Mysteries

By Patrick W. Carr (Bethany House Publishers)

2014 Carol Award Winner for SpeculativeThe Fate of the Kingdom Awaits the Cast of StonesIn the backwater village of Callowford, roustabout Errol Stone is enlisted by a church messenger arriving with urgent missives for the hermit priest in the hills. Eager for coin, Errol agrees to what he thinks will be an easy task, but soon finds himself hunted by deadly assassins. Forced to flee with the priest and a small band of travelers, Errol soon learns he’s joined a quest that could change the fate of his kingdom. Protected for millennia by the heirs of the first king, the kingdom’s dynasty nears its end and the selection of the new king begins–but in secret and shadow. As danger mounts, Errol must leave behind the stains and griefs of the past, learn to fight, and discover who is hunting him and his companions and how far they will go to stop the reading of the stones.

By David James Warren (TriStone Media)

One case haunts him. One chance to fix the past. One mistake could cost him everything. Ex-Minneapolis Police Detective Rembrandt Stone walked away from a career he loved—just the price of being sure he can come home to the wife and daughter he cherishes. But he can’t shake the deep regret over a case left behind.

By Max Elliot Anderson (Elk Lake Publishing, Inc.)

In The Cat Burglars, the first episode of the exciting new series “The Accidental Adventures of Kurt Benson and His Friends, Riley and Jordan,” readers follow Kurt, Riley, and Jordan as they try to solve the mystery of escalating burglaries in their neighborhood, all strangely tied in to Pletchers’ Bed and Biscuit where the boys work taking care of animals during their summer vacation. As the trio tries to balance spying on suspicious adults with doing their jobs and not worrying their parents, the boys find themselves in more danger than they ever could have imagined.

By Linda W. Yezak (Pelican Book Group)

Emily Taylor loves to help people, loves to ease their burdens and make their dreams come true. But when a conman ruins her reputation, she discovers that helping others is safer and easier from behind the scenes. When one of Emily’s gifts captures the attention of an avid journalist, her identity as the town’s anonymous benefactor’and her renewed relationship with her high school sweetheart’are threatened. As her private life begins to unravel, she realizes the one hope for regaining control lies behind prison walls.

By Lisa Harris (Revell)

After a harrowing attempt on a judge\’s life at the courthouse, Deputy US Marshals Madison James and Jonas Quinn are tasked with finding a missing woman and an endangered child in connection to the murder of the judge\’s wife. What seems like a fairly straightforward case becomes hopelessly tangled when the marshals discover that the woman they are searching for is not who they think she is. Madison and Jonas are forced into a race to find the woman and the child before the men who want her dead discover her location. And in a final showdown that could cost her everything, Madison will come face-to-face with the person who murdered her husband. USA Today bestselling author Lisa Harris concludes her thrilling US Marshals series with this breathless tale of secrets kept, lies exposed, and ultimately, justice prevailing.

By Janice Cantore (Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.)

Twenty-seven years after the deaths of Detective Abby Hart’s parents, she’s desperate to find the proof that will put the mastermind?the governor’s wife?behind bars. When she joins a newly formed task force and teams up with PI Luke Murphy, Abby is sent to San Luis Obispo to work the cold case of a murdered college student. Realizing their investigation will bring them near the town where Alyssa Rollins grew up, Abby decides to do a little digging of her own into the Triple Seven fire. Luke is eager to help Abby close the books on a case they both have personal stakes in. But as she uncovers long-held secrets, Abby stumbles into an explosive situation, and Luke fears that her obsession may prove deadly.

By Gayle Roper (Zondervan)

The latest mystery for the popular Merrileigh Kramer centers around issues of trust, both spiritual and practical, as Merrileigh investigates the suspicious disappearance of a friend’s husband, discovering strange and violent events at a local car dealership. Original.

By Gayle Roper (Love Inspired Suspense)

Who would want to kill ordinary guy Arnie Meister? Reporter andsmall-town sleuth Merry Kramer was on the trail of the supposed killerwhen she uncovered more murder suspects than she ever thoughtpossible—an ex-wife, an ex-girlfriend and suspiciousbusiness associates. Nothing added up. But with Merry embroiled in the story, danger wasn’t far behind. And those she thought trustworthy—even charming Curt Carlyle—might not be who they seem….

By Elisabeth Rees (Love Inspired Suspense)

SPECIAL FORCES, DEADLY FORCES Recruited for a top secret mission, elite sniper Sergeant Cara Hanson is determined to prove herself—as a female sharpshooter—to her commanding officer. But when the assignment goes horribly wrong, Captain Dean McGovern takes their team into hiding in a remote Wyoming cabin. Both fiercely protective, Cara and Dean work overtime to figure out who’s leaving notes and taking shots at them. Cara tries hard to resist the more-than-professional feelings she’s developing for Dean…and when their lives are on the line, it’ll take the soldier in her to keep them both alive.

By Gayle Roper (Love Inspired Suspense)

Amhearst, Pennsylvania, was just the kind of place for new beginningsfor brokenhearted reporter Merry Kramer. But she soon discovereddanger lurked behind the holly bushes when a dead body turnedup in her car!The trouble didn’t end there—gunshots, attacks and a handsome newfriend who might not be what he seemed. Surrounded by suspects, Merry would have to use all her investigative skills to keep frombecoming front-page news—as the killer’s next victim.