The Mermaid Mystery

Tamar Myers

“A hilarious tale with some serious wisdom about how easy it is to create a cult that refuses to believe the truth”
Kirkus Reviews Starred Review

“Biting satire, dark humor, and searing social commentary overlaid with a veneer of Southern charm”
Booklist

Tidal Shores, a small seaside town in South Carolina, has come up with an ingenious idea to get tourists flocking back – a plan involving a phony mermaid created by the town’s taxidermist. But when “mermaid fever” takes hold of the nation, things get out of hand. Inquisitive reporter Zoe Porter isn’t fooled, but will anyone believe her exposé? And when events take a sinister turn, Zoe is suddenly drawn into a much darker story…

A biting satire on the era of dangerous misinformation wrapped in the trappings of a delightful cozy mystery.

Brew Unto Others

A Maggy Thorsen Mystery

Sandra Balzo

“A challenging puzzle with an ingenious twist that’ll keep you awake more effectively than a shot of espresso”
Kirkus Reviews

“A story chock full of family secrets and plot twists”
Booklist

When the sister of Maggy Thorsen’s coffeehouse business partner Sarah is hospitalised on the day of their mother’s funeral,  Maggy is drawn into uncovering the family’s darkest secrets…

Santo Domingo Stakeout

A Cuban Noir Novel

John Keyse-Walker

“Guaranteed to please with its suspenseful, twistfilled plot, likeable hero, romance, and fast-paced action”
Booklist

It’s 1965, and cynical former private investigator Henry Gore just wants to drink his days away in corrupt, sun-soaked Santo Domingo – but life has other ideas in this novel of pitch-black noir, the sequel to the savage, gut-punch of a crime thriller, Havana Highwire.

Prey

Hilary Norman

“The suspense builds from page one and escalates to a fever pitch in this intense, spine-chilling thriller”
Booklist Starred Review

Moving from a London deep in the terror of the Blitz to the seemingly safer London of 2019, two women have to fight for their lives to survive a ruthless killer ­in this dual timeline psychological thriller that will make your hair stand on end!

The Troubling Death of Maddy Benson

A Samuel Craddock Mystery

Terry Shames

“A fresh take on a southern-hospitality mystery mixed with small-town scheming”
Booklist

Everyone knows everyone in a small town like Jarrett Creek. So Chief of Police Samuel Craddock is perplexed when he receives a call from a woman asking the police to rescue her sister. Who is Maddy Benson?

Prophet of Blood

A Sister Fidelma Mystery

Peter Tremayne

“[Tremayne is] a master at bringing early Celtic and Irish history, his characters, and his stories to life”
Booklist

Plunged into a world of uncertainty, where believers of the Old and New Faiths are violently opposed, Fidelma, Eadulf and Dego embark on a journey fraught with danger, in a puzzling and perilous quest for the truth behind Brocc’s murder . . .