"A superb 5-star thriller . . . one of the best I've read all year."—READER VIEWS Up-and-coming journalist Nikki Hightower has almost landed her dream job at the Chicago Tribune when family tragedy calls her back to the last place she wants to be: Willigsville, her hometown in rural Missouri. Ten years earlier, on high-school graduation night, Nikki drove one of two cars involved in a bizarre crash that killed the town's "princess" and left Nikki's best friend with permanent brain damage. The townspeople blamed Nikki. Only two people took her side: her father, owner of the local newspaper, and Sheriff Joe Ransom who always viewed law enforcement as a form of creative expression. Nikki returns to Willigsville, trapped between conflicting goals: escape the town's condemnation or stay to uncover the truth of the crash. She partners with the unpredictable sheriff amidst the town's greatest crisis, a tsunami of opioid addiction and overdoses fed by a brutal drug cartel and its local operatives. Meanwhile, rumors swirl of the sheriff's corruption. The past and present collide as Nikki realizes that her survival depends upon whom she chooses to trust.

A twenty-something gay FBI agent tackles his first big cases with heart and smarts. The complete set of four books. Assigned to South Florida for his first posting, Angus Green is worlds away from his hardscrabble upbringing in Scranton, PA. He has to cope with ethnic distinctions he's never considered, a multitude of foreign languages spoken around him, and a range of crimes and criminals that boggles his mind. While investigating a jewelry heist with its roots in Fort Lauderdale's gay neighborhoods, Angus must learn how to use his education, his intelligence and his good looks without losing track of who he is and what he stands for. The street quickly teaches him that the only way to face a challenge is to assume that he'll survive this one--that it'll be the next one that will kill him. In his second case, Angus discovers that gay teens are being sexually abused by a pornographer in the same neighborhood where he lives, and he has to bring his intelligence, his determination and his unique insights to save these young men. The case takes him from Fort Lauderdale's seamy underbelly to boisterous beachfront bars where big-fish Russian emigres launder illegal cash. He'll befriend a beautiful Russian-American undercover agent and rekindle a romance with a man who makes him feel protected. In the end, he'll learn the truth of a saying he learned as a boy -- there is a price to pay for every decision we make. Nobody rides for free. In the third installment in the series, Fort Lauderdale retiree Frank Sena is working with pawn shop owner Jesse Venable to retrieve a painting stolen from Frank’s uncle, a gay Venetian killed during the Holocaust. Angus volunteers to help Frank, and discovers Venable is the subject of a task force looking into smuggling immigrants out of war-torn countries in the Middle East. Angus, who knows nothing about art and speaks no Italian, may be in over his head as he is assigned to befriend, and ultimately betray, Venable. But with the help of his Italian-speaking brother and his art-loving boyfriend, he may be able not only to retrieve the painting, but solve a smuggling case and potentially save thousands of lives. The investigation will take him from the sun-drenched rooftops of Venice to a private yacht speeding down Fort Lauderdale’s New River. Along the way, he’ll learn the true meaning of survival. In "Brackish Water," Angus must unravel a Cuban art smuggling operation while grappling with personal revelations that shake his understanding of family and identity. When a young Cuban art historian named Yulirus Diaz is detained after illegally entering the United States, Angus sees an opportunity to unravel a larger criminal enterprise. Yulirus claims knowledge of valuable artwork being smuggled out of Cuba, including a potential masterpiece by the Spanish painter Bartolomé Esteban Murillo. As Angus digs deeper, he uncovers a sophisticated operation involving not just art theft, but money laundering and discrimination within a prominent Cuban-American business. This thrilling installment combines high-stakes investigation with thoughtful exploration of immigration, art, and the complexities of human relationships. Kirkus Reviews says, "Plakcy's characters... charm" and Publishers Weekly writes "readers will look forward to seeing a lot more of Angus."

Introducing the must-read, heart-pounding crime thriller of this year. The police receive a call. ‘ Please help. He’s coming. ’ The small voice is barely a whisper. ‘Who’s coming? Are you in danger?’ ‘ He has a knife. He killed her. ’ The line goes dead. Nine-year-old Anya crawls into a cupboard in her bedroom and calls the police again. The line connects as the bedroom door creaks open. ‘ He’s here . . . ’ A blood-curdling scream barrels down the phone, filling the earpiece of the operator. For the second time, the lines goes dead. Detectives Tanzy and Byrd are called to Anya’s home, a small, semi-detached property. They’re hit by the familiar smell of death. Something terrible happened here — and it’s up to Tanzy and Byrd to pull together the pieces of this terrifying puzzle. This propulsive, unputdownable novel is perfect for fans of D.S. Butler, Charlie Gallagher, Rachel McLean, Emmy Ellis, Alex Smith and Joy Ellis. READERS LOVE THE LITTLE GIRL IN THE WARDROBE : ????? ‘ The story line is so good and I don’t think I’ve read anything like it before.’ Laura S. ????? ‘Thrilling until the end. I couldn’t put it down. It was a spine-tingling roller-coaster ride that keeps you awake at night, and I loved every minute of it .’ Bitsy M. ????? ‘Great read!!! Wow what a chilling thriller . . . some wild twists and turns!’ Debbie B. ????? ‘ This book is stunning and Grayson is quickly becoming an author whose books I don’t want to miss.’ Laura S. ????? ‘Everything I expect from a five-star crime thriller and so much more. This book had me constantly holding my breath.’ Peggy B. ????? ‘I got this book yesterday and I couldn’t put it down ! I really enjoyed it.’ Amber O. MEET THE DETECTIVES With his square jaw and light South African lilt, Detective Orion Tanzy is considered quite the catch in Darlington. But Tanzy is devoted to his wife Pip. She’s had her struggles, but together they’re raising their two beautiful young children. Tanzy studied forensic science at university, and after joining the force moved up the ranks to join Max as a detective inspector. The dream of working in forensics may have faded, but Tanzy still watches Silent Witness and wonders how his career could have been. Detective Max Byrd joined the police force as soon as he turned eighteen. His father was an army man, but he encouraged a reluctant Byrd to try the police instead. Twenty-three years later, he’s not once regretted the decision. A love of takeaways means Byrd doesn’t have the same washboard stomach as Tanzy, but an even greater love of five-a-side football — and his new partner Claire — keep him in good nick. THE SETTING Darlington, in the far north-east of England, is a small market town where everyone knows everyone. It’s a proper northern town with a proud industrial heritage thanks to the old wool manufacturing industry. The bustling centre is the heart of the town, with the river Tees running around the outskirts, and, while it’s a busy little place during the day, at night, there are plenty of dark, quiet alleyways you’d do well to stay away from.

The old farmhouse on Little Wye Creek is creepy enough to be a murder scene, and there's even a dead man on the lawn, but Grace Reagan hopes the infamous Garret Bishop is just pulling another lame publicity stunt. Wealthy, eccentric Bishop has survived an avalanche, a hijacking, and a kidnapping plot. Did he die for real this time in a tragic accident, or was he helped along to his last headline? Bishop's death shocks everyone, especially Grace, who's so close to escaping the village of Mallard Bay she can nearly taste the lime in a Key West daiquiri. She has a few things to do before she goes, though, and selling the old Morgan farm is on the list. Even though the purchase contract in Bishop's coat pocket has a bullet hole in it, Grace isn't giving up. She's leaving Mallard Bay for good, and nothing's going to stop her, not even a murder. Book 2 in the Eastern Shore Mystery series. Can be read as a standalone or series entry point. A traditional mystery set on Maryland's Eastern Shore with dry humor, real stakes, and an amateur sleuth with backbone. For fans of Midsomer Murders and traditional small town mysteries.

Jane Delaney does things her paying customers can’t do, don’t want to do, don’t want to be seen doing, can’t bring themselves to do, and/or don’t want it to be known they’d paid someone to do. To dead people. Life gets complicated for Jane and her Death Diva business when she’s hired to liberate a gaudy mermaid brooch from the corpse during a wake—on behalf of the rightful owner, supposedly. Well, a girl’s got to make a living, and this assignment pays better than scattering ashes, placing flowers on graves, or bawling her eyes out as a hired mourner. Unfortunately for Jane, someone else is just as eager to get his hands on that brooch, and he’s even sneakier than she is, not to mention dangerously sexy. Just when she thinks her biggest problem is grand theft mermaid, things take a murderous turn. But hey, when you’ve teamed up with a neurotic seven-pound poodle named Sexy Beast, how can you go wrong?

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