Posts by MELISSA COFFMAN
Epiphany, 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 Ada Reed stands in as sheriff of a backwoods county in Idaho when her husband is recalled to the Army. The war in Korea won’t last but a couple of months, and it would be simpler this way—”less trouble,” the businessmen whisper. But a young woman found beaten…
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…
Read MoreWelcome to Jimmy’s Place, by Michael Mayo
Welcome to Jimmy’s Place, by Michael Mayo It’s 1934. Prohibition has been repealed. Jimmy’s Place is almost legal and it’s more popular than ever. But all is not well for young Mr. Quinn. Connie wants to unload a fabulous golden egg, possibly Fabergé, and go to Paris. A couple of millionaires and a secret society…
Read MoreCaught in the Snare of the Hunter, by David Carlson
Caught in the Snare of the Hunter, by David Carlson A Mystery of Nesting Russian Dolls . . . Lieutenant Christopher Worthy and Lena Fabriano forego a peaceful autumn vacation to accept Father Nicholas Fortis’ invitation to track down a missing priest with a shadowy past. Initial interviews reveal that church and community members…
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