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Can't Go Back by Debra Webb
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe past and the present collide in the final installment of USA Today bestselling author Debra Webb’s Devlin & Falco series, threatening everything these two detectives care about.Birmingham detectives Kerri Devlin and Luke Falco arrive at the scene of a double homicide to discover that nothing makes sense... -
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Known by Kendra Elliot
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAfter a brutal snowstorm in the Cascade Mountains, Chris Jacobs discovers two things he never expected to see: the charred shell of a cabin, and Gianna Trask and her sixteen-year-old daughter huddled in an SUV, having barely escaped from their burning vacation rental. Still scarred from a childhood ordeal, Chris knows there’s something sinister about the scene—it’s the stench of burned flesh... -
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Say Goodbye by Karen Rose
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEden faces a final reckoning when the cult's past victims hunt them down in this explosive, high-stakes thriller in the Sacramento series from New York Times bestselling author Karen Rose. For decades, Eden has remained hidden in the remote wilds of the Pacific Northwest, “Pastor” keeping his cult's followers in thrall for his personal profit and sexual pleasures...Categorized as:
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![Final Orders by Gregory Ashe]()
Final Orders by Gregory Ashe
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn embattled author. Fanatical parents. A son who can’t stay out of trouble. It’s the last one that’ll probably kill him.When Emery Hazard gets drawn into a brawl at a monthly school board meeting, he knows he’s in trouble; his husband, John-Henry Somerset, is chief of police, and they’re already under enough scrutiny as they try to finalize their foster son’s permanency plan... -
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![Edge of Darkness by Karen Rose]()
Edge of Darkness by Karen Rose
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe 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... -
![Edge Of Darkness by Freya Barker]()
Edge Of Darkness by Freya Barker
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRoad rash and Jack meets handcuffs and street smarts. I am a wandering disaster. A hedonist, a lover, a son, and a rebel. My name is Yuma. I’m sober enough to see the need for redemption, but too blind to realize I already found it. I am an independent seeker. An overachiever, a friend, a misfit, and a cop. My name is Lissie... -
![Dirty Martini by Liliana Hart]()
Dirty Martini by Liliana Hart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen a friend from medical school shows up on J.J. Graves' doorstep in distress, J.J. offers her a sanctuary. But the woman has brought trouble to Bloody Mary, and no one is safe... -
![Playing Dirty by Liliana Hart]()
Playing Dirty by Liliana Hart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJ.J. Graves and her husband, Sheriff Jack Lawson, are sworn to protect and serve. The Christmas season brings out the best—and worst—in people, and death hits close to home when a Bloody Mary local is murdered. Bringing justice to the dead is what they do—even when they don’t like the victim... -
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Lead Security by Evan Grace
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI’ve spent the last several years building my company, having zero time for a social life. I preferred it that way. After the mess my ex-wife left me with, I have no interest in anything remotely close to a relationship. Until I meet my daughter’s new next-door neighbor. Harley is kind, beautiful, and she’s also an erotic romance writer. To any man, she’s the perfect package... -
![Reckoning by Helen Hardt]()
Reckoning by Helen Hardt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOne Wolfe wife is forced into a marriage of convenience to the man she loves desperately.Another is about to take the fall for a murder she didn’t commit.Time is running out for the Wolfes. Lacey is under arrest for the murder of patriarch Derek Wolfe, and the four Wolfe siblings—Rock, Roy, Reid, and Riley—are still considered suspects...Categorized as:
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![Broadway Butchery by C.S. Poe]()
Broadway Butchery by C.S. Poe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Cold Case Squad of the NYPD is overworked, understaffed, but receiving great press due to star detective, Everett Larkin. His uncanny memory and Holmesian-like skills of deduction have already led to the capture of one serial killer. Now he’s identified a second predator and brought an end to their twenty-plus year reign of terror... -
![Smoky Mountain Murder by Ashley A. Quinn]()
Smoky Mountain Murder by Ashley A. Quinn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe didn't believe in forever... When a serial killer brought FBI Special Agent Ben Davidson deep into the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina, he never expected to have his life turned upside down by a chestnut-haired dynamo. He has no desire to enter into a relationship, let alone a permanent one, but just a few days with fiery equestrian therapist Gemma Mabley puts that conviction to the test... -
![I'm Watching You by Karen Rose]()
I'm Watching You by Karen Rose
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsAlternate 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...Categorized as:
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![Huck by Jessica Gadziala]()
Huck by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHUCKWho would have thought that setting up a chapter would be such a hassle?I was no stranger to the life of crime, But chopping cars and running guns were leagues apart.Especially when there were other bad guys in the area that didn’t take too kindly to our arrival on the scene... -
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![Dirty Laundry by Liliana Hart]()
Dirty Laundry by Liliana Hart
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA new novel in the New York Times bestselling series: Coroner JJ Graves and her husband Sheriff Jack Lawson are back on the job when the body of an elderly woman is found in Bloody Mary. Rosalyn McGowen is everyone’s favorite great-grandmother. She always has baked treats in her bag, she smells of roses, and she takes in stray cats. No one knows who could hurt a sweet old lady... -
![Buried Too Deep by Karen Rose]()
Buried Too Deep by Karen Rose
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratings'Intense, complex and unforgettable' James Patterson*** Pre-order the explosive new thriller in the New Orleans series, from Sunday Times bestselling author Karen Rose. ***Cora-Jane Winslow's father walked out on her family 23 years ago; his letters to her over the years the only connection she has had to him... -
![Twisty Tortoise Tussles by Ann Charles]()
Twisty Tortoise Tussles by Ann Charles
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen someone is dead and buried, they’re supposed to stay that way ... Aren’t they? Claire Morgan thought so, but now she suspects the dead guy whose treasures she’s been digging up is not only breathing, but spying on her, too. Crap!When someone is divorced from a pain in the ass, they’re supposed to stay that way ... At least that’s what Ronnie Morgan had hoped when she dumped her husband... -
![The Scent of Roses: A Dark Mafia Romance by Sienna Blake, Romacdesigns]()
The Scent of Roses: A Dark Mafia Romance by Sienna Blake, Romacdesigns
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe sequel to Love Sprung From Hate, Dark Romeo 1. The game becomes more deadly as the lies get bigger. Risks will be taken, loyalties will be tested, but will Roman and Julianna take the biggest risk of all…giving into their hearts? Inspired by Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, this is a retelling for mature audiences. Don’t enter the Underworld if you’re scared of the dark... -
![Hanging in the Stars: A Mafia Romance by Sienna Blake, Romacdesigns]()
Hanging in the Stars: A Mafia Romance by Sienna Blake, Romacdesigns
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe finale to the Dark Romeo trilogy… Roman and Julianna are rocketing towards a fiery end. But it’s not over until it’s over. Betrayals will be revealed. The twisted truth will come to light. Nothing is what it seems. Can Roman and Julianna find a way to be together or will Shakespeare’s curse befall our star-crossed lovers...Categorized as:
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![Cold Fury by Toni Anderson]()
Cold Fury by Toni Anderson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSeven years ago, Hope Harper was a star defense attorney with a great life and a beautiful family—until she got the wrong defendant released, and he turned around and viciously slaughtered her husband and child. Since then, the only thing Hope cares about is locking bad guys behind bars where they can’t hurt anyone else... -
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Merciless by Mary Burton
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn 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 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... -
![Burn You Twice by Mary Burton, Melissa Moran]()
Burn You Twice by Mary Burton, Melissa Moran
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratings8 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 ratingsIn 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... -
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![Burned by Her Devotion by Melinda Leigh]()
Burned by Her Devotion by Melinda Leigh
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn the second Rogue Vows novella, the town of Solitude, Oregon, will learn that good TV makes for terrible reality. When Chase Ryan, a popular crime TV star, turns up dead, the entire town of Solitude is shaken—but the show isn’t over yet. The confessed murderer is violently abducted on the way to the county jail, and now Detective Seth Harding must find both the killer and the kidnapper...Categorized as:
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Faith's Tears by E.C. Land
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLife is never as easy as they make it out to be.FaithFinding my way back to Axel, well, him finding me, it’s been as if we’re sailing on cloud nine. But what happens when another woman comes into the picture claiming she’s Axel’s and that they share a child together... -
![Revenge: The Faces of Evil Series: Book 5 by Debra Webb]()
Revenge: The Faces of Evil Series: Book 5 by Debra Webb
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTwelve years ago, the "Five" were on top of the world. They were rich, popular and about to head off to Ivy League universities. The world was theirs for the taking. It was their last weekend in Birmingham before going away and one final intense party was a must... -
![Depraved by Debra Webb]()
Depraved by Debra Webb
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDepraved is the tenth book in the bestselling, critically acclaimed Faces of Evil series. The finale is coming! Are you ready? Have you ordered Heinous, book 9? Don't miss a single book in this terrifyingly fast paced series! The serial killer obsessed with Deputy Chief Jess Harris has finally been cornered but the body count is still rising... -
![Written in Blood by Rebecca Deel]()
Written in Blood by Rebecca Deel
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMegan Cahill might soon be making the news instead of writing it. Newspaper editor Megan Cahill loves red pens, clean prose, and fast cars. When a friend is murdered, Meg sets a trap to snare the killer. The bait? One steamed editor with a razor-sharp pen. Only one person stands in her way, a stubborn police detective. Death is no stranger to Detective Rod Kelter...Categorized as:
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![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... -
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Quarter to Midnight by Karen Rose
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThere are good cops. And there are bad cops. The question is...who wins?After completing her tours with the Marines in Iraq, Molly Sutton knew she could take down any bad guy she met... -
![Make Them Pay by Allison Brennan]()
Make Them Pay by Allison Brennan
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLucy Kincaid and Sean Rogan are finally tying the knot.Two weeks before their wedding, a surprise visitor shows up at their door: Eden, Sean's estranged sister from Europe. She claims she's in town for the wedding and wants to mend fences. Lucy invites Eden to stay with them after all, family is family but her boss, SSA Noah Armstrong, knows far more about Eden's sketchy past than he's let on...Categorized as:
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![Dying for Love by Rita Herron]()
Dying for Love by Rita Herron
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEverything she believes is a lie. Amelia Nettleton has struggled to overcome her childhood trauma and finally has a chance to lead a normal life—a life with a husband and a family. But a recurring nightmare haunts her: she dreams of a baby crying for its mother…a baby that may be hers, and was stolen from her... -
![No Good Deed by Allison Brennan, Ann Marie Lee]()
No Good Deed by Allison Brennan, Ann Marie Lee
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratings16 hours, 26 minutes Lucy Kincaid understands the dangers of corruption. As an FBI agent, she has witnessed some very bad deeds committed by seemingly good people. That's why she's glad to see corrupt DEA Agent Nicole Rollins behind bars for murder, conspiracy, and gunrunning...Categorized as:
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![Death is Not Enough by Karen Rose]()
Death is Not Enough by Karen Rose
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe 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... -
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Senseless by Mary Burton
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsEvery Serial Killer Knows. . . The vicious burns scarring the victims' flesh reveal the agony of their last moments. Each woman was branded with a star, then stabbed through the heart. With every death, a vengeful killer finds a brief, blissful moment of calm. But soon it's time for the bloodshed to start again. . . The Perfect Time. . -
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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... -
![Before He Vanished by Debra Webb]()
Before He Vanished by Debra Webb
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHis disappearance changed her life forever.Twenty-five years ago, Halle Lane’s best friend vanished from their Tennessee town. When a childhood photo brings Liam Hart to Winchester, Halle is certain the man is the same child who vanished. Now Liam seeks out Halle to help him investigate the circumstances of his mysterious past... -
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Calem by Christopher Harlan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn Calem, the first of the New York's Finest series from contemporary romance author Christopher Harlan, a renowned psychologist and an embattled NYPD detective join forces to end the city's reign of terror, finding salvation and love in each other's arms in the process. Dr. Cordelia Summers is a brilliant psychologist... -
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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... -
![The Old Wheel by Gregory Ashe]()
The Old Wheel by Gregory Ashe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBlackmail. Breakups. Boys. Trouble always comes in threes.Life is different for Jack Moreno. Good. Definitely good. Well, better, anyway.He’s back in school (although classes are harder than he expected). And his dad is healthy (which means he’s worrying again about things like Jack’s curfew and, oh yeah, grades)... -
![Falling by Calle J. Brookes]()
Falling by Calle J. Brookes
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDr. Mia Ripley wasn’t even supposed to be a part of the FBI, let alone the best division in the nation. So far she’d been nearly burned alive by a madman, then shot by a cult leader’s lackey. Mia far preferred to be behind the PAVAD scenes, down in the Medical Examiner’s office where she belonged. But even that wasn’t entirely safe... -
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Deadly Isle by Dani Pettrey
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTennyson Kent is trapped on the isolated island of her childhood by a storm surge, and she is shocked when the typically idyllic community turns into the hunting grounds of a murderer...Categorized as:
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![Collateral Damage by Jemma Westbrook]()
Collateral Damage by Jemma Westbrook
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNo names. No promises. One night neither of them can forget. Bess was supposed to be letting loose, taking one more step away from a man she’s ready to leave in her past. But being dragged to a bar is about as far from a night of fun as Bess can imagine. She’d rather be outside, enjoying peace and isolation, instead of crouched on the sticky floor while her best friend loses her lunch... -
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![Twisted Truth by Melinda Leigh]()
Twisted Truth by Melinda Leigh
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWhen Detective Seth Harding responds to shots being fired, he faces a familiar sight: a double homicide. However, he is shocked to find a young boy chained in the basement. The terrified child refuses to speak, but Seth knows he is the key to something sinister. Reluctantly, Seth calls the only social worker he trusts with the traumatized boy—his wife...Categorized as:
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![Close to the Edge by Suzanne Ferrell]()
Close to the Edge by Suzanne Ferrell
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter facing death as an undercover narcotics cop, Gage Justice has come home to heal. His recuperation is cut short by his father’s unexpected diagnosis of cancer and subsequent death. Now he’s honoring one of his father’s last wishes by taking over as the sheriff of his boyhood home, Westen, Ohio... -
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Conviction by Jane Henry
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBraxton Cannon can’t get the girl on the dance floor out of his mind, the woman he literally swept off her feet and into Club Verge. She’s no submissive, but he can’t help but admire her ferocity, even as he yearns to take her over his lap and teach her manners. He’s determined to keep her safe if he has to lock her up himself. Officer Zoe Mackay can handle herself... -
![Hunting by Calle J. Brookes]()
Hunting by Calle J. Brookes
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFear. Dr. Julia Bellows understood fear. Loss had made it as much a part of her as living and breathing. But that didn't mean she needed Dr. Malachi Brockman being an overprotective Galahad. She could take care of herself. Didn't need him interfering in her life—personal or professional. Dr... -
![In Sequence by Cole McCade]()
In Sequence by Cole McCade
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsABOUT 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... -
![The Pretty Dead Girls by Skylar Finn]()
The Pretty Dead Girls by Skylar Finn
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen two young girls go missing from a small Georgia town, the crime remains unsolved for nearly thirty years.When Savannah moves home to the small town of Humble, Georgia, she has no intention of getting involved in a kidnapping investigation. But when her older brother Mac becomes the main suspect, Savannah launches a secret investigation in order to clear her brother’s name...
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