Showing 33–48 of 124 results
-
Dorie Lavalle
Born on January 1, 1900, Dorie is trapped in poverty—childless, lovelessly married to Louie LaValle, and tied to a failing farm. Prohibition pushes her to make and sell moonshine, and she soon earns more than she imagined. With free-wheeling Victor building a hidden woodland still, danger escalates when he returns wounded from an ambush. Now Dorie must protect her future—and Victor—from neighbors, a zealous sheriff, and the Chicago mob.
In luminous prose and with a powerful sense of drama, Mary Desjarlais brings us a new kind of hero…
—Janis Agee, author of The River Wife -
Drug Affair
Spencer Manning is hired by a wealthy widow to investigate her son’s drug arrest—until the uncooperative son and three murders turn a ‘simple’ case deadly. Clues entangle a Chicago detective, FBI agent, US senator, gang leader, and a nun who insists the Lord will provide—just not as Spencer expects. With suspects multiplying and secrets surfacing, Spencer must set a risky trap that could leave him jailed—or dead—in his most challenging case yet.
Bet you can’t read just one book of this intriguing series.
—Martha Hutson, Spencer fan -
Emerging Man
Near forty, Ryan Connelly returns to his small Minnesota hometown hoping to reconnect with his estranged father. Stuck in grief and inertia, he befriends an aging sculptor carving a giant boulder into a man rising from the earth. Helping with the work, Ryan begins to heal, confront his past, and rediscover his passion for living.
A coming-of-age novel blending humor and heartbreaking pathos, <em>Emerging Man</em> teaches us that it’s never too late to become a man.
—Ian Graham Leask, author of House of Large Sizes -
Encounter Over Alaska
On November 17, 1986, cargo flight JAL 1628 reported three massive UFOs on a routine run to Anchorage, becoming one of history’s most famous UFO cases. Encounter Over Alaska draws from that true event as FAA investigator Scott Andrews dismisses the claim—until reporter Nicole Martone uncovers a cover-up of military and civilian radar showing a 45-minute pursuit. Teaming up, they risk their careers to expose government deception.
Dives deep into the mystery that captivates the world
—Brandon Blake, producer and CEO, Saturn Harvest, LLC -
Escapes and Other Stories
In Escapes and Other Stories, Susan Koefod delivers a vivid mix of mystery, suspense, and the uncanny, following characters desperate to break free from the past and the shadows ahead. The collection introduces Arvo Thorson, a brilliant yet troubled detective whose keen intellect and personal demons foreshadow his later acclaimed series. From chilling ghost tales to tightly wound mysteries, these bite-sized stories offer quick, memorable escapes.
An anthology to carry wherever you go and read in those moments when you need a lift or a laugh or a fright or a little drama to relieve the humdrum. It’s really good!
—David Housewright, Edgar Award-winning author of Them Bones -
Fire Fight in Shelter Rock
The unique husband-and-wife team of award-winning reporter Mort Ahrens and his law professor wife, Danni Rose, are a couple who are continually found by conflict. We enter an exciting series of events which include a poisoning, a sinner seeking redemption, an unlikely romance, book-banning religious leaders, violence towards librarians and booksellers, the murder of a famous author and much more. Their sleuthing uncovers challenges to the very foundations of democracy.
…filled with surprising action, great characters, and thought-provoking discourse.
—KIRKUS REVIEWS -
Fix the Roads
Retired accountant Alexander Haralson—only slightly saner than in Our Jewish Robot Future—reinvents himself as a stand-up comic in Fix the Roads. Determined to roast Detroit’s corrupt politicians like a new Lenny Bruce, he’s distracted by his mistress, Flossy, and devastated by his city’s collapse—setting up a sharp, bumpy, darkly comic ride.
…told with acerbic Jewish sarcasm.
—Bob Gilbert, author of The Shady Elders of Zion -
Fur Bearers
An updated, ingenious werewolf saga blending Gangs of New York grit with classic wolf-man horror. In Minnesota and Wisconsin, two city-bred werewolf clans wage a bloody war, risking centuries of secrecy once maintained through five-year feeding frenzies. As battles escalate and bodies pile up, humans near the awful truth: werewolves live among them—and they’re hungry.
The way a werewolf book should be written
—Michael, verified review on Amazon -
Fur Bearers: The Montana Saga
Butch and a handful of werewolves survive the clan war—only to face a worse enemy: the police and FBI now know they exist. Hunted and desperate, they flee toward Montana, hoping to rebuild their pack in peace. Instead, they collide with an ancient force that considers werewolves sworn enemies. To avoid extinction, they’ll need every scrap of courage and cunning.
these werewolves can kick butt
—Michael, verified review on Amazon -
Gardeners of the Universe
In Peterson’s debut sci-fi novel Gardeners of the Universe, three children are born with engineered genetic ‘gifts’ that will reshape humanity. Rianne sparks biological revolutions, Dan creates sentient computers, and Sarah becomes the world’s most trusted voice in an age of dissonance. As their families navigate disruptive technologies and global catastrophe, humanity accelerates toward augmentation and genetic change. Watching from the shadows are the Torae—ancient alien “Gardeners” seeking to create new universes—who quietly entangle the trio in their designs.
A fluid, grand-canvas, perapetetic future-history adventure.
—KIRKUS REVIEWS -
Green Goes Forth
Green Goes Forth, prequel to Robert Gilbert’s Mintwood Place, follows Joe Green’s 1970s coming-of-age. A senior at American University, he lands in trouble and flees Washington two steps ahead of the law. Hiding in Sonoma County, he studies The Odyssey and the I Ching, grows marijuana, and returns after two years—wealthy, gnostic, and opposed to rising Reagan-era politics back home.
whets the appetite to keep going
—Monte Dutton -
Hand Me Down My Walking Cane
During the Great Depression, Faunce Ridge on the Minnesota–Canadian border is condemned as a New Deal “rural slum.” Emil Rousseau returns to photograph neighbors’ hardship to justify resettlement—but they refuse to leave. Narrated through Emil, his sweetheart Rose, madam Sadie, and bootlegger Magnus, this novel evokes the borderland’s harsh beauty, history, and mystical hold.
Her characters are fully realized; her descriptions of the landscape make you long for ‘up north’ and her dialogue is spot-on.
—Mary Ann Grossman, Pioneer Press -
Harbor Nights
Spencer Manning’s latest case takes him from Chicago to charming Door County, Wisconsin, when an old girlfriend is accused of stealing her own painting—and then vanishes. Spencer suspects something darker than art theft, and the murders begin. A second ‘worthless’ painting is stolen in Chicago, linking two crime scenes miles apart. Chasing the connection draws Spencer into a web of a Chicago crime boss, a hostile police chief, and slippery suspects—until kidnapping raises the stakes. With unexpected allies, Spencer sets a trap for a daring rescue.
This is a great summer read!
—Michael J. Walsh, verified review on Amazon -
Hassie Calhoun
Beautiful, gifted Hassie Calhoun arrives in Rat Pack–era Las Vegas determined to become a singer. Her looks open doors at the Sands, but also draw her into danger: a brooding, obsessive lover, Jake, and the attention of the powerful Frank Sinatra. Like Persephone, Hassie is torn between darkness and light, her innocence masking the risks she invites. As stardom beckons, she faces compromising choices that threaten her identity, safety, and dreams.
took me on a trek filled with intrigue
—KAS, verified review on Amazon -
Holding Court
When an aging Supreme Court justice is abducted on the eve of a landmark ruling, Washington’s hidden alliances begin to fracture. Investigative reporter Mort Ahrens and environmental-law professor Danni Rose are drawn into a dangerous puzzle involving corporate power, political ambition, murder, and betrayal. Smart, timely, and fast-moving, Holding Court launches the Danni and Mort Mysteries with a conspiracy that reaches far beyond the courtroom.
Both suspenseful and thought-provoking, Alan Miller’s outstanding…novel plumbs today’s headlines to tell a twisty story filled with desperate characters and a ticking clock.
—David Housewright, Edgar Award-winning author of Something Wicked -
Hound of God
Joey Winston, a science-minded DNA researcher preparing for grad school, wakes to terrifying “dreams” of running as a wolf—until she realizes they’re real. Caught in an ancient curse, she has become a werewolf, and people begin to die. Is the wolf a demonic force or an agent of God? When it starts killing those she loves, Joey must confront the horror inside her and race to stop it before it destroys her family.
what it might be like to ‘become’ a werewolf
—Lawrence, verified review on Amazon
