Sometimes a man who goes missing should stay missing! When a savvy and sexy literary agent by the name of Suzanne Bonchance lures Dick Moonlight into searching for her missing star client-the boozing, poet laureate, Roger Walls-the PI with the piece of bullet in his brain finds himself waist-deep in a whole lot of trouble. But when a hot MFA in Writing student who claims to know Walls personally comes to his rescue, Moonlight not only becomes smitten with her charm, he falls head over heels with a young woman he barely knows. As the trail for Walls narrows, and the truths about everyone who has ever been involved with the world-famous writer are revealed, Moonlight wants only to run away as fast as his legs will take him. One thing he can't outrun, however, are bullets. For fans of action-packed mystery series-especially those of Robert Parker, Don Winslow, and Charlie Huston-comes the next installment in the 2015 ITW Thriller Award and PWA Shamus Award-winning Dick Moonlight, Private Investigator series.
Dick Moonlight is dead for real this time. Thanks to a trio of masked thugs in a dark downtown Albany alley, he''s purchased a one-way ticket to the Pearly Gates-that is, until he feels his floating spirit painfully pulled back into his bruised but breathing body. And that''s when the real trouble starts. <br><br>A private detective with a short-term memory problem due to a wayward self-inflicted slug, Moonlight knows he''s still in danger. Now he just needs to know why. And he''s got plenty of enemies to keep him guessing-the Albany police, the local mob, even the latest love of his life, Lola, can''t be trusted. Only his Vietnam-vet best friend, Georgie, is on the level. But it seems the goons who tried to take him out have bigger fish to fry-chiefly Moonlight''s latest client, Peter Czech, a handicapped nuclear engineer with a mysterious Russian heritage. Czech had something-a box-the gang believes is now in Moonlight''s possession, and they''re willing to get it any deadly way they can. Problem is, Moonlight doesn''t recall Czech giving him any box-of course, that doesn''t mean he doesn''t have it. He just better figure out where it is before he winds up dead for the last time. <br><br>The Cold War is heating up once again in Vincent Zandri''s latest thriller. <i>Moonlight Rises</i> is a fast-paced, whip-smart tale of a guy who can''t always remember getting into trouble-and can''t seem to stay out of it. For fans of Robert B. Parker, Michael Connelly, Ace Atkins, Brett Battles, Don Winslow, and more comes an unputdownable mystery that''s sure to keep you up all night...in a good way.
Interrupting the Soria family''s Christmas Eve feast, childish teenager Emily requires the hospital emergency room for an apparent attack of appendicitis. But a blunt nurse explains the truth: Emily is giving birth. The seventeen-year-old has tricked her mind and body into believing she isn''t pregnant, when-in a rare but not unheard-of occurrence-the baby is full term and already being born. <br><br>A life-affirming, feel-good story of love, family and the special way Christmas can inspire, <i>Making Hearts</i> introduces a character readers will strongly care about and root for. Noelle wins the hearts of all with her loving enthusiasm for life, her wit, and by personally defeating the villain''s lowdown scheme in an astonishing climax readers will never forget. <br><br>Praise for MAKING HEARTS: <br><br>"Wow! I''ve never read a book like this! Totally engrossing, <i>Making Hearts</i> is an absolute tour de force. Jack Getze has done himself proud with this work. I''ve never read a story with an infant as the protagonist and more-an infant who acts proactively against formidable opponents with overpowering advantages and wins out. This is a book of supreme imagination, originality and most of all-<i>heart</i>. I am in complete awe of Getze''s talent displayed supremely in this work. This is the book the cliché-<i>you gotta read this! </i>-was invented for." -Les Edgerton, author of <i>The Genuine, Imitation, Plastic Kidnapping</i>; <i>Bomb</i>; <i>The Bitch</i> and many others
Kidnapping, international trafficking on the dark web, bit coin blackmail by gangster police states, loan sharks, and a monk obsessed with profit and power are all in the mix. <br><br>When Matt Chance is asked by a Bangkok gambling kingpin to investigate the kidnapping of his daughter he''s not interested. That is until he learns that his mentor, former Special Forces soldier John Scales, already on the case, has disappeared. On the trail, Matt confronts Jade Lee, an ex-US Army chopper pilot who joins the chase. <br><br>Their attempt to rescue the girl and capture the monk in charge of the criminal cult appears to be a failure until the CIA joins the picture in the form of Matt''s older brother Rick. Offered the chance to take part in a covert operation in Macau, where the monk has fled, Matt and Jade agree to go. The risk is great, the territory unknown, but it seems the only way to rescue the girls and get the mad monk.
In 2017, Kate and Dan Malmon edited <i>Killing Malmon</i>, a unique anthology with short stories featuring the death of "Dan Malmon". 100% of the profits went to the Multiple Sclerosis Society. Some stories were scary, some were funny; some were random, some were heroic. But they all featured his death. <br><br>Dan Malmon''s widow would not sit idly while her husband was killed multiple times. Editors Kate and Dan Malmon are back with a second anthology, <i>Revenge of the Widow Malmon</i>. In this collection, all the stories feature "Kate Malmon" plotting and executing her bloody revenge. As with the first anthology, all profits from <i>Revenge of the Widow Malmon</i> will go to the Multiple Sclerosis Society. So if you hate Multiple Sclerosis as much as we do, or just want to see Kate get her sweet revenge on some fools, please join us as we continue to raise money to battle this disease. <br><br>Featuring stories by E.A Aymar, Sean Chercover, Joe Clifford, S.A Cosby, Libby Cudmore, Nikki Dolson, Matthew FitzSimmons, Jordan Harper, Shaun Harris, J.J. Hensley, Jennifer Hillier, Aimee Hix, Matthew Iden, Renee Asher Pickup, and Eryk Pruitt.
During one of the first heavy snows of the winter, on the interstate outside the Twin Cities, Rushmore McKenzie is trapped behind an erratically-driven truck. Then a figure appears on the truck bed and a body is rolled out onto the road, right in front of McKenzie''s car. McKenzie avoids hitting the body, a bound woman who is barely alive, but his sudden braking in the middle of the highway starts a chain of accidents, resulting in a thirty-seven car pile-up. By the time the police arrive, and the EMTs and ambulances have taken care of the immediate injuries, the truck is long gone. <br><br>The injured woman awakens with no memories-not of the accident, not of anything-and is now referred to by the police as Unidentified Woman #15. With few leads, the detective in charge, McKenzie''s former partner and old friend Bobby Dunston, turns to McKenzie for a favor. Not that a favor is required, because when you dump a person in front of McKenzie''s moving car, he tends to take that personally. <br><br>Praise for UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN #15: <br><br>"Housewright, winner of the prestigious national Edgar Award and three Minnesota Book Awards, strikes a perfect balance between fast-paced excitement as McKenzie chases the bad guys and his commitment to bar-owner Nina as they try to work out the nuances of their relationship since moving in together. All previous McKenzie thrillers earned high praise from critics, including several starred reviews, but in <i>Unidentified Woman #15</i> McKenzie comes alive as never before. It''s as though Housewright got a surge of energy that lets us into Mac''s mind so we know him even more intimately. And with a 12th book in a series, that''s a fine thing." -<i>St. Paul Pioneer Press</i> <br><br>"Housewright''s prose style is reminiscent of Donald E. Westlake''s: smoothly flowing, graceful, but never calling attention to itself. Rushmore is an amiable series lead... A strong addition to an always-reliable series, and a crime novel that will appeal both to readers looking for complex characters and satisfying style and to those interested mainly in story." -<i>Booklist</i> <br><br>"Take a well-written noir and mix it with humor and readers will anticipate this 12th series outing (after <i>The Devil May Care</i>), especially if they appreciate mysteries with a strong sense of place and an appealing sleuth who is still figuring out what to do with himself after leaving the police force. A solid choice for fans of Steve Hamilton, Dennis Lehane, or James Lee Burke." -<i>Library Journal</i> <br><br>"Unidentified woman #15 has no memory when she regains consciousness, but she believes the world is exactly the kind of ''place where sooner or later'' someone rolls ''you off the back of a speeding pickup truck.'' And here''s why I love McKenzie so much. Although he sees the world in a cynical way, he still tilts at windmills and fires stones from his slingshot. Housewright''s novels render the Twin Cities in familiar detail while helping us see things differently." -<i>Minneapolis StarTribune</i>
Long time grifters Sam and Rachel love two things: each other and the grift. On the run from the mob, the two lovers move from one con to the next, winning some and losing others, but always finding a way to survive.Episodes 10-12 of Season Two begins with The Sound of Breaking Bones by Eric Beetner. In Mississippi, Sam and Rachel pose as a godly couple running an adoption service, but they quickly run afoul of a local deacon whose tendencies run more to the Old Testament than the New.Scott Eubanks penned Episode 11, Still Life with Suitcase. This debut author''s work finds Sam and Rachel in Florida, working a variation of the fiddle scheme. Their targets are new money but the art involved is from an old master. The danger itself, however, is elemental.Episode 12, Down Comes the Night, officially closes out season two. Series creator and editor Frank Zafiro picks up with Sam and Rachel right where they left off in Episode 11. Deciding to face the threat of pursuing mobsters head on, the couple devises a plan to finally be free and safe. The life of a grifter, however, holds little hope of either.
Long time grifters Sam and Rachel love two things: each other and the grift. On the run from the mob, the two lovers move from one con to the next, winning some and losing others, but always finding a way to survive.Episodes 7-9 of Season Two begins with Gone Dead on You by Eryk Pruitt, a master of rural noir. Set in Pruitt''s fictional Lawles County, this tale brings an element of the supernatural into play as Rachel portrays a medium who speaks to the dead partner of a dirty cop as part of a revenge ploy.Swedish paranormal romance author Asa Maria Bradley penned Episode 8, Upgrade. When Sam and Rachel target a rich mark in San Francisco, the con is high tech but the strain on their relationship is even higher. Faced with a challenge they''ve never truly encountered before, the pair realizes they are risking more than their freedom on this one.Episode 9, The Money Block by Holly West, follows a reinvigorated Sam and Rachel in central California as they work a variation of an old scheme, updated for the digital age. But when their mark realizes he''s been taken, the repercussions are brutal, and Sam and Rachel lose more than they knew possible.
Sophie DeMusa had plans. Finish college. Go to med school. Save the world. She never planned to be in a hospital bed, in a coma after ingesting too many pills. The homicide detective standing over her didn''t plan to be there either. After all, she wasn''t dead.Detective Jesus De La Cruz was ready to turn away from the sad story of a suicide attempt. When his AA sponsor, Dr. Oscar Bollier, pressed, Cruz begrudgingly agreed to investigate. It should have been an open-and-shut case.Except, if it was suicide, why were there two different 911 calls?As Cruz digs into the weeks and months before Sophie''s hospitalization, he unearths a twisted knot of reality and perception. A sex scandal, a jilted lover, a callous director, a rainmaker, and a quid pro quo all made decisions and took actions that affected Sophie''s life. But did one of them try to kill her? The facts have Cruz questioning if there is such a thing as an innocent man.Truth is a strong rope, tied in a noose. As he closes in, the knot tightens, but who will pay the price? A killer or a member of Cruz''s own family?
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