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Book The Cuckoo Series   Books 1 3

Download or read book The Cuckoo Series Books 1 3 written by Julia Derek and published by Adrenaline Books. This book was released on 2021-03-12 with total page 689 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ONLY SHE CAN PROVE HER INNOCENCE Yvonne Landis has escaped from a mental institution, where she was treated for psychosis. Accused of murder, she will stand trial once psychiatrists deem her fit enough to understand her charges. Only Yvonne knows that she didn’t kill her husband; her son Gabe did. Because she was onto him, he tricked the authorities into believing that Mom killed Dad. Having been traumatized in his tweens, he suffers from extreme anger issues. In order to deal with them, he must kill on occasion. Yvonne is determined to prove to everyone that not only did Gabe kill his father, but that he’s the one who’s truly dangerous, not she. That’s easier said than done, considering her fugitive status and the psychotic episodes she still experiences…

Book The Thomas Kell Spy Series  Books 1 3

Download or read book The Thomas Kell Spy Series Books 1 3 written by Charles Cumming and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2017-12-12 with total page 1505 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the internationally acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author of The Trinity Six and Typhoon, the Thomas Kell series is a compelling, revealing tale of deceit and betrayal, conspiracy and redemption. Read the first three books in the series, now available in one ebook. A Foreign Country On the vacation of a lifetime in Egypt, an elderly French couple are brutally murdered. Days later, on the streets of Paris, a young French accountant is kidnapped. When Amelie Levene, who in six weeks is due to take over as the first female Chief of MI6, disappears without a trace while in the south of France, it is the gravest crisis MI6 has faced in more than a decade. Desperate not only to find her, but to keep the press from learning that she has gone missing, Britain's top intelligence agents turn to one of their own: disgraced former MI6 officer Thomas Kell. Tossed out of the Service only months before, Kell is given one final chance to redeem himself and find Amelia Levene at any cost. A Colder War A top-ranking Iranian military official, an investigative journalist, and an Iranian nuclear scientist are targeted in seemingly unrelated attacks, but they have one crucial link: Each of the three had been recently recruited by Western intelligence, before being removed or killed. When Paul Wallinger, MI6's most senior agent in Turkey, dies in a puzzling plane crash, Tom Kell discovers what Wallinger had already begun to suspect—that there's a mole somewhere in the Western intelligence, a traitor who has been systematically sabotaging scores of joint intelligence operations in the Middle East. A Divided Spy Tom Kell is offered an unexpected chance at revenge. Taking the law into his own hands, he embarks on a mission to recruit a top Russian spy who is in possession of a terrifying secret. As Kell tracks his man from Moscow to London, he finds himself in a high stakes game of cat and mouse in which it becomes increasingly difficult to know who is playing whom. As the mission reaches boiling point, the threat of a catastrophic terrorist attack looms over Britain, and Kell is faced with an impossible choice. Loyalty to MI6—or to his own conscience?

Book The Sassy Saints Series Books 1 3

Download or read book The Sassy Saints Series Books 1 3 written by Amra Pajalic and published by Amra Pajalic. This book was released on 2023-12-01 with total page 838 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first three books in the Sassy Saints Series plus two bonus stories. From award-winning young adult author Amra Pajalic comes an own voices, found family, coming of age YA series for fans of Melina Marchetta and John Green. 1 Sabiha’s Dilemma Sabiha and her mother Bahra are more than mother and daughter, they’re best friends. But when their extended family comes to Australia, Bahra becomes a Born-Again-Muslim to impress them, and expects Sabiha to step in line as the perfect daughter. Can Sabiha play the part of the good daughter so that her mentally ill mother is accepted back into the Bosnian community? Massacre (short story) Read Jesse’s published short story. 2 Alma’s Loyalty Alma’s perfect family is fractured when her father finds out he has a long-lost daughter from his first marriage. When his overtures are rebuffed, it’s up to Alma to bring her new-found sister, Sabiha, into the family fold. Reckoning (short story) Alex faces a reckoning. 3 Jesse’s Triumph After Jesse’s debut novel is published while he’s a high school student, he's thrust into the spotlight. Can Jesse steer his way through his new-found triumph, be with his dream girl, and ride the high school popularity wave without losing sight of who he truly is? ‘Sabiha's Dilemma is a ‘raw and honest story about duty and the desire to run free. A strong voice in Australian fiction.’ Melina Marchetta 'Pajalić bravely deals with some serious adolescent issues.’ Kirkus Review 'Precious, Intriguing, and Mood-Boosting.' Reader review

Book The Wolf

    Book Details:
  • Author : Leo Carew
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2018
  • ISBN : 9780316521352
  • Pages : 400 pages

Download or read book The Wolf written by Leo Carew and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Violence and death come to the land under the Northern Sky when two fierce races break their age-old fragile peace and start an all-out war in this thrilling and savagely visceral epic fantasy. Beyond the Black River, among the forests and mountains of the north, lives an ancient race of people. Their lives are measured in centuries, not decades; they revel in wilderness and resilience, and they scorn wealth and comfort. By contrast, those in the south live in the moment, their lives more fleeting. They crave wealth and power; their ambition is limitless, and their cunning unmatched. When the armies of the south flood across the Black river, the fragile peace between the two races is shattered. On a lightning-struck battlefield, the two sides will fight - for their people, for their land, for their very survival. Under the Northern SkyThe Wolf.

Book The Spider

    Book Details:
  • Author : Leo Carew
  • Publisher : Orbit
  • Release : 2019-07-30
  • ISBN : 0316521388
  • Pages : 493 pages

Download or read book The Spider written by Leo Carew and published by Orbit. This book was released on 2019-07-30 with total page 493 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Control of the land under the Northern Sky rests in the balance as two fierce races collide in the sequel to The Wolf, a thrilling and savagely visceral epic fantasy from Leo Carew, an author who "will remind readers of George R. R. Martin, David Gemmell, or . . . Joe Abercrombie." (Booklist) Roper, the Black Lord of the north, may have vanquished the Suthern army at the Battle of Harstathur. But the greatest threat to his people lies in the hands of more shadowy forces. In the south, the disgraced Bellamus bides his time. Learning that the young Lord Roper is planning to invade the southern lands, Bellamus conspires with his Queen to unleash a weapon so deadly it could wipe out Roper's kind altogether. And at a time when Roper needs his friends more than ever, treachery from within puts the lives of those he loves in mortal danger . . . For more from Leo Carew, check out: Under the Northern SkyThe WolfThe Spider

Book The Cuckoo s Calling

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  • Author : Robert Galbraith
  • Publisher : Mulholland Books
  • Release : 2013-04-30
  • ISBN : 0316206865
  • Pages : 452 pages

Download or read book The Cuckoo s Calling written by Robert Galbraith and published by Mulholland Books. This book was released on 2013-04-30 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published under a pseudonym, J. K. Rowling's brilliant debut mystery introduces Detective Cormoran Strike as he investigates a supermodel's suicide in "one of the best books of the year" (USA Today), the first novel in the brilliant series that inspired the acclaimed HBO Max series C.B. Strike. After losing his leg to a land mine in Afghanistan, Cormoran Strike is barely scraping by as a private investigator. Strike is down to one client, creditors are calling, and after a breakup with his longtime girlfriend, he's living in his office. Then John Bristow walks through his door with a shocking story: His sister, the legendary supermodel Lula Landry -- known to her friends as the Cuckoo -- famously fell to her death a few months earlier. The police ruled it a suicide, but John refuses to believe that. The case plunges Strike into the world of multimillionaire beauties, rock-star boyfriends, and desperate designers, and it introduces him to every variety of pleasure, enticement, seduction, and delusion known to man. You may think you know detectives, but you've never met one quite like Strike. You may think you know about the wealthy and famous, but you've never seen them under an investigation like this.

Book The Hazards Series Books 1 3

Download or read book The Hazards Series Books 1 3 written by Alyssa Rose Ivy and published by Alyssa Rose Ivy. This book was released on 2015-08-19 with total page 757 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Includes three full length New Adult Romance Books* The Hazards of Skinny Dipping This isn't a deep book about first loves or self-discovery. If you want a book like that, I'd be happy to recommend one, but I don't have that kind of story to tell. Instead my story is about rash decisions and finding out that your dream guy is bad in bed. It's the story of when I finally went skinny dipping, and how my life was never the same again. Oh, and it's also the story of my freshman year of college and realizing Mr. Right might have been there all along. The Hazards of a One Night Stand One small town boy, one girl who wants more, one roll in the hay... Hooking up with your high school crush is a bad idea, a really bad idea. It was only supposed to be one night, one brief departure from my real life, but nothing ever works out exactly the way you plan. Colton Waters was everything from my past that didn't fit into my present, so why did he have to show up at my college and pledge the one frat I couldn't avoid? Because nothing is ever meant to happen just once. At least not the life changing things that mean the difference between falling apart and falling in love. The Hazards of Sex on the Beach One broken heart, one drink too many, one steamy night in the sand... No one warns you about the dangers of drinking with a broken heart. At least no one warned me. I never imagined I'd fall for a musician, especially not one like Chase, but then again I never expected to have my heart broken into a million pieces by the frat guy I thought was the love of my life. Sometimes it's the rash decisions, like hooking up in the sand, that lead you to the best places—the kinds of places where it's possible to let yourself fall in love again.

Book The Death Series  Books 1   3

Download or read book The Death Series Books 1 3 written by Tamara Rose Blodgett and published by T. Rose Press LLC. This book was released on 2012-12-01 with total page 858 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ★★★#1 Dark Fantasy Bestselling series★★★ From the New York Times bestselling author of A TERRIBLE LOVE, comes a dark dystopian paranormal romance, where humans who possess extraordinary powers fall under the government's covert efforts of exploitation and control. 3 books in 1 Bundle: DEATH WHISPERS (#1) DEATH SPEAKS (#2) DEATH INCEPTION (#3)

Book The Pinewood Bay Series  Books 1   3

Download or read book The Pinewood Bay Series Books 1 3 written by KRISTOFF CHIMES and published by Kristoff Chimes. This book was released on with total page 983 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first three thrillers in the Pinewood Bay series: The Dream Home When a dream home becomes a nightmare. Elle Quinn, worn out from her seemingly never-ending and messy divorce, faces financial ruin and homelessness. Feeling guilty for the trauma her divorce has brought on her young daughter, Madison, Elle receives an offer to rent a dream home by the coast for a ridiculously low sum. Hoping they can plan in peace the next stage of their lives, she accepts, but the idyllic house is not all it seems. Soon strange occurrences and the unwelcome attention of odd neighbors sets Elle on edge. Household objects mysteriously go missing. She gets the feeling they are not alone. That somebody is watching their house. When Madison becomes withdrawn and complains of a strange figure that visits in her dreams she realizes she must discover the secret to their dream home. Can Elle hold onto her sanity and unravel the mystery of the Dream House before it’s too late? The Downsize When Edward Brown dies and a billion dollar pension pot vanishes, his widow Beth faces a rising tide of anger, fear and violence from the community of Pinewood Bay. Someone out there wants her dead. In a race against time, Sheriff Noah Sharf must find a killer before they strike again. The Death Lottery *In the game for your life, do you feel lucky? * Every man, woman and child in Pinewood Bay receives a unique number and a message telling them they’ve been entered into a death lottery. The entire community tunes into a website live streaming broadcast every night at eight. Before picking a number, the anonymous host asks the same question each night: “In the game for your life, do you feel lucky?” A number is announced and the town’s people helplessly watch as someone in Pinewood Bay is murdered. In a race against time, can Sheriff Noah Sharf find a serial killer before someone close to him wins the death lottery?

Book The Kate Burkholder Series  Books 1 3

Download or read book The Kate Burkholder Series Books 1 3 written by Linda Castillo and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2015-06-09 with total page 978 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times bestselling author Linda Castillo immerses readers in the world of the Amish in this chilling series that is equal parts fast-paced thriller and intriguing psychological puzzle. Sworn to Silence Sixteen years ago, a brutal serial killer left a trail of victims before vanishing into thin air. Now, he may have returned, and only one woman can stop him—but can she solve the case without revealing a terrible secret that links her to the original murders? Pray for Silence In the quiet town of Painters Mill an Amish family of seven has been found slaughtered on their farm. Police chief Kate Burkholder and her small force have few clues, no motive, and no suspect. Breaking Silence What appears to be a gruesome accident that left three people dead turns more sinister when evidence of foul play emerge. Together with agent John Tomasetti, Kate searches for answers and uncovers a dark secret at work beneath the placid surface of this idyllic Amish community.

Book The Valentine Beaumont Mystery Series  Books 1 3

Download or read book The Valentine Beaumont Mystery Series Books 1 3 written by Arlene McFarlane and published by ParadiseDeer Publishing. This book was released on 2019-05-28 with total page 903 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Laugh-out-loud humor & top-notch mysteries! Absolute MUST-READS!”—Darynda Jones, New York Times/USA TodayBestselling Author of the Charley Davidson Series “Smart, entertaining, and laugh-out-loud funny!”—Liliana Hart, New York Times Bestselling Author Meet gutsy beautician, part-time sleuth, Valentine Beaumont. Quick thinker? Check. Risk-taker? Check. Catching killers with her beauty tools has never been so much fun! MURDER, CURLERS & CREAM Valentine Beaumont is a beautician with a problem. Not only has she got a meddling mother, a wacky staff, and a dying business, but now she’s got a dead client who was strangled while awaiting her facial. With business the way it is, combing through this mystery may be the only way to save her salon. Until a second murder, an explosion, a kidnapping, death threats, and the hard-nosed Detective Romero complicate things. But Valentine will do anything to untangle the crime. That’s if she can keep her tools of the trade in her bag, keep herself alive, and avoid falling for the tough detective. In the end, how hard can that be? MURDER, CURLERS & CANES Valentine Beaumont is back in her second hair-raising mystery, this time, trying to find out who had it in for an elderly nun. Only trouble is there are others standing in her way: hot but tough Detective Romero, sexy new stylist Jock de Marco, and some zany locals who all have a theory on the nun’s death. Making things worse: the dead nun’s secret that haunts Valentine, another murder, car chases, death threats, mysterious clues, an interfering mother, and a crazy staff. Between brushing off Jock’s advances and splitting hairs with handsome Detective Romero, Valentine struggles to comb through the crime, utilizing her tools of the trade in some outrageous situations. Question is, will she succeed? MURDER, CURLERS & CRUISES In her third fast-paced mystery, beautician Valentine Beaumont and her madcap crew sail the high seas on a Caribbean “Beauty Cruise.” When a bizarre murder takes place onboard, Valentine finds herself swept into the middle of the investigation. If things aren’t bad enough, her mother is playing matchmaker, a loved one is kidnapped, drug smuggling is afoot, a hair contest proves disastrous, and a strange alliance between tough Detective Romero and sexy stylist Jock de Marco rubs Valentine the wrong way. Will this impulsive beauty sleuth comb through the catastrophes and untangle the mystery, or will this voyage turn into another fatal Titanic? With Jock and Romero onboard, it’s destined to be a hot cruise!

Book Sheila Roberts Life in Icicle Falls Series Books 1 3

Download or read book Sheila Roberts Life in Icicle Falls Series Books 1 3 written by Sheila Roberts and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2015-12-14 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join bestselling author Sheila Roberts in the town of Icicle Falls, where life's fullof surprises, and happiness is just around the corner! The first three books in her popular Life in Icicle Falls series: Sweet Dreams on Center Street (Previously publishedas Better Than Chocolate) Sweet Dreams Chocolate Company has been in the Sterling familyfor generations, ever since Great-Grandma Rose literally dreamed up her first fabulousrecipe. But now it looks as if they're about to lose Sweet Dreams to the bank. CanSamantha, the oldest daughter and new head of the company, come up with a way to save it?Events seem to be conspiring against her and to make matters worse, the company's fate isin the hands of her archenemy, Blake Preston, the bank manager with the football-hero goodlooks. It's enough to drive her to chocolate. But Blake's also enough to convince her thatthere's something even better than chocolate. Merry Ex-Mas Cass Wilkes has been looking forward to her daughter Danielle's Christmaswedding—until Dani announces that she wants her father, Cass's ex, to walk her down theaisle. Seriously? Not only that; he, his trophy wife and their yappy little dog will bestaying with Cass… Meanwhile, her friend Charlene Albach arrives at their weekly chick-flick night in shock.She's just seen the ghost of Christmas past: her ex-husband, Richard, who left a year agowhen he ran off with the hostess from her restaurant. Now the hostess is history, and hewants to kiss and make up. Hide the mistletoe! And bring out the hot buttered rum, because the holidays aren't easy for Ella O'Brien,either. Ella, newly divorced, is still sharing the house with her ex while they wait forthe place to sell. The love is gone. Or is it? Romance on Mountain View Road (Previously published as What She Wants) Jonathan Templar and his poker buddies can't figure women out. When Jonathan stumbles on a romance novel atthe Icicle Falls library sale, he knows he's found the love expert he's been seeking —Vanessa Valentine, top-selling romance author. At first his buddies laugh at him forreading romance novels, but soon they, too, realize that these stories are the world'sbest textbooks on love. Poker night becomes book club night…and when all is read and done,they're going to be the kind of men women want!

Book The Slim Hardy Mystery Series Books 1 3

Download or read book The Slim Hardy Mystery Series Books 1 3 written by Jack Benton and published by AMMFA Publishing. This book was released on 2021-08-28 with total page 687 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THREE CLASSIC TRADITIONAL BRITISH P.I. MYSTERIES: THE FIRST THREE SLIM HARDY MYSTERIES COLLECTED TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE MAN BY THE SEA John "Slim" Hardy, heavy drinker and disgraced soldier turned bumbling private detective, is hired to investigate Ted Douglas, an investment banker who slips out of work every Friday to visit a desolate cove on the Lancashire coast. There, he walks to the shore, opens an old book, and begins to read aloud. His wife thinks he's having an affair. Slim thinks he's insane. The truth is more incredible than either could imagine. The Man by the Sea is the sensational debut novel by Jack Benton, a classic story of love, betrayal, murder, and intrigue. THE CLOCKMAKER'S SECRET A buried clock holds the key to a decades-old mystery. On holiday to escape the nightmares of his last case, disgraced soldier turned private detective John “Slim” Hardy comes upon something buried in the peat on Bodmin Moor. Unfinished and water-damaged but still ticking, the old clock provides a vital clue to an unsolved missing-persons case. As Slim begins to ask questions of the tiny Cornish village of Penleven, he is drawn into a world of lies, rumours, and secrets, some of which the residents would prefer to stay buried. Twenty-three years ago, a reclusive clockmaker left his workshop and walked out onto Bodmin Moor, taking his last, unfinished clock with him. He disappeared. Slim is determined to find out why. The Clockmaker’s Secret is the stunning sequel to Jack Benton’s acclaimed debut, The Man by the Sea. THE GAMES KEEPER Having fallen on hard times, disgraced soldier turned private investigator John “Slim” Hardy is hired by rich and enigmatic land owner Oliver Ozgood to uncover the identity of a mysterious blackmailer. The man is demanding a fortune in exchange for his silence. He claims to be Dennis Sharp, a former employee of Ozgood, and threatens to reveal secrets that will soil Ozgood’s family name and send the patriarch to prison. There’s only one problem. Dennis Sharp is dead, killed by Ozgood himself. In search of answers, Slim moves to the remote rural hamlet of Scuttleworth in the Devonshire countryside, where he will confront demons both from within and without in his most challenging case yet.

Book The Warm Days of Autumn Series Books 1 3

Download or read book The Warm Days of Autumn Series Books 1 3 written by CP Ward and published by AMMFA Publishing. This book was released on with total page 637 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three delightful and heartwarming autumn-themed romantic comedies from CP Ward, much loved author of the Delightful Christmas series. Autumn in Sycamore Park Having fled a relationship and a previous life she would rather forget, young teacher Jennifer Stevens throws herself into a demanding new job at Brentwell Primary. Charged with marshalling a group of unruly eight-year-olds to the autumn harvest festival, her only solace is the peace of nearby Sycamore Park. As the evenings draw in and the leaves begin to fall, will new friends, delicious autumn treats, and a possible new man on the orange-tinted horizon help Jennifer finally come to terms with her past and begin to look forward into the future? Autumn at the Willow River Guesthouse Lily Markham is having a hard time of things. In the space of a week, she loses her job, breaks up with her cheating boyfriend, and is kicked out of her London flat. With her world crashing down, Lily does the only thing she can: retreat to her charming hometown of Willow River to lick her wounds. There, Lily takes a job in her uncle’s guesthouse, develops a friendship with a reclusive novelist, and starts to rebuild her life. And when she meets someone from her past, love could be floating on the cool autumn breeze … Autumn in Sunset Harbour When her grandmother’s death brings Rachel Castle back to her Cornish hometown of Porth Melynos—known to locals as Sunset Harbour—she has no idea of the run of bad luck that is coming. Finding herself homeless, carless, and in a doctor’s waiting room, she wonders what else can go wrong. With her schooldays sweetheart now living with the girl who bullied her, Rachel wants nothing more than to get out of Sunset Harbour and never come back. But small towns have a way of holding on to you, and when Rachel meets a young and mysterious fisherman with a twinkle in his eye, her luck starts to change.

Book The Cormoran Strike Novels  Books 1   4

Download or read book The Cormoran Strike Novels Books 1 4 written by Robert Galbraith and published by Mulholland Books. This book was released on 2020-09-29 with total page 2847 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first four novels in Robert Galbraith's "wonderfully entertaining" series (Harlan Coben) featuring the private detective Cormoran Strike and his assistant Robin Ellacott. This omnibus set includes the novels The Cuckoo's Calling, The Silkworm, Career of Evil, and Lethal White. Each of these novels is compulsively readable, with twists at every turn. You may think you know detectives, but you’ve never met one quite like Strike. "Rowling’s wizardry as a writer is on abundant display...This is a crime series deeply rooted in the real world, where brutality and ugliness are leavened by the oh-so-human flaws and virtues of Galbraith’s irresistible hero and heroine." --USA Today

Book Witches of Raven s Landing Series Boxed Set  Books 1   3  A Coven of her Own  Cuckoo in the Coven  Chaos in the Coven    Paranormal Romances

Download or read book Witches of Raven s Landing Series Boxed Set Books 1 3 A Coven of her Own Cuckoo in the Coven Chaos in the Coven Paranormal Romances written by Saskia Walker and published by Saskia Walker. This book was released on 2022-08-09 with total page 958 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dive in to a world of magic, desire and danger. Introducing Raven's Landing, a sleepy Cornish harbour town, a sanctuary where witches have lived in harmony for centuries - until now! This bundle includes the first three books in the Witches of Raven’s Landing series. Sexy paranormals with mystery and adventure, time-travel elements and a whole heap of action and romance. Each story represents a tale from a member of the Raven’s Landing coven, with familiar characters reappearing throughout the series to face the foes thrust upon them. Warning: may contain witches, ghosts, demons, and vampires. The Paranormal Romance Guild granted all three books five magical stars.

Book The Scott Drayco Series  Books 1 3

Download or read book The Scott Drayco Series Books 1 3 written by BV Lawson and published by Crimetime Press. This book was released on 2017-04-06 with total page 590 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The last thing he needed was to inherit a rundown opera house. And now, he’s just found a body inside. Scott Drayco isn’t a typical private detective: a former concert pianist with the rare condition of synesthesia—where he "sees" sounds as colors, shapes, and textures—he turned to a career in law enforcement after a violent attack put an end to his music dreams. When Drayco inherits a rundown Opera House in a Virginia seaside town following a particularly brutal case, he just wants to arrange a quick sale for the unwanted “gift” while nursing his battered soul in a peaceful setting near the shore. Those hopes are shattered when a dead body turns up on the Opera House stage, a mysterious “G” carved into the man’s chest. With himself a suspect in the murder, Drayco is forced to dig into very old, and very dangerous, secrets to clear his name. Standing in his way are a wary sheriff, hostility over coastal development, and the seductive wife of a town councilman. But as Drayco digs deeper, it becomes increasingly apparent he's running out of time to solve the unusually twisty mystery before tensions explode into more violence and he becomes the next victim. Read the first three novels in the Scott Drayco mystery series—PLAYED TO DEATH; REQUIEM FOR INNOCENCE; and DIES IRAE—finalists for the Shamus, Silver Falchion, Daphne, Foreword Reviews, and Kindle Book Awards Book in this series have been a finalist for the Shamus, Silver Falchion, Daphne, and Foreword Review Awards "Lawson's protagonist is greatly compelling." - Publishers Weekly Book Prize "Worth putting on your reading list."- Library Journal ​"I fell in love with the main character and found myself cheering him on to solve each mystery." - 5-star review ​"So good, I read it twice from beginning to end." - 5 star review Keywords: brainy detectives, thrillers, traditional mysteries, crime thrillers, murder, mystery series, private investigator, detective books, crime series, thriller series, crime thriller series, vigilante justice, detective series, private investigator series, PI series, private eye series, crime authors, thriller authors, psychological thrillers, mystery boxed sets, crime box sets