Krimi & Thriller

My jealous boyfriend was in town. After a playdate, he left the room. His phone started going off repeatedly. It seemed important, so I grabbed it.It was his wife, giving him a pregnancy announcement.I may date men with money, but I'm not that kind of girl. I had no idea he was married, and we've been dating for months. I haven't felt that degraded since my mom pimped me out to her dealer to cover her debt. I'm not the one to be played.So when my bestie begged me to get a tattoo with her, I agreed. This hot guy offered to do mine. I had no idea if he was even truly an artist since he was a client when we got there. I didn't care. I was out for vengeance, so I let him give me a tattoo of his choice.I never expected him to make it dirty, right there in the chair. I'll give my ex something to be jealous of. I have options.Little did I know, that guy was an ex cop turned assassin, and he's not letting me go.

Murder in Montenegro is the fourth volume in a tetralogy of historical fiction that follows the investigations of Inspector Vasiliev and Sergeant Serov of the Moscow police into the plots to assassinate Alexander II, the pogroms in Kiev, and the Siberian exile system. This last volume combines history and fiction through breathless adventures in the Balkans, Western Europe, and Russia. In the wake of the Russo-Turkish war, detective Vasili Vasiliev is investigating a gruesome beheading which might disrupt a fragile peace, as the Great Powers of Europe wrangle over Balkan territory at the Congress of Berlin.

When travel writer Samantha Walcot embarked on her maiden voyage to New Jericho, the moon's first permanent colony, she sampled the local hospitality, hobnobbed with movie stars, was nearly murdered by a business tycoon, and was somehow drafted into a hostile insurrection by the man she'd jilted a decade earlier. Funny how life happens. Now she's back, and she finds herself once again in the crosshairs after being coerced into another perilous caper by a spy who doesn't take no for an answer. And she can't ignore the fact there is a child whose life is depending on her. To complicate matters, not even the space-time continuum is working in her favour. Worse still, she's been forced to set a date for her pending wedding. Did I mention that her future mother-in-law just moved in next door?

I agreed with my grandfather to marry a poor boy.I thought it was a fake marriage.Then I had a wedding and a one-night standThen I realized that my fake husband was actually an OB/GYN and very richHe certainly didn't knock me up...Welcome to the intriguing world of Dr. Ethan, a brilliant medical practitioner with a knack for unveiling the supernatural. His journey takes an unexpected turn when he encounters a mysterious evil force haunting a wealthy family's villa, thrusting him into a web of dark secrets and enigmatic characters.As Ethan battles this malevolent entity, he finds himself entangled in a web of relationships, including a budding connection with Zoe, a vibrant woman facing her own challenges. Can Ethan navigate the complexities of his personal and professional life, or will the darkness consume him?"Dr. Fake Husband Volume 1" is a spellbinding rollercoaster of emotions, fusing paranormal encounters, heartwarming connections, and spine-tingling suspense. Get ready to devour each page as Ethan fights not only the supernatural but also the complexities of love, friendship, and his own inner demons.Immerse yourself in a world where reality blurs with the mystical, and where Dr. Ethan's journey becomes a gripping quest for truth, love, and self-discovery. Don't miss this captivating start to a series that promises to redefine your understanding of love, courage, and the unseen forces that shape our destinies.Grab your copy now and join Dr. Ethan on a mesmerizing journey into the unknown!

While pregnant Nora relaxes in her best friend's Bucks County pool in this updated version of the Blackbird Sisters' favorite, she doesn't have far to look for her next big story. A Broadway show is in rehearsal next door and the home of legendary late composer, "Toodles" Tuttle. His diva widow, Boom Book, controls his estate with an iron fist, and she's racked up a chorus line of enemies along the way. The old broad's death is a hotly anticipated event, so imagine the dismay when it's Boom Boom's beloved daughter Jenny who drops dead just as the footlights are set to go up. The biggest obstacle to solving the case may be Nora's obnoxious Aussie boss, Gus Hardwicke-that is, until an even more formidable shadow falls across Nora's life. It's Mick Abruzzo's indomitable mother Bridget O'Halloran who stands firmly in the way of their happily ever after.

Ghost From The PastThe ten-thousand-step craze had descended on my family, and while all around me everyone was busy putting their steps in, I decided that dreaming of ten thousand steps was enough exercise already. So when suddenly a woman who looked exactly like Odelia turned up at the house, the victim of a vicious attack, I was probably the only one rested enough to realize this was a portent of bad things to come. Especially when we discovered what she really wanted.The most surprising thing of all was that Gran seemed to play a pivotal part in all of this. Our very own human had so many skeletons in her closet that at one point we were starting to wonder if we really knew her at all. And it all began with a love affair gone horribly wrong.

In the midst of the vastness of the open sea, where the horizon and the sky danced together in a seamless waltz, the Concordia set sail on what seemed to be a normal luxury cruise, offering her passengers a journey into tranquility. However, they had no idea that this expedition would lead them into the depths of a maritime mystery that would test the very fabric of their reality. They were completely unprepared for this."A Fateful Departure," the first chapter of the book, introduces readers to the splendor of the Concordia, which is described as a floating paradise that is characterized by richness and leisure. At the moment when the sun is setting on the day of the embarkation, shadows start to stretch across the decks, providing a glimpse into the mysteries that lurk beneath the surface. In order to create the atmosphere for the unfolding drama, the story weaves together the lives of a diverse group of passengers as well as the crew members who are dedicated to their work."Whispers on the Wind" presents the initial troubling symptoms of disturbance that have been occurring. Strange happenings are interspersed throughout the journey, and individuals are heard murmuring to one another. There are strange shadows dancing on the edge of perception, and there are whispers that cannot be articulated that reverberate through corridors that are empty. It is during this chapter that the protagonist, an inquisitive traveler who possesses an intuitive sense of intuition, appears, and is lured into the web of secrets.During the course of "Midnight Secrets," the ship transforms into a theater of the uncanny as midnight approaches. Unbelievable occurrences take place in the shadows, resulting in an environment of palpable tension amongst the parties involved. The halls of the ship, which were once bustling with activity, are now inhabited by the unexplainable, and the crew is having a hard time keeping the passengers from becoming increasingly uneasy."Investigating the Unknown" puts the protagonist in a position of active participation by having them join forces with other passengers who are curious about the situation. They work together to investigate the history of the ship, uncovering long-lost tragedies and maritime legends that throw a shadow over the Concordia. As the mystery becomes more complicated, it pushes the limits of what is known and what is unknown.The piece titled "Ghosts of the Deep" takes readers on a tour through the ship's eerie history. Filtering through old records, paperwork, and the first-hand testimonies of individuals who formerly sailed the decks of the vessel is required in order to uncover the dark mysteries that are associated with the vessel. There is a growing sense of urgency to uncover the mysteries that have been hidden beneath the surface for a considerable amount of time as the paranormal activity becomes more intense.The Concordia is getting closer and closer to unfamiliar waters, and "Navigating the Abyss" represents a turning point in the journey. Not only do the characters have to contend with the supernatural forces that are at work, but they also have to deal with a plot that is intertwined with the haunting of the ship. There are obstacles that arise that put the characters' resiliency to the test and push them to the edge of their limits.

When Jeff Stetson's Daddy decides to try manufacturing Jeans in Thailand, Jeff decides he ought to go see the operation for himself. As Jeff begins to travel the world in pursuit of justice and a great piece of steak, it dawns on him that all is not as it seems: a shadow organization known only as A.S.P. is lurking, perhaps smuggling a white powdery substance into the United States... could it be baking soda? This trilogy volume includes Book 1, Beatdown in Bangkok; Book 2, Mayhem in Marrakesh; and Book 3, Pandemonium in Paradise, plus a bonus short story, "A Very Stetson Christmas" ... which sets up the second volume in the Stetson Jeff Adventures. Follow Jeff from Southeast Asia to the western Sahara Desert to Amish country in Pennsylvania as he creeps closer and closer to discovering what A.S.P. is really up to. Jeff is guided by a great deal of wisdom passed down by Jeremiah P. Johnstone's book Ranger Discoveries, which Jeff seems to have memorized in full. This satirical action/adventure comedic fiction will take you back to the 1980s when MacGyver was on TV. Our Hero, Stetson Jeff is inspired by Walker, Texas Ranger, and Forrest Gump, Inspector Clouseau of Pink Panther fame, with a dash of Crocodile Dundee, and The Witness. Each book is set in a new country in the same vein as the great French-language comic heroes Asterix and Obelix. Don't miss Volume Two, when Jeff travels to Belize, Spain, and beyond!

The second paperback volume of the Stetson Jeff Adventures includes three books: Book 4, Danger in Dangriga; Book 5, Combat on El Camino; and Book 6, Denouement in Dallas. Our hero Stetson Jeff Stetson has found his way home, but a copy of a letter sent by his hero Jeremiah P. Johnstone sticks in his craw. What was Johnstone doing in Cuba during the missile crisis, and more importantly, what did Johnstone do with what they found aboard a Russian sub? Follow Jeff as he pursues the shadowy organization known only as A.S.P. to the reefs and jungles of Belize, and on to Iberia. Stetson Jeff even spends part of a semester at Oxford University in pursuit of an honorary degree. But will Stetson Jeff be able to save the world, or at least, the most important part of the world: Dallas Cowboys Stadium? And what's going to happen with his sweetheart Daisy May Cook?

A family tree full of money and lies. A clairvoyant actress trying to fit in. Can she keep her secrets without taking the final curtain?1885. Arabella Pryce has opening-day nerves. Appointed to organize her new hometown's much-anticipated Winter Festival, the wealthy widow ignores her ghostly companion's discomfort when gatecrashers and flying drinks interrupt the pre-event welcome party. But when one of her VIP hotel guests plummets from a second-story room to his death, she's horrified when he turns out to have been poisoned.Hearing worrisome gossip about the victim's powerful kin, Arabella struggles to stay out of the investigation for fear it will sour her blossoming friendship with the sheriff. But after she takes in the handsome lawman to help him recuperate from an accident, she's delighted when he asks for her sharp-eyed assistance in hunting down the long list of possible suspects.Can she use her paranormal powers to dig up the truth before the walls cave in on her future?The Pryce of Greed is the dramatic third book in The Pryce of Murder historical cozy mystery series. If you like sleuths with the sight, page-turning whodunits, and stories that take you back in time, then you'll love Kari Bovée's cued-up clues.Immerse yourself in The Pryce of Greed to see the crime beneath the shine today!

I kill for the money.The thrill.The condemnation.I plan to go to hell, so why not have some fun during the prolonged detour?But today... today I made an exception.Estelle Armstead was an easy mark. I could have ended her life the instant she opened her front door, refunded the one hundred thousand dollars my client paid to cause a ruckus, then went on my merry way.What stopped me? The simple answer is entertainment. One person's death can be easily replaced by another, but true entertainment for a man as immorally corrupt as me is hard to come by.Most men flounder when they see me, but Estelle took my bad temper in stride like it's a nasty side dish she can make more pleasant with a sprinkling of seasoning.I don't have the heart to tell her that won't be the case. I was born evil, bred evil, and I will die evil. But just like straitlaced men, murderers have needs too. Needs I can see Estelle's tight body and sassy mouth fulfilling.I've just got to take care of one matter first. The three hundred-thousand-dollar bounty on her head, and the weasel she calls her boyfriend.Clover is book 9 in the highly anticipated Italian Cartel Series. Although it can be read as a standalone it would be more enjoyable after the first three books in the series. Clover is mean, rough, and kills for a living. If grumpy alphas aren't your thing, his story may not be for you. Reader discretion is advised.

"My old boss made sure to burn my bridges when I lost my job. I'm a fallen synthetic chemist no pharmaceutical company will employ. However, it turns out there are other places my skills are in demand, and they don't ask for references."Although originally recruited into a rising criminal gang to design illicit drugs for the black market, 'Doc' finds herself becoming embroiled in the gang's activities and drawn towards forgery expert and master of disguises, 'Cam'. When a heist of the Blue Moon Casino goes wrong, Doc and Cam find themselves on the run with the spoils, pursued not only by the police, but by fellow gang members who want the money for themselves and the pair dead as witnesses. As enemies close in, Doc finds herself pushed to her limits, her grasp on right and wrong slipping when she is called upon to defend herself and Cam, and it becomes apparent Cam is holding back secrets about his past that threaten to shatter her trust in him.

In the world of a hacker, computer malfunctions are common, but more times than not, fixable.Regretfully the same can't be said for humans. One night of betrayal saw my system corrupted with a virus that still gives me hell years later.I thought Ellie Gould was every nerds' wet dream. She was smart, beautiful, and when she smiled, my system fried. But it turns out Ellie wasn't looking for a remake of Beauty and the Geek. She was a federal agent doing anything to get her mark, except I wasn't her target, and neither was my employee who heads the Italian Cartel.I could have overlooked the fact she lied from the moment we met if I hadn't stumbled onto footage of her leaving the bed of a fellow agent five months into our relationship.Unfaithfulness can't be overridden, and neither can the glitch Ellie's betrayal caused.I just need to remind myself of that when her reentrance into my life has me considering a remodel.Every system improves from a revision, but can Ellie and I survive version 1.0?Smith is book ten in the highly anticipated Italian Cartel series. Although it is a standalone, its storyline interweaves with previous books, so you may get lost if you start here. It is about a nerdy guy who fell in love with a prom queen, and the consequences that followed that.

Winner of the Silver Medal for Visionary Fiction in the 2015 Independent Publishers Awards.Turbulence opens this second book in the Elemental Journey Series as Pearl Swinton, now in her twenties, uproots from the Midwest and flies to Tokyo, where she has no job, no friends, and no home, a place where she hopes to live floating above the culture. How will she survive with her mystical visions in a country so foreign from everything she knows? Pearl lands at a Jesuit mission and is magnetized to the ethereal missionary Usui. After she is forced to leave, she is thrown unprepared into the complicated world of Japanese culture and must learn to maneuver friendships, understand love, and balance the intensity of working at one of the city's largest newspapers. When she stumbles upon Usui living as a homeless man, a journey begins that draws Pearl deep into Japan's hidden homeless underworld. Having given up any connection to civilization to "find himself," Usui brings Pearl face to face with her own homelessness and challenges her to begin the painful journey of understanding her visions and finding herself. In the end, hope flies on the paper wings of thousands of origami cranes. Pearl is called to her own mysticism, not just for herself, but for a world where the loss of magic may well be the real threat. A fundamentally radical work of art, Air tackles core issues facing individuals coming of age in today's world. How can anyone feel safe and at home on a planet threatened by escalating violence and devastating climate change? Where, truly, is home?

Annapolis. The U.S. Naval Academy. The beginning of his career. The end of her life.Go back to when Jack Widow was twenty-two, in his last week at the Academy.A dying woman asks Widow to help solve the cold-case murder of her sister using the help of a secretive club of the world's best investigators. Only this club holds a dark secret. A shadow looms over their form of justice.The secret club appears to be for justice on the surface. But at what price?

THREE YEARS AGO, EVERYONE OVER THE AGE OF NINETEEN BECAME MURDEROUSLY INSANE. THEY BEGAN KILLING - ESPECIALLY THEIR OWN CHILDREN. AND NOW THE NIGHTMARE VISION OF A WORLD DESCENDING INTO BRUTAL VIOLENCE CONTINUES. Beleaguered settlements of young people fight to stay alive in a world of increasingly scarce food and fuel. Crazed adults still roam a dangerous landscape. They are pathologically hardwired to eradicate young people... Jack Ranzic returns from a search for supplies to find that his village has been attacked by the Creosotes. His friends lie dead on snow-covered fields. Jack discovers his best friend, Gorron, has survived the carnage yet is suffering from a mystery illness. Jack is faced with not only escaping the dangerous adults but finding somewhere safe to live in in a perilous world. In an old industrial complex, he encounters an individual that Nick Aten knew well, and who will join him on this savage journey. And another shadowy figure is looking for Jack - an extraordinary survivor from his childhood past. Jack and his friends will face adventures and danger. They will be besieged by thousands of murderous adults. But it gets worse...the adults are transforming...changing into something utterly different. GET THIS MESSAGE INTO YOUR HEAD. YOU, TOO, STILL HAVE A MONSTER TO KILL. NO, MY FRIEND, WE'RE NOT OUT OF THE WOODS YET.

A story of two families who are friends and live in different countries. Everything seems fine until certain events occur, changing everything and affecting their lives.

Come along in this two part Vampire supernatural thriller. Vampires walk among us, that much is true, they thrive and survive through our disbelief in their very existence. Living off human and animal blood, depending on their environment. They enjoy the night life among mortals, they feed off of their disbelief. Which gives them free reign upon humans. Keeping to the shadows, shape shifting and moving about unnoticed by mortals they continue to feed on blood and live among us. They are hundreds of years old, they have traveled the world unseen. The are immortal, they never grow old and they can only be killed by sunlight or wooden stake to the heart. They sleep during the day and come out at night, soaring through the night sky as Bats, or Ravens, or on foot as wolves or hell hounds. This is two of their tales, so grab some pop corn and relax as you read about their lives in the shadows of darkness.

The adventure continues... Will Sterling continues to combat the behaviour of his outrageous officer, the well-heeled and titled Sebastian D'Arkley. While the pair find themselves placed firmly at the centre of the Indian Mutiny of 1857, can Will keep his officer out of harm's way? As the bullets fly, D'Arkley's interests remain focussed on his supply of fine brandy, cigars, high living and, of course, women.

In the dark green heart of Southeast Asia, an honest but unwary Englishman, Andrew Finch, is drawn into a twilight world of betrayal, deceit - and murder.Meet Bullen, bold, brash and booming, an ex-CIA man operating on the far side of legal, a fixer-for-hire, the guy who gets things done. And what Bullen needs right now is an unsuspecting accomplice to help him trap a deadly assassin, The Green Mamba.So, at an airport in Cambodia, he hooks onto Andrew Finch, a damaged man passing through a damaged country - and he offers Finch not only the solution to his money troubles but also the chance of the Adventure of a Lifetime. But, in Bullen's world, nothing is ever quite as it seems - and neither he nor Finch have ever encountered anyone like the Green Mamba.Everyone should have one Adventure of a Lifetime.Ideally, it shouldn't be the last thing they'll ever do.