Books like 'The Fix Is In'
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Ghost of a Memory by Pandora Pine
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA mysterious vision sends P.I. Jude Byrne into a near-frenzy. The skinwalker who killed his father is about to strike again. With his family in danger, Jude knows he must return to the Navajo reservation where he was raised to confront the killer head on. Psychic Copeland Forbes is a stranger in a strange land. He doesn’t know much about the Navajo culture or his place in Jude’s family... -
Ghost Writer by Pandora Pine
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGhost detective Jude Byrne is having the time of his life as a new husband and father. Lost in the shuffle of dirty diapers and late-night feedings is Cope’s birthday. Struggling to find a present for his husband, Jude is drawn to an antique, manual typewriter.Unbeknownst to Jude, psychic Copeland Forbes has been planning to write his memoir... -
Ghost Walk by Pandora Pine
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGhost Detective Jude Byrne is enjoying a night out with friends and family on one of Salem’s famed ghost walks. It’s all fun and games until the last stop of the tour when he comes face to grave with Salem’s resident vampire, Kingston Gamble. The vampire tomb has several safeguards, including a grave cage, meant to keep him resting in peace... -
Lines of Sight by Wolf Specter, Clara Coyle
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe'll wear the suit and name the government told him to. But only because he has no choice. Russ Callahan may not be Seattle’s worst private investigator, but he’s likely its poorest. Since he blew the whistle on his last employer, the former military contractor has had to keep a low profile, living under an assumed identity... -
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Dead Speak (Cold Case) by Pandora Pine
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsDemoted to the cold case squad after shooting a suspect in the line of duty, Detective Ronan O’Mara knows that his career with the Boston Police Department is hanging by a thread. His first assignment is the case of Michael Frye, a five-year-old boy who has been missing for seven years. With no new leads or witnesses to interview, Ronan has to start from scratch to solve this mystery... -
FANGS, Volume 2 by Billy Balibally
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 24 ratings"What kind of guy is unlucky enough to get bitten... and survive?"As the sole survivor of a vampire attack, En wakes up to find that his hair has gone white as snow... and, worse, that he's developed a craving of his own for blood.Fortunately, the vampire health and welfare organization FANGS is there to help with the transition, and the handsome Ichii steps up as his guardian and mentor... -
Fish in a Barrel by Amy Lane
Jackson and Ellery face their toughest case yet—against the criminal justice system itself.Jackson Rivers and Ellery Cramer have worked difficult jobs before, but usually it’s getting the facts that’s the problem. For their newest client, the trouble isn’t finding the truth—it’s corruption at the highest levels of the justice system... -
Dead Man's Chest by Pandora Pine
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne phone call can change everything.Sick of snow and ice, psychic Tennyson Grimm jumps at the chance to head to Florida for a little fun in the sun. While sitting on the beach, his phone rings with a call from prison inmate River Ramsey who has a startling “You don’t know me, but I’m your brother... -
Ghost in the Box by Pandora Pine
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA killer is on the loose in Salem who not only wants to take your life, but your soul as well…Psychic Copeland Forbes anonymously receives a locked wooden box with an unknown spirit trapped inside. Attached to the chest is a cryptic May you get what you truly deserve... -
Smoke in the Mirror by Aimee Nicole Walker
Memphis Sullivan thought he was coming to Blissville to help his cousin out, but instead, he gained three meddlesome females, a tribe, and a permanent home. More than a year later, he owns a popular comic book and vinyl record store and doesn’t think his life could get any better... -
Dead & Buried by T.K. Eldridge
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDetectives Kennedy and Donovan were partners for years. Then one of them died. And yet, they're still partners. Kennedy has to solve Donovan's death while his partner's ghost helps him. Sort of... -
The Haunted Hotel by Vawn Cassidy
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHave a frightfully good stay… Morgan Ashton-Drake hasn’t given his ancestral family home in Yorkshire a second thought in decades, even if it is technically part of his hotel empire. He has a great life in the States, so what if he works eighteen hour days seven days a week? you don’t get and keep a place on the Forbes 500 list unless you’re prepared to sweat blood... -
Psycop Partners by Jordan Castillo Price
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFeaturing two PsyCop novels, Among the Living and Criss Cross, this volume will leave you on the edge of you seat, wanting more! In Among the Living, Victor is a PsyCop, also known as a member of the Paranormal Investigation team. He's not popular with the living, as most people consider him a little odd, but the ghosts of violent crimes can't wait to tell him all about their deaths... -
Dead Wood by Pandora Pine
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter the harrowing events aboard the ghost train, Detective Ronan O’Mara is excited to reach the Double D Ranch in Deadwood, South Dakota. He plans to immerse himself in the old west by learning to ride horses, panning for gold and attending a rodeo. It’s the perfect mix of rest and relaxation he so desperately needs... -
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Dead For Teacher by Pandora Pine
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn 1968, three school children were allegedly poisoned to death by their teacher, Marie Fairbanks. A week later, Ms. Fairbanks was murdered, and the cops marked it off as a justifiable homicide. Case closed. No further investigation needed.Now, Detective Ronan O’Mara’s daughter has encountered the spirits of those dead children and Everly’s determined to help them rest in peace... -
Ghostly Dilemma by E.M. Leya
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSometimes it's the little cases.Not every minute of being a detective is spent solving huge murder cases. Sometimes it's the little ones that take up Detective Young's life, like the seventy-year-old cold case that suddenly fell into his lap or figuring out if a death was suicide or murder.Lance spends most of his time working cases that no one hears about... -
Silver Diamond, Volume 1: Silver Seed by Shiho Sugiura
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsFrom Storm in Heaven:Rakan lives alone, and the plants in his garden grow so thick and fast that it seems like a jungle. One day a man, holding a gun made of wood, falls right down into his garden. He seems to come from another world, and he's searching for someone who can bring back the green into his own dark and inhospitable world... -
Lock Nut by J.L. Merrow
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsStill waters run deadly.Tom Paretski, plumber with a talent for finding hidden things, and his private investigator fiancé Phil Morrison have been hired to locate a runaway husband, Jonathan Parrot. The job seems simple enough—until their quarry turns up dead in a canal, and a photofit of Tom’s face is splashed all over the news, making him chief suspect... -
Silver Diamond, Volume 1: Silver Seed by Shiho Sugiura
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsFrom Storm in Heaven:Rakan lives alone, and the plants in his garden grow so thick and fast that it seems like a jungle. One day a man, holding a gun made of wood, falls right down into his garden. He seems to come from another world, and he's searching for someone who can bring back the green into his own dark and inhospitable world... -
Blow Down by J.L. Merrow
Death is what happens while you’re making other plans. The Plumber’s Mate Mysteries, Book 4 The last thing newly engaged plumber Tom Paretski needs is to stumble over another dead body. He’s got enough on his mind already as the reality of his impending marriage sinks in. Not only is his family situation complicated, his heroism at a pub fire made him a local celebrity... -
Freefall by Andrea Speed
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn a world where a werecat virus has changed society, Roan McKichan, a born infected and ex-cop, works as a private detective trying to solve crimes involving other infecteds. Conceived bearing the lion strain of the virus, Roan is the only fully functioning virus child in the country—maybe in the world. But that doesn’t mean he’s okay... -
The Great Atlantean Battle Royalchemy by K.D. Edwards
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTaking place before the events of The Hourglass Throne, The Great Atlantean Battle Royalchemy follows Rune, Brand, and Max as they investigate a threat to peace among the ruling Arcana, all while Rune serves as a celebrity judge for an Atlantean alchemy competition.The compiled version is available for free on the author's website in PDF, MOBI, and ePUB versions... -
Sexting with a Ghost by Ashlynn Mills
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsDarcyStarting over isn't easy. My boyfriend was abusive, my family controlling, and I lost my studio where I kept most of my work. The new room I'm renting isn't much to look at but the owner said I could use the basement as a new working space. Weird things start to happen the more I go down there and even though I'm the only person in the room, I can't help but get a feeling I'm not alone... -
Ghostly Target by E.M. Leya
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen someone starts killing police officers in the city, Detective Angus Young prioritizes finding out who's attacking those he works with. He's determined to take down the killer before any more officers are targeted.Having the skill to speak to the ghosts of the dead is usually helpful to a medical examiner, but not when the ghosts can't identify who killed them... -
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Ghostly Death by E.M. Leya
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen teenagers start dying around town, it's up to Detective Angus Young to figure out if the cases are connected and who would want them dead.Lance is one of the city's medical examiners and has a talent he doesn't share with many people — he sees ghosts.Helping his boyfriend figure out who wants these kids dead just became his number one job... -
Lawful Mates by Liam Kingsley
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI can’t believe my mate is covering for a criminal …I’m investigating the disappearance of a senator’s son, and I can’t help but think the man is as dirty as they come. When I see he’s hired Percy to be his lawyer it makes me sick. The alpha is supposed to be my fated mate, but I could never want a man who protects criminals... -
Cthulhu for Christmas by Meghan Maslow
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSix accidental tentacles, five naked neighbors, four evil mages, three ugly sweaters, two dead bodies, and one crush on my straight best friend ...Some things are simple fact: Santa Claus isn't real and magic doesn’t exist. As a former foster kid turned cop, I know this for a fact. My life is anything but magical and Santa sure as hell never visited me as a kid... -
Ghostly Hostage by E.M. Leya
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBack from vacation, Lance is ready to dive back into work—that is, until the morgue employees are taken hostage on his first day back. Held at gunpoint was not how he thought he'd spend his day. With their lives on the line, Lance and the others have no choice but to follow orders and perform the autopsy that's been demanded.Angus never dreamed he'd be the one worrying about Lance being killed... -
Ghostridden by E.J. Russell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen ghostwriter Maz Amani inherits a house from an uncle he’s never heard of, he offers heartfelt thanks to the universe, packs up his car, his cat, and his skepticism about mysterious uncles leaving all their worldly goods to unknown nephews, and high-tails it to a small town halfway to the Oregon coast.Anything would be better than week after week of couch surfing his way around Portland... -
Signs and Wonders by Morgan Brice
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen a coven of dark warlocks killed Seth Tanner’s brother, Seth became a man driven by vengeance, sworn to stop the cycle of ritual killings, willing to die for the cause. He never expected to fall head over heels in love with the witches’ next intended victim...
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