The Lawman’s Legacy (Fitzgerald Bay)
By Shirlee McCoy (Love Inspired Suspense)
Release date: January 10, 2012
After a nanny is killed in Fitzgerald Bay, police captain Douglas Fitzgerald’s brother becomes the prime suspect. “Faith and family” is the Fitzgerald motto—Douglas won’t let his own go down for a crime he didn’t commit. Yet when Douglas questions the single mother who found the victim, he notices Merry O’Leary is nervous. Secretive. Deeply scared of someone.
The Lazarus Trap (Premier Mystery Series #2)
By Davis Bunn (Thomas Nelson)
Release date: March 12, 2005
For Val Haines, dying may be the chance of a lifetime.
The Liar’s Treasure (A Speranza Team Novel)
By Connie Mann (Tyndale Fiction)
Release date: March 10, 2026
From the acclaimed author of Beyond Risk and The Crown Conspiracy, hailed as a “wild ride” by Library Journal, comes an action-packed adventure about a mysterious diary and a thrilling, high-stakes treasure hunt. Camille Abernathy ignored rumors of The Liar’s Treasure and her family’s connection to it. until someone put a target on her daughter’s back.
The Library Heist: A Clean Romcom Mystery (Jade Valley Romance Adventures)
By Checketts, Cami (Independently published)
Release date: March 18, 2025
A hilarious social media influencer. A brilliant, reclusive historian on the verge of his next discovery. As Melody stumbles upon the adventure of a lifetime, can she convince Cannon that their love is meant to be?Melody Gem is living a charmed life, singing and joking with her trademark red lipstick for all her friends. When she sneaks into the Jade Valley’s library to find a famed treasure on her live feed, she doesn’t expect to find a mysterious man rifling through old books in the basement. Melody is delighted at the instant connection she feels with this “library hottie” and is determined to get to know him better, despite his warnings about his nefarious nemesis.
The Libyan Diversion
By Joel C. Rosenberg (Tyndale House Publishers)
Release date: May 16, 2023
From New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestselling author Joel C. Rosenberg comes the fifth military and international political thriller in the Marcus Ryker series. The world’s most wanted terrorist is dead. Marcus Ryker recommended the drone strike himself. The intelligence was rock-solid.
The Lies That Bind (DarkHorse Trilogy) (Volume 1)
By Ed Protzel (TouchPoint Press)
Release date: December 9, 2015
In this darkly ironic, multiple-mystery/drama, even the past cannot suffocate the insatiable human heart. Driven by overwhelming longings, both the outliers and the establishment in this labyrinthine-plotted tale refuse to accept the roles society has forced upon them. In 1859, Durksen Hurst, a visionary charlatan on the run, encounters a dozen hungry slaves stranded in the Mississippi wilds. Led by the deceptively simple-looking Big Josh, together, they agree to build their own egalitarian plantation, with Hurst acting as figurehead “master” to hoodwink the town. But wise Big Josh fears that Hurst’s grandiose schemes may doom them all to the hangman’s noose.
The Lies We Trade
By Kristine Delano (Tyndale Fiction)
Release date: January 20, 2026
A high-powered Wall Street career, a beautiful family in a quiet suburban neighborhood?she seems to have everything. Which means she has everything to lose. Meredith Hansel should be having the best week of her life. After establishing herself as a portfolio manager at a prestigious Wall Street firm, she’s in the national spotlight for the innovative funds she created. But as Meredith prepares to celebrate, the plates she’s kept spinning for years begin to crash: Her strained marriage reaches a breaking point.
The Lightkeeper’s Ball (Mercy Falls)
By Colleen Coble (Thomas Nelson Inc)
Release date: April 19, 2011
At the elegant Mercy Falls masquerade ball, Olivia’s hidden identity will be revealed. It is the dawn of a new century and Olivia Stewart is heiress to an empire. Her family numbers among the Four Hundred—those considered the wealthiest and most distinguished in America. Unfortunately their wealth has nearly disappeared, and now their security rests upon the Stewart daughters marrying well. Olivia’s sister, Eleanor, was engaged to Harrison Bennett, one of the nation’s wealthiest men, but has since died.
The Lightkeeper’s Bride (Mercy Falls Series #2)
By Colleen Coble (Thomas Nelson)
Release date: October 17, 2010
When Katie answers the call of duty, she awakens the call of her heart. Katie Russell loves working as a telephone operator in Mercy Falls, California. But since childhood she has been expected to marry well. Her family presses for an engagement to wealthy bachelor Bartholomew Foster and though he doesn’t stir her heart, their engagement promises a secure financial future. Working the phone lines one evening, Katie overhears a chilling exchange between her friend Eliza and a familiar male voice.
The Lightkeeper’s Daughter (Mercy Falls Series #1)
By Colleen Coble (Thomas Nelson Inc)
Release date: January 12, 2010
When a long-lost and wealthy relative finds her and enlists her to work as a governess at a lavish estate in Mercy Falls, California, Addie Sullivan finds danger–and quite possibly the love of her life. Original.

