Death isn’t always where the story ends…When Dwayne Morrow invites his parents to an Easter celebration at his house, they politely decline, citing distance and his father’s recent health scare as reasons not to make the lengthy trip.Exhausted from hosting the all-day event, Dwayne is pulled from a sound sleep by a persistent pounding at his door. He’s startled to find his dad pacing the front porch, wild-eyed and rambling. Convinced that his father is experiencing his worst delusion yet, Dwayne tries to talk him down, which only increases his agitation. He came for assistance, not condescension, but what he says next gives Dwayne reason for pause.He’s having visions about Dwayne’s sister, Gina. He knows things he couldn’t possibly know. And he’s determined to set things right, with or without Dwayne’s help.Delusion is the eighth explosive entry in the Dwayne Morrow Mystery series!

The girl shuddered violently as she hid behind the crumbling walls. Through the gloom she saw something that made her blood freeze in fear, and heard the heavy footsteps. She knew there was no way out… When the call comes in about a lonely woman found burned to death in a deserted cottage, Detective Lottie Parker is first on the scene. Her investigation swiftly reveals the victim has no family to mourn her. As a young girl, she was abandoned by her parents and hidden away at the Sisters of Forgiveness Convent. Has something in her tragic past led to her murder?Then Lottie discovers that she had a visitor just before she died. A young journalist, Imelda, had called on the vulnerable woman. Could she have something to do with her death?Lottie’s search takes her to the abandoned convent, and as she takes in the imposing dark walls, she can only imagine how terrified the girls must have been. The old caretaker on site tells Lottie that a woman matching Imelda’s description had been there a day earlier…But later that day, Lottie is devastated to learn that the caretaker has been scalded to death like the woman in the cottage. Imelda is the only connection between the victims, and Lottie is in a race against time to find her.Yet when Imelda’s blood-stained jacket is found in an abandoned farm-building Lottie fears that the killer has got to the young journalist first. Desperate to find Imelda alive, and identify the deadly perpetrator, Lottie needs to find answers from the other broken women who were hidden at the convent. But can she find them before another victim is silenced forever?A totally addictive page-turner from bestselling author Patricia Gibney. If you like Rachel McLean, Kendra Elliott and Robert Dugoni, Hidden Daughters will have you hooked.What everyone is saying about Hidden Daughters:‘Absolutely finger-licking good,… fantastic. 5 stars.’ B for Book Review, ?????‘Yes........Lottie is Back!!!!!! …I loved it, and it was another totally addictive and absolutely gripping crime thriller that will have you gripped from the beginning till the very end’ Goodreads reviewer, ?????‘This is a completely compelling page-turner… this book more than deserves the 5/5 stars.’ Goodreads reviewer, ?????‘Wow!! What another absolutely riveting, non-stop action packed crime thriller from this epic author!!! I was absolutely hooked from the first page to the last!!! Not that I can say I am surprised as I absolutely LOVE Lottie and that gang!!’ Bookworm86 ?????‘Would give it six stars if I could!!’ Goodreads reviewer, ?????‘I was totally hooked the whole way through and found it very difficult to tear myself away, especially as the tension continued to rise!’ Portable Magic, ?????‘A chilling, edge-of-your-seat read that will knock the life right out of you. Another brilliant book from this author it kept me entertained from the very first page! The author takes us on a journey, packed with twists there were so many twists just when I thought I knew how it was going to end boom another twist… Fantastic! I just couldn’t put it down and one I will be thinking about for a very long time’ Acreveiws by M, ?????

***** Readers LOVE TO HATE the Morlands! *****“I now feel like I need a bath and a long lie down…”“If ever there was a warning not to do drugs, this novel is it”"What in the Saltburn did I just read?"“A master class in family dysfunction”“Oh my God what in the what?”"Gloriously deranged. And yes, the goat absolutely steals the show"The disgustingly rich and grossly dysfunctional Morland siblings are throwing one of their infamous parties, before it's decided which one of them will take over their ancestral family home. Despite their rivalry, Kassie, Caitlin, Paul and Steven are determined it's going to be a night to remember.But by the morning, one of their guests isn't just hungover: they're dead.The Morlands each have a motive, and they all have dubious morals. But which of them is actually a murderer?While all of them suspect the others, the siblings face a choice: call the police (but risk investigation into their other illegal dealings) or work together to hide the body in the wine cellar. They choose badly.Unfortunately, teamwork doesn't come naturally to this family. With Grandma on her way and the inheritance decision looming, old traumas re-surface and new threats start to claw their way out of the shadows…Who will survive until the afterparty? ***** More reader reactions! *****“Family drama so toxic it should come with a biohazard label. […] Characters you love to hate: petty, venomous, and so self?absorbed they’d probably step over your body on the way to brunch”

On this street, knowing your neighbors could get you killed.Klaus Fischer has spent years living unnoticed on a quiet suburban street, hiding a brutal truth beneath his own backyard. No one has ever connected him to the missing women. No one has ever looked too closely.But that’s starting to change.Widowed Peg Jurgensen is paying more attention to the neighbors around her. A new family has moved in with a sharp-eyed teenage daughter who asks too many questions. Another neighbor seems determined to keep everyone at a distance. And Klaus, fighting urges he thought he had buried for good, is beginning to lose control.As suspicion spreads across the cul-de-sac, small moments turn dangerous, trust becomes a trap, and long-buried secrets begin to surface.Because on this street, the real threat isn’t the stranger outside.It’s the neighbor next door.The Cul-de-Sac is a suspense novel perfect for readers of domestic suspense, neighborhood noir, and psychological tension that lingers long after the last page."...a must for fans of domestic suspense."—Henrietta Thornton, firstCLUE reviews

Some towns are built on lies. The dead boy was only the beginning.Police detective Nelly Birkebæk and her teenage son, Matthias, leave Aarhus in search of a new—and hopefully quieter—life in the provincial town of Hedeborg in central Jutland. Nelly has purchased a run-down house in one of Hedeborg’s nicer neighborhoods, where her neighbor, the friendly—and a little too curious—Ejnar Skjold, quickly takes an interest in her.But there’s no time to settle in. A missing teenage boy is found dead in a creek in a wooded area just outside town, and it soon becomes clear that the person who called it in was not the first to discover the body.Hedeborg is a town with many layers. The local eccentric, Randi Bruun, keeps talking about a drone circling over her house. The powerful Eskelund family, who live near the forest, pull more strings than anyone dares admit. And then there are those who live out in the Village—those nobody really talks about.The investigation takes Nelly Birkebæk and her trusted colleagues at the Hedeborg Police Department from quiet residential neighborhoods to the fringes of society, deep into the town’s most influential families, and out into the abandoned brown coal fields.

Tucked under her blanket, a teddy placed on the pillow beside her, the little girl could be sleeping. Madison’s blood runs cold as she stares at the crime scene. Not wanting to believe what she’s seeing, she vows to bring the child’s twisted killer to justice…Detective Madison Harper is about to be the happiest woman in the world. As she walks down the aisle toward her fiancé Nate, a bouquet clasped in her hands, she can’t believe she’s finally getting to marry her soulmate. But before they can exchange vows, a shot echoes through the air and screams ring out. Someone drops to the ground in a pool of blood…The next day, still dazed from the fallout, Madison is called to another crime scene. Local woman Denise and her young daughter Lucy have been found dead in their home. Dressed in yellow pajamas, the little girl is on her stomach, her face hidden by her fine blonde hair. Her mother lies still down the hall, as if resting. What kind of monster would do this?With two potential killers on the loose in a town reeling with shock, Madison receives a threat from the wedding shooter which turns the entire case upside down. With time running out before another life is lost, can she get justice for the victims and stop two cold-blooded killers in their tracks?An absolutely gripping read packed with heart-stopping twists! Perfect for fans of Lisa Regan, Melinda Leigh and Kendra Elliot.Readers can’t get enough of As They Lay Sleeping:“Wow!! Just give me a minute to get my breath back!… Be ready for a whirlwind journey… Brilliant… This one will really keep you on your toes, so find somewhere to hide away and lose yourself for a few hours!… Wow! Fantastic.” cypresscornerreads, ?????“Okay readers, buckle up—because you will read this book in one sitting… Just when you think you’ve figured it all out? BAM — the rug gets pulled out from under you… Unputdownable… Absolutely addictive.” Goodreads reviewer, ?????“Wow! What a story!… Hard to put down because you will want to know what the next chapter brings! Definitely a 5 star!” Goodreads reviewer, ?????“Whew! This was fantastic, from page one!… Excellent… The twists just kept falling in my lap.” KKEC Reads, ?????“Gripping… Hits hard from the very first page… Heart-wrenching and heart-racing… Let’s just say you’ll want to clear your schedule… A must-read.” Goodreads reviewer, ????“Bone-chilling… May result in a rise in your blood pressure… Left me gasping for air. I am officially addicted… blew me away.” escapetobooks1503, ?????“I stayed up way too late reading this book. I tried going to sleep, I really did. But every time I closed my eyes, I just kept thinking about this book, and I neeeedddddeddddd to know how it finished.” DianeLikesToRead, ?????“Whew!... Fast-paced… Kept me on my toes and turning pages, long after I should have turned off the lights… One hell of a ride! Wow!” Goodreads reviewer, ?????“Incredible… Insanely good… an absolute page-turner; I was hooked right from the start and devoured it in one sitting.” NetGalley reviewer, ?????“Amazing book… I was on the edge of my seat… You can’t put the book down… Jaw-dropping… Brilliant.” purpleosmondfan, ?????