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Cross Down by James Patterson, Brendan DuBois
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsOnly John Sampson can save his partner, Alex Cross . . . and America. The brilliant crime-solving duo of Washington DC’s Metro PD and the FBI has a proven operating procedure: Detective Alex Cross makes his own rules. Detective John Sampson enforces them. Then a series of military-style attacks erupts. No sooner do Cross and Sampson join the investigation than Alex is brutally sidelined...Categorized as:
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Twisted Prey by John Sandford
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsLucas Davenport confronts an old nemesis, now more powerful than ever as a U.S. senator, in the thrilling new novel in the #1 New York Times-bestselling Prey seriesLucas Davenport had crossed paths with her before.A rich psychopath, Taryn Grant had run successfully for the U.S. Senate, where Lucas had predicted she’d fit right in...Categorized as:
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Out of the Dark by Gregg Hurwitz
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 24 ratings* AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER *"This novel will be remembered as one of the best thrillers of the year." —Associated Press "A shocking stunner in every way. The perfect thriller." —Robert CraisWhen darkness closes in—he's your last, best hope. Evan Smoak returns in Gregg Hurwitz’s #1 international bestselling Orphan X series in Out of the Dark...Categorized as:
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Reasonable Fear by Scott Pratt
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThree young women are found floating in a lake. The suspect is one of the richest and most powerful men in Tennessee. "Reasonable Fear" is the fourth of the bestselling Joe Dillard series offered by Scott Pratt. In this novel, Dillard has become the district attorney in Northeast Tennessee... -
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Dark Horse by Gregg Hurwitz
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsGregg Hurwitz's New York Times bestselling series returns when Orphan X faces his most challenging mission ever in Dark Horse.Evan Smoak is a man with many identities and a challenging past. As Orphan X, he was a government assassin for the off-the-books Orphan Program...Categorized as:
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The Night Window by Dean Koontz
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 20 ratings#1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz brings Jane Hawk's one-woman war to an explosive climax as the rogue FBI agent wages her final battle against a terrifying conspiracy--for vengeance, for justice, and for humanity's freedom."Jane Hawk is arguably the best character Koontz has created. Simply put, wow...Categorized as:
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Murder in the Mansion by Faith Martin
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsLooking for a brilliant best-selling murder mystery with a feisty female detective? Meet DI HILLARY GREENE, a policewoman struggling to save her career and catch criminals. Mattie Jones is found brutally stabbed to death in her palatial home. Hillary Greene is called in to investigate the murder of this wealthy woman...Categorized as:
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Martin Swans Diary: Black Water Crossing by Kyle Keyes
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMartin Swan was not a terrorist, nor a truck driver. He only replied to the want-ad because the wording linked Florida with Washington DC and wanted someone who could speak Arabic. The year was 2008. Jobs were scarce, gas prices high. The back page ad called for a big rig driver with a clean record, who could be at Black Water Crossing the day before Halloween... -
One Way by Tom Barber
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNYPD Detective Sam Archer is on his way home on a Sunday afternoon in New York City. He’s been out of the field for over three months due to a broken ankle and a nasty case of pneumonia, but has just been given the all clear to get back out there again, starting tomorrow. Archer takes a seat on a bench in the Upper West Side, enjoying a cold drink and soaking up the last remaining sun of the day... -
Bedlam by L.J. Ross
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom the international best-selling author of the DCI Ryan mysteries.In a world gone mad, who can you trust?Fresh from a high-profile case in the Paris fashion world, elite forensic psychologist and criminal profiler Dr Alexander Gregory receives a call from the New York State Homicide Squad... -
To Die For by David Baldacci
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author, David Baldacci, the 6:20 Man returns, this time sent to the Pacific Northwest to aid the FBI in a case that gets more complicated with the more questions Devine asks—and he’s about to come face-to-face with his nemesis, the girl on the train. Travis Devine has become a pro at adapting to any situation to accomplish the mission set in front of him... -
Stone Sober by Gwyn McNamee
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsStone Hawke is precisely the kind of man women are warned about—handsome, intelligent, arrogant, and intricately entangled with some dangerous people. I should stay away, but he manages to strip my soul bare with just a look and dominates my thoughts. Bad decisions are in my past. My life is (mostly) on track, even if it is no longer the one to medical school... -
The Final Hour by Andrew Klavan
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratings"You're not alone. You're never alone."Charlie West has held on to that belief, but now he's starting to wonder. He went to bed one night an ordinary high-school kid. When he woke up, he was wanted for murder and hunted by a ruthless band of terrorists. He's been on the run ever since...Categorized as:
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The Wife Upstairs by Freida McFadden
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsVictoria Barnett has it all.A great career. A handsome and loving husband. A beautiful home in the suburbs and a plan to fill it with children. Life is perfect—or so it seems.Then she’s in a terrible accident… and everything falls apart.Now Victoria is unable to walk. She can’t feed or dress herself. She can’t even speak. She is confined to the top floor of her house with twenty-four-hour care... -
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Fortunate Son by Andrew Bridgeman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA deadly prophecy must be stopped before all is lost. Trust none, sacrifice words to live (or die) by in this edge-of-your-seat psychological thriller of deceit and intrigue... -
Dark Night of the Soul by Kristi Belcamino, Sonja Field
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGia Santella, the fast-driving, hard-drinking, karate-trained free spirit, has finally put her dark past behind her. UNFORTUNATELY, the past isn't done with her yet. The third book in a new, exciting series featuring an unforgettable new character by the Anthony, Barry & Macavity finalist and crime writer .. -
Cold Red by Fiona Quinn
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsUndercover. Under fire. Under arrest...…It’s hard to save a special agent’s life with your hands cuffed behind your back.Anna walks into the house and is met with flashbang. The FBI have her cuffed and belted into the back of their car. Two FBI agents are escorting her over the mountains of West Virginia heading to Washington DC for interrogation……She was never meant to get there alive... -
Naked Prey by John Sandford
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsLucas Davenport finds some changes — and some nasty surprises — in store, in the chilling new novel by the number-one-bestselling author.After thirteen years and thirteen Prey novels, John Sandford's writing is as fresh as ever. His last book, Mortal Prey, was "a model of the genre" (People) and "the cop novel of the year" (Kirkus Reviews)... -
The Short Drop by Matthew FitzSimmons
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsA decade ago, fourteen-year-old Suzanne Lombard, the daughter of Benjamin Lombard—then a senator, now a powerful vice president running for the presidency—disappeared in the most sensational missing-person case in the nation’s history. Still unsolved, the mystery remains a national obsession...Categorized as:
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The Advocate's Felony by Teresa Burrell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSabre Brown’s phone rings at 2 a.m. It’s her brother Ron. After seven years in the Witness Protection Program, someone has discovered his whereabouts, and has tried to kill him. He’s called to warn Sabre that she is in imminent danger. Sabre and her private investigator, J.P., leave sunny San Diego to search for her brother in the cold, wintry Northwest...Categorized as:
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The Company by Robert Littell
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe Barnes & Noble ReviewSince the publication of his 1973 debut thriller, The Defection of A. J. Lewinter, Robert Littell has evolved into one of the most credible, consistently interesting espionage novelists of the modern era... -
Gia and the Forgotten Island by Kristi Belcamino
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn exciting new series character ...Gia Santella is a fast-driving, hard-drinking, karate-trained free spirit, who is gorgeous, sexy, and a young heiress. She also has a fierce temper and zero tolerance for people in power preying on the vulnerable ... especially when the injustice takes place in her neighborhood... -
Med rett til å drepe by Daniel Silva
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsMunich: The writer Benjamin Stern entered his flat to see a man standing there, leafing through his research, and said, "Who the hell are you?" In response, the man shot him. As Stern lay dying, the gunman murmured a few words in Latin, then he gathered the writer's papers and left...Categorized as:
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Fixed in Blood by T.E. Woods
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPerfect for fans of Jeff Lindsay’s Dexter thrillers and the novels of Lisa Gardner and Karin Slaughter, the gritty, action-packed Justice series continues as a depraved mind taunts those who seek retribution on both sides of the law. I become whatever they want. Whatever they need. Seattle Chief of Detectives Mort Grant is still reeling from losing his daughter—again...Categorized as:
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Break Every Rule by Brian Freeman
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Robert Ludlum’s Jason Bourne series comes a breathtaking thriller about a man whose only chance to rescue his family is to return to the past he thought he’d left behind.Tommy Miller is a man with deadly skills, hiding in Florida under a false identity... -
A Caller's Game by J.D. Barker
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDIE HARD meets TALK RADIO in this heart-pounding, relentlessly fast-paced thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of The Fourth Monkey—master of suspense, J.D. Barker. "I'm going to offer you a choice." Controversial satellite radio talk show host, Jordan Briggs, has clawed her way to the top of the broadcast world... -
The Face Changers by Thomas Perry
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCan a woman who's rescued countless victims now save herself from an unknown enemy? After over a decade as a guide who helped people in trouble disappear, Jane Whitefield has promised her new husband that she will never work again. But she is asked to perform her magic just one last time...Categorized as:
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The Watchmaker’s Hand by Jeffery Deaver
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhen a New York City construction crane mysteriously collapses, causing mass destruction and killing several people, Rhyme and Amelia Sachs are on the case. A political group claims to be behind the sabotage and threatens another crane collapse in twenty-four hours, unless their demands are met. The clock is ticking...Categorized as:
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The Abduction by Mark Gimenez
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsBen Brice lives alone in the New Mexico wilderness where he battles memories of Vietnam with oceans of Jim Beam. Miles away in Texas, his estranged son, John, an Internet geek-turned-billionaire, half watches his daughter Gracie's soccer game while conducting business on his cell phone. When her mother Elizabeth arrives, the coach reports that her uncle has already collected Gracie... -
Fixed in Fear by T.E. Woods
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Fixer returns in the pulse-pounding Justice series—perfect for fans of Lisa Gardner, Karin Slaughter, and Jeff Lindsay’s Dexter thrillers—as worlds collide in an inferno of bloodshed, revenge, and holy terror. I’ll probably never see my daughter again. And if I do, she’ll either be dead or in a jail cell...Categorized as:
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Dead End Fix by T.E. Woods
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFear and violence come home to roost in this exhilarating Justice thriller featuring The Fixer—a roller-coaster ride for readers of Lisa Gardner, Karin Slaughter, and Jeff Lindsay’s Dexter novels. I’ll bring Hadley home. Whatever it takes. Whatever it costs. Whoever has to die. There’s a gang war unfolding on the streets of Seattle...Categorized as:
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Color Of Blood by Keith Yocum
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDennis is glad to be back at work. His wife’s death left him devastated but he’ll do anything to lose himself into work at the Inspector General’s office of the CIA. A brilliant, if prickly investigator, he’s spent his career chasing down the Agency’s thieves and liars... -
The Unforgivable Fix by T.E. Woods
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOn the heels of her runaway hits The Fixer and The Red Hot Fix, T. E. Woods ratchets up the tension with her newest explosive thriller in the fast-paced Justice series. The killer won’t come for you, you fool. He’ll come for me . Detective Mort Grant of the Seattle PD has finally decided to sell...Categorized as:
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The Silence Between Breaths by Cath Staincliffe
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEight people, one deadly secret.Passengers boarding the 10.35 train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston are bound for work, assignations, reunions, holidays or new starts, with no idea that their journey is about to be brutally curtailed... -
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The Trap by Ava Glass
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBritish spy Emma Makepeace races against the clock to stop the Russians from carrying out a high-profile assassination in this gripping thriller from the author of Alias Emma.“Emma Makepeace is a worthy heir to the James Bond mantle.”—JAMES PATTERSONShe has just one week to stop a killer... -
Dance for the Dead by Thomas Perry
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratings"COMPELLING . . . NOBODY WRITES A CHASE BETTER THAN PERRY." *The Washington Post Book WorldWhen eight-year-old Timothy Decker finds his parents brutally murdered, it's clear the Deckers weren't the intended victims: Timothy's own roomransacked, all traces of his existence expertly obliterated *is the shocking evidence. Timothy's nanny, Mona, is certain about only one thing...Categorized as:
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The Kingmaker by Brian Haig
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn the worst case of treason in U.S. history, General William Morrison has been charged with a breathtaking array of crimes. Oddsmakers give Sean Drummond zero chance of saving his client from a death sentence. However, his professional obligations run deeper: Morrison's wife, a CIA executive, has begged Sean to save her husband, and Drummond doesn't want to disappoint his old flame...Categorized as:
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The Perfect Lie by Blake Pierce
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTHE PERFECT LIE is book #5 in a new psychological suspense series by bestselling author Blake Pierce, whose #1 bestseller Once Gone (a free download) has over 1,000 five-star reviews.When a gorgeous, popular gym trainer is found murdered in a wealthy suburban town, criminal profiler and FBI agent Jessie Hunt, 29, is called in to find out who killed her... -
The President's Henchman by Joseph Flynn
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsAccording to the polls, it's only a matter of time - and not that long a time - before the United States elects its first female president. Which will make her husband - what? Well, if he's the ex-cop who solved the murder of the president's first husband and brought the killers to justice ... and if he's not the kind of guy to stand on formality .. -
All He Has Left by Chad Zunker
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsPower, money, and dark family secrets are a killer combination in a propulsive novel of suspense by the Amazon Charts bestselling author of Family Money.After Jake Slater’s wife dies in a tragic hit-and-run, all he has left is his daughter, Piper―nearly lost, too, in a brutal custody battle with his wealthy in-laws... -
True Evil by Greg Iles, Dick Hill
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsDr. Chris Shepard, a busy young doctor in Natchez, Mississippi, has never seen his new patient Alex Morse before. But the attractive young woman with the scarred face has come to Dr. Shepards office on a mission to catch a killer. This New York Times bestseller is available in a tall Premium Edition...Categorized as:
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Point of Balance: A Thriller by Juan Gómez-Jurado
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIn this superbly written, nail-biting thriller, a top neurosurgeon is forced to choose between ending the life of the most important person in America or guaranteeing his own daughter’s horrifying death.I am no saint, no martyr, no terrorist, no madman, and no murderer…I am a father. That’s my story. Dr... -
Rules of Prey by John Sandford
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsWelcome. You are about to meet Lucas Davenport, the police detective in Minneapolis, Minnesota, who does it his way. The "maddog" murderer who is terrorizing the Twin Cities is two things: insane and extremely intelligent. He kills for the pleasure of it and thoroughly enjoys placing elaborate obstacles to keep the police befuddled. Each clever move he makes is another point of pride...Categorized as:
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Night Fall by Nelson DeMille
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsBased on true events, but unlike anything you've ever read before, #1 New York Times bestselling author Nelson DeMille has created what may be his finest work to date.It is dusk on July 17, 1996. A man and a woman who are married--but not to each other--make love on a Long Island beach as a video camera records their pleasure...and something more...Categorized as:
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Last Man Standing by David Baldacci
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsWhen Web London's FBI Hostage Rescue Team is ambushed in a dark alley, Web is the only survivor. As the FBI investigates, suspicion surrounding Web deepens. Now, he needs help from an unlikely ally in his desperate search for the killer of his friends, and finds himself up against a force intent on finishing the job that began in the alley... -
Promises to Keep by Maegan Beaumont
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor three years, Michael O'Shea has been forced to act as a personal assassin for Livingston Shaw, the cold-blooded puppet master who controls the remote bioweapon implanted in Michael's back. When Shaw offers to release him if he can recover a kidnapped child, Michael works with every ounce of his being to put the pieces together before all the witnesses are murdered... -
Swallow Lane by Marie Snow, Jordan Marie
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt was supposed to be a fresh start. A new life. That’s what I told myself anyway when I moved with my son Matthew to Liars Island from Stillwake. Too much conflict and heartache had been a constant in our life, especially with my son. And although my Matthew was grown, I’d always see him as my little boy and the one person I needed to protect above all else... -
Sin and Swoon by Tara Brown
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNot even the warning label on the experimental project could have prepared Jane Spears for the nightmare she would walk into when the Ashley Potter case landed in her lap. Deep inside the victim’s mind, Jane finds clues hinting at the worst crimes she has ever come upon. But the bread crumbs don’t lead anywhere, and in the waking light Jane discovers nothing is as she believed... -
Under the Beetle's Cellar by Mary Willis Walker
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGoing forward without a past isn not easy to do. But Buhlaine Sims has been doing it for as long as she can remember. Then her father returns to town, and Buhlaire's world is turned upside down... -
The Red Hot Fix by T.E. Woods
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA little more than a year after the Fixer killings, Detective Mort Grant of the Seattle PD once again has his hands full. In the last four months, seven men have been murdered in seedy pay-by-the-hour motels: first strangled, then tied with rope and set on a bed of crushed mothballs, with a red lipstick kiss planted on their foreheads...Categorized as:
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