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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...Categorized as:
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Longstone by L.J. Ross
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsBetween the devil and the deep blue sea… Viking treasure is discovered beneath the icy waters of the North Sea and local historian Doctor Anna Taylor is called in to help catalogue the most exciting hoard in living memory. But when a shipwreck diver washes up dead, she’s soon out of her depth...Categorized as:
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![Graves on the Fens by Joy Ellis]()
Graves on the Fens by Joy Ellis
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIt arrives in the morning. An old-fashioned airmail envelope addressed to Detective Nikki Galena. Inside, on a single sheet of blue airmail paper, are three words:You failed me.The second airmail envelope arrives at Nikki’s home address. The same message. Only this time, it’s followed by four names: Alexandra Cornfield, Ruth Baker, Bethany Lyons, Leanne Delaney.Four missing women...Categorized as:
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Bad Blood by Angela Marsons
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe victim is lying under the trees, arms lifted above his head, unnaturally still. His muscles are slack. His eyes are empty. There are no signs of life. But he is not quite dead…When Detective Kim Stone races to the crime scene, there is no body waiting for the paramedics are desperately trying to save the victim’s life... -
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![The Inside Man by Brittney Sahin]()
The Inside Man by Brittney Sahin
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThey'll do anything for a second shot at forever.When Cole McGregor entered my life, my whole world changed. My new neighbor was older, gorgeous, and the Irish accent had me swooning. And no matter what, he was always there for me, but only as a friend.The day I walked out of his life without a trace . . . I'd left not as a young girl with a crush but as a woman in love... -
![Divided Loyalties by Heather Atkinson]()
Divided Loyalties by Heather Atkinson
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRachel Maguire finally has it all. Matriarch of the powerful Maguire family, whose name is feared and revered throughout the city of Manchester, she is wealthy, contented and more in love than ever with her husband Danny. Working in conjunction with their one time arch enemies, the Law Family, life for the Maguires has never been more peaceful... -
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Poison Garden by L.J. Ross
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe clock is ticking…For Detective Chief Inspector Ryan, the stakes have never been higher. Most of the world thinks he’s dead, killed by an assasin's rifle in his own home. But another man took the bullet intended for him, and now Ryan’s living on borrowed time... -
![Mania: An Alexander Gregory Thriller by LJ Ross]()
Mania: An Alexander Gregory Thriller by LJ Ross
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFROM THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE DCI RYAN MYSTERIESYou can’t run from the past…Back in London after a dramatic trip to North America, Doctor Alexander Gregory finds himself without an occupation while he awaits the all-important decision of the disciplinary panel at Southmoor Hospital...Categorized as:
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Roxanne by Peter Grainger
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLife, as Smith used to say, is just one thing after another - as one investigation ends, a new one begins. But for reasons unknown to the rest of her team, DCI Cara Freeman will be haunted by the next case for the Kings Lake Central murder squad. They find themselves delving into the seamy side of life in the town, and one of their number will have departed before this new investigation is over... -
![Horsey Mere: A chilling Norfolk Broads crime thriller by David Blake]()
Horsey Mere: A chilling Norfolk Broads crime thriller by David Blake
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTHE DEBUT CRIME THRILLER SERIES OF THE YEAR!The remains of a 17th Century witch, an MP found hanging above a five-pointed star, and three girls with powers they struggle to control... -
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The Wherryman by David Blake, Jonathan Keeble
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTHE DEBUT CRIME THRILLER SERIES OF THE YEAR!Four missing children, three murdered men, and the helm of a boat with a blood-red sail, hiding a secret only he can tell.Returning to the Broads after nearly two years at sea, John Tanner moors up next to a boat to find the body of a man whose five-year-old daughter is nowhere to be seen...Categorized as:
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![Hope to Die by Cara Hunter]()
Hope to Die by Cara Hunter
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSelf-defense or murder? In the continuation of one of Britain’s most popular crime series from Cara Hunter — the author of the instant New York Times bestseller Murder in the Family — DI Fawley returns to determine if someone has staged a crime scene in connection with another homicide from years past. Midnight. A grisly murder scene at isolated farm on the outskirts of Oxford... -
![The Gathering Dark: Inspector McLean Book 8 by James Oswald]()
The Gathering Dark: Inspector McLean Book 8 by James Oswald
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe gripping new crime thriller in the highly acclaimed Inspector McLean series A truck driver loses control in central Edinburgh, ploughing into a crowded bus stop and spilling his vehicle's toxic load. The consequences are devastating. DI Tony McLean witnesses the carnage... -
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![The Girl That Vanished by A.J. Rivers]()
The Girl That Vanished by A.J. Rivers
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsRing...Ring...One call from her past was all it took to change everything.A ten-year-old girl has vanished on her way home from camp.And things took a turn for the worse when another child, a child that Emma knows, goes missing.Disappearances, death, and tragedies has followed Emma Griffin throughout her childhood... -
![The Night of the Party by Anna-Lou Weatherley]()
The Night of the Party by Anna-Lou Weatherley
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsTwo Couples. Three Secrets. One Murder.In a beautiful house surrounded by woodland, the Drayton family and their dearest friends are enjoying dinner together. The wine is flowing, the meal has been lovingly prepared, and it’s going to be an evening none of them will ever forget…A doting motherwith a manipulative daughter.A loving husbandlying to his family.A close friendkeeping a shocking secret... -
![The Betrayal by S.R. Jones]()
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... -
![The Body in the Marsh by Nick Louth]()
The Body in the Marsh by Nick Louth
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsWhen a woman goes missing, it gets personal for DCI Craig Gillard. But he could never imagine what happens next. Criminologist Martin Knight lives a gilded life and is a thorn in the side of the police. But then his wife Liz goes missing. There is no good explanation and no sign of Martin…To make things worse, Liz is the ex-girlfriend of DCI Craig Gillard who is drawn into the investigation... -
![A Woman to Blame by Vincent Panettiere]()
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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Revenge: The Faces of Evil Series: Book 5 by Debra Webb
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTwelve years ago, the "Five" were on top of the world. They were rich, popular and about to head off to Ivy League universities. The world was theirs for the taking. It was their last weekend in Birmingham before going away and one final intense party was a must...Categorized as:
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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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Cold as Ice by Allison Brennan
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn New York Times bestseller Allison Brennan’s Cold as Ice, FBI Agent Lucy Kincaid must get into the head of a psychopath to save her family, and herselfTwo years ago, FBI Agent Lucy Kincaid put psychopath Elise Hansen Hunt in juvenile detention for her role in an organized crime syndicate...Categorized as:
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![The Gift by S.R. Jones]()
The Gift by S.R. Jones
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsKeep your friends close, and your enemies in your bed...ANDRIUSI’m the man they all fear. King of the murky world in which I live.A Bratva hitman with no mercy.Then she comes along, courtesy of a mob boss with no morals. She’s given to me.A gift...mine.To own, to keep. To do with as I please.With blonde hair, and violet eyes, and an innocence begging to be tarnished, she torments me... -
![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... -
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![Innocence Taken by Victoria M. Patton]()
Innocence Taken by Victoria M. Patton
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThis is an alternate cover edition for ASIN B06XGMRR84.This book contains ADULT CONTENT including swear words, violence and sex.INNOCENCE TAKEN – Pray He Kills You Quickly – is a police procedure - detective - crime thriller full of disturbing twists.A gripping forensics-based crime thriller with a disturbing ending...Categorized as:
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![Run For Your Life by C.M. Sutter]()
Run For Your Life by C.M. Sutter
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWith the weekend right around the corner, Homicide Detective Mitch Cannon is looking forward to Saturday night. It isn’t often he has a date, and this one will be particularly interesting. His new friend Liza is beautiful, edgy, outspoken, and somewhat odd.But Mitch’s usual Friday-morning phone call to his mom sets the wheels in motion for five days of pure hell... -
![Las Vegas Girl by Leslie Wolfe]()
Las Vegas Girl by Leslie Wolfe
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsDetectives Laura Baxter and Jack Holt are members of the elite: Las Vegas Metro PD, one of the toughest and most respected law enforcement agencies in the United States. In the middle of a city with two million residents and 43 million annual visitors, they’re hunting for a killer... -
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Calem by Christopher Harlan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn Calem, the first of the New York's Finest series from contemporary romance author Christopher Harlan, a renowned psychologist and an embattled NYPD detective join forces to end the city's reign of terror, finding salvation and love in each other's arms in the process. Dr. Cordelia Summers is a brilliant psychologist... -
![Falling by Calle J. Brookes]()
Falling by Calle J. Brookes
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDr. Mia Ripley wasn’t even supposed to be a part of the FBI, let alone the best division in the nation. So far she’d been nearly burned alive by a madman, then shot by a cult leader’s lackey. Mia far preferred to be behind the PAVAD scenes, down in the Medical Examiner’s office where she belonged. But even that wasn’t entirely safe... -
![Blinded by Lyz Kelley]()
Blinded by Lyz Kelley
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA small town murder. A second chance at love. Somebody killed Joey Gaccione’s brother. After a ten-year absence, the big city detective returns home to Colorado for the funeral knowing he will be pressured to find Sheriff Sam’s killer. Joey’s instincts say whoever murdered his brother is part of something more sinister than the Elkridge deputies can handle...Categorized as:
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Backfire by Catherine Coulter
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsSan Francisco Judge Ramsey Hunt, longtime friend to FBI agents Lacey Sherlock and Dillon Savich, is presiding over the trial of Clive and Cindy Cahill – accused in a string of murders – when the proceedings take a radical turn...Categorized as:
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![No Way Out by Allison Brennan]()
No Way Out by Allison Brennan
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom Allison Brennan, the New York Times bestselling author of Cut and Run, comes a new e-novella, No Way Out: FBI Agent Lucy Kincaid faces her worst fear when her husband goes missing Nine years ago, mercenary Kane Rogan and photojournalist Siobhan Walsh risked their lives to rescue Hestia Juarez, a thirteen-year-old girl being forced to marry a much older man to expand her father’s crime family... -
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Screams in the Dark by Anna Smith
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA gritty, page-turning thriller perfect for fans of Martina Cole.Refugees are disappearing in Glasgow. The mutilated body of one has been found, but the police aren't interested... -
![Cold Moon by Alexandra Sokoloff]()
Cold Moon by Alexandra Sokoloff
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsThe hunt for mass murderer Cara Lindstrom is over. FBI Special Agent Matthew Roarke has been working for this moment: the capture of a killer who savagely hunts the worst of humanity. But Roarke remains traumatized by his own near-death at the hands of the serial killer who slaughtered Cara’s family…and haunted by the enigmatic woman who saved his life...Categorized as:
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![Murder in Mitigation: A London-Based Police Procedural by Anne Cleeland]()
Murder in Mitigation: A London-Based Police Procedural by Anne Cleeland
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe intriguing new mystery featuring husband-and-wife detective duo, Detective Sergeant Kathleen Doyle and Detective Chief Inspector Michael Acton. When a police forensic photographer is found dead in her flat, killed by a single blow to the head, the motive for her death remains a mystery. There are no signs of forced entry; nothing has been stolen. The victim had no boyfriend anyone knows of... -
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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... -
![Drawing Fire by Janice Cantore]()
Drawing Fire by Janice Cantore
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOne case from her past defines homicide detective Abby Hart.With a possible serial killer stalking elderly women in Long Beach, California, Abby's best lead is Luke Murphy, an irritating private investigator who saw a suspect flee the scene of the latest homicide...Categorized as:
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![The Beginning by Catherine Coulter]()
The Beginning by Catherine Coulter
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Cove and The Maze , the first two thrillers in the FBI series, for the first time together in one volume. In these exciting novels of intrigue and suspense, readers are introduced to Special Agents Dillon Savich and Lacey Sherlock-and they'll watch the sparks fly as the agents' relationship heats up amid cases that could destroy everything they hold dear...Categorized as:
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![The Perfect Liar by Brenda Novak]()
The Perfect Liar by Brenda Novak
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsObsession leads to lies... When air force captain Luke Trussell opens his door one Sunday morning, he's shocked to find the police -- and even more shocked when they charge him with rape. He knows he made a mistake in judgment the night before, but he certainly didn't force his attentions on the woman who's been stalking him for months... -
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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 . . -
![He Can Fall by Melinda Leigh]()
He Can Fall by Melinda Leigh
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhen security expert Sean Wilson takes his wife, Amanda, along on a business trip to an isolated bed and breakfast, he’s hoping to combine work and pleasure. But when four armed men storm the inn and take the staff and his wife hostage, the romantic getaway is over... -
![Retribution by C.M. Sutter]()
Retribution by C.M. Sutter
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe violent drug-related murders of two prominent attorneys have the homicide division of the Chicago Police Department scrambling for answers, but without clues, a motive, or a suspect, not even the FBI can track down the killer...Categorized as:
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![Dangerous to Love by Toni Anderson, Barbara Freethy]()
Dangerous to Love by Toni Anderson, Barbara Freethy
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Dark, gritty, and gripping. I couldn't put it down!” —New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh on COLD SIGHTDANGEROUS TO LOVE is a limited-time boxed set of TEN full-length novels by some of the most exciting Romantic Suspense authors in the business.Included in the box set: Cold & Deadly by Toni Anderson Desperate Play by Barbara Freethy Endgame by Dee Davis Cold Sight by Leslie A...Categorized as:
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![VORN: MC Biker President Romance (Outlaw) by Jolie Day]()
VORN: MC Biker President Romance (Outlaw) by Jolie Day
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe wasn’t supposed to be a stripper. She was a waitress, but when she got up on stage, I couldn’t take my eyes off her. And when she started to strip, I had to keep my jaw from hitting the damn floor.Then, my luck, the shit hit the fan.My past came back to haunt me.And she got caught in the crossfire.She saw me kill the men.Now she was a witness, And I couldn’t afford witnesses... -
![Devil's Deceit (Diamond Kings MC) by Nichole Rose]()
Devil's Deceit (Diamond Kings MC) by Nichole Rose
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe devil might be a liar, but this undercover cop won't allow the truth to stand between him and his curvy soulmate.Creed "Devil" ThomasSix months ago, I traded my badge for a cut.My assignment is simple.Embed myself with the Diamond Kings and find a way to take down their rival, the Savages.And then Jessie Long waltzes in.Everything about her makes my blood boil... -
![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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Hard Drifter by Debra Kayn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA sexy, gripping romantic suspense… She has three rules: No marriage. No children. No promise. He's going to love her. Thad Bowers, Vice President of Notus Motorcycle Club, searches for missing persons when he's not punching the clock at Port Loaders... -
![Destroying Angel by Cara Malone]()
Destroying Angel by Cara Malone
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA detective with secrets and a socially awkward scientist team up to solve the case of a relationship gone toxic in this age gap romantic suspense.Emery Ellison is a seasoned scientist at the top of her field, held back only by the shyness that has plagued her all her life... -
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Fractured Souls by Neva Altaj
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAsyaI can't go back to my family.I'm not worthy of them,Could never be one of them again.The sister they know, love, and remember,Doesn't exist.Not anymore.Until him....The one who took me in,Healed me from my demons,My fears,My scars,Piecing me back,Bit by bit. PavelI don't get close to people,And I certainly don't need anyone. Until her...Now, she's all I want,All I need...
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