Special District: Harbin, Drawing the Tiger’s Bones


It’s 1929 and Borya Melnikov is a mixed-race patrolman in Harbin’s Special District police force. Paired with the legendary senior Inspector Chinn, they are investigating a grisly murder. The trail leads them through the city’s most upscale boulevards to its seediest boroughs and even to the frontiers of Manchuria. Danger abounds in the form of ethnic prejudices, local power struggles, and a growing Red terror campaign. And with a brewing border war with the Soviet Union fueling the instability of the region, will the pair survive long enough to solve the murder?

First place winner of the 2021 North Street Book Award for Genre Fiction. $0.99 on Kindle.
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Bayou Haunted House (Miss Fortune World: Bayou Cozy Romantic Thrills Book 11)

Bayou Haunted House (Miss Fortune World: Bayou Cozy Romantic Thrills Book 11)
Gomer and Gloria Hollowman host a long awaited steakhouse grand opening with a seasonal haunted house. With Gomer’s shocking announcement and unexpected guests, the festive week holds more than a few astonishing surprises. Unfortunately, someone is awaiting the perfect time to show his face, and Wasteland will never be the same as Ida Belle, Fortune, and Gertie uncover a murder mystery that isn’t what it seems. $0.99 on Kindle.
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Free: Snapped

Snapped

Murder happens in Houston, but when the most recent murders take on disturbing similarities, local law enforcement officers fear a serial killer is roaming their streets.

Former sheriff’s department sergeant Jade Monroe has just graduated from the FBI’s serial crimes unit in homicide and is called to Houston with her partner, J.T. Harper, to take on her first assignment—apprehending the person responsible for these gruesome crimes.

With victims piling up and the clock ticking, Jade and J.T. need to intensify their search because there’s no sign the killer is slowing down.

After a late-night epiphany while she’s alone, Jade suddenly comes face to face with the killer, and now Jade is missing. The clock continues to tick—but this time it’s for her.
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Free: What I Did Not Say

What I Did Not Say
Jessica Morley is on her way to meet with a man she hasn’t seen for fifteen years. In her bag there is a package she must deliver. As she travels south, she remembers Jack Banford, a boy who captured her imagination as a child and made her believe in a future that could never happen. Now it is time for her to set the record straight and finally put the past behind her. ‘What I Did Not Say’ is a story of loyalty, cruelty and love at all costs. Free on Kindle.
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What Jonah Knew

What Jonah Knew
“A spellbinding literary thriller packed with psychological suspense and profound questions about motherhood, trauma and how death illuminates life.”—Amy Tan, bestselling author of The Joy Luck Club and Where the Past Begins

A seven-year-old boy inexplicably recalls the memories of a missing 22-year-old musician in this psychological thriller about the fierce love between mothers and sons across lifetimes, a work of gripping suspense with a supernatural twist that will mesmerize fans of Chloe Benjamin and Lisa Jewell.

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Free: Forty Days at Kamas

Forty Days at Kamas
Inspired by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s account of a Soviet labor camp revolt in Gulag Archipelago, FORTY DAYS AT KAMAS potrays political prisoners and security officials at a corrective labor camp in Kamas, Utah, where inmates seize control during the mid 2020s. FORTY DAYS AT KAMAS offers a stirring portrait of a man determined to survive under the bleakest of conditions and against formidable odds while raising fundamental questions about the future of American society. Free on Kindle.
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Free: Escape to Osprey Cove

Escape to Osprey Cove
The mystery begins with an unusual find in the secret compartment of Doug’s new Corvette. It will forever change his and Catherine’s life. Doug’s mysterious behavior afterward forces Catherine to seek escape at The Osprey Cove Lodge. What she discovers there turns out to be far more valuable than Doug’s find. Follow the suspense, mystery, and romance of Book 1 of this continuing series, The Osprey Cove Lodge Series.
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Is He My Son

Is He My Son

The novel is inspired by true events.

Because of the accident, Lucy find out that their beloved twenty-year-old son, An’an, is not their biological child. And what happened to their “real” son who Lucy delivered at a Canadian hospital?

“If you like the movie Parasite ? 2020 Academy Award for Best Film? I say give this book a try.” a reader said on NetGalley.

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Free: The Harry Starke Series: Books 1-3 (The Harry Starke Series Boxed Set Book 1)

The Harry Starke Series: Books 1-3 (The Harry Starke Series Boxed Set Book 1)
For an ex-cop turned private investigator I’ve carved out a pretty nice life for myself. Yes, life is good, but that doesn’t stop me from seeking closure and justice for the victims of Chattanooga’s darker side. Some say I’m reckless., but I’ll continue doing it my way. These then are my stories.

Book 1: On a wild December night, I found myself on the Walnut Street Bridge. Moments later I was staring down into the terrified eyes of a young woman—just seconds before she slipped through my fingers and fell to her death. Who was she? Why did she kill herself? The look on that girl’s face will haunt me for the rest of my days. I had to find the answers…

Book 2: Two for the Money. I was home alone when I received a late-night phone call from a friend I hadn’t seen in years. He needed help, urgently. So I dropped everything. I was there in less than thirty minutes, but I was too late. I found Tom Sattler lying on his living room floor in a pool of blood, a revolver only inches away from his hand. It looked like suicide. But was it? I had to find the answer. If I didn’t…

Book 3: Hill House. For more than ten years the corpse of a young woman lay beneath the floorboards of Hill House, until the day two petty criminals entered the derelict property to steal the floorboards. They sure as hell found more than they bargained for… But who was she? Who put her there? Why did she have to die? Once again, I had to find the answers. I had to bring the kid some peace. Little did I know that in trying to unlock the secrets of Hill House, I was doomed to become its next victim.

These are the first three chilling stories in Blair Howard’s best-selling Harry Starke series. Eighteen novels that will have you on the edge of your seat. You can’t read just one, because Harry Starke is addictive. With each case more deadly than the last, you have to wonder, can he stay one step ahead of the ruthless killers or will his quest for justice lead him to an early grave? Find out. Buy now. Three complete, stand-alone novels. Three mind-blowing whodunits. Almost 1,000 pages of murder, mystery, corruption, and revenge. Perfect for fans of Connelly, Coben, Gardner, and Hoag. Perfect for you! Begin the binge today. Get your copy now! Free on Kindle.
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Tony Valenti Thrillers Box Set: Books 1 – 3

Tony Valenti Thrillers Box Set: Books 1 - 3
Find out why thousands of readers are excited about the Tony Valenti Thrillers by reading the ePub box set of books 1–3. Tony and Penelope Brooks operate in the Chicago suburb of Cedar Heights, where the locals affectionately refer to them as “Lawyers to Little People and Lost Causes.” But taking on powerful interests comes with unexpected risks. $4.99 on Kindle.
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Free: Madman: A Murderous Thriller

Madman: A Murderous Thriller

It begins with a strange text message from an unknown number.

Congratulations! You’ve been selected to play a game. You must accomplish a task to prevent a consequence.

Eve Hudson ignores the message, setting off a perilous game that she can’t possibly win. To avoid losing the love of her life, Eve is forced to play the game of an unknown madman. In doing so, she sacrifices her home, her job, and her safety. She asks her best friend for help and plunges into a disturbing world of destruction created by someone who has far more devious designs than she knows.

But when the game takes an unexpected turn, and those Eve has harmed begin to turn up dead, she has nowhere to turn. The choices she makes carry far more consequences than the game’s master had indicated.

Unfortunately, for Eve, this game, the game of the madman, will plunge her further and further into a growing nightmare.

Eve battles through every task, only to realize that the desires of the madman are far from over.

Eve wants her family back.

But first, she must survive the game. Free on Kindle.
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Free: Bully Shack

Bully Shack
True story about fighting amongst boys years ago. Today people graduate from some martial arts classes by taking a test, but 50 years ago they had to fight. Free on Kindle.
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Free: The Metronome

The Metronome
While investigating his father’s death in Russia, a man uncovers a long-running web of money, revenge and evidence of a plot against the US. But is he just a pawn in someone else’s game? Free on Kindle.
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Free: Maniacal

Maniacal

Sleepy little North Bend just woke up.

The newly promoted Sergeant Jade Monroe, and her partner, Detective Jack Steele, have just been informed of an unidentified male body found at a local lake. The town is in an uproar. The victim was nearly decapitated, and murder simply doesn’t happen in North Bend.

As more bodies turn up, the single connection between all of the victims becomes clear—it’s Jade, herself.
With each new victim getting one step closer to Jade, time begins to tick away. She must find the person responsible before her loved ones, or herself, are targeted next.
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At Wits’ End

At Wits' End

A cozy mystery that’s out of this world…

Men in Black. Conspiracy-crazed old ladies. Can a clueless innkeeper catch a killer … and stick to her carefully crafted schedule?
When control-freak Susan Witsend inherits her grandmother’s UFO-themed B&B, she’s ready to put her organizational skills to the test. She knows she can make the B&B work, even if there is a faux-UFO in the roof. After all, what’s not to love about a Victorian nestled in the high Sierra foothills?

None of her carefully crafted policies and procedures, however, can prepare her for a corpse in room seven – the body of her small-town sheriff’s ex-husband. Good thing Susan has her own plans to solve the crime.
But is there a government conspiracy afoot? Or is the murder a simple case of small-town vengeance?
Susan must keep all her wits about her. Because the killer isn’t finished, and if she isn’t careful, her fate may be written in the stars…

Beam up this hilarious cozy mystery today!
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The Glades

The Glades
When Detective Maddy Reynolds leaves her job to live in the Adirondacks, she builds a house on Berry Lake, across from The Glades. Avery Jordan, its founder, operates a sex-trafficking operation out of the sprawling retreat. He and his minions are on a collision course with the renowned detective. $0.99 on Kindle.
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Free: Killer of Killers 1: Visions

Killer of Killers 1: Visions

Kalen McDonald is a normal man in every way but two. He is married to the love of his life; has a son he adores and enjoys his career as a real estate agent.

The exceptions to his mundane existence are, secretly, Kalen is a serial killer, and, secretly, Kalen has a special gift. He murders other killers, each death a temporary elixir for the pain of a past loss. As a child, the one person in his life who showed him, love, was brutally slain by a madman.

Kalen loves his family, and he has compassion for those less fortunate than himself, but when it comes to the killers in the world, those who take the lives of the innocent, Kalen is a cold-hearted, remorseless murderer.

Using the gift of the visions that have come to him since childhood, Kalen tracks and eliminates those who steal lives, those who destroy the good in the world. He seeks revenge for the painful loss of his dear sister and his childhood.

Kalen is an executioner, happy to kill those who kill, but a crisis arrives in the form of a man known to the authorities as B.T.K

Is this maniacal serial killer trying to emulate the notorious killer of the past?

Kalen will find out soon, as this new fiend touches the life of the one person he loves the most. In his most crucial moment, Kalen will need to rely on his finely crafted skills. The woman Kalen considers the very essence of his life is in a killer’s crosshairs
and she needs him. She needs the Killer of Killers. Free on Kindle.
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Bayou Autumn (Miss Fortune World: Bayou Cozy Romantic Thrills Book 10)

Bayou Autumn (Miss Fortune World: Bayou Cozy Romantic Thrills Book 10)

An unexpected proposal sets the stage for disappointment as Jax Daigle prepares to explain away his truest motives for being in Wasteland, Louisiana. Meanwhile, Fortune, Ida Belle, and Gertie are days away from solving the mystery surrounding the Daigle family. $2.99 on Kindle.
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Free: The Mother

The Mother
After The Lamb absconds taking D.C. with them, Kate Monroe and Detective Inspector Halifax are tasked with tracking them down and investigating the shady operations surrounding “The Blazing Crucible”. Soon they discover far more than they bargained for, as The Lamb finds themselves in as much trouble abroad as they are at home. Free on Kindle.
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Free: THE WOMAN BEHIND HER

THE WOMAN BEHIND HER
When Jackie Winter inherits her aunt’s house, she makes a chilling discovery. Worse, she finds that she is being watched. When someone is murdered nearby, she finds herself in the frame. Can she join up the dots and prove her innocence? Free on Kindle.
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Just a Still Life

Just a Still Life
When a bank robbery and the murder of a teenage boy initiate a string of even more shocking events which wreak panic in the quiet community, Phil must return to long days of investigation with his oft-misquoting, black sergeant Zareb Woodbridge, who struggles with questioning some of the more racist locals.
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Body In The Waves

Body in the waves
Natalija’s dreams were ruined ten years ago. She was raped and did not tell anyone who did it. When she goes on a vacation to the Adriatic Sea, the Island of Pag, her rapist, Denis, shows up, as the boyfriend of her future sister-in-law. Natalija reveals the truth about him in the club during the party.

When Denis saves her from drowning, her emotions grow. Denis is getting close to Natalija, but his intentions are not pure. The nightmare starts again. $1.24 on Kindle.
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Free: ZERO

ZERO
A trainee spy must face off against a paramilitary doomsday cult inside a ghost city. Free on Kindle.
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MIDNIGHT SUN: An Alaskan Romantic Suspense (A Grant & Daniels Trilogy Book 1)

MIDNIGHT SUN: An Alaskan Romantic Suspense (A Grant & Daniels Trilogy Book 1)

Wyatt, Alaska is a place of family, beauty, and unspeakable tragedy.

A couple of years after Aaron Grant lost his wife and daughter in a fire, one of his daughter’s best friends, Sarah, is kidnapped.

After spending the last two years as the town drunk, he reluctantly investigates the kidnapping along with the ambitious FBI Agent Teresa Daniels.

The case takes several twists and turns, which will end up leaving the whole town of Wyatt in the wake of destruction. In the Arctic and Antarctic Circles, the sun never sets during the summer, but the light creates shadows, where anything can creep and kill. $0.99 on Kindle.
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A Hare-Raising Haunting

A Hare-Raising Haunting
When Emma purchases a rustic train depot in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, she expects the station to be steeped in history, not mystery. She and her rabbit Pepper settle into their new life in the woods, but they aren’t exactly alone—a specter from a long-gone past seems intent on haunting them. Is Emma’s imagination running wild, or is she chugging down a dangerous track?

*A cozy mystery short story.* $0.99 on Kindle.
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