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Whirlwind by L.T. Ryan, Brian Christopher Shea
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsWhen Hatch is tasked with finding a missing girl, she finds a small town's dark secret holds the key. To expose it, Hatch must put everything on the line.The Wall Street Journal bestselling series continues!For Hatch, normal is never easy. But in the months since surviving a deadly encounter atop an Alaskan glacier, she's settled into her life in Coronado... -
![The White Forest Killings by Simon McCleave]()
The White Forest Killings by Simon McCleave
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA dangerous Islamic terrorist. A safe house in the middle of Snowdonia...Categorized as:
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![The Girl on the Road by A.J. Rivers]()
The Girl on the Road by A.J. Rivers
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratings“You’re going on a date with someone you’ve just met online?There are a bunch of crazies out there. You need to be careful!”After multiple assassination attempts, FBI agent Emma Griffin is on the road to recovery.At times though, her dreams and reality seem to blur together. Leaving her to question aspects of her life...Categorized as:
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Flash Point by Jack Slater
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFans of Ryan, Reacher and Bourne will love betrayed CIA operative Jason Trapp, who stars in a pulse-pounding revenge thriller that threatens to be 2019's breakout hit." A Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile system takes down a passenger jetliner in the skies over Belarus, showering the fields below in burning scrap...Categorized as:
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![Deadline by L.T. Ryan]()
Deadline by L.T. Ryan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsJack Noble faces off with Frank Skinner inside a building filled with ghosts. Skinner is judge, jury, and executioner, and he's prepared to carry out a death sentence. There's only one way out. Jack has to break all the rules.One final job to complete.One final life to take.One final deadline...Categorized as:
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![Contempt by Michael Cordell]()
Contempt by Michael Cordell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsPlaying by the rules landed him on death row. Now he’ll have to break all the rules to survive.After spending five years in jail for a murder he didn't commit, lawyer Thane Banning agrees to take on a case defending a former inmate against the same DA who put Thane behind bars...Categorized as:
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![Sins Of The Father by C.G. Cooper]()
Sins Of The Father by C.G. Cooper
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA son lost to an unknown foe... A politician hellbent on exacting revenge... Will the warriors from The Jefferson Group be in time to untangle the twisted web of lies? Cal Stokes is enjoying a peaceful day in Charlottesville, Virginia when a Maserati rockets towards him, only to swerve at the last moment and crash into a nearby tree...Categorized as:
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![Sabotage by C.G. Cooper]()
Sabotage by C.G. Cooper
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhat happens when an American president sends a pair of elite operatives to spy on the illicit activities of another superpower? Everything goes well until unseen forces take down said operatives' plane home. Now grounded and under fire, Delta Colonel Vince Sweeney makes the only call he can; to Cal Stokes and his band of warriors at The Jefferson Group...Categorized as:
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![The Near Death Experience by John Ellsworth]()
The Near Death Experience by John Ellsworth
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHis wife is dying. Thaddeus Murfee feels the coming loss and knows dread. But his wife is resilient and keeps finding the strength to spend just one more day with the family she loves. Then the young lawyer is retained to defend a case unlike any he’s encountered before. The client: a doctor who died and went to heaven and came back to write a book and tell the world about what he learned...Categorized as:
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Black Sheep by David Archer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNoah is called in for debriefing after the mission that lost Sarah and reveals his worries that one of the team members is a traitor..Categorized as:
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![A Motive to Kill by Elle Gray]()
A Motive to Kill by Elle Gray
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“Urgent Code 10. Gunshots heard inside Honeybee Lounge on McComb Street. Backup needed.”There’s been a mass shooting with over 23 casualties in Atlanta.FBI agent Blake Wilder and her team are called by D.C. Headquarters to spearhead the case.Upon their arrival to the crime scene, they are greeted with hostility by the field officers present...Categorized as:
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![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...Categorized as:
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![The Frost Killer by L.T. Ryan, Biba Pearce]()
The Frost Killer by L.T. Ryan, Biba Pearce
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe cool hand of winter settles in over the town of Hawk's Landing and brings with it a killer. Hiding among the quiet mountain landscape, he begins his reign of terror.The dust has settled on Savage's tainted past as he puts to rest the demons of his previous life... -
![Time of Justice by Robin James]()
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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![More Dangerous Than Man by Remington Kane]()
More Dangerous Than Man by Remington Kane
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTanner makes his way across the country to see an old friend, as he seeks answers about his past... -
![Disavowed by C.G. Cooper]()
Disavowed by C.G. Cooper
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMarine Major B. Andrews...on loan to the CIA...captured in Afghanistan...disavowed by the Agency...Shortly before being captured, Major "Andy" Andrews, USMC, had time to make one phone call, to his best friend Cal Stokes. Now left to rot in a cell in Helmand Province, Andy's time is almost up...Categorized as:
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![Moral Imperative by C.G. Cooper]()
Moral Imperative by C.G. Cooper
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA growing Islamic threat... An army ignored by the world... A Marine who won't sit on the sidelines... The Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIS) is capitalizing on the neglect of war-weary world leaders. No one in Iraq is safe. Christians herded like cattle. Whole communities torn apart. Marine Cal Stokes has had enough. With the quiet support of U.S...Categorized as:
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![The Léger Connection by Estelle Ryan]()
The Léger Connection by Estelle Ryan
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsStolen art. Rogue police officers. Drones.A video call from her dad leads top white-hat hacker Francine to four stolen masterpieces. And to a possible murder--in Brazil. Her frustration at being so far away is turned into anger when her loved ones are attacked and corrupt law enforcement officials stonewall their inquiries...Categorized as:
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![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... -
![Wild Execution: A Coastal Caribbean Adventure by Tripp Ellis]()
Wild Execution: A Coastal Caribbean Adventure by Tripp Ellis
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA ruthless killing.A mysterious death.A wicked conspiracy.When a Big Pharma mogul is tortured and killed, Tyson and his Navy buddy, JD, delve into the mystery. Was this a matter of revenge, greed, or something more wicked?With no shortage of enemies, Tyson and JD have plenty of suspects to choose from. But as they unravel the sordid details, a shocking discovery comes to light...Categorized as:
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![A Matter Of Evidence: A Black Beacons Murder Mystery by Rhys Dylan]()
A Matter Of Evidence: A Black Beacons Murder Mystery by Rhys Dylan
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne wrong does not justify anotherIn the desolate landscapes of SENTA, the Bannau Brycheiniog army training grounds, DCI Warlow and his seasoned investigators find themselves ensnared in a deadly game of shadows.A man, recently released from prison after a 20-year wrongful conviction, is discovered dead, igniting a storm of doubt and suspicion... -
![The Caribbean Job by Vince Milam]()
The Caribbean Job by Vince Milam
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA simple job. Low key. Investigate the mysterious deaths of two rich guys. No worries. Until spies and professional hitters started coming out of the woodwork, pointed my direction. And discovered a man with special skills. Very special skills. Welcome to the world of Case Lee. A retired Delta operator unleashed into a world of deadly espionage and ultimate betrayal...Categorized as:
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Red Square by David Archer
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTeam Cinderella has been sent into Russia to "fake" an assassination of a Russian Deputy Minister, in order to cover up the fact of his defection to the United States. They accomplish the mission, but then are compromised during their own escape and captured. They are quickly disavowed by the US Secretary of State, and sentenced to a public execution in Red Square only a week hence...Categorized as:
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![The Asset by Saul Herzog]()
The Asset by Saul Herzog
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsMontana, USAWhen Lance Spector quit the CIA, he swore he was out for good. One more government lie and he would go off the deep end. They could find someone else to do their dirty work. As far as he was concerned, Washington, Langley, the Pentagon could all go to hell...Categorized as:
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![Fatally Bound by Roger Stelljes]()
Fatally Bound by Roger Stelljes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFatally bound... by one decision with deadly consequences. Hannah opened the backdoor of her house and walked inside, closing the door behind her and locking it. Out of the dark his massive left arm wrapped around her chest like a vice followed by his right hand pressing a soaked rag to her face. Gasping for air she breathed in the fumes from the rag...Categorized as:
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Monsters by Matt Rogers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMORE MONEY, MORE MURDER…Heidi Waters, CEO of billion-dollar startup Vitality+, is all the rage in Silicon Valley. Her company’s promises to roll out a neurochemical cure for caffeine-related anxiety are set to change the game, a godsend for anyone who’s ever got the jitters from upsizing their morning coffee order.There’s just one problem.There is no cure. The product doesn’t work...Categorized as:
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![Desert Heat by L.T. Vargus, E.M. Smith]()
Desert Heat by L.T. Vargus, E.M. Smith
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe desert holds its kill up to the sun. A human body draped over the limbs of a cactus. Sand scouring the naked flesh every time the wind blows.A shocking death launches Special Agent Victor Loshak on a new investigation with an ominous message: They know everything... -
![The Wages of Sin by Bo Brennan]()
The Wages of Sin by Bo Brennan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat's done in the dark will be brought to the light.For overworked firefighter Gray Davies, an emergency call-out to the scene of a horrific hit-and-run is all in a day's work . . . until the terrified Asian victim disappears, leaving her blood on his hands and unanswered questions on his lips...Categorized as:
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![Cannon by Lane Hart, D.B. West]()
Cannon by Lane Hart, D.B. West
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen the livelihood of the Savage Kings MC is threatened, Cannon Erikson steps up. He’s ready to do whatever it takes to win the war the former police chief started thanks to his twin, Conrad’s involvement with the chief’s daughter.Cannon’s determined to ruin the chief’s political aspirations, starting by backing his opponent in the race for mayor... -
![The Becić Connection by Estelle Ryan]()
The Becić Connection by Estelle Ryan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsArt restoration. A sinister collector. Internet of Things.Doctor Genevieve Lenard is woken in the middle of the night with the news that a loved one has been kidnapped and forced to steal a masterpiece. Her world-renowned nonverbal communication skills are of no worth when her autistic mind can barely handle the distress and the mystery behind the kidnapping...Categorized as:
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![The Girls They Fear by J.H. Leigh]()
The Girls They Fear by J.H. Leigh
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen fear turns to resolve, the hunted become the hunters.Pushed too far, Nicole and Dylan take to the streets with the taste of vengeance in their mouths. They have one goal: take down Madame Moirai’s perverted network before she destroys more innocent lives — or die trying.There’s a steep price on their heads and it’s open season on their lives... -
![Hard To Kill by Paul Heatley]()
Hard To Kill by Paul Heatley
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOne man can’t start a war. But he can end it.Laying low in Mexico, Tom meets Carmen who is searching for her little sister, Rosa, recently abducted and trafficked by a vicious gang. Tom sees that Carmen is likely to get herself killed and decides he is duty bound to help her... -
![The Standoff by Scott Blade]()
The Standoff by Scott Blade
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe ultimate loner. Jack Widow comes to a Standoff with true evil. ATF Agent Toni Adonis, sent an agent undercover, posing as a recruit in a mysterious militant-cult, called The Athenians. She watched him go through the front gates into their compound in rural South Carolina. But her agent never came back out... -
![Payback by David Nees]()
Payback by David Nees
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA new thriller from the number 1 best-selling author of “After the Fall: Jason’s Tale” After the mob destroys his restaurant, killing his pregnant wife in the process, Dan Stone has nothing left to live for except…payback. He unleashes a series of devastating attacks on the mob designed to destroy their operations before exacting his final revenge...Categorized as:
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![Chain of Command by C.G. Cooper]()
Chain of Command by C.G. Cooper
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA new Marine Commandant... An insidious threat to his beloved service... Can anything be done to save it... The new Commandant of the Marine Corps is worried. Not only is he dealing with a shrinking service, a tightening budget and a war-weary nation, he's also just found out that there's an even bigger threat, a mounting menace that could tear the mighty Marine Corps apart from all sides...Categorized as:
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![Noble Vengeance by William Miller]()
Noble Vengeance by William Miller
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"As good as Mitch Rapp, Scot Harvath, and Kyle Achilles..." -EnzenauerJake Noble is Back... And Deadlier Than EverWhen a friend and former teammate goes missing while on assignment, Jake Noble takes the first plane to Mexico, determined to catch his friend's killer and exact revenge...Categorized as:
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![Against All Odds by Richard Bard]()
Against All Odds by Richard Bard
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe highly anticipated series finale to the #1 Wall Street Journal bestseller Publishers Weekly called “a terrifically entertaining thriller!”In this conclusion to Richard Bard’s popular Brainrush series, Jake Bronson’s family and friends face their biggest threat ever...Categorized as:
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![The Carrera Cartel : A Dark Mafia Romance Collection by Cora Kenborn]()
The Carrera Cartel : A Dark Mafia Romance Collection by Cora Kenborn
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Dark Mafia Romance Collection Delve into the dark. The Carreras are waiting... Three full-length dark mafia romance novels from the Carrera Cartel Trilogy and Stained White Lines, an explosive, new bonus novel, ONLY available in the collection.Blurred Red LinesCarrera.A word whispered in fear and respect. A name to avoid at all costs... -
![The Last Promise by A.J. Rivers]()
The Last Promise by A.J. Rivers
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWe are the promises we make, the vows we keep, and the oaths we dare not break.When PI Dean Steele received a call from his high school sweetheart Brielle,he never imagined it would lead him to the discovery of her lifeless body.His hunt for her killer takes him on the road to the biggest mystery of his life...Categorized as:
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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...Categorized as:
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![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... -
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Ghosts by Mark Dawson
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsJohn Milton is a ghost.He was Number One. The most dangerous assassin in Group Fifteen, the black-ops organisation that solves problems when diplomacy has failed. Now Milton is Her Majesty's most wanted fugitive - an anonymous loner with a deadly set of skills... -
![The Ninth Step by Mark Dawson, David Thorpe]()
The Ninth Step by Mark Dawson, David Thorpe
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsJohn Milton is a former assassin for the British government. He is a ronin, trying to atone for his past sins by offering his services to those people who have no one else to whom they can turn.Milton is keeping a low profile in London when he meets Eddie Fabian. Fabian confesses that he is considering suicide and that the reason for his depression was the abuse that he suffered as a child... -
![Beyond A Reasonable Death by John Ellsworth]()
Beyond A Reasonable Death by John Ellsworth
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThaddeus Murfee is pursued by the Mob now that he has helped put a godfather behind bars. He decides to file suit on behalf of certain survivors of the Mob's latest murder. He is pursued relentlessly and runs West, where he seeks refuge while he pursues his case against a godfather and attempts to take away his toys in hopes that will end their struggle in this legal thriller...Categorized as:
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![The Jungle by Mark Dawson, David Thorpe]()
The Jungle by Mark Dawson, David Thorpe
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAn assassin haunted by his past. Two young refugees out of their depth and in need of his special talents.John Milton is no stranger to the world's seedy underbelly. But when the former British secret service agent comes up against a ruthless human trafficking ring, he'll have to fight harder than ever to conquer the evil in his path... -
![Attorney at Large by John Ellsworth]()
Attorney at Large by John Ellsworth
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHe sued & took away the mob's casino. Now they want it back. Imagine meeting a sister you didn't know you had - only to find out that she's been charged with murder and needs an attorney. Already exhausted from trying to raise his young family, and emotionally drained from his own legal troubles, Thaddeus Murfee knows he's about to be overwhelmed...Categorized as:
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Dark State by Jack Slater
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsIf you come after the CIA’s most feared assassin, there’s one cardinal rule: Don’t miss.America is under attack. Thousands lie dead after simultaneous strikes across the country. The day will come to be known as Bloody Monday.Jason Trapp, codename ‘Hangman’, was a covert operative whose feats became the stuff of legend...Categorized as:
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The Polaris Protocol by Brad Taylor
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsTaskforce operators Pike Logan and Jennifer Cahill are used to putting their lives at risk, but in The Polaris Protocol it’s Jennifer’s brother and countless more innocents who face unfathomable violence and bloodshed.Pike and Jennifer are in Turkmenistan with the Taskforce—a top-secret antiterrorist unit that operates outside US law—when Jennifer gets a call from her brother, Jack... -
![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... -
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Savage Legacy by S.R. Jones
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGiovanniAmelia betrayed me, and now she must pay the price. She says I’m her captor, but the line between captor and protector is fine. There are things I know. Things I could tell her, but I won’t. The awful truth is that she hates me, and I don’t trust her. We’re a match made in hell. But when we strike that match, we burn so beautifully together.AmeliaLies and betrayal are all I know now...
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