Mystery/Suspense/Thriller Series

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McKenna, a former skip tracer, flies to the Big Island of Hawaii to help find his best friend’s missing niece. No sooner has McKenna’s search begun than he’s got a teenage hacker messing with his investigation, has uncovered deep family secrets, and is caught in the middle of a twenty-year-old plan of revenge. Even worse, everyone he questions is spooked by a 70-year-old Indian curse on a 1942 Martin guitar.

With a killer on the loose and his best friend’s very hot sister pressuring him for results, McKenna’s got more than trouble in paradise, he’s got a volcano ready to blow.

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A missing jazz singer, a 16-year-old anti-social hacker, and a twenty-year-old plan of revenge wreak havoc on McKenna’s trip to the Big Island Jazz Festival.

If McKenna doesn’t pull out all the stops, he’ll have more than trouble in paradise, he’ll have a killer on his trail and piss off his best friend’s very hot sister.

Targeted Age Group:: 50-70

What Inspired You to Write Your Book?
I’m usually inspired to write a particular book by a confluence of events or interests. I knew when I started writing this series that I wanted to always have a scam or con as a driving force. When I started wondering about reliability of information on the internet, that became a central question in Big Island Blues. I deal with that question by asking if a 70-year-old Indian curse on a guitar could really be killing it’s owners.

The other driving force behind Big Island Blues was the Big Island Jazz and Blues Festival, Once I heard about that event, I knew I had to somehow incorporate that into the plot.

With those two issues in mind, I came up with the central story in Big Island Blues. Why would a young, up-and-coming jazz singer disappear just days before the event that could be the opportunity she’s always dreamed of? Was it just nerves? Or, something more sinister?

Featured Book: One Night in Tehran: A Titus Ray Thriller by Luana Ehrlich

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Days after his escape from Iran, he starts searching for answers, meanwhile, an assassin begins his own search—for him.

Veteran CIA officer, Titus Ray—on the run from the Iranian secret police—finds shelter with a group of Iranian Christians in Tehran. While urging Titus to become a believer in Jesus Christ, they manage to smuggle him out of Iran to freedom in Turkey.

Returning to the States, he discovers his Iranian mission failed because of political infighting within the Agency. In a hot-tempered outburst, he delivers a scathing indictment against the Deputy Director of Operations, and, as a result, the deputy forces Titus to take a year’s medical leave in Oklahoma.

Before leaving Langley, Virginia, Titus learns he’s been targeted by a Hezbollah assassin. Now, while trying to figure out what it means to be a follower of Christ, he must decide if the Iranian couple he meets in Norman, Oklahoma has ties to the man who’s trying to kill him, and if Nikki Saxon, a local detective with an intriguing past, can be trusted with his secrets.

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Featured Book: Secrets in the Fairy Chimneys by Linda Maria Frank @AnnieTillery123

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The third great teen mystery book of the Annie Tillery Mysteries is now live. Award winning author, Linda Maria Frank, has created another page-turning, can’t-put-it-down mystery. “Secrets in the Fairy Chimneys” has it all. The story is set in exotic Istanbul and Cappadocia, a land of enchanted caves and rock formations. The plot involves ancient mysteries, archaeological secrets, and thieves who will commit murder rather than give up the treasures they steal. Annie acquires new friends. Cedric Zeeks is trying to find a link between his African ancestors and the inhabitants of a 9,000 year old town in Cappadocia. Yelda and Ahmet Atsut, twins with a Ouija board and awesome sleuthing talents, help Annie and boyfriend, Ty Egan, solve the mysteries, both the ancient ones and the ones that threaten them as they work the archaeological dig.

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Unmarked Grave by Vickie Britton and Loretta Jackson

Ardis Cole travels to Scotland to do a facial reconstruction on a skull her friend Bruce McBrier has discovered in the woods outside his ancestral castle. Because of an ancient ax buried in the skull, Bruce presumes the skull to be a historical relic, possibly the remains of a medieval ancestor murdered in battle. When Ardis makes the shocking discovery that the remains are that of a more recent murder, Constable Mark Ridley asks her help in going ahead with the facial reconstruction in hopes the victim can be identified. But someone is willing to go to great lengths … even murder … to keep the skull’s deadly secret.

Targeted Age Group:: General Readership

What Inspired You to Write Your Book?
My sister and I took a trip to Scotland and we saw many interesting castles and heard intriguing stories about Scottish history. We just had to write a book set in Scotland, so we chose this setting for our second Ardis Cole mystery.

Featured Book: The Executioner’s Hood by Vickie Britton and Loretta Jackson @vickiebrit

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Sheriff Jeff McQuede finds Durmont’s highly respected judge, Phil Grayson, bludgeoned to death in his study, a black executioner’s hood shoved over his head. Behind him on walls and in display cases is his Old West outlaw collection that includes a death mask, a hangman’s noose, and a Peacemaker.

The judge has many enemies, one, Darin Keefe, just released from prison after serving seven years for a crime involving a city scandal. Judge Grayson’s best friend, John Harwood, was believed to have taken a bribe from Keefe Construction and to have committed suicide rather than face conviction. Has the killer singled out some rare item in this macabre collection to steal and left the rest behind, or is this a modern-day example of vigilante justice?

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Stealer of Horses by Vickie Britton and Loretta Jackson @vickiebrit

The famous Carlo painting Stealer of Horses sells for cash in a small Wyoming town and gallery owner Sheldon Spence gives the $200,000 to his wife, who walks over to the bank to make the deposit…and never returns.

A witness claims to have seen a frightened-looking Susan Spence in a battered old Chevy, speeding out of town. And each succeeding clue reveals a different angle on her disappearance. Sheriff Jeff McQuede begins to wonder if this is more than a simple case of kidnapping and robbery. Was Sheldon involved in Susan’s disappearance? Or did Susan and a lover fake the scheme, planning to run off with the money they stole from Sheldon? The identity of a victim found shot behind the wheel of the Chevy holds the key to one ominous question: Is Susan Spence a kidnap victim—or is she part of some sinister ploy?

Targeted Age Group:: General Readership

What Inspired You to Write Your Book?
We actually heard a similar story about a woman who went to make a large bank deposit and didn’t return for a long period of time. There were concerns at the time that she might have been kidnapped and abducted. While there was a logical reason for her temporary disappearance, this event inspired our story.

Whispers of the Stones by Vickie Britton and Loretta Jackson @vickiebrit

Sheriff Jeff McQuede finds ‘Bartering Bill’ Garr murdered at his rural antique store. Only one item is missing — a rare artifact believed to be the Pedro Mummy. First discovered in a cave in Wyoming, the Pedro Mummy was reported missing in the 1950s. Dr. Seth Talbot, newly arrived in town, has put out a fifteen-thousand-dollar reward for any information on the mummy, hoping that modern technology will prove his theory that a tiny race of people actually existed: one the Shoshones call the Nimerigar, or Little People.
McQuede is astounded to find the mummy in the trunk of Seth Talbot’s car. Talbot swears he;s being set up by rival co-workers — Dr. Arden Reed, in particular — who plans to benefit from his research.

McQuede suspects the theft of the mummy is a red herring used to cover up the true motive for the crime. The closer he comes to the truth, the deeper McQuede is drawn into an elaborate hoax that threatens his career and places him in grave danger.

Targeted Age Group:: General Readership

What Inspired You to Write Your Book?
When I was living in Laramie, Wyoming, I heard tales of the Pedro Mummy which caught my interest. In the 1930s a tiny mummy was discovered by miners in the Pedro Mountains The mummified remains of a tiny man only 14 inches tall was found sitting cross-legged on a stone ledge in a cave. At the time of the mummy’s discovery, it was thought to be the remains of a tiny, ancient little man in his late sixties. Many people believed that the tiny mummy might be proof that the “Little People” of Native American legends actually existed.
This curious artifact passed from hand to hand until it finally disappeared from history without anyone really knowing who he was or how he got there.

The Curse of Senmut by Vickie Britton and Loretta Jackson @vickiebrit

Outside a small village near the Valley of the Kings, archaeologist Ardis Cole arrives in Egypt to help excavate a tomb recently discovered by her mentor, Jane Darvin. When Jane is murdered, Ardis must assume responsibility for the project.
With the help of mysterious Blake Lydon, she must unravel the tomb’s mystery—an ancient secret concerning two miniature obelisks of gold hidden by Queen Hatshepsut’s love, Senmut, over 2000 years ago.
As Ardis uncovers the ancient mystery, she finds herself drawn into a modern action tale of hatred, murder, and revenge.

Targeted Age Group:: General Readership

What Inspired You to Write Your Book?
Our book was inspired by a fabulous trip to Egypt. We were fortunate to have seen the pyramids and the highlight of our trip was a look at the golden mask of King Tutankhamen. While there, we learned about Queen Hatshepsut, the only woman pharaoh to rule Egypt. Her architect and lover Senmut had sworn to guild two stone obelisks with sold gold in her honor. However, before he could carry out his plans, they were attacked by Tutmose 111. What happened to the gold became the inspiration for our fictional tale.