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With the death of her husband and son, concert pianist Riley Forte’s life and career shattered. Her comeback performance bombs, her sponsor pulls out, and she faces the tattered ruins of a once-happy life.
When Mt. Rainier erupts, isolating her in a small community stalked by a serial killer, it seems like the end of everything, but it brings a new chance for Riley.
If she can evade the clutches of a dedicated killer.
In a riveting action story filled with breathtaking suspense, Riley fights to hang on to the one thing she has left—her life, and the one thing she needs to turn it around—redemption.
Fans of Jeffery Deaver, CJ Box, and Robert Dugoni will be captivated by this page-turner. If you like a gripping, suspenseful tale, grab your copy of Nocturne in Ashes and prepare to burn the midnight oil.
Chief Deputy Randall Steadman knows how to read people, making him tough to face in the interrogation room. He learns the hard way those tactics don’t apply at the poker table.
Watching the last of his money disappear in a pile of plastic chips, Steadman thinks it can’t get worse. Then new disaster strikes, spinning him off on a quest to catch a killer and protect an innocent girl, aided only by his new and untried partner, Detective Cory Frost.
Extortion, a deadly volcano, and a triple homicide mark the beginning of a long and winding road for Steadman and Frost.
If you like books by C.J. Box, Thomas Perry, and Jeffery Deaver, you’ve just found a new favorite in Steadman’s Blind!
Dr. Luka Sims holds a dangerous secret in her head, the last one alive to protect it. Alone and in danger, she runs for her life, targeted by a team of determined hunters.
Drawing upon her memories and her skills as a chemist, Luka evades her pursuers. But it’s only a matter of time before the devil blows his trumpet and all hell breaks loose.
Fans of Dean Koontz, Thomas Perry, and CJ Box will find a new favorite, so don’t miss this suspense-packed thrill ride.
Fourteen spine-tingling tales guaranteed to chill and unnerve!
Inside this volume, you’ll find stories that compel you to keep turning pages. Characters, settings, and plots that will rivet you to the edge of your seat.
You’ll find spies in training, experts in deceit, and desperate artists caught up in the ruin of broken dreams. You’ll meet disturbed domestics, ambitious chefs, and lowlifes with nothing left to lose.
You’ll thrill at these suspense-packed stories. So catch up on your beauty sleep.
Whether the story surrounds a famous unsolved mystery or an intriguing puzzle set amidst a historic backdrop, you’ll love dipping into bygone eras with these suspenseful, engaging stories.
So settle in for an adventure, turn the page, and take a leap into the past with the Joslyn Chase Historic Suspense series of short stories.
Middle-aged widow commits the perfect crime. Every day. At her desk.
Mystery writer Cathryn Harcourt puts her puzzle-solving brain power to use in delighting her readers.
But when crime and mischief go beyond the pages of her books, she pushes past her writing chair comfort zone to wield her skills and bring evil-doers to justice.
Join Cathryn for intriguing mystery and satisfying suspense.
Somewhere in the Superstition Mountains of southern Arizona, a fabulous gold mine lays hidden. Hundreds have searched for it and many have surrendered their lives in the pursuit.
When Jay Bohmer’s best friend buys a historic item at auction that contains a new clue to the Lost Dutchman’s location, the two of them set off on a treasure hunt adventure.
But only one of them will return.
For fans of C.J. Box, Nevada Barr, and J.A. Jance. If you love a suspenseful mystery with a vibrant, fascinating setting, grab Falling for The Lost Dutchman today!
The story they all clamor for paves the gateway to hell.
It’s not the brushstrokes, composition, or her brilliant use of light and color. It’s not the agonies underlying the paint or the dream of revealing something both momentous and simple with the sweep of the brush.
It’s just the damn story.
They all clamor for it, but every time Leigh is obliged to tell it, it wears away a little piece of her soul.
Soon she will be soulless.
Get the story and see what everyone’s clamoring about.
Under The Blood-Red Maple is part of the short story collection, No Rest: 14 Tales of Chilling Suspense.
She’s a concert pianist, classically trained and touched by tragedy. He’s a sculptor, learning how to live again after a traumatic brain injury.
Each damaged by circumstance and struggling to rise from the ashes, they join forces to solve the crime after witnessing a terrible tragedy that turned out to be more than mere accident.
Piano meets chisel in a bravura performance that will keep you guessing to the end. Don’t miss it!
In the uneasy aftermath of WWII in Bavaria, Laura Schreiner must choose whether to help her father nurse an American GI back to health.
The decision she makes changes the course of her life, drawing her into a web of evil spun by a man who learned from the masters.
And who holds the key to her future.
In the face of his cruel obsession, can she free herself from the entanglement of the tower and embrace a life of love and freedom? If you love suspense steeped in romance, you’ll revel in The Tower.
The cat gets nine lives. David gets one. Time is running out for both of them.
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David Peeler, a sculptor poised for a brilliant career and an equally anticipated marriage, loses it all at the point of a knife.
In a last-ditch effort to find a gleam of his former sparkle, David attends an artist retreat where he enjoys the companionship of Muse, the resident tabby.
Until someone kills the cat.
Proving who did it may be the key to getting it all back, if he can solve her murder before he shares her fate.
An eclipse is coming. An eclipse that will obscure the sun and expose the sins of four guilty men.
When the sky grows dark, they will have come full circle.
Ride over. Payment due.
Covenant of Peace
Every year, on the 17th of August, Tabitha Wilkins runs nine miles.
Her chest aches, her head hurts, and blisters sprout on the bottoms of her feet, but she endures the pain.
She needs the pain.
Four years ago, on August 17th, police found her sister’s broken body. Tabitha knows someday she’ll find the man who broke it.
Looking into his eyes, she’ll make a choice—forgive him, or kill him.
Two stories, intertwined beneath a total eclipse of the sun—a spectacle you won’t want to miss. Get your copy of Double Eclipse today, for a double round of high suspense!
For fans of Jeffery Deaver’s short stories with a twist, this collection of diverse tales from prize-winning author, Joslyn Chase, will seize you by the throat and pull you along at a tingling pace.
What leads a man to murder? Neil Anderson ponders the question over morning coffee and a newspaper report of a missing girl. By midnight he’s found a personally compelling answer, drawing him into the horrifying center of the question.
She bears a scar that mars her breast. And her soul. Entangled in a game of lies, Adalet stakes every last bit of herself on winning, but the odds are not in her favor.
A young doctor, part of an elite medical task force, sets a course for adventure in Bangladesh, where she faces the harsh realities of a killer disease, and the human element which aids and abets it. Dr. Elizabeth Mason’s first tour of duty turns out to be more than she bargained for…but just what she needed.
Suspenseful, surprising, twisted, and provocative, this collection of Joslyn Chase stories demonstrates the dexterity and verve that keeps fans raving for more!
The name on his driver’s license was George Henry, but people called him Chief.
He had the bloodline, the heritage, the native skills. And no desire to live up to the name.
Until the day he helped murder an innocent girl.
Prize-winning author, Joslyn Chase, introduces Chief Redfish in a captivating story of murder on the Hood Canal. Fascinating historic details, incredible landscape, a tragic gypsy curse, and the fiendishly cold killing of an unsuspecting young woman all come into play, woven like an indian rug. A winner!
A countryside mental facility, isolated in the hills of rural Virginia. An award-winning psychiatrist, reticent about revealing his methods. An ambitious journalist, still a little green around the edges.
When the three come together under mysterious circumstances, mischief rules the day, and not the benevolent kind.
Experience the thrill and horror of Gladwell Hollow and uncover the secrets of its deepest furrows.
The Furrows collection contains two bonuses: Bedtime Story and Absolution
Question your cravings
A dark creature comes to Pine Hollow. Unbidden, unseen, it invades the homes—and children—of the neighborhood, even as a bright young boy makes a horrifying discovery that will put his name on the scientific map.
And doom his classmates to an unthinkable fate.
The dilemma tests the limits of Adam Sterling’s courage…and his conscience.
The weight of his deed overwhelmed him
A dying man. A reluctant priest. Father Lucas helped lighten the load for sinful folks every day, but now he faced an extraordinary confession—one he’d rather not hear.
The petitioner spoke. Father Lucas listened. A mystifying tale tinged with mercy, guilt, and tragedy unfolded.
In the high-stakes world of Kristelhof Fine Arts Academy, pianist Georgia Findlay plays to win. The high-tension level of talent, drive, and competition on campus keeps students scrambling for position, but Georgia never misses a quarter of a beat.
Not even the death of her best mentor slows her down.
The story of a cutthroat rivalry and one girl’s break from the life of a peasant in a bid for the golden crown.
Rachmaninoff’s Peasant includes the bonus story What Leads A Man To Murder
One woman, dead by midnight. Snuffed out in a gush of blood and water, like the day she came in. Naked in body and soul.
One man, wondering what makes a killer. What twisted workings of fate and character lead one person to steal the life of another?
Neil Anderson starts his day with two things on his lips—a cup of strong coffee and this question:
What leads a man to murder?
Before day’s end, he’ll learn more about it than he ever wanted to know.
A young doctor, part of an elite medical task force, sets a course for adventure in Bangladesh, where she faces the harsh realities of a killer disease. And the human element aiding and abetting it.
Virulent germs, natural disaster, and the murder of a Hindu priest combine to make Dr. Elizabeth Mason’s first tour of duty more than she bargained for.
But just what she needs.
Tickling The Tiger includes a bonus story: Song of The Gondolier
Do you ever just want to hit rewind?
He spends his days in breathtaking vistas, charming wealthy passengers with his songs and collecting fat tips.
Until the bottom fell out of his world.
What happens when a desperate man finds himself with an appalling choice to make? How does he square it with himself? And if the choice proves fatal, how does he tell his story?
Hold on tight for this backwards-told-tale of a nice man in a nasty position and how his life hangs—literally—in the balance.
A Riley Forte Suspense Thriller, Book One Learn More
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A Riley Forte Suspense Thriller, Book One Learn More
The Devil's Trumpet
What Leads A Man To Murder
Steadman's Blind
Duet for Piano & Chisel
The Tower
Adalet
No Rest: 14 Tales of Chilling Suspense
Tickling The Tiger
And Then There Were Nine
Furrows
The Broken Bird
Under The Blood-Red Maple
The Sodden Spectators
Rachmaninoff's Peasant
Double Eclipse
Dark Sky, Full Circle & Covenant of Peace Learn More
A Touch of Native Color
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Now she’s playing for her life!
A chance discovery. An insidious evil.
Fourteen spine-tingling tales guaranteed to chill and unnerve!
Chief Deputy Randall Steadman and his partner, Frost, exploded on the scene in the thriller novel, Steadman’s Blind.
Suspense through the ages. 
Middle-aged widow commits the perfect crime. Every day. At her desk.
Two men set out. One returns.
One suspicious death. One key to what happened.
The story they all clamor for paves the gateway to hell.
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The name on his driver’s license was George Henry, but people called him Chief.
Adalet sees only one way to overcome the ruins of her life. Entangled in a deadly game of lies, she stakes every last shred of herself on winning.
Furrows run deep…
In the high-stakes world of Kristelhof Fine Arts Academy, pianist Georgia Findlay plays to win. The high-tension level of talent, drive, and competition on campus keeps students scrambling for position, but Georgia never misses a quarter of a beat.
It waits in the shadows…
