Showing results by publisher "Waldorf Publishing" in Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Dan Greenberg was a promising medical student who was derailed by Catherine - a bizarre, schizophrenic patient whose delusions about patients in danger at hospitals all around Chicago were startlingly specific. Drawn by both curiosity and compassion, Dan investigates, discovering that they were exactly where Catherine said they would be. Who are these people? Why are they in danger? Are they connected with each other? He will learn just how far powerful people will go to stay in control, and the high price of the truth.

Everyone is afraid of the boogie man. Society has been conditioned to view “real rape” as that which is perpetrated on a virtuous woman by a horrible, psychotic stranger. The truth is, you are more likely to be sexually assaulted by someone you know. People turn to victim blaming to retain some measure of control and to help conceal the harsh reality that the boogie man could actually be anyone.

Suave, intelligent, small-town Kansas boy Will Martin cannot resist temptation; he is a striver who does not learn the lessons of his failed Ponzi schemes and other investment frauds. "Hell has three gates," says the ancient Sanskrit verse of the Bhagavad Gita, "lust, anger, and greed." The third of these destroys careers, ruins personal lives, and sends some over the edge.

How can you see a dead person alive after they're dead? That's just what you'll find out in The Real Ghost. Thrills. Suspense. Mystery. Quirky and fun! Dead people will never look the same to you again! 

A paralyzing prescription is recipe for creating one man's art. Lucifer is his name, creating masterpieces and autographing the dead is his twisted protocol. Homicide Detective Brian Jeffers is sent to the scene of a triple murder where Lucifer has left a cryptic message for all to see. What Detective Jeffers uncovers tells him Lucifer is not only killing, but he's also using a drug to render his victims' defenseless.

Roark Hawthorne had it all. He was a tenured professor in the English department at Weatherby College. The school itself was named after the family that built it, the richest family in town - Colin and Selene Weatherby and their daughter Jennifer. Roark and Jennifer had a hot and cold affection for each other, and when they were old enough and foolish enough, they eloped 4 days before her marriage to another man.  

Lil is in the mental facility of Joliette Prison in Montreal. She is being accused of murdering Jenny, her partner. Lil, as a young child, suffered greatly both at the hands of her abusive parents and later within the foster system. And as a result of this, Lil suffers dissociative identity disorder (DID), therefore, incurring many setbacks for her release.

Terror on the Prairie is an account of rape and abuse in rural America. Elizabeth is a survivor of sexual assault and finds out that her deepest secret isn’t as uncommon as she thought. She finds the courage to step up and report the corruption and greed that surrounds the rape and abuse of small children to find that the pedophiles are protected and will murder to keep their secret.

Pinnacle Solutions is a duology (Green X-9467 and Red X-9467) that takes you into the world of Elliot Syzer. He has been a victim of cyberstalking: An obsessed, anonymous stalker has falsifying, deceptive messages to Elliot’s girlfriend to shatter his credibility as a person. Desperate for answers, Elliot decides to take action and recruits help to catch the stalker. But what will it cost him?

De.lu.sion.al is the story of Sara Jane Sullivan, an attractive woman in her late 20s with a lifelong history of mental illness. Diagnosed as delusional, Sara's story is compelling as she survives incarcerations in mental institutions and prison for stalking a very powerful political talk show host, Larry Mitchell. Larry is known in the business for sexual preying on young interns and the disenfranchised. After meeting Larry at a park in Connecticut, and a brief affair, Sara's life begins its out of control spiraling as she is thrown into the world of the evils of celebrity.

Ha$h Tag is the true story of how a gang of small town Vermont border smugglers was drawn into a web involving the Montreal Mafia, a murderous Amsterdam crime cartel known as The Octopus, the Hells Angels, and the largest drug-smuggling incident in Canadian history...only to lose half a billion dollars worth of hashish in the St. Lawrence River.

It was spring of 1969 in sunny California. Billy McLain, a 17-year-old runaway was trying to find himself. Disillusioned by overly strict and repressive parents as well as the war in Vietnam, Billy begins a journey of self-discovery. On his quest, he encounters the strangely intense Charles Manson and his staunchly devout followers known as the “Family”. Billy willingly partakes in the drugs, booze, and girls that are readily available. It is a life of peace and love, so Billy decides to hang around for a while. What could possibly go wrong? 

This is the story of a female detective who works for a small agency outside Virginia Beach. Charlotte Cavanaugh survived a difficult upbringing and endured a very unconventional introduction to sex, which taints all of her personal relationships with men. She has a specific need that no man has been able to deliver, and she has all but given up hope of ever having this need met until now. Charlotte, Charlie, is promoted to Sergeant and assigned to Major Crimes when a string of homicides begins to rock the sleepy suburb of Landon.

Texas journalist Josh Griffin lives for scoops, but he's never faced real danger to get one. Nor has he ever been emotionally drawn into his stories. Then he gets an anonymous tip that teenage golf superstar Lexi Carlisle has been kidnapped, and Josh embarks on an investigation destined to change his life forever. Lexi Carlisle is the daughter of Josh's college sweetheart; watching Amanda agonize over her missing daughter while refuting police insinuations that she had something to do with the crime is more than Josh can handle.

The novel goes back and forth, with the past and present intertwining in order to fully bring this story to the listeners. What happened to get Lil imprisoned? There are so many stages where you think Lil will survive, only to have it quickly reversed. Just at the end when you think all is well...the most horrific event happens.

Los Angeles-based romance/crime/drama. This is an easy-to-listen-to and fast-paced novel that makes you ponder how greed controls our lives. Blood and Butterflies is a contemporary story about a strong Latina woman that works for the police department and is caught up in an unfolding crime drama. Affairs, murders, and spontaneous uncontrollable events flutter in and out of the characters' lives.

Stockton Clay receives a mysterious invitation to the world premiere of a secret prototype supercar. At the gala event in Southern France, one of his colleagues is killed in a bizarre accident, and Clay is secretly led to CIA agents who tell him that he was the real target in the murder. Clay then discovers he suffers from a rare disease that can only be cured by the blood cells from a direct relative. Clay's search for his biological father leads him to Japan, where he is caught in the crossfire between the CIA and a mad Russian scientist trying to sway the balance of world power.

Michael Brennan is back and joined by John Dearlove, a career British MI6 operative. China has fired a new missile toward an American spy satellite in high earth orbit. A few days later, North Korea fires an intercontinental ballistic missile nearly 400 kilometers off the coast of Hawaii. The President wants answers and orders the CIA to investigate. Michael Brennan and John Dearlove arrive in China. What they soon uncover is a deadly organization once thought to have perished in 1912. The Assassination Corps has plans to cripple China's Communist party, including a daring attack on North Korea's reclusive leader.

In this nostalgic tale of traditional Gothic horror, follow young Nicholas Wescott as he tries desperately to maintain his sanity after being chosen to host a tortured and deviant entity. As the entity within pulls the strings, Nicholas struggles to retain control but soon the parlor tricks begin to take a deadly turn. Nicholas desperately clings to his once mundane reality as dark forces seeming out of his control pull him further and further away....

A stunning health crisis only further fuels Ella Sheridan's wounded spirit. Now, the nation will learn of yet another setback for the daughter of the first female vice president. Ignoring strict security mandates against commercial travel, Ella books herself on a flight to Los Angeles to share her difficult news with a trusted friend. An undeniably fateful encounter with a handsome photographer onboard rocks Ella to her core. In the midst of her personal crisis, the intense attraction to Dezi is too potent for either to ignore. On the brink of a spontaneously romantic breakthrough, a ruthless plot for vengeance takes shape.