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Dying Truth by Angela Marsons
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsHow far would you go to protect your darkest secrets? When teenager Sadie Winter jumps from the roof of her school, her death is ruled as suicide – a final devastating act from a troubled girl. But then the broken body of a young boy is discovered at the same school and it’s clear to Detective Kim Stone that these deaths are not tragic accidents... -
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Saving Meadow by Riley Edwards
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA sexy FBI suspense thriller romance Meadow The road was long, it was painful, and it was raw. It has taken me four years to come to terms with my new reality. A life in which I live with the daily reminders of a vicious attack that has left me scarred both emotionally and physically...Categorized as:
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![The Girl in the River by Rita Herron]()
The Girl in the River by Rita Herron
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe body lay in the river, arms outstretched. Long brown hair swirled in all directions, flowing with the current of the water. Her eyes were wide open in death, pale pink lips parted in a scream.Detective Ellie Reeves should be enjoying the wedding of her dear friend Mia Norman. But instead of celebrating, she is frantically searching for the missing bride... -
![Trusting Taylor by Susan Stoker]()
Trusting Taylor by Susan Stoker
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Susan Stoker comes a scorching Silverstone installment that finds a former military man racing to save the woman he loves as danger closes in on them both.Former military man turned government assassin Kellan “Eagle” Trowbridge isn’t looking for love. He’d rather keep his head down at his cover job as an employee of Silverstone Towing... -
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![Fire on the Fens by Joy Ellis]()
Fire on the Fens by Joy Ellis
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsDetective Nikki Galena faces a cat-and-mouse battle with a killer arsonist.Someone is lighting fires on the fens. First they target property, but then a body is found at one of the crime scenes.More fires are lit. And at each one a single person dies. But the victims have led spotless lives and apparently there’s no connection between them... -
![The Bonnie Dead by Andrew Raymond]()
The Bonnie Dead by Andrew Raymond
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA stolen child. A killer stalking the streets of Glasgow. A troubled detective running out of time.Five years ago, DCI John Lomond led the search for notorious Glasgow child-killer ‘The Sandman’, until personal tragedy forced him off the case.In Lomond’s absence, the killer was never found...Categorized as:
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![Lost Angels by Stacy Green]()
Lost Angels by Stacy Green
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen Special Agent Nikki Hunt is called to the Boundary Waters near Stillwater, Minnesota, it’s not just the cold that shocks her to her core: the body of a young woman has been found frozen beside a remote lake... -
![Edge of Darkness by Karen Rose]()
Edge of Darkness by Karen Rose
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe fourth and final book in Karen Rose's nail-biting Cincinnati Series revisits your favourite characters battling crime in the city's dark underbelly. Fans of Tess Gerritsen, James Patterson and Karin Slaughter will not be able to tear themselves away from this explosive thriller. Homicide detective Adam Kimble is no stranger to battling demons... -
![Such a Good Girl by Willow Rose]()
Such a Good Girl by Willow Rose
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFBI-profiler Eva Rae Thomas faces a devious plan in bestselling author Willow Rose’s blood-rushing thriller of murder and revenge.A girl falls from the penthouse floor of an apartment in Washington, D.C.Media Mogul Richard Wanton owns the apartment and is seen standing on the balcony when the girl falls... -
![Beneath Blackwater River by Leslie Wolfe, Gwendolyn Druyor]()
Beneath Blackwater River by Leslie Wolfe, Gwendolyn Druyor
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsListening Length 13 hours and 4 minutesShe looked alive, her hair drifting freely in the water, her red lips gently parted, as if to let her final breath escape. A small locket floated by her face, attached to her neck with a silver chain…When Detective Kay Sharp first left Mount Chester—population 3,823—in her rear-view mirror, she promised never to look back...Categorized as:
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![Buried by Kendra Elliot]()
Buried by Kendra Elliot
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsReporter Michael Brody is used to getting answers. The one that’s eluded him, though, for twenty long years is learning what happened to his brother Daniel the day his school bus disappeared. When the remains of the other children are discovered—and Daniel’s aren’t among them—a desperate Michael calls upon the sole survivor of the tragedy, Chris Jacobs, hoping he will finally break his silence...Categorized as:
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![Deadly Secrets by Robert Bryndza]()
Deadly Secrets by Robert Bryndza
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsTo commit the perfect murder, you need the perfect cover.On an icy morning, a mother wakes to find her daughter’s blood-soaked body frozen to the road. Who would carry out such a killing on the victim’s doorstep?Straight off her last harrowing case, Detective Erika Foster is feeling fragile but determined to lead the investigation... -
![Am I Guilty? by Jackie Kabler]()
Am I Guilty? by Jackie Kabler
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA mother’s job is to protect her child… But everyone makes mistakes sometimes Gripping, exciting and emotional, this book will grab you from the first page and refuse to let you go until the final chapter!I never thought it would happen to me… One moment I had it all – a gorgeous husband, a beautiful home, a fulfilling career and two adorable children...Categorized as:
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![The Dead Call by J.M. Dalgliesh]()
The Dead Call by J.M. Dalgliesh
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhen someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time..Categorized as:
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![Kill Them Cold by J.M. Dalgliesh]()
Kill Them Cold by J.M. Dalgliesh
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsOne lie requires commitment... Multiple lies require dedication...When the remains of a young woman are discovered near to Branodunum, a Roman archaeological site on the Norfolk coast, DI Tom Janssen and his team must work to discover who she was and how she came to be buried there.The area is steeped in myth and folklore, a site excavated many times over the years... -
![The Girl from Silent Lake by Leslie Wolfe]()
The Girl from Silent Lake by Leslie Wolfe
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHer daughter, with emerald eyes and the sweetest smile, is everything to her. Her whole world. “Mommy,” the little girl says, touching her mother’s face with trembling fingers before she’s torn away. “Don’t cry.” Will she ever see her again?When single mother Alison Nolan sets off with her six-year-old daughter, Hazel, she can’t wait to spend precious time with her girl... -
![Life Flight by Lynette Eason]()
Life Flight by Lynette Eason
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEMS helicopter pilot Penny Carlton is used to high stress situations, but being forced to land on a mountain in a raging storm with a critical patient--and a serial killer on the loose--tests her skills and her nerve to the limit. She survives with FBI Special Agent Holt Satterfield's help. But she's not out of the woods yet.In the ensuing days, Penny finds herself under attack... -
![Mine to Protect by Kennedy L. Mitchell]()
Mine to Protect by Kennedy L. Mitchell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"Outstanding!! Mystery, intrigue, action and an edge of your seat nail biter." "Holy Moly Mine to Protect was exciting, and suspenseful and oh so sexy." A standalone, romantic thriller novel where obsession is the name of the game. Recruited to the FBI Cas Mathews has one focus - catch the killer... -
![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 ratingsFBI 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 Memory Bones by B.R. Spangler]()
The Memory Bones by B.R. Spangler
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLooking down at the familiar, pale and lifeless face floating in the salty waters of the marsh, her blood freezes. It’s a face she hasn’t seen for years, but used to know so well…When Detective Casey White is called to a murder scene in the Outer Banks saltmarshes, she’s devastated to find the strangled body of her ex-husband—father of her missing daughter Hannah... -
![The Crying House by B.R. Spangler]()
The Crying House by B.R. Spangler
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsStrands of blonde hair escape from beneath the sheet and catch the dawn light creeping through the window. Silence falls as the fabric is drawn back to reveal the body of a young girl, her hands folded on her chest, her long lashes resting on her cold, pale cheeks...Categorized as:
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![The Roubaud Connection by Estelle Ryan]()
The Roubaud Connection by Estelle Ryan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBrutal murders. An ancient treasure. A rogue state.A young acquaintance of nonverbal communications expert Doctor Genevieve Lenard begs her to look into the disappearance of his friend...Categorized as:
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![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... -
![Broken Hearts by Stella Hart]()
Broken Hearts by Stella Hart
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI love him, and it’s killing me… I never thought this would happen, but here I am—a willing captive to the most sinfully-handsome serial killer the world has ever seen. I belong to him now, the man who is both my savior and my downfall. The man who will probably destroy me one day, just like he’s destroyed so many others before me. If I want to live, I have to be a good girl... -
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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... -
![Criminal by Karin Slaughter]()
Criminal by Karin Slaughter
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsKarin Slaughter's new novel is an epic tale of love, loyalty, and murder that encompasses forty years, two chillingly similar murder cases, and a good man's deepest secrets. Will Trent is a brilliant agent with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Newly in love, he is beginning to put a difficult past behind him... -
![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...Categorized as:
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![Bleeding Hearts by Stella Hart]()
Bleeding Hearts by Stella Hart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDexter crossed with 50 Shades: enter a world filled with dark secrets, twisted lies, and dirty desires... I’m coming for her… I’ve watched her, I’ve hunted her, and now I’m here to claim her. Celeste Riley, my pretty little angel. Soon to be my pretty little captive. She pretends she’ll never want a killer like me, but we both know that isn’t true... -
![I'm Watching You by Karen Rose]()
I'm Watching You by Karen Rose
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsAlternate cover for this ISBN can be found here: I'm Watching YouI KNOW THEIR CRIMESStar prosecutor Kristen Mayhew has a dangerous secret admirer. He seems to knows her every thought, her every move. He sends her letters. And he kills the criminals she herself is powerless to stop... -
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The Secret Child by Caroline Mitchell
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsDI Amy Winter knows evil. She’s lived through it.Four-year-old Ellen is snatched by a stranger in the dead of night. Her devastated mother, Nicole, receives four identical phials and a threatening note in a familiar scrawl that chills her to the bone. But she always knew this would happen. She’s been expecting it for years…According to the note, one of the phials is poisoned... -
![Wanna Play A Game? by Alina May]()
Wanna Play A Game? by Alina May
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSawyerHunting people has become boring…until she comes along. She’s full of fight and fire. Pushing her to her limits is exhilarating. I love scaring her. Hurting her. Hunting her. It makes me hard. She’s our little toy, and the game has just begun. And what a fun game it is to play.MilesSawyer kidnapped a woman and brought her to our home. He wants me to play his twisted games... -
![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... -
![Truth and Lies by Caroline Mitchell]()
Truth and Lies by Caroline Mitchell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsMeet Amy Winter: Detective Inspector, daughter of a serial killer.DI Amy Winter is hoping to follow in the footsteps of her highly respected police officer father. But when a letter arrives from the prison cell of Lillian Grimes, one half of a notorious husband-and-wife serial-killer team, it contains a revelation that will tear her life apart... -
![The Girl With No Name by Lisa Regan]()
The Girl With No Name by Lisa Regan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsDetective Josie Quinn is horrified when she’s called to the house of a mother who had her newborn baby snatched from her arms... -
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![The Bones at Point No Point by D.D. Black]()
The Bones at Point No Point by D.D. Black
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsDive into the #1 best-selling mystery series readers are comparing to Connelly, Patterson, and Baldacci.How do you catch a killer who's already behind bars?Thomas Austin was once a star NYPD detective, known for locking up a psychopathic serial The Holiday Baby Butcher... -
![A Litter of Bones by J.D. Kirk]()
A Litter of Bones by J.D. Kirk
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsWas the biggest case of his career the worst mistake he ever made?Ten years ago, DCI Jack Logan stopped the serial child-killer dubbed 'Mister Whisper,' earning himself a commendation, a drinking problem, and a broken marriage in the process.Now, he spends his days working in Glasgow's Major Incident Team, and his nights reliving the horrors of what he saw.And what he did... -
![Their Lost Daughters by Joy Ellis]()
Their Lost Daughters by Joy Ellis
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsTWO GIRLS GO TO A PARTY, ONLY ONE RETURNS ALIVEToni, the surviving teenager, is found delirious, wandering the muddy fields. She has been drugged and it’s uncertain whether she’ll survive. She says she saw her friend Emily being dragged away from the party. But no one knows who Emily is or even if she’s still alive. . .Meanwhile the drowned body of another girl has been found on an isolated beach...Categorized as:
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![Burn You Twice by Mary Burton, Melissa Moran]()
Burn You Twice by Mary Burton, Melissa Moran
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratings8 hours, 56 minutesFire can destroy the past. It can also uncover secrets in this novel of searing suspense by New York Times bestselling author Mary Burton.Ten years ago as an undergrad, Joan Mason escaped an arsonist’s fire. Shaken, she fled the small collegiate Montana town, leaving behind friends and not looking back... -
![Paradox by Catherine Coulter]()
Paradox by Catherine Coulter
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWith unparalleled suspense and her trademark explosive twists, #1 New York Times bestselling author Catherine Coulter delves into the terrifying mind of an escaped mental patient obsessed with revenge in this next installment of her riveting FBI series...Categorized as:
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![The Raven Song by J.M. Dalgliesh]()
The Raven Song by J.M. Dalgliesh
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne song for the dying... sung by the dead...When the body of a young woman is discovered at the home she shared with her disabled daughter, DI Tom Janssen and his team must investigate the circumstances surrounding her death.The woman was a single mother, well regarded and popular among the group she frequented, but she had a chequered past... a life she kept secret from those around her.. -
![Black Hearts: A Dark Captive Romance by Stella Hart]()
Black Hearts: A Dark Captive Romance by Stella Hart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt takes a monster to destroy a monster. My enemies have taken Celeste. Kidnapped her to torture and kill her. I won’t stop looking for her. Won’t give up on her. I’ll destroy anyone and anything that gets in my way, and the punishment for those who have taken her will be brutal and unmerciful. She belongs with me. She belongs to me. I’m never letting go. Ever... -
![Beautifully Broken Pieces by Catherine Cowles]()
Beautifully Broken Pieces by Catherine Cowles
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsA woman who’s lost everything. Taylor is looking for peace and quiet away from the memories of all she’s lost. A small mountain town where no one knows her seems like the perfect escape. A man battling the ghosts of his past. Walker loves his life just the way it is. His town, his family, his brothers in blue. Everything simple and easy—until a chance encounter changes it all... -
![Hell to Pay by Rachel Amphlett]()
Hell to Pay by Rachel Amphlett
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen a road traffic accident on a dark autumn night uncovers a disturbing conspiracy, Detective Sergeant Kay Hunter’s investigation exposes a ruthless serial killer exploiting vulnerable young women.With her enemies unmasked and her career spiralling out of control, Kay’s determination to seek vengeance for the victims brings her dangerously close to those who want to silence her... -
![Saltwater Graves by B.R. Spangler]()
Saltwater Graves by B.R. Spangler
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPlunging under the cold ocean surface, her long blonde hair drags in the current and she frantically kicks towards the light. With her arms and legs tied she is helpless. As water fills her lungs, she has just one regret. She never told anyone about her date... -
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![Stone Cold by C.J. Box]()
Stone Cold by C.J. Box
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe electrifying new Joe Pickett novel from the New York Times bestselling author. Everything about the man is a mystery: the massive ranch in the remote Black Hills of Wyoming that nobody ever visits, the women who live with him, the secret philanthropies, the private airstrip, the sudden disappearances. And especially the persistent rumors that the man’s wealth comes from killing people... -
![Untitled by Dot Hutchison]()
Untitled by Dot Hutchison
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA fourth book is coming with a release date estimated Spring 2019... -
![Her Last Day by T.R. Ragan]()
Her Last Day by T.R. Ragan
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIn this page-turner of a thriller by bestselling author T.R. Ragan, unlikely partners PI Jessie Cole and crime reporter Ben Morrison search for clues to a mystery buried in their own pasts—only to discover that sometimes the truth is better off buried... -
![For You by Kristen Ashley]()
For You by Kristen Ashley
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsLibrarian's note: Alternate cover edition of ASIN B004S81POK.Lieutenant Alexander Colton and February Owens were high school sweethearts. Everyone in their small town knew from the moment they met they were meant for each other. But something happened and Feb broke Colt’s heart then she turned wild and tragedy struck... -
![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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Sleep Tight by Caroline Mitchell
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsClose your eyes … Just pray you don’t wake up.A killer stalks the streets of East London. All over the area, murdered young women are discovered, their bodies posed into disturbing recreations of fairytale princesses.Detective Ruby Preston is determined to hunt down the murderer who is using the women to realise his dark fantasies...
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