Kevin Chapman
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The Royal Family once saved the world from the dark tyrants that ruled the world with war and chaos. Now, nearly three centuries later, set in the time of castles and torch lights, an old enemy has made themselves known again. What happens when three friends are sent on a journey to save everything they know? Queen Rowfeel has always taught that Knowledge is power, but will they find what they need in time? Will the elemental power given to the royal...
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A humorous short story from award-winning thriller author Kevin G. Chapman
This simple job just went way off the rails.
Lenny wants to get into the good graces of the guys who have connections. He's willing to do anything. His cousin, Eddie, sets him up with a simple job-drive a classic red convertible from Boston to Brooklyn. Nobody told him there would be a dog involved. Or a girl. And when the girl's husband shows up, Lenny is in way deeper than...
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Sometimes, the most dangerous thing... is the truth.
For disgraced cable news producer Hannah Hawthorne, covering the shooting of a pretty NYU sophomore is a chance for redemption. When the story snowballs into a media circus, Hannah's reporting fans the sensationalistic flames and earns her acclaim. The tragic murder, seemingly the result of random urban gun violence, prompts protests and vigils that further magnify the story.
Meanwhile, Paulo, a...
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He took a knee for social justice. Now he's dead. Controversial quarterback Jimmy Rydell's body was found naked — on the Central Park carousel. Who killed him? How did he get there two days after he disappeared?... And why was the body frozen?
Jimmy's team just wants to move on, after collecting on the $20 million insurance policy. Jimmy's teammate — the one who threatened to kill him — swears he wasn't there. Jimmy's bodyguard says he had...
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A murder can sure put a damper on a wedding party.
An unexpectedly hurried marriage in Las Vegas was not what Jason and Rachel planned, but circumstances made it their best option. At least Rachel would have her brother, Jackie, there for the happy occasion. Jason had to find out eventually that Jackie is a drag performer. That surprise turns out to be the least of Rachel's worries.
When the star of the drag show is murdered and Jackie is accused...
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A dead body can ruin a vacation...It was a suicide, wasn't it?
Maybe the on-board production of Chicago isn't the only place people are getting murdered!
NYPD homicide detective Mike Stoneman and medical examiner Michelle McNeill just want a relaxing cruise. But, Michelle is convinced that there is foul play at work in the death of a Broadway talent agent's wife.
The ship's head of security wants to keep it quiet. But, how many bodies can he cover...
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The dead girl they fished out of the east river was a drug-addicted hooker, so nobody really cared.
Except that Medical Examiner Michelle McNeill thinks it's a murder, and NYPD Homicide detective Mike Stoneman agrees. Every death is a tragedy, and every murderer should be exposed, even when nobody wants to hear about it. When Mike and his partner, Jason Dickson, start to dig into the case, they find that there may be other cops protecting the criminals...
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A MOB BOSS IS EATEN ALIVE BY TIGERS AT THE BRONX ZOO
A New Jersey factory owner is mutilated and left to bleed out under a Manhattan highway. A French pharmaceutical baron is tortured and frozen to death in Little Italy. A high-society fashion designer is poisoned in her Upper East Side apartment. Four months, four unsolved murders — each carried out on the last Saturday night of the month.
The victims share no similar traits, have no connections...
9) Dead Winner
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Be careful what you wish for . . .
Rory McEntyre is a lonely trusts & estates attorney who plays the hero inside video games. Then, his old flame, Monica, walks into his office with a $60 million winning lottery ticket and a world of trouble.
Monica's husband, Tom, is dead, apparently from a self-inflicted gunshot. A homicide detective considers Monica a suspect, so Rory must be her criminal lawyer. Thugs from Tom's shady business think Monica has...
10) Mystic River
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Boston childhood friends Jimmy, Sean and Dave are reunited after a brutal murder. Reformed confict Jimmy and his devoted wife Annabeth find out that their teenage daughter Katie has been beaten and killed. Jimmy's old friend Sean is the homicide detective assigned to the case. Jimmy gets his relatives, the Savage brothers to conduct their own investigation. Jimmy and Sean soon suspect their old pal Dave, who now lives a quite life, but harbors some...
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Set in 1990's Boston, an assistant district attorney and a corrupt yet venerated FBI veteran work together to take on a case that grows to involve, and ultimately subvert, the entire criminal justice system of Boston. Family, blood, betrayal, honor, corruption, all combine in this powerful series that's one-part gritty thriller and another intimate family drama.
12) Saint Judy
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The true story of immigration attorney Judy Wood as she represents and fights for Asefa Ashwari, an Afghan woman who was forced to flee her home country after being persecuted by the Taliban for opening a school for girls. Despite setbacks and losses, their efforts culminate in arguments before the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, as they seek to save not only Asefa's life, but countless others across the world.
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Brandon's talent makes him a prime candidate for recruitment by Walter Abrams, the head of one of the biggest sports consulting operations in the country. Walter hires the small town ex-athlete and grooms him into a shrewd front man. Brandon soon begins to enjoy his status as a Manhattan golden boy and finds himself growing comfortable with Walter's high-rolling lifestyle. The surrogate father/surrogate son relationship fattens Walter's business and...
15) Monument Avenue
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An explosive story about the power of loyalty, community and friendship in the world of organized crime! In a tough Irish-American neighborhood, Bobby is a small-time car thief working for the area's top mobster. But then, Bobby's own gang kills members of his family, leaving Bobby faced with tough choice: defend his family honor or obey the rigid neighborhood code of silence!