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Daughter of the Morning Star by Craig Johnson
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAnother New York Times bestseller in the beloved Longmire series. When Lolo Long's niece Jaya begins receiving death threats, Tribal Police Chief Long calls on Absaroka County Sheriff Walt Longmire along with Henry Standing Bear as lethal backup... -
![Lowcountry Boughs of Holly by Susan M. Boyer]()
Lowcountry Boughs of Holly by Susan M. Boyer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt’s the most wonderful time of the year, but Private Investigator Liz Talbot is struggling to feel festive. She hasn’t seen her best friend, Colleen, in weeks and fears she may never see her again in this life. Meanwhile Nate, Liz’s husband and partner, is spending money like he prints it in the attic on a mysterious family Christmas celebration... -
![Alan's Utterly Accidental Dream-Cute by A.J. Sherwood]()
Alan's Utterly Accidental Dream-Cute by A.J. Sherwood
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat happens when a Havili researcher meets a psychic dreamwalker? A dreamy meet-cute, that’s what. (In more ways than one... -
![Blood Dahlia by Victor Methos, MacKenzie Leigh Barmen]()
Blood Dahlia by Victor Methos, MacKenzie Leigh Barmen
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA COPYCAT OF THE MOST FAMOUS MURDER IN HISTORY... A serial murderer nicknamed the Blood Dahlia has been terrorizing the quiet suburbs of Pennsylvania. Brutally mutilating his victims in the fashion of the most famous murder in Hollywood, the killer leaves no trace behind... -
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![Fighting For Anna by Pamela Fagan Hutchins]()
Fighting For Anna by Pamela Fagan Hutchins
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWINNER OF THE SILVER FALCHION AWARD Tightly plotted and fast-paced, this romantic head-scratcher dives into 80s pop culture, a reclusive religious community, and high stakes politics... -
![Gobbelino London & a Melee of Mages by Kim M. Watt]()
Gobbelino London & a Melee of Mages by Kim M. Watt
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“We’ll do it,” Callum said. “Of course we will,” I said. “Why would we not stalk the scary magician who might be trying to raise his son from the dead? For free?” Like it or not, when a sorcerer asks you to track a magician, you track a magician. It’s that or spend life as a hamster. So we did.But, turns out, the scary magician is the least of our worries...Categorized as:
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![Hypnos by R.J. Blain]()
Hypnos by R.J. Blain
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFollowing the devastation of World War III, nuclear radiation has spawned magic, ranging from nuisance koppa oni plaguing the Golden Gate to masters of the elements. It falls to the FBI's supernatural quads and their supervisors to protect those who can't protect themselves... -
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Messenger by Craig Johnson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSheriff Walt Longmire, his long-time friend Henry Standing Bear, and his undersheriff Victoria Moretti are returning from a fishing trip in the Bighorn Mountains when Walt receives a distress call from Crazy Woman Canyon. Forest service ranger Chuck Coon is in trouble. Walt, the Bear, and Vic arrive to find Coon and a young woman up a tree, so to speak... -
![Last Light by Dean Koontz]()
Last Light by Dean Koontz
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWith just a touch, Makani Hisoka-O’Brien can see the deepest secrets that others conceal—and it frightens her. There’s danger in the terrible knowledge that floods her mind and haunts her conscience.With just a touch, Rainer Sparks can learn the biggest problems that others bear—and it thrills him. There’s profit to be made making problems go away, by any means . . . including murder... -
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Dane by Theresa Hissong
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDaneRise of the PrideBook 8The Rules Have Changed…Dane Walker, Guardian to the Shaw pride, has never lived by the rules. His tastes have always been on the side of extreme. With each passing day that he is tasked to protect the werepanther-owned bar, The Deuce, Dane’s obsession with the two human employees strengthens... -
![Earth to Emily by Pamela Fagan Hutchins]()
Earth to Emily by Pamela Fagan Hutchins
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA pulse-pounding mystery—the second in the Emily series—from the best-selling and award-winning author of the Katie & Annalise novels. Paralegal and former rodeo queen Emily only wants two little things. The first is to adopt Betsy—the girl who has stolen her heart but could be deported to Mexico at any time... -
![Coyote Songs by Gabino Iglesias]()
Coyote Songs by Gabino Iglesias
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn Gabino Iglesias’ second novel, ghosts and old gods guide the hands of those caught up in a violent struggle to save the soul of the American southwest.A man tasked with shuttling children over the border believes the Virgin Mary is guiding him towards final justice. A woman offers colonizer blood to the Mother of Chaos... -
![Tropical Bartender Bear by Zoe Chant]()
Tropical Bartender Bear by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA curvy black woman in disguise + a hot bartender bear shifter + a male beauty pageant at a shifters-only resort = a romantic adventure that bares it all! When you’re in trouble with the mob, there’s only one thing to do: Assume your twin sister’s identity, escape to a tropical island resort, and lay low while enjoying a generous slice of beefcake courtesy of the World Mr. Shifter pageant... -
![A Few Good Men by Aaron Sorkin]()
A Few Good Men by Aaron Sorkin
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis Broadway hit about the trial of two Marines for complicity in the death of a fellow Marine at Guantanamo Bay sizzles on stage. The Navy lawyer, a callow young man more interested in softball games than the case, expects a plea bargain and a cover up of what really happened... -
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![The Perils of Paris: a Provence Cozy Mystery by Ana T. Drew]()
The Perils of Paris: a Provence Cozy Mystery by Ana T. Drew
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen someone tries to kill her sister, it’s time for Julie Cavallo to don her sleuthing cap!The Provence sweet shop owner rushes to the home of her twin sister in Paris.Julie’s main question is: Who would want Cat, a professional medium, dead? Unfortunately, Cat doesn’t have a clue... -
![Heard It Through the Grapevine by Lizbeth Lipperman]()
Heard It Through the Grapevine by Lizbeth Lipperman
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA debut mystery chock-full of big Texas attitudeSavannah television personality Elaina Garcia has the opportunity of a lifetime as a news anchor in Florida, but her plans are disrupted when she learns about the death of her estranged sister, Tessa, who ran a Texas winery with her ex-husband.Back in her hometown of Vineyard, Texas, Lainey comes face to face with her dead sister... -
![Cold Company by A.J. Aalto]()
Cold Company by A.J. Aalto
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBefore she vanished, few people knew what paralyzing fear Rachel Houseton battled every single day... -
![Going for Kona by Pamela Fagan Hutchins]()
Going for Kona by Pamela Fagan Hutchins
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe newest romantic mystery from the bestselling author of the Katie & Annalise series! Going for Kona has it all: unforgettable characters, an epic love story, and a page-turning mystery that will keep you guessing until the last page... -
![Orlando People by Alexander C. Kane]()
Orlando People by Alexander C. Kane
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGretch Wolgast is a bit of a dud. Just ask her. She's a 21-year-old college dropout who has a loser job at the mall. Sure, she can lift a tennis ball with her telekinetic powers. But only three feet in the air. And she has to be sitting. Gretch is an OP, one of thousands born in Orlando, Florida, in the early 1980s who mysteriously developed the ability to move things with their minds... -
![The Fireballer by Mark Stevens]()
The Fireballer by Mark Stevens
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA poignant story about hopes, dreams, and how far one man’s talent takes him before he realizes it’s about what you do—and how you do it.Frank Ryder is unstoppable on the baseball field—his pitches arrive faster than a batter can swing, giving his opponents no chance. He’s being heralded as a game-changing pitcher... -
![The Advocate's Conviction by Teresa Burrell]()
The Advocate's Conviction by Teresa Burrell
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSabre Orin Brown's clients keep disappearing. With seemingly no connection between the cases, Sabre enlists the help of her southern PI friend, JP, and her best friend, Bob, to find each of them--before it's too late.In her race against the clock, Sabre must determine whether contemporary horrors are being buried in the shadow of dark traditions--or if it's something else at work... -
![Final Hour by Dean Koontz]()
Final Hour by Dean Koontz
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Following Last Light comes Final Hour, the second of two standalone eBook original novellas leading in to Ashley Bell, the highly anticipated new novel of suspense from Dean Koontz! Just by touching others, Makani Hisoka-O’Brien can see the darkest secrets they keep. The troubling talent has made the Southern California surfer wary of casual contact... -
![Returning as Shadows by Paco Ignacio Taibo II]()
Returning as Shadows by Paco Ignacio Taibo II
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn 1991, Paco Taibo II wrote The Shadow of a Shadow, a book about four men who meet to play dominos in a hotel bar in Mexico City... -
![Love Notes in the Key of Sea by Anna Celeste Burke]()
Love Notes in the Key of Sea by Anna Celeste Burke
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGeorgie Shaw and Detective Jack Wheeler have a second chance at love—despite the fact they met during the investigation of a Murder at Catmmando Mountain. Decades earlier, Georgie lost the love of her life in an attack on the beach that left one man dead and two others missing including her fiancé, Danny Farrell... -
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![Within the Shadows by Brandon Massey]()
Within the Shadows by Brandon Massey
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBe Careful What You Wish For At just thirty-one, Andrew Wilson has it all: close friends, a great house in an Atlanta suburb, and a successful career as a mystery writer. Only one thing is missinga special person to share it with. Then one day he meets someone new, a woman who seems almost too good to be true... -
![The Shaman's Game by James D. Doss]()
The Shaman's Game by James D. Doss
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFor the Ute of Southern Colorado, the annual Sun Dance is among the most solemn and sacred of rituals. But too often recently Death has been an uninvited guest at the hallowed ceremony. None of the deceased has sustained visible, life-ending injuries, so Charlie Moon is reluctant to call it murder... -
![Critical Vulnerability by Melissa F. Miller]()
Critical Vulnerability by Melissa F. Miller
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn this smart, gripping thriller from USA Today bestselling author Melissa F. Miller, federal prosecutor Aroostine Higgins’ most critical vulnerability is exposed.Government records, medical equipment, elevators, security alarms … they’re all remotely controlled and monitored by computerized industrial control systems. It’s convenient, efficient, and potentially deadly.Assistant U.S... -
![Evil Eye by Madhuri Shekar, Harsh Nayyar]()
Evil Eye by Madhuri Shekar, Harsh Nayyar
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsPallavi is an aspiring writer living in California. Her mother, Usha, is thousands of miles away in Delhi - and obsessed with finding her daughter a husband... -
![The Valley of Lost Children by David Barbur]()
The Valley of Lost Children by David Barbur
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt starts with a footprint. It ends with a murder.Wildlife tracker and wilderness survival expert Tye Caine just wants to live in the woods and be left alone, but a killer haunts the misty forests of the Pacific Northwest. When someone attempts to abduct a child, and a local resident is murdered, Tye is drawn into a web of hidden secrets and madness... -
![Inspector Specter by E.J. Copperman]()
Inspector Specter by E.J. Copperman
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDetective Lt. Anita McElhone is one of Harbor Haven's finest. She's also a hard-boiled ghost skeptic. So when she shows up on the doorstep of Alison Kerby's Haunted Guesthouse to ask for supernatural help in solving the murder of her former partner it's hard to tell which woman is more flabbergasted... -
![The Monkey and The Tiger by Robert van Gulik]()
The Monkey and The Tiger by Robert van Gulik
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA.D. 666 and A.D. 676The Monkey and The Tiger includes two detective stories, "The Morning of the Monkey" and "The Night of the Tiger." In the first, a gibbon drops an emerald in the open gallery of Dee's official residence, leading the judge to discover a strangely mutilated body in the woods--and how it got there... -
![Fool Me Once by Steve Hockensmith, Lisa Falco]()
Fool Me Once by Steve Hockensmith, Lisa Falco
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter taking over the White Magic Five & Dime, Alanis McLachlan is trying to make up for her mother's con jobs by tracking down old customers and making amends. When Martha, one of the most loyal clients, comes looking for a way out of her abusive marriage, Alanis does everything she can to help.But helping Martha leads to unforeseen consequences . . . including murder... -
![Gored of the Rings by Elise Sax]()
Gored of the Rings by Elise Sax
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt’s been three years since Gladie married Spencer and settled down as a full-time matchmaker. The three years have been quiet, filled with marital bliss and absolutely no murder. Without a mystery to solve, Gladie has grown bored, even as she has excelled as a matchmaker with more than a little psychic ability... -
![Majoring In Murder by Jessica Fletcher, Donald Bain]()
Majoring In Murder by Jessica Fletcher, Donald Bain
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe USA Today bestselling Murder, She Wrote mystery series continues as Jessica Fletcher uncovers scandal on a college campus...Celebrity mystery writer Jessica Fletcher is riding out Schoolman College’s first tornado in over sixty years. As a visiting professor, she is there to teach a creative writing class... -
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![Almost Mortal by Christopher Leibig]()
Almost Mortal by Christopher Leibig
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEmerging criminal defense attorney Sam Young has always known he had a gift. Or a curse. He thinks of them as minor psychic abilities... -
![Birthday Party Murder by Leslie Meier]()
Birthday Party Murder by Leslie Meier
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe whole town of Tinker’s Cove is looking forward to the celebration marking former librarian Julia Ward Howe Tilley’s ninetieth birthday. Lucy Stone, Miss Tilley’s closest friend, dreamed up the party idea—at about the same time she decided she’s not getting old without a fight... -
![Doctor Who: Summer Falls and Other Stories by James Goss, Justin Richards]()
Doctor Who: Summer Falls and Other Stories by James Goss, Justin Richards
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSummer Falls by Amelia Williams In the seaside village of Watchcombe, young Kate is determined to make the most of her last week of summer holiday. But when she discovers a mysterious painting entitled 'The Lord of Winter' in a charity shop, it leads her on an adventure she never could have planned... -
![Morgue Drawer For Rent by Jutta Profijt]()
Morgue Drawer For Rent by Jutta Profijt
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWishing to return to his peaceful life and spend more time with his girlfriend, coroner Martin Gänsewein wants nothing more than to rid himself of his foulmouthed undead sidekick, Pascha. Unfortunately, such things are easier said than done. When bodies at the local cemetery begin to turn up sans organs, Martin and Pascha are once again forced into partnership to solve the case... -
![A High Heels Haunting by Gemma Halliday]()
A High Heels Haunting by Gemma Halliday
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom New York Times, USA Today, and #1 Kindle Bestselling author Gemma Halliday:Web designer Kya Badder is as Plain-Jane as they come. So, when she sees an ad for a impractically gorgeous pair of red heels on Maddie Springer's wesbite, where the model is everything Kya isn't - beautiful, confident and sexy - she can't help buying them. And can't help doing a little strutting around town in them... -
![Murder at the Powderhorn Ranch by Jessica Fletcher, Donald Bain]()
Murder at the Powderhorn Ranch by Jessica Fletcher, Donald Bain
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBest-selling mystery author Jessica Fletcher is visiting a ranch out west. The owners, old friends Bonnie and Jim Cook, asked her to come and she said, "Yes!" It's an adventure in the glorious outdoors of Colorado. But she gets caught in a fiendish plot when one of the guests is found stabbed to death. Soon after, the victim's wife is also discovered murdered in a gruesome fashion... -
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Catnapped! by Elaine Viets
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom Anthony and Agatha Award-winning author Elaine Viets—the thrilling mystery series about one woman trying to make a living... while other people are making a killing.If there’s one thing the very wealthy might value even more than their money, it’s their precious pets... -
![Murder Hooks a Mermaid by Christy Fifield]()
Murder Hooks a Mermaid by Christy Fifield
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNestled in Keyhole Bay, Florida, Glory Martine’s souvenir shop, Southern Treasures, is supposed to trap tourists—not ghosts. But a possessed parrot may be just what Glory needs to solve a murder...Inheriting her great-uncle Louis’s bayside souvenir shop should have been a breeze for Glory... -
![Humpty Dumpty by Willow Rose]()
Humpty Dumpty by Willow Rose
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey thought it would be easy. Four boys from a nearby boarding school planned on attacking and killing a family - just for the fun of it. But they hadn't prepared themselves for the terror of what they would meet inside of the house in shape of a little girl with a very special gift...Categorized as:
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![Cookies and Scream by Virginia Lowell]()
Cookies and Scream by Virginia Lowell
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOlivia Greyson is the proud owner of The Gingerbread House—a quaint shop that specializes in all things cookie—and her best friend, Maddie, is her sidekick, baking up scrumptious treats for their cookie-themed parties... -
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![Death, the Devil, and the Goldfish by Andrew Buckley]()
Death, the Devil, and the Goldfish by Andrew Buckley
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom the Bahamas to Heathrow airport, to the rain soaked streets of London the dead have ceased dying. This is inconvenient for a number of reasons but what’s the real reason behind the chaos?In London we find Nigel Reinhardt, a disgraced, confused, and gifted London police constable who owns a prophetic goldfish... -
![No Time to Die by Kira Peikoff]()
No Time to Die by Kira Peikoff
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn a Washington, D.C. research lab, a brilliant scientist is attacked by his own test subjects. At Columbia University, a talented biochemist is lured out of her apartment and never seen again. In the Justice Department's new Bioethics Committee, agent Les Mahler sees a sinister pattern emerging. . -
![Fight Game by Kate Wild]()
Fight Game by Kate Wild
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA fast-reading thriller with an extrasensory twist, told by a rebellious gypsy boy who lives by his wits--and his fists... -
![This Is Life by Seth Harwood]()
This Is Life by Seth Harwood
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJack Is Back! Yes, Jack Palms is back to bring you more of the action, suspense and excitement that you came to expect from the hit podiobook Jack Wakes Up.In This Is Life, Jack Palms finds himself caught in a working relationship with none other than the San Francisco police. When one of their own gets killed and corruption invades the Hall of Justice, Sgt... -
![The Secret Keepers by Jean Nicole Rivers]()
The Secret Keepers by Jean Nicole Rivers
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s midnight when Regina Dean she receives a harrowing phone call and learns that the corpse of her best friend, Lola Rusher, has been found and she must return to her, Godforsaken, hometown of Black Water for the funeral of the beloved girl who disappeared when they were both only sixteen years old... -
![The Red Arrow: A novel by William Brewer]()
The Red Arrow: A novel by William Brewer
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen a once-promising young writer agrees to ghostwrite a famous physicist's memoir, his livelihood is already in jeopardy: Plagued by debt, he's grown distant from his wife--a successful AI designer--and is haunted by an overwhelming sense of dread he describes as "The Mist." Then, things get worse: The physicist vanishes, leaving everything in limbo, including our narrator's sanity...Categorized as:
literary-fiction humor fiction contemporary mental-illness mystery dark-humor supernatural
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