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Louise Hayes, the 23-year-old heiress to the Thornton-Hayes Luxury Cruise Line fortune was vacationing in Beverly Hills, California. When she catches a taxi ride from the Beverly Hills Hotel to Los Angeles it's the last anyone sees of her. Lincoln Hayes, her rich and influential stepfather takes an express train cross-country to find Louise. The gruff, demanding Hayes refuses to use the local police for fear of unwanted publicity. Instead, he turns to the successful MG&M Detective Agency to find the girl and keep the press at bay. What's the story behind her disappearance? Will Garth and the Mallorys locate her in time or will they get swept into the vortex of deceit that surrounds the missing heiress? Praise for Rick Adelmann's MG&M Detective Agency series:"Spellbinder! A great first book. I can't wait for the next one. Great surprise ending!" - 5 stars online review "Sherwood Garth and James Mallory seem like an unlikely partnership in sleuthing, but their skills and experience provide a unique combination in the fine art of solving murders. Garth is reminiscent of our old friend, Sherlock Holmes, while Mallory, the retired cavalry officer, embodies the spirit of the old West. Rick Adelmann's debut novel takes you into a world where automobiles are replacing horse drawn buggies and the Jazz Age is coming into its own. Set against the rich backdrop of turn-of-the century Americana, The Greek Coins Affair is sure to please." -Mysticmoods book review "What a fun read! I really enjoyed the premise and following the detectives as they solved the murders. I will definitely be following this series."-SG, 5 stars "I've really gotten to know and like the three main characters. I recommend this book to anyone who likes a good mystery and fun time reading." -NRW, 5 stars online "Sizzles with Jazz Age mystery and intrigue" -J Shaw, online review "Mallory and Garth are destined to become icons in the jazz age, historical mystery genre. They are private investigators with flair!" -Connie Shelton, USA Today bestselling author

Semi-finalist in the 2019 Chanticleer International Book Awards The bullets changed everything for me. Sometimes I wished I'd taken a bullet too because I lost the most important men in my life. My dad still fought every day to reclaim his confidence, mobility, and wit from the bullet that creased his brain. But my husband of seventeen days took our dreams with him when he died. They never caught the shooter. After losing everything, Katie Wilk is starting life over in Columbia, Minnesota, with a new career-giving up cryptanalysis in favor of teaching school-and a canine companion, Maverick, a black Labrador retriever. But on one of their first outings, Katie and Maverick discover a dead body in a nearby marshland. Doctor Pete Erickson enters her life. As the county coroner, he's one of the first on the scene; as the doctor that day in the ER, he's the one who stitches up Katie's head; as the son of the police chief, Pete is also in on the investigation. Meanwhile, the locals are gearing up for the premier of a new docudrama film called Titanic: One Story, which would be the cornerstone piece of a new Titanic exhibit, to open Labor Day weekend at the Midwest Minnesota History Center. The director selected their town as the location for some of the scenes, and many local residents are featured as extras in the movie. There will be a huge gala dinner and celebration for the grand opening. Tragedy strikes when the director dies suddenly, and there are a number of suspects. Katie finds herself in the midst of it all, and doesn't know anyone in town well enough to know who she can trust. Praise for the Katie and Maverick Cozy Mysteries:"Immediately captivating! Katie and Maverick are destined to become a notable amateur sleuth team in the mystery world." -Connie Shelton, USA Today bestselling author

It's the summer of 1921, and Woodie Garth and the Mallory family are enjoying a day out on Malibu Beach when the telegram arrives. A former colleague from Woodie's Secret Service days is requesting that the MG&M detectives come to Texas to help solve an old case. Thirty-three years prior, there was a bloody shootout at a remote stagecoach stop. Three men were left dead, and fifteen-year-old Tommy Humphrey escaped with his life, but was suspected all along of having been the killer. Now the lone survivor has been brought into custody and he has an unbelievable story. Humphrey tells the tale of a stagecoach breakdown, a poker game at the depot, and a ruthless stranger who gunned down the other three men before vanishing in a cloud of dust. The thing is, Garth's colleague, now a county sheriff in Midland, Texas, tends to believe in Tom Humphrey's innocence. But he needs MG&M to investigate and dig out the facts. If Humphrey is to be believed, the ruthless killer was once hanged from a tree outside the old stage depot, and now the hanged man has come back for revenge. Praise for Rick Adelmann's MG&M Detective Agency series:"Spellbinder! A great first book. I can't wait for the next one. Great surprise ending!" - 5 stars online review "Sherwood Garth and James Mallory seem like an unlikely partnership in sleuthing, but their skills and experience provide a unique combination in the fine art of solving murders. Garth is reminiscent of our old friend, Sherlock Holmes, while Mallory, the retired cavalry officer, embodies the spirit of the old West. Rick Adelmann's debut novel takes you into a world where automobiles are replacing horse drawn buggies and the Jazz Age is coming into its own. Set against the rich backdrop of turn-of-the century Americana, The Greek Coins Affair is sure to please." -Mysticmoods book review "What a fun read! I really enjoyed the premise and following the detectives as they solved the murders. I will definitely be following this series."-SG, 5 stars "I've really gotten to know and like the three main characters. I recommend this book to anyone who likes a good mystery and fun time reading." -NRW, 5 stars online "Sizzles with Jazz Age mystery and intrigue" -J Shaw, online review "Mallory and Garth are destined to become icons in the jazz age, historical mystery genre. They are private investigators with flair!" -Connie Shelton, USA Today bestselling author

Dan Mahoney is investigating an insurance claim; his private-eye wife sets out to prove a suicide was really a murder. The two cases intersect in ways neither could foresee. It's crime fiction filled with twists and turns

Zack and Jillian's life is filled with exciting plans and their corgis welcome a new housemate, Ruby the parrot. But now Ruby is quoting Shakespeare, and how does this connect with a bank robbery and killing in a town a hundred miles away?

Cash is missing from a local shop and when it looks like her Gram might be accused, Charlie takes a job there to catch the thief from the inside. But when her top suspect dies, she discovers she's tracking both a thief and a killer.

Corgis Sherlock and Watson have been invited to Buckingham Palace, for a meeting with the Queen herself. There, Zack and Jillian are shocked to learn her brother has been working with MI6 working on a top secret project, and he's missing

Shelly Sinclair's life was perfect-until her husband of 35 years informs her he is marrying someone new. Alone at sixty, to start over. Can Shelly cope with all the changes and remake her life to be exactly what she wants for herself?

When Killian O'Donnell immigrated to the US with his large Irish family, he ordered their manor house disassembled, brick-by-brick, moved, and reassembled on an ocean cliff near Dana Point, California. Now, years later, an aging Killian is being haunted by specters of soldiers, threatening him each night. Certain members of the family believe the old man has lost his mind and they want to put him away in an asylum. Of course, those relatives also want to control the family fortune. Killian's son, Ryan, believes something sinister is going on and he hires the MG&M Detective Agency to sort it out. Garth and the Mallorys arrive at the Irish Manor House to investigate and discover far more than a ghostly prank. Lost gold, a crooked soothsayer, perverse family members ... and murder. Praise for Rick Adelmann's MG&M Detective Agency series:"Spellbinder! A great first book. I can't wait for the next one. Great surprise ending!" - 5 stars online review "Sherwood Garth and James Mallory seem like an unlikely partnership in sleuthing, but their skills and experience provide a unique combination in the fine art of solving murders. Garth is reminiscent of our old friend, Sherlock Holmes, while Mallory, the retired cavalry officer, embodies the spirit of the old West. Rick Adelmann's debut novel takes you into a world where automobiles are replacing horse drawn buggies and the Jazz Age is coming into its own. Set against the rich backdrop of turn-of-the century Americana, The Greek Coins Affair is sure to please." -Mysticmoods book review "What a fun read! I really enjoyed the premise and following the detectives as they solved the murders. I did not have this one figured out. I will definitely be following this series."-SG, 5 stars "I've really gotten to know and like the three main characters. I recommend this book to anyone who likes a good mystery and fun time reading." -NRW, 5 stars online "Sizzles with Jazz Age mystery and intrigue" -J Shaw, online review "Mallory and Garth are destined to become icons in the jazz age, historical mystery genre. They are private investigators with flair!" -Connie Shelton, USA Today bestselling author

James and Anneka Mallory and their partner, Sherwood Garth, the partners of the MG&M Detective Agency, set out on the most unusual case of their lives when they meet a couple who say they live one hundred years in the future! And despite the outlandish claim, the pair present enough evidence to convince the partners. It all begins with an invitation from a long-time family friend. Wealthy shipping magnate Jerome Stroheim has called family and friends together at his mansion outside Riverside, California, for a weekend bash and a big announcement. But the future-travelers, Ollie and MJ Janson, have more disturbing news for James Mallory-Stroheim and his wife will be killed on Saturday night. It's a historical fact, detailed in a book the 21st century couple has in their possession. Knowing this, the five of them search for ways to prevent the murders, and Jim Mallory has a special stake in the outcome, since this was his father's dear friend. Figuring out in advance the killer's identity proves no easy task, amidst the dozens of people staying in the huge home. And more than a few of them have motives. Will the MG&M team be able to safeguard Mallory's old friend, or will it prove impossible to rewrite history? Praise for Rick Adelmann's MG&M Detective Agency series:"Spellbinder! A great first book. I can't wait for the next one. Great surprise ending!" - 5 stars online review "Sherwood Garth and James Mallory seem like an unlikely partnership in sleuthing, but their skills and experience provide a unique combination in the fine art of solving murders. Garth is reminiscent of our old friend, Sherlock Holmes, while Mallory, the retired cavalry officer, embodies the spirit of the old West. Rick Adelmann's debut novel takes you into a world where automobiles are replacing horse drawn buggies and the Jazz Age is coming into its own. Set against the rich backdrop of turn-of-the century Americana, The Greek Coins Affair is sure to please." -Mysticmoods book review "Sizzles with Jazz Age mystery and intrigue" -J Shaw, online review "Mallory and Garth are destined to become icons in the jazz age, historical mystery genre. They are private investigators with flair!" -Connie Shelton, USA Today bestselling author

Ford Bellamy never planned to leave his wife, never expected she'd leave him. But death is merciless and it's time to make a new life for himself and his little girl. New Mexico, where his sister and her husband have made their home, calls to him. After five years in Boston, Maria Cordova travels home, excited to return to the beauty of New Mexico but less so to an arranged marriage. The handsome cowboy with a baby in his arms catches her interest and tugs at her heart but he's surely married, and she's betrothed to a man she's never met. Fate has ideas of its own as the stage coach journey north proves more perilous with each passing mile. Ford turns to Maria to keep his daughter safe while he adds his skill and his gun to the protection of the coach and passengers. Meanwhile, Katherine watches the New Mexico horizon for her brother and worries over the danger that threatens the ranch she and Slade have built together with Jeb and Hannah. They don't believe that the band of Indians who coexist peacefully at their boundary are behind the murder of their vaquero or the slaughter of their cattle. The stagecoach trip is coming to an end, but Ford hasn't found love only to lose it again and Maria is a woman worth fighting for. Praise for Susan Yawn Tanner's Bellamys of Texas series: "Non-stop Western action combined with a passionate love story. Five breathless stars!!" -Sue's Reviews online "I love the story line of this book. Very well written. Author does a great job making you feel like you are in the book!" - Lisa Armand, 5 stars, Amazon "Great book! This book is about love; love for family, love for your child, first "love," lost love, and true love." - SKM, 5 stars, online review "A journey to the past ... fast paced, intriguing, action packed and romantic!" - Carol LaGatta, 5 stars, online review "So happy Book 2 of The Bellamys of Texas was released. The story of Jeb, a Texas Ranger, and Hannah, a preacher's young widow who wants to avenge her husband and her unborn child's death, is an awesome read." - Janice, 5 stars on Amazon "Wonderful! This book has it all -- action, romance, lawmen, outlaws, and vivid character descriptions, all woven together in a believable story." - 5 stars on Amazon (for Fire Across Texas)