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  Danny's Boys - A Novel

  Charley Heenan

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  Tommy Dunleavy and his life-long friends, 20-somethings in a northeast Philadelphia parish, have no idea their beloved pastor is an abuser, not until a friend dies by suicide after filing a rape complaint.Shocked and guilt-ridden, friendships splinter. The "did he or didn't he" debate rages in the neighborhood. Tommy knows Father is guilty. Despite his friends leaving the Church, he's confident that once the investigation is completed and wrongs are righted, everything can return to normal. Then the accused priest is reinstated, and Tommy has to decide, should he stay or should he go, and if he goes, then what?Heenan writes with authenticity, not just in the details --- row homes, corner bars, and rec centers, but in the closeness, loyalty, and traditions of community."Danny's Boys is a heartbreaking and provocative story. Heenan does a masterful job of conveying the life and spirit of the Irish-Catholic neighborhood." - Len Joy, author of Dry Heat, Everyone Dies Famous, Better Days"Heenan skillfully takes the reader through the friends' journeys as they explore the limits of friendship and faith." - Ann Stolinsky, author, co-owner, Gemini Wordsmiths, Celestial Echo Press

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  Detective Matt Deal Thrillers...

  Stephen Bentley

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  Book One – Mercy. His daughter was taken. He’ll never get her back. 
  Mercy is not for the faint-hearted. The opening scene is graphic but necessary to the whole story that takes place over the trilogy. 
  The series opens in the near future. Matt Deal's fifteen-year-old daughter, Mercy, is the glue in his rocky marriage. His life is changed forever after Mercy is brutally assaulted on a Destin beach leaving her in a coma. 
  Trusting the local detectives to bring the rapists to justice, Deal concentrates on his Florida gym business, only to have his world further explode on learning the rape suspects may escape justice. Deal is isolated and at his wits’ end after his Mob-connected father-in-law sends death threats blaming him for all these ills. 
  Who can he turn to? Who can he trust?  
  Book Two – Mayhem. Don’t mess with Deal… mayhem will follow. 
  At the funeral of two of his hit men, Mike Russo, capo of the New Jersey Mob puts out a contract on Detective Matt Deal for his part in the killings. 
  At the same time another funeral is taking place in Florida. Deal will soon learn just how badly his world is broken… and it’s about to get worse. 
  Book Three – Mobocracy. Mobocracy means mob rule, the opposite of democracy. 
  Anarchy and mob rule are prevalent with law and order breaking down in the United States. Even Washington DC is under siege from lawless groups of rioters. 
  In Florida, Matt Deal has now been appointed the chief of detectives. A British stranger starts making inquiries about Deal. Who is he? Is he an additional threat to Deal and his family? 
  Meanwhile the FBI recruits a disgraced cop to infiltrate the outlaw biker gang hired to kill Deal. 
  What will Deal do? Fight or flee? 
  Fans of vigilante justice novels will love this box set.

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  Cemetery Lodge

  Paula Hillman

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  A shocking discovery in a small graveyard may unearth a family's darkest secrets, in this suspenseful novel by the author of Chapel Field . . . 
   
   
   
  After archaeologist Cherie Hope makes a gruesome discovery on the grounds of a local cemetery, she's desperate to know more—and wonders why caretaker Ash Black is being so guarded. 
   
   
   
  Delving deeper, and liaising with the police, Cherie is drawn into a story that spans back fifty years. Entangled in a web of deceit, she soon uncovers a missing person, a mysterious heirloom, and hidden cemetery logbooks. 
   
   
   
  The graveyard has been in Ash's family for generations, but with his elderly father's dementia, unlocking the truth of what really happened all those years ago will be a challenge. 
   
   
   
  Is Ash just being protective, or is he worried about what his father is hiding? The caretaker may be hell-bent on keeping Cherie at a distance, but she's determined to find the truth—at any cost . . .

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  The Child's Secret - A gripping...

  Amanda Brooke

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  Everyone has something to hide but this secret could cost a child's life.When eight-year-old Jasmine Peterson goes missing, the police want to know everything.What is local park ranger, Sam McIntyre, running away from and why did he go out of his way to befriend a young girl?Why can't Jasmine's mother and father stand to be in the same room as each other?With every passing minute, an unstoppable chain of events hurtles towards a tragic conclusion.Everyone has secrets. The question is: who will pay the price?A haunting, morally complex page-turner perfect for fans of Jodi Picoult, Liane Moriarty, and Adele Parks.

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  Old Fashioned - Albert Smith's...

  Steve Higgs

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  It was all going so well until an old man with old fashioned ideas stuck his nose in … 
   
  Amsterdam has its share of seedy criminals, just like everywhere else. 
   
  Sylvia van Lidth sits atop a criminal empire providing a service to a very specific clientele … a very wealthy clientele with a particular taste. She fought to achieve her lofty status and is not about to let anything stop her. 
   
  Lee Yoo the local boss of Korea’s most ruthless crime family, has an order of high-end cars to steal. He doesn’t want to consider the consequences of failure. 
   
  Arriving in the heart of Amsterdam, Albert’s only aim is to sample the local cuisine, but when his detective’s nose results in being mistaken for a thief, his faithful companion and sidekick, Rex, is taken from him.

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  The Color of Death - A Novel

  Trey Gowdy, Christopher Greyson

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  From the number-one New York Times bestselling author and FOX News host Trey Gowdy comes a dark mystery debut about a murder in a small South Carolina town. Assistant DA Colm Truesdale must pick up the pieces of his own life in order to solve the case. 
  Following the death of his wife and daughter, Colm Truesdale is left mentally scarred. After time off, and with no desire to return to the courtroom, Truesdale is brought back into the investigation of the murder of a young woman who ran a beauty salon outside of town. When a page from her appointment book goes missing, and then the crime scene burns down, it’s up to Colm to untangle the web of deception that implicates a powerful judge and his family. 
  Taking readers inside the cat-and-mouse psychology of a killer and the assistant district attorney who must catch him, this thrilling fiction debut from bestselling author Trey Gowdy and celebrated author Christopher Greyson will keep you guessing until the very last page.

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