South Cove, California, is celebrating St. Patrick's Day—and there's going to be a parade of suspects . . . Jill Gardner's store, Coffee, Books, and More, is raking in the green as her little coastal town holds a big festival for St. Patrick's Day. But the locals aren't exactly feeling the luck of the Irish, thanks to the rowdy behavior of some of the tourists who are pouring in. Then a woman who just visited Jill's shop is found dead near the shore. The fireworks display on the beach may have already happened, but the real fireworks have just begun . . . Praise for The Tourist Trap Mysteries "I love the author's style, which was warm and friendly . . . [A] wonderfully appealing series."—Dru's Book Musings "Light, fun, and kept me thoroughly engaged."—The Young Folks Views: 378
Available for the first time in a single collection, eight stories featuring the World's Greatest Detective, Sherlock Holmes, written by award-winning author Bill Crider. Return to 221B Baker Street as Holmes and his trusty sidekick, Dr. Watson, investigate vampires, ghouls, ghosts, and other mysterious creatures.Featured in this collection:"The Adventure of the Young British Soldier""The Case of the Vampire's Mark""The Adventure of the Christmas Bear""The Adventure of the White City""The Adventure of the Venemous Lizard""The Case of the Vanished Vampire""The Adventure of the St. Marylebone Ghoul""The Adventure of the Christmas Ghosts"and a bonus story:Death Did Not Become Him, by Patricia Lee Macomber & David Niall Wilson Views: 378
Teancum Leon is pretty sure that if he plays his cards right, he can have it all: his childhood friend and former lover, Ammon Young; his best friend (although Tean is loath to admit it), Jem Berger; and his family. A boyfriend might even be in his future, although he's having a heck of a time getting a second date with the guys he meets on Prowler.Then the key suspect in a murder investigation asks to speak with Jem, overturning the precarious balance Tean has worked to maintain. A girl Jem knew in childhood is dead, and the man believed to have killed her was one of Jem's tormentors at Decker Lake Juvenile Detention Center. Antonio Hidalgo insists he is innocent, and he begs Jem to find the real killer, a man Jem knows very well, the man who masterminded his torture at Decker: Tanner Kimball.When Jem decides to check out Antonio's story, Tean insists on helping. Their search takes them into Utah's high desert, a land of redrock cliffs and hoodoo stones. But... Views: 377
The streets of south Auckland are a tough beat, and Dan Crowley’s detective squad is under-resourced and overworked.Violent crime is riding a surging wave and the cops seem helpless to stop it. With a brutal gang of gun-wielding thugs robbing cash vans, each robbery more violent than the last, it is only a matter of time before they have a body on their hands.While Dan is chasing a promotion he’s worked his butt off for, his compassion for the underdog leads him to hunt the hoods who have beaten a young boy and left him too traumatised to leave the house.Dan Crowley doesn’t like bullies, and he’s taking this case personally.A new boss named Kennedy doesn’t help, and at a time when his career should have been taking off, Dan is racked with self-doubt and left reconsidering his future. Policing is his passion, but maybe it’s become a one-sided affair with a cruel mistress.Between the internal politics, the crooks, and running a squad of oddball detectives, there’s not much time to worry about priorities at home. At least he can always count on the lovely Molly, but she has problems of her own.Not only is their best friends’ marriage in tatters, but something strange is going on at work and Molly is determined to get to the bottom of it.A little sleuthing on the side can’t hurt…can it?Throw in an undercover cop, a blue-flamer, an old adversary and a vulnerable informer, and you have life as a street detective in south Auckland.It’s hard, relentless and unforgiving, and Dan Crowley keeps coming back for more.But when the red mist comes down, lines are crossed and there are no guarantees he will walk away unscathed… Views: 377
Bethany Lights was looking forward to her new life in Snow Falls, a tiny community in the depths of the Alaskan wilderness. Settling in to a life that was mundane was all she wanted for now but events would soon overtake her and her roommate Julie. When an opportunity to help renovate a ski resort comes up, Bethany and Julie jump at the chance to get to an even more remote spot, reachable only by snowmobile. Traveling with an irritable and cranky old man and his wife, the two friends arrive at the secluded spot to discover that it is far from what they had hoped for. Cold and dark, and perched on a lonely mountaintop, there's not another living soul for miles around. Or is there? When their spare fuel for their snowmobile is stolen it's worrying enough to imagine that an unknown person is lurking. But when a dead body literally falls out of the walk-in freezer it becomes apparent that something is terribly wrong. With a killer... Views: 377
