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Woman in the Water by Elle Gray
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCharlotte's body lays lifeless floating in a pool. Ruby red water surrounds her.Her daughter's desperate screams fill the air..."Mom?!!!!".Charlotte MacMillan, the mother of three, found dead. Murdered in broad daylight.Only two know the twisted truth. The victim and her killer.To solve this case, Paxton must bring light to the unrelenting darkness.Unmask the truth behind the devastating lies... -
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Her Last Call by Elle Gray
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 16 ratings“Come out, come out, wherever you are...” A beautiful young woman trapped within a killer’s sick and twisted game.Stella Hughes called for help, but help did not come in time.She could not hide, fight, or escape.Stella was ensnared in the killer’s web.The victim of a twisted serial killer’s mind... -
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Shadow's Loss by Mary Stone
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe path to power is paved with blood.In the wake of a landmark election on Shadow Island, the tide of power is set to turn. Newly elected Sheriff Rebecca West stands ready to dismantle the Yacht Club’s ruthless grip over the island. And she isn’t alone. She has her team as well as the newly elected chair of the Select Board by her side.But victory comes at a perilous cost...Categorized as:
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![City of Scars by J.D. Kirk]()
City of Scars by J.D. Kirk
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSome scars never truly heal.Life has been slowly improving for DCI Jack Logan lately. Happily settled down with the woman of his dreams and a dog he begrudgingly tolerates, things are finally going Jack’s way.But, could all that be about to change?When a sadistic killer begins picking off victims on the streets of Inverness, Jack’s boss decides to bring in some outside help... -
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![Find Her Alive by Lisa Regan]()
Find Her Alive by Lisa Regan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsDetective Josie Quinn hasn’t heard from her sister since Trinity stormed out of the house in the heat of an argument three weeks ago. So, when human remains are found at the remote hunting cabin where Trinity was last seen, Josie can only assume the worst...Categorized as:
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![The Innocent Wife by Lisa Regan]()
The Innocent Wife by Lisa Regan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsCandles are lit and their rich vanilla scent twists its way through the cabin. The table is set for a romantic anniversary dinner with fresh roses dropping crimson petals on crisp white linen...Categorized as:
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![The Girl on the Road by A.J. Rivers]()
The Girl on the Road by A.J. Rivers
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratings“You’re going on a date with someone you’ve just met online?There are a bunch of crazies out there. You need to be careful!”After multiple assassination attempts, FBI agent Emma Griffin is on the road to recovery.At times though, her dreams and reality seem to blur together. Leaving her to question aspects of her life...Categorized as:
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![The Executioner by Chris Carter]()
The Executioner by Chris Carter
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsFROM THE AUTHOR OF THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER THE CALLER. Inside a Los Angeles church, on the altar steps, lies the blood-soaked body of a priest. Later, the forensic team discover that, on the victim's chest, the figure 3 has been scrawled in blood. At first, Detective Robert Hunter believes that this is a ritualistic killing. But as more bodies surface, he is forced to reassess... -
![Lucas Davenport Novels 1-5 by John Sandford]()
Lucas Davenport Novels 1-5 by John Sandford
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSuspense fans will love this "sterling quintet"* of novels featuring Minneapolis homicide investigator Lucas Davenport from "one of the most consistently entertaining crime writers working today" (Booklist). The first five in the # 1 New York Times bestselling series, with introductions by John Sandford included... -
![Her Final Confession by Lisa Regan]()
Her Final Confession by Lisa Regan
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWatching her friend dragged away in handcuffs, Josie couldn't believe for one second that Gretchen had killed that poor boy. Confession or not, someone else was involved. She would find out who…When the body of a young student is found on the driveway of a local Denton home, a photograph pinned to his collar, Detective Josie Quinn is first on the scene...Categorized as:
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![Corpse Road by David J. Gatward, Aubrey Parsons]()
Corpse Road by David J. Gatward, Aubrey Parsons
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratings* Duration: 7 hours and 9 minutes *To catch the hunter, become the prey.When the body of a female backpacker is found on the Yorkshire moors, the killer seems obvious, the motive clear.If only.Because Grimm and his team are up against not just a murderer, but a predator, and when the key suspect disappears, it's only a matter of time before another body is found... -
![Whip Crack by Alex Smith]()
Whip Crack by Alex Smith
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsEvery time you hear his voice, another child will die.DCI Robert Kett’s family may be whole again, but he is a broken man.Suspended from duty, he takes his girls out of the city for a much-needed holiday on the Norfolk Coast.Instead of the peace he desperately needs, however, Kett finds a community in chaos. Four teenagers are missing, and time is running out before they meet a horrific fate... -
![I See You by Elle Gray]()
I See You by Elle Gray
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI see you. After years of digging into his wife’s death, Paxton has had enough.He left the force and opened his own PI firm.His first case is to help a family navigate their way through a kidnapping.As Paxton launched into this case, he finds himself in the sights of a serial killer.But there is more than meets the eye about the kidnapper though.Armed with only three names... -
![Buried Angels by Patricia Gibney]()
Buried Angels by Patricia Gibney
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBubbles of cold sweat trickled down Faye’s spine. The hole wasn’t empty. Before she could turn and run, she caught the two sightless eyes staring up at her. Only then did she scream.When Faye Baker discovers a fragile child’s skull behind the walls of her new home, Detective Lottie Parker is called to investigate...Categorized as:
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![Cold Comfort by Trevor Douglas]()
Cold Comfort by Trevor Douglas
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHow do you catch a killer who never leaves a clue? Bridgette Casseldhorf is a rookie detective working her first murder case. The circumstances surrounding the murder of a young woman lead Bridgette to believe it’s the work of a serial killer, but nobody is listening... -
![Dead Sorry by Helen H. Durrant]()
Dead Sorry by Helen H. Durrant
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLooking for a brilliant best-selling crime mystery with great detectives?THE PAST COMES BACK TO HAUNT THEMTwenty-five years ago a schoolgirl was attacked by three bullies in her home where she lived with her grandmother.Now, the mother of one of those bullies is found murdered on the Hobfield housing estate. Written on the wall in the victim’s blood is the word, “sorry... -
![Won't You Save Me by Wendy Dranfield]()
Won't You Save Me by Wendy Dranfield
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDetective Dean Matheson has returned to his hometown to begin his new job and put the traumatic events of his past behind him – but his fresh start won’t last long when the local area is hit by a series of strange disappearances and twisted killings …A nameless girl badly beaten and dumped in front of the mysterious new church. A shocking murder scene discovered in the apartment over the diner...Categorized as:
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![Left For Dead by Caroline Mitchell]()
Left For Dead by Caroline Mitchell
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA victim on display. A detective on the rails.Shopping with her sister, DI Amy Winter is admiring a Valentine’s Day window display of a perfect bride encrusted in diamonds and resplendent in lace—until she notices blood oozing from the mannequin’s mouth.This is no stunt. A post-mortem reveals the victim was left to die on her macabre throne for all to see... -
![The Bones She Buried by Lisa Regan]()
The Bones She Buried by Lisa Regan
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsJosie works until her arms ache, until the paramedics arrive and pull her gently away from the woman’s cold, fragile body. Noah’s voice cracks beside her as he calls the time of death for his own, beloved mother...Categorized as:
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![Cold Heart Creek by Lisa Regan]()
Cold Heart Creek by Lisa Regan
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAs the sun rises, the last glow of the campfire is just visible through the mist and the trees... -
![The Voice Inside by Brian Freeman]()
The Voice Inside by Brian Freeman
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsOne cop’s lie has set a killer free.Four years after serial killer Rudy Cutter was sent away for life, San Francisco homicide inspector Frost Easton uncovers a terrible lie: his closest friend planted false evidence to put Cutter behind bars. When he’s forced to reveal the truth, his sister’s killer is back on the streets... -
![Shallow Ground by Andy Maslen, Steve West]()
Shallow Ground by Andy Maslen, Steve West
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratings10 hours, 20 minutes Detective Ford has a cold-blooded killer to catch. But can he escape his own dark secrets?Barely a month since his promotion to Inspector, DI Ford is called in to investigate the murder of a young nurse and her son in a small flat in Salisbury. There are few clues, and no apparent motive, but Ford can sense that there’s a serial killer at work... -
![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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![Her Dying Secret by Lisa Regan]()
Her Dying Secret by Lisa Regan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe gently opens the woman’s tightly clenched fist, uncurling each finger to reveal a square of folded paper hidden in her palm...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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![The Crying Season by D.K. Hood]()
The Crying Season by D.K. Hood
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe light fades as she runs for her life, the forest now becoming quieter around her. The only noise she hears is the sound of footsteps following her... It’s hiking season in Black Rock Falls and the small town in Montana is flooded with visitors. But when a hiker finds a human skull on a deserted trail in the woods that surround the town, Detective Jenna Alton is called in to investigate...Categorized as:
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![Shadow's Siege by Mary Stone]()
Shadow's Siege by Mary Stone
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShadow Island is under siege.Just a few short months ago, Sheriff Rebecca West thought her toughest battles were behind her. But nothing could have prepared her for the turmoil she’s faced since coming to Shadow Island. Attempts on her life. Heartbreak. Betrayal. And that’s just the beginning.The worst is yet to come...Categorized as:
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![The 7 She Saw by Elle Gray]()
The 7 She Saw by Elle Gray
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThroughout history and in just about every religion the number 7 has held significance.And in the small town of Briar Glen the secret of the 7 will forever haunt you. Blake Wilder is plagued with nightmares from her dark and twisted past.Fourteen years ago, her entire family was taken from her.Her parents murdered, and her sister taken...Categorized as:
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![Five Days Post Mortem by L.T. Vargus, Tim McBain]()
Five Days Post Mortem by L.T. Vargus, Tim McBain
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHer body floats. A bloated thing half atop the river. Naked. Pale. Mouth and eyes open wide. When two fishermen discover a corpse floating in the Clackamas river, profiler Violet Darger heads to rural Oregon to hunt another serial killer. What she discovers in the woods might change the course of her life... -
![Save Her Soul by Lisa Regan]()
Save Her Soul by Lisa Regan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsJosie flinches as she takes in the faded blue sports jacket wrapped around the girl they just pulled from the water. Josie knew someone who’d once owned that jacket. He had died in her arms five years ago.Heavy rain pours on the small town of Denton causing the riverbanks to break and the body of a young girl to float quietly to the surface...Categorized as:
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![Shadow Falls by Wendy Dranfield]()
Shadow Falls by Wendy Dranfield
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsYou thought your little girl was safe at summer camp. You were wrong…The little girl drags her eyes open, realizing she’s starting to fade. She tries calling out—“Daddy?”—using all her remaining strength...Categorized as:
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![The Talisker Dead by J.M. Dalgliesh]()
The Talisker Dead by J.M. Dalgliesh
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPulling on the threads of your past... is enough to kill you...When a teenage islander goes missing on Burns Night, D.I. Duncan McAdam takes a strong interest despite the apparent lack of concern shown by the boy's father. When a woman's body is soon discovered in Talisker Bay, with a single stab wound to the chest, Duncan and his team realise they have a killer on the island... -
![The Final Vow by M.W. Craven]()
The Final Vow by M.W. Craven
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe next unmissable novel* in the Sunday Times bestselling, multi-award-winning Washington Poe series. Poe and Tilly be prepared for the most twisted thrill-ride so far . . .An invisible killer with a 100% success rate. No one is safe. Not even those closest to Washington Poe . . .A shooting at Gretna Green. A bride is murdered on her wedding day, seconds after she slips on her new ring...Categorized as:
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![Unquiet Souls by Liz Mistry]()
Unquiet Souls by Liz Mistry
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhat is the link between the abduction of a little girl and a dead prostitute? When the body of a prostitute is found, followed by the discovery of children locked in an attic, DI Gus McGuire, newly returned to work, is given the case. But what at first appears to be a simple murder soon turns into an international manhunt for the members of a twisted child trafficking ring... -
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![Hush Little Girl by Lisa Regan]()
Hush Little Girl by Lisa Regan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsDressed in pajamas covered with stars, the little girl’s body is perfectly still, her arms folded neatly over her chest. The wildflowers decorating her hair scatter across the grass in the sharp breeze...Categorized as:
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![The Recipient by Audrey J. Cole]()
The Recipient by Audrey J. Cole
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSergeant Wade McKinnon knows who killed Samantha the moment he arrives at her crime scene. Problem is, he watched her killer die a year ago.A year after serial killer Michael Rhodes is executed and allowed to donate part of his brain as an organ transplant, Wade gets called to a murder scene that shares uncanny similarities to those of the late Michael Rhodes... -
![Her Final Word by Willow Rose]()
Her Final Word by Willow Rose
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRather be the hunter than the prey. Inspired by a true story. Ella Maria Chauncey walks home after a night out with her friends, hurrying to get back before her parents realize she's been out with the boy they don't want her to date. Living in the gated community of Lyford Cay, in one of the world's wealthiest neighborhoods, she believes it is safe. Ella Maria never makes it home... -
![Bitter Edge by Rachel Lynch]()
Bitter Edge by Rachel Lynch
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDI Kelly Porter is back, but so is an old foe and this time he won’t back down...When a teenage girl flings herself off a cliff in pursuit of a gruesome death, DI Kelly Porter is left asking why. Ruled a suicide, there’s no official reason for Kelly to chase answers, but as several of her team’s cases converge on the girl’s school, a new, darker story emerges... -
![Bold Lies by Rachel Lynch, Clare Kissane]()
Bold Lies by Rachel Lynch, Clare Kissane
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAn investigation leads DI Kelly Porter back to her former command… and the ex who betrayed herA brutal murder in the Lake District.A double assassination in a secret lab in London’s West End.Seemingly unconnected, unexpected links between the gruesome crimes emerge and it’s up to DI Kelly Porter to follow the trail – all the way to the capital... -
![Dark Water by Caro Ramsay]()
Dark Water by Caro Ramsay
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA bitterly cold February in Glasgow. In the attic of a deserted tenement, the body of a man is found hanging, his face disfigured beyond recognition.Around his neck is a sign that reads: I Am Stephen Whyte.Investigating officers DI Anderson and DS Costello believe the dead man was the prime suspect in a decade-old unsolved case.Ten years ago, a young woman was brutally attacked and left for dead... -
![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...Categorized as:
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Shadow's Force by Mary Stone
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhich is more dangerous...Mother or Human Nature?Twelve hours earlier, Interim Sheriff Rebecca West was enjoying a casual lunchtime burger. Now she’s preparing for a hurricane headed straight for Shadow Island. While hauling sandbags and calming town officials, the last thing she needs is a stunned man stumbling into the sheriff’s department.Covered in blood... -
![Mad Jack by Stacy M. Jones]()
Mad Jack by Stacy M. Jones
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSomething sinister lurks behind the perfect homes and well-manicured lawns of Mulberry Grove. Wealthy tech investor Jack Harlow, known to the FBI as Mad Jack, has been running a personal development program for the past ten years. Locals call it a cult. Few leave, and those who try, end up dead under mysterious circumstances. Six couples in all over the last five years... -
![One For the Ages by J.D. Kirk]()
One For the Ages by J.D. Kirk
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen a blood-soaked old man is spotted wandering through a sleepy fishing village in the far north of Scotland, his neighbours think he’s been in an accident.Until he leads them to his home, and to the mutilated remains of his late wife.It is the first murder that the remote Highland village has ever seen. It will not be the last. Someone is targeting the elderly and vulnerable in their homes... -
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![Dead End by Rachel Lynch]()
Dead End by Rachel Lynch
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFamily secrets are hiding a legacy of lies. Can DI Kelly Porter get to the truth before innocent lives are left?When the seventh Earl of Lowesdale is found hanging from the rafters at Wasdale Hall, everyone assumes the aging aristocrat finally had enough of chasing the glory of his youth... -
![Shoot the Breeze by Gina LaManna]()
Shoot the Breeze by Gina LaManna
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWelcome to St. Paul, Minnesota—home to strong coffee, deadly winters, and Detective Kate Rosetti—a rising star in the local homicide department. When a young woman turns up dead along the Mississippi River in her latest assignment, Detective Rosetti quickly realizes it’s the work of a notorious cross-country serial killer... -
![Her Last Whisper by Jennifer Chase]()
Her Last Whisper by Jennifer Chase
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsKatie focuses her mind, trying to keep another anxiety attack at bay. The victim’s long brown hair is slick and wet, her body rigid in the grass...Categorized as:
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![A Dark Sin by J.M. Dalgliesh]()
A Dark Sin by J.M. Dalgliesh
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsOur darkest secrets are best left buried...When a local journalist is found dead in an isolated spot on Roydon Common, lying beneath a hangman's noose on the anniversary of a teenager's suicide, DI Tom Janssen is asked to take on the investigation as a favour to local colleagues and must unpick the deceased man's life to discover how he came to be there... -
![The Hunter of the Dark by Donato Carrisi]()
The Hunter of the Dark by Donato Carrisi
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA brutal killer is on the streets of Rome. He leaves no trace. And shows no mercy.A series of gruesome murders leaves the police force in Rome reeling, with no real clues or hard evidence to follow. Assigned to the case is Sandra Vega, a brilliant forensic analyst, struggling to come to terms with the crimes and her own past...Categorized as:
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![Watch Her Disappear by Lisa Regan]()
Watch Her Disappear by Lisa Regan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsLying on the ground, the girl’s prom dress, the colour of champagne, shimmers in the dying light. A corsage of wilting pink sweetheart roses decorates her wrist...Categorized as:
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