by Philip Eliot | Dec 9, 2025 | Thriller & Suspense |
When a disheveled man is brought into his Emergency Department in Washington, D.C., Dr. Conor Larson is puzzled. The patient is wearing soiled hospital scrubs and is babbling incoherently. Conor orders a CAT scan and finds a brain implant unlike anything he has ever seen. Unsure of what to make of it, he takes a video of the scan to keep on his phone. Minutes later the patient becomes unstable and begins having seizures. Conor does everything he can to save him, but the man dies.Determined to find answers, Conor begins asking questions about the strange brain implant, but it isn’t long before he regrets his curiosity and finds himself on the run from would-be assassins. Desperate, he goes to his ex for help, and they escape D.C. only to become fugitives. Fleeing the lives they once knew, they come up with a bold plan to expose the truth, no matter the cost. Will they succumb to the shadows that are hunting them, or triumph against the misguided genius that spawned The Insanity Criterion?
by Philip Eliot | Dec 9, 2025 | Mystery |
Folkways turn fatal in a very old-fashioned English village, in this witty mystery filled with “ingenious” detective work (Kirkus Reviews, starred review).The village of South Mardian likes the old ways. The very old ways. This may be 1957, but South Mardian still features a blacksmith, a village idiot, and an elaborate fertility ritual performed at the winter solstice. There’s squabbling, of course, and worse—like when one of the ritual’s main players is found beheaded, everything north of his neck having been neatly lopped off by a ritual sword. Inspector Alleyn does have to contain a certain incredulous amusement at the village’s fetishistic embrace of the eighteenth century—he does not, for example, have a real passion for morris dancing—but he’ll try to keep a straight face long enough to find the killer and let South Mardian return to the warm embrace of pre-Industrial Britain.”A peerless practitioner of the slightly surreal, English-village comedy-mystery.” —Kirkus Reviews”The doyenne of traditional mystery writers.” —The New York Times
by Philip Eliot | Dec 9, 2025 | Thriller & Suspense |
Step into a world of intrigue, suspense, and secrets as the Campus Murder Club takes you on a heart-pounding journey through a chilling cold case in Kristi Rose’s thrilling young adult mystery novel.College can be murder.Nestled in the woods of a Pacific Northwest town, a prestigious college becomes the setting for a chilling murder. When nursing student Jaime is brutally killed in her exclusive private all-girls room, the authorities quickly abandon her case, dooming it to the cold case files. But fate has other plans.Catching a killer can be deadly.Five unsuspecting students receiving cryptic invitations that thrust them into a dangerous game of cat and mouse. Drawn together by an unknown hand, these citizen sleuths are about to embark on a perilous quest to unearth the truth behind Jaime’s murder.As they delve into Jaime’s past, her journal emerges as the key to unraveling the truth, but it also puts their lives in danger. With every corner filled with lurking peril, the stakes rise, forcing them to confront the deadly consequences of their pursuit.Will they unmask the killer hiding in plain sight, or will they become the next victims in this deadly game of deception?Prepare yourself for a nail biting ride that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the shocking final revelation. Fans of Karen Mcmanus, Holly Jackson, and The Agatha’s Series will be captivated by this suspenseful young adult mystery novel that proves that not even on campus are you safe.
by Philip Eliot | Dec 9, 2025 | Crime Fiction |
Acclaimed crime writer Kent Anderson’s “fiercely authentic and deeply disturbing” police novel, following a Vietnam veteran turned cop on the meanest streets of 1970s Portland, Oregon (Los Angeles Times).Two kinds of cops find their way to Portland’s North Precinct: those who are sent there for punishment, and those who come for the action. Officer Hanson is the second kind, a veteran who survived the war in Vietnam only to decide he wanted to keep fighting at home. Hanson knows war, and in this battle for the Portland streets, he fights not for the law but for his own code of justice.Yet Hanson can’t outrun his memories of another, warmer battleground. A past he thought he’d left behind, that now threatens to overshadow his future. An enemy, this time close to home, is prying into his war record. Pulling down the shields that protect the darkest moments of that fevered time. Until another piece of his past surfaces, and Hanson risks his career, his sanity–even his life–for honor.
by Philip Eliot | Dec 9, 2025 | Cozy Mystery |
Homemade baubles, reindeer-shaped cookies and snowy walks across the rolling moors… but Lady Swift’s festive plans are ruined when a body turns up!Winter 1924. When Lady Eleanor Swift unexpectedly finds herself a guest of the reclusive Duke of Auldwyke, she’s determined to enjoy Christmas with all the trimmings at his sprawling manor house. And that includes kisses under the mistletoe and cozying up by the fire with her fiancé, dashing detective Hugh Seldon.Instead, the season of goodwill turns frosty as she finds the Duke’s studious secretary, Mr Porritt, dead in the storeroom. Clasped in his chilly hand is a golden pendant in the shape of a rose. The Dukedenies ever having seen the necklace before. But Eleanor can see the lies in his eyes… Did it belong to his mysteriously absent wife?Hugh and Eleanor must ditch relaxing with hot cocoa in favour of interviewing the Duke’s holiday guests. Every suspect has a secret they’d kill to keep: the socialite with the false name, the Sir with a questionable inheritance and the husband hiding a crack in his marriage.As the blizzard outside rages, Auldwyke Hall becomes cut off. Trapped by the snow, Eleanor and Hugh must skate around the increasingly secretive Duke to unwrap the identity of the killer. But does the answer to the secretary’s murder lie with a ghost of Christmas past? And when an attempt is made on the Duke’s life too, they realise the killer is closer than they think…A gripping and twisty Golden Age murder mystery set in a country house on the Yorkshire moors, perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, T.E. Kinsey and Lee Strauss!What readers are saying about A Midwinter Murder:‘ABSOLUTELY AMAZING… MY FAVOURITE BOOK… I lost count of the amount of times I laughed out loud… absolutely perfect… I absolutely devoured this brilliant read in one sitting as I just could not put it down and gave up on lying to myself saying just one more chapter as that never happened!!’ bookwormwhitlock86,?????‘Oh my goodness… I’m practically bursting to tell you I absolutely loved this book!… Seriously, the twists and turns had me on the edge of my seat!’ The Sassy Bookworm, ?????‘EVERYTHING I was looking for!! … Perfect… Kept me guessing.’ belles_book_nook,?????‘The twists and turns kept me on my toes… Perfect… Utterly delightful… An absolute must-read!’ Goodreads reviewer, ?????Readers love Verity Bright: ‘Unputdownable… Had me hooked immediately… Filled with suspense… Will have you laughing until you’re crying… A page-turning and unputdownable success!’ Bookworm 86, ?????‘I am hooked! This is the best book that I have read this year… An extremely witty, fast-paced mystery… I love the heroine, intrepid adventuress… A most enjoyable read!’ Reviews by Carol in Tallahassee ??????????‘OMG! What an incredible read!… When I devour a book this quickly it only means one thing: I was so enraptured that I couldn’t put it down!’ Celebrating Authors ??????????‘I was literally on the edge of my seat until the last page trying to figure out the mystery. It’s an adorable, captivating book.’ Washington Life Magazine‘I absolutely LOVED this!… Had me hooked… and I kept flipping through the pages because I could not put it down!’ bookishbri_, ?????‘What a wild ride it is!… Gripping… This book is what would happen if Downton Abbey and Agatha Christie had a baby. Fun, fast-paced read with lots of charm!’ The Literary Wife
