Enjoy ten spine tingling tales of mystery and mayhem!

Authors and Stories:

Nineteen Going on Dead by Sally Love

She didn’t look up until he spoke her name. Sergeant Frank Izzo choked back tears as his little sister sat silent in the hospital psych ward, covered with the dead bicyclist’s blood.
He’d protected Gina since she was born. Protecting her now could cost him his badge and might railroad her into prison . . . or worse.

Run of the White Witch by Laurel Lamperd

The actress, Ann Maree, was being blackmailed by Nelson Blackman, a big sportsman millionaire. Luckily she was helped out by her new friend, a cook on the big game fishing boat, the White Witch, who has an unusual way of dealing with the millionaire.

The House on Ash Street by Therese Kinkaide

Now You See It, Now You Don’t by Jo Hiestand

An anniversary dinner stirs up memories of the murder of the bride’s uncle and the theft of an heirloom brooch one year ago, a case that never was solved and that still reaches into the future with frightening consequences.

No Place Like Home for the Holidays by Douglas Allan Dean

A bawling baby leads sleuth Addison Craig and sweetheart Jennifer Lu to a murder/suicide with an infant as the only witness! The Thanksgiving holiday is playing hell with the NYPD’s investigation, so the sleuth assists the lead detective and what Addison uncovers is a sad, agonizing, and bizarre prelude to double death!

Hard Knocks by Cathy Noonan

Wind can sound like a host of howling banshees. Unexpected raps on a door at midnight can conjure up visits from the dead, especially when your nearest neighbors are exactly that—dead. But not everything is as it appears—or is it?

The Arch by Eva Batonne

A St. Louis police procedural with a twist!  When Trina volunteers for SLPD what begins as answering phones and mild flirtation turns into a black night of intrigue and death.  What is in store for the Trina at the Post Dispatch remains a mystery but we do know she has a deadly crush on her new boss.

Dreams and Visions by SusanneShaphren

Katharine grew up believing that everybody had scary, seemingly impossible, dreams that always came true. Now that she was mature enough to know that nobody else shared her "gift," she could only pray her ultimate nightmare wouldn't become reality.

Household Pests by Douglas Allan Dean

Exterminator Luther Owens has uncovered a serious invasion in his own home: long-time friend Dr. Eric Stelke is committing adultery with his wife. It’s up to Luther and his expertise to grapple with this infestation and squash Stelke like a bug! He just needs to be certain he’s familiar with the species.

Billie by Randy Rawls

A father's anguish over the disappearance of his fifteen-year-old daughter turns to plans of revenge when he discovers she's been seriously injured in an automobile accident. He can't believe she would run away, so she must have been kidnapped. During her absence, he learns things about her and about himself no Dad should have to face.