It's every cop's worst nightmare: a violent felon he put behind bars paroles out and comes after him and his family. Five years ago, homicide sergeant Ismail O'Dwyer arrested Boyo Slade after a bar brawl left a man slashed in Old Yvor City, a fictitious suburb of Washington, D. C. Found guilty at trial in large part due to Ismail's testimony, Boyo has been stoking a grudge before his release from prison. When Ismail returns home at the end of a grueling shift, he finds the threatening note Boyo has left. It's payback time, and Ismail is on his guard. Cops Like Us is a gritty, intricate, and character-driven cop novel appealing to the readers of police procedurals and hardboiled crime novels.

Cops Like Us

For their tenth mystery, Isabel and Alma Trumbo, the retired sister sleuths living in Quiet Anchorage, Virginia, undertake solving yet another murder mystery. When their friend Eve Palmer phones Isabel to ask for the sisters' assistance in searching for her lost winning lottery ticket, they drive out to her house and make a shocking discovery: Eve has been slain. Outraged and puzzled, Isabel and Alma put on their detective hats, sharpen their wits, and commence their snooping. Of course, Sammi Jo Garner, their gritty sidekick, and Petey Samson, their irrepressible beagle, help to develop the leads, identify the suspects, and unmask Eve's killer. The trio of old codgers affectionately known as the Three Musketeers also makes their contributions. The bumbling Sheriff Fox does his best to keep up with them. Told with lots of good humor and funny situations, Eve's Win is a clean read and traditional whodunit set in a charming Southern small town. Join Isabel and Alma when they set off on solving their latest mystery that is as fun and challenging for them as it is for the reader.

Eve's Win - Isabel & Alma Trumbo Cozy Mystery Series, #10

Bestselling and award-winning mystery author Ed Lynskey introduces a new cozy mystery series set in the small town of Cat's Paw, Virginia. Plucky and resourceful, Juno Patchen operates her family truck farm in the Blue Ridge Mountains and sells her produce at the weekly Farmers' Market. Her athletic cousin and godmother Fern McPhee and outspoken mother Rhoda McPhee help Juno while her seven-year-old son Chip pitches in whenever he can. The lurid murder of local resident Liz Kershaw throws everybody into a tizzy, none moreso than the befuddled Sheriff Goose Dixon who's also sweet on Juno. He persuades her to lend him a hand with investigating Liz's homicide. Juno's ex Holt Patchen, a struggling country music singer who frequently requests "loans" from her, further complicates her life. Told with verve and humor, BERRIED TRUTH offers readers a picturesque mountain setting, a vibrant cast of characters, and a satisfying whodunit.

Berried Truth - Juno Patchen Cozy Mystery, #1

Deadlines is a nightmarish excursion into fear featuring stories from 20 up-and-coming authors of horror and dark fiction. From serial killers to zombies, from sinister dolls to malicious cats, this collection is a veritable a-z of evil and a deadly trip down the darkside of human nature. Sonar4 Publications Review:Deadlines has some of the scariest stories wrapped together in one convenient package. Stories that grab a hold of your breath refusing to give it back until you turn the next page. Authors such as Michael A. Kechula, Shaun Ryan are just two of the twenty that appear with their gruesome, thrilling and amazing stories in this Anthology. Contents:BRUTAL ASSAULT by Garry BushellTHE COWBIRDS NEST by Clinton A. HarrisMADONNA OF THE BLACK MOUNTAIN by Tessa JohnstoneSTRIPTEASE ON MOUNT RUSHMORE by Ed LynskeyMYSTERIO AND GALATEA by Michael A. KechulaHARRY by Doug MuranoIN YOUR WARM AND DARKENED GRAVE by Frank ZafiroGIRL IN THE TUB by Cameron L. MitchellFRAZZLED by J. R. THE GIFT OF THE BONEFLOWER by D. Alexander WardAS CLOSE AS IT GETS by Karina Berg JohanssonGOOD BOYS by Shaun RyanSILENCE by Christopher Allan DeathVISITING HOUR by Michael PelcTHE DEATH OF LESTER WILLIAMS by Ty JohnstonLA NUIT DU LA CHAT NOIR by Nora B. PeevyWHITE by David RichardsSTREET WALKING by Jason JefferyWILL'S LITTLE BLACK FLOWER by Brent MeskeMALRATS by Walter Payne

Deadlines: An Anthology of Horror and Dark Fiction

On the same day sister sleuths Isabel and Alma Trumbo's beloved beagle Petey Samson runs away from home, they confront their ninth murder mystery. Holly McBride, owner and operator of the popular spice shop A Big Dill on Main Street, is found slain behind the checkout counter. Isabel and Alma quickly identify Holly's ex, Sterling McBride, and her landlady, Tallulah Pettigrew, as the two leading murder suspects. Meantime, Sammi Jo Garner, the Trumbo sisters' young friend and able assistant, contends with her ongoing romance problems with her footloose boyfriend Reynolds Kyle. Sharp in both mind and tongue as ever, Isabel and Alma snoop in their Virginia small town of Quiet Anchorage to hunt down the right clues to solve the whodunit. The latest series novel from Ed Lynskey, A BIG DILL is a fun addition to the cozy mystery genre in the tradition of Agatha Christie, Jessica Fletcher, and Anne George.

A Big Dill - Isabel & Alma Trumbo Cozy Mystery Series, #9

Piper and Bill Robins, a retired couple, are enjoying their leisure years spent in the tranquil, leafy Washington, D. C. suburb of Beverly Park, Virginia. Bill watches "Pawn Stars" on TV and mows his lawn while Piper shops for clothes and solves crossword puzzles. One sunny June afternoon, their friend Etta Garagiola while returning home from bird watching finds a murdered homeless man in their neighborhood and calls the Robinses. They decide to investigate the murder with the help of Bill's younger sister Noreen, a retired CPA, and her opinionated, smart tuxedo cat Snoozy Q. They follow the clues and soon identify three murder suspects. With the assistance of Noreen's ex-cop boyfriend Rick Novak, the skillful sleuths track the crafty killer until the surprise ending. Besides a clean read and a fair play modern "whodunit" mystery, Fur the Win offers cozy mystery fans likeable protagonists, lots of good-natured humor, and a fast pace. Fur the Win follows The Corpse Wore Gingham, the first book in the series.

Fur the Win - Piper Robins Cozy Mystery Series, #2

For his next hardboiled outing, P. I. Frank Johnson takes up investigating the violent death of Roz Fleming. A local prostitute, she's been found dead from two headshots behind the local truck stop on a February morning. Roz's older sister, Hallie, incensed and desperate, approaches Frank to investigate Roz's grisly murder. Since the state cops, led by Sergeant Collingsworth, show only feeble interest in resolving "the whore's homicide, " Frank agrees to take Hallie's case. As Frank probes deeper into Roz Fleming's death, he leans on his long-time friend and business partner, Gerald Peyton; his medical examiner wife, Dreema; and his brilliant but outspoken attorney, Robert Gatlin. Frank follows a dark, twisty trail of double-crosses, bloodier homicides, and uglier depravity. The final stage of his pursuit takes him to a ruined mansion on the outskirts of Pelham, where he learns the shocking truth.   Critically acclaimed crime novelist James Crumley endorsed the P. I. Frank Johnson Mystery Series. "With a plot as complex as your grandmother's crocheted doilies, Mr. Lynskey creates a portrait of the rural hill country that rings as true as the clank of a Copenhagen can on a PBR can, as does his handle on guns, love, and betrayal. This novel is well worth the read and makes me want more." #1 New York Times bestselling author James Rollins states, "Ed Lynskey's P. I. Frank Johnson's books are as hard-bitten and hard-boiled as they come. The dialogue crackles with such sharpness that you'd swear sparks were jumping off the pages. And P. I. Frank Johnson is a character cut from the Tarantino mold: tough, wounded, conflicted, and badass." New York Times bestselling author and Edgar Award-winning author Megan Abbott writes the P. I. Frank Johnson mystery series, which "bears the richest nicotine and bourbon stains of the hardboiled genre, yet also bristles with vitality. The plot sings, the characters are twisty and textured, and the violence is brutal but inevitable. These elements would be more than enough, yet Ed Lynskey offers so much more in the form of a perfectly pitched prose style that swings effortlessly from back-country grit to Appalachian poetry and back again."

Roz - P.I. Frank Johnson Mystery Series, #20

For his next hardboiled outing, P. I. Frank Johnson takes up the missing-person case of Knox Yowell, a machinist who operates a metal lathe in a job shop. One August morning, Knox leaves for the corner bodega to buy his cigarettes and never returns home. His distraught wife, Madge Yowell, discovers Frank's business card in Knox's nightstand drawer. However, Frank has no memory of having met or spoken to Knox. The Yowells live in Hingham, a blue-collar suburb 12 miles south of Boston, and Frank has never traveled from his small town of Pelham, Virginia, up north to Boston. Of course, nothing is as it appears on the surface in Frank's murky, noirish crime world. As Frank probes deeper into Knox Yowell's disappearance, he leans on his long-time friend and business partner, Gerald Peyton; his medical examiner wife, Dreema; and his brilliant but outspoken attorney, Robert Gatlin. The investigation soon compels Frank to reckon with the tragedy of his boyhood, when his parents died in a car accident caused by a drunken motorist. Violence and mayhem rack Frank as he struggles to set things right.     Critically acclaimed crime novelist James Crumley endorsed the P. I. Frank Johnson Mystery Series. "With a plot as complex as your grandmother's crocheted doilies, Mr. Lynskey creates a portrait of the rural hill country that rings as true as the clank of a Copenhagen can on a PBR can, as does his handle on guns, love, and betrayal. This novel is well worth the read and makes me want more." #1 New York Times bestselling author James Rollins states, "Ed Lynskey's P. I. Frank Johnson's books are as hard-bitten and hard-boiled as they come. The dialogue crackles with such sharpness that you'd swear sparks were jumping off the pages. And P. I. Frank Johnson is a character cut from the Tarantino mold: tough, wounded, conflicted, and badass." New York Times bestselling author and Edgar Award-winning author Megan Abbott writes the P. I. Frank Johnson mystery series, which "bears the richest nicotine and bourbon stains of the hardboiled genre, yet also bristles with vitality. The plot sings, the characters are twisty and textured, and the violence is brutal but inevitable. These elements would be more than enough, yet Ed Lynskey offers so much more in the form of a perfectly pitched prose style that swings effortlessly from back-country grit to Appalachian poetry and back again."

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