A snow leopard biologist becomes the prey when Cold War secrets threaten to expose a modern-day spy ring, and an elite British soldier is forced to choose between his country and his heart, in Toni Anderson‘s novel “The Killing Game” Wildlife biologist Axelle Dehn isn’t about to let anyone harm her endangered snow leopards – not the poacher intent on killing them, nor the soldier who wants to use them as bait. But Axelle is…
Dante Jefferson Washington is a smart, young, black, religious conservative who wants to make his mark on the Washington D.C. political stage. But in Michael Harrington‘s novel “In God We Trust,” Dante’s lofty ambitions for public service are soon entangled in the web of partisan tribal conflict, religion, and money that defines our national political dysfunction. Dante, a social outcast because of his race and political ideals, seeks the love of a former college classmate,…
Markos Adams is a famous jazz guitarist, but he’s not famous for his fancy chops, homemade baklava or leading man good looks. After a heavily publicized suicide attempt, Markos is trying to get his life and mind back in order. But the morning after his return to the stage, his worst nightmare is realized when his daughter, Jessie, is abducted. In Eleni Papanou‘s thriller “Jessie’s Song” the kidnapper contacts Markos with the horrifying terms of…
Delaney Wilkins finds herself at odds with hotel developer Nick Harris over a deathbed promise and a mysterious find in the Tennessee forest, in Dianne Venetta‘s novel “Ladd Springs.” Both Delaney and Nick are after title to Ladd Springs, a mecca of natural springs, streams and trails in the eastern Tennessee mountains, a tract of land worth millions. But Delaney’s uncle, Ernie Ladd, owns the property and is adamantly opposed to them both. Delaney’s daughter,…
Brigid Kildare is not your typical hard boiled private eye. But she doesn’t pretend to be. No matrimonial. no child custody, no bodyguard or surveillance work, no process serving. Brigid is strictly data. Asset searches, background searches, computer security, pre-employment screening. Basically any type of records research is what she deals in. And you really couldn’t expect anything else. After all, your average five-foot-tall, blue-eyed blonde is rarely the person you would send out after…
No one expected Jennifer Jeffries to survive the physical and emotional trauma she experienced – not the doctors, not the London serial killer who chose her for his seventh victim, not the Scotland Yard detective who desperately needed her to testify against her attacker. No one expected this young, petite Texan to overcome her fears – not her witness protection team, nor the tough ex-special-forces sergeant in charge of them. And, in Naomi Kryske‘s mystery…
