Krimi & Thriller

MENACING ANGELS THAT NIGHT, BOOK 2 AVENGING ANGELS is an epic western of four young women, Nikki Pride, Tawnie Sands, Ginger Starr, and Kissa Loving, along with a mute, six-year-old little girl and a pit bull terrier who hit the trail to track the men who destroyed their world. From fumbling along the path to training with the Northern Cheyenne Kit Fox warriors, they become proficient fighters, struggling not only against men, but nature's wilderness.It is LeeAnn who brings the women together as mothers to her when they are snowed in the Rocky Mountains, yet when they make it to civilization, they discovered a wanted poster on Nikki Pride for murder. And the man Nikki loves is the one man determined to stop their revenge, but which wins, the law or love?

The Trees Swallow People tells the story of the narrator and his dog, Diva, as they witness disappearances, mania, and cult worship caused by a paddock of supernatural trees in a public park in a small Irish village. TW: Themes and references touching on self-harm, death, trauma, and the supernatural. Please exercise good judgement.

"Love's Mysterious Embrace," the captivating Volume 1 of the "Valentine's Day Mystery Anthology" series, immerses readers in a spellbinding collection of tales where love and mystery converge. Detective Alex Mercer, a seasoned investigator, takes center stage as he unravels enigmas against the backdrop of Valentine's Day, a celebration of love and emotions.Within the anthology, readers will embark on a riveting journey through stories like "The Poisoned Chocolate Conspiracy," where a renowned chocolatier's batch wreaks havoc, and "The Locked Room Proposal," where a romantic engagement takes a perilous turn. The anthology also explores the supernatural with "The Valentine's Day Psychic" and "The Mirror of Truth," introducing elements of prophecy and magic.Each narrative is a carefully crafted exploration of love's complexities-from the cryptic melodies of "The Cryptic Love Song" to the haunting presence of "The Eerie Valentine's Day Dolls." The stories delve into stolen moments, romantic heists, and secret societies, creating a tapestry of emotions that captivates the heart.As Detective Mercer navigates through the series of mysteries, readers are invited to witness the interplay of passion, suspense, and the unexpected, reinforcing the notion that love, in all its forms, is a powerful force that can both conceal and reveal the deepest truths of the human soul."Love's Mysterious Embrace" is a celebration of love's enduring mysteries, a symphony of tales that explores the magic and turmoil of the heart on Valentine's Day. From the sweet allure of romance to the shadows that linger in love's embrace, this anthology promises an immersive experience, where each story leaves an indelible mark on the reader's heart.

Diagnostiquée schizophrène et hantée par des créatures spectrales, Adèle s'efforce de vivre une vie "normale".Un soir, l'unes d'elles, la prend pour cible. Quand les secours arrivent, personne ne semble voir le corps qui git sur le sol. Adèle accepte l'internement, convaincue d'avoir définitivement basculé dans la folie.À l'hôpital, elle fait la rencontre d'Aïko. La lycéenne lui révèle que ces créatures portent un nom : Yõkai.Quand elles s'enfuient, Paris est méconnaissable.Tandis que chacun lutte pour sa survie, elles croisent la route d'Emma - du mauvais côté d'un révolver.Ensemble, elles feront face aux monstres - yõkai et humains confondus - qui pullulent dans les rues de la capitale.Que veulent ces yõkai ? Sont-elles les seules à les voir ? Y en a -t-il d'autres comme elles, capables de pourfendre ces illusions ?Un voyage épique commence...

The last thing Samantha Powers expected to do on her first official trip as a travel writer was help solve a murder. Samantha ("Sam") Powers, a 34-year-old investigative reporter, has returned to her hometown of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, to take care of her ailing father, the town's former police chief. At the urging of a family friend, she takes a job as the new travel columnist for Carmel Today, a local lifestyle magazine. After a few months of writing about area hotels and restaurants and navigating the office dynamics at her new position, Sam sets out on her first big press trip to a luxury resort on the Hawaiian island of Maui. There she meets her fellow travel writers and the resort representatives hosting the trip, all of whom become suspects when one of the writers-someone almost everyone had a reason to want to kill-is found dead in his suite. Sam's detective skills come in handy as she helps the handsome (and, yes, single) Maui detective solve the crime. "Destination: Maui" is the first in the Destination Murder Mystery series, which combines exotic locales and a behind-the-scenes look at the travel industry with the twists and turns expected from a good mystery.

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Anna is trying hard to make the right decisions about caring for her mother, who has Alzheimer's. When her mother goes missing from her care home, the buried secrets about her mother's past are revealed and Anna is caught up in ever more frightening events as she comes to terms with the truth of her family and their lives, trusting that God will help her, however dangerous her world becomes... and it's about to get very dangerous indeed.

The woods on the O'Connors' land is dark, eerie and rumoured to be haunted, which makes them the perfect place for an epic camping trip at the close of the boys' eighth grade school year.Grandpa O'Connor has warned them plenty about keeping away from those woods, but it's just too tempting and Ben, Franky, Sean and Eddie take off for their first of summer's bigger than life adventure. Four boys leave... only three return.The old man, holds his own secrets, stories about those blasted woods, the Spotted Green that is.And she, she is drawing ever closer, to them, to her destiny...

There comes a stage in Solitaire when you think you are winning and in that confidence you unravel another set of cards, which creates a huge mess and then you aren't closer to the end but are instead struggling with the new cards dealt with. Nothing fits and the only option is to press the undo button to put the new cards back and strategize.Life unfortunately doesn't have an undo button.- Dixy Gandhi (Mr.King of Spades)Palash in his mid thirties is caught up in the hamster wheel with work, playing Spider solitaire for hours and an occasional game of squash. Yet there is one person who breaks apart Palash's tedious reality, and that is - 'her'. She's his pronoun. They share a past, a long and intricate past which has weaved its way into their present. To move on, they must let go. But can two people so densely bound by history and unspoken feelings ever truly be apart?Follow Palash's journey as he leads you through his tangled history with 'her'. From immature adolescence to regretful maturity, Palash's story grows and matures as he learns to navigate his relationship with 'her' and find his own path in life. He relates himself to the 'King of Spades' a rational man trying to relate to the 'Queen of Hearts'.Told in a memoir-esque fashion, Dixy Gandhi crafts a narrative of heartbreak and longing, interweaving between memories and the present.Will they finally find closure as they embark on their journey towards self-discovery?

Twenty-eight year old Noah Green is a rocker with sound integrity and a healthy ambition to succeed in the music world. At least enough to give up his dead-end job working for a petty, micro-managing boss. In search of some inspiration Noah embarks on a personal pilgrimage to the eminent Skyway Resort, a place that has characterised the journeys of so many of his own heroes, without knowing he is about to be taken on an excursion into his own soul. From day one, Noah discovers that while boasting all the exterior trappings of a superior establishment, the lofty resort also harbors other mystical embellishments - from a room number that conceals his own birth date to doorways that lead to past trauma and paths that generously predict the future. Who is the golden-haired girl of Noah's fantasies, whose rock-sharp edge and soothing voice seem to reinforce the prevailing auspices Skyway so freely offers? Where will it all lead and most significantly, how much of it is real?

New York City in the mid-1990s: A niche subculture collapses under the weight of narcotic psychosis and magical dilettantism. The few survivors have been selected to take part in a blood-soaked ritual thirty years in the making.ABRAXAS 2000 is the secret history of the final decade of the second millennium.

Born in a Storm is a race to unlock zero-point energy. This modern thriller is a saga of heroes and villains. Love and loss. Redemption and bloody revenge.As the global-warming tipping point approaches, humanity remains addicted to burning carbon fuels.Three young physicists solve the one hundred and twenty-year-old riddle and unlock Zero Point Energy. This unlimited, zero-emission energy from the quantum field can fuel the entire world.But our young physicists have attracted the attention of very powerful enemies.The big energy corporations stand to lose trillions of dollars, and governments will fall, if this energy reaches the market.Read how clean energy magnate, Mackenzie James, and his ex-Mossad partner Angelina Cohen rescue our young physicists from the grip of the CIA to save the planet.Will our three physicists succeed? Our will they die in the attempt.

Ex Special Forces commander, Devon Gregory, has his whole world turned upside down by two phone calls and an email. With nowhere left to turn, he makes a decision that will take him headlong into the high-octane world of the criminal underground. Will the world be too much for this by-the-books security professional? Or will his skills and experience attract the attention of his old unit? What can Devon Gregory do to protect the ones he loves? A better question is what WILL he do?

Newton is a film critic with an inconsequential existence witnessing the imaginations of others but never paying any mind to his own. That is until the enigmatic film director, Cristian Dartage, walks into his life with all of his insanity and his absolute quenching thirst for life and for feeling. Cristian teaches him to live his life wilfully, and without excuse or apology. He shows him what truly being alive really means. Cristian has been struggling to write the love story for his latest movie and asks Newton to help him. Little does Newton realise what this involves though. He is taken to an empty studio lot and to his amazement witnesses a real love story unfolding, but Newton can't understand what or who the love interest, Ava, is. Is she an apparition or is she the living product of Cristian's own imagination, as Cristian believes?

Richard receives his first letter from the government, a letter that changes his life. A letter that requires him to put his life on the line for his country. Turning eighteen during the Vietnam War means Richard is forced to serve when his number is called in the lottery. Leaving his alcoholic mother and his love, he tries to survive in Vietnam among old and new friends.Race and memory feature prominently. Racial lines still run deep even when among those serving on the same side. Memories of the past shadow the present. Richard has to navigate the racial tensions and the moral issues of participating in a war one doesn't believe in. Dennis Reed's novel provides looks at the war through a new lens and is an engrossing read throughout.

A disturbing, gripping thriller, Under The Elm is a story that explores the true nature of humanity, and just how dark family secrets really can be.

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When Laurence Harford, a prominent businessman and philanthropist is found murdered in the historic Rocks area of Sydney, Detective Chief Inspector Fitzjohn is asked to solve the crime quickly and discreetly. After barely starting his investigation, uncovering a discarded mistress and disgruntled employees, a second killing occurs.Meanwhile, Laurence's nephew, Nicholas Harford, has his certainties in life shaken when he becomes a suspect in his uncle's death, and receives a mysterious gold locket that starts a chain of events unravelling his family's dark truths.

The shame of terrible deeds past can drive a man to self contempt. So it is with Mick Calahan, anonymous, disconsolate, shielding the world from himself in priest's robes. But a disturbing assignment and the desperate trust of a young woman threaten to make him choose between staying buried and unleashing the phantoms that haunt his past. Drawn into Gabriella's taut, troubled paradise, Mick harbors a dark secret--that his signature quality is not virtue. And the woman knows, and the town will come to see, that their deliverance could compel this mysterious man to oppose evil by becoming it.

It was the fact that the occupants of Paramore did indeed take their trouble hard that struck Spencer Coyle after he had been an hour or two in that fine old house. This very short second visit, beginning on the Saturday evening, was to constitute the strangest episode of his life. As soon as he found himself in private with his wife -- they had retired to dress for dinner -- they called each other's attention with effusion and almost with alarm to the sinister gloom that was stamped on the place.

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With the darkness holding firmly onto his soul, Cade knows he's destined for Hell. Men like him don't perform the deeds he has, regardless if they came by order of the king, and not elude the darkness... A loner, Cade takes what the land provides and vows to keep the two men he thought of as brothers alive from the great evil after them. He knows his time is short and the evil is looking for him, but there is just enough humanity left in him to aid his friends. When the flame-haired witch finds him, Cade is instantly spellbound by her beauty. He can either forget her - or give in to the reckless, impossible love that could destroy her...