Get ready for a pulse-pounding thrill ride that will leave you gasping for breath! The Ice Maiden, the first book in the Doug Bateman Thrillers series, is a must-listen for fans of gripping thrillers.Maine State Police detective, Doug Bateman, is struggling to keep his life together after the death of his son and the unraveling of his marriage. But when a mutilated corpse is discovered in the local lake, he sees a chance for redemption. Teaming up with a talented new deput...

"Intrigue and Maine at its thriller best... with plenty of murders." –Amazon ReviewsThe third installment of the Doug Bateman Thrillers series, Dead to the World, is a heart-stopping thrill ride that will leave you breathless! In this latest novel by bestselling author B.D. Smith, Investigator Anne Quinn and Detective Doug Bateman are up against their most challenging case yet.An ESPN-sponsored powerboat regatta is coming to their...

Things are heating up for the archaeologists digging at Hamblin's Fort, an ancient Native American settlement in Arkansas.The local sheriff tries to involve them in his drug dealing. A mysterious black dog is shadowing their excavations. The marriage of "Boss Man," the crew chief, is unraveling, and Cecelia, one of the crew, claims she can see a menacing dark red energy vortex flowing up from the temple mound.As if that's not enough, disagreements over exca...

Maxy Awards "Best Thriller"**"Get in on the ground floor of this engrossing small-town crime thriller. Highly recommended for fans of C.J. Box and Craig Johnson." -**Best ThrillersPrepare for a heart-pumping thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat! In book two of the Doug Bateman Mystery, things get even more complicated as Detectives Bateman and Quinn tackle two different cases that may be more connected than they ini...

Hilarious and colorful episodes in the lives of families... many depicted from a kid's-eye-view... are the theme for this compilation. Being part of a family is often trying, and stranger than any fiction, but never dull and always worth it in the end. Join these very different families as they face the shrinking of parents, the preemptive guilt of First Confession, the secret worlds of children, and more!Included are:Shirley Jackson's CharlesRead by L...