Former child star Sofia Salgado is finally finding her feet as a trainee investigator at Maloney Investigations when they are drafted in to help thirteen-year-old Daniel find his birth father. There’s only one snag. According to Daniel’s mom, former Hollywood party girl, Candy, there’s more than one candidate...a lot more! Readers say: "If you want to curl up with a book you can't put down and laugh this is the book for you." "Gives Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum a run for her money." "A fun read. I love the main character. She is smart, quirky and funny. I love women who can hold their own." "If you're looking for a lead character who is likable but also kicks some serious butt, you found her!"
From New York Times bestseller Rebecca Cantrell and Sean Black comes the sequel to "A" is for Actress and another fast-paced, funny novel that's perfect for fans of Janet Evanovich. Maloney Investigation's newest private detective, Sofia Salgado, is back on the case that turns into her mother's worst nightmare when she ends up undercover in one of Malibu's many rehab clinics—complete with pictures and an offer to star in a reality TV show. But the clinic isn’t a safe place. If Sofia doesn't solve the find out who killed an up an coming rock star soon, she and all the bad girls she meets inside, including rock star Brandi Basher and reality TV train wreck Monaco Jane, might just end up going to the big rehab center in the sky.
New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Rebecca Cantrell delivers another breakneck thriller. Ivy Corva’s first novel makes her the target of online trolls. As the threats get nastier and her address is posted on the Internet for all to see, she runs from her old life and moves to San Francisco to work for her friend Shelby. But Shelby isn’t there. Shelby threw herself off the Golden Gate Bridge right after their phone call to avoid her own demons: accusations of financial fraud and lying about her new immortality drug. As the world seeks to destroy her friend’s legacy, Ivy searches for the truth. But when Ivy's trolls move from the virtual world to the real one and Shelby's foes close in, Ivy fears that the price for the truth will be her life. “Rebecca Cantrell’s THE GIRL WHO WOULD LIVE FOREVER is a wildly Hitchcockian tale of friendship and murder set within the cutthroat world of biomedical research. It has a ripped-from-the-headlines authenticity and is written at a blistering pace that left me breathless. I defy anyone to anticipate the twists and shocking revelations in this taut mystery. It’s a pure adrenalin thrill ride.” -- James Rollins, New York Times bestselling author "A rollercoaster thrill ride! Cantrell's skill as a storyteller has never been more finely honed than in this novel...the book, told from Ivy's point of view, reflects her anxieties, wit, and razor-sharp humor." -- Edge Media Network
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me...or can they? In the third thrilling installment of this award winning series from New York Times bestseller Rebecca Cantrell, tortured genius Joe Tesla is on the trail of a sadistic serial killer who charms his victims into the bowels of the Manhattan subway system--and who holds the keys to Joe's crippling condition. Can Joe stop the murderous rampage of this silver-tongued killer, or will he become the next victim?
Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Cantrell charts a young boy’s journey in two never-before-seen stories and two published favorites, all inspired by ghost stories told around a campfire. Follow a young boy on All Hallow's Eve as he gazes into the fire of a magic lantern and discovers worlds he never guessed existed. In the title story, FIREGAZER, Jay's uncle convinces him to look deep into the flames of an enchanted lantern and he follows the sparks to... ...THE MAN IN THE ATTIC, where a boy awakens a sleeping golem to protect himself from harm, but when the golem's power is unleashed, no one is safe. Jay again follows the sparks to... ...I SAW MOMMY KISSING SANTA CLAUS, where another boy believes that his mother has been taken to a better place by Santa Claus himself. But the police suspect something far worse. Jay follows the sparks beyond the stars to... ...THE MUSHROOM FARM where a boy and his sister discover a man at their habitat on a planet far from Earth. At first they think he might be their salvation, but then must fight to keep him from becoming their destruction. Jay emerges back in his own time to discover the secrets behind the lantern and the reasons for his uncle's quest. NOTE: Two of these stories, THE MAN IN THE ATTIC and I SAW MOMMY KISSING SANTA CLAUS have been included in other short story collections.
Rainbow was born with something special, a small amount of LSD in his system and a caul over his face. So far, all he's been able to get out of his powers are three divorces and a buy in bulk deal with his divorce attorney. All of that changes during his last party as a married man where he goes home with his former secretary. Will his mysterious powers allow him to connect with the people that matter most before it's too late?
Do you like your Christmas stories naughty or nice? Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Cantrell dishes out both in this anthology of four never-before-seen stories and two published favorites, all inspired by beloved Christmas songs. Like Christmas day, the collection starts in the bright light of morning and the stories get darker as the day wears on. Get ready to put on your headphones, queue up the holiday songs and experience some Christmas magic. - In TWINKLE, follow Joe Tesla and his dog Edison through a New York Christmas. When Edison rescues a lost kitten on the subway, Joe has to find the kitten’s owner before Christmas, and he doesn’t even know the little girl’s name. Suggested song pairing: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star (Christmas). - The boy in WHEN WE HAVE GONE ASTRAY gets a talking Buzzy for Christmas. But the toy is learning more than how to speak--it’s coming alive! Suggested song pairing: GOD REST YE WEARY GENTLEMEN. - The main character in HOME FOR CHRISTMAS is definitely not going to make it there. A programmer on an oil rig prison discovers too late what he’s been building. Suggested song pairing: I’ll Be Home for Christmas with Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer to finish. - WHITE CHRISTMAS first appeared in Dark Discoveries under the title “Caulbearer.” When a man tells his divorce lawyer that what he really wants is to experience true connection, he hasn’t yet learned to be careful what he wishes for. Suggested song pairing: White Christmas. I SAW MOMMY KISSING SANTA CLAUS first appeared in Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine. A boy’s mother kisses Santa Claus and then disappears. When he follows her footsteps out into the snow, they end in the middle of the yard. Did Santa take her? Suggested song pairing: I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus.
In this thrilling heist by New York Times bestseller Rebecca Cantrell, dogtrainer Ada and her fellow jewelry thieves try to steal a four-million-dollar ring, but things don't go as planned... for some. Her good boy, Flames, is the real star of the show with his training and broad appetite fitting right in as the centerpiece of their band of thieves. The actress Ada, the hot one Jasper, the planner Silas and the dog Flames. Not exactly your typical heist crew, but see if their experience and skill are a match for Nigel and the potent defenses of one of Los Angeles's most affluent Tiffany's. First published in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine.
His dog. His computer. The tunnels under New York City. That’s all Joe Tesla’s agoraphobia has left him with—the inside world, the dark world—and now the black depths of the sea. In the latest book in this award-winning thriller series, Joe Tesla seeks to expand his world beneath. He buys a personal submarine to join an underwater scavenger hunt. The competition turns deadly when a mystery sub targets Joe. His search for answers drives him and his service dog out to sea where he alone might find answers in time to save the city he loves from annihilation. But can a man trapped inside by his own fears save the larger world above?
***Winner of International Thriller Writers's Best Ebook Original Novel award!*** Under New York is a vast, dark world: a hundred miles of living, breathing, tunnels. This subterranean labyrinth inhales three million bustling commuters every day. And every day, it breathes them all out again... except for one. Software multi-millionaire Joe Tesla is trapped in those tunnels by his agoraphobia. One by one, he is uncovering their secrets. First, he discovers a bricked-up presidential train car and its deadly cargo--a contagious madness he must contain before it escapes to...The World Beneath. Reviews: "Cantrell's THE WORLD BENEATH simply blew me away: exciting, visceral, inventive, illuminating...shines a light on the beauty and horror hidden just out of sight beneath the world's greatest city...get ready an adventure like no other." - James Rollins, New York Times bestselling author of The Bone Labyrinth "Cantrell's unique mystery is set in Manhattan's subway system, and Jeffrey Kafer's spirited narration delivers the story to perfection...Listeners are in for chills as Joe and Edison, his psychiatric service dog, close in on the criminals." -- Audiofile Magazine "The World Beneath is a unique, non-stop action thriller...The author grabs you on the first page and drags you into the dark depths for a wild subway ride that races to a fatal finish and leaves you breathless and begging for more." - Kieran Crowley, New York Times bestselling author of HACK "THE WORLD BENEATH by Rebecca Cantrell is a heart-pounding thriller with an infective puzzle! Rebecca Cantrell brings to life the amazing world beneath the sidewalks of New York...a virtual page-turner!" -- Publisher's Marketplace
