A Psychologist Reaches Out to Private Investigator, Hank Reed, to Find a Missing Woman in The Edge of Murder, a Crime Thriller by Fred Lichtenberg --Present Day – Long Island and Ft. Lauderdale-- Former Detective, Hank Reed, tackles his first case as a Private Investigator when a woman goes missing in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Believed emotionally fragile, Elizabeth was last seen in the apartment of Psychologist, Dr. Nick Ross, after a night of passionate lovemaking. Smitten with Elizabeth, Nick wants her back. But Hank quickly learns the psychologist was recently discharged from a psychiatric hospital and hadn’t been seeing patients for over two months. Elizabeth's husband wants her back, too, but maybe for the wrong reasons. He's connected to a criminal enterprise which makes Hank wonder whether Elizabeth is involved also. Uncertain whether he's searching for Elizabeth to save her life or seal her doom, Hank knows one thing for sure: If he doesn’t find the truth, someone is going to die...maybe him. Publisher's Note: A member of the Mystery Writers of America and International Thriller Writers, Fred Lichtenberg is respected among his peers and readers alike as a master of earthy realism and vivid detail. The Hank Reed Mystery Series The Art of Murder Murder on the Rocks The Edge of Murder Bridge to Murder

Follow Hank Reed's Journey from Police Chief to Private Investigator as He Tackles His First Three Crime Cases Book 1 - The Art of Murder When romance columnist John Hunter is found dead, Hank Reed uncovers a secret room of compromising paintings featuring local women. As a second murder implicates his wife, Hank faces a town of suspects, a crumbling marriage, and a killer willing to do anything to keep their secrets. Book 2 - Murder on the Rocks Hank Reed is enlisted by Patrice Dubois to find her missing fiancé, Luke, a reporter entangled in a whistleblower case. As Hank's search uncovers Medicare fraud, betrayal, and mounting bodies, he realizes Luke is in grave danger, and now a ruthless killer has Hank in their sights. Book 3 - The Edge of Murder Former Detective Hank Reed's first PI case involves finding Elizabeth, who vanished after a night with Dr. Nick Ross, a psychologist recently discharged from a psychiatric hospital. As Hank digs deeper, he uncovers a web of lies, criminal ties, and a race against time to save—or condemn—Elizabeth. Publisher's Note: A member of the Mystery Writers of America and International Thriller Writers, Fred Lichtenberg is respected among his peers and readers alike as a master of earthy realism and vivid detail. ". . . a novel with bizarre twists and turns that keeps you turning pages. His smooth writing style and use of humor makes for a great read!"~Judy Lucas, author The Good Assassin ". . . tears apart small-town life on Long Island with murder and scandalous secrets that could destroy more than one resident. The shocking ending is anything but "small town"." ~Michael Haskins, author of Chasin’ the Wind and Free Range Institution The Hank Reed Mystery Series The Art of Murder Murder on the Rocks The Edge of Murder The Bridge to Murder

Professor and amateur sleuth Henry Spearman uses economics to try to solve a murder while on a Caribbean vacation Cinnamon Bay seems like the ideal Caribbean getaway. But for Harvard economist and amateur detective Henry Spearman it offers an unexpected and decidedly different diversion: murder. With the police at a loss, Spearman investigates on his own, following a rather different set of laws—those of economics. Theorizing and hypothesizing, Spearman sets himself on the killer’s trail as it winds from the perfect beaches and manicured lawns of a resort to the bustling old port of Charlotte Amalie to the perilous hiking trails of a dense forest. Can Spearman crack the case using economics—and before it’s too late?

A lawyer’s lucrative case has deadly consequences in the third installment of the Hilary Tamar mysteries that began with Thus Was Adonis Murdered “Sarah Caudwell is one of my very favorite mystery writers.”—A. J. Finn, New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window Young barrister Michael Cantrip has skipped off to the Channel Islands to take on a tax-law case that’s worth a fortune—if Cantrip’s tax-planning cronies can locate the missing heir. But Cantrip has waded in way over his head. Strange things are happening on these mysterious, isolated isles. Something is going bump in the night—and bumping off members of the legal team, one by one. Soon Cantrip is messaging the gang at the home office for help. And it’s up to amateur investigator Hilary Tamar, Oxford don turned supersleuth, to get Cantrip back to the safety of his chambers—alive! Don’t miss any of Sarah Caudwell’s riveting Hilary Tamar mysteries: THUS WAS ADONIS MURDERED • THE SHORTEST WAY TO HADES • THE SIRENS SANG OF MURDER • THE SIBYL IN HER GRAVE