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The Rock by L.J. Ross
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWhen a fishing boat is wrecked off the treacherous North Sea coast and the body of a young woman washes up on the beach beside the iconic ‘Marsden Rock’, DCI Ryan cannot ignore the call to duty.With one already dead and more human cargo missing from the wreckage, Ryan and his team race to find the remaining souls — before it’s too late, and their investigation turns to murder... -
Seven Bridges by LJ Ross
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsFROM THE #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF HOLY ISLAND AND DARK SKIES Ryan's most explosive case yet… It's been five months since a killer walked free and DCI Ryan is preparing to leave Newcastle to hunt him down - this time, for good... -
Graves on the Fens by Joy Ellis
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIt arrives in the morning. An old-fashioned airmail envelope addressed to Detective Nikki Galena. Inside, on a single sheet of blue airmail paper, are three words:You failed me.The second airmail envelope arrives at Nikki’s home address. The same message. Only this time, it’s followed by four names: Alexandra Cornfield, Ruth Baker, Bethany Lyons, Leanne Delaney.Four missing women... -
The Last Bloody Straw by J.D. Kirk
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsHow do you solve a murder when everyone's a suspect? Tormented by the recent loss of a colleague, DCI Jack Logan is on the warpath, determined to bring down all those he holds responsible for the officer's death. His quest for revenge is cut short when a woman's body turns up on the remote island of Canna, and Jack is summoned to investigate... -
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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... -
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It's Not Over by Willow Rose
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFormer FBI-profiler Eva Rae Thomas is back in a heart-pounding novel of suspense. It’s so shocking it’ll have you sleeping with your lights on.Peter and Mary Marshall went on a vacation with their son and daughter but returned without their children. They went missing from their hotel room one night while the couple was downstairs in the restaurant for dinner.They never saw them again... -
Dead Embers by Matt Brolly
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAn explosive fire. A double murder. And that’s just the start…When DCI Michael Lambert is called out to an apparent house fire, he knows it can’t be routine. Instead he finds the remains of a burnt house, a traumatised child and two corpses - one of whom is a senior police officer.Lambert’s got other problems. Anti-corruption are onto his boss. His relationships is on the rocks... -
Where Secrets Lie by D.S. Butler
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsBeneath a quiet village, dark crimes lie buried. When decomposed human remains are discovered in a suitcase behind a locked door in the home of an elderly man, Detective Karen Hart thinks the facts speak for themselves. That is, until she finds the warning: It’s time to pay for your crime.The body belongs to a former teacher, Oliver Fox, who vanished from the village thirty years earlier... -
Proving Grounds by B.J. Bourg
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen the sniper-style murder of an alligator poacher puts two rival families on edge, Police Sniper London Carter and Detective Sergeant Dawn Luke join forces to solve the case. But they'll have their work cut out for them as the two families recruit small armies to fight each other... -
Deadly Game by D.S. Butler
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhat if the only way to save your child’s life was to take part in a deadly game? For the Watsons their worst nightmare becomes a reality when their daughter, Ruby, is kidnapped. But that’s only the beginning. When they receive a text message inviting them to take part in a deadly game, things get a whole lot worse... -
One of Us Is Dead by Peter James
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe latest race-against-time instalment of the award-winning Grace series, now a major ITV show.Hunting him would be murder . . .When James Taylor arrives late for a funeral, he has to stand at the back of the small church. But, as the service progresses, Taylor notices a man six rows in front of him... -
The Berwyn River Killings by Simon McCleave
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA double suicide. A dark investigation into historic abuse. Can DI Ruth Hunter link the present killings to secrets of the past before the killer strikes again?Detective Inspector Ruth Hunter has resolved to put her past life in London behind her... -
Perfect Kill by Helen Sarah Fields, Robin Laing
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAlone, trapped in the darkness and with no way out, Bart Campbell knows that his chances of being found alive are slim. Drugged and kidnapped, the realization soon dawns that he's been locked inside a shipping container far from his Edinburgh home. But what Bart doesn't yet know is that he's now heading for France where his unspeakable fate is already sealed .. -
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The Red Book by James Patterson, David Ellis
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsFor Detective Billy Harney, the distance from hero to statistic is one false move.To Harney, the newest member of Chicago PD's elite strike force -- Special Operations Section (SOS) -- getting shot in the head, stalked by a state's attorney, and accused of murder by his fellow cops is all part of breaking a case...Categorized as:
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Shattered by James Patterson, James O. Born
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsNothing could tear Detective Michael Bennett away from his new bride—except the murder of the woman who was his partner, his best friend, and more.NYPD master homicide investigator Michael Bennett and top FBI abduction specialist Emily Parker have a history.When Emily is found strangled in Washington, DC, only Bennett knows her well enough to find the perpetrator -- or so he thinks... -
So We Lie by Willow Rose
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsEva Rae Thomas is in over her head on her first assignment as an FBI profiler in multi-million-copy bestselling author Willow Rose’s nail-biting mystery.When the mother of two, Arlene Wood, crashes her car against a tree at four in the morning, the case seems pretty straightforward.But evidence found in the remains of the car soon raises the question of whether this was really an accident... -
Five Days Post Mortem by L.T. Vargus, Tim McBain
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHer body floats. A bloated thing half atop the river. Naked. Pale. Mouth and eyes open wide. When two fishermen discover a corpse floating in the Clackamas river, profiler Violet Darger heads to rural Oregon to hunt another serial killer. What she discovers in the woods might change the course of her life... -
The Brewery Murders by J.R. Ellis
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAn award-winning beer worth killing for. Can DCI Oldroyd find the killer before last orders?Steeped in a history of award-winning Yorkshire ale, the town of Markham boasts not one but two breweries. Richard Foster runs one; his sister, Emily, along with her partner, Janice, runs the other. And not without some resentment... -
Three Small Bones by Jennifer Chase
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSmoke curls from what’s left of the beautiful family home on the edge of the woods. The heat is unbearable as she descends the stairs to the basement, past a set of bicycles––two big, one small... -
The Harry Bosch Novels, Volume 1: The Black Echo / The Black Ice / The Concrete Blonde by Michael Connelly
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe Black Echo:For Harry Bosch - hero, loner, nighthawk - the body stuffed in a drainpipe off Mulholland Drive isn't just another statistic. This one is personal. Billy Meadows was a fellow Vietnam "tunnel rat," fighting the VC and the fear they used to call the Black Echo. Harry let Meadows down once. He won't do it again...Categorized as:
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The Night of the Party by Anna-Lou Weatherley
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsTwo Couples. Three Secrets. One Murder.In a beautiful house surrounded by woodland, the Drayton family and their dearest friends are enjoying dinner together. The wine is flowing, the meal has been lovingly prepared, and it’s going to be an evening none of them will ever forget…A doting motherwith a manipulative daughter.A loving husbandlying to his family.A close friendkeeping a shocking secret...Categorized as:
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Grimm Up North by David J. Gatward
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsWelcome to Wensleydale, where the cheese is famous, the scenery beautiful, and the locals have murder on their minds …Detective Chief Inspector Harry Grimm is forced to take leave from Bristol’s Major Investigations Team when his boss, tired of Harry chasing the ghost of his murderous father, sends him north on secondment... -
Silent Witness by Tom Watts
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA thrilling debut novel from a real life forensic scientist. SILENT WITNESS. A shocking crime sends the Seattle Police Department searching for answers. Jack Peterson, a decorated Detective, has been shot and is clinging to life. His wife has been murdered. There seems to be more questions than answers as the department struggles to deal with the loss of one of their own... -
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Twisted Pursuit by Paige Black
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFor fans of Michael Connelly and Karin Slaughter comes a heart-stopping thriller that explores the depths of redemption and impossible choices.When K-9 Officer Eden Mercer enrolls in an elite search and rescue training course in remote Juniper Wells, Arizona, she has a hidden agenda... -
Hey You, Pretty Face by Linda Coles
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn abandoned baby. Three girls stolen in the night. Two connected cases?London, Winter, 1999. When an abandoned newborn baby is discovered, DC Jack Rutherford becomes involved.Covering the holiday period almost singlehandedly, resources are at breaking point and he’s pushed to his limit...Categorized as:
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Law of Five by Robin Mahle
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe nationwide manhunt for a killer begins and the media quickly dubs him the “Highway Hunter.” Bodies left roadside on display with horrific markings; a calling card. But this case is miles away from Katie Reid and her life with Detective Marshall Avery.That is, until she gets the call from her old friend and reporter, Marc Aguilar, who believes that the killer could be coming their way...Categorized as:
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Tell No One / Gone For Good by Harlan Coben
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Harlan Coben comes an unforgettable duet of classic novels—two top-notch thrillers filled with the author’s signature storytelling genius.TELL NO ONEFor Dr. David Beck, the loss was shattering. And every day for the past eight years, he has relived the horror of what happened. The gleaming lake. The pale moonlight. The piercing screams... -
Love Like Blood by Mark Billingham
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThis riveting novel marks the return of series character Tom Thorne as he pairs up with the perfectionist Detective Inspector Nicola Tanner on an investigation that ventures into politically sensitive territory. Tanner needs help. Her partner Susan has been brutally murdered, and Tanner is convinced that it was a case of mistaken identity and that she was the real target... -
Born in a Burial Gown by M.W. Craven
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDetective Inspector Avison Fluke is a man on the edge. He has committed a crime to get back to work, concealed a debilitating illness and is about to be made homeless. Just as he thinks things can’t get any worse, the body of a young woman is found buried on a wet, Cumbrian building site. Shot once in the back of the head, execution style, it is a cold, calculated murder... -
Need You Dead by Peter James
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsRoy Grace, creation of the CWA Diamond Dagger award winning author Peter James, faces his most mysterious case yet in Need You Dead.Lorna Belling, desperate to escape the marriage from hell, falls for the charms of another man who promises her the earth. But, as Lorna finds, life seldom follows the plans you’ve made. A chance photograph on a client’s mobile phone changes everything for her... -
Catherine Coulter the FBI Thrillers Collection Books 11-15 by Catherine Coulter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFive FBI Thrillers featuring FBI Agents Savage and Sherlock #11-15: Double Take, Tailspin, Knockout, Whiplash, and Split Second... -
Ice Into Ashes by John Carson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTime is a healer….unless you’re the one doing the killing…DCI James Craig is heading home to Fife for a family funeral after the discovery of his wife's uncle's lifeless body at home, having fallen down the stairs. The incident was classified as a Sudden Death, attributing it to the man's advanced age and fragility. Case officially closed... -
Serpentine by Jonathan Kellerman, John Rubinstein
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsPsychologist Alex Delaware and detective Milo Sturgis search for answers to a brutal, decades-old crime in this electrifying psychological thriller from the #1 'New York Times' bestselling master of suspense.LAPD homicide lieutenant Milo Sturgis is a master detective. He has a near-perfect solve rate and he's written his own rulebook... -
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The Last Coyote / Trunk Music (Harry Bosch, #4, #5) by Michael Connelly
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA two-in-one, this volume includes The Last Coyote in which suspended LAPD homicide detective Harry Bosch investigates the unsolved murder of his mother, and Trunk Music which finds Harry returning to the force to investigate the murder of a movie producer with Mafia ties...Categorized as:
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No Way Out by Allison Brennan
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom Allison Brennan, the New York Times bestselling author of Cut and Run, comes a new e-novella, No Way Out: FBI Agent Lucy Kincaid faces her worst fear when her husband goes missing Nine years ago, mercenary Kane Rogan and photojournalist Siobhan Walsh risked their lives to rescue Hestia Juarez, a thirteen-year-old girl being forced to marry a much older man to expand her father’s crime family... -
Ten Little Girls by Willow Rose
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEvery Mother's Worst Fear! Imagine waiting for the school bus, waiting for your daughter to come home, looking forward to spending the afternoon with her, but as the bus stops and the children start to come out, your daughter isn't there. Ten little girls go missing on the same day in Cocoa Beach, Florida. Ten little girls all from the same school... -
Inmate 1577 by Alan Jacobson, Christina Traister
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNational Bestselling Author Alan Jacobson brings back renowned FBI Profiler Karen Vail in an intelligent thriller that bridges time and space. When an elderly woman is found raped and brutally murdered in San Francisco, Vail heads west to team up with SFPD Inspector Lance Burden and her former task force colleague, Detective Roxxann Dixon... -
Victim by Casey Hill
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe USA Today bestselling forensic mystery series Read the clues. Decode the science. Reveal the murderer. That's Reilly Steel's mantra. Find the answers, solve the crime. But the Quantico-trained forensic investigator is finding her skills aren't enough when a ferociously intelligent killer strikes Dublin. The modus operandi is as perplexing as it is macabre... -
Follow the Leader by Mel Sherratt, Anne Flosnik
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA man's body is found on a canal towpath. In his pocket, a magnetic letter in the shape of an E.Days later, a second victim is found, this time with the letter V tucked into her clothing.As the body count rises, the eerie, childlike clues point to a pattern that sends DS Allie Shenton and her colleagues into full alert.The race is on... -
Pressure Point by Ted Tayler
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGus Freeman’s Crime Review Team has two successful cold case investigations behind them. Will it be third time lucky? The victim’s profession might make it hard to find someone to talk. ‘Pressure Point’ has a wide array of characters, and offers action, romance, humour and drama. In their most recent case, DS Neil Davis’s father, Terry, came under the microscope... -
Little Sister by Gytha Lodge
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Detective Jonah Sheens is enjoying a moment of peace in a pub garden on his day off when a teenage girl wanders out of the woods. She's striking, with flame-red hair and a pale complexion. She's also covered in blood. When Jonah races to help, the girl insists she's fine. Then she smiles. It's her sister he needs to worry about... -
The Silent Conversation by Caro Ramsay
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen DNA evidence links a present-day murder to the disappearance of a young boy four years earlier, detectives Anderson & Costello are plunged into a baffling mystery. It's been four years since four-year-old Johnny Clearwater disappeared without trace one hot summer afternoon. Now, a new TV documentary series is revisiting the case, dredging up memories perhaps best left forgotten... -
Four Days: The Revenge by Lora Lindy
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAngelino Marquit is determined to get revenge, even if it means killing innocent people for the sport of it. To him, it's all a game. Agent Mike Ramsey has to stop him before the body bags continue to stack up. Marquit tries to make it easy for him. He gives Mike clues throughout the game, and one clue is life can be short with a full moon... -
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Thirty Days: The Hunt for Angelino Marquit by Lora Lindy
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMike needs help hunting Angelino Marquit. FBI profiler Jacque Real is called to help. She knows more about Marquit than anybody. A sting operation is set into motion. Something goes horribly wrong. This sequel to Eleven Days: An Unexpected Love is all about the hunt. Can Mike find Marquit before he kills again? The investigation proves to be difficult since Marquit like to toy with Mike... -
Blake Pierce Mystery Bundle: Once Gone / Before he Kills by Blake Pierce
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA free two-book mystery bundle by #1 bestselling author Blake Pierce, author of ONCE GONE, a #1 bestseller on Amazon with over 350 five star reviews! Here is a bundle of the first books in two Blake Pierce series—the Riley Paige and Mackenzie White series—all here in one convenient place. This bundle offers a great introduction to Blake Pierce’s series with over 140,000 words of reading...Categorized as:
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Intended Target by G.K. Parks
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsInside the federal courthouse, a single gunshot punches a hole through the window, leaving two bodies in its wake. One of the victims is an Assistant United States Attorney. The other is juror number five. Due to the nature of the crime, the OIO is assigned to evaluate the security measures implemented by the U.S. Marshal Service... -
Dying for a Fix by G.K. Parks
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWelcome back, former federal agent Alexis Parker.Alex always said it'd be a cold day in hell before she'd step foot inside the OIO again, and the blizzard conditions outside prove her declaration true. But clipping on the badge doesn't mean taking a seat behind a desk or investigating a crime scene. It means infiltrating a local drug ring led by the city's most ruthless gang, the KXDs... -
The Latch Man by John Dean
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNo one sees him come or go, but they all know he’s been...Doris Hornsby, the bed-bound matriarch of a notorious criminal family, calls in the police after she sees an intruder in her room. DCI Blizzard attends in person, bemused that a woman who has spent her life evading the law, now seeks its protection.Meeting the tough old bird, he senses a genuine fear... -
The Sleepwalker by Joseph Knox
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratings‘He said he didn’t remember killing them…’As a series of rolling blackouts plunge the city into darkness, Detective Aidan Waits sits on an abandoned hospital ward, watching a mass murderer slowly die. Transferred from his usual night shift duties and onto protective custody, he has just one job…To extract the location of Martin Wick’s final victim before the notorious mass murderer passes away...
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