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Crime, Thriller & Mystery
SHE IS BEAUTIFUL AND WANTS NOTHING TO DO WITH HER MOBSTER FATHER. BUT HIS LOVE MAY SAVE HER LIFE! A dying mobster is worried that his estranged daughter is about to marry someone just like him. He asks Jake Scarne for help... See More
Crime, Thriller & Mystery
THE MOB BLACKMAILS TWO SPORTS ICONS WHO MURDER A YOUNG COCKTAIL WAITRESS. An innocent man is in jail for the crime they committed. A media giant has that part of the story, but is afraid to publish without ironclad proof... See More
Crime, Thriller & Mystery
A BEAUTIFUL INTERNATIONAL ASSASSIN STALKS THE WORLD'S MOST-POPULAR THRILLER WRITER! One author has already been savagely slain. Sebastian Quimper fears he will be next. With good reason. The police have a threatening... See More
Crime, Thriller & Mystery
A private detective finds misfortune in his fortune cookie! Alton Rhode sets out to buy some Chinese takeout food, only to become involved in a possible war between rival Tongs. But that is just the beginning in a mystery... See More
Crime, Thriller & Mystery
Brother and sister orphans find the man who abused them! Alton Rhode goes to Oregon to bury his aunt. It turns out she left him a valuable piece of property. But that is not his only surprise. A local sheriff seeks his help... See More
Crime, Thriller & Mystery
A DYING HIT MAN TELLS A PRIEST ABOUT A HEINOUS CRIME INVOLVING A YOUNG GIRL. BUT HE DOES NOT SWEAR HIM TO SECRECY. THE KILLER'S ONLY REQUEST IS THAT THE POLICE CAN'T BE INVOLVED! ***Even powerful mobsters are expendable to... See More
Crime, Thriller & Mystery
A MOB PRINCESS IS APPARENTLY KIDNAPPED! JAKE SCARNE AND A MOB ENFORCER TEAM UP TO RESCUE HER. *** Alana Dallas has been snatched from her Ivy League college. Her mother, Maura, head of San Francisco's powerful Dallassio... See More
Crime, Thriller & Mystery
SEXUALLY ABUSED BY HER FATHER, A SCIENTIST TAKES A PERVERTED REVENGE AGAINST ALL MEN! *** The death of a spider monkey in a South American rain forest is the prelude to unsolvable human murders in Canada and the United... See More
World LiteratureIn SOUND OF BLOOD, the first of the Jake Scarne thrillers, tragedy ensues when a private investigator is caught between his client and the woman he loves! In THE CAPRIATI CONSPIRACY, the first Alton Rhode mystery, a private... See More
Women's Fiction
A FRENCH POLICEWOMAN BATTLES MODERN TERRORISTS WHO PLAN TO DESTROY PARIS! *** "I was on the edge of my seat reading this book! First, just the thought that a bomb of this magnitude could be sitting in the store room for... See More
Crime, Thriller & Mystery
AN ULTRA-SECRET C.I.A. UNIT HAS HACKED ALL THE NATION'S WITNESS PROTECTION LISTS. WHAT DOES IT DO WITH THEM? It forms an unholy alliance with vengeful mob bosses. In return for loads of cash, the unit's agents bump off mob... See More
Crime, Thriller & Mystery
IT'S "ALL HANDS ON DECK" AS THE C.I.A. TRIES TO FIND A TERRORIST HYDROGEN BOMB! "Set aside a few hours for this one. You won't want to put it down. But read it early in the day. Reading it before bed could cost you some... See More
Crime, Thriller & Mystery
DARK SECRETS LINK TWO WOMEN TO A MURDERED BANKER! A security guard apprehends Elizabeth Olsen fleeing a mansion with a revolver in her hand. Inside, John Denton, a prominent banker, lies dead. Elizabeth claims she is... See More
Crime, Thriller & Mystery
Halloween is scary enough without people coming back from the dead! Private eye Alton Rhode is angered when a police pal is critically wounded while handing out candy to Trick-or-Treaters. Then, a spate of child murders... See More
Fantasy
A SECRET THAT DIED WITH THE NAZIS MAY THREATEN THE MODERN WORLD! Two secret agents track a mysterious transmission at Europe's largest scientific project! They soon find out that some of their most dangerous enemies are... See More
Crime, Thriller & Mystery
TWO WOMEN, ONE OF WHOM JILTED HIM, HELP A PRIVATE EYE STOP A BIOLOGICAL CATASTROPHE! "Amazing how this story paralleled what is happening worldwide now during the COVID-19 pandemic... a look into the future."***A prominent... See More
Crime, Thriller & Mystery
SHE WAS RICH AND BEAUTIFUL, AND ASKED ME TO SAVE HER DYING CHILD! A woman begs Alton Rhode to find the bank-embezzler lover who left her pregnant and in the lurch. She says her waif-like daughter needs the fugitive's bone... See More
Crime, Thriller & Mystery
VERA HOPE, A SCIENTIST WHO HAS DEVELOPED AN ARTIFICIAL KIDNEY, IS THE TARGET OF A MAN WHOSE DIALYSIS EMPIRE IS THREATENED! *** Hiding from the assassins that killed her husband, Vera Hope runs into Jake Scarne in the... See More
Crime, Thriller & Mystery
Janet Evanovich described SOUND OF BLOOD: "A great read with a shocking ending." TRAGEDY STALKS A PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR LOOKING INTO A SUSPICIOUS DEATH WHEN HE FALLS IN LOVE WITH THE WOMAN RESPONSIBLE. Bodies pile up from... See More
Crime, Thriller & Mystery
Looking into the "suicide" of his lover's ex-husband sounds like a hairball to a private investigator. But he never imagined it could get him killed! Alton Rhode travels to San Francisco to investigate an alleged suicide... See More
Crime, Thriller & Mystery
IT WAS A SIMPLE INSURANCE INVESTIGATION -- UNTIL THE LIES AND BODIES STARTED PILING UP! Alton Rhode starts out in a Northern nursing home and winds up in a Southern town, where a military academy may be more soiled than... See More
Crime, Thriller & Mystery
An F.B.I. agent thinks she has found a serial killer who hides behind his wealth and political connections. But the hare soon turns on the hound! A SERIAL KILLER WITH MONEY AND POLITICAL INFLUENCE RUNS AFOUL OF A DOGGED... See More
Crime, Thriller & Mystery
SHE SURVIVED THE NAZIS IN WORLD WAR II, BUT NOW WAS WORTH MORE DEAD THAN ALIVE! An investigation into the death of an elderly woman in a rent-controlled Manhattan building uncovers a diabolical conspiracy! She lived alone... See More
Crime, Thriller & Mystery
A RUSSIAN SCIENTIST REVIVES A TUNDRA VIRUS FROZEN FOR 30,000 YEARS! WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG? Well, just about everything, as terrorists use the deadly pathogen to attack one of America's iconic sports... See More
Crime, Thriller & Mystery
THE HITMAN IN MY KITCHEN WASN'T THERE TO SHOOT ME. HE WANTED MY HELP!***The hired killer, himself a proud veteran, felt betrayed when he unknowingly killed a Medal of Honor winner. He wants to settle the score. But there is... See More
Crime, Thriller & Mystery
A SCIENTIST WORKING IN HIS BASEMENT CREATES A DEADLY PLAGUE! FIVE-STAR Amazon Review: "Clever writing style combined with knowledge of multiple disciplines. I have every intention of reading all of this authors books. Pure... See More
Crime, Thriller & Mystery
NEVER ONE TO HOLD A GRUDGE, ALTON RHODE DECIDES TO HELP OUT A FORMER HOOKER WHO ONCE PLOTTED TO HAVE HIM KILLED. SHE WANTS HIM TO FIND OUT WHO MURDERED HER GRANDFATHER WITH AN ICE PICK! LORENE ROBILLARD BETRAYED ALTON RHODE... See More
Crime, Thriller & Mystery
Publish AND Perish? A revered environmental author is worth more dead than alive! WHEN HE AGREED TO GIVE AWAY THE BRIDE ON BALD HEAD ISLAND, A PRIVATE EYE DIDN'T COUNT ON BECOMING SHARK BAIT! A "destination" wedding on a... See More
Crime, Thriller & Mystery
A private investigator uncovers a lottery scheme and finds love on a benighted Caribbean isle. Then, tragedy strikes. Not once. But twice! What starts out with Jake Scarne helping a friend turns into a wrenching disaster... See More
Crime, Thriller & Mystery
THREE YOUNG WOMEN DISCOVER MURDERS AT A NURSING HOME! In a match made in hell, a serial killer with mommy issues lands a maintenance job at nursing homes run by twin brothers who believe some residents live entirely too... See More