Calumet Editions

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  • The Unspoken

    The Unspoken

    In The Unspoken, the third Charlotte Ansari Thriller, Greg finds a forbidden scroll engineered to trigger belief, not understanding—making him the center of a doctrine that could reshape the world. Hunted by factions determined to crown him a messiah or erase him, Greg battles a prophecy name never spoken. Charlotte races from Petra to the Vatican’s depths to save her son and confront belief as a weapon.

    a thriller for the age in which we live

    —BEC on Amazon
  • Those Who Can't

    Those Who Can’t

    New teacher Dave Legnagyszerűbb is determined to thrive at Maple Valley High, convinced education can transform even indifferent students and hard-nosed administrators. But the suburban school hides a secret magnet program for gifted students on a covert vocational track. Nina Dos Santos Pandlay works to keep her brilliance invisible. When Mr. L—her favorite teacher—realizes he was hired by mistake, the stakes shift fast, and homework becomes the least of their worries.

    captures the essence of the first year of teaching and the loneliness and doubts that come with it

    —Allison A., verified review on Amazon

  • Top 40 Honeypot

    Top 40 Honeypot

    The year is 1974 and Donnie Dixon is hired as program director of one of the most popular Top 40 radio stations in the country. But he soon finds out that behind the excitement of the music, the contests, and the big money prizes, is a dark world of crime, betrayal, and deceit. Be prepared for a thriller like no other inside the world of Top 40 Honeypot.

    Janet Merran knocked it out of the ballpark!

    —Sonja Grace, verified review on Amazon

  • Toxic Spirits

    Toxic Spirits

    Toxic Spirits is a richly atmospheric thriller set in Thailand’s expat underworld, blending dark humor, macabre violence, and meditations on nature and biodiversity. Benton, a widowed African-American intelligence analyst, retires to Thailand and is drawn to Siri, a tribal singer who vanishes after protesting drug trials on her hill-tribe. His search leads to a disturbed doctor—and into the trials himself. Genetically engineered drugs transform Benton as love, tribal healing, and high-tech science collide in the Golden Triangle.

    complex and enthralling international intrigue

    —Frederick Barthelme, author of There Must Be Some Mistake

  • Ukrainian Nights

    Ukrainian Nights

    Ukrainian Nights is a gritty noir that drives its protagonist to the edge of obsession. Hunter, a young New York Times journalist, heads to post-Soviet Kyiv to investigate sex trafficking and money laundering. Not a tough guy, he falls hard for Alina—the mistress of Karasov, Ukraine’s most powerful mob boss—and refuses to let her go. Their doomed romance unfolds amid brutal violence in Kyiv and New York, fueled by geopolitics, drug money, human trafficking, crooked banking, and the spoils of oil and gas—leaving readers unsure who’s right or wrong.

    One page in, I couldn’t stop reading

    —John Wirth, Executive Producer/Showrunner of Hell on Wheels and The Sarah Connor Chronicles
  • Zandros in Love

    Zandros in Love

    Sam Zandros is a major-league poker player from a Greek-American family in the bookmaking business. He falls for Clare Russell, a gifted photographer with no one to protect her—and he vows to be that person. But Clare’s secrets draw danger: ruthless men target her for a cut of Sam’s winnings. Love or money? Family or lover? How far will Sam go?

    Sexy, romantic suspense

    —Bruce Rubenstein, #1 bestselling noir author of Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

  • Zandros Rising

    Zandros Rising

    Clare seems to have it all: a man who loves her, money, and freedom to pursue her art. But her future is bound to a haunting past—and to marrying into a not-quite-legal family business. Can she trust a gambler always looking over his shoulder to keep her safe from his world and her secrets? Love may not be easy.

  • Zero God

    Zero God

    A secretive Washington, DC foundation led by a charismatic charlatan pursues an apocalyptic future rooted in extremist religion. To accelerate its agenda, it plants a “Manchurian candidate” in politics—unaware of his dark past tied to Abu Ghraib’s rape culture. An emotionally wounded small-town lawyer becomes the last barrier to national catastrophe.

    Birk’s passion pushes the boundaries of the thriller-suspense genre to produce a powerful, uniquely styled novel.

    —Rick Polad, author of the Spencer Manning Mystery Series