She found the body. Now she must find the boy.Shop manager, Rose, is shocked to discover the body of one of her customers hours after last speaking to him. Although she tries to resist getting involved, when she realises the victim’s foster son has disappeared, she feels compelled to help. Fearing for his safety, she throws herself into the search for the missing teen.He’s the police’s only suspect, but Rose doesn’t share their conviction. Digging deeper forces her to question everything. Was the boy running from the killer, or will he lead her straight to him? She needs to find him soon.Because someone out there has unfinished business, and the boy is in their way.Fatal Substitute is book 7 in the Murder Mile series, but can be read as a standalone.

‘Had me hook, line and sinker from the first page. I could not put it down. I was fully engrossed right from the start!… Incredible!… I finished this in one single sitting… Will keep you up all night… I tried going to sleep, but every time I closed my eyes, I just kept thinking about this… BAM, what a twist!’ Arcreviews_by_m, ?????Two people. One marriage. A lie that could kill them…Jessie: When I met my husband John for the first time, he swept me off my feet. Now I lie in a hospital bed, recovering from a car crash, and John refuses to tell me what happened. He insists he’s looking after my best interests, but when an anonymous note is left in my room, telling me not to trust anyone, I wonder if that also includes my husband?John: I stare into my wife’s big beautiful eyes and my stomach twists. We used to be so happy – how did it all come to this? As she begs me to tell her what happened that night, I struggle to find the words. You see, our marriage isn’t as perfect as Jessie makes out, and the night of the crash, something terrible happened… something that no one – not even Jessie – can ever know. For both of our sakes, I have to do whatever it takes to stop the truth coming out…In a marriage full of secrets, there are always two sides to the story. But who is the liar and who is telling the truth? This absolutely nail-biting and addictive psychological thriller is perfect for readers of The Housemaid, The Girl on the Train and The Perfect Marriage. Prepare to be hooked!What readers are saying about The Liar I Married:“I was compulsively reading this and could not put it down… just *chef’s kiss*… this book’s twists are perfect because they genuinely left my jaw on the floor… I LOVE THIS.” Booktuberforlife, ??????????“Wow, wow, wow, wow, and WOW!! I DEVOURED!… My head was all over the place!… It really was fantastic, and I didn't want to put this down ever.” zooloosbookdiary, ????????“Oh my goodness!… simply outstanding!… has you gasping… Please D.K., in the words of Oliver Twist ‘can I have some more?’. Sheer brilliance!!” NetGalley reviewer, ??????????“Wow, wow, wow!! What a thrill ride!! Kept me guessing the whole time!!” sip_andread, ??????????“Wow! This mind-boggling book had me on the edge of my seat… I fell head-first into it and did not come up for air until I finished it… The twists were neck-breaking… Gasp-worthy.” Escapetobooks, ??????????“Pulled me in from the opening paragraphs and never let go!… addictive… I could not stop reading!… gets my blood pumping.” Book Reviews to Ponder“Gripping… finished the book way past midnight!” Goodreads reviewer, ??????????“Will have your head spinning. It is definitely a can’t-put-down read.” NetGalley reviewer, ??????????“Wow!!!!!! I absolutely adored this.” NetGalley reviewer, ??????????“Gripped me from start to finish kind of book… Grippingly good… I was jiggly like a toddler with the excitement… I can’t wait for every other reader who comes to it to be just as “eeeek” about it as me.” Goodreads reviewer, ??????????“Wow… I absolutely loved it!” a_likely_storie, ????????“I was hooked and couldn’t stop reading… Kept me racing through the pages.” Book_a_holic_17, ??????????“You need to read this! I was hooked from the first page.” NetGalley reviewer, ????????

Get Three Bestsellers for the Price of One Backwater Bay When a body is found floating in the mangroves of Biscayne National Park, Special Agent Kurt Hunter has his first real case. He’s not looking for the spotlight or notoriety—he’s had both with disastrous results. But that seems unavoidable as the trail leads him to South Beach and his introduction to the culture there is anything but comfortable.
In the National Parks Service’s version of the witness protection program, Kurt quickly finds out that the pristine waters surrounding Miami are very different from the National Forest he transferred from. Follow Kurt through this new world as he unearths a crooked families greed to solve the case.
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Greed and corruption are nothing new to pristine Biscayne Bay. With the plant's miles of cooling canals providing essential habitat for several endangered species, Kurt is thrown into a rift between warring environmentalists and power-hungry corporate executives all trying to advance their own agendas.
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With millions on the line in the world of college football, recruiting the top players is crucial. Money and women are often used to lure the top high school prospects to schools. With big penalties for getting caught, boosters will do anything—even kill—to cover their tracks and keep their alma maters on top.

"Carter's writing is on target." - Publishers WeeklyA curmudgeon. An iconoclast. A loner. That's how people describe Garrison Gage, and that's when they're being charitable.After his wife's brutal murder in New York, and Gage himself is beaten nearly to death, the hobbled private investigator retreats three thousand miles to the quaint coastal town of Barnacle Bluffs, Oregon. He spends the next five years in a convalescent stupor, content to bide his time filling out crossword puzzles and trying to forget that his wife's death is his fault. But all that changes when he discovers the body of a young woman washed up on the beach, and his conscience draws him back into his old occupation - forcing him to confront the demons of his own guilt before he can hope to solve the girl's murder."Irresistible for an old John D. MacDonald fan like me . . . Recommended." -- Brandywine Books"The Gray and Guilty Sea is quite an enjoyable novel that engages a reader on multiple levels." -- Stimulated Outlet Book Reviews"Carter's outstanding debut crime novel set on the Oregon coast and starring a misanthropic former detective is as much a fascinating character study as it is an original story." - Michael J. Totten, author of The Road to Fatima Gate

The police thinks her death was an accident. Until they find her diary.Maria Farber has a promising future ahead of her. An honor student, she enjoys a decadent lifestyle in France when she falls for the charming Daniel, a handsome Israeli-French mathematician with a passion for the theater. Despite their differences, Maria is swept away by Daniel’s charms, and when his time in France nears its end, she drops everything to be with him. They get married. Start a family.Then, one night, Maria drives into the opposite lane and hits an eighteen-wheeler. She is pronounced dead on the spot, with only her six-year-old son as a witness.The police are quick to mark Maria’s death as an unfortunate accident. But when her blood-soaked diary is delivered to her brother Felix in Moscow, it unearths a brutal portrait of Maria’s seemingly perfect life. And what started as a passionate romance with Daniel turns out to be a resentful and abusive marriage.Together with Maria’s best friend Tanya, Felix sets out to find out what really happened to his sister. Was Maria simply a depressed woman turning to her last resort? Or was she pushed over the edge by her cold-hearted husband?The Foreign Wife is a gripping and daring psychological novel about powerful, unrestrained love and self-destructive violence that will have readers question the true meaning of trust, betrayal, and guilt.