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The Last Remains by Elly Griffiths
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe discovery of a missing woman's bones forces Ruth and Nelson to finally confront their feelings for each other as they desperately work to exonerate one of their own.When builders discover a human skeleton while renovating a café, they call in archaeologist Dr... -
The Last Agent by Robert Dugoni
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAn Amazon Charts, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal bestselling series.An American operative in Russia is on the run for his life in a thriller of heart-stopping betrayal and international intrigue by the New York Times bestselling author of The Eighth Sister.Betrayed by his own country and tried for treason, former spy Charles Jenkins survived an undercover Russian operation gone wrong... -
Reborn by Melody Anne, John Henley
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJon Eisenhart (Eyes) has been the team leader of the Special Ops team formed by Joseph Anderson to stamp out drugs in the Seattle metro area. In this riveting final we see the first four books come to an exciting end where the streets, neighborhoods, and families are freed from the seedy world of violence and drugs... -
Final Option by Clive Cussler, Boyd Morrison
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn Final Option, Juan Cabrillo fights the worst enemy from his past to the terrifying and unexpected ending created by the Grand Master of Adventure, Clive Cussler, in the latest action-packed thriller in his #1 New York Times-bestselling series... -
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The Wrong Side by Robert Bailey
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA battle-worn lawyer fights for a young man’s life in this criminally enthralling legal thriller.Teen pop star Brittany Crutcher is found dead in small-town Tennessee. For attorney Bocephus Haynes, it’s just another night in Pulaski. Bo swore off criminal work after his last case, but the beloved singer’s murder demands answers... -
The Housemaid's Secret by Freida McFadden
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 11 ratings“Don’t go in the guest bedroom.” A shadow falls on Douglas Garrick’s face as he touches the door with his fingertips. “My wife… she’s very ill.” As he continues showing me their incredible penthouse apartment, I have a terrible feeling about the woman behind closed doors... -
Diamond by Jessie Keane
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratings*** THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER ***'A brilliant historical crime read' Bella'This thrilling and twisty crime novel is perfect for fans of Martina Cole' My Weekly'A rollercoaster of crime, revenge and murder' The SunBEHIND EVERY STRONG WOMAN IS AN EPIC STORY.. -
More Dangerous Than Man by Remington Kane
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTanner makes his way across the country to see an old friend, as he seeks answers about his past... -
Shattered by Melody Anne, John Henley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTyrell Rice, known as Smoke to his military contacts, is on a mission. Number one is to break down the walls of a drug cartel circle that’s been affecting those he cares about for far too long. His number two mission, not to succumb to the marriage flu that’s been infecting all of the men around him.Smoke is former military, and a former NFL superstar. He’s been around the block many times around...Categorized as:
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The Red Ledger: 4 by Meredith Wild
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThere’s no turning back…The second I spared Isabel’s life, everything changed. I used to deal in death wishes. Now the instinct to protect her charts the course. Because every time I turn away from her, something turns me back. She’s uncovered a side of me that I can no longer ignore. Doesn’t change the fact that she doesn’t belong in my world... -
Proving Grounds by B.J. Bourg
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen the sniper-style murder of an alligator poacher puts two rival families on edge, Police Sniper London Carter and Detective Sergeant Dawn Luke join forces to solve the case. But they'll have their work cut out for them as the two families recruit small armies to fight each other... -
Final Verdict by Sheldon Siegel
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFate throws a curveball at the San Francisco ex-husband-and-wife legal team of Mike Daley and Rosie Fernandez, when Mike picks up the phone and hears the voice of Leon Walker. This is not good news-because Walker was the one who ruined their marriage. Years ago, he and his brother participated in a stickup that left a man dead... -
Wrath of Poseidon by Clive Cussler, Robin Burcell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsTen years ago, a chance meeting at the Lighthouse Café in Redondo Beach led Sam Fargo and Remi Longstreet on the adventure of a lifetime, hunting the legendary riches stolen from the Persian King Croesus in 546 B.C. But they weren't the only ones. Someone else is after the gold, and he's willing to kill anyone who gets in his way...Categorized as:
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Clint Wolf Boxed Set: Books 4 - 6 by BJ Bourg
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBooks 4-6 (But Not Forever, But Not For Naught, and But Not Forbidden) of the Clint Wolf Mystery Series by award-winning author BJ Bourg now available as a boxed set! BUT NOT FOREVER After a year of working as a tour guide in the swamps of Louisiana--and the day after a man’s body is found in a canal--former Police Chief Clint Wolf realizes he can’t stay away from law enforcement work... -
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Fuse's Hold by E.C. Land
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFuseBeing who I am, most people, not a member of the club, assume I got my road name for being able to fix shit and my brains. What I’m really known for is my short fuse. Being a part of the Inferno’s Clutch MC, I handle shit for the club that could easily put me behind bars for years. I also go to fights to release the aggression that builds within me... -
Dark Lies by Elliot York
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRelax, this won’t be so bad.After all, this isn’t the first time you’ve died.She was the girl everyone wanted but no one could have—no one but him. They’d loved each other. Becca’s suicide at age 18 broke Logan. The heartache never fully healed. But nothing could have prepared him for the shock of what came next.At age 39, Logan Cooper’s hard-earned detective career is hanging on by a mere thread... -
Triplets Rise by K.L. Savage
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDaddy's little girl is all grown up.Things are about to change around here.If there is one thing I won't allow, it's having my dad's MC ran into the ground.Everyone expects my brothers to take charge, but there is one thing no one knows.I'm the one that runs this club.A woman.And according to men, a woman's place is in bed not at the head of the table... -
The Red Ledger: 3 by Meredith Wild
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe can’t outrun him… Isabel should have died the night we met. She has a gift for looking danger in the eye and coming out unscathed. She narrowly escaped DC with her life, and now she’s on the run again. I’m hardly her guardian angel, but I’m determined to keep her safe. More, I refuse to give her up. She’s under my skin, sparking more than a few latent memories. She’s made me feel again... -
Lost in the Wind by Calle J. Brookes
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe had survived. She could survive. She would survive again. After a brutal assault and cancer as a teenager, Dr. Nikkie Jean Netorre wouldn’t let herself be called a victim. Nikkie Jean wasn’t a victim. She was a survivor. Now a pediatric surgical resident at the best teaching hospital in Texas, Nikkie Jean knows there’s nothing she can’t make it through if she just keeps going... -
The Spy Who Came In From the Cold by John Le Carre Summary Study Guide by BookRags
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Odd Couple Study Guide consists of approx. 37 pages of summaries and analysis on The Spy Who Came In From the Cold by John Le Carre.br/br/This study guide includes the following sections: Plot Summary, Chapter Summaries Analysis, Characters, Objects/Places, Themes, Style, Quotes, and Topics for Discussion... -
Slow Down by Lee Matthew Goldberg
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHow far would you go to make your dreams come true? For budding writer and filmmaker Noah Spaeth, being a Production Assistant in director Dominick's Bambach's new avant-garde film isn't enough. Neither is watching Dominick have an affair with the lead actress, the gorgeous but troubled Nevie Wyeth. For Noah's dream is to get both the film and Nevie in the end, whatever the cost... -
The Stolen by Dan Padavona
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe night Sutter and Monica Steen leave for dinner, they never return home.Two weeks later, the police drag their bodies out of the river, sending the town into a panic.The Black River killer is back. Nobody is safe.When another person goes missing, Jefferson Gildon, a police detective with a checkered past, leads the investigation... -
Look Twice by Eva Hudson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA double agent. A double cross. This time, Ingrid is in double trouble.When Special Agent Ingrid Skyberg discovers an undeveloped roll of film left behind by her predecessor in the FBI, she isn’t sure what to make of the strange photos he took... -
Sorin by Brooke Sivendra
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA code. A cult. A kidnapping. James Thomas is playing a deadly game of chess, but not everyone will survive…. Maya Ashwood has been taken hostage, and her kidnapper wants two things in exchange: James Thomas and Mak Ashwood.James must create a plan that will enable him to both rescue Maya and keep Mak safe from the clutches of the man hunting him.The stakes have never been higher... -
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Saving What's Mine by Janice M. Whiteaker
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI knew it the second I heard her name.Hope.It’s something I’ve never had.Something I’ve always wanted.But now I only want it for her.Hope’s as broken as I was. Beaten down. Literally and figuratively.That stops now.I thought saving myself was what mattered the most to me.I was wrong.Saving her is.No one’s ever cared what happened to me.Ever offered help without wanting something in return... -
The Coast Road Home by Vickie McKeehan
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThree years ago, it was a beautiful March Saturday in New Glarus, Wisconsin. The sun was out. The day, a chilly prelude to spring. Divorced mom, Marley Lennox, wanted nothing more than to spend time with her two kids at the family farm, a peaceful setting outside town. They’d all been looking forward to helping tend to the newborn calf and spending a quiet weekend in the countryside... -
Face the Music by Velvet Vaughn
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYou can’t silence the truth.Ever since their chance encounter on the crowded streets of New York City, COBRA Securities Co-Founder Luke Colton can't erase Layla Brooks from his thoughts. It wasn't just her beauty that captivated him, but the look of stark terror on her face. Angry with himself for not following her, knowing she must be in danger, he's shocked when she ends up on his doorstep... -
The Depth of Darkness by L.T. Ryan, Sean Patrick Hopkins
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDetective Mitch Tanner's life hangs in the balance. He clings to the daughter in his care. He agonizes over the disappearance of his son and estranged wife. Twelve months has yet to turn up a solid lead.While investigating the apparent accidental death of Dusty Anne Miller, Mitch and his partner Sam Foster find themselves in the middle of a fiendish plan that strikes too close to home... -
Nora's Outrage by E.C. Land
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNoraAfter all Breaker and I went through when we first got together, you would think it would all be downhill from here. No one should have to go through what we have. The drama has been swirling around the club for a while now and it seems the danger attached is coming our way once again.In a way that could change everything... -
Agent Zero by Jack Mars
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn this much-anticipated debut of an epic spy thriller series by #1 bestseller Jack Mars, readers are taken on an action thriller across Europe as presumed-CIA operative Kent Steele, hunted by terrorists, by the CIA, and by his own identity, must solve the mystery of who is after him, of the terrorists’ pending target—and of the beautiful woman he keeps seeing in his mind... -
Zane by Elizabeth Knox
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI'm supposed to marry a woman I've never met, make her my 'ol lady and all that. This deal was struck when I was a kid playing with toy trucks in my front yard. Hell, Octavia wasn't even born yet. Everything changed when the Raiders MC started getting picked off one by one. Her sisters were all murdered, including the woman I was supposed to marry... -
High Noon and Tribute by Nora Roberts
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwo full-length novels of drama, passion and suspense from number one bestseller Nora RobertsHigh NoonAs Savannah's chief hostage negotiator, Phoebe MacNamara is calm, courageous, and ready to risk her life to save others. But a chance meeting with businessman Duncan Swift will bring dramatic repercussions for them both. Someone is out to destroy Phoebe - professionally and personally... -
Axel by Elizabeth Knox
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAxelOne drunken night. One drunken slip up. It's all it took before I started lookin' at her in a completely different way.She was in love with my brother before he met his ol' lady and now here I am, unable to keep my damn eyes off her. Rosa's one of the Vixens. She's been around for a couple years now, but I'd be lyin' if I said I knew a lot about her... -
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Jagger's Choice: Ruthless Sinners MC by L. Wilder
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings*Jagger’s Choice was previously released in the Very Naughty MC Christmas Anthology.*Wall Street Journal and USA Today Best Sell L. Wilder brings you a new addition to the Ruthless Sinner series. Jagger will show readers just how hard it is to resist a bad boy with a good heart.He hadn’t meant to let her in. She was just supposed to be his ticket out...But she became so much more... -
Tarnished Throne by Kristen Luciani
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOur world is built on a web of lies...and even the truth can't set us free. I always knew Patrick Mulligan was a man of many layers.I just never imagined that peeling them back would awaken such a savage beast with the insatiable need to control and conquer everything and everyone around him.My husband is a beautiful, vicious monster with a god-like body that is fueled by the wrath of the devil... -
Marry a King by Stella Andrews
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe graduation ball sealed her fate.The unmasking ceremony chained her to my side.The most beautiful woman in Andromeda.Cassiopeia Brookes-Stanley, a vision wrapped in sin.Aquamarine eyes that steal my breath and capture my soul.Soft curves that beg for my attention with an innocence she will surrender only to me... -
Fast Track by Stephen Leather
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratings'Stephen Leather writes really exciting action thrillers... -
A Demon's Soul: A Devil's Riot MC Crossover by E.C. Land
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Devil's Riot MC Crossover Lex Years ago, I sold myself to Satan. I swore I'd find a way to break the deal I made, but that day never came. Now it's time I pay the piper, or whatever that old saying is. The fact of the matter is I don't have a choice. It's either that, or he'll go after the only person who's ever been important to me... -
Deprave by E.C. Land, Elizabeth Knox
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIf I don't marry him there's no doubt a war will ensue.My brother crossed the line. He wanted an allegiance and in accepting it, he's promised me to a man. While he isn't a stranger, this isn't something I've wanted. I craved a normal life and now I'm just like every other mafia princess.I've been resenting my brother and why shouldn't I? He did the one thing he promised he'd never do... -
Detest by E.C. Land, Elizabeth Knox
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI had one rule: don't sleep with the talent. Yet, I had no problem breaking it for her. RémyMy family had dealt with nefarious people for most of our lives. We became accustomed to it. In fact, we were raised by someone who was the worst of them all. We knew what to look out for, and we became a stronger family unit because of what we endured. Things had just begun to settle down... -
Quicksand / Blood Game / Eight Days to Live / Chasing the Night (An Eve Duncan Collection) by Iris Johansen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen has captivated millions of readers with her fast-paced forensics thrillers featuring heroine Eve Duncan... -
Wait on Me by Elizabeth Knox
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRavageI've never been the type of man who begs. While I can say for certain I've been the type to grovel . . . I wouldn't get on my knees for any woman--except her. The one who made me forget about all the darkness in the world.The same one who said no when I asked her the most important question of my life. She's the one who got away, and now she's the one in danger... -
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Reclusive by Elizabeth Knox
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTrick When I was on the inside I found my faith again. I only found my faith because it helped lessened my sentence and let's be real - no one wants to be in the slammer. My priest told me that an angel would come to me, that she would help guide me through many trials and tribulations. Imagine my surprise when a woman named Angel comes barreling into my life... -
Hawk: Devil's Nightmare MC by Lena Bourne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHAWK is a full-length, standalone first book in a steamy and suspenseful new MC Romance series - Devil's Nightmare MC - by USA Today Bestselling Author Lena Bourne. No Cliffhanger, HEA Guaranteed! Trying to stay away from him is a losing fight... -
COASTAL CONSPIRACY: Coastal Adventure Series Number 1 by Don Rich
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMichael "Murph" Murphy and his girlfriend, Lindsay Davis, weren't looking to get into real estate investing, but they knew not to pass up a great deal when they saw one. Mallard Cove Marina was ripe for the picking, and it fell right in their laps. But a mysterious bomber saw it as a great deal, too. He wants to kill their deal, and them along with it... -
Next Exit, Three Miles by C.W. Browning
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAlina Maschik was one of the best. She never missed. Yet, two years ago in Cairo, she missed her shot at one of the world’s most wanted terrorists. Now, he’s back. This time, he’s on US soil.Given the opportunity to redeem herself, Alina’s objective is simple: find the terrorist and complete her mission... -
Free to Deceive by Julie Mellon
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSpecial Agent Katie Freeman and her partner, Michael Powell, step in to assist the local authorities after the discovery of thirteen bodies buried in a small park. The chilling pose of each body and the gruesome manner in which they died indicate a particularly sadistic killer... -
The GirI Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest by David Donaldson
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNB: This is NOT the novel by Stieg...
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