Posts by MELISSA COFFMAN
Suffer the Children, by David Carlson
Suffer the Children, by David Carlson On the night of a tragic fire at an orphanage in Canada that takes the lives of three boys, the orphanage director, Father Robert Porter, is found passed out in an alcoholic haze. Although he isn’t blamed for the fire, Father Robert is recalled to his monastic order’s motherhouse…
Read MoreReformation, by Donald Catalano
Reformation, by Donald Catalano President Perry Douglas is beginning his nascent administration with a focus on achieving some significant social reforms. The House of Representatives has passed an anti-discrimination LGBTQ rights bill that promises to implement sweeping societal changes. Chief of Staff Clay Grover and his husband, Aaron Rose are instrumental in guiding the legislation…
Read MoreEpiphany, by John A. Vanek
Epiphany, by John A. Vanek While investigating a haunting at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Father Jake Austin encounters the “Night Nurse,” the ghost of a woman killed in a fiery car crash decades earlier. The evidence suggests she was murdered, and Jake tracks down her killer in the coldest of cold cases. The Superior General of…
Read MoreAlways Something Sings, by Roger Lynn Howell
Always Something Sings, by Roger Lynn Howell While still slinging drinks fulltime at The Sandbar in Folly Beach, Jack Connor works a side gig as a licensed bounty hunter. While transporting his latest bail skip named Willis Ronson back to jail, his SUV is ambushed by a team of gunmen, killing Ronson instantly and seriously…
Read MoreIndigo Road, by Reed Bunzel
Indigo Road, by Reed Bunzel While still slinging drinks fulltime at The Sandbar in Folly Beach, Jack Connor works a side gig as a licensed bounty hunter. While transporting his latest bail skip named Willis Ronson back to jail, his SUV is ambushed by a team of gunmen, killing Ronson instantly and seriously injuring Alisha…
Read MoreRetribution, by Donald Catalano
Retribution, by Donald Catalano The White House is the scene of chaos and confusion following the attempt on President Andrew Cochran’s life. Old foes become new allies as Democrats lend support to the fallen Republican leader in a dramatic power shift. The President’s life-long friend and confidant, Nathan Whitaker, demonstrates his love and devotion to…
Read MoreA Turkish Triangle, by Bill Rapp
A Turkish Triangle, by Bill Rapp CIA officer Karl Baier has been banished to the training division after his most recent escapade in Berlin, where he helped bring a KGB defector out to the West. But his enforced idyll is about to end when he is sent to Turkey to uncover the reasons behind the…
Read MoreThe Sand Digger’s Skull
The Sand Digger’s Skull, by Chris McGillion Six skulls are uncovered from the Comoro Riverbed in Dili. Examination shows that all resulted from violent deaths. FBI Agent Sara Carter, currently on secondment to INTERPOL, and her Timorese police translator, Estefana dos Carvalho, are assigned to investigate a possible war crime stemming from the last days…
Read MoreWhen the House Burns, by Priscilla Paton
When the House Burns, by Priscilla Paton A volatile real estate market, unrest in a homeless encampment, jealousies among would-be lovers, a case of arson—these circumstances thwart G-Met detectives Erik Jansson and Deb Metzger as they investigate the murder of an adulterous woman. The victim’s estranged husband has holes in his alibi. A property developer…
Read MoreGreenwich Mean Time, by Reed Bunzel
Greenwich Mean Time, by Reed Bunzel On assignment for Earth Illustrated magazine in Northern Pakistan, Monica Cross stumbles upon a deadly secret that makes her the target of a dark web outfit known as the Greenwich Global Group. As they dispatch a team of hired assassins to ensure she never makes it home to New…
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