Things are looking up. Getting out from under the thumb of Kansas City’s most powerful “legitimate businessman” is good. Escaping with a generous severance is even better. Hooking cars again just like the old days is nice. Patch enjoying nearly unlimited kitty treats is nicer. The newest client is a bit bossy, though — not cool. Dea’s new business partner is known to be a bit sketchy — even less cool. And, the noisy new neighbor sounds like all kinds of irritating. Maybe things are only go...

When Hook's boss, Jimmy Penders, said Custom & Classic Hauling added a lucrative new contract, Hook knew there would be difficulties. But he never expected someone to put a hit on Jimmy. And he certainly didn't think trouble would take the form of...a vampire? Book 2 in the Hook and Patch series

A cop who isn’t a cop. Kidnappers who aren’t kidnappers. Mobsters who aren’t mobsters. And a lady in distress who’s neither a lady nor in distress. Hook never expected his career path to lead him to the most influential “legitimate businessman” in Kansas City but when he and his cat, Patch, faced eviction from their home that’s where they arrived. Meet Hook and his small circle of “friends” as they navigate the streets of Kansas City while trying to not fall prey to crazy drivers, internat...

The powerful Jimmy Penders sits in jail for a double-murder he (probably) didn’t commit. The metro is flooded with (almost) flawless funny money. The Penders business empire burns while Hook is (kind of) in charge. The stuff really hits the fan when Hook resorts to exercise (running like a fool) to get out of a jam. Despite a long-lost (but not missed) relative swooping in to save the day, Patch must skip several naps to keep Hook from being burned by a world that is literally on fire. Boo...

Hook and Patch are back as Kansas City's inadvertent heroes. Hook accidentally discovers a mysterious old safe that has the city buzzing. Does it hold stacks of ill-gotten cash? Is it filled with the secret papers of the Black Hand? Are the guns used in a horrific crime inside? Maybe it contains lists of corrupt officials. Could piles of gold and jewelry be hidden in it? Or maybe it only holds a whole lot of disappointing nothingness. Everyone has a favorite theory of what treasure the “My...

A cop who isn’t a cop. Kidnappers who aren’t kidnappers. Mobsters who aren’t mobsters. And a lady in distress who’s neither a lady nor in distress.Hook never expected his career path to lead him to the most influential “legitimate businessman” in Kansas City but when he and his cat, Patch, faced eviction from their home that’s where they arrived.Meet Hook and his small circle of “friends” as they navigate the streets of Kansas City while trying to not fall prey to crazy dri...

#1 New York Times bestselling author Sue Grafton (1940-2017) entered the mystery field in 1982 with the publication of 'A' Is for Alibi, which introduced female hard-boiled private investigator, Kinsey Millhone, operating out of the fictional town of Santa Teresa, (aka Santa Barbara) California, and launched the bestselling Kinsey Millhone Alphabet Mysteries. In addition to her books, she’d published several Kinsey Millhone short stories, and with her hus...

When a ghost haunts the mountain getaway of a doctor recovering from a gunshot wound, he thinks he's going crazy until he starts to dig deeper and finds the truth. Will he be able to find her body and the killer and bring the murderer to justice, or will the killer succeed in making the doctor the next victim?A supernatural thriller short story of murder and mystery.

No More Heroes: Book OneSuper-powered superhero Push and his human partner, Scratch, have been best friends and roommates for years. Push is the gay posterchild for the Real-Life Superhero Association. Unfortunately, Scratch is straight, which makes Push's suppressed feelings for him problematic—but not as problematic as their next assignment.Push and Scratch's job: rehabilitating Wrath, a recently released supervillain, complete with super powers ...

Dead hookers, murderous junkies, and pissed-off drug lords. Butch Quick is having a really bad night.Meet Butch Quick, a reluctant tough guy with a bad attitude and a talent for trouble. If the job is too dirty or dangerous for anyone else, then Butch is your man.When Butch repossesses a vintage 1968 Mustang from a neighborhood troublemaker, he uncovers a dark secret that tangles him up with a local drug kingpin and his army of moronic goons, a foul-mouthed...

“Evanovich…with a dash of CSI.” – Publishers Weekly (review of Lucky Stiff)Everyone Has a Hidden TalentFor Lucky O’Toole it’s murder…solving it.Surviving in Sin City takes cunning, a pair of five-inch heels, and a wiseass attitude. Lucky has mastered them all and has a pair of legs she uses to kick butt and turn heads.As the Chief Problem Solver for the Babylon, Las Vegas’s most over-the-top destination, mischief is...

In the third book of his Zombie series, Scott Kenemore brings the explosive horror thriller of an undead outbreak in the city of Indianapolis. Zombie, Indiana takes place during the same timeline as the outbreaks in his books Zombie, Ohio and Zombie, Illinois, and has the same punch as the previous two.Zombie, Indiana explores the impact of an invading zombie horde on a trio of Hoosier protagonists . . . each of whom have some dark secrets to kee...