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Dave Brandstetter's afternoon does not begin well: His ex-boyfriend picks him up at the airport, and the ride home - in bumper-to-bumper Los Angeles traffic - is one long argument between them. The insurance investigator's day gets worse when he finds a man - bloody, rain-soaked, and ice cold - lying on his porch, killed by a stab wound while Dave was out of town. There is a serial killer loose in Los Angeles, and this man is his sixth victim. Like the others, he had already been marked for death - by the unforgiving plague known as AIDS.

For FBI rookie, Tristan Jacobs, finding a rhythm in life is proving challenging. After being assigned to the Art Crimes division in the Chicago office, he can't help but feel out of place. Mostly because Tristan doesn’t know a thing about art. Despite his efforts to make it work and much like his constantly single relationship status, it’s not panning out too well. Especially after leaving his badge at a hookup’s apartment…yikes. However, life seems to change when he meets a mysterious man at a gallery just before a priceless painting is stolen. Tall, handsome, mischievous, ...

Grant Ashford has his heart set on becoming the next mayor of the City of Detroit, and he has joined forces with some powerful players to assist with obtaining this goal. He is well aware of their ability to turn his dream into a reality; however, he is quite naïve regarding the fact that commingling with this circle could possibly turn his dream into a nightmare. What does a player do when he finds out he’s the one being played?

Three years after running away from home, Olivia is stuck with a dead-end job in nowhere town Chapel Hill, Pennsylvania. At least she has her best friend, Sunflower. Olivia figures she’ll die in Chapel Hill, if not from boredom, then the summer night storm which crashes into town with a mind-bending monster in tow. If Olivia’s going to escape Chapel Hill and someday reconcile with her parents, she’ll need to dodge residents enslaved by the storm’s otherworldly powers and find Sunflower.

It’s summer in New York City, and antique shop owner Sebastian Snow is taking the next big step in his relationship with homicide detective, Calvin Winter: They’re moving in together. What should have been a wonderful week of playing house and celebrating Calvin’s birthday comes to an abrupt end when a mysterious package arrives at the Emporium. Inside is a Thomas Edison Kinetoscope, a movie viewer from the 19th century, invented by the grandfather of modern cinema, W. K. L. Dickson. And along with it, footage of a murder that took place over a hundred years ago.

What do you do when you discover a body in a trunk? Solve the poor guy’s murder, of course! When they get all nostalgic and head back to their old college town, Glen and Tyler get pulled into a cozy murder mystery, with a side dish of international spy intrigue. See all the sights and delights of one of the United States’ oldest resort towns, Saratoga Springs, plus some over-the-top gourmet meals, a bit of high fashion, and horses. There’s also coffee, a college tour, modern art, and the thrill of stopping a riot from starting.

Chopping down a Christmas tree has never been something Dr. Maxwell Thornton aspired to. But his boyfriend, Sheriff Royce Callum, has a tradition of visiting Giggly Elves Tree Farm every Christmas to do just that.

Fierce and frosty high achiever Professor Sonja J. Storey is on the verge of seizing power in her department. She has exacting plans to remake her backwoods North Carolina university, just as she has painstakingly remade herself. Sonja's perfectly ordered life takes a dramatic turn when she meets laid-back, magnetic junior professor Crystal Byrd.

Set during the height of World War II, The German examines the effect a series of ritualistic murders has on a small, Texas community. A killer preys on the young men of Barnard, Texas, leaving cryptic notes written in German. As the panic builds all eyes turn toward a quiet man with secrets of his own, who is trying to escape a violent past.

In the next riveting, insightful Jane Lawless mystery from award-winning Ellen Hart, Jane searches for the truth behind the death of Kira Adler's mother, which has haunted Kira for many years. When Guthrie Hewitt calls on restaurateur and private investigator Jane Lawless, he doesn't know where else he can turn. Guthrie has fallen for a girl - Kira Adler. In fact, he was planning to propose to her on Christmas Eve. But his trip home with Kira over Thanksgiving made him uneasy.

Canadian cop Kieran Fox and U.S. Marshal Jubilee Mason fight their growing mutual attraction as they deal with a new menace to life in Lone Trail, Texas...a cartel trafficking dangerous, home-brewed drugs, and distributing them throughout the state and beyond. For Kieran, the shocking discovery that his own father may be deeply involved in the cartel is the worst kind of betrayal. Now, neither Kieran nor Jubilee know whom to trust as it becomes clear that the cartel has a powerful grip on many influential people around them. And soon, Kieran must make a decision.

Esta es una historia de huida, de supervivencia y de venganza. En el medio, asistiremos a una fiesta de disfraces estrafalaria y sangrienta donde Gladelí, una mujer transgénero a la que le roban sus ahorros para operarse las tetas, pasará de víctima a verdugo en una aventura acuática y trasnochada con ecos remotos, grecolatinos y dantescos.

When Ben Orton's head is found bludgeoned by a heavy flower pot, the people of La Caleta are stunned - not because their police chief has been murdered, but because no one thought to do it sooner. A bruising, violent man, Ben had a commitment to order, but often not law. But as insurance investigator Dave Brandstetter is about to find out, the corruption in Ben's police force did not die with him. By the time Dave arrives, a young activist has already been arrested for the murder. Only Dave seems to care that the evidence against the accused is laughably thin.

A serial killer is using bombs to kill young gay men in Los Angeles. He doesn’t care about collateral damage as long as his chosen victim dies a gruesome death in the process. He must be stopped, and all the letter agencies are on the job. Kane is doing his best to find the murderer and running up against one roadblock after another. Luca has drama of his own, and when he’s unexpectedly called away to Miami, he feels nothing but panic. Kane holds his hand to help him through this challenging time, but nothing could have prepared him for more shocking news.

The dual forces of good and evil take center stage in the fourth installment in the Jimmy McSwain Files, one that finds the tortured, sexy detective battling an unforeseen enemy: happiness. Yet murder will soon rear its desperate chill, hurtling Jimmy into the highest society and the lowest of lives.

Mossad operative Adael Dayan has long been a pain in the ass to ATF special agents Thayne Wolfe and Jarrett Evans. Showing up in the middle of their cases, time after time, hasn’t endeared him to the pair. But both men grudgingly have to admit that he’s usually provided valuable assistance. When Adael suddenly wakes up believing he’s been poisoned, it becomes a race against the clock to help find the person who’s done this to him and learn why, in time to save his life.

The Witzel Solstice Party is the highlight of an otherwise quiet winter season in Pigsend. But when Vellora and Ida Witzel start receiving mysterious, threatening letters, the party—and their own safety—may be in jeopardy. Across the street, Bev's got an inn full of suspects—and a freak winter storm to keep them all in one place. They all have their secrets, and it's a race against time and melting snow to figure out who's blackmailing the butchers—and which secret they're threatening to expose.

“If you’re reading this, you’ve likely thought that the world would be a better place without you.” A single line of text, glowing in the darkness of the internet. Written by Ashley Lutin, who has often thought the same—and worse—in the years since his wife died and his young son disappeared. But the peace of the grave is not for him—it’s for those he can help. Ashley has constructed a peculiar ritual for those whose desire to die is at war with their yearning to live a better life.

Elections and Old Loves Combine with Deadly Results in the Newest Romantic Mystery Featuring Sheriff Mel Crane and Special Agent Dana Rossi! What happens when Mel runs for Sheriff, an Amish girl runs away from home and Dana runs – er, limps - for cover? Can anything else possibly go wrong for these two ladies of law enforcement? Sure it can and it will! Can the two sometimes lovers work it all out once and for all and finally have a happy life together or will more crime, murder and mayhem get in the way? This book is great together with Books 1 and 2 to get all of the Dana and Mel back ...

Reno Detective Cristian Flesh is an out and unashamed cop, but his slutty ways might be his downfall. Cristian lives by a strict set of personal rules, preferring hook-ups and anonymous encounters to committed relationships. His guidelines work for him until one of his tricks is murdered and he becomes the prime suspect. Leave it to handsome lawyer Colby Maddox to save Cristian's life. He takes the case and the attraction between them is quick and undeniable.