Money Mystery

Lingo returns from the shadows with a new purpose and unfinished business. Wiser and more dangerous, he’s determined to rebuild where he left off—but this time, he’s not just chasing power. He’s chasing legacy. With Nella by his side and a new wave of loyalty rising around him, Lingo sets his sights on expansion, revenge, and longevity. But the streets don’t forget. Ken is still breathing, still plotting, and more ruthless than ever. As Lingo squares off with old enemies and new snakes, he realizes survival ain’t enough.

Cab driver Chet Conway was hoping for a good tip from his latest fare, the sort he could spend. But what he got was a tip on a horse race; which might have turned out okay, except that when he went to collect his winnings, Chet found his bookie lying dead on the living room floor. Chet knows he had nothing to do with it.

Henry Krakow, loving husband, devoted dad, and lawyer to the down-and-out fights for his family through an underworld of vicious mobsters and corrupt power brokers conspiring to steal millions of dollars meant for rebuilding Coney Island in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy - a conspiracy that ultimately forces Henry to confront the legacy of his legendary father. Henry’s friend, Abdul (Shatterproof) Rahman is a struggling boxer and single father. When Abdul’s license to box is threatened by a brain bleed, he puts Henry in an impossible situation.

Making money is not difficult as long as you know where to look and which methods to use. In Money Making Mysteries, author Kiefer Hogge gives you well-established techniques and tools to create additional tried-and-trusted income streams. This great guide provides loads of useful money-making ideas as well as resources and support material to increase your earning potential even more.

When your partner is murdered, you’re supposed to do something about it—even if he is a useless drunk. But for private detective Danny Diamond, it’s a little more complicated than that. He’s been sleeping with his partner’s wife. The womanizing detective is a ready-made fall guy for the murder. To make matters worse, the new widow thinks they’re an item now. His secretary is full of “I told you so’s,” the police are knocking on his door, and a vicious pornographer is convinced Diamond has a set of negatives he’s never even heard of.

P.Q. Winston Rutledge is the richest man in Copper City, Arizona, and he believes someone will soon try to kill him. The story quickly deteriorates into murder and the ambitions of relatives in pursuit of his fortune. PQ’s family is a collection of oddballs with a common bloodline. Fascinating people you’d love to have at your next dinner party...but each comes with their own set of secrets and entanglements.

What's it like to be Miami criminal defense attorney Jack Swyteck? Simply imagine that your father is Florida's governor, your best friend was once on death row, and your love life could fill an entire chapter in Cupid's Rules of Love and War (Idiot's Edition). Throw in an indictment for murder and a litany of lesser charges that could easily get a lawyer disbarred, and believe it or not, you're only scratching the surface.

In the sixth volume of the best-selling Joe Dillard series, Dillard does something he has never done before - he hires a young associate. Her name is Charleston Story, she is bright and beautiful, and in her very first case, she winds up inheriting an item so valuable that it threatens to destroy her and everything she cares about. As Dillard tries to help and advise his young protégé, he finds himself dragged into a web of danger and intrigue, a web so thick that he may never be able to extract himself.

How much do you really know about the FBI? Do you know who the FBI is? Do you know what the FBI does? This manual debunks FBI myths and misconceptions for those who read, watch, and write crime dramas about the FBI or have always wanted to be a Special Agent. Like most people, you've probably learned about the FBI from popular culture - reading books and watching TV shows and movies, along with, of course, the news. You might be surprised to learn that a lot of what you've been reading and watching is inaccurate.

Somebody has stolen money from the soccer team. Everyone thinks Tom, the team's big bully, did it, but he says it wasn't him. Should Adam, Amy, Joy, and Sam believe him and help? They will have to figure out how much money was stolen - and also why! The kids work with dollars and cents to find The Hundred-Dollar Robber.

Edgar Award nominee James Hime’s first venture into Texas crime writing was praised as “one of the most impressive debuts in years” by Booklist. His second mystery novel set in Texas, Scared Money brings back Jeremiah Spur, an ex-Ranger who’s just been recruited to work with the CIA on a special case. Meanwhile, Spur’s friend, Deputy Sheriff Clyde Thomas, investigates a drug-related murder in a usually quiet small town.

Follow the Money is a collection of novellas that follows the lives of different bank notes on their respective journeys, as they pass from one person to the next through London and New York. In a twist of fate, both of these bank notes transform in the second installment of each story. It sends them on a completely new journey into the unknown.

Detective John Jordan investigates a series of baffling cases that include the body of a young woman propped against a prison fence, a series of suicides with a unique calling card, a stolen corpse, a young man fighting for his life, and a single mother who has lost her only child. Does John have what it takes to solve the crimes, catch the cunning killer, and save his favorite coworker, or will he be forced to bury yet another friend? Find out in Blood Money, but brace yourself for the shocking ending and prepare yourself for the Blood Moon that follows.

When a member of The 83 dies in an apparent accident, Kaine knows better. A faceless leader of a drug gang rules the dead man's neighborhood and Kaine and his partner, Lara Orchard, go undercover to discover the truth. Offering financial support to the dead man's grandson, they draw the attention of the local crew. Before they can complete their mission, Lara is attacked, and all bets are off.

Stuck working in a run-down thrift shop, Val yearns for a way out—a destiny that doesn’t involve sorting used clothes by how repulsive they smell. The only problem is, Val is in debt to her boss all the way up to her sweaty armpits. Desperate to find a way out of her dead-end job, Val decides to clean up her act, even if it means giving up her most precious possessions. But her attempt to turn over a new leaf won't be easy. And Val is about to find out that one good deed doesn’t necessarily lead to another.

Liz Pond is a private investigator with her own agency in historic San Antonio, Texas. Her specialty is proving that con artists are frauds, and Liz knows just how to spot a fake...by using her own secret psychic abilities. However, after the failed rescue of a kidnapped woman, Liz has lost all faith in herself as a PI. She's also lost her psychic abilities and doesn't know if she'll ever get them back.

Detective Sergeant Bev Morriss is in a very dark place. Personal tragedy has pushed her close to self-destruct mode; both colleagues and friends have started to give her a wide berth. But Bev is still a dedicated cop - and there are villains to battle as well as demons. Enter the Sandman, a vicious serial burglar who, disguised in a clown mask, plays evil mind games with his victims. But when the violence spirals into abduction, blackmail and murder, the bad guys soon discover Bev is in no mood to play.

Savannah Martin has always been a good girl, doing what was expected and fully expecting life to fall into place in its turn. But when her perfect husband turns out to be a lying, cheating slimeball - and bad in bed to boot - Savannah kicks the jerk to the curb and embarks on life on her own terms. With a new apartment, a new career, and a brand new outlook on life, she’s all set to take the world by storm. If only the world would stop throwing her curveballs...

There's cash missing from a local charity thrift shop—lots of it. And when it looks like her surrogate grandma might be accused, there's nothing for Charlie to do but take a job there and try to catch the thief from the inside and clear Elsa's name. As she and Elsa begin tracking the missing money, it becomes obvious that the shop is a little goldmine and there are a number of people who could easily be after the money. She's narrowing down the suspects, but when the person who is tops on her list suddenly and mysteriously dies, well it looks like there's a lot more going on.

A young lawyer is summoned to draw up the will of an elderly and infirm woman. She directs that all her property be bequeathed to her sister. At the end of the consultation, the woman dies. When the heir goes missing, it is suspected that the woman's death was not due to natural causes. Further investigation reveals that the woman and her sister were trapped in a reclusive lifestyle by a promise exacted by their uncaring and overbearing father. Each woman had a lover whom she wished to marry, but the unions were frustrated by the demands of the father.