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Sloane & Maddie, Peril Awaits
Series · 4 books · 2021-2022

Books in series

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#1

The Silent Boy

2021

Private Investigator Sloane Monroe is about to face the most challenging case of her life, and this time, it hits a little too close to home. In the dirty hallway of a local tavern, six-year-old Louie Alvarez plays with his race cars, waiting for his mother to take him home. A scream rips through the air. Louie freezes, then turns, staring at the room at the end of the hallway where the sound had come from. His mom was in that room. Louie inches toward the door and peeks through the crack. Inside, his mother begs for her life, but it’s far too late. Her fate has already been sealed. As a gunshot sounds off, a terrified Louie drops his race cars. In an instant, all eyes are on him, and there’s only one thing he can do now—run. The Silent Boy is the first book in the Sloane Monroe spinoff series, Sloane and Maddie: Peril Awaits, written by New York Times & 11-time USA Today bestselling author Cheryl Bradshaw and longtime editor Janet Fix. Together they’ve created a pulse-pounding, page-turning mystery series you’ll love. Grab your copy today and get swept up in a twisty tale of secrets and lies that will have you up reading all night.
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#2

The Shadow Children

2021

Save the children. This is her motivation, mantra, and endgame. Within the tunnels of the historic port city of Savannah, fourteen-year-old Andi Leland has her mind set on freedom—not just for herself but for all the other teens who have come before her. But it is not to be … As Andi’s dragged into the hellhole that would have them all sold to the highest bidder, she hears the strangled cries of a fellow captive echoing from the room below. When the silence comes, she knows she will never see that girl again. And she wonders … Who will save them now? The Shadow Children is the second book in the Sloane and Maddie: Peril Awaits series, written by New York Times bestselling author Cheryl Bradshaw and longtime editor Janet Fix.
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#3

The Broken Soul

2022

When the party of a lifetime becomes a party to the death, the lines become blurred. Friends become enemies. Drugs become weapons. And that's just the beginning ... Retired medical examiner Maddie LaFoe is in New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras with her best friend and private investigator, Sloane Monroe. When Sloane leaves to get them fresh drinks, Maddie witnesses what appears to be a body being dumped in an alleyway. Maddie darts through the street festivities to investigate … only to become a victim herself. Minutes later, Sloane returns. Maddie is nowhere in sight, and no one seems to know where she’s gone. This time the investigation is personal, and Sloane will stop at nothing to find her friend. The Broken Soulis the latest installment in the spinoff mystery series, Sloane & Maddie: Peril Awaits. Dive in for some heart-stopping action, enthralling characters, and a party that gets crazier by the minute for your favorite dynamic duo. One-click and order your copy today!
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#4

The Widow Maker

2022

Liza O’Connell was a horror buff in every sense of the word. But there was one deadly nightmare she would never be able to talk about … her own. A friend murdered. A business in trouble. A marriage struggling to survive. And that’s just the beginning. When salon owner Carrie King discovers Liza dead in the back room of her shop, everyone becomes a suspect, even her. As tensions in the community rise, so does the death toll, and now the local cops believe there’s a serial killer on the loose. The question is … are the two investigations connected? The Widow Maker is the fourth book in the Sloane and Maddie: Peril Awaits series, written by New York Times bestselling author Cheryl Bradshaw and longtime editor Janet Fix. Packed with tension, secrets, and a surprising twist, this book will hook you from the first page and hold you until the last.

Authors

Janet Fix
Janet Fix
Author · 3 books

A freelance editor and writer, Janet Fix offers decades of experience in the words services industry, including as a writing coach and professional editor for a variety of genres. She is also a Reedsy-approved editor. Janet owns a hybrid publishing house, where she and her team guide writers through their publishing journeys with a heavy focus on quality editing (www.thewordverve.com). Janet's writing chops are evident in the mystery series she coauthors with bestseller Cheryl Bradshaw: Sloane & Maddie, Peril Awaits. Janet is also author of the children’s book trilogy, Ranch Hero, featuring a farm dog who crossed the rainbow bridge, only to return as guardian angel to his farm pals. A graduate of the University of South Florida, Tampa, with a degree in speech communication, she currently lives in the North Georgia mountains, where creative inspiration abounds.

Cheryl Bradshaw
Cheryl Bradshaw
Author · 57 books

Cheryl Bradshaw is a New York Times and 11-time USA Today bestselling author writing in multiple genres, including mystery, thriller, romantic suspense, supernatural suspense, and poetry. She is a Shamus Award finalist for best private eye novel of the year, an eFestival of Words winner for best thriller, and has published over fifty books since 2011. Raised in Southern California, she now lives in tropical Cairns, Australia, hiking in the rainforest, and diving in the Great Barrier Reef. When she's not writing, she loves to jet set to new countries, play with her sausage dog Luka, and eat her weight in cheese. For a free eBook, click here: http://cherylbradshaw.com/get-a-free-... Book series in order by Cheryl Bradshaw: Georgiana Germaine (Mystery Series)

  1. Little Girl Lost - USA Today Bestseller
  2. Little Lost Secrets
  3. Little Broken Things
  4. Little White Lies
  5. Little Tangled Webs
  6. Little Shattered Dreams
  7. Little Last Words - July 2023 Sloane Monroe Mystery/Thriller Series
  8. Silent As the Grave (prequel to series)
  9. Black Diamond Death
  10. Murder in Mind
  11. I Have a Secret
  12. Stranger in Town - Shamus Award Finalist
  13. Bed of Bones - USA Today Bestseller
  14. Hush Now Baby - USA Today Bestseller
  15. Gone Daddy Gone - USA Today Bestseller
  16. Smoke and Mirrors - USA Today Bestseller Sloane Monroe Stories - Mystery Novella Series (with characters from the main series)
  17. Deadly Sins: Sloth
  18. Deadly Sins: Wrath
  19. Deadly Sins: Lust
  20. Deadly Sins: Greed
  21. Deadly Sins: Envy Sloane & Maddie Peril Awaits - Mystery Series (Spinoff Series with Sloane Monroe & her sidekick Maddie)
  22. The Silent Boy
  23. The Shadow Children
  24. The Broken Soul
  25. The Widow Maker Addison Lockhart Ghost Mystery Series
  26. Grayson Manor Haunting
  27. Rosecliff Manor Haunting
  28. Blackthorn Manor Haunting
  29. Belle Manor Haunting
  30. Crawley Manor Haunting Stand Alone Mystery/Thriller Novels
  31. Eye for Revenge - USA Today Bestseller
  32. The Perfect Lie
  33. Hickory Dickory Dead - USA Today Bestseller
  34. Roadkill - USA Today Bestseller
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