In this hard boiled comic mystery sequel to the ever-popular Murder at Cafe Noir, ex-private eye Nick Archer is now the confused manager of Cafe Noir on the island of Mustique. He is confronted with a corpse on the dock, a mysterious femme fatale, a French blackmailer and a businessman who wants both the cafe and the woman. Rick is arrested after the blackmailer is murdered in his club. It is up to the audience to convince the magistrate that he is innocent. A tribute to Casablanca with many references to the classic movie, Noir Suspicions is guaranteed to delight audiences whether or not they are familiar with Murder at Cafe Noir.

Noir Suspicions

Literature & Fiction

LANDAU, David

Stern, Nikki

Dramas & Plays

Concord Theatricals

This ’40s detective story come to life features Rick Archer, P.I., out to find a curvaceous runaway on the forgotten island of Mustique, a place stuck in a black-and-white era. The owner of the Cafe Noir has washed ashore, murdered, and Rick’s quarry was the last person seen with him. Rick employs his hard-boiled talents to find the killer. Was it the French madame and club manager, the voodoo priestess, the shyster British attorney, the black marketeer, or the femme fatale? The audience votes twice on what they want Rick to do next, and these decisions change the flow of this comic tribute to the Bogart era.

Murder at Cafe Noir

What is hope? Is it instinctive or learned? Is it necessary or possible? How can a life-long doubter bring it into her life?Armed with questions, author Nikki Stern writes about a journey in search of a hope that will sustain her, especially after losing her husband on 9/11. The certainty-driven hope that insists on divine providence provides no help. Nor does the me-centric version that insists we're able to get exactly what we want whenever we want it. Instead, she custom-tailors a sort of faith that thrives even without guarantees because it allows for endless possibilities. Flexible, reasonable and uplifting, it's a hope that works perfectly for our anxious times. HOPE IN SMALL DOSES is a 2015 Eric Hoffer Montaigne Medal finalist. The award honors books that “illuminate, progress, or redirect thought."

Hope In Small Doses

Self-Help

Death & Grief

Ruthenia Press

Because I Say So: Moral Authority's Dangerous Appeal

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

Following her husband's death on 9/11, Nikki challenged herself to find meaning, even as she harbored doubts. Combining research and reflection, she crafted a version of hope that thrives not on certainty, but on possibility.

Hope in Small Doses

Humanist Press

"an explosive page-turner which owes its momentum to a conflict that goes beyond good-vs.-evil." ~Indie Reader. Suzanne Foster wants to retire. Her boss wants her dead. After decades as Victor Kemp’s off-the books killer, she finally quits. Not until five years later does Kemp discover how thoroughly she’s deceived him. Determined to punish her, he tracks her to Wales to watch her die. Instead, he walks into a trap that takes the life of his eldest son. Believing themselves safe at last, Suzanne and her family relocate to London, where she hopes to find the peace that has eluded her for so long. Yet Suzanne struggles with the premonition that her nemesis has survived. She's right. Kemp, though severely injured, is rebuilding his empire and plotting revenge. He’s prepared to risk everything to end the former assassin. The trouble is, he may not be the only one. Suzanne has no choice: to protect those she loves, she will be forced to kill again. Assassins, it seems, can never retire.

The Former Assassin

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Thrillers & Suspense

“Stern weaves a suspenseful and intriguing story, and surprising revelations will keep readers guessing about the murderer’s identity. An absorbing and surprising mystery tale” ~Kirkus Reviews“The Wedding Crasher satisfies because it manages to be both nuanced and suspenseful. It lingers on the palate like a fine, full-bodied wine, long after the story reaches its startling conclusion.” ~D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review“Nikki Stern’s The Wedding Crasher possesses the claustrophobic menace that makes small-town crime so terrifying, with an ending you won’t forget. In Sam Tate she’s created a bona fide 21st century heroine with a wound as big as the city she left behind and a heart as genuine as the town she’s come to protect.” ~David Corbett, acclaimed award-winning author of The Long-Lost Love Letters of Doc HollidayA dead brunette dressed like a bride shows up in Pickett County, Tennessee, the latest victim of an elusive killer known as the Wedding Crasher. Sam Tate is Pickett County’s poker-playing, yoga-loving new sheriff, a woman with a troubled past and an uncertain future. Even as she tracks the predator, she wonders: Who can she trust? Why is she a target? Can she stop more brides-to-be from dying on her watch?

The Wedding Crasher: A Sam Tate Mystery (Sam Tate Mystery Series)

Mystery

The body that washes out of the Chesapeake Bay belongs to Arley Fitchett, a local guide and treasure hunter. Was he the victim of a burgeoning drug war that has spread from Baltimore to Maryland's Eastern Shore? Or was he done in by his obsession with finding an 18th century carving that may not exist?Lieutenant Sam Tate, former Tennessee sheriff, has relocated to the sheriff's office in Talbot County, Maryland. She's come east to care for her mother and has jeopardized her career in the process. Worse, her nightmares involving a childhood trauma may contain the seeds of her own destruction. No matter. Her job is to find out how many others shared Fitchett's fixation. Any of them might become victims. One of them is definitely a murderer.

Bird In Hand: A Sam Tate Mystery (Sam Tate Mystery Series)

What do a bartender, a priest, and a librarian have in common? They all work in New York City. They’re all true crime fans. And they’re all dead, courtesy of a predator with a chilling approach to murder. Talbot County, Maryland Lieutenant Sam Tate is in the Big Apple to find answers about her own tragic past when she is pulled onto the case of the Dry Ice Killer by an old friend with the NYPD. She finds herself attracted to a new colleague and questions her long-time relationship with her FBI boyfriend. Meanwhile, she finds herself caught between the demands of an impatient bureaucracy and an especially sadistic sociopath. This may be Sam's most dangerous case yet--if she survives."A riveting whodunnit" ~ Best Thrillers

FREEZE BEFORE BURNING: A Sam Tate Mystery (Sam Tate Mystery Series)

Judge Not: A Sam Tate Mystery (Sam Tate Mystery Series)

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