Relentless by Michael Maloof

Relentless is thriller.

Kate Preacher is an ex-CIA analyst turned law firm investigator. When terrorists attack a Parisian café, Kate’s life instantly changes. An unwitting player in a high stakes game involving cyber criminals and geopolitical masterminds, she has to get her feet under her fast to survive in a world where it’s eat … or be eaten.

Bottom line: Relentless is for you if you like your action physical and your thrills embedded in computer code

Lafitte Lives by Christi Keating Sumich

Lafitte Lives is an adventure.

New Orleans 1831. Tobias Whitney, sexton at St. Louis Cemetery No. 2, is a man whose zest for life has died. A responsible professional, he notices that the name plate on a crypt is failing way too soon and makes a startling discovery—a journal about pirate Jean Lafitte written by his brother, the man in the crypt. Now Tobias is on an adventure of his own to discover the truth about New Orleans most infamous resident.

Bottom line: Lafitte Lives is for you if you like historical fiction ripe with adventure, intrigue, and inspiration.

The Weight of Regret by Ken Harris

The Weight of Regret is a PI Mystery.

Against his better judgement, Steve Rockfish attends his 40^th high school reunion. But the past holds more bad memories than good, more adversaries than friends, and more regrets than delights. Somewhere deep within the folds of time, a murderer lurks and the blast from the past is painted blood red. Now on the case, Rockfish hunts for a killer, while the killer hunts for Rockfish.

Bottom line: The Weight of Regret is for you if you like stories of unforeseen consequences

Guilty by Association by TG Wolff

Guilty by Association is legal mystery.

While waiting for the results of an internal affairs hearing, Miami detective Seth Rizk returns to Indiana to repay a debt posthumously. The retired cop who once helped solve the Rizk family’s greatest tragedy has been found dead under suspicious circumstances. He leans into the resources of his twin brother Jakob, the interim attorney general for Indiana. But Seth’s sins in Miami follow him north, and Jakob is caught in the storm. His campaign team issues an ultimatum: cut ties with your brother or lose the election.

Bottom line: Guilty by Association is for you if you like mysteries that are a well-blended mix of heart, brains, and tension

The Missing Corpse by Yasin Kakande

The Missing Corpse is a thriller.

CIA operative Shawn Wayles has a new mission. Quietly enter Uganda and find President Joel Katila Muaji is dead or alive. Determine if he is alive, has ceded power, is being forced out, or is dead (hint: it’s door #4). Whichever it is, bring back proof. In the complicated politics of Uganda, the order is anything but simple.

Bottom line: The Missing Corpse is for you if you like powerfully told, hard-hitting thrillers.

The Forbidden Heiress by Gledé Browne Kabongo

The Forbidden Heiress is a psychological thriller.

Sabree Warner is simply brilliant. With a PhD in medicinal chemistry and postdoctoral fellowship focusing on cancer, you would think she’s on the top of the world. But her mother, her only family, has just died and she’s unemployed, her inbox filled with rejections. And then Montague Pharmaceuticals calls. It’s her dream job … but then nightmares are dreams too.

Bottom line: The Forbidden Heiress is for you if you like slow-burn suspense and multi-faceted stories

Killer Tracks by Mary Keliikoa

KILLER TRACKS is a cop thriller.

Sheriff Jax Turner heads out of Mysty Pines for a romantic week at a private mountain getaway. Deputy Rachel Killian is left in charge and eager to prove herself to the man who is like an uncle to her and to the rest of the team. But the week isn’t what either of them expect when a serial killer walks out of prison and goes on a hunt for the one who put him there.

Bottom line: KILLER TRACKS is for you if you like your thrills high tension, high stakes, and high altitudes.

Murder on Site by TG Wolff

Murder On Site is legal mystery.

Jakob Rizk never expected to become Indiana’s acting attorney general. Two weeks in, he’s losing sleep, battling a ruthless rival, and under pressure to prosecute a young engineer for the murder of a hard-nosed inspector famous for rooting out corruption. But with scant evidence and clear signs of political interference, the case is a minefield. When his twin brother Seth, a Miami cop hiding secrets of his own arrives unexpectedly, Jakob puts him to work. Together, the brothers must unravel a web of greed and deception, to find justice for a good woman. Bottom line: Murder On Site is for you if you like A fast-paced mystery with thoroughly enjoyable characters, engaging plot, and the right mix of seriousness and levity – Goodreads Reviewer

Zigzag Girl by Ruth Knafo Setton

Zigzag Girl is mystery suspense. It’s opening night for Magician Lucy Moon and her partners Van and Stormie, who are as close as sisters. Amid the bright lights and sparkle of illusion, murder lurks. Performing the sawing a woman illusion, Lucy lifts the lid to enter, when she finds the space is already taken. Her best friend, a black rose, a prop that has killed before—no, Lucy is not going to leave this one to the cops.

Bottom line: Zigzag Girl is for you if you like your illusions, suspense, mystery twisted together with a sprinkling of Irish magic.

The Haunting of Emily Grace by Elena Taylor

The Haunting of Emily Grace is a suspense. Emily Grace Turner is a master carpenter, single woman, and grieving mother. As she claws her way out of grief, depression, and the drugs meant to numb the former, she is given an opportunity to complete the carpentry on a one-of-a-kind home. But nearly from the start, she and the home’s owner, Cameron Lang, are plagued by unexplained happenings. With Cameron’s wife, Katrina, missing for a year and accusation of her murder as well as the sudden appearance of his estranged (and strange) daughter, Emily Grace has many reasons to think things aren’t as they seem. And unraveling them may just be her path to salvation.

Bottom line: The Haunting of Emily Grace is for you if you like psychologically intense suspense where seeing isn’t believing.

Forewarned by Tracey S. Phillips

Forewarned is a suspense. It’s the summer of 1976 in Carlson, Indiana and the lives of two teens intertwine in a way that will change both their lives forever. Still reeling from her parents’ divorce, 15-year old Daphne Post sees the family next door as having everything she doesn’t. But Lara Vaughn is tired of doing what her parents expect and is working to break out of the box she was born into. Daphne senses tragedy is about to fall but who will be the dead and who will be the guilty.

Bottom line: Forewarned is for you if you like Americana suspense with a whisper of the paranormal and historical fiction.

Maximum Pressure by Sheila Lowe

Maximum Pressure is an amateur sleuth mystery. Handwriting expert Claudia Rose is headed to her 25-year high school reunion and a cold case. Lucy Valentine was a junior when she walked out of the high school and was never seen again … but she did leave a note. Now, her ex-boyfriend and current filmmaker Matt Macedo is making a documentary and enlisting Claudia’s help. As they start interviewing people, the reluctant witnesses reveal there was much more going on than a girl unhappy at school.

Bottom line: Maximum Pressure is for you if you like cold case mysteries where there is more than meets the eye.