Tag: suspense

Featured Book: The Cut-Out

The Cut-OutThe 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:

Featured Book: Pure Vision

Pure VisionPure Vision
by Perri Birney
Genres: Action/adventure, Thriller/Suspense
Available from Amazon

Investigative reporter Maggie Seline unearths a radical scheme by a sinister secret society that will topple the oil industry. Teaming up with Middle East scholar Michael Sonada, she races to Nepal to discover a long-held secret. Can their astonishing discovery harness the powerbrokers before it’s too late?

Excerpt:

The ringing of the phone jarred Maggie from her thoughts. She walked over to the credenza and picked up the receiver.

“Hello.”

“Have you opened your mail today, Ms. Seline?” The male voice on the other end spoke in a low whisper.

“Who is this?”

“Remember your father,” the caller warned.

The line went dead.

Maggie laid down the phone, her pulse racing, and looked toward the picture still lying on her living room carpet. She had not been able to pick it up all this time, but the image left no doubt. Sprawled out on a dirty floor, a bullet hole in his forehead, her father lay in a pool of blood. After all these years, Maggie was now brought face-to-face with the stark truth.

David Seline had been assassinated.

What others are saying:

“Birney’s fiction seamlessly blends science and religion into a tale worthy of Indiana Jones.” – Daily Freeman

Featured Book: Love Sleeps in the Forest


Love Sleeps in the Forest
by G.M. Hague
Categories: Mystery, thriller, suspense, crime drama
Available from Amazon.

James is the worst kind of serial killer, because he’s the last person you will fear. He’s kind, considerate, well-educated and likeable. Women find him attractive. The girls that fall in love with James, he buries in a forest, where they sleep. James might even be a friend of yours.

Excerpt:

A surprised cry from behind made me jump.

I turned and recovered first. ‘Sorry, I didn’t mean to scare you.’

She stood uncertainly, a pile of books in her arms. ‘It’s okay. I didn’t see you, it’s so dark. They should fix the damned car park lights here.’

‘Are you all right?’ My instincts were prickling. I tried to keep my voice calm.

She nodded at her car. ‘I just want to put these on the passenger seat.’

‘Right, of course,’ I said, quickly stepping back.

‘Oh – okay, thanks.’ She moved forward and bent to fit her car key into the door.

‘You’ve been studying?’ I asked.

‘No, I’m the librarian here. I’m taking these home to fix – oh damn!’ The books slid from her arms to the ground. She cursed softly again and crouched to retrieve them.

I leaned forward, reaching. She probably thought I was going to help.

What others are saying:

“Every woman should read how this guy chooses his victims and stalks them in broad daylight.” – Vbthedog

Book Brief: A Deeper Cut

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by Sheri Wren Haymore
Genre of this Book: Suspense/Thriller
Word count: 80,093

When Hunter Kittrell and his beautiful friend Miki arrive in Beaufort, NC, for their summer stay, they decide to liven up the small town by pulling a harmless prank. That prank, however, quickly finds them deeply entangled in a blood bath face-off with a knife-wielding serial killer.

As the usually peaceful town is plunged into chaos, Hunter and Miki find themselves drawn more deeply into the investigation, and it turns out their connection to the murders might not be as tenuous as it seemed at first. As the investigation continues, burning questions bubble: Why is Hunter being framed for at least one of the murders? And why does his missing father’s name keep popping up all over town?

Everything crashes to a startling conclusion on Hunter’s 21st birthday, when Hunter is forced to face the truths he’s been running from his whole life.

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