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The Blue Pool Murders by Rachel McLean
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsDCI Lesley Clarke is a busy woman.She's dealing with the reopened investigation into DCI Mackie's death, supporting DS Dennis Frampton through recurring mental health problems, and making plans for her own future.And then prominent crime boss Arthur Kelvin is found dead at a local beauty spot... -
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![Orphan Black: The Next Chapter by Malka Ann Older, Madeline Ashby]()
Orphan Black: The Next Chapter by Malka Ann Older, Madeline Ashby
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe official continuation of Orphan Black, narrated by Emmy Award winner Tatiana Maslany. The story we never wanted to end continues... -
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A Quiet Death by Cari Hunter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn book three in the Dark Peak series, things are looking up for Detective Sanne Jensen and Dr. Meg Fielding. Dating each other seems to be working, their families are behaving themselves, and the worst of the post-Christmas crime wave is over.The discovery of a Pakistani girl’s body out on the moors changes all that. No one knows who she is, who hurt her, or how she came to be there... -
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![Dog Willing (Cozy Dog Mystery): #12 in the Golden Retriever Mystery Series by Neil S. Plakcy]()
Dog Willing (Cozy Dog Mystery): #12 in the Golden Retriever Mystery Series by Neil S. Plakcy
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen his neighbor is accused of murder, reformed computer hacker Steve Levitan and his golden retriever Rochester are asked to sniff out clues to prove her innocence... -
![The Fugitive's Trail by J.C. Fields]()
The Fugitive's Trail by J.C. Fields
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAlternate Kindle cover edition ASIN: B00WS00FW8How do you find a ghost? That’s what FBI Agent Sean Kruger must do. He is dispatched to New York City to find a fugitive who is accused of killing one man and wounding another in the lobby of a high profile investment firm. Once there, Kruger learns the only information known about the man is his name. Everything else has been erased from the system... -
![Rainey Nights by R.E. Bradshaw]()
Rainey Nights by R.E. Bradshaw
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWomen are missing and dying in the Triangle area of North Carolina. One woman holds the key to why. With the conclusion of the Y-Man murders nine months ago and her resignation from the FBI, Former Special Agent and Behavioral Analyst, Rainey Bell has finally found peace and contentment she never thought possible, even if she remains a bit paranoid... -
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Pathogen by Jessica L. Webb
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen a deadly virus surfaces in the small, wealthy town of Hidden Valley, British Columbia, Dr. Kate Morrison and Sergeant Andy Wyles work together to uncover the source of the outbreak. As the two women navigate their new relationship, Kate and Andy are also forced to navigate a highly political and increasingly panicked community... -
![Deaths of Jocasta by J.M. Redmann]()
Deaths of Jocasta by J.M. Redmann
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn this long-awaited reprint, Micky Knight had a pleasant evening to look forward to; she was running security at a party of beautiful lesbians and gay men. But a dead body ruins the affair. When more dead women are found, the police target Dr. Cordelia James as the killer - the same Cordelia who broke Micky's heart. As Micky works to expose the killer she tries to keep her heart hidden... -
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Frozen Statues by L.E. Fraser
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA gripping psychological thriller with shocking twistsIn the bitter cold of a Canadian winter, seven university freshmen vanish without a trace. Soon afterwards, police discover a ghastly crime scene—the victim is frozen solid and his eyes are missing, replaced with black stones. A week later, they find a second frozen statue at an identical crime scene... -
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Solomon vs. Lord by Paul Levine
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsVictoria Lord follows all the rules. Steve Solomon makes up his own. They'll either end up in ruin, in jail or in bed. Steve barely graduated from Key West School of Law. Victoria is fresh from Yale, toiling for an ambitious DA, before Steve gets her fired. Katrina Barksdale is a sexy former figure skater charged with killing her very wealthy, very kinky husband in Miami... -
![Tumbledown by Cari Hunter]()
Tumbledown by Cari Hunter
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHow far would you go to protect the one you love? Two years after surviving their ordeal at the hands of white supremacists, Alex Pascal and Sarah Kent have new identities, new careers, and a new home together... -
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Destroying Angel by Cara Malone
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA detective with secrets and a socially awkward scientist team up to solve the case of a relationship gone toxic in this age gap romantic suspense.Emery Ellison is a seasoned scientist at the top of her field, held back only by the shyness that has plagued her all her life... -
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Lost at Sea by A.E. Radley
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAnnie Peck finds herself in a terrible situation and is literally running for her life. A chance encounter with a surprising lookalike leads her towards a risky solution. Captain Caroline West knows she is lucky to be one of the few women cruise ship captains in the world... -
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![The List by Velvet Vaughn]()
The List by Velvet Vaughn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the author of The Fan and Committed is the first romantic suspense novel in the COBRA Securities series. The List is an intriguing mixture of pulse-pounding suspense and sizzling passion. It was just supposed to be a game... What started out as a harmless game between friends has turned deadly real. Fourteen men are dead, all from apparent accidents... -
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Huntress by A.E. Radley
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAmy is stuck in a rut. After graduating, she never left her temporary job at the motorway service station. Daily visits from a mysterious woman are the highlight of her days. Until one day, when the mystery woman vanishes. Amy investigates the disappearance and makes a shocking discovery. Suddenly, she’s being framed and no-nonsense Claudia McAllister is being sent to arrest her... -
![An Unauthorized Fan Treatise by Lauren James, Wren James]()
An Unauthorized Fan Treatise by Lauren James, Wren James
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe exclusive online prequel to the novel Last Seen Online. An Unauthorized Fan Treatise (on the nature of the relationship between actors Rob Hennings and Nathan O’Donnell on TV show Loch & Ness, by @gottiewrites)Gottie is a fangirl for Loch & Ness, a TV show about paranormal detectives... -
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The Second Cut by Louise Welsh
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAuctioneer Rilke has been trying to stay out of trouble, keeping his life more or less respectable. Business has been slow at Bowery Auctions, so when an old friend, Jojo, gives Rilke a tip-off for a house clearance, life seems to be looking up. The next day Jojo washes up dead... -
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Stockholm Syndrome by Miranda MacLeod
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsASIN moved from less recent edition hereWhen a spy dials a wrong number, could it be the connection of a lifetime? Leigh is a secret agent in peril whose life depends on reaching her agency’s emergency hotline. But when she dials the local public radio pledge drive by mistake, a spy-obsessed office temp named Amanda becomes her only hope for rescue... -
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Wildcard by Ken McClure
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA traveler dies a horrifying death on a flight from Africa to London. The Ebola virus is suspected, but Steven Dunbar of the Sci-Med Directorate discovers the more frightening truth, and must act quickly before the outbreak achieves its sinister purpose... -
![A Funny Thing Happened... by Josh Lanyon]()
A Funny Thing Happened... by Josh Lanyon
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAmidst the twinkling lights and snow-kissed streets of a quaint, picture-perfect town in the High Sierra, a bookstore owner and former homicide detective are reminded that the greatest mysteries are the ones that lead us to love... -
![The Lonely Book by Meg Grehan]()
The Lonely Book by Meg Grehan
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA warm and loving story about how a non-binary person comes to understand and accept themselves by an award-winning queer author. Every morning, when Annie’s moms open up their bookshop, there’s a pile of books on the counter, waiting for the right reader to come and find them. But one day, there’s a book nobody comes for... -
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The Shards by Bret Easton Ellis
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA sensational new novel from the best-selling author of Less Than Zero and Imperial Bedrooms that tracks a group of privileged Los Angeles high school friends as a serial killer strikes across the city... -
![Double Impact by Debra Webb]()
Double Impact by Debra Webb
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn a world where nothing is as it seems, who can you trust? TESS GERRITSEN'S Never Say Die Willy Jane Maitland traveled to Saigon to uncover what had happened to her father, missing in action twenty years ago. Instead she found intrigue -- and murder. Only the rumpled and irreverent ex-soldier Guy Barnard seemed willing to help... -
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![Change of Pace by Jae]()
Change of Pace by Jae
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSophie Matheson, Kade’s homophobic mother, is coming to Portland for a visit. Her timing couldn’t be worse. Not only is Kade newly in love with a woman, but she also promised to help her friends Aiden and Dawn move in together. Instead of going to art museums and having lunch in an expensive restaurant, Sophie will now help U-Haul a lesbian couple... -
![Hunter's Pursuit by Kim Baldwin]()
Hunter's Pursuit by Kim Baldwin
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen the hunter becomes the hunted, …do you trust your instincts or your heart? A killer for hire, Katarzyna Demetrious has grown weary of her violent and solitary life. Contemplating retirement, she has gone into hiding in her remote bunker home as a blizzard rages outside... -
![Hard Time by A.J. Carella]()
Hard Time by A.J. Carella
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen it comes to family, Kat will do anything. Even if that means going against everything she believes in, and risking her already fragile relationship with the man she loves. Faced with a problem that is too much for her alone, she enlists the help of her one time partner, Kyle. Together they must uncover a deadly secret before any more innocent lives are lost... -
![Sawmill Springs by Gerri Hill]()
Sawmill Springs by Gerri Hill
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHomicide detective Mandi Murphy had seen enough bloodshed on the streets of Houston to last a lifetime. After a botched drug bust left a friend dead, she wanted out of the city. Peaceful little Sawmill Springs seemed like the perfect spot to start over. Six weeks on patrol proved the town to be as quiet and serene as she’d imagined... -
![Exquisite by Sarah Stovell]()
Exquisite by Sarah Stovell
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBo Luxton has it all - a loving family, a beautiful home in the Lake District, and a clutch of bestselling books to her name. Enter Alice Dark, an aspiring writer who is drifting through life, with a series of dead-end jobs and a freeloading boyfriend. When they meet at a writers' retreat, the chemistry is instant, and a sinister relationship develops .. -
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Knockdown by Dick Francis
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHe didn't really want it, but ex-prize-winning jockey Jonah Dereham found himself bidding for a young steeplechaser--with someone else's money... -
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Too Much Lip by Melissa Lucashenko
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA dark and funny new novel from the multi-award-winning author of Mullumbimby. Wise-cracking Kerry Salter is part of an Aboriginal family living on the mid-north coast of New South Wales. She has spent a lifetime avoiding two things - her hometown and prison. But now her Pop is dying and she's an inch away from the lockup, so she heads south on a stolen Harley... -
![Убивать осознанно by Karsten Dusse]()
Убивать осознанно by Karsten Dusse
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsБьорн Димель — «грязный адвокатишка», вынужденный прикрывать и оправдывать преступления большого криминального авторитета. Брак Бьорна Димеля разваливается на части, его жена вот-вот сбежит с обожаемой дочкой в неопределенном направлении. В отчаянии Бьорн записывается на курс тренинга по осознанности... -
![Całe zdanie nieboszczyka by Joanna Chmielewska]()
Całe zdanie nieboszczyka by Joanna Chmielewska
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTo pierwsza powieść Joanny Chmielewskiej o charakterze przygodowym. W nielegalnej szulerni Joanna zostaje przypadkowo wzięta za inną osobę. Na skutek tej pomyłki to jej właśnie umierający mężczyzna powierza wskazówkę do odnalezienia cennego skarbu.. -
![Wszystko czerwone by Joanna Chmielewska]()
Wszystko czerwone by Joanna Chmielewska
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBohaterka, Joanna, architekt zatrudniony w pracowni projektowej, zostaje każdorazowo wplątana w niezwykłe intrygi kryminalne (odrębne w każdym tomie), których odgałęzienia sięgają Danii, Francji, Brazylii i innych krajów... -
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![The Unbreakable B by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott]()
The Unbreakable B by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTake one fabulous hair stylist.Add a chicken, a robbery, duct tape, and a stripper.What do you get?Most likely, it’s a day with the Unbreakable Boys.B has been cutting Lucas Vallois’ hair for nearly eight years and he finally get his hands on all of Lucas’s friends as they prepare for Ian’s wedding.It was just supposed to be a day spent with a bunch of sexy men... -
![Penance by Eliza Clark]()
Penance by Eliza Clark
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsOne of Granta's Best Young British Novelists 2023From the author of the cult hit Boy Parts comes a chilling, brilliantly told story of murder among a group of teenage girls—a powerful and disturbing novel as piercing in its portrait of young women as Emma Cline’s The Girls... -
![Bum Rap by Paul Levine]()
Bum Rap by Paul Levine
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsBUM RAP Miami lawyer Jake Lassiter has had it with shifty clients, dirty prosecutors, and a legal system out of whack. It’s enough to make a man want to leave Florida and never look back...until he gets a call from Victoria Lord, the better half of hot local legal team Solomon & Lord. Her partner in life and law has been arrested for murder... -
![جیغ by Nicolas Beuglet]()
جیغ by Nicolas Beuglet
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHôpital psychiatrique de Gaustad, Oslo. À l’aube d’une nuit glaciale, le corps d’un patient est retrouvé étranglé dans sa cellule, la bouche ouverte dans un hurlement muet... -
![Dead Girl Walking by Christopher Brookmyre]()
Dead Girl Walking by Christopher Brookmyre
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLife is dangerous when you have everything to lose. Famous, beautiful and talented, Heike Gunn has the world at her feet. Then, one day, she simply vanishes. Meanwhile, journalist Jack Parlabane has lost everything: his career, his marriage, his self-respect. A call for help from an old friend offers a chance for redemption — but only if he can find out what happened to Heike... -
![We Are Young by Cat Clarke]()
We Are Young by Cat Clarke
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOn the same night Evan's mother marries local radio DJ 'Breakfast Tim', Evan's brand-new step-brother Lewis is found unconscious and terribly injured, the only survivor of a horrific car crash.A media furore erupts, with the finger of blame pointed firmly at stoner, loner Lewis. Everyone else seems to think the crash was drugs-related, but Evan isn't buying it... -
![Mr. Monk is Cleaned Out by Lee Goldberg]()
Mr. Monk is Cleaned Out by Lee Goldberg
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"Monk's been swindled out of his savings-but now it's payback time, in the latest original mystery featuring everyone's favorite OCD detective. In the midst of a financial crisis, the SFPD fires Adrian Monk as a consultant. Monk figures he can live off his savings for a while... -
![Angel Fire by Gerri Hill]()
Angel Fire by Gerri Hill
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA vacation out of the city sounds like just the ticket for Tori Hunter and Sam Kennedy. Joining their Dallas Police Department pals Casey O’Connor and Leslie Tucker in a rented RV, they set out for the New Mexico mountains—and on a collision course with a manhunt. FBI agents Cameron Ross and Andrea Sullivan are tracking a deadly quarry in desolate territory... -
![The Black Queen by Jumata Emill]()
The Black Queen by Jumata Emill
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNova Albright was going to be the first Black homecoming queen at Lovett High--but now she's dead. Murdered on coronation night. Fans of One of Us Is Lying and The Other Black Girl will love this unputdownable thriller.Nova Albright, the first Black homecoming queen at Lovett High, is dead... -
![Dancing Aztecs by Donald E. Westlake]()
Dancing Aztecs by Donald E. Westlake
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the "master of the rolling scam," here is a hilarious crime caper set in New York. A hot hustler is searching for a million-dollar Aztec sculpture that is accidentally mixed with cheap plaster copies. From Harlem to Greenwich, a motley cast chases the lost piece... -
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![The Best Defense by Carsen Taite]()
The Best Defense by Carsen Taite
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBusiness and pleasure don’t mix, especially when the business is murder.When Aimee Howard, successful boutique real estate broker and socialite, is visited by a team of federal agents looking to arrest her wayward niece, she hires the best defense money can buy... -
![This is Devin Jones by Kristen Conrad]()
This is Devin Jones by Kristen Conrad
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBeverly Hills Police Detective Devin Jones has a problem – no, it’s not the dead body that turned up on the lawn of a washed up drunk Hollywood legend, and it’s not even that she’s been having an affair with the biggest actresses in the world who’s now marrying her male co-star, it’s that Devin has been set up on a blind date to the glamorous Hollywood Screen Awards - and not only is her date a... -
![Anything But Extraordinary by Mary Frame]()
Anything But Extraordinary by Mary Frame
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen the local authorities ask Ruby Simpson to help them find a thief in the small town of Castle Cove, she doesn’t have much of a choice. She predicted the most recent theft, and the cops have no other leads. There are just two small problems. One, she’s not psychic. Two, she’s not Ruby Simpson. Okay, maybe they’re not small problems... -
![Apple Of My Eye by Patrick Redmond]()
Apple Of My Eye by Patrick Redmond
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRonnie Sidney is perfect, his mother's little ray of sunshine. He can do no wrong, although sometimes he wants to, especially to people who look down on him and his mother, and their drab existence. And if bad things should happen to them - why, it's nothing to do with him. He's a good boy. Everybody says so.Susan Ramsey was once perfect too, cherished by her parents, a popular girl at school... -
![Deadly Secrets and Lies by Stacy Claflin, Sarah A. Denzil]()
Deadly Secrets and Lies by Stacy Claflin, Sarah A. Denzil
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is an exciting multi-author bundle that will keep you turning the pages well into the night! Watch Your Back by Stacy Rosy Hills — with its peaceful ambiance and friendly neighbors — seems like the perfect place for Ariana and Damon to start over and heal from their pasts. But when their neighbor Rita disappears, they realize their new community may hide a killer…One For Sorrow by Sarah A... -
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Starstruck by Lesley Davis
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsActress Cassidy “C.J.” Hayes is famous for her role in The Alchemidens , a fantasy show where she plays a kick-ass heroine. Her rising success has brought her quickly under Hollywood’s glaring spotlight. It also gained her the unwelcome attentions of an obsessive fan who wants more than just an autograph. Aiden Darrow is both a well-respected screenwriter and a writer of lesbian romances...
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