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Stolen Angels by Rita Herron
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTwisting her hands together, she bites back a sob. She only turned her back for a second, and then her daughter was gone. Every mother in town would be hugging their children tighter tonight.Lara is baking cupcakes when her daughter Ava runs to catch the school bus just one block away. Chasing after her, Lara sees the bus tumbling past, and waves. But Ava never turns up at school... -
![Child's Play by Angela Marsons]()
Child's Play by Angela Marsons
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFinally we’re playing a game. A game that I have chosen. I give one last push of the roundabout and stand back. 'You really should have played with me,’ I tell her again although I know she can no longer hear... -
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Lost Angels by Stacy Green
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen Special Agent Nikki Hunt is called to the Boundary Waters near Stillwater, Minnesota, it’s not just the cold that shocks her to her core: the body of a young woman has been found frozen beside a remote lake... -
![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... -
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![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... -
![Silenced Girls: An absolutely addictive mystery thriller by Roger Stelljes]()
Silenced Girls: An absolutely addictive mystery thriller by Roger Stelljes
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShe moved far away to try and forget her past. A past that would seep back in when she least expected it and crushed her soul over and over. She tried to keep the evidence packed away in boxes high up on a closet shelf like carefully packing away a tragic part of her life. As if sealing the boxes, was sealing away a time in her life she desperately wanted to go back and change... -
![The Llangollen Killings: A Snowdonia Murder Mystery by Simon McCleave]()
The Llangollen Killings: A Snowdonia Murder Mystery by Simon McCleave
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDI Ruth Hunter and the Llancastell CID team investigate a murder in... -
![The Solace Farm Killings by Simon McCleave]()
The Solace Farm Killings by Simon McCleave
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA fanatical religious cult. A growing list of missing teenagers... -
![The Sixth Window by Rachel Abbott]()
The Sixth Window by Rachel Abbott
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsTHE TRUTH HURTS – BUT LIES ARE DEADLYAfter eighteen months of grieving for her husband Bernie, killed in a horrific hit and run accident, Natalie Gray has found love with her husband’s best friend - Ed Cooper - and has moved herself and fifteen-year-old daughter, Scarlett, into his home. But Natalie begins to suspect Ed has a dark side - and even darker intentions... -
![What You Did by Willow Rose]()
What You Did by Willow Rose
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFormer FBI-profiler Eva Rae Thomas faces the most personal case in her career, as bestselling author Willow Rose’s new hit-series continues. Three girls disappear on prom night at the local high school. One of them is the prom queen... -
![Hillary's Back! by Faith Martin]()
Hillary's Back! by Faith Martin
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsONE OF THE WORLD’S FAVOURITE DETECTIVES RETURNS. A BRAND NEW MYSTERY IN THE MILLION-SELLING SERIES. DETECTIVE HILLARY GREENE IS BACK! Eighteen months after Hillary suffered a personal tragedy, she is throwing herself into her work to try to get over it. Former soldier Gareth Proctor joins her team and finds himself quickly growing to enjoy his new environment... -
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Nowhere Child by Rachel Abbott, Lisa Coleman
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsA stand-alone novella featuring the same characters as Rachel Abbott's best-selling novel, Stranger Child.Someone is looking for Tasha. But does she want to be found?Eight months ago Tasha Joseph ran away, and her stepmother, Emma, has been searching for her ever since. She is desperate to give Tasha the home and security she deserves. The problem is, Emma isn't the only one looking for Tasha... -
![Right Behind You by Rachel Abbott]()
Right Behind You by Rachel Abbott
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsSome doors should not be opened.Some can never be closed. Jo Palmer’s peaceful and happy life is about to end. Ash – the man she loves – will be arrested by the police.Millie – her precious daughter – will be taken from her. She will lose her friends.She will doubt her sanity. Someone is stealing everything Jo loves, and will stop at nothing... -
![Where the Wild Roses Grow by Willow Rose]()
Where the Wild Roses Grow by Willow Rose
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Queen of scream novels does it again! - It's laced with a terrifying nail-biting tension and characters that make your skin crawl. With her blankly staring eyes seeming to gaze into the sky, he put a red rose between her teeth and then gently pushed her into the water. She slowly sank into the slow, flowing river... -
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![Kill Me Again by Rachel Abbott]()
Kill Me Again by Rachel Abbott
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWhen your life is a lie, who can you trust? When Maggie Taylor accepts a new job in Manchester, she is sure it is the right move for her family. The children have settled well although her husband, Duncan, doesn’t appear to be so convinced. But nothing prepares her for the shock of coming home from work one night to find that Duncan has disappeared, leaving their young children alone... -
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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... -
![Trick of the Night by Joy Ellis]()
Trick of the Night by Joy Ellis
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMatt and Liz may have retired from the police, but that doesn’t guarantee a quiet life.A deserted building. A face in the window. A face that shouldn’t be there.Photography student Toby Unsworth has found the location for the perfect night-time shoot. A cobbled street in the old part of Fenfleet... -
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Winter Prey by John Sandford
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 31 ratings"Winter Prey" is a John Sandford suspense masterpiece! Following the international success of "Shadow Prey" and "Silent Prey," he creates another heart-pounding chapter in the career of Lucas Davenport, the brilliant, hard-bitten detective from the Twin Cities.The Iceman is Lucas Davenport's most determined foe - a serial killer driven to cover his brutal tracks with blood... -
![The Shape of Lies by Rachel Abbott, Lisa Coleman]()
The Shape of Lies by Rachel Abbott, Lisa Coleman
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsYesterday, Scott was dead.Today, he’s back.And Anna doesn’t believe in ghosts.Fourteen years ago Scott was Anna’s boyfriend. She loved him, but he ruined her life. When he died, she should have been free.But today Scott is on the radio, talking about her. Threatening to spill her secrets.Anna is a mother, a wife, and head teacher of a primary school. And she’s a very good liar... -
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Safe Haven by Patricia MacDonald
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsShe finally had everything she ever wanted . . .Dena returns to her hometown for a high school reunion. She gets together with Brian, her high school crush, and ends up pregnant.She moves back to the small town where she grew up to start a new life with horse breeder Brian.But behind closed doors, Dena’s perfect life becomes the perfect nightmare... -
![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... -
![Dark Night of the Soul by Kristi Belcamino, Sonja Field]()
Dark Night of the Soul by Kristi Belcamino, Sonja Field
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGia Santella, the fast-driving, hard-drinking, karate-trained free spirit, has finally put her dark past behind her. UNFORTUNATELY, the past isn't done with her yet. The third book in a new, exciting series featuring an unforgettable new character by the Anthony, Barry & Macavity finalist and crime writer .. -
![Come A Little Closer by Rachel Abbott]()
Come A Little Closer by Rachel Abbott
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThey will be coming soon. They come every night. Snow is falling softly as a young woman takes her last breath. Fifteen miles away, two women sit silently in a dark kitchen. They don’t speak, because there is nothing left to be said. Another woman boards a plane to escape the man who is trying to steal her life. But she will have to return, sooner or later... -
![The Silent Children by Carol Wyer]()
The Silent Children by Carol Wyer
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe boy studied the bruise turning yellow at the base of his neck. With quick fingers his mother tightened his tie, and pulled his collar high above it. Her eyes alone said, We will not speak of this... Years later, a man is found shot dead in a local park. On his phone is a draft text: I can’t keep this secret any longer. The recipient is unnamed... -
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![Purgatory by Victor Methos]()
Purgatory by Victor Methos
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJon Stanton should have been living the good life: a beautiful fiancé, a successful career, a home in paradise. But his job in Homicide has served up a bad case of insomnia and hallucinations, and just as his body, mind, and spirit are about to break, he begins investigating an intriguing series of merciless murders... -
![Long Time Dead by T.M. Payne]()
Long Time Dead by T.M. Payne
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDI Sheridan Holler is used to solving crimes on Liverpool’s streets, but after a decayed corpse turns up in a cemetery, she finds herself reopening not one but two cold cases. Seven years earlier, two women were gunned down and the only suspect, small-time drug dealer John Lively, was never seen again. Case closed. Until the body in the cemetery is identified as his... -
![Une Nuit, Sur La Mer by Patricia MacDonald, Nicole Hibert]()
Une Nuit, Sur La Mer by Patricia MacDonald, Nicole Hibert
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA gripping novel of domestic suspense - Shelby Sloan, a successful Philadelphia businesswoman in her early forties, has one child, a daughter whom she raised on her own. She gives her daughter, Chloe, and son-in-law, Rob, a Caribbean cruise as a gift, while she takes the opportunity to mind her four-year-old grandson... -
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![The Mermaid by Anki Edvinsson]()
The Mermaid by Anki Edvinsson
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCould the prime suspect in a murder be a victim too?The body of a homeless woman is found in the river, viciously beaten and with all her teeth removed. A young immigrant, the prime suspect in a recent spate of robberies in Umeå, was seen running in the vicinity around the time the body was dumped. Trouble is, he hasn’t been seen since... -
![Secrets of the Dead by Carol Wyer]()
Secrets of the Dead by Carol Wyer
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThree murders. Three innocent victims. What secrets did they share with their killer? A bottle of bubble bath and colourful, plastic boats were scattered in small puddles on the floor. In the bathtub lay Linda Upton, fully-clothed, her lips a shade of blue, and her bloodshot eyes wide open... -
![Their Last Words by Steve Parker]()
Their Last Words by Steve Parker
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA VICTIM. A MUTILATED BODY. A SINGLE WORD.A young woman is found dead on the streets of London. Her throat slashed, her body mutilated, and one word carved into her flesh: “DON’T.”Detective Superintendent Ray Paterson is assigned to the case. Young, handsome, and from a wealthy background, he’s tipped for the top. He joins a team based out of Bermondsey, South London... -
![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 Things you find in Rockpools by Gregg Dunnett]()
The Things you find in Rockpools by Gregg Dunnett
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhy has Billy Wheatley become a favorite character for thousands of readers? Eleven-year-old Billy lives a lonely life with his father in a windswept clifftop house. Until a tourist girl vanishes from the beach below. A huge police search takes over the island, but fails to uncover what happened. And Billy can’t resist getting involved... -
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![From Cradle to Grave by Patricia MacDonald]()
From Cradle to Grave by Patricia MacDonald
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA nail-biting novel of domestic suspense from a best-selling author - When Morgan Adair arrives at the small seaside town of West Briar on the Long Island shore, she is looking forward to attending the baptism of her new godson, Drew. Morgan and Drew's mother, Claire, have been friends since childhood, and Morgan was delighted when Claire married the handsome Guy Bolton... -
![Hidden in Shadows by Viveca Sten, Marlaine Delargy]()
Hidden in Shadows by Viveca Sten, Marlaine Delargy
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSecrets, vengeance, and a brutal murder unsettle an idyllic winter paradise in a blood-chilling novel of suspense by the acclaimed author of Hidden in Snow and the Sandhamn Murder series.In the Swedish resort of Åre, crime is rare. Certainly nothing so brutal as the murder of Johan Andersson, a former Olympic skier found bound and beaten to death in the forest... -
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Memento & Following by Christopher J. Nolan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsChristopher Nolan's Memento is an intricate, original, fascinating thriller, hailed by Philip French of the Observer as 'one of the year's most exciting pictures'. Its protagonist Leonard (Guy Pearce) is a puzzle, even to himself. He sports the trappings of an expensive lifestyle, yet he lives in seedy motels, and seems to be on a desperate mission of revenge to find the man who murdered his wife... -
![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... -
![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... -
![Easy as One Two Three by Willow Rose]()
Easy as One Two Three by Willow Rose
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsASIN moved from less recent editionMads and Signe are very young when they get married. They are ready to take on the world, starting with their honeymoon to Egypt. Two years later, Mads is in a coma, and Signe has vanished from the face of the earth.Meanwhile, Emma Frost is looking for her daughter whom the police believe is guilty of the hit and run that left Mads Schou brain dead... -
![Ungu Karmila by Ramlee Awang Murshid]()
Ungu Karmila by Ramlee Awang Murshid
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsATAS nama cinta... mahligai impian itu dibina. Vila Sepi menjadi mahar kasih Arif terhadap isterinya, Karmila. Namun, tragedi dahsyat memusnahkan kegembiraan yang dikecapi.Beberapa tahun berlalu... vila yang ditinggalkan dikatakan berhantu. Jikon, seorang pemuda Orang Asli bagai digamit memasuki vila itu. Akhirnya, dia menjadi korban pertama.Setelah itu, mistik di vila itu tiba-tiba sepi... -
![Just Not Cricket by Joyce Cato]()
Just Not Cricket by Joyce Cato
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen travelling cook Jenny Starling is asked to cater the tea for a village cricket match, the last thing she expects is to be faced with the murder of one of the players. Jenny must choose her next strokes very carefully - it's going to take some fast deliveries by the amateur sleuth to crack the case and find the killer... -
![El hijo olvidado by Mikel Santiago]()
El hijo olvidado by Mikel Santiago
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHay personas a las que dejamos atrás, hay deudas que nunca terminamos de pagar. Aitor Orizaola no pasa por su mejor momento. Mientras se recupera de la violenta resolución de su último caso como agente de la Ertzaintza y se enfrenta a un expediente disciplinario, recibe una mala noticia. Su sobrino Denis, que de niño fue como un hijo para él, ha sido acusado de asesinato... -
![The Girl in the Woods by Patricia MacDonald]()
The Girl in the Woods by Patricia MacDonald
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA deathbed confession has chilling consequences in this gripping novel of psychological suspense. “I have to tell you something … I did something bad”.Ever since her best friend Molly was murdered fifteen years before, Blair Butler has returned to her small hometown in the Pocono mountains as seldom as possible... -
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![Playdate by Alex Dahl]()
Playdate by Alex Dahl
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIt was meant to be your daughter's first sleepover. Now it's an abduction.Lucia Blix went home from school for a playdate with her new friend Josie. Later that evening, Lucia's mother Elisa dropped her overnight things round and kissed her little girl goodnight.That was the last time she saw her daughter.The next morning, when Lucia's dad arrived to pick her up, the house was empty... -
![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... -
![Now She's Gone by Alison James]()
Now She's Gone by Alison James
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShe took a mouthful of the sweet liquid and started to feel a pounding in her head. Arms went around her waist and she was half lifted and half pulled. The last thing she was aware of was her head hitting a step… Sixteen-year-old Emily had everything to live for. A bright, beautiful teenager with a promising future ahead of her. But in one night her life is cut short... -
![Rêver by Franck Thilliez]()
Rêver by Franck Thilliez
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratings" Pour la plupart des gens, le rêve s'arrête au réveil. "Si ce n'étaient ses cicatrices et les photos étranges qui tapissent les murs de son bureau, on pourrait dire d'Abigaël qu'elle est une femme comme les autres. Si ce n'étaient ces moments où elle chute au pays des rêves, on pourrait jurer qu'Abigaël dit vrai... -
![Murder of Angels by Jack Gatland]()
Murder of Angels by Jack Gatland
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratings"It's Angela Martin's body, Declan... But she's already in the morgue!" One murder... One suspect... One victim...Yet two identical bodies have been found...For DI Declan Walsh, life is finally returning to normal...Categorized as:
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![Conviction by Meghan O'Flynn]()
Conviction by Meghan O'Flynn
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShannon Taylor takes no prisoners—save the ones she tosses into lockup. Between convicting criminals as an Ash Park district attorney, dealing with her jerk ex-husband (who also happens to be her boss), and caring for her dying brother, Shannon is already stretched thin...
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