Capital Punishment is back!
When you're accused of murder, you'd better hide, run, or fight.
The Third Rule is England's new infallible capital punishment.
Absolute proof of guilt is no longer required, so there’s a queue at the Slaughter House doors.
CSI Eddie Collins hasn't killed anyone, but he knows who has.
That’s why he’s on the Slaughter House list, and when a government hunter tracks him down, Eddie has to fight or die.
‘If you want to kill serious crime, you have to kill serious criminals.’
Sir George Deacon, Minster of Justice.
‘I've read all the usual suspects - Ian Rankin, Mark Billingham, Peter Robinson, Peter James, Stuart McBride, etc - and was looking for something similar. I wasn't disappointed with Andrew Barrett.’
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Reba Lafferty was a daughter of privilege. Abandoned by her rebellious mother when she was an infant, she was the only child of a rich man already in his mid-fifties when she was born, and her adoring father thoroughly spoiled her. Now, at thirty-two, having had many scrapes with the law, she is about to be released on probation from the California Institution for Women, having served twenty-two months of a four-year sentence for embezzlement. Though Nord Lafferty could deny his daughter nothing, he wasn't there for her when she was brought up on this charge. Now he wants to be sure she stays straight, stays at home and away from the drugs, the booze, the gamblers.It seems a straightforward assignment for Kinsey: babysit Reba until she settles in, make sure she follows all the niceties of her parole. Maybe a week's work. Nothing untoward—the woman seems remorseful and friendly. And the money is good.But life is never that simple, and Reba is out of prison less than... Views: 164
When
young Gus LeGarde befriends Tully, a cranky old hermit in the woods who speaks
to an Indian spirit, he wonders if the man is nuts. But when the spirit rattles
tin cups, draws on dusty mirrors, and flips book pages, pestering him to find
evidence to avenge her past, things change fast. What Gus doesn’t understand is
why his mother hates Tully and forbids him to see the old man. What could Tully
have possibly done to earn this distrust?
Faced
with long-buried family secrets and danger, Gus summons courage beyond his years
in this poignant and powerful telling of the sultry summer of 1965.
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Savannah, Georgia, 1922Becky Mackenzie's mother won't stop setting her up with every Southern bachelor in town. But Becky's too busy for love, even when she has two fine gentlemen chasing after her, to the chagrin of her spiteful cousin Fanny.When a secretive neighbour dies in a house fire, Becky snoops to find out whether it was really an accident—or a planned arson and murder. And why are sinister people—if they are even human—digging up the cemetery near her property?One thing's for sure—black magic is involved, and it just might follow Becky home. Before this evil spreads to her loved ones, she must make the deal of the century before it destroys everyone and everything in town.Set in the Jazz Age of speakeasies and flappers in beautiful and gothic Savannah, Georgia, The Southern Sleuth series will charm your hats off Views: 164
Prisons, poisons, and passions combine in a gorgeously written fantasy noir.
As a pickpocket, Digger expects to spend a night in jail every now and then. But she doesn't expect to find Lord Durrel Decath there as well--or to hear he's soon to be executed for killing his wife.
Durrel once saved Digger's life, and when she goes free, she decides to use her skills as a thief, forger, and spy to return the favor. But each new clue only opens up new mysteries. Durrel's late wife had an illegal business on the wrong side of the civil war raging just outside the city gates. Digger keeps finding forbidden magic in places it has no reason to be.
And for a thief in a town full of liars, sometimes it doesn't pay to know the truth. Views: 164
*a Winston Wong mystery novella*Winston Wong, expert seniors' sleuth, takes on a case in his local neighborhood. When the captain of the block, a reclusive robot inventor, has a fatal fall, Winston suspects foul play. But was it the ambitious events coordinator, the slick banker, the eco activist, or the tiger mom?Just as his girlfriend is called out of town, his bossy sister shows up at his door. Can Winston get his comfy videogaming life back and solve the unneighborly crime…before he becomes the next victim? Views: 163
Philip Garve, a journalist on secondment in Jerusalem for a British newspaper, is more than familiar with the perils of the ancient city and the skirmishes between its people, so when he discovers a secret weapons stash by a roadside he begins to sense that an Arab uprising may be imminent. Complicating matters further are the charming Esther Willoughby, daughter of a famous author residing in the city, who has captivated Garve with her charms, and the cool and collected Anthony Hayson, an archaeologist working in the city's underground tunnels, who also has his sights set on Esther. As his journalist's instinct to chase a good story becomes hopelessly entangled with more personal reasons for keeping himself - and Esther - out of danger, Garve finds his own safety compromised in the secret tunnels on more than one occasion. And, as tensions mount and the pieces of the political puzzle come together, Garve begins to realise that his enemies may be a lot closer to... Views: 163
In the town of Rudolph, New York, the Christmas season should make spirits bright, but as the year comes to an end, so does a life, in the fifth installment of this charming cozy mystery series.Christmas has arrived in Rudolph, New York, and Merry Wilkinson is looking forward to a much needed rest. But before that can happen, Luanne Ireland walks through her door. Luanne had asked Merry to help make decorations for her wedding, but has suddenly moved the wedding months earlier and is now demanding that everyone follow her lead, regardless of the cost. But that cost is much higher than anyone anticipated. When Luanne's fiancé is found murdered at their proposed wedding venue, Merry resolves to restore peace and calm to the community of Rudolph. But the closer she gets to the killer, the more personal the case becomes, and Merry begins to worry that a death knell could ring in the New Year. Views: 163
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When a young woman is found brutally murdered in her home, Savannah Homicide Detective Mitch Cannon and his team have no clues or witnesses. Days later, the owners of a pawnshop are killed too. The method of execution is the same, yet the victims themselves couldn't be more different. The killer ups the ante and murders three more people in record time, but the killing method has changed. Now the homicide department wonders if they're dealing with one murderer or two. But when they finally track down the killer and storm his motel room, they find something none of them expected. There's someone even more brutal and dangerous than the murderer himself, and it's clear that soon he'll be knocking on Mitch Cannon's door. Mitch Cannon Savannah Heat Thriller Series books are listed in chronological order below #1 Run For Your Life #2 Fight For Your Life #3 Pray For Your Life #4 Beg For Your Life ... Views: 162
