An excerpt of The Shadow Catcher, a hi-tech military spy thriller in the Nick Baron series by James R. Hannibal (available October 1, 2013). Over ten years ago, Air Force major Nick Baron was part of a failed special ops mission that left a B-2 stealth bomber at the bottom of the Persian Gulf. Now,…
“Follow Us on Facebook and Twitter” by Eric Cline appears here in its entirety and is the first story in Criminal Element's inaugural e-collection, The Malfeasance Occasional's Girl Trouble issue (available September 24, 2013). The woman who fired me has a lovely daughter. Her name is Amber. Amber is sixteen. She has lots of…
An excerpt of The Spy Who Left Me, the first book in the goofy, sexy Agent Ex romantic suspense series by Gina Robinson, where the Spy Who Loved You is now your ex. Read this excerpt from Book 1, and leave a registered comment to be entered for your chance to win all 4 books…
The Return: A Novel by Michael Gruber is a dark, standalone thriller of violent revenge set in Mexico (available September 3, 2013). The real Richard Marder would shock his acquaintances, if they ever met him. Even his wife, long dead, didn’t know the real man behind the calm, cultured mask he presents to the world.…
Mykonos After Midnight by Jeffrey Siger is the fifth in the mystery series about Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis, head of Greece's special crimes division (available September 3, 2013). Mykonos holds tight to its past even as it transforms from an obscure, impoverished Aegean island into a tourist mecca and summertime playground for the world’s rich,…
An excerpt of Devil's Night, the third book in the Police Chief Kat Campbell detective mystery series by Todd Ritter (available August 20, 2013). Two things Perry Hollow Police Chief Kat Campbell never thought she would do again: Enter a burning building, and lay eyes on Henry Goll, the man who was trapped inside with her the…
Unleashed by David Rosenfelt is the 11th mystery featuring New Jersey's dog-loving, but not trial-loving, criminal defense attorney Andy Carpenter (available July 23, 2103). Andy Carpenter’s accountant, Sam Willis, is stunned to receive a phone call out of the blue from Barry Price, a high school friend he hasn’t spoken to in years, pleading for…
A specially selected excerpt from Mystery Girl by David Gordon, a thriller about the dangers of marriage and a detective story about the unsolvable mysteries of love, art, and other people (available July 16, 2013). When Sam Kornberg’s wife, Lala, walks out on him, he’s an unemployed used-book store clerk and failed experimental novelist with…
An excerpt of Claws of the Cat, a debut historical detective mystery in the Shinobi mystery series by Susan Spann features a master ninja and a female samurai in feudal Japan (available July 16, 2013). May 1564: When a samurai is brutally murdered in a Kyoto teahouse, master ninja Hiro has no desire to get…
An excerpt of Turbulence, a debut superhero thriller by Samit Basu (available July 9, 2013). Aman Sen is smart, young, ambitious and going nowhere. He thinks this is because he doesn't have the right connections—but then he gets off a plane from London to Delhi and discovers that he has turned into a communications demigod.…
