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A Vow of Poverty by Veronica Black
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWith money tight and resources stretched, the Order of the Daughters of Compassion must find a way to increase revenue. Sister Joan is sent to clean out the attic storerooms in hopes of discovering valuable antiques. What she finds instead are clues that lead to her most chilling and dangerous case yet... -
![The Perfect Nanny by D.L. Fisher]()
The Perfect Nanny by D.L. Fisher
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLucinda and Andrew Douglass are settling into life with their newborn baby, Delilah. Only four weeks in, much to Andrew’s dismay, Lucinda is planning her return to a high-powered job at the New York Stock Exchange, causing a major rift in their already volatile marriage.On the bright side, Lucinda has found the perfect nanny to care for their precious baby... -
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Seven by Anthony Bruno
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMismatched partner cops Somerset and Mills are on the trail of a psychotic murderer who intends to avenge the seven deadly sins, starting with gluttony... -
![The Fool of New York City: A Novel by Michael D. O'Brien]()
The Fool of New York City: A Novel by Michael D. O'Brien
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSet in present day Manhattan, The Fool of New York City is the tale of two souls who are considered to be -fools- and -idiots- in the eyes of most people they encounter.One is a literal giant, the other an amnesiac who believes he is the 17th century Spanish painter Francisco de Goya, hundreds of years old, aging more slowly than the rest of the human race... -
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![Want to Know a Secret? by Freida McFadden]()
Want to Know a Secret? by Freida McFadden
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsEveryone has secrets.YouTube baking sensation April Masterson knows the secret to the perfect gooey brownies. Or how to make key lime squares that will melt in your mouth. But if you keep watching her offline, you may find out some other secrets about April. Secrets she’d rather you didn’t know... -
![The Poet and the Lunatics by G.K. Chesterton]()
The Poet and the Lunatics by G.K. Chesterton
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGabriel Gale is an eccentric poet. His madness is the madness of insight and he uses this gift to solve or prevent crimes committed by madmen... -
![Fatal Illusions: A Clean Christian Thriller by Adam Blumer]()
Fatal Illusions: A Clean Christian Thriller by Adam Blumer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWho Will Escape Alive? An amateur magician, an unassuming family . . . a fatal illusion Haydon Owens wants to be the next Houdini. He has been practicing his craft and has already made four women disappear. All it took was a bit of rope and his two bare hands. The Thayer family has come to the north woods of Newberry, Michigan, looking for refuge, a peaceful sanctuary from a shattered past... -
![Unauthored Letters (John Sanders Series) by Tara C. Allred]()
Unauthored Letters (John Sanders Series) by Tara C. Allred
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDr. John Sanders has given Rebecca Brownell a new chance at life. After an isolated childhood, an abused adolescence, and an institutionalized existence, Rebecca is finally free to conquer her demons and build a promising life. However, just as it appears Rebecca has achieved her dreams, eerily personal letters begin arriving in the mail... -
![Scott Free by James Patterson, Rob Hart]()
Scott Free by James Patterson, Rob Hart
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWe know you did it--and you won't get away with it. Accused of murdering three small children, Thomas Scott is released on bail. He faces devastated parents plotting revenge and a fiery detective taking the law into his own hands. But did he do it? The truth will blow you away... -
![The Heartbreaker by Susan Howatch]()
The Heartbreaker by Susan Howatch
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDeftly combining the sacred and the profane—the unmistakable hallmark of her fiction over the past decade—Susan Howatch gives us a spellbinding, suspenseful and psychologically intense new novel. The financial heart of London—the City—is an adrenaline-charged square mile deep in recession in the 1990s, a place where sex is just another commodity to be bought and sold in the marketplace... -
![The Caretaker by Paul Doiron]()
The Caretaker by Paul Doiron
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn this new original short story from bestselling author Paul Doiron, Maine Game Warden Mike Bowditch tracks down a sinister prowler turning a couple's dream vacation home into a nightmare.New owners of a dream cottage on a remote Maine lake find themselves taunted, then menaced by an unknown figure... -
![Amber Sky by Cassia Leo]()
Amber Sky by Cassia Leo
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Cassia Leo comes Amber Sky, the haunting, atmospheric love story of Walker Ainsley and Cassidy O'Connor. A devastating car crash leaves Cassidy O'Connor stranded in rural Pennsylvania. Her only company is Walker Ainsley, the ruggedly handsome man who saved her from the wreckage and took her into his home...Categorized as:
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![The Bastard Hand by Heath Lowrance]()
The Bastard Hand by Heath Lowrance
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCharlie Wesley is not right in the head. He's escaped from a mental hospital up north and hitchhiked his way south, the voice of his dead brother urging him on. But when Charlie hits Memphis, the fine line between his delusions and reality shift in the form of the Reverend Phineas Childe-a preacher bent on booze and women; a Man of God with a dark agenda... -
![The Homemaker by Miranda Rijks]()
The Homemaker by Miranda Rijks
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMaria always wanted a family. Now she’s found one.Imogen has never been so busy – she’s juggling two jobs, has a young family and now she’s pregnant again.Enter Maria, the perfect housekeeper. Hard working and capable, she seems like the ideal solution to Imogen's chaotic life. But Maria isn’t at all what she seems – she has a sinister agenda of her own... -
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![The Choice by Susan Lewis]()
The Choice by Susan Lewis
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSometimes the choice is too hard to bear...Nikki Grant is only twenty-one when she discovers she's pregnant. Despite her parents' disappointment and anger, she welcomes the news with joy. The baby will complete the happy home she shares with the man she adores, Spencer James. Baby Zac arrives and is perfect in every way... -
![The Open Curtain by Brian Evenson]()
The Open Curtain by Brian Evenson
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Rudd, a troubled teenager, embarks on a school project, he runs across a series of articles from the 1902 New York Times chronicling a vicious murder committed by the grandson of Brigham Young... -
![Tell Me What You Did by Carter Wilson]()
Tell Me What You Did by Carter Wilson
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 9 ratings“Better set aside several uninterrupted hours for this toxic rocket. You’ll be glad you did.” —KIRKUS REVIEWS, STARRED REVIEWShe gets people to confess their crimes for a living. He knows she's hiding a terrible secret. It's time for the truth to come out…Poe Webb, host of a popular true crime podcast, invites people to anonymously confess crimes they've committed to her audience... -
![Father of Lies by Brian Evenson]()
Father of Lies by Brian Evenson
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAt the urging of his wife, Provost Fochs reluctantly agrees to see a therapist, Dr. Feshtig. Through the therapist's detailed notes, correspondence from the church, and the provost himself, the provost's sickness emerges and the reader is drawn into the disturbing inner workings of a violent pedophile.The provost relays his crimes in excruciating detail... -
![The Ex Between Us by Nicola Marsh]()
The Ex Between Us by Nicola Marsh
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe best of friends keep the deadliest secrets…Jo is my best friend. From high school to adulthood, we’ve gone through everything together. Even when I made a foolish mistake and betrayed her in the worst way, she forgave me. She’s godmother to my son and our lives are intertwined. We want the best for each other, always.I hope she approves of my new boyfriend Noah...Categorized as:
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![First the Thunder by Randall Silvis]()
First the Thunder by Randall Silvis
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom award-winning author Randall Silvis comes a riveting exploration of the unforgivable secrets that families keep—and the consequences that come from exposing them.Products of their run-down Pennsylvania mining town, three brothers grapple with their lives in decline... -
![My Husband's House by Sheryl Browne]()
My Husband's House by Sheryl Browne
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA new home. A loving wife. A secret that could kill…With its peeling wallpaper and overgrown garden I know our new home isn’t perfect. But my husband Ben promises it’s the fresh start we need. I remind myself that he’s an amazing father to our two children, and that we have years of happy marriage behind us... -
![Down by the River by Edna O'Brien]()
Down by the River by Edna O'Brien
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSet in her native Ireland, Edna O'Brien's newest novel explores the dark and torturous aspects of family ties. As Mary, the young heroine, tries first to conceal and then to escape her father's fateful attention, she finds herself driven into an emotional Styx... -
![Baby Please Don't Go by Frank Freudberg]()
Baby Please Don't Go by Frank Freudberg
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAll Lock Gilkenney Wants Is A Family. But He’ll Have To Cross The Line To Get One.Lock is a dedicated investigator at Child Protective Services. An anonymous report of neglect comes in. He responds and finds the kids in good health. Lock concludes the report was a ruse, possibly part of a scheme to make Natalie Mannheim—the kids’ mother—look bad in an upcoming divorce trial... -
![The First Wife's Secret by Addison Moore]()
The First Wife's Secret by Addison Moore
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Addison Moore comes a riveting novel of psychological suspense.When a supposed serial killer and a supposed psychopath come together, things end very very badly—one bloody body at a time.Someone is guilty. Someone is lying. Someone will not survive... -
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![The Guilt We Carry by Samuel W. Gailey]()
The Guilt We Carry by Samuel W. Gailey
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSince the tragic accident that brutally ended her childhood, Alice O’Farrell has been haunted by her past. Unable to bear the guilt of negligence that led to the death of her younger brother, fifteen-year-old Alice runs away from home. She lives on the streets, makes one bad decision after another, and drowns her guilt in alcohol... -
![The Art of Deception by Nora Roberts]()
The Art of Deception by Nora Roberts
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAdam Haines was an artist visiting the Fairchild mansion to do some undercover digging, and that was a problem for a man who preferred to be straightforward. An even bigger problem was Kirby Fairchild, daughter of the world-famous painter he'd been sent to investigate. She was part child, part elf, and the most fascinating woman he'd ever encountered... -
![Reptile Memoirs by Silje O. Ulstein]()
Reptile Memoirs by Silje O. Ulstein
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA bestselling Norwegian debut already sold in thirteen territories, Reptile Memoirs is a brilliantly twisty and unusual literary thriller for fans of Gillian Flynn, Jo Nesbø, Kate Atkinson, and Tana French, asking the question: Can you ever really shed your skin?Liv has a lot of secrets. For her, home is the picturesque town of Ålesund, perched on a fjord in western Norway... -
![Zero Zone by Scott O'Connor]()
Zero Zone by Scott O'Connor
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA literary thriller about an infamous desert art installation, the cult it inspired, and the search for a missing young woman that is “cinematic . . . readers will be compelled to start again at page one to discover how O’Connor pieces together his suspenseful, incredibly well-written narrative” (Library Journal, starred review)... -
![Open Heart by A.B. Yehoshua]()
Open Heart by A.B. Yehoshua
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA #1 bestseller in Israel, this tale by the author of Mr. Mani focuses on Benjy, an Israeli doctor, who journies to India to bring back his friend Lazar's ill daughter. When Benjy falls in love with the child's mother--and Lazar suddenly requires--Benjy confronts the dark realization that he may want his lover's husband to die under his knife... -
![Who Killed Anne-Marie? by C.M. Thompson]()
Who Killed Anne-Marie? by C.M. Thompson
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDaniel and Anne-Marie’s marriage isn’t just on the rocks, it’s about to go six feet under. Anne Marie Mills is out of work, out of love and out of whisky. Everyone else is out of patience... -
![Shut The Lights by Smita Bhattacharya]()
Shut The Lights by Smita Bhattacharya
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA dark and unpredictable tale of family secrets... and the lengths we go to, to save the ones we love. For lovers of non-formulaic domestic noir suspense.For this family, the lockdown came as a blessing.On 24 March 2020, with merely a four-hour notice, the Indian government declared a three-week lockdown as a containment measure for COVID-19... -
![House. Tree. Person. by Catriona McPherson]()
House. Tree. Person. by Catriona McPherson
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA year ago, she was happily married, running her beauty salon, raising her son, living in her dream house. Now Ali McGovern’s dreams are slipping away and all her old ghosts are rising.A job at Howell Hall, the private psychiatric facility nearby, seems too good to be true... -
![My Perfect Wife by Clare Boyd]()
My Perfect Wife by Clare Boyd
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI finally have everything I ever wanted. A home with floor-to-ceiling windows, a devoted husband who dazzles everyone he meets, and two angelic children I adore. But as I watch my husband chatting with the girl next door, I wonder if anyone can see the sadness in my pretty pink smile, or hear the scream behind my straight white teeth?I know I’m crazy to think there’s a hint of desire in his eyes... -
![Vulcan's Hammer by Philip K. Dick]()
Vulcan's Hammer by Philip K. Dick
Rated: 3.53 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsObjective, unbiased and hyper-rational, the Vulcan 3 should have been the perfect ruler. The omnipotent computer dictates policy that is in the best interests of all citizens — or at least, that is the idea... -
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![Walt by Russell Wangersky]()
Walt by Russell Wangersky
Rated: 3.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom critically acclaimed author Russell Wangersky, comes a dark, psychological thriller about a man named Walt, a grocery store cleaner who collects the shopping lists people leave in the store and discard without thought. In his fifties, abandoned, he says, by his now-missing wife Mary, Walt is pursued by police detectives unsatisfied with the answers he’s given about her disappearance... -
![Her Darkest Hour by Kelly Utt]()
Her Darkest Hour by Kelly Utt
Rated: 3.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEve Blackburn is a happily married woman, which is why she’s startled to find herself waking up in another man’s bed. She doesn’t remember how she got there, and she doesn’t recognize the stranger sleeping next to her.That isn’t the only startle Eve receives... -
![Michelangelo's Notebook by Paul Christopher]()
Michelangelo's Notebook by Paul Christopher
Rated: 3.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAn innocent woman; a deadly conspiracy: a lightning-paced conspiracy thriller perfect for fans of Dan Brown Studying art history, brilliant Finn Ryan makes a startling discovery: a Michelangelo drawing of a dissected corpse – supposedly from the artist’s near-mythical notebook.But that night someone breaks into Finn’s apartment, murders her partner and steals her sketches... -
![The Night of the Moths by Riccardo Bruni]()
The Night of the Moths by Riccardo Bruni
Rated: 3.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAlice was a hopeful young graduate student when, on a beautiful August night, her body was found in the woods. She’ll always remember the night she was murdered. And she still suffers the grief and rage that destroyed her family... -
![The Waitress by Emily Shiner]()
The Waitress by Emily Shiner
Rated: 3.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSecrets can be kept. If you’re willing to pay the price.Anne Marie’s life isn’t easy. She’s a single mom in a dead-end waitressing job with a beater car and bills to pay. Adding to the pressure, her teenage son, Dave, is out of control, and no matter what she does, Anne Marie can’t seem to get through to him.Then, out of the blue, Dave completely changes... -
![Waiting Period by Hubert Selby Jr.]()
Waiting Period by Hubert Selby Jr.
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"I love the book because it transcends fashion and style. . . . It’s fantastic."—Paul Morley, BBC 2 TV Newsnight ReviewA man pulls back from the brink of suicide when his application to buy a gun with which to shoot himself is -delayed. Instead of throwing his life away, he decides to spend all his time and effort disposing of those who he feels deserve to die... -
![Dreamer by Peter James]()
Dreamer by Peter James
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen waking from your dream means living your nightmare...The last time the dream came, Sam was seven years old; and that was the night her parents were to die.Twenty-five years later, Sam's nightmares are starting to come true once more. Now a successful TV commercials producer, juggling her roles of career woman, wife and mother, she attempts to shut them out...
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