Celebrating Independent Authors
Mangroves and Monsters
by Sharon Cupp Pennington
Genres: mystery, thriller, suspense, action
Available at Amazon.
Charlie Cooper stood in for Angeline St. Cyr’s driver during her New Orleans photo shoot, fell insanely in love with the supermodel – and then she died on him! Or did she? Coop’s gut says no. Rule number one: always listen to your gut.
Hoodoo Money (The Stolen Nickel Series Book 1)
by Sharon Cupp Pennington
Genre: mystery, thriller, suspense
Available at Amazon.
A cursed nickel? Not likely. Well, maybe. There was the mugging outside the New Orleans cemetery, a deadly accident, the break-in and now murder. Multiple murders! Braeden felt someone watching, following. The confounded nickel was lifted from the grave of a hoodoo woman. A black gypsy. Could it be? Naw…
Mortom
by Erik Therme
Genres: mystery, thriller, suspense
Available at Amazon.
After his estranged cousin dies, Andy travels to Mortom to survey the estate. When he finds a dead rat with a key in its mouth, he thinks it’s some sort of joke. Then he discovers the letter left by his cousin . . . detailing the rules of “the game.”
Excerpt:
His hand froze mid-air as Ricky’s truck crept around the curve and shuddered to a stop. The grill grinned at him with tiny cavities of rust. Ricky sat motionless inside.
“Go around,” Andy said under his breath.
The old man dogged the gas pedal, taunting him.
“Go,” he said, raising his voice. His heart accelerated from a fast run into a gallop. “You’ve got plenty of room.”
The engine revved. Andy forced himself to stand his ground. It wouldn’t matter if he moved an inch or a mile; this had nothing to do with the road. The old man was a bully—plain and simple—and it was going to end here and now.
“I’m not budging,” he said loudly. “I can—”
It was all he got out before the truck lurched forward on squealing tires.
What others are saying:
“This book had me from the first page…a unique plot, great characters and an unexpected ending.” – Diane W
The Cut-Out
by Jon King
Mystery, thriller, suspense, action
Available from Amazon.
Tipped off about a high-profile assassination days before Princess Diana’s death, British journalist Jon King sets out to uncover the truth about the Paris car crash, and finds himself at the centre of a deadly conspiracy. Can he expose its sinister web? Based on a true story.
Excerpt:
“You were in Paris, James―”
“Yes, but…”
“―In the tunnel. We wouldn’t want those kind of photographs falling into the wrong hands.”
Feverishly Andanson stubbed out his unfinished cigar and leaned forward across the table. His voice became an urgent whisper. “Do I look crazy? Do you think I would keep photographs of MI6 agents on the ground, outside the Ritz, inside the tunnel?”
“Why not? Tabloid editors would give their rectal virginity for photographs like that. Worth a lot of money.”
“But I already have a lot of money, Monsieur Mason. Thanks to you I have a very good life.”
“Yes.”
As though deliberating Andanson’s fate Mason sat back in his seat and swilled his Cognac and Club Soda in its glass one more time. Then downed the liquid in one.
“Long life, James,” he said, replacing the empty glass on the table between them. “Long life.”
What others are saying:
“Gripping from the opening page. A truly extraordinary tale.” Manchester, Amazon US Top 500 Reviewer: