Publisher: Fractal Press
A selection of twelve stories from the creator of detective Holmes and Dr. Watson featuring: The Horror of the Heights, The Leather Funnel, The New Catacomb, The Case of Lady Sannox, The Terror of Blue John Gap, The Brazilian Cat, The Lost Special, The Beetle-Hunter, The Man with the Watches, The Japanned Box, The Black Doctor, The Jew's Breastplate.
The world has been taken over by zombies. Small pockets of humanity remain. Cities lay in ruins. But none of this can stop Jake Trundle from solving the biggest case of his career because Jake Trundle is also a zombie. And somewhere deep within the recesses of his long dead brain flicker the embers of the last case he was working before the world turned to hell. And now he is compelled to solve it for all eternity, or at least until New Orleans falls down around his ears. He doesn't know why, he doesn't know how and he doesn't know much of anything when the smell of fresh meat is on the wind. But he's going to solve this case anyway. Even if it kills him all over again. Jake Trundle is a zombie. But he was a detective first. And nothing can take that away from him. Not even death. »One of the few writers to make me laugh out loud.« – David Baddiel, Comedian »One of Britain's best kept literary secrets.« – The Big Issue in the NorthShow book
In 1950s New York, rookie detective Morton Digby is on the case of a murdered journalist. But the victim’s fiery fiancée is taking justice into her own paws—and he’ll have to catch the killer before she runs out of lives. Set in a noir world of cats and dogs, The Nine Lives of Bianca Moon blends classic mystery with playful fantasy and ghostly fun. When beloved reporter Flint Lockford turns up dead in Greenwich Village, Morton Digby and his partner J.B. Puddleworth are called to investigate. Complicating matters is Flint’s headstrong fiancée, Bianca Moon, who has launched a reckless quest for revenge. Meanwhile, Flint’s ghost finds himself stuck in Ghosthall, an abandoned courthouse turned spectral hangout. Determined to protect Bianca from her own feline fury—but limited by his ghostly powers—he must rely on Morton and Puddleworth to collar the killers before it’s too late. Detective fiction with a paranormal twist, The Nine Lives of Bianca Moon delivers a sharp, heartwarming tale of love, loss, and second chances. Don’t miss this “rollicking murder mystery starring cats and dogs” (Kirkus Reviews). It’s the perfect blend of “satirical wit, mystery, and the supernatural (Readers’ Favorite). A humorous fantasy that serves up a “fun, often hilarious alternate world” (Clarion Reviews). With “a surprising mix of hard-boiled drama and cartoon comedy,” (IndieReader).Show book
A bundle of books #1 (SAVE ME) and #2 (REACH ME) in Molly Black’s Katie Winter FBI Suspense Thriller series! This bundle offers books one and two in one convenient file, with over 100,000 words of reading.“Molly Black has written a taut thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat… I absolutely loved this book and can’t wait to read the next book in the series!”—Reader review for Girl One: MurderFBI Special Agent Katie Winter is no stranger to frigid winters, isolation, and dangerous cases. With her sterling record of hunting down serial killers, she is a fast-rising star in the BAU, and when a woman is discovered in the middle of a frozen lake, Katie is the natural choice to partner with Canadian law enforcement to track the killer across the brutal and unforgiving landscape.Yet Katie’s past haunts her, demanding her attention and dragging her down into a well of secrets. Will this killer take advantage of Katie’s weakness? In SAVE ME (Book #1), a string of murders around a frozen lake on the American-Canadian border leads the FBI and Canada to create an elite unit to tackle cross-border killers. FBI BAU Special Agent Katie Winter, originally from the Upper Peninsula and accustomed to its harsh winters and rough terrain, is the perfect candidate—yet with the childhood disappearance of her sister still haunting her, it was the one place Katie had hoped never to return. Tensions run high between Katie and her new Canadian partner, and time is running out before the killer’s trail goes cold. Can Katie keep her demons at bay long enough to enter a killer’s mind and stop him before it’s too late? Or will this diabolical monster outwit her in his game of cat and mouse?In REACH ME (Book #2), when a serial killer escapes and crosses the border into Canada, FBI Special Agent Katie Winter must team up with her Canadian counterpart to stop him before others die. But as secrets from her own past bubble up, Katie must also follow a lead for her own sister’s disappearance before it, too, goes cold. Can she stop him in time? Or will he find her first?A complex psychological crime thriller full of twists and turns and packed with heart-pounding suspense, the KATIE WINTER mystery series will make you fall in love with a brilliant new female protagonist and keep you turning pages late into the night.Books #3-#6 in the series—HIDE ME, BELIEVE ME, HELP ME, and FORGET ME—are now also available.Show book
Jerry Larkin discovers an age-old secret buried beneath the foundation of the house that he and his wife Jane, an avid reader of ghost stories, bought six months ago in the idyllic town of Old Orange in southern California. Jane Larkin, whose MacArthur grant led to the creation of public gardens and a farmers market in the town’s central park, works against time to save what she has built as a 100-year storm moves in off the coast. Lettie Phibbs, a strange librarian whose Antiquity Center holds the secrets to the hidden history of Old Orange, inserts herself into the Larkin’s lives, growing increasingly eccentric and menacing, as unpredictable as the storm itself.Show book
Danger stalks paradise. The past never stays buried. Sixteen years ago, Sergeant Lei Texeira met Harriet Vierra and Malia, the infant she adopted, in a deadly encounter in Mexico. Now a detective with the Maui Police Department, Harry works with Lei, and Malia, a teen sleuth, is determined to find her lost friend Camille. But Camille is only one of many missing girls. Young women are vanishing across the islands without a trace. Lei and Harry search for answers with the FBI, as Malia secretly conducts her own dangerous investigation: but for the girls taken by traffickers, time is running out. ***Shark Cove is a full-length novel with new characters, and beloved ones as well!***Show book
From the award-winning author of First Edition Murder In the world of art, some would kill to get to the top. An influential art curator is found dead at the local gallery. When Sandie's friend becomes the prime suspect, he implores her to put her sleuthing skills to the test once again. Sandie's cop brother is against her sticking her nose in his case, but how can she refuse when the man she might be falling for needs her help? But the deeper Sandie digs, the more confusing seems the case. Is this a meticulously planned murder, or a crime of passion? Worst off all, is the man she is trying to save really innocent? If you love intelligent female sleuths, quirky characters, and a proper 'whodunit' mystery, this book is for youShow book
