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Fractured by Heather Atkinson
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLife is good in Devon for Rachel and Ryan Law until a tragic loss brings them back to Manchester. Their return sends the volatile Alex Maguire over the edge and his behaviour becomes increasingly unhinged as he turns on those closest to him... -
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![Lost in the Wind by Calle J. Brookes]()
Lost in the Wind by Calle J. Brookes
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe had survived. She could survive. She would survive again. After a brutal assault and cancer as a teenager, Dr. Nikkie Jean Netorre wouldn’t let herself be called a victim. Nikkie Jean wasn’t a victim. She was a survivor. Now a pediatric surgical resident at the best teaching hospital in Texas, Nikkie Jean knows there’s nothing she can’t make it through if she just keeps going... -
![刑罰 by Ferdinand von Schirach, フェルディナント・フォン・シーラッハ]()
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![Breaking Away by Heather Atkinson]()
Breaking Away by Heather Atkinson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLaura Harrison is terrified. Her boyfriend Darryl is becoming more and more unstable and she's bearing the brunt of his aggression. Haunted by the horrors she suffered as a teenager at the hands of her stepfather and stepbrother, she recognises the danger she's in and knows she has to get away. Unfortunately she leaves it too late and Darryl viciously attacks her... -
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Tangled Web by Wendy Saunders
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCassandra Grayson leads a quiet life managing a library in Queens, NY. There's only one thing missing... her sister.Cassandra hasn't seen her sister since the night their wealthy, prominent father died from a massive heart attack. She had only been five years old at the time and can barely recall the events of that night... -
![Dead Eyed Dad (Breaking Away Series) by Heather Atkinson]()
Dead Eyed Dad (Breaking Away Series) by Heather Atkinson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA series of brutal murders in Manchester lead DS Zak Banks to conclude that a copycat is loose in the city, mimicking the crimes of one of Britain's most notorious serial killers, Joseph Michael Lee. Anna Marshall, daughter of Joseph Michael Lee, has done her best to keep her heritage a secret but the past catches up with her when the police ask her to visit her dad in prison... -
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Snatched by Michael Arches
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA bullet to the forehead abruptly ended Athena Kazan’s bright career as a prosecutor. She survived, but barely. Now, she lives quietly in Durango, Colorado—until a frantic pregnant woman at a gas station shoves a card into Athena’s hand.The card reads: Over forty women and girls—mostly pregnant—held prisoner! Five dead already. About an hour east of Durango. Call the FBI. Sheriff’s office corrupt... -
![Somewhere Safe by Molly Black]()
Somewhere Safe by Molly Black
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFormer FBI Special Agent Piper Woods, expert tracker and survivalist, Alaskan native, left the force behind after a traumatizing case to live far off the grid. Determined not to stir up the past, she faces a dilemma when her former partner needs her a governor’s daughter has been taken by a killer deep into the wilderness—and only someone with Piper’s skills can find her and get her out... -
![Crossed by Death by A.C.F. Bookens]()
Crossed by Death by A.C.F. Bookens
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSalvaging from historic buildings isn’t supposed to require reporting a murder. When salvage expert and historian Paisley Sutton crawls into an abandoned store with a house attached, she certainly isn’t expecting to find a body on site... -
![خرائط التيه by بثينة العيسى]()
خرائط التيه by بثينة العيسى
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratings"تعتبر رواية خرائط التّيه الرواية السادسة ل بثينة العيسى جاءتها بأسلوب و أفكار مختلفة عما سبق .قد يوحي عنوان الرواية خرائط التيه بأنّه يحاكي التيه العربي بشكل عام في ظلّ أحداثٍ مدوّخة تُذهب العقل. لكنّ سرعان ما يتبدّد هذا الانطباع أمام معنى أكبر تطرحه بثينة حين تضع القارئ في مواجهة التيه الإنساني داخل عالمٍ مشوّه تغدو الحياة فيه أشبه بمتاهة لا خلاص منها... -
![Penance by Eliza Clark]()
Penance by Eliza Clark
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsOne of Granta's Best Young British Novelists 2023From the author of the cult hit Boy Parts comes a chilling, brilliantly told story of murder among a group of teenage girls—a powerful and disturbing novel as piercing in its portrait of young women as Emma Cline’s The Girls... -
![Edge of the Heat Series Box Set by Lisa Ladew]()
Edge of the Heat Series Box Set by Lisa Ladew
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBooks 1-4 of the Edge of the Heat Series - romantic suspense box set - bundle Emma Hill fights for her life, and the life of her new boyfriend against an evil, scheming, dirty cop. Her new boyfriend has some secrets of his own to bring to the fight, both for their lives, and for Emma's heart... -
![The List by Velvet Vaughn]()
The List by Velvet Vaughn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the author of The Fan and Committed is the first romantic suspense novel in the COBRA Securities series. The List is an intriguing mixture of pulse-pounding suspense and sizzling passion. It was just supposed to be a game... What started out as a harmless game between friends has turned deadly real. Fourteen men are dead, all from apparent accidents... -
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![The Harbor of Lies, a Romantic Suspense Novel by Debra Burroughs]()
The Harbor of Lies, a Romantic Suspense Novel by Debra Burroughs
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom NY Times bestselling author Debra Burroughs comes Book 6 in the wildly popular Paradise Valley Mystery series. The captivating romance between sassy private-eye Emily Parker and sexy police detective Colin Andrews has been filled with mystery, danger, and intrigue. He’s finally convinced her to marry him—if only they can make it to the altar unscathed... -
![Murder à la Mode by Susan Kiernan-Lewis]()
Murder à la Mode by Susan Kiernan-Lewis
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWith the wine harvest behind them, things had just started to calm down for Maggie and Laurent in their French village of Saint-Buvard when a team of food industry entrepreneurs and celebrity judges arrives to put on a contest to decide in a blind taste test which country makes the best chocolate éclairs—the Brits, the Americans, the Germans or the French... -
![The Dead Girls by Jorge Ibargüengoitia]()
The Dead Girls by Jorge Ibargüengoitia
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThis is the first appearance in English of a Mexican novelist of enormous talent. His brilliant novel is based on fact: the discovery in the yard of a small-town brothel of the corpses of six prostitutes... -
![Love in the Time of Serial Killers by Alicia Thompson]()
Love in the Time of Serial Killers by Alicia Thompson
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsTurns out that reading nothing but true crime isn't exactly conducive to modern dating—and one woman is going to have to learn how to give love a chance when she's used to suspecting the worst. PhD candidate Phoebe Walsh has always been obsessed with true crime. She's even analyzing the genre in her dissertation—if she can manage to finish writing it... -
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Wildcard by Ken McClure
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA traveler dies a horrifying death on a flight from Africa to London. The Ebola virus is suspected, but Steven Dunbar of the Sci-Med Directorate discovers the more frightening truth, and must act quickly before the outbreak achieves its sinister purpose... -
![Unlawful Attraction Vol. 1 by M.S. Parker]()
Unlawful Attraction Vol. 1 by M.S. Parker
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI'm not a selfish person. I mean, I'm thrilled that my friends are doing so well with their new jobs and their love lives. I just thought I'd be joining them, at least in the job department, now that I'm working for the DA. Unfortunately, nothing seems to be going like I planned... -
![Untapped: A Bad Boy Crime Novel by Weston Parker]()
Untapped: A Bad Boy Crime Novel by Weston Parker
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSome desires are better left uncovered… Erik Bertinelli is the son of the vilest mob boss in all of New York’s underbelly. He’s the enforcer, the hitman for the syndicate, and the type of guy who doesn’t mind getting his hands dirty. His hideaway is as unconventional as they come… the New York Public Library... -
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![Zwei Leben in einer Nacht by Carolin Wahl]()
Zwei Leben in einer Nacht by Carolin Wahl
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEine Challenge, eine Nacht, (k)ein Ausweg. Freitag, der 13., Mitternacht. Caspar beobachtet, wie Sams blaues Haar im Wind flattert, als der Zug vorbeirast. Eigentlich weiß er nichts über sie, nur, dass sie beide von Ghost für diese Challenge ausgewählt worden sind. Gemeinsam warten sie auf die erste Nachricht. Die Anweisungen für eine von fünf Aufgaben in dieser Nacht... -
![Dead Heat by Bronwyn Parry]()
Dead Heat by Bronwyn Parry
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNational Parks Ranger Jo Lockwood is often alone in the wilderness, and she likes it that way – until she discovers the body of a man, brutally murdered. Detective Nick Matheson’s new posting to the north-west of New South Wales is supposed to be an uneventful return to normal duties and a normal life... -
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![Unveiled by Lisa Cardiff]()
Unveiled by Lisa Cardiff
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOne look and I wanted him. One kiss and I was addicted. One touch and I was lost. Hattie Covington is ready to reclaim her life… She plans to erase the man who abducted her from mind and carve him out of her heart. But her life quickly spirals out of control. She realizes nobody can be trusted and nothing is how it seems... -
![Hard Time by A.J. Carella]()
Hard Time by A.J. Carella
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen it comes to family, Kat will do anything. Even if that means going against everything she believes in, and risking her already fragile relationship with the man she loves. Faced with a problem that is too much for her alone, she enlists the help of her one time partner, Kyle. Together they must uncover a deadly secret before any more innocent lives are lost... -
![Once He Sees by Molly Black]()
Once He Sees by Molly Black
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFBI Special Agent Claire King dies chasing a killer—and is resuscitated minutes later to realize she has changed. Dark images flash through her mind in a newfound power, visions leading her towards serial killers. But the riddles that plague her are obscured and conflicting, and Claire soon realizes that they may lead her to crack a case—or may just put her in the crosshairs of a killer... -
![Nearly Mine by Molly Black]()
Nearly Mine by Molly Black
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWith a string of unsolved murders up and down the Mississippi River, the FBI assembles a task force, assigning their best Minnesota field agent, Grace Ford, to partner with an agent from their Louisiana office. Despite their culture clash, the two must work together to traverse the country, crack the hardest cases—and to stop the next killer before it’s too late... -
![I'm a Therapist, and My Patient is In Love with a Pedophile: 6 Patient Files From Prison by Dr. Harper]()
I'm a Therapist, and My Patient is In Love with a Pedophile: 6 Patient Files From Prison by Dr. Harper
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe highly anticipated sequel to I'm a Therapist, and My Patient is Going to be the Next School ShooterI've counseled the most chilling criminals... A young inmate who fell in love with a pedophile. A man who intentionally infected strangers with HIV. A patient with an extremely unusual addiction. A sociopath who wanted to have a conscience... -
![جیغ by Nicolas Beuglet]()
جیغ by Nicolas Beuglet
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHôpital psychiatrique de Gaustad, Oslo. À l’aube d’une nuit glaciale, le corps d’un patient est retrouvé étranglé dans sa cellule, la bouche ouverte dans un hurlement muet... -
![Who They Was by Gabriel Krauze]()
Who They Was by Gabriel Krauze
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWho They Was is an electrifying autobiographical British novel: a debut that truly breaks new ground and shines a light on lives that run on parallel, but wildly different tracks.This life is like being in an ocean. Some people keep swimming towards the bottom... -
![Dead End by Mariah Stewart]()
Dead End by Mariah Stewart
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom "New York Times "bestselling author Mariah Stewart comes a novel of sexy romantic suspense for fans of Nora Roberts, Catherine Coulter, and Karen Robards. Bestselling author Mariah Stewart proved she can knock 'em dead with the best when she delivered the resounding one-two-three punch of her suspense "thrillogy"-Dead Wrong, Dead Certain, and Dead Even... -
![The Lying Game by Maxine Barry]()
The Lying Game by Maxine Barry
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe must prove she’s not a murderer. Before she’s the next victim. Romance, mystery and murder from the bestselling author Faith Martin, writing as Maxine Barry. Oriana Foster is released from prison thirteen years after being jailed for a murder she didn’t commit. She returns to her home village in Oxfordshire determined to discover the real killer of her boyfriend Rollo Seton... -
![Shaken by Joss Stirling]()
Shaken by Joss Stirling
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn a tall, narrow brownstone, in Brooklyn, New York, there is a girl with a secret. That girl is Rose Knight. She needs to raise millions of dollars to save her father's life. The arrogant and suave Damien Castle is good at uncovering secrets. He's even better at catching criminals. When he meets Rose he knows something is amiss but he can't help but get distracted... -
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![Cold Comfort by Ellis Vidler]()
Cold Comfort by Ellis Vidler
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter being dumped by her faithless fiancé, Claire Spencer has abandoned her dreams of a family of her own tucked neatly inside a picket fence. Instead, she's plotting her solo course and settling for a quiet life as an independent Williamsburg shop owner... -
![A Long December by Donald Harstad]()
A Long December by Donald Harstad
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe people of Nation County, Iowa-a heartland town straight out of a Coen Brothers movie or a John Cougar Mellencamp song-practice a unique brand of American stoicism. You betcha. And they rely upon their public servants to shield them from the horrors of the outside world... -
![Anywhere She Runs by Debra Webb]()
Anywhere She Runs by Debra Webb
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe first note is a warning—a bone-chilling reminder that Alabama Police Detective Adeline Cooper can run from her darkest, deadliest memories, but she can never escape a demented killer’s wrath. The second note is a threat… The first victim disappeared near Adeline’s hometown in Mississippi—and she won’t be the last... -
![Wicked Beauty by Susan Lewis]()
Wicked Beauty by Susan Lewis
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTim and Rachel Hendon are riding high on an ideal marriage and growing political success. Tim is already in the Cabinet, and as they celebrate yet another election victory, they have no idea that they are on the eve of a nightmare that is going to totally devastate their lives. After a high-profile murder, Katherine Sumner has disappeared... -
![The Investigator by Chris Taylor]()
The Investigator by Chris Taylor
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA woman who thought she could run away from her past... At fourteen, Kate Collins ran away from home. Ten years later, her mother has disappeared without a trace. Faced with no other choice, she returns home. Kate’s convinced her stepfather’s responsible, but he’s a highly decorated police officer... -
![Οιμωγή by Στέφανος Αλεξιάδης]()
Οιμωγή by Στέφανος Αλεξιάδης
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsΟιμωγή σημαίνει κραυγή. Κραυγή σπαραχτική. Κραυγή εκκωφαντική.Είναι, όμως, φορές που οι κραυγές γίνονται συνώνυμο της σιωπής. Ένας θάνατος που σπέρνει τη σιγή.Ήρωες που κρύβουν το παρελθόν, αρνούνται το παρόν και αγνοούν το μέλλον.Μια νηνεμία που επικρατεί λίγο, τόσο λίγο που δεν θα μπορέσει να συγκρατήσει την καταιγίδα που έρχεται... -
![True Crime Story by Joseph Knox]()
True Crime Story by Joseph Knox
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 19 ratings'What happens to those girls who go missing? What happens to the Zoe Nolans of the world?' In the early hours of Saturday 17 December 2011, Zoe Nolan, a nineteen-year-old Manchester University student, walked out of a party taking place in the shared accommodation where she had been living for three months.She was never seen again... -
![Instadzieci by Delphine de Vigan]()
Instadzieci by Delphine de Vigan
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsOpowiadając historię dwóch kobiet o odmiennych losach, autorka analizuje epokę – od czasów Big Brothera po lata współczesne – w której liczy się tylko to, aby być widzianym. De Vigan przygląda się erze naznaczonej kultem mediów społecznościowych. Diagnoza ta jest bezlitosna – to świat, w którym wszystko jest na pokaz i na sprzedaż, łącznie ze szczęściem rodzinnym... -
![The Serial Killer's Daughter by Lesley Welsh]()
The Serial Killer's Daughter by Lesley Welsh
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCharmer, liar, father… Killer. Suzanne’s life changes forever the day she receives a visit from Rose Anderson, the woman who has been living with her estranged father, Don. Don is dead, but Rose wants Suzanne to have his possessions – including a series of intimate diaries and a mysterious collection of photographs of women... -
![An Inconvenient Woman by Dominick Dunne]()
An Inconvenient Woman by Dominick Dunne
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsJules Mendelson is wealthy. Astronomically so. He and his wife lead the kind of charity-giving, art-filled, high-society life for which each has been carefully groomed. Until Jules falls in love with Flo March, a beautiful actress/waitress. What Flo discovers about the superrich is not a pretty sight. And in the end, she wants no more than what she was promised... -
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![Dark Water by Sharon Sala]()
Dark Water by Sharon Sala
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Mira books feature a range of novels by well-known and sometimes new authors. The common thread running through the series is the focus on love, romance and man-woman relationships... -
![Death Is Forever by Elizabeth Lowell, Feron]()
Death Is Forever by Elizabeth Lowell, Feron
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDear Reader,Sometimes, if you're very lucky, you can go home again. An earlier version of this book was titled The Diamond Tiger and came out in 1993 under the name Ann Maxwell. When my present publisher offered me the opportunity of going back to the novel under the name Elizabeth Lowell, I admit that I hesitated... -
![People Like Us by Dominick Dunne]()
People Like Us by Dominick Dunne
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe way journalist Gus Bailey tells it, old money is always preferred, but occasionally new money sneaks in--even where it is most unwelcome. After moving from Cincinnati, Elias and Ruby Renthal strike it even richer in New York, turning their millions into billions. It would be impolite for high society to refuse them now. Not to mention disadvantageous... -
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Soul Fire by Kate Harrison
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAlice Forster regularly talks with her dead sister, Meggie, in the virtual world of 'Soul Beach' - an online paradise where dead teenagers are held in limbo. Alice has learned that if she can solve the mystery of someone's death in the real world, then that person is released from the Beach... -
![The Chosen by Sharon Sala]()
The Chosen by Sharon Sala
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOne man murdered. One more dug from his grave. Twelve others missing. This is no coincidence. Respected Washington, D.C., journalist January DeLena is positive the threads of each victim's disappearance are intertwined... -
![Kill Show by Daniel Sweren-Becker]()
Kill Show by Daniel Sweren-Becker
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen sixteen-year-old Sara Parcell goes missing, it’s an utter tragedy—and an entertaining national obsession—in this thoughtful and addictively readable novel that offers a fresh and provocative take on whodunits and true crime. Sara Parcell disappeared without a trace on a crisp April morning in Frederick, Maryland...
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