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Retribution - Book Two in the West Baden Murders Trilogy by Patrick J. O'Brian Retribution - Book Two in the West Baden Murders Trilogy by Patrick J. O'Brian Feb. 10, 2012 $4.99 95664 words Sample 20%
A year has passed since a series of gruesome murders took place at the West Baden Springs Hotel, but the past refuses to rest. Firefighter Paul Clouse continues to work on the hotel as a designer, though things have changed and he struggles daily to forget the friends he's lost. The beautiful landmark is renovated and ready for the grand opening, which is doomed before it even begins.
In Vino Veritas by Julie Thomas In Vino Veritas by Julie Thomas Feb. 10, 2012 $2.99 36625 words Sample 20%
When Vinnie Whitney-Ross witnesses a double murder, his life changes. As his dreams to make great wine come true, he becomes a hunted man. The time has come to take a stand...and add to the growing body count.
You're Next by Zia Black You're Next by Zia Black Feb. 10, 2012 $2.99 27437 words Sample 20%
Horror. Hair. Haggis. A 5 short story collection on death and deception from Europe to Africa. Haunting clocks, empowered victims, sneaky officers, sleep paralysis, and a convicted killer on her wedding night. Here are 5 short stories you will never forget.
The Shadow Twin by Terese Mason The Shadow Twin by Terese Mason Feb. 10, 2012 $4.99 80956 words Sample 5%
Thea and Kane are bored… After 185 immortal years of traveling the world, the teenage twins and their adoptive mother, Caroline, want to settle down in a nice, quiet town, away from their restless government. Alderville, Oregon, seems like the right place… Mallory has no friends…
Talisa Creek by Bob Quinn Talisa Creek by Bob Quinn Feb. 10, 2012 $2.99 107042 words Sample 20%
John Chase’s memory is in tatters, his body weight has dropped 50kg and there's a mysterious microchip embedded in his calf. Where has he been and why does he have a bank account under an alias to the tune of seven million dollars? The action moves between London, Los Angeles and Texas as John searches for answers.
The Council by Andrew Tarantino The Council by Andrew Tarantino Feb. 10, 2012 $2.99 65113 words Sample 20%
A new underworld organization rises to power peddling murder to the city of Chicago. This story of loss, betrayal, and revenge will have you asking your self, “What would I do, lay down and die, move on, or take matters into my own hands?"
DOPE By Sax Rohmer by SURAT VANITCHATCHWAL DOPE By Sax Rohmer by SURAT VANITCHATCHWAL Feb. 09, 2012 $2.99 90571 words Sample 20%
DOPE By Sax Rohmer Monte Irvin, alderman of the city and prospective Lord Mayor of London, paced restlessly from end to end of the well-appointed library of his house in Prince's Gate. Between his teeth he gripped the stump of a burnt-out cigar. A tiny spaniel lay beside the fire, his beady black eyes following the nervous movements of the master of the house.
Havana's Secret by guntis goncarovs Havana's Secret by guntis goncarovs Feb. 09, 2012 $3.99 138302 words Sample 15%
Sam Carter, the son of a Confederate submariner who never returned from the sea, thought he understood the rules working for the fledgling Secret Service branch of the U.S. Treasury. When he was assigned to Havana as a foreign agent, Havana's Consul General Fitzhugh Lee coached him that in the spy business, there was only one rule — don’t get caught.
Heaven Bent, Part 2 by Robert T. Jeschonek Heaven Bent, Part 2 by Robert T. Jeschonek Feb. 09, 2012 $0.99 7956 words Sample 10%
Stag the movie star was on a roll. But he ignored a warning from his future self and ended up dead. He made it to Heaven--but it's a Heaven unlike any he ever imagined. In Part 2, he plunges into an explosive confrontation that blows the lid off a revolution in the making. He renews an old friendship that puts him at risk, then faces a final judgment that might end his heavenly stay with a bang.
Sandman by Rick Foster Sandman by Rick Foster Feb. 09, 2012 $2.99 107022 words Sample 15%
Joe Bryan, a young Marine trying to get home from Viet Nam in 1972 takes an unexpected and very long detour. A billion dollar conspiracy and murder brings a beautiful young woman and a young Interpol police officer into Joe's detour on an island in the South China sea.
The Last Pilgrims by Michael Bunker The Last Pilgrims by Michael Bunker Feb. 09, 2012 $9.99 113452 words Sample 30%
Twenty years in the future is five-hundred years in the past. It is just two decades after the worldwide societal collapse and the Vallenses, an Amish-like “plain people” living and surviving in what was once Central Texas, are under attack by the King of Aztlan and his armies. The pacifistic Vallenses are defended by the shadowy Ghost Militia and their inspiring leader Phillip...
In the Still of the Night by C. Norman Noble In the Still of the Night by C. Norman Noble Feb. 09, 2012 $3.99 67842 words Sample 20%
A routine, daily flight from Seattle to Hong Kong turns tragic when an erupting volcano in the Aleutian Islands damages and depressurizes the aircraft at 37,000 feet. Can an aircraft survive with such severe damage? It hasn’t happened yet – but could Flight 499 be the first?
Snowbound - Book Four of the West Baden Murders Series by Patrick J. O'Brian Snowbound - Book Four of the West Baden Murders Series by Patrick J. O'Brian Feb. 09, 2012 $4.99 87352 words Sample 20%
What began as a simple tour with an overnight stay, soon becomes a fight for survival. Two years after the horrific murders at the historic West Baden Springs Hotel, an investment group seeks to buy the property, not entirely aware of the danger. Trapped in a nearby mansion by a fierce blizzard, members of the group begin disappearing one by one. Everyone is a suspect, but no one can leave...
Bulletin by Jason Smith Bulletin by Jason Smith Feb. 09, 2012 $1.99 12668 words Sample 20%
Jason has twenty-four hours until the next dispatch to Reuters. Heading to the perilous Dubrinya suburb, he encounters a military funeral bombarded by sniper fire. Whilst photographing the injured, a Sarajevean civilian claims he’s profiting from other people’s suffering. It has taken twenty years to write down what happened next.
Case #357597 by Peter Davidson Case #357597 by Peter Davidson Feb. 09, 2012 $0.99 3796 words Sample 30%
The contents of this transcript were discovered after clean-up operations began at the Westfield Psychiatric Hospital on 1st October 2009. Contained inside are field notes regarding the strange & abnormal progress of patient Jonathan Winterhall Gray, taken from the discovered journal of Dr Henry Renholm.
Eggstreme Measures by Lisa Gaines Eggstreme Measures by Lisa Gaines Feb. 08, 2012 $0.99 5172 words Sample 20%
Co-dependency tangles with misconceptions in this tale about good intentions gone horribly wrong.
Earth Fall by K.C. Powers Earth Fall by K.C. Powers Feb. 08, 2012 $3.18 49715 words Sample 20%
A novel of Earth cataclysm, EARTH FALL opens right before the Earth undergoes a Magnetic Pole Shift. Action packed, the novel then follows two survivors as they travel down the ruined landscape in search of civilization.
Hospitality by Deepankar Hospitality by Deepankar Feb. 08, 2012 $0.99 3831 words Sample 59%
Mayhem ensures due to one small act of kindness. I could’ve never imagined that allowing the bird to stay for a day would eventually make my life miserable. Can the situation be corrected without sacrificing lives?
Yesterday's Island by Lynn Hones Yesterday's Island by Lynn Hones Feb. 08, 2012 $2.99 12130 words Sample 5%
Young, rambunctious Rose lives with her father and two sisters in a world of magnificence and splendor, maids and servants at their beck and call. On the dawn of the Great War, when the world is still innocent and clean, Rose is taught to inhibit her natural instincts of curiosity and inquisitiveness.
Fit to Kill by Donnie Whetstone Fit to Kill by Donnie Whetstone Feb. 08, 2012 $2.99 54229 words Sample 15%
La Flore is renowned for its elite personal trainers. This model city however, faces a crisis. Someone is on a killing binge. The killer is vicious and cunning. He harbors a profound irony for one of the nation’s fittest cities, and the way he selects his victims makes him untraceable.
Spanish Run by Jamaine Johnson Spanish Run by Jamaine Johnson Feb. 08, 2012 Free! 3165 words Sample 30%
Ryan's world is turned upside down when his girlfriend is killed. Just when he thinks his life is worthless and he wants to take his own life a ghost has him running to save his life as well as another.
City Crimes by SURAT VANITCHATCHWAL City Crimes by SURAT VANITCHATCHWAL Feb. 08, 2012 $2.99 111932 words Sample 20%
City Crimes by George Thompson A Volume for Everybody: Being a Mirror of Fashion, a Picture of Poverty, and a Startling Revelation of the Secret Crimes of Great Cities
Call Mr. Fortune by SURAT VANITCHATCHWAL Call Mr. Fortune by SURAT VANITCHATCHWAL Feb. 08, 2012 $2.99 54759 words Sample 20%
Call Mr. Fortune by H.C. Bailey As a doctor, "Reggie" is a delightful fellow. As an efficient assistant to Scotland Yard he is deadly. The thrills along one's spine when "Reggie" flicks into the beyond a quite superfluous criminal are the evidence that these are among the best of detective stories.
Before Dawn: Book 2 - Bad Blood In Lobo Cliff by Rod Martinez Before Dawn: Book 2 - Bad Blood In Lobo Cliff by Rod Martinez Feb. 08, 2012 $5.99 31126 words Sample 15%
Fourth grade friends Alex, Marcie, Fabian and Dorian battle a newcomer to town who is bent on exposing the secret of their town - Lobo Cliff, Florida. It's a tale of good werewolves gone bad and someone's quest to rid the town of a bad element. The Lobo Friends come together to keep the curse and it's secret - safe.
Double Drop by Howard Hurtt Double Drop by Howard Hurtt Feb. 08, 2012 $3.00 66540 words Sample 20%
Cave researchers discover themselves to be pawns in a conspiracy to remake America into a corporate theocracy. The bad guys discover that cavers are more talented and resourceful than they could ever have imagined.
Eyetooth by J.L. Hugh Eyetooth by J.L. Hugh Feb. 08, 2012 $0.99 5633 words Sample 20%
Jake’s freelance missions for the government are sensitive and secret as a highly trained former special ops soldier. Jake is called for a surgically precise mission to deliver retribution in South Asia after a SEAL team ambush. Can Jake obtain necessary information and retire the target before a competing assassin and survive? Adults only. This story contains explicit sex and violence.
Return to Ocracoke by T.L. Peters Return to Ocracoke by T.L. Peters Feb. 08, 2012 $0.99 26987 words Sample 20%
At the insistence of his boss and close friend, Arthur “Skip” Jade, hard-bitten corporate lawyer Tom Sanders reluctantly returns to Ocracoke Island, the scene of his humiliation years before at the hands of two beautiful and savage women.
The Shadow Government by Ray Derby The Shadow Government by Ray Derby Feb. 08, 2012 $2.99 88435 words Sample 20%
It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words, but a single picture could not describe the horrifying struggle of good and evil that is portrayed in the pages of this thriller. The Shadow Government propels you through the uncharted passages of a diabolical journey of actions and counter actions in an attempt to save the American people from biological terrorism.
Guns and Dolls by Luigi Pagano Guns and Dolls by Luigi Pagano Feb. 08, 2012 $1.99 4909 words Sample 30%
Three crime stories.
Murders by Midnight by Mitch Dagen Murders by Midnight by Mitch Dagen Feb. 08, 2012 $2.99 29539 words Sample 15%
After reading her deceased grandmother's diary, a woman decides to avenge the wrongs done to her by a past lover by killing all of his children.
The Interrogator (The David Morrell Short Fiction Collection #3) by David Morrell The Interrogator (The David Morrell Short Fiction Collection #3) by David Morrell Feb. 08, 2012 $0.99 10720 words Sample 5%
In this tense, timely thriller, an interrogator finds himself in a remote bunker and an even more remote region of the human soul as he confronts the most hardened enemy he has ever faced and the most difficult choice he has ever been forced to make. “The Interrogator” asks the question: Are there moral limits to the way information should be obtained to defend one’s country?
The Mephisto Mysteries by Terence O'Grady The Mephisto Mysteries by Terence O'Grady Feb. 08, 2012 $2.99 55942 words Sample 25%
Elizabeth is a finalist for a Viennese competition featuring the best young pianists in the world. But things turn sinister when two young pianists are injured and strange, perhaps even supernatural events put everyone on edge. When a suicide of one of the pianist’s teachers turns out to be a murder, Elizabeth's friend David has all he can do to save the festival and Elizabeth herself.
The Horseman at Midnight by Jameson Parker The Horseman at Midnight by Jameson Parker Feb. 08, 2012 $2.99 63071 words Sample 8%
A young boy runs away from his emotionally cold and remote father and ends up on a remote ranch with his horse-trainer grandfather. As the two begin slowly to develop a relationship, their lives become violently entangled with a drug addict and a murderous drug dealer.
Prosper Snow Series by Shaun Jeffrey Prosper Snow Series by Shaun Jeffrey Feb. 08, 2012 $4.49 163883 words Sample 20%
Books one and two of the serial killer thriller series, featuring Prosper Snow: The Kult and Killers
When Gods Fail by Nelson Lowhim When Gods Fail by Nelson Lowhim Feb. 08, 2012 $3.99 26340 words Sample 15%
On a spelunking trip, Tom finds himself trapped when a series of earthquakes seal the cave entrance. Weeks later he pulls himself out. There is nothing to be seen for miles but ashes. A forest fire? He keeps walking until he finds a sign of civilization. But what he gets is more than he bargained for, and he soon realizes that nothing will be the same again.
Fat Chance by Malla Duncan Fat Chance by Malla Duncan Feb. 08, 2012 $1.99 66699 words Sample 20%
A comedy thriller. Two fat English ladies visit the Amalfi coast in Italy for a holiday where they find themselves embroiled in the search for a serial killer who just happens to prefer fat women as his victims. Marsha decides to take on the role of sleuth herself - much to the dismay of the handsome Italian inspector. Thrills, spills,food and intrigue galore! A great holiday read.
world of absolute evil by itzhak begerano world of absolute evil by itzhak begerano Feb. 07, 2012 $8.00 91059 words Sample 20%
Lieutenant Michael Holmes,a detective specializing in unsolved crimes, is investigating the case of missing child... seven year-old Isaac Menis!after a while the police found his corpse…he was murdered!!! The investigation is complex and increasing pressure is put on the detectives to find suspects. The first candidate is identified : Joshua Solomon-the mysterious leader of a religious cult
Late by Monica P Late by Monica P Feb. 07, 2012 $1.00 1852 words Sample 15%
Pearl walked home. She was late. Her boyfriend was upset as she arrive. He had to throw away their date. It cost him, but it is going to cost Pearl more.
Betrayed - Alternate Ending by Wodke Hawkinson Betrayed - Alternate Ending by Wodke Hawkinson Feb. 07, 2012 $0.99 23607 words Sample 5%
Betrayed - Alternate Ending gives Brook the chance to retaliate against her antagonists from the popular novel Betrayed. This is not a stand-alone publication, but starts at Chapter 49 of the novel Betrayed and then takes the tale in a new direction, with an entirely different ending.
Private Purgatory by Helen Denkha Private Purgatory by Helen Denkha Feb. 07, 2012 $3.99 76851 words Sample 20%
Ryan Gregorian, an Armenian/Australian detective helps a young woman with her luggage at the airport. The woman appears to know a great deal about Ryan but all he knows is her first name, Cassandra. She tells Ryan that she has vivid dreams and can help him with his cases.
The End-time Evangelist by David J. Hegarty The End-time Evangelist by David J. Hegarty Feb. 07, 2012 $2.99 99047 words Sample 20%
THE END OF THE WORLD IS COMING ... When a mysterious cabal threatens to plunge the Middle East into a conflict to eclipse all others, journalist Sean O’Rourke and scholar Samar Abu Akhras find themselves thrown together on a desperate quest to uncover the conspiracy. But time is running out ...
Eternal Struggle by TJ Converse Eternal Struggle by TJ Converse Feb. 07, 2012 $4.99 47099 words Sample 15%
Being born vampire is harder then you might imagine. Rena is special. Not only is she a vampire by birth, but unlike others she has no limitation. Or does she? Changes,secrets and betrayal shape Rena's world.
Genome Solution: Book 2 (Sci Fi Virtual Suspense / Thriller) by Joseph Veramu Genome Solution: Book 2 (Sci Fi Virtual Suspense / Thriller) by Joseph Veramu Feb. 07, 2012 $1.99 14575 words Sample 20%
Ethan, a scientist at GenGlobal Corporation, finds himself pitted against the evil AI, Dr Cifer and the shadowy Karabos. Ethan and Emily must act fast to save Bella and her friend Roland from their underground clone prison and support the benevolent AI, Sofia, before all is lost. Genome Solution is the exciting sequel to Genome Matrix.
Spooky Stories - A series of ghost, haunting & thought provoking short stories by Don Hale Spooky Stories - A series of ghost, haunting & thought provoking short stories by Don Hale Feb. 07, 2012 $3.00 10243 words Sample 20%
Spooky Stories - Several of these haunting, thought provoking or ghost related short stories explain some bizarre and spooky wartime experiences, including many varied, dramatic and extraordinary experiences. It includes recollections from World War One - to the beaches of of Dunkirk, or within the brave Corps of Bomb & Mine Disposal.
The Broken Time Machine by Arul Das The Broken Time Machine by Arul Das Feb. 07, 2012 $5.49 10565 words Sample 20%
The background of this story is the human is forced to the 31st centuary from 11 th centuary but unfortunately time machine is brokened.Read the story by imagining that human as you to known what will happen if your suddenly in 31st centuary.
No Another Song by Arul Das No Another Song by Arul Das Feb. 07, 2012 $13.00 24957 words Sample 20%
This is the first story of Arul Das an romantic writer,changed his writings and got succeeded to action and adventure.The story begins with the hero in jail.Even though The hero didnt done done any crime he had been in jail.The readers will enjoy the reason why the hero is in jail and who is that hero in adventure manner.
The Struggle Knows Not by Nelson Lowhim The Struggle Knows Not by Nelson Lowhim Feb. 07, 2012 $5.99 51898 words Sample 20%
A man, Walid, in Baghdad faces the hard decision of protecting his family, his neighborhood. The result is that he must resort to violence. This novel follows Walid as he dives further into the underbelly of a city in the throes of a civil war. Fighting other Iraqis and the Americans, Walid must decide what's most important in life.
Heart Stopper by R J Samuel Heart Stopper by R J Samuel Feb. 07, 2012 $4.99 83681 words Sample 20%
Heart Stopper is a thriller set in Galway, a city on the west coast of Ireland that is a research and manufacturing hub within the multi-billion-dollar medical devices industry. An Irish-Indian coder, who works at a pacemaker clinic, wakes up one morning in an unfamiliar apartment and makes a gruesome discovery. Her investigation exposes secrets that threaten a multi-million dollar enterprise.
Left Behind by Jayton Young Left Behind by Jayton Young Feb. 06, 2012 $4.99 51465 words Sample 20%
Marti has spent the last 10 years basically on her own. Her brothers had been at college and her three best friends had joined the military as a requirement to receive their inheritance. She lived through her father dying, then when she finally decided to attend a university, she lived through a very traumatic experience that leaves her mute and broken. But, somebody thinks he needs to finish t
A Rogue by Compulsion by SURAT VANITCHATCHWAL A Rogue by Compulsion by SURAT VANITCHATCHWAL Feb. 06, 2012 $2.99 110143 words Sample 20%
A Rogue by Compulsion Bridges, Victor A Rogue by Compulsion is a popular book by Victor Bridges. Read A Rogue by Compulsion, free online version of the book by Victor Bridges, on ReadCentral.com. Victor Bridges's A Rogue by Compulsion consists of 25 parts for ease of reading. Choose the part of A Rogue by Compulsion which you want to read from the table of contents to get started.