Thriller

A BRAND-NEW MYSTERY FROM THE TWO-MILLION-SELLING AUTHOR.Former Detective Hillary Greene and her cold case team are taking a fresh look at the unsolved murder of Michael Beck, found bludgeoned over the head and dead in a river near his home in 2012.Just twenty-two at the time, he'd recently finished a history degree and had his whole life ahead of him. Everyone said he was a pleasant sort of lad with a passion for the past, quietly living with his parents until he could afford a place of his own. But it quickly turned out that there were at least two people who might have wanted him dead.The first, his recently-jilted girlfriend Mia de Salle, hadn't taken the break-up well. The second, his former tutor Dr Timothy Durning, had been accused of sexual harassment by Michael. But the original team could find no forensic evidence linking either of their prime suspects to the crime, nor witnesses placing them in the area when Michael was killed.Hillary, however, is determined to find fresh leads. But while she and her team get to work, in the city of Oxford two men from the city's criminal underbelly have been viciously murdered in the last six months.Are the recent murders and her own cold case linked? More than a decade later, has the same killer struck again? And if so, what's the connection between the mild-mannered young man and the underworld criminals?It's up to Hillary to stop a killer getting away with murder - both now and then.Perfect for fans of Betty Rowlands, Agatha Christie, L.J. Ross, T.E. Kinsey, J.R. Ellis, Helen Cox, M.C. Beaton, or Clare Chase.

Five-year-old Cally waits in her pretty pink bedroom for the sound of the front door opening and her mother's sweet voice in the hall. But when the doorbell finally rings, and Cally creeps out of bed to peer through the banister, a large man in uniform is all she sees. Her mother is missing... Teacher Annabel Braddock was last seen drinking at the local pub with her best friend, Jennifer. Witnesses saw tears running down her cheeks, and friends say she was having problems with a colleague at work, and that her marriage had broken down. But as the two women hugged goodbye, neither noticed the car speeding towards them. As the dust settled, Jennifer lay unconscious on the ground and Annabel was nowhere to be seen. She'd never abandon her little girl, so did someone snatch her? As family crowd around Jennifer's hospital bed, hoping she'll wake up, police visit Annabel's home and her inconsolable daughter, Cally, tells them she had seen a man outside staring into her room as she climbed into bed that evening. Was it her childish imagination, or had someone been watching Annabel's home? When Jennifer finally opens her eyes and tells the police what happened that night, it's clear there are plenty of people with a reason to harm Annabel. With an unpredictable husband, a colleague who denies harassing her and a neighbour who seems to know her every move, could she be in imminent danger? As the hours turn to days, will little Cally ever see her precious mother again? Or will she be next? If you love fast-paced, gripping crime thrillers that keep you up all night, you'll be completely addicted to One Girl Missing. Perfect for fans of Angela Marsons, Cara Hunter and Clare Mackintosh. What readers are saying about One Girl Missing:¿¿¿¿¿ 'Wow! Carla Kovach hits it totally out of the park!... Grabbed me from the start and didn't let go.' NetGalley reviewer 'Phenomenal... I was blown away by this book... Brilliant.' NetGalley reviewer ¿¿¿¿¿ 'An undeniable 5 stars... Absolutely blowout ending was thrilling... I look forward to dropping EVERYTHING all over again for the next instalment.' @chloesreadingroom ¿¿¿¿¿ 'A five star-plus read.' NetGalley reviewer ¿¿¿¿¿ 'Read it in one day... It kept me riveted until late into the night... Superb.' Goodreads reviewer ¿¿¿¿¿ 'So good!... Loved everything about this.' @owl._.books ¿¿¿¿¿ 'Gripping, suspenseful and unpredictable... I loved it.' Goodreads reviewer What readers are saying about Carla Kovach:¿¿¿¿¿ 'I am completely hooked on this series. I read this in a single sitting, unable to put it down.' NetGalley reviewer ¿¿¿¿¿ 'Wow!... Absolutely amazing!... An incredibly clever and gripping story. I was hooked from the first page.' Goodreads reviewer

Her heart races as a noise from downstairs wakes her. She checks every room in her small home, but it's not until she returns to the safety of her bedroom does she see movement. She's not alone. And nobody can help her now... Writing scrawled on the wall of Sheriff Jenna Alton's office overnight leads her and her deputy David Kane to a secluded house on the outskirts of town. Inside, Jenna is devastated to find a much-loved local resident lying in a pool of blood, stab wounds covering her lifeless body. What monster would attack a defenseless woman living alone? With no trace of the killer at the scene, the deadly message written on Jenna's door is her only clue. But as the small town grieves, it leads her to a contractor who recently had access to the woman's home. She races to interview him, only to discover the wreck of a car on a steep mountain road with another dead woman inside. Jenna knows the victims were friends and regularly went to church together. She thinks a twisted killer has been watching them, waiting for the perfect time to strike. But before she can make her next move, one of her own team is found unconscious and covered in the blood of a third female victim-a knife inches away from his hand. Pulse racing, Jenna questions her shaken deputy, who can't explain why he was in the woman's house. Could he really be a killer, or is someone playing an evil game? The clock ticks to uncover a dark secret that connects all three victims, but can she work it out before another innocent life is taken?An absolutely unputdownable crime thriller from a USA Today bestselling author. If you're a fan of Lisa Regan, Melinda Leigh and Kendra Elliot, you will love this gripping read. What readers are saying about Pray for Mercy:"A rip-roaring, heart-stopping, gut-wrenching good crime thriller... This quickly became a story I couldn't put down, and page by page it just got more intriguing and exhilarating." @mags_louise, 5 stars "Wow!... This story had it all!" Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars "Definitely one that shouldn't be missed! Adrenaline rush of a book... The kind of book where it ramps up into one impossible situation on top of another and another and another until you realise you haven't actually been breathing for a page or two." NetGalley reviewer "That ending! I absolutely loved it." NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars What readers are saying about D.K. Hood:"Oh my, oh my God... Another cracking story!!!... This author really deserves the title of Queen of Suspense... She had chills running down my spine and I just couldn't stop reading. Incredibly, mind-blowingly brilliant!" B for Bookreview, 5 stars "Fantastic... Totally addictive. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough." Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars "An excellent read... Had me captivated the whole way though... Wow... Took my breath away. All in all, a bloody brilliant book that totally deserves 5 stars." Bonnie's Book Talk, 5 stars "Hold on to your hats for the surprise ending!" Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars

Something strange is going on at Angkor Wat. CIA Agent Edward Davids is sent to find out what. He discovers an outrageous plot to commit one of history's greatest crimes, and along the way meets a beautiful woman, evades multiple attempts on his life, drives a tuk-tuk, and stops everything at 2 p.m. for the afternoon rain. Lovely, deadly, tragic, brilliant -- Davids finds that when it comes to murder, blackmail, corruption, and theft, nothing is easy. Everything's hard in Cambodia.

"Hello, my name is Selena.Welcome to the Flamingo Lounge. Your secrets are safe with me."Some of Palm Beach's most successful misfits indulge themselves at the Flamingo Lounge Speakeasy.Secluded within the prestigious Opulence Resort, old man Wilcox, Lila, Slash, Renata, and Selena become fast friends.When a patron is poisoned, will the bonds of friendship hold up under pressure in this who-dun-it mystery?