Readers' Favorite Honorable Mention - Mystery #1 Best Seller (Amazon) in Traditional Detective Mysteries Barnes and Noble Bestseller 2021 Maxy Award Runner-Up - Mystery/Suspense 2021 PenCraft Book Awards 1st Place - Thriller Top 50 Indie Books - Readers' Choice "To call Betrayed a thriller alone would be to do a disservice." –Midwest Book Review "A stirring and unusual tale of teenage love, adventure and murder." –Best Thrillers "Action and adventure are the words of the day in this … [Read more...] about Betrayed by Joseph Lewis
Caught in a Web by Joseph Lewis
A PenCraft Award Winner! “This important, nail-biting crime thriller about MS-13 sets the bar very high. One of the year’s best thrillers.” –Best Thrillers The bodies of high school and middle school kids are found dead from an overdose of heroin and fentanyl. The drug trade along the I-94 and I-43 corridors and the Milwaukee Metro area is controlled by MS-13, a violent gang originating from El Salvador. Ricardo Fuentes is sent from Chicago to Waukesha to find out who is cutting in on their … [Read more...] about Caught in a Web by Joseph Lewis
The Axe by Linda Griffin
Sweethearts Eric Leidheldt and Desiree Chauveau are spending a weekend at his uncle's cabin when they encounter two strangers cutting wood. Eric is knocked unconscious, and Desi is viciously attacked. The following day two police officers come to their apartment to arrest Desi. Her assailants are dead, murdered with an axe, and her fingerprints are on it. She confesses, but is she really guilty? Eric is determined to stand by her, but the physical and emotional effects of the attack severely … [Read more...] about The Axe by Linda Griffin
Blaze In, Blaze Out by Joseph Lewis
Blaze In, Blaze Out earned Fiction-Action Thriller of 2022 by BestThrillers.com Two detectives, Paul Eiselmann and Pat O'Connor were the linchpins in a guilty verdict of a Chicago crime lord. They thought the guilty verdict was the end, but it was only the beginning. Behind prison walls, the crime lord contracts with two paid assassins to put an end to Eiselmann and O'Connor. They, their families, and their loved ones are in danger, but no one knows until it is too late. Revenge knows no … [Read more...] about Blaze In, Blaze Out by Joseph Lewis
The Clock Setter: A Dr. by E.W. Johnson M.D.
For once it was supposed to be easy. When Dr. Nolan discovers a phantom clinic specializing in Medicaid and Medicare fraud, he promises his family and friends not to get involved in the case. All he wants to do is find out who's behind it and turn the information over to the proper authorities. Simple. There was only one small problem. Then he found out. … [Read more...] about The Clock Setter: A Dr. by E.W. Johnson M.D.
Third Wheel by Richard R. Becker
Third Wheel by Richard R. Becker Third Wheel is an exhilarating coming-of-age thriller about belonging, betrayal, and breaking away. It is the story of a boy trying to find his identity without the benefit of clear role models. He takes chances on random and fragile relationships forged in the pre-boom hours of Las Vegas, 1982. Brady Wilks is remarkable as a transformative protagonist. He must make tough decisions as his friends try to navigate a dangerous path selling cartel-supplied … [Read more...] about Third Wheel by Richard R. Becker
Dare to Tell by Tara Fox Hall
Dare to Tell by Tara Fox Hall Urban single woman Jean Bane denies her dreams and ghostly visitations of impending death until a horrific active shooter event clarifies the messages as portents. In the aftermath, more ghosts visit Jean, saving her yet again in a car accident and asking for her to “come to Evergreen Hall”, to “bring it to justice”. Dreading their requests for aid, Jean ignores the ghosts and tries to go back to her former life. But after ghostly interference saves her life a … [Read more...] about Dare to Tell by Tara Fox Hall
A Week and a Day by Hal Adkins
In 1945, David Hamilton is a WWII pilot struggling for survival in a disabled Corsair fighter plane in the war-torn skies over the Pacific Ocean. Suddenly and mysteriously, just as he thought all was lost, his life takes an inexplicable turn, leaving him searching for answers as he finds himself lost and alone in a different time, place, and, perhaps, identity. With little choice but to enlist the help of two rather reluctant strangers, David embarks on a desperate cross-country journey in a … [Read more...] about A Week and a Day by Hal Adkins
Pretty Teeth by K.P. Ambroziak
Twelve-year-old Iris wakes in an unfamiliar bedroom after an ordeal at the beach. The boy who abducted her is barely old enough to drive a car. Twenty-one-year-old Marguerite is newly arrived from France and takes a job tutoring French for pocket money. Her only pupil is a twelve-year-old girl called Lucy, whose mother claims she sometimes tells outlandish lies. Iris and Marguerite’s stories intersect with Philip Klein, the enigmatic TA in the Languages department at the university. He’s … [Read more...] about Pretty Teeth by K.P. Ambroziak
Spouse Trap by Cynthia Hamilton
Madeline Ridley had it all: a handsome, successful husband, a place at the top of Santa Barbara society and every luxury money could buy. In all respects, her world was perfect…until she awoke in the early morning hours in an unfamiliar hotel room, alone, unclothed, with a splitting headache and no memory of how she got there. When Steven Ridley comes home in the middle of a weekday and throws a sheaf of damning photos at her, Madeline’s enviable world collapses in a swirl of blackmail, … [Read more...] about Spouse Trap by Cynthia Hamilton
The Ghost of Mudwood Manor by Emory Keller
Murder casts a shadow over Mudwood Manor and lights a fire under Sophie. “Life is finally starting to settle down. Ezra is taking me to the magic symposium, and I’m ready to take my place in the magic community. But the fun is over when a famous healer is murdered.” The Elders lock down the estate to prevent anyone from leaving, and the killer is making sure the evidence points at me. Grandma still visits me in my dreams, but now I’m seeing a new specter. I think he’s trying to help, but it’s … [Read more...] about The Ghost of Mudwood Manor by Emory Keller
Death by Chocolate by Sally Berneathy
Death by Chocolate by Sally Berneathy Over five thousand five-star reviews! Lindsay’s only secret is the recipe for her chocolate chip cookies, but she is surrounded by people with deadly secrets. Suddenly she finds herself battling poisoned chocolate, a psycho stalker, and a dead man who seems awfully active for a corpse. She will need more than a chocolate fix to survive...but that’s a good start. Come for the cookie chip cookies, stay for the murder, mayhem and fun! … [Read more...] about Death by Chocolate by Sally Berneathy