by Philip Eliot | Dec 8, 2025 | Thriller & Suspense |
Jackson Clay used to be many things. An Army Ranger. A loving husband. A doting father. But that was a lifetime ago. Now, in the wake of unspeakable tragedy, he’s simply the missing’s last hope.When quiet high schooler Sara Beth Parker disappears in the night from her home in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, Detective Angela Cole is assigned the case. A black woman in a department full of white men, she’s made a career for herself working harder and being better than the badges beside her. But when leads begin to dry up and her own peers start to question whether Parker was taken or simply ran away, Cole feels herself being pushed to the edge. And when an old colleague introduces her to Jackson, she’ll break her own rules and place any hope of finding Sara Beth in his hands.Determined to breathe life into a case that has quickly gone cold, Jackson begins to unravel a tangled web of secrets and lies that put him in the crosshairs of a sociopathic killer and his heavily-armed cult – a group that may be responsible for much, much more than just Sara Beth’s disappearance. But enemies also have enemies, and when Jackson gains the help of a charismatic boor named Bear, together they’ll take the fight to the cult, determined to bring Sara Beth home.THE WOODSMAN is “an unputdownable, suspenseful, and gripping book full of twists and turns.” (Dawn Hosmer, author of Bits & Pieces)”Phenomenal…I highly recommend THE WOODSMAN for anyone who loves suspenseful thrillers. Great for fans of Heather Gudenkauf, Dean Koontz, James Patterson, and Chevy Stevens. Be warned though, once you start reading, you won’t want to put the book down until you’ve reached the last page.”-Dawn Hosmer, Author of Bits & Pieces and Mosaic”Someone should pick up the film rights to B.C. Lienesch’s thriller THE WOODSMAN as it would make a great movie or miniseries. Compelling characters, storyline, and terrific pacing pulled me through this story at breakneck speed and had me turning pages late into the night.”-Shawn Burgess, Author of The Tear Collector”The story is so compelling, the characters so expertly drawn, I’d swear this was the work of someone who’s been writing successfully for decades. Make no mistake, B.C. Lienesch is a name you’ll be hearing a lot more of in the very near future.”-David Allen Voyles, Author and Creator of the Dark Corners Podcast”THE WOODSMAN is an astoundingly confident and polished debut by B.C. Lienesch, filled with richly-drawn characters—some that will feel like old friends by the end of the book, some that you’ll love to hate—and brimming with heart-stopping thrills and pulsing action scenes. Jackson Clay is a character to stand toe-to-toe with the likes of Jack Reacher. Don’t sleep on this!”-Austin Shirey, Author of The Hound of Oakenhall and Down Along the Yocona
by Philip Eliot | Dec 8, 2025 | Action & Adventure |
?????The complete Kate Jones thriller series omnibus????? Read all five books in the page-turning action/adventure series in one handy set: ?Book 1: Kate Jones Thrillers, Vol. 1: Contains the first four novellas in the edge-of-your-seat Kate Jones adventure thriller series: Bad Spirits, Dead of Winter, Death Rites, and Touring for Death.?Book 2: Cruising for Death. Kate Jones is on a luxury cruise in the Caribbean when a passenger dies of an apparent heart attack and the ship is boarded by modern-day pirates. Along with two other passengers, Kate is kidnapped by a long-lost enemy who wants to settle an old score.?Book 3: Yucatan Dead. For Kate Jones, being on the run was never going to be easy. But with a new identity and a new life, she was beginning to believe she’d made it through the worst. Then, in an act of twisted revenge, Kate’s imprisoned deep in the Yucatán by her deadly enemy, his intention to make her pay for her sins.?Book 4: A One Way Ticket to Dead. After years of running from her ex, Kate Jones is ready to bury the past and try to piece together a new normal. But first there’s a loose end to tie, and it involves digging up old ghosts that are best left alone.?Book 5: Vigilante Dead. PI Kate Jones lands the case of a lifetime: a college student with no history of drug abuse dies of an overdose, and the parents come to Kate demanding answers. Soon, Seattle is reeling from dozens more deaths, all with the same chemical markers. At first, police assume that the victims are closet junkies who got hold of a bad combination, but after someone close to her becomes a victim, Kate believes something far more sinister is going on.”Edge of your seat, page-turning read…Each adventure is fast-paced and tightly written, the situations are entirely plausible and all too possible, crafted to create a tension in the reader that mirrors the pace of the action and the increased danger levels.” ~ I Am, Indeed Book Reviews”An unrelenting thriller of a tension-filled novel…Yucatán Dead is the stuff of which blockbuster movies are made…very highly recommended…” ~ Midwest Book Review”…The Kate Jones Thriller Series would make one fantastic movie…” ~ The Avid Reader”DV Berkom pens her plots fast-paced and smoothly flowing with tons of action, thrills, with characters that are relatable and really likeable.” ~ My Cozie Corner Book Reviews
by Philip Eliot | Dec 8, 2025 | Action & Adventure |
AN ANCIENT MYSTERY KEPT HIDDEN FOR CENTURIES. UNTIL NOW.Can the fortune of a 14th-century Bishop and secrets hidden in the vaults of the Vatican lead to the location of a fabled lost city? Join Quinn and Ted as they are thrust into another archaeological adventure to uncover one of the greatest secrets of human history.Less than two years after their traumatic first encounter with the shadow organisation known as Sigma, Quinn and Ted become entangled in their web of manipulation once more.Tasked with recovering a lost treasure once sought by Pope Innocent VI and stolen by 14th-century pirates, the recurrence of a strange symbol points to the possible existence of the lost city of Atlantis. As past and present collide, the hunt for the truth becomes more sinister when paths cross with a mysterious cult.With their lives hanging in the balance, Quinn and Ted become pawns in a battle between ancient rites and modern ambitions. Deciphering cryptic clues with the help of newfound allies, they must navigate a perilous journey from shipwrecks to the depths of the Vatican’s hidden vaults in a race against time to uncover the truth and escape with their lives.The Atlantis Idol is the exciting second instalment in the Sigma Files archaeological thriller series.
by Philip Eliot | Dec 8, 2025 | Crime Fiction |
‘A well-crafted British mystery.’ Publishers Weekly‘A tautly written puzzler that combines those eccentric British twists with some first-rate sleuthing.’ Dallas Times HeraldThirteen gripping British detective mysteries. 2,400+ pages of crime-solving. One great-value box set.Perfect for fans of Reginald Hill, Colin Dexter, P.D. James, Janet Neel and Ruth Rendell.Meet Detectives Masters and Green — they might hate each other but they have to work together.Detective Chief Inspector Masters is a stickler for order. His desk is immaculate, his pencils always sharpened, his case files meticulously organised. He prefers his alone time over social gatherings, settling down with his daily cup of strong, unsweetened tea and some classic literature in the evening. He values intellect over emotion, and isn’t afraid to cut ties with anyone who doesn’t meet to his standards (like a certain inspector).Inspector Green is a creature of habit. He frequents the same pubs, orders the same meals (a hearty plate of meat and potatoes) and sticks to his routines, a nice pint and footie match on the telly for his evenings. He’s all about tradition and is often found grumbling about the rise of flashy modern techniques and new young ‘hotshots’ like Masters. But beneath his grumpy exterior is a detective who cares deeply about justice.These detectives might be chalk and cheese, but do they make a good team?“Masters has now been saddled with Green as assistant on a major case five successive times. He didn’t like the idea that the pairing was becoming accepted as a permanency. He didn’t like Green, either, and definitely didn’t want a passed-over old has-been tied to his tail forever.Green’s thoughts were equally hostile. Masters had grown too big for his boots. It always happened when young coppers were jammy enough to catch somebody’s eye and get promoted too soon . . .”Don’t miss out on this unforgettable high-quality series.PRAISE FOR THE MASTERS AND GREEN SERIES:‘The many who miss the properly clued inductive detective story will fall on this one with relief.’ Times Literary Supplement‘Very good.’ New York Post????? ‘I highly recommend this book to other police procedural readers.’ Paula C.????? ‘Strong characters, a story line with twists and turns and I was kept guessing until the last few pages.’ Peter D.????? ‘Very different from other books of crime and police that I have read.’ Maureen D.
by Philip Eliot | Dec 8, 2025 | Crime Fiction |
The classic crime novel about a kidnapping scheme gone wrong from America’s “Dimestore Dostoevsky,” the basis for the noir film of the same name (Geoffrey O’Brien, poet, critic author, former editor and chief, Library of America).William “Kid” Collins was once a respected boxer. Now he’s a drifter, on the run after escaping from a mental institution.One afternoon he meets Fay, a beautiful young widow. She is smart and decent—at least when she’s sober. Soon Collins finds himself involved in a kidnapping scheme that goes drastically wrong almost before it even begins. Because the kid they’ve picked up isn’t like other kids: he’s diabetic and without insulin, he’ll die. Not the safest situation for Collins, a man for whom stress and violence have long gone hand-in-hand.After Dark, My Sweet once again displays Jim Thompson as the undisputed master of American noir. The basis of James Foley’s critically acclaimed film of the same name, with the sweep of an epic tragedy, Thompson’s classic limns the dangerous territory of honest people all-too-easily sucked into wickedness, with no way out but down.Praise for Jim Thompson:”The best suspense writer going, bar none.” —The New York Times”My favorite crime novelist—often imitated but never duplicated.” —Stephen King”If Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett and Cornell Woolrich would have joined together in some ungodly union and produced a literary offspring, Jim Thompson would be it . . . His work . . . casts a dazzling light on the human condition.” —Washington Post”The master of the American groin-kick novel.” —Vanity Fair”The most hard-boiled of all the American writers of crime fiction.” —Chicago Tribune
