Matthew Iden

Each winter the crew at the Shackleton South Pole Research Facility faces nine months of isolation, round-the-clock darkness, and one of the most extreme climates on the planet. For thirtysomething mechanical engineer Cass Jennings, Antarctica offers an opportunity to finally escape the guilt of her troubled past and to rebuild her life. But the death of a colleague triggers a series of mysterious incidents that push Cass and the rest of the forty-five-person crew to the limits of their sanity and endurance. Confined and cut off from the outside world, will they work together or turn against one another? As the tension escalates, Cass must find the strength to survive not only a punishing landscape but also an unrelenting menace determined to destroy the station--and everyone in it.

The Winter Over

He's as lost as the victims he failed to find... Eight years ago, Elliott Nash's daughter was murdered. Since then, everything the brilliant former criminal psychologist had is a memory--his child, his career, his wife, and his home. Now he lives on the streets around Washington, DC, with only a bottomless well of guilt and nightmares to make him feel alive. Until Amy Scowcroft solicits his help. She refuses to believe that her daughter, Lacey, who was kidnapped a year before, is dead. To the police, it's a case gone cold. To Elliott, it's redemption. In fact, Amy has stumbled upon an unnerving new clue: Lacey is just one of seven children from broken homes who vanished near their birthdays. Right now, it's all they have to run with. Right now, they have no idea where the chase will lead. As Elliott navigates the streets he knows so well, he and Amy will discover how dark they are--and how many secrets they conceal. Because in a search this harrowing, everybody has something to hide.

Birthday Girl

In the late nineties, a bad cop killed a good woman and DC Homicide detective Marty Singer got to watch as the murderer walked out of the courtroom a free man.Twelve years later, the victim's daughter comes to Marty begging for help: the killer is stalking her now.There's just one problem: Marty's retired...and he's retired because he's battling cancer. But with a second shot at the killer-and a first chance at redemption-Marty's just found A Reason to Live.

A Marty Singer Mystery

A Reason to Live

Marty Singer Mystery #1

Four unrelated murders. Nothing special in Washington DC. Not even good enough to make the evening news. But then a concerned police lieutenant approaches retired homicide detective Marty Singer with a simple fact that changes everything. They were all cops. In a race to stop the killings, Marty tackles the homicide investigation from the outside, chasing the killer from deadly Southeast DC to the heart of the Virginia gangland, on a mission to stop the spilling of yet more Blueblood.

Blueblood

Retired DC Homicide detective Marty Singer is driving through Virginia when he sees a billboard by the side of the road with the picture of a man and a simple, stunning question: J.D. HOPE WAS MURDERED ON MAY 6TH. DO YOU KNOW WHY? To most, the message means nothing. But Marty stops the car, turns around, and rushes headlong into a deadly mix of drugs, lies, and double-crosses. Because Marty's got his own history with the man on the sign...and he needs to find out who murdered J.D. Hope and why if he wants to do "One Right Thing." The Marty Singer detective series: "A Reason to Live (Marty Singer #1)" "Blueblood (Marty Singer #2)" "One Right Thing (Marty Singer #3)"

One Right Thing

The Spike

Retired DC homicide detective Marty Singer has spent his career and his retirement finding people. But Tommy Donlan and his son, Bobby, are on the run from their family, and Marty s own family urges him to help the pair disappear for good. This isn t just any family feud. Tommy is the nephew of Patrick Donlan, the leader of a tight-knit gang of criminals known for their violence, ruthlessness, and big scores. After getting pinched in a federal sting, Tommy was given a lethal ultimatum: testify against his uncle or do hard time. His choice made him a target one that Witness Protection hasn t been able to keep safe. After Marty orchestrates Tommy s disappearance, he figures his work is done. But when he discovers there ll be blood on his hands if he doesn t track Tommy down, he realizes the ordeal has only just begun."

Once Was Lost

A late-night knock on his door pulls retired DC homicide detective Marty Singer out of a sound sleep and drops him into a desperate hunt to find Lucy Rhee, the kidnapped sister of his friend, Chuck Rhee. With no clues, no leads, and almost no hope, they've only got guts and instinct to discover where The Wicked Flee--and save Lucy before she's gone forever. Revised edition: This edition of The Wicked Flee includes editorial revisions.

The Wicked Flee

From the author of the thrillers The Winter Over and Birthday Girl comes the eighth book in the best-selling Marty Singer Mystery series."If you're reading this, then you haven't heard from me in three weeks, maybe more. If that's the case, call Marty Singer. He'll know what to do."That's the note Karen Reynolds, ex-wife of friend and former US Marshal Karl Schovasa, hands retired cop Marty Singer. Schovasa's missing after trying to guide a young addict away from being exploited by a fake rehab center, and all signs point to foul play. In a bid to save both of them, Marty heads south to Palm Beach to take on a cabal of crooks, con men, and drug dealers that operate at will up and down the East coast. They're the masterminds of a scam worth millions...a scam they're willing to kill for if it stops Marty from Chasing the Pain. ◆ READ FOR FREE: THE GUARDIAN ◆ If you'd like a taste of my writing before you buy, you can download The Guardian, a 60-page novella, for free by downloading my newsletter at http: //eepurl.com/rQTE1. It's quick, delivered to your Inbox, and you can unsubscribe at any time. ★ MARTY SINGER: THE SERIES ★ The Marty Singer Mysteries are hard-boiled novels for readers who like humor, action, and heart. If you keep going back to well-thumbed copies of Robert B. Parker, Elmore Leonard, John Sandford, Brett Battles, John Mefford, Brian Shea, and L.T. Ryan, consider adding these to your list, too: A Reason to Live Blueblood One Right Thing The Spike The Wicked Flee Once Was Lost The Bitter Fields Chasing the Pain (coming Feb 2021)

Chasing The Pain

When stable owner Ruth Colvin invites former DC homicide cop Marty Singer and his partner Julie Atwater to spend a week at her central Virginia equestrian farm, they think they're getting a much-needed vacation in the region's storied horse and wine country.But when star polo player Freddie Ferrar winds up shot to death at the estate of a local billionaire, and in the midst of a rash of vandalism that threatens to bankrupt Ruth's farm, Marty is pressed into service to get to the bottom of a series of crimes-some hundreds of years in the making-and bring justice to The Bitter Fields.

The Bitter Fields

Carol Anne Davis

Art Taylor

Brendan DuBois

Amber Sparks

Sherry Harris

Alison McMahan

Donna Andrews

Michael Bracken

Barb Goffman

John M. Floyd

David Dean

Elaine Viets

Tara Laskowski

Greg Herren

Abby Bardi

Christine Poulson

Edith Maxwell

Ricki Thomas

Marilyn Todd

Mindy Quigley

Stacy Woodson

Kathryn O'Sullivan

Emily Hockaday

Adam Meyer

Alan S. Orloff

Jackie Sherbow

1/3 of the author royalties will be donated to the Brain Aneurysm Foundation in Joni Mitchell's name. **WINNER** 2021 Derringer Award for Best Short Story: Stacy Woodson for "River" **NOMINATED** 2021 Anthony Award for Best Anthology **NOMINATED** 2021 International Thriller Awards for Best Short Story: Elaine Viets for "Dog Eat Dog" **NOMINATED** 2021 Macavity Award for Best Short Story: Elaine Viets for "Dog Eat Dog" With nine Grammys, multiple lifetime achievement awards, inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, and a Top Ten ranking on Rolling Stone’s “100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time,” Joni Mitchell has established herself as one of the most important singer/songwriters, not only of her generation, but in the history of popular music. In this collection, 28 crime writers pay tribute to Joni’s musical legacy with short stories inspired by her lyrics, representing each of her seventeen studio albums from 1968’s Song to a Seagull to 2007’s Shine. Many of the classics are represented here, including “Both Sides, Now” (in the first literary collaboration between Art Taylor and Tara Laskowski, who have each won major awards for their fiction), “Big Yellow Taxi” (by Kathryn O’Sullivan, author of the Colleen McCabe series), and “River” (by Stacy Woodson, winner of the 2019 Readers Choice Award from Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine), plus such equally fascinating titles as “Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire” (by Donna Andrews, author of the award-winning Meg Lanslow series), “The Dry Cleaner From Des Moines” (by Amber Sparks), and “Ray’s Dad’s Cadillac” (by Michael Bracken).

Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of Joni Mitchell

The Beat of Black Wings

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