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Undone by Ivy Layne
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLily Knox Sinclair is a man of a few words. Intense. Focused. Touching him is a bad idea. I already know that. I know it and I want to do it anyway. My life is a mess—A man is the last thing I need. My dead husband left behind nothing but trouble. Knox has answers, but he isn't sharing. I don’t know if I can trust him. I want to. I can’t afford to be wrong... -
![True to the Game II by Teri Woods]()
True to the Game II by Teri Woods
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsTRUE TO THE GAME II will pick up where True to the Game left off-- with one difference, Gena is now seeing a new guy named Jay. Little does Gena know that the man she has fallen in love with, so soon after Quadir's death, is his archrival, Jerrell Jackson. Unfortunately, Jerrell is determined to get his revenge against Quadir's crew and he'll start with Gena... -
![Firewater Blues by Caimh McDonnell]()
Firewater Blues by Caimh McDonnell
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBe careful who you love …It’s the year 2000 and while Bunny McGarry is theoretically on sabbatical from the police, he just can’t help sticking his nose in where it doesn’t belong.Rosie Flint is an old acquaintance of Bunny’s whose boyfriend mysteriously disappears off the face of the Earth... -
![MoonShadow Murder by Rich Curtin]()
MoonShadow Murder by Rich Curtin
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA backcountry commune, consisting of cave-like dwellings hollowed out of an immense sandstone formation in the remote high-desert landscape west of Moab, becomes the focal point of a murder case. A nineteen year old girl named Sunshine, a member of the small community, mysteriously disappears one evening. She was last seen hiking from her residence into an oncoming September thunderstorm... -
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![Forbidden City by James Ponti]()
Forbidden City by James Ponti
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn this third “thrilling” (Kirkus Reviews) installment in the New York Times bestselling series from Edgar Award winner James Ponti, the young group of spies help a fellow agent in another international adventure perfect for fans of Spy School and Mrs. Smith’s Spy School for Girls... -
![Sinatra versus Gabrini: Family at War by Mallory Monroe]()
Sinatra versus Gabrini: Family at War by Mallory Monroe
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA shocking death in the Sinatra family and a Gabrini is to blame. Mob boss Sal Gabrini and his uncle, boss of all bosses Mick Sinatra, find themselves on opposite sides of a deadly battle when Mick the Tick will stop at nothing to avenge what he views as cold-blooded murder. The Gabrinis stick together. The Sinatras stick together... -
![Lone Wolf by Robert Muchamore]()
Lone Wolf by Robert Muchamore
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsFay has spent eighteen months locked up in a Secure Training Centre. Drug deals and rip-offs are the only things this teenager knows. Now she's back on the street, looking to settle old scores.CHERUB agents Ryan and Ning need Fay's knowledge to unearth a major drug importer...Categorized as:
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![A Cold Dark Promise by Toni Anderson]()
A Cold Dark Promise by Toni Anderson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA COLD DARK PROMISE takes place during the week leading up to the wedding of former assassin Alex Parker to FBI Agent Mallory Rooney, who meet and fall in love in the novel, A COLD DARK PLACE. In the midst of wedding preparations, a shadowy figure from Alex Parker's past reappears and threatens the joy he’s found with Mallory Rooney... -
![A Pelican Pointe Christmas by Vickie McKeehan]()
A Pelican Pointe Christmas by Vickie McKeehan
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRocked by tragedy, Naomi Townsend arrives in Pelican Pointe with a past she’s trying to forget. A new start is just what she needs to restore her broken spirit.Settling in means getting to know her neighbors. Not an impossible task when people are so friendly. When she meets Colt Del Rio something inside her clicks. She soon realizes his generous heart is matched only by the inner pain he carries... -
![Good Vibes Only by Gregory Ashe]()
Good Vibes Only by Gregory Ashe
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJust vibing. Good Vibes Only is a collection of short stories from Iron on Iron. It includes the “All the Feels” Jem and Tean get settled in their temporary new home. This story is set after The Face in the Water . “Add Me Back” Theo and Auggie (especially Auggie) spend time with their new friends. This story is set before The Girl in the Wind . “Adulting is Hard” North and Shaw are.. -
![Vražedná lhůta by Andreas Gruber]()
Vražedná lhůta by Andreas Gruber
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsKdyž do 48 hodin zjistíte, proč jsem tu ženu unesl, zůstane naživu. Pokud ne, zemře.Tímto poselstvím začíná perverzní hra sériového vraha. Nechává své oběti vyhladovět, utopit v inkoustu nebo je zaživa zalije do betonu. Mnichovská komisařka Sabine Nemezová zoufale hledá nějaké vysvětlení, motiv... -
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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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![Missing Hearts by Kenya Wright]()
Missing Hearts by Kenya Wright
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTwo brilliant agents track one cunning psycho.FBI Agent Alexander King has a special gift for catching vicious predators. He gets inside the twisted minds of psychopaths and hunts them down. However, this case in a small Georgia town is challenging his skills. A serial killer named The Angel Maker has kidnapped and killed six little black girls... -
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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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![Crocus by Amy Lane]()
Crocus by Amy Lane
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSaying “I love you” doesn’t guarantee peace or a happy ending. High School Principal “Larx” Larkin was pretty sure he'd hit the jackpot when Deputy Sherriff Aaron George moved in with him, merging their two families as seamlessly as the chaos around them could possibly allow... -
![Thea Stilton and the Missing Myth by Thea Stilton]()
Thea Stilton and the Missing Myth by Thea Stilton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJoin Thea Stilton and the Thea Sisters on an adventure packed with mystery and friendship! While on vacation in Greece, the Thea Sisters make friends with a company of actors. They are rehearsing for a show that's about to open--and Colette ends up standing in for an actress who falls ill! Suddenly, right before the performance, the lead actor goes missing...Categorized as:
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![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... -
![Edge of Reason by Freya Barker]()
Edge of Reason by Freya Barker
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBrotherhood and beer meets single mom and apple pie.I am a riding contradiction.A scholar, a cynic, a brother, and a biker.My name is Trunk.I'm smart enough to recognize the chip on my shoulder, and cautious enough to keep it right where it is.I am a misguided romantic.A mom, a daughter, an agent, and a survivorMy name is Jaimie... -
![The Alcatraz Escape by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman]()
The Alcatraz Escape by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSleuthing duo Emily and James tackle their most challenging mystery yet set on the haunting Alcatraz Island in Book 3 of the New York Times bestselling Book Scavenger series!Legendary literary game-maker Garrison Griswold is back in action―this time with “Unlock the Rock...Categorized as:
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![Persons of Interest by Peter Grainger]()
Persons of Interest by Peter Grainger
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn the peace and tranquillity of the woods at Pinehills on a Saturday afternoon, a mobile phone begins to ring. The phone belongs to DC Smith and it isn’t unusual that the call is from Kings Lake Central police station; what is unusual is the fact that he seems to be the subject of an investigation rather than taking part in one... -
![Sammy Keyes and the Wild Things by Wendelin Van Draanen]()
Sammy Keyes and the Wild Things by Wendelin Van Draanen
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThis is not the summer camping trip of Sammy's dreams. She imagined shady glades, meandering streams, a deer or two. What she gets are scrubby shrubs, blazing sun, rattlesnakes, ticks, and scorpions. Her fellow campers are desperate to catch a rare glimpse of an endangered condor. To Sammy, the trip is nothing more than the painful in pursuit of the unspeakably ugly...Categorized as:
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![Murder at the Old Abbey by Pippa McCathie]()
Murder at the Old Abbey by Pippa McCathie
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA suspicious death casts a dark cloud over a small community south of the Black Mountains… White Monk Abbey is a local landmark and its resident patriarch, Caradoc Mansell, a foreboding presence. He runs his household and family as if he is still in the army. And he’s been known for rubbing people up the wrong way... -
![No Fixed Line by Dana Stabenow]()
No Fixed Line by Dana Stabenow
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIt is New Year’s Eve, nearly six weeks into an off-and-on blizzard that has locked Alaska down, effectively cutting it off from the outside world. But now there are reports of a plane down in the Quilak mountains... -
![Luck and Judgement by Peter Grainger]()
Luck and Judgement by Peter Grainger
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsWhen a worker goes missing from a North Sea gas platform, there seem to be just two possible explanations – it was a tragic accident or a suicide. It does not take Smith and his detectives long, however, to discover that James Bell led a double life back onshore in Kings Lake, a life complicated enough to make him at least one dangerous enemy... -
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![Classic by Xavier Neal, Kim Collins]()
Classic by Xavier Neal, Kim Collins
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBoy meets girl. Girl meets boy. They fall in love and live happily ever after, right? That is unless boy is a criminal and girl is the daughter of the man trying to catch him. With circumstances this unforgiving, is there anyway their love story will have an ending that we've come to know as classic? *Warning: Cliffhanger... -
![Tony Sinatra: If Loving You Is Wrong by Mallory Monroe]()
Tony Sinatra: If Loving You Is Wrong by Mallory Monroe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGorgeous psychologist Tony Sinatra, the middle son of wealthy landowner Big Daddy Charles Sinatra, is still mourning the end of a longtime relationship when he meets former bartender Samantha “Sam” Carmichael. The problem: she’s nothing like anybody he’s ever met before and nobody, not even his understanding father, wants him to be with her... -
![Nothing to Lose by Debra Webb, Regan Black]()
Nothing to Lose by Debra Webb, Regan Black
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsClaudia Mitchell is the safety net for the Dangerous Protectors. Whatever a Protector needs, Claudia taps a few keys and makes it happen. When she receives a desperate call from her sister, Claudia can't use cyberspace to save her... for this one, Claudia has to be there in person. Nate Jennings showed the world what being a hero looked like despite being in prison... -
![Hallowed Ground by Lori G. Armstrong]()
Hallowed Ground by Lori G. Armstrong
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGrisly murders are rocking the small county of Bear Butte where Julie Collinshas spent the last few months learning the PI biz. She takes a case involvinga missing Native American girl who could be the innocent pawn in her parents'child custody dispute, or a hostage in a fight to keep a casino from opening.Original... -
![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... -
![Sammy Keyes and the Cold Hard Cash by Wendelin Van Draanen, Tara Sands]()
Sammy Keyes and the Cold Hard Cash by Wendelin Van Draanen, Tara Sands
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 13 ratings"The most winning junior detective ever in teen lit. (Take that, Nancy Drew!)" —Midwest Children's Book ReviewSammy Keyes has three wads of cold hard cash in her hot little hands. An old guy gave them to her. Well, actually, he told her to throw them away. Begged her. With his last dying breath. Which he was taking because Sammy had just scared the life right out of him. So . . -
![September by Gabrielle Lord]()
September by Gabrielle Lord
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsConvinced Oriana was behind his little sister's kidnapping, Cal teams up with Boges to pull off a plan to extract vital information out of her...Categorized as:
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![Sammy Keyes And The Art Of Deception by Wendelin Van Draanen]()
Sammy Keyes And The Art Of Deception by Wendelin Van Draanen
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsSammy Keyes has a lot of nerve. Wearing high-tops to a fancy reception at an art gallery. Asking why a framed orange splot is worth $10,000. Eyebrows rise. Noses turn up.But then Sammy tackles a thief who tries to break up the soiree with a stickup. Now the patrons of the arts are glad she has a lot of nerve...Categorized as:
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![Sammy Keyes and the Psycho Kitty Queen by Wendelin Van Draanen]()
Sammy Keyes and the Psycho Kitty Queen by Wendelin Van Draanen
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 15 ratings"The most winning junior detective ever in teen lit. (Take that, Nancy Drew!)" —Midwest Children's Book Review It's Sammy's birthday, which should be a good thing, except that Dorito, Sammy's cat, is missing, and while Sammy's searching for him, she finds three dead cats in dumpsters around town...Categorized as:
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![Sammy Keyes And the Dead Giveaway by Wendelin Van Draanen]()
Sammy Keyes And the Dead Giveaway by Wendelin Van Draanen
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsFor use in schools and libraries only. While investigating why someone is trying to force people from their homes to build a recreation center, Sammy is distracted by the lies she must tell to cover an accident she caused, but which was blamed on her nemesis, Heather...Categorized as:
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![Dead Ringer by Mary Burton]()
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 . . -
![Hunter's Moon by Dana Stabenow]()
Hunter's Moon by Dana Stabenow
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen Kate Shugak guides a hunting party in the Alaskan wilderness, it's open season...on murder... -
![Songbird: A Kings Lake Investigation by Peter Grainger, Gildart Jackson]()
Songbird: A Kings Lake Investigation by Peter Grainger, Gildart Jackson
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 17 ratings“He saw a bare arm first, the hand palm up with fingers curled inwards. Then he stopped and took a few breaths. He could hear the two constables making arrangements before they separated, one saying he’d bring the other some tape from the car, and then it was just the summer morning quiet again.” Detective Sergeant Chris Waters got the call at 05.29 that July morning... -
![Heart of the Matter: Queens of Kings Book 1 by LaQuette]()
Heart of the Matter: Queens of Kings Book 1 by LaQuette
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHeart “Mac” MacKenzie is a tough police lieutenant in the rough streets of Brooklyn, New York. She’s a strong leader who doesn’t mind getting in the trenches with the men and women she leads at the seventy-four precinct. Her house, her people, and her family—both blue and blood—are the only things that matter. She would live and die for the blue wall that shields her from a traumatic past... -
![Crash Into You by Nichole Rose]()
Crash Into You by Nichole Rose
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis curvy teacher never anticipated being charged with murder…or falling for the bossy detective in charge of the case.Ivy KendallCameron Lewis is the man of my dreams.Bossy, gorgeous, and fiercely intelligent.When he touches me, I go up in flames.There's only one problem.He's a homicide detective.And I'm the primary suspect in a murder I didn't commit.I could lose everything, and so could Cam... -
![Fire and Obsidian by Andrew Grey]()
Fire and Obsidian by Andrew Grey
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Carlisle Deputies Novel Can a couple be more opposite than a thief and a cop? Or do they have more in common than they think? Mattias stole to survive. He was damn good at it. But there’s no such thing as a victimless crime, and when he saw how his theft hurt people, he resolved to change... -
![Lakota Dreaming by Constance Gillam]()
Lakota Dreaming by Constance Gillam
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFired from her job as Editor-in- chief of a New York fashion magazine, Zora Hughes travels to a South Dakota Indian Reservation. She hopes to find answers to lifelong dreams her psychiatrist calls genetic memories. Zora dreams of a female ancestor who fled life as a slave and was aided in her journey to freedom by a Sioux warrior who would become her husband...Categorized as:
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![Partners in Crime by Kim Harrington]()
Partners in Crime by Kim Harrington
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhodunit?When best friends Darcy and Norah have to create a fake business for a school assignment, they come up with a great idea: a detective agency! Darcy loves mysteries, and Norah likes helping people, so it's a perfect fit.But then their pretend agency gets a real case. Someone is missing, and it's up to Darcy and Norah to take on the search... -
![Deathtrap by Dana Marton]()
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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![His Other Lie by Ava Strong]()
His Other Lie by Ava Strong
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsStella Fall, still reeling from the trauma of her deceitful fiancé and her failed engagement, has decided to pursue her dreams, follow in her father’s footsteps, and throw herself into law enforcement. Upon graduating from the FBI’s academy, she isf placed in the FBI’s Connecticut field office... -
![Dead Man's Cove by Lauren St. John]()
Dead Man's Cove by Lauren St. John
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen orphaned Laura Marlin moves from a children's home to live with her uncle in Cornwall, she longs for an exciting life just like the characters in her favourite detective novels. A real life adventure is on hand as she is deposited at her uncle's spooky house...Categorized as:
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![Dark Suits and Sad Songs by Denzil Meyrick]()
Dark Suits and Sad Songs by Denzil Meyrick
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe third installment in the bestselling DCI Daley series, packed with accurate police procedure and gritty, dark humour. The best of Scottish crime.When a senior Edinburgh civil servant spectacularly takes his own life in Kinloch harbour, DCI Jim Daley comes face to face with the murky world of politics. To add to his woes, two local drug dealers lie dead, ritually assassinated... -
![Trace by Casey Hill]()
Trace by Casey Hill
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBack at the helm of the Garda Forensic Unit after a short hiatus in the US, Reilly Steel is thrust straight into a series of complicated Dublin murders at which the killer leaves minuscule forensic trace evidence.The investigating team discover that the victims have been targeted because of one worryingly common trait, and need to outsmart the killer before he makes his next move...Categorized as:
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![The Case of the Missing Carrot Cake by Robin Newman]()
The Case of the Missing Carrot Cake by Robin Newman
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen food goes missing on Ed's farm, Detectives Wilcox and Griswold do what it takes to track down the thieves. In this case, Miss Rabbit's carrot cake has disappeared. Has it been stolen? Or eaten? Or both? Who dunnit?"Readers ready for chapter books will solve the crime and then be surprised by the twist at the end...Categorized as:
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![Cover Your Tracks by Claire Askew]()
Cover Your Tracks by Claire Askew
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRobertson Bennet returns to Edinburgh after a 25-year absence in search of his parents and his inheritance. But both have disappeared. A quick, routine police check should be enough - and Detective Inspector Helen Birch has enough on her plate trying to help her brother, Charlie, after an assault in prison. But all her instincts tell her not to let this case go. And so she digs...
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