Contemporary

  • To tell you the truth, Ryan and I have discussed giving up on the idea of being private detectives. We’ve only had three cases in three months. One lost cat, a stolen bird table and a stolen necklace. Ad/PR. Many thanks to Hodder & Stoughton and NetGalley for this ebook. Book 2 in the The…

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  • Ad/PR. Many thanks to A.M Walker for this ebook which is book 1 of a trilogy. “It’s beautiful,” I said, my gaze fixed on the flower with edges splashed like blood. “Most of the time,” she whispered, “the most beautiful things are also the most dangerous.” On the surface Emily Byrd lives a perfect life.…

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  • Ad/PR. Many thanks to Kensington Publishing and NetGalley for this ARC. people have been trashing the Holbrook name for generations, and I’ve never once cared. But now that the Holbrook family chowder recipe has been dragged into it, well, that’s sacred. Book 1 in the Downeast Maine Mystery series, introducing Halibut Cove, a small fishing…

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  • Ad/PR. Many thanks to Crooked Lane Books and NetGalley for this ARC. Neeti stood back and looked around at her neighbors, realizing that she just might be looking at a murderer. Forced into early retirement from her job as a librarian, Neeti Shah is wondering what to do with her life, when one of her…

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  • The killer vanished into the night, leaving behind a scene of panic and a trail of carefully placed breadcrumbs. The game escalated. Book 1 in the Jack Karver series. Jack Karver is a former NYPD detective. Still troubled by his past which includes a gunshot wound and a lawsuit against his own department, Jack hides…

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  • Night falls. A full moon ripens in the black expanse amid a dusting of cold stars. Autumn Springs is quiet as a graveyard. Rose DuBois is enjoying her autonomy, keeping herself busy in her retirement and keeping her friend Miller at arm’s length whenever he tries to move beyond friendship and into dating territory. But…

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  • “Malinee told me about you.” Her gaze was guarded. “The detective,” she said, making it sound like an eccentric hobby. Ad/PR. Many thanks to Joffe Books at www.joffebooks.com and NetGalley for providing this ARC. When an antiques dealer falls to his death from his balcony, British Indian translator and private investigator Vijay Mistry can’t help…

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  • Volk by D. Werkmeister

    Hidden behind my sunglasses, I take in the people around me. I like the anonymity of the city: no faux pleasantries to exchange, minimal eye contact. I am a predator mingling with my prey, and they have no idea. Ad/PR. Many thanks to paste creative for this ebook. Something is going on in Philadelphia. Five…

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  • Sherry Pinkwhistle woke up to the deep silence of snowfall, cozily ensconced in the warmth of her bed and the knowledge that she had just solved another murder. Sherry Pinkwhistle works as a librarian in Winesap, New York. A quaint little village with a surprisingly high murder rate, and a local sheriff who hates interference…

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  • Spelled a variety of different ways, including bogeyman, bogyman, and bogieman, the Boogeyman is a mythical creature most commonly used by adults to frighten children into good behavior. After graduating from college, horror writer Richard Chizmar returns to his hometown to focus on his fledgling career, only to find the whole town enveloped in its…

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