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    • Short Fuses

      Stephen Leather

      Detectives en thrillers Four short stories from bestselling author Stephen Leather, plus opening chapters of six of his bestselling thrillers. The short stories are: Breaking In (where a burglar gets more than he bargained for when he breaks into a London house), Strangers On A Train (where a mugging on a train doesn't go to plan), Inspector Zhang and the Hotel Guest (where the Singaporean detective solves a mystery) and Cat's Eyes (the backstory of a Bangkok go-go dancer). There are also tasters of six of his bestselling novels, including The Chinaman, The Vets and The Birthday Girl. Stephen Leather is one of the UK's most successful thriller writers. He was a journalist for more than ten years on newspapers such as The Times, the Daily Mail and the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong. Before that, he was employed as a biochemist for ICI, shovelled limestone in a quarry, worked as a baker, a petrol pump attendant, a barman, and worked for the Inland Revenue. He began writing full time in 1992. His bestsel

    • Closure

      Randall Wood

      Detectives en thrillers When a prominent lawyer is shot while waiting at a suburban stop sign it sets off a nation-wide manhunt for an elusive killer. Special Agent Jack Randall of the FBI finds himself appointed to track down and stop the shooter. Not by his superiors, but by the killer himself.  As more bodies fall the shooter takes his message to the press, earning the support of the public with his choice of targets and confounding the FBI at every turn. From the desert of Nevada to the urban jungle of New York City, Jack and his team follow the trail of bodies and haunting messages left behind by the killer. With the pressure to find him mounting on Jack, the assassin’s crimes grow bolder, and his message more sinister and closer to home.  It becomes clear to Jack that in order to find the shooter, he may have to look inside his own past, and become the man he was years ago.

    • Murder on the Mind

      L.L. Bartlett

      Keiharde detectives Jeff Resnick wasn't supposed to know about the man hung up to bleed out. After insurance investigator Jeff Resnick is viciously mugged, he discovers the resulting brain injury has left him able to sense people’s secrets. When his estranged half-brother, Richard, takes Jeff to the family home to recover, Jeff’s senses pick up clues to the recent vicious murder of a local banker. Despite Jeff’s mixed feelings about his new sixth sense, he feels compelled to explore the banker’s murder--using both his senses and his investigative skills, along with Richard’s reluctant help. Against the gritty setting of wintry Buffalo, NY, and a tormented family history of his own, unraveling the truth threatens Jeff’s--and Richard’s--life.

    • Loose Ends

      D. D. Vandyke

      Detectives en thrillers BOOK ONE of the California Corwin P.I. Mystery Series Contains the bonus story - Off The Leash a California Corwin Short Story "This is a real page turner and hard to put down. The characters are like people you know. I could smell the Cheetos, the computer geek Mickey was eating, in the office...an excellent mystery and the beginning of what promises to be a very good series." - Gwen N. "Loose Ends was a great read, if you're looking for a solid mystery this is a book worth your time. I was hooked by the story from the very beginning and I barely put it down until I finished it." - Melissa V. "There are some great fully realised characters here, and never a dull moment. Full of action, plenty of twists and turns, as well as as real shocker of an ending, this makes a strong start for what promises to be a gripping new series." - N.A. Stephenson When a young girl is kidnapped , street-smart but damaged San Francisco ex-cop California "Cal" Corwin is engaged to find and rescue her befor

    • The Accidental Hero

      Joshua Graham

      Keiharde detectives Ruthless hitman confronts his destiny in a startling tale of redemption.

    • Scar Tissue

      Mark Gummere

      Keiharde detectives Scar Tissue is the first novel in a projected series of detective/mysteries in the spirit of Raymond Chandler and Robert B. Parker. Robert “Lucky” Lucas, a fifty year old retired police Detective and widow from Southern California, has relocated in San Francisco to be near his son’s family. As a favor to his daughter-in-law Kathleen, Lucas reluctantly agrees to speak with Ray Rhodes, a childhood friend with prison record who has been arrested on weapons and drug charges, but adamantly proclaims his innocence. During his investigation, Lucas becomes convinced Rhodes is the victim of jealousy and crooked cops, and is trapped in the middle of a disturbing and dangerous family history, a history that will lead to murder and attempt on Lucas’ life. Mark Gummere lives in San Francisco, teaches classes in Cinema Studies, and is a former San Francisco Private Investigator. The second Lucky Lucas novel, The Damage, has just been released, and is also available on Smashwords as a downlo

    • Hard Fall

      Phil Reade

      Keiharde detectives An ex-cop with a past. A case police couldn't solve. One chance at redemption... Ex-New York detective Thomas Blume hunts the streets of London for the killers that tore his family apart.  For justice, for closure, for revenge. But when Blume stumbles across a case that baffled local police, he unwittingly joins a world of criminals, corruption, and cops that will do anything to stop him. Now, in a country he doesn't understand and a city stacked against him, Blume must fight to expose the truth… before it's too late. If you love thrilling action, gripping characters and a healthy dose of mystery, you'll love Phil Reade's bestselling mix of action and suspense. Discover the first book in the acclaimed Thomas Blume series today!  What people are saying about  Hard Fall: ' It reminds me of Raymond Chandler's work.  It's noir, dark, full of rainy streets, seedy bars and characters with their own secrets.' -  Author, Victoria Randall   'I sta

    • The Reluctant Coroner

      Paul Austin Ardoin

      Keiharde detectives Blood is thicker than oil—until murder is involved. Fenway Stevenson doesn't want to return to the coastal town where her estranged father is practically king. But the death of her mother draws her back home—and the murder of the county coroner draws her into a deepening conspiracy. As the body count rises and all signs seem to point toward her father's oil company, will Fenway uncover the truth before family bonds become deadly? If you enjoy Leslie Wolfe, LJ Ross, Willow Rose, Blake Banner, you'll love  The Reluctant Coroner! The first Fenway mystery is perfect for readers who enjoyed California beach town murder mysteries, biracial female investigators, medical examiner thrillers, and former nurses who solve murders. 

    • Snow Creek

      Gregg Olsen

      Detectives en thrillers ‘ OMG!!...I was simply blown away by this… I couldn't look away…even when I wanted to. The story took me by my throat making me gasp every few chapters…Wow !!’ Shalini’s Books and Reviews ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Footprints were scattered about like fallen leaves. She looked down into the ravine, and once more her lungs filled with fear. A body lay silent and unmoving in the bushes. When Ruth Turner walks into the Sheriff’s office in Jefferson County’s Port Townsend claiming her sister Ida Wheaton has been missing for over a month, Detective Megan Carpenter’s  instincts tell her that she needs to do more than just file a report. Racing over to Ida’s secluded farmhouse in the hills above Snow Creek, Megan finds Ida’s teenage children alone and frightened. She can’t help but notice there’s no TV. No video games. Nothing of the outside world. Something about the Wheaton family doesn’t add up and triggers a painful childhood memory for Megan – when one day, in a

    • The Value of Life

      Andy Crowson

      Keiharde detectives A 12 y/o boy is kidnapped - but the ransom price is left to his parents! Before he is returned (safely) another boy is taken. Then another. Rookie detective Joseph Lindahl is a psychology graduate and thinks he knows what the kidnapper wants - but colleagues are sceptical. The solution might please the press and embarrass a judge, but it it gets Joseph into trouble at Longmarsh Police HQ

    • Power in the Blood

      Michael Lister

      Keiharde detectives From New York Times Bestselling author Michael Lister  Newly Revised with an Introduction by Michael Connelly  Was it murder, accident, or suicide? A baffling case. A brilliant detective. An introduction to an insightful, sympathetic, spiritual, and utterly unique investigator. John Jordan is a cop in a clerical collar haunted by his past—a man of mercy who also thirsts for justice. "Michael Lister may be the author of the most unique series running in mystery fiction. It crackles with tension and authenticity." Michael Connelly The first novel in the popular, award-winning, and critically-acclaimed John Jordan mystery series. ˃˃˃ POWER IN THE BLOOD a John Jordan novel from award-winning and bestselling author Michael Lister Witness the series Florida Weekly calls "a treasure of contemporary literature--suspenseful, provocative, and unsettling," and bestselling author Julia Spencer-Fleming says is "one of the most ambitious and unusual crime fiction series going. See wh

    • Skin and Blond

      V. J. Chambers

      Keiharde detectives Dark. Raw. Gritty. Blond. from USA Today bestselling author V. J. Chambers Ever since blond detective Ivy Stern got herself kicked off the police force for “sexual conduct unbecoming an officer,” she’s been slumming it as a private investigator. But she’s handling the fact her life is in shambles just fine, thank you very much. She manages to get up to open her office by the crack of noon every day, no matter how hungover she is or whose bed she woke up in. When Miles Pike, head of homicide and her it's-complicated-ex-boyfriend, refers a distraught man to her, Ivy’s ready to get cracking. Her new client is frustrated that the police are treating what he thinks is clearly his sister’s murder as a run-of-the-mill missing persons case. Well, Ivy’s good with murder. Real good. And this case has her intrigued. There’s no evidence that the victim has been killed, but she’s gone, leaving everything behind from her cell phone to her credit cards. Everything except her bed sh

    • Twisted Minds: A Stacy Green Mystery Thriller Sampler

      Stacy Green

      Keiharde detectives For fans of Lisa Gardner, J.T. Ellison, and Erica Spindler! #1 Amazon Bestselling Author Stacy Green presents Twisted Minds! Meet great characters, get invested in twisted plots, and become immersed in unique locations in this collection of samples. Twisted Minds includes hefty samples from Stacy's bestselling Delta Crossroads Trilogy, as well as EXCLUSIVE samples of All Good Deeds (Lucy Kendall #1) , See Them Run (Lucy Kendall #2), and Living Victim ( Delta Detectives #1). The Sampler also includes excerpts from Into The Devil's Underground and Welcome to Las Vegas. "Stacy Green has the ability not only to allow the reader to see the scene, but also hear and smell it so there is a sense of total immersion." --Bestselling thriller author Rachel Abbott.

    • MAX PAYNE

      Martin Matthews

      Keiharde detectives Max Payne is a man with nothing to lose in the violent, cold urban night. A fugitive cop framed for murder, and now hunted by cops and the mob. Max is a man with his back against the wall, fighting a battle he cannot hope to win. Prepare for pain...

    • Big Numbers

      Jack Getze

      Keiharde detectives Who wants to kill Austin Carr? Everybody. After all, he's a stockbroker. About to be ingeniously murdered — snatched off a private fishing yacht by a live, six-hundred-pound giant bluefin — a down-on-his-luck stockbroker recalls the events and bad choices that precipitated his gruesome end. His killer — Mr. Blabbermouth — might be any of a dozen suspects, including a steroid-crazed wrestler angry over Austin's poor investment recommendations, a jealous sales manager often the target of Austin's jokes, and a widow with long red hair, sexy curves, and plenty of secrets. Or could there be another suspect Austin overlooked entirely until he stepped on board that yacht? Praise for BIG NUMBERS … "Darkly comic, with an engaging protagonist." — T.J. MacGregor, Edgar Award winner, author of The Tango Key Mysteries "BIG NUMBERS is a gritty, sexy, violent, and funny book." — Liz Clifford at Reviewed by Liz "Wonderful characters … well-written, entertaining … a good read." — C

    • Bad Intentions

      Sarwah Creed

      Keiharde detectives An orphan who intended to bring them down to their knees... Everything in my life has been turned upside down. My mom died and I was shipped off to a place that I'd never heard of, Hawk Academy. Mom left instructions that I was to be sent there in her will. I was sad about leaving my friends and the little family that I had left behind. When I arrived, I thought that I had made new friends. I was wrong. They all had bad intentions to bully and torture me, from the moment I set foot inside the door. I was the new girl and even worse the poor lonely orphan. They wanted to make me suffer even more than I'd already done and the twins, James, and Trent Hawk, with their piercing blue eyes, were the ones that ruled the halls. Everything about the place was old from the traditions to the bullies, even the damn money. But I'm the new girl and they can't take the one thing I have left away from me. My pride. I wouldn't let them take that away from me, otherwise, I'd have nothing left, not even

    • The Silent Boy

      Cheryl Bradshaw & Janet Fix

      Keiharde detectives Private Investigator Sloane Monroe is about to face the most challenging case of her life, and this time, it hits a little too close to home . In the dirty hallway of a local tavern, six-year-old Louie Alvarez plays with his race cars, waiting for his mother to take him home. A scream rips through the air. Louie freezes, then turns, staring at the room at the end of the hallway where the sound had come from. His mom was in that room . Louie inches toward the door and peeks through the crack. Inside, his mother begs for her life, but it's far too late. Her fate has already been sealed. As a gunshot sounds off, a terrified Louie drops his race cars. In an instant, all eyes are on him, and there's only one thing he can do now—run. The Silent Boy is the first book in the Sloane Monroe spinoff series, Sloane and Maddie: Peril Awaits, written by New York Times & 11-time USA Today bestselling author Cheryl Bradshaw and longtime editor Janet Fix. Together they've created a pulse-poundin

    • The Winterstone Murder

      Paul Austin Ardoin

      Keiharde detectives This book was originally published under the title Ceremony in August 2021. Dr. Kep Woodhead is a  brilliant, irascible forensic toxicologist  with a dark past and a nose for trouble.  Bernadette Becker is a  disgraced federal investigator  with one last chance.  They're both assigned to a strange poisoning case: a graduate student has been found dead in a 15th-century chapel, overdosed on a controversial hallucinogen. The list of suspects is long: the priest, the professor, the piscary president, the protestor, the protégé, and at least one wants to silence Becker.   Do Becker and Woodhead have a prayer of discovering the truth before the killer strikes again? " ... an intelligently wrought, involving and accomplished thriller. Highly recommended." —Rose Auburn Writing & Reviews

    • A Perfect Alibi

      Anne Baines

      Detectives en thrillers The job looked like the same old story. Husband thinks wife is cheating, husband hires private investigator...  Until someone ends up dead. As a former police detective turned PI, Sam Arbichaut has seen it all. Having moved from Florida to Portland, Oregon for a new start in life, he spends his days fighting middle-age spread and investigating whatever civilians pay him for. When his latest job takes a homicidal turn, Sam soon figures out this case is anything but the usual... and finding out what the real story is might just cost him everything. Get excited for this great mystery following the determined Detective from Hunting Delilah as Sam gets his own series!

    • The Big Goodbye

      Michael Lister

      Keiharde detectives A vulnerable woman being followed. A PI determined to protect her. Former lovers embroiled in an intense mystery thriller fraught with intrigue and danger. A sexy, romantic, suspenseful ride through the atmospheric 1940s for fans of film noir and the classic hard-boiled detective novel. Someone is following Lauren Lewis. She ducks into the office of PI, Jimmy "Soldier" Riley, not to hire him, but to find out if he's the one following her. Back when they were lovers he told her if he ever decided to, she'd never know he was there. It's1940's Panama City, Florida. The world is at war, and the growing panhandle paradise is doing its part. Tyndall Field is training pilots. Wainwright Shipyard is building battleships. The Naval Section Base is protecting vessels in the Gulf. The Dixie Sherman Hotel is hosting celebrities such as Clark Gable. Harry Lewis, a wealthy banker, is running for mayor, unaware his wife is running for her life. With a secret to hide and a husband running for mayor i

    • A Black Deeper Than Death

      M.E. Purfield

      Keiharde detectives Miki Radicci, a 16-year-old famous artist, leads a secluded life in New York City. Not that she wants to dodge the press and celebrity; she wants to avoid people all together since she has the psychic ability to experience other people’s physical and emotional pain when near them. It gets so bad for her to handle that not even Xanax and alcohol can relieve the pain. When she accidentally experiences the murder of a prominent business student from NYU, Miki attracts the attention of the police and the killer who threatens her and her family. But Miki doesn't really know enough to identify the killer. She experiences the death but can't see his face. Miki decides to learn as much as she can about the killer by delving into the victim's secret life. She follows an urban underground trail that leads to goth modeling and low level criminals. As she discovers the limits to her psychic talents and her ballsy actions, she realizes that the killer is not who she thinks it is, but rather some

    • Murder Row

      B.A. Savage

      Keiharde detectives Private Detective Randall Stone tackles a case in which a young man allegedly attacked his girlfriend and is suspect in her murder. An angry mob is searching for him, and Stone must find him before it’s too late, and the clock is ticking….. And when Ryan Black calls on Randall Stone to find the gutless murderer who’s hired to kill him, Stone is more than ready to act as judge, jury, and executioner. How far would Stone go to find the truth? How far would Stone go to find the truth? A robbery, assault victims feed Stone half-truths leading to the discovery of a cold-blooded murder of a police officer. Stone had to be quick on the trigger – or he’d be trading a friend for a bellyful of hot lead. Who’s Randall Stone? The Randall Stone Private Investigator Series are old-school private detective novels, and a great read for any crime and suspense thriller lover. I’ve got back into the private eye mysteries recently, and it has been a lot of fun, and here we have some classic

    • Looking For Henry Turner

      W.L. Liberman

      Keiharde detectives Toronto, 1960. Mo Gold and Arthur "Birdie" Birdwell are like fish out of water. Mo is Jewish and sardonic; Birdie's black, thoughtful and gargantuan. They're private detectives. Henry Turner disappeared eight years ago without a trace, and his mother wants him back. Mo and Birdie try to find him; they search high and low. Meanwhile, Mo’s father Jake is in prison on a manslaughter beef. When he escapes, all hell breaks loose.

    • Silence

      Sara Dalton

      Detectives en thrillers Anna Willis witnesses her mother’s death and may be the only person who saw the killer's face… Detective Chief Inspector Robert Ashworth is the first on the case with his rookie partner Detective Sergeant Addison Scott. Robert makes it clear that he isn't happy with his new partner, but can Addison prove herself worthy? As Addison tries to put the pieces of the puzzle together, she starts to realise that the case is closer to home than she thought. As more victims are found, it becomes clear that a copycat killer is on the loose and that Addison has a choice to make. Does she want to visit the dark past that she has fought so hard to forget or let a killer walk free?

    • Colored Waters

      Brad Stratton

      Keiharde detectives Colored Waters, the first Michael Chamber's crime/mystery novel. Calloused and hardened as he has become, Michael has a difficult time watching the video someone is using to blackmail his client, Laurel Silverman, the beautiful daughter of a Hollywood producer.

    • Death on Highway 13

      Joe Vannicola

      Detectives en thrillers A dead body is dumped early one morning on Highway 13 by two men. The deceased, Dave Lomas, was murdered by members of a motorcycle gang, The Skulls of Highway 13. He messed around with them one too many times. Private Investigator Gary Bennet, who specializes in spying on cheating husbands, takes on the case to prove to himself and others that he is able to solve an important assignment for once in his  fledgling career. Bennet finds out too late that the case he is hell bent on solving might end up getting him killed instead. But the more dangerous the case becomes, the more he stubbornly purses it, ignoring the price he'll be forced to pay.

    • Stealing Power

      Bo Brennan

      Detectives en thrillers Stealing women's power is easy ... restoring it is deadly. Detective Chief Inspector AJ Colt lives his life in the limelight. The charismatic star of New Scotland Yard is public relations gold. Everyone loves him. Well, almost everyone. For three years a vicious serial rapist has been taunting and tormenting him, sending him recordings of every sickening crime he commits. But with no DNA from the devastated victims the trail is stone cold dead, until a familiar landmark leads Colt back to his hometown - the last place on earth he wants to be. It's also the last place on earth Detective India Kane wants him. The obsessively private local keeps her head down, works hard, and doesn't bother anybody. She likes life that way. When people bother her, things have a tendency to get messy. She's just landed a career changing case - a brutal drug-facilitated rape investigation - and doesn't take kindly to the arrogant newcomer parachuted in to snatch it from her. The hunt is on. But Colt and Ka

    • Hard Landing

      Peter Menadue

      Keiharde detectives Second book in the Gary Maddox Series: Sydney private investigator Gary Maddox is asked to find a missing accountant. He doesn't expect any trouble. After all, the guy is just an bean counter. But he's dead wrong. Powerful men have dispatched a posse of thugs to kill the ledger looker. Gary is soon counting bodies and trying not to become a ugly statistic.

    • Lonely Are The Dead

      Paul Westwood

      Keiharde detectives The year is 1977. A remorseless serial-killer is stalking Bay City. The reason for the murders is unknown, but the dismembered victims are always young and beautiful. In order to find the perpetrator, Detective Markus of the police has to set aside the troubles with his family and pull the evidence together before panic sweeps the city. His only ally is a reporter, Karen Dekker, who has a grim past of her own and a chance to break the biggest story of her career. Former titled as 'Headline'.

    • The Last Laugh

      Justin Cawthorne

      Keiharde detectives Detective Dirk Nickel couldn't care less about clowns, but his is a city without laughs where clowns are a dying breed. Then, one day Nickel is framed - branded a 'chuckler' - and the heat is on. Can Nickel uncover who framed him in time, maybe even bring down the city-wide conspiracy against clowns in the bargain... or will the last laugh be on him?

    • Recall

      Meghan O'Flynn

      Keiharde detectives Wise-cracking detectives pursue a justice-driven killer with a vendetta in this shocking and suspenseful murder mystery for fans of Gregg Olsen, Teresa Driscoll, and Robert Stilljes. "A captivating thriller about the power of the things we wish we could forget." ~Bestselling Author Mary Widdicks Where is the line between killer and hero?   Things are finally looking up for Detective Petrosky. Sure, his daughter’s still dead, his granddaughter’s in another state, and they keep putting lemon in his freaking water, but he’s sober, his ex-wife no longer hates him—as much—and his new partner is as good at police work as she is at matching his snarky comebacks. But criminals don’t take a break; those bastards never sleep. When a councilman’s son is brutally murdered, the city explodes into controversy. Though the teen appears to have been ambushed in a random attack, there’s no forensic evidence at the scene, and the boy’s neck was snapped as quickly and efficiently a

    • Frankly Speaking - A Frank Rozzani Detective Novel

      Don Massenzio

      Keiharde detectives A 16 year old girl has disappeared. The police believe she is a runaway. Her parents believe she has been taken and is being held against her will. When the parents enlist the services of Frank Rozzani, a former police officer turned private detective, a series of events begins to unfold that implicates a popular local pastor and the religious stronghold of the ultra-conservative community. Frank Rozzani, a transplant to Jacksonville, Florida from Syracuse, New York, must find the young girl despite the obstacles launched at him from the local police and others whose interests may be compromised by his investigation. Frank enlists the help of his associate Clifford “Jonesy” Jones to find the girl, uncover the conspiracy, and stay alive. While solving the case, Frank must deal with the demons that drove him from Upstate New York causing him to leave traumatic memories and his children behind.

    • Not Dead Yet

      Peter Menadue

      Detectives en thrillers The first book in the Gary Maddox Series: Sydney private investigator Gary Maddox scratches out a living doing personal injuries surveillance. A mother asks him to find out who killed her drug-dealing son. The son deserved to die. But the mother deserves justice and offers Gary a lot of money. Soon he's battling drug dealers, corrupt cops, hit-men and thugs. He's well armed and not dead yet.

    • Full Count

      Michael R Helberg

      Keiharde detectives Jake Tanner, private detective and former U.S. Marine, is tough, smart, funny and lovable. What starts out as a missing person's case quickly turns into one with international implications. Kidnappers, murderers and billionaires have been added to the mix, giving Jake the opportunity to hone his detecting skills. Welcome to Jake Tanner's world.

    • Killing Schmidt Honorably

      Vincent Alexandre

      Keiharde detectives Charlie Schmidt, a retired assassin, is returning home after completing a flight from Paris. In under forty-eight hours all hell will break loose for Charlie when he discovers his girlfriend was brutally murdered and that his friends may turn out to be his worst enemies.

    • The Stiff in the Five Hundred Dollar Suit

      Steve Matthew Benner

      Keiharde detectives During the mid-1950’s, Chief Detective Harvey Halloway was assigned to a murder investigation involving the murder of a man dressed in an expensive suit and found stabbed to death on a city sidewalk. A case that initially seemed to be pretty routine slowly grew in complexity, expanding to include local gangsters and the FBI. Though the head of the local syndicate was the prime suspect, evidence indicated things weren’t as they seemed, and to further complicate matters, a dangerous and beautiful femme fatale working for the mob did her best to disrupt the investigation by using her wiles on the detective. Caught between rival gangs and dodging attempts upon their lives, Detective Halloway and his partner worked to solve the murders before they became victims themselves.

    • Hollow World: Origins

      Nick Pobursky & Hugh Allison

      Detectives en thrillers "Hollow World: Origins" is a collection of three prequels to the novel "Hollow World" by Nick Pobursky. This anthology features the following stories: "X-ray" - The top-secret X-ray Team has a new mission: to retrieve a captured agent before he cracks under a terrorist group's interrogation. Deadly force authorized.  "Overboard" - Detective Charlie Walker's boss assigns him to an off-the-record weekend investigation: to determine if his future son-in-law is a scumbag. "Vacuous" - Hit man Jeremy gets in over his head with the most dangerous and cunning nemesis he's ever faced: his girlfriend.

    • Deadly Sins: Envy

      Cheryl Bradshaw

      Detectives en thrillers A cryptic message. A missing niece. And only twenty-four hours to pay .   After traveling to New Orleans to see his niece's band on tour, Police Chief Drake Cooper, a.k.a. Coop, finds a piece of paper stuck to the front door of his brother's home. A handwritten message reveals his niece has been abducted, a ransom is being demanded, and Coop's family has twenty-four hours to pay. Praise for the Deadly Sins series : "You feel like you are watching the events unfold." "Grips you from first paragraph. I wasn't able to guess the murderer until the end." "If you are not familiar with the series, or this author, this is a good introduction." -->New to Sloane Monroe? There are two book collections in the Sloane Monroe series. The first is a novel series with 8 titles (as of 2020). The second is this short story spinoff series, featuring the same characters from the main series. 

    • Fly Paper Soup

      Cleve Sylcox

      Detectives en thrillers Attorney David Winter kicks back on the Florida beach soaking in the sunshine and watching the ladies stroll by. When his old Army buddy, Sean asks him to defend his aunt in a murder case, David doesn't think twice and leaves the sun and sand for Missouri's ice and snow to help his old pal. Seems Aunt Sharon's past time was killing husbands and getting rich off their insurance policies. Not even Sean's generosity—a BMW 528i with chauffeur, 100 grand plus expenses and a luxury apartment--all at David's disposal—can save Aunt Sharon from the needle!  The more David investigates, the more accomplices keep coming out of the woodwork. When he's shot, drugged and hit over the head, David takes it personally—but that's only the tip of the proverbial iceberg! He faces a startling truth, which nearly destroys him and his faith in all he holds dear. But lady justice isn't blind and unforgiving of those who shake her scales. As an instrument of law, David must once again become the ha

    • Dhata Mays

      Greg Dragon

      Detectives en thrillers In a war between man and machine, he must find a way to protect them all... After a devastating war forced humans to rely on synths for survival, the two have learned to coexist peacefully. Until now.... When detective Dhata Mays is called in to investigate a homicide, what he uncovers threatens the serenity of this futuristic society.  The gruesome murder means only one thing:  someone is ready to incite another war.  Now, it's up to Dhata to ensure that the truth stays hidden--to protect both sides of the battle.  But can he be unbiased in a black and white world that forces him to take sides?

    • Murder from the Newsdesk

      Peter Bartram

      Keiharde detectives Murder from the Newsdesk Crime reporter Colin Crampton uses every newspaper scam he knows to crack 10 more mysteries A crime reporter chasing headlines The clues that set him on the trail The dangers he faces to land his scoops Colin Crampton opens up his casebook to share 10 of the most baffling stories he's ever chased. Why was a room in a widow's home filled to the ceiling with second-hand clothes? How did a single red sock lead Colin to unmask a cop killer? What deadly secret was that innocent seafront ice-cream parlour hiding? Just how was a fraudster fixing races at the greyhound stadium? What secret did the mystery blue suitcase from the railways station's left luggage office hold? You'll find the answers to these and other mysteries here. "A bright and breezy set of stories – there are some clever ideas in them." – In Search of the Classic Mystery Novel

    • Bangkok Burn

      Simon Royle

      Keiharde detectives 12 May 2010 A war is taking place on the streets of Bangkok as political cliques fire bullets and rockets at each other. Mysterious 'Men in Black' snipe combatants from both sides. It is a good time to settle old scores. Take a walk on the darkside with Chance. An enigma: family-orientated, loyal and loving... and a cold-blooded killer.... This chilling, high-octane thriller takes you to parts of Bangkok no tourist should ever go, a world where life is cheap and morality non-existent.

    • The Second Bat Guano War

      J.M. Porup

      Keiharde detectives From former Lonely Planet author J.M. Porup comes this gritty South American noir... Rats ate his baby daughter while he partied in a disco. Now Horace “Horse” Mann is a drugged-out expat teaching English to criminals in Lima, Peru. Oh, and doing the odd favor for the CIA. When his Agency contact, Pitt Watters, goes missing, Horse's desperate efforts to find his only friend lead him to a Buddhist ashram on the shores of Lake Titicaca. There Horse uncovers his friend’s involvement with a group of Gaia-worshipping terrorists who want to kill off the human “disease” infecting the earth. Can Horse find his friend in time? And when he does—will he want to stop him?

    • Exile

      Stuart Nealon

      Keiharde detectives Private detective Cid Steiner takes on a case to find a missing woman before finding himself embroiled in events far darker than Steiner could have initially anticipated.

    • Vienna in Repose

      Marcus Durden

      Detectives en thrillers Vienna is in the grip of a crime wave and Agent Muller has been sent to tackle it; not just because of his talent at solving crimes but because his superiors see him as toxic to their careers. Thomas Muller is not like all the other straight-laced Agents because he was once inmate in Austria's prison system. It was only due to a crusading Appellate Judge and a Public Defender that believed in him that Muller ever saw the light of day again. While he may have been proven innocent, the stigma remained. Muller tries to clear the stain on his honor by hunting down criminals, putting those three years behind bars to good use. But Muller is starting to have doubts, as he and Detective Rohlstein solve murders and kidnappings in the old city of Vienna. Muller is starting to reconsider his efforts to clear his name after a series of chance occurrences in his last three cases.

    • Forgotten Boy

      Todd Luchik

      Detectives en thrillers A missing girl. A reluctant hero stalked through the streets of Chicago. A country on the brink of war. It's February 2003 and private detective Glenn Wozniak just wants to ride out the remainder of a cold Chicago winter perched on a bar stool, pairing shots of Irish whiskey with cheap beer. But when a client neglects to pay him for services rendered, Glenn finds himself desperate for work, any work. Enter a wealthy new client offering a lot of money to find his missing daughter. On the eve of the U.S. war in Iraq, Glenn begins an investigation that will take him from the far northern edge of Chicago to an industrial wasteland at its southern border to some of the most dangerous parts of the city's west side. Along the way, he'll encounter anti-war protesters, ex-cons, drug dealers, corrupt cops, and a gang member leading a double life, ultimately unearthing deadly secrets that will make him some dangerous enemies. This new mystery and suspense release is the first in a series about C

    • Courage Begins: A Ray Courage Mystery Novella

      R. Scott Mackey

      Keiharde detectives Garrett and Tiffanie Bate had it all—youth, money, and a perfect marriage. Until Tiffanie is killed in a suspicious accident. Neither the police nor the insurance investigators can prove she was murdered and the case turns cold. Two years later the insurance company asks an intern—former college professor turned private eye Ray Courage—to reopen the investigation. He uncovers little new evidence to support suspicions that Garrett killed his wife for the insurance money. Garrett has the perfect alibi—hundreds of witnesses that place him more than two hours from the scene of Tiffanie’s death. Ray knows he’s missing something. But what? As his search for the truth unfolds, Ray’s life is put in jeopardy and he realizes his adversary is someone who’ll kill before he’ll be caught. In this prequel to Courage Matters, Ray Courage begins his private investigation career, displaying the skills, abilities and sense of humor that have made him a fan favorite around the world.

    • Ritchie Boss: Private Investigator Manager

      Micah Joel

      Keiharde detectives When computers got smart enough to program themselves, Ritchie Boss left behind his dreams of being a hacker. For a paycheck he now manages sentient programs--he's a Private Investigator Manager. When a client brings in a mysterious and ancient relic called a "USB stick", Ritchie has to demonstrate his hacking abilities in a race against time, with the fate of society hinging on a single critical decision. This story is dedicated to Dennis Ritchie, the brilliant mind behind the C programming language and much of the internet as we know it. As a celebration of remix culture this story is released with a Creative Commons license that encourages creative reuse and sharing. See inside for details.

    • Slow Fall

      Edgar Williams

      Keiharde detectives Slow Fall is a mystery in The Wekiwa County series. Set in the pre-Disney torpor of rural central Florida, it tells the story of an ex-Miami-cop who returns to his small-town Florida home to bury his father, an apparent suicide. Troubled by the circumstances of his father's death, he is drawn into a maelstrom of intrigue involving televangelists, drug runners, and corruption. A secret past connects the threads in a startling climax of greed, unbridled ambition, incest and death.

    • Zero Tolerance

      J.J. Klein

      Keiharde detectives Former Navy SEAL and NCIS agent, Jim Slade is now living the good life in the Florida Keys as a private detective. His small firm of two employs himself and a very ambitious and equally attractive Bree Willows. Her drive to succeed is matched by his desire to womanize, play golf and have the, more than occasional, adult beverage. Slade is unwilling to work with the local law enforcement officers and would rather keep to himself and his Country Club of choice. That is until a young local girl is found dead. She has no family and no one to make it right other than Jim Slade. Unsure of why he behaves as he does, Bree Willows watches as Slade puts aside his personal feeling and dives into the case for the sole purpose of making things right. She sees another side of the hardcore facade and likes the professional investigator underneath. With her help they work the case from angles neither expect. Failure is not an option when the innocent or those unable to defend themselves are hurt, the

    • Corpses Say The Darndest Things

      Doug Lamoreux

      Keiharde detectives It was a simple job: keep an eye on the minister's wife until she goes safely to bed. Then all hell broke loose. The death of a beloved Chicago televangelist’s wife is only the beginning; someone is homiciding their way through the Temple of Majesty Church. Private eye Nod Blake - an aging throwback to an era of detecting on the mean streets - has been dumped in the middle of it all, on his head. The resulting injuries seem to have opened a door to the hereafter: Blake believes dead people are talking to him. But are the victims really begging the gumshoe for help from the other side of the grave? When his nemesis, Detective Lieutenant Wenders, finds evidence that Blake is the murderer, the private dick's life becomes a great big soup sandwich. Doug Lamoreux's 'Corpses Say the Darndest Things' is a riveting murder mystery with a sly sense of humor, set in 1979 Chicago where a maniacal killer on the loose in The Windy City... is the good news.

    • Mobster Gumbo

      Michael Polillo

      Keiharde detectives Edgar Rolfe is a private eye who is trying to drop a few pounds. Maybe the local mafia, the Corbucci family, can help him with a new fitness regimen when they hire him to sneak into the Brixton zoo to steal back a lighter. The fourth in the Edgar Rolfe series. A series of short stories set in the fictional town of Brixton, New Jersey in the year 1978.

    • Les Nouveaux Gardiens : version démo Français-Anglais

      Alan Spade

      Keiharde detectives Au cours du conseil d'administration de la prestigieuse société de smartphones Bluenak, un cadre supérieur, filmé par l'un de ses pairs, se précipite sur l'un de ses collègues et essaie de l'étrangler, comme possédé. Il faudra sept hommes pour le maîtriser avant qu'il ne décède d'une crise cardiaque. En se rendant en Californie pour enquêter sur une compagnie de biotechnologie, Vick Lempereur ne se doute pas qu'il va devoir affronter le plus redoutable adversaire qui ait jamais croisé son chemin, ni que cette piste va finalement le mener à Bluenak. Pour survivre, une aide aussi bien physique que surnaturelle ne sera pas de trop. Celle des Nouveaux Gardiens, et de leurs compétences très spéciales. Version de démonstration contenant les cinq premiers chapitres du roman en version française et anglaise. Sélectionnez la table des matières pour passer facilement d'un chapitre à l'autre.

    • Angel of Darkness

      Steve N. Lee

      Keiharde detectives Do You Love Thrillers? Are you curious how a bestselling author creates a hero? Do you long to know how they develop their stories? Wonder how much is fiction and how much is real-life? Then this book is a Must-Read! Discover the secrets behind a successful thriller series with never-before-seen introductions to the books and exclusive content that reveals how Steve N. Lee created his dark, flawed hero and electrifying stories. Delve deep into the planning and writing of the Angel of Darkness Series, as Steve shares personal anecdotes, fascinating insights into what it takes to write a bestseller, and unprecedented access to the kind of information that readers can usually only dream of having. You’ll discover… * How Steve created his hero and writes the action scenes. * Why the best villains aren’t necessarily bad guys. * How a flock of mallard ducks inspired a gripping fight scene. * Which parts of the series are based on real events. * How Steve turns a basic idea into a full

    • ‘Call’ to Vegas

      E. Miller

      Keiharde detectives What do you get when crossing Illuminati with Antifa in Las Vegas? That’s what Timothy Beckon finds while answering a ‘call’ for help from Annie Thompson, his close friend from LA. She is desperate to find her missing partner. In short time, Tim discovers Dex does not want to be found as she pursues an Illuminati way of living in Vegas. A cagey but intelligent casino surveillance agent, Sterling Crisp, comes into the picture, instrumental in the search. Running parallel to this story is an intriguing account of how the folks back at MAC Security Consulting take-on a will contest case with camera in-hand. Back in Vegas, Tim supports Annie as they scour ‘The Strip’ and eventually head down the infamous Route 66. It reaches a point when they get surrounded by some really bad people bent on erasing them from the scene. Tim evens the score in the only way he knows and heads bounce off walls, literally, in a Vegas club restroom, a decrepit trailer on the edge of the San Bernardino

    • Das Verhör

      Lee Child

      Detectives en thrillers Der Mann im Krankenhausbett war riesig – bestimmt zwei Meter groß und muskelbepackt mit Händen wie Bratpfannen. Irgendjemand hatte ihm in die Brust geschossen. Bislang hatte er sich geweigert, mit irgendjemandem darüber zu reden, was geschehen war. Doch bei ihm hatte man einen Ausweis gefunden, sodass die Polizei wenigstens wusste, wie er hieß. Sein Name war Jack Reacher!

    • Blood Is Thicker Than Water

      Aray Brown

      Detectives en thrillers Medina Price always wanted to be a cop, just like her successors, until she gets thrown into a corrupt life at an early age due to witnessing her mother being slaughtered at the hands of a hired gun man. Now that she's been seduced by darkness, she vows to get revenge, but she gets more than she bargained for. What will Medina do? At this juncture in her life Medina realizes that... Everyone is capable of something.

    • Dutch Curridge

      Tim Bryant

      Keiharde detectives "Hardboiled, but hot as a door knob after a nuclear blast. Tim Bryant's work is blessed not only with originality, but with a kind of madness that makes it one of a kind and as special and surprising as a one eyed, three hundred pound toad with a picnic basket. I love this guy's stuff. Seems to me, his success is assured." -- Joe R. Lansdale. Part TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD and part UGETSU, Bryant's DUTCH CURRIDGE examines the life of early 1950s Fort Worth from the bottom up. Alvis Curridge is an ex-employee of the Fort Worth Sheriff's Department. When he isn't found at Peechie Keen's Bar & Kanteen, drinking and swapping stories with buddies, he is busy trying to Keep things in line around Cowtown. Even if that means occasionally tangling with his former boss. In his spare time, he enjoys taking in the local music scene. He likes western swing and jazz music almost as much as he likes Ruthie Nell, the spunky writer for the Fort Worth Press. Things are all going smoothly until Dutch--

    • BLUE RINGED OCTOPUS DELIGHT

      James Brown

      Keiharde detectives This short story introduces the reader to Rider Bradbury. Rider has a lot of interests, reading, martial arts and Asian women...not always in that order. Take a trip to the AppleJack Saigon bar and find out if Rider has met his match. If you like police chases,serial killers and tough kick-butt characters-then there is a decent chance that Rider may put a choke-hold on your imagination. Rider is hard to kill and plans on catching his demon in the follow-up 23K novella-Dead In The Water. Don't miss this thriller or the rest of the series as it arrives.

    • Diabla Meets Big Ju Ju

      Karl Tutt

      Keiharde detectives Diabla Meets Big Ju Ju is the third in the Dee Rabow Mystery Series. Dee is a gutsy, tough female detective with more skeletons that one closet can hold. Murders seem to stalk her like some hideous disease. The latest in her string of deadly felons is Big Ju Ju, a gang leader who likes to play the clown. But the clown plays for real and the blood flows. He has his eyes on Henri, a boy that has befriended Dee and her partner, Ricky. Saving him and his mother from a group of vicious thugs might be the most difficult task they've tackled yet. and the price may be more than they want to pay.

    • Battle of Wits

      Jamie J. Buchanan

      Detectives en thrillers Battle of Wits was the winner of the October 2012 Raspberry and Vine Short Story Competition in Melbourne Australia. A police detective must solve the violent death of an elderly single man, focussing on the man's neighbours. Detective Eric Bryson thought he had seen it all, every type of victim and all manner of perpetrator. Then he met Christine Banks - beautiful, intelligent, and his only lead in this baffling case. Battle of Wits takes you on a journey into the psyche of both people, the cat and mouse game they play, and the subtlety of revelation that must be teased, coaxed…and earned.

    • No Torrent Like Greed

      Kevin L. O'Brien

      Keiharde detectives Lt. Mark Thorner is fed up with being the New York Police Department's resident expert on occult and supernatural occurrences within the city. He decides he needs a vacation, and heads west, to Cairnsford, Colorado, to spend some with an old friend. When he arrives, however, he finds his friend gone, called away for an important assignment. Even as he wonders how he will keep himself busy, opportunity literally comes knocking at his door, in the form of statuesque redhead. She desperately needs his help to protect her from a possessive and abusive gangster boyfriend, and he obliges. It's something to do, won't take long, and afterwards the lady can help keep him entertained. But when the gangster turns up dead, shot through the head, things turn complicated, especially when it involves a lost gold mine. Then the occult intrudes yet again, and he must partner with January Ian "Jaim" Mariposa and his uncanny black cat Bastet to solve the mystery before he becomes the next victim.

    • Step on A Crack

      David Edgerley Gates

      Keiharde detectives It's said things come in threes, a run of good luck at cards, a run of bad luck in love. But the penny doesn't always drop until the third time around. Come the third time, you snap your mental fingers, and tell yourself, I knew that.

    • Double Bluff

      Gary Weston

      Detectives en thrillers Plenty of blood, but no bodies. Detective Senior Sergeant Stanley Morris and his team have to piece the puzzle together and try to prevent a murder and The Ferret goes to prison. The sequel to All Mixed Up. Check out number three. A Serious Case of Ferret. Audio Versions Available

    • Till The Moon Falls

      Conrad Johnson

      Keiharde detectives John Oxman, a crusty ex merchant seaman, comes to the aid of a beautiful woman who has been drugged, violated and on the run after having bio engineered, nanotechnology implanted into her body against her will. Little does he know that his attempts to help her leads him into a web of international and corporate intrigue where illusion substitutes for reality and friends become enemies.

    • The Handbag's Tale

      Louis Shalako

      Keiharde detectives The Handbag's Tale is a highly-stylized murder mystery. Readers will enjoy a rich vein of dark and sardonic humour. Nana the Snake Dancer, poets, painters, proprietors of bawdy houses, inept burglars, and Inspector Gilles Maintenon make an unforgettable tale of a classic time and place: It's Paris, 1924, at the height of party season. The short story that inspired the series. Look for 'Redemption: an Inspector Gilles Maintenon' mystery, as well as 'The Art of Murder,' and 'Blessed Are the Humble,' available at many fine online retailers.

    • Wanted Man

      Peter Menadue

      Keiharde detectives Third book in the Gary Maddox Series. When Sydney private investigator, Gary Maddox, is hired to recover a stolen painting, he plunges deep into the art world and finds himself battling crooks who are smooth, well-dressed and death in a chilled glass.

    • Το Φαγκότο

      Βαγγέλης Δημητρόγλου

      Keiharde detectives Το Φαγκότο ξαναγράφτηκε, βελτιώθηκε και ... πλούτισε (περισσότερες σελίδες). Και λέω να πλουτίσω κι εγώ μαζί του γι' αυτό ΔΕΝ προσφέρεται ΔΩΡΕΑΝ πλέον. Κάτι που σημαίνει ότι πρέπει να κάνετε εγγραφή στο https://www.smashwords.com/ - εύκολο και δωρεάν- κι ύστερα να βγάλετε πιστωτικές κάρτες ή PayPal. Με την εγγραφή επίσης, έχετε δικαίωμα να κάνετε ότι είδους σχόλια θέλετε στο κάθε βιβλίο. Έγιναν διορθώσεις και πολλές προσθήκες, το πρώτο είχε γραφτεί εντελώς άρπα-κόλα αλλά δεν άλλαξε τίποτα στην πλοκή του ... θρίλερ. Ένα βιβλίο σε δύο μέρη χωρίς χρονολογική σειρά σε

    • Shelter Skelter

      Michael Polillo

      Keiharde detectives Edgar Rolfe is a private detective who only wants to eat his lunch in peace. But a frazzled woman ruins that opportunity when she comes in with talks of her brother being killed in a hit and run. Now it's up to the detective to find out who did it. The third in the Edgar Rolfe series. A series of short stories set in the fictional town of Brixton, New Jersey in the year 1978.

    • Między prawami. Polowanie na Wilka

      Vera Eikon

      Keiharde detectives Komisarz Berg (pseudonim „Proca”) jest oficerem Centralnego Biura Śledczego Policji. Każdego dnia styka się z brutalnym światem przestępczości narkotykowej. Dowodzi grupą operacyjną „Szakal” i jest jednym z najlepszych w wydziale. Jednak w jego karierze pojawiła się czarna plama – dochodzenie ciągnące się miesiącami, które komisarz traktuje w wyjątkowo drażliwy sposób. Dotyczy ono bowiem narkotykowego bossa – Wilka, człowieka niezwykle niebezpiecznego, który przyczynił się do śmierci brata policjanta przed wieloma laty. Przeszłość powraca, Berg pragnie zemsty. Zadanie staje się coraz trudniejsze, ponieważ na drodze policjanta pojawiają się osoby dbające o własne interesy. W kluczowym dla sprawy momencie okazuje się, że otaczający komisarza świat, przesiąknięty jest korupcją, kłamstwem i zdradą. Po więcej informacji odwiedź: www.veraeikon.com.pl "[Berg] w zło nie wierzył — jedynie w brak dobra. Ufał, że w każdym człowieku i

    • Kiss The Ladies Goodnight:

      Copper Smith

      Keiharde detectives Jake Legato was a cop. And now he stalks and kills strippers. At least, that's what the police think. Fired for putting a drug dealer's confiscated cash in his pocket, Legato has become the prime suspect in the grisly murders of a string of local strippers. With his life and freedom on the line, Legato has less than two days to find the real killer. Can he discover who's leaving the trail of bodies before getting snared into the real killer's elaborate trap? This noir thriller is filled with twists and turns that will keep you turning the page until the stunning ending is reached. If you're a fan of private investigator mystery series, you'll want to check out Kiss the Ladies Goodnight (Jake Legato Private Investigator Series 1). Subscribe to Copper Smith to check out the next book in the trilogy: The Devil's Cheap Disguise. If you dare.

    • Crime Fiction: Private Eye Thriller

      B.A. Savage

      Keiharde detectives (8 RED HOT MYSTERIES STORIES + 3 More MYSTERIES = 11 or 601 words over 430 pages Limited) Make way for 8 IRRESISTIBLE, Private Eye Thrillers… This 8 BOOK Randall Stone Bundle brings you plenty of murders, robbery, kidnapping and everything in between! The perfect boxed set for anyone who enjoys crime thrillers, mystery books and, of course, murder mysteries Kill Me Again Lee Coleman's a low life and a piece of dirty, but when his bodyguard shows up at Stone's office his cold blue eyes peering down a nickel plated 38 revolve Stone's drag into another case. When he finds, Coleman's dead he may be pursuing the wrong suspect. Shallow Grave When Stone is hired to pick up a jar of face cream from a Frenchman named Lorenzo Carlos, he thinks it's going to be a quick one thousand bucks, but faith has its own plans. Stone's life is threatened by a cosmetic company owner that has a soft voice but an itchy trigger finger, leading to an explosion that rocks the foundation of the case. All this f

    • Murder on Gold Street

      Rod Moore

      Keiharde detectives Murder On Gold Street Murder Mystery Short Stories Wealthy and successful financial planner James Firth from the wealthy suburb of Carlton turns up murdered in the tough streets of inner city Collingwood. The investigation into his murder unearths a more than questionable lifestyle where it seems that everyone who knew him had a reason to see him dead.  Detectives Steve Rickets and his partner Detective Sarah Branson follow a trail of dead ends that lead them scratching their heads. Is it the disgruntled business partner, the angry and upset daughter, the woman who secretly loves him, of the crime figure he owes thousands to?  This classic who done it murder mystery will keep you guessing to the end. An unexpected twist will lead you right to the killer if you spot it. This short story of 12,000 words (appx) is ideal for lovers of hard boiled detective crime thrillers and murder mystery short stories.

    • A Thousand Bayonets

      Joel Mark Harris

      Detectives en thrillers John Webster has seen the terrible things human beings can do. He's an experienced investigative journalist, recently returned from the war in Afghanistan. John saw hell over there; he looked death straight in the face. He is glad to back to the normalcy of his home-that is until he realizes there is a war brewing in his own backyard and 'peace' is a word no longer spoken.  John gets caught up in the battle between two of the most powerful and murderous criminal gangs in the city. Using what he learned on the foreign battlefields, he stays alive, despite the price on his head. The only way ot save his own life is to find the man responsible for the brutal neighbourhood floodshed. When the police slap a subpoena on him, though John finds his only solace on the streets.  Suddenly John is back in a war zone, fighting for his life. Will he beable to stop the bloodthirsty crime lords? The flashbacks to Afghanistan threaten to pull John into darkness. Soon the past and presetn col

    • Ransom, P.I.

      Luke Shephard

      Detectives en thrillers Volume One of the Ransom, P.I. series Paris, 1945. Foreigner and struggling Private Investigator Daniel Ransom takes a missing persons case that seems like any other. Before long, however, things begin to look a bit more serious, a bit more…sinister. Strange occult references turn up at the crime scene and Daniel begins to hear word of a new hallucinogenic drug hitting the streets. A drug that sells faster than opium and, more often than not, finds its users committed to the insane asylum. Can Daniel crack the case and find the missing person before it’s too late? Fans of John Locke, Russell Blake, and James Patterson will love this quirky detective thriller series with clever characters and suspenseful settings. Praise for Ransom, P.I. "I love a good crime drama but it's even better when there is a hint of something more. That's what I loved about this book and I want more from the author. I wasn't exactly sure what I'd get when I picked up Ransom P.I. but I was more than pleased

    • Diabla meets Abaddon

      Karl Tutt

      Keiharde detectives Diabla Meets Abaddon is the second in the Dee Rabow Mystery trilogy. Dee and her partner, Ricky, were unceremoniously dismissed from Fort Lauderdale Police Department after some improprieties in a murder investigation. Nevertheless, they solved the case. Now they've gone private, but they're barely making the office rent. Suddenly an old love appears out of Dee's past. He decided he didn't need her before, but now he needs her more than ever. His reputation, his career, and even the life of his fiance depend on it. Unfortunately, a couple of not so innocent girls lose their lives before she can get to the bottom of it. In the meantime, she's dodging sharp objects, one determined psycho, and his own personal army.

    • Joe Ganzer Adventures

      Satalic

      Keiharde detectives A fortune in Nazi stolen art leaves a London port. Among the treasures—the infamous Maltese Falcon…  Death is at the heart of it, death and the blood of its victims. The fabulous wealth of the Maltese Falcon has lured greedy prey across the centuries. Follow Chicago P.I. Joe Ganzer as he runs a gauntlet of Cold War spies, Nazis, stolen booze, stolen art, and at the end of it all is the Falcon of Malta...the stuff of nightmares.

    • Murder in D-Minor

      Manuela Cardiga

      Detectives en thrillers A man with an ugly past is asked to do one last task to clear an old blood debt. But you can´t wash away blood with more blood; you can't bury the past, but it may just bury you...

    • No Hero

      Mark Capell

      Keiharde detectives NO HERO is a short story about the crime that led to an underachieving actor becoming an undercover cop. A struggling actor, Myles Morgan, gets a part in a small production of The Hound of the Baskervilles, featuring Sherlock Holmes. He's grateful for the work. He's excited to be playing Sherlock Holmes. But the production isn't what it appears to be. And nobody is who they appear to be. NO HERO an introduction to the Myles Morgan Undercover mysteries. Each of them are available individually, or all together in… MYLES UNDERCOVER… is a collection of the first four Myles Morgan Undercover mysteries: including the short story NO HERO, and the novellas, RIOT MURDER, KILLER WHISPERS, SHADOWS GROW. RIOT MURDER When riots flare up in London, an undercover cop is found murdered in a burning car. The police's only lead is the officer's last report to his handler. He was close to discovering the identity of one of the organisers of the riots. Myles must throw himself into the London riots,

    • Rope Burn

      Ray Daniel

      Keiharde detectives Yael Navas in a tale of rope, suicide, and betrayal.

    • Predestination And Other Stories

      Annie Haq

      Keiharde detectives A compilation of three stories about the circumstances that carve our destinies. The forces that act beyond human comprehension- some working in our favor while others against us.

    • Larson's Point

      Jerry Kilgore

      Keiharde detectives “I’d had a bad run. Everyone has one. Mine had started a year ago and somehow got out of hand. I borrowed money, used credit, knowing my luck was bound to change. And it did. It went from bad to worse. I was in deep and way overdue.” Jay Tucker is a Seattle PI whose last missing person’s case ended badly and sent him on a downhill slide. Now, he’s in deep to a loan shark and his bad habits and bad associations are starting to catch up with him. He takes a case that he hopes will get him out of it and instead finds himself in the crosshairs and running for his life.

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