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The rebranding of the annual Fire Department Fun Run as the Billings Group Sprint Triathlon Series is just the latest battle in the war to transform sleepy Morgansburg, NY, into the next Silicon Valley. But surely even the redoubtable descendants of Colonel Obadiah Morgan, who repelled the Redcoats with no more weapon than a hip-bath, couldn' t be capable of making a hi-flying tech investor vanish in the middle of a lake, in full view...

Friendship. Wilderness. Deception. Charlotte Connolly studies hard. She plays hard too. A geography student, she and her course mates head to Loch Monar in Scotland. The middle of nowhere. The perfect place to unwind from the daily grind. The perfect place to relax. The perfect place for murder. A twisting, turning mystery which shines a light on friendship. And brutality.

"Danger was part of my job description, but none of my contingency plans anticipated an attack by a Maine Coon." It's summer on Whisper Island. Ex-cop-turned-private-investigator Maggie Doyle is looking forward to sun, fun, and romance. Instead, she gets bills, an assault allegation, and a busted wrist. To add insult to injury, there's a movie being filmed on the island, and Maggie's diva sister has been cast in it-her debut role. While other residents...

THE KING AND OTHER STORIES, the second collection by Christopher Ruz, combines five pieces of contemporary fiction and modern counter-culture literature into one exciting package. In THE HARD SELL, a disaffected photographer finds his world flipped upside-down by a group of graffiti activists called the Four Horsemen. But the Horsemen and their enigmatic leader, Fiver, are operating without a plan and without a clue. Can they really change the world,...

MURDER, MAGIC, AND MYSTERIES contain four stories of life, death, and adventure.Readers start with the story of "Spirits in the Snow." It follows Jamilla as she breaks tradition. Set against a winter wonderland, Jamilla decides to skip the festivities of the Snowmaggedon and follow a mysterious noise that leads ever deeper into the forest.Readers are then introduced to "The Rightful King." It sends us racing down the road with Gideon and Hathem. The...

"Skillfully weaves murder, greed, traditional customs, bonding and betrayal into a gripping read." - Chronicle-JournalIn one volume for the first time, this bundle presents the first five novels of the Meg Harris Mystery series by R. J. Harlick. Meg Harris, an amateur sleuth who drinks a little too much and is afraid of the dark, delves into the finds herself confronting an underside of life she would rather not know existed. Shortlisted for the Arthur...

An international criminal mounts an impossibly daring art heist There are only two people on earth who know that James Bourne is a criminal: his wife and his partner. Although he may be the most distinguished crook in Europe, Bourne has never been arrested. The thieves of London don't know his name, nor do the dons of Sicily or the police of Paris. A master thief, he's patient, careful, and utterly discreet-but he's about to meet his match.   A handful...

Don't miss any of the Lady Julia Grey stories! Experience the mystery and romance of the fan-favorite series in this classic novella from New York Times bestselling author of Killers of a Certain Age, Deanna Raybourn. Midsummer in England-an auspicious time for a wedding. Brisbane has taken charge of the music. Julia has, perhaps mistakenly, authorized her sisters to choose the dress. And Belmont Abbey is overflowing with guests awaiting the blessed...

"Welcome to Sinful House, a reality TV show where the 7 Deadly Sins live together in the sunny beach town of Odyssey, California, and compete to become America's Favorite Sin!" This week on Sinful House, Gluttony, Sloth, and I have an impossible challenge. The great, bronze statue that usually stands outside City Hall has disappeared from her rightful place only to reappear at odd locations throughout the city. And to make matters more confusing,...

Earth is dying. Luna is uninhabitable. Mars is our last chance. Once considered humanity's future home, Mars hasn't worked out like anybody hoped. Plagued by crime and a terraforming project that's centuries from completion, Mars is a red hell. Denver Moon, P.I., works the dark underbelly of Mars City. While investigating a series of violent crimes linked to red fever-a Martian disorder that turns its victims into bloodthirsty killers-Denver discovers...