by Philip Eliot | Mar 11, 2026 | Crime Fiction |
A serial killer, dormant for years, reawakens after viewing a Netflix docuseries depicting his string of homicides. The killer is not happy with his portrayal and no one in the cast and crew is safe! The first instalment of a gripping new thriller series set in Chicago and featuring a young sibling sleuth-duo and their working dogs.Siblings Cory and Crystal Pratt are still trying to get their lives together after a tragic accident which killed their parents years ago. The only thing that distracts them now is their jobs. With Crystal working as a newly minted detective at the Chicago Police Department and Cory owning a dog training academy with two human remains detection dogs of his own, their professional paths cross every now and then.Crime, and especially murder, in Chicago is nothing new, but when a string of killings happen that seem to be connected to a Netflix docuseries and its cast and crew, Cory and Crystal are called in to stop the number of bodies from piling any higher.But when the siblings start poking around the killer’s business, the killer sets their sights on the pair . . . and particularly on Cory and his dogs! Will they be able to escape the fury of the serial killer or become the newest victims? This fast-paced thriller, with insight into a serial killer’s mind, is a perfect up-all-night binge-read, and a great choice if you love spirited detectives, great action – and very good dogs!
by Philip Eliot | Mar 11, 2026 | Thriller & Suspense |
When a frantic girl claims her best friend was abducted, can a guilt-ridden former cop track down a young woman who has evaporated into thin air? Hungary, 2000. Peter Andrassy has a job he never wanted. Still reeling from the murder of his wife in NYC, he’s reluctantly accepted a job in the sex trafficking task force of the national police. Planning to quit, he hesitates when he’s contacted by a young woman frantic to find her missing friend. Unable to walk away, he agrees to help.As he investigates the disappearance, he discovers she’s not the only one. Multiple abductions have taken place in the same downtown nightclub. When Zsuzsa, the intoxicating bartender, offers to work undercover in the club, he knows he’s walking a dangerous line.Can Peter find the missing girls and expose the trafficking syndicate?Praise for Pursuit of Demons“Fascinating storyline. The foreshadowing was lightly placed and kept me guessing almost to the end.”“Great book! Such a unique ending.”“It was a good book, and I look forward to reading more in the series. Fascinating characters and interesting descriptions of places all wrapped up in a good story.”“Wow! This book was amazing… great character development and plot!”“Great characters, plot lines, and twists!”“Excellent and memorable. The story unfolds nicely and blends seamlessly up to the ending.”“I’ve now read the 3 available books in the Vanished Series and can’t wait to read the 4th. Love the characters, the geographical content about Hungary, the storyline is very believable, great books.”“Felt like I was in Europe.”“So engrossing and well-written.”
by Philip Eliot | Mar 11, 2026 | Crime Fiction |
Reluctant Allies, Small-town Secrets, & Stormy Weather Old cowboy-turned-fixer TUPER is hired to find five-year-old MASON, who was likely taken by his father. But when Mason’s father is found dead, the boy is nowhere to be seen. In a futile search during a cold Montana blizzard, TUPER and his hacker friend LANA pursue a quest that blurs into insanityand murder. As wounded TUPER fights to stay alive in the bitter cold, LANA searches cyberspace and finds someone working hard to ensure secrets remain secret—especially Mason’s true identity. Mason’s Missing is the first book in the Tuper Mystery Series and a gripping tale of suspense and redemption that will keep you hooked until the end.
by Philip Eliot | Mar 11, 2026 | Historical Romance |
IT’S THE ROARING TWENTIES OF 1925, and Roxie Raines is recovering from the fire that nearly killed her and ruined her voice. She and her detective boyfriend, Jake Kane, are in love, but their timing is always a little off. Jake has taken on a dangerous murder case and is almost killed. Roxie pleads with him to drop the case, but he refuses, and he and Roxie split.Roxie resumes her singing career, signing a lucrative contract at a trendy club. The imposing owner insists that, for publicity, she be seen with a rich and handsome playboy. On their first date, they attend a raucous party at Zelda and Scott Fitzgerald’s home, and tragedy ensues.When Roxie is threatened by Nash Corbin, a man who knew her in 2019, she asks Jake’s partner, Charlie, for help. Things get serious when Charlie is shot in a gun battle while saving Jake’s life. As events begin to unravel around her, Roxie considers returning to the future, and with her friend, Harriet’s, blessing, she does.The New York City Roxie stumbles into is not the New York she left behind. It’s a world she could have never imagined. If she time travels again, will she return to 1925? Will Jake marry his former fiancée? Is her speakeasy job still waiting for her, as well as a possible movie contract with Charlie Chaplin?Amid the flappers, gangsters, and speakeasies, Roxie Raines must struggle to make the right choices, to keep both her dazzling career and the handsome, dashing, wise-cracking detective she loves.
by Philip Eliot | Mar 11, 2026 | Horror & Paranormal |
Welcome to Twilight Cove: a charming coastal town where Georgie Johansen – alongside two very good dogs – is about to discover mystery, magic, romance . . . and murder!Screenwriter Georgie Johansen returns to the picturesque Oregon coastal town of Twilight Cove after years away — not for a vacation, but to help her beloved Aunt Olivia recover from a broken ankle.But Twilight Cove has other plans.When a mysterious recluse named Dorothy is found murdered in her woodland cabin, Georgie finds herself the reluctant keeper of the victim’s two mischievous springer spaniels — and the only person willing to ask the questions the police seem to be ignoring:Who was the enigmatic old woman? Why was a local reporter digging through the woods near her property? And what does the magnificent great horned owl, which keeps appearing at the most uncanny moments, seem to be trying to tell her?As Georgie digs deeper, she unravels a secret buried for decades. But with a killer still at large, asking too many questions may prove very dangerous indeed . . .Perfect for fans of Diane Kelly, Sofie Kelly, and Ellery Adams, Murder Most Owl is a warm, witty, and compulsively readable cozy mystery full of loveable animals, small-town charm, and just enough romance to keep your heart racing between the clues.
