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The Keeper of Bees by Gregory Ashe
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEmery 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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Something Wicked by Lily Morton
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter powerful psychic Blue Billings fell in love with Levi Black, he believed their biggest challenges would arise from Blue’s ability to see and speak to the dead. So it’s rather alarming when he and Levi are confronted with a spate of new—and frightening—problems that have to do with the realm of the living... -
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Psycho by Onley James
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsAugust Mulvaney has always been exceptional. As the genius son of an eccentric billionaire, his off-putting behavior is often blamed on his high IQ. They say there’s a thin line between genius and madness. August is both—a brilliant professor loved by his students and a ruthless, obsessive killer tasked with righting the wrongs of a failing justice system... -
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Silenced in the Falls by Elle Gray
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTo be young, wild, and carefree.The true essence of Taft High’s Spring dance.But there’s a price for the naivety of youth.A high price that could cost your blood, soul, and your silence.Sweetwater Falls is a charming town with all sorts of characters.From chaperoning the school dance with Ryker to putting drunk drivers behind bars... -
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![Tallowwood by N.R. Walker]()
Tallowwood by N.R. Walker
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsCold 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 ratingsHiroSeeing 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... -
![Fish on a Bicycle by Amy Lane]()
Fish on a Bicycle by Amy Lane
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFish 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... -
![Trick Roller by Cordelia Kingsbridge]()
Trick Roller by Cordelia Kingsbridge
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsIt’s the height of summer in Las Vegas. Everyone believes the serial killer Seven of Spades is dead—except Levi Abrams and Dominic Russo—and it’s back to business as usual. For Levi, that means investigating a suspicious overdose at the Mirage that looks like the work of a high-class call girl, while Dominic pursues a tough internship with a local private investigator... -
![Only the Lonely by L.M. Krier]()
Only the Lonely by L.M. Krier
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratings'Blind dates end in bleeding hearts'Ted Darling is back and his boss has news for him. He'll be taking on more responsibility over an expanded area, with a bigger team. Before he even has chance to take stock, he's facing his first body in what could be the most cynical murder he's ever encountered... -
![The Grave Between Us by Tal Bauer]()
The Grave Between Us by Tal Bauer
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt 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... -
![Hear No Evil: A New Adult College Romance by Ivy Fox]()
Hear No Evil: A New Adult College Romance by Ivy Fox
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEvil cannot take hold of an unconsenting soul.Do not be amazed that hell is empty, since all the devils live here.One by one, they will meet their hellish fate.One down…Three to go.EastonA tyrannous society has discovered our most atrocious secret and decided to wage war on us.They’ve had their fun with Finn, and now it’s my turn to be their little puppet... -
![Brainwashed by Nyla K.]()
Brainwashed by Nyla K.
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBrainwashed Official cover & blurb reveal: June 7th, 2022 Monster. That's what they call me. Lock your doors, hold your loved ones tight. The Carver is on the loose. Except I'm not. I was caught. The days of allowing my inner depravity to run wild are over. I've been sent to prison for good, something of a celebrity in this dark, dank hell-hole they call Alabaster Penitentiary... -
![One-Eyed Royals by Cordelia Kingsbridge]()
One-Eyed Royals by Cordelia Kingsbridge
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSpoiler Alert! The following blurb contains spoilers for Cash Plays, book three of Seven of Spades. Shattered by their devastating breakup, Detective Levi Abrams and PI Dominic Russo find themselves at war right when they need each other most. While Dominic is trapped in a vicious cycle of addiction, Levi despairs of ever catching the Seven of Spades... -
![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... -
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![With Love by Liz Lovelock]()
With Love by Liz Lovelock
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDear Captor, Do you find pleasure in my tortured screams? My darkened cell is my own living nightmare. Why do you continue to play this game? Why don’t you just kill me? You’ve almost broken me all over again—but I’ve held firm. I’ve pushed through the pain you’ve inflicted. And now I’m seeing a side of you I never knew could exist. A side I connect with. A side I could grow to like... -
![Unholy Bonds : A Dark Serial Killer Romantic Suspense by Maya Raine]()
Unholy Bonds : A Dark Serial Killer Romantic Suspense by Maya Raine
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThree serial killers connected by an unholy thread, tangled in a twisted chase for revenge and blood. In this game of hunters, who will become the ultimate prey?***He is every sin she wants to commit. Yara West spends her day as a Medical Examiner. At nights, she dons the mask of a twisted killer to satiate the demons in her head... -
![The Murder Between Us by Tal Bauer]()
The Murder Between Us by Tal Bauer
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsIt was just one night. It was just one mistake. FBI Agent Noah Downing had questions about his sexuality that a single night in Vegas should have answered. But dawn finds him on a plane back to Iowa, back on the trail of a vicious serial killer who disappeared six years ago and has suddenly resurfaced. There's nothing like a murder investigation to escape an existential crisis... -
![You Can't Hide by Karen Rose]()
You Can't Hide by Karen Rose
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAlternate-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... -
![Deep Spiral by Cole McCade]()
Deep Spiral by Cole McCade
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsABOUT 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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Maniac by Onley James
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsThomas Mulvaney was just a child when an error in judgment cost him everything. He vowed then that he would do anything to atone for his mistake. And he did. He never strayed from the right path. Until Aiden.Aiden Mulvaney doesn’t exist. He’s a lie created by the father who disowned him and by Thomas Mulvaney, the only man Aiden had ever begged to love him... -
![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 ratingsThe sequel to Curing Doctor Vincent... -
![Shut Up and Drive by L.M. Krier]()
Shut Up and Drive by L.M. Krier
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA 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... -
![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 ratingsDI 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... -
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![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 ratingsJack 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... -
![Six Degrees of Separation by Taylor V. Donovan]()
Six Degrees of Separation by Taylor V. Donovan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNote 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... -
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Zero Divergence: Zero Hour Book Three by Aimee Nicole Walker
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsZero 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... -
![A Chip and a Chair by Cordelia Kingsbridge]()
A Chip and a Chair by Cordelia Kingsbridge
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt's time to lay all the cards on the table. Detective Levi Abrams and PI Dominic Russo are reunited and more committed to each other than ever, but they can’t truly move forward with their lives until the serial killer who’s been tormenting them is behind bars... -
![Wrath by Coralee June]()
Wrath by Coralee June
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI hated fire. I hated how the smoke wrapped around my naked body, stinging my skin with defiant embers. I hated the smell of burnt flesh, the ashes heavy on my tongue, my charred soul like splinters deep in my chest.She’s dead, Juliet.There’s nothing else you can do--Dragging my bleeding feet across the concrete, I walked toward the flames. Heat licked at my cheeks... -
![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... -
![Cash Plays by Cordelia Kingsbridge]()
Cash Plays by Cordelia Kingsbridge
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThe Seven of Spades is back with a vengeance—the vigilante serial killer has resumed their murderous crusade, eluding the police at every turn. But a bloodthirsty killer isn’t the only threat facing Sin City. A devious saboteur is wreaking havoc in Las Vegas’s criminal underworld, and the entire city seems to be barreling toward an all-out gang war... -
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No Escape by Mary Burton
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHe 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... -
![Trajectory by Cole McCade]()
Trajectory by Cole McCade
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRising 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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![Fractal Recursion by Cole McCade]()
Fractal Recursion by Cole McCade
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt'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... -
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White Rabbit, Part II by Cole McCade
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe 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... -
![Three for a Girl by Louise Collins]()
Three for a Girl by Louise Collins
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIf 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... -
![Night Stalker by Shirlee McCoy]()
Night Stalker by Shirlee McCoy
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA serial killer is on the loose… in the first book in Shirlee McCoy's FBI: SPECIAL CRIMES UNIT series After Special Agent Adam Whitfield's ex-wife is nearly killed when she stops an abduction, the serial killer that Adam's been hunting turns his focus on Charlotte Murray for getting in his way... -
![Sinister Legacy: An erotic horror novel by Harleigh Beck]()
Sinister Legacy: An erotic horror novel by Harleigh Beck
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKeiraI was born with darkness in my veins.My name is Keira Hill. I’m the daughter of one of the country’s most notorious serial killers.I hide in plain sight. Pretending to fit in. Pretending I’m not haunted by my father’s skeletons.In two months’ time, he’s scheduled to be executed... -
![Awakening the Beast by Jodie King]()
Awakening the Beast by Jodie King
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWren - The night I lost him, everything I cherished turned into ashes along with that fire, swallowed by the inferno that scarred my heart and mind. I became who they call ‘The Queen of Darkness’, mimicking the love of my life, Arlo Hayes, lost in the abyss of trauma and hatred. Now, as he stands before me, the happiness I should feel wars with the despair that has settled deep within me... -
![Very Nice Funerals by Jennifer Crusie, Bob Mayer]()
Very Nice Funerals by Jennifer Crusie, Bob Mayer
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRose Malone is doing all right except that her daughter is struggling with PTSD, her lover is leaving her for the Appalachian Trail, and there’s a rumor that there’s a million bucks in the building she inherited which has inspired every money-hungry man in her weird little town to bring her cheap flowers and offer to search the place for her... -
![Unhinged by Onley James]()
Unhinged by Onley James
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsAdam 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... -
![A Legacy of Sorrow by Mallory Fox]()
A Legacy of Sorrow by Mallory Fox
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLust fuels the worst evil. Love is overrated.Killing for retribution is everything I’ve ever wanted...They’re all going to die.Those who have sinned will know it. Sorrow. I’ll carve it in their bloody hearts if I have to.I can’t help it. This is who I am.Their angel of deathMy boys…they think they know me. Think they have me tamed. That they can handle me and then walk away.They’re wrong... -
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Cherish by Olivia Ryann
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis dark and twisted tale of ownership will make your blood run hot. Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Amazon Bestseller Vivian Wood writes dark romance as OLIVIA RYANN. Something has shifted and changed in me. I have left Katherine behind, and stepped fully into the blossom of Fiore. But while I am undergoing that transformation, Monster too senses a sea change within... -
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![Divine Proportion by Cole McCade]()
Divine Proportion by Cole McCade
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings20% 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... -
![Hard Angle by Cole McCade]()
Hard Angle by Cole McCade
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsUnsettled 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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The Shadow by Amanda McKinney
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA gruesome murder linking to a famous painting sends FBI Criminal Profiler Eli Archer down a path of lies, deceit… and infatuation. Eli Archer has been called many things at the Bureau, but carefree and light-hearted aren’t two of them...Categorized as:
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![Sole Survivor by Candice M. Wright]()
Sole Survivor by Candice M. Wright
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThere’s a murderer on the loose.One who kills without hesitation and remorse.When Rue Anderson, the killer’s tenth victim, is found in a shallow grave at a children’s park, it sends shockwaves through the local community and sparks a media frenzy.But there is a difference between Rue and the nine victims that came before her.Rue survived... -
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Reaper and Ruin by Elle Thorpe
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAn explosion shatters the night. The three men I love are thrown from the bluff into the raging sea below.And one of them can’t swim.But the fall isn’t the only thing trying to kill us.Every step we take, danger stalks closer.Every breath we steal, the killer waits in the shadows.When he rips someone I love away from me, the fragile family I’ve fought to build begins to unravel... -
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Callum's Hell by V.F. Mason
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe knew no chaos...until I claimed her. She was a florist. He was a serial killer. She created beauty. He created chaos. She belonged to nature. He belonged to the underworld. She was an angel. He was the devil. She wanted to escape. He trapped her instead. They played a dangerous game with their lives at stake. Where the winner took it all and the loser burned in hell...
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