Dove Carnahan is the Chief of Police in the small town of Buchanan, where the tortured body of a young girl has been discovered. While investigating, her dysfunctional childhood comes back to haunt her.

Jude has run away to a small town with a messy bookstore where she is hired to organize the books. She lives in the gravediggers cottage, and while a little eerie, finds her neighbors are very quiet.

When the body of a banker who had come to collect al debt is found in Giannetto Aurigi's apartment, his friend, Inspector De Vincenzi must find the real murderer to prove that his friend is innocent.

Nora Baron goes to England to identify and take the body of her husband home. Before she goes, however, she becomes involved in an illegal arms plot, several murders, and a living nightmare. Tom Savage has done an excellent job on this novel and it is recommended.

Sean Sean gets mixed up in a smuggling and murder plot which takes place of the island of Yap.

Juliet Langley is the new manager of Java Jive, a coffee shop on the Vanderbilt University campus. Her employees don't like her, and she finds one of the dead in the dumpster on her first day on the job. Can Juliet find the murderer before she is blamed for it?

Jack Reacher travels to Mother's Rest and partners with Michelle Chang to find a missing detective. While there they encounter bizarre happenings, and their lives are endangered.

While this delightful novel is pushing it for the suspense/thriller genre, it's perfect to read for Christmas. It's humorous, romantic, and a bit suspenseful. You'll no doubt fall in love with Claude.

100 years ago 59 people were crushed to death during a party on Christmas Eve. The spirits are still there and have been haunting the town since the tragedy. Psychics Theo and Ness are asked to come investigate, and send the spirits where they belong so residents can reclaim their town.

Tempe gets involved in a religious cult when a cybersleuth brings in the tape of a distressed girl and suggests that unidentified bones in Tempe's office belong to the girl on the tape.