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The Botanist by M.W. Craven
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 18 ratings'I swear I'm one bad mood away from calling it black magic and going home . . .'Detective Sergeant Washington Poe can count on one hand the number of friends he has. And he'd still have his thumb left. There's the insanely brilliant, guilelessly innocent civilian analyst, Tilly Bradshaw of course... -
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Dan Brown Inferno (Robert Langdon) Unofficial Guide by Stephen Eastment
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe Dan Brown Inferno Unofficial Guide will allow you to decode the masterful and clever codes, symbols and art history of Dan Brown's fourth international blockbuster, Inferno and follow in the footsteps of the great puzzle solver Robert Langdon. Dan Brown's new international blockbuster, Inferno, will be his fourth book fusing history, art, codes and symbols... -
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L'Affaire Alaska Sanders by Joël Dicker
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsAvril 1999. Mount Pleasant, une paisible bourgade du New Hampshire, est bouleversée par un meurtre. Le corps d'une jeune femme, Alaska Sanders, est retrouvé au bord d'un lac. L'enquête est rapidement bouclée, la police obtenant les aveux du coupable et de son complice.Onze ans plus tard, l'affaire rebondit... -
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Cowboy in the Crosshairs by Em Petrova
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey’re total opposites. That doesn’t mean he won’t lay down his life for her.Silas Shanie is ready for action. Now that his medical leave is over, he’s more than capable of being back on the WEST Protection team. His first assignment? Easy. His new ward? Not at all. But he’ll keep the gorgeous, shallow heiress safe because it’s his job. He doesn’t have to like her. Except…he does. Maybe too much... -
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![You Better Run by Willow Rose]()
You Better Run by Willow Rose
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDead.Who is this girl?How did she end up in the pool?Was she even at the party?Even more strange is when they pull her out of the water, Meg realizes the girl looks very familiar. As a matter of fact, she looks just like her.Like an identical twin.But Meg has no twin, at least none that she knows of, and no one at the party knows this girl or can say where she is from... -
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Midnight Reckoning by Rebecca Deel
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHer sister was a world-class jewel thief. But she crossed the wrong person and now Sophie's baby may pay the price. Sophie Valero has spent her life living down her last name. In a family of murderers, thieves, and con artists, she's the black sheep... -
![Lost in the Wind by Calle J. Brookes]()
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... -
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Frat Party by John Ellsworth, Jode Ellsworth
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFinally, the Christine Susmann legal thriller spinoff series has arrived: A university fraternity has a toga party and nude photographs of one young partygoer suddenly emerge worldwide on the Internet. The girl believes she was assaulted while unconscious and her father seeks legal help for her... -
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![Mercurial Dreams by Hadena James]()
Mercurial Dreams by Hadena James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAislinn Cain and the Serial Crimes Tracking Unit are being sent to the hottest place in North America to investigate mummified remains that were found in Death Valley. When Xavier Reece uncovers elemental mercury in the heart of one of the mummies, they discover there is more than Mother Nature at work... -
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Explosive Dreams by Hadena James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBright midways, rides with loud music and flashing lights, barkers trying to get people to spend money on rigged games; the normal sounds of county fairs everywhere until an explosion rips through the tinny music of the carnival rides. Now the screams are not squeals of delight but the terrified shrieks of the dying.The danger is no longer imaginary, something to shrug off when the ride is over... -
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Catherine Coulter the FBI Thrillers Collection Books 1-5 by Catherine Coulter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe #1 New York Times bestselling FBI thrillers are “excellent beach reads”*—stock up today on these five suspense novels featuring Dillon Savich and Lacey Sherlock. From the debut of the series, The Cove, through the “fast-paced twists and turns” of Riptide (San Francisco Examiner), you’ll be swept away...Categorized as:
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The Betrayal by S.R. Jones
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIf you find out your whole existence, everything you ever knew is a lie, where does that leave you? I am Star and I'm a sacrificial offering for my people. A thing to be sold to the highest bidder. Then I'm bought and nothing is as it seems. Up is down, and good is bad. My new master is a hardened mafia soldier named Markos. He wants to save me. I don't want to be saved... -
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Master Of My Mind by Jenna Jacob
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Biggest Club Genesis Book Yet! After the shocking death of my Master left me stunned, the revenge his ex-wife and daughter sought was almost as devastating. Seeking refuge at Club Genesis, my one safe haven, I returned to heal and get back on my own two feet. But I soon learned that fate had other plans for Leagh Bennett... -
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Depraved by Debra Webb
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDepraved is the tenth book in the bestselling, critically acclaimed Faces of Evil series. The finale is coming! Are you ready? Have you ordered Heinous, book 9? Don't miss a single book in this terrifyingly fast paced series! The serial killer obsessed with Deputy Chief Jess Harris has finally been cornered but the body count is still rising... -
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A Deeper Fear by Allison Brennan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFBI Agent Lucy Kincaid’s husband, Sean Rogan, is in a dark place after being held captive. He won’t talk about it with anyone, not even Lucy. She’s hoping a conference in Sacramento, which includes family and the unveiling of a highly sought after drone Sean’s been working on, will help him heal... -
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Give Unto Others by Donna Leon
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBrunetti is forced to confront the price of loyalty, to his past and in his work, as a seemingly innocent request leads him into troubling waters.What role can or should loyalty play in the life of a police inspector? It's a question Commissario Guido Brunetti must face and ultimately answer in Give Unto Others, Donna Leon's splendid 31st installment of her acclaimed Venetian crime series... -
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Little Lost Secrets by Cheryl Bradshaw
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen a dead body is found in the walls during a home renovation, detective Georgiana Germaine gets swept into a cold case murder...Categorized as:
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A Perfect Escape by Maddie James
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA changed identity. A secluded beach. A sniper. Megan Thomas is running for her life. From Chicago, from the mob, from her husband. She runs to the only place she feels safe-a secluded cottage on an east coast barrier island. Smyth Parker is running from life. From work, from society, from a jealous ex-wife-his only consolation the solitude of Newport Island... -
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To the Bone by Jeff Carson
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsChief Detective David Wolf’s son has a new girlfriend, and when she discovers her father—a well known man in ancient fossils trade circles—has been murdered, she and the rest of her shattered family turn to Wolf to bring them justice... -
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Unforgiven by Rebecca Zanetti
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRun: Gemma Falls never expected to use her game theory expertise to outrun a killer. But for years, that skill is all that kept her one step ahead of a deadly stalker. When Gemma gets the chance to teach at D.C. University, she hopes she and her young daughter have found a safe harbor... -
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Catherine Coulter the FBI Thrillers Collection Books 6-10 by Catherine Coulter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsStart with the “vivid characters and fast-moving plotlines”* of Hemlock Bay…and you’ll soon be speeding your way through these five novels in the “suspense-filled series” (Booklist) from the #1 New York Times bestselling author starring agents Dillon Savich and Lacey Sherlock... -
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Tangled Web by Wendy Saunders
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCassandra Grayson leads a quiet life managing a library in Queens, NY. There's only one thing missing... her sister.Cassandra hasn't seen her sister since the night their wealthy, prominent father died from a massive heart attack. She had only been five years old at the time and can barely recall the events of that night... -
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![Frozen Valentine by E.C. Land]()
Frozen Valentine by E.C. Land
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBlake The first thing you learn as a kid is 'stranger danger', but they don't tell you what to do when a tall, tattooed, dangerous man shows up out of nowhere. I know I should make him leave. He's surely capable of fending for himself, but it's the middle of winter, the roads are icy and around these parts that can mean a death sentence... -
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Sex, Lies & Bourbon by Kris Calvert
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFBI Agent, Win Holloway is going home to Kentucky—and not under the best of circumstances. At odds with his father since turning his back on the family’s lucrative and long-standing bourbon empire, the blond haired golden boy is a star at the Bureau, but a turncoat with his family and their distillery, Winter Bourbon... -
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Dakota Peace by Megan Kinney
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe went looking for peace, but trouble found her.After a traumatic call, emergency dispatcher Natalia Brynner flees the city, desperate for some distance from her stressful life. Her peace is short lived when a flat tire strands her on the other side of South Dakota with nothing but her high heels and a speeding ticket... -
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In Self Defense by Debra Webb
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen a tireless newswoman becomes the story… she could lose everything—starting with the family business. To get the scoop on two grisly murders, newspaper publisher Audrey Anderson needs help from Winchester sheriff Colton Tanner—the gorgeous cowboy who betrayed their teenage love... -
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Profile of Terror by Alexa Grace
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA missing coed named Abby Reece. Two clever thrill killers are committing the most brutal, public, and horrifying abductions and murders in the county’s history. The killers, known as the Gamers, have done this before, and are now upping their evil game to a new level. The question is — can they be stopped before they kill again? Things get complicated... -
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Night Fall by Nancy Mehl
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"When authorities contact the FBI about bodies found on freight trains--all killed the same way--Alex Donavan is forced to confront her troubled past when she recognizes the graffiti messages the killer is leaving behind... -
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The House of Lies by Debra Burroughs
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Debra Burroughs... P.I. Emily Parker and sexy police detective Colin Andrews are back, along with their close circle of friends. The House of Lies is Book 7 and you are in for another exciting and dangerous murder mystery with a thrilling dose of romance. Emily is fighting to clear the prime murder suspect while Colin is working to put him in jail... -
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All The Rage by Cara Hunter
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA teenage girl is found wandering the outskirts of Oxford, dazed and distressed. The story she tells is terrifying. Grabbed off the street, a plastic bag pulled over her face, then driven to an isolated location where she was subjected to what sounds like an assault. Yet she refuses to press charges.DI Fawley investigates, but there's little he can do without the girl's co-operation... -
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Snow Blind by Lori G. Armstrong
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe frigid winter months are mighty slow in the PI biz for Julie Collins and her partner, Kevin Wells—until the duo is hired by a young woman to investigate problems at her grandfather’s assisted living facility, where they encounter lax security, unqualified healthcare personnel, and a shady senior volunteer organization... -
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Bitter Reckoning by Heather Graham
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAll of their extraordinary adventures makes an ordinary vacation very appealing Danni Cafferty and Michael Quinn are happy to accept an invitation to a new couples resort from a friend of Danni’s... -
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Lightning Lingers by Barbara Freethy
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom #1 NY Times Bestselling Author Barbara Freethy comes the second book in a new romantic suspense trilogy: Lightning Strikes. In these connected novels, lightning leads to love, danger, and the unraveling of long-buried secrets that will change not only the past but also the future… Katherine Barrett, a dedicated young doctor, receives a terrified phone call from her brother, TJ... -
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Waiting by Calle J. Brookes
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEveryone made mistakes, but some were far more dangerous than others… Fin McLaughlin wanted nothing more than to make a difference in his work with the FBI. Headhunted by the deputy director of the Bureau to head up a new division located in St. Louis, Fin was determined to make amends for the mistakes he’d made six years earlier that had almost cost him his career—and his life... -
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The Trial by Robert Whitlow
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA lawyer ready to die takes one final case...the trial of his life.Attorney Kent "Mac" MacClain has nothing left to live for. Nine years after the horrific accident that claimed the life of his wife and two sons, he's finally given up. His empty house is a mirror for his empty soul, it seems suicide is his only escape. And then the phone rings... -
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Dead Ringer by Mary Burton
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSOME NIGHTMARES . . . Beside each body, he leaves a simple charm bearing a woman’s name. Ruth . Judith . Rachel. The victims were strangers to each other, but they have been chosen with the utmost care. Each bears a striking resemblance to Kendall Shaw, a local anchorwoman…each brutally strangled by a madman whose obsession will never end... DON’T FADE . . -
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Skeleton's Key by Stacy Green
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCage Foster can’t catch a break. The discovery of a dusty skeleton in the antebellum home he’s caring for is bad enough. But the unearthing of two fresh bodies, buried during his tenure at Ironwood Plantation, may land Cage on Mississippi’s death row... -
![The Take by Martina Cole]()
The Take by Martina Cole
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFreddie Jackson thinks he owns the underworld when he gets out of prison. He's done his time, made the right connections, and now he's ready to use them. His wife Jackie just wants her husband home, but she's forgotten the rows, the violence, and the girls Freddie can't leave alone... -
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Faceless by Martina Cole
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsEleven years ago Marie Carter was convicted of killing her two best friends. And she's paid the price. Now she is being released from prison. It's time to go home. But life has moved on, and Marie has nowhere to go. Her parents have disowned her; her friends have abandoned her; even her kids don't want to know... -
![La casa delle voci by Donato Carrisi]()
La casa delle voci by Donato Carrisi
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsPietro Gerber non è uno psicologo come gli altri. La sua specializzazione è l'ipnosi e i suoi pazienti hanno una cosa in comune: sono bambini. Pietro è il migliore di tutta Firenze, dove è conosciuto come l'addormentatore di bambini. Ma quando riceve una telefonata da parte di una collega australiana che gli raccomanda una paziente, Pietro reagisce con perplessità e diffidenza... -
![Demain by Guillaume Musso]()
Demain by Guillaume Musso
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsElle est son passé...... il est son avenir.Emma vit à New York. À 32 ans, elle continue de chercher l homme de sa vie.Matthew habite à Boston. Il a perdu sa femme dans un terrible accident et élève seul sa fille de quatre ans.Ils font connaissance grâce à Internet et bientôt, leurs échanges de mails les laissent penser qu ils ont enfin droit au bonheur... -
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Dark Country by Bronwyn Parry
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDark Country is the second book in the loosely-linked series set in Dungirri. Most people in the small town of Dungirri have considered Morgan ‘Gil’ Gillespie a murderer for eighteen years, so he expects no welcome on his return. What he doesn’t expect is the discovery of a woman’s tortured body in the boot of his car, and new accusations of murder... -
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Tainted Pictures by Sarah Robinson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTainted Pictures is an Amazon Bestseller in Crime, Thrillers, and Romantic Suspense. The Photographer is back, dropping menacing hints at every turn. Reminding Kate that he owns her. That he broke her body. And at the same time, Derrick Kane broke her heart. The small, quiet life that Kate Jackson had built for herself was over... -
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Last Scream by Morgan Hannah MacDonald
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEACH SCREAM COULD BE YOUR LAST He kidnaps them. Punishes them. Sends them to hell. Then he displays them so everyone will know they are sinners. IF HE FINDS YOU Texas Ranger William H. Thomas is called to a small town where the body of a mutilated woman has been found. She's kneeling and trussed to a tree, and her hands are tied together as if in prayer. Something horrific lies in her arms... -
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Ice Scream by Morgan Hannah MacDonald
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYOU CAN’T SCREAMSomewhere in the vast Alaskan wilderness hides a psychotic monster. His methods are unlike any other serial killer to date. He likes his women cold, frozen to be exact. Once finished with a victim, he displays her like a twisted piece of art. YOU CAN’T RUNFBI Agent Annie Thomas is on leave after the loss of her fiancé, Matt Locklear... -
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The Deadly Series Boxed Set by Jaycee Clark
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere are few men as sexy and charming as Jaycee Clark’s Kinncaid brothers, and readers will be thrilled to find them all in one great place. Each of their heart-pounding stories is told in this five-book collection, including Deadly Shadows, Deadly Ties, Deadly Obsession, Deadly Games, and Deadly Secrets... -
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Untainted by Sarah Robinson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUntainted is the gripping conclusion to the Amazon Bestselling romantic suspense series, The Photographer Trilogy. The infamous serial killer, known as the Photographer, is gone, but this time he has taken someone with him. Even though everyone finally knows his identity, he is still two steps ahead of them. Someone is dead. Someone is missing. Kate Jackson is one of those two... -
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Retaliation by Mimi Barbour
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA virgin librarian with hot-chick potential, the conflicts in her story won’t let you put the book down. Be prepared for an all-nighter… She watches the mob kill her twin and is too frozen with fear to stop them. How can she live with that cowardice eating away at her self-respect? Revenge claws at her sheltered existence until she can’t breathe. Though she’s naïve, she isn’t stupid...
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