New Releases

By Christy Barritt (River Heights)

Alaska State Trooper Logan Gibson has buried his past deeper than the winter snows of America’s Last Frontier. But when someone close to him vanishes, leaving behind a cryptic message meant for his eyes alone, Gibson is forced to excavate secrets he swore would stay hidden. A methodical killer stalks the vast Alaskan wilderness, taunting authorities with haunting photographs that only Gibson can decipher—Gibson and the friend who’s now missing. As bodies begin to surface and time runs thin, Gibson must turn to his friends in the Arctic Circle Murder Club for help. From treacherous mountain peaks to the merciless depths of frigid waters, Gibson will do anything to stop this killer.

By Julianna Deering (Farlinford Press)

Downton Abbey Meets Agatha Christie in This Sparkling MysteryFrom the tip of his black Homburg hat to the crease in his cheviot trousers, he\’s the epitome of a stylish 1930s English gentleman. His only problem? The body he’s just discovered. Drew Farthering loves a good mystery, although he generally expects to find it in the pages of a novel, not on the grounds of his country estate. With the help of beautiful and whip-smart Madeline Parker, visiting from America, Drew proposes to use the lessons he\’s learned reading mysteries in order to solve the crime. Before long, he realizes this is no lark, and no one at Farthering Place is who he appears to be — not the blackmailer, not the adulterer, not the embezzler, and not even Drew himself.

By Julianna Deering (Farlinford Press)

When the village of Farthering St. John is stunned by a series of murders, Drew Farthering is drawn again into the sleuthing game. Drew Farthering wanted nothing more than to end the summer of 1932 with the announcement of his engagement. Instead, he finds himself caught up in another mysterious case when the family solicitor is found murdered, an antique hatpin with a cryptic message, Advice to Jack, piercing his chest. Evidence of secret meetings and a young girl\’s tearful confession point to the victim\’s double life, but what does the solicitor\’s murder have to do with the murder of a physician on the local golf course? Nothing, it would seem–except for another puzzling note, affixed with a similar-looking bloodied hatpin.

By Christy Barritt (River Heights)

Three missing teens. One coastal retreat. Zero room for error. When the teenage son of a prominent Boston family vanishes from Lighthouse Harbor—an exclusive therapeutic retreat for troubled youth—private investigator Olive Sterling is called in to find him. The pristine coastal town appears picture-perfect, but beneath its charming New England exterior, something sinister lurks.

By Christy Barritt (River Heights)

When an explosion rocks Lantern Beach, authorities scramble into action. Was the WWII relic that washed ashore merely bad luck—or something far more sinister?Forensic archaeologist Dr. Raven Newton is called to investigate the bomb that killed one person. With her specialized knowledge of military artifacts, she’s the perfect person for the job—until she discovers who else is on the case. Former Navy SEAL Jake Laudner never forgot the woman who walked away.