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  • Autumn's Fear by Mary Stone

    Autumn's Fear by Mary Stone

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Don’t fear the dark. It’s the light that blinds...and kills.Forensic and criminal psychologist Dr. Autumn Trent is trying to find her groove in her transition to the FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit. But can her soft heart continue to take a beating? Will her impulsive spirit continue to get her in trouble? Probably...
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    family  thriller  adult  alpha-mc  book  dark  female-mc  fiction
  • The Widow's Watcher by Eliza Maxwell

    The Widow's Watcher by Eliza Maxwell

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    From Eliza Maxwell, the bestselling author of The Unremembered Girl, comes a gripping novel about the mysteries that haunt us and the twists of fate that can unravel them…Living in the shadow of a decades-old crime that stole his children from him, reclusive Lars Jorgensen is an unlikely savior...
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    family  gothic  thriller  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  drama
  • The Lullaby Man by Anni Taylor

    The Lullaby Man by Anni Taylor

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A decade ago, The Lullaby Man preyed upon young girls in Tallman's Valley. He stole into their lives, whispered in their ears, spoke of love...But only the girls themselves ever knew about him. Abby Wakeland was fourteen then. Now twenty-four, she's found the courage to tell her mother--Senior Detective Kate Wakeland--about what happened...
  • Sister Where Are You by A.M. Strong, Sonya Sargent

    Sister Where Are You by A.M. Strong, Sonya Sargent

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    FBI Special Agent Patterson Blake has accepted that the disappearance of her sister Julie sixteen years ago will never be solved. Until shocking new evidence comes to light that makes her question everything she thought she knew.When the grisly dumping ground of a twisted serial killer is discovered, it looks like she may have found her sister's final resting spot...
  • The Moonflowers by Abigail Rose-Marie

    The Moonflowers by Abigail Rose-Marie

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    In a powerful and poignant novel, an artist unravels her mysterious family history and its generations of women who depended on each other to survive.Tig Costello has arrived in Darren, Kentucky, commissioned to paint a portrait honoring her grandfather Benjamin. His contributions to the rural Appalachian town and his unimpeachable war service have made him a local hero...
  • One Kind Man: Book 2 in the uplifting Ellindale Saga by Anna Jacobs

    One Kind Man: Book 2 in the uplifting Ellindale Saga by Anna Jacobs

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    1931, Lancashire:When Finn Carlisle loses his wife and unborn child, he spends a few years travelling to keep the sad memories at bay. Just as he's ready to settle down again, his great-uncle dies and leaves everything to him. This includes Heythorpe House in Ellindale just down the road from Leah Willcox and her little fizzy drink factory...
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    family  thriller  adult  audiobook  book  epic  fiction  historical
  • Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth

    Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Get ready for another twisty domestic thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of THE SOULMATE.From the outside, Alicia, Jessica and Norah might seem like ordinary women you'd meet on the street any day of the week. Sure, Jessica has a little OCD and Norah has some anger issues. And Alicia has low self-esteem that manifests itself in surprising ways...
  • Spec Ops K9 by Jodi Burnett

    Spec Ops K9 by Jodi Burnett

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A US Marshal ThrillerIn this heart-pounding saga, Caitlyn Reed and her fearless K9 partner, Renegade, are handpicked by the US Deputy Marshal Special Operations Group. Their mission: to join the ranks of the most elite federal forces and tackle a deadly threat facing the nation...
  • The Know by Martina Cole

    The Know by Martina Cole

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Joanie Brewer' s children meant the world to her. She'd do anything to protect them, even resorting to prostitution and petty crime in order to feed and clothe them. So when her beautiful teenage daughter is raped and murdered, only one thing will stop Joanie's pain - seeing her daughter's killer brought to justice. Joanie knows who he is and she'll do whatever it takes to nail him..
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    family  thriller  adult  book  contemporary  crime  fiction  horror
  • An Engineered Injustice by William L. Myers Jr.

    An Engineered Injustice by William L. Myers Jr.

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    What if the deadliest train wreck in the nation’s history was no accident?When a passenger train derails in North Philadelphia with fatal results, idealistic criminal defense attorney Vaughn Coburn takes on the most personal case of his young career. The surviving engineer is his cousin Eddy, and when Eddy asks Vaughn to defend him, he can’t help but accept...
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    family  thriller  mystery  fiction  legal  crime  suspense  audiobook
  • Run Away With Me by Daniel Hurst

    Run Away With Me by Daniel Hurst

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    You can run but you can't hide...Laura is feeling content with her life. She is married, she has a good home and she is due to give birth to her first child any day now. But her perfect world is shattered when her husband comes home flustered and afraid. He's made a terrible mistake. He's done a bad thing. And now the police are going to be looking for him...There's only one way out of this...
  • Mary Higgins Clark: Three Complete Novels: Where are the Children / A Stranger is Watching / The Cradle Will Fall by Mary Higgins Clark

    Mary Higgins Clark: Three Complete Novels: Where are the Children / A Stranger is Watching / The Cradle Will Fall by Mary Higgins Clark

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From the biggest, bestselling author writing today, queen of suspense and riveting terror, three bone-chilling novels. Includes The Cradle Will Fall, A Stranger is Watching, and Where are the Children? She's the world's leading mystery writer, and her millions of fans will be eagerly awaiting this new collection. 608 pages...
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    family  thriller  adult  book  fiction  killer  philosophy  suspense
  • My Sweet Audrina / If There be Thorns / Petals on the Wind / Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews

    My Sweet Audrina / If There be Thorns / Petals on the Wind / Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A mystery thriller from the author V.C.Andrews. What is the secret everyoneknows except Audrina? What is thesecret of the room containing only arocking chair? This is a story of deceit, betrayal, and terrible familysecrets...
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    family  gothic  adult  book  fiction  paranormal  suspense  vampires
  • #taken by Tony Parsons

    #taken by Tony Parsons

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    They thought they were kidnapping the mistress of one of London’s most powerful gangsters. But they’ve taken the wrong woman. And crossed the wrong detective...
  • The Brighton Mermaid by Dorothy Koomson

    The Brighton Mermaid by Dorothy Koomson

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Brighton Beach, 1993Teenagers Nell and Jude find the body of a young woman and when no one comes to claim her, she becomes known as the Brighton Mermaid. Nell is still struggling to move on when, three weeks later, Jude disappears.Twenty-five years on, Nell is forced to quit her job to find out who the Brighton Mermaid really was - and what happened to her best friend that summer...
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    family  thriller  adult  book  contemporary  crime  fiction  mystery
  • Last Seen by Lucy Clarke

    Last Seen by Lucy Clarke

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    In a small seaside community, there’s always somebody watching… Twisty, pacy, and superbly plotted, Last Seen is the perfect psychological page-turner for fans of Clare Mackintosh and Sabine Durrant. Seven years ago, two boys went missing at sea – and only one was brought to shore. The Sandbank, a remote stretch of coast dotted with beach huts, was scarred forever...
  • Home Is Where the Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose

    Home Is Where the Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    From New York Times bestselling author of The Perfect Marriage and You Shouldn't Have Come Here, comes a chilling family thriller about the (sometimes literal) skeletons in the closet. After their mother passes, three estranged siblings reunite to sort out her estate. Beth, the oldest, never left home. She stayed with her mom, caring for her until the very end...
  • The Night She Vanished by Wendy Dranfield

    The Night She Vanished by Wendy Dranfield

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    My parents seem to be the perfect couple. But no one knows what I know... Everyone in the small Midwestern town of Henderson looks up to my perfect parents. With dependable jobs as a midwife and the town sheriff, they help this close-knit community feel safe. But the locals didn't grow up in my parents' house. They don't know what I know. And they wouldn't believe me if I told them..
  • In the Scrape by James Newman, Mark Steensland

    In the Scrape by James Newman, Mark Steensland

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Most kids dream about a new bike, a pair of top-dollar sneakers endorsed by their favorite athlete, or that totally awesome videogame everyone's raving about. But thirteen-year-old Jake and his little brother Matthew want nothing more than to escape from their abusive father...
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    thriller  family  horror  coming-of-age  fiction  book  adult
  • The Final Step by Rob Kaufman

    The Final Step by Rob Kaufman

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    THERE’S SOMETHING NOT RIGHT WITH ELLEN BROOKS . She’s always angry, bitter, and resentful of anyone who appears to be enjoying life. At thirty-nine years old, she seldom leaves the house, doesn’t have a friend in the world, and drinks too much... way too much. In the dead of winter, she makes the unusual decision to visit her sister, Carrie, and her family for the weekend...
  • Discord by Drethi Anis

    Discord by Drethi Anis

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Brandon: The unthinkable happened; a possibility I had been avoiding my entire life. I should give her up but leaving her behind was no longer an option. Mia: Brandon Cooper was bad news; plain and simple. I should have been scared straight and sworn off my previous obsession. Instead, I turned to him during a vulnerable moment, only to spark his sinful ways all over again...
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    family  gothic  contemporary  dark  fiction  mystery
  • The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins

    The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When Ruby McTavish Callahan Woodward Miller Kenmore dies, she’s not only North Carolina’s richest woman, she’s also its most notorious. The victim of a famous kidnapping as a child and a widow four times over, Ruby ruled the tiny town of Tavistock from Ashby House, her family’s estate high in the Blue Ridge mountains...
  • The Guilty One by Kiersten Modglin

    The Guilty One by Kiersten Modglin

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Your husband was involved in a fatal accident.One horrific sentence, delivered in an impersonal phone call, changes Celine Thompson’s life in a second. But when she’s asked to identify his body, what she discovers sends everything she thought she knew about her life crashing down.This man is not my husband...
  • Glen Affric by Karine Giébel

    Glen Affric by Karine Giébel

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Bestselling French author of psychological suspense Karine Giebel makes her American debut with this dark and haunting novel about the unbreakable bond between two brothers, both treated unfairly by the world—for fans of Karin Slaughter and Stieg Larsson.“I’m so stupid. I barely have a brain at all...
  • The Forgetting by Hannah Beckerman

    The Forgetting by Hannah Beckerman

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    From the bestselling author of If Only I Could Tell You comes the story of two women determined to uncover the truth. But how can you trust the present if you can't remember the past?“Left me gasping. Brilliant.” —Alex Michaelides“Has one of the best story twists I have ever read…superb writing.” —Ruth Jones“Resonates long after you turn the final page...
  • The Missing Widow by L.G. Davis

    The Missing Widow by L.G. Davis

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I thought we would be safe here. But I was wrong…My son Clark and I live in a beautiful cabin outside a rural town, somewhere nobody will find us. I could not have found a more perfect place to start over, shielded by the trees and far away from prying eyes. But when I find a newspaper clipping on my porch, it drives fear into my bones. Widow wanted for murder screams the headline...
  • The Concierge by Miranda Rijks

    The Concierge by Miranda Rijks

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    They hired an assistant to help them. But she has other plans.High-flying duo Goldie and Braun Delucci run a major film production company. But recently their gilded lives were touched by tragedy when one of their leading actors, Ally, died in a car crash.What the Deluccis don’t realise is that their newly hired private assistant is actually Ally’s sister...
  • Rampage by John Sandford

    Rampage by John Sandford

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    John Sandford and Michele Cook complete their New York Times bestselling thriller series in this explosive finale! Fans of James Dashner, Harlan Coben, and James Patterson will love this nail-biting trilogy. Shay Remby and her band of renegade activists have got the corrupt Singular Corporation on the run. Their expos' is finally working...
  • The Thorn Girl by Laura Elliot

    The Thorn Girl by Laura Elliot

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A swallow flutters its wings into a dimly lit attic as Adele Foyle stumbles across the secret diary of the mother she has never met, and a shocking account of a crime committed over twenty-five years ago...
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    family  thriller  adult  book  contemporary  crime  female-mc  fiction
  • My Husband's Fiancee by Wendy Owens

    My Husband's Fiancee by Wendy Owens

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    How far would you go to protect what’s yours? I planned the murder of my husband’s mistress. When her body was discovered, brutally murdered, I found myself in prison, despite not committing the crime.My suspicions that my husband was behind the murder were confirmed when Evelyn Powell showed up on visiting day...
  • The Night Away by Jess Ryder

    The Night Away by Jess Ryder

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Their baby was supposed to be mine…No relationship is perfect. But since the birth of baby Mabel, seven months ago, Amber and George have been in desperate need of a night away. Mabel is all that Amber has ever wanted but she can’t deny that sometimes she struggles to cope. George has booked them into a luxury hotel and Amber’s sister is babysitting...
  • Liar Liar by L.G. Davis

    Liar Liar by L.G. Davis

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    He swore he would always protect me, that he would take my darkest secret to the grave. But I’m starting to think he hasn’t told me his…My husband and I are the dream couple: deeply in love, the envy of all our friends and neighbours. He surprises me with flowers, I make him his favourite meals and prepare picnics to enjoy with our son. It’s little gestures like this that keep our romance alive...
  • The Killer's Home by A.J. Carter

    The Killer's Home by A.J. Carter

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Do you really know your neighbours?Once again, my irresponsible sister has instantly fallen for the wrong guy. Rook seems like the perfect man on first meeting, but even I can see there’s something evil behind his eyes.And I’m right. It’s been two days since Fern went into his house, and nobody has heard from her since...
    Categorized as:
    thriller  family  psychological  fiction  suspense  dark  crime  book
  • My Sister's Husband by Nicola Marsh

    My Sister's Husband by Nicola Marsh

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The sunroom at the back of the house is just as I remember. I can’t taste homemade lemonade or smell oatmeal cookies without thinking of home, of the beautiful cliffs of Martino Bay, and I feel welcomed. But all thoughts of a happy family reunion are destroyed the moment I see him… He’s as handsome as I remember: broad shoulders, piercing blue eyes, hair the colour of burnt toffee...
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    family  thriller  adult  book  contemporary  crime  dark  female-mc
  • The Child Taker & Slow Burn by Conrad Jones

    The Child Taker & Slow Burn by Conrad Jones

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    2 top ten 'unputdownable' thrillers in one special edition download. How far would you go to get your children back......?A stand alone novel based on high profile child abductions, which have been followed by millions of concerned parents on the news. 5 year old twins are abducted from a tent in the Lake District and the hunt for a dangerous paedophile ring begins...
    Categorized as:
    family  thriller  adult  book  crime  fiction  mystery  suspense
  • The Arrangement by Miranda Rijks

    The Arrangement by Miranda Rijks

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    How well do you know your daughter?Grace is living through every mother’s worst nightmare. Her student daughter Abi went away on a dream vacation to South Africa - and was murdered...
    Categorized as:
    family  thriller  adult  book  crime  drama  fiction  grief
  • Redemption Lake by Susan Clayton-Goldner

    Redemption Lake by Susan Clayton-Goldner

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Tucson, Arizona – Eighteen-year-old Matt Garrison is harboring two terrible secrets: his involvement in the drowning death of his 12-year-old cousin, and a night of drunken sex with his best friend’s mother, Crystal, whom he finds dead in a bathtub of blood. Guilt forces Matt to act on impulse and hide his involvement with Crystal.Detective Winston Radhauser knows Matt is hiding something...
  • The Protest by Rob Rinder

    The Protest by Rob Rinder

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A world-famous artist. A fatal brush with death.At a star-studded opening night for the Royal Academy’s celebration of renowned artist Max Bruce, someone is hiding a dark secret.As the night reaches its climax and Max addresses his admirers, the occasion takes a shocking turn when a protester runs from the crowd and sprays the artistwith blue paint...
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    thriller  family  fiction  crime  mystery  audiobook  legal  murder
  • My Brother's Keeper by Marcia Davenport

    My Brother's Keeper by Marcia Davenport

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Based on the true story of the Collyer brothers.Inspired by the 1947 New York Times articles detailing items taken from the Collyer's brownstone after their deaths, Davenport constructs a tale of the Holt brothers, one a failing concert pianist and the other a naval architect, and the events that prompted them to become recluses in later life...
  • Alice Isn't Well by Amy Cross

    Alice Isn't Well by Amy Cross

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "There are lots of demons in the sky above London. The problem is, this one came crashing down to earth." Ten years ago, Alice Warner was attacked and disfigured by an attacker in her own home. She remembers nothing of the attack, and she has been in a psychiatric hospital ever since. When she's finally released, however, she starts working as a security guard at an abandoned shopping mall...
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    gothic  thriller  adult  book  fiction  horror  lgbtq  mystery
  • It's One of Us by J.T. Ellison

    It's One of Us by J.T. Ellison

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "A heart-stoppingly tense thriller about the price of secrets and the layers behind every marriage." —Ruth Ware, New York Times bestselling author of The Woman In Cabin 10Everybody lies. Even the ones you think you know best of all . . . Olivia Bender designs exquisite home interiors that satisfy the most demanding clients...
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    family  thriller  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  crime  fiction
  • The House at Helygen by Victoria Hawthorne

    The House at Helygen by Victoria Hawthorne

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    'DARK, DISTURBING AND UTTERLY COMPELLING' LIZ FENWICKAn atmospheric historical suspense novel rich with familial secrets. The House at Helygen is a twisted tale of dark pasts, murderous presents and uncertain futures.2019 When Henry Fox is found dead in his ancestral home in Cornwall, the police rule it a suicide, but his pregnant wife, Josie, believes it was murder...
  • The Invitation by Catherine Cookson

    The Invitation by Catherine Cookson

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Maggie Gallacher had all but read the print off the elegant, gold-trimmed card. An invitation from the Duke of Moorshire to an evening at Lea Hall? She could still scarcely believe her eyes, even if it was a long-overdue honour - after all her husband Rod had done for the town. There were a lot of Gallachers around Fellburn, and all were equally incredulous...
  • I Know My Love: A captivating historical romance from the "Queen of Storytellers" by Catherine Gaskin

    I Know My Love: A captivating historical romance from the "Queen of Storytellers" by Catherine Gaskin

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The story of two women - and a man; of Emmy and Rose, bound to each other irrevocably by ties of friendship and love, and still locked in a ceaseless struggle for the same man, Adam...
  • Attribution by Linda Moore

    Attribution by Linda Moore

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Art historian Cate Adamson, still grieving the death of her brother and desperate to succeed, leaves her troubled parents in the Midwest to complete her doctorate in New York, only to find herself assigned to a misogynist advisor. She attempts to impress him until she discovers a hidden painting, possibly a Baroque masterpiece, in the university basement...
  • Controlled by the Billionaire by S.K. Lee, S.K. Lee

    Controlled by the Billionaire by S.K. Lee, S.K. Lee

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sara never had a normal life. And probably never will. She’s a talented singer and dreams to live her passion. But between her job as a bartender to pay the rent and her sister who’s an addict, Sara has another responsibility: Matt, her 5 year old nephew who’s desperately seeking his mother’s love and attention. Despite all these obstacles, Sara never gave up...
  • The Engagement by Samantha Hayes

    The Engagement by Samantha Hayes

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    You thought you had escaped him. Until he proposed to your daughter.‘There’s someone I want you to meet,’ Belle says, as a man draws up to her side. He’s tall with dark hair and stubble on his square jaw. He’s dressed in expensive-looking clothes – tan trousers and a fitted navy shirt...
  • Gone Tonight by Sarah Pekkanen

    Gone Tonight by Sarah Pekkanen

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Catherine Sterling thinks she knows her mother. Ruth Sterling is quiet, hardworking, and lives for her daughter. All her life, it's been just the two of them against the world. But now, Catherine is ready to spread her wings, move from home, and begin a new career. And Ruth Sterling will do anything to prevent that from happening.Ruth Sterling thinks she knows her daughter...
  • 20 Minutes On Holiday by Daniel Hurst

    20 Minutes On Holiday by Daniel Hurst

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Set in one 20 minute period in different locations all around the world, the fourth book in the bestselling 20 Minute Series is taking the story global. Several characters return, alongside many new ones, as the story packs its bags and leaves London, destined for the uncertainty of a foreign land.Revenge is on the menu in Romania. Separation is on the cards in Santorini...
  • The Killer's Daughter by Kate Wiley

    The Killer's Daughter by Kate Wiley

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In the backseat, the baby started to cry. He turned the radio down and the Fleetwood Mac song faded away as he faced towards the little girl. “Shh, shh baby. Daddy will be right back,” he said, leaving the car running as he disappeared into the trees.Twenty years ago Ed Finch – America’s most notorious serial killer – used the Bay Area as his hunting ground...
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