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Featured Book: Boogie House by T. Blake Braddy

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The shadows of Rolson McKane’s past are reawakened when he discovers a young man’s body in an abandoned gin joint. Hunting down Emmitt Laveau’s killer will bring him face-to-face with the town’s darkest secrets and his own worst nightmares. As a former cop, he’s got some of the tools needed to tackle this case, but the suspect in question is a state senator and a local celebrity, so he’ll have to tread lightly if he wants to avoid ending up on the wrong side of a jail cell.

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Featured Book: Shameful Justice by M A Comley

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Greed is a powerful motive…

With the ultimate goal to achieve something that others have.

This case is close to home… with one of her work colleagues desperate for help.

Lorne’s team are up against the odds… And somebody is restricting Lorne’s usual method of solving a case.

Tick tock… with only 24 hours to raise a vast sum of money to satisfy a kidnapper’s needs, Lorne is forced to seek the assistance of her husband — a former MI6 agent — and a close friend she has turned to before.

More pressure than usual for Lorne to contend with to get the case solved!

Time is of the essence when there is a life at stake…

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Fire on the Mountain; A Detective Mike Eiser Novel by Clabe Polk

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Peter Standwick did one thing wrong; he got killed.

The dead ‘cook’ for Jack Haven’s crank operation was found with Jack’s wife Susan’s cross and its broken chain in his pocket. How did it get there?

Mike Eiser needs to know.

Jack’s lab where Stanwick worked is torched. Susan is beaten severely; and then, Jack dies in a traffic accident. Was it an accident, or murder? Who burned the lab and why? Who assaulted Susan?

Mike Eiser needs to know.

According to DEA, there are undiscovered clandestine methamphetamine labs in Jericho County. Will Eiser’s murder investigation point the way to them?

The Havens are bootleggers whose history stretches back to reconstruction. Progressing from bootlegging moonshine whiskey to growing and distributing marijuana, Jack and Jason Haven, the latest generation of Havens, produce and distribute crank. However, tensions between family members threaten to destroy the Haven family from within. Have those tensions exploded? Susan is pawn in a game between brothers; but is she a victim? A survivor? Or the flame that lights the powder keg?

Mike Eiser needs to know.

Can Mike Eiser, Arson Investigator Donna Miley, and Mike’s partner, Detective Malcom “Mini” Moore, sort out the Haven family’s entangled motives and wade through piles of twisted and confused evidence to solve multiple murders?

Mike Eiser needs to know.

Targeted Age Group:: 18+

What Inspired You to Write Your Book?
When big city crime bleeds over into smaller nearby town it affects the lives of the residents. The Detective Mike Eiser Series deals with investigations focused on big city crimes played out in the fictional small Georgia town of Poplar Bluffs…a town that receives city crime influences from Atlanta and Augusta. The result is suspenseful, entertaining and action-packed. This book was a based on the question "What if an old time family of mountain bootleggers progressed through multiple generations into distributing pot and methamphetamine? What could be the likely impact in the present generation on the family members and the community?

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The Grifter’s Daughter by Duane Lindsay

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Dani Silver is the daughter of a legendary old con artist Leroy Amadeus Logan.

After conning her fiancé out of 1.2 million dollars, she’s hoping he’ll come after her.

Dani is going to set up the first self-financed long cons. With old members of Leroy’s gang, and new members of her own, Dani’s out to pull of some of the most outrageous crimes ever.

Dani starts the new business by taking down a crooked televangelist. Unfortunately, he’s not crooked and the plan goes off the rails. Can she keep her crew together long enough to find another mark?

Targeted Age Group:: 18 and up

What Inspired You to Write Your Book?
Think “The Sting” or “Ocean’s Eleven” or the British television series “Hustle” and you’ve got the idea.

Why con artists? Because a con man (short for confidence man) will do or say anything. Imagine having the freedom to quit your job, sell everything and move to Tahiti, make up a resume that says you’re a reporter or a lawyer or an airline pilot—and go out and get the job.

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Featured Book: A Town Called Wonderful, Part 1: from Book One of The Underlands Series by Michael Lacey

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Free on 2/18-2/19 and $.99 from 2/20-2/23, $1.99 until March

What if lands of legend and myth did exist? Cities of gold, fountains of youth, and lost worlds of wonder! Turns out, they do exist . . . as Underlands.

A young couple finds a land under time. A crooked government, a Resilient rebellion, a living land, and hidden abilities make this a life-changing adventure. Join Thomas and Emily as they grow closer and learn about sacrifice, purpose, and love.

*Clean content, fast-paced, and imaginative

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Featured Book: The Hitman Series by Jo Robertson

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The Hitman Series is free on Amazon’s Select Program for five days and then will be reduced to 99 cents.

Logan is a professional hit man. He finds the Christmas Season the dreariest and most boring of the year, but this particular year he gets caught up in a holiday jingle that lodges in his mind.

When he gets an unusual December contract, he follows a sassy twelve-year-old and her odd companions through the Bronx … and into serious trouble.

As he and his young charge flee danger from New York to Utah, his assignment brings Logan face to face with the concept of how far he can go on this dark path before there’s no turning back. Is it already too late for redemption?

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Featured Book: The Prom Dress Killer by George A Bernstein

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A psychopathic killer lurks in Miami’s shadows, snatching and murdering young auburn-haired women. Strangely, they are killed without trauma and left clad in frilly prom-style dresses.
Miami’s crack homicide detective, Al Warner, is on the case, but the killer has left few clues. Why were these girls taken and then executed? Was he intent on killing redheads, or was there some other connection? And why were their bodies so carefully arranged in peaceful repose, wearing prom dresses?
Warner’s hunt for this clever psycho is stymied by a lack of evidence as he desperately searches for the latest victim. The suspense ramps up when the murderer finally makes one tiny error.
As Warner and the FBI doggedly zero in on their fleeing prey and his newest captive, the action escalates. Unlikely players are drawn into a tense, deadly game. As the stunning climax plays out, Warner is trapped in a classic Catch-22. In order to snare this lethal psycho, he must make a decision that may haunt him forever.

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Featured Book: And The Forecast Called For Rain by Kim Carter, Authoress

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“The Wait is over Mystery Readers as it’s Raining Murder in Seattle”…New Release by Kim Carter

Detective Jose Ramirez and the Sierra Hills Police Department are scrambling for leads on a killer who has already struck five times, each time leaving his signature trademark: large butcher knives piercing the abdomens of his young female victims.

Profiling the killer is proving to be difficult, and Detective Ramirez knows that it’s only a matter of time before their perpetrator strikes again.

As if Ramirez isn’t frustrated enough, to his dismay, he is assigned a partner. Officer Daniel Chatham, a handsome, young man, fresh out of grad school, has pulled some strings to join the division and becomes Ramirez’s, right-hand man. The lead detective’s anger slowly begins to dissipate as he discovers the book smart kid can be quite the asset.

With Ramirez’s experience, Chatham’s sharp mind and quick thinking, and the insight of Erin Sommers, a beautiful, young journalist, the three make a powerful team gaining on their criminal.

It’s raining… it’s pouring, and a killer is on the loose in the rainy Sierra Hills of Washington State. No one is who they seem, and the plot thickens with every turn. You’ll never guess the ending of this enigmatic tale.

Another thrilling page-turner!

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Featured Book: The Redhead is Dead by Chris Ingram

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Donna Rand has had it up to here with the late-night banging from the apartment upstairs. She needs her rest; in her job as assignment editor at Boston’s top TV news department, Donna is orchestrating coverage of the most lurid crime spree to hit New England since the Boston Strangler: the Packing Crate Killer case. Thanks to her noisy neighbor she finds herself enmeshed in a story that could cost her far more than a few sleepless nights. If she’s not careful, she’ll become part of the story; dismembered and neatly packaged in a wooden crate like all the other victims.

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Featured Book: Dead Cold by Jennifer Chase

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Multi-award winning book and 99 cent promotion:

What happens when one California community has a disturbing spike in homicides? It catapults cops into a deadly game of murder. Frozen human body parts hideously displayed at the crime scenes offers a horrifying interpretation that only a sadistic serial killer could design—and execute.

On the hunt for a complex serial killer, vigilante detective Emily Stone must face her most daring case yet. Stone’s proven top-notch profiling skills and forensic expertise may not be enough this time. With one last-ditch effort, Stone dangles someone she loves as bait to draw out the killer.

The killer continues to taunt and expertly manipulate the police, as well as Stone’s team, and as they run out of time—they leave behind everyone and everything—in Dead Cold.

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