Amy Metz's Blog: A Blue Million Books, page 16

FEATURED AUTHOR: KIRSTEN WEISS

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Abigail and Hyperion uncork a murder . . .

Tea and Tarot room owner Abigail Beanblossom is used to running interference for her socially-awkward former boss, tech billionaire Razzzor. So when he invites her on a stakeout to investigate the sale of counterfeit wine from his latest venture – an upscale winery – she barrels on in. But the two stumble across the corpse of a wine merchant, and new wine in old bottles is now the least of their problems.

Good thing amateur detectives Abig...

FEATURED AUTHOR: LENA GREGORY

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Cass Donovan is reminded that you can’t believe everything you hear, especially when it comes from the dead . . .

When stories begin circulating of a centuries-old ghost haunting the Bay Island lighthouse, Cass is caught up in mystical happenings of her own, with countless voices from the beyond all clamoring for her attention with dire warnings. But before she has a chance to learn whether there’s a connection between the rumored ghost and her restless visitors, the lighthouse keep...

FEATURED AUTHOR: R.G. BELSKY

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Martin Barlow was Clare Carlson's first newspaper editor, a beloved mentor who inspired her career as a journalist. But, since retiring from his newspaper job, he had become a kind of pathetic figurerailing on about conspiracies, cover-ups, and other imaginary stories he was still working on. Clare had been too busy with her own career to pay much attention to him.

When Martin Barlow is killed on the street one night during an apparent mugging attempt gone bad, it seems like he...

FEATURED AUTHOR: KEVIN DOYLE

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When private detective Sam Quinton sets out to solve the murders of a stripper and small-time gambler, he ends up in the middle of an organized crime war, testing Quintons loyalty to an old friend and making him the killers next target. While working to stay one step ahead of the killers, Quinton also has to safeguard the life of an elderly couple, who unwittingly hold the key to solving the murders and ending the war.


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FEATURED AUTHOR: JEFF BOND

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From the author of The Winner Maker and Blackquest 40 comes The Pinebox Vendetta: a genre-bending thriller that combines a love story, cold-case murder mystery, and political blood feud told over the course of a single breathless weekend.

The Gallaghers and Pruitts have dominated the American political landscape dating back to Revolutionary times. The Yale University class of 1996 had one of each, and as the twenty-year reunion approaches, the families are on a collision...

FEATURED AUTHOR: JAMES HOUSTON TURNER

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One and a half billion dollars vanishes out of a numbered account into a cyberspace maze. But the thief who stole it lies dead on the tracks of Hong Kongs Mass Transit Railway, his access codes having perished with him.

If this were simply a matter of missing money, the United States would not be concerned. But a Hong Kong crime boss named Dragon Head wants the money to fund an army of hackers, one of whom has already penetrated Americas GPS network. The result: a midair...

FEATURED AUTHOR: JANET LoSOLE

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Embarking on a homeschooling field trip to Central America is stressful enough, but add in perilous bridge crossings, trips to the hospital, and a lack of womens underwear, and you have the makings of an Adventure by Chicken Bus.Buckling under a mountain of debt, Janet LoSole and her family are at their wits end. Determined to make a drastic change, they sell all worldly possessions and hit the road. With only a few items of clothing, a four-person tent, and little else,...

FEATURED AUTHOR: CHRISTA NARDI

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A touch of nostalgia, a murder, and good friends. When a former colleague is implicated in his neighbors demise, Sheridan Hendley returns to Cold Creek to prove his innocence. Annoying as Max can be, she cant imagine the quirky professor is capable of murder. Unfortunately, not everyone shares her opinion. Of course, it doesnt help that Max threatened his neighbor in a public place soon before the man was murdered. Or that the victims drug shipments had a habit of turning up on...

FEATURED AUTHOR: MAGGIE TOUSSAINT

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Caterer River Holloway has talents beyond her to-die-for cooking. She is also known among friends and family on Shell Island as a finder of things. Which is why a desperate mother begs River to track down her grown son, Chili Bolz, whos seemingly vanished.

Deputy Lance Hamlyn, a newcomer to Shell Island, has hit a dead-end in trying to locate the missing man. Familiar with Rivers reputation, he attempts to team up with her, hoping that her inside track with the locals might aid...

FEATURED AUTHOR: DAVIN GOODWIN

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After 25 years on the job, Detective Roscoe Conklin trades his badge for a pair of shorts and sandals and moves to Bonaire, a small island nestled in the southern Caribbean. But the warm water, palm trees, and sunsets are derailed when his long-time police-buddy and friend back home, is murdered.

Conklin dusts off a few markers and calls his old department, trolling for information. Its slow going. No surprise, there. After all, its an active investigation, and...