Christopher Matthews Publishing imprint: 29 books

When two authors turn up dead at the Boston publishing house where she works, audacious, street-smart Frances Paige exploits her family's ties to the Irish Mob to follow the leads . . . from the hidden coves and waterfront bars of Gloucester to swanky Back Bay watering holes and New York's Diamond District....

Deadly sins, greed and envy, stir up a toxic potion in the second noir mystery in the Boston Publishing House Mystery series. The museum heist of a priceless Renoir, ripped from the pages of Harpoon Books’ forthcoming blockbuster, lands the publisher on the front page of The Boston Globe once again...

As our aging population increasingly moves into out of home situations, there is a need to bring the church and its message of hope and faith to seniors in assisted living centers and nursing homes who otherwise are not able to attend services. Two of the leading advocates for this important service...

In 1849, when Macau's governor is murdered, Vicente Mesquita, a lieutenant in Macau's small battalion is forced to avenge the murder of Macau's governor and ordered to attack a Chinese fort―an action considered to be a suicide mission. Mesquita is trapped in conflict between two fading empires, China...

Volume I: Backbone of the World, 1822-1824 is a coming-of-age story of the first two years of the Rocky Mountain fur trade, 1822-24. It is told in his own words by Temple Buck, an Ohio-born lad whose rollicking tale begins with growing up in the Ohio wilderness, how he is kidnapped aboard evil Mike Fink's...

The saga of Jim McBride, a feckless adjunct professor who, faced with the elimination of his teaching position, conveniently rediscovers his tribal ancestry and secures an endowed chair in his university's Native American Studies program. With the encouragement of program director Billy Littlefeather-a...

Milton is an intelligent, albeit sarcastic person who, due to his physical appearances, is misdiagnosed with Down Syndrome. Consistent with the socially ignored and disregarded, Milton is pulled through life by the scruff of his low self-esteem by those who would use this medical oops to their own...

The juxtaposition that is Daisy Rain Martin stems from being raised in a show business family in the bright lights of Las Vegas and simultaneously attempting to navigate her way out of child abuse in an ultra-conservative, religious home. Daisy invites us on her pilgrimage, shares her confessions...

A collection of 24 humorous mountain man tall stories narrated in a loose sort of verse in the voice of a tough, experienced, early-19th Century Rocky Mountain Fur Trapper. These stories are mainly addressed to greenhorns newly come to the mountains, but they are also intended to mystify and amuse veteran...

"The Yankees had something to do with it" is a quote attributed to General George Pickett when asked after the Civil War why the Confederate Army was defeated at the Battle of Gettysburg. This book brings the reader onto the battlefield and into the strategy sessions during the Gettysburg Campaign from...

In this, the third volume of the Temple Buck series, Temple returns to the Rockies in 1828, rejoins his trapping bunch and resumes the life of the free trapper where he left off 2 years earlier. Temple and his comrades explore uncharted new beaver-rich country, gaining new experience in a changing...

The true story of 18-year-old Danielle, who leaves her comfortable home to move into a cramped apartment with her controlling boyfriend. At first everything seems exciting and foreign. Soon, though, their small space seems to get smaller, she starts to miss the comforts of home, the peace and quiet...

When his first true love sends 19-year-old Hollis Olmstead a shocking “Dear John” letter while he is serving in the Army, he questions why God has abandoned him. Upon his discharge, he returns with a vengeance to establish an independent life, settling on Omaha, Nebraska, as his adopted hometown....

In the rural mining town of Rupland, baseball is a religion that keeps the town alive. Here, the best  baseball in the country is played, and boys dream of donning the orange and black colors of their idols. Jack— the leader, Johnny— the rebel, and Joe— the student, are sons of a tormented...