A Cry of Shadows
He can restore memory with venom--now he wants to resurrect the soul.
Books tagged “Mystery/Thrillers/Suspense”
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Glass Trilogy, Book 2: A Glass Darkly
Glass TrilogyA secret lab. A psychic spy. A machine that can hijack the human mind.Dr. Andromeda Jones accepts a research post in California, unaware she's about to be…
An Echo of Lies
The prospects for recovery for Officer Bob Kelly were not good. Shot twice during a traffic stop, the emergency room doctors had worked feverishly to save his…
And the Lucky Winner Is...
When the winner of the worldwide beauty contest to find the new face of “California Girl” is found murdered, the number one suspect is her predecessor.
Falcon's Bend Series, Book 5: As Patient as Death
Falcon's Bend SeriesUntil death do us part… Lisa and Falcon’s Bend Police Department Detective Pete Shasta are enjoying roles as Mommy and Daddy to their adopted baby boy.
Beneath the Morvan Moon
Gretchen's grandmother asks her to fulfill a strange request that involves a map. In this case, instead of an X marking the spot of buried treasure, Gretchen finds buried secrets. She also discovers a lover's remains hidden in the black hills of France's Morvan forest. In order to right an old wrong--and save her life--Gretchen must distinguish ally from foe, truth from lie. Nothing is as it seems beneath the Morvan moon.
Bitter Tree
She was sent to kill him. She married him instead.
A Vince Torelli Mystery Series, Book 3: Blood Debt
A Vince Torelli Mystery SeriesSan Francisco Homicide Investigator Vince Torelli strives to clean up the violence in San Francisco but, after a suspect in a double murder is killed during attempted arrest, he finds himself also protecting police officers. The brother of the suspect victim wants revenge and he kidnaps Vince, a man as smart and committed to his principles as the criminals he catches. Vince knows best, though, a blood debt always demands payment...
Incognito Series, Book 3: Bounty on the Rebel's Heart
Incognito SeriesRebel Porter is a man on the edge. His wife was killed to silence evidence he uncovered on a dangerously corrupt man of power. Now Reb is in hiding, as afraid to lose someone else to the bounty on his head as to lose his heart to another woman. Network operative Natalie Francis goes undercover to protect Reb and his evidence. When Natalie realizes she's fallen for him, she considers the impossible: Escaping the Network.
Jane Doe Mysteries, Book 4: Cadavers' Cave
Jane Doe MysteriesDuring a rare weekend off, Chief Superintendent Jane Doe catches a news story involving a dead body wrapped in a plastic shroud, this gruesome discovery was made in the cliffs below the Point Lonsdale Lighthouse. Rough winter weather combined with unusually heavy, high tides washed away the grave, leaving it partially covered in rocks and seaweed. Something eerie took place in Cadavers' Cave a year ago, and with her ability to speak to victim's ghosts, Jane may be the only one who can solve this tragic mystery.
Falcon's Bend Series: Case Files, Volume I (The Early Cases)
Falcon's Bend SeriesThe first collection of Falcon's Bend Detectives Pete Shasta and Danny Vincent's cases, with Patrol Officer Amber Carfi.
Falcon's Bend Series: Case Files, Volume II
Falcon's Bend SeriesThe second collection of Falcon's Bend Detectives Pete Shasta and Danny Vincent's cases, with Patrol Officer Amber Carfi.
Falcon's Bend Series: Case Files, Volume III
Falcon's Bend SeriesThe third collection of Falcon's Bend Detectives Pete Shasta and Danny Vincent's cases, with Patrol Officer Amber Carfi including: First Sight:Patrol Officer…
Dangerous Waters Trilogy, Book 1: Change of Plans
Dangerous Waters TrilogyAfter nearly marrying the wrong woman, Mike is determined to change his nice-guy image. Now all he has to do is find a fun-loving woman to share his stateroom. Sara decides to take a cruise to consider her options. But someone else on board the ship has plans--ones that involve killing Sara...
Circles of Deception
Who makes the geometric crop circle designs that have appeared in fields around the world for over 30 years? When Novelist Risa McKensie plans to write about the fantastic works of art, she receives an anonymous warning to drop the project. Despite the escalation of the threats, she discounts advice that she should fear The Meridians, a powerful consortium that thrives on war and chaos. Why would a novel about crop circles concern them?
Cock of the Walk
When Sir Peter Percival, owner of the Woodburne Wine Estate and former member of Parliament, is found dead, three Australian detectives embark on a baffling…
Wounded Warriors Series, Book 3: Dark Mirror
Wounded Warriors SeriesTwenty-five years ago, Gwen Nicholson-Nelson was in a car accident that left behind a strange gift. She can see the future, and death, before it comes to pass. She also has a disturbing connection with another psychic like her who not only sees into others but manipulates and destroys. When her nemesis targets the man she loves, Gwen must act--before her vision of Dylan's death comes to pass.
Dead by the Sea
When a brutal murder occurs on the beach where he's staying, Jim Groggan's bored enough to start checking things out for himself.
Dead Certain
Burke Thomas is a part-time treasure hunter. Conned into kidnapping a young woman, Burke discovers the client who hired him is dead. Now he's got a gang pursuing him, the local sheriff asking questions, and, worst of all, his hopes of finding a long-buried, massive hoard of ingot gold are shot. About the only thing he's dead certain of is that this trouble is far more than he bargained for.
Incognito Series, Book 4: Dead Drop
Incognito SeriesPerry L'Engle has never been convinced the car accident that took the life of the man she loved was real. Just before Daniel's disappearance, he was approached by a covert agency. Now the scenario takes place again with their son. Only legitimate death can free Daniel--Roan Emory--from the agency that recruited him against his will. Ironically, the only person who can save their son from the same fate is Roan himself.
Fudge Shop Mystery Series: Deadly Fudge Divas
Fudge Shop Mystery SeriesFive glamorous friends, one body in the bay, and the grandfather everyone wants to blame.
Falcon's Bend Series, Book 1: Degrees of Separation
Falcon's Bend SeriesWho is killing the midnight ladies? Falcon's Bend is a small, sleepy town in Wisconsin that owns more taverns than churches, but fills both on the appropriate…
Dinosaur Murder
Three teens, one fossil fortune, and a killer who'll do anything to keep the secret buried beneath Broome's blood-red cliffs.
A Vince Torelli Mystery Series, Book 2: Diplomatic Immunity
A Vince Torelli Mystery SeriesThere are sixty-six Consulates and Embassies in San Francisco and a very talented, deadly sniper is targeting the Consul Generals seemingly at random.
Nightmare Island Series, Book 2: Dream Walker
Nightmare Island SeriesAfter Ian Crane rescued her from Tegan Hathaway's killer and revealed his dangerous powers, Mia Burke is more determined than ever to find out what's really…
Nightmare Island Series, Book 1: False Awakening
Nightmare Island SeriesMia Burke's life was pretty ordinary; that is, until she begins her junior year at Davenport High. She meets two of Flicker Island's residents Aylin Crane and her brother, Ian. Mia notices right away there's something strange about the twins and their little island. So how come no one else notices the twins seem to possess some unusual abilities? And why do Mia's parents act so weird when she mentions Flicker Island, like they've fallen under some sort of spell?
Denim Blues Mysteries, Book 3: Fate of Souls
Denim Blues MysteriesErin Shanley, a hospice nurse, turns amateur sleuth when she realizes that some of her patients are being swindled out of their life savings by the fortunetellers new to Briar's Point. She confides in her neighbor, Tyler, whom she's reluctantly shared something more with. But when Erin's bumbling sleuthing attempts arouse someone's wrath, she realizes her heart isn't the only thing in danger.
Jane Doe Mysteries, Book 1: Flowers from the Grave
Jane Doe MysteriesRecovering from near fatal head injuries received from a serial killer, who is still at large, Inspector Jane Doe, head of Melbourne Homicide, is staying in an…
Dangerous Waters Trilogy, Book 2: Ghost of a Chance
Dangerous Waters TrilogyBret is recovering from a recent injury that nearly killed him when a lovely but bloody ghost confronts him on a dark, deserted road. When he later steps into a piano lounge, he sees a beauty on stage--the very woman he just saw the ghost of on the road...but how?
Ghosts Dancing on Water
When the heart is destroyed, the mind is capable of unspeakable things in the name of love...Stevie loves his little sister Lily and will always protect her.
Glass Trilogy, Book 1: Glass House
Glass TrilogyA strange stone. A shattered mind. A legacy buried deep in time.When research student Rick Jennings stumbles across a carved black rock in the Australian bush…
Incognito Series, Book 8: Hard to Handle
Incognito SeriesNetwork operative Dez Luttino hadn't counted on mentoring someone like ruthless hunting machine Nova Granger, who didn't follow any rules except her own, but somehow he helped tame her reckless nature. Dez soon realizes he's gone beyond duty and done the unthinkable by falling in love.
Jane Doe Mysteries, Book 3: Haunted Heart
Jane Doe MysteriesHead of Melbourne Homicide, Inspector Jane Doe's first Cold Case involves the recent death of a daughter of a Member of Parliament.
Fudge Shop Mystery Series: Holly Jolly Fudge Folly
Fudge Shop Mystery SeriesA body in the snow. A gift at her door. And a grandfather everyone says is guilty.
Hong Kong Stopover
Journalist Josie Sutherland's quiet stopover in Hong Kong is thrown into chaos when she witnesses a failed robbery. She suspects the victim, Carey Court, is involved in software smuggling when they're both kidnapped, but their attraction complicates everything. When they escape, Josie and Carey masquerade as drug couriers to get to the bottom of the drug smuggling...
Jayapura
During a routine assignment in Singapore, freelance intelligence operative Jack Lawrence stumbles upon a terrorist plot that could change the world.
Killer in Pair-A-Dice
Not far from the glitter of the Las Vegas Valley's world-famous adult playground, a serial rapist and murderer--the Phantom--claims his victims, seeking to…
Katrina Ogden Mysteries, Book 1: KO'd in Honolulu
Katrina Ogden MysteriesHeroes, Homicide, and Honolulu...Brassy Honolulu police officer, Katrina (K.O.) Ogden, runs a tight ship, calling things as she sees them while serving and…
Katrina Ogden Mysteries, Book 3: KO'd in the Rift
Katrina Ogden MysteriesMurder, suspense, elder fraud and dark passions collide in Paradise... When a Hawaiian Sovereignty representative for the government is murdered, Honolulu…
Katrina Ogden Mysteries, Book 2: KO'd in the Volcano
Katrina Ogden MysteriesWhen Honolulu police officer Katrina Ogden lands an assignment at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, her working vacation turns ugly.
Glass Trilogy, Book 3: Looking Glass
Glass TrilogyA vanished child. A prehistoric world. A race to heal the damage time has done.When their baby daughter Gaia disappears in a flash of uncontrolled energy…
Denim Blues Mysteries, Book 2: Love is Blind
Denim Blues MysteriesKeeya Nilsen, visually impaired from the plane crash that took her parents' lives, comes to Detective Orlando Bateman and has a justifiably bad attitude about love. All the men she's ever loved have cheated on her and robbed her...including the last one, who absconded with her grandfather's unpublished Blues compositions.
Friendship Heirlooms Series, Book 2: Michael's Angel
Friendship Heirlooms SeriesMichael has had it drilled into him from birth that he's not worth saving. Then he met his angel LeeAnn. Together, they thought they'd escaped the horrors of their childhoods...but even as their dreams are coming true, the harbinger of doom waits, intent on taking away everything they've ever wanted.
Mine
Some secrets were meant to stay buried--and someone's willing to kill to ensure they do.
Mirror, Mirror
Inspector Georgina Borg's life is a rollercoaster. At work, she's in charge of a case pursuing a serial killer who's remained a mystery for ten long years.
Montana Madness
When Whitney Cooper inherits a house and five acres in Montana, she jumps at the opportunity to begin a new life.
Murder of a Madam
She gave him a family. Someone made sure she'd never see tomorrow.
Nightmare Island Series, Book 3: Night Terrors
Nightmare Island SeriesWhen she arrives home, Mia starts sharing horrible nightmares with Ian, and she starts to fear they've brought something back with them from the island. As the nightmares become more and more real, Mia and the twins have to figure out who is behind them before the dreams start to leak into reality and destroy them all in this chilling conclusion to the Nightmare Island Series.
Incognito Series, Book 1: No Ordinary Love
Incognito SeriesA woman without a past; a man without explanations. Kira has had nightmares as long as she can remember, and Vincent's resistance to help her discover her past is taking its toll. Kira has become the sole reason for Vincent's existence since the moment her child eyes met his. As Kira struggles, Vincent fiercely guards the truth. To seek out the truth of her past would be to put both their lives in danger...
Denim Blues Mysteries, Book 1: On the Rocks
Denim Blues MysteriesA missing engagement ring leads to murder... Denim McHart's private investigating career ended with a bullet in the leg yet he can't keep his mind off his investigative partner, Sylvia Price. Before the sparks can fly between them, jilted bride Naomi Deva hires them. Her groom--Mayor Julian--dumped her at the altar and the local police department hasn't been able to turn up the 6.1 carat diamond engagement ring. Julian wants it back. Immediately.
One Last Hit
Hard-boiled action with a soft-hearted hero! When a homeless drug addict is shot trying to confess something to Eric Thorne, nobody else seems to care very…
Falcon's Bend Series, Book 6: Pretty Fly
Falcon's Bend SeriesWill you walk in, pretty fly…and will you walk out once you’re trapped inside the spider’s lair?
Incognito Series, Book 6: Renegade's Rose
Incognito SeriesNetwork operative Hunter Savage is nearly at death's door when he turns renegade to save his sister, kidnapped by the Black Pope, Rex Kovac, leader of the covert terrorist organization R.E.D. Hunter's only means of saving Celine? Steal Kovac's most prized possession--his wife. But Tanya isn't as innocent as she seems...and Hunter is nowhere near as indifferent to her charms as he wants and needs to be to save his sister.
Restless as Rain
She has two men, two identities, one choice... Rain Meyers has been in a suffocating relationship for five years, engaged to a man who sees only what he wants…
A Vince Torelli Mystery Series, Book 1: Retribution
A Vince Torelli Mystery SeriesThere's a vigilante killer loose in San Francisco, and when the justice system fails, he doles out his own brand of justice.
Roadworks
In a city where all rail, road and underground traffic are computerised, Hugh Ryan, a Transport Authority controller, generally has a very boring job.
Falcon's Bend Series, Book 4: Romantic Notions
Falcon's Bend SeriesLove--and murder--is in the air. Falcon's Bend Police Department Patrol Officers Amber Carfi and Warren Jensen are partners on the job, and lovers off-duty.
The Kaye Berreano Mystery Series, Book 1: Safe Beginnings
The Kaye Berreano Mystery SeriesA shelter in flames. A resident dead. Safety begins when the truth comes out.
The Kaye Berreano Mystery Series, Book 2: Safe House
The Kaye Berreano Mystery SeriesA girl is dead. Her mother is grieving. And Kaye Berreano must uncover the truth--before the next name is someone she loves.
Jane Doe Mysteries, Book 2: Severance Packages
Jane Doe MysteriesSet in the peaceful town of Sunbury, Australia, Inspector Jane Doe, head of Melbourne Homicide, once again deals with a serial killer after grisly, dismembered…
Sin Eater
The shocking murder of a professor at San Donorio State College brings the city police to investigate with Campus Police Officer Sarah Ferris acting as college…
Skin Game
She had the same face. The same body. But something had been taken.
A Vince Torelli Mystery Series, Book 5: Southern Justness
A Vince Torelli Mystery SeriesWhen his uncle, a Superior Court Judge in Georgia, is killed in a hit-and-run accident, San Francisco PD Homicide Inspector Vince Torelli travels to Augusta…
Falcon's Bend Series, Book 2: Tears on Stone
Falcon's Bend SeriesFalcon's Bend Police Department Investigator Pete Shasta's brother Jordan, is recently divorced and intent on putting his life back together for himself and…
The Boy in the Mirror
One boy's search for his twin will uncover secrets the past refused to bury.
Falcon's Bend Series, Book 3: The Fifteenth Letter
Falcon's Bend SeriesFor the past fifteen years, on the anniversary of his arrest for armed robbery, Zeke Carfi has received a threatening letter signed by the wife of his deceased…
The Gauntlet
In a paradise built on lies, one man is forced into the ultimate gauntlet.
The Genesis Threat
Embedded in an Alaskan glacier is evidence that would overturn more than a century of Western thinking.The radical discovery sets off a deadly chain-reaction…
Jane Doe Mysteries, Book 5: The Ghostly Gum
Jane Doe MysteriesDetective Chief Superintendent Jane Doe has a formidable list of cold cases on her desk.
The Good People of Coralville
Sometimes staying out of trouble means walking straight into it.
A Vince Torelli Mystery Series, Book 4: The List
A Vince Torelli Mystery SeriesA recently mutilated, naked corpse is found in an early 19th-century tunnel under San Francisco. With no forensic evidence, solving the crime seems impossible.
The Mask
A carnival of colour. A mask of death.
The Shepherd Sleeps
In the back alleys of the French Quarter in 1969, where the dance of good and evil swirls behind a thousand masks, a young man searches for his future along…
The Show Photographer
One perfect shot. One deadly secret. One woman caught in the crosshairs.
TIES That Blind
He just wanted a break from danger. Instead, he walked into murder... and her past.
To Die and Live, A Bill Donley Novel
International intrigue and spiritual conflict collide!Turning to God always results in a major life change.
TULPA
They thought it was just a game--until the nightmare took on a life of its own.
Incognito Series, Book 5: Under the Spell
Incognito SeriesAlex Lynch has spent a lifetime working toward the goal of owning Triple Aces Ranch. His dream has finally come true when Gina Calhoun--a girl he'd loved all his life--drops back into his life. Little does Alex realize that the woman he's falling under the spell of all over again is there on a mission to uncover and stop the dangerous men who killed her father...and Alex is her chief suspect.
Incognito Series, Book 7: Undercover Angel
Incognito SeriesSecond in Network command Shannon McKee leads the organization with an iron fist, just as her father did before her. Yet, when the opportunity comes to take down the most notorious drug dealer in history, she goes after her heart's desire--to utterly destroy the man who killed her younger brother. Is Mareno Ortega a man with no options...or is he trying to seduce her in a cat and mouse chase she can't win?
Fudge Shop Mystery Series: Undercover Fudge
Fudge Shop Mystery SeriesThe sheriff wants a spy. Her best friend wants the truth. She cannot give them both.
Dangerous Waters Trilogy, Book 3: Unquiet Spirits
Dangerous Waters TrilogyHeadstrong Kit Schofield heads to her family resort convinced the hit-and-run that almost killed her was random. Not-so-convinced, lifelong buddy Bart Thornton joins her. Once there, two lusty ghosts drop clues about old murders and insist Kit and Bart are soul mates. One kiss proves it. In the deceptive peace of the resort, a deadly, elusive killer strikes again...
Incognito Series, Book 2: Until Death Do Us Part
Incognito SeriesOrder has been restored to the Network after the corrupt former Head of Operations disappeared, intent on destroying the reporters who uncovered his plot. Operatives Kirsten Ulrick and Ash Barnett go undercover to protect them from their seemingly invisible enemy. The operatives accept they can't protect the Harris' without becoming involved in their lives, but seeing the couples' pain reflects their own private torment. For them, there is no life and no love, only duty.
Wounded Warriors Series, Book 5: Until It's Gone
Wounded Warriors SeriesYou don't know what you've got...until it's gone. Mitch has been playing a dangerous game.
Who Wants Tyler Dead?
Marielle Jones has been hired to drive 8-year-old Tyler, his 10-year-old sister and their maternal grandmother on a camping trip across Oregon.