Publisher: The Little French eBooks
After a night out with her brother, Marisol awakens to a terrifying reality: she's been kidnapped and imprisoned in a secluded cabin. Surrounded by other young women, she quickly realizes the horrifying truth: she's not alone, and her captors have sinister plans. As Marisol grapples with her fear and uncertainty, she must find a way to escape and rescue her brother before it's too late.
The Spotted Pony Casino’s head of security, Dela Alvaro, receives a late-night call that takes her to a deserted walkway along the river. After confronting a woman babbling about love and bodies being buried, Dela stumbles over a corpse and discovers her knife covered in the victim’s blood. Dela and Tribal Detective Heath Seaver find themselves working with FBI Special Agent Quinn Pierce when the murder seems to be connected to a drug cartel. Dela nearly becomes the victim of a hit-and-run while someone is trying to frame her for the murder. Proving her innocence has Dela interviewing past acquaintances and members of a drug cartel, all while trying to decide if the woman she met the night of the murder is truly crazy … or the killer.Show book
What did the president know? And when did she know it? For the members of SEAL Team Six, it was a rare mission ordered by the president, monitored in real time from the Situation Room. Houthi rebels in Yemen had captured an American journalist and a member of the Saudi royal family. Their executions were scheduled for Easter Sunday. The SEAL team were to break them out. But when the mission results in spectacular failure, the finger-pointing goes all the way to the top. Did the president play political games with the lives of US service members? Paige Chambers, a determined young lawyer, has a very personal reason for wanting to know the answer. The case she files will polarize the nation and test the resiliency of the Constitution. The stakes are huge, the alliances shaky, and she will be left to wonder if the saying on the Supreme Court building still holds true. Equal justice under law It makes a nice motto. But will it work when the defendant is also one of the most powerful people on the planet?Show book
At sixteen, I felt I would always be a misfit. Popularity had eluded me, and I was pretty much a loner by choice. My world existed on the internet; gaming, and chat rooms were my escape, because there, my anonymity was my shield. Known by my handle, D-10, I fit in with the others, and met some phenomenal virtual friends. One special friend in fact was Dastardly Damned. We clicked. We gamed online, and finally we made plans to meet at a local hangout. Only I never saw his face. I never saw what was coming. My life would never be the same. And Dastardly Damned would pay...Show book
Joseph Cabot is a very popular wealthy San Franciscan who owns the main newspaper in town, as well as radio stations and TV. Years ago, Brooklyn’s husband Derek and his security team rescued Joseph from an assassination attempt, and now the man and his wife are friendly with Derek and Brooklyn. The friendship is helped along by the fact that Joseph is a big book lover and contributes lavishly to the Covington Library. His favorite author is Mark Twain (another newspaperman), and he’s underwritten the first annual Mark Twain Festival at the Covington. As part of the festival activities, Brooklyn will spend a few hours every day at the Library, giving demonstrations of her work, re-binding an old copy of The Prince and the Pauper. There will be events all week, all around town, celebrating the time Twain spent in the city. But the biggest event is being run by Joseph’s newspaper: a citywide contest based on The Prince and the Pauper—they want to find someone who looks like Joseph! The two men will trade places for a week as part of a huge publicity campaign to raise money for the Covington Library. But the fun turns frantic when a murder occurs right before Brooklyn’s eyes! Now Brooklyn and Derek will have to chase clues all over their beloved city to solve the murder before another death becomes front-page news.Show book
This exciting collaborative by the Private Eye Writers of America and Sisters in Crime contains short stories by well-known mystery writers including Sara Paretsky and Sue Grafton. The stories are presented in pairs, each linked to the other by a common theme or topic. The companion stories featured here are: • " A Little Missionary Work" by Sara Paretsky paired with " Unfinished Business" by Rob Kantner • " Easy Go" by Lia Matera paired with " Summary Judgment" by Jeremiah Healy • " Hangnail" by Margaret Maron paired with " Silk Strands" by Julie Smith • " Safe House" by Loren Estleman paired with " Strung Out" by Sara ParetskyShow book
Styles Court, an English manor shrouded in wealth, whispers, and now... murder. In Agatha Christie’s unforgettable debut, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, the seemingly serene countryside is thrown into chaos when the wealthy Emily Inglethorp is found poisoned in her locked bedroom. With each family member harboring secrets—and motives—the mystery deepens as suspicions fly. Enter Hercule Poirot, the eccentric and razor-sharp detective with a mind as mysterious as the case itself. Methodically examining every alibi, probing hidden rivalries, and piecing together even the faintest of clues, Poirot unearths a shocking web of deception just beneath the surface. Can his famous “little grey cells” uncover the truth? This riveting classic marks the beginning of the beloved Poirot series and is filled with the suspense, clever misdirection, and dramatic twists that make Agatha Christie the Queen of Mystery. Perfect for new listeners and longtime fans, The Mysterious Affair at Styles is an essential journey into the golden age of detective fiction that you won’t be able to pause.Show book
