New Release Books in Mystery & Thrillers

Pru lures potential pedophiles with her youthful voice and appearance. When one of them turns out to be a serial killer who turns the tables, she has to find a way to stop him, while dealing with long-buried secrets of her own.

The FBI desperately needs Ilse''s help to catch the "Alphabet Killer"-an unhinged serial killer who seems to be arranging his victims'' bodies in the shapes of letters. Is he spelling a word? Or hinting at who will be next? In this bestselling mystery series, FBI Special Agent Ilse Beck, victim of a traumatic childhood in Germany, moved to the U.S. to become a renowned psychologist specializing in PTSD, and the world''s leading expert in the unique trauma of serial-killer survivors. By studying the psychology of their survivors, Ilse has a unique and unparalleled expertise in the true psychology of serial killers. Ilse never expected, though, to become an FBI agent herself. Ilse, plagued by her own past, realizes the time has come to face her demons and revisit the site of her childhood home in Germany. But will the trip help her expunge her own dark memories-or push her over the edge? But in a frantic race against time, the FBI needs her to decode the Alphabet Killer. Is there a method to his madness, a way to stop the next victim before it''s too late? Or is this killer far more cunning and deranged than anyone could imagine? A dark and suspenseful crime thriller, the bestselling ILSE BECK series is a breathtaking page-turner, an unputdownable mystery and suspense novel. A compelling and perplexing psychological thriller, rife with twists and jaw-dropping secrets, it will make you fall in love with a brilliant new female protagonist, while it keeps you shocked late into the night. NOT LIKE HE SEEMED (An Ilse Beck FBI Suspense Thriller) is book #2 in a new series by mystery and suspense author Ava Strong. Books #3 and #4 in the series-NOT LIKE YESTERDAY and NOT LIKE THIS-are also available.

@sashablue So you think you''re a detective now. Let''s see how good you are. Someone''s tagging Sasha Blue on her social media account and posting photos of a bound and hooded woman. The scary thing is that some of the photos were taken in Sasha''s own flat in Shepherd''s Bush... Are the photos genuine? Who is the girl and could Sasha herself be a target? Sasha''s stalker builds up a following, with girls copying the poses in the photos, and she knows that she must put a stop to it fast and find the girl. As she investigates, Sasha becomes increasingly sure that she knows who the woman in the photos is, but how can she find her, and who can she trust? Maybe the question she needs to ask herself is whether it''s ever possible to tell if the photographs that people share of their lives are real or whether some of them are lies? Sasha finds herself turning to her friend''s ex-boyfriend, Miles, for support, as she struggles to stay one step ahead in this game of cat and mouse. Miles is hot, kind, and very attractive - could she have finally found a decent guy? With another case to juggle, that of a missing wife, and her own battle with endometriosis hampering her efforts, Sasha finds herself in a race against time until she finally comes face to face with her stalker. Things turn deadly for Sasha as she finds herself in a situation she could never have imagined and she must do everything within her power to save herself. From London to the wilds of a small Scottish island, this gripping psychological thriller will keep you guessing as rage, tragedy, past secrets and lies, romantic hopes, and some skilful detective work are thrown into the mix. Graphic Lies is the second, darker, book in the Sasha Blue Mystery Series. PRAISE FOR VILLAGE LIES, BOOK ONE IN THE SASHA BLUE MYSTERY SERIES WONDERFUL MYSTERY READ An excellent read for my fellow mystery fans! Linzi Carlisle can write with the best of the best and I''m excited to read book 2 in the Sasha Blue Series! COULDN''T PUT IT DOWN! Great story that kept me wanting to keep reading. So many different stories all coming together! A (BETTER THAN) CLASSIC BRITISH MYSTERY. This is a refreshing take on the British ''village mystery''. Sasha Blue is a real person, foibles and all. She''s definitely worthy of more stories and I''m looking forward to her future adventures! CAN''T WAIT FOR THE NEXT ONE! DEFINITELY A FIVE STAR EXPERIENCE, ONLY PROBLEM WAS I COULDN''T PUT IT DOWN! Just loved Village Lies by Linzi Carlisle. The twists and turns and amazing Sasha Blue make a fun summer read. Although each book may be read as a standalone there are ongoing connections between the stories which make them more enjoyable when read as a series. For fans of T.M. Logan, Lisa Jewell, C.L. Taylor, Mel Sherratt and Ruth Rendell.

Having been presumed dead for three years following a plane crash, Elliot Blythe returns to his home under the curse of death. After the murder of his brother, Elliot finds a master to train him in the dark arts where he learns he must kill to survive. When a strange flu begins to sweep its way through Sterling City, the duo race against the clock to find the person responsible for murdering Elliot''s brother and foil a plot to release a synthetic plague on humanity. Will they succeed, or are there larger plans in motion?

The events in room 201 of the Red Cove Travel in leaves the sleepy Texas town confused. Are they holding the right man, or is the killer still out there?

Family secrets become a blackmailer''s deadly weapon in this pulse-pounding thriller by the Amazon Charts bestselling author of No Good Deed. The shocking suicide of Beth Daniels''s father--a prominent surgeon--has thrown the FBI agent into a tailspin. But when Beth heads to Saint Augustine, Florida, for the funeral, she''ll need more than the emotional support of her boyfriend, retired detective Jon Lancaster. She''ll need his gut instinct for solving a mystery. No sooner do they arrive than suspicions are aroused. There''s the pair of Russians who seem to be watching every move the family makes. A final, cryptic phone call Martin Daniels made to his granddaughter. Strange blood evidence on his estate. More than $1 million missing from Martin''s account. And his cell phone, wiped clean, along with clues to a double life. To Beth, it''s disturbingly clear: the man she loved was a stranger. As she and Jon delve into Martin''s past, they have no idea where the secrets will take them. Or how dangerous it will be to expose the conspiracies, the cover-ups, and the terrible truths of Martin''s life--and death.

''Taut, compelling and authentic ... an edge-of-your-seat thriller'' Andrea Carter David Dunnigan just received the phone call he has spent eighteen years waiting for. A young woman has been found -- and she''s claiming to be his niece Beth, who disappeared as a child. Is she telling the truth? And, if she is, will Dunnigan finally rid himself of his demons, and help her to rebuild her life? Meanwhile, an investigation into a gruesome murder leads the criminologist to five prominent men, seemingly unlinked, who say they are being stalked by a shadowy figure. But ''Mother Joan'' seems to merely be an urban legend, a ghostly avenger who punishes the wicked. So, if these men fear her wrath, what sins have they committed? As Dunnigan pursues this strange mystery, enemies from his past are closing in. And when the case leads him to the crowded streets of London and then to the dark forest of Kielder, myth and reality become terrifyingly linked. But is Dunnigan prepared for what, and who, he will face?

"South African-born Doctor Lily Winters, a consultant with the World Health Organization, has been in the thick of some of the worst humanitarian disasters across the globe. But when she''s posted back to South Africa following the suspicious death of an ex-colleague, she faces the biggest medical mystery she''s ever seen.The resettled Platfontein San People population is exhibiting a higher than average HIV epidemic, and their people are dying. The cases Lily takes over are baffling and despite her best efforts the medicine doesn''t seem to be helping.To save this unique community, Lily and a policeman from the Kalahari, Piet Kleinman, join forces to trace the origins of the epidemic and uncover the truth. Their search drags them into the dangerous world of a corrupt industry driven by profit while the authorities meant to protect their community turn a blind eye. In a race against time Lily and Piet will put not only their careers but their lives on the line..."--Publisher description.

On his last day of a twenty-five-year career as a New Orleans police officer, Sergeant John Archer is on a prisoner transport to the new state-of-the-art parish jail that will prove to be anything but routine! He and rookie officer, Kelly York, enter the rear of the facility with the life-long, career criminal, Noah Crockett, as the city Mayor enters from the front to tour the understaffed facility. Within minutes the inmates take over the jail and secure the Mayor as a hostage. Archer and York must make their way out through the riotous violence with Crockett intent on exacting revenge on the pair. Archer''s ingenuity and experience are tested to their limits as York gets a decade''s worth in mere hours. Once this action-packed novel shifts into high-gear, it doesn''t slow down until its explosive conclusion in the Louisiana Bayou. The first in the John Archer series, he''s DUTY BOUND!

When exotic pet-sitter Belinda Blake moves into a carriage house in tony Greenwich, Connecticut, she’s hoping to find some new clients. Instead she discovers a corpse in the garden—and a knack for solving murders . . . Pet-sitter Belinda Blake doesn’t rattle easily, but move-in day has been eventful, to say the least. The python in her care tried to slither to freedom—just as she met Stone Carrington V, her landlords’ disarmingly handsome son. With the constrictor back in its cage, she heads out to the garden, only to discover a designer shoe poking out of the boxwood hedge—attached to a woman’s dead body. The victim, Margo Fenton, was a Carrington family friend, and no one in their circle seems above suspicion. Between client trips to Manhattan and visits to her family in upstate New York, Belinda begins to put the pieces together. But though she’s falling for Stone’s numerous charms, Belinda wonders if she’s cozying up to a killer. And soon, daily contact with a deadly reptile might be the least dangerous part of her life . . . “A humorous series debut with exotic pets and a zany cast of characters. Gilbert’s cozy will make you smile.” —Amanda Flower, USA Today bestselling author of Premeditated Peppermint “Cozy fans will root for pet-sitter Belinda Blake as she unravels this cleverly-crafted mystery in a delightfully-deadly new series by Heather Day Gilbert.” —Elizabeth Spann Craig, author of the bestselling Myrtle Clover Mysteries “Smart and fresh, with a compelling mystery at its heart, Belinda Blake and the Snake in the Grass is an enchanting cozy that will hook you from page one. As will amateur sleuth Belinda Blake, a delightfully original heroine you’ll want to meet again and again.” —Karin Kaufman, author of the bestselling Juniper Grove Cozy Mystery Series “Snakes rank only slightly more favorably with me than spiders, leeches, and ticks. So you can imagine my surprise when, by the end of this book, the snake was my second favorite character after Belinda herself. On top of being a great book for animal-lovers (trust me, you’ll love even the snake), this was a fun read with a smart sleuth. I can’t wait to see what Belinda does next, where both pets and perps are concerned.” —Emily James, award-winning and bestselling cozy mystery author

"Rory Abernathy and Liam Bastian had been married for two months, but his wealthy family insisted they have a formal wedding which turned into a bloodbath. Rory fled to Point Roberts, Washington, to protect her unborn child. Five years later, Liam finds her and their daughter, but so does the wedding killer"--

Marina Willett has a problem. Her husband, Charlie, has become obsessed with H.P. Lovecraft, in particular with one episode in the legendary horror writer''s life: In the summer of 1934, the ''old gent'' lived for two months with a gay teenage fan named Robert Barlow, at Barlow''s family home in central Florida. Were they friends - or something more? Just when Charlie thinks he''s solved the puzzle, a new scandal erupts, and he disappears. The police say it''s suicide. Marina, a psychiatrist, doesn''t believe them. A tour de force of storytelling inspired by Lovecraft and his gang.

Dashing terrorist Khalil Sharivar plans to bring down the electrical grid starting at the Hungry Horse Dam in Montana. He doesn''t need explosives or weapons, only a smartphone, his charm, and the perfect scapegoat-Tawny Lindholm, a beautiful small-town widow intimidated by technology. Her rigged phone is his tool of seduction and manipulation, tangling her ever more tightly into his plot. Soon the feds are chasing her and her family is in jeopardy. If Tawny can''t turn the instrument back on the devil himself, she dies. In the era of runaway surveillance, if it could happen to Tawny, could it happen to you? Follow Tawny to find out! Winner of the Kindle Scout contest and the 2016 Zebulon Award, Instrument of the Devil is a fast-moving psychological thriller about a cyber-attack on the power grid that''s only a keystroke away. Five-star reviews call it "a thrilling high-stakes tale" and "tense and chilling." Read it before the lights go out!

Years ago, Jake Mallory fell in love all over again with Ashley Donegal-while he and the Krewe were investigating a murder that replicated a horrible Civil War death at her family''s Donegal Plantation. Now, Ashley and Jake are back-planning for their wedding, which will take place the following month at Donegal Plantation, her beautiful old antebellum home. But Halloween is approaching and Ashley is haunted by a ghost warning her of deaths about to come in the city of New Orleans, deaths caused by the same murderer who stole the life of the beautiful ghost haunting her dreams night after night. At first, Jake is afraid that returning home has simply awakened some of the fear of the past... But as Ashley''s nightmares continue, a body count begins to accrue in the city... And it''s suddenly a race to stop a killer before Hallow''s Eve comes to a crashing end, with dozens more lives at stake, not to mention heart, soul, and life for Jake and Ashley themselves.

Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace was born on the 1st April 1875 in Greenwich, London. Leaving school at 12 because of truancy, by the age of fifteen he had experience; selling newspapers, as a worker in a rubber factory, as a shoe shop assistant, as a milk delivery boy and as a ship''s cook. By 1894 he was engaged but broke it off to join the Infantry being posted to South Africa. He also changed his name to Edgar Wallace which he took from Lew Wallace, the author of Ben-Hur. In Cape Town in 1898 he met Rudyard Kipling and was inspired to begin writing. His first collection of ballads, The Mission that Failed! was enough of a success that in 1899 he paid his way out of the armed forces in order to turn to writing full time. By 1904 he had completed his first thriller, The Four Just Men. Since nobody would publish it he resorted to setting up his own publishing company which he called Tallis Press. In 1911 his Congolese stories were published in a collection called Sanders of the River, which became a bestseller. He also started his own racing papers, Bibury''s and R. E. Walton''s Weekly, eventually buying his own racehorses and losing thousands gambling. A life of exceptionally high income was also mirrored with exceptionally large spending and debts. Wallace now began to take his career as a fiction writer more seriously, signing with Hodder and Stoughton in 1921. He was marketed as the ''King of Thrillers'' and they gave him the trademark image of a trilby, a cigarette holder and a yellow Rolls Royce. He was truly prolific, capable not only of producing a 70,000 word novel in three days but of doing three novels in a row in such a manner. It was in, estimating that by 1928 one in four books being read was written by Wallace, for alongside his famous thrillers he wrote variously in other genres, including science fiction, non-fiction accounts of WWI which amounted to ten volumes and screen plays. Eventually he would reach the remarkable total of 170 novels, 18 stage plays and 957 short stories. Wallace became chairman of the Press Club which to this day holds an annual Edgar Wallace Award, rewarding ''excellence in writing''. Diagnosed with diabetes his health deteriorated and he soon entered a coma and died of his condition and double pneumonia on the 7th of February 1932 in North Maple Drive, Beverly Hills. He was buried near his home in England at Chalklands, Bourne End, in Buckinghamshire.

Bandit gold and sunken pirate ships. What could be better for the reputation of a quaint coastal California town like Seaside Cove?Local eyebrows go up when eight friends come searching for a 16th Century Spanish galleon. After all, everybody knows there¿s no such thing as Spanish gold off this part of the California coast. The group¿s visit turns ugly when a killer strikes and leaves Seaside Cove Bed & Breakfast owner Rick Atwood with a trunkful of questions. Who murdered one of his guests? Will his precocious ten-year-old daughter stop interfering in his investigation? And can he squelch the latest town gossip? Which is, of course, can Rick and his daughter do what the cops can¿t and solve the crime?

"If you ever say anything to anyone, they all die." When eight-year-old Greer Donner falls off his horse in the Washington wilderness, he braces himself to face the long hike home alone. But screams pierce the darkness, and he stumbles upon a dead-end road where a man is beating a woman-nearly to death. In a moment of courage, he stops the assault, but he''s left to face the man, who turns his wrath into an ominous threat: if the boy ever reveals what he has seen, his family will pay the ultimate price. The secret Greer now carries begins his emotional unraveling. In Seattle, Gillian Trett is a photographer with a troubled marriage and a childhood she''s trying to forget. Domestic tension mounts when her husband''s stepsister arrives. Desperate for a distraction, and a way to advance her career, Gillian throws herself into uncovering the history behind an old man''s Holocaust photo of boys in a forest. The mysterious children and the truth behind the scene haunt her-she can''t let go of the image, or of her own shadowed past. Then a horrifying revelation entangles Gillian''s path with young Greer''s. The boy and the woman, separated by a generation and a hundred miles, each confront the terrible power of harbored secrets-not only to eclipse the truth but also to illuminate the dark, unknown dimensions of their loved ones and themselves.

When a movie is being filmed on the Zoransky mansion grounds, animal-loving Gal Friday Dierdre "Foxtrot"Lancaster is saddled with a dead body and an explosion and must call upon the mystery-solving skills of her telepathic cat and shapeshifting dog before the credits roll.

When the jealous wife of a local tycoon is found dead, Brandy Borne, her ever-eccentric mother, and their sleuthing shih tzu investigate clues surrounding a super-secret high society bridge group.

If you like Stranger Things - you will love this! In your dream, no one can hear you scream When the body of the teenage boy, Julian Long, is discovered in the Green Swamps of Florida, the citizens of Bushlake know the city will never be the same again. Julian was popular, loved by all, and the circumstances of his death are more than strange. What secrets is the boy in the swamps hiding? Stephanie Boulder has returned to the town after fifteen years to take care of her grandmother, who is terminally ill. She writes for the local paper, and as soon as she starts digging into the story of Julian Long, she discovers secrets deep within the town''s history. Secrets so cruel, so profoundly buried, uncovering them will put her life in grave danger. What if dreams were not just dreams? Would you dare to sleep again? Desperate for answers, Stephanie embarks on a journey that spans beyond her beliefs, heading towards a terrifying nightmare, trying to figure out who the Umbrella Man is. Umbrella Man is a page-turning supernatural thriller from the Queen of Scream, Willow Rose. It is fast paced and packed with suspense. This is one book you don''t want to miss. Scroll up and grab a copy today.

Two couples. A doctor''s surgery. A deadly obsession. Who''s telling the truth? One evening, a wife asks her husband a question: who else would you go for, if you could? It is a simple question - a little game - that will destroy her life. Carly and Rob are a happy couple. They share happy lives with their children and their close friends Craig and Jenny. They''re lucky. But beneath the surface, no relationship is simple: can another woman''s husband and another man''s wife ever just be good friends? Little by little, Carly''s question sends her life spiralling out of control, as she begins to doubt everything she thought was true. Who can she trust? The man she has promised to stick by forever, or the best friend she has known for years? And is Carly being entirely honest with either of them? Obsession is a dark, twisting thriller about how quickly our lives can fall apart when we act on our desires. Perfect for fans of Jane Corry and Paula Hawkins.

--''A twisty, action-packed conspiracy thriller. Kent knows how to bring the thrills'' When an attempted assassination sparks a chain reaction of explosive events across London, Britain''s elite security forces seem powerless to stop the chaos threatening to overwhelm the government. As the dark and deadly conspiracy unfolds, three strangers find their fates entwined: Joe Dempsey, a deadly military intelligence officer; Sarah Truman, a CNN reporter determined to get her headline; and Michael Devlin, a Belfast-born criminal barrister with a secret past. As the circle of those they can trust grows ever smaller, Dempsey, Devlin and Truman are forced to work in the shadows, caught in a life-or-death race against the clock, before the terrible plot can consume them all.

THE FEELING OF WATER is a sequel to THE GIRL IN THE AIR in a series of page-turning, fast-paced magical realism thrillers set in the Rocky Mountains. Readers interested in Asian mythology will love discovering subtle allusions to the Mahabharata, and yoga practitioners will twist and writhe in their seats.

Working as a U.S. Army criminal investigator in the American Zone of occupied Germany seven months after the defeat of the Nazis, former homicide detective Mason Collins risks his life to track down a ritualistic killer in the ruins of Munich.--

Quitting her residency after a tragic mistake, Dr. Carrie Bryant returns home to care for her combat veteran brother and pursues a experimental therapy for PTSD before teaming up with an investigative reporter to find a missing patient.

Homophobia turns deadly when a serial killer strikes in this hot new release in legal thrillers Lawyer Brent Marks advocates a case for a gay couple''s marriage. After victory, the couple is found in their home brutally murdered, serial killer style. Can Brent bring himself to defend the only suspect in the case? Where ethics and tolerance collide, Brent must solve the murders to form a viable defense. Critical Praise "Kenneth Eade is one of our strongest thriller writers on the scene and the fact that he draws his stories from the contemporary philosophical landscape is very much to his credit." Grady Harp, Amazon Hall of Fame, Top 100 and Vine Voice "Absolute Intolerance is packed with delightful twists and turns, but its real surprise lies in an unexpected conclusion that neatly sums up events without a predictable path being taken. This makes for a gem of a read for courtroom drama and mystery fans used to the clues adding up to one direction. Without spilling beans, suffice it to say that Absolute Intolerance remains thought-provoking from start to finish, and is a winning story fueled by issues of religious and gay civil freedoms alike." Midwest Book Review Scroll up and order your copy of Absolute Intolerance now! PRE-ORDER SALES PRICE EXTENDED FOR ONE WEEK

"A Kristen Kerry novel of suspense"--Jacket.

"It was just a dream." We all say that to our children when they have a nightmare and wake up crying, don''t we? "Sh, baby, it was just a dream."But what if there is no such thing as just a dream? What if dreams are portals to other worlds where evil lurks? When Andrew and Julia have their baby, they quickly realize their daughter is very different from other children. The girl''s grandmother tries to warn them. Their daughter, Anna, has a gift. She travels the worlds at night as one of the shadowpeople. But she is also in grave danger.When Andrew and Julia finally realize her old grandmother is right, it is too late. The man with the umbrella has already set his eyes on Anna. Blackbird Fly is a masterful, intensely suspenseful novel from the Queen of Scream. It is the second book in Willow Rose''s Umbrella Man trilogy. Fans of Stephen King, Blake Crouch, Paula Hawkins, Kendra Elliot and Robert Dugoni will be gripped by this page-turning supernatural thriller, guaranteed to keep you reading till the next morning. What readers are suing about Willow Rose "I love Willow Rose! I simply can''t put down the books until I finish the story. I hope I don''t have nightmares tonight!" (Amazon reviewer) "Her characters are mostly authentic and you can''t help but like them. The storyline always keeps me glued." (Amazon reviewer) "I love all of her books-picked up my first one a few years ago and fell in love! Now, I am eagerly awaiting her next book-and each one is better than the last!" (Amazon reviewer) "Willow Rose is my favorite new author. Highly recommend ALL of her books." (Amazon reviewer) "I have never yet read one of her books that I didn''t like-and I''ve read almost all of them." (Amazon reviewer) "When I read her books, I tend to lose myself in the story. If you want a thrill and a chill, you must read her books." (Amazon reviewer) "There is absolutely no better horror author than Willow Rose. Her style, story line, and characters are touched by no one." (Amazon reviewer) "As always happens when you read Willow Rose books, you just can''t stop." (Amazon reviewer) "As an avid Willow Rose fan, I''m always excited when she has a new book." (Amazon reviewer)

When Harriet "Hal" Westaway receives a letter bequeathing her a substantial inheritance, she realizes very quickly that the letter was sent to the wrong person. But the cold-reading skills she''s honed as a tarot card reader might help her claim the money. Soon, Hal finds herself at the funeral of the deceased, where she discovers that there is something very, very wrong about this strange situation-- and the inheritance at the center of it. -- adapted from publisher info