by Philip Eliot | Jul 30, 2025 | Crime Fiction |
Getting in his car was a mistake. But as the frigid air whipped through her thin coat, she felt too cold to say no. Now, snowflakes settle on her long dark lashes. Ice-cold and forever fifteen years old, she’ll never see her mother’s smile again…As the biggest snowstorm the Outer Banks has seen in decades ravages the coastline, Detective Casey White is called to an abandoned junk yard miles beyond the marshes. Teenager Jill Carter’s body is posed on her back, a look of terror frozen on her beautiful face. Casey’s heart breaks for Jill’s family. She vows she’ll do whatever it takes to find this merciless killer who left this girl out in the cold all alone.But the unforgiving blanket of snow will soon claim the crime scene, and the team are up against the clock to catalogue any vital evidence… then Casey notices strange objects arranged in patterns around the girl’s body. Among them is a selection of perfectly preserved autumn leaves that have no place in the salvage yard in the dead of winter.When the new District Attorney goes above Casey’s head to charge Jill’s high school sweetheart with the crime, Casey is certain she’s making a mistake. The poor boy is terrified and heartbroken, but he isn’t a murderer. Casey must rush to make sense of the sparse, ritualistic evidence they have, before another life is ruined.As the snow continues to fall, another young girl is found frozen forever, the same strange items displayed around her body in a deliberate ritual. And Casey knows now this is only the beginning… Can Casey hunt down a killer determined to add another teenage girl to his collection, before it is too late?Fans of Lisa Regan, Elle Gray and Melinda Leigh will be up all night reading this totally addictive mystery thriller!What readers are saying about Gone in the Storm:“Wow I love love loved it!! Fantastic… wild twists and turns! Love love loved it!! Highly recommend!” Sassy Southern Books,?????“So absolutely fantastic… WOW. Absolutely loved.” NetGalley reviewer, ?????“Love… I had to read this in one sitting.” NetGalley reviewer,?????“I couldn’t put it down. A definite must-read.” Goodreads reviewer,?????“His best… A cracking story… You can’t stop reading… Excellent.” Goodreads reviewer, ?????Read what everyone’s saying about B.R. Spangler:“OMG WHAT A BOOK!!!… A real page-turner and rollercoaster… Hooked from the first page… I literally devoured this book in one sitting. Cancel everything and curl up with this fantastic five star read… I LOVED IT!!!!” Goodreads reviewer, ?????“Fantastic… Left me speechless… I devoured it in one sitting…Turned the last page in the wee hours. Yes, this book is that good!!!!…Gripping and very addictive!” NetGalley reviewer, ?????“Wow! Double wow! Triple wow! Such an amazing book!… Had me in its claws from the very beginning… My heart and head went through so many emotions here… Loved it. 5 stars.”bforbookreview,?????“I was blown away!… gripping and kept me so captivated that I spent the entire weekend lost in it… This is a must-read! The thrills and twists are just *chefs kiss*!” Goodreads reviewer, ?????“I loved this book!! It grabbed me from the first sentence and didn’t let me go until the last one. I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough.” Goodreads Reviewer,?????
by Philip Eliot | Jul 30, 2025 | Thriller & Suspense |
A serial killer is targeting victims in obscure historic settings—the Cloisters in New York City, the Glencairn in Philadelphia. What is the connection? Is there a message to the murders?“The plot has many twists and turns, but it is the ending, which I did not see coming at all, that totally defines this book as one of the most riveting that I have read in years.”—Reader review for Not Like Us?????THE DEATH CODE (A Remi Laurent FBI Suspense Thriller—Book 1) is the debut novel in a new series by mystery and suspense author Ava Strong.Chosen by Barnes & Noble as one of the Top 20 Favorite Indie eBooks of 2021!“Wow, it starts slow, letting all the characters to build, but then halfway through it and u just can’t keep it down, amazing, u get as obsessed with cryptex, as Remi or the killer. Amazingly written.”–Fatima 88, B&N Reviewer?????FBI Special Agent Daniel Walker, 40, known for his ability to hunt killers, his street-smarts, and his disobedience, is singled out from the Behavioral Analysis Unit and assigned to the FBI’s new Antiquities unit. The unit, formed to hunt down priceless relics in the global world of antiquities, has no idea how to enter the mind of a murderer.Remi Laurent, 34, brilliant history professor at Georgetown, is the world’s leading expert in obscure historic artifacts. Shocked when the FBI asks for her help to find a killer, she finds herself reluctantly partnered with this rude American FBI agent. Special Agent Walker and Remi Laurent are an unlikely duo, with his ability to enter killers’ minds and her unparalleled scholarship, the only thing they have in common, their determination to decode the clues and stop a killer.An unputdownable crime thriller featuring an unlikely partnership between a jaded FBI agent and a brilliant historian, the REMI LAURENT series is a riveting mystery, grounded in history, and packed with suspense and revelations that will leave you continuously in shock, and flipping pages late into the night.Books #2-#6 in the series—THE MURDER CODE, THE MALICE CODE, THE VENGEANCE CODE, THE DECEPTION CODE, and THE SEDUCTION CODE—are also available.
by Philip Eliot | Jul 30, 2025 | Crime Fiction |
The serenity of a Baltimore church courtyard . . .Is broken by the corpse of a priest.Who would commit such a terrible crime? Another reverend hires private investigator C.T. Ferguson to solve the case. C.T. learns the murdered man was popular with a wide range of church and community members.Someone clearly hated him, however . . . and the killer focuses on C.T.When he uncovers questionable connections in the priest’s history—ranging from local gangs all the way to City Hall—C.T. wonders why so many people might want a man of the cloth dead.As soon as C.T. thinks he has an angle on the homicide, his secretary T.J. discovers new information which complicates the case and muddies the waters.Can C.T. identify the killer before his body is the next to turn up?Concrete Angels is the 14th gripping novel in the C.T. Ferguson crime fiction series. Each story stands alone, so you can enjoy the mysteries in whatever order you discover them.
by Philip Eliot | Jul 30, 2025 | Cozy Mystery |
A Wintergreen resident goes out for his morning walk—and never comes back.Retired detective Bill O’Shea thought he’d left crime behind when he moved to the peaceful mountain community of Wintergreen, Virginia. But that peace is shattered when an elderly man is killed in a hit-and-run. Accident—or something far more sinister? With the Wintergreen police department stretched thin, Bill is asked to lend his expertise.Plenty of suspects soon surface: a former lover, a friend who loaned the victim money, and a suspicious hiker passing by on the Appalachian Trail.Amidst the investigation, Bill faces repeated distractions–a thieving black bear, a mischievous groundhog, and an intriguing new neighbor.Can Bill solve the case and keep his new community safe, or will a Wintergreen murderer go free?The Mountain View Murder is a clean traditional mystery with no graphic violence, sex, or strong language.Order Patrick Kelly’s page-turning cozy mystery today!
by Philip Eliot | Jul 30, 2025 | Cozy Mystery |
Holly Donnelly writes obituaries from her apartment in Daytona Beach, Florida. She loves her job even though it comes with one oddity: as she writes the obituaries, each spirit pays a visit, manifesting in unique ways. The ghosts succeed in creating humorous conditions, annoying pranks and scaring Holly’s boyfriends.But one spirit in particular has another reason to visit, and Holly is on a mission to solve the mystery of who the ghost is and why she is visiting this apartment sixty-six years after her death.Whether being a friend to a young woman in an abusive relationship, enduring her drama queen mother’s antics, or dealing with her own commitment issues, Holly’s precious Chihuahua is an ever-present comforter and moral support.The perfect escape to humor, excitement and ghostly encounters, WRITE OF PASSING is the third book in Janie Owens’ Daytona Beach series of cozy mysteries.
