Crime, Detective & Spy > Murder

Jadyn Martyn thought that she had her values completely under control. It never occurred to her that she would enter so very many gray areas in her lifetime.  Although she came from a dysfunctional family, she had excelled in school, work, and life.  It never dawned on her that the abuse that she witnessed in her youth would influence her and she would become someone who would commit murder.  Jadyn must face dark days with twists and turns she cannot anticipate.  The only pleasant part to the horror she must face is the time she spends with Detective James Carter.  A very conscientious young man with very firm opinions on the subject of murder, he is the only one who seems to ...

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When a painting is stolen off a wall at a local bank, Pierce Arrow Private Detective is called in to investigate...discreetly. But with the help of his disorganized secretary, her reporter boyfriend, and a challenging detective, he uncovers there is more to this plot than just a lost painting. It is a race against time to find out what they want, where they are going to hit, and why they had to murder.

Most of us complain about the lives we have; about the circumstances we find ourselves in. A few of us refuse to let our troubles define the life we will lead. Jada is such a young lady. At an early age she became acquainted with deceit, pain and anger from those who were charged with loving and protecting her. When life "happened" to her, as it does to all of us, she chose strength.  This story is one of courage and strength, with a little bit of sizzle. 

It's 2010 in upstate NY where Wonderful and his partner in crime, Zig, have a squad that gets illegal money inside and outside of Middletown. Zig gives two petty criminals, Drama and Man Man drugs on consignment and they vanished without payment. Now, who the streets coined, The God Squad, are waiting for them to resurface so their brand of justice can be served. Meanwhile, Jarome, aka, Rome, Tone and Sammy (stick up kids from Poughkeepsie), with the assistance of Kimesha (Rome's girl) and Suzan (Tone's girl) rob a dope spot in Albany, NY and leave two bodies in their wake. On their way back to Poughkeepsie from Albany, Rome, Tone and Sammy stop in Middletown to go to the Galler ...

A newly retired novice rancher, Ruth Taylor, buys the property adjacent to a ranch operating a veteran's PTSD recovery program. She discovers a retired unit of Marine Raiders on their own manhunt for the killer of their benefactor, Bill's, parents. In the course of the manhunt, Bill discovers the man they are hunting is also the man who killed Ruth's brother, a disabled Navy SEAL. When the killer realizes he's being hunted, he turns the tables and becomes the hunter himself, with murderous intent. Bill and his team become the headstrong Ruth's big brothers and protectors to keep her from becoming a fourth murder victim. The final confrontation is a crescendo of explosives, gun ...

In the pleasant resort town of Red Lake, a mummified body is abandoned on the beach. Sheriff Gaines (Cast the First Stone and ADX Praxis) suspects the body may be that of Alison Albright, a young teen who disappeared twenty years ago: his first case as Sheriff and the one he never solved. Ambitious young lawyer J. Travis Parks (Cast the First Stone), concerned that his past connection to the victim could derail his campaign for public office, hires Harry Grim (ADX Praxis) to investigate. Harry finds his questions most unwelcome and no shortage of locals with reason to want the 16-year old girl dead. Amid much finger pointing and mutual suspicion among his suspects, Harry unravels a fe ...

He's had a rough life. He can't afford to take another "L".Starting on the anniversary of the girl's death. Someone is paying her alleged killer's a visit.

Austin Augustine, lead singer for Rock On, Dallas #1 club band gets his chance for huge success; and at the same time, falls in love with Penny Simms, corporate Executive Secretary. But her great beauty attracts CFO Robert Crawford, ruthless serial killer who preys on beautiful women. From Chicago to Dallas, Atlanta to Kansas City, Seattle to L.A. the suspense threatens to strangle you. Does good always overcome evil? You be the judge.

Detective Swan has an inner taste that she doesn't quite understand, yet she is driven by the excitement that only one man can bring. As she is drawn closer, she becomes more intrigued and finds herself in a tangled web of lies, deceit, and revenge. Fighting her own demons, she finds comfort in the darkness of one man, the killer she is trained to take down. While trying to protect her good name, she battles between the oath she took with the department, the promise she made to herself, and the darkness in which her demons lie. Can the comfort she finds in one, tame the demons inside of the other? Or will their combined minds fuel their inner darkness?