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  • Saving Meadow by Riley Edwards

    Saving Meadow by Riley Edwards

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    A 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...
  • The Keeper of Bees by Gregory Ashe

    The Keeper of Bees by Gregory Ashe

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Emery Hazard has pretty much everything under control. He and his fiancé, John-Henry Somerset, are more in love than ever, despite the stress of wedding preparations hanging over them. His business as a private investigator is growing. He’s even enjoying time with his growing circle of friends...
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    mlm  crime  lgbtq  suspense  law-enforcement  dark  romance  mystery
  • The Butcher of the Bay: Part II by J. Bree

    The Butcher of the Bay: Part II by J. Bree

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Monsters have stalked me my entire life.From my father’s failing drug business to the evil men he sold me to, I have seen the worst of humanity only to find safety in the arms of the greatest monster of all.I call the Butcher of the Bay mine.Betrayed by his oldest and most loyal friend, I was stolen away from him and have once again been sold at auction...
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    anti-hero  crime  dark  polyamory  suspense  abuse  adult  age-gap
  • Edge of Darkness by Karen Rose

    Edge of Darkness by Karen Rose

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The 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...
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    crime  dark  law-enforcement  suspense  abuse  adult  audiobook  book
  • Tallowwood by N.R. Walker

    Tallowwood by N.R. Walker

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Cold cases, murder, lies, and an unimaginable truth.Sydney detective August Shaw has spent the last decade of work solving cold cases. Since the death of his boyfriend eight years ago, August works alone, lives alone, is alone — and that’s exactly how he likes it...
  • Ghost of Deceit by Alice Winters

    Ghost of Deceit by Alice Winters

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    HiroSeeing the dead has never been easy, but the last thing I expected was to be a pawn in a serial killer’s game.Moving in with Maddox was supposed to be the only thing we needed to worry about. Not a dead teacher, and not the fact that a serial killer knows my abilities...
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    mlm  crime  lgbtq  law-enforcement  suspense  dark  romance  paranormal
  • Fish on a Bicycle by Amy Lane

    Fish on a Bicycle by Amy Lane

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Fish Out of Water: Book Five Jackson Rivers has always bucked the rules—and bucking the rules of recovery is no exception. Now that he and Ellery are starting their own law firm, there’s no reason he can’t rush into trouble and take the same risks as always, right? Maybe not...
  • I'm Watching You by Karen Rose

    I'm Watching You by Karen Rose

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Alternate 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...
  • The Grave Between Us by Tal Bauer

    The Grave Between Us by Tal Bauer

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    It was just one moment.It was just one mistake.For years, men have been disappearing. A father in North Carolina. A boater in California. A hiker in Arkansas. And more, scattered across the United States. The FBI knows who’s responsible: a serial killer they caught, a man they sent young profiler Cole Kennedy to interrogate...
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    crime  dark  law-enforcement  lgbtq  mlm  suspense  adult  age-gap
  • Midnight Obsession by Melinda Leigh

    Midnight Obsession by Melinda Leigh

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    In 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...
  • Merciless by Mary Burton

    Merciless by Mary Burton

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    In this riveting linked novel, rising romantic suspense star Burton deftly heightens the suspense that began in "Senseless." No Pity. Each skeleton is flawless—gleaming white and perfectly preserved, a testament to his skill. Every scrap of flesh has been removed to reveal the glistening bone beneath. And the collection is growing… No Compassion...
  • You Can't Hide by Karen Rose

    You Can't Hide by Karen Rose

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Alternate-cover edition for ISBN 0446616893 / 9780446616898 is located here Terror has forever changed the life of psychiatrist Tess Ciccotelli. Someone is tormenting her patients, pushing them to commit suicide, and setting her up to take the blame. But Tess can't break her oath to protect her patients' privacy at all costs...
  • Burn You Twice by Mary Burton, Melissa Moran

    Burn You Twice by Mary Burton, Melissa Moran

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    8 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...
  • Count to Ten by Karen Rose

    Count to Ten by Karen Rose

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    In all his years in the Chicago Fire Department, Lieutenant Reed Solliday ahs never experienced anything like this recent outbreak of house fires - devastating, vicious and in one case, homicidal. He has another problem - his new partner, Detective Mia Mitchell. She's brash, bossy, and taking the case in a direction he never imagined...
  • Deep Spiral by Cole McCade

    Deep Spiral by Cole McCade

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    ABOUT THIS EPISODE A deadly, unstable shooter. A trap Malcolm and Seong-Jae can't escape. And more than one life on the line as they find themselves facing down one of the Golden Ratio Killer's proxies in a high-stakes hostage situation that could ramp up the serial murderer's mathematical body counts exponentially. And if Malcolm and Seong-Jae aren't careful, they'll be among the tally...
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    crime  dark  law-enforcement  lgbtq  mlm  suspense  adult  age-gap
  • Savage Queen by Alisha Williams

    Savage Queen by Alisha Williams

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Something I never thought was capable, happened.Now I’m trying to make all these relationships work without letting my past effect my life.So I do what I do best, shove it down deep and distract myself with sex and blood.But I don’t have to worry about finding things to keep me busy because someone has come into my city, putting teenagers at risk...
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    crime  dark  mlm  polyamory  abuse  adult  book  children
  • Distraction by Kelly Fox

    Distraction by Kelly Fox

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    An MM Murder Swoon RomanceFrom USA Today Bestselling Author Kelly Fox comes a uniquely unhinged Mafia romance.Look, no one's ever accused me of being sane, y'know? So when I say that I am crazy over this RICO agent, know that I mean business.Sure, I'm responsible for getting him fired from the job he's wanted his whole life, but his grandfather just died and left him 13.1 billion dollars...
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    crime  dark  lgbtq  mlm  outlaws  action-adventure  adult  assassins
  • Vile by Debra Webb

    Vile by Debra Webb

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Deputy Chief Jess Harris knows her time is running out. Somehow she must protect the people she loves and any more innocent victims from the serial killer obsessed with her...
  • Vicious by Debra Webb

    Vicious by Debra Webb

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Book 7 in the Faces of Evil series. Serial killer Eric Spears is far from done. He has chosen his next victim and Deputy Chief Jess Harris knows it's only a matter of time until he comes for her. The murders are vicious, the killer relentless...
  • Heinous by Debra Webb

    Heinous by Debra Webb

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The body count is rising. The serial killer obsessed with Birmingham’s Deputy Chief Jess Harris is getting closer, and he knows Jess’s secret. Can she protect the child she carries and the people she loves from Eric Spears and his followers? The body farm discovered in a small Alabama town has many buried secrets...
  • Surviving Doctor Vincent: The Good Doctor Trilogy Book 2 by Renea Mason, Nancy Cassidy

    Surviving Doctor Vincent: The Good Doctor Trilogy Book 2 by Renea Mason, Nancy Cassidy

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The sequel to Curing Doctor Vincent...
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    crime  dark  lgbtq  mlm  polyamory  suspense  adult  alpha-mc
  • Shut Up and Drive by L.M. Krier

    Shut Up and Drive by L.M. Krier

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A serial sex attacker is spreading fear in Stockport and DI Ted Darling and his team are on the case.The man randomly targets young women and abducts them from busy supermarket car parks. He's armed with a knife and is clearly highly trained in how to handle it.Ever-dwindling police resources make the manhunt harder, even though the attacker clearly doesn't care whether or not he's caught...
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    crime  mlm  law-enforcement  suspense  dark  romance  mystery  killer
  • When I'm Old and Grey by L.M. Krier

    When I'm Old and Grey by L.M. Krier

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    DI Ted Darling doesn't like coincidences. There are too many for comfort surrounding his latest case. They're spilling over into his private life, too, when some toxic family secrets are uncovered. A serial killer appears to be targeting vulnerable elderly people in care homes and despatching them in the most cynical way. Ted and his team are struggling to get a lead on who the killer really is...
  • Why the Devil Stalks Death by L.J. Hayward

    Why the Devil Stalks Death by L.J. Hayward

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Jack Reardon uncovers secrets for a living, and the Meta-State spy is pretty good at it. Or rather he thought so until he met Ethan Blade—assassin, warrior, enigma. The unlikely pair have decided to give living together a shot, but Jack’s not entirely certain what he’s gotten himself into—or exactly who he’s in it with...
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    crime  dark  law-enforcement  lgbtq  mlm  outlaws  suspense  abuse
  • Six Degrees of Separation by Taylor V. Donovan

    Six Degrees of Separation by Taylor V. Donovan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Note from the author:By Degrees is an ensemble serial with continuing story lines. Six Degrees of Separation is the second installment, and it must be read after Six Degrees of Lust. Thanks.In the sequel to Six Degrees of Lust, F.B.I. team leader Samuel Shaughnessy and bar manager Machlan O’Bannon are exploring a new phase in their non-relationship...
  • Zero Divergence: Zero Hour Book Three by Aimee Nicole Walker

    Zero Divergence: Zero Hour Book Three by Aimee Nicole Walker

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Zero Divergence, noun: no deviation from a course or standard. After a key piece of evidence goes missing, a suspected serial rapist and killer evades prosecution. More than Royce Locke’s reputation is on the line when his investigation into the failed chain of custody suggests Franco Humphries might’ve had inside help...
  • All the Dead Girls by Rita Herron

    All the Dead Girls by Rita Herron

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When 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...
  • Death is Not Enough by Karen Rose

    Death is Not Enough by Karen Rose

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The past comes back to haunt a high-profile defense attorney in the newest book in the Baltimore series from the New York Times bestselling author of Edge of Darkness and Monster in the Closet.In his work as a defense attorney in Baltimore, Thorne has always been noble to a fault--specializing in helping young people in trouble just as someone did for him when he was younger...
  • No Escape by Mary Burton

    No Escape by Mary Burton

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    He Was Taught How To Kill Even behind bars, serial killer Harvey Day Smith exudes menace. Psychologist Jolene Granger has agreed to hear his dying confession, vowing not to let the monster inside her head...
  • Kill For Me by Karen Rose

    Kill For Me by Karen Rose

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Five teenage girls have been viciously attacked. One survived. Only she can reveal the secrets of a disturbing ring of people who kidnap and sell teenage girls on the black market. But those responsible for the crimes will do whatever it takes to maintain her silence. Susannah Vartanian and Luke Papadopoulos have both sworn to stop the murderers for their own personal reasons...
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    crime  dark  law-enforcement  suspense  abuse  adult  audiobook  book
  • Third Comes Vengeance by Lilith Vincent

    Third Comes Vengeance by Lilith Vincent

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
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    anti-hero  crime  dark  mlm  outlaws  polyamory  suspense  adult
  • Trajectory by Cole McCade

    Trajectory by Cole McCade

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Rising tensions between Malcolm, Seong-Jae, and Aanga Joshi reach a tipping point — and send our devilish duo on a rogue mission. Mal and Seong-Jae are off the radar, off the rails, and determined to track down the connection between Sila and the Golden Ratio Killer, no matter who stands in their way.One way or another, they'll put a name and a face to the nightmare.One way or another..
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    crime  dark  law-enforcement  lgbtq  mlm  suspense  adult  age-gap
  • Fractal Recursion by Cole McCade

    Fractal Recursion by Cole McCade

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It's first blood drawn as the white rabbit dangles the lives of innocents in the balance, forcing Malcolm to choose between his parents and a missing FBI agent. Yet Malcolm's attempts to stall for time and find a better solution open a doorway into the Golden Ratio Killer's thoughts, his secrets...and the truth of the past that made him who he is today...
  • White Rabbit, Part II by Cole McCade

    White Rabbit, Part II by Cole McCade

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The white rabbit crashes storytime with Sila, Malcolm, and Seong-Jae — a little too literally, leaving our intrepid detectives battered but not broken. Yet what they find with the white rabbit's arrival could destroy even the strongest man: a diabolical game with over two dozen lives at stake, turning their final showdown into a macabre stage play with the white rabbit as its star...
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    mlm  lgbtq  dark  crime  suspense  law-enforcement  romance  mystery
  • Three for a Girl by Louise Collins

    Three for a Girl by Louise Collins

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    If they can get through the first case, they’ll get through any—that’s what Chad tells himself. But juggling his career and his relationship isn’t easy.The monstrous part of Romeo gnaws away under the surface. His dark moments leave Chad uncomfortable, and when they accumulate into an attack, it leaves Chad shaken...
  • Unhinged by Onley James

    Unhinged by Onley James

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Adam Mulvaney lives a double life. By day, he’s the spoiled youngest son of an eccentric billionaire. By night, he’s an unrepentant killer, one of seven psychopaths raised to right the wrongs of a justice system that keeps failing.Noah Holt has spent years dreaming of vengeance for the death of his father, but when faced with his killer, he learns a daunting truth he can’t escape...
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    anti-hero  crime  dark  lgbtq  mlm  outlaws  suspense  abuse
  • Divine Proportion by Cole McCade

    Divine Proportion by Cole McCade

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    20% of monthly revenues from sales of this book from now until January 1st, 2021 will be donated to causes supporting #BlackLivesMatter and the families of victims of police violence. While Captain Anjulie Zarate y Salazar faces a crisis of loyalty at home, Malcolm Khalaji faces another crisis in Los Angeles—one that will test him to his absolute limits.And that crisis is named Yoon Eun-Ji...
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    crime  dark  law-enforcement  lgbtq  mlm  suspense  abuse  adult
  • Hard Angle by Cole McCade

    Hard Angle by Cole McCade

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Unsettled tensions from the last case come to a head as Seong-Jae reveals his secrets — but will it be enough to repair the fractures in his relationship with Malcolm?Especially when their only promising lead on the Golden Ratio Killer's identity falls apart, along with any hope of returning home to Baltimore and to their life together.When their primary suspect turns up dead.....
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    crime  dark  law-enforcement  lgbtq  mlm  suspense  adult  age-gap
  • Loving Doctor Vincent by Renea Mason

    Loving Doctor Vincent by Renea Mason

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The final installment of the Good Doctor Trilogy. After becoming entwined the Society’s web of deceit, Elaine Watkins has to decide who she can trust...
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    crime  dark  mlm  polyamory  suspense  adult  alpha-mc  audiobook
  • Deadly Obsession by Maggie Shayne

    Deadly Obsession by Maggie Shayne

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A cold-blooded killer with a burning obsession… Rachel de Luca has a bad feeling about the new woman in Detective Mason Brown's life, the nurse taking care of him after he's injured in the line of duty. She'd like to think it's just jealousy, but intuition tells her it's something more, maybe something dangerous...
  • The Surviving Girls by Katee Robert

    The Surviving Girls by Katee Robert

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A fierce survivor and a fearless FBI agent battle a copycat serial killer in a gripping thriller from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Katee Robert. Twelve years ago, Lei Zhang and her friend Emma Nilsson miraculously lived through the notorious Sorority Row Murders that left twenty-one of their sisters dead...
  • Cold Calculation by Cole McCade

    Cold Calculation by Cole McCade

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    ABOUT THIS EPISODE How do you profile a serial killer who keeps changing his pattern? A body encased in ice and a cryptic message make Malcolm, Seong-Jae, and Aanga Joshi question everything they thought they'd learned about the Golden Ratio Killer. If their suspect can change his methods and alter his patterns, he could easily disappear... ..
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    crime  dark  law-enforcement  lgbtq  mlm  suspense  adult  age-gap
  • In Sequence by Cole McCade

    In Sequence by Cole McCade

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    ABOUT THIS EPISODE The Golden Ratio killer resurfaces in California to target a former victim, and this time the case takes Malcolm and Seong-Jae hunting deep into his past, searching for connections between victim and killer that may reveal his identity...
  • Possession by L.K. Shaw

    Possession by L.K. Shaw

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    After relocating to Washington, D.C. to avoid an overzealous secret admirer, Dr. Madeline Parrish wants to learn all that the city has to offer. When a friend invites her to explore the dark pleasures at the exclusive BDSM club, Black Light, Madeline meets two enigmatic Doms, with whom she spends one explosive night...
  • Claiming the Reaper by C.A. Rene, R.E. Bond

    Claiming the Reaper by C.A. Rene, R.E. Bond

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The Reaper is out for blood,How fast can you run?You’ve taken something that isn’t yours,When will you learn?There’s nowhere you can hide,What choice do you have?She can smell your fear,Who can help you now?You can’t avoid the scythe,Why do you even try?Family is who you make it and I’ve discovered blood means nothing, Not unless I’ve slipped my blade into flesh and drawn my scythe with it...
  • Touching Evil by Kylie Brant

    Touching Evil by Kylie Brant

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    An unmarked grave. Two killers.  And one woman who stands in their way... Forensic profiler Dr. Sophia Channing will be the star witness against Mason Vance, a brutal sexual sadist who kidnapped, raped and murdered six women. She can offer unique insight on the psychopath--she's his only victim who escaped alive. But the killer has other plans for her, even from behind bars...
  • Don't Be Scared by A.J. Merlin

    Don't Be Scared by A.J. Merlin

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Every town has a history.Ours is just a little darker than most.For years I’ve celebrated Halloween and Hollow Bridge’s history with everyone else who lives here. Parades, festivals, and insane Halloween parties have always been a staple for us. Some bad behavior is expected, given what we’re celebrating.But murder has never been on the table before...
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    dark  suspense  mlm  crime  polyamory  romance  horror  contemporary
  • Fair Chance by Josh Lanyon

    Fair Chance by Josh Lanyon

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Elliot Mills comes face-to-face with evil in this follow-up to Fair Game and Fair Play from bestselling author Josh Lanyon   One final game of cat and mouse…  Ex–FBI agent Elliot Mills thought he was done with the most brutal case of his career. The Sculptor, the serial killer he spent years hunting, is finally in jail...
  • I'll Never Let You Go by Mary Burton

    I'll Never Let You Go by Mary Burton

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    LOVE HURTS He promised to kill her. One night four years ago, Leah Carson’s husband almost succeeded. Philip stabbed her twenty-three times before fleeing. The police are sure he’s dead. But fear won’t let Leah believe it.   AND SOMETIMES It starts with little things. Missing keys. A flat tire. Mysterious flowers. All easily explained away if the pattern wasn’t so terrifyingly familiar...
  • Be Afraid by Mary Burton

    Be Afraid by Mary Burton

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The Fear Is Terrifying When police rescue five-year-old Jenna Thompson from the dark closet where she's been held captive for days, they tell her she's a lucky girl. Compared to the rest of her family, it's true. But even with their killer dead of an overdose, Jenna is still trying to find peace twenty-five years later...
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