by Philip Eliot | Dec 22, 2025 | Thriller & Suspense |
When Christmas brings murder to a small Oregon town, only a rookie cop and her K-9 can stop the killer.Officer Eden Mercer is dispatched to a simple welfare check with her K-9 partner, Shadow, on a bitter December morning. But the quiet, decorated home hides a nightmare: a domestic-violence counselor murdered in her office, her files ransacked, her secrets torn open.As the Christmas market lights up Main Street, someone is erasing every survivor the counselor protected. Eden and Shadow must hunt a violent predator who will do anything to keep his sins buried. If Eden fails, the next name on the killer’s list may be her own.This standalone mystery is perfect for fans of Karin Slaughter, Michael Connelly, and gritty K-9 thrillers with heart.
by Philip Eliot | Dec 22, 2025 | Thriller & Suspense |
A secret society…An ancient manuscript…One woman to save the world…Professional treasure hunter EDEN BLACK is no stranger to action. After all, the artifacts she spends her life returning to their rightful owners aren’t always easy to access.When Eden’s father dies in a plane crash, her life’s turned upside down. Grief turns to fear when she learns that it wasn’t an accident. Everyone involved in an archaeological dig twenty years ago has met with a similar untimely end. Everyone that is, but Eden who was ten at the time.When her father’s house is raided and burned to the ground, Eden’s forced into action. To learn the truth about her father’s death and save herself from sharing his fate, Eden must uncover the manuscript and expose its secrets once and for all.But this time the world is watching, and not everyone is on her side.THE ARK FILES is the first in a brand-new pulse-pounding archaeological thriller series by Luke Richardson. Fans of Dan Brown, Clive Cussler, and Ernest Dempsey will devour this in hours!While THE ARK FILES has loads of conflict, chase scenes, fighting and suspense, there’s no swearing, sex or gore.What USA Today, New York Times, and Amazon Bestselling authors think of Luke Richardson’s writing:“Luke Richardson writes stories the way artists were meant to, by immersing themselves in scenes so that the reader feels like they are in the room with the characters.”ERNEST DEMPSEY“Richardson redefines the genre, but in a VERY good way. Skip this one at your peril!”NICK THACKER”Are you’re a die-hard fan of Indiana Jones, check out Luke Richardson’s work!”MATT JAMES“Luke Richardson puts you in the center of the action. Hold on tight!”DAVID BERENS“Richardson grabs you on the first page and never lets go – a fantastic story!”ANDREW CLAWSON“Luke Richardson has a unique way of transporting you to the locations in his books and dropping you right into the mess with his characters.”TY HUTCHINSON
by Philip Eliot | Dec 22, 2025 | Crime Fiction |
Saving a woman’s life puts British PI Joe Sixsmith’s own life in danger in this mystery by “a master of form and style . . . grace and wit” (The New York Times). Best known for his gritty Dalziel and Pascoe novels, which were adapted into a hit BBC series, Reginald Hill “could not have created a protagonist more different” than Joe Sixsmith, the laid-back British PI and church chorister of West Indian descent, who makes for an engaging addition to crime fiction in this winning mystery, available for the first time as an ebook (Publishers Weekly). It looks to be a melodious weekend for Joe Sixsmith and his chapel choir. They’re headed for the first annual choral festival in Llanffugiol, a village said to be the heart of musical life in rural Wales. But the locals are far from welcoming in this off-the-map hamlet where dread lingers as heavy as the mist. Never more so than when Joe comes to the rescue of a naked amnesiac screaming for her life in a burning cottage. No one claims to know her, or what she was doing on a stranger’s property, much less why anyone would want to set her ablaze. Secretly recruited by the owner of the cottage to investigate and, oddly enough, just as surreptitiously by the man’s wife, Joe soon discovers that arson is the least of the burning secrets in Llanffugiol.
by Philip Eliot | Dec 22, 2025 | Crime Fiction |
A Simple Job. A Deadly Secret. And no Way OutFirefighter Logan Walsh is facing hard times …… and working for his bail bondsman father on the side hasn’t helped.When a simple skip trace takes a deadly turn, guilt drives Lo to dig deeper.But he soon finds himself tangled in a decades-old web of biker gangs, bent cops, and greedy land speculators …… and he must find a way off this rollercoaster to protect his splintering family …… if it’s not already too late.You’ll love this book because it’s written by a twenty-five-year firefighter.Buy it now.
by Philip Eliot | Dec 22, 2025 | Cozy Mystery |
‘Smart and wickedly funny, it had me cackling into my eggnog!’ IAN MOORE‘My favourite Christmas book of the year!’ GILL SIMS Anna’s taking the family away for a quiet Christmas in this hilarious, standalone murder mystery…Unlike last year, there will be no risk of her burning the turkey, far less nagging from her mother-in-law and – crucially – a zero per cent chance of finding a dead body in her larder.All she wants is to relax with a glass of wine in front of the fire. But when another group of guests show up just before a snowstorm, her plans begin to go awry. And the appearance of a dead body threatens to bugger up Christmas once again…Can Anna get merry and root out the murderer? Or will this be another bloody Christmas nightmare?A hilarious whodunnit that will keep you guessing this Christmas, perfect for fans of Gill Sims, Ian Moore and Richard Osman.AUTHORS LOVE JO MIDDLETON!‘An outrageously funny, festive romp which is as utterly wonderful as it is (Christmas) crackers!’ MIKE GAYLE‘If a slightly tipsy Agatha Christie had written the Midsomer Murders Christmas special, then that’s Jo Middleton’s Not Another Bloody Christmas. Smart and wickedly funny, it had me cackling into my eggnog!’ IAN MOORE‘Only Jo Middleton could turn murder into an essential Festive Family Tradition! My favourite Christmas book of the year!’ GILL SIMS‘Both extremely funny and insightful. I loved every page!’ KATIE FFORDE‘A truly wonderful Christmas confection from one of the funniest writers around. When it comes to festive bloodshed, nobody does it better than Jo Middleton.’ TOM MEAD‘Bolt the bathroom door and break out the Baileys. Jo Middleton’s new book could make even the Grinch look forward to another bloody Christmas.’ CHRISSIE MANBY‘A compulsive Christmas cake binge of a read – terrific! So piercingly funny, I wasn’t sure whether to laugh or wince. A murder mystery brew that beats eggnog hands down!’ J. M. HALL‘Hilarious, mysterious and delicious. Anna is possibly the most relatable detective I’ve read in years, and I reckon if she can solve a mystery with only her chaotic family and a pair of Marigolds at hand, there’s hope for us all!’ ANTONY JOHNSTON‘Wonderfully funny with that extra bite that makes Jo Middleton one of the very best crime writers we have!’ JONATHAN WHITELAW‘A compulsive Christmas cake binge of a read – terrific! So piercingly funny, I wasn’t sure whether to laugh or wince. A murder mystery brew that beats eggnog hands down!’ J. M. HALLREADERS LOVE NOT ANOTHER BLOODY CHRISTMAS!‘Fast paced and very amusing and with a credible cast that will keep the reader thoroughly entertained’ ?????‘This hilarious Christmas murder mystery will keep you laughing from start to finish’ ?????‘You will want to read it in one sitting’ ?????‘An absolutely brilliant, hilarious read that is a must for the festive period’ ?????‘A superb sense of humour mixed with intrigue & mystery!’ ?????‘Highly recommend it’ ?????
