The Edge of Innocence is a work of narrative nonfiction based on the 1964 murder trial of Casper Bennett, a man accused of drowning his wife in a bathtub of scalding water in Lorain, Ohio. Bennett’s sensational trial pitted an aggressive, mercurial county prosecutor against the author’s father, a civil trial attorney who had never defended anyone for murder. The book not only recreates the tension and excitement of this courtroom battle, but also highlights the uncertain edge that...

Marie seems to have it all: a devoted husband, two wonderful children, and a professional career. But all of that changes when she drives her car into the darkened parking lot of a fast food restaurant. After she lowers her car window to place an order at the drive-thru, a man suddenly appears and places a gun at her temple. What follows is every woman's worst nightmare.The Edge of Malice is a true story about struggle, determination, and a quest for justice. The author, a...

A whirlwind of hate and prejudice awaits spirited reporter Kendall O'Dell when she agrees to help her Hispanic co-worker search for missing relatives who vanished after they crossed the border into Arizona. The only witness is a terrified 5 year old boy who claims to have seen frightening creatures and unexplained lights in the sky. The horrifying conclusion is sure to give you chills! This 3rd adventure in the Kendall O'Dell mystery series is based on actual events. Keep the lights on!

Sara Lunsford's breezy, almost conversational prose deceptively lulls us into a vulnerable state before taking us into some dark and terrifying places. TOOTH AND NAIL is aptly titled, because it's a nail-biter. Recommended.-Grand Master of Horror Award Winner Ray Garton, Author of Live Girls."The Vigilante" was my case. He killed killers. Rapists. Drug-dealing scum. All the ugly crumbs that fell through the cracks of willfully blind justice. I spent five years hunt...

The truth is dead and buried. Or is it?When two bodies are recovered from a house fire, Detective Temeke is called in to investigate what he believes is a routine case. The tragedy takes a more sinister turn when a post mortem reveals that one victim was beaten to death.House owner Flynn McCann appears to have the perfect life, married to the woman he loves. His life is quiet - even ordinary. Until the fire reduces all he knows to ashes. Consumed with grief...

The author of The Family Next Door delivers a thriller that’s “up there with the best of them . . . an exceptionally creepy psychopathic killer” (The Times, London).On still nights, when the curve of a winter moon is smudged in the flow of the River Quaggy, the dead clamor for him. And sometimes he coaxes the living to join them. To other people, his victims might be mere medical oddities. To him, they are fascinating specimens, worthy of display....

At twenty-three and with a notorious case under his belt, Emory Rome has already garnered fame as a talented special agent for the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. His career is leapfrogging over his colleagues, but the jumping stops when he’s assigned a case he fought to avoid – an eerie murder in the Smoky Mountain hometown he had abandoned. The mysterious death of a teen ice-skater once destined for the pros is soon followed by an apparent case of spontaneous human combustion. In a sm...

Four police officers—Joe Lawless, Barbara Babalino, Leo Grady, and Arnold Gertz—work to uphold the law at the tough Fifty-Third Precinct, a vicious, crime-ridden precinct that is the dumping ground for misfit police officers.

Veronica Bird was one of nine children living in a tiny house in Barnsley with a brutal coal miner for a father. Life was a despairing time in the 1950s, as Veronica sought desperately to keep away from his cruelty. Astonishingly, to her and her mother, she won a scholarship to Ackworth Boarding School where she began to shine above her class-mates. A champion in all sports, Veronica at last found some happiness until her brother-in-law came into her life. It was as if she had stepped from...

Jack Reacher Needs You.When Lauren Pauling is summoned to the remote residence of a billionaire, she isn't sure what to expect. When she learns that Jack Reacher has requested her help, she is stunned. Reacher never needs help.Pauiling is flown to a military-owned island and seeks out Jack Reacher while investigating the brutal murder of a young woman.A USA TODAY BESTSELLING SERIES

Rain is no stranger to the Pacific Northwest. And neither is murder.Reporter Kate Craig is haunted by her past. A dead boyfriend and a sister on the run from the law for a crime she didn't commit. Each night she tries to numb away the pain, only to wake the next morning in a world where suffering and death are once again in full bloom. Her job is the only part of Kate's life that isn't dead in the water. But that may be about to change.Detective Clay Moore is on the trail o...

From the bestselling author of The Search for the Green River Killer: A chilling true account of the dream husband who was every woman's nightmare.Randy Roth was handsome, hardworking, kind, and in top physical shape. But for all his charm and good looks, he was seemingly cursed with the ladies. His first marriage ended in divorce before the couple's fifth anniversary; his second wife plunged to her death during a hike; and his third wife left him after les...