She hates her power to detect missing things. When it leads her to a dead woman, can she smoke out a killer before she’s the next one to disappear?

Cora Gilbert wishes she weren’t a finder. Constantly overpowered by her strange ability to locate other people’s lost items, the lonely adoptee worries she’ll never have a normal life. But even she didn’t expect her gift to bring her to the site of a murdered corpse.

After the police find no clues to the culprit, Cora allows the victim’s fiancé to persuade her to help him dig up evidence. But when she discovers the handsome man is not what he seems, the sensitive tracker fears the only thing her talent will lead her to is her own unmarked grave.

Will Cora dowse her way towards answers or into the hands of a madman?

The Body at Blackwell Lake is a gritty paranormal mystery. If you enjoy unlikely heroines, small-town whodunits, and heart-stopping surprises, then you’ll love A.M. Caplan’s creepy adventure.

Buy The Body at Blackwell Lake to take down a butcher today!
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"My second body this week. He’d still be alive if I hadn’t gone looking for him."

Eoin Miller finds people for a living. Usually people who want to remain hidden. But Eoin's own life is in shambles, having lost everything he held dear. That is until he meets Mary, a mysterious woman on the run with a forbidden secret that every criminal in town is willing to kill for.

"I’d ask around and maybe I’d get lucky. Maybe I’d get killed."

Miller is half-Romanichal, and his father's voice compels him to run away from the law before he gets caught and blamed. But he is driven to put right what has gone wrong. Even if it means putting his own life on the line.

Old Gold is a dramatic and suspenseful novel that will leave you on the edge of your seat. Playing out like a modern-day version of Peaky Blinders and featuring crime fiction's first Roma detective, Old Gold is a classic slice of British Noir, re-released on the book’s tenth anniversary. Don't miss out on this thrilling read that explores the depths of human emotion, the fickle nature of morality, and the consequences of our actions.

Originally published by Thomas & Mercer in 2012.
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The first five AWARD-WINNING Jeri Howard murder mysteries are now available at an unbelievable bargain!

Tough-as-nails Oakland PI Jeri Howard made a splash in Janet Dawson’s first book, winning Best First PI Novel from the Private Eye Writers of America. The next four mysteries only get more enticing!

“A welcome addition to this tough genre.” -The New York Times Book Review

Dawson’s Oakland is noir and brooding, while Jeri’s as savvy as Sam Spade, with something of Spade’s seen-it-all outlook.

"Jeri combines V.I.'s social conscience with Kinsey's badass attitude and a snappy narrative voice..." -Maureen Corrigan, Washington Post Book World

Readers who tear through offbeat detective novels featuring hard-boiled women sleuths will flip for Jeri Howard, especially if they enjoy Sue Grafton, Robert Dugoni, T.R. Ragan, Marcia Muller, and Sara Paretsky. The first half of this unforgettable series has never been on sale at a price like this!

KINDRED CRIMES

A puzzling missing persons case--a wife who disappears with the grocery money--keeps winding backward, revealing brand new secrets as fast as ancient skeletons can fall out of closets.

TILL THE OLD MEN DIE

The grisly murder of a sedate, widowed history professor, is written off as a random street crime until a woman turns up at his university, claiming to be his widow and demanding access to his "papers."

TAKE A NUMBER

Out of loyalty to a former client, Jeri takes on a nasty divorce case. The soon-to-be ex-husband winds up with a bullet in his back, and the prime suspect is Jeri's client.

DON'T TURN YOUR BACK ON THE OCEAN

Jeri is looking to catch a respite from the PI life to relax and visit family in lovely Monterey on the California coast. Now, what's the worst thing that could happen on a PI's vacation? A dead body on the beach, most likely.

NOBODY'S CHILD

Is a Jane Doe uncovered at a construction site the body of her client's long-lost daughter Maureen? If so, what's become of Maureen's two-year-old daughter?

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A new mystery series from the award-winning author of the Boystown and Pinx Mystery series.

Things have not been going well for Henry Milch. After a Saturday night clubbing in his beloved West Hollywood, he took one pill too many and ended up banished to northern lower Michigan to live on a farm with his ultra-conservative grandmother. It was that or rehab. While working a part-time job for the local land conservancy he stumbles across a dead body in the snow—as if things couldn’t get worse. But then things take a turn for the better, there’s a reward for information leading the man’s killer. All Henry has to do is find the murderer, claim the reward and he can go back to his real life in L.A.

LUCY CUTS HER TEETH IN THIS TALE OF BLACKMAIL, MURDER, AND INTRIGUE

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IN BOOK FOUR Lucy digs her heels in. After her temporary stint as Kane’s assistant investigator, she’s set her sights on making the position permanent. Seems like her motto ‘persistence pays off' is about to be proved correct. Meanwhile, when Don and Lisa Maddox’s idyllic marriage is threatened by blackmailers Kane is hired to investigate ? but, he soon realizes that he is investigating more than just blackmail, and he finds himself searching for a possible serial killer. Who is responsible for the bizarre deaths, and what secret is Lisa so desperate to hide from her husband? Kane and his newly appointed assistant investigator, Lucy, head west to the Twin Cities to look for answers, but they are plagued with setbacks and met with a wall of silence. As Lucy observes, “It’s as if some malign force keeps putting obstacles in our way.” But Kane and Lucy must find a way forward if they are to thwart the blackmailers and find the killer. It’ll be cold in Minnesota in winter, but at least Kane will have Lucy with him to keep him warm…

FOR FULL DETAILS OF THE SERIES SO FAR, PLEASE SEE BELOW
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