Fiction - Thrillers - Suspense

Pamela Ryan's marriage is over, but her emotionally disturbed husband, Norman, tells her he'd rather kill her than to let her go. The stress of her disastrous marriage finally catches up with her in a mysterious way. In a Scottish tearoom, she finds herself...

He quickly faced the door as the elevator started up. Just before it reached the fifth floor, he heard the static of the guard's walkie-talkie. An unintelligible message crackled. The elevator slowly came to a stop. The door crawled half open when he leapt...

Because of the severe downturn in the travel industry after the tragic events of 9/11, Alex Livingston is transferred from his dream job in a luxurious Honolulu hotel to his company's downtown business property in Brooklyn, where he must face the family he ran...

If you have ever felt the pain of a family member lost on America's highways and supported those who survived, you will want to read this story. A man, a soldier, a brother who knows what must me done, finds himself raising four children...

Wilbur Bone must use all his inner-strength to control his emotions as he drives his lifelong best friend, Michael Moresby, to the airport for the last time. On the seat next to him, is a box containing Michael's remains. Minutes later, Wilbur steps onto...

In following the fictitious life of Frank Gardner, Scratching the Surface exposes, compares, and contrasts the orientations, cultures, and attitudes of people in the Middle East with people in the United States. Frank provides the link among the multitude of events covering the various...

Thrust into the northern wilderness in the dead of winter, Charlie Johnson and Lora Whitney struggle to survive not only the bitter cold, but also the ruthless men who will stop at nothing to make sure they don't emerge alive. 'Here's the difference between...

Maiden of Orleans: a Bayou Thriller is a fast-paced novel that can be enjoyed by readers of all ages. 19-year-old Lori Faire lives with her mother and sister in a cottage on the Rasten estate where Lori's father had been employed before his 'accidental"...

Episodes of Revenge is a saga about the life of a reclusive man that experienced a mind-numbing assortment of pivotal decisions during his life and his resolute reactions to each. Early in his life Jeff Dunbar was advised by his brother to stand on...

Mike slowed as the tires hit the soft earth that led to a rocky playa some one hundred yards away. He relaxed as he neared the first monstrous sentinel, realizing that he really had to stop. The road passed between two huge boulders standing...

From The Patralmador Paradox: Pendleton drew a deep breath and shifted uneasily in his chair, 'I know you're going to think this is very strange but, please understand, this is not my idea. I have to ask about your, uh, sexuality." 'You mean do...

James Pharmaceutical Company (JPC) is on the verge of a colossal breakthrough in the world of pharmaceuticals: a cure for Alzheimer's disease. JPC has developed the formula, but cannot perfect the product due to side effects as well as a cash shortage. When the...

Everyone calls him "Shorty". That's all he remembers. Diagnosis: Post-Traumatic Amnesia--a condition that forces him to live on the streets where a bizarre twist of fate puts him in the right alley at the right time. Protective custody in Spencer City offers him more...

At the beginning of a new semester, Professor Emma Grant didn't plan on hosting drug deals during her creative writing course. But after witnessing a drug deal in her own classroom-and after learning that the dealers know she witnessed the deal-Emma finds herself in...

When Florida attorney Tina Jefferson hears her mother's gasping voice on the telephone, she knows something's happened. "What's going on, Mom?" Tina asks. "You sound...worried." "Worried?" the older woman retorts. "Why, everything's wonderful, Tina, what could possibly be wrong? I play shuffleboard every day...

Nathan Shepherd is a pastor in the Florida Keys. In addition to the pulpit, Nate runs Reef Restoration Ministries in Candle Key, Florida. His wife Maya, a CPA, runs a low-income taxpayer clinic. Nathan and Maya venture to the magnificent mountain town of Aerie,...

Julie Landis, a successful account executive and community volunteer, is injured risking her life to save two young children. She doesn't expect the fifteen minutes of fame that follow--not to mention the anonymous hate letters, sadistic acts, and death threats that result from the...

For Leonard Macintyre, husband, father, businessman, and tyrant, music is not just a nuisance; it's detested. But when a strange song comes to him, and never leaves, he quickly learns the value of a melody unleashed, and the fear of a mind about to...

The heart monitor alarm suddenly screamed as the patient's EKG pattern abruptly changed to ventricular fibrillation. "Code Blue!" Dr. Singh screamed, "Get the crash cart in here, now!" THUMP! The convulsive thrash of his patient after each defibrillation attempt was beginning to be too...

Louise is the central character in Of Sin and Blot. A small town girl from a poor family, Louise makes good--again and again, mostly through marriage. For one reason or another her husbands don't last long. Lou is a good husband who may not...

Steven Porter finds himself caught in a vicious cycle of domestic violence...and he's the victim. When Steven meets gorgeous model Julie Montenegro on a New York City street corner, he thinks he's struck gold. Rich, famous, and unbelievably sexy, Julie is every man's dream....

A disgruntled federal worker with top-secret clearance decides to get even with his bosses by selling critical security data to America's enemies, resulting in horrifying consequences to the U.S. Government. It also brings into play Omar Husain, a faceless, nameless master terrorist, known only...

It is twenty years since six-year-old Joshua Horton disappeared from his schoolyard leaving no clues. The kidnapping remains unsolved. His mother is convinced that Joshua is still alive and one day will return to her. Dr. Joshua Benton, raised in London, England by devoted...

Small-time mobster Neil DiChristo is a happy-go-lucky bookmaker who prefers wine, women, and good food, not necessarily in that order, to any serious work or crime. One morning he is dragged out of his house by a team of FBI agents who have put...

'I thought about the files I had read in London. The Vatican had assisted the Nazis. They believed that communism was a greater threat than any Adolph Hitler posed.' Stealing from angels is the story of a young Irish man who leaves his hometown...

The Reckoning, written by Ginny Berry, author of Wild Horseracer's Race, is a fast moving, hard hitting western. Mark, an eight-year-old boy witnesses his father being shot down in cold blood. Mark makes a vow to find and kill the man who did this...

Agent Only tells the riveting story of two law partners torn apart by a bitter hatred for each other, but linked by their ambitions and love for one woman. Author Robert Goldberg delivers an absorbing tale of murder and deception within a vivid Chicago...

As associate dean of Academic Affairs at a Tampa law school, Mark Bolton knew he'd have to deal with tough problems: tight budgets, unhappy students, difficult professors...even the occasional accident in the parking lot. But a dead body in a classroom? No amount of...

After is the gripping sequel to Goodbye. It provides the unanswered questions to events and what happened to each character after Goodbye ended. After is a powerful novel that will grab you from the first page and keep you reading until the end. This...

Hope Evans has a life that most women only dream about. She marries her college sweetheart, gives birth to a beautiful daughter, and has a job that she loves--but her charmed life is about to take a drastic turn. Stranded and seeking help after...

Among the corn and wheat fields of Nebraska is where protagonist Zak Taylor has started a successful bookie operation. Patrick Spencer brings this imaginary story to life by following Zak and his growing practice from High School to College, where he finds love in...

Ten to Midnight, the story of two men hell bent on revenge. When the dust clears one will be dead and the other wishing he was! The Comfort of Strangers. Who is killing the gay men in Jackson Park, can Detective Jones solve a...

John Sudras discovers he has a unique talent. He can see and talk to the dead. They tell him life is a punishment for misdeeds. One of them, Ben Garman, decides to be the first ghost to ask John to help him. "I want...

Death in the heartland plunges Georgy into the depth of three murders. Returning to the small town where she lived as a child to care for her aunt's house until it sells proves dangerous. Tulip House becomes ominous with mysterious events forcing Georgy to...

What does it take to change a man's life? What does it take when that man has seen fame and adoration taken away suddenly and replaced by a long, slow decline into mediocrity? Jimmy Van Horn was an All Star for the Los Angeles...

Colin O'Kane, disillusioned with life in Ireland, stows away aboard ship, neither knowing nor caring about its destination. A seaman, about to retire, befriends him. He stays in Nazaré, a lovely fishing village in Portugal, for over a year, making lifelong friends. However, his...

The unexplained death of the school district's business manager draws Adam Graham, the new superintendent of the Tempe School District, into a world far removed from his leading a major school district in the education of students. A world filled with conspiracy, political intrigue...

The Calinda--an eerie, yet beautiful Voodoo dance. But hidden behind its eerie beauty lies danger if you Dance the Calinda. Abandoned as a small child, Raven struggles with the mystery of her identity. She buys an old book. Inside, she finds a letter dated...

"Irrespective of one's politics, Phoenix Concept exposes us to the reality of the emotional trauma that is associated with the voluntary termination of a pregnancy. Skeen spins a tale where fiction evolves in an intriguing and plausible concept for those of us that have...

The timeline is post-Castro Cuba and Erica Stevens has just lost her father. She doesn't believe he died of a heart attack. She suspects he'd been murdered. Erica embarks on a whirlwind journey to find her father's killer. Though she's hindered by a past...

A successful Bakersfield, California, lawyer's young daughter is kidnapped by a Los Angeles drug dealer when his old fraternity brother sells him out to dodge a drug debt. Jim Woodruff has it all: partnership at a successful law firm, a tightknit group of drinking...

While on vacation to Florida's Gulf Coast, young lovers, Ryan Branan and Joy Robertson, witness a gruesome murder. They are unable to identify the killers, but did the killers identify them? Oblivious to the killers' schemes, Ryan and Joy return home, continue their education,...

Selling real estate in Marsh Creek becomes a deadly profession for Andrea Jordan when she sells a rural home to charismatic Steve Jamison who has a hidden life. Steve casts a spell over Andrea and she soon finds herself falling in love with him,...

Life was good on the plains. Winter had retreated and spring had a firm grip on the plains. Four friends set out on a quest to a ruined fortress in hopes to find the lost treasure of Golnath. On their way there, they are...

The last days are upon us. In the near future, a man will find his destiny by looking deep into the past. The battle for man's birthright will no longer be fought in the shadows. Against a great evil, a handful of brave humans...

If you've ever been lucky enough to experience the Public School System in suburban America, then you will empathize with Marty Mason and delight at his teenage experiences in town of Kappaqua Falls. While most people never have the opportunity to use what they...

Up and coming architect Debra Paley endured a lifetime of nightmares that resulted in psychosomatic illness. These nightmares combined with the odd recurrence that Debra is often mistaken for a girl named Nicole lead a parapsychologist to conclude Debra is picking up the vibrations...

Ten years ago a madman killed their parents. Now he's back and determined to finish what he began years ago. Jackalyn Bordelon was only sixteen years old when John Wells came to her home and murdered her parents. Now she has to use all...

T.J. is a craps dealer with a gambling problem and works in Las Vegas; here people gamble to win time, and running out of time literally means death. T.J. and Carla begin their life together determined to stop his gambling. A new danger arrives...

DEEP IN THE FOREST is an adventure story about a young woman, Lave, who flees her home due to many years of abuse. In pursuit of a better life and a place where she will be accepted, she finds a baby abandoned in the...