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The name's Danks - Dick Danks - and if you think my name is amusing then you and I have nothing more to say. A man's got no more control over what his parents name him than he does over the weather. Danks is a proud old name in Scotland or somewhere, and I have nothing to make excuses for. I'm a private eye. Most days, I sit like a spider in its web waiting for the phone to ring. I wait for someone to hire me to investigate something for them. It gives me lots of time to think.

In a small Oklahoma town, riddled with broken dreams and methamphetamine addicts, a young man embarks on a mission to uncover the truth behind his sister's disappearance. As he desperately attempts to come to terms with his sister's apparent death, and the circumstances surrounding it, he inadvertently opens a Pandora's Box of secrets that an array of townsmen have diligently worked to keep covered.

The Valentine Lines is a fun, throwback comedy suitable for all audiences. The story reimagines Cupid—aka Bart McGee—as an underdog ditching the corporate grind of Mt. Olympus, Inc., for small-town life in quaint Mineral Point, Wisconsin. When Bart launches a matchmaking business and falls in love with a local baker, chaos ensues as his meddling Olympus relatives crash the scene.

Inspired by the events of his 2022 award-winning book, Captured by COVID: Deceit, Conspiracy, and Death—A True Story. Michael E. Bowers’s Olivia is a story of adoration, hatred, desolation, exhilaration, and heartbreak. Caught between two forces far beyond her control, Olivia’s quiet life is shattered when she becomes collateral damage in a deadly clash between the DEA and a ruthless Mexican cartel. As her world unravels, those around her spiral into darkness—none more than Allen, whose descent into unthinkable acts reveals a side no one ever imagined he possessed.

After the shocking murder of Ed Netherland at a secluded location in the Virgin Islands, architect Kem Hinton (Tennessee Bicentennial Mall) is stunned and confused by a mysterious occurrence at the funeral of his former classmate. Given a haunting challenge, he embarks on a decade-long investigation into the lifetime exploits of this ingenious person after their shared time in school, uncovering a fascinating yet bizarre, tangled web of toxic waste endeavors, controversial life insurance techniques, enticing investment schemes, accumulation of enormous wealth, and then the loss of millions...

Tracking serial killers isn’t Kai Cooke’s kuleana—or thing. So when the mother of a rape and murder victim abducted near Barking Sands Beach begs him to find the brute, Kai reluctantly declines. The twenty-year-old case of three slain women is on Kaua‘i and the local force isn’t likely to cooperate with an O‘ahu PI. Then another woman fitting the victims’ profiles goes missing and the cold case appears to turn warm. Is the Barking Sands Strangler back?

Beneath the sun-soaked majesty of the Grand Canyon, a stunning secret lies buried, a secret that could change everything. A rare and dazzling blue stone, untouched by time, holds more than geological significance; the beauty of the stone belies a haunting mystery. The discovery of the stone sets off a chain of events that jeopardizes the ancient Havasupai tribe. As the deaths of the Havasupai escalate, Brett Carson is drawn into a perilous quest to unravel the enigma.

A Spontaneous Life is structured around the mechanics of self-discovery and overcoming adversity, and the importance of human connection. Events instigated by a severe, life-changing bike accident, and the struggles, both personal and professional, that ensued from it, drove elite fitness trainer and biohacker Danny David to undergo a transformational upleveling of his core values and being. His book is divided into three parts, each focusing on a different aspect of his life philosophy: learning about the world, finding one’s way, and harmonizing with the world.

Cornelia Pettijohn knows it is best to carry a sidearm when traveling with her Uncle Percival. The quirky retired professor has a talent for finding trouble. What she doesn’t know is that purchasing a winter home in sunny Homosassa, Florida is not the only item on his agenda. A new movie camera, a highway breakdown, and a trip on The Mullet Express make the perfect formula for Uncle Percival to attract the interest of both law enforcement and a couple of rival mobs. Cornelia and her friend Teddy Lawless must use all their wits to get him out of the hole he’s dug for himself.

At the brink of civil strife, Maeve, a remarkable energy healer in the serene landscapes of Ireland, struggles with haunting visions of three mysterious individuals. As chaos breaks upon their troubled homelands, Nick, James, and Carrie, driven by a desperate need to escape the inexplicable turmoil, unexpectedly come together on a destined journey to Ireland, where an unnatural connection weaves its magic among them. Drawn by unseen forces and mysterious visions, their paths combine upon Maeve, a mysterious figure harboring the key to their intertwined destinies.

Running a pub! What was he thinking? Teddy now realizes that when it isn't fun, it's aggravating. His colorful, sometimes bizarre or frightening customers could end up either entertaining or tormenting him; it was hard to predict which. These darkly humorous connected stories reveal how he navigates sticky situations and copes with his unhinged customers. You'll laugh out loud at his musings and misadventures in these fast-paced tales. Grab a beer and take a seat in one of his rough-cut pine booths as the action unfolds. No guarantee against splinters.

Since his youth, José Albañez has wanted only one thing – to follow his father into the joiner’s trade. His uncle Domingo, however, draws him unwillingly away from his comfortable life in Havana into his Caribbean web of trade and smuggling.