Copyright 2006 - 2007 Susan Sleeman
Christian Suspense
To Die For
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Grace Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Philip E. Goble, Jr. / Tate Publishing Journalist Jason Anthony covers it all--crime, corruption, and deceit. At the top of his game, he's sure he can handle anything--until he's assigned to cover an execution. Watching his faith move from solid rock to sifting sand, Anthony questions his own ethical standards: Does the accused man deserve to die? Where will he spend eternity? |
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Justice Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Diane Munson & David Munson / Faithworks Publishing 
Suspense novel about international terrorism written by former Federal Prosecutor and former Federal Undercover Agent. Has international terrorism come to church? Former Federal Prosecutor Diane Munson and retired Federal Special Agent David Munson draw on their true-life experiences in this suspense novel about Special Agent Eva Montanna, whose twin sister died at the Pentagon on 9/11. Eva dedicates her career to avenge her death while investigating Emile Jubayl, a member of Eva9s church and CEO of Helpers International, who is accused of using his aid organization to funnel money to El Samoud, head of the Armed Revolutionary Cause, and successor to Al Qaeda. Family relationships are tested in this fast-paced, true-to-life legal thriller about the men and women who are racing to defuse the ticking time bomb of international terrorism. |
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A Fair to Remember Series #2 Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Carol Cox / Barbour Publishing 
Dinah Mayhew takes on more than just a job at the Chicago World's Fair when she sets her cap for Seth Howell. As Dinah and Seth team up to help Chicago's unfortunates, romance fairly blossoms. But matters take a turn for the worse when Cousin Gladys appears on the scene and starts looking for love in all the wrong places. Upon Glady's sudden and mysterious disappearance, Dinah and Seth begin searching for answers, only to find themselves trapped in a maze of secrecy and deception. Will they live to expose the truth or find themselves facing the point of no return? |
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Warning Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Hannah Alexander / Steeple Hill Books Trying to recover after her police-officer husband is killed and she is struck by a speeding car, nurse Willow Traynor retreats to her brother's Ozark hideaway. But when arson wipes out the cabin, Willow realizes somebody is after her. But why? As she hunts desperately for clues, her stalker gets nearer, bolder---and more determined! 368 pages, softcover from Steeple Hill. |
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Trial Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Pamela Binnings Ewen / B & H Publishing Group 
Can you prove Jesus' claims to be the Son of God? Attorney Ewen brings the question of Christ's divinity to a new level in her riveting search for truth. Using federal rules of evidence, she investigates bedrock Christian beliefs, the credibility of the Gospels, and new evidence to verify Christ's resurrection. 210 pages, softcover from B&H. |
| Fallen Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Matthew Raley / Kregel Publishing 
Jim is surprised when he sees Dave, his married pastor, emerge from a Mercedes driven by an attractive woman. What's going on? As the church board's chairman, he wants to be gracious when he confronts Dave. But when he delves deeper into the pastor's troubled life, can he handle what he discovers? Has Dave deceived the congregation? 240 pages, softcover from Kregel. |
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Road Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Ace Collins / Zondervan It's just another a quiet evening out for Lije and Kaytlin Evans. But somewhere along the way, it becomes something more sinister and a murder takes place. In the aftermath, a small-town attorney sets out to find his wife's killers and uncovers a deadly conspiracy. A suspenseful mystery with a twist of faith. |
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Deduction Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Gayle Roper / Multnomah Fiction 
Twin sisters Libby and Tori have never been close---so when they're forced to share an old house as they await their Aunt Stella's inheritance, neither is thrilled. Then an unexpected visitor changes everything: a corpse clutching a crossword puzzle full of deadly messages! Can they work together to solve the puzzle before time runs out? 352 pages, softcover from Multnomah. |
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Harvest Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Catherine Palmer / Tyndale House A powerful agribusiness controls the global food supply and Matt Strong knows their secret. Now framed for murder, he's on the run as the vast conglomerate seeks to "weed out" this troublemaker. His father and Jill Pruitt have teamed up to help, but can they save Matt and themselves before it's too late? 300 pages, softcover from Tyndale. |
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Image Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Lenora Worth / Steeple Hill Books Everything I was raised to believe has been a lie! The photo Leo Santiago gave me of my mothers together-dated a week after my mother's death--and my father's evasions set my legal mind racing, so I hired a detective to investigate my mother's long-ago accident. Turns out she's alive! I've been so thankful for Leo, who has been incredibly supportive. He works for my father, so catering to the boss's daughter is part of his job, but the looks this handsome man gives me make me think there's more to our relationship than business. |
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Dominion Trilogy Series #2 Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Robin Parrish / Bethany Hundreds of super-beings walk among earth's inhabitants. An unexplained series of natural disasters have shaken the populace to its core. Fear fills the heart of every human being. But in the darkness there is hope; the man known as Grant Borrows, whom the public has dubbed Guardian. He is heroic, powerful, and fearless. While Grant enjoys this new life, those close to him worry he may be hiding a terrible secret. A search for answers brings Grant and his friends to London, where an extraordinary discovery awaits that will challenge everything they thought they knew. With a deadly new enemy dogging his steps, Grant realizes that the world's only hope may come from unraveling the truth about himself once and for all. But what he comes face-to-face with leaves even this most powerful of men shaken with fear... |
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Blood, The Jerusalem's Undead Trilogy #1 Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Eric Wilson / Thomas Nelson
1989: Scores of Romanian children contract a life-threatening virus. In Jerusalem, the same year, an ancient tomb is broken into. Gina Lazarescu is a girl caugtht between an unknown past and a dark future. Will she stand in the gap against the rising evil? Or become victim to it? Death is not a question. It is the answer. Welcome to a world that hides before your eyes. |
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Bread & Roses Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Lynn A. Coleman / Kregel Publications Like any novelist worth her weight in ink, Lindsey Marc, a writer of historical mysteries, visits the mill city of Lawrence, Massachusetts, to research the infamous Bread and Roses strike of 1912. She's particularly interested in the death of Anna Lopizzo, the first fatality of the volatile confrontation. But somebody dangerous is threatened by what Lindsey will expose. Will she uncover the truth---in time? 256 pages, softcover from Kregel. |
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Deposit Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Lisa Harris / Steeple Hill Books When Lindsey Taylor's elderly father loses his life savings through an e-mail scam, she turns to financial security expert Kyle Walker for help. Will Kyle's vendetta against the Internet scheme that cost him his brother's life hinder his commitment to Lindsey? And how much danger are they in as they get closer to the criminals? 224 pages, softcover from Steeple Hill. |
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Justice Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Marta Perry / Steeple Hill Books This title concludes the multiauthor continuity series Reunion Revelations. Mason Grant had no idea that the woman he'd loved and lost nine years ago had been pregnant. Now the daughter he hadn't known he had is in the custody of his former lover's murderer-and it's up to Mason to ensure that final justice is served. |
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Fee Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Alton Gansky / Zondervan
A terrifying phone call sweeps rich and powerful businesswoman Judith Find into a desperate search for a kidnapped boy. Teamed with a mysterious stranger, Judith must decide if Luke Becker is an ally or an agent of the kidnapper---and how much it will cost to rescue 8-year-old Abel Palek. Is he worth her own life? 352 pages, softcover from Zondervan. |
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Heights Series #3 Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Denise Hunter / Howard Books Set in the high-pressure world of a Chicago television newsroom, author Denise Hunter brings to life a story of intrigue and integrity, of secrets divulged and promises kept. Paula Landin-Cohen's new job as an investigative reporter quickly puts her in the spotlight as she pursues a story that Becomes nationally followed as the Switched at Birth Mystery. Finding what really happened to the young couple's baby will assure her a coveted role as news anchorwoman but she also faces the challenges of a shaky marriage, a colleague who fiercely asserts his desire for the job, and a past decision that haunts her. |
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Marie Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Susan Page Davis / Harvest House Publishers
Boarding a plane in San Francisco, Marie Belanger is looking forward to flying home to Maine. But suddenly she's on the run when a computer drive mysteriously appears in her luggage and a woman is murdered. Her husband, Peter, is scouring the country looking for her. Will he find her before the killer does? 350 pages, softcover from Harvest. |
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Dancer Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Colleen Coble / Thomas Nelson Archaeologist and volunteer firefighter Tess Masterson finds herself jumping from planes into angry wildfires, thanks to a serial arsonist. When the fires turn deadly, Tess asks her friend Boone Carter to help. Will the flames of romance be sparked? More important, can they smoke out the criminal before more Arizona land---and lives---are destroyed? 352 pages, softcover from WestBow. |
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16 Series #2 Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Jake Thoene / Tyndale House When barrels of cyanide are stolen during a truck-jacking incident, agent Steve Alstead and the FBI's Domestic Counter Terrorism Unit, Chapter 16, are called into action. Steve struggles with his own moral decisions while racing against time to uncover a terrorist plot before tragedy strikes. Readers will experience heart-stopping action in the gripping techno- thriller. |
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Darkness Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Tom Burford / Tate Publishing Douglas and Amy Canton's world is turned upside down. The whole town of Cory is in an uproar over a strange new merchant. The reader is taken on twists and turns through the small streets of the town as we learn that there is more here than meets the eye. 278 pages, paperback. |
| FireStorm Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Jeanette Windle / Kregel Publications
Fleeing the ruins of her late husband's Bolivian drug empire, Sara Connor finds sanctuary in Miami with the help of special agent Doug Bradford. But her past catches up with her when old enemies resurface. A drug raid catapults Sara and Doug into a terrorist conspiracy that reaches deep into South America's lawless Tri-Frontier region. Can they stop the criminals before thousands of lives are lost? 560 pages, softcover from Kregel. |
| Fireworks Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Elizabeth White / Zondervan Former ATF agent Susannah Tait is out to prove that pyrotechnics genius, Quinn Baldwin, whose special events company has been pegged to produce the festivities for the next presidential inauguration is responsible for a million-dollar fireworks catastrophe during a Mardi Gras ball. With her faithful black Lab, Monty, a retired explosives task force animal, Susannah moves to the charming backwater city of Mobile, Alabama, to uncover the truth. On the pretext of researching for a doctoral thesis, Susannah suffers herself to be dragged to church, ministry projects, and gargantuan southern dinners all in the name of thorough investigation. But this world traveled military brat with a string of letters behind her name finds herself wholly unprepared to navigate the cultural quagmires of the Deep South. Everyone she interviews, from local ATF agents to Azalea Trail Maids, seems to speak a foreign language. Captivated by the unexpected warmth and joy of her new circle of friends, Susannah struggles to keep from falling for a subject who refuses to be anything but a man of integrity, compassion, and lethal Southern charm. Fireworks offers a glimpse into the heart of the South and a cynical young woman's first encounter with Christ like love. |
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Dead, A Bug Man Novel #3 Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Tim Downs / Thomas Nelson In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina all government agencies were ordered to assist with efforts to rescue those who had survived. "First the Living" was the clear mandate given to everyone--including those who were there as part of the DMORT team and whose specialty was identifying and notifying the families of the deceased. But there's a problem with that plan when forensic entomologist Nick Polchek realizes that some of the bodies he's seeing in the putrid waters flooding New Orleans were dead prior to the hurricane making landfall. Someone thought the hurricane would cover any evidence and literally allow them to get away with murder. But what are they trying to hide? And who could have been so certain that a hurricane of this magnitude? |
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the Raven Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Ellen Harris / Guidepostsbooks A small plane disappears from the sky above Sparrow Island, and Abby knows she must do something to help. Together, she and Sergeant Henry Cobb, set off to hunt for survivors. They find the plane but not the passengers-who it seems don't want to be found. Abby's wilderness skills are put to the test as she and Henry go on a chase to try to uncover the secrets of the passengers' hidden pasts. An exciting, suspense-filled story, Flight of the Raven is a riveting tale of determination, ingenuity and courage. |
| Flywheel Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Eric Wilson, Alex Kendrick & Stephen Kendrick / Thomas Nelson
Jay Austin wants to sell cars in the worst way--- and that's exactly how he conducts business at his dealership. His manipulative behavior spoils his relationships---even his family can't trust him. But as he restores a classic auto, he comes face-to-face with a startling reality---God's restoration! Will he take the road to redemption? 320 pages, softcover from Nelson. |
| Footsteps Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By DiAnn Mills / Barbour Publishing
Debra Patterson is living a nightmare. Her children have disappeared, and her abusive husband has vanished as well. She knows he kidnapped their kids, but where could he have taken them? Alone and broken when her search crosses international borders, she prays for strength to go on---and discovers that Jesus is enough. 362 pages, softcover from Barbour. |
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Long, Kansas City Blues Series #1 Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Chris Well / Harvest House Publishers
A page-turning crime thriller that sizzles with action! Crime boss Frank "Fat Cat" Catalano has his fingers in nearly every business sector of Kansas City. But a coalition of local storeowners and clergy have had enough---and enlist the help of Detective Tom Griggs. Can they catch "the Cat" before they become the mice? 300 pages, softcover from Harvest. |
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Novel Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By James David Jordan / B & H Publishing When Simon Mason, the world's best-known televangelist, receives threats from Muslim terrorists, he hires beautiful former Secret Service agent Taylor Pasbury to take charge of his security. Taylor is thrilled to receive the high-profile assignment, but she has no idea that Simon already knows more about her than she could imagine. When the terrorists strike, making a demand of the pastor that would shake the most steadfast saint, Taylor draws on all of her hard-knock toughness and training as she fights to save Simon and his daughter. Along the way, she discovers that she is not the only one who has done things she would like to forget--and she is not the only one who understands that some things are more important than living. |
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Canyon Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Margaret Daley / Steeple Hill Books No description available at this time. Please check back to see if the publisher provides one. |
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Hunter Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By John Olson / Tyndale House
In the desolate Iraqi desert, a lone shepherd stumbles across a whale fossil. Initial analysis indicates that it could be a new species-a discovery that could shed light on the evolution debate. Paleontologist Dr. Katie James is asked to lead an expedition to recover the rest of the fossil before her archrival, Nick Murad, can find it first. |
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Island Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Susan Page Davis / Harvest House Publishers
After specialized underwater training, Ensign Rachel Whitney is posted to a remote island in the North Pacific, a tiny scrap of rock guarding a highly classified secret. She could love her new assignment if her commanding officer, Lt. George Hudson, were not so obstinate and a bit distrustful.Despite George's first reaction to her presence on the island, Rachel sets out to prove she is perfect for the job. She doesn't dream of being a heroine or falling in love, but months later, when word leaks out about the prize they are guarding, Rachel and George have few resources besides each other and their faith in God to foil an enemy attack that could endanger all of America. |
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Ashes Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Sharon Mignerey / Steeple Hill Books Animal trainer Angela London had never stopped looking over her shoulder. Her extraordinary skill with guide dogs had won her a handsome celebrity client, ex-football player Brian Ramsey, and helping him cope with the loss of his vision was awakening powerful feelings in her heart. But she feared his reaction if he ever discovered the truth about her dark past.As Christmas approached, a vengeful enemy targeted Angela, bent on destroying her newfound happiness. Now she had to thwart a dangerous threat, with Brian's help,or risk losing a love that promised to redeem them both. |
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Dragon, The Truth Chasers Series #2 Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Mark Mynheir / Multnomah Publishers Inc. Dr. Walter Simmons is a successful man. His books and tapes incorporate psychological principles with New Age spiritualism and are a hit on college campuses. But when his top students join him for an intensive training program, they are actually joining a dangerous cult. Florida Department of Law Enforcement Agent Tim Porter's daughter, Ruby, is lured in like the rest, the heights of a dream plummeting her to the depths of a living nightmare. To what lengths can they go to rescue her from Dr. Simmons' clutches? |
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16 Series #3 Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Jake Thoene / Tyndale House Jake Thoene takes readers on a thrill ride as Special Agent Steve Altstead and the Chapter 16, the FBI's counter terrorism unit, take on a new mission. Readers will be gripped as they uncover a dangerous plot that threatens American lives. |
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Disclosure Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Tamara Tilley / Evergreen Press 
A quiet beachfront town.An attempted hit. A shaky romance. An unexpected twist. Ciara and Jack are thrown together by a hit man's bullet. Was the target meant to be the successful artist that Ciara grew up with, or the mysterious recluse who lives in a sprawling mansion down the beach? The threat of permanent blindness for the artist and Ciara' s lack of trust, which threatens to keep her locked within a wall of protection, cause them to seek God's direction in a more meaningful way that they ever had before. They knew God could meet their needs, but how? |
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Rock Star Chronicles Series #2 Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Creston Mapes / Multnomah Pub. Inc.
What Good Can Become of Psychotics, Meth Users, or the Mob?In this sequel to Dark Star, rock star Everett Lester is eager to share the redeeming power of Christ's love with the world through his music. But reaching his family in their twisted lives is another issue altogether. His gambling-addicted brother, Edie, and the rest of his deteriorating family greet Everett's attempts with disdain and hatred, when the Mob gets involved, dangerous threats become a haunting reality. And when Eddie's son, Wesley-- who blames Everett for his brother's death--hooks up with psychic Tony Badino, the two meth-using antichrists will stop at nothing to bring Everett down ant secure his demise! |
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Armageddon Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Hank Hanegraaff & Sigmund Brouwer / Tyndale House The clock is ticking toward global catastrophe as a trio of terrorists plots to spark the largest religious rebellion in history. Hostage negotiator Mulvaney Quinn races to stop them, but something gets in his way, first he's stabbed in the hand during a failed terrorist bust; and then the woman who arrested him for a crime he never committed. Can they put form a coalition to hunt down the agitators before Armageddon is unleashed? |
