the setup… Icarus (Ike) Glass, a British expatriate, walks into a San Antonio bar, takes a seat at the counter, prepared for rounds that will lead to inebriation. He’s joined by a stranger, an obese man with a Southern accent who calls himself Lyle Accrington. The next thing Ike remembers is waking up in a… Continue reading The Alliance by Matt Brolly @MattBrollyUK @hillaryoutloud @BrilliancePub
the setup… Clementine (Clemmie) Monroe has hit rock bottom. She’s losing the job she loves, her ex just left her for a woman he’d been seeing for months (he even took her cat!) and soon she’ll lose her flat. It’s a bad day and her unconventional sisters come to her rescue with libations and the… Continue reading Under Your Spell by Laura Wood #LauraWood @EllieHeydon @SimonAudio
the setup… Dr. Sloan Hastings is a forensic scientist working on a fellowship in forensic pathology, being trained by the renowned Dr. Livia Cutty. Each of the participants are given a research assignment and Sloan’s is in genealogy, examining how these online sites can be useful in forensic science investigations. Coincidentally, Sloan was adopted thirty… Continue reading Long Time Gone by Charlie Donlea @CharlieDonlea @VLehenyAudio @recordedbooks
the setup… Nick's now Vice President and life as he and Sam once knew it is significantly changed. While he and Scotty have a security detail, Sam is allowed to work without one. Meanwhile, the DC Metropolitan Police, already under fire for how the last high profile case was handled is now battling a new… Continue reading Fatal Scandal by Marie Force
the setup… The careful investigating and planning for the capture of Michael Bekker, the insane pathologist who slowly killed his victims and then removed their eyes, was the successful end to Detective Lucas Davenport’s career in the last story. Even though he lost his job in the process, he was satisfied that he brought this… Continue reading Silent Prey by John Sandford @recordedbooks
the setup… After years of numbing his pain with chloroform, Dr. James Madison has finally shed the drug addiction but not the demons from the war that continue to plague him. He continues to live at Delilah’s, the town bordello, still struggling to regain the man he once was, when former Confederate Charles Park arrives… Continue reading Redeemed by Molly O’Keefe @MollyOKwrites
the setup… Margo Angelhart comes from a family of high achievers. Unsure of her own path, she joined the Army after her graduation from high school to find her calling. It’s six years later and Margo, having left the service, has her PI license but is also bartending at a friend’s family’s bar to help… Continue reading Into the Fire by Allison Brennan @Allison_Brennan @HarlequinBooks
the setup… DI Kim Stone and DS Bryant are called to the home of Sheryl Hawne where she lies dead, covered in blood and her daughter Katie found holding the knife. It initially looks like an open and shut case, even with Katie almost catatonic and unresponsive. But later that evening, Kim’s called to the… Continue reading Guilty Mothers by Angela Marsons @WriteAngie @JanCramervoice @bookouture
the setup… Frankie once had a promising future ahead of her as a scientist. But then her father died and her mother pretty much lapsed into dysfunction. Frankie couldn’t return to college because she failed to apply for financial aid on time. Then while trying desperately to take care of her mother, she was caught… Continue reading Scorpions by Rachel Howzell Hall @RachelHowzell @elite_qt @BrilliancePub
the setup… At heart, Emma Wheeler is a screenwriter but it takes a backseat to taking care of her beloved father. Her high school ex has her doing ghostwriting projects on the side in addition to a job that provides the health insurance and pays the bills. But then Logan presents her with her dream… Continue reading The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center @katherinecenter @PattiMurin @MacmillanAudio
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