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September 26th, 2023 by Melanie3101

The first two gripping novels in the latest Eva & Dan private investigator series.

 

A group of elderly care home residents live in fear for their lives. Detectives Roberts and Bradley must crack two cases at once or pay the ultimate price. Can they deliver? Or will their latest clients be the death of them?

Detectives Roberts and Bradley are starting over. Cases are thin on the ground, but when an ex-cop comes calling new enemies soon show their faces… And an unexpected phone call brings a dark surprise.

The call from an elderly resident at a care home doesn’t seem promising, but their cry for help must be answered. When Eva and Dan discover the cause of the problem, unpleasant care staff are the least of their worries. Mysterious shipments come and go through the building on a nearly daily basis. The driver of a black convertible seems to be the key to a black market operation. But why use the care home at all?

The Golden Years care home has been invaded – the elderly residents caught up in a criminal plot. The motive for the ruse isn’t clear, but unless Roberts and Bradley expose the truth someone will surely die.

But if they choose to expose it – the detectives will be the ones in the crosshairs.

Meanwhile, a retired cop client seeks their help to deal with the influx of new drugs laying waste to the town. The man has identified a smuggling route. No one wants to help him, especially the local police. Will Eva Roberts answer the call?

But the real question is – how long will Eva live to regret her decision?

Meet detectives Eva Roberts and Dan Bradley as you’ve never seen them before.

Old enemies. Wicked foes. And darkness unseen.

 

The First Cut – Solomon Carter

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May 8th, 2023 by Melanie3101

Edited in spring 2023, this is the final novel in the gripping psychological thriller.

 

If you’re incapable of telling the truth, then ensure you are the Last One To Lie…

Fear and dread fill Matt Walker’s veins as he returns to his West London apartment. He promised himself things would be different this time, yet here he was again – haunted by the same demons and sins of his past.

Before long, Lisa and baby George join him in the idyllic village they so hoped would be their fresh start. But all is not as it seems; shadows lurk behind closed doors and Matt is convinced he is being watched.

Then Lisa makes a discovery which throws her life into turmoil, her world spinning out of control. Little does she know how far-reaching its consequences will be.

Hannah and Tom Wells, the local neighbourhood watch co-ordinators, were supposed to be their saviours, but it soon becomes clear that danger lurks in their friendly welcome – could their deepest fears be coming true?

And to their horror, the family they thought they had escaped appeared to be coming back into their lives…

Did they ever really leave?

Read ‘LAST ONE TO LIE’ Now! The final gripping part of ‘The Family’ Psychological Thriller Trilogy

Last One To Lie – Jack Stainton

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May 7th, 2023 by Melanie3101

Edited in April 2023, this is a brilliant start to the new action-packed World War II series featuring Michael Fernsby.

In 1938, the world was at a crossroads. For Michael Fernsby, it was a choice between surrender and survival. But even he could not predict the lengths he would go to in order to stay alive.

In the heart of Nazi Germany, Michael and his brother David embark on a dangerous mission to rescue their Jewish family members trapped in Bavaria. However, when their plan goes awry and they find themselves on the run from the Gestapo, they turn to an underground resistance movement for help.

As they fight their way through the dangerous streets and back alleys of Bavaria, Michael discovers a hidden reserve of strength and resilience that he never knew existed.

With danger at every turn, he must be prepared to lose everything if he hopes to survive…

Ryskamp – J.C. Jarvis

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May 6th, 2023 by Melanie3101

Another delightful Regency romance by Jenny Hambly, edited in April 2023.

 

Two people haunted by their past…

Alexander Wraxall, 6th Marquess of Eagleton, worries he may be cursed. Those close to him tend to die, and he believes he is, in part, responsible for their deaths. When he receives a packet of letters from a relative he thought long dead, he embarks on a journey that will change his life forever.

Since washing up on the shores of Lake Garda, Nell Marsdon has put her nightmarish history behind her and, in the house of Angelica Montovani, has found some peace. It is shattered by the arrival of the Marquess of Eagleton, a man who represents everything she has learned to despise.

Under the sun of a foreign land, they will be forced to confront their deepest fears, but will it unite or divide them?

Eagleton – Jenny Hambly

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May 6th, 2023 by Melanie3101

Edited in March 2023, this is the first in a new mystery suspense series by Urceilia Teixeira.

 

“A mother knows. At least, that’s what everyone told her. That she’d know when something was wrong. Feel it. Deep inside as if there was an invisible cord that had stayed behind the day she brought her son into this life.
Well, they were wrong. Dead wrong. She didn’t know her son at all. But then, he didn’t know her either.”
©Urcelia Teixeira – Excerpt from Jacob’s Well. All rights reserved.

Dark secrets swirl around the small coastal town of Weyport as Mary-Jean Foley discovers just how far she would go to protect her son.

Even with a new sheriff in town. Even when her husband doesn’t agree. Even when she thinks God isn’t looking.

But how far is too far and at what cost?

As newly appointed small-town Sheriff Angus Reid settles into Weyport, it doesn’t take him long to discover just how corrupt his new town is. With a desk full of suspicious open cases and too much to prove, he is determined to rid his town of crime and win the hearts of his people.

But when two teenagers suddenly go missing, it lays bare sinister secrets and emotional ties that threaten to derail his investigation.

And as the case untangles, the secrets buried deep within the coastal borders of the tight-knit community slowly bubble to the surface.

Determined to find justice for the missing boys and their families, he races against the clock to find them. Unbeknownst of the dark forces that rage against him.

Then he gets a call that a body has been found…

If you enjoy suspenseful, twisty secrets and lies mystery novels that are rooted in faith and leave your heart in your throat, you will have a hard time putting down this page-turning Christian mystery and suspense novel.

Get ready to be taken on an emotional journey through a town where it seems everyone has a secret.

Jacob’s Well – Urcelia Teixeira

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