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The Ship of the Dead by Rick Riordan
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 69 ratingsMagnus Chase, a once-homeless teen, is a resident of the Hotel Valhalla and one of Odin's chosen warriors. As the son of Frey, the god of summer, fertility, and health, Magnus isn't naturally inclined to fighting... -
![Danger on the Ranch by Dana Mentink]()
Danger on the Ranch by Dana Mentink
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHer child’s life is on the line A Roughwater Ranch Cowboys story After putting his serial killer brother in prison, former US marshal Mitch Whitehorse chooses a solitary country life—until his brother escapes. Now Mitch’s former sister-in-law, Jane Reyes, needs protection…for herself and the toddler she’s kept a secret... -
![A Doom with a View by Elise Sax]()
A Doom with a View by Elise Sax
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMatilda Dare still can’t sleep. Since she’s arrived in Goodnight, New Mexico, she’s solved one murder and had more than one conversation with a dead woman. Obsessed with finding the woman’s killer, she has to put that on hold when her newspaper receives a mysterious, coded letter. When the author of the letter winds up dead, Matilda is thrust into a mystery that puts her new friends into danger... -
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Senseless & Merciless Bundle by Mary Burton
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSenseless & Merciless Bundle Senseless Every Serial Killer Knows. . . The vicious burns scarring the victims' flesh reveal the agony of their last moments. Each woman was branded with a star, then stabbed through the heart. With every death, a vengeful killer finds a brief, blissful moment of calm. But soon it's time for the bloodshed to start again. . . The Perfect Time. . -
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![The Business of Blood by Kerrigan Byrne]()
The Business of Blood by Kerrigan Byrne
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLondon, 1890. Blood and death are Fiona Mahoney’s trade, and business, as they say, is booming. Dying is the only thing people do with any regularity, and Fiona makes her indecorous living cleaning up after the corpses are carted away. Her childhood best friend, Mary, was the last known victim of Jack the Ripper... -
![Dreaming Death by Heather Graham]()
Dreaming Death by Heather Graham
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSWEET DREAMS AREN’T MADE OF THISEver since she was a child, Stacey Hanson has had strange dreams—and sometimes they come true. Her skills and experience led her straight to the FBI’s Krewe of Hunters. Now a serial killer is stalking Washington, DC, and people are scared. And it will be Stacey’s first case... -
![Aura of Night by Heather Graham]()
Aura of Night by Heather Graham
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTrue evil never dies. It only waits in the dark. All book editor Megan Law wants is to bury the memory of her brutal kidnapping and move on with her life. So when her publisher asks her to spin her hellish experience into the next bestseller, Megan agrees only because it might help keep other women safe... -
![Capturing the Devil by Kerri Maniscalco]()
Capturing the Devil by Kerri Maniscalco
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsIn the shocking finale to the bestselling series that began with Stalking Jack the Ripper, Audrey Rose and Thomas are on the hunt for the depraved, elusive killer known as the White City Devil. A deadly game of cat-and-mouse has them fighting to stay one step ahead of the brilliant serial killer---or see their fateful romance cut short by unspeakable tragedy...Categorized as:
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![Eye of the Storm: A Hart and Drake Thriller by C.J. Lyons]()
Eye of the Storm: A Hart and Drake Thriller by C.J. Lyons
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Hart and Drake Finale After all that they've been through, no one would deny that Hart and Drake deserve a happily-ever-after life together. But, on the eve of their Christmas wedding, a threat long buried returns to threaten them. Not just their happiness, not only their lives, but everything they hold dear...Categorized as:
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![Mail Order Mayhem by Cynthia Woolf]()
Mail Order Mayhem by Cynthia Woolf
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDrew Talbot made the long journey back East to bring eligible brides to Seattle, not to find one for himself. But despite his best intentions, he is captivated by the shy and somewhat clumsy Lucy Davison. He didn't mean to fall in love, and he certainly had no intention of allowing a dangerous killer to tear her from his arms...Categorized as:
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![The Gold Digger by Liz Tolsma]()
The Gold Digger by Liz Tolsma
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMen Are Disappearing in LaPorte, IndianaIn 1907, shy but loyal Ingrid Storset travels from Norway to support her grieving sister, Belle Gunness, who owns a farm in LaPorte, Indiana. Well-to-do widow Belle, who has lost two husbands and several children, provides Ingrid with enough money to start a small business... -
![Lachlan's Heart by Suzan Tisdale]()
Lachlan's Heart by Suzan Tisdale
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Saga of the MacCulloughs continues...Lachlan MacCullough never held any dreams or aspirations of being chief or laird of anything, let alone holdings as large and vast as those they have just wrested from the cold dead fingers of one Randall Chisolm. But no man can rule two keeps... -
![The Jane Austen Murders by Jean G. Goodhind]()
The Jane Austen Murders by Jean G. Goodhind
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOriginally published as Killing Jane Austen.Honey Driver is thrilled when members of a film crew check in to her hotel. They offer her work as an extra in their sumptuous new flick about Jane Austen.Honey jumps at the chance — any excuse to don a corset and a frilly bonnet — but soon finds out showbiz isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. The cameras have barely begun to roll when . . -
![Some Murders in Berlin by Karen Robards]()
Some Murders in Berlin by Karen Robards
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA serial killer on the loose. A profiler with a hidden past. A world at war.Trust is a luxury no one can afford.September 1943: Berlin is the heart of darkness—and the last place Dr. Elin Lund wishes to be. An expert in psychological profiling, she’s been summoned from Copenhagen to investigate the gruesome murders of eight young women... -
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![Three Debts Paid by Anne Perry]()
Three Debts Paid by Anne Perry
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThree Debts Paid is the fifth gripping instalment in an exciting new generation of Pitt novels from the pen of highly acclaimed crime writer and New York Times bestselling author Anne Perry.It is February 1912 when barrister Daniel Pitt is reunited with his old college friend, Inspector Ian Frobisher... -
![Quicksilver by Amanda Quick, Anne Flosnik]()
Quicksilver by Amanda Quick, Anne Flosnik
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsVirginia Dean wakes at midnight beside a dead body, with a bloody knife in her hand and no memory of the evening’s events. Dark energy, emanating from the mirrors lining the room, overpowers her senses. With no apparent way in or out, she’s rescued by a man she’s met only once before, but won’t soon forget…...Categorized as:
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![The Third Circle by Amanda Quick, Jayne Ann Krentz]()
The Third Circle by Amanda Quick, Jayne Ann Krentz
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsCalled “supremely addictive” by Booklist, the Arcane Society novels, written under both the Amanda Quick and Jayne Ann Krentz names, have pulled readers into a saga filled with steamy romance, drama, and dark intrigue. Her newest novel promises to mesmerize as well...Categorized as:
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Close Up by Amanda Quick
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWelcome to Burning Cove, California where 1930s Hollywood glamour conceals a ruthless killer… Vivian Brazier never thought life as an art photographer would include nightly wake-up calls to snap photos of grisly crime scenes or headshots for aspiring male actors. Although she is set on a career of transforming photography into a new art form, she knows her current work is what’s paying the bills...Categorized as:
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![Pleasuring the Prince by Patricia Grasso]()
Pleasuring the Prince by Patricia Grasso
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFancy Flambeau is the darling of the London stage, and captures the eye of every gentleman charmed by her beauty. Fancy, however, refuses to be any man's mistress, though Prince Stepan Kaznov relishes the opportunity to change her mind and show her the delights of sensual pleasure...Categorized as:
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![All Shall Mourn by Ellie Marney]()
All Shall Mourn by Ellie Marney
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe third and final book in the None Shall Sleep Sequence.Simon Gutmunsson is on the loose... Since the disastrous events of the College Killer case, the FBI is coming to terms with the fact that while catching one sociopath, they've released another. Chillingly manipulative, frighteningly intelligent, and wholly insane, Simon Gutmunsson is the worst of the worst... -
![The Secrets Beneath by Kimberley Woodhouse]()
The Secrets Beneath by Kimberley Woodhouse
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSome secrets can only stay buried for so long. . . .Anna Lakeman has spent her life working alongside her paleontologist father, drawing intricate sketches at every dig. When they find dinosaur bones near their home in Wyoming Territory, they're given the opportunity of a lifetime and are swiftly caught up in the competitive era of the Bone Wars... -
![His Wicked Sins by Eve Silver]()
His Wicked Sins by Eve Silver
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDetermined to help her impoverished family, Elizabeth Canham accepts a position at Burndale Academy, an isolated girl's school filled with secrets and shadows. There she meets mysterious widower Griffin Fairfax, a man dogged by dark rumours, a man who both frightens and fascinates her... -
![The Untouched Crime by Zijin Chen, Michelle Deeter]()
The Untouched Crime by Zijin Chen, Michelle Deeter
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFor three years, a serial killer has walked among the citizens of Hangzhou, China. With each new body come the same clues: a jump rope, a cigarette, and a slip of paper that says, “Come and get me.” In the same city, Luo Wen wanders into a park just as a young woman stabs a local thug to death in a desperate act of self-defense...Categorized as:
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!['Til Death Do Us Part by Amanda Quick, Jayne Ann Krentz]()
'Til Death Do Us Part by Amanda Quick, Jayne Ann Krentz
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsThe author of the New York Times bestseller Garden of Lies returns to Victorian London in an all-new novel of deadly obsession. Calista Langley operates an exclusive “introduction” agency in Victorian London, catering to respectable ladies and gentlemen who find themselves alone in the world...Categorized as:
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![The Dark Farewell by Josh Lanyon]()
The Dark Farewell by Josh Lanyon
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt’s the Roaring Twenties. Skirts are short, crime is rampant, and booze is in short supply. Prohibition has hit Little Egypt where newspaper man David Flynn has come to do a follow-up story on the Herrin Massacre. But the massacre isn’t the only news in town. Spiritualist Medium Julian Devereux claims to speak to the dead--and he charges a pretty penny for it...Categorized as:
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![Nocturne by Karina Halle]()
Nocturne by Karina Halle
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA vampire romance so dark it’ll bite.He’s not just dangerous—he’s designed to destroy you.Blood. Obsession. Murder.And a love story twisted enough to hurt so good.Los Angeles, 1947.The city is drowning in secrets and blood—and Lena Reid just lost her best friend to the shadows.Elizabeth Short is dead. The press calls her the Black Dahlia.Lena wants answers. Closure. Revenge... -
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Dark Desires by Eve Silver
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsWhen Dr Damien Cole, her mysterious and secretive new employer, offers her a chance to work beside him, Darcie Finch, who had been warned to fear him, discovers a new side to Damien and wonders if he is truly a dedicated healer, or a ruthless killer... -
![Burn Baby Burn by Meg Medina]()
Burn Baby Burn by Meg Medina
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsNora Lopez is seventeen during the infamous year 1977 in New York.After a freezing winter, a boiling hot summer explodes with arson, a blackout, and a serial killer named Son of Sam, who is shooting young people on the streets seemingly at random... -
![Otherwise Engaged by Amanda Quick, Jayne Ann Krentz]()
Otherwise Engaged by Amanda Quick, Jayne Ann Krentz
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsMiss Amity Doncaster, world traveler, is accustomed to adventure and risk. Benedict Stanbridge, a man of science and a spy for the Crown, has faced danger in the darker corners of foreign lands. But they are about to face a threat that is shockingly close to home . . . One does not expect to be kidnapped on a London street in broad daylight...Categorized as:
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![Fire in the Sky by Andrew Mayne]()
Fire in the Sky by Andrew Mayne
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn this compelling short story from Andrew Mayne, master illusionist and the author of Angel Killer, we see a new side to magician-turned-FBI agent Jessica Blackwood—and get an electrifying sneak peak at her next adventure, Name of the Devil.Headstrong, sarcastic, and fiercely intelligent, Jessica Blackwood knows better than anyone how easily people can be fooled... -
![The Lion's Courtship by Annelie Wendeberg]()
The Lion's Courtship by Annelie Wendeberg
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBook 1 in the award-winning Anna Kronberg series. New and revised edition. Anna Kronberg lives in Victorian London’s worst rookery, offering medical treatment to prostitutes, vagrants, and criminals. To her, plugging holes and mopping up blood is normal. Stitching the slashed face of a young prostitute is not. Witnesses refuse to talk...Categorized as:
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![Acquainted With the Night by Piper Maitland, Justine Eyre]()
Acquainted With the Night by Piper Maitland, Justine Eyre
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCaroline Clifford’s bland life as a London tour guide flips upside down when her beloved uncle is brutally murdered at a Bulgarian archaeological site. While traveling to recover his remains, she meets a man who corresponded with her uncle... -
![A Murder in Time by Julie McElwain]()
A Murder in Time by Julie McElwain
Rated: 3.68 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsBeautiful and brilliant, Kendra Donovan is a rising star at the FBI. Yet her path to professional success hits a speed bump during a disastrous raid where half her team is murdered, a mole in the FBI is uncovered and she herself is severely wounded. As soon as she recovers, she goes rogue and travels to England to assassinate the man responsible for the deaths of her teammates... -
![A Murder at Rosamund's Gate by Susanna Calkins]()
A Murder at Rosamund's Gate by Susanna Calkins
Rated: 3.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFor Lucy Campion, a seventeenth-century English chambermaid serving in the household of the local magistrate, life is an endless repetition of polishing pewter, emptying chamber pots, and dealing with other household chores until a fellow servant is ruthlessly killed, and someone close to Lucy falls under suspicion... -
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