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Tainted Love by Kimberley Chambers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThree Butlers Two weddings One funeral The explosive new novel from the Sunday Times #1 bestselling author Kimberley Chambers. Nobody can hurt you like the ones you love…Blood is thicker than water, love is stronger than hate – and that’s the problem. When your brother has betrayed you, there’s no coming back.Vinny and Michael have always protected each other and provided for the family... -
![The Housemaid's Secret by Freida McFadden]()
The Housemaid's Secret by Freida McFadden
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 11 ratings“Don’t go in the guest bedroom.” A shadow falls on Douglas Garrick’s face as he touches the door with his fingertips. “My wife… she’s very ill.” As he continues showing me their incredible penthouse apartment, I have a terrible feeling about the woman behind closed doors... -
![Autumn's Game by Mary Stone]()
Autumn's Game by Mary Stone
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 21 ratings‘Till death do us part’ has never been so true...Armed with a slew of advanced degrees and powerful intuition, forensic psychologist Dr. Autumn Trent is ready to conquer the world and touch the lives of its seven billion inhabitants. She’s prepared to fight for justice, right the wrongs...because she knows what it’s like to be wronged... -
![Here After by Sean Costello]()
Here After by Sean Costello
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLOVE. LOSS. OBSESSION. REDEMPTION.Following the death of his ten-year-old son, physician Peter Croft embarks on a desperate, seemingly random search for a missing child, risking his sanity, even his life in a grief-induced quest. His journey propels him into the darkest reaches of human suffering, and pits him squarely against an adversary whose own obsession defies all reason... -
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![Blake Pierce Mystery Bundle: Cause to Kill / Once Gone / Before He Kills / Trace of Death by Blake Pierce]()
Blake Pierce Mystery Bundle: Cause to Kill / Once Gone / Before He Kills / Trace of Death by Blake Pierce
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA six book mystery bundle by #1 bestselling author Blake Pierce, author of ONCE GONE, a #1 bestseller on Amazon with over 1,000 five star reviews!Here is a bundle of the first books in six Blake Pierce series—The Mackenzie White, The Avery Black, The Riley Paige, The Keri Locke series, The Making of Riley Paige, and The Chloe Fine Psychological Suspense series—all here in one convenient place...Categorized as:
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![It Happened in Silence by Karla M. Jay]()
It Happened in Silence by Karla M. Jay
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHonorable Mention in the 2022 Eric Hoffer Book Award Historical Fiction Category2021 Benjamin Franklin Silver Award 2021 Finalist Wishing Shelf Book AwardRiveting Southern Fiction by the award-winning author of When We Were Brave. ~Set in a world where women of the KKK betray their neighbors, horrors of unscrupulous foundling homes come to light, and buried mysteries are not all that hidden... -
![Slow Down by Lee Matthew Goldberg]()
Slow Down by Lee Matthew Goldberg
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHow far would you go to make your dreams come true? For budding writer and filmmaker Noah Spaeth, being a Production Assistant in director Dominick's Bambach's new avant-garde film isn't enough. Neither is watching Dominick have an affair with the lead actress, the gorgeous but troubled Nevie Wyeth. For Noah's dream is to get both the film and Nevie in the end, whatever the cost... -
![Paper Roses by Karen Ann Hopkins, Brittany Pressley]()
Paper Roses by Karen Ann Hopkins, Brittany Pressley
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSome Amish communities aren’t so cozy. Paper Roses is the electrifying new addition to the Serenity’s Plain Secrets’ mystery/crime thriller series. While an archeological team digs up Blood Rock’s sinister past, a forbidden romance begins, and Serenity races to stop a serial killer before he strikes again... -
![Every Little Breath by Keri Beevis]()
Every Little Breath by Keri Beevis
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsI was nineteen when I discovered my boyfriend’s father was a serial killer. I stumbled upon his latest victim tied up in the basement of the house he was renovating, and it was my evidence that helped convict him to a life in prison.My boyfriend never forgave me for turning against his dad and a couple of years later took his own life. That was fifteen years ago... -
![Bound for Nirvana: by Kendra Leigh]()
Bound for Nirvana: by Kendra Leigh
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe bonds of their love saw them through the ravaging storm to the promise of peace and the chance to breathe … Angel once believed her soul belonged to the Devil. Now she willingly gives every part of her—mind, body and soul—to the man whose love mends her a little more each day. Ethan knows Hell is no place for an angel, especially not his Angel... -
![Walk in Darkness by Victor Methos]()
Walk in Darkness by Victor Methos
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA Killer Hunts his Victims. . .A sinister executioner in the grip of frenzy. Self-realized with a penchant for butchery, he finds pleasure in the vicious murders of those most vulnerable and calls himself, The Sandman.A Detective Pulled Into a World he Thought he Left Behind. . -
![Saviour by Andie M. Long]()
Saviour by Andie M. Long
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSaviour – (n.) A person who rescues another from danger or harm. Taken into care, then ignored by ambivalent foster parents, Eden Stark seeks happiness through pleasure. Tired of one night stands she knowingly takes a job as a personal assistant for a couple, where the personal extends to their bedroom... -
![The Perfect Divorce by Jeneva Rose]()
The Perfect Divorce by Jeneva Rose
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the author of the multimillion-copy bestselling thriller The Perfect MarriageTill death do us part. Yours. Not Mine. It’s been eleven years since high-powered attorney Sarah Morgan defended her husband, Adam, against the charge of murdering his mistress. Sarah has long since moved on, starting a family with her new husband, Bob Miller, and changing careers... -
![Into The Woods by Lorraine Murphy]()
Into The Woods by Lorraine Murphy
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA lost child. A broken marriage. A ticking time bomb.Karen will do anything for her eight-year-old daughter, Scarlett. Even holding together a marriage that is way past broken.So when Scarlett disappears from their rural home, Karen is one hundred percent focused on a single goal – finding her little girl as soon as possible.And time is of the essence... -
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![The Perfect Family by Jacquie Underdown]()
The Perfect Family by Jacquie Underdown
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThree everyday couples, from one ordinary family ... and an astonishing murder plot.Outwardly, The Radcliffes are a typical suburban family. But anyone close enough to them will know that it’s all for show.Matt and Nikki’s life is perfect. They’re happily married, work great jobs, and are raising two loveable teenage sons... -
![The Edge by Lucy Goacher]()
The Edge by Lucy Goacher
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSometimes it’s easier to believe the lie. But is the truth right in front of you?Everyone says Poppy jumped. My beautiful, creative sister, with her paint-splattered dresses and sunshine smile, took her own life. And I think they’re right. Until the day I speak to Daniel.Everyone says his sister jumped too. But he has proof that she was pushed... -
![The Perfect Block by Blake Pierce]()
The Perfect Block by Blake Pierce
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsIn THE PERFECT BLOCK (Book #2), rookie criminal profiler Jessie Hunt, 29, picks up the pieces of her broken life and leaves suburbia to start a new life in downtown Los Angeles. But when a wealthy socialite is murdered, Jessie, assigned the case, finds herself back in the world of picture-perfect suburbia, hunting a deranged killer amidst the false facades of normalcy and sociopathic women... -
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Absolute Fear by Lisa Jackson
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsEvery Serial Killer... A serial killer is stalking the streets of New Orleans. The victims are killed in a ritual fashion, a series of numbers tattooed into their bodies. There are no clues, no connections except one: a crumbling old asylum that was once the scene of unspeakable madness--and is now the calling card of a new kind of fear. Is Searching For.. -
![Little Sister by Gytha Lodge]()
Little Sister by Gytha Lodge
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Detective Jonah Sheens is enjoying a moment of peace in a pub garden on his day off when a teenage girl wanders out of the woods. She's striking, with flame-red hair and a pale complexion. She's also covered in blood. When Jonah races to help, the girl insists she's fine. Then she smiles. It's her sister he needs to worry about... -
![The Perfect Getaway by Elle Gray, K.S. Gray]()
The Perfect Getaway by Elle Gray, K.S. Gray
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne by one the guests at the Misty Pines Ski Lodge are dropping dead…After an action-packed year of fighting crime, FBI Agent Olivia Knight is ready for a relaxing getaway with her partner Brock.But trouble has a way of finding her everywhere...Her arrival at the ski lodge is welcomed by chaos with the death of a female guest... -
![A Critical Tangent by Reily Garrett]()
A Critical Tangent by Reily Garrett
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Reily has a way of combining murder, intrigue, twists and turns with just the right amount of romance…” – J. George, VINE VOICEShe doesn’t trust cops.Can the detective trust his instincts?Keiki Tallerman’s life shatters on a remote mountaintop in Pennsylvania after witnessing her best friend’s bizarre execution... -
![Every Pretty Thing by Chris Mooney]()
Every Pretty Thing by Chris Mooney
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn Every Pretty Thing serial killer hunter Darby McCormick finds herself in Montana, looking for a friend. Little does she realise that a murderer is waiting for her . . .She came to find her friend.Instead she found a killer.Serial killer expert Darby McCormick gets a call from FBI Agent Jackson Cooper, who has been contacted by a woman who's been in hiding for twenty years... -
![The Lost Girls of Johnson's Bayou by Jana Deleon]()
The Lost Girls of Johnson's Bayou by Jana Deleon
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWHO IS GINNY BERGERON?She was only six when she walked out of the swamp after the LeBlanc School for Girls caught on fire. Sixteen years after the terrifying night that stole her memory, a child's scream lures Ginny back into the woods...where a strong arm encircles her. The gun-wielding stranger is Paul Stanton, a cop-turned-P.I., who';s come to Johnson's Bayou looking for answers of his own... -
![What Lies Hidden by Fran McDonnell]()
What Lies Hidden by Fran McDonnell
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIsobel McKenzie is an experienced and intuitive psychotherapist who is on sabbatical while recovering from illness. Reluctantly she goes to London to help out an old friend, solicitor Paul Wright, who is uneasy about the partisan nature of a proposed divorce settlement. He asks her to meet the couple, Thomas and Anne Banks, to assess the situation... -
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![The Cut by Chris Brookmyre]()
The Cut by Chris Brookmyre
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA BBC Radio 2 Book Club pick'Strikingly original and definitively Brookmyre - there's nothing he can't do'Mick Herron'I recommend The Cut SO HIGHLY! A fast-paced thriller, lovely characters, [and] it kept me guessing'Marian KeyesThe supremely entertaining, moving, and unpredictable new thriller from multi-award-winning bestseller Chris Brookmyre is a wholly original masterpiece and the best... -
![The Faithless by Martina Cole]()
The Faithless by Martina Cole
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsGabby looked at the woman she had hated nearly all her life. Then she sat down on the ladder-backed chair, put her face into her bloodied hands and cried. To the outside world, Cynthia Tailor is a woman to envy; she has a devoted husband, a lovely home and two gorgeous children... -
![Live and Let Die by Bianca Sloane]()
Live and Let Die by Bianca Sloane
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThere is an alternate cover/title edition for this ASIN here.On a bitterly cold January evening, Tracy Ellis went for a jog along Chicago’s snowy lakefront and disappeared. Her body was discovered days later, her beautiful face bashed in with a rock. Police determine her brutal death to be a mugging gone wrong and drop the matter into their cold case files... -
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The Picture on the Fridge by Ian W. Sainsbury, Matthew Lloyd Davies
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsMags Barkworth still suffers the effects of a life-changing tragedy over a decade ago. She knows her husband loves her. She knows he would never do anything to hurt her, or their daughter... -
![The Serpent Woman by S.Z. Estavillo]()
The Serpent Woman by S.Z. Estavillo
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe exciting sequel to The Serpent's Bridge...A serial killer is on the loose. With her insidious tattoo and venomous killer strike, they're calling her the serpent woman.Two of the best in their field, LAPD Detective Anaya Nazario and FBI Supervising Special Agent Blake Huxley are forced to work together yet again, despite their strained romantic history and a baby on the way... -
![Thunderbird by Chuck Wendig]()
Thunderbird by Chuck Wendig
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn the fourth installment of the Miriam Black series, Miriam heads to the southwest in search of another psychic who may be able to help her understand her curse, but instead finds a cult of domestic terrorists and the worst vision of death she’s had yet. Miriam Black is being developed as a TV series by Starz with the producers of Breaking Bad... -
![The Boy in the Window by Ditter Kellen]()
The Boy in the Window by Ditter Kellen
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat happened to Terry Dayton? The small community of Sparkleberry Florida is strangely tight-lipped about the disappearance of a little boy in their neighborhood. Are they covering up a thirteen-year-old murder? Jessica Nobles finds out the hard way when she moves in next door and begins unraveling the truth about 221 Meadowbrook Circle.. -
![The Ridealong: A Suspense Thriller by Michaelbrent Collings]()
The Ridealong: A Suspense Thriller by Michaelbrent Collings
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"I've left clues for you, and clues for the police. They'll be searching for you. The evidence at the scene of Officer Knight's death is enough to send you both to jail." "Who am I searching for?" The Voice laughs. That strange, dangerous laugh. "Me, of course." *** It was supposed to be just one more ridealong, a night when high schooler Melissa Latham accompanies her father on his patrol... -
![J.A. Konrath Horror Trilogy - Three Scary Thriller Novels (Origin, The List, Haunted House) by J.A. Konrath, Jack Kilborn]()
J.A. Konrath Horror Trilogy - Three Scary Thriller Novels (Origin, The List, Haunted House) by J.A. Konrath, Jack Kilborn
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThree complete thriller novels. O R I G I N Thriller writer J.A. Konrath, author of the Lt. Jack Daniels series, digs into the vaults and unearths a technohorror tale from the depths of hell... 1906 - Something is discovered by workers digging the Panama Canal. Something dormant. Sinister. Very much alive. 2009 - Project Samhain... -
![The Princess of Greektown by Suzanne Jenkins]()
The Princess of Greektown by Suzanne Jenkins
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThirty years ago, Terry Smith was Detroit’s top news anchor. She set the standard for excellence in investigative journalism, staying at the news desk long after her time should have been over. Just as Terry’s son-in-law is murdered in the city, Detective Jill Zannos faces upheaval in her own life... -
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![Swallow Lane by Marie Snow, Jordan Marie]()
Swallow Lane by Marie Snow, Jordan Marie
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt was supposed to be a fresh start. A new life. That’s what I told myself anyway when I moved with my son Matthew to Liars Island from Stillwake. Too much conflict and heartache had been a constant in our life, especially with my son. And although my Matthew was grown, I’d always see him as my little boy and the one person I needed to protect above all else... -
![Make Me Disappear by Jessica Payne]()
Make Me Disappear by Jessica Payne
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBy the time I realized the truth about Daniel it was too late. But the truth about me? He never saw that coming…Dr Daniel Ashcroft was perfect: handsome, romantic, protective. I thought I was so lucky.But then I heard the rumors about his previous girlfriend, that she had vanished without a trace. That’s when I found the cameras in my apartment.I was trapped... -
![Psychosis by Tony Marturano]()
Psychosis by Tony Marturano
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“Police, what is your emergency?” “They’re in the house and they’re going to kill me…” “My name is Marco and I am flawed. I know that. And I was fine with it until it cost me my family. Now, I’ll do anything to get them back – even see a therapist. Which is a joke, because I am a therapist. At least I was before I was fired... -
![Heartbreaker by Tania Carver]()
Heartbreaker by Tania Carver
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter years of abuse, Gemma Adderley has finally found the courage to leave her violent husband. She has taken one debilitating beating too many, endured one esteem-destroying insult too much. Taking her seven-year-old daughter Carly, she leaves the house, determined to salvage what she can of her life... -
![Tuesday Falling by S. Williams]()
Tuesday Falling by S. Williams
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA relentless thriller that will grip you by the throat and refuse to let go.You’ve never met anyone like Tuesday. She has suffered extreme cruelty at the hands of men, and so has taken it upon herself to seek vengeance. She wants to protect and help others like her, to ease their suffering... -
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Bare Girl by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA page-turning serial killer thrillerFrom million-bestselling author Bella Forrest comes a dark and delicious new crime novel...Megastar Isabel Morales has never been one to shy away from controversy. But after a particularly daring, full-nude shoot on Wall Street, it's not only the media that has spiraled into a frenzy. Fans, and heck, the entire world seem to be turning against her...Categorized as:
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![Bird of Prey by Lee Alan]()
Bird of Prey by Lee Alan
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe seeks love. He seeks revenge. With Corey fighting for his life and an uncertain future for her unborn child, newly married Anna must face the aftermath of her big day and protect those who need her. But that’s not all. Something is about to happen that will shatter her fragile peace and turn her world upside down once more. An event that will test her and her young family to the limit... -
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Shadow Sister by Lindsay Marcott
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom the bestselling author of Mrs. Rochester’s Ghost comes the chilling story of a young woman who returns to her haunted childhood home to unravel the deadly mysteries of her family’s past.Ava grew up in a haunted mansion, envied by all her friends. But when her mother died mysteriously there, the thrills of Blackworth Mansion became nightmares... -
![Miserable Lies by Nolon King]()
Miserable Lies by Nolon King
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHow many wrongs make a right?Deputy Chief Quentin “Port” Porter is famous for catching the infamous Magistrate Killer, Linus Cole, whose murder spree included his best friend and partner, Miles Tate.Port’s heroics caught the nation’s imagination, inspiring film and television, and skyrocketing his career while making him famous and wealthy... -
![One of the Girls by Lucy Clarke]()
One of the Girls by Lucy Clarke
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom the international bestselling author comes a twisty psychological thriller set on a stunning Greek island, One of the Girls tells the delicious story of a bachelorette trip that ends in murder. Perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty and Lucy Foley.It was supposed to be the perfect weekend away... -
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![FORTUNE by Erica Spindler]()
FORTUNE by Erica Spindler
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA mother's ultimate sacrifice... A brother's dark obsession... And one woman's desperate fight for survival... Something dark and dangerous had long shadowed Skye Dearborn's life. She had seen the fear of it in her mother's eyes. It was there, locked in her memories of blood spilling across a gleaming floor. In the sound of her own screams... -
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Water Walker - Episode 1 by Ted Dekker
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratings**This is EPISODE ONE of a serialized novel** WATER WALKER is the mind-bending thrill ride from New York Times bestselling author Ted Dekker which can be experienced THREE different ways. You choose: 1. As an episodic story. Read WATER WALKER as four shorter sequential "episodes" much like your favorite TV show. The ride starts with Episode 1. Think of it as the pilot... -
![Speak No Evil by Tanya Anne Crosby]()
Speak No Evil by Tanya Anne Crosby
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIf you love a gripping Southern suspense, USA Today bestselling SPEAK NO EVIL is for you. Lifting the veil of secrecy on a grand Southern family in decline. New York Times bestselling author Tanya Anne Crosby explores the lives of Caroline, Augusta, and Savannah Aldridge, three sisters who share a dark past and an uncertain future.. -
![The Chalk Girl by Carol O'Connell]()
The Chalk Girl by Carol O'Connell
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe little girl appeared in Central Park: red-haired, blue-eyed, smiling, perfect - except for the blood on her shoulder. It fell from the sky, she said, while she was looking for her uncle, who turned into a tree. Poor child, people thought. And then they found the body in the tree.For NYPD detective, Kathy Mallory, there is something about the girl that she understands... -
![The Third Grave by Lisa Jackson]()
The Third Grave by Lisa Jackson
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA thrilling new crime novel from the bestselling author of You Betrayed Me, perfect for fans of Sandra Brown and Iris Johansen! Return to the dark side of Savanna, Georgia where a crime writer and her detective husband are working a cold case, and hot on the trail of a killer who’s work isn’t done... -
![스틸 키스 by Jeffery Deaver, 제프리 디버]()
스틸 키스 by Jeffery Deaver, 제프리 디버
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAmelia Sachs is hot on the trail of a killer. She’s chasing him through a department store in Brooklyn when an escalator malfunctions. The stairs give way, with one man horribly mangled by the gears. Sachs is forced to let her quarry escape as she jumps in to try to help save the victim...
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