To claim her inheritance, Merritt Quinn must uncover the truth about her mother’s death.When her late aunt’s will sends her to Crossroads, Arkansas, Merritt expects family secrets. She doesn’t expect murder.The only man who knows what really happened to her mother is local attorney Ernie Crowell. Before he can talk, he’s found bludgeoned to death.Now Merritt is trapped in a small Southern town full of old grudges, powerful families, and buried lies. Police chief Tim Birch is under pressure to catch a killer fast, but the deeper Merritt digs into her family’s past, the more dangerous the truth becomes.In Crossroads, the past is never really buried.And the truth may cost Merritt her life.For readers who love female-lead mysteries, small-town corruption, and Southern crime stories packed with danger and secrets, Deadly Inheritance is a gripping tale in the Southern Secrets Mystery series.In Crossroads, Arkansas, secrets don’t stay buried.

Somebody has got to die.Nobody told DI Jack Husker that his worst nightmare was about to become reality. A killer he doesn’t know is playing a game by his own set of rules. Stalking his prey through the city’s streets, his sights are set on one man. All he needs is a single shot to pay back a debt of revenge.DS Lisa Ramsey is left to pick up the pieces when Jack is forced into hiding. She must find a violent killer who has arrived in the city unnoticed. The only clue is a series of bodies killed in a ritual of evil. They leave Lisa wondering whether the killer might be closer to her than she could ever have imagined.Two killers hunting two different prey forces a deadly race for survival.Set in the beautiful city of York, this is DI Jack Husker’s third outing in a case that might prove to be his last.“Husker, you’re a dead man. I’m coming for you.”

In a city where the guilty roam free, there are those who seek retribution…After surviving the brutal siege of Srebrenica, Seka Torlak is trying to rebuild her life as a refugee in Melbourne, 1997. But her fragile peace is shattered when she spots a war criminal responsible for her father's death walking freely in the city. Determined to uncover his true identity and bring him to justice, Seka delves into an investigation that reveals a sinister underbelly of suburbia, where genocide deniers hide in plain sight.Haunted by memories of war and loss, Seka grapples with the raging conflict within her: the pursuit of justice versus the thirst for retribution. As she navigates this perilous path, she must decide what she is willing to sacrifice for the truth. Will Seka find her salvation, or will she lose her soul in the process?

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”