For many, Apalachicola is a failed tourist town on Florida's Forgotten Coast, but for Police Chief Randall Cole, it's home. So when he gets a call from a concerned shop owner that the town's hoarder and conspiracy theorist hasn't been around for a couple of days, he takes it seriously. When Cole finds the poor man dead under a pile of his own hoard, it looks like an unfortunate accident, but for him, there's more to the story. As he digs into the man's murder, it gets more and more dangerous. Someone doesn't want Cole to find the truth behind the conspiracy theorist's death or the failed resort in Apalachicola, and they will kill to have their way. Too bad for them that Randall Cole doesn't die easy.

“Hiaasen meets Grisham in the court of last retort. A sexy, wacky, wonderful thriller with humor and heart.” –Harlan Coben Victoria Lord follows all the rules... Steve Solomon makes up his own... When they defend a murder trial, they’ll either end up in ruin, in jail...or in bed. Steve Solomon is the sharpest lawyer ever to barely graduate from Key West School of Law. Victoria Lord is fresh from Yale, toiling for an ambitious D.A., before Solomon gets her fired. And Katrina Barksdale is a sexy former figure skater charged with killing her very wealthy, very kinky husband. With all three tangled in Miami’s steamiest trial of the century, the case is sure to make sparks fly, headlines scream – and opposites attract. "Remarkably fresh and original with characters you can't help loving and sparkling dialogue that echoes the Hepburn-Tracy screwball comedies. A hilarious, touching and entertaining twist on the legal thriller." –Chicago Sun-Times "A funny, fast-paced legal thriller. The barbed dialogue makes for some genuine laugh-out-loud moments. Fans of Carl Hiaasen and Dave Barry will enjoy this humorous Florida crime romp." -Publishers Weekly “Some of the juiciest and funniest lingo I’ve read in a thriller in a long time.” –Connecticut Post “The writing makes me think of Janet Evanovich out to dinner with John Grisham.” –MysteryLovers.com “The repartee between Solomon and Lord is some of the greatest dialogue I have read in years, and is reminsicent of the very best of what we heard from Dave and Maddie in the early episodes of ‘Moonlighting.’” –Bookreporter.com “Paul Levine has written a terrific courtroom drama that’s also funny as hell.” –Dave Barry ABOUT THE AUTHOR The author of 16 novels, Paul Levine won the John D. MacDonald fiction award and was nominated for the Edgar, Macavity, International Thriller, and James Thurber prizes. A former trial lawyer, he also wrote more than 20 episodes of the CBS military drama “JAG” and co-created the Supreme Court drama “First Monday” starring James Garner and Joe Mantegna. The critically acclaimed international bestseller “To Speak for the Dead” was his first novel. He is also the author of the “Solomon vs. Lord” series and the thrillers “Illegal,” “Ballistic,” and “Paydirt.” His most recent novel is “Lassiter.” You can sign up for the author’s free newsletter and be eligible for signed books and more at http://www.paul-levine.com

In this gritty crime novel by the author of Body Language, a London morgue assistant investigates a family secret that started with murder. "What a wonderful creation is Cassie Raven!" —James Oswald, author of Natural Causes Mortuary technician Cassie Raven grew up believing that a drunk driver killed her parents when she was just four years old. The tragedy molded her, giving her an affinity for the dead and pushing her into the field of forensic science. Now twenty-five, she has discovered it was all a lie. Her father went to prison for her mother's murder—and now he's free and adamant that he's innocent. Her head full of questions, Cassie begins searching for answers about her mother's death. With help from her friend DS Phyllida Flyte, Cassie expects an open-and-shut case. What they find is that the truth is far more complicated. And someone will do anything to keep it secret . . . Praise for Body Language "Spellbinding storytelling." —Val McDermid, international bestselling author "Cassie Raven is a blast of fresh air, striding on to the crime scene like a punk superstar." —Sarah Hilary, author of Someone Else's Skin "A first-rate crime novel. . . . I loved it." —Elly Griffiths, author of the Ruth Galloway series Perfect for fans of Tess Gerritsen, Patricia Cornwell, and Kathy Reichs

A rookie detective. An elusive murderer. A race against time to catch a deadly predator.New to the force, detective Bridgette Cash faces her first murder case when a young woman's body is found in the forest.Convinced it's the work of a serial killer, she must navigate skeptical superiors and scant evidence to uncover the truth.As the clock ticks and the pressure mounts, she scrambles to gather clues and catch the perpetrator before they strike again.Trevor Douglas' riveting debut novel in the Bridgette Cash Mystery Thriller series, “Cold Comfort”, is a heart-pounding police procedural that will keep you guessing until the very end.Perfect for fans of Gone Girl. An edge-of-your-seat crime mystery.________________________________________________________Praise for the Bridgette Cash Mystery Thrillers:????? Trevor Douglas has immediately become one of my favourite authors. So happy this is a series.… ????? There was intense on the edge of your seat stuff, and you’re never entirely sure if things will work out or not.????? When it came to Detective Bridgette Cash I really fell in love with her character she is a force to be reckoned with.????? I love the style of the author...????? I did not want to stop reading…????? … a real page turner with lots of twists…

The Skeleton Detective puzzles over the theft of an ancient bit of bone—and a student's murder—in this novel by the Edgar Award–winning author of Switcheroo. Anthropology professor Gideon Oliver would prefer to keep his mind on his beautiful new bride Julie during their English honeymoon, but one intrusive question will not stop nagging at him: Who would want to steal a thirty?thousand?year?old parieto?occipital calvarial fragment? Yet someone has lifted this chunk of prehistoric human skull from a musty museum in Dorchester. Then, thirty miles away, an archaeology student is murdered, increasing tension and suspicion at a dig that had already seethed with suspicion, rivalry, and mistrust. Could there be a connection between a hot bone and a cold?blooded murder? Gideon is called on by the police to apply the unique skills for which the media have named him "the Skeleton Detective," and he reluctantly agrees. Before he is done, his sleuthing will lead him to another murder and will—in the most literal and terrifying manner imaginable—sic the dogs on him, putting Gideon himself, and Julie as well, in mortal danger . . . Murder in the Queen's Armes is a suspenseful, fun-filled whodunit by the author of the Alix London and Chris Norgren series—a celebrated master who "thoroughly understands the art of the murder mystery" (The Philadelphia Inquirer). Murder in the Queen's Armes is the 3rd book in the Gideon Oliver Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.