Marty Gecko and the Banker's DaughterA Marty Gecko Mystery"I need you to find my daughter. She's been missing for eight months."If you're a cop, you don't want to hear those words because eight months means there's no hope at all. If you're a private detective, you might like those words because parents will keep you in billable hours for a long time. On any given Thursday, though, you don't want to hear those words if you're a private detective like Marty Gecko. Th...

**The instant USA Today bestseller!The first in a gripping new series by Paula Munier, A Borrowing of Bones is full of complex twists, introducing a wonderful new voice for mystery readers and dog lovers.**Grief and guilt are the ghosts that haunt you when you survive what others do not….After their last deployment, when she got shot, her fiancé Martinez got killed and his bomb-sniffing dog Elvis got depressed, soldier Mercy Carr and Elvis...

Wishing for things that can never be is foolish . . . or is it?Hope Harbor police chief and single mom Lexie Graham has zero time for extracurricular activities, including romance. Ex-con Adam Stone isn't looking for love either--but how ironic is it that the first woman to catch his eye is a police chief?When Lexie enlists Adam's help to keep a troubled young man from heading down the wrong path, sparks begin to fly. Could it be that God may have a differe...

Goodbye politics! Goodbye stardom! Mayor Good Boy is turning over a new leaf and this time...he's going BAD! Maybe even...bad to the bone.Mayor Good Boy might not be as GOOD as the town of Greenwood thought. In fact, it turns out that Abby and Aaron's favorite very good boy might actually have been...A BAD BOY this whole time?!Everyone's favorite dog mayor is back in this hilarious graphic novel series featuring all-new hijinx and all-new fun!"M...

"Poignant and wise, sympathetic to the everyday struggles these characters face." --Carmela Ciuraru, The Los Angeles Times.Here is a story collection about love, death, humor, and the glue called family. In one narrative, a man wakes up one morning to find the odor of dead fish won't go away, but no one else can smell it. In another, a couple's visit with friends to watch the Academy Awards has the protagonist envying his friends' lawn and lifestyle. In these and eleven other stori...

This is a book that contains true life experiences of every kind imaginable, all kinds of happenings under the sun and then some. Just sit back in your seat and hold on tight for these tales are not just part of my imagination to try get your attention, these indeed, truly did happen. Ghosts have been a large part of my life since childhood. Numerous encounters with all sorts of fascinating things, so much that it would wear out my fingers to put them all in writing. My life has not been l...

Everyone loves their grandma but these three are just a little...different. They have certain skills in war and strategy developed over forty years through military training and discipline. They are the definition of "never judge a book by its cover." They now work as contractors for the extra money. Follow the hapless Clem as he is hired to drive the three on their latest mission of destruction.

Looking for a new cozy series? In the new edition of Cozy Case Files, Minotaur Books compiles the beginnings of seven charming cozy mysteries publishing in Fall 2022 for free for easy sampling.The sixteenth edition of Cozy Case Files features cozies by the following authors: Diane Kelly, Mindy Quigley, Korina Moss, Elizabeth Penney, M. C. Beaton with R. W. Green, Carolyn Haines, and Donna Andrews.Ready for your cozy-themed Fall va...

WIN, LOSE, OR DIE.Whether it's child's play or for the highest stakes, whether we stick to the rules or cheat, we all play games — for fun, for thrills, for love or money, to prove we're the best or make an opponent knuckle under. And the games we play, with cards or dice or nothing but our wits, reveal something deeply personal about the players.In this powerful new anthology, Mystery Writers of America Grandmaster Lawrence Block has assembled an all-star ...

From Award-winning author and storyteller Jack Ketchum, a collection of bleak stories of loss, and pain. This is the author's newest collection, and includes his Bram Stoker Award-Winning novella - Closing Time.Also included:ReturnsDamned If You DoStation TwoElusivePapaThe FountainDo You Love Your Wife?At Home With the VCRThose Rockports Won't Get You Into HeavenOlivia: A MonologueBrave GirlHonor Sy...

Liz is determined to carve out some alone time to spend with her husband, Jimmy. But fate and the kids seem destined to interfere. And worse, her attempts to find a happy balance between responsibility and romance may prove more a comedy of errors than the night, well—fifteen minutes—of hot sex she's hoping for. Or will it?

I noticed Mikey sitting near the front door. He was staring at me to get my attention. As if to say, "Don't you think it's time to let the pups back in?" When I responded, little Ashley bounced in. She's such a kiss-up, I thought nothing of her kissing Mikey as she walked by. Then Bailey kissed Mikey as he walked by. To my astonishment, Mugsey kissed him, too. I thought, They did that on purpose! They know I don't have a movie camera.