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Featured Book: MURDER IN THE VALLEYS by Pippa McCathie

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Ex-superintendent Fabia Havard is struggling with civilian life when a local girl is found dead.

Out walking near the rain-swelled river running past her small Welsh town, she comes across the body of Amber Morgan. Fabia’s police training tells her instantly that the death is the result of foul play. But no longer in the force, all she can do is call it in.

Yet she has mixed feelings when she discovers it is her former colleague, Matt Lambert, newly promoted to chief inspector, who will head the investigation into the girl’s death.

Despite this, having known the victim, and bored with her new job as an illustrator, Fabia can’t help probing into the murder. However, her inquiries further upset the quiet of the town. Not least her neighbour, busybody Rhona Griffiths, who was seen arguing with the victim the day before her death.

Fabia’s activity bothers Matt Lambert but time and time again Fabia’s instincts are proved right. He can’t help leaning on her in order to progress the investigation but that will also involve confronting why she left the force years ago.

Can they put their differences aside and work together to bring the perpetrator to justice despite Fabia’s painful past being brought up again? Or will Fabia’s moonlighting get her into further danger?

MURDER IN THE VALLEYS is set in the fictional town of Pontygwyn in the Welsh valleys under the shadow of the Black Mountains. It will appeal to readers who like traditional whodunnits, those who like the landscape, atmosphere and people of South Wales, and everyone who likes a good read that keeps you turning the page.

MURDER IN THE VALLEYS is FREE with Kindle Unlimited and available in paperback and audiobook.

If you enjoy MURDER IN THE VALLEYS, you’ll love the other books in the series. The full list is as follows:

1. MURDER IN THE VALLEYS
2. MURDER AT THE OLD ABBEY
3. MURDER BY THE RIVER USK
4. MURDER IN A WELSH TOWN

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Featured Book: The Bullhead Murders by Michael Allan Scott

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Four unsolved murders in six months, a record for the riverside community of Bullhead City. Police call in a moody psychic. Jena both charms and baffles the lieutenant. Her methods of discovery, unique. But it’s far from over and she’s hard to forget. In the end, a dark surprise.

A new breed of mystery thriller: whispering, shouting, lashing out—haunted by secrets both rare and real.

Eyes in the sky, she sees. Head in the clouds, she searches. Feet on the ground, she answers the call — Jena Halpern, the reluctant police consultant.

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Featured Book: The Bullhead Murders by Michael Allan Scott

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Four unsolved murders in six months, a record for the riverside community of Bullhead City. Police call in a moody psychic. She both charms and baffles the lieutenant. Her methods of discovery, unique. But it’s far from over and she’s hard to forget. Jena, a dark surprise.

A new breed of mystery thriller: whispering, shouting, lashing out—haunted by secret motivations and unintended consequences. Rare and real as it gets.

Eyes in the sky, she sees. Head in the clouds, she searches. Feet on the ground, she answers the call — Jena Halpern, the reluctant police consultant.

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Featured Book: Suite Suspicion by J.T. Kelly

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More insidious deeds are afoot in Suite Suspicion. If you crave heart-wrenching suspense and crime mystery, this third installment of the International Thriller series will keep you mesmerized with every twist and turn.

After the legal affairs of the slain Hugo DeMann are settled, his family proceeds with the development of DeMann Suites hotel on the shore of Lake Maxinkuckee in northern Indiana. During the construction of a new luxury pool, bones of ancient Potawatomi Indians are disturbed and fears of spirits are rising.

Two teenage sisters have now gone missing from DeMann Suites. Their father was the judge in the trial of DeMann’s murderer. Criminal elements may still hold a grudge against him for his role in their crony’s life sentence. Could they be behind the girls’ mysterious disappearance?

When the investigation moves to Europe, Interpol searches for a nefarious organization in Berlin. Intel from the CIA leads them to the masterminds behind the production of radioactive bombs. Suspected Nazi sympathizers involved in this dangerous scheme must be stopped before their weapons are delivered to the hands of Middle Eastern terrorists.

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Featured Book: Déjà Dead by Susan Kiernan-Lewis

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Claire Baskerville is a sixty-something American who finds herself alone in Paris when her husband is brutally murdered.Reeling from the devastating secrets he left behind, Claire only knows she can’t move forward until she finds out the truth behind who killed her husband.But the killer is determined to make sure she never leaves Paris alive.

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Featured Book: Murder in the South of France by Susan Kiernan-Lewis

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When her sister dies, Maggie flies to Provence to find the little niece that no one in the family even knew existed. Along the way, on the Riviera she finds handsome sexy Frenchman Laurent Dernier to help with the search. Meanwhile, her sister’s murderer sets his sights on the little girl — and Maggie.

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Featured Book: The Secret of Heaven by Felix Alexander

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When investment banker Lazzaro de Medici is found dead, Professor of Biblical Studies at University of Illinois at Chicago Aiden Leonardo is the prime suspect. In possession of an encrypted letter given to him by Lazzaro, Aiden utilizes his extensive knowledge of Scripture to piece together clues that lead to a Lost Bible dating back to the time of Christ.

Hidden within the text is an ancient truth about the most controversial message Jesus left to His disciples. But as Aiden embarks on his quest to unravel the mystery of redemption and faith, a secret organization known only as The Group hunts him down to destroy the Lost Bible and tie up loose ends.

With the help of his fiancé Dr. Miriam Levin—a cultural anthropologist and a professor of historical archaeology in her own right, their friend Nagi, a philologist, religious historian and an eccentric cryptographer, Aiden soon realizes the Lost Bible was written by the only disciple who walked with Jesus and had his gospel omitted from Scripture.

Things are further complicated when a mysterious stranger warns Aiden that possessing the secret of heaven could cost him his life. Pursued by the F.B.I. for the ancient Black market relic and the Chicago PD in connection to the murder of Lazzaro de Medici, Aiden races against the clock to prove his innocence and fulfill his mentor’s dying wish.

Expose the secret of heaven…

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Featured Book: Hostile Witness by Rebecca Forster

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“Perfect…Impossible to put down.” L. Levenson, CBS Legal Correspondent.
A prominent Judge is murdered, and a sixteen year-old girl, Hannah Sheraton, is accused. Only Josie Bates, an attorney with a shameful past, will defend her. But the more Josie digs the more she realizes that politics, privilege, and family connections are a combustible combination that will either free Hannah or destroy them both.

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Featured Book: Last Girls Alive by Jennifer Chase

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Half-buried in the muddy earth and surrounded by puddles of water lies the naked body of a beautiful young girl. Her pale skin looks like porcelain in the early morning light. Her fragile arms bent and crooked like a broken doll.

When Detective Katie Scott is called to the discovery of a young girl buried on the grounds of a former children’s home in Pine Valley, California, she’s hopeful it’s the end to a devastating cold case she’s been working on. No one has seen Candace Harlan since she ran away from Elm Hill Manor five years ago. Her death will be a tragedy, but it will also bring peace to those who miss her most. But the girl in the ground is not Candace.

The victim is almost identical to Candace in every way, but fear grips Katie as she takes in the black ink that decorates the girl’s back—a terrifying message tattooed on her skin after she drew her last breath.

Forcing down traumatic memories of losing her own parents, Katie is certain someone mistook this poor soul for Candace, and that this crumbling home for lost girls is at the heart of this terrible crime. She sets to work digging into the tragic history of the owners who lost so many children of their own and tracking down the last six residents and the staff who cared for them—but no one wants to talk, let alone remember.

The next day, a second girl’s body is found down by the creek at high water, the same words etched into her skin. Katie’s worst fear is confirmed: someone is picking off the last of the Elm Hill girls one by one. But what does the tattoo mean? And what monster would target these innocent girls who have already been through so much?

Katie must dig deep to confront her own fears and protect the vulnerable—but as the body count rises further, will there be anyone left to save?

An absolutely gripping, dark, and totally unputdownable serial killer thriller that will keep you racing through the pages all night long. Fans of Lisa Regan, Rachel Caine and Melinda Leigh will read in one sitting!

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Welcome to Mystery Reads

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Featured Book: Lies of Mine by Cheryl Rees-Price

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An exceptionally good mystery from Wales’ best up-and-coming talent!

A body is found in a dark and dingy tunnel at the bottom of Dinas Rock, the site of a disused mine. There is no sign of struggle…

Detective Inspector Winter Meadows suspects the victim, youth worker David Harris, willingly reached the location where he met his end. He must have known his killer.

But he must have known something else, too. Meadows discovers that Dinas Rock has a history of tragedy. Years ago a teenage girl met her end there, and Harris was present.

As Meadows investigates the old case alongside the new, he opens old wounds. Ones that have festered for years. Can he find the killer before the inquiry forces them to strike again?

LIES OF MINE is the fifth standalone title in a series of murder mysteries featuring DI Winter Meadows by best-selling author Cheryl Rees-Price. The full list of books, in order of publication, is as follows:

1. THE SILENT QUARRY
2. FROZEN MINDS
3. SUFFER THE CHILDREN
4. A KNOT OF SPARROWS
5. LIES OF MINE

All these books are FREE with Kindle Unlimited and available in paperback. The first three are also available as audiobooks.

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Featured Book: Murder Most Pemberley by Jessica Berg

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Eat a crumpet. Check. Say “bloody hell” in an English pub. Check. Solve three murders and fall in love? Definitely not on the list. But when England dishes up murder, even an American girl knows it’s time to channel her inner Agatha Christie.
American Eliza Darcy travels to Merry Old England to partake in a Darcy/Bennet family reunion for one reason: to solve the estrangement between her father and uncle. Not long after Eliza’s arrival and exploration of the vast estate of her ancestors, a dead body surfaces. Murder and mayhem replace afternoon teas and flirting with her British heartthrob. Eliza has every intention of keeping her snoot out of official Scotland Yard business, but when clues to the murder begin to merge with her investigation into her family’s rift, her inner wannabe sleuth self-activates.
With the help of her batty great-aunt and the sexy Heath Tilney, Eliza hurries to untangle the web of lies and secrets. As corpses start to pile up faster than the clues, Eliza fears the estate’s family graveyard will swallow another body: hers.

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Featured Book: The Flat on the 7th Floor by E.L. Barry

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About Featured Book: The Flat on the 7th Floor by E.L. Barry

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One path leads to happiness, the other to disaster! Which will she choose?

When Josie Jackson discovers her past is not all as it seems, her life is changed forever.
Being warned not to investigate photographs she was sent of her mother before Josie was born, Josie discovers more secrets in unexpected places.

At the same time Josie meets a handsome stranger who raises more questions than answers. How can she resist his charms when he is everything she has been looking for?

Josie’s colleague’s Kim and Gareth are caught in the danger. When they form a close bond, Josie is conflicted by her feelings. Will Josie discover the truth before anyone gets hurt?

Follow the twists and turns of life choices. family, work, money, relationships, and self-discovery in this Josie Jackson thriller, as she lives in The Flat on the 7th Floor.

Supported using public funding by Arts Council England.

“It’s never too late to give it a go.” E.L.Barry

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Featured Book: Payback by William Coleman

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On sale for $0.99 regularly $2.99

Ex-cop, Alex is recruited into a secret organization that targets criminals who manage to skirt the system and remain untouchable despite their obvious guilt. Alex survives an attempt on his life but learns the rest of the team has been eliminated.

With both the FBI and assassins on his trail, it is up to Alex to find whoever pulled the plug on the organization. Encountering challenges every step of the way, he follows any clue that will lead him to a chance for PAYBACK.

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Featured Book: Saving Face by Frank Morin

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Rent a new body . . .

Sounds perfect. Unless your body is the one getting rented.

Sarah is a top model, making tons of money to let other people live in her skin. But she feels like she’s losing her identity. Time to get out.

Her employer decides to sell her body instead.

Sarah plunges into a terrifying race to escape with body and soul intact. Failure means becoming the ultimate orphan. As she scrambles for any possible salvation, she finds an unexpected ally who is definitely not who he pretends to be. [Read more…] about Featured Book: Saving Face by Frank Morin

The Fleeing Pursuer by Aman Ahmed

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A Homage to Classic Noir

The Englishman, clean shaved, wearing a suit and having wounds on his face, is sitting in front of the police officer. The Officer takes out a roll of money, two passport sized photos of a woman, a torn piece of female clothing, some bottles of beer, a bottle of chloroform and a screw driver out of the Englishman’s bag. With each item connected closely to the Englishman and his tale, what is he going to tell the officer which may be able to prove him less accountable?

This story is influenced by the classic noir fiction and noir films. It also points out some ambiguities that come in a human mind and the path of self destruction due to the toxic values and morals. If you are an admirer of tales related to crime, mystery, thriller, and non-linear storytelling, this book is definitely for you.

Targeted Age Group:: 16+

What Inspired You to Write Your Book?
I have been experiencing crime fiction for many years. Then, my interest diverted a little towards the noir sub genre. I thought why not explore it. When I found myself enjoying the noir fictions and the themes they have, I thought about writing one. It took me a year to learn all about the writing stuff and finishing my novel and now here it is.

A Stand-in for Dying by Rick Moskovitz

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A Stand-in for Dying by Rick Moskovitz

In a near future world on the brink of environmental catastrophe, a mysterious woman brokers an anonymous pact between two men for the older man Ray to inhabit the younger man Marcus’s body when he dies in exchange for a fortune and access to vast knowledge. The consequences for both men evolve over the ensuing years. When Ray finds a way to exchange identities while still alive, both men struggle to navigate their new lives and relationships while under attack by Ganymede, the architect of the consciousness swapping technology, and the Tribe of 23, a human supremacist organization that has targeted Marcus because of his and his wife’s advocacy for AIs to have equal rights with carbon based humans.

Their moral and emotional development is informed by the resourceful women who love them, one an accomplished journalist, the other a teacher who guides AIs to perceive and feel human emotions.