Showing results by publisher "Tantor Media" in Suspense

It was a missile that would change the world. He was the man at ground zero. Once Lieutenant-commander Dan Lenson had a ship and a family. Now he is on his own, deep within Washington's military industrial complex. His task: shepherd a controversial weapon through the Navy's testing process to deployment. But powerful forces are lined up against the Tomahawk missile—and against Lenson. For Dan Lenson, separating his enemies from his friends is the beginning of the most dangerous war of all . . .

When a drug cartel gives Dallas defense lawyer Cash McCahill an ultimatum, he must make the choice to betray his client or face death. After a cartel places a bounty on the head of Dallas criminal lawyer Cash McCahill, he hides in plain sight by hiring a surgeon to give him a new face and...

When Henri Devecheaux receives a curious shipment from his friend Lamont, among the treasures lies a lantern unlike any other. This spectral light, sent to Henri in hopes of finding a resolution to its haunting luminescence, sets him on a journey into the heart of the paranormal. The quest for answers leads Henri to the old Franklin Theatre in DeRidder, Louisiana. The theatre's past intertwines with Henri's own history in the world of the stage.

A strange new merchant arrives in the Witch City, the League of the Moon are on high alert. Jagger Corey seemed to appear from nowhere. He's arrived with a dark wish, and unusual things have begun to happen in Salem. Henry Trank, called to Maine to take care of his ailing father, has disappeared...

Henry Trank's visions of a soul-stealing stranger are more than just nightmares—they're a warning. When Salem's coven leader is threatened, Henry takes action. But he's not himself lately. Jagger Corey left him with a dark gift and a rage he can't control. Lucifer, alive and scheming in the Witch City, wants it that way. A hidden prophecy holds the key to Salem's fate. As the Prince of Darkness weaves his web of lies, Henry is driven away from his friends and family, spiraling into isolation.

When two CIA operatives uncover evidence of a massive weapons shipment entering the U.S., their investigation takes a perilous turn. Arrested in Moscow and facing trumped-up charges, they need a miracle to escape a Russian firing squad. Enter Michael Gresham, a brilliant American lawyer tasked with defending the accused in a hostile foreign court. As the trial descends into a sham of justice, Gresham finds himself embroiled in a web of corruption, secrets, and lies.

Michael Gresham's career is hanging by a thread. The lawyer who stops at nothing to defend others is in the defendant's chair, alone. Enter Harley Sturgis, a lawyer whose own career is on the brink of collapse. But Gresham's case could be her salvation. Save Gresham, save his legacy, and save her own job. There's only one problem. According to the greatest legal minds in the city, Gresham is guilty.

Kenzi Brannon wakes in a psychiatric ward, her mind fractured between reality and hypnotic commands she can't escape. Haunting visions of underground chambers stalk her every thought, and one terrifying question lingers: What if she made me hurt someone?

Historian Carrie Jo harbors a hidden gift: she dreams the past, breathing life into forgotten echoes. When dashing millionaire Ashland Stuart hires her to unearth the shadows of Seven Sisters—an antebellum gem crumbling in downtown Mobile, Alabama—her visions ignite a chilling unraveling. A cascade of dreams exposes an untimely death, a loved one's betrayal, and the vanishing of a young heiress, weaving a treacherous web of antebellum intrigue.

Salem was meant to be a fresh start. But when ER Nurse Henry Trank starts dreaming of a woman being hunted through the snow, the nightmare follows him into daylight—right down to the pine needles tangled in his hair. What began as a haunting dream spirals into something far more terrifying. Desperate for answers, he records himself sleeping—only to discover he's acting out the brutal final moments of the woman's life.

On their third anniversary, young couple June and Carson take a weekend camping trip in the secluded Ohio woods to celebrate their love. But when a freak storm moves in, destroying everything in its path, their peaceful getaway quickly turns into a desperate struggle for survival. As they search for shelter from the high winds and constant lightning strikes, they stumble upon an abandoned cabin. It is while they're exploring this cabin that the two of them uncover an old library of leatherbound books—all of them without credited authors, all of them with titles written in red.

In the heart of the shop's eerie collection, Aggie receives a foreboding message from her sister, Patrice, igniting a series of events that spiral beyond the ordinary. Patrice, ensnared by the charm of the mysterious Philip Arnaud, unknowingly steps into a shadowed world where past and present collide.

Carlos puts in his forty hours a week, pays his taxes, and loves his family. But when his daughter gets sick and the only treatment that will save her is far beyond his means, he does the only thing he can think of. He robs banks. The money comes in, but so does unwanted help from the criminal underworld, and soon it's all out of control.

Kharkiv, Ukraine, 2019: Ongoing clashes between Ukrainian nationalists and pro-Russian activists make this city a deadly destination. However, Matt Latham—Australian foreign correspondent and reluctant spy for ASIS (Australia's secret service)—isn't too picky with the work he accepts, as long as the money is right. When offered a lucrative assignment to interview a reclusive Russian billionaire in Kharkiv, he jumps at the chance. But an explosion at the club where they were to meet leaves Matt hospitalized and his interpreter, Katya Fomina, dead.

Raised to be the ultimate scam artist, April has been many women to many people. She seduces, extracts fortunes, then vanishes without a trace. And now she's finally living her dream of having two perfect—separate—lives. That means two mad-successful identities, and two unsuspecting husbands. But a mysterious package has just arrived—and its contents threaten to expose April's every scandalous secret . . .

Johns Davis has just left the Alamo when he feels the garrote wrap around his neck. The bookie slams his foot on the gas, sending the car into oncoming traffic. It bounces off a van, hops the curb, and crashes into a hotel, knocking Davis unconscious and breaking the neck of his would-be assassin. Davis can breathe again, but just for a moment. When the mob wants you dead, they'll always send another killer.

The Reverend Thomas Aquinas Sunsmith is halfway through his sermon when killers open fire. He is preaching against the evils of gambling, which a cartel of mobsters is trying to legalize in Detroit. The hail of gunfire misses the reverend, but a choir member is cut down—the first victim in the battle for the soul of the Motor City. The Detroit mob has erupted into civil war, and professional killer Peter Macklin is caught in the middle. A former mob employee, he has since tried to stay away from the savagery of organized crime, but now they're offering him a job too tempting to refuse.

Mona Ellison's life is as perfect as the porcelain dolls lined up on her shelves. She has a successful husband, a loving son, a beautiful home, and a supportive group of girlfriends ever ready for their weekly wine night. But when Mona's son gets entangled with the wrong crowd and runs away from home, her blissful suburban world begins to unravel. She tells her friends that boys will be boys, that he'll be back as soon as his money runs dry . . . but deep down she knows there's something else going on.

When a severed finger was found in her car four years ago, Kerry Grey was arrested as an accomplice to the brutal slayings of three young women. Unbeknownst to Kerry, her husband Lucas was not only missing, but a deranged serial killer. Finally out on parole, she is ready to start anew and reunite with her young son. However, when a vigilante group inflamed by fear and motivated by reward money sparks a fevered hunt for Lucas, the nightmares of her past return.

Longtime bachelor Ron Burley has a rule against messing around with married women in his rural upstate New York town, but sassy, lovely Lavender has convinced him to break it. Their steamy affair sets someone off, but it isn't Lavender's clueless husband—it's Marta, Burley's clingy childhood friend and ex-lover.