Thriller

Featured Book: Three Weeks in Washington: A Titus Ray Thriller by Luana Ehrlich

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CIA intelligence officer, Titus Ray, jeopardizes his career to interrogate a terrorist and learn the truth about an Iranian deep cover operative living in Washington. What he learns sends Titus on an intelligence operation spanning two continents and leads to the discovery of an Iranian general obsessed with destroying America’s capital with chemical weapons.

As time runs out, Titus engages the enemy in a treacherous game of cat and mouse to save the lives of thousands and defeat the terrorists. Can his faith sustain him as he faces his greatest challenge? Is he willing to lose Nikki to save his country?

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REALM OF THE UNKNOWN by James McPike

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After a mass murder in Israel, a renowned investigator from the Ministry—Vince Ramsey—is called in. Some experts at the scene believe only something supernatural could be responsible for such an atrocity. Ramsey finds an artifact which leads him to the Antiquities Authority. There, he teams up with historical specialist April Fulton. Together they learn the artifact is linked to an ancient secret society founded by a famous Greek philosopher. Only it’s much more sinister than they could have ever imagined. Being hunted down at every turn of their journey by ruthless assassins, they race to discover the truth—and finally encounter the diabolical villain controlling a powerful force only spoken about in the Book of Revelation.

“A riveting thriller exploring the end of the world…”
—Midwest Book Review

Targeted Age Group:: Adult

What Inspired You to Write Your Book?
I've always been curious about secret societies and ancient Greek history, so I did a lot of research to come up with this compelling mystery/thriller.

Featured Book: Obsession by Belinda Austin

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Forced into marriage by a shotgun wedding, Dr. Brad O’Boyle and his wife, Ronni, have always had a horrible marriage. When Brad returns home from a medical convention, he seems transformed into a loving husband and father. But then Brad begins acting like a Jekyll-Hide. He is the nice Brad and then he is the Brad who looks at his wife as if he would like to kill her. Something bad happened at that medical convention.

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Collateral Carnage: Money. Politics. Big Pharma. What could go wrong? by Christine Saper

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Money. Politics. Big Pharma. What could go wrong?

As PTSD therapist Claire Wilheit is about to learn, a whole helluva lot.

A chance after-hours encounter with a fellow therapist reveals falsified patient files and thrusts Claire into a conspiracy poised to revolutionize treatment for US veterans now and for future generations, with deadly collateral damage.

Locked in a race against time to stop the release of one of most dangerous pharmaceuticals ever developed, Claire is plunged into an intrigue of corruption, runaway egos and medical hubris.

But she’s up against greed, power and a clock that’s about to run out.

Targeted Age Group:: adult

What Inspired You to Write Your Book?
Anger and fear. The anger part: Living in Phoenix, AZ, it has been impossible to miss the many scandals and horrendous treatment the veterans have experienced at the hands of the Phoenix VA – of course Phoenix isn't alone, but has been rather a ground zero for exposure. Given my background in health care administration and public health, I find Big Pharma to be a social poison in this country. The fear part: a Congress that lacks the backbone to stand up to drug companies and lobbyists of all ilk, dark money, and the threat of privatization of the wrong things.
Setting the book in the near future gave me a chance to explore these themes and leave readers with a subtle warning about things that require our engagement and vigilance as citizens.

The Adulterer’s Handbook: A Novel by Sam Anthony

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I’m about to jump into the canal and pull her to safety when I stop at the edge of the towpath.
What if I do nothing…?
The must-read psychological mystery thriller for 2019.
If you’re having an affair and you don’t want to get caught, you must read this book.
The Adulterer’s Handbook is the story of a happily married man, desperately trying to prevent his wife from finding out about his affair. For months he is successful, but then things take a dark turn…
A love story, a betrayal, an accident, a murder? You decide.
Lee Bolton has it all: a wonderful wife who he adores and two lovely children. But something is missing from his marriage.
Sophia Miller, the office temptress, offers to fill the gap and they begin a carefully regulated and orchestrated affair.
Lee, delighted with his new and improved sex life, walks a tightrope of near discovery; forever trying to keep his secret safe.
But Sophia wants more. She wants it all.
Sophia starts to break the rules, and she puts Lee’s marriage in jeopardy.
How far will he go to protect his family?
Would you commit murder to save your relationship?
Gripping domestic noir with a shocking twist.
Book one in a three book series.

Targeted Age Group:: 18+

What Inspired You to Write Your Book?
The idea for this book came when I received a WhatsApp message meant for somebody else. It was innocuous enough, but it made me wonder: what if a ‘happily’ married man accidentally sent a suspicious text message to his wife instead of his lover? Is there a way out of that situation? Why was he cheating if he was happily married? How would he try to rationalise his unforgivable behaviour? Why was his lover having an affair with a married man? What steps could they take to minimise the chance of their affair being discovered? What else could go wrong? And what about his wife? What was her role in this story? Could there possibly be a happy ending?
So many questions, but I thoroughly enjoyed trying to get inside the mind of my main character as his life spiralled inexorably downward.
I loved writing it, and when it was finished, I loved reading it. I hope you do too.

Featured Book: True Mercy by Idelle Kursman

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While walking in her native Moldova, Marina Dobrin, a young computer programmer, is kidnapped by two men from a vicious human trafficking ring. She is forced to endure a horrific ocean voyage with other kidnapped women, all brutalized and fearing for their lives. Once they reach land, Marina escapes and finds herself in suburban New Jersey. Starving, exhausted, and terrified, she trusts no one and has nowhere to hide until she encounters Adam, a young man with autism. He and his widowed father Bruce befriend her and Marina finds a brief refuge from the traffickers. But they are relentless in hunting her down. With the help of her rescuers, will Marina be able to elude her kidnappers and bring them to justice or will she be captured and killed along with the heroic father and son? The clock is ticking and danger lurks everywhere.

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Death By Design by John Graves

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Death By Design by John Graves

Her foreboding eyes hide the horrid truth. She will destroy humanity unless a self-absorbed CRSPR scientist, her brilliant daughter, a sadistic interrogator or Mantis – her nemesis – can kill Tracker first.
Who will survive?
Will You?

Another Man’s Freedom Fighter by Joseph Carter

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Another Man’s Freedom Fighter is discounted to $ 0.99 on May 23rd…

He tried to hide in plain sight.
It worked. For a while.
But then the war forced an
impossible decision on him.

In the near future: The leaders of Europe sleepwalk into a catastrophe that sparks a new war between Russia and the West.

Warsaw falls on the first day. NATO, more divided and indecisive than ever, leaves Poland to fend for itself.

A small guerrilla army valiantly fights behind enemy lines. The covert Stay-Behind Units of the Territorial Defense Forces are determined to raise hell for the occupation troops. They evade the merciless manhunters of Spetsnaz GRU best they can.

But will they last long enough? Will allied reinforcements arrive in time?

Security consultant Mark Sanders lives a quiet, peaceful family life in Berlin, or so it seems… A dark secret from his past comes back to haunt him and he is forced to make an impossible decision:

Should he go off the grid and try to keep his family safe… Or should he join the mysterious hacker Mlada and expose the devious plot of the Russian regime?

If you love pulse-pounding, page-turning spy thrillers populated with richly rendered characters, you will love Another Man’s Freedom Fighter.

Don’t miss this action-packed read, get your copy now!

“It’s got a little bit of everything for those who love spy thrillers …. war, espionage, spies, covert freedom fighters, and of course, politics.” – Linda’s Book Reviews

“A shockingly realistic scenario which reflects the rising tension between Russia and the western world.” – Murder, Mayhem & More

Targeted Age Group:: 18-88

What Inspired You to Write Your Book?
I am following the news, especially about geo-politics in Eastern Europe, a lot. I saw that the tensions between Russia and its former client states are constantly rising, slowly but surely, and I believed that at some point this situation could escalate very quickly. I believe it is absolutely possible that, just like in 1914, the leaders of Europe sleepwalk into a new war.

At the same time I got interested in an area of intelligence work that is still very under-appreciated in literature: Stay-Behind Networks, covert armies, that are activated after an invasion to fight occupation troops behind enemy lines. The NATO countries had such organisations during the Cold War. Usually they worked at the fringes of the military and intelligence communities and got little love from either side. In Italy the Gladio-Network gained some unwanted fame after rogue agents used the organisation's assets to do false flag operations to defamate the country's left wing parties. After this scandal, most such networks in continental Europe were shut down.

I envisioned that Polish Military Intelligence used the old Cold War ideas to form a modern-era organisation that actually works and is an integral part of the country's defense mechanisms.

The adventures of the Territorial Defense Force's stay-behind operatives provide the backdrop for another storyline: Mark Sanders, a security consultant in Berlin who seems to be hiding from something or someone, gets sucked into the conflict and … you should find out yourself. It won't be boring, I promise.

Featured Book: Free Falling by Susan Kiernan-Lewis

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A fun family vacation turns into an apocalyptic nightmare when a couple and their young son find themselves trapped in the Irish countryside during an international crisis. Isolated and alone, this suburban American family reaches deep within their reserve of brains and courage to survive.

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Featured Book: Down To The Last Mark by Mel Taylor

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She has one choice. The opioids or her friend’s life. And a hitman is waiting for an answer. Amid the calm easy breeze of south Florida, a contract killer is going down his list of targets, or marks. Can a broke-down opioid addicted singer stop him. Please enjoy this latest thriller by author Mel Taylor. Down To The Last Mark.

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