All Blog Posts Tagged 'murder' (368)

A weekend getaway at a secluded cabin turns deadly when former classmates Amanda, Holly, Gayle, Wendy, Cherie, Sue and Leah find themselves fighting for survival against an uninvited guest and the forces of nature. Friendships are put to the test as dark secrets bubble to the surface, and things take a shocking turn that will force the women to pull together in a surprising way.

Walnut Lake is now on sale for $0.99 per Kindle download until July 31, 2023 …

FATAL OBSESSION (Eden Harbor Series Book Two)

Available on Kindle at: www.amazon.com/dp/B097FG7G2V

Eden Harbor seems like the kind of quaint coastal village where people can raise families, make a decent living, and fish to their heart’s content. Beneath the laidback surface lurks more than a few dark secrets. Local Private Investigator Sam Garrett and his partner, Kate…

"Christina Engela's Strangely Compelling SciFi" - an anthology of sci-fi that is strange, yet also compelling.

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Kate Morgan loves a good mystery. She’s an avid reader and she recently…

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Money laundering and deception in Brooklyn, New York.

Bobby has driven up from Florida to spend Christmas with his daughter Lynn, her husband Ted, and their three children in Connecticut. These are special times as the years go by for Lynn and Bobby to spend time together, and for Lyn to hear tales…

The current issue of Mystery Readers Journal focuses on the theme Mystery in Asia.  An essay on my time in South Korea has me rubbing shoulders with luminaries the like of John Burnett, Colin Cotterell, Tim Hallinan and others. Lots of interesting content for the mystery lover. https://mysteryreaders.org/journal-index/mystery-in-asia/

The Thiel Detective Service Agency, though not as well known, was a major competitor to the famous Pinkerton Detective Agency in the 19th century.

I've given my character Sam Blake a job with Thiel in the novel Blake's Rule. A reputation the company had creates a minor conflict between him and the town sheriff before they become allies in saving a woman accused of murder from a lynch mob. 

Read more about Thiel and the book here: …

Shares The Darkness, eighth in the Sticks Hetrick crime series, is highlighted in the San Francisco Review of Books. Check it out: http://www.sanfranciscoreviewofbooks.com/2018/09/book-review-shares-darkness-by-jr.html?showComment=1536147743638#c1480039967769541093

Never Say Goodbye - Review by Martha A. Cheves

"Whiting hadn't made any connections between the four victims.  Each one had been murdered in a different area of the city."  Metcalfe consulted his note.  "First was female - an affluent black law student, second was a white, mail, middle-aged taxi driver.  Third a white teenage…

Blake’s rule has always been to do what’s right…not what’s easy.

Range detective Sam Blake is after cattle rustlers—but when a beautiful woman is accused of murdering her employer, he has to step in and see justice done. Miriam had her reasons for the brutal killing, and though she’s not talking, Blake understands there’s more to this crime than meets the eye.

When the local…

A Very Mersey Murder - Review by Martha A. Cheves

A woman is brutally raped and murdered, her body left close to the old disused lighthouse in Hale.  Then came a second and finally a third murder.  All being committed by who the police feel is the same person.  One was a barmaid, one worked with animals and the third was a policewoman.  These…

The Five Manners of Death - Review by Martha A. Cheves

A Mersey Mariner - Book 4 - Review by Martha A Cheves, Author of: Stir, Laugh, Repeat; Think With Your Taste Buds; A Book and A Dish

"Mister Gray, what on earth's wrong with you man?"  Gideon shouted at the young man.  "Sorry sir, but he's dead, sir, dead as a doorknob."  "Who's dead, man?  Come on, pull yourself together and talk sense,"…

When Sicily arrives on the streets of Queens…

What daughter doesn’t love listening to her father’s stories, and this exciting new Starlight Club adventure opens with Lynn, devoted daughter of Bobby, waiting for her father to return from a visit to Queens, where he hopes to see some old friends.

When he arrives safely home they settle down with a coffee and some Sambuca, and…

In the mood for a short story? I have a new one up at Rope and Wire. Comment welcome. Have a look: http://www.ropeandwire.com/western-short-story-the-price-of-a-meal-by-j-r-lindermuth.html

A thrilling psychological thriller.

Everyone has seen them, the drug addicts, gays, and drunkards, the dregs of society willing to do anything for their next fix, however, the attractions of these vices are rampant in all tiers of society, and every ‘job’ has its fair share of culprits, it’s just that some people manage to hide under a polished veneer of respectability,…

Fine new UK review of Shares The Darkness at https://col2910.blogspot.co.uk/2017/09/j-r-lindermuth-shares-darkness-2016.html

Looking for a little distraction from the real world? My story Yoga Kills is up in the current issue of Mysterical-E. Lots of other good stuff, too. http://mystericale.com/article/yoga-kills/

Check out the new Mystery/Thriller by Nicole Coverdale. The story of two people who's lives will be changed forever as secrets of the past come to the surface. Available now on Amazon and Kobo!

https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Revelations-Nicole-Coverdale-ebook/dp/B0749HG6YY…