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Deep State by L.T. Ryan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAfter meeting with Jack Noble, things have been silent. Until Bear Logan receives a cryptic message that sends him to Chicago for a meeting. But Noble isn't there, and neither is anyone else. Bear soon finds himself teamed up with a green reporter who claims to have inside information about a brewing conspiracy that could have long-reaching ramifications... -
![What Lies Beneath by E.M. Smith, L.T. Vargus]()
What Lies Beneath by E.M. Smith, L.T. Vargus
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSome secrets don’t stay buried.Three elaborately staged victims. No clues. A public verging on panic.FBI profiler Victor Loshak heads to Kansas City to hunt another serial killer. But something about this case is all wrong.The three corpses lie posed. Face up. A glove laid to cover each right eye.The victims seem to be selected at random. Suburban. Upper middle class. Squeaky clean... -
![Dirty Old Town: gritty gripping northern noir by L.M. Krier]()
Dirty Old Town: gritty gripping northern noir by L.M. Krier
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDark streets. Dirty secrets. Closed front doors. But what is going on behind them?DCI Ted Darling is shocked to discover, in his new role as Head of Serious Crime, that topping the figures on his extended patch is domestic violence. When it ends in death, it’s the one crime where the victim can’t testify and witnesses don’t want to get involved... -
![30 Days of Justis by John Ellsworth]()
30 Days of Justis by John Ellsworth
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsShe's a daughter he doesn't know he has. Until she calls him...from death row. From USA Today bestselling author John Ellsworth comes another book so thrilling the pages all but turn themselves. Written as a standalone novel. Michael Gresham meets his lost daughter, Cache, in her prison cell. She is scheduled for execution in 30 days. Her other lawyers have given up; there is nothing left to do... -
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![The Law Partners by John Ellsworth]()
The Law Partners by John Ellsworth
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsARRESTED FOR A MURDER YOU DIDN'T COMMIT? Michael Gresham is a criminal attorney who defends his clients with an iron will. They know that when he takes their case they are probably going to leave the courthouse a free man or free woman. But what happens when the defender becomes the defendant himself? A law partner will have to step up and do for him what he can't do for himself... -
![Monsters by Matt Rogers]()
Monsters by Matt Rogers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMORE MONEY, MORE MURDER…Heidi Waters, CEO of billion-dollar startup Vitality+, is all the rage in Silicon Valley. Her company’s promises to roll out a neurochemical cure for caffeine-related anxiety are set to change the game, a godsend for anyone who’s ever got the jitters from upsizing their morning coffee order.There’s just one problem.There is no cure. The product doesn’t work... -
![Noble Vengeance by William Miller]()
Noble Vengeance by William Miller
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"As good as Mitch Rapp, Scot Harvath, and Kyle Achilles..." -EnzenauerJake Noble is Back... And Deadlier Than EverWhen a friend and former teammate goes missing while on assignment, Jake Noble takes the first plane to Mexico, determined to catch his friend's killer and exact revenge... -
![Sorin by Brooke Sivendra]()
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... -
![The End of the Line by L.M. Krier]()
The End of the Line by L.M. Krier
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHolidays are never guaranteed for Detective Chief Inspector Ted Darling. Crime has a way of intervening.He’s hoping for a relaxing time in Wales with his partner Trevor, who’s had a difficult week. Instead he finds himself confronted by a sudden death, possibly suspicious, which threatens to leave his mother, Annie, homeless.Ted’s determined to find out what really went on... -
![Redemption Trail (Yakima Henry) by Peter Brandvold]()
Redemption Trail (Yakima Henry) by Peter Brandvold
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLifelong loner Yakima Henry unexpectedly befriends Paul Cahill, an old prospector with roots in a once-wealthy Eastern family. When Cahill is mortally wounded by men stalking his and Yakima’s trail, Cahill asks Yakima to travel to northern Dakota Territory and deliver a letter and a belt stuffed with money to his estranged son... -
![Jagger's Choice: Ruthless Sinners MC by L. Wilder]()
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... -
![Terminated by Lori Matthews]()
Terminated by Lori Matthews
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the bestselling author of the Callahan Security Series.Meet Cain Maddox of the US Coast Guard’s TEAM RECON. As in reconstructed. As in broken and needs fixing.The sole survivor of a deadly IED attack that killed his best friend, Cain, has been recovering physically and mentally for the last year, thanks to his assignment to Team RECON... -
![Credible Threat by Ken Fite]()
Credible Threat by Ken Fite
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis thriller can be read stand-alone or as part of the series. Twenty-four hours before the presidential inauguration, a terror plot is discovered in Washington, DC. Ex-federal agent Blake Jordan finds himself in the middle of the action and races against the clock to keep the president-elect safe... -
![Man on Fire by A.J. Quinnell]()
Man on Fire by A.J. Quinnell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsKnown only as Creasy, he was hired to protect, not to kill. A battle-scarred, burnt-out mercenary, working as a bodyguard for the young daughter of an Italian industrialist, he thought he had lost the power of feeling. Until the girl's beguiling touch awakens in him the ability to love.Then something happens, something so devastating that Creasy is consumed by a single-minded rage for revenge... -
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![Carlos the Ant by John Ellsworth]()
Carlos the Ant by John Ellsworth
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCarlos has a sick daughter and needs money. He's also an upstanding citizen who pays his taxes, puts in his forty hours, doesn't drink and carouse, and loves his wife. Still...he has nowhere else to turn. So Carlos gets money the old-fashioned way--he robs banks. The money comes pouring in but then a new man joins the crew and everything tumbles downhill... -
![The Gone Sister by Thomas Fincham]()
The Gone Sister by Thomas Fincham
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFROM THOMAS FINCHAM, THE NEW VOICE IN CRIME AND SUSPENSE GENRE. A MYSTERY THAT WILL KEEP YOU GUESSING UNTIL THE FINAL PAGES. How do you find someone who doesn’t exist? Isaiah Whitcomb is found dead in a parked car. Isaiah is a promising athlete and he also happens to be Detective Greg Holt’s nephew. It’s personal for Holt and he will stop at nothing to find who is behind his nephew’s murder... -
![Holding Out For Forever by Vera Quinn, Monica Langley Holloway]()
Holding Out For Forever by Vera Quinn, Monica Langley Holloway
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYou can never go back... I thought I would never love again. I put the BlackPath MC and our families first. I have old enemies, mixed with new rivalries, that put everything at risk. Then I met her. One stolen kiss is all it took. I told her she would never be mine. Nine months later, and we have a permanent bond. Everything else doesn't matter... -
![Boca Grande Breeze by Ed Robinson]()
Boca Grande Breeze by Ed Robinson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBreeze did not want to get involved. He had problems of his own, but when he saw the man on the sailboat punch his partner, he was forced to act. He didn’t need a woman around while he plotted his revenge against the man responsible for Brody’s death. He was on a mission, and this stranger could only slow him down... -
![An Alex Cross Omnibus: Cat and Mouse & Pop Goes the Weasel by James Patterson]()
An Alex Cross Omnibus: Cat and Mouse & Pop Goes the Weasel by James Patterson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwo classic Alex Cross novels in one fantastic package.In CAT AND MOUSE, Alex Cross is called to Union Station train terminal a man is on the loose, firing at random into the swarming crowds of travellers. Psychopath Gary Soneji seems determined to go down in a blaze of glory, and he wants Alex Cross to be there... -
![The Atlantis Stone by Nick Hawkes]()
The Atlantis Stone by Nick Hawkes
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBenjamin is part Aborigine, but nightmares from the past cause him to disown his heritage. Unfortunately, he feels no more at home in the Western world and so struggles to know his identity. Benjamin seeks to hide from both worlds in his workshop where he ekes out a living as a wood-turner... -
![The GirI Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest by David Donaldson]()
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... -
![Sakharov the Bear by John Ellsworth]()
Sakharov the Bear by John Ellsworth
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFROM USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR JOHN ELLSWORTH A Legal Thriller - in a Russian Courtroom Drama Two CIA field operators obtain a bill of lading from an arms supplier in Moscow. Tracing the origin and destination of the weapons there is reason to believe a massive arms shipment has come into the U.S. through the Port of Long Beach... -
![Execution Is Everything: The Girl by Nick Warren]()
Execution Is Everything: The Girl by Nick Warren
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen you have 10 seconds to live, Execution Is Everything. Dr. Jon Kaine has flown into New York to commit a crime, but that’s not the problem. The problem is the late-night bar he hides out in, the gang that runs it, and the beautiful woman who follows him inside... -
![Rising Son by Deja Voss]()
Rising Son by Deja Voss
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’m a biker princess on the run. I’ve got a fake name. Fake accent... -
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![Coastal Breeze by Ed Robinson]()
Coastal Breeze by Ed Robinson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBreeze is made an offer he can’t refuse. A three million dollar yacht is his for the taking, but there are strings attached. He’s sent to Panama to repossess the vessel from its current captain, who becomes an unlikely ally during a mission to Colombia... -
![Weapons by Matt Rogers]()
Weapons by Matt Rogers
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsAN ARMY OF TWO FOR THE AGES... Jason King and Will Slater, the two most lethal operatives in government history, are out on their own. They’ve been through their personal journeys into hell, but they unite in New York City as brothers in arms. So begins a vigilante crusade against the city’s morally bankrupt inhabitants. But their private war doesn’t last long.. -
![Unfinished Business by Remington Kane]()
Unfinished Business by Remington Kane
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen they learn that the man named Brick has resurfaced in California......Tanner and Mr. White go in pursuit of the huge menace.In response, Brick sends a deadly crew of killers to stop Tanner and White, even as a third party seeks their deaths.Along the way, Mr. White and Tanner receive assistance from a mysterious man named Stark... -
![The Complete Western Stories of Elmore Leonard by Elmore Leonard]()
The Complete Western Stories of Elmore Leonard by Elmore Leonard
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsNo one is more evocative of the dusty, gutsy hey-day of the American West than Elmore Leonard. And no story about a young writer struggling to launch his career ever matched its subject matter better than the tale behind Leonard's Western oeuvre... -
![No More Mr. Nice Guy by Remington Kane]()
No More Mr. Nice Guy by Remington Kane
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn old enemy resurfaces and wreaks havoc on White by targeting his family and friends. His one hope of fighting back requires him to unleash the monster within, an act that may change him forever. From REMINGTON KANE, the author of the TANNER Series TAKEN! - NO MORE MR...Categorized as:
crime pulp mystery action-adventure thriller serial-killers assassinations political-intrigue -
![Someone Savage: A Thriller by Mike McCrary]()
Someone Savage: A Thriller by Mike McCrary
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA gripping, fast-paced thriller for fans of Harlan Coben, Karin Slaughter, and Rachel Abbott.Last night two children knocked at his door. Someone is looking for them…Nicholas Hooper wanted to be left alone. Looking to escape his past and his unfortunate present, the best-selling author rented a luxury house in the Poconos to finish what very well could be his very last book... -
![Romeo's Rules by James Scott Bell]()
Romeo's Rules by James Scott Bell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIf you want to stay alive, you better know the rules . . . Natalia Mayne said, “What's the first rule?” “Fear nothing,” I said. “You have any more?” “Do unto them before they do unto you.” “Really?” ”And you don’t owe the truth to people who lie." “I’ve never met anybody like you.” “I’ve heard that before.” Mike Romeo is an ex-cage fighter living off the grid in Los Angeles... -
![Complete Stories of Robert Bloch: Final Reckonings (Complete Stories of Robert Bloch, Volume 1) by Robert Bloch]()
Complete Stories of Robert Bloch: Final Reckonings (Complete Stories of Robert Bloch, Volume 1) by Robert Bloch
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBest known as the author of "Psycho", Robert Bloch is world-renowned for his stories of horror, mystery, fantasy, and science fiction. Many of the 25 stories in this first volume of "The Complete Stories of Robert Bloch" have been unavailable for decades. The stories are in his classic style of gripping suspense, science fiction and fantasy... -
![Bad Things by Tamara Thorne]()
Bad Things by Tamara Thorne
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe house has been in his family for generations. But it really belongs to them…The Piper clan emigrated from Scotland and founded the town of Santo Verde, California. The Gothic Victorian estate built there has housed the family for generations, and has also become home to an ancient evil forever linked to the Piper name…As a boy, Rick Piper discovered he had “the sight... -
![Kill Shot by Jude Hardin]()
Kill Shot by Jude Hardin
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAbout The Jack Reacher Experiment series Rock Wahlman: Forty-one years old, United States Navy Master at Arms, E-8, retired. DOB 14 October 2057. Grew up in an orphanage, recently discovered that he is the product of a human cloning experiment, an exact genetic duplicate of a former army officer named Jack Reacher... -
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![A Taste for Death by Peter O'Donnell]()
A Taste for Death by Peter O'Donnell
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe rugged team of Modesty Blaise and her loyal lieutenant, Willie Garvin, take on impossible odds as they battle Simon Delicta, a man with a taste for death, and Swordmaster Wenczel in a duel to the death. As the adventure unfolds, and they travel from London to Panama to the depths of the Sahara desert, the pair will need all their killing skills to survive... -
![The Shadow File by A.C. Fuller]()
The Shadow File by A.C. Fuller
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAmerica's intelligence security is in the hands of a million private contractors. Now one woman may bring down their entire system.Four months ago, Alex Vane lost his friend James Stacy, killed by private security contractors working for the intelligence-industrial complex. Though Alex exposed the killers, most of the system survived, including the amoral torturer known only as Amand... -
![The Scarlet Ruse by John D. MacDonald]()
The Scarlet Ruse by John D. MacDonald
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTravis McGee is too busy with his houseboat to pay attention to the little old man with the missing postage stamps. Except these are no ordinary stamps. They are rare stamps. Four hundred thousand dollars worth of rare. And if McGee doesn't recognize their value, perhaps Mary Alice McDermit does, a six-foot knockout who knows all the ways to a boat bum's heart... -
![Tampa Burn by Randy Wayne White]()
Tampa Burn by Randy Wayne White
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe abduction of Doc Ford's son pulls the former assassin back into business--and into the trap of an avenging politico with a twisted and violent plan of revenge... -
![The Final Diagnosis by Arthur Hailey]()
The Final Diagnosis by Arthur Hailey
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA look at the workings of a modern day hospital through the lens of the pathologists department... -
![The Gentleman's Hour by Don Winslow]()
The Gentleman's Hour by Don Winslow
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsBoone Daniels, the most laid-back of private investigators, gathers with his surfing buddies on Pacific Beach, California as per usual. There's no surf to speak of, but the Dawn Patrol are out in force anyway...it's what they do... -
![The Devil's Price by Ariana Cooper]()
The Devil's Price by Ariana Cooper
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI was trained to fight for justice.To bring criminals like Finn O'Rourke to their knees.But nothing prepared me for him.Sin wrapped in a tailored suit.Power woven into every word.A man so dangerous, he should have been my ruin.Instead, I became his obsession. His addiction.One touch and the lines blurred.One night and I was lost. Now, I carry the secret that could destroy everything... -
![Faking a Murderer by Kathy Reichs, Lee Child]()
Faking a Murderer by Kathy Reichs, Lee Child
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJack Reacher walked out of the Baltimore bust depot into a world of frozen streets and dirty snow… In this short story from the thrilling anthology MatchUp, bestselling authors Kathy Reichs and Lee Child—along with their popular series characters Temperance Brennan and Jack Reacher—team up for the first time ever... -
![The Assessment by Kerry J. Donovan]()
The Assessment by Kerry J. Donovan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSome jobs are dangerous. Some job interviews are explosive.Security consultant and former Royal Marine Commando, Captain Ryan Kaine expects his crew to be the best. When executing classified government military contracts, they need to be.The latest group of potential recruits are enthusiastic. By the time Kaine’s finished with them, they’ll know enthusiasm alone doesn’t cut it in a war zone... -
![The Time Store by Andrew Clark, Dee Matthews]()
The Time Store by Andrew Clark, Dee Matthews
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRULE NUMBER ONE OF TIME TRAVEL, PRESERVE TRUE TIME. Greenwich, London. A borough steeped in history. Home of the Royal Observatory, Cutty Sark, Old Royal Naval College and the PRIME MERIDIAN. Also home to the Bradbeers, a family of Time Travellers. If you’re lucky, the Bradbeers will help you live your dreams or recapture lost time... -
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![The Deep Six by Randy Striker, Randy Wayne White]()
The Deep Six by Randy Striker, Randy Wayne White
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen a well-known eccentric scavenger in Key West shows Dusky MacMorgan a golden chain, it's no ordinary trinket-it's the key to finding a treasure at the bottom of the sea. Before MacMorgan can find out where that is, the eccentric vanishes off his boat, the apparent victim of a shark attack. But MacMorgan suspects the true killer walked on two legs... -
![The Syndicate by Jon F. Merz]()
The Syndicate by Jon F. Merz
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNOW with the "Seal of EBook Excellence!" - Proofed, Properly Formatted, and a Great Price: Just $3.99!A missing family member sends Lawson on a trip to New York City only to run smack into vampire organized crime. Now they've got Lawson right where they want him - and they want him to switch sides and betray the Balance... -
![The Killing by Lionel White]()
The Killing by Lionel White
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJohnny Clay, an ex-con determined to strike it rich, has worked out a fool-proof scheme to knock off a racetrack payroll. The two million bucks should be enough to last him a lifetime or two. But a two-faced dame has another idea: Let Johnny do the work, then she'll grab the swag for herself and her boyfriend... -
![Legal Thriller: A Patriot's Act, a Courtroom Drama: A Brent Marks Legal Thriller by Kenneth Eade]()
Legal Thriller: A Patriot's Act, a Courtroom Drama: A Brent Marks Legal Thriller by Kenneth Eade
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDeath, law and in that order at Guantanamo Bay. The 2015 RONE Award nominated novel for best legal thriller, fast-paced, action packed #1 bestseller legal and political thriller from the bestselling author critics call 'one of the strongest thriller writers on the scene.' This mystery novel challenges everything you believe about justice and freedom... -
![Chase by K.R. Dwyer, Dean Koontz]()
Chase by K.R. Dwyer, Dean Koontz
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsBen Chase is a war hero with bitter memories. Vietnam left him with a hard drinking habit, a mental breakdown - and massive guilt.So who will believe him when he swears a psychopath is out to get him? When society is sick, the mad are sane - and persecution is a killer's game.. -
![Skull Wave by David F. Berens]()
Skull Wave by David F. Berens
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwo severed heads are better than one...TROY BODEAN is back! Who is Troy Bodean? He's something like Magnum P.I. and Jack Reacher all rolled into one.The quiet little town of Nags Head, North Carolina is being terrorized by a serial killer. His M.O. is the brutal act of cutting off the heads of his victims and leaving them in peculiar places to be discovered...
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