James Bennett didn’t come to the Florida Keys to find a new father. As the rebellious, serially underemployed scion of an old-money New York family, he’d spent years disappointing the one he already had. But when smooth-talking ex-televangelist John Wainwright takes an interest in him, he spurns an invitation to grow up and finally join his family’s business on Wall Street in favor of staying in Marathon to help Wainwright rebuild his church.When James’ faith in his new mentor and ...

Jack Caufield never imagined that he would wake up one day and find a dead woman in his bed. That sort of thing wasn't supposed to happen to guys like him. He was on his way to law school, but instead of fielding Socratic questions from law professors, he finds himself facing the third degree from a bunch of angry cops. Despite their efforts, they find nothing incriminating, and Jack is allowed to get on with his education and his life.Over the next fifteen years, he becomes a mode...

An anonymous phone call reveals a horrifying secret. But can it be murder if there isn't a body?Father Joseph Kümmel is not just a deeply religious and spiritual man. He's the leader of a closed religious community at Hilltop Farm — one which kills members who want to leave.When someone manages to get messages to DCI Jack Culverhouse and DS Wendy Knight about the goings-on at Hilltop Farm, they begin to uncover a web of dark deception and murderous intent. ...

Following on the heels of several excellent standalone novels, (this is) a dark, well-told tale. Hellmann is an expert at tearing into the fabric of villainy that lies in ... our cities." Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine"Thrilling... Hellmann ratchets up the suspense with every chapter, and the reader is constantly kept wondering about the fate of both sisters." Publishers Weekly"Conflict so real it grips the reader. You dare not b...

Foreword Reviews INDIEFAB Book of the Year: 2014 FinalistIPPY Awards: 2015 Bronze MedalistWhen two men meet in the Virginia state penitentiary in a maximum security visitation room on May 5, 1968, they have only one thing in common: they both want their lives back. On one side of a glass divider sits Kenneth Deatherage, who was sentenced to death for the brutal rape and murder of a young woman. The jury agreed with the prosecutor’s closing argument: that all...

“James Acton: A little bit of Jack Bauer and Indiana Jones!" FROM USA TODAY & MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR J. ROBERT KENNEDY POMPEII IS ABOUT TO CLAIM ITS FINAL VICTIMS—TWO THOUSAND YEARS LATER!Two thousand years ago, Roman Emperor Vespasian tries to preserve an empire by hiding a massive treasure in the quiet town of Pompeii should someone challenge his throne. Unbeknownst to him, nature is about to...

How far would you go to protect a secret?How far would you go to expose a lie?Will Fletcher has the perfect life. The perfect job. The perfect future.But it only takes one second for it all to shatter.When a targeted act of extreme violence erupts on a London street, Will’s world is turned upside down. He thought he was an innocent bystander.He was wrong.Now, he is a man on the run, pursued b...

TWO WOMEN. ONE HISTORY. A SECRETS THAT CROSSES CENTURIES.** The USA Today Bestseller****The number one Kindle bestseller**‘A cleverly crafted novel and an enthralling story… A triumph.’ DINAH JEFFERIES, author of The Tuscan ContessaLove. Guilt. Heartbreak.1914: Russia is on the brink of collapse, and the Romanov family faces a terrifyingly uncertain future. Grand Duchess Tatiana has ...

Mahmoud's passion for his wife Fereiba, a schoolteacher, is greater than any love she's ever known. But their happy, middle-class world—a life of education, work, and comfort—implodes when their country is engulfed in war, and the Taliban rises to power.Mahmoud, a civil engineer, becomes a target of the new fundamentalist regime and is murdered. Forced to flee Kabul with her three children, Fereiba has one hope to survive: she must find a way to cross Europe and reach her sister's ...

No clues. No time. One chance to expose a terrifying secret.Dive into a series of crime thrillers with over 250,000 copies sold.DS Wendy Knight has endured both tragedy and pain in her short time with the Mildenheath CID's murder squad. Her grizzled partner DCI Jack Culverhouse has seen it all. But neither of them is prepared for a case without a single lead.A journalist with her finger on the pulse of Mildenheath’s corrupt underbel...

Eleven years ago. A bungled armed robbery led by career criminal Freddie Galloway leaves a police officer shot in the face, fighting for his life.Present day. The shooter is released from prison, hell bent on revenge. That night, Freddie Galloway leaps to his death to escape a blazing inferno in his country mansion.With arson confirmed as the cause of the fire, Mildenheath CID are left battling a web of lies as they delve deep into the dark...

Who hunts the hunters?When a man is found dead, mutilated in his house, DS Wendy Knight and DCI Jack Culverhouse soon realise that Jeff Brelsford was killed for one reason: he was a paedophile.As Wendy does her job and tries to find the killer, Culverhouse is less keen. As far as he's concerned, this is justice.With Culverhouse's attitude and stubbornness leaving him on the sidelines, Wendy delves deeper in...