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As vacationing Ben Candidi and Rebecca Levis sail through International Waters toward Grand Bahama Island, they receive a strange welcome—a sinking cabin cruiser with a dead man at the helm. Ben knows how to patch bullet holes below the waterline and Rebecca knows how to estimate time of death....

“Far superior . . . this uniquely capricious mystery will engage readers from the very first page to the surprising conclusion.” —Publishers Weekly on Murder Is Dicey Welcome to Serenity Cove, a peaceful Southern community where the residents like to play dice, play golf and, when foul...

What if a large part of your past turned out to be a lie? Crime consultant Scott Drayco is already in the middle of a possible career-ending legal battle when word comes that his mother, who disappeared 30 years ago, is very much alive — and charged with murder. With Drayco’s father washing...

In her fifth and most heartwrenching mystery yet, Ghostwriter Roxy Parker is hot on the trail of her estranged boyfriend Max. He's disappeared from a Swiss alpine resort and his flatmate has shown up murdered in Berlin, bludgeoned by his 1920's Gibson guitar. The German police suspect Max of murder...

Inspector John Madden—who debuted in River of Darkness—returns in a gripping post–World War II murder mystery On a quiet afternoon in 1947, retired bank manager Oswald Gibson is shot in the head while fishing. In Scotland, a respectable family doctor is killed in the same manner—and...

~ Here's your chance to break away and enjoy the exciting novel that launched the popular Sandy Reid Women Sleuths Mysteries Series. ~ When an almost-too-clever young law student in Philadelphia gets a life-or-death call from her estranged brother who just moved to Florida--she tells him to go to...

Murder Mystery Romance, Reissued, New Cover! Eating at Valentin's Bistro can be hazardous to amateur detective Minx Tobin's health, so why does she continue to dine at this restaurant? TO LIVE... AND DIE IN L.A. Newly relocated Minx Tobin likes to help her friends. She also has a knack...

An unconventional woman. A brutal murder. To solve the case, one reverend will look for help from beyond the grave… Cici Gurule wants to pretend her dream is nothing more than a meaningless nightmare. But she cannot ignore that the bruised and bloodied woman looked alarmingly like her. When...

Henry Spearman, the balding economics professor with a knack for solving crimes, returns in The Mystery of the Invisible Hand—a clever whodunit of campus intrigue, stolen art, and murder. Having just won the Nobel Prize, Spearman accepts an invitation to lecture at Monte Vista University. He arrives...

USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR “Charming characters, a hint of romantic conflict, and just the right amount of danger will garner more fans for this cozy series.” – Publishers Weekly on Quicksand “Pandian’s sprightly prose celebrates the pleasures of Italian painting, food, and...

From the rocky shores of Lake Stevens near small town Pinehill, Texas to the teeming streets of Dallas and sweltering beaches of Miami, aspiring PI Amanda Mason fearlessly stalks the killer who is letting her father take the blame for murder. Single mom Amanda Mason thinks she’d make a pretty...

MURDER IN MARGATE, Book 3 in Marilyn Clay's Regency Mystery Series features clever young Regency sleuth Miss Juliette Abbott. What begins as a relaxing holiday in Margate for Miss Abbott turns into an anxiety-riddled nightmare! Once Juliette and her friend Miss Haworth are settled into the picturesque...

A collection of five short stories written by mystery and crime author Melissa M. Garcia. -In “Faith Departed,” a man struggles over a moral dilemma. -A dying man requests the help of a seasoned detective to solve the mystery of his brother’s death in “The Other Son.” -In “The Pond,”...

**Following on the heels of several excellent standalone novels, (this is) a dark, well-told tale. Hellmann is an expert at tearing into the fabric of villainy that lies in ... our cities." Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine "Thrilling... Hellmann ratchets up the suspense with every...