Mystery/Suspense/Thriller Series

Danger to the Throne: Kopp Chronicles by Gregory Kopp

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Uncannily similar to current political events, an impeached president makes unfounded claims of election fraud as a mob storms a government building, and challenges to voting rights increase; while a beautiful French spy and an intrepid Scotland Yard detective are thrust into tumultuous American and European capital intrigue. Enjoy the next exciting volume, based on a true story, of the powerful and epic Kopp Chronicles series.

Targeted Age Group:: Adult

What Inspired You to Write Your Book?
Researching my family history I encountered many historical characters and their impact not only on my ancestors but the entire world.

Featured Book: The Gouge by MH David

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Carson ran away from Cypress Creek to escape his dark past—his father was the serial killer dubbed, “The Man in the Woods”. Twenty-two years have passed, and a simple text message threatens to bring all of his secrets out into the open.

The freshly slain bodies of two teenage girls have been discovered in the woods of Cypress Creek, and the methods by which the girls were killed are identical to those found nearly twenty-two years earlier on his father’s victims. The now retired detective who worked the first case has long suspected Carson Bates knew more than what he revealed during interrogations; now is his chance to prove it.

Carson returns to Cypress Creek to finally face his past, but it is soon clear that Carson isn’t the only person in that small-town harboring dark secrets about that fateful night in the woods.

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Bloody Delta Dawn by Jerold Last

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Motorcycle gangs, corrupt cops, kidnapped dogs, drug dealers, and the unique geography and history of California’s Sacramento River Delta area, where the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers flow into San Francisco Bay, are all woven into the plot of this suspenseful thriller.

Targeted Age Group:: Adult, Young adult

What Inspired You to Write Your Book?
Mainly several plot ideas I'd had for some time just waiting to use when the time was right and a fascination with the locale, which is close to where we live, used for the setting. The Delta area is a part of California not particularly well known to tourists and to people living in the southern half of the state, with a rich history and a very different feeling than the beaches of the Los Angeles and San Diego coastal areas, the urban sprawl of the San Francisco Bay area, or the Sierra mountains.

Featured Book: Serenity by Craig A. Hart

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Shelby Alexander knew one thing …

Trusting anyone would be a huge mistake.

But can he survive alone?

When Shelby moved back to his small hometown of Serenity after retiring from boxing, he was looking for a little peace and quiet. He was getting too old for all the high-octane nonsense of his prior life.

But when he finds a badly injured girl curled up by his barn, freezing in the winter chill, he knows the jig is up. And if the local sheriff has anything to say about it, Shelby will be spending a lot his retirement in jail.

Ah, well … it’s just another day in the small town of Serenity.

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A Killing in Oklahoma by Bentley Turner

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Who murdered James Williams, a successful businessman and pillar of Derrick, Oklahoma? The Chief of Police wants to know. Frank Williams, his son, wants to know, too. In fact, Frank, even though he’s not a trained detective, investigates and eventually discovers evidence that leads to the governor’s office. Considering the governor was a close personal friend of James, has someone planted evidence to implicate him?

Targeted Age Group:: Adults

What Inspired You to Write Your Book?
My first novel, "The File on Thomas Marks," was a mystery that featured two detectives investigating the murders of two women. Since I enjoyed writing that mystery, I wanted to write another. However, "A Killing in Oklahoma" is different. Instead of following two detectives in their investigation, I follow the victim's son's investigation. Eventually, he discovers evidence that leads to the accused. The mystery includes the trial, which is a first for me and which I enjoyed writing.

Featured Book: Devil’s Ledger: A Female Sleuth Financial Thriller with International Espionage (A Louise Moscow Novel Book 3) by Lorraine Evanoff

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Recruited by the CIA to work in their financial crimes division, Louise Moscow sets out to expose the corruption that took down the world’s oldest bank. A riveting international thriller!

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The Knights of Garland Murder by Vickie Britton

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Three children playing in a barn. A deadly accident…and then a void.

When Lorene Whitten returns to Garland, Kansas, because of her father’s illness, she is shocked to find that her childhood playmate, Cassa, has been missing all of this time. The Lander farm evokes haunting, ghost-like memories of her little playmate, as if Cassa were beckoning to her from the grave. Lorene starts asking questions and encounters resistance from the close-knit group of three long-time friends and town leaders who call themselves the Knights of Garland, of which her father is a member. Ethan Lander, the boy who was with them in the barn that day, offers to help her locate Cassa. But Lorene wonders if his real goal is to prevent her from finding out the truth. And what of her own disturbing memories? Lorene must find out what really happened that day. Was Cassa the victim of an ill-fated accident, or murder?

Targeted Age Group:: General Readership

What Inspired You to Write Your Book?
In a creative writing class we were urged to share memories. The memories we had were pleasant, but we both got to thinking…what if they weren't? What if something emerged from the subconscious that wasn't quite understood? A secret from the past…
We were also inspired by a true story about a little girl who disappeared. Her family was estranged and each branch thought the other had her. Then, someone began asking about her and found she had been missing for many years.

The Factory: A Thriller by Ryan Alexander

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After sneaking out to a college Labor Day party, sixteen-year-old Kelly Gates’s fate becomes a girl’s worst nightmare. With no leads as to her whereabouts after weeks, her father and uncle take the case into their own hands. As Kelly fights for her life and sanity in a dangerous new world, Karter and Kash remain relentless in their pursuit of her. The question becomes: how far will a farmer and a diesel mechanic go to find a member of their family?

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A Train To Nowhere by Jerold Last

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In a fast-paced story of spies and murder, private detective Roger Bowman investigates the violent death of a Paraguayan agent in Cheltenham, England. The victim was stabbed while sitting in an empty railroad car on a siding in the local railroad station. Roger’s investigation initially takes him to Australia and Malaysia, but it soon becomes apparent that the answers he is seeking will be found back in Great Britain. Following the trail of clues, he meets an attractive agent with an agenda, as well as several additional spies of various nationalities with their own agendas. From a recent review on Amazon Kindle: “an intriguing mystery novel with a true international flavor” and “a fun afternoon read that feels like an exotic vacation enjoyed from the comfort of your favorite recliner”. Available in e-book and paperback formats and free from Kindle Unlimited.

Targeted Age Group:: Adult, YA

What Inspired You to Write Your Book?
The Roger and Suzanne series introduces readers to interesting places the author has visited or lived in. I spent a couple of weeks visiting Cheltenham in 2020 and thought then of what a good location it would be for a mystery novel. So the locale was part of the inspiration. I've visited Sydney, Australia, as well as Kuala Lampur and Penang, Malaysia, as a tourist and for business, so those locales fit nicely into the story as it evolved.

Milwaukee’s Revenge by Ryan Alexander

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Milwaukee’s Revenge follows Detective Jack Owens as he investigates an attack on an innocent young couple from rural Wisconsin. As he searches for the group of thugs responsible, Detective Owens must also grapple with rising political pressure to draw certain predetermined conclusions about the case. The race between a police officer putting his job on the line to do the right thing and a victim out for revenge ensues. The question becomes: Are they on the same course?

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