Jim Edwards always thought he'd join the military when he graduated from high school. But then he snuck off and married his high school sweetheart the middle of their senior year and his wife Linda got pregnant right away. Jim did not want to leave his new family and get deployed halfway around the world, but he still wanted to serve his country. That’s when he decided to go into law enforcement. He talked to his dad about it and he reached out to and old friend for his son. Sheriff George...

The author's given name is Dan Hendrickson. As a young adult, he opted to pull on a pair of prescription sunglasses and adopt another name: Henry Rifle.That worked well enough, but only up to a point. Under that name, he wrote and self-published four books of poetry (Shooting Gallery, Bullet Train, A Bullet West and Ballistics Report). Hendrickson, on the other hand, has only written (Slacker!) The Portland Stories (also self-published), a book of short fiction.T...

A relatively unhinged mashup of standup comedy, absurdist poetry and Dadaist nonsense, Comedy Album delivers a blast of humor without the aural distraction (which would also be a great name for a band.).What's more, by buying this book you'll be saving money. You WON'T need to buy a record player to listen along. Just pick it up (center the album) flip it open (drop the needle) and let the fuzz flow into your mind.

An FBI agent and a Navy SEAL race against time in the eighth installment of the Tracers series from the New York Times bestselling author of The Last Close Call.FBI agent Elizabeth LeBlanc is still caught in the aftermath of her last big case when she runs into the one man from her past who is sure to rock her equilibrium even more. Navy SEAL Derek Vaughn is back home from a harrowing rescue mission in which he found evidence of a secret terror ce...

John Garrett is a cop aching to redeem himself for the mistake he made that destroyed two innocent lives and his own. He works alone to pursue the murderer he was escorting to trial, after their plane crashes in the unforgiving Rocky Mountains of the Pacific Northwest. This 5,800-word story by Rick Mofina is one of three gripping tales in his crime anthology, THREE TO THE HEART.Rick Mofina is a former crime reporter and the award-winning author of several notable thrillers....

From the National Book Award–winning author of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, the tale of a troubled boy's trip through history.Half Native American and half Irish, fifteen-year-old "Zits" has spent much of his short life alternately abused and ignored as an orphan and ward of the foster care system. Ever since his mother died, he's felt alienated from everyone, but, thanks to the alcoholic father whom he's never met, especially disconnect...

Magnus "Steps" Craig is part of the elite three-man Special Tracking Unit of the FBI. Called in on special cases where his skills are particularly needed, he works as a tracker. The media dubs him "The Human Bloodhound," since Steps is renowned for his incredible ability to find and follow trails over any surface better than anyone else. But there's a secret to his success. Steps has a special ability---a kind of synesthesia---where he can see the 'essence' of a person, something he calls ...

A series of bizarre murders—the victims nearly unidentifiable—forces FBI tracker "Steps" Craig to match wits with the most cold-blooded killer he's ever encountered.There has been a murder, but not only is the identity of the victim unknown, most of the body itself is missing. All that's been found is a pair of feet, stored in a portable cooler, and left in the house of a Federal judge in El Paso, Texas. The killer apparently broke into the judge's house, left his g...

-a Delta Force romance story-The round that took out the man behind Delta Force sniper D.K. “Deek” Davies missed him by inches. The problem? The man behind him had once been a friend—a friend with an inspiring sister who changed his future.Cindy Borman’s lifetime of practice shutting away her heart means nothing when faced with the one man who knows her past.Only together can they face What the Heart Holds Safe.

Rushmore McKenzie agrees to go undercover to help the ATF track a cache of stolen guns—after all, what could possible go wrong?Rushmore McKenzie is both a millionaire and an unlicensed PI, which means he can afford to do the occasional favor and, as a former detective for the St. Paul (Minnesota) Police Department, he's got the necessary skills and connections to do them right. But this time, he's really stepped in it.When the ATF gets a lead on a much sought-after cache of...

Nothing quite prepares you for what you will see on the street once you become a cop. It is one of the most dangerous jobs a person can do but also the most fun as well. --Scott BakerCops are the people who see and hear it all. They work at one of the world's most dangerous jobs, but it's also one of the most entertaining. When their lives are at risk-and even when they aren't--cops encounter constant weirdness and stupidity in human behavior. The Funniest Cop Stories Ever...

"Omand's Creek is the best Canadian crime debut in recent memory." - The Montreal Gazette.A young woman has been brutally murdered, her body left on the banks of Omand's Creek. Similarities with a murder a month earlier lead Detective Michael Shelter to believe he's dealing with a killer preying on sex workers in the city's large Indigenous community. He soon realizes he's facing a far more cunning adversary than he'd imagined.As he races to find the killer, Shelter uncover...