Some dates lead to romance… others end in murder.In the stillness of dawn, a young woman is found drowned with clinical cruelty in the waters off the quiet seaside town of Dana Point, California.Orange County Sheriff’s Department investigator Kat Cromwell and her veteran partner Hugo Fuentes are shocked, and soon confounded by the case. Uncovering far too many suspects, none of whom could have committed the crime, their search sends them hunting through cold cases… and wondering when the killer may strike again.Treading carefully in her personal quest to uncover the truth behind her fiancé’s death and his mysterious connection to one of Southern California’s most dangerous crime families, Kat must race against the clock to solve the drowning, while covertly using her instant photographs to keep her memories—and her career—from coming unglued.Fans of police procedural mysteries and thrillers will love this gripping second instalment in the series by USA Today bestselling author Nicholas Harvey.

When a man with lots of enemies is killed, how do you pinpoint the culprit?After shots are fired at a legendary sports agent, the prime suspect is the man's former business partner. But nothing is the way it seems in this gripping mystery, and as the close calls evolve into murder, the drama grows and the tension mounts.Private Investigator Burnside, the former football star and LAPD officer, enters into a seamy world that gets murkier as the probe deepens. From former clients to spurned lovers to angry underworld figures, there are countless people who harbor reasons to kill. With many avenues to go down, Burnside doggedly pursues an investigation that confounds everyone involved, and also leads the police to suspect Burnside himself of a capital crime.Combining an intricate plot with compelling characters, Burnside goes down yet another treacherous path. Fraught with wry humor, the unexpected climax of the story will take readers by surprise -- in more ways than one.Read the entire Burnside Mystery Series: Book 1: POST PATTERNBook 2: FADE ROUTEBook 3: BUBBLE SCREENBook 4: SAFETY VALVEBook 5: CORNER BLITZBook 6: NICKEL PACKAGEBook 7: DOUBLE PASSBook 8: TAMPA TWOBook 9: FLEA FLICKERBook 10: SWIM MOVEBook 11: HARD COUNTBook 12: JET SWEEPBook 13: BULL RUSH

Tommy Cuda's goal is simple: drive Route 66 to the Pacific Ocean in his grandfather's muscle car. Along the way, search for a way of life that isn't boring while avoiding the mind-numbing pull of text messages and social networks. Pushing west out of Chicago with fuel in the tank and money in his pocket feels like sunshine after a month of dark Midwestern skies. Then he draws the Magician card from the tarot deck of a fortune teller named Lenore. And she runs. There are only two reasons to run. Towards something one desires. Or away from something one fears. Or some-ONE. Lenore's someone drives a blue Cadillac. In scheming her escape, Tommy learns that Lenore has big plans for the future. A dream that requires the precise moves of a Rubik's Cube combined with the commitment of a moonshot. But that blue Cadillac blocks the way. Dodging it uncovers a secret that even the fortune teller couldn't predict. A secret that places Tommy between the rock of knowledge and the hard place of revealing a disturbing truth to his new friend. A truth that draws him face-to-face with powerful men who have taken an unhealthy interest in his actions. But the Rubik's Cube must turn. So Tommy does what any good private eye would do when the stakes are high and he's running out of time. Protect the client. Follow the money.

The savage murder of one of their own shocks the force.Police and Crime Commissioner Lionel Hall-Hartington is shot dead at his farm, alongside one of his employees. His wife is found suspended upside down in an ancient well in the cellar.DI Jan Talantire is at a loss. There's no clear motive the farm was ransacked but nothing has been taken. There are bloody footprints, but no obvious perpetrator. And the farm's CCTV has been disabled. The only clue they have is a bizarre Victorian-style doll from the wife's collection which was hung on the door to the cellar.The trail leads Talantire across the country and even further afield. Can she look past her first assumptions and unravel this complicated case?A dark, page-turning crime thriller from the million-copy bestseller. Perfect for fans of Kate Ellis, Sally Rigby and Elly Griffiths.

Scott Drayco is not your typical detective.Trained as a concert pianist, he was forced to give up his dreams of a music career after a violent carjacking permanently damaged his arm. Deciding to follow in his estranged father's footsteps, he became an FBI agent then a private crime consultant, earning the reputation of being brilliant and sometimes unorthodox.His unusual background, eidetic memory, and chromesthesia — a form of synesthesia where he "sees" all sounds as colors, shapes, and textures — gives him unique tools and insights as he tackles thorny and complex cases others often don't want to touch.This box set includes the first three novels in the engrossing Scott Drayco mystery series readers describe as "not a stereotypical detective" and "an extremely complex character." If you like heart-tugging mystery, thrilling suspense, and twisty mysteries then you’ll love the Scott Drayco series. Finalists for the Shamus, Silver Falchion, Daphne, Foreword Book Reviews, and Kindle Book Awards.PLAYED TO DEATH: When a former client bequeaths crime consultant Scott Drayco a rundown Opera House in a Virginia seaside town - complete with a body inside - Drayco gets trapped in a tangled web of music, madness, and murder.REQUIEM FOR INNOCENCE: Crime consultant Scott Drayco is lured back to the Eastern Shore of Virginia to investigate an attack on a disabled girl and wades into a sea of lies, seduction, and secrets to keep the girl safe ... and stop a murderer from killing again.DIES IRAE: After a mysterious music code is left at a crime scene, Scott Drayco plays deadly games with a killer. But is it voodoo, vengeance, or pure villainy?

"A definite must read . . . What a brilliant book. I was hooked from the first chapter . . . fantastic!" —Amazon reviewer, five starsShocking evidence is unearthed in the cellar of a British couple's mansion—and the crimes of the past may lead to tragedy in the present . . .Its name is Laurieston, but the villagers call it Sausage Hall—a Victorian mansion belonging to tycoon businessman Kevan de Vries and his ailing wife, Joanna. The couple are staying at their St. Lucia house until Kevan gets a call from DI Tim Yates saying that the mansion has been broken into—and insisting that Kevan return to the United Kingdom to explain the passport-forging operation the police have discovered in the cellar.Kevan knows nothing about the illicit activity and is horrified about the human remains that are also eventually unearthed at Laurieston. As he tries to take care of Joanna and their autistic son, Kevan fears that the investigation may reveal a different kind of crime, one he committed long ago. And as the South Lincolnshire police dig deeper, will shocking events both historical and present-day change his life forever?