African American Suspense Thriller

Widowed and officially retired, Eugeena Patterson throws herself into organizing the neighborhood association. This presents a great opportunity to reconnect with old friends and get to know new neighbors, like recently widowed Amos Jones - that is until Eugeena stumbles upon her estranged neighbor’s dead body. Eugeena’s daughter is fingered as a prime suspect, but where is she? Determined to find her missing daughter, Eugeena and Amos sort through a list of neighbors with shady or unknown backgrounds.

A sniper’s bullet strikes a target deep in the heart of Cleveland, Ohio, causing major disruption to an already disruptive city. The Secret Service, FBI, and other government agencies are deployed, and with time not on their side, two detectives are forced to collaborate with them to bring down this serial killer. Neither of them have any idea of where or when this killer will strike next.

This is the bizarre and shocking story of Marshall Daniels. The odd deaths of celebrities and public authorities have sparked widespread interest across the nation. When Marshall joins a secret blood society, he quickly ties the disappearance to his new group. Whether he's ready or not, the intelligent young man is propelled into a position of authority for which he is dreadfully unprepared. When he meets the love of his life, it forces him to make a hard decision.

An officer acquitted of multiple sexual assaults. Three missing witnesses. And, an unlikely hero's relentless pursuit of justice.... A man with a less than legal past must take the law into his own hands to find three missing women, in this fast paced, edge-of-your-seat thriller, from the author of Double Tap. Fans of Alex Cross, Jack Reacher, and the Porter series will love this book.

When Billie was eight years old, her father was murdered. Ever since that day, she has vowed to bring every criminal to justice, especially the man responsible for her father's death. Twenty years later, Billie is still on a mission to rid the streets of criminals. If she can't do it legally, then she takes matters into her own hands.

Earl Caesar is a conscientious school teacher and health enthusiast who loves life and those around him. Things take a sharp U-turn when he comes upon a personal trainer, out of this world, who gets what she wants out of Earl no matter the cost. She is definitely out of touch, but is she alone in her disconnect from reality and what's right? Earl learns a heap more than personal fitness from her and is confronted with drama beyond imagination when Tina Blocker enters his life.

When a wrongly accused man (Don Juan Jackson) gets out of prison, he focuses his attention on becoming a good example for his six-year-old daughter, who has already been terribly influenced by her mother and her mother's many paramours. He plans to get a job and be a family man, but his plans are derailed. Get ready for action when Don Juan is drawn into a life of crime by his pal, Lex.

An extraordinary fiction debut: a large, stirring novel of suspense that is, at the same time, a work of brilliantly astute social observation. Publishers Weekly predicts this "will be the talk of the political in-crowd this summer," and Booklist's starred review calls it "a roman à clef with fascinating insights into the behind-the-scenes machinations of racial and power politics." Don't miss this one!

Jon Dough - street detective, hustler turned hero. A bad man who hunts down bad men. Join Jon on two of his adventures, as he uses his unique skill set to kicks ass, save the innocent, and take down some really bad characters. His world has its own brand of justice: an eye for an eye.

After Brady Sims pulls out a gun in a courtroom and shoots his own son, who has just been convicted of robbery and murder, he asks only to be allowed two hours before he'll give himself up to the sheriff. When the editor of the local newspaper asks his cub reporter to dig up a "human interest" story about Brady, he heads for the town's barbershop. It is the barbers and the regulars who hang out there who narrate with empathy, sadness, humor, and a profound understanding the life story of Brady Sims.

The Bankroll Squad rules the underworld with an iron fist. The women in the squad are willing to ride or die for their principles and everything that they stand for. When their leader; Malcom Powers, switches up on them and marries a white woman, will jealousy allow the women to continue to ride or die for the drug kingpin? Or is his wife the only woman he needs? Is she prepared for the life that comes along with being married to a kingpin? Will she ride or die through thick and thin?

These ain’t your mama’s Carpathians. In Iceland, the vampires are tall, blond, and environmentally-minded. They have protected their homeland for millennia from the insidious wearing of "dead man's trousers". The Necropants. Flayed from the skin of a corpse and steeped with magic runes, the long-hidden, but now discovered Necropants are but a precursor to the utter destruction of Iceland's pristine wilderness. Can Saber Evangelista look past profit and embrace her role in saving one of the world's last unspoiled wilderness areas? Find out now.

Out of the four girls who were in Choices, one, Ecstasy, is dead, and Honey is on the run. There are only two girls left, Candy and China, and their Alter Egos have taken over. China, aka Sherita, gets released from prison and is finally getting to know her estranged teenage son.Candy, now known as Carmen, struggles with demons from the past and is consumed with chasing the ghost of Chanel. Even though she buried her daughter years ago, she still can't accept the child's death.

Forensic artist Toni Reed loves when her work helps the police catch criminals. Tasked with helping a traumatized woman identify her attacker, Toni is troubled when she sketches a face that resembles a man from her past. Is it the same man who brutally attacked her two years ago? Despite longtime family friend Detective Cam Noble's insistence that she not interfere with the case, Toni becomes obsessed with seeking justice. Will she let God lead her to come to terms with her past?

Abraham and Abigail head out to a cabin in the woods for their all-expense paid, secluded honeymoon for seven days. They are prepared for a blissful week of enjoying their first days as husband and wife. Their first night there, strange things begin to happen because Abraham is unknowingly at a crossroads with his past. He must make the decision once and for all to live for God. His arrogance has finally caught up with him and he begins to literally be haunted by his past transgressions.

Sometimes, a woman owns little more than the deep, hidden wishes of her heart, and those don’t count for much in a place like Mississippi, at least for folk like Victoria. What’s the cost of getting precisely what you want? She quickly becomes trapped in a cutthroat world of wealth, privilege, and power. When Victoria is offered everything she’s ever wanted, will she succumb to temptation, or will she find a way to resist?

Charmaine Joliet gets an offer she wants to refuse but can't. Someone from the old neighborhood knows a dark secret, one that could make Charmaine and her younger sister Jessi homicide suspects. But she'll keep quiet a price. The client "hires" Charmaine to help rid her of an unwanted rich husband. Meanwhile, troubled Jessi is in jail again for assault. The police would believe Jessi is capable of murder and that Charmaine is willing to be an accessory to protect her.

There isn't a better way to describe RosaBella's introduction of romance with the good doctor. Dr. O'Donnell continues to take RosaBella to different heights of exoticism and companionship beyond her experiences. The indecencies in their separate personal lives that have repelled them have coincidentally brought them together.

From acclaimed author Patricia Hruby Powell comes the story of a landmark civil rights case, told in spare and gorgeous verse. In 1955, in Caroline County, Virginia, amidst segregation and prejudice, injustice and cruelty, two teenagers fell in love. Their life together broke the law, but their determination would change it. Richard and Mildred Loving were at the heart of a Supreme Court case that legalized marriage between races, and a story of the devoted couple who faced discrimination, fought it, and won.

The bond between a mother and son is a bond like no other, but the bond 15-year-old Micah shared with his mom Noelle went far beyond that. Having to witness his mother being abused at the hands of her husband for years, he appointed himself her protector which led to him enduring the same fate. Vowing to protect his mother until his dying breath, Micah had no clue the day would come as soon as it did and at the hands of his own father.