In a life-and-death contest among criminals, even the most cunning may not survive in Michael P. King's thrilling "must read" (Kirkus Reviews) debut.

The Traveling Man and his wife have built a life for themselves conning criminals and getting away scot-free. But when their latest scheme to sell contaminated land goes south, they find themselves in a cat-and-mouse game with the crime boss who’s turned the tables on them and the partners who’ve betrayed them.

Are you ready to take a walk on the wild side? If you like pulse-pounding action, nail-biting plot twists, and criminal intrigue, then you’ll love The Traveling Man, the first book in the Travelers series of sizzling page-turners. Buy The Traveling Man today to arm yourself for an explosive thrill-ride.

“Loved the story, loved the characters, loved the con, loved the feel of the crime. The Traveling Man is a great first novel. Michael P. King is a writer to watch.”—Charles L. P. Silet (author of Talking Murder)

The Travelers crime thrillers contain profanity, violence, and sexual situations typical of the genre and similar to R rated movies.

It's Christmas in Chicago in 1889, and amateur sleuth, Madeline Donovan, is looking forward to a joyous holiday. Since the tragedy, it has always been a difficult time for her, but she is determined this year will be different, perhaps even Jonathan will be here.

But that all changes abruptly when the mysterious red box with the dangling silvery bells attached arrives on Erie Street. The contents will shock her and the police, and set her on a path to stop a murderer.

All novels are unique and do not require reading the series in any order.

For more information about the Madeline Donovan mystery series, book excerpts, and to view trailers, please visit my website at www.madisonkentbooks.com

Officer Valarie Garibaldi, cancer survivor and heir to her cop father’s legacy, seizes an opportunity to fulfill his dream and earn her gold detective’s badge. A vacancy in the Ft. Lauderdale Police Department’s Homicide Unit is the twenty-six-year-old’s chance to prove to herself that she’d made the right choice between college, the beach, and the police academy. Partnering with veteran Detective Deesay Becerra, their first case together starts with a dead macaw–stuffed with millions in diamonds, and a murdered hooker–filled with heroin balloons. The body count ratchets up with the killing of two Miami Dolphins players, leaving the detectives no choice but to use one of their suspects as bait.

Burned out by high-profile murders in New York and his love life splashed all over Page Six, homicide cop Charlie Crawford heads south and signs on with the Palm Beach PD. After months of petty crimes, he's first on scene to find a man hanging from a banyan tree. Prime suspects are a hedge-fund billionaire with a thing for young girls and a bartender with a sketchy past and a ten-out-of-ten creep factor. Right in the middle of it all is Crawford's girlfriend, a beautiful, conniving gallery owner, ready to do whatever it takes to move up a bracket or two. Add to the mix a sultry real estate broker who knows where all the bodies are buried, a gorgeous forensic cop often one step ahead of Crawford, a Mutt and Jeff combo of stone cold killers and you've got Palm Beach Nasty. "Turner's Palm Beach is a blend of desperate criminals, social climbers, merciless billionaires and surprising heroes," said Publishers Weekly. "Taut and efficient," Booklist said, and added, "it's a pleasure to watch craftsmen at work, and that describes the author as well as the cops."

"To call Betrayed a thriller alone would be to do a disservice." –Midwest Book Review

"A stirring and unusual tale of teenage love, adventure and murder." –Best Thrillers

"Action and adventure are the words of the day in this thrilling, well-written, page-turner from Joseph Lewis." –Sublime Book Review

Integrity is protecting someone who betrayed you. Courage is keeping a promise even though it might mean death.

A late-night phone call turns what was to be a fun hunting trip into a deadly showdown. Fifteen-year-old brothers George Tokay, Brian Evans and Brett McGovern face death on top of a mesa on the Navajo Nation Reservation in Arizona. They have no idea why men are intent on killing them.

Betrayed is a contemporary psychological thriller and an exploration of the heart and of a blended family of adopted kids, their relationships to each other and their parents woven into a tight mystery-thriller.

Do you love visiting beloved characters during the holidays? Steele Ridge Christmas Capers transport readers back to their favorite small town to experience 12 new fun, heartwarming, lightly suspenseful stories.

In this box set, you’ll be reunited with Britt, Grif, and Micki Steele.

The Most Wonderful Gift of All by Tracey Devlyn
When raffle baskets for a holiday charity auction go missing, Randi and Britt scour Steele Ridge to locate the culprits. What they find at the end of their search is a Christmas gift beyond measure.

A Sign of the Season by Kelsey Browning
Steele Ridge’s prophetic sidewalk sign disappears during the holidays, forcing Carlie Beth and Grif to find it before the town’s favorite bakery goes belly-up and they miss out on a long-awaited romantic weekend getaway.

His Holiday Miracle by Adrienne Giordano
After discovering a wad of cash at Steele Ridge’s Novemberfest, Micki and Gage locate the owner and save a young family’s Christmas. But the bigger mystery is how Gage will react to Micki’s stunning holiday secret.

Book SEVEN of the rollicking mystery series from Wall Street Journal and USA TODAY Best-Selling author Amy Vansant has Pineapple Port's "Santa" found dead...wearing a gingerbread man costume...with a shelf-elf stuffed in his mouth... Just another day in Pineapple Port!

Sheriff Frank asks newly-minted private detective Charlotte to help him crack the case, but she has no idea those darn gingerbread men will start showing up everywhere. What did Santa do that made them so angry? And what's the secret in his colorful Christmas-themed bureau?

Charlotte is forced to split her time between searching for Santa's killer and helping Declan's crazy ex-Stephanie stop a corrupt district attorney in exchange for a book that could help solve more crimes in the future. She never thought she'd help calculating Stephanie with anything...but as this story comes to it's shocking ending, you'll find it could be Stephanie who's finally bitten off more cookie than she can chew...

If Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum and the Golden Girls had a baby, it would be the Pineapple Port series. Fans of Lilian Jackson Braun, Jana DeLeon and Rita Mae Brown won’t be able to get enough of this wild, funny, thrilling corner of Florida!

(this one has a bit of a cliff-hanger, but don't kill me - #8 will be out soon!)

Tequila Key is just like any other small town and I'm just like any other small town psychic. Scratch that. Tequila Key is a world onto itself and some people might think that I am one crayon short of the box. And, if we're being totally honest, Tequila Key is just like any other small town – if that town boasts a voodoo priestess and a few white witches for flavor. Turquoise blue water and the best margaritas this side of Mexico make it hard to leave. I'm Althea Rose, co-owner of Luna Rose Potions & Tarot Shop, and I've just stumbled into a love triangle while trying to save my best friend from being accused of murder. See? Just like any other small town.

“Thank you,” I say sweetly when she tells me I’m lucky to have such a beautiful family. But I want to tell her it’s not just luck. A family is like a fortress you have to defend all the time. You can’t relax because there’s always someone looking for a breach, always someone trying to get in. Someone just like her…

When I arrive unannounced at my husband’s studio in need of a shoulder to cry on after hearing that my best student, Alex, has died, I see a pair of wine glasses drying by the sink and my deepest fear is confirmed: my husband is having an affair.

Most women would fall to their knees in tears and throw him out of the house–but I just can’t bring myself to do it.

Instead, I go home and cook a healthy dinner for our children, walk the dog and unload the dishwasher without complaint. I will make him see that I’m still the woman he married; attractive, successful, the glue that holds our perfect family together. I need this marriage to work to protect a terrible secret of my own, something that would destroy everything I’ve already sacrificed so much for.

But when the police arrive at my door asking questions about Alex’s death that I can’t answer, and threatening text messages start appearing on my phone, I know that someone close has been watching me very carefully.

The truth is, there are three people in my marriage, but only one of them is deadly…

An absolutely gripping psychological thriller with a twist that will knock you sideways, perfect for anyone left hungry for more after The Girl on the Train, The Wife Between Us or The Other Wife.
 

Everyone is talking about Unfaithful:

‘Wow just wow!! Nail-biting and suspenseful in the best way possible! What a ride!… I devoured this book in one sitting… I could feel my adrenaline surging through my veins the closer I got to the end. I was having palpitations with every twist!’ Mrs Leifs, 5 stars

‘WOW, where to even begin? I LOVED this book… I did NOT expect that ending… I was gripped right from the very first page… I could not put it down… YOU WILL LOVE this book… one of my favourite books of 2020.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars

‘Holy-freaking hell!… tense, sharp, dark, twisty and final revelation that I honestly did not expect… a delicious sucker punch!… I loved it!… your mind will be blown!’ Nulifer Ozmekik

‘What a ride! I LOVED it! I loved the plot, I loved the characters and I LOVED the ending! Highly recommend!’ Goodreads reviewer

‘I read this book in 24 hours, waking up on a Friday morning with my kindle on top of my face I immediately started reading again… Seductive, sexy, shocking… so many crazy twists in this book… 5 huge stars… I literally could not put it down.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
 

Readers love Natalie Barelli:

‘OH. MY. WOW. What a fantastic book!… steal it, buy it, borrow it or do whatever you need to do to make this book your next great read!… I promise you will not be disappointed!’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars

‘Awesome!! I finished it in 24 hours… pure edge-of-your-seat suspense, along with crazy “wtf” moments… keeps you flipping pages, with an ending that you absolutely will NOT see coming.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars

‘OMG!!!!!… My heart was pounding! What a page-turner!!!’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars

When Ember Quinn visits Christmas Village to assist her elderly great-aunt Phoebe in the holiday chocolate-making tasks, the last thing she expects is for an elf to get murdered at their back door.

She soon discovers that toy-making elf, Alfie Svenson, was up to no good. Not only that, but he had a mysterious accomplice. Too bad Ember suspects that accomplice might be Phoebe.

With the reluctant help of Brimstone the snarky cat, Ember must dodge lying elves, creepy snowmen, unfriendly reindeer, an angry toy factory manager, and a sleigh-transportation boss who might be involved in organized crime in order to find the real killer.

This humorous Christmas cozy mystery novella features Ember Quinn and Brimstone from Leighann Dobbs’s Silver Hollow series in a twisty, old-fashioned whodunit in a warm and cozy Christmas village setting.

"The story is engaging, the suspense is authentic, and his characters are industrious, accessible, and great role models for the target audience." –Authors Reading

“Arthur, is that what I think it is?” she gasped.

Summer vacation for Arthur and Marya takes a very strange turn when a weird old man with a long white beard draws the two friends into an ancient mystery that they must solve in order to recover a magical artifact from the distant past. They soon learn that they are not the only ones who seek this relic; closing in on them are powerful evil forces that will stop at nothing to get their hands on it. With help from some very unlikely sources, Arthur and Marya unravel clues that lead them to their goal, only to discover that it is protected by creatures they never imagined. When they find themselves deep underground, with time running out and with nothing to rely on but their own courage and trust in each other, the teenagers must vanquish inhuman forces if they want to get out alive.

A brutal killer. A helpless victim. But which one is she?

Samantha Rader always knew she was different. Her morbid fascination with death and murder kept her isolated and alone from the world, growing up with a father who kept them off the grid. An ex-seal, he's made sure his little girl knows how to protect herself. But Sam’s continuing urge to kill intensifies after witnessing a brutal homicide. Now holding the skill-set to kill and a thirst for blood, the monster inside her is finally unleashed. But it's not just anybody this killer wants to find. She's hunting those that prey on the innocent.

The Victim Killer is the first book in the Sam Rader Thriller series. If you liked Jack Reacher and Dexter, then you will love this gritty and suspenseful crime thriller.

Buy The Victim Killer today and prepare for a heart-pounding ride into a serial killer’s worst nightmare.     

Jessie wills the young woman to breathe as she desperately tries to save her life. Between chest compressions, she catches a glimpse of her face. The girl could be on her honeymoon—chestnut hair tumbling around her head, rose petals gripped in her hand, like she had been holding a bouquet. Wake up, please…

Jessie Novak is determined to find the person who viciously attacked a young, popular schoolteacher, Ann. Her partner Detective Sam Dallas is assigned to the case and together they dig into Ann’s past, trying to find the person who wanted to hurt her. But then Jessie receives a gift that sends shivers up her spine: a huge bouquet of blood-red roses, just like the ones Ann was clutching…

As the first snow falls, another body turns up. Jessie is standing in the morgue when the sheet is pulled back, her heart stopping when she sees a familiar face. She looks down at her friend Bert, a local journalist, who has supposedly committed suicide whilst investigating Ann’s death. But as Jessie examines his body, she sees defensive wounds that make her sure: this is another murder by the same killer.

Jessie is utterly devastated when she realizes she missed several calls from Bert before he died. He was reporting on the case and when she listens to his last message—don’t trust anyone—it’s clear he was getting too close to the truth. Determined to avenge Bert’s death, Jessie tracks a lead to an abandoned house, putting her life on the line. Can Jessie turn the tables on the killer, or is she just a dead girl walking?

A totally addictive mystery novel that will leave you gasping for breath and have your heart thumping! Fans of Lisa Regan, Gregg Olsen and Tess Gerritsen will be completely hooked.
 

Readers are utterly hooked on Dead Girl Walking!

“My heart was racing, the tension building and the excitement exploding. I read this book in a day, reluctantly putting it down when real life got in the way. I absolutely loved the writing style of this story and cannot wait to be reunited with Jessie Novak in her next adventure.” Goodreads Reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“Wow what a fantastic book… An edge-of-the-seat thriller. It had a lot of twists and turns which made this book great… Great book.” Goodreads Reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“A new author I have been wowed by! As a debut with Bookouture, this was one hell of a phenomenal novel!… Whether you’re a thriller lover like me or enjoy a mystery, this novel really does pack a punch… Riveting… The suspense installed the pace in this novel and was so intriguing and that I didn’t want to stop reading and I had to reluctantly force myself to put it down. After I’d finished work I picked it straight back up and finished it the same day. I really can’t form words to express how great this book was! Well done to Roberta Gately, you have a new fan!” Goodreads Reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Foreword's "Book of the Year" IndieFab Finalist

Big Book Award's Distinguised Favorite

Book Excellence Awards Finalist

"Percy juggles both plotlines effectively while addressing important social issues." –Publisher's Weekly

***This box set includes the first four mysteries in the Monastery Valley Series. Book #5, The Fury Before the Fire, releases January 28, 2021.

CLIMBING THE COLISEUM (Book 1)

It’s the rugged Monastery Valley of Montana. High on the cliff called the Coliseum stands a man, deciding whether to live or die. In the valley below, Grace Ellonson, fourteen, will be abandoned by her mother. Where has Grace’s mother gone, and why has she left her daughter behind? A rancher will be seduced into a racist and anti-government conspiracy—who’s leading the conspiracy and what are his plans? Depressed psychologist Ed Northrup and Monastery Valley newcomer deputy sheriff Andi Pelton struggle to unravel these mysteries before they explode in a violent collision. And amid the chaos, Ed, Andi, and Grace must face the most formidable decision of their lives.

NOBODY'S SAFE HERE (Book 2)

When cattle baron Magnus Anderssen collapses mentally, psychologist Ed Northrup struggles to find the cause - a terrible event buried in Magnus's past leaving him veering between suicide and murder. Meanwhile, Deputies Andi Pelton and Brad Ordrew clash as they investigate Jared Hansen, a boy caught with rifles and a paranoid plan to kill his schoolmates. Their problem? Jared, a great kid, a school leader, has no previous problems. Ordrew’s convinced Jared’s a mass shooter-in-waiting, but Andi’s not. Ed joins their search for whatever caused his radical transformation from great kid to psychotic killer. It’s a race against time: Magnus grows more irrational and homicidal, Jared's insanity may not be controlled before it’s too late, and Ed’s risky plan to save the boy may destroy his relationship with Andi. Nobody’s Safe Here, a psychological thriller, tells the story of a community of ordinary, decent people facing terrifying mysteries.

THE BISHOP BURNED THE LADY (Book 3)

A mysterious fire in a remote forest clearing; a woman's charred bones; unexplained tracks in the rutted road—the only clues Deputy Andi Pelton has to what happened. Then she meets an old man living alone in a forest compound that obviously houses many people. Sex trafficking in the Montana wilderness? As Andi and psychologist Ed Northrup struggle to solve the brutal and fiery murder, Andi faces a fear she didn’t know she had. The horrors they unearth lead them deep into the appalling reality of prison gangs and a cult led by a malign Bishop—and threaten to overwhelm Andi and Ed’s romance and her growing bond with her “step-girlfriend,” Ed’s adopted daughter, Grace. Will that center hold when Andi finds the killer holding a knife against her throat? And if it does and she succeeds, will she be able to face her greater fear?

STANDING OUR GROUND (Book 4)

A cold-blooded murder. The victim: a fourteen-year-old boy. The shooter waits patiently for the cops and calmly explains his right to kill the boy. “I was defending my property.” Can Deputy Andi Pelton find the evidence to break through the killer’s stand-your-ground defense? Suddenly, Sheriff Ben Stewart almost dies and cannot campaign for re-election. Andi knows she has to take his place—her nemesis, Deputy Brad Ordrew, runs unopposed and he’s promised to fire her when he’s sheriff. Can she stand her own ground to stay in Monastery Valley while she tries to solve the murder and defends herself against scurrilous political ads paid for by a mysterious stranger?

He’s seen death before. But this time, his hands will be stained by his own blood.

Colin Dowey can’t forgive himself. Plagued with survivor’s guilt for freezing up during a lethal workplace shooting, the bank teller pours his heavy heart into elaborate roleplaying games as the ultimate detective. But he lands one last chance to ease his conscience in real life when a deposit box’s cryptic contents attract the attention of a psychotic assassin.

Desperate to stop the homicidal lunatic from gleefully torturing his loved ones, Colin takes the encoded info to the smartest pair of redneck preppers he knows. But when the wise-cracking brothers break the cypher, he’s shocked to discover an obsessed billionaire with a gun aimed at the whole world’s head.

Can he overcome his post-traumatic fears before his first live-action adventure triggers a deadly game over?

The Killing Tide is a fast-paced standalone thriller. If you like captivating protagonists, ethically driven villains, and hilarious sidekicks, then you’ll love Jonathan Daniel’s high-octane race for survival.

Buy The Killing Tide to dive for cover today!

Private Eye, Joe Nails, has a problem.

In this intelligently written, and darkly comic, anti-noir mystery set in the smoky world of 1958 San Francisco, Joe experiences a series of surrealistic yet disturbing dreams, in which his once best friend pleads for Joe’s help, before turning a gun to his own head and firing. To ease his lingering doubts, Joe sets out to locate him, only to discover he disappeared without a trace weeks before the dreams began. But Joe now wants answers, and thereby becomes embroiled in an encircling noose of confusion, passion, anguish, and deception.

Joe Nails has a problem all right, an entire shopping list of them, but as he speeds down an unrelenting road of murder and desperation with no off-ramps, he just may solve a few…providing the approaching .357 yearning for another victim allows it.


 

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London,1981. As race riots erupt, Prince Charles and Lady Diana prepare to marry & New Romantics dance, an identity-shifting serial killer is operating in plain sight. But no-one has realised except Detective Inspector Anna Leeding, who has secrets of her own…

“Don’t You Want Me?” is a novel for fans of twists, thrillers, history, music, and popular culture.

Richard Easter, author of “The General Theory Of Haunting” & “The Gentle Art Of Forgetting” turns his perspective-and-time-bending literary style to the serial killer genre with “Don’t You Want Me?”
Amid the cultural and social upheaval of 1981,D.I. Leeding suspects apparent accidents and suicides could be subtle acts of revenge, and strange blue charcoal messages may be the key to something bigger and deadlier.
But in this cat-and-mouse story of vengeance, no-one is quite what they seem, and in 1981, when the New Romantics played with image, first appearances can be deceptive.

1981 was not so removed from today, with a highly divisive celebrity President, and race protests filling the streets. A time when gender and sexual identity were openly questioned, and the far right clashed with the far left. There was an existential threat; today, climate change and Covid-19, in 1981,we hoarded food and prepared for when either the U.S or Russian leader pushed the nuclear button.
So to everyone who was there and those for whom this is their first time, “Don’t You Want Me?’ welcomes you to 1981. It was a hell of a year.

Richard Easter’s previous two novels are rated an average of 4.3 and 4.4 on Amazon.

How do you catch a killer who never leaves a clue?

Bridgette Cash is a rookie detective working her first murder case. The circumstances surrounding the murder of a young woman lead her to believe it’s the work of a serial killer, but nobody is listening. Convinced the killer will strike again shortly, can Bridgette find enough evidence to catch the killer before another young woman is murdered?

‘We have a patient who has been involved in a serious accident. We believe he’s your husband.’

When Freya first met Phil, she thought he was the man of her dreams. He bought her roses every week, booked surprise trips to sun-soaked destinations, and showed her affection like she’d never experienced before. But over time the dream has become a violent nightmare. And now Freya is packing her bags, knowing it’s time she escaped their increasingly broken marriage.

But then Freya gets a visit from the police. Phil’s been in a horrific car crash and – as he comes around – it becomes clear that he remembers nothing since their blissful honeymoon two years before, back when their relationship was perfect. All he wants is to be happily married again.

Freya knows giving him another chance could be dangerous. But now he’s the one who needs her, it’s a chance to turn the tables, and to change the outcome of their relationship once and for all. After all, he will only know what she chooses to tell him…

But what really happened during those two years of marriage? And as they start over again, who is safe? And whose life is in danger?

Fans of The Girl on the Train, Behind Closed Doors and Date Night, who are looking for a dark, gripping psychological suspense novel, will love The Stranger in My Bed.
 

Readers are loving The Stranger in My Bed:

‘This book has to be my favourite read of this year, hands down! I couldn’t put it down to the point I read this in less than 24 hours. I was not stopping until I knew the whole story!… There were so many spins to this story and each chapter had me second guessing… Currently shopping for more books written by Karen King because this was amazing!’ Books With Loz, 5 stars

‘One of the best thrillers I have read this year… will leave readers on the edge of their seats… I was hooked from the first few pages. Grab this book!’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars

‘This book is twisty. Even the twists have twists in them.’ NetGalley Reviewer, 5 stars

‘Just absolutely fantastic!… Completely gripping and unpredictable. The author really pulls you into the story and as the tension and suspense builds it’s just one of those books you have to keep reading… Completely unpredictable and I have loved it. This is definitely one I recommend. Without a doubt a five star read for me.’ Little Miss Book Lover 87, 5 stars

‘I was really hooked… A story which is full of lies, deceit and mistrust, and I really enjoyed trying to work out exactly who was telling the truth and who wasn’t. There was lots of tension and suspense and plenty of red-herrings… so just when you thought you’d worked it out…boom, it all changed!!’ Stardust Book Reviews

‘From the first chapter to the last, this book drew me in, and kept me on the edge of my seat. The drama, the intrigue, the twists and turns, and everything in between… I absolutely loved this book… This author is now one of my favorites.’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars

‘An intricate spiderweb with twists and turns… Karen King does a wonderful job of capturing the reader’s attention… Really engrossing.’ Goodreads Reviewer

‘This was fantastic, I was so excited reading it and rushed through it in a few hours… The twists kept coming and I didn’t know who or what to believe!... Phenomenal writing!’ Mrsbookburney, 5 stars

‘Intense… This was an epic ride. Where do I start? Amazing characters, amazing twist, I want more from this author. I already added this book to our book club list.’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars

"This nervy, disturbing, gut-punch of a vigilante novel is unlike anything you’ve ever read. It’s also one of the year’s best thrillers." –Best Thrillers

“The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.” –Dick the Butcher, William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 2, Act IV, Scene 2

Ron Rellick agrees.

Simple and sweet. We all know how lots of people hate lawyers, especially if they have ever been sued. Dr. Ron Rellick loses everything, including his sanity, to a malpractice claim and goes homicidal.

The title has a dual meaning… The legal system is strangling America, and now a serial killer is strangling the legal system.

Get inside the mind of a good man turned violent. See how the evil of corrupt lawyers leads to unforgiving vengeance. Dr. Rellick becomes the hunter to avenge what he sees as the scales of justice fractured and out of balance.