A scandalous liaison. A killer on the loose. Can a young woman save her sibling from going down for murder?Vancouver, Canada. Software engineer Indira Saraf refuses to march to her traditionalist parents' old-world drum. Resentful of her brother's golden-boy acceptance but still a devoted sister, she encourages him to confess his secret affair before he ends up married to a woman he doesn't want. So she's horrified when his student and lover is slain and he's arres...

A prodigal son returns home only to discover a chilling revelation about his family’s past that could cost him his life.When wise-cracking cozy mystery author, Austin Martell, left his hometown on Whidbey Island for the bright lights of New York, he vowed he would never go back. But some promises are impossible to keep, and when Austin discovers that his mother has suffered a serious accident, he has no choice but to return. Austin soon learns that her acc...

A stolen hammer. A dead suspect. A terrifying trail of murder.Sweet Home, Oregon. Detective Lacey James needs to solve her marriage problems. But with her focus on a culprit escaping after a robbery call, she’s alarmed when she discovers his getaway car hides a chilling collection of rope, gloves, zip ties, and a gun. But her success in hunting him down turns into horror when the man grabs a firearm, killing a fellow officer before himself.As her only lead lies silent on a ...

Assistant District Attorney Elizabeth Holt has spent over a decade fighting for justice, but when DNA evidence cracks a cold case will justice finally be served?Someone is watching.Just months from her college graduation, Elizabeth Holt is in love and her future is brighter than the sun. But all that changes when, after a romantic birthday with her fiancée, Elizabeth returns home, unaware a secret watcher has unimaginably horrible plans for her. Left for dead . . . Days aft...

The discovery of an abandoned child forges a chilling link with an infamous cold case.It’s early morning in Sweet Home, Oregon. Officer Lacey James speeds down an empty highway when a young girl appears out of nowhere. She’s alone and terrified. Unable to speak. Lacey begins searching for her parents but soon, the investigation hits a dead end.Enlisting the help of outside agencies, a task force is formed. Who is this child? Where does she come from? And why haven’t her par...

Winner of the 2022 Next Generation Indie Book Award for best novella!Abandoned on a remote mountain road, the storm closing in isn’t the only deadly threat she faces in this intense thriller by USA Today best-selling author, Chris Patchell.A New Year’s Eve party is the perfect time for Audrey Drummond to reconnect with old friends. She hitches a ride to the party with her high school ex. What begins as a trip down memory lane ends up in a stone-cold nightmare when Audrey is...

Lives are shattered when a killer comes to town.When Officer Lacey James is called to the scene of a brutal murder, she doesn't recognize the victim. Jonathan Jones—JJ is new to Sweet Home. Everyone Lacey talks to in the close-knit community claims he was a good guy, but someone is lying. Someone wanted JJ dead. And someone else knows why.On the hunt for the murderer, Lacey reconstructs the victim's trail. A bar fight. A bloody footprint. A faulty timeline. Together with he...

She’s armed. He’s dangerous.Together, can they stop a killer from tearing a small island community apart?When wise-cracking cozy mystery author, Austin Martell, left his hometown on Whidbey Island for the bright lights of New York, he vowed he would never go back. But some promises are impossible to keep, and when Austin discovers that his mother has suffered a serious accident, he has no choice but to return. Austin soon ...