CarolynArnold

Everything is on the line... Raymond Hunter's dark past has returned and demands one final favor. Now fifteen years later, settled as an accountant and family man, he assumed life would be calm. He thought wrong. The Italian Mafia wants him back. The directions were simple: Kill Governor Behler and be out for good. Despite the odd request since the mafia typically respects dignitaries, in order to protect his family, he has no choice but to accept the job. He picks the date and location Niagara Falls, New York two hundred and forty miles away. But by the time he returns home, he finds out the assassination attempt failed, his family has been kidnapped, and he has twenty-four hours to set things right if he wants to see them again. With time running out, Raymond discovers the real reason they wanted Behler dead and finds out he's placed himself and his family right in the middle of a mafia power struggle. What he doesn't realize is that law enforcement is also closing in.…

CarolynArnold

One detective.One hit man.One final score to settle.When a man is found brutally stabbed in his own home, Detective Madison Knight never expects to recognize the name. The victim is Jimmy Bates-the man who murdered her grandfather.Digging into Jimmy's past, Madison uncovers deep ties to the Russian Mafia. At first, the killing looks like retaliation. Then a second body appears, and a darker pattern begins to emerge.This isn't revenge.It's a reckoning.The warning comes next-a letter meant for Madison alone. Then her sister, Chelsea, disappears. The message is unmistakable.The hit man who nearly killed Madison months ago is back. This time, he isn't hiding. He's forcing a confrontation Madison can't avoid.Because this case isn't just personal.It's a countdown.And when the score is finally settled, only one of them will walk away alive.A relentless, high-risk crime thriller and police procedural.Book eight in the Detective Madison Knight series.…

CarolynArnold

Two women are dead.One was pregnant.And nothing about the shooting was random.Detective Madison Knight responds to a fatal shooting at a crowded train station. Two women are dead. The gunman is gone. And there's no clear motive-only chaos and unanswered questions.Witnesses report a third woman at the scene. Young. Agitated. And she fled before police arrived. Madison knows she's the key to everything.As the investigation unfolds, Madison is pulled into the world of drug trafficking-and straight into territory controlled by the Russian Mafia. When the shooter's body is later discovered, the truth becomes impossible to ignore.This wasn't a rampage.It was a cleanup.Now Madison is racing the mob to uncover what really happened at the station and find the missing woman before she's silenced. Every answer tightens the net-and the closer Madison gets, the clearer it becomes that the mob is already closing in.A tense, high-risk crime thriller and police procedural where survival depends on staying one step ahead.Book eleven in the Detective Madison Knight series.…

CarolynArnold

Some enemies never forget. Some games are meant to end in blood.When a prominent defense attorney is found brutally murdered, Detective Madison Knight is pulled into a case that feels disturbingly familiar. The killing mirrors an unsolved murder from eight years earlier-one Madison has never stopped thinking about.Reopening the cold case, Madison uncovers a chilling link between both victims and Dimitre Petrov, the ruthless head of the Russian Mafia.This wasn't random.It was unfinished business.The deeper Madison digs, the more resistance she faces. Someone inside the Stiles Police Department is actively working against her-stalling leads and forcing Madison to question who she can trust.Now Madison finds herself caught between the Russian Mafia and someone inside her own department.One wrong move won't just end her career. It could put her directly in the mob's crosshairs.A ruthless crime thriller and police procedural where the truth is as dangerous as the people hiding it.Book Five in the Detective Madison Knight series.…

CarolynArnold

Some truths refuse to stay buried.When therapist Sidney Callahan is found murdered in her remote home, Detective Madison Knight arrives at a crime scene that doesn't add up. There are signs of a violent struggle-but no forced entry. And the peaceful retreat setting only deepens the mystery.Sidney specialized in past-life regression therapy and was preparing to publish a book exposing her patients' experiences. Madison quickly suspects one of them didn't want their secrets revealed.Then the investigation takes a darker turn.Sidney wasn't just uncovering other people's pasts.She was hiding her own.As Madison and her partner dig deeper, lies unravel and motives collide. And with every truth uncovered, the danger escalates.Because this case isn't about what happened in a past life.It's about what someone is willing to do to keep the truth buried-and how far they'll go to stop Madison from exposing it.A chilling, high-pressure crime thriller and police procedural.Book fourteen in the Detective Madison Knight series.…

CarolynArnold

On the day she's supposed to get married, Detective Madison Knight's life shatters. Her wedding is stormed by detectives from a neighboring city. Her fiancé, Troy Matthews, is arrested-charged with the murder of his childhood friend. According to police, Dylan Graham was about to expose Troy as the killer in a brutal crime from twenty-four years ago. A teenage girl raped and strangled at a beach party. A case already "solved." A boy who served decades in prison-only to be recently released. As evidence mounts against Troy, Madison digs deeper-and uncovers a chilling truth. One by one, the friends who were there that night are being hunted. If she's right, Troy isn't the killer.He's the next target. But the danger doesn't stop there. As the body count rises, Madison realizes the killer isn't driven by revenge alone. He's watching her. Studying her. And this time, the hunt may end with her. A devastating, high-risk crime thriller and police procedural where love becomes leverage and the past demands blood. Book thirteen in the Detective Madison Knight series.…

CarolynArnold

Some discoveries make you the next target.A late-night drive leaves Detective Madison Knight stranded on a dark country road. When her phone's flashlight catches a suitcase dumped in a roadside ditch, she makes a discovery she won't forget.Inside is the body of a young woman.Tara Jackson was only twenty-one when she was stabbed to death and stuffed into the luggage. As Madison investigates, troubling secrets surface. Then another body is found-another young woman. Same age. Same look.The resemblance isn't coincidence.It's selection.Digging into missing-person reports, Madison uncovers Daphne Tucker, who vanished from the area three years earlier. She looks exactly like the victims. If Daphne is already dead, the killer has been hunting far longer than anyone realized. And if she isn't, time is running out.As Madison closes in, the danger shifts. Someone is watching her. Following her.Because this time, Madison isn't just investigating the pattern-she's been added to it.A chilling, high-risk crime thriller and police procedural.Book twelve in the Detective Madison Knight series.…

CarolynArnold

Some messages are written in blood.Some secrets are worth killing for. Detective Madison Knight is house hunting when a call changes everything. A woman's body has been found on a residential property-stabbed multiple times, with no weapon in sight.The victim is a Jane Doe. The crime scene offers a single clue: two letters scrawled in blood across the floorboards. GB. As Madison reconstructs the woman's final hours, it becomes clear the murder didn't happen where the body was found. Someone moved her. Someone tried to erase the trail. And whatever the victim was trying to reveal terrified someone enough to kill for it. As lies unravel and alibis collapse, the danger escalates. This killer isn't trying to disappear-they're trying to stay ahead. And as Madison gets closer to the truth, she realizes she's already in their sights. A tense, high-pressure crime thriller and police procedural where every clue is a warning.Book ten in the Detective Madison Knight series.…

CarolynArnold

Some lives are built on lies.Some truths are worth the fallout.A high-profile double homicide pulls Detective Madison Knight into direct conflict with her own department. Both victims are found dead inside the home of a powerful businessman-his wife, and an unidentified man quickly dismissed as a problem no one wants examined.From the start, Madison is ordered to keep the investigation quiet. Protect the family. Protect the department. Ask no questions.Madison refuses.As she pushes forward, defying orders and risking her career, the case begins to unravel. The unidentified man is named. Long-buried secrets surface. And the image of a perfect family collapses under scrutiny.But the deeper Madison digs, the clearer it becomes: this isn't just a cover-up. It's protection-and it reaches into her own chain of command.Backing down isn't an option. Because someone is willing to do whatever it takes to keep the truth buried. And this time, justice could cost Madison far more than her badge.A relentless, high-risk crime thriller and police procedural.Book nine in the Detective Madison Knight series.…

CarolynArnold

When a cop is killed, nothing stays neutral.And justice becomes personal.Officer Barry Weir is shot and killed in the line of duty, sending shockwaves through the Stiles Police Department. Detective Madison Knight feels the loss as deeply as anyone-Weir was one of their own.What first appears to be a drive-by shooting quickly unravels. Witnesses contradict each other. Motives blur. And with every lead Madison follows, the danger intensifies.As Madison races to uncover whether the killing was a gang initiation or a targeted hit, a chilling truth emerges: other members of the Stiles Police Department may be next.Because when cops become targets, hesitation can be fatal.And if Madison doesn't stop the killer, this won't be the last badge draped in black.A high-risk crime thriller and police procedural where loyalty is tested and the truth comes at a deadly cost.Book seven in the Detective Madison Knight series.…

CarolynArnold

Some deaths look accidental.Some are carefully staged.When a sixty-eight-year-old woman is found dead outside a hospital, slumped in a wheelchair, Detective Madison Knight expects a straightforward case. At first glance, there's no sign of foul play.But the evidence tells a different story.What appears to be an accident is murder. And when two more bodies surface, Madison realizes the deaths aren't random-they're connected and deliberate.Others call it the work of a serial killer. Madison isn't convinced. She sees something far more dangerous: a pattern driven by motive, not madness-one rooted in long-buried secrets and unresolved resentments.As the investigation deepens, Madison uncovers truths someone is willing to kill to protect. Lies have been buried. Trust has been weaponized.And this time, the case cuts closer than expected. Madison's past resurfaces-and with it, the danger becomes personal.If she doesn't see the trap in time, she won't survive it.Dark, high-stakes, and thought-provoking-perfect for fans of crime thrillers and police procedurals with strong female detectives.Book six in the Detective Madison Knight series.…

CarolynArnold

Some crimes refuse to stay buried.Some truths demand everything.A pregnant young woman is found in a shallow grave in a quiet neighborhood. At first glance, how she died looks like suicide-but Detective Madison Knight knows better. The dead don't bury themselves.The victim, Lacy Rose, appeared to be rebuilding her life. But as Madison digs deeper, a darker past emerges-and the people closest to her had reasons to want her silenced.An abusive ex-lover.An estranged father.Both had motive. Both had opportunity.Then Madison uncovers a chilling link to another recent death-a man found in a motel room, his case ruled a suicide. Madison isn't convinced. And if she's right, the two deaths are connected in a way no one wants to acknowledge.As pressure mounts, Madison's judgment is questioned and her career put at risk. And when she pushes anyway, it becomes clear the danger isn't just professional anymore.This time, the truth could get her killed.A dark, high-stakes crime thriller for readers who love relentless female detectives in their police procedurals.Book four in the Detective Madison Knight series.…

CarolynArnold

Some secrets are buried for a reason.Some never stay buried.During a winter thaw, a young man's body is pulled from a riverbank.His name is Chris Randall-and someone is determined to keep the truth about his death hidden.When Detective Madison Knight arrives on the scene, she quickly realizes this isn't a simple homicide. Chris's mother has lived for years with a devastating secret-one that shattered her family long before her son was murdered. She's convinced the killer is the one man with the most to lose: Chris's father.Marcus Randall is powerful, wealthy, and well connected. And when Madison starts asking questions, doors begin to close and the pressure mounts. Even the police chief seems intent on slowing the investigation.But resistance only sharpens Madison's instincts.As she digs deeper, Madison uncovers a web of lies built on money, influence, and betrayal. Someone is controlling the narrative-and they're willing to use their power to do it.Now Madison must decide how far she's willing to push for justice. Because in this case, the truth doesn't just come at a cost-it makes her a target.Dark, fast-paced, and twisty-perfect for fans of crime thrillers, police procedurals, and female-led mysteries.Book three in the Detective Madison Knight series.…

CarolynArnold

Everyone has something to hide.Someone was willing to kill to protect their secret.On Christmas Eve, wealthy entrepreneur Claire Reeves is found brutally murdered in her own kitchen. The crime scene is intimate. Personal. But Detective Madison Knight quickly realizes it was carefully staged to deceive.As Madison investigates, Claire's perfect life begins to fracture. Lies surface. Alliances shatter. And the list of suspects keeps growing.Friends.Lovers.Business partners.Everyone had a motive.With every interview, Madison uncovers another secret-and puts herself deeper in danger. No one is telling the full truth. And if she can't piece the clues together fast enough, the killer won't hesitate to strike again.Just as Madison believes she's closing in on the truth, a shocking twist changes everything-forcing her to confront a revelation she never saw coming.Dark, fast-paced, and addictive-perfect for fans of crime thrillers, police procedurals, and twisty murder mysteries.Book two in the Detective Madison Knight series.…

CarolynArnold

A woman is found strangled in her own bed-killed with a man's necktie.No forced entry. No witnesses. One detail that doesn't belong. Detective Madison Knight knows the crime scene is staged. The house is spotless. Impersonal. But a single photograph on the nightstand tells her the murder was anything but random. The detail hits closer than it should-and Madison can't shake the feeling it's the key to everything. Then the killer strikes again. A second woman is found dead, strangled with the same brand of necktie. Madison realizes she's chasing a calculating serial killer-one who chooses his victims carefully and hides in the shadows. As the clues begin to connect, Madison uncovers a dark truth no one else sees. The murderer isn't finished-and if Madison is right, he's already choosing his next victim. Fast-paced, twisty, and addictive-perfect for fans of female-led crime thrillers and police procedurals. Book one in the international bestselling Detective Madison Knight series.…

CarolynArnold

Hot flashes in my forties? Expected. Waking up psychic? Not in my wildest dreams. My name is Erin Stone. I'm forty-three with a daughter away at college and a successful career as a communications officer with the 911 dispatch center for the Toronto Police Service. My life had just returned to a new normal after my divorce and everything was going along smoothly. Then BOOM! Turns out the universe had other plans for me. I dreamed of a plane crash-only it wasn't just a dream. The crash happened in real life. Eighty-three dead. A vision, plain and simple. Not exactly. My family certainly wouldn't understand. And me...psychic? I'd dabbled in new-age spirituality in the past but never plunged into the deep end. Now I'm in over my head. Why was I given this vision, and does it hold clues as to what caused the crash? My best friend, Trish, is convinced it does, and a handsome stranger with the National Transportation Safety Board is willing to partner with me to solve the mystery. But if I'm going to embrace the vision as telling of newfound psychic abilities, I will need to keep my paranormal gift a secret from my daughter, brother, and aunt. Little good that might do them though. Someone out there has their own secrets and is willing to go to great lengths to protect them. Now the very gift I was given has put the lives of my loved ones at risk. Will my psychic abilities be strong enough to save them? This work of paranormal women's fiction features a strong-willed heroine in her forties with enough baggage to check some, along with a heavy dose of magic and a splash of romance.…

CarolynArnold

With all the guests at Sara and Sean's wedding suspected of murder, her walk down the aisle will need to wait... Everything is going perfectly on the big day until Sara opens the door of her bridal suite. Darlene Day, who made the wedding cake, falls into the room, a serving knife plunged into her back. As the organists start to play "Here Comes the Bride," Sara calls a pause to the proceedings. There's a murder to solve, and the motive may be in the icing. Darlene wasn't the most loved person in the small town of Cotton Spring Falls, but rumor has it that she refused the offer of a big franchise to buy her bakery. Did they go so far as murder to put her out of business? But when it's discovered their wedding cake was poisoned, Sara and Sean could have been the intended victims all along. Did Darlene stumble upon the killer's conspiracy and they silenced her before she could reveal their secret? Is it someone on the invitation list or the mysterious wedding crasher? As long as the coffee is hot, and Sara has Sean and her beagle, Magnum, at her side, she isn't going down in a heap of tulle and lace.…

CarolynArnold

Sara Cain isn't your typical thirty-two-year-old woman. Murder detective by day, writer and... sleuth by night? Just as long as there's enough coffee to keep her going...When her first novel gives her trouble, Sara goes for a walk to clear her writer's block and ends up stumbling right into a real-life murder mystery. Magnum, an adventurous beagle, comes running off leash toward her in the local park, and she returns him home only to find his master dead on the entry floor.Cliff Cunningham was a championship bowler with a mean streak and a temper, and police are pegging his Golden Pin bowling trophy as the murder weapon. While any number of people could have clocked a strike by knocking him on the noggin, the prime suspect is a friend of Sara's mother-and she expects Sara to prove the woman's innocence. A tall order, as the case isn't officially hers and belongs to a rival detective.But a promise is a promise, and Sara soon finds herself sleuthing undercover-and off the clock-in a world of polyester shirts and rental shoes. It's not all bad, though, as she's taking her friend and partner Sean McKinley along for the ride. They are better together than they've ever been split, and they're not amateurs at finding killers.Despite being up against small-town hijinks and colorful characters who threaten to roll their efforts into the gutter, they are having fun. That is, until they get close to the killer and a dangerous twist puts their lives at risk.…

CarolynArnold

The beam of his flashlight bounces off the walls but does little to brighten the hidden room he just found. In the corner is a centuries-old desk. His heart hammering, he walks over to it and opens the top drawer. What he finds inside will change his future-and the world's-forever. For centuries, the existence of Spanish pirate José Gaspar has been relegated to legend, but archaeologist and adventurer Matthew Connor and his two best friends may have just found reason to believe the buccaneer truly existed. They're in Washington, DC, to mark the opening of an exhibit at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History when a mysterious stranger turns up claiming he may hold the key to the mythical pirate's treasure and invites them to join in his quest to find it.Rumored to have sailed and plundered the Gulf of Mexico and the Spanish Main during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, Gaspar would have amassed a vast fortune. But with only the stranger's word and a token of proof, Matthew is intrigued but not sold-until it becomes personal. There's an interested third party, and they're willing to kill for the pirate's bounty.What ensues is a globe-trotting adventure that will take Matthew and his friends across the world and back again. Danger lurks around every corner as does betrayal, suspicion, and murder. Can anyone be trusted, and will they survive long enough to find out?…

CarolynArnold

In Egypt's Western Desert lies the tomb of an unnamed pharaoh that hides a secret so powerful, it could destroy the world as we know it.Archaeologist and adventurer Matthew Connor has made a career of finding legends the world has all but forgotten. Though there's one in particular that has fascinated him for years-the Emerald Tablets. Myth says that they possess the knowledge of the universe, allowing humankind to traverse Heaven and Earth, and have the power to bestow wealth and wisdom upon whoever possesses them. But if they fall into evil hands, it could cause a global disaster. So when a former colleague stumbles across an ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic map that promises to lead to a pharaoh's tomb and the Emerald Tablets, there's no way he's turning down her invitation to join the dig. He only has one stipulation: his best friends Robyn Garcia and Cal Myers come with him.The road ahead isn't going to be an easy one, and their shared dream of recovering the Emerald Tablets is being crushed at every turn. And just when they think it's all over, they learn there are a few clues they have overlooked. But they're no longer the only ones searching for the Tablets. Now, the fate of the world hangs in the balance, and soon they'll find out that when it comes to hunting legends, they can't trust anyone.…