Month: March 2021

The sound of footsteps on the stone floor stopped. She heard a low, contemptuous laugh. A moment later, she felt a knife blade being dragged across one of her calves. “Mariella! My beautiful one! It’s time …” In the idyllic vineyards near Stuttgart, Germany, on a hot summer day, the bestially mutilated body of a stranger is found. Slashed and disemboweled. The team around Chief inspector Lola Lindberg is shocked. When examining the conspicuous display of the mutilated body at th... [Read More...]

It’s Murder on a Galapagos Cruise is the thrilling second tale in the Miss Riddell Cozy Mysteries series. Set this time in 1988, Miss Riddell has taken a Galapagos cruise to help her newly widowed sister come to terms with her loss. Unfortunately for their vacation, on the first night out at sea a crewman falls to his death. Miss Riddell finds the body and believes he’s been murdered. Everyone else, including the police, says ‘accident’ but she’s determined to reveal the truth. Mi... [Read More...]

Name’s James. The wife and friends call me Jamie. They say I’m a likable young man. But don’t ask my in-laws. I certainly try my best—mostly. I’m not too fond of the guy in the mirror; guess you could say myself and I, we have a love-hate relationship. I’ve got a few… flaws. Don’t we all? Let’s keep that between ourselves, though. Okay? Recently, I messed up. Again. And it’s bad. The money’s gone, and we have no place to go. But Christine’s brother, he’s got our backs.... [Read More...]

Murder Mystery on a generation ship! 23 Generations into the journey of the colonial generation ship “Trappist”, law and order onboard is upheld and executed by a handful of justices. With the powers of police officers, prosecutors and judges combined, they are among the IDs – Indispensables. Respected, feared, and living in modest comfort, they fulfil the Nobles’ will and keep the workforce in check. Maria Gomez is one of them. She enjoys her power and position, until a see... [Read More...]

Population has doubled within the last twenty years, leading to a living hell where poverty, crime, and claustrophobia rule. Those who can afford it, have withdrawn to the well-protected gated communities, while the police have left entire neighborhoods to their own devices. In these lawless blank spots the authorities use so-called pushers to maintain a level of constant unrest between Arab clans, Turkish gangs, and Chechen brotherhoods. They are mavericks, men and women outside the law, who o... [Read More...]

Meet Gedrin. Heavyweight champion boxer who loves pancakes and trouble. In this witty and gritty start to the series, Gedrin wants answers after his lawyer goes missing. She got him out on appeal after twelve years in the slammer for a brutal crime he didn’t commit. But he better work fast. The State can still retry him for murder. ... [Read More...]

Why are all these bodies buried on this Montana mountainside? And who did it? Just like always, FBI Agent Watson summoned Digger Collins, a forensic anthropologist, to Montana for the bone recovery because Digger is the best. And this case required the best. Digger and FBI Agent Watson have a past, but neither realized the magnitude of their crime scene, yet. Can they identify the killer before it’s too late? OR is the killer too close to stop? $0.99 on Kindle. ... [Read More...]

Borrowing via a reverse mortgage shouldn’t be dangerous! Had 62yo Jack Tyson had a crystal ball he would never have borrowed. When he is murdered, all eyes turn to his wife, Stella. Only war hero, Josh Kennelly, stands between her and thirty years in prison. Can Josh smash the wall of silence that threatens to convict Stella? $0.99 on Kindle. ... [Read More...]

When a detective second-guesses his gut, he’ll have to get creative to catch the killer. Luca worries cancer and divorce have dulled his razor-sharp instincts. So the detective is relieved when his next murder case seems like a no-brainer. When the wealthy victim is found dead in her private-island home, the gold-digging husband seems like the obvious killer. As Luca digs deeper and follows the clues, however, he uncovers a whole new line-up of possible suspects. No longer able to rely on... [Read More...]

Fran finds her standing by the swings. A little girl, Esther, no older than seven years old, by herself in the dead of night, her pretty but old-fashioned yellow dress covered in grass stains and her hair dishevelled. She says she’s waiting for Father, and that strikes Fran as particularly odd. After Esther is reunited with her family, Fran can’t stop thinking about this pious child whose imaginary friend is God. Fran’s instincts tell her something is very wrong. Why does Esth... [Read More...]