A new phone-app – Porchlight – helps homeless people find homes. But when Porchlight clients start dying, Mike Walpole must revive long-dormant coding skills to find out what’s really being sold in Porchlight’s in-app store – The Commissary.
“gritty, dark, cybercrime”
A body in a rundown Opera House. Simmering resentment in a small Virginia coastal town. A missing manuscript. A dark family secret.
Former piano prodigy-turned FBI agent Scott Drayco is still suffering nightmares from his last case as a private consultant. To add insult to injury, he’s bequeathed an unwanted and rundown Opera House in Cape Unity, a down-on-its-luck seaside village where vacation homes were once a playground for the rich. His hopes for a quick sale are dashed when a new client with dreams of his own redemption is murdered in the Opera House, the letter “G” mockingly carved into his chest. Working with a wary Sheriff, Drayco has to navigate a complicated maze of illicit love affairs and hostility over immigration and coastal development.
Drayco’s confidence in his decision-making abilities is shaken when the flirtatious and lonely wife of a Town Councilman almost derails Drayco’s efforts with her attempts to seduce him, despite the fact she had an affair with the victim. Then, one mystery turns to two, as Drayco learns of a famous Polish pianist whose last concert was at the Opera House fifty years ago–and was murdered after returning home. Drayco gets pulled into a tangled scheme of jealousy and betrayal that reaches across the Atlantic into some of the darkest days of human history. But will he be able to untangle the web before the tensions in Cape Unity explode into more violence and he becomes the next victim?
Kassandra seeks something more than the wealth and privilege she was born into. When she tries to add purpose to her life, her father issues an ultimatum: marry the man he has chosen or she will no longer be part of his family.
Jason is devastated when his parents are killed and he finds himself responsible for the family’s glass-blowing business. With his faith in his Jewish God shaken, he throws himself into his work.
A traveling preacher named Paulos visits Thessalonike, and Kassi is drawn to his teachings. But when he riles the synagogue leaders, Jason is forced to choose, and both must decide how much they are willing to risk to follow The Way.
If you love travel, cultural exploration, American history, practical travel insights, colorful characters, authentic personal stories and genuine old-fashioned fun, you’ll love this fascinating riverboat adventure along the mighty Mississippi.
Readers’ Favorite Book reviewers loved this book. They gave it 5-stars, and said, “Cruising the Mississippi gives the reader a genuine sense that they are also on board the American Queen, exploring the small towns that line the river and luxuriating in an atmosphere that exudes the glories of a bygone era.”
When firefighter Ryan Jordan returns to his small hometown of Chestnut Ridge to care for his elderly mother, he’s faced with unresolved feelings for his best friend’s younger sister, Emma Parker. Once a determined police officer, Emma has since traded her badge for a quieter life as a rancher, running her family’s farm after her father’s passing.
The spark between Ryan and Emma forces them to confront their shared past. As they reconnect amid Chestnut Ridge’s serene countryside, they cannot ignore the undeniable chemistry that has always been there. However, the reappearance of an old flame from Ryan’s firefighting days threatens to reignite old wounds and test their budding relationship.