On July 4, 1946, the traitor, Navy Captain Edward Lawson stole and attempted to fly an experimental seaplane into the hands of the Soviet Union. The top-secret plane crashed in the Atlantic Ocean before he could succeed. His body, and the wreck of the plane, were lost at sea.Mike Howard runs a small aviation museum, and, several decades later, his war-hero family still feels the sting of Lawson’s unpatriotic actions. When Mike is pressured by Lawson’s grandson, Jesse, to mount a search for the traitor’s corpse, his first instinct is to vehemently refuse. However, his scholarly instincts quickly get drawn into the hunt, and he soon realizes that there is much more to the story. As Mike’s corporate sponsors passionately lobby for him to stop stirring up old issues, it is made clear to him just how tangled the web of espionage has become. A team of killers is on his trail. Mike and his friend, a champion female stunt flier, are forced on the run. They desperately unravel the threads of deceit, scrambling for the truth before they are brutally added to the list of sacrificed persons of conscience.Magnolia Gods is the second book of the acclaimed River Sunday Romance Mystery series by Thomas Hollyday. The author’s unique Chesapeake voice once again gives us an exciting read about the people, their beliefs and legends, and the grasping mud and black water wetlands of this mysterious American region. His other critically acclaimed novels include Slave Graves, Powerboat Racer, Gold, Terror Flower, China Jewel, and Easter Sunday. Each book, introducing new memorable characters, retains the simple and beautiful lifestyle, history and beauty of the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay. Powerful subjects such as freedom, atomic war, racism, religion, terror, sailing, and family love, are approached. Stories are insightful and well researched with technical expertise, humor, and fast moving action. River Sunday Romance Mysteries are suitable for teen and older readers. They have no strong language and romantic descriptions are clean and suitable for family reading and enjoyment.Thomas Hollyday has spent years working for animals rights. Part of the proceeds of his books goes to financing the research and maintenance of fresh drinking water resources for wildlife.

Angus McDonald and Annie Colston are not your typical amateur sleuths. Annie’s secret past comes back to haunt her when she’s accused of murdering Frank and Marjorie Welter, two people who dared to eavesdrop on her private conversation. Someone is determined to ruin her, but who? Is it the man from her past who turned her life upside down twenty years ago and nearly destroyed her or is it one of his enemies? Now that Annie accused of murder, will this ruin her blossoming romance with Angus? Thrust into the world of polo matches and high-stakes bets, the dedicated foodies find themselves not only facing ruthless competitors who would do anything to win, but a killer determined not to be caught, all while indulging their passion for good cuisine.

“A small town full of eccentrics, a cat who is too smart for her own good, and an amateur sleuth on a quest to become a social media celebrity. This hilarious cozy mystery has it all…” Anu Shankar has decided to start over. It’s kind of hard for a 35-year-old who is stone broke and has no particular talents, but she has a plan.Or at least she thinks she has. Anu has decided to move to a small Indian town and start a cooking channel on YouTube.Fun right?It is, until a dead body makes an unexpected guest appearance on her first video and drags her smack dab in the middle of a murky murder investigation.To make matters worse, the video goes crazy viral. And that’s an issue because her viewers are not interested in learning the delicate art of cooking Indian food. They merely want to find out more about the murder.Desperate to make her channel successful, Anu has no choice but to retire her ladle in favor of a detective hat, and jump straight into the mystery? But she needs to be careful, for there are only two ways a murder investigation ends. Either the detective finds the killer, or the killer finds the detective… ★★★★★ “A Suspenseful storyline, an oddly assorted cast of characters and a hilarious protagonist. Worthy of your TBR!” Hit Subscribe for Murder is the first book in the Viral Vlogger Mystery series. Perfect for readers who enjoy a clean cozy mystery with a big dollop of humor and dash of murder.