Mystery
Insolvency, by T. B. Pasko
Insolvency, by T. B. Pasko Insolvency features Detective Cassie Oliver and her partner Detective Benny “Beans” Bledsoe. Oliver, a divorced mother of two, continuously fights for respect and equal treatment, while Bledsoe, nearing retirement, is content to do little. The drowning of a Russian mobster unleashes a series of events that lead the pair to…
Read MoreEntangled in Death, by David Carlson
Entangled in Death, by David Carlson The peace in a refugee camp outside Rome is shattered by the murder of a respected Syrian elder. Allyson Worthy, an FBI agent on loan to the CIA and working undercover in the camp, is convinced a criminal ring with underworld connections is behind the attack. Allyson’s professional and…
Read MoreThe Lambs of Spring, by Roger Lynn Howell
The Lambs of Spring, by Roger Lynn Howell Sheriff Ada Reed dredges up a car that has lain at the bottom of a reservoir for sixteen years. Inside she finds the remains of two young people, brutally murdered. High school classmates of hers, the boy is remembered as a bully and a thief, while the…
Read MoreThe River Haunt, by Chris McGillion
The River Haunt, by Chris McGillion People are turning up dead for no apparent reason on the East Timor side of the border with Indonesia. Authorities believe a supply of toxic liquor smuggled into the country from West Timor is the reason. But traditional villagers fear a more sinister cause: a spirit that’s taken possession…
Read MoreAll or None, by Clive Fleury
All or None, by Clive Fleury Returning to Sydney, Detective Ramesh Ryan is promoted to the Homicide Squad. Zoe Yang joins him there. Now a detective herself, she is assigned as his junior partner. Straight up, the cops are off and running—investigating the discovery of a murdered company director. Following the clues, Detective Ryan finds…
Read MoreThe Nameless Dead, by Leta Serafim
The Nameless Dead, by Leta Serafim Chief Inspector Yiannis Patronas is summoned to an abandoned refugee camp on the Greek island of Chios, where he finds the body of a murdered young Syrian woman. His search for her killer leads him first into the labyrinth of Vial, an overcrowded migrant camp, then onto Turkey. The…
Read MoreThe Islandʻs Vengeful Dead, by Chris McGillion
The Islandʻs Vengeful Dead, by Chris McGillion The murder of an American marine biologist on the remote island of Atauro, north of East Timor’s capital of Dili, turns a tropical paradise into a hotbed of intrigue. FBI agent Sara Carter, on secondment to the local INTERPOL mission, is sent by her embassy to ensure the…
Read MoreAssignment in Saigon, by Bill Rapp
Assignment in Saigon, by Bill Rapp Karl Baier has been enjoying his tour on the CIA’s seventh floor as the Special Advisor for Strategic affairs, a reward of sorts for his successful mission in Turkey two years earlier. But with the intensifying and divisive debate in Washington about America’s future engagement in Vietnam, the Director…
Read MoreThe Last Dunes Girl, by M.D. Carroll
The Last Dunes Girl, by M.D. Carroll The Last Dunes Girl is the second and sequel (to The Sword of Tecumseh, pub. 2019) in the Logan Wells mystery series. The story takes place in Prairie County, Indiana in 1990. Logan Wells, a former investigator with the county prosecutor’s office, has a chance encounter with Bill…
Read MoreLightning Caused, by Roger Lynn Howell
Lightning Caused, by Roger Lynn Howell Acting Sheriff Ada Reed comes across an entire family dead in their home in the aftermath of a raging forest fire. It appears they just sat down and let the flames consume them. They weren’t drunk, nor were they dead before it overtook them. Their car was gassed up,…
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