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Read Lakeside Murder before its September 22 release. Katherine Fletcher's clean cozy mystery ARC is open through StoryOrigin, BookSprout, and BookSirens.

At the start of Black Gold Secret, salvage operator Luke Mercer has never visited the offshore rig where his father died. Then a hurricane changes the map.

In Black Gold Secret, reporter Gemma Klein receives an anonymous package three years after one bad source destroyed her career. Why does she follow the lead anyway?

Angie Tompkins thanks readers of Christmas in July at Harbor's Hope, explains why honest reviews matter, and teases Hauntfest before Halloween.

Celebrate Lit bloggers share what they enjoyed about Lethal Design, from fast pacing and procedural detail to twists, tension, and memorable characters.

Discover how Black Gold Secret opens The Mercer Files: three brothers, three continents, complete local investigations, and one conspiracy connected by evidence powerful people tried to erase.

Learn how Stolen Secrets and companion novella Shadow Extraction fit together, which story to read first, and what each adds to the Mirror Estate timeline.

What happens the day after a book launch? S.F. Baumgartner reflects on releasing Lethal Design and the quiet moment when a story begins belonging to its readers.

Lethal Design, Book 2 in the KC & Orlando Prime crime thriller series, is available now. Enter a standalone investigation built from routine deaths, scattered evidence, and one deliberate pattern.