Books from Speaking Volumes
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A Novel Way to Die
By Karen Hanson Stuyck“It was her sister, Mary Casey, who gave me most of the background information I needed. Now there is a woman who really hates your grandmother.” Before I could inquire about Mary's hostility my cell phone rang. I answered it.
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Death by Dumpster
By Karen Hanson Stuyck“You're selling your house, Ellen?” I asked. “I'm selling my parents' house. Ethan has been making much-needed repairs on the place: things that should have been done years ago except my stubborn sister wanted to hold on to the house ...
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Angel for Hire
By Justine DavisHoward shifted his feet and didn't meet Matt's eyes. “Well, that's what I told him—” “Who?” Matt asked. The deputy's head came up. “Well, now, I couldn't exactly tell you that.” Matt looked at the man narrowly.
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Dangerous Ground
By Justine DavisHe hadn't even been scared when the cops had come after old man Howard had caught him with those strings. Well, not much, anyway. He'd been more ticked at the old man, after all the money he'd spent in that store.
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Snowbound
By Bill PronziniThe Markhams and the Donnellys live on the eastern shore of the lake.” “Their homes are both well down the shore. It'll be dark at the lake-—no moon; the snowing will keep visibility down —and we'll drive to and from the cabin with the ...
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Games
By Bill PronziniThe summerhouse and the wide bay, which it overlooked on the northwest shore, were still hidden by trees and by the long arm of land the Old Man had christened Eider Neck in honor of the ducks that nested there.
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The Kiwi Target
By John BallThe Kiwi Target
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A Dead Man's Honor
By Frankie Y. BaileyFrom where I sat in the back of the chapel, I watched Amos Baylor confer with President Sorenson and the Protestant chaplain, Reverend Todd. They were standing in front of an altar bedecked with bronze chrysanthemums, a flower that was ...
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There Hangs the Knife
By Marcia MullerBy the time all the pieces of Joanna's plan were in place and she felt free to leave London, four days had passed and it was Sunday. She drove south through a soft drizzling rain, with no particular destination in mind, ...
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Field Work
By John D. NesbittIt was the way things were done in the big farms in the valley, to set the headquarters in the center of the whole operation with fields all around. In that grove of trees there would be a house, a barn, a garage, and other sheds.
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The Sen-Toku Raid
By John McKinnaOnly the American star insignia on the plane's side looked unscathed. Randall and Garth had been stretchered from the seaplane to the field hospital, put on intravenous electrolyte drips to speed their rehydration, given mild sedatives, ...
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Fall from Grace
By Sandra WorthNot even plague in York had deterred Stonor and Nicholson, and not even plague would have prevented the men of York from answering his summons. There was only one reason why they hadn't come. Percy hadn't told them.
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The Disappearance of Penny
By Robert J. RandisiTHE DISAPPEARANCE OF PENNY - A Henry Po Horse Mystery Penny is the daughter of one of the owners at Staten Island Downs, a popular New York race track.
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Police Chief
By John BallAfter a few seconds the door opened and Betty Weber appeared. A swift glance told Tallon that she was close to shock and not far from hysteria; he took her arm gently and guided her into the living room. He put her into what appeared to ...
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The Shadow Catcher
By Micah S. HacklerO, hale O, ha le! Through the air I will fly upon the eagle's wings To find the Holy Place. O, hale O, ha le! The One Who Never Dies Will guide me through the darkness To find the Holy Place. O, hale O, ha le! I have no choice!
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Green River Hunt
By Robert J. Randisi“Whiskey” Sam Benedict asked him. “We ain't got nothing better to do,” Rocky Victor added. Benedict and Victor were true old timers. They were each in their sixties, and with gray hair and beards. They also had dark, leathery skin from ...
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Mountain Jack Pike
By Robert J. RandisiMountain Jack Pike
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Not in My Backyard
By Susan Rogers CooperI'd like to thank Greg Jackson, M.D., for his assistance with this book. Any misinterpretations of the medical facts are to be blamed on the author. Also I'd like to thank Vicky Gould, Sharon Strickland, Don and Evin Cooper, ...
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Vengeance
By Jerry AhernBledsoe's face hardened into a mask. “You're pretty damned open about it, Ridgeway.” “The name isn't Ridgeway. But that doesn't matter, really. Is Borsoi alive? Is he number one?” Bledsoe smiled his smile again.
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Decision Time: The Defender
By Jerry AhernThe second name decoded to William Bledsoe. The third name decoded to Thomas Krupov. The fourth name decoded to Harry Lawrence. There were thirteen names in all, and Bill Runningdeer said, “Hope it's an unlucky number for Costigan.