Orphan X by Gregg Hurwitz is a gripping thriller about Evan Smoak—AKA The Nowhere Man—who was trained as a child to be a highly skilled assassin before he used those skills to disappear and help people with nowhere else to turn. But now, someone has found his whereabouts and will stop at nothing to eliminate…
Lizzie Borden took an axe, Gave her mother forty whacks. When she saw what she had done, She gave her father forty-one. If that’s everything you know about Lizzie Borden, nearly everything you know is wrong. In reality, much of what popular culture regards as “fact” in the Borden case doesn’t hold up well against…
Downward Facing Death by Michelle Kelly follows Keeley Carpenter as she returns to her traditional English hometown of Belfrey to open a yoga studio, but when someone tries to burn down her shop, DC Ben Taylor—Keeley's old high school crush—finds a dead body upstairs and things quickly turn into a murder investigation that might put…
I Am Your Judge by Nele Neuhaus follows Police Detective Pia Kirchhoff and her partner, Oliver von Bodenstein, as they rush to find the Taunus Sniper, who seems to be murdering people at random, only to uncover a tragedy that might connect them all (Available January 12, 2016). Police Detective Pia Kirchhoff is about to…
Once a Crooked Man by David McCallum is a quirky crime novel, and the first written by the beloved actor (NCIS, The Man from U.N.C.L.E), involving a crime family, a young actor, and several zany situations that add humor to this good-natured debut (Available January 12, 2016). Crime pays. And pays well. Sal, Max and…
A Taste for Nightshade by Martine Bailey is a thrilling historical novel that involves recipes, revenge, mystery, and marriage (Available January 12, 2016). Manchester 1787. When budding young criminal Mary Jebb swindles Michael Croxon's brother with a blank pound note, he chases her into the night and sets in motion a train of sinister events.…
The Crooked House by Christobel Kent is a psychological thriller that sends Alison back to her hometown to try and overcome the trauma of a terrible tragedy that took the lives of her family and left her the only survivor, but for some reason, the whole town seems suspect (Available January 12, 2016). Much…
Vagabond by Gerald Seymour follows MI5 officer Winnie Monks on a journey to avenge the death of an agent on her team that takes her all the way to Costa del Sol (Available January 5, 2016). MI5 officer Winnie Monks has never forgotten – or forgiven – the death of a young agent on her…
Blackout by David Rosenfelt is a stand-alone thriller featuring police officer Doug Brock whose life gets turned upside down when a killer he's been chasing for years kills someone close to him, and he becomes obsessed with solving the case (Available January 5, 2016). New Jersey state police officer Doug Brock has been after infamous…
Headed for Trouble by Shiloh Walker follows Neve McKay, a girl from a small Southern town trying to make it in the big city, whose tragic secret endangers Ian Campbell, a handsome Scottish lad that has fallen in love and will do anything to keep her safe (Available December 29, 2015). SHE'S A SMALL-TOWN…
