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The Accomplice by Steve Cavanagh
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsTHE MOST HATED WOMAN IN AMERICAThe Sandman killings have been solved. Daniel Miller murdered fourteen people before he vanished. His wife, Carrie, now faces trial as his accomplice. The FBI, the District Attorney, the media and everyone in America believe she knew and helped cover up her husband's crimes.THE LAWYEREddie Flynn won't take a case unless his client is innocent... -
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Reasonable Fear by Scott Pratt
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThree young women are found floating in a lake. The suspect is one of the richest and most powerful men in Tennessee. "Reasonable Fear" is the fourth of the bestselling Joe Dillard series offered by Scott Pratt. In this novel, Dillard has become the district attorney in Northeast Tennessee... -
![The Housemaid's Secret by Freida McFadden]()
The Housemaid's Secret by Freida McFadden
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 11 ratings“Don’t go in the guest bedroom.” A shadow falls on Douglas Garrick’s face as he touches the door with his fingertips. “My wife… she’s very ill.” As he continues showing me their incredible penthouse apartment, I have a terrible feeling about the woman behind closed doors... -
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Fifty-Fifty by Steve Cavanagh
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsAlexandra Avellino has just found her father's mutilated body, and needs the police right away. She believes her sister killed him, and that she is still in the house with a knife. Sofia Avellino has just found her father's mutilated body and needs the police right away. She believes her sister, Alexandra did it, and that she is still in the house, locked in the bathroom... -
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![The Housemaid by Freida McFadden]()
The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 27 ratings“Welcome to the family,” Nina Winchester says as I shake her elegant, manicured hand. I smile politely, gazing around the marble hallway. Working here is my last chance to start fresh. I can pretend to be whoever I like. But I’ll soon learn that the Winchesters’ secrets are far more dangerous than my own…Every day I clean the Winchesters’ beautiful house top to bottom... -
![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... -
![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... -
![Witness 8 by Steve Cavanagh]()
Witness 8 by Steve Cavanagh
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThis riveting psychological thriller from master of twists Steve Cavanagh, author of the “unguessable and unputdownable” (Alex Michaelides, #1 New York Times bestselling author) Kill For Me, Kill for You, What if the witness was more twisted than the killer?Something is wrong with Ruby Johnson... -
![Per Addestrarti by Chiara Cilli]()
Per Addestrarti by Chiara Cilli
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCredevo di sapere chi fossi. Cosa fossi.Credevo di non avere più scampo, che la mia resistenza fosse ormai giunta al termine.Poi ho sentito la sua voce pronunciare il mio nome.Poi i suoi occhi hanno risposto al richiamo dei miei.Non ha paura di me. Si avvicina. Mi parla. Mi tocca come se le appartenessi. È folle.Lui è l’unica chance che ho per restare viva. Devo far sì che gli importi di me... -
![20 Minutes Around The Bonfire by Daniel Hurst]()
20 Minutes Around The Bonfire by Daniel Hurst
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFireworks. Flames. Fate.The seventh book in the bestselling 20 Minute Series sees the citizens of London descend on Battersea Park for the annual 5th November celebrations... -
![Never Goodbye by Adam Mitzner]()
Never Goodbye by Adam Mitzner
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA thriller of murder, redemption, and breakneck twists by the Amazon Charts bestselling author of Dead Certain. After her sister was murdered, Ella Broden meted out her own punishment, then abandoned her career to pursue her passion as a singer. But another murder that hits close to home draws her back to seek justice... -
![The Advocate's Felony by Teresa Burrell]()
The Advocate's Felony by Teresa Burrell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSabre Brown’s phone rings at 2 a.m. It’s her brother Ron. After seven years in the Witness Protection Program, someone has discovered his whereabouts, and has tried to kill him. He’s called to warn Sabre that she is in imminent danger. Sabre and her private investigator, J.P., leave sunny San Diego to search for her brother in the cold, wintry Northwest... -
![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... -
![First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston]()
First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsEvie Porter has everything a nice, Southern girl could want: a perfect, doting boyfriend, a house with a white picket fence and a garden, a fancy group of friends. The only catch: Evie Porter doesn’t exist.The identity comes to Evie Porter. Once she’s given a name and location by her mysterious boss Mr. Smith, she learns everything there is to know about the town and the people in it... -
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![20 Minutes Of Valentine's Day by Daniel Hurst]()
20 Minutes Of Valentine's Day by Daniel Hurst
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLove is in the air as the bestselling 20 Minute Series continues on the most romantic day of the year!Set over one 20 minute period on Valentine's Day, the ninth book in the series sees familiar characters return for a night of romance, passion and second chances.First dates. Old flames. Heartbreak. And one very dangerous villain.. -
![20 Minutes By The Thames by Daniel Hurst]()
20 Minutes By The Thames by Daniel Hurst
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSet in one 20 Minute period in various locations on the banks of the Thames in London, the fifth book in the 20 Minute Series is as twisting and fast-flowing as the famous river itself...Categorized as:
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![The Juror by George Dawes Green]()
The Juror by George Dawes Green
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsThis is a psychological thriller about a young woman threatened by the Mafia who must return a verdict of 'not guilty' to ensure the safety of her son. The book has been turned into a movie, featuring Alec Baldwin and Demi Moore... -
![Confessions of an Accidental Lawyer by Michael Stockham]()
Confessions of an Accidental Lawyer by Michael Stockham
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBattling against a Texas prison, a young lawyer fights for a fair trial in a prison-friendly town as witnesses and evidence evaporate.Scarred physically and emotionally by a botched delivery, his wife struggles to realize their dream of a healthy baby and a happy family.Trapped in solitary confinement, an inmate fights for medicine to keep his failing heart pumping... -
![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... -
![The Ex Wives by Jenna Kernan]()
The Ex Wives by Jenna Kernan
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTwo ex-wives. Two missing girls. Will yours be next?Pulling a batch of my husband’s favourite golden oatmeal cookies from the oven, I smile to hear my daughter Phoebe playing in the treehouse outside. I was once so close to losing everything, but since I married handsome Jackson, I have a perfect life. Jackson might tell me what to wear, but he just likes to buy me nice things... -
![The Abduction by Mark Gimenez]()
The Abduction by Mark Gimenez
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsBen Brice lives alone in the New Mexico wilderness where he battles memories of Vietnam with oceans of Jim Beam. Miles away in Texas, his estranged son, John, an Internet geek-turned-billionaire, half watches his daughter Gracie's soccer game while conducting business on his cell phone. When her mother Elizabeth arrives, the coach reports that her uncle has already collected Gracie... -
![City Dark by Roger A. Canaff]()
City Dark by Roger A. Canaff
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsA vanished mother, the grip of darkness, a lifelong mystery. Forty years later, a prosecutor faces them all again, this time as a murder suspect in a pulse-pounding legal thriller of psychological suspense.On a steaming night in 1977, New York City is plunged into darkness and two boys, Joe and Robbie, are abandoned by their mother, Lois... -
![Distruggimi by Chiara Cilli]()
Distruggimi by Chiara Cilli
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCredevo di essere sopravvissuta all'orrore. Mi sbagliavo.Credeva di potermi sfuggire. Ma non ha scampo da me. Non riesco a liberarmi di lui.Non le permetterò di cacciarmi dalla sua mente. È nella mia testa, nel mio sangue, nelle mie ossa.È un mostro che vuole impossessarsi della mia anima e farla a brandelli. Henri Lamaze è l'incubo di morte da cui non sarò mai in grado di svegliarmi... -
![Uccidimi (Blood Bonds) by Chiara Cilli]()
Uccidimi (Blood Bonds) by Chiara Cilli
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNon avrei mai immaginato che la mia vita sarebbe finita così.Non avrei mai creduto che la mia vita sarebbe dipesa dalla sua.Ero pronta a morire per mano dell'uomo che mi aveva distrutto.Ero pronto a uccidere la donna che si era presa tutto me stesso.Ma la mia sofferenza non è ancora terminata.Ma me l'hanno portata via.Sta venendo a riprendermi, lo sento.Me la riprenderò, a qualsiasi costo... -
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![Every Pretty Thing by Chris Mooney]()
Every Pretty Thing by Chris Mooney
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn Every Pretty Thing serial killer hunter Darby McCormick finds herself in Montana, looking for a friend. Little does she realise that a murderer is waiting for her . . .She came to find her friend.Instead she found a killer.Serial killer expert Darby McCormick gets a call from FBI Agent Jackson Cooper, who has been contacted by a woman who's been in hiding for twenty years... -
![The Woman on the Ledge by Ruth Mancini]()
The Woman on the Ledge by Ruth Mancini
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsObsession. Intrigue. Revenge. Whose secrets are you keeping? And why?A woman falls to her death from a London bank’s twenty-fifth-floor roof terrace.You’re arrested for her murder.You tell the police that you had only met the victim the previous night at your office party. She was threatening to jump from the roof, but you had talked her down.You’ve got nothing to do with this tragedy... -
![20 Minutes Before Christmas by Daniel Hurst]()
20 Minutes Before Christmas by Daniel Hurst
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt's a magical time of year. But not for everyone...It's Christmas Eve, and London is still reeling from the events on Bonfire Night. But time waits for nobody, so what fresh drama is in store as the presents are wrapped, the turkeys are cooked, and the clock counts down to the most wonderful day of the year?Mistletoe. Mince Pies. Mulled wine. And murder.. -
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20 Minutes At Halloween by Daniel Hurst
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSet over one 20 minute period in London, the sixth book in the 20 Minute Series captures all the thrills, frights and drama that Halloween promises each year.Trick-or-treaters calling at every home. Costumes concealing identities. And a masked murderer roaming the streets..Categorized as:
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![The Cut by Chris Brookmyre]()
The Cut by Chris Brookmyre
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA BBC Radio 2 Book Club pick'Strikingly original and definitively Brookmyre - there's nothing he can't do'Mick Herron'I recommend The Cut SO HIGHLY! A fast-paced thriller, lovely characters, [and] it kept me guessing'Marian KeyesThe supremely entertaining, moving, and unpredictable new thriller from multi-award-winning bestseller Chris Brookmyre is a wholly original masterpiece and the best... -
![Hidden Justice by Nolon King, David W. Wright]()
Hidden Justice by Nolon King, David W. Wright
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe bestselling authors of Yesterday's Gone , Pretty Killer , and No Justice bring you a brand new unforgettable thriller that blends mystery and suspense into pulse-pounding, revenge-seeking, fast-paced thriller action.Frank Grimm is a retired detective who breaks into his neighbors' homes searching for clues to find the man who murdered his daughter...Categorized as:
suspense thriller fiction psychological crime law-enforcement police-procedural book -
![One Little Lie by Christopher Greyson]()
One Little Lie by Christopher Greyson
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTHE TRUTH COULD COST HER EVERYTHING.Kate had high hopes when she moved to her husband‘s hometown, but her domestic bliss was short-lived. Blindsided by her spouse’s very public affair with his high school sweetheart and a painful divorce, Kate’s determined to hold onto custody of her kids and pull herself together... -
![My Husband's Fiancee by Wendy Owens]()
My Husband's Fiancee by Wendy Owens
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHow far would you go to protect what’s yours? I planned the murder of my husband’s mistress. When her body was discovered, brutally murdered, I found myself in prison, despite not committing the crime.My suspicions that my husband was behind the murder were confirmed when Evelyn Powell showed up on visiting day... -
![The Night Away by Jess Ryder]()
The Night Away by Jess Ryder
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTheir baby was supposed to be mine…No relationship is perfect. But since the birth of baby Mabel, seven months ago, Amber and George have been in desperate need of a night away. Mabel is all that Amber has ever wanted but she can’t deny that sometimes she struggles to cope. George has booked them into a luxury hotel and Amber’s sister is babysitting... -
![The Killer's Home by A.J. Carter]()
The Killer's Home by A.J. Carter
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDo you really know your neighbours?Once again, my irresponsible sister has instantly fallen for the wrong guy. Rook seems like the perfect man on first meeting, but even I can see there’s something evil behind his eyes.And I’m right. It’s been two days since Fern went into his house, and nobody has heard from her since... -
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![The Perfect Getaway by Kiersten Modglin]()
The Perfect Getaway by Kiersten Modglin
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIt was the trip of a lifetime…until someone ended up dead. When four couples receive invitations to try out a luxury island resort, they are excited for a week of relaxation and reconnecting.For some, it’s the honeymoon they never had the chance to take.For others, it’s a last-ditch attempt to save their crumbling marriage... -
![My Husband's Secret by Kiersten Modglin]()
My Husband's Secret by Kiersten Modglin
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMy husband liked his secrets. On the day of his funeral, I found out just how much. As it turns out, there were three of us. Three women he loved. Three secrets he had to keep. But Lucas wasn’t the only one with secrets. The three of us have a few of our own, and we’d do anything to keep them. If you look close enough, we each had a motive. We all had an opportunity... -
![The Picture on the Fridge by Ian W. Sainsbury, Matthew Lloyd Davies]()
The Picture on the Fridge by Ian W. Sainsbury, Matthew Lloyd Davies
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsMags Barkworth still suffers the effects of a life-changing tragedy over a decade ago. She knows her husband loves her. She knows he would never do anything to hurt her, or their daughter... -
![The Mother Of All Things by Gabriel Blake]()
The Mother Of All Things by Gabriel Blake
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDARK BEGINNINGS, BRUTAL ENDINGSA traumatic event and the break-up of her marriage returns Elaine to her childhood home where she embarks on renovating the run-down farmhouse as she reconnects with her mother and entertains her two children over the summer holidays... -
![The Doctor’s Wife by Daniel Hurst]()
The Doctor’s Wife by Daniel Hurst
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe thinks his secret is safe. But she knows the truth…My husband is a doctor. He’s smart and charming and everybody trusts him. Except me.On the surface, it looks like I have it all – the perfect marriage, the perfect husband, the perfect life. But it’s far from the truth.Doctor Drew Devlin is not the respectable figure he makes out to be... -
![Deadly Delusions by Barbara Ebel]()
Deadly Delusions by Barbara Ebel
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMedical school can be a deadly thing... Under the auspices of a stellar attending doctor, medical student Annabel Tilson flourishes on her psychiatry rotation where Victor Blake is the first person ensconced in her care. While other complex and unexpected patients come under the psychiatry team's care and Annabel dabbles in her own risky behavior, Victor is ready for discharge and is sent home... -
![Daughter of Mine by Megan Miranda]()
Daughter of Mine by Megan Miranda
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe new thrilling novel from Megan Miranda, the instant New York Times bestselling author of All the Missing Girls, The Last to Vanish, and The Only Survivors.When Hazel Sharp, daughter of Mirror Lake’s longtime local detective, unexpectedly inherits her childhood home, she’s warily drawn back to the town—and people—she left behind almost a decade earlier... -
![If Something Happens to Me by Alex Finlay]()
If Something Happens to Me by Alex Finlay
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom “one of the genre’s most exciting voices” (E! News) comes one of the year’s most-anticipated thrillers.For the past five years, Ryan Richardson has relived that terrible night. The car door ripping open. The crushing blow to the head. The hands yanking him from the vehicle. His girlfriend Ali’s piercing scream as she is taken...Categorized as:
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![She Won't Leave by James Caine]()
She Won't Leave by James Caine
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe has taken over my life.Everything was perfect until tragedy brought my mother-in-law, Delores Sterling, to my front door with extra baggage at her side. After the sudden death of her husband, she asked if she could live with us temporarily.I knew that living with my mother-in-law wouldn’t be easy. She’s made it obvious ever since I married her only son, that I’m not worthy of him... -
![Mine by L.M. Kaplin]()
Mine by L.M. Kaplin
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsChandler Henricks hates his life. Socially awkward and a near shut-in, Chandler spends his time caring for his ailing mother and watching the neighbors from his window.His favorite person to watch is his next-door neighbor Samantha. Young and beautiful, she would be the woman of any man’s dreams. Chandler knows he will make Samantha happy, if she just gave him a chance... -
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![Swallow Lane by Marie Snow, Jordan Marie]()
Swallow Lane by Marie Snow, Jordan Marie
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt was supposed to be a fresh start. A new life. That’s what I told myself anyway when I moved with my son Matthew to Liars Island from Stillwake. Too much conflict and heartache had been a constant in our life, especially with my son. And although my Matthew was grown, I’d always see him as my little boy and the one person I needed to protect above all else... -
![Psychosis by Tony Marturano]()
Psychosis by Tony Marturano
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“Police, what is your emergency?” “They’re in the house and they’re going to kill me…” “My name is Marco and I am flawed. I know that. And I was fine with it until it cost me my family. Now, I’ll do anything to get them back – even see a therapist. Which is a joke, because I am a therapist. At least I was before I was fired... -
![Gone Tonight by Sarah Pekkanen]()
Gone Tonight by Sarah Pekkanen
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCatherine Sterling thinks she knows her mother. Ruth Sterling is quiet, hardworking, and lives for her daughter. All her life, it's been just the two of them against the world. But now, Catherine is ready to spread her wings, move from home, and begin a new career. And Ruth Sterling will do anything to prevent that from happening.Ruth Sterling thinks she knows her daughter... -
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Heartbreaker by Tania Carver
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter years of abuse, Gemma Adderley has finally found the courage to leave her violent husband. She has taken one debilitating beating too many, endured one esteem-destroying insult too much. Taking her seven-year-old daughter Carly, she leaves the house, determined to salvage what she can of her life... -
![20 Minutes On Holiday by Daniel Hurst]()
20 Minutes On Holiday by Daniel Hurst
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSet in one 20 minute period in different locations all around the world, the fourth book in the bestselling 20 Minute Series is taking the story global. Several characters return, alongside many new ones, as the story packs its bags and leaves London, destined for the uncertainty of a foreign land.Revenge is on the menu in Romania. Separation is on the cards in Santorini... -
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Liars Anonymous by Marissa Finch
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to Liars Anonymous, the support group for compulsive and pathological liars. Marnie Thorpe is at Liars Anonymous for one reason, and it isn’t to make friends. Still, when beautiful, ephemeral Claire finds herself in trouble, Marnie steps in to help. Claire is being stalked, she says, so Marnie lets her crash at her house...
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