Fast Paced Thrillers

In The Whistler, Lacy Stoltz investigated a corrupt judge who was taking millions in bribes from a crime syndicate. She put the criminals away, but only after being attacked and nearly killed. Three years later, and approaching forty, she is tired of her work for the Florida Board on Judicial Conduct and ready for a change.

Three top secret research scientists are presumed dead in a boating accident, but the kidnapping of their families the same day raises questions the FBI and local police can't answer, leaving them waiting for a ransom demand that will never come. Central Intelligence Agency analyst Chris Leroux stumbles upon the story, and finds a phone conversation that was never supposed to happen. When he reports it to his boss, the national clandestine services chief, he is uncharacteristically reprimanded for conducting an unauthorized investigation and told to leave it to the FBI.

Defense attorney Jackson Taylor left his Chattahoochee River roots for an office with a view of the Atlanta skyline. But when he’s called home to defend a childhood friend accused of murder, the boy Jackson grew up with has become a man he doesn’t recognize. He’s a cheat, a crook. A killer? So why is Jackson’s dad begging him to step away from the case? Despite his father’s reputation as a former no-nonsense cop, he’s changed, forgetting things. Is he hiding something? There are more questions than answers. Threatening letters of vengeance. Money laundering for the mafia…His ...

Everyone has something to hide.... The virile, all-American husband. The brainy golden girl. The happily wed bi-coastal couple. Someone is watching…. Someone who has uncovered their darkest secrets. Someone who is hell-bent on making them pay for their sins. No one suspects the truth.... Now there is no escaping the shadowy jury that watches their every move. Infiltrates every part of their lives. Stalking. Judging. Condemning. Punishment will be swift, severe, and final.

TV news anchor Harper Knowles has the story of a lifetime. Marriage gone bad, kidnapped child, missing husband, possible murder...unfortunately, it’s her marriage, her husband, and her child––and she’s the only suspect. When the growing evidence points to her, Harper jumps bail, determined to find her son. Her only clue leads to a tiny Georgia town where a shocking reunion might give her the help she needs––but can she trust the kindness of small-town strangers? As Harper runs out of time, she will take any chance and break every rule to prove her innocence and find her son. ...

Maggie Newberry is an advertising copywriter who’s fast on her feet and a little stunned to realize that she’s over 30 and still hasn’t found true love. When her missing sister ends up dead, Maggie flies to the south of France to find the little niece that no one in the family even knew existed. Along the way, she finds handsome, sexy Frenchman Laurent Dernier to help search for the girl. Meanwhile, her sister’s murderer sets his sights on the little girl - and Maggie.

Chief medical examiner Kay Scarpetta is the reluctant star witness in a sensational murder trial when she receives shocking news. The judge’s sister has been found dead. At first glance, it appears to be a home invasion, but then why was nothing stolen, and why is the garden strewn with dead plants and insects? Although there is no apparent cause of death, Scarpetta recognizes telltale signs of the unthinkable, and she knows the worst is yet to come. The forensic pathologist finds herself pitted against a powerful force that returns her to the past.

AFTER KATELYN LANDER’S EX-HUSBAND DIES in a tragic car accident that her son witnesses, she quits her high-powered banking career and returns to her hometown of Savannah. Her belief that the Low Country's slower, more peaceful life will be the perfect place for her son to heal is quickly upended when a slew of dead bodies connected to Katelyn’s family wash ashore like decaying fish in a red tide, turning a US Marshal's interest in her family into an obsession. US Marshal Nathan Parsi is convinced the esteemed Landers family's financial success is derived from laundering money. But when ...

Cat Winthorpe has worked hard to get what she has: a gorgeous home; social standing; and William, her successful, handsome husband. Then a friendly new couple moves into the estate next door. While cautious, a good neighbor like Cat greets them with open arms and warm hospitality. Neena Ryder isn’t a fellow lady of leisure. A life coach with off-the-rack dresses, personal issues, and a husband who hasn’t delivered, she’s anxious to move up in the world. This beautiful new town is a step in the right direction. It’s also making Neena aware of what she doesn’t have.

Can even a demon survive Hell on Earth? (Comes with 4 full-color, graphic art illustrations!) Tartarus’s reactor still burns in the aftermath of the Kraken’s fury as a reborn Jake Braddock steps out of the Remora submersible, with murder on his mind. He finds himself in the last place he expected to be: Diablo Caldera, the savage, Cretaceous-era island where the pliosaurs infesting the world’s oceans came from. Undeterred, the seven-foot man-reptile advances. But his plan to exact revenge upon the man who ruined his life and murdered the woman he loves runs into a brick wall. A wall ...

THE TIDE ALSO RISES In a whirlwind of unexpected encounters and chilling revelations, Cam, an adventurer with a heart of gold, and his loyal dog, Walter, find themselves in El Cuyo, Yucatan, seeking relaxation. However, the appearance of a mysterious salvage boat named 'Malinda's Star’ radically alters their plans. This rusty vessel links back to Casey, Cam’s enigmatic former brother-in-law who mourns the death of his sister - a death that holds deceptive secrets. Their tranquil vacation morphs into a peril-laden mission as Cam uncovers a ruthless local gang holding Casey captive. The ...

A DEAD WIFE, A HUSBAND IN DESPAIR, AND AN EVIL CULT LEADER. THE BODIES ARE PILING UP. When a stranger shows up at Cam Derringer’s boat and asks him to find his missing wife, who is a psychiatrist, he thinks it’s just another case of enough is enough. But when Cam’s friend is arrested for the murder, Cam realizes something just isn’t right. Cam pours through an intense investigation and realizes this case has too many similarities to a string of murders of psychiatrists by ex-boyfriends. After an attempt on his own life, the trail leads him to a compound in Angel Fire, New Mexico, ...

Mike Ray, former cop and body-double for a world famous action star, was ready to put show business behind him when he was asked to do one last favor for Hollywood's hottest new actress. All he has to do is find her the necklace from a forgotten film and not get killed in the process. From the insane house parties of Malibu and the reclusive mansions of Beverly Hills to the scorching California desert, Mike finds himself in a scandal involving one of the world's most eccentric billionaires, the Nevada Mafia and a sadistic Estonian porn kingpin.

Cam Derringer is back in DEEP BLUE DECEPTION. Cam finds his friend’s boat adrift. Antonio Solomon is not on board, and no clues as to where he might be. Antonio’s daughter, Teresa, wants Cam to find her father. She has her thoughts about who might have kidnapped or, even worse, killed him. With the suspects living in The Bahamas, Cam has to leave the security of Key West and track down the would-be villains. It’s not long before, one by one, the suspects cast the blame on the others. Caught in a tangled web of deception, Cam puts his own life in danger. Now the clock is running, and ...

Lauren Abrams wants nothing to do with her damaged mother, whose spurious testimony sent Lauren’s father to prison for murder years ago. After a serial killer’s confession to the crime restored justice, Lauren chose to live with her father and grandmother. Now an adult, Lauren has come home to the Sacramento family estate for good, her mother’s lies be damned... It’s been decades since Donna made her cheating husband pay, but she hasn’t forgotten the past. She knows her estranged daughter has made a terrible mistake by returning to the estate.

She’s a renowned medical biologist with the State Department on speed dial––but the world thinks she’s dead! When Dr. Rachel McKenzie suddenly abandons a covert State Department lab, US Marshals Kate Landers and Joleen Parker must uncover the truth behind her mysterious disappearance. Unearthing Dr. McKenzie’s secret, a biological discovery with the power to weaponize a third-world country and turn common men into kings, the two marshals must battle against an unrelenting force to protect the lives of millions. With unexpected twists and powerful emotions, this explosive story ...

Deirdre Stephens lives a picture-perfect life until her daughter is kidnapped on foreign soil, and three days later, her husband disappears. Secrets from her marriage come to light forcing Deirdre to take matters into her own hands and embark on a daring rescue mission dangling herself as bait. But can a simple elementary school principal with no training outwit a criminal cartel before it’s too late? Set in a complex world where living by the rules gets you killed, Who's Watching Maddie? is a thrilling suspense novel with jaw-dropping twists that will keep readers on the edge of their ...

Mayor Tanner Duncan has a cherished and quiet life in rural Georgia––until his fiancée doesn’t show up on the night of their engagement party, shattering his idyllic world. Despite the local sheriff and townsfolk insisting he’s overreacting, he’s determined to find her. When his search unravels a government research project Tanner is suddenly entangled in a web of sinister state secrets. Though he’s brushed aside and told to stand-down by the two US Marshals overseeing the investigation, Tanner has no intention of waiting by the phone. With the clock ticking, can a small-town ...

A killer from his past threatens his future. Will a decade-long chase end in justice or disaster? Special Agent Aidan O’Reilly is haunted by the one that got away. And even after another year of silence, he still can’t shake his failure to nail the sociopathic madman responsible for over fifty shocking murders. But his guilt becomes a shot at redemption when the murderer returns, naming the detective in a personal note pinned to a fresh kill. With meticulously clean crime scenes and a nosy reporter on the loose, O’Reilly and his new partner scramble to uncover the next target’s ...

Three years ago, Joleen Parker vowed to bring down the small-town rehab hospital that killed her brother. Now, as a forensic analyst, she gets the chance when she’s sent to conduct a misuse of funds audit––but she only has two weeks to make her case. Yet, what she finds in the quaint town of Loblolly runs deeper than she ever imagined. A crooked judge, a pill-pushing doctor, a town clerk mired in corruption––and a faceless enemy who’s threatening her life. With no one to trust, the lines blur between justice and revenge, but Joleen will risk her job and her life to avenge her ...