Women Police Procedurals

When Pegasus Quincy, sheriff’s deputy, steps into the leaky rowboat to investigate a murder at a mysterious artists’ colony, her troubles have just begun. A new detective blames Peg when she gets snake bit. A friend gets caught in a drug raid and asks Peg’s assistance. Her new roomie monopolizes the kitchen, until Peg’s coonhound Reckless eats too many French macarons. And then there is the cat lady who accuses Peg of stealing a valuable painting. Surely Peg wouldn’t do that, would she? Join Pegasus Quincy as she delves into the nefarious underworld of art auctions, mid-century ...

#1 Bestseller in Kindle Store for Women Sleuths!When a young Native American woman is murdered, a shock wave rips through the peaceful town of Garnerville, Oregon. Police Chief Sidney Becker, a highly skilled detective, won’t rest until the killer is in custody. She learns from tribal members that the victim had been releasing animals trapped by poachers. A poacher who caught her destroying his traps threatened to skin her alive. Sidney believes nine-year-old Tegan knows the killer’s identity. Blinded by lightning when he was six, Tegan has a heightened sense of smell and hearing. He ...

"The man you love has been murdered. You'd do anything to find out the truth. Wouldn't you?" A man lies dead in a hotel room, and the police attend his home address to inform the widow. Nothing unusual, until DC Freya West realises that the victim is the man she has been having an affair with. The future she imagined has been snatched away. Meanwhile, her new boss, DS Robin Butler, is preoccupied with his own problems. Mistakes he thought were buried deep in his past now threaten to be exposed.

# 2 Bestselling Murder Mystery in Kindle Store! Small town Police Chief Sidney Becker is pitted against a ruthless killer who’s obsessed with Viking mythology. The investigation will lead her team through a labyrinth of dark secrets and myths. The killer stays one step ahead of them at every turn. As they close in, he becomes more dangerous. They narrowly escape his deadly traps of fire and ice. What is the meaning of ancient coins planted on the bodies of his victims? What clues lie in the legend of the Viking apocalypse that killed the God of Thunder? Will the bones of a headless corpse...

When Patrol Officer Lauren Starkly finds an unconscious teenage girl posed as a corpse, she learns that the offense mirrors two other recent assaults. The attack is intensely personal to Lauren—the girl is her daughter’s close friend. Lauren feels compelled to do some off-duty investigation. The perpetrator is intelligent and methodical, and essentially invisible. But Lauren has uncanny detection skills, and routinely finds evidence missed by the detectives. She earns official trouble for her effort, but the warnings from her superiors don’t keep her from tugging at elusive clues. As ...

**Amazon Charts Bestseller** IT TURNS OUT HONEY ISN'T SO SWEET... When a mysterious woman is found brutally murdered in a bee-infested hotel room, her mouth filled with poisonous honey, Miami detective Elizabeth Stratton is tasked with unravelling the case and bringing a murderer to justice. But it soon becomes clear this case isn't so cut-and-dry. On the trail of a dangerous serial killer with a unique calling card, Elizabeth is left scratching her head as the case continues to get weirder. Solving this mystery will force her to take an unorthodox approach - a crash course in beekeeping to...

"Master storyteller Hunter Morgan is at her intriguing best in this finely crafted romantic psychological suspense."—Mary Kennedy, Forensic Psychologist All is quiet in Stephen Kill, Delaware, until “The Sinner Murderer” makes people pay for their sins. Vineyard manager Rachel Gibson's once-blissful marriage ended one night when a senseless string of tragedies peaked on a bloody stretch of Delaware highway and her husband, the Reverend Noah Gibson, was sent to prison for drunk driving. Five years later, Noah is out and Rachel worries if he can piece together a new life after he lost ...

Diner food slinger, Maggie Dwyer didn’t intend to be an amateur sleuth. Who does? She’s simply looking forward to a life writing her first novel. Then again, what else is a girl to do when her grandmother dies and leaves her an all expenses paid mansion in Louisiana? Dream come true, right? Until she learns her grandmother died under suspicious circumstances. Until she learns her grandmother died while investigating a series of crimes that occurred at a delinquent boys’ home in a neighboring parish. Toss in a couple of roommates who will make the trek from the Northwest to the bayou ...

All Mel and Dana wanted was a weekend break... Mel and Dana take a long weekend break with the family on a Lake Erie island, or so they planned. Things just never seem to work out as they plan because crime follows them everywhere. Will they ever get a break? Probably not, but maybe Mel will find the career spark that's been missing for a while. This is a short story featuring Mel and Dana that takes place sometime after Book 12 of the Morelville Mysteries series. You don't need to have read the series to enjoy this story, but it will certainly help you understand Mel and her motivations. ...

What are the odds of three serial killers working in the same college town? Astronomical. Unless two of them are twin brothers! The third is someone they hire to do maintenance at their nursing homes. A match made in hell! Using a pandemic's death toll as a cover, the brothers, who know a good thing when they see one, use their new hire to help them with their murderous insurance and "legacy" scheme. But they did not count on an idealistic -- and suspicious -- young woman. “A LAWRENCE DE MARIA TITLE GIVES YOU MORE BANG FOR YOUR BUCK THAN JUST ABOUT ANYTHING IN THE BOOK MARKETPLACE TODAY....

“All the threads come together in a taut, surprising climax.”–Publisher’s Weekly on The Other Twin “A tale of suspense, pain, and love that makes you think about human nature in its darkest sense! Definitely, a book to cuddle up with on a dark, stormy night." ~Jennifer He’s a face in the crowd with the heart of a serial killer. Dubbed the Bloodsucker, he preys on blond, blue-eyed women in Albany Beach, abducting them and then draining them of their blood. Business in Albany Beach is down. Everybody’s suspicious of everybody else and fear is running rampant. With such a high-...

“An amnesiac searching for her identity, a serial killer watching her, and a town full of suspects!"—Pat Raab All Jillian Deere can remember is a man no one could identify left her at a North Carolina hospital, seriously wounded with a gunshot wound to her neck. That’s it—all she can remember. When she gets out of the hospital, she doesn’t even know where she lived. Something is pulling her to the quiet beach town of Albany Beach. Even though she feels she belongs somewhere else, the thought keeps niggling her that she remembers something important about Albany Beach. She just ...

"Hunter Morgan is at the top of her game with WHAT SHE CAN'T SEE as she joins two opposite people . . . who clash and bash as they search for a horrible serial killer." ¬–Suzanne Suzanne Colburn, Reader to Reader/The Belles & Beaux of Romance A Serial Killer With No Mercy Perfection is hard to find. Such young and beautiful students—the best and brightest. A good crop. That’s why they must die. I cull the best of them. For my collection. Then I make them even more perfect. A Game With No Rules FBI Agent M.K. Shaughnessy is investigating the deaths of students and her instinct tells ...

“A cleverly written, chillingly realistic thriller.”–Beverly Barton Sydney Macgregor remembers The Twin Killer all too well. Charles Eshey’s MO was preying on, kidnapping, and murdering one twin, leaving the surviving twin alone and haunted. Twenty years ago, he murdered Marla Macgregor, Sydney's twin sister. Sydney’s testimony was what put him behind bars But Sydney has managed to move on with her live. Recently divorced, she lives in an idyllic beachfront home where she raises her lovely young daughter Krista. Then The Twin Killer is released from prison. One by one, the ...

"I recommend it to those that love SUSPENSE in their "romantic suspense" reads!" ~Kristi Ahlers Overweight and insecure, Marcy Edmond lives in the shadow of her beautiful twin sister Phoebe until one night she is in a fiery car crash which changes everything. Marcy wakes up from a coma and is a different person. She has lost weight and the doctors had to give her plastic surgery. She is beautiful and she has the look she has always craved. But life went on without her. Her twin sister Phoebe moved into her home and stole the hearts of her children, maybe even the love of her husband Jake. ...

How far would you go to protect a loved one? Would you tamper with evidence? Commit arson? Allow a prime suspect to remain at large? Pegasus Quincy and her former partner, Shepherd Malone, have some difficult choices ahead when Shep’s daughter is caught with a murder weapon in her hand. It doesn’t help when the detective on the case has problems of his own. When he applies to the sheriff’s department, he conveniently forgets to mention that he was terminated from his previous position under a cloud of fraud.

I have now read everything Hunter Morgan has written and with the exception of one have enjoyed them all. This was great and intense, funny, I loved Casey's Dad Ed and the others...just read it...it's great! Casey McDaniels knows what it’s like to face domestic violence—and how the darkness it brings can can swallow someone’s life. Now an advocate for victim's rights, Casey gives the key testimony in the arraignment of the man who savagely murdered her best friend, testimony which put him behind bars. With horror, she now learns that man has been set free. Don't Trust Anyone… The ...

A serial killer playing judge and executioner leaves clues for the investigating detective who has a deep dark secret of her own to hide and fears she’s next. “ARE YOU SCARED YET? is a must-read for readers who love romantic suspense police procedurals with an accent on the investigation.”—A Passionate Reader Victims? No, they’re deprived sinners. I’ll make them die in agony. One more sinning monster gone, one more to go. Detective Delilah Swift is enjoying a personal and professional high. She’s newly promoted and in a new relationship with the chief of police, Snowden ...

Who Started the Wildfire? The peaceful tranquility of Colorado's Rio Blanco county along the White River is shattered as a massive forest fire rages through the pristine wilderness. Amidst the chaos and destruction, the true ugliness of human nature is exposed - greed, murder, and revenge. At the center of it all is a controversial land swap between the Forest Service and a wealthy developer, leading to a fishing lodge being ground zero for the out-of-control blaze. Colorado Bureau of Investigation Agent Buck Taylor is called in by the governor to lead the investigation into the arson. But ...