by Philip Eliot | Apr 2, 2026 | Crime Fiction |
The first novel in the addictive USA Today million-selling CSI police procedural series. ‘Like Scarpetta? You’ll LOVE Steel.’ IRISH INDEPENDENT.Forensic investigator Reilly Steel, Quantico-trained and California-born and bred, imagined Dublin to be a far cry from bustling San Francisco, a sleepy backwater where she can lay past ghosts to rest and start anew.But a serial killer soon puts paid to that idea.A young man and woman are found dead in a hotel room, the evidence initially suggesting a suicide pact.But as Reilly and the investigative team dig deeper and more bodies are discovered, they soon realize that each crime has an intriguingly unique element in common.And that a cunning mind is at work, one who seeks to upset society’s norms in the most twisted way…’Be warned – you won’t put it down … ‘ — LOVEREADING2nd edition. Originally published in the UK & Ireland as ‘TABOO’.
by Philip Eliot | Apr 2, 2026 | Thriller & Suspense |
It had been ten years since the serial killer known as the Honeymoon Homicider had claimed a pair of victims. But that all changed one evening on a beautiful island near Key West.Following the brutal double homicide, local and former Navy SEAL Logan Dodge is recruited to help with the investigation. But the closer Logan gets to discovering the identity of the killer, the higher the stakes mount. And the Honeymoon Homicider decides to alter the MO and target Logan and those closest to him.In the 21st installment in the Florida Keys Adventure Series, Logan and his family will face off against a vile, deceptive evil unlike any they’ve encountered before.
by Philip Eliot | Apr 2, 2026 | Mystery |
The inspector digs into a cold case on a New Zealand sheep farm in this “well-sustained crime story” from the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master (Kirkus Reviews).Flossie Rubrick, a highly opinionated and influential member of the New Zealand Parliament, was last seen heading off to one of the storage sheds on her sheep farm. Three weeks later, she turned up dead and packed in a bale of her own wool. What happened on the night of her long-ago disappearance? In the country on counterespionage duty, Inspector Roderick Alleyn is happy to lend a hand.”The doyenne of traditional mystery writers.” —The New York Times
by Philip Eliot | Apr 2, 2026 | Crime Fiction |
“A gripping story with dramatic twists, and a memorable heroine.” —James Patterson, #1 New York Times bestselling authorMcCown County assistant prosecutor Elsie Arnold is prepping an assault case when a girl is found beaten and bloodied at a roadside no-tell motel. Elsie tries to convince the teen to reveal who attacked her, but Mandy is too scared—and stubborn—to cooperate… and then she disappears. Elsie’s positive a predator is targeting the Ozark hills, yet the authorities refuse to believe their small town could be plagued by sex trafficking.Then middle school student Desiree Wickham goes missing, but only Elsie suspects it could be connected to Mandy’s assault. As she digs deeper into the events leading up to Desiree’s disappearance, she stumbles upon an alarming discovery: local girls are falling prey to a dubious online modeling agency, and never seen again. Elsie shares her concerns with Detective Ashlock and the FBI, but they shut her out. She takes matters into her own hands and lands an interview with the head of the modeling agency. But when she meets him face-to-face, she discovers the fate of Desiree and Mandy… and becomes his newest captive. Elsie’s desperate to free the girls—and save herself—before the unspeakable happens. And she’s in for the fight of her life.
by Philip Eliot | Apr 2, 2026 | Cozy Mystery |
A small town, a cozy diner, an adorable cat, and a handsome sheriff. What could be better than that?When Ivy Clark moves to Muddy Creek to help her injured aunt with her diner, she expects a quiet life. The town is barely on the map, and excitement is rare.Everything is going smoothly until Ivy’s uncle is murdered and evidence is found in Ivy’s purse. With her aunt and cousin doubting her innocence, she knows it’s up to her to find the killer.Ivy enlists any help she can get, including a fifty-year-old cook and a seventy-year-old diner patron. Will they find the murder and clear her name, or will she end up in prison for a crime she didn’t commit?
