The Paths we Tread - Ten Crime Thrillers from ten of the best authors in the mystery & thriller worlds

Featuring full length novels from Paul Austin Ardoin, Jack Benton, Tom Fowler, D.F. Hart, Ava S. King, Virginia King, J.R. Mathis, Meghan O'Flynn, Malcolm Richards and P.D. Workman

The Reluctant Coroner - Fenway Stevenson doesn't want to return to the town where her estranged father is practically king. But the death of her mother drags her back—and the murder of the county coroner draws her into a deepening conspiracy. As the body count rises, all signs point toward her father's oil company …

The Man by the Sea – P.I. John "Slim" Hardy is hired to investigate Ted Douglas, who leaves work early every Friday to visit a remote local cove. There, he takes an old book to the shore and reads aloud. His wife thinks he's having an affair. Slim thinks he's insane. The truth is more incredible than either could imagine…

The Reluctant Detective - Rookie PI C.T. Ferguson wanted an easy first case. Instead, he got Alice. She thinks her husband is cheating on her, but C.T. soon learns Alice is a serial liar. With enforcers hounding him, C.T. will need all his physical and digital skills to prevent his first case from becoming his last.

Book of Secrets - When an FBI profiler and his girlfriend encounter pure evil, they manage to survive — but their nightmare is far from over. A serial killer is obsessed with Bella Amsel, and agent Nathan Thomas is running out of time to keep her safe.

Agent Red: Fatal Memory - Teagan Stone lives for her family. After retiring from an elite Naval group, Teagan wants to focus on family life. In a moment, her life changes. She finds herself chained to a bed in a 4x4 cell with no memory of how she got there or why. Her secretive past as a government operative has returned to haunt her …

Planting Pearls - When Selkie Moon escapes her controlling husband to start a new life in Hawaii, she's under pressure to support herself while keeping hidden from her ex. But when she encounters a so-called haunting, Selkie delves into the mystery surrounding an old Honolulu house. Are there dark forces at work and is a young child in danger?

The Penitent Priest - Ten years ago, Father Tom Greer's wife Joan died in his arms. Now, he wants to find her killer. But when he uncovers Joan's long-buried secrets, Father Tom is forced to confront his own, secrets about the night his wife was murdered. The closer he gets to the truth, the closer he gets to confronting what he's avoided for ten years…

Famished - A poem scrawled in blood. A girl with a secret. And a ruthless, unstoppable killer. Hannah hoped Ash Park would offer an escape from her old life. But when a bloodthirsty killer strikes close to home, only Hannah knows the truth: her past has caught up with her.

Next To Disappear - Emily Swanson made a terrible mistake that destroyed lives - including her own. Now a missing nurse with a bone-chilling secret will offer Emily a chance at redemption.

The second collection of Jack Benton’s thrilling Slim Hardy Mysteries, including books 4-6 in the series: Slow Train, The Angler’s Tale and Eight Days.

Slow Train

On the evening of Saturday, January 15th, 1977, a local commuter train is delayed at a small village station by a freak blizzard. Young nurse Jennifer Evans, keen to get back to her family, plans to walk the last couple of miles to her home in a neighbouring village. She phones her daughter to confirm that she’s on her way, but she never arrives home.In the ensuing police investigation, no trace of Jennifer Evans is ever found. The only evidence is a photograph taken by a fellow passenger of footprints in the snow in front of Holdergate station.

It appears someone was fleeing for their life….

Contacted by Jennifer’s daughter, at first it seems private investigator John “Slim” Hardy has no chance of solving a forty-two-year-old mystery. But as the case begins to unravel, Slim finds himself caught in the centre of a whirlwind which will send him spinning to a dramatic conclusion.

The Angler’s Tale

Attempting to forget his problems with the bottle, former soldier turned private detective John “Slim” Hardy joins what ought to be a peaceful fishing package holiday in Dartmouth, South Devon. But when a violent tragedy affects one of the other tour guests, Slim finds himself on the trail of a potential killer.

Set in the beautiful surrounds of the River Dart estuary and Agatha Christie’s Greenway, The Angler’s Tale will take Slim Hardy into places darker than any he has faced before.

Eight Days

After nearly a year out of the game, former soldier turned private detective John "Slim" Hardy takes what he hopes will be an easy comeback case in the quiet Devonshire town of Launceston. The disappearance in mysterious circumstances of local schoolgirl Emily Martin left police clueless. After being missing for eight days, her sudden reappearance left them equally baffled. Apparently unharmed, Emily claimed no memory of her period of abduction, and in time, the investigation faded.

Two years later, as her relationship with her daughter falls apart, Emily's desperate mother Georgia turns to Slim, wanting answers.

Her eight days missing has changed Emily, so much so that Georgia is unsure the girl is even her daughter at all ...

The Slim Hardy Mysteries

The Man by the Sea

The Clockmaker’s Secret

The Games Keeper

Slow Train

The Angler’s Tale

Eight Days

When the Wind Blows (coming soon)