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Where the Pieces Lie: A DCI Jack Logan Novel by JD Kirk
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsExperience the pulse-pounding new thriller from multi-million selling Scottish crime fiction author, JD Kirk.Community service clean-up was supposed to be a tedious affair. But, when a young offender stumbles upon a bin bag filled with human remains, a quiet Highland village is thrown into chaos... -
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The Heist by Elle Gray
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen an armored car heist turns into a bloody and grisly crime scene.Federal agent Blake Wilder is sent to Philadelphia to track down the culprits.But there’s more to this militantly precise and violent crew than meets the eye...As the death count rises and the case takes an even more violent turn, it becomes clear that there is more to these robberies than initially believed... -
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In Cold Blood by Caroline Mitchell
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWHEN THE HUNTER BECOMES THE HUNTED…DI Amy Winter faces her toughest case yet as a serial killer couple kidnap and hunt their prey. After capture, the victims are released from an unknown location each day. But freedom does not come easily as the victim’s injuries become more severe, and if they haven’t escaped by day four, they won’t live to see the fifth...Categorized as:
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Diamond by Jessie Keane
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratings*** THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER ***'A brilliant historical crime read' Bella'This thrilling and twisty crime novel is perfect for fans of Martina Cole' My Weekly'A rollercoaster of crime, revenge and murder' The SunBEHIND EVERY STRONG WOMAN IS AN EPIC STORY.. -
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![The Good Daughter by Elle Gray, K.S. Gray]()
The Good Daughter by Elle Gray, K.S. Gray
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn an affluent neighborhood.Twin daughters Raleigh and Eve are excited to graduate from high school.Wanting to celebrate, Raleigh does her best to convince her bookworm sister to go out to a party.That night while their parents were out of town, one daughter went out and one vanished.A decade has passed and to this day what occurred that night at the Valentine's residence has remained a mystery.. -
![The Woman Behind the Door by Elle Gray, K.S. Gray]()
The Woman Behind the Door by Elle Gray, K.S. Gray
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“YOU ARE LIVING A LIE. Everything about you is a lie…”This is a story about an ordinary woman, a mother of two.To most women, to most mothers, her life is relatable in every way.Except behind closed doors her truth comes with unimaginable consequences.Amid a night of fun and festivities, Isabella Walker found herself alone with a bold masked man at her front door... -
![Clint Wolf Boxed Set: Books 4 - 6 by BJ Bourg]()
Clint Wolf Boxed Set: Books 4 - 6 by BJ Bourg
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBooks 4-6 (But Not Forever, But Not For Naught, and But Not Forbidden) of the Clint Wolf Mystery Series by award-winning author BJ Bourg now available as a boxed set! BUT NOT FOREVER After a year of working as a tour guide in the swamps of Louisiana--and the day after a man’s body is found in a canal--former Police Chief Clint Wolf realizes he can’t stay away from law enforcement work... -
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Fuse's Hold by E.C. Land
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFuseBeing who I am, most people, not a member of the club, assume I got my road name for being able to fix shit and my brains. What I’m really known for is my short fuse. Being a part of the Inferno’s Clutch MC, I handle shit for the club that could easily put me behind bars for years. I also go to fights to release the aggression that builds within me... -
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Mafia War by L. Steele
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy husband is a made man, a villain, the boss of the Mafia...He stole me from my normal life and catapulted me into the center of the underworld.He imprinted his crimson fingerprints on my psyche and tried to set me free.It's wrong of me to be attracted to the viciousness in him.And yet I can't... won't stop until he loves me back.It's why I returned to him.It's why I allowed him to use me.. -
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Menacing by E.C. Land, Elizabeth Knox
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSomeone's trying to use my past against me.VanirThe one thing I love about my life is that when I go through shit, I'm not alone. The club's always got my back. I've been seeing Vail for a while now and when a series of old photographs are brought to light, Vail almost leaves. I almost lost the best thing in my damn life. While things might've been fine, I wasn't going to simply let it go... -
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![The Streets by Jacqui Rose]()
The Streets by Jacqui Rose
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Streets is a hard-hitting gangland thriller from the bestselling author Jacqui Rose.Ten years ago, Jo Martin was released from prison after serving twelve years of a life sentence. She is now out on license – and she isn’t Jo anymore. Given a new identity by the courts, and with a different appearance, a ready-made history and even a change of age, Jo can pretend to be anyone . . -
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Sorin by Brooke Sivendra
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA code. A cult. A kidnapping. James Thomas is playing a deadly game of chess, but not everyone will survive…. Maya Ashwood has been taken hostage, and her kidnapper wants two things in exchange: James Thomas and Mak Ashwood.James must create a plan that will enable him to both rescue Maya and keep Mak safe from the clutches of the man hunting him.The stakes have never been higher... -
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Face the Music by Velvet Vaughn
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYou can’t silence the truth.Ever since their chance encounter on the crowded streets of New York City, COBRA Securities Co-Founder Luke Colton can't erase Layla Brooks from his thoughts. It wasn't just her beauty that captivated him, but the look of stark terror on her face. Angry with himself for not following her, knowing she must be in danger, he's shocked when she ends up on his doorstep... -
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![The End of the Line by L.M. Krier]()
The End of the Line by L.M. Krier
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHolidays are never guaranteed for Detective Chief Inspector Ted Darling. Crime has a way of intervening.He’s hoping for a relaxing time in Wales with his partner Trevor, who’s had a difficult week. Instead he finds himself confronted by a sudden death, possibly suspicious, which threatens to leave his mother, Annie, homeless.Ted’s determined to find out what really went on... -
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Nora's Outrage by E.C. Land
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNoraAfter all Breaker and I went through when we first got together, you would think it would all be downhill from here. No one should have to go through what we have. The drama has been swirling around the club for a while now and it seems the danger attached is coming our way once again.In a way that could change everything... -
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Mayhem by T.L. Payne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTheir world is about to be turned upside down.Nine months after the lights went out, Maddie Langston and the other survivors in Texas County just want to replenish their food stores and prepare for the next winter but an unexpected encounter with a stranger takes all their lives in a whole new direction.It's not just their lives on the line this time... -
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Finding Her by Ami Van
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings**Note: It is recommended you read the first book in the series before reading this one.** After surviving the last year together with his love, Derrick King, head of the King Family should be enjoying wedding bliss with his new wife, Stellina. With a baby on the way and his family growing stronger, he should be the happiest man in the world... -
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Axel by Elizabeth Knox
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAxelOne drunken night. One drunken slip up. It's all it took before I started lookin' at her in a completely different way.She was in love with my brother before he met his ol' lady and now here I am, unable to keep my damn eyes off her. Rosa's one of the Vixens. She's been around for a couple years now, but I'd be lyin' if I said I knew a lot about her... -
![Jagger's Choice: Ruthless Sinners MC by L. Wilder]()
Jagger's Choice: Ruthless Sinners MC by L. Wilder
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings*Jagger’s Choice was previously released in the Very Naughty MC Christmas Anthology.*Wall Street Journal and USA Today Best Sell L. Wilder brings you a new addition to the Ruthless Sinner series. Jagger will show readers just how hard it is to resist a bad boy with a good heart.He hadn’t meant to let her in. She was just supposed to be his ticket out...But she became so much more... -
![Tarnished Throne by Kristen Luciani]()
Tarnished Throne by Kristen Luciani
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOur world is built on a web of lies...and even the truth can't set us free. I always knew Patrick Mulligan was a man of many layers.I just never imagined that peeling them back would awaken such a savage beast with the insatiable need to control and conquer everything and everyone around him.My husband is a beautiful, vicious monster with a god-like body that is fueled by the wrath of the devil... -
![Necessary Decisions by Giacomo Giammatteo]()
Necessary Decisions by Giacomo Giammatteo
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsGino Cataldi is a man hanging on by a thread. Cancer took his wife, and drugs put his son in rehab. All he has left is his badge. When a teenage girl is kidnapped, it brings back nightmares from the worst case he ever worked—the one that tore his life to shreds and forced him out of Philadelphia. Gino doesn’t want this case, but he knows he has to take it...Categorized as:
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![Bună seara, Melania! by Rodica Ojog-Braşoveanu]()
Bună seara, Melania! by Rodica Ojog-Braşoveanu
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRodica Ojog-Braşoveanu a publicat romane poliţiste, istorice şi alte povestiri. Maestră in arta suspansului, Rodica Ojog-Brasoveanu se arată o fină cunoscătoare a maștilor dincolo de care se ascund întotdeauna oamenii și în literatura, și în viata. Această carte o dovedește din plin.Despre "Ciclul Melaniei": Melania este cheia întregii serii, prin unicitatea ei... -
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Man on Fire by A.J. Quinnell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsKnown only as Creasy, he was hired to protect, not to kill. A battle-scarred, burnt-out mercenary, working as a bodyguard for the young daughter of an Italian industrialist, he thought he had lost the power of feeling. Until the girl's beguiling touch awakens in him the ability to love.Then something happens, something so devastating that Creasy is consumed by a single-minded rage for revenge... -
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![Every Fear by Rick Mofina]()
Every Fear by Rick Mofina
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsOn an ordinary morning, Maria Colson takes her baby son Dylan to the corner store. She only turns her back for a few seconds. When she looks again, the stroller is empty, and her terrified child is being shoved into a waiting van that vanishes without a trace. Settle Mirror reporter Jason Wade is under a lot of pressure to bring in a big story, and the Colson kidnapping could be it... -
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On Tilt by G.K. Parks
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFive years ago, a teenage girl vanished. After a thorough police investigation, the case went cold. Her parents spent the next few years hiring private investigators to search for their daughter, but they've had no luck until now. When Alexis Parker, the newest detective at Cross Investigation, starts poking around, the cold case suddenly turns hot... -
![A Demon's Soul: A Devil's Riot MC Crossover by E.C. Land]()
A Demon's Soul: A Devil's Riot MC Crossover by E.C. Land
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Devil's Riot MC Crossover Lex Years ago, I sold myself to Satan. I swore I'd find a way to break the deal I made, but that day never came. Now it's time I pay the piper, or whatever that old saying is. The fact of the matter is I don't have a choice. It's either that, or he'll go after the only person who's ever been important to me... -
![Deprave by E.C. Land, Elizabeth Knox]()
Deprave by E.C. Land, Elizabeth Knox
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIf I don't marry him there's no doubt a war will ensue.My brother crossed the line. He wanted an allegiance and in accepting it, he's promised me to a man. While he isn't a stranger, this isn't something I've wanted. I craved a normal life and now I'm just like every other mafia princess.I've been resenting my brother and why shouldn't I? He did the one thing he promised he'd never do... -
![Detest by E.C. Land, Elizabeth Knox]()
Detest by E.C. Land, Elizabeth Knox
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI had one rule: don't sleep with the talent. Yet, I had no problem breaking it for her. RémyMy family had dealt with nefarious people for most of our lives. We became accustomed to it. In fact, we were raised by someone who was the worst of them all. We knew what to look out for, and we became a stronger family unit because of what we endured. Things had just begun to settle down... -
![Quicksand / Blood Game / Eight Days to Live / Chasing the Night (An Eve Duncan Collection) by Iris Johansen]()
Quicksand / Blood Game / Eight Days to Live / Chasing the Night (An Eve Duncan Collection) by Iris Johansen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen has captivated millions of readers with her fast-paced forensics thrillers featuring heroine Eve Duncan... -
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Wait on Me by Elizabeth Knox
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRavageI've never been the type of man who begs. While I can say for certain I've been the type to grovel . . . I wouldn't get on my knees for any woman--except her. The one who made me forget about all the darkness in the world.The same one who said no when I asked her the most important question of my life. She's the one who got away, and now she's the one in danger... -
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Reclusive by Elizabeth Knox
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTrick When I was on the inside I found my faith again. I only found my faith because it helped lessened my sentence and let's be real - no one wants to be in the slammer. My priest told me that an angel would come to me, that she would help guide me through many trials and tribulations. Imagine my surprise when a woman named Angel comes barreling into my life... -
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![Hawk: Devil's Nightmare MC by Lena Bourne]()
Hawk: Devil's Nightmare MC by Lena Bourne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHAWK is a full-length, standalone first book in a steamy and suspenseful new MC Romance series - Devil's Nightmare MC - by USA Today Bestselling Author Lena Bourne. No Cliffhanger, HEA Guaranteed! Trying to stay away from him is a losing fight... -
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The Perfect Nanny by D.L. Fisher
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLucinda and Andrew Douglass are settling into life with their newborn baby, Delilah. Only four weeks in, much to Andrew’s dismay, Lucinda is planning her return to a high-powered job at the New York Stock Exchange, causing a major rift in their already volatile marriage.On the bright side, Lucinda has found the perfect nanny to care for their precious baby... -
![Lethal Lines by Paige Black]()
Lethal Lines by Paige Black
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFor fans of gripping thrillers and intense police procedurals comes a chilling tale that will keep you on the edge of your seat.Eden Mercer, a determined young officer in Nightfall, Oregon, is making strides to overcome her traumatic past in a fundamentalist cult. With her loyal K-9 partner, Shadow, at her side, she's ready to tackle any challenge... -
![Free to Deceive by Julie Mellon]()
Free to Deceive by Julie Mellon
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSpecial Agent Katie Freeman and her partner, Michael Powell, step in to assist the local authorities after the discovery of thirteen bodies buried in a small park. The chilling pose of each body and the gruesome manner in which they died indicate a particularly sadistic killer... -
![The Victim of the System by Steve Hadden]()
The Victim of the System by Steve Hadden
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTwenty-two years ago, Ike Rossi’s life was shattered when his parents were murdered in cold blood. He surrendered his football scholarship and returned home to find their killer and raise his nine-year-old sister. Now, the crime of a local ten-year-old genius, Jack Cole, threatens to unearth old wounds rather than provide the closure Ike desperately wants... -
![The Murders in Beacon Hill by Elle Gray]()
The Murders in Beacon Hill by Elle Gray
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“Death is inescapable. I am your penance.”FBI agent Olivia Knight has seen her fair share of shocking and gruesome cases.So much so that she trained herself to expect the unexpected.But when she is called onto a case in a sleepy small-town of Beacon Hill.A case involving a brutal stabbing with the words…“Death is inescapable. I am your penance.”, written in blood... -
![Le ossa parlano by Antonio Manzini]()
Le ossa parlano by Antonio Manzini
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMentre Rocco Schiavone affronta a Roma i suoi fantasmi con la sensazione che a quella città non abbia più niente da dire, ad Aosta nei boschi vicino Saint-Nicolas, vengono rinvenute alcune minuscole ossa umane. Sono di Mirko Sensini, un bimbo di 8 anni strangolato dopo aver subito violenza sessuale. Rocco stavolta dovrà scavare nel terreno più torbido della psicopatologia la pedofilia... -
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Vecchie conoscenze by Antonio Manzini
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRocco Schiavone indaga sull’omicidio di una professoressa in pensione. E intanto l’ombra del passato si fa pressante: la pena per Sebastiano, l’amico fraterno che non ha mai smesso di dare la caccia a Enzo Baiocchi, che gli ha assassinato la moglie, lo rende inquieto e gli ruba il sonno... -
![The GirI Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest by David Donaldson]()
The GirI Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest by David Donaldson
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNB: This is NOT the novel by Stieg... -
![The Dead House by Harry Bingham]()
The Dead House by Harry Bingham
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThe fifth in the acclaimed series featuring crime fiction's most unusual and engaging detective, DC Fiona GriffithsWhen the body of a young woman is found in an old 'dead house' - the annexe where the dead were stored before burial in medieval times - of a tiny Welsh church, it seems that past and present have come together in a bizarre and horrifying way... -
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![The Game You Played by Anni Taylor]()
The Game You Played by Anni Taylor
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsLittle Boy Blue Where did you go? Who led you away? Only I know . . . . Two-year-old Tommy Basko goes missing from a popular inner-city playground. Six months later, his parents begin receiving cryptic messages in rhyme about Tommy. The police don't believe the messages are from the abductor, but Tommy's mother Phoebe is certain they're a game meant for her... -
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Exiles by Jane Harper
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAt a busy festival site on a warm spring night, a baby lies alone in her pram, her mother vanishing into the crowds.A year on, Kim Gillespie’s absence casts a long shadow as her friends and loved ones gather deep in the heart of South Australian wine country to welcome a new addition to the family.Joining the celebrations is federal investigator Aaron Falk... -
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La nena by Carmen Mola
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsSIN LÍMITES Vuelve Carmen Mola, el último fenómeno de la novela negra española (150.000 lectores) y su autora más audaz y enigmática, con una entrega aún más revulsiva, violenta y sorprendente. «Nadie regresa del infierno indemne.» Es la noche del fin de año chino, empieza el año del cerdo... -
![La casa delle voci by Donato Carrisi]()
La casa delle voci by Donato Carrisi
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsPietro Gerber non è uno psicologo come gli altri. La sua specializzazione è l'ipnosi e i suoi pazienti hanno una cosa in comune: sono bambini. Pietro è il migliore di tutta Firenze, dove è conosciuto come l'addormentatore di bambini. Ma quando riceve una telefonata da parte di una collega australiana che gli raccomanda una paziente, Pietro reagisce con perplessità e diffidenza... -
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Twentymile by C. Matthew Smith
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen wildlife biologist Alex Lowe is found dead inside Great Smoky Mountains National Park, it looks on the surface like a suicide. But Tsula Walker, Special Agent with the National Park Service’s Investigative Services Branch, isn’t so sure.Tsula’s investigation will lead her deep into the park and face-to-face with a group of lethal men on a mission to reclaim a historic homestead... -
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Secret Sauce by Jill Sanders
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTrent owns one of the highest profiled restaurants in New York. His food and secret recipes are highly sought after. His personal life follows his successful career, beautiful women hang on his every word. But, when his restaurant receives a bad review from one of the highest profiled food critics, things take a turn for the worse...
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