Gledé Browne Kabongo introduces Fatal Match, Book One of her Miami Elite series.

Harvard-trained psychologist Dr. Sabrina Ambrose built her Miami elite matchmaking empire on a 98% success rate and a flawless algorithm. When a client accuses her of pairing women with a predator who systematically destroys their careers, Sabrina investigates—and discovers a pattern of devastation she missed.

Dominic Blackwell is charming, wealthy, and lethal to ambitious women. When Sabrina confronts him, he threatens to expose the Boston scandal that nearly ended her career. Trapped between protecting her reputation and stopping a monster, Sabrina is forced to choose.

Then Dominic is found dead.

With police circling and evidence pointing her way, Sabrina realizes the real threat has been watching from inside her own office all along.

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The Peanut Butter Twist

In Maple Ridge, murder comes with a peanut butter twist. 

Tess Holloway moved to town for quiet mornings and her Main Street bookshop, until beloved baker Henry Dawson is found dead. When his loyal black lab, Cocoa, leaves bloody pawprints to Tess’s door, she’s pulled into a mystery that has the whole town buzzing. With Cocoa at her side and friends rallying behind her, Tess uncovers grudges, rivalries, and half-baked alibis. But as the truth draws closer, so does danger—and the killer must be stopped before they strike again.

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When a centuries-old legend resurfaces, Rikki Talens plunges into a perilous quest for a treasure lost to the depths of history.

In 1656, the Spanish galleon Nuestra Señora de las Maravillas sank off the Bahamian coast, along with a 400-pound golden Madonna.

Now, whispers of the statue’s location emerge, and Rikki navigates treacherous waters from the wreckage of the Maravillas to the shadowy corridors of power. As the line blurs between fortune and fate, Rikki must ask: is she chasing the treasure, or is it leading her?

A riveting tale of adventure, history, and the relentless pursuit of a legend.

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A Poisonous Pour

At the Memorial Day classic car show and wine tasting, northern California wine bar owner Cece Barton witnesses heated discussions with local vintage car owners and overbearing association director Regan Green. After Regan is later murdered, Cece once again enlists her twin, Allie, as her partner-in-sleuthing to clear the name of Cece’s elderly but muckraking neighbor. But they’ll have to act quickly to investigate an artist, a hardware store owner, the mayor, and more before the trail goes sour.



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A Defiant Woman

The wives, children, and courtiers of Henry VIII are shrewdly reimagined as contemporary acquaintances of billionaire businessman Hank Tudor in Olson’s entertaining sequel to An Inconvenient Wife. Mapping Olson’s sprawling cast onto their 16th-century inspirations is wicked fun for readers and Nan (the series’ Anne Boleyn) proves a particularly fascinating protagonist.

“There are enough surprises and Easter eggs on offer to leave readers primed for the next installment.”—Publishers Weekly

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Paint By Murder

Cousins, Sarah Cox and Amber Stetson run the Coppertip Craft Shop in Wisteria. They live in an apartment above the shop and are liked by all the locals around town. 

Sarah goes to the town hall and returns to find the shop unmanned and her cousin missing.

The register has been emptied and her mom's jewelry inheritance is gone from the apartment. Did Amber take advantage of her cousin's hospitality to rob her and then disappear?

Is Sarah on a mission to save her cousin or to send her to prison?

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Pickleball Can Be Murder



Carol Andrews hates to exercise. Poppy Hollister hates Carol Andrews. When the two have a heated encounter on the local pickleball court, and their cars have a too-close encounter in the facility parking lot, Poppy retaliates by suing Carol for over $2 million. Now Carol hates Poppy Hollister even more than she hates to exercise.

Tension between the two ratchets up even more when Poppy is suspected of murdering her estranged husband and begs Carol for help. The complications keep right on coming in this laugh-out-loud mystery with more twists and turns than a bowl of rotini pasta.

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Incident On The Right Of Way

By Anneka Lowrie

A flooded creek reveals a body beside a rural gas pipeline, igniting a volatile mix of environmental activism and small town loyalties. Johanna Kincaid is brought into the investigation when a grieving father begs her to find his missing son.

Using her expertise in human behavior, the truth emerges: the narrative has been manipulated. The trail winds through hidden motives and a killer who will stop at nothing. When Johanna’s own daughter joins the forensic DNA tracking team, the stakes turn personal. Incident on the Right of Way is psychological suspense where nature itself becomes evidence—and truth makes enemies.

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Clea Simon’s 2021 music world novel of suspense HOLD ME DOWN has been reissued by Bloodhound Books. Writing in The Boston Globe, Nina MacLaughlin said, "In electric prose, Simon conjures the rock-and-roll world, its drink, drugs, and band-dynamics, and the twin seductresses of excess and success, as she makes a penetrating portrait of friendship.” You can find more information HERE.

Elaine Isaak writing as E. Chris Ambrose announces the first novel in a new series with CROSSBONES, co-written with Douglas Pratt. On the search for the grave of a pirate queen, historian and treasure hunter Rikki Talens races a bankrupt contractor bent on claiming the treasure of his pirate ancestor--no matter who gets left in his wake! Learn more HERE.

Beth Kanell's 1854 crime novel, THE BITTER AND THE SWEET, is now available from All Things That Matter Press as both a paperback and an ebook, via the usual online retailers. Also watch for her mystery reviews at the New York Journal of Books.

Dale Phillip's newest collection of stories, ALL THE CROOKED PATHS, is out! Here are stories of crime and mystery, telling of those who walk crooked paths and pay the price for it. Here are crooks and cops, killers and victims, and those who walk the line between good and evil. These are the stories of the side of life when people decide to harm others. Take a few short trips down the darker side, where crime can be a spontaneous or planned event. This set of stories shows people on the run, or police and ordinary citizens solving crimes. Sometimes the perpetrator gets away, but so often people pay for their deeds. More information HERE.

Susan Cory’s 7th book in the Iris Reid Mystery series is hot off the press. Iris is determined to keep her vacation at surf camp with her boyfriend Luc drama-free. But when a pool boy is murdered and a quartet of jeweled artifacts are stolen, her vacation in this Costa Rican paradise becomes a nightmare. Buy THE CRYING CROCODILE anywhere or HERE. Interested in learning more? You can listen to Susan's conversation with Bonnar Spring on the podcast "Crime Wave" HERE.

The fourth novel in Sharon Yang's Jessica Minton Mysteries was released through TouchPoint Press on August 30th.  SHADOWS OF A DARK PAST takes Jessica and Liz Minton to an isolated New England island for her radio program’s remote broadcast from a reputedly haunted mansion. Nightmares, somnambulism, thwarted love, and a seance gone horribly wrong create an eerie atmosphere, while James Crawford's appearance on the scene adds another dark secret. For more details, go to Sharon's website HERE. 

Christine Bagley's short story collection, THE MADNESS OF IDA MAE & OTHER STORIES OF LOVE, MURDER, and MISFITS' was released on August 27th by Level Best Books. The stories are diverse, crossing genres of crime, and historical and literary fiction. The vivid, complex characters face moral dilemmas and compelling scenarios, pulling the reader into their internal worlds and struggles. You can find more about the collection HERE.

THE JIG IS UP by Lisa Q. Mathews, the first book in the New England-set Irish Bed & Breakfast Mysteries, was published on August 20th (Crooked Lane Books). Kirkus said: "Rich with family angst, romance, and murder, this Irish charmer is a fun read." Book #2: BURIED IN SHAMROCKS will be published in May 2025. For more info, visit Lisa's website HERE.

Rhonda Lane’s debut novel FATAL IMAGE: AN AVERY SLOANE MYSTERY was released in July by McNeely Solomon Media LLC. Too many close calls prompt globe-trotting, award-winning photojournalist Avery Sloane to ditch covering world news to join a school friend at a small rural newspaper. Little does Avery know, she may have survived a war zone, but nosing around small-town secrets could get her killed. For more information, check out Rhonda’s website HERE.

In GAME OF MALICE by Gledé Browne Kabongo the disappearance of a brilliant but troubled student from an elite New England school in a pulse-pounding One of Us is Lying meets Cruel Intentions YA thriller. Lesson One: Secrets can kill. Lesson Two: Trust is a dangerous game. Lesson 3: Every ally could be an enemy. Welcome to Branson Academy. Watch your back this fall, the deadliest lessons won't be taught in the classroom. GAME OF MALICE is out September 18. Find more information HERE.

Sarah Osborne's seventh Ditie Brown Mystery came out September 15. This time Ditie and her gang travel to rural Quebec where Lurleen can brush up on her French while Ditie perfects her bread-baking skills. Once more they get more than they bargained for with a murder in their midst involving counterfeit Inuit art being sold as the real deal. Check out THE ART OF MURDER HERE.

In DEADLY CHOICE by S. Lee Manning from Encircle Publications, pub. date September 18, 2024, a Vermont mother travels to Austin, Texas seeking revenge on the doctor, lawyer, and lawmakers she holds responsible for her daughter's unnecessary death from a miscarriage. Her quest for vengeance takes an unexpected turn when she bonds with the children of her targets and when a young woman with a heart defect could also lose her life if unable to end her pregnancy. For more information, check out https://www.sleemanning.com.