After Chicago private investigator Kira Graceling recsues Master vampire Mencheres, the vampire must choose either the woman he craves, or embracing the darkest magic to defeat an enemy bent on his eternal destruction.

Christmas Cocoa Murder: Siobhan O'Sullivan's hopes for a quiet Irish Christmas are dashed when the local Santa turns up dead in a carnival dunk tank of hot cocoa. Now instead of hunting down holiday gifts, she's pursuing a heartless killer. Seems the dead Santa was no angel either, stealing neighborhood dogs to guide his sleigh. But was it his holiday antics--or worse--that led to his death by chocolate? Christmas Cocoa and a Corpse: When local businessman...

Three sisters--an investigative blogger, a cab driver, and a stay-at home mom--investigate to try and clear their brother's name after he is accused of murder.

King gives former supporting player Holly Gibney her own full-length novel to solve the case of a missing person. Private investigator Holly is supposed to be on bereavement leave after the death of her mother, but she can't dismiss the persistent Penny Dahl. Penny's daughter Bonnie disappeared while biking home from work a month earlier, and the police didn't have time for more than a cursory investigation into what seemed to be a case of an adult...

Private investigators Liz Talbot and Nate Andrews are all set to enjoy some quality time on the beach. That's until they get the news about Darius. Darius DeAndre Baker, star of the hit TV show, Main Street USA, has had enough of the Hollywood highlife. After ten years of visiting everyone else's hometown, he returns to his own--Stella Maris, South Carolina. But the moving trucks have barely unloaded when Trina Lynn Causby, Darius's high school girlfriend,...

"Annie McIntyre has a love/hate relationship with Garnett, Texas. Recently graduated from college and home waitressing, lacking not in ambition but certainly in direction, Annie is lured into the family business-a private investigation firm-by her supposed-to-be-retired grandfather, Leroy, despite the rest of the clan's misgivings. When a waitress at the café goes missing, Annie and Leroy begin an investigation that leads them down rural routes and...

With one solved case under her belt, PJ Sugar is ready to dive into her career as a private investigator. Or at least a PI’s assistant until she can prove herself to Jeremy Kane, her new boss. Suddenly PJ’s seeing crime everywhere. But is it just in her head, or can she trust her instincts? When she takes on her first official case—house-sitting for a witness in protective custody—Jeremy assures her there’s no danger involved. But...

"With a new grandbaby to care for at home, Stella has little time to spare ... Gallivanting around with her best pal Sheriff Manny Goldford simply isn't an option--until a freshly murdered body is discovered ... Holding a criminal record unlike anyone's, Dexter Corbin was a man who wouldn't be missed ... But he never deserved to meet his end so soon ... When a gravedigger finds Dexter sprawled across the steps of a crypt, Stella and Manny launch into...

Shot in the head by an unknown assailant, Sharon McCone finds herself trapped by locked-in syndrome: almost total paralysis but an alert, conscious mind. Since the late-night attack occurred at her agency's offices, the natural conclusion was that it was connected to one of the firm's cases. As Sharon lies in her hospital bed trying to break out of her body's prison, all the members of her agency fan out to discover her attacker's identity.

As she tries to recover from a debilitating injury, Sharon McCone seeks the truth behind the disappearance of a friend she made at physical therapy, a missing-persons case that could have a powerful effect on national security.