Kate Adair is a New York investigative reporter targeting two things: a serial killer and a Pulitzer. When the first sets her in his sights, it is Kate who becomes the target.Taken to the wild Western North Carolina mountains to hide out, Kate’s investigation takes a turn. These mountains hold dangerous secrets for Kate. Isolated in the high hills, Kate meets people and discovers places that challenge everything she knows to be true.As Kate peels back the layers of her past, she finds herself at the center of the story—a story of family, sacrifice, a mother’s love, and murder.

Two missing girls. No suspects. And a killer who escaped justice.In 2005, fifteen-year-old Callie Thomas disappeared after a night out in rural Wales. Six months later, another teenage girl vanished from a nearby village. Neither case was ever solved.Twenty years later, the past refuses to stay buried.When true-crime investigator Nell Aubury goes missing while looking into one of the disappearances, DI Winter Meadows is forced to reopen the cases a community has spent decades trying to forget.Then a new body is found, buried beneath ancient burial stones.Meadows is determined to chase down this fresh lead to get to the truth, but all he finds are dead ends. Witnesses change their stories. Old statements are full of holes.Someone has already killed to keep their deadly secrets buried. How far are they prepared to go to stop Meadows from learning the truth?Perfect for fans of Peter James, Joy Ellis, Elly Griffiths, Ann Cleeves, Angela Marsons, Rachel McLean, J.D. Kirk and L.J. Ross.Meet DI Winter MeadowsDetective Inspector Winter Meadows is not your typical cop – he’s intuitive, reflective and quietly brilliant. A former London detective who left the Met in search of peace, he now finds solace in the rhythms of the Welsh countryside — and the occasional joint to unwind. But beneath his calm exterior lies a sharp mind, a dry wit, and a fierce determination to protect the innocent. He connects with victims that others overlook and spots the details that others miss. Meadows doesn’t chase the spotlight — but when it comes to justice, he won’t rest until the truth is uncovered.

What starts as a death wish...ends in a fight to survive.Broken and desperate, Michael travels to Mexico with one dark intention - to end his life. But when he meets someone at the hotel bar, everything changes.Josie’s sister vanished without a trace in Mexico a year ago, and the local authorities have long since given up the search. Drawn together by their shared pain, Michael and Josie embark on a mission to find out the truth.As they uncover more than they bargained for, Michael must decide if he is willing to fight for his life.Troubled strangers collide in Mexico in this dark, fast-paced thriller.

Other works by David Earth: Turtle Bay (A Shamus Pickford story #1); A trip to the Myakka Cutoff (A Shamus Pickford series #3, and newly released Riviera Marina!A fast and funny Florida crime caper for fans of Carl Hiaasen, Tim Dorsey, and Randy Wayne White comes Florida's next hot fictional humorist!It’s that time of year again—Charlotte Harbor’s redfish tournament, where egos run high and fish mysteriously shrink when it’s weigh-in time. Shamus Pickford doesn’t bother fishing it anymore—not even for hire. Too much drama, not enough beer.But while working a catering gig with his old buddy Cliff Fleming, Shamus overhears something sketchy coming from the mouths of a couple of would-be champions. Naturally, he does what any semi-retired fisherman with a grudge and too much curiosity would do—he follows them.At the crack of dawn, Shamus and Cliff launch their own “investigation,” which mostly involves spying, speculating, and squinting through binoculars from behind a cooler of sandwiches. What they uncover doesn’t just smell fishy—it reeks. By the end of the day, Cliff’s shaken, Shamus is outraged, and both are rethinking everything they thought they knew about tournament “sportsmanship."About the author: David Earth is a passionate outdoorsman with a fever for writing. Daily, he skims the shallow water of Charlotte Harbor on his skiff brainstorming and researching his next story. When Earth’s not exploring his next plotline, you’ll find he’s quite the companion for adventure.This coastal crime adventure continues on the Florida Gulf Coast, blending fishing tournament crime thriller elements with a twisting story of friendship and betrayal. As competition heats up, secrets, cheating, and high-pressure stakes collide, drawing readers into a backwater crime suspense novel steeped in Gulf Coast grit. With threads of PTSD, loyalty, and the cost of overthinking when danger strikes, this mystery explores where trust ends and survival begins, perfect for fans of coastal crime fiction with emotional depth and sharp-edged tension.

The Croaking Raven draws DC Toby Marlowe and DS Fred Williams into the dark world of Hamlet, not on the stage but on the streets of Stratford-upon-Avon. Oliver Lawrence has returned and he’s looking for revenge.‘Dexter meets Shakespeare in this dark and twisted tale of revenge.’ Christie J. Newport‘Shakespearian tragedy on the streets of Stratford Upon Avon. A dark, sassy, revengers tale, wicked and funny.’Paul Burke (Crime Time FM)

This winter, the York pantomime opens as a farce but closes as a murder scene…Chief Inspector John Shadow returns from a rare holiday to Italy but before he can unpack, he’s investigating the theft of an antique sabre. Everyone involved assumes it’s a prank, however later that evening, a reluctant Shadow attends the local pantomime—his least favorite form of entertainment—with his star struck sergeant. They watch stunned as Prince Charming dies on stage. Shadow suspects poison and launches an investigation. When he discovers the missing sabre backstage, Shadow realises the theft was no joke and the entire cast and crew are murder suspects. Then another body is found….John Shadow is a man of contradictions. A solitary figure who shuns company but is a keen observer of all he meets. A lover of good food, but whose fridge is almost always empty. He prefers to work alone but is assisted by the eager Sergeant Jimmy Chang. Together, the two men must work through an ever increasing list of jealous husbands, angry fathers and spurned lovers to discover the identity of the killer.