Books tagged: crime thriller

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Lightning Rider    by Rick Mofina
Price: $0.99 USD. 9420 words. Published on May 29, 2011. .

Twenty-six year-old Jessie Scout had endured a life steeped in pain. She had come to Las Vegas, a city of risk, not to gamble. But to collect. This short work won Canada's top literary prize for crime fiction, the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Short Story, presented by the Crime Writers of Canada.
Blood Red Rings    by Rick Mofina
Price: $0.99 USD. 8270 words. Published on June 12, 2011. .

After 24 years of putting his life on the line, Officer Frank Harper sees it all tick down to one defining moment in this soul-wrenching short story.
Dangerous Women & Desperate Men    by Rick Mofina
Price: $2.99 USD. 27910 words. Published on June 19, 2011. .

Four gripping stories of people on the brink; a broken-hearted woman in Las Vegas plots to take what she is owed, a haunted street cop finds his life on the line in a way he never expected; a desperate agent in California makes a life-changing choice; a hard-working middle-aged woman whose world is coming apart fights back with shocking vengeance.
As Long As We Both Shall Live    by Rick Mofina
Price: $0.99 USD. 16780 words. Published on July 6, 2011. .

Liz Dalton's world was coming apart but she refused to surrender. This short work was named a finalist for Canada's top literary prize for crime fiction, the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Short Story, presented by the Crime Writers of Canada.
St Elmo's Fire    by James Cassaday
Price: $4.99 USD. 76430 words. Published on July 28, 2011. .

Some people are lucky and others are not, but a sighting of St Elmo's Fire can bring good luck or bad. Ex-seaman, Jack Druce, joins the Liverpool Fire Brigade back in the 1950's and comes to rue the day he didn't look away when first he glimpsed this phenomenon when at sea. His luck goes from bad to worse as he agrees to join a renegade group of ex-firemen who intend to steal a priceless painting.
The Sacred Protocol    by Hylton Smith
Price: $1.00 USD. 79860 words. Published on August 3, 2011. .

The Sacred Protocol is the first volume in the Evilution series. It is an alternate history crime thriller. Two pivotal events in history have a very different outcome. The first is the Spanish Armada. The story swiftly moves to the collapse of the internet in 2016. A slide to dystopian culture is avoided by the new SACRED system. An increasing number of protesters against SACRED die mysteriously.
Evilution    by Hylton Smith
Price: $2.95 USD. 245330 words. Published on August 8, 2011. .

Evilution is comprised of The Sacred Protocol, Divine Extinction and The Ice Wars of Dominia. The first is an alternate history, scifi thriller. Two pivotal events in history lead to the collapse of the internet. It becomes a race against time to prevent global implications of meltdown. Divine Extinction takes the story on. The threat of extinction is back, then total war looms in book three.
For the Love of Children    by PJ Walpole
Price: $2.95 USD. 123350 words. Published on August 11, 2011. .

Russell Dean arrives in Westchester,England on a short term transfer. He has a formidable reputation for breaking peadophile rings and soon finds himself a the centre of two cases; an unsolved child murder of ten years ago and a newly missing child. Does one case mirror the other? As he resolves the connections he uncovers some of the hidden secrets of the key players - and confronts his own.
St Patrick's Day Special    by JJ Toner
Price: $3.99 USD. 85580 words. Published on August 19, 2011. .

Okay, this is Ireland, but shouldn’t the cops be trying to put the criminals behind bars and not the other way around?
Conflict of Interest    by V.H. Folland
Price: $0.99 USD. 29220 words. Published by Ragged Angel Ltd  on August 31, 2011. .

A new job, a fresh start, and things are looking up for Harry. Maybe going straight isn't so hard. He didn't expect to stumble over a job aimed at his new employer, for the kind of money a crook could retire on. It should be simple enough: tell the police, let them arrest the criminals, claim a reward. Sorted. Except Harry's not a snitch - and it's being organised by his mate...