Environmental Fiction Mystery

This 5th installment in the McGowan series finds the President now compelled to trust only one man for his protection. Can Bruce arrange to get the President safely returned to Washington on his own while the insurgents, who are leaving scores of innocents in their wake, continue their relentless hunt for Eagle One? And will the terrorists actually follow through with their threat of detonating a radioactive dispersion device in city after city until the President surrenders, wreaking even greater devastation than was realized on 9/11?

Read by Peter Kenny, award-winning narrator of the Culture series by Iain M. Banks. In a ravaged near-future England, a private detective with psychic powers might be the last hope standing between mankind and total collapse. Mindstar Rising is the first cyberpunk thriller in Peter F. Hamilton's...

International terrorist Asahif al-Massoud, AKA The Viper, will soon arrive on U.S. soil to carry out the most heinous and murderous terrorist plot since 9-11. By engaging an American-based Jamaat ul-Fuqra element, his plan is to simultaneously detonate explosive devices in a number of American cities, including Washington, D.C. and New York's Manhattan, that will kill thousands and destroy the cities' infrastructure.

Most listeners and fans of the McGowan Collection Series Novels found a large interest in Bruce McGowan’s adventures while he was a Special Agent of the FBI for twenty years, so we have created a novel based on that time.

If Zufar al-Massoud, the celebrated leader of the Salafist jihadists, accomplishes his planned terrorist act, Thanksgiving Day in the U.S. will forever be known as America's Day of Blood. He and his fellow conspirators will not only place multiple IEDs along the New York City Macy's parade route, slaughtering thousands of onlookers but will release canisters of sarin gas on the subway landings in both New York and Washington, D.C.

Former Marine sniper and CIA target man, Atticus Steed, turned professional hitman, now only takes down special targets...people who for one reason or another have literally gotten away with murder. Directed by an unknown unseen employer who identifies himself simply as Omega, Steed receives his sketchy instructions for the hits via text message from a burner phone. But who is Atticus Steed, really? And how does his employer gain knowledge about cases from all over the country...cases involving those murderers who for whatever reason have been set free by the system?

THE KIMBERLEY CASES: THE COMPLETE ODYSSEUS KALARIS MYSTERIES "Every track tells two stories - the one you're meant to see, and the truth beneath it." - Odysseus Kalaris. THE COMPLETE 6-BOOK COLLECTION GHOST TRACKS: When wildlife photographer Cameron Foster is found dead in a remote gorge, Odie's tracking skills reveal human interference disguised as an animal attack, leading to an international wildlife trafficking operation with deadly stakes. THE DROWNING LAND: Monsoonal floods uncover human remains near a remote cattle station, connecting a historical land dispute to a contemporary ...

A missing girl. A silent town. Something in the air that makes people stop asking questions. Cole Mercer doesn’t take jobs for money. He takes them because someone has to. When a bar owner’s daughter disappears without a trace—no calls, no sightings, no noise—Mercer follows the only lead he has: east. What he finds in Gayle, North Carolina, isn’t a town hiding secrets. It’s a town that’s forgotten how to care. The air smells wrong. People repeat themselves. Conversations reset mid-sentence. No one questions the work. No one questions the disappearances. And no one remembers ...

Embark on a thrilling underwater adventure with Professor Julie Aronnax and her team aboard the cutting-edge research vessel, RV Falkor. As they investigate the devastating impact of ocean pollution, their mission takes a dark turn when they encounter a mysterious submarine and its enigmatic captain. What begins as a voyage of discovery becomes a battle for survival against forces of nature—and human ambition. With captivating characters, high-stakes action, and a powerful message about the future of our oceans, this gripping tale will leave you breathless! Will they save the seas, or ...

Sometimes the biggest mysteries don’t arrive with flashing lights or loud warnings. Sometimes they sit quietly on a trail… waiting for someone to notice. Calvin never set out to solve a mystery. He just wanted fresh air, a peaceful walk, and a little adventure with his best friend, Pudge—the beagle with the world’s most curious nose. But when a strange, hole-covered stone appears along their favorite woodland path, Calvin begins to realize something isn’t quite right. As rocks start appearing where they shouldn’t, maps reveal forgotten secrets, and the woods seem to whisper ...

Perfect for fans of Ann Cleeves, Peter Robinson, and Elly Griffiths A body preserved in a burning barn using Iron Age bog burial techniques. A second victim smoke-cured inside a hollow oak. And a killer recreating a controversial art exhibition from twenty years ago—one victim at a time. When DI Tobias Stone is called to a barn fire near Coniston Water, he discovers something the flames couldn't destroy: the preserved body of environmental activist Miles Cartwright, with a copper-bound shepherd's crook placed beside him. The preservation method—ancient bog burial—matches one element ...

Six gripping Australian outback mysteries. One determined detective. Justice that comes at a cost. Detective Maya Thorne has built her career solving crimes in the harsh Australian outback, where secrets run as deep as the ancient aquifers and justice doesn't always mean resolution. This complete collection brings together six standalone mysteries that can be read in any order—each a self-contained investigation, each revealing new depths of rural noir. HARDENED EVIDENCE (Book 13) Drought-hardened clay preserves a decades-old crime scene, forcing Maya to uncover truths that powerful ...

Cody Shane thought he’d seen every anomaly the government could hide. But when he’s sent to a backwater town to investigate rainbows appearing in cloudless skies, he doesn't find a chemical leak—he finds a goddess. Iris, the radiant messenger of the gods, is on Earth to stop Gaia from tearing reality apart with "nature gone mad". From giant mutant bugs to impossible forests, the world is becoming a playground for a divine meltdown, and Cody is the only mortal invited to the party. Caught between a shadowy agency that views him as a disposable tool and a goddess who sees him as her ...

In the scorching heat of Alice Springs, where temperatures regularly exceed 40°C, Detective Senior Constable Sarah Reeves is called to investigate when gallery owner Maxwell Reid is found dead among his prized Aboriginal artworks. What begins as an apparent poisoning soon reveals a sophisticated art forgery operation exploiting indigenous artists and their cultural heritage. When evidence points to multiple suspects—from rival gallery owners to exploited Aboriginal artists with legitimate grievances—Sarah must navigate both the brutal summer heat and the closed ranks of a town where ...

From the stars they came to study us. Instead, they discovered what it truly means to be human. When five advanced alien scientists crash-land on Earth, their mission of passive observation becomes a desperate year-long struggle to understand humanity's true nature. Disguised as humans and embedded in key positions across society—a political consultant, an environmental researcher, a university professor, a military contractor, and a hospital doctor—they discover that Earth's inhabitants are far more complex than their data suggested. Led by Captain Zara, the youngest commander in her ...

When the Earth began to change, it didn’t start with earthquakes or fire—it began with silence. Cracks opened in the ground, not just in stone, but in memory, in truth, and in time itself. As strange breaches appear across the globe and reality begins to bend sideways, a team of scientists, skeptics, and dreamers must uncover what the planet is trying to say before it's too late. This is not a tale of destruction. It’s a story of recalibration. Of forgotten agreements. Of second chances whispered through roots, reflections, and rain. Join Kip, Juno, Langston, and Mara on a journey ...

Everyone has a secret. But some are deadlier than others… Former Homeland Security Agent Lars Christopherson is not what he seems. Despite his impressive skills and impeccable record, Lars has a dark side few are aware off. And those who discover his secret rarely live to tell the tale… Frederic Ulrich is a man with a mission. A skilled agent of Germany’s BND intelligence service, he is determined to right a wrong from his past, and shut down a deadly Hungarian crime ring once and for all. When these two unlikely allies are forced to work together, they quickly uncover a sinister ...

The first body should have been a warning. The second, a cry for help. By the third, Deputy Sue Calhoun knows a killer is hunting in Willow Creek—and she's running out of time. Then he arrives. Pastor Will Hayes has eyes that see straight through her defenses and a smile that makes her forget she's sworn off charming men. When he takes her hand during Sunday service, Sue feels something she thought was dead—hope. But as she falls deeper under his spell, the bodies keep piling up, and a horrifying pattern emerges. Is he the salvation her broken heart desperately needs—or the predator ...

Welcome to Backyard County, Mississippi—where the dirt is rich, the compost is gourmet, and the worms are smarter than they look. Meet Riley the Red Worm, a scrappy, sharp-witted underdog who just wants peace, quiet, and a prime spot in the compost heap. But when the legendary Night Crawler Nate slithers in from Fisher’s County with charm, muscle, and a mysterious agenda, Riley finds himself in the middle of the squirmiest showdown the soil has ever seen. With an all-star cast of bug buddies, a moldy villain threatening the entire garden, and a secret human experiment creeping closer ...

In the rugged gorges of the Kimberley, where blackened spinifex and red earth tell stories to those who can read them, Special Investigator Odysseus "Odie" Kalaris is called to investigate a body staged to resemble an animal attack. A wildlife photographer's death in a remote country quickly reveals darker motives. What begins as a suspicious death evolves into something far more sinister, revealing connections between rare goanna breeding grounds, vandalised rock art sites, and powerful interests opposing a new sanctuary. When Odie discovers hidden SD cards documenting systematic wildlife ...