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Resurrection Walk by Michael Connelly
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsDefense attorney Mickey Haller is back, taking the long shot cases, where the chances of winning are one in a million. After getting a wrongfully convicted man out of prison, he is inundated with pleas from incarcerated people claiming innocence. He enlists his half brother, retired LAPD Detective Harry Bosch, to weed through the letters, knowing most claims will be false... -
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An Unreliable Truth by Victor Methos
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom the bestselling author of A Killer’s Wife, Victor Methos’s acclaimed Desert Plains series continues with the saga of two brilliant defense attorneys and a client whose confession may not be what it seems.Two couples cut to bits near a canyon close to the Nevada border... -
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Keeper of Secrets by Denise Grover Swank
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe final book in the Carly Moore series.Carly had every intention of heading to Dallas to bring down her father, but not as Wyatt Drummond’s hostage. After Wyatt kidnaps her at gunpoint and threatens to turn her over to her father--the man she’s spent the past nine months hiding from--she explains that his plan will get them both killed... -
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Night Prey by Susan Sleeman
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe lived for upholding the law…Defense attorney, Malone Rice, doesn’t want to go to her fifteen year class reunion. Attending means running into her former high school flame, now Portland police detective, Ian Blair. But when the committee decides to honor her for her pro-bono work with homeless teens, she knows it would be churlish not to attend. She will have to go and make the best of it... -
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![Nerves of Steele by Susan Sleeman]()
Nerves of Steele by Susan Sleeman
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOne mysterious break-in…As a middle child, Peyton Steele has always needed to find a way to standout. But coming to the attention of the head of security for her client’s jewelry store when millions of dollars in jewels go missing is not the way to do it... -
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Santa's Subpoena by Rebecca Zanetti
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSo Much for Peace During the HolidaysAnna Albertini has her hands full during the holiday season. Her boyfriend Aiden is back in town after being undercover across the country for the last three months, and his sudden over-protectiveness is a little too much... -
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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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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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![Breach of Honor by Janice Cantore]()
Breach of Honor by Janice Cantore
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAs a police officer in Table Rock, Oregon, Leah Radcliff puts her life on the line to help others every day. But at home, Leah's battling her own personal nightmare: Brad, her abusive husband, a fellow officer, celebrated hero, and beloved son of a powerful prominent family... -
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![Stone Investigations : Complete Series by Harper Maguire]()
Stone Investigations : Complete Series by Harper Maguire
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBook 1 Zoe Holloway is a high-powered attorney, who has always taken financial care of her fly-by-night younger brother, Tucker...Categorized as:
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![Sarah's Protector by Regan Black, Josie Jade]()
Sarah's Protector by Regan Black, Josie Jade
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSarah Clarkson's dream vacation has turned into a nightmare.The widowed mother of a high school senior is giving the empty-nest life a test drive with a solo vacation to Key West. The resort is pure luxury, as is the sexy silver fox who makes her feel beautiful on her first night in town.Finding out he’s a former Navy SEAL? Even better...Categorized as:
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A Woman to Blame by Vincent Panettiere
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHours after a thoroughbred racehorse collapses and dies after finishing last in a race he was favored to win, his trainer—a young woman with a promising career—is found dead on a suburban Chicago beach. To the police, it's a simple case of murder-suicide. But Mike Hegan, veteran police detective, refuses to believe the official story... -
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![Depraved by Debra Webb]()
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... -
![A Deeper Fear by Allison Brennan]()
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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Unspeakable by Elisabeth Naughton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn this electrifying novel from New York Times bestselling author Elisabeth Naughton, love can be a risk when it’s explored in such dark places… All his siblings have moved on from their troubling pasts, but Rusty McClane can’t leave his behind. Not even when his freedom is in jeopardy.Legal investigator Harper Blake can sense a bad boy... -
![Galen's Gemma by Dale Mayer]()
Galen's Gemma by Dale Mayer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGalen’s Gemma Galen had plans to kick back and relax, but Levi needs someone to help out Zack, a friend of his. When Levi asks Galen, he’s game. There’s a little too much sugary sweet true love going on at the compound for him and his single state to handle. Then he meets Gemma and her sister, the real reason Zack was looking for help... -
![School of Fish by Amy Lane]()
School of Fish by Amy Lane
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJackson Rivers has been learning how to take care of himself so he can be there for Ellery Cramer, but after eight weeks of healing, body and soul, he’s itching to get back to work. Finally Ellery gives him a simple task: pick up a file on a kid who probably didn’t commit murder but who refuses to participate in his own defense.Nothing is ever that easy... -
![The Guardian: A Romantic Suspense Standalone by Kimberly Kincaid]()
The Guardian: A Romantic Suspense Standalone by Kimberly Kincaid
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGuard against any danger. Especially if it comes from within.Detective Matteo Garza doesn’t just do the job—he is the job.He’s learned the hard way that work and pleasure can’t co-exist.So when his little sister’s best friend accidentally uncovers a money laundering schemeled by one of Remington’s most cold-blooded criminals,Garza vows to keep things strictly business as he keeps her safe... -
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![Fish in a Barrel by Amy Lane]()
Fish in a Barrel by Amy Lane
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJackson and Ellery face their toughest case yet—against the criminal justice system itself.Jackson Rivers and Ellery Cramer have worked difficult jobs before, but usually it’s getting the facts that’s the problem. For their newest client, the trouble isn’t finding the truth—it’s corruption at the highest levels of the justice system... -
![As the Night Ends by Calle J. Brookes]()
As the Night Ends by Calle J. Brookes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGovernor Marcus Deane had watched the beautiful Ariella from afar for nearly a year. Drawn to her shy, sweet ways, the intense man responsible for leading the state of Texas knew he wasn't the kind of man a woman like her needed. He had to content himself to just be the friend she needed... -
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Burning by Calle J. Brookes
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe'd burned for her for years, but she'd never known how he felt. Sin Lorcan had always wanted Merrick Cody, but he had missed his chance when she married his brother. But she wasn't married to him now.. -
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![And So It Begins by Rachel Abbott]()
And So It Begins by Rachel Abbott
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsMark and Evie had a whirlwind romance. Evie brought Mark back to life after the sudden death of his first wife. Cleo, Mark's sister, knows she should be happy for him. But Cleo doesn't trust Evie...When Evie starts having accidents at home, her friends grow concerned... -
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The Secret Witness by Victor Methos
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsFrom the bestselling author of A Killer’s Wife comes the thrilling first installment in the Shepard & Gray series, featuring a young sheriff who teams up with a former prosecutor to stop a copycat killer.This is Reaper speaking.So begins an anonymous letter published in a Utah newspaper after a young couple is viciously murdered... -
![Lust, Money & Murder by Mike Wells]()
Lust, Money & Murder by Mike Wells
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBorn in the worst suburb in Pittsburgh, Elaine Brogan is bright, beautiful and bold. When her father is falsely arrested for passing counterfeit $100 bills, Elaine vows to become a Secret Service agent and track down the man responsible. After barely surviving the arduous Secret Service Training Academy in Laurel, Maryland, she is transferred to bleak and blustery Great Falls, Montana... -
![Waiting by Calle J. Brookes]()
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... -
![Chosen People by Robert Whitlow]()
Chosen People by Robert Whitlow
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBestselling author Robert Whitlow returns with an international legal drama that speaks to critical issues of our day. “Compelling, realistic, and inspiring.” —Randy Singer, bestselling author of Rule of Law “You are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation.. -
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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 . . -
![The Proving Ground by Michael Connelly]()
The Proving Ground by Michael Connelly
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly, the Lincoln Lawyer is back with a case against an AI company whose product may have been responsible for the murder of a young girl... -
![The Silent Watcher by Victor Methos]()
The Silent Watcher by Victor Methos
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe bestselling author of A Killer’s Wife delivers a haunting legal thriller, plunging the reader headlong into the search for a deadly stalker—and a quest to bring a young victim peace.Far from the neon glare of the Vegas strip, attorney Piper Danes walks away from a hotshot law firm to work as a guardian ad litem (GAL)... -
![Custody of the State by Craig Parshall]()
Custody of the State by Craig Parshall
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTim LaHaye called The Resurrection File—Craig Parshall’s first novel—“one of the most fascinating books I have read in years.” Parshall continues with Custody of the State, another legal thriller with tightly drawn characters, tense courtroom scenes, and the struggle of a man to bring his beliefs into real life... -
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![Chaos by C.A. Harms]()
Chaos by C.A. Harms
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe devil wears many masks, and everyone’s world will crash when the truth comes out… The life of an undercover FBI agent can be dark. The things you see can never be unseen. The effects it has on your mind, leave a gaping hole in your soul... -
![A Heatbeat Away by Maureen Smith]()
A Heatbeat Away by Maureen Smith
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings- Maureen Smith's debut novel... -
![Hostile Desires by Melissa Schroeder]()
Hostile Desires by Melissa Schroeder
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs a cold case heats up, two former adversaries discover there is a thin line between love and hate.Seven years ago, Dr. Elle Middleton’s world crashed and burned. She has rebuilt her life and found comfort in her work as the medical examiner for TFH... -
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Firestorm by Monette Michaels
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe's a survivor.Former Air Force pilot Tara Nightwalker survived wartime flying only to come home to a civilian life that was anything but safe. Two years after surviving a brutal kidnapping, it’s time to get on with her life. She finds a job in Idaho as a park ranger and wildland firefighting instructor. After what she’s been through, men aren’t appealing at all... -
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Lethal Allure: Cowboy Justice Association by Olivia James
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter only one coffee date, Luke Brewster can tell that Shaw Parker is the kind of woman that he’d like to get to know better. She’s smart, funny, successful, and beautiful. She seems to like him too. But a smooth courtship isn’t in the cards for the couple. There’s someone out there stalking her, getting closer and closer with each passing day. They have no idea who he is or what he’ll do... -
![Justice (Southern Comfort .7) by Lisa Clark O'Neill]()
Justice (Southern Comfort .7) by Lisa Clark O'Neill
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWaking up next to a dead stranger with no memory of how he got there should be the worst day of Caitlin Cavanaugh’s life. However, what seems to be a clear case of self-defense soon puts Caitlin on the defensive, as evidence left behind at the scene doesn’t match up with her story. But proving her innocence becomes the least of her problems.. -
![The Lady is a Thief by Aimee Nicole Walker]()
The Lady is a Thief by Aimee Nicole Walker
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDetective Elijah Markham has decided to trade big city danger for sleepy town charm. He quickly learns that small towns harbor deadly secrets, and the biggest threat to Elijah may prove to be the sexy lady who lives next door. Guarding his turbulent heart could be his biggest challenge if he falls captive to her irresistible charms. Maegan Miracle seemingly has the perfect life... -
![Elusive Identities by Olivia Jaymes]()
Elusive Identities by Olivia Jaymes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe task of finding the killer of a Jane Doe from more than thirty years ago isn’t going to be easy. In fact, it might be impossible. After spending most of his life in his father’s shadow this is Chris Marks’ opportunity to show what he can do. So when he sees a woman on television that’s the spitting image of the victim, he’s determined to talk to her... -
![Deadly Reflections by Regan Black]()
Deadly Reflections by Regan Black
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne family's long-buried secrets could be the key to solving a shocking murder...With the holiday season in full swing, Paige Coker is planning a surprise party for her father's retirement when she finds troubling documents that indicate she might not be his daughter at all.Her search for answers is derailed when the event caterer is killed and she becomes the prime suspect... -
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Fatal Vision by Misty Evans
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings**Don’t miss the nonstop action and a second chance at love for the alpha hero and sassy heroine in the next bestselling SEALs of Shadow Force book from USA TODAY Bestselling Author Misty Evans!! The gunshot that nearly killed her brought her husband back... FBI agent Shelby Claiborne was closing in on a serial killer when she was shot and left in a coma...Categorized as:
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![Her Protector by D. Camille]()
Her Protector by D. Camille
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratings*The Uncut Series is the sequel to The Black Diamond series featuring the younger characters that were introduced in the original series. The mysteries and storyline follow The Black Diamond Series. It is recommended that you read The Black Diamond Series before beginning The Uncut Series to have a full grasp of the plot and storyline... -
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Redemption by B.J. Daniels
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe hunt for justice…and love…begins Jack French has had two long years of prison- ranch labor to focus on starting over, cleaning up his act and making things right. When he comes home to close-knit Beartooth, Montana, he's bent on leveling the score with the men who set him up. The one thing he doesn't factor into his plans is beautiful Kate LaFond... -
![Holding the Truth by Calle J. Brookes]()
Holding the Truth by Calle J. Brookes
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe'd been a victim of a horrible crime at her own father's hands. With her spirit broken and her body hurting, Texas State Police Officer Bailey Moore is determined to return to the job—and find a way to heal. No matter what she has to do. Finding her place in Value, Texas again is the hardest task she's ever undertaken... -
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Trust Me by Margaret Watson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRaine Taylor has one goal – justice for her murdered sister. She knows Genie's husband strangled her and left her in an alley – Peter had been threatening to kill his wife for years. The police said there was no proof Peter Northrup killed Genie. So it was up to Raine to make him pay... -
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Love, Lies & the D.A. by Rebecca Rohman
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJada McLean is about to get married in nine days, when she walks in on her fiancé in a little more than a compromising position. Days later, she’s on a trip that she intends to be relaxing and a prelude to her fresh start, when she runs into the rude, obnoxious, but gorgeous Jonathan Kole.Jonathan Kole is San Francisco’s newest District Attorney... -
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Deathtrap by Dana Marton
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSophie Curtis is a heart-transplant recipient with some spooky body memories. She's been in her own antiseptic bubble for so long, she just might not be able to venture out into the real world again. Whatever shred of optimism Ethan Bing had left after becoming Broslin Chief of Police had been seared out of him by the unsolved murder of his wife two years ago...
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