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Suffer the Children

In Bitter Chill by Sarah Ward

In Bitter Chill: New Excerpt

By Sarah Ward

September 28, 2015

In Bitter Chill by Sarah Ward is a standalone thriller about a 30-year-old kidnapping that is once again relevant today (available September 29, 2015). The deepest secrets are the ones we keep from ourselves in this richly atmospheric, compellingly written, and expertly constructed crime debut from an emerging talent. Derbyshire, 1978: a small town in…

The Killing Lessons: New Audio Excerpt

By Saul Black

September 22, 2015

The Killing Lessons by Saul Black is a standalone thriller about a pair of traveling serial killers who unknowingly leave behind a 10-year-old witness who now serves as the police's only shot at catching their killers (available September 22, 2015). In their isolated country house, a mother and her two children prepare to wait out…

Obsession Falls: New Excerpt

By Christina Dodd

September 6, 2015

Obsession Falls by Christina Dodd follows a woman whose sacrificed herself to save a young boy from from a group of killers (available September 8, 2015). Taylor Summers witnesses the death threat to a young boy, and does the only thing she can do—she sacrifices herself to distract the killers. Her reward is a life…

A Killing in Zion: New Excerpt

By Andrew Hunt

September 4, 2015

A Killing in Zion by Andrew Hunt is a historical murder mystery set in Salt Lake City featuring Detective Lieutenant Art Oveson (available September 8, 2015). In the scorching, drought-plagued summer of 1934, as wildfires burn across Utah, Detective Lieutenant Art Oveson faces a unique assignment. Salt Lake City's mayor has tapped him to revive…

The Child Garden: New Excerpt

By Catriona McPherson

September 2, 2015

The Child Garden by Catriona McPherson is a standalone mystery about a care home with a dark and deadly past (available September 8, 2015). Eden was its name. “An alternative school for happy children.” But it closed in disgrace after a student’s suicide. Now it’s a care home, the grounds neglected and overgrown. Gloria Harkness…

The Secrets of Lake Road: New Excerpt

By Karen Katchur

July 31, 2015

The Secrets of Lake Road by Karen Katchur is a chilling debut about a seven-year-old girl who goes missing from a summer town (available August 4, 2015). Jo has been hiding the truth about her role in her high school boyfriend's drowning for sixteen years. Every summer, she drops her children off with her mother…

Believe No One: New Excerpt

By A.D. Garrett

July 21, 2015

Believe No One by A. D. Garrett is the second thriller to feature DCI Kate Simms who finds herself on sabbatical in St. Louis where trouble seems to follow her (available July 21, 2015). Detective Chief Inspector Kate Simms is in the United States on sabbatical with St. Louis PD. She is working with a…

Summer TV: A Digital Tour of Europe

By Cathi Stoler

July 2, 2015

I hate watching reruns of mystery and crime TV shows I’ve already seen—it’s not much fun to tune in when you already know who did it. And, while the networks offer plenty of summer replacements, this season, none captured my attention as much as the shows I enjoy the most. So, while I’ve been longing…

The Bones of You: Exclusive Excerpt

By Debbie Howells

June 25, 2015

The Bones of You is the debut thriller by Debbie Howells where the seemingly perfect daughter of an even more seemingly perfect family is murdered (available June 30, 2015). Read this exclusive excerpt from Chapters 6 and 7 of The Bones of You! And then comment for a chance to win a copy of Debbie…

Fresh Meat: Devil’s Harbor by Alex Gilly

By Janet Webb

June 23, 2015

Devil's Harbor by Alex Gilly follows Nick Finn, a California Customs and Border agent wrongly accused of murdering his partner forced to evade capture while attempting to prove his innocence (available June 23, 2015). Brutal, real, sweaty, and scary, with the power of the sea roiling just below the surface, Devil’s Harbor is a frightening…

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