Fiction - Thrillers - Suspense

Ethan Trendeau, a concert pianist, and his partner, Shawn McAllister, an architect, leave their New York City apartment and buy a turn-of-the-century Victorian house on the coast of Maine. It is located north of Portland and south of Bar Harbor. After doing some research...

Till Dope Do Us Part brings the underworld into the 21st Century when an Italian mob boss who supplies the inner city takes ill and faces forced retirement by passing the family business to his only heir, Ferrell Valentino. The scent of a woman...

Lieutenant Colonel Doug Cray, the leader of a presidential special ops team, hasn't been on vacation in years. Recovering from an assassin's bullet, he decides that taking a cruise down the Amazon River would fulfill his childhood dream of seeing the rainforest and provide...

A chance meeting with an old classmate leads Ryan Laughlin, a dedicated young physician, to an ancient Roman spa in a medieval village of Italy where researchers are studying two remarkable events that could change the course of history & mdash; a new technology...

"In recent times, we've received many veiled threats; but this one has legs." -Dave Mackrell: MI5 This one, Fatima Khan, manages to retard the efforts of the CIA, and confuse the combined resources of MI5 and MI6. There's an international conspiracy in play but...

HUAC returns to Hollywood to take names and make headlines for the committee. Successful producer, Michael McGuire is in their cross-hairs. Declared uncooperative, McGuire's successful career is now in dire jeopardy. Los Angeles city fathers dream of bringing a professional ballclub to the city...

Mallory James is a fictitious character. But she brings a lot of terrifying, dazzlingly, well written items to the story.Author: Mallory JamesISBN-10: 166323907XISBN-13: 9781663239075Publisher: iUniverseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/25/2022Pages: 172Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.57lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.40d

Mad Dog and the Call to Duty begins when Filer is contacted by Charlie Boyd, a former Seabee who served with Filer in Vietnam. Charlie offers Filer a job to retrieve a Mini bulldozer they used on a dangerous mission to repair a Marine...

A year ago, Louisa lived in the city with her son, Joey. Life was hard as a single mom, but at least the constant fighting was over since she left her husband, Brody. Now, she has her own new apartment, and it's all hers...

Clint Jackson is living in a tiny apartment in San Francisco when, after waking from an alcoholic haze. He receives an unwelcome phone call from his brother John in St. Louis. John informs Clint that their baby sister, Melanie, has gone missing in Peru,...

The stories contained herein will take the reader through a real life obstacle course of choices that have to be made when confronting morality vs immorality, good vs evil, and social responsibility vs just deserts.Author: James WhitmerISBN-10: 1663230625ISBN-13: 9781663230621Publisher: iUniverseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/29/2021Pages: 326Format: PaperbackWeight:...

When Karen Hoffmeister suddenly and mysteriously goes missing from her home, her strange disappearance sets in motion a tangled web of intrigue, duplicity, treachery and puzzlement. Riddle weaves a tantalizing thread through the lives of those involved with Karen, culminating in an astonishingly startling...

It all began in the small town of Hebert, Illinois, then spread across the entire U.S. One man, Blake travelling by truck, was determined to infect the majority of the human race. A small brand of hunters from Hebert travel to meet with police...

"The Sons of Nels Swenson" is a coming-of-age story of four young teens whose lives connect as they struggle to move into maturity. Mario Fontanini, grandson of the Swenson's, is studious, computer savvy, small in stature, and has health issues not conducive to farm...

Maureen Riley was in deep trouble. The stories she told were difficult to believe. They seemed to be unconnected, yet Nate felt that somehow, they did all connect. Bank heists, muggings, hit and run, espionage, the Mob - what could one possibly have to...

This story follows the first voyage of a Chinese naval fleet from home waters to the Indian Ocean. At the same time a Jihadist group is planning attacks that could affect not only this fleet, but also all of humanity. Will these events restart...

McKenzie Cole is a former insurance claims investigator-turned PI with a Jersey attitude. When a delivery boy is found dead and his troubled sister comes seeking revenge, Mac's gut tells him to walk away. But, like a drunk who can't turn down a drink,...

What I hoped would be my great adventure has become more exciting than even I could have imagined, Sydney Blanchett ponders as she stands outside the magnificent abbey of Mont Saint-Michel in Normandy France. I joked that while I studied the history and architecture...

Seanna Brewer is blessed and cursed at the same time-blessed to be married to the love of her life, but cursed with living with the fact that he is about to be in harm's way again. First Sergeant Ethan Luke Brewer of the 75th...

If there is one thing that Jorge Hernandez values as much as power and loyalty, it is his freedom. Despite his countless crimes and acts of vigilantism, he continues to plunge ahead into the 9th book in the Hernandez series, playing by his own...

THIS BOOK HAS MANY NAMES- INSANE, RAIN KOOK, WEIRD, STRANGE, PSYCHO, SCHIZO, NUTS, FUNNY, FARM, SHIPS, PASSING IN THE NIGHT, WHITE COATS, MENTAL, ABNORMAL, NORMAL, SPECIAL, CRAZY DAISY, BUT I SETTLED FOR A CRAZY CHECK. MAE HAS BEEN INCARCERATED 5 TIMES- 16, 19, 21,...

Beth Murphy lives in a garden apartment complex in New Jersey with her husband. A neighbor comes to her door. He complains that there is no heat in their building. Beth decides to do more than complain. Soon she is pulling together a meeting....

American expat, Jeni, is on another adventure as she crisscrosses Bulgaria from its beautiful Black Sea to the lesser known gems in a topography full of precious jewels. Soon after she and her diplomat husband, Zach, are temporarily assigned to the embassy in Sofia,...

Jackson Garrett, a talented lawyer with an abusive childhood background reaches great heights in the courtroom while his past begins to catch up with him. In book one Jack is recruited to take lead on a quirky lawsuit with a contentious opposing counsel that...

Oh, my sweet missy," he said then pulled a knife from its scabbard. Crouching alongside Emma he reaches across and presses the old sharp blade against her neck then cups her mouth with his other hand. Emma is stunned. She can't move. She is...

Myra Martin escaped a criminal husband and multiple addictions with the help of her brother Tommy and her childhood friend, Katherine Brooks. Bound together by family ties and dangerous secrets, the three friends operate a guest ranch in northwestern Wyoming. When Katherine's daughter brings...

Where Are You?By: David Theron Shoemaker Barry quickly learned how life can change directions, on a dime. He had come to San Francisco to meet with the lawyers to finalize the sale of his very prosperous business. His wife decided to have the family...

An insecure and domineering boss, suspected of abetting his colleague's attempted suicide, is surprised by the meaningful lessons he receives on managing people from a police constable while waiting to be interrogated.The man who attempted suicide, while recuperating in the hospital, listens to some...

A scar is the definition of who you are, but what happens when scars never heal?Meet Ross, the President of State December. Orphaned and lonely, and recently elected as the leader of the Twelve States. He is perfectly happy being alone, thank you; he...

Revenge may be sweet, but is it worth betrayal, murder, and Shattered Loyalties?Dylan Randle the III is no angel. Journalist Penelope "Pepper" Mills tried once before to reveal his dark side to the public, but he still slithered through the cracks unscathed. Because of...

The Trucker's Nightmare Continues will pull you into the darkest reaches of a truck driver's mind. Every experience draws you deeper into the twisted lives of those involved in this industry. This is a world where truck drivers, prostitutes, homeless people, and some of...

There are people in this world with the ability to control other people and their karma.DARKGeniuses who have the power to lead other people.Leaders who decide the future of other people.DEEPTeachers who guide people to decide. Lawyers who decide on behalf of their clients....

Ehndale is a powerful and enigmatic figure who is relentlessly engaged in the enterprise of corruption. He solicits the assistance of his beautiful and extremely successful protégé Viveka (Vikki) to help him find someone worthy of his efforts to corrupt. Unaware of her mentor's...

The mysterious death of a Catholic priest has been met with suspicion by his brother, Thomas Knight - and the grave silence of church authorities. All Thomas knows is that his brother died in the Philippines, the last stop of an international trek researching...

Windows of HeavenBy: Idell LaVette Gatterson A child disowned by her father experiences arrested development without a personality. The adult/child is part-child, part-adult who makes childlike adult decisions as she relives her childhood in her adult years. Will she ever be whole? About the...

When a buddy saves your life, you owe him a debt-especially if he's dead.When a headless corpse bearing a familiar tattoo washes onto a sunny South Florida beach, paradise turns to hell for Private Investigator Carlos McCrary. The mutilated body belongs to a man...

What if you woke up in a little kid's body 50 years in the past? Todd Woodside's entire San Francisco life suddenly disappears when he becomes an 8-year-old boy living in rural Oregon in 1962. Is he dreaming? Dead? Crazy?His new chain-smoking mom calls...

The Truckers Nightmare enters a darker side of the events that take place in the trucking world. Things can change so drastically without a moments notice. The simple task of delivering a load to a customer could very quickly turn into a series of...

To find yourself, you must be lost.Pike Graves, a former boxer who suffers thanatophobia-fear of death-has done everything right. Degree from an Ivy League university, respectable job with a reputable newspaper, and always helping others. He wakes up one day to find himself middle-aged...

Formerly a sought-after structural engineer and manager of complex construction sites across the country, Tommy Luck is now nothing more than an unemployed drunk. His lifestyle is simple: drink himself into a stupor each night and run each morning to minimize the effects of...

Air Force pilot Captain Jesse Hardin is thrilled when she's offered the opportunity to test fly the top-secret prototype X-66 Rapier, the most advanced jet the world has never seen. However, her enthusiasm is soon tempered when she learns that a previous Rapier prototype,...

In this collection of short stories, there are many twists and turns. Some have a science-fiction theme, some are horror, but there is one thing all these stories have in common: the endings are unexpected and intense.About the AuthorAnthony DiBruno has always been a...

Activity in the spirit world increased in October, and the protective shield around Molly's house weakened each day. Molly's family felt a foreboding presence lurking and tried to prepare. No one predicted what happened on All Hallows Eve, 1961. Molly's beloved teacher, Mother Theresa,...

One hundred years ago, an outbreak of 'Spanish flu' bloomed into the Plague of 1918 killing more people than the ongoing Great War. The following spring, the malady faded in remission without explanation. No one knew why because the existence of a corona virus...

The Wall looms over the Texas desert like a sentinel, dividing the United States from their Mexican neighbors. To some it is a comfort, to others it is a barrier to opportunity and a better life. In The Wall by Ernest Francis Schanilec, the...

Like many small-town folks, Malcolm Massicotte enjoys a quiet, down-to-earth life with his wife, Marisol, and their young twin girls. Still coping with the loss of a cherished pet cat, the last thing Malcolm ever expected was for a stray dog to wander into...

Tangents And A Circle! Eight highly reputed people from Mumbai- a retired judge, an actress, a doctor, a lawyer, a chef, a scientist, an international businessman and a retired police officer-- attend a three-day workshop on a luxury island. The resort and the island...

A racy thriller about a banker who is found in a pool of blood in his house one fine day. Why would anyone kill him? He had a straight record, a helpful man with no apparent enemies. His wife and Inspector Dayal begin their...

An anarchist hacker, known by his alias Joker, comes out of the dark web to burn the billion-dollar influencer industry for vengeance and accidentally becomes the influencer king. Joker's humorous and astute ways have garnered the Prime Minister's attention. Joker becomes his first follower...

You can run from almost everything;From your friends, Your family, Your past.But you can't run fromYou.Veronica feels trapped in her own mind.But can she feel like that? It's her own mind, the only place she's free.Can she fight the demon in her head while...