by Philip Eliot | Dec 6, 2025 | Action & Adventure |
A deadly thrill ride featuring the “refreshingly amoral” Parker, “a thief who always gets away with the swag” (Stephen King, Entertainment Weekly).The hunter becomes prey, as a heist goes sour and Parker finds himself trapped in a shuttered amusement park, besieged by a bevy of local mobsters, in Slayground. There are no exits from Fun Island. Outnumbered and outgunned, Parker can’t afford a single miscalculation. He’s low on bullets and making it out alive is a long shot—but, as anyone who’s crossed his path knows, no one is better at playing higher stakes with shorter odds.Praise for Richard Stark and Slayground”Energy and imagination light up virtually every page, as does some of the best hard-boiled prose ever to grace the noir genre.” —Publishers Weekly”The caper novel, the story of a major criminal operation from the point of view of the participants, has no better practitioner than Richard Stark.” —Anthony Boucher, The New York Times Book Review”Gritty and chillingly noir . . . [Stark] succeeds in demonstrating his total mastery of crime fiction.” —Booklist”The Parker novels . . . are among the greatest hard-boiled writing of all time.” —Financial Times
by Philip Eliot | Dec 6, 2025 | Thriller & Suspense |
Book 1 in a six-part series about a female private detective. Jacaranda Dunne—known to everyone as JD—is an ex-Metropolitan police officer who has moved to Málaga to open a detective agency. After the bustle of London she finds the work routine and boring: missing dogs, stolen passports and unfaithful husbands.Until one day a woman bursts into the agency, waving the photo of a young girl; it’s her missing daughter, Sophie. Together with her best friend, Julie—both aged fourteen at the time—Sophie had disappeared the previous summer. An extensive police search failed to find the teenagers until now.Julie’s dead body has been found in Málaga. Instead of continuing with the investigation the police have closed the case. JD is the distraught mother’s last hope.This intricate crime noir, Sophie is still Missing, is the first book in the Jacaranda Dunne Mysteries by award winning Joan Fallon, and takes the reader into the shadowy world of the Costa Del Sol, people trafficking and modern slavery.If you like crime noir you will enjoy following JD as she searches for the missing girl.Trailer: https://youtu.be/aSMCDUKTcQ0
by Philip Eliot | Dec 6, 2025 | Thriller & Suspense |
Ten guests, two murders, one inn. Who is responsible?Aileen Mackinnon ditched spreadsheets and a steady salary for the adventurous shores of Loch Fuar in the Scottish Highlands. Now she’s an amateur innkeeper to ten guests. But when one is murdered in his bed and an heirloom goes missing, can Aileen save the inn?Detective Inspector Callan Cameron won’t have her nosing about, but with another body he has little choice in the matter.Tension sizzles as Aileen and Callan step into a world of murders, deceit and heists. They might not always see eye to eye, but can they agree whodunnit? Start this slow-burn romantic mystery series where the enemies gradually banter into love. Set in the small Scottish town of Loch Fuar, this series follows grumpy inspector Callan Cameron and people-pleaser Aileen Mackinnon as they team up to investigate crimes. With each book being a standalone closed-door romantic mystery, grab this book today!What readers are saying about this book:“Shana Frost spools a great whodunnit with fun characters in When Murder Comes Home!”-Joshua Grant, Bestselling Author and the Diabolic Shrimp”This makes for the perfect weekend read!”-Mia Counts Lynch, Bookbub Reviewer”I felt like I was part of the story. I could not put the book down.”-Eileen Townsend, Goodreads ReviewerBest enjoyed in order:1.When Murder Comes Home2.When Eyes Don’t Lie3.When Birds Fall Silent4.When Red Mist Rises5. When Old Fires Ignite6. When Distilled From Rage7. When Painted With Deceit8. When Sunken Memories Bleed
by Philip Eliot | Dec 6, 2025 | Thriller & Suspense |
Bubbles of cold sweat trickled down Faye’s spine. The hole wasn’t empty. Before she could turn and run, she caught the two sightless eyes staring up at her. Only then did she scream. When Faye Baker discovers a fragile child’s skull behind the walls of her new home, Detective Lottie Parker is called to investigate. The house has been owned for years by the family of Faye’s boyfriend Jeff, so when Jeff starts acting suspiciously, Lottie wonders what he might be hiding…
Lottie doesn’t have long to dig deeper before a child’s bones are found by eleven-year-old Gavin on nearby railway tracks. The bones don’t match the small skull behind the walls, but Lottie can’t ignore the coincidence. Someone out there must be missing their loved ones and it’s up to her to put right a terrible wrong.
Unable to shake a feeling of foreboding, Lottie goes to speak to Faye, and discovers that she hasn’t turned up for work. When Faye’s body is found stuffed in the back of her car, Lottie needs to find out who wanted her to keep quiet.
As Lottie hunts for Faye’s killer, the case takes a darker turn when Gavin goes missing. Faye and Gavin are connected only by the grisly body parts they discovered. But who are these little victims and why has their killer come back? Can Lottie find the answers before another precious life is taken?
This thrilling new novel from bestselling author Patricia Gibney will keep you on the edge of your seat from beginning to end. If you like Lisa Regan, Robert Dugoni and Rachel Caine, you’ll love Buried Angels. What everyone is saying about Buried Angels: ‘Well this book has certainly given me back my reading mojo. It is simply brilliant. I devoured this book in a day and honestly couldn’t put it down. This is possibly one of my favourite Lottie Parker books .’ Goodreads Reviewer, ?????
‘Patricia really knows how to spin a tale! Addictive page turner. So many heart stopping moments. This one left me speechless.’ Goodreads Reviewer, ?????
‘Detective Lottie is at her best… twists and turns that had you on edge of your seat it’s the best book yet and I’m looking forward for more.’ Daily Life, ?????
‘Gripping and totally compulsive …100% the best yet !! This is book eight of the wonderful D.I. Lottie Parker series set in Ragmullin, Ireland and oh boy it a real humdinger of a read and my favourite one of the series so far… Well we have one heck of a fantastic mystery going on with lots of twists, more murders, frozen body parts OMG it’s all happening here !! I love Lottie Parker she really is an amazing character.’ Goodreads Reviewer, ?????
‘I can’t give enough praise to Patricia Gibney for an exceptional read that was so well written and for continuing to please with this brilliant 5 star series, long may it continue and roll on book nine.’ Goodreads Reviewer, ?????
‘Another brilliant book in the Lottie Parker series. It was a gripping storyline that I couldn’t put down so read it in two sittings.’ Netgalley Reviewer, ?????
‘I couldn’t wait for this book to be released, I had to know what was happening with Boyd! I have to say I really do feel like part of the team, after reading all of the titles in order. This one did not disappoint. I was convinced I knew who the killer was, there were so many twists and turns. Turns out I was wrong!! Fantastic book from PG, I can’t wait for number 9!’ Netgalley Reviewer, ?????
‘It’s a fast paced and un-put-downable story. Some people are in the wrong place at the wrong time and interwoven are old cases from before Lottie’s time in the force. A must read.’ Beauty Balm, ?????
by Philip Eliot | Dec 5, 2025 | Christian Fiction |
A terrified teacher spends Christmas in witness protection with the help of a US Marshal in this inspirational romantic suspense thriller.After her ex-boyfriend’s murder, Callie Martin has no choice but to trade her quiet life as a kindergarten teacher for the witness protection program. It’s US Marshal Jackson Walker’s job to keep Callie safe, but the men who would do her harm just keep getting closer and closer. Either someone on the inside is betraying Callie, or she’s lying to Jackson about her involvement. So he decides to go off the grid, spiriting her away to the remote Vermont countryside at Christmas. Jackson wants to trust her, but with danger dogging their every move, he’ll have to use all his energy to keep her alive.
