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The Lost Sister by Elle Gray
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe truth will set you free.For FBI Agent Blake Wilder the price of that truth requires the ultimate sacrifice.Blake Wilder lives with reoccurring nightmares from her grim and mysterious past.Fourteen years ago, her entire family was taken from her.Her parents murdered, and her sister taken... -
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The Lost Girls by Elle Gray
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhatever you do, don’t look back.After learning the shocking truth behind the man she fell for, Blake feels lost at sea.She feels adrift. And is punishing herself for not realizing who Mark was or his true motive by her side... -
![Mania by Victor Methos]()
Mania by Victor Methos
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsJon Stanton finds his life unraveling. His fiancé has left him. His panic attacks are growing more acute. He's attacking his job with ferocity and violence. After nearly killing a human trafficker after he had surrendered, Stanton realizes he's losing control. And knows it all stems from one incident: the disappearance of his sister Elizabeth twenty-seven years ago... -
![Stone Cold Dead by Alex Smith]()
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... -
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![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... -
![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... -
![Silenced in the Falls by Elle Gray]()
Silenced in the Falls by Elle Gray
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTo be young, wild, and carefree.The true essence of Taft High’s Spring dance.But there’s a price for the naivety of youth.A high price that could cost your blood, soul, and your silence.Sweetwater Falls is a charming town with all sorts of characters.From chaperoning the school dance with Ryker to putting drunk drivers behind bars... -
![NO OTHER WAY by Willow Rose]()
NO OTHER WAY by Willow Rose
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShocking evidence hits close to home for Miami PD’s Detective Harry Hunter as Willow Rose’s bestselling series continues. Three women went on a road trip to Key West. Only two returned. When asked what happened, their stories don’t completely match... -
![Blind Spot by Brenda Novak]()
Blind Spot by Brenda Novak
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNew York Times bestseller Brenda Novak's Evelyn Talbot series returns, with a heavily pregnant Evelyn being held hostage. With Jasper Moore, the privileged boy who attacked her when she was only sixteen, finally caught and in prison, Dr... -
![If She Ran by H.K. Christie]()
If She Ran by H.K. Christie
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThree months. Three missing women. One PI determined to discover the truth.Back from break, PI Martina Monroe clears the air with her boss at Drakos Security & Investigations and is ready to jump right into solving cold cases for the CoCo County Sheriff’s Department... -
![The Silent Threat by Elle Gray]()
The Silent Threat by Elle Gray
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAfter the bodies of six young girls were discovered in a shipping container that had been dumped in a scrapyard, FBI agent Blake Wilder is summoned onto the horrific scene. A closer inspection of the bodies reveals strange markings, similar to Spenser's victims in Sweetwater Falls... -
![A Code to Kill by Elle Gray]()
A Code to Kill by Elle Gray
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMost of us have a code we live by.Some live their life altruistically, while others live by a more sinister code.A code that only their victims know. A code to kill…Fresh from a grueling joint operation with Spenser Song, FBI agent Blake Wilder continues to find herself being stalked and hunted down by an unknown culprit. The worst part is that they may be after her loved ones as well... -
![The Missing Daughter by Elle Gray]()
The Missing Daughter by Elle Gray
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhen a congressman's daughter goes missing,FBI agent Blake Wilder and her team are sent to Iowa to find the missing girl.Already dealing with a mysterious figure who keeps sending her body parts, now Blake finds herself under attack from within her own unit... -
![Memories of the Falls by Elle Gray]()
Memories of the Falls by Elle Gray
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIt’s summertime at the Falls, and this season revenge tastes even sweeter…Sheriff Spenser Song thought she would get a much-needed break after aiding FBI agent Blake Wilder on an international trafficking ring.Shortly upon her return to the Falls and to Ryker, the place is once again in an uproar.When the town’s star athletes are found dead due to a drug overdose... -
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![You Better Run by Willow Rose]()
You Better Run by Willow Rose
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDead.Who is this girl?How did she end up in the pool?Was she even at the party?Even more strange is when they pull her out of the water, Meg realizes the girl looks very familiar. As a matter of fact, she looks just like her.Like an identical twin.But Meg has no twin, at least none that she knows of, and no one at the party knows this girl or can say where she is from... -
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Dawn Girl by Leslie Wolfe
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA GRIPPING SERIAL KILLER THRILLERHer blue eyes wide open, glossed over. A few specks of sand clung to her long, dark lashes. Her beautiful face, immobile, covered in sparkling flecks of sand. Her lips slightly parted as if to let a last breath escape... -
![What You Did by Willow Rose]()
What You Did by Willow Rose
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFormer FBI-profiler Eva Rae Thomas faces the most personal case in her career, as bestselling author Willow Rose’s new hit-series continues. Three girls disappear on prom night at the local high school. One of them is the prom queen... -
![The 7 She Saw by Elle Gray]()
The 7 She Saw by Elle Gray
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThroughout history and in just about every religion the number 7 has held significance.And in the small town of Briar Glen the secret of the 7 will forever haunt you. Blake Wilder is plagued with nightmares from her dark and twisted past.Fourteen years ago, her entire family was taken from her.Her parents murdered, and her sister taken... -
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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 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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Marked for Revenge by Anna Blakely
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA killer is on the loose, and he won’t stop until he makes everyone pay.Two years ago, Allie Andrews did what she thought was right…and it cost her everything. Now the criminal she helped to put behind bars has escaped, and he’s hunting down everyone responsible for his conviction. Alone and afraid, Allie turns to the only man who can keep her safe... -
![Simon Says... Hide by Dale Mayer, Kristi Alsip]()
Simon Says... Hide by Dale Mayer, Kristi Alsip
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSimon Says... Hide, a brand new thriller series from USA Today best-selling author Dale Mayer.Newly promoted detective Kate Morgan stands up for the victims in the world, never backing down or giving up. From a family of victims, Kate will not tolerate those who take advantage of others. The worst ones prey on the hopes of desperate people to line their own pockets... -
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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... -
![The Sirani Connection by Estelle Ryan]()
The Sirani Connection by Estelle Ryan
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsStolen masterpieces. Deadly narcotics. Artificial intelligence.A mysterious email and the arrest of a fugitive art thief send Doctor Genevieve Lenard and her team to Prague, where it soon becomes apparent that this theft has a close connection to a sadistic killer they've been tracking for almost a year... -
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![Midnight Obsession by Melinda Leigh]()
Midnight Obsession by Melinda Leigh
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIn Wall Street Journal bestselling author Melinda Leigh’s edgy new thriller, Louisa Hancock thought she was safe…but there’s a new killer in town.When a mysterious package lands on Louisa Hancock’s doorstep, the Philadelphia museum curator can hardly anticipate the nightmare that’s about to envelop her... -
![Last One Still Standing by Lisa Phillips]()
Last One Still Standing by Lisa Phillips
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe fight never let them go.Plucked from a life on the streets and trained as a covert agent, Karina chose loyalty until the secret organization she worked for pushed her too far. Falling for the target on a mission was never the plan. When he turned out not to be the good man she loved, Karina faked her death and built a safe life for their child... -
![Chosen Prey by John Sandford]()
Chosen Prey by John Sandford
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsA New York Times bestseller! Lucas Davenport returns in the most harrowing and unexpected Prey novel yet—the story of a congenial man, and his most uncongenial obsession...An art history professor and writer and cheerful pervert, James Qatar had a hobby: he took secret photographs of women and turned them into highly sexual drawings. One day, he took the hobby a step further and.. -
![The Watson Girl by Leslie Wolfe]()
The Watson Girl by Leslie Wolfe
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAn entire family is murdered and, by a quirk, a young girl is left unharmed. For fifteen years, she believed the killer had been caught, and he’s now on death row, awaiting execution. While trying to be content with her adoptive family, she’s living in relentless uncertainty and the fear of remembering what really happened that night when she was five years old. She’s The Watson Girl... -
![Taker of Lives by Leslie Wolfe]()
Taker of Lives by Leslie Wolfe
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA GRIPPING CRIME THRILLER How can you outrun a killer you won’t see coming?They are the most violent, blood-thirsty, and vicious of criminals. While hunting for them, FBI profilers call these monsters UNSUBS, short for unknown subjects of ongoing investigations... -
![Mercurial Dreams by Hadena James]()
Mercurial Dreams by Hadena James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAislinn Cain and the Serial Crimes Tracking Unit are being sent to the hottest place in North America to investigate mummified remains that were found in Death Valley. When Xavier Reece uncovers elemental mercury in the heart of one of the mummies, they discover there is more than Mother Nature at work... -
![Explosive Dreams by Hadena James]()
Explosive Dreams by Hadena James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBright midways, rides with loud music and flashing lights, barkers trying to get people to spend money on rigged games; the normal sounds of county fairs everywhere until an explosion rips through the tinny music of the carnival rides. Now the screams are not squeals of delight but the terrified shrieks of the dying.The danger is no longer imaginary, something to shrug off when the ride is over... -
![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... -
![The Girls in the Falls by Elle Gray]()
The Girls in the Falls by Elle Gray
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAfter answering the job posting for Sweetwater Falls, former FBI agent Spenser Song thought that she had finally escaped her painful past. Unfortunately, she quickly learned some things you just can’t ever run away from…When a local girl goes missing and another one turns up dead, Spenser finds clues that connect to a grim reminder of another fatal mistake in her past... -
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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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![RUN GIRL RUN by Willow Rose]()
RUN GIRL RUN by Willow Rose
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWillow Rose’s beloved detective, Harry Hunter is back in this thrilling second installment of the bestselling series. When a mother and her child are pulled out of the harbor in their car, the case seems pretty straightforward for Miami PD and Detective Harry Hunter. Everything points to a double suicide... -
![All the Dead Girls by Rita Herron]()
All the Dead Girls by Rita Herron
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen a violent storm hits Graveyard Falls, it unearths the unimaginable: skeletons of teenage girls, each dressed in white and holding a candle. It’s clear to FBI agent Beth Fields that this is the work of a long-standing killer—but could it be the one she escaped years ago? She has no memory of the man who held her captive and murdered her friend... -
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Expose by Danielle Girard
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsExamining the dead will help her solve present crimes and uncover past secrets in this page-turner thriller for fans of Patricia Cornwell and Rizzoli and Isles.With her vindictive ex-husband out of prison, San Francisco medical examiner Annabelle Schwartzman is trying harder than ever to move on with her life—by focusing on her job to speak for the victims who can’t... -
![No Escape by Mary Burton]()
No Escape by Mary Burton
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHe Was Taught How To Kill Even behind bars, serial killer Harvey Day Smith exudes menace. Psychologist Jolene Granger has agreed to hear his dying confession, vowing not to let the monster inside her head... -
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Innocence Taken by Victoria M. Patton
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThis is an alternate cover edition for ASIN B06XGMRR84.This book contains ADULT CONTENT including swear words, violence and sex.INNOCENCE TAKEN – Pray He Kills You Quickly – is a police procedure - detective - crime thriller full of disturbing twists.A gripping forensics-based crime thriller with a disturbing ending... -
![Alone in the Woods by Charly Cox]()
Alone in the Woods by Charly Cox
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe sudden appearance of a man's booted feet had Addis snapping her mouth shut. Screaming, she kicked out at the tall, muscular guy as he dragged her from beneath the desk...It was a scene from a horror movie; Gabriel Kensington and his wife Lydia found, brutally slain in their luxurious home in New Mexico... -
![The Taken Ones by Jess Lourey]()
The Taken Ones by Jess Lourey
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsTwo girls vanished. A woman buried alive. Between two crimes—decades of secrets yet to be unearthed in a pulse-pounding novel by the Edgar Award–nominated author of Unspeakable Things.Summer 1980: With no fear of a local superstition, three girls go into a Minnesota wood. Only one comes out. Dead silent. Memory gone. No trace of her friends. The mystery of the Taken Ones captures the nation... -
![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... -
![Into the Night by Elle Gray, K.S. Gray]()
Into the Night by Elle Gray, K.S. Gray
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsInto the night, a killer is shrouded from sight as he stalks his next victim…When a teen is found dead, and her body displayed in a ritualistic killing,FBI agent Olivia Knight is called to the town of Hollow Nest.Fall marks the beginning of the town’s many festivities, and no town celebrates Halloween quite like Hollow Nest...Categorized as:
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![Profile of Terror by Alexa Grace]()
Profile of Terror by Alexa Grace
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA missing coed named Abby Reece. Two clever thrill killers are committing the most brutal, public, and horrifying abductions and murders in the county’s history. The killers, known as the Gamers, have done this before, and are now upping their evil game to a new level. The question is — can they be stopped before they kill again? Things get complicated... -
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![Senseless & Merciless Bundle by Mary Burton]()
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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Outback by Patricia Wolf
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsTwo missing backpackers. One vast outback.DS Lucas Walker is on leave in his hometown, Caloodie, looking after his dying grandmother. When two young German backpackers vanish from the area on their way to a ranch, he finds himself unofficially on the case... -
![Appetite for Innocence by Lucinda Berry]()
Appetite for Innocence by Lucinda Berry
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsBe careful what you post online. Your next check-in might lead him right to you...A serial rapist is kidnapping teenage girls. But he’s not interested in just any teenage girls—only virgins. He hunts them by following their status updates and check-ins on social media. Once he’s captured them, they’re locked away in his sound-proof basement until they’re groomed and ready... -
![The Girl Hunter by Leslie Wolfe]()
The Girl Hunter by Leslie Wolfe
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHis pale skin is covered with the dirt I threw over his still-warm body. His hands, marked by a struggle that ended in blood, rest over his chest. His once vibrant, loving eyes are now forever closed. I am the one who consigned my husband to the damp earth of the Glades.Seven months ago, I lost everything.I used to have it all. A successful career in television...Categorized as:
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![Ten Little Girls by Willow Rose]()
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... -
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The Dead Man by Joel Goldman
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsIf you like John Grisham's twists and turns and James Patterson's page-turning thrills, you'll love Joel Goldman's The Dead Man, the second book in the Jack Davis Thriller series! "A masterful blend of rock-solid detective work and escalating dread. The Dead Man is both a top-notch thriller and a heart-rendering story of loss, courage and second chances. I loved it...
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