At a resort and urban complex in Oropesa del Mar, on the Levantine coast of Spain, Inspector Almanzor is ordered to investigate the death of Malory, an Irish tenant who was in a private hot tub with her husband Brendan. While not rejecting the hypothesis of suicide due to the lack of prints, the police team engages in a case in which the only clue is the presence of dry ice or carbonic snow in the water. The substance is normally harmless, but in high concentration can cause a disturbingly sweet … [Read more...] about Dry Ice by Jorge Sánchez López
Eight Miles High by D. B. Borton
"Maybe you think I was replaying this conversation in my head after I yanked the ripcord. Maybe you think that after the parachute jerked me up and after the pain in my near-dislocated shoulders subsided into a steady ache, I applied my investigative faculties to the case at hand while drifting earthward like a fallen leaf, thinking, 'This is quite a two-pipe problem.'” World War II veteran pilot Toots Magruder survived sabotage, criminal negligence, slander, and friendly fire during the war … [Read more...] about Eight Miles High by D. B. Borton
I Remember You: An addictive suspense thriller by Jamie Sinclair
I have spent my life running away. Too late I realise the thing I am trying so desperately to escape is myself. And I can never run fast or far enough to do that. I have been caught, so I suppose this story is my confession. When Victoria escapes the prison of her childhood home, life threatens to overwhelm her. When her affair with an older, married man is exposed, Victoria runs, joining a touring theatre company. This leads her to Cornwall where a violent confrontation lands her in prison. … [Read more...] about I Remember You: An addictive suspense thriller by Jamie Sinclair
A VIEW TO MURDER by Robert McNeill
Cases come in thick and fast for the veteran crime solver… A student meets an untimely demise when she falls from Salisbury Crags in Edinburgh’s Holyrood Park. Was she pushed? Whilst DI Jack Knox is picking through the lies of the victim’s friends, he is called upon to help the narcotics division on the other side of the city. A drug dealer is dead and the squad is setting up a deadly sting. But without Knox and the clout he has among the criminal fraternity, they’re unable to move against … [Read more...] about A VIEW TO MURDER by Robert McNeill
Six Feet Under by D. B. Borton
"After a career fighting crime, six little words still have the power to strike fear in the heart of a retired cop: the sleep-over is at your house." Once the jump-rope queen of Cincinnati, Rocky Zacharias is now an ex-convict with kids of her own and a dangerous secret. And she’s disappeared, leaving behind a cryptic call for help. With Rocky and her kids in the path of a killer, detective-in-training Cat Caliban and retired juvenile officer Moses Fogg decide that the clue to Rocky’s danger … [Read more...] about Six Feet Under by D. B. Borton
The Fleeing Pursuer by Aman Ahmed
A Homage to Classic Noir The Englishman, clean shaved, wearing a suit and having wounds on his face, is sitting in front of the police officer. The Officer takes out a roll of money, two passport sized photos of a woman, a torn piece of female clothing, some bottles of beer, a bottle of chloroform and a screw driver out of the Englishman's bag. With each item connected closely to the Englishman and his tale, what is he going to tell the officer which may be able to prove him less … [Read more...] about The Fleeing Pursuer by Aman Ahmed
Glued to the Past by Doris Akosua Tay
A story of faith, loss, resilience and love. Carl Aikins, a detective who grew up in a disadvantaged environment, determined to turn his life around. Before embarking on that journey, he lost both his father and mother. These memories will grow with him. He also fell in love with Nancy when they were both young, at Akim-Asafo, in Ghana. This love was unprofessed and lingered on his vision and mind for a long time. He could love no other woman. Nancy Palm was a successful journalist who was … [Read more...] about Glued to the Past by Doris Akosua Tay
River Run: A Delia Chavez Mystery by J. S. James
Newly promoted sheriff’s deputy Delia Chavez has worked hard to get where she is. Without any family to speak of, law enforcement is all she has. But just a few days into her new job, Delia finds the body of a hunter washed up on the bank of the Willamette River missing his trigger finger. Soon, more bodies are found–all hunters without their trigger fingers. Waterfowl season often means clashes between hunters and animal rights activists, but could someone be killing to make a statement? … [Read more...] about River Run: A Delia Chavez Mystery by J. S. James
Five-Alarm Fire by D. B. Borton
“Are you the person who normally checks the kiln?” I started. He’d pronounced it “kill,” like a lot of people do. Normally, we didn’t have a kill to check. Crabby is how detective-in-training Cat Caliban has felt ever since menopause hit. Her friends think she can work off her aggressions pounding clay in a beginners’ pottery class. But someone has mistaken Cat’s pot for a blunt instrument and they’re firing something besides clay in the art center kiln. Now that things are really … [Read more...] about Five-Alarm Fire by D. B. Borton
Kingpin by Stuart Newby
Dan Shaw, a promising but often overlooked Interpol Agent finds himself embroiled in a life or death struggle with an organised criminal gang. Nothing could have prepared him for what was to come, after being stuck on the copyright infringement task force at the Brussels Interpol Headquarters. Dan has to rely on his instincts and wit to survive as he battles against ruthless gang members who will stop at nothing to get to him. Unsure of who he can trust, Dan faces tough decisions which risk … [Read more...] about Kingpin by Stuart Newby
The House Near Fallowfield by James Fillmore
North of England, 1964. The sombre clouds of the postwar are now in the past. But the shadows remain. After the recent death of her father, Frankie, a young English widow living in the US, returns home and becomes entangled in a war mystery. Strange men follow her, watch her and Frankie starts fearing for her life. Looking for the answers, she meets Albert, a mystery author who lives nearby and ventures to help her. When they get themselves caught in the middle of a dangerous international … [Read more...] about The House Near Fallowfield by James Fillmore
Spoor of an Indian Horse by Soman Gouda
Spoor of an Indian Horse is the unforgettable story of Laxman, a lonely corporate professional, at a crucial juncture in his life, seeks to refuge in writing about his fairytale-like childhood full of serendipitous encounters, in the hope of finding the purpose of his existence. A boy in a southern Indian village with a buffalo to be taken care along with his school, leaves home at a dawn, after a series of debacles and dejections that come his way. Then follows his stint at the summit of a hill … [Read more...] about Spoor of an Indian Horse by Soman Gouda
