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Stolen Justice by Robin James
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWill she take on an entire town to clear the name of a convicted killer? Defense lawyer Cass Leary never backs down from a case. Though after her latest high-profile courtroom win, the ex-mafia attorney thinks she's finally earned a little rest and relaxation... -
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Blood Evidence by Robin James
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsShe’s tough as nails when defending criminals. Can a simple test destroy her resolve? Defense lawyer Cass Leary believes wholeheartedly in justice for all. So when her deadbeat dad suddenly reappears begging for help, she throws her better judgment out the window. But Cass’s family drama takes a back seat when a new client’s desperate search for her birth parents flips from happy to horrifying... -
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First Degree by Robin James
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThis lawyer is her client’s last hope, and her town’s worst nightmare.When a popular cheerleader winds up dead in a ditch, the case lands in defense attorney Cass Leary’s own backyard. Her niece’s boyfriend Cole is charged with first degree murder and the whole Leary family jumps to his defense. The evidence against him is as thin as the ice on Finn Lake... -
![The Heist by Elle Gray]()
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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![Bad Blood by Angela Marsons]()
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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Stone Cold Dead by Alex Smith
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsGetting blood from these stones will be all too easy.In the middle of one of Norfolk’s most brutal winters a frozen body is discovered on the legendary Stone of Ling. With Robert Kett out of action the case falls to DC Kate Savage and DI Pete Porter, and it quickly becomes clear to them that the young man wasn’t just killed, he was sacrificed.And he isn’t alone... -
![Three Little Pigs by Alex Smith]()
Three Little Pigs by Alex Smith
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHe will find the truth. Even if it kills him. Five months ago, DCI Robert Kett’s wife Billie was snatched from a London street. Five months of no leads, no evidence, and no suspects. Until now... -
![The Devil's Cliff Killings by Simon McCleave]()
The Devil's Cliff Killings by Simon McCleave
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA missing teenager. A web of prison corruption and human trafficking. Can DI Ruth Hunter blow the lid off the case in time to save a sixteen year old girl?Detective Inspector Ruth Hunter has resolved to put the grief of her missing partner behind her and continue to make a life away from London in Snowdonia... -
![Whip Crack by Alex Smith]()
Whip Crack by Alex Smith
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsEvery time you hear his voice, another child will die.DCI Robert Kett’s family may be whole again, but he is a broken man.Suspended from duty, he takes his girls out of the city for a much-needed holiday on the Norfolk Coast.Instead of the peace he desperately needs, however, Kett finds a community in chaos. Four teenagers are missing, and time is running out before they meet a horrific fate... -
![The Kid: A Suspense Thriller by Dustin Stevens]()
The Kid: A Suspense Thriller by Dustin Stevens
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhat do you do when somebody targets one of your own?Alone on the couch one night, Reed and his partner are both summoned to the hospital to find two of their colleagues have been viciously attacked, left for dead on the side of the road with very little evidence to go on... -
![The Southern Killer by Peter O'Mahoney]()
The Southern Killer by Peter O'Mahoney
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen criminal defense attorney Joe Hennessy uncovers information about his son's unsolved murder, he must fight against the system to expose the truth…In Charleston, South Carolina, eighteen-year-old Alicia Fenton is arrested for the murder of her stepfather. In exchange for information that has been buried for twenty years, attorney Joe Hennessy joins her defense team... -
![Guilty Mothers by Angela Marsons]()
Guilty Mothers by Angela Marsons
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe lies on the floor, her blue eyes wide and unseeing, arms outstretched as if begging for help. Kneeling next to her, wearing a purple sequinned ballgown and holding a knife in shaking hands, is her daughter… In a quiet kitchen, where two mugs wait by the kettle to be filled, Sheryl Hawne lies in a pool of blood... -
![Out of Her Mind by T.R. Ragan]()
Out of Her Mind by T.R. Ragan
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsCrime reporter Sawyer Brooks still grieves for the family she and her two sisters never had. Raised in a house of horrors, they continue to fight through the trauma—releasing their rage by seeking justice for those who are just as vulnerable as they were... -
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Time of Justice by Robin James
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThis trial should be a slam-dunk. A faceless powerbroker has other ideas… Small-town prosecutor Mara Brent must be tough as nails to succeed in her male-dominated profession. But she harbors a soft spot for the victims who rely on her courtroom skill, especially the wheelchair-bound rape survivor she’s known for twenty years... -
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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.. -
![Sister Where Are You by A.M. Strong, Sonya Sargent]()
Sister Where Are You by A.M. Strong, Sonya Sargent
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFBI Special Agent Patterson Blake has accepted that the disappearance of her sister Julie sixteen years ago will never be solved. Until shocking new evidence comes to light that makes her question everything she thought she knew.When the grisly dumping ground of a twisted serial killer is discovered, it looks like she may have found her sister's final resting spot... -
![The Crying Season by D.K. Hood]()
The Crying Season by D.K. Hood
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe light fades as she runs for her life, the forest now becoming quieter around her. The only noise she hears is the sound of footsteps following her... It’s hiking season in Black Rock Falls and the small town in Montana is flooded with visitors. But when a hiker finds a human skull on a deserted trail in the woods that surround the town, Detective Jenna Alton is called in to investigate... -
![Her Broken Wings by D.K. Hood]()
Her Broken Wings by D.K. Hood
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe sound that wakes her from sleep is unmistakable—someone is in their house... -
![Hunted by Heather Atkinson]()
Hunted by Heather Atkinson
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRyan and Rachel’s dreams of finally moving back into their family home in Devon after it was devastated by fire are doused by the discovery of a body buried on their land. Ryan, as ever highly dubious of the abilities of the police, decides to look into the matter personally, with the help of the ever-loyal Battler and Bruiser... -
![Missing in the Falls by Elle Gray]()
Missing in the Falls by Elle Gray
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWho killed Lexi Wise?Former FBI agent Spenser Song thought she was leaving the chaos behind her after taking the job as Sheriff of Sweetwater Falls.But when a monster from her past catches up with her, she finds herself fighting for her life once again.Despite the danger, Spenser begins to settle in, making new friends and earning the respect of the local townspeople... -
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Jack Frost by Christopher Greyson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhat do you get when you mix Agatha Christie's masterpiece And Then There Were None with the blockbuster television show Survivor? JACK FROST! Jack has a new assignment: to investigate the suspicious death of a soundman on the hit TV show Planet Survival. Jack goes undercover as a security agent where the show is filming on nearby Mount Minuit... -
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Bad Dog by Alex Smith
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSome legends can kill you. When a young woman is brutally murdered in the Norfolk countryside, the locals blame Black Shuck—a legendary wild dog. There’s only one problem: the wounds weren’t made by an animal. DCI Robert Kett is battling a black dog of his own... -
![The Second Sign: A Sean Wyatt Archaeological Thriller: 19 by Ernest Dempsey]()
The Second Sign: A Sean Wyatt Archaeological Thriller: 19 by Ernest Dempsey
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFor millennia, stories of God’s greatest prophets have inspired Christians across the world, urging them toward the kind of faith that compelled these celebrated sages of old.But one modern madman wants that power for himself, to conquer a world he views as filled with unrepentant sinners as he ushers in a new age of religious rule... -
![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... -
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![Perfect Silence by Helen Sarah Fields]()
Perfect Silence by Helen Sarah Fields
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 19 ratings'Relentless pace, devilish cleverness and a laser-sharp focus on plot.' Chris BrookmyreWhen silence falls, who will hear their cries?The body of a young girl is found dumped on the roadside on the outskirts of Edinburgh. When pathologists examine the remains, they make a gruesome discovery: the silhouette of a doll carved in the victim's skin... -
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Dead Little Darlings by Rita Herron
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFor twenty-five years, the mystery of the missing Darling sisters has gone unsolved. Now it’s time for answers…Traumatized as a child when she witnessed a grisly murder, Marilyn Ellis kept silent for fear she and her mother would become targets of a cold-blooded killer. But guilt and nightmares have plagued her ever since that stormy night... -
![Under the Bones: A Lou Thorne Thriller by Kory M. Shrum]()
Under the Bones: A Lou Thorne Thriller by Kory M. Shrum
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEnemies make the best allies. Louie Thorne is good at only one thing. Killing. She knows peace only when she kills and this relentless thirst drives her to hunt the world's worst crime lords. But when her cancer-stricken aunt makes a dying wish, Louie is torn between her own dark nature and a promise made to the only family she has left... -
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Stranger Danger by Michaelbrent Collings
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe will teach you the lesson...... he knows you’re dying to learn.Legion is a teacher. An avenging angel. A murderer.A madman.Raised in the underground hideout of an insane father, he searches for those who keep secrets and sins. Then he teaches them how to leave those mistakes behind. Even if it means killing them to do it.Because sometimes murder is the cost of a proper education... -
![Unholy Bonds : A Dark Serial Killer Romantic Suspense by Maya Raine]()
Unholy Bonds : A Dark Serial Killer Romantic Suspense by Maya Raine
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThree serial killers connected by an unholy thread, tangled in a twisted chase for revenge and blood. In this game of hunters, who will become the ultimate prey?***He is every sin she wants to commit. Yara West spends her day as a Medical Examiner. At nights, she dons the mask of a twisted killer to satiate the demons in her head... -
![Cold as Death by Kristi Belcamino]()
Cold as Death by Kristi Belcamino
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGia Santella and Rosalie have fallen into domestic life at an estate outside Mexico City where the seemingly endless days are long, lazy, and luxurious ...The sun-drenched days seem as if they will last forever. Even though Gia must return to San Francisco when Rosalie's school starts again, that reality seems far away... -
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Dark Justice by Kristi Belcamino
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA ruthless killer intent on wreaking havoc in San Francisco through a series of senseless slayings will do anything to escape detection, including making sure Gia Santella is the one who takes the fall ...After years abroad, Gia Santella has finally gone home to San Francisco searching for meaning in a life full of loss... -
![Stone Cold by Kristi Belcamino]()
Stone Cold by Kristi Belcamino
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGia Santella wasn’t sure she ever wanted to be a mother, but when 8-year-old Rosalie came into her life, she immediately took to the girl and never looked back.Now Rosalie’s real father has decided he wants her back. And unfortunately, this daddy is head of one of the world’s most powerful drug cartels.Nico Morales is determined to get his daughter, no matter what the cost...Categorized as:
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Cold Blooded by Kristi Belcamino
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNow that her boyfriend is in a Witness Protection program in San Diego, Gia has decided to spend a little more time enjoying perfect weather, endless sunshine, and gorgeous beaches.Her new tranquility is a stark contrast to her busy San Francisco life...Categorized as:
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![Border Line by Kristi Belcamino]()
Border Line by Kristi Belcamino
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsnot a choice...It's her destiny.Gia Santella has settled into domestic life with a vengeance. The days of drinking too much, driving too fast, and going home with an assortment of cute boys have come to a screeching halt.But her world is upended when a little girl escaping a brutal life in Guatemala is thrust into her life... -
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![Deadly Justice by Kristi Belcamino]()
Deadly Justice by Kristi Belcamino
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBook 14 in the USA Today Bestselling Gia Santella Crime Thriller series by Agatha, Anthony, Barry & Macavity finalist Kristi Belcamino... -
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Dark Vengeance by Kristi Belcamino
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBook 12 in the USA TODAY bestselling Gia Santella Crime Thriller series.Underneath the beautiful Indonesian island a poisonous darkness has taken hold. The peaceful islanders now live in fear. They sought sanctuary but have been invaded by evil."Gia is a completely new heroine for the modern era... -
![The Ace of Clubs: A Thriller by Kristi Belcamino]()
The Ace of Clubs: A Thriller by Kristi Belcamino
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe fourth book in the acclaimed Queen of Spades Thriller Series featuring former Italian mob boss Eva Santella.When an American girl goes missing on spring break in Cabo San Lucas, her desperate mother turns to the Queen of Spades for help. Drunk tourists on spring break are a dime a dozen in the popular resort town, but nobody who lives there wants to help find the missing girl... -
![Dark Shadows by Kristi Belcamino]()
Dark Shadows by Kristi Belcamino
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe 11th book in the USA TODAY Bestselling series.From the moment a killer took her family away from her, Gia has fought tooth and nail against a threatening/looming destiny she’s been unwilling to confront—that of a lone wolf vigilante assassin... -
![Night Fall by Kristi Belcamino]()
Night Fall by Kristi Belcamino
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA group of hackers fighting for the underdog. A greedy society that will stop at nothing to get what they want.Gia Santella is no stranger to San Francisco’s gritty streets, dark underbelly, and unusual crimes. But when the vigilante heiress comes up against a powerful evil trying to destroy her beloved city she realizes her enemies will stop at nothing to make sure she stays out of the way... -
![Silas by Lane Hart, D.B. West]()
Silas by Lane Hart, D.B. West
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCora Walsh had no idea how drastically her life would change when a mob boss hired her to cook for him.After witnessing a bloody massacre, she tries to pretend it was all just a bad dream when she returns to her normal life. That is, until two detectives show up at the restaurant where she works, asking questions about who killed the man who hired her and his four guards... -
![A Veronica Lee Thriller Collection Volume Two: A Veronica Lee Thriller Box Set Includes Books 5-8 by Melinda Woodhall]()
A Veronica Lee Thriller Collection Volume Two: A Veronica Lee Thriller Box Set Includes Books 5-8 by Melinda Woodhall
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIf you love twisty thrillers with heart, you'll love the Veronica Lee Thriller Collection Volume Two, Books 5-8, which has been earning rave reviews from thriller lovers looking for their next chilling series... -
![One-Eyed Jack by Kristi Belcamino]()
One-Eyed Jack by Kristi Belcamino
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe men, mostly virgins, gather in the darkest corners online, drawn together by a common self-hatred. They hate the way they look. They hate their disastrous sex lives. They hate alpha malesThere is only one thing they hate women.Women are the root of all their problems. Women are inferior and deserve to be punished for rejecting them... -
![Remy by Lane Hart, D.B. West]()
Remy by Lane Hart, D.B. West
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter two confidential informants are murdered by a drug lord the DEA has spent months trying to bust, agent Avery Carmichael is ordered to go undercover.She’s going to need some help infiltrating the outlaw world, which is where the hottest, most infuriating man she’s ever met comes in. Remy Fulton is the president of the newest Savage Kings MC chapter in Rockland, Virginia... -
![Deadly Pursuit by C.M. Sutter]()
Deadly Pursuit by C.M. Sutter
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFans of James Patterson and Michael Connelly will love C.M. Sutter! A sadistic scene unlike any that Homicide Detective Jesse McCord has ever witnessed unfolds on a park bench in front of him. Jesse knows this isn’t just another Chicago murder... -
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![Fatal Lies by Mary Stone]()
Fatal Lies by Mary Stone
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSex, lies, and murder.Two months after the murder of her fashion-model cousin and her own near kidnapping, Sky Stryker is more determined than ever to expose the dark side of the fashion industry and memorialize her cousin’s life. Even if it means dredging up her own long-suppressed but never forgotten horrific nightmares.Then another model is attacked, beaten within an inch of her life...Categorized as:
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![The House of Cross by James Patterson]()
The House of Cross by James Patterson
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe thirty-second instalment in James Patterson's globally bestselling Alex Cross series. It’s time to put the guns down, Detective Cross. Even if you knew the way out of this place, we would catch you.A serial killer is taking out America’s finest legal minds, and Alex Cross is called to investigate their brutal murders... -
![Good Little Girls by Rita Herron]()
Good Little Girls by Rita Herron
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFear becomes a woman’s greatest weapon in a heart-pounding novel of suspense from the USA Today bestselling author of Pretty Little Killers. Tinsley Jensen survived the torturous clutches of an elusive masked killer dubbed the Skull, only to be held hostage by her nightmares. She’s terrified of leaving her cottage on Seahawk Island, knowing that the madman is still out there... -
![Annie's Verdict by John Ellsworth]()
Annie's Verdict by John Ellsworth
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsACE for ASIN B0735NBYD2Washington D.C. Power Brokers High Alert: There's a new prosecutor at the U.S. Attorney's Office...And he's watching you… Michael Gresham has crossed the street and is now putting bad guys in prison, his defense lawyer days at an end. Who could blame him: the love of his life Dania was murdered and has left Michael with a desire to prosecute evil in all its forms... -
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Run Away by Victor Methos
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA KIDNAPPING WITH TIME RUNNING OUT... For Honolulu P.D. homicide detective Jon Stanton, the body of a young boy discovered in the bushes of an upscale neighborhood is more than just another homicide. This one is personal. The boy was eleven years old and a witness to the kidnapping of a wealthy housewife and her daughter... -
![The Dogs in the Street by J.M. Dalgliesh]()
The Dogs in the Street by J.M. Dalgliesh
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA murdered family-man. A young woman tortured and set on fire. A face from the past… DI Nathaniel Caslin is stable, for the first time in years. Now, he can look to the future, or so he thought. Granting a small favour to a friend, can often be anything but simple..
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