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A Death Most Monumental by J.D. Kirk
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsWe all have our little secrets.When the remains of a brutally murdered young woman are left hanging from the Glenfinnan Monument in the Highlands of Scotland, DCI Jack Logan and his Major Investigations Team are dispatched to investigate.At first, the case appears to be fairly open and shut... -
![Forever Ventured by Kathleen Brooks]()
Forever Ventured by Kathleen Brooks
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWyatt Davies is faced with a hard choice: give up being a veterinarian or give up the family horse racing farm he inherited. He has one chance to save the farm and that chance lies with horse trainer Camila Callahan. Camila was raised by the United Kingdom's greatest horse trainer, and he taught her everything he knew... -
![Cajun Fried Felony by Jana Deleon]()
Cajun Fried Felony by Jana Deleon
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsVenus Thibodeaux had a reputation for being trouble. Some said she started at birth. When she finally left Sinful shortly after turning eighteen, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. When she blew back into town four years later, no one was happy about her return... -
![Swamp Santa by Jana Deleon]()
Swamp Santa by Jana Deleon
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIt’s Christmas in Sinful and Fortune is set to participate in all the local hoopla. A Christmas gala, caroling, and a sleigh ride are on the agenda. Murder is not. But when someone bumps off Santa, Fortune is aware a killer is lurking among the holiday cheer... -
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![Forever Burning by Kathleen Brooks]()
Forever Burning by Kathleen Brooks
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsColton Davies is living the ultimate bachelor life in Keeneston as the chief fireman. He should be enjoying every moment of it, but a strange feeling in his chest suddenly takes over whenever he sees his friend Cady dancing with other men. The urge to rush in and rescue her is almost overwhelming, but he can’t let himself get carried away... -
![Rising Storm by Kathleen Brooks]()
Rising Storm by Kathleen Brooks
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsKatelyn Jacks was used to being front and center as a model. But she never had to confront the Keeneston Grapevine! After retiring from the runway and returning to town to open a new animal clinic, Katelyn found that her life in the public eye was anything but over... -
![Angels in the Moonlight by Caimh McDonnell]()
Angels in the Moonlight by Caimh McDonnell
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFor Detective Bunny McGarry, life is complicated, and it is about to get more so.It’s 1999 and his hard won reputation amongst Dublin’s criminal fraternity, for being a massive pain the backside, is unfortunately shared by his bosses. His partner has a career-threatening gambling problem and, oh yeah, Bunny's finally been given a crack at the big time... -
![Anxious People by Fredrik Backman]()
Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 51 ratingsA poignant, charming novel about a crime that never took place, a would-be bank robber who disappears into thin air, and eight extremely anxious strangers who find they have more in common than they ever imaginedLooking at real estate isn't usually a life-or-death situation, but an apartment open house becomes just that when a failed bank robber bursts in and takes a group of strangers hostage... -
![Pure Chemistry by Emilia Finn]()
Pure Chemistry by Emilia Finn
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’ve never wished for a knight in shining armor before, but today might be the day I let go of that pigheadedness and accept a little help.I’m a biochemist with a dream to cure cancer, but in my quest to save lives, I may be the reason thousands die... -
![Deception in Darkness: by Alice Winters]()
Deception in Darkness: by Alice Winters
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFelix and Lane are struggling with just how boring a “normal” life is, so when they get a chance to jump into action, they do so without a second thought—especially since they’re offered a lot of money. The request is simple: find a way to retrieve a watch from police custody. But things are never as easy as they seem. Suddenly, they’re caught in the middle of a family feud that could turn deadly... -
![Dirty Thirty by Janet Evanovich]()
Dirty Thirty by Janet Evanovich
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsStephanie Plum, Trenton’s hardest working, most underappreciated bounty hunter, is offered a freelance assignment that seems simple enough. Local jeweler Martin Rabner wants her to locate his former security guard, Andy Manley (a.k.a. Nutsy), who he is convinced stole a fortune in diamonds out of his safe... -
![Thirty and a Half Excuses by Denise Grover Swank]()
Thirty and a Half Excuses by Denise Grover Swank
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsLife in Henryetta, Arkansas is turned upside down with the arrival of a televangelist, but it’s the death of a little old lady on Rose’s street that catches her attention. The Henryetta police deem her death natural causes, but Rose suspects foul play and so does an unlikely supporter — the president of the Busy Body Club, her eighty-two year old neighbor Mildred... -
![Royal Bastard by Nana Malone]()
Royal Bastard by Nana Malone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLucas… Don’t get in trouble, they said. Don’t cause an incident. Oops. I might be a newfound prince, but that doesn’t mean I’m ready to say goodbye to my days of freedom. So when my brother, the king, asks me to babysit a diplomat’s daughter, my first thought is to say no… that is until I see her climbing out of a window with her dress tucked into her thong... -
![Bastard Prince by Nana Malone]()
Bastard Prince by Nana Malone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestselling author, Nana Malone, comes a deliciously royal, roommates to lovers romance. Lucas... I'll never stop fighting for her...no matter the stakes. A year ago I found out I was a long lost prince. But with one lie, that’s all been undone. But prince or pauper, I’m not going to stop fighting for Bryna. She may be the only thing I can count on right now... -
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![HOT MEN: A Contemporary Romance Box Set by Ashlee Price]()
HOT MEN: A Contemporary Romance Box Set by Ashlee Price
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Collection of 4 Amazon Best Sellers + 1 Exclusive! This guilty pleasure is for readers who love their bad boys, alpha males and billionaires hot, dark and ready to take the women they want.. -
![The Sacred Art of Stealing by Christopher Brookmyre]()
The Sacred Art of Stealing by Christopher Brookmyre
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLet us prey …The press tend to talk about bank robberies as being daring, ingenious and audacious. They don’t describe many as Dadaist, even the ones who know what ‘Dadaist’ means... -
![A Body on Fitzgerald’s Bluff by Anna Celeste Burke]()
A Body on Fitzgerald’s Bluff by Anna Celeste Burke
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMiriam Webster’s a woman with a few secrets—can she keep them after she and her spirited Dalmatian, Domino, find a body on Fitzgerald’s Bluff? When Miriam Webster moves into the Seaview Cottages active adult community, the last thing she expects is to find a body on the bluffs nearby... -
![Going Rogue: Rise and Shine Twenty-Nine (29) by Janet Evanovich]()
Going Rogue: Rise and Shine Twenty-Nine (29) by Janet Evanovich
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsStephanie Plum breaks the rules, flirts with disaster, and shows who’s boss in this “fast and fun” (Publishers Weekly) thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Janet Evanovich.Monday mornings aren’t supposed to be fun, but they should be predictable... -
![A Light in the Darkness by Alice Winters]()
A Light in the Darkness by Alice Winters
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFelix and Lane are trying out their new normal. Normal means no more car chases, no more drug lords, and definitely no more kidnapping bad guys. All of that is a thing of the past in this new, normal(ish) life style filled with family get-togethers, torturous jogs through the park, and the occasional romp in the parking lot. Felix is done stealing (all but for the cat)... -
![The Day That Never Comes by Caimh McDonnell]()
The Day That Never Comes by Caimh McDonnell
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsRemember those people that destroyed the economy and then cruised off on their yachts? Well guess what – someone is killing them. Dublin is in the middle of a heat wave and tempers are running high... -
![Fearless by Marlie May]()
Fearless by Marlie May
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTheir second chance at love turns lethal when a man from Ginny’s past is determined to see her dead. Navy Chief Cooper Talon is on leave only long enough to clean out his dad’s house and shut the door on the abuse he suffered there. He takes a break to go camping with a high school buddy, never expecting to run into his friend’s younger sister, Ginny—the girl he secretly adored twelve years ago... -
![Bend the Rules by Susan Amanda Kelly]()
Bend the Rules by Susan Amanda Kelly
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAccountant-extraordinaire Mary Holmes is determined to make the most of her second chance... a job with Vitruvius Security. Then, her boss hires a specialist, Crash Coolidge, to work undercover to smash a truck-cargo heist gang. Mary is horrified to discover that the sexy, insolent new-hire is a criminal who is scarily relaxed about the prospect of killing people... -
![Tales of Fosterganj by Ruskin Bond]()
Tales of Fosterganj by Ruskin Bond
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNew novel by one of Indias most beloved storytellers.Set in a fictional suburb on the outskirts of Mussourie, which he has made famous with his near legendary stories.Vintage Ruskin Bond that is bound to delight his readers with his understated humour, wit and effortless storytelling... -
![All Fun and Games Until Somebody Loses an Eye by Christopher Brookmyre]()
All Fun and Games Until Somebody Loses an Eye by Christopher Brookmyre
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsJane Fleming, forty-six and three years a grandmother, has always played by the rules, never hurt anybody, never lied, never even had a parking ticket. But she’s about to put all that right in a very big way…Intrigue. Espionage. Advanced technology. Clinical violence. Hoovering.It’s all fun and games until somebody loses an eye... -
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![Dog Gone and Dead by Colleen Mooney]()
Dog Gone and Dead by Colleen Mooney
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Much Needed Vacation Turns Deadly A weekend getaway at the beach with Jiff was just what they both needed, but their plans for a relaxing escape are ruined when Brandy discovers a dead body under a pier. ˃˃˃ Does A Dog Holds The Key To Solving The Case? There’s a leash wrapped around the dead woman’s wrist and no dog... -
![You Only Live Once by Haris Orkin]()
You Only Live Once by Haris Orkin
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJames Flynn believes he's an expert shot, a black belt in karate, fluent in four languages and irresistible to women. He’s also a heavily medicated patient in a Los Angeles psychiatric hospital. Flynn believes his locked ward is the headquarters of Her Majesty’s Secret Service and that he is a secret agent with a license to kill... -
![Bobbie Faye's Family Jewels by Toni McGee Causey]()
Bobbie Faye's Family Jewels by Toni McGee Causey
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt had been a whole freaking month since Bobbie Faye Sumrall had blown up anything or been shot at, and that was almost a new record. Then her diva cousin Francesca waltzed up to where she manned the gun counter in Ce Ce's Cajun Outfitter and Feng Shui Emporium and everything just went to hell. Fast... -
![Mucho Mojo by Joe R. Lansdale]()
Mucho Mojo by Joe R. Lansdale
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsInheriting one hundred thousand dollars and a small hiccup of a house in a dilapidated district is not so bad, and Uncle Chester made a nice gift of it to his nephew Leonard... though the clean-up is intensive, the floor is Rotten, and the neighbors are something from a nightmare. It is one thing to renovate a house to sell it... -
![The Two-Bear Mambo by Joe R. Lansdale]()
The Two-Bear Mambo by Joe R. Lansdale
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFlorida Grange, Leonard's drop-dead gorgeous lawyer and Hap's former lover, has vanished in Klan-infested Grovetown while in pursuit of the real story behind the jailhouse death of a legendary bluesman's blackguard son. Fearing the worst, Hap and Leonard set out to do the kind of investigating the good ole boy cops can't - or won't - do... -
![Dirty Martini by J.A. Konrath]()
Dirty Martini by J.A. Konrath
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIt's another round of Jack Daniels - and this time the cocktail is of the deadly poisonous variety. Jack's got trouble on her hands, and not just because her boyfriend wants to get married before she is ready. A man in disguise has been visiting restaurants, grocery stores and fast food places, ingeniously spreading a deadly toxin... -
![6 Killer Bodies by Stephanie Bond]()
6 Killer Bodies by Stephanie Bond
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsCarlotta Wren's world is crumbling beneath her well-shod feet. One of her closest friends has been arrested as the Charmed Killer, but Carlotta refuses to believe it. And to prove her friend's innocence, Carlotta goes against her boyfriend Peter's wishes and resumes her after-hours body-moving duties... -
![Dog Tags by David Rosenfelt]()
Dog Tags by David Rosenfelt
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA German Shepherd police dog witnesses a murder and if his owner--an Iraq war vet and former cop-turned-thief--is convicted of the crime, the dog could be put down. Few rival Andy Carpenter's affection for dogs, and he decides to represent the poor canine... -
![One Fine Day in the Middle of the Night by Christopher Brookmyre]()
One Fine Day in the Middle of the Night by Christopher Brookmyre
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe occasion: high school reunion.The place: an oil rig converted into a tourist resort.The outcome: carnage.Gavin is creating a unique ‘holiday experience’; every facility any tourist who hates abroad will ever want will all be available on a converted North Sea oil rig... -
![When Did You See Her Last? by Lemony Snicket]()
When Did You See Her Last? by Lemony Snicket
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsI should have asked the question "How could someone who was missing be in two places at once?" Instead, I asked the wrong question -- four wrong questions, more or less. This is the account of the second.In the fading town of Stain'd-by-the-Sea, young apprentice Lemony Snicket has a new case to solve when he and his chaperone are hired to find a missing girl... -
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![Stranger Things Have Happened: An Adrien English Write Your Own Damn Story (The Adrien English Mysteries) by Josh Lanyon, Catherine Dair]()
Stranger Things Have Happened: An Adrien English Write Your Own Damn Story (The Adrien English Mysteries) by Josh Lanyon, Catherine Dair
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWHO KILLED ROBERT HERSEY? Book store assistant and all around bad boy Robert Hersey has been murdered -- and you are the #1 suspect! To clear your name and get your life back, you must figure out who killed your best friend and first love. What happens next in the story all depends on the choices YOU make. How will the story end? It's all up to YOU... -
![Chicks, Man by J.D. Hollyfield]()
Chicks, Man by J.D. Hollyfield
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFalling in love was the easy part. Being secretly in love with my brother’s best friend is where it got tricky. Levi Dent was off-limits. Which was probably for the best, since he barely knew I existed. Until one night I saw an opportunity I couldn’t resist. The problem was, I got caught. She tricked me. I knew there was something so familiar about her, but I just couldn’t resist... -
![Lucky Score by Deborah Coonts]()
Lucky Score by Deborah Coonts
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIf Lucky O’Toole, chief problem solver for the Babylon, Vegas’ primo Strip property, knows one thing—where money goes, trouble follows. So, when the NFL announces it’s moving a team to Vegas, Lucky is left on the fence until the trouble she feared lands in her lap... -
![Death, Taxes, and Extra-Hold Hairspray by Diane Kelly]()
Death, Taxes, and Extra-Hold Hairspray by Diane Kelly
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen you’re an agent for the IRS, it’s always tax time. And this season, Tara Holloway is up to her neck in work with two very knotty cases. One involves a charismatic minister who’s using his mega-church as a tax shelter. The other is a crazy militant who’s trying to turn Texas into a separate country... -
![Lucky Catch by Deborah Coonts]()
Lucky Catch by Deborah Coonts
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTrouble always comes in threes. At least that’s what Lucky O’Toole, the VP of Customer Relations for Las Vegas’ primo Strip casino/hotel, the Babylon, has heard for years from her mother... -
![Mr. Monk in Trouble by Lee Goldberg]()
Mr. Monk in Trouble by Lee Goldberg
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAmerica's favorite obsessive-compulsive detective is back in a new original tale in the series based on the popular TV show, in a book by the author of Mr. Monk and the Dirty Cop. TV tie-in... -
![Die Noon by Elise Sax]()
Die Noon by Elise Sax
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMatilda Dare can’t sleep. Her insomnia is one more reason to move to the quirky small town of Goodnight, New Mexico after she inherits a house, a small newspaper, and two old dogs there. But despite the Goodnight name, Matilda still spends hers wide awake, and she has good reason after a reporter is murdered... -
![Animal Instinct by David Rosenfelt]()
Animal Instinct by David Rosenfelt
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe K Team is back in the second installment in this spinoff series from bestselling author David Rosenfelt's beloved Andy Carpenter mysteries.Corey Douglas and his K-9 partner, a German shepherd named Simon Garfunkel, are recently retired police officers turned private investigators... -
![Be My Enemy by Christopher Brookmyre]()
Be My Enemy by Christopher Brookmyre
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIt was a junket, a freebie. A 'team-building' weekend in the highlands for lawyers, advertising execs, businessmen, even the head of a charity. Oh, and a journalist, specially solicited for his renowned and voluble scepticism - Jack Parlabane... -
![Divorced, Desperate and Deceived by Christie Craig]()
Divorced, Desperate and Deceived by Christie Craig
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsOf the Divorced, Desperate and Delicious club, Kathy Callahan is the last surviving member. Oh, her two friends haven't died or anything. They just gave up their vows of chastity. They went for hot sex with hot cops and happy second marriages—something Kathy can never consider, given her past. Yet there's always her plumber, Stan Bradley. He seems honest, hardworking...and skilled with a tool... -
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![Nuclear Jellyfish by Tim Dorsey]()
Nuclear Jellyfish by Tim Dorsey
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratings“Dorsey’s brilliantly, profanely funny 11th novel…zips along like P.G. Wodehouse’s best work.” —Richmond Times-Dispatch Tim Dorsey’s outrageously zany, gleefully violent, and uproariously funny Nuclear Jellyfish marks the triumphant return of lovable, thrill-killing Florida historian and tireless civic booster Serge A. Storms...Categorized as:
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![Outfoxed by David Rosenfelt, Grover Gardner]()
Outfoxed by David Rosenfelt, Grover Gardner
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDefense lawyer Andy Carpenter spends as much time as he can working on his true passion, the Tara Foundation, the dog rescue organization he runs. Lately, Andy has been especially involved in a county prison program where inmates help train dogs the Tara Foundation has rescued to make them more adoptable, benefiting both the dogs and the prisoners... -
![Fuzzy Navel by J.A. Konrath]()
Fuzzy Navel by J.A. Konrath
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThings are going well for Lieutenant Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels of the Chicago Police Department. She has solved some of the city's toughest and most high-profile homicides. Her personal life is finally in order. Her friends and family are safe and happy... -
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Cherry Bomb by J.A. Konrath
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAt the end of Fuzzy Navel, J. A. Konrath surprised readers with an agonizing cliff-hanger: One of Lieutenant Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels's loved ones is dead. But who Readers were left clamoring to know more.Cherry Bomb, the sixth Jack Daniels mystery, opens at the funeral. While Jack stands graveside, tears in her eyes, her cell phone rings... -
![Bury the Lead by David Rosenfelt]()
Bury the Lead by David Rosenfelt
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe hero of Rosenfelt's previous novels, Edgar-nominated Open and Shut, and First Degree, Andy Carpenter returns to prove the innocence of a reporter accused of being a serial killer. Defense attorney Andy Carpenter has been successfully avoiding taking on new cases until his sometime friend and newspaper owner Vince Sanders, calls and asks him for a favor... -
![A Fistful of Collars by Spencer Quinn]()
A Fistful of Collars by Spencer Quinn
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsEveryone’s favorite detective team returns in a new adventure as canine narrator Chet and his human partner P.I. Bernie Little find that Hollywood has gone to the dogs. Hoping to bring some Tinseltown money to the Valley, the mayor lures a movie studio to town to shoot their next production, a big-budget Western in the classic tradition...
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