Janice Cantore
Breach of Honor
By Janice Cantore (Tyndale)
Release date: July 6, 2021
As a police officer in Table Rock, Oregon, Leah Radcliff puts her life on the line to help others every day. But at home, Leah’s battling her own personal nightmare: Brad, her abusive husband, a fellow officer, celebrated hero, and beloved son of a powerful prominent family. Brad’s violent outbursts and suspicious activities have left Leah physically and emotionally scarred, until one desperate action to put a stop to his abuse results in deadly consequences. Though public opinion seems ready to convict Leah, Officer Clint Tanner is one of the few to believe she acted in self-defense. As he works with Leah’s attorney to produce the evidence they need, new truths about Brad’s dark side come to light—and reveal a deep-rooted problem in Table Rock.
Burning Proof (Cold Case Justice)
By Janice Cantore (Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.)
Release date: March 1, 2016
After months of investigating the brutal homicide of a young girl, Detective Abby Hart finally has the evidence she needs. But when the arrest goes terribly wrong, Abby begins to doubt her future as a police officer. As she wrestles with conflicting emotions, old questions about the fire that took her parents’ lives come back to haunt her. “There is proof. ” PI Luke Murphy can’t stop thinking about what Abby’s former partner, Asa Foster, mumbled just before he died.
Catching Heat (Cold Case Justice)
By Janice Cantore (Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.)
Release date: September 1, 2016
Twenty-seven years after the deaths of Detective Abby Hart’s parents, she’s desperate to find the proof that will put the mastermind?the governor’s wife?behind bars. When she joins a newly formed task force and teams up with PI Luke Murphy, Abby is sent to San Luis Obispo to work the cold case of a murdered college student. Realizing their investigation will bring them near the town where Alyssa Rollins grew up, Abby decides to do a little digging of her own into the Triple Seven fire. Luke is eager to help Abby close the books on a case they both have personal stakes in. But as she uncovers long-held secrets, Abby stumbles into an explosive situation, and Luke fears that her obsession may prove deadly.
Code of Courage
By Janice Cantore (Tyndale House Publishers)
Release date: July 19, 2022
Detective Danni Grace has never met a police officer who wants to face a scenario where pulling the trigger on another person is the only option. When the worst does occur and there’s a police-involved shooting, it leads to riots and calls to disband the entire police force in La Rosa, Danni’s hometown. After fifteen years on the force, Danni has had enough. Injured in the line of duty when a protester throws a chunk of concrete at her and shaken by the vitriol being shown to the police, Danni realizes for the first time that she’s lost her passion for the job. While she’s on a leave of absence, though, a community activist in La Rosa is shot and a fellow officer is blamed for his murder.
Cold Aim (The Line of Duty)
By Janice Cantore (Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.)
Release date: July 9, 2019
Police Chief Tess O’Rourke’s small town is still reeling from a devastating fire when the FBI asks for help: Could she shelter a witness in a high-profile human trafficking case? Initially reluctant to put the townspeople of Rogue’s Hollow at risk, Tess is swayed after she sees Pastor Oliver Macpherson’s genuine conviction to rescue those in need, a trait in him she’s coming to love more each day. Tess’s fledgling faith is tested when crews of workmen from out of town come in to assist with the fire cleanup and she worries that one of these strangers might shine a light on things best kept hidden. Neither she nor Oliver knows that Rogue’s Hollow is already home to a suspect from a twenty-five-year-old murder case.
Crisis Shot (The Line of Duty)
By Janice Cantore (Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.)
Release date: September 5, 2017
Tess O’Rourke dreams of becoming the first female chief of police in Long Beach, California. As commander of the East Division, she is well on her way. until the night she responds to an officer-needs-assistance call and fatally shoots an unarmed teenager.
Lethal Target (The Line of Duty)
By Janice Cantore (Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.)
Release date: October 9, 2018
Police Chief Tess O’Rourke thought she’d taken care of her small town’s drug problem last year. But now Rogue’s Hollow residents are up in arms over a contentious vote on legalizing the sale of marijuana within city limits. And when an eighteen-year-old is found dead of a possible overdose, Tess wonders if the local pot farms might be involved and begins to fear that a new, deadlier drug supply chain has cropped up. As tempers flare and emotions boil over, Tess faces the possibility of losing the town’s support. With her relationship to Sergeant Steve Logan on shaky ground, Tess could really use a friend, and she feels drawn to Pastor Oliver Macpherson’s quiet presence.
One Final Target
By Janice Cantore (Tyndale House Publishers)
Release date: February 13, 2024
Two wounded heroes shattered by tragedy and paralyzed by guilt and must find their footing and work together to catch a killer. A warrant service in the San Bernardino Mountains goes horribly wrong when an IED blast kills four police officers. Devastated by the loss of her team, the lone survivor, Long Beach sergeant Jodie King, struggles with her guilt and grief, especially as the case remains open with no clear leads or suspects. Weeks after the explosion, Jodie retires from the police department and returns to the mountain bomb site seeking peace and resolution.
Melody Carlson
Against the Tide (Love Inspired Suspense)
By Melody Carlson (Love Inspired Suspense)
Release date: September 1, 2016
EXPOSING THE TRUTHN Returning home for her father’s funeral, big-city reporter Megan McCallister is brutally attacked—confirming her suspicions that her father’s mysterious death was no accident. But only her childhood friend, Garret Larsson, believes her theory. The teenager she once knew has grown into a brave, honorable man…but can he keep her alive long enough to find the truth? Garret needs Megan to leave town, but he wants her to stay. He knows about the secrets her newspaperman father uncovered and the dangerous exposé he was writing. And now Megan has vowed to finish her father’s final article.
Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense September 2016 – Box Set 2 of 2: An Anthology
By Hope White, Melody Carlson, Heather Woodhaven (Love Inspired Suspense)
Release date: September 1, 2016
Love Inspired Suspense brings you three new titles at a great value, available now! Enjoy these suspenseful romances of danger and faith. AGAINST THE TIDEby Melody CarlsonInheriting her father’s newspaper after his mysterious death, Megan McCallister returns to her coastal hometown—and discovers that someone wants her dead, too. But with the help of Garret Larsson, she’s determined to finish her father’s final story…and expose his killer. WITNESS PURSUITEcho Mountainby Hope WhiteWhen property manager Cassie McBride finds a dead body in a rental cabin, she enters the killer’s crosshairs. And police chief Nate Walsh makes it his mission to protect her—even at the risk of his own life.