dab in the middle of another murder investigation when one of her closest friends becomes a suspect. Violet has to juggle the restaurant, sleuthing, and her growing feelings for Hugh while once again going toe to toe with the town sheriff.

When the rich do it, it’s business. When the poor do it, it’s a crime. Grey I took revenge on a broken financial system, never expecting that my biggest problem would be the woman who locked me in her basement afterward. She wants one thing: the reward money for turning me in. Unfortunately for her, we have more in common than she thinks. She’s just as unhinged as I am, and she’s felt the squeeze of the same monster I...

The life of Thalia Smith is the epitome of routine. Get up, go to work, check social media. The only thing that keeps her life from becoming mundane is the hour she allows herself to listen to her favorite true crime podcast. She never expects how much her life would soon change when she attracts the attention of the host and the producer of the show. "Who are you, new listener...I can't wait to find out." Hello, Listener is an...

A wintry Welsh evening. A house full of relatives, hangers-on, and malcontents. A British/French family hosts Elise Bennett, and gets the extra benefit of two of her sisters. Will Twelfth Night ever arrive for these revelers? A holiday to remember... and forget. When Elise Bennett, youngest of the five sisters, is invited to spend the long holiday break with her new boyfriend, Conor (from 'Lost in Lavender') she is thrilled. Who wouldn't be? A remote Welsh manor house, a chance...

Former U.S. marshal Rip Lane lives in a motor home. He is a drifter. His only desire is to explore the country he once protected. But trouble seems to find him in every small town and every big city along the way. In Missouri he picks up a beautiful hitchhiker with a duffel full of secrets. When the woman disappears at a bus station Rip finds himself the target of mobsters. But targeting Rip is always a mistake. Because he...

“Wildly inventive…continually surprising…deeper into prophecy, hellfire, and supernatural upheaval…the action grows cosmic. New realms and jolting revelations. Jeffries’s prose remains crisply propulsive, whetted to sharpness…and above all else page turning urgency.” - BookLife Time Turns Deadly. The world unravels in chaos, and for Emery Merrick and Rhyme Carter, the nightmare deepens when a cursed stranger hurls Emery through time’s shattered veins. Ancient wars, futures drowned in ash—every era whispers his name, as if he was destined to suffer. A secret...

“You don’t realize this,” his voice was softer. “But you’re looking at me in fear." "Do I scare you, Bexley Laughtery?” I shook my head. “I don’t believe you.” Bexley Laughtery lives a very unassuming life in Old Oaks, where secrets fast become dangerous. Unease grows as women are found. Trails run cold for Detective Bishop as he is cuffed with bureaucracy trying to piece the city back together. While some believe they know the party responsible, every new answer...