The bullets fired into the cafe changed his life forever.1943 — Cole Miller, a young Chinese-American OSS agent, returns from a mission. His boss (and friend) is murdered during a terror attack on a cafe. Are they related?Japanese occupation forces control the country, but the Vichy administration running the colony turns a blind eye to OSS operations. When the Minister of Security learns of Cole's affair with his wife, he decides to pin the murder on Cole....

Tina’s best friend is in a bit of trouble.A drug deal went south, and several people got killed, including Beryl’s boyfriend. Now she is being stalked by his biker gang—and the cops. Tina Clarke wants to help, but her only real skills are very specific—those of a professional, government-trained assassin.Army Intelligence prefers that the assassin disappear. Someone betrayed Tina’s special ops unit, leaving her the sole survivor, kicked out on a medical dis...

Martin’s brother is in jail in Venezuela—charged with murder.Proving his innocence means dealing with the police, a mysterious and gorgeous woman lawyer, a vicious gringo, a seemingly affable drug lord, and a guy named Raul.And every one of them would much rather Martin just turned around and went home.It’s a good thing Ugly Bill is on his way.Follow Martin’s fast-paced adventures in the Caribbean.Get a copy now!...

It’s time to get to work!Traveling using Beryl Markham’s identification, Tina Clarke takes Bobby Black’s advice and travels to Gallup, New Mexico to meet a lawyer there—Stella Meyers. Stella is supposed to set up a company for her, to provide a cover so she can get to work helping people, and begin searching for answers about why her team, Squad Four, was betrayed, and by whom.Making friends, especially getting to know a deputy sheriff named Jeff Nez, and t...

Lending a helping hand?The fast-paced adventures of an ex-SEAL who wants nothing more than to run his cargo freighter in the Caribbean islands but is confounded by a vast array of pirates, con men, government agencies, organized crime, exciting, sometimes dangerous women, and bad weather. And the worst part is, he keeps getting involved because he thinks he can help people.And the freighter’s poet laureate, Ugly Bill, can’t break him of the habit of trying....

It’s time to take a break from the world you think you know and to step through into another one. These five stories offer a guided tour of new possibilities and different places. They rely on magic, science, and sleight of hand, and will betray your trust at every opportunity. But just because they are fantastic, doesn’t mean they aren’t real (somewhere).You can stay tucked away on a safe perch and let this book unveil the genre-bending consequences of rather mino...

Important people want to stop her!A high-profile client has Sherry Proper digging into places and events that influential people want left buried. They will go to great lengths to stop her. Criminals are like that.With her assistant, Cela, and the help of out-of-favor vice cops, the odds are against them. But Sherry doesn't play fair either—whatever that means.A story of vice and murder, politics and high drama.And this is just book two!...

12 Tales of HonorIt comes in many forms: military, political, among thieves, between friends, and so much more.Come read an amazing collection of thriller and action-adventure stories by the best and a few of the newest voices. Travel from Ancient Israel to the near future, from the American Revolution to the world of hackers, and face death and danger at every turn.Hang onto your seat and take the plunge!

A good man on the runMartin has been framed for a bewildering array of crimes, including the murder of a friend. He’s being pursued by the cops, cartels, and even someone on a luxury yacht. When he turns to Hodges for help, he learns someone set her up too — she is on the run.This particular misery doesn't love company. He'd rather she had the agency to help him. To help them both. With both Interpol and the bad guys after them, time is not their friend.

A Fast-Paced Caribbean Adventure!Martin’s hunt for a missing businessman in Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela escalates into a deadly competition. Corrupt cops, an assassin, and a former British spy all have strong motivations to locate him—and he seems to be the only one who cares about finding him alive.His wife is the only one indifferent to where he is.The rest think he’ll lead them to missing money.Martin has to find him first, and he best do i...

This issue, we have 7 original stories (which I believe is our most ever), starting with a science fiction/mystery mashup from H.K. Slade (thanks to Acquiring Editor Michael Bracken), as well as Viviana De Cecco, Kate Bergquist, Maureen Bowden, Ed Teja, and John Gregory Betancourt (me!). Our solve-it-yourself mystery is an original, too.For our reprints, Acquiring Editor Barb Goffman has a great modern mystery from William Ade, and a pair of mystery classics by Jeffery Farnol and S...

This is our third Halloween issue of the month, with ghoulishly fun (and seasonally appropriate) tales from John Shepphird (thanks to Acquiring Editor Barb Goffman), father-and-daughter writing team Harding McFadden & Eleanor Hawkins, and British master John S. Glasby.We also feature mysteries by N.M. Cedeño (thanks to Acquiring Editor Michael Bracken) and Ed Teja, plus a vintage 1908 Holmes short-short by Wex Jones that I recently turned up in my pulp research. Our novel is a clas...