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Francesca by Gillian Y. Godden
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSingle mother Francesca is struggling to get by when an act of desperation leads to her owing a debt to notorious gangland boss, Tony Lambrianu. Tony has his own troubles – a change of image from playboy to respectable married man is needed to further his criminal career. He has women falling at his feet, but none he wants to make his wife... -
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Witness 8 by Steve Cavanagh
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThis riveting psychological thriller from master of twists Steve Cavanagh, author of the “unguessable and unputdownable” (Alex Michaelides, #1 New York Times bestselling author) Kill For Me, Kill for You, What if the witness was more twisted than the killer?Something is wrong with Ruby Johnson... -
![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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![Where The Truth Lies by M.J. Lee]()
Where The Truth Lies by M.J. Lee
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA killer in total control. A detective on the edge. A mystery that HAS to be solved. DI Thomas Ridpath was on the up in the Manchester CID: a promising young detective whose first case involved capturing a notorious serial killer. But ten years later he’s recovering from a serious illness and on the brink of being forced out of the police... -
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![Blood Brothers: A gritty, unforgettable gangland thriller from bestseller Heather Atkinson by Heather Atkinson]()
Blood Brothers: A gritty, unforgettable gangland thriller from bestseller Heather Atkinson by Heather Atkinson
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen you’re running the streets, loyalty is everything…Gangs rule the streets of the rough Gallowburn Estate in Glasgow, but the deepest rivalry of all is between Jamie Gray and his friends, known as the Blood Brothers, and their enemies, the Lawsons... -
![Confessions of an Accidental Lawyer by Michael Stockham]()
Confessions of an Accidental Lawyer by Michael Stockham
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBattling against a Texas prison, a young lawyer fights for a fair trial in a prison-friendly town as witnesses and evidence evaporate.Scarred physically and emotionally by a botched delivery, his wife struggles to realize their dream of a healthy baby and a happy family.Trapped in solitary confinement, an inmate fights for medicine to keep his failing heart pumping... -
![The Best Friend by Adam Mitzner]()
The Best Friend by Adam Mitzner
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Amazon Charts bestselling series. From the author of Dead Certain comes a twisting novel of friendship, love, and marriage—and all their cunning and deadly betrayals. Back in 1986, Clint Broden was a novice New York defense attorney building a family with his wife, Anne, and impatient for his career to take off. That’s when his defense of his closest friend, Nick Zamora, made headlines... -
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Dead Still by Barbara Ebel
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAnnabel Tilson is a medical student finally liberated from the two-year confinement of lecture halls and gross anatomy. The first clinical rotation of her junior year is surgery where she has high hopes of mastering the basis of patient care like her famous neurosurgeon father... -
![My Wife Is Missing by D.J. Palmer]()
My Wife Is Missing by D.J. Palmer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratings11 hours, 8 minutes When a woman disappears with her two children, one husband will do anything to find them—even confront the secrets of his own past—in D. J. Palmer's My Wife Is Missing, a twisty thriller from the author of The New Husband...A family vacation turns into a nightmare for Michael Hart when he discovers his wife and two children have disappeared from their New York City hotel room... -
![Deadly Delusions by Barbara Ebel]()
Deadly Delusions by Barbara Ebel
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMedical school can be a deadly thing... Under the auspices of a stellar attending doctor, medical student Annabel Tilson flourishes on her psychiatry rotation where Victor Blake is the first person ensconced in her care. While other complex and unexpected patients come under the psychiatry team's care and Annabel dabbles in her own risky behavior, Victor is ready for discharge and is sent home... -
![This Family Lies: A jaw-dropping psychological thriller by J.M. Cannon]()
This Family Lies: A jaw-dropping psychological thriller by J.M. Cannon
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsExcellent book! Could not put it down... -
![The District Attorney by John Ellsworth]()
The District Attorney by John Ellsworth
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHave you ever tried to outrun a past that was always ahead of you?Meet Assistant District Attorney Lettie Portman, a prosecutor whose past tries to run her todays. The sex crimes prosecutor didn't get into sex crimes by accident: her own past demanded it. When a fourteen-year-old girl is savagely attacked by mother's live-in boyfriend, Lettie is called to the hospital... -
![True Crime by Andrew Klavan]()
True Crime by Andrew Klavan
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn the heat of the city, a man is out of time: speeding in a beat-up Ford Tempo, blasting easy-listening music. Reporter Steve Everett drinks too much, makes love to his boss's wife, and has just stumbled upon a shocking truth: a convicted killer is about to be executed for a crime he didn't commit.In the cold confines of Death Row, Frank Beachum is also out of time... -
![AM I... by S.J. Sherwood]()
AM I... by S.J. Sherwood
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Narcissist.A Murderer.Or Both?Kieran Harrison's life is outwardly perfect. When he meets the charismatic and beautiful Serena, he believes he's met his perfect mate, unawares of the narcissism embedded in their relationship. One toxic encounter after another, slowly hooks him, bound by the sexual energy it creates.Kieran is charged with her murder and his life is put on hold... -
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![The Cage by Marion Scherer]()
The Cage by Marion Scherer
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo friends. One terrible night. A lifetime of pain.When fifteen-year-old Suzanne is kidnapped from a small Northern California town and thrown into the terrifying world of human trafficking, her high school friend Sandy and fired policeman Sgt. Dormer search for her. In the dark underworld of Los Angeles’ gangs and prostitution, they find Suzanne and launch a plan to rescue her.. -
![Three Seconds To Rush by Danielle Stewart]()
Three Seconds To Rush by Danielle Stewart
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTara Shiloh knows she’s not a drug addict. She’s positive she’s a good mother and hard worker. So why is she in an alley with a needle in her arm? Waking up in the hospital without her son is terrifying. Being told she can’t have him back nearly crushes her... -
![The Evidence Against You by Gillian McAllister]()
The Evidence Against You by Gillian McAllister
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDon't miss the brand-new thriller from the bestselling author of Everything But the Truth and Anything You Do SayIt's the day her father will be released from jail. Izzy English has every reason to feel conflicted—he's the man who gave her a childhood filled with happy memories. But he has also just served seventeen years for the murder of her mother.Now, Izzy's father sends her a letter... -
![Warning Signs by Stephen White, Dick Hill]()
Warning Signs by Stephen White, Dick Hill
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSometimes the warning signs come too late... The brutal slaying of Boulder’s controversial D.A. strikes deep in the heart of everything clinical psychologist Alan Gregory holds dear: After all, Alan’s wife, Lauren, worked for the dead man.When a new patient walks into Alan’s office—a terrified mother with an explosive secret—he finds himself edging even closer to the darkness... -
![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... -
![She Said, Three Said by David B. Lyons]()
She Said, Three Said by David B. Lyons
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEver wondered what it's like to be a juror in a high-profile celebrity trial?Well.. now you don't have to. Step inside the jury room to deliberate one of the most talked-about court cases of the decade.SHE SAID......all three men got her drunk, led her to a hotel room and took advantage of her.THREE SAID......she was a willing participant and consented to sex with each of them... -
![Keeping Counsel by Rebecca Forster]()
Keeping Counsel by Rebecca Forster
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNew Mexico attorney Tara Linley's belief in the power and fairness of the law is shaken when she takes on her best friend's lover as a client. After reluctantly agreeing to represent him, Tara discovers the shocking crime he has committed... -
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Keep No Secrets by Julie Compton
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter the ultimate betrayal, which is more important: trust or forgiveness? In KEEP NO SECRETS, the controversial follow-up to Compton's debut legal thriller TELL NO LIES, a district attorney struggles to redeem himself after a one-night stand damaged his marriage and professional reputation. After surviving the private and public fallout from a one-night stand four years before, St... -
![The Murder Rule by Dervla McTiernan]()
The Murder Rule by Dervla McTiernan
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFor fans of the compulsive psychological suspense of Ruth Ware and Tana French, a mother daughter story—one running from a horrible truth, and the other fighting to reveal it—that twists and turns in shocking ways, from the internationally bestselling author of The Scholar and The Ruin.First Rule: Make them like you.Second Rule: Make them need you.Third Rule: Make them pay... -
![The Advocate's Daughter by Alex Finlay, Anthony Franze]()
The Advocate's Daughter by Alex Finlay, Anthony Franze
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt's not who you know, it's what you know about them . . . Among Washington D.C. power players, everyone has something to hide, including Sean Serrat, a Supreme Court lawyer. Sean transformed his misspent youth into a model adulthood, and now has one of the most respected legal careers in the country. But just as he learns he's on the short list to be nominated to the U.S... -
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![The Woman At The Door by Daniel Hurst]()
The Woman At The Door by Daniel Hurst
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIt was a perfect Saturday night. Until she knocked on the door...Rebecca and Sam are happily married and enjoying a typical Saturday night until a knock at the door changes everything. There is a woman outside, and she has something to say. Something that will change the happy couple's relationship forever.. -
![Lying With Strangers by James Grippando]()
Lying With Strangers by James Grippando
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBeautiful doctor Peyton Shields seems to have it all, but her world is shaken after a late-night car accident nearly kills her. She thinks it was intentional, but no one, not even her husband, believes her. Now with her marriage being tested, she confronts a stalker who will stop at nothing to get what he wants... -
![Blinded by the Lights by Jakub Żulczyk]()
Blinded by the Lights by Jakub Żulczyk
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsNOW A MAJOR HBO EUROPE TV SERIES'Tough, knowing, high-octane crime fiction... Los Angeles has James Ellroy, Boston has Dennis Lehane, Oslo has Jo Nesbo. And Warsaw has its own two-fisted crime laureate in Jakub Żulczyk. Already a massive bestseller in Poland, this is brilliant stuff from a fresh new voice in crime fiction... -
![The Festival by Sarah J. Naughton]()
The Festival by Sarah J. Naughton
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFROM THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR'Dazzlingly inventive'Sunday Times'Gripping and powerful'Cara Hunter********** FOUR WOMEN.Orly, Lenny, Mel and Thea have been best friends since school. But now it is 20 years later and inevitably they have drifted apart.ONE WEEKEND.It is Lenny's 40th birthday, plus Orly and Mel need cheering up, so Thea suggests a weekend away at a festival in their hometown...Categorized as:
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![The Rented Mule by Bobby Cole, David de Vries]()
The Rented Mule by Bobby Cole, David de Vries
Rated: 3.69 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCooper Dixon should have it made, with a beautiful wife, Kelly, two great kids, and a thriving business, the Tower Agency. But for Cooper, things aren’t turning out how he expected. He and Kelly are caught in a never-ending cycle of arguments—Cooper can’t remember the last time they had sex... -
![The Measure of Time by Gianrico Carofiglio]()
The Measure of Time by Gianrico Carofiglio
Rated: 3.69 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe latest in the Guido Guerrieri series. The setting is Bari in Southern Italy. Against his own instincts, defence attorney Guerrieri takes on an appeal against what looks like an unassailable murder conviction. The alleged perpetrator is the son of a former lover. A taught legal thriller and a meditation about the ravages of time... -
![The Art of Drowning by Frances Fyfield]()
The Art of Drowning by Frances Fyfield
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRachel Doe is a shy accountant at a low ebb in life when she meets charismatic Ivy Schneider, nee Wiseman, at her evening class and her life changes for the better. Ivy is her polar oppositte: strong, six years her senior and the romantic survivor of drug addiction, homelessness and the death of her child... -
![We, the Jury by Robert Rotstein]()
We, the Jury by Robert Rotstein
Rated: 3.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOn the day before his twenty-first wedding anniversary, David Sullinger buried an ax in his wife's skull. Now, eight jurors must retire to the deliberation room and decide whether David committed premeditated murder--or whether he was a battered spouse who killed his wife in self-defense... -
![Sullivan's Justice by Nancy Taylor Rosenberg]()
Sullivan's Justice by Nancy Taylor Rosenberg
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"New York Times" bestselling author Nancy Taylor Rosenberg delivers Sullivan's Justice--and plunges probation officer Carolyn Sullivan into a case that will challenge everything she holds dear while exposing the deadliest of secrets. . . -
![The Cheater by Nancy Taylor Rosenberg]()
The Cheater by Nancy Taylor Rosenberg
Rated: 3.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNancy Taylor Rosenberg has constantly been praised for her intense, dramatic suspense, breathing real life and trouble into her action-packed thrillers. Her fourteen years in law enforcement have always given her novels great authenticity, often pulling inspiration from the very cases she has worked. Now comes The Cheater... -
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![The Ballad of a Small Player by Lawrence Osborne]()
The Ballad of a Small Player by Lawrence Osborne
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA riveting tale of risk and obsession set in the alluring world of Macau's casinos, by the author of the critically acclaimed "The Forgiven." As night falls on Macau and the neon signs that line the rain-slick streets come alive, Doyle - "Lord Doyle" to his fellow players - descends into his casino of choice to try his luck at the baccarat tables that are the anchor of his current existence... -
![Asylum Archives Case Study Vol.1: True Accounts From The Insane by Jaron Briggs, Richard Dutcher]()
Asylum Archives Case Study Vol.1: True Accounts From The Insane by Jaron Briggs, Richard Dutcher
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTaken from actual medical files, Asylum Archives uses the delusions and hallucinations of actual asylum patients and turns them into short stories... -
![Limitations by Scott Turow]()
Limitations by Scott Turow
Rated: 3.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Presumed Innocent comes a compelling new legal mystery featuring George Mason from Personal Injuries. Originally commissioned and published by The New York Times Magazine, this edition contains additional material.Life would seem to have gone well for George Mason. His days as a criminal defense lawyer are long behind him...
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