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  • Lethal Defense by Michael Stagg

    Lethal Defense by Michael Stagg

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    A client savagely kills a man to protect a friend. A lawyer with secrets must prove it was justified.Attorney Nate Shepherd left a big firm to go out on his own. He sees nothing but opportunity when an out-of-town lawyer wants to hire him as local counsel on a high-profile murder case. Though his family worries that the case hits too close to home, Nate joins the defense team...
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    crime  justice  suspense  vigilante  thriller  adult  audiobook  book
  • Stone Cold Dead by Alex Smith

    Stone Cold Dead by Alex Smith

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Getting blood from these stones will be all too easy.In the middle of one of Norfolk’s most brutal winters a frozen body is discovered on the legendary Stone of Ling. With Robert Kett out of action the case falls to DC Kate Savage and DI Pete Porter, and it quickly becomes clear to them that the young man wasn’t just killed, he was sacrificed.And he isn’t alone...
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    crime  justice  kidnapping  suspense  vigilante  thriller  adult  book
  • Three Little Pigs by Alex Smith

    Three Little Pigs by Alex Smith

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    He will find the truth. Even if it kills him. Five months ago, DCI Robert Kett’s wife Billie was snatched from a London street. Five months of no leads, no evidence, and no suspects. Until now...
  • Silenced in the Falls by Elle Gray

    Silenced in the Falls by Elle Gray

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    To 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...
  • 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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    crime  suspense  thriller  adult  book  fiction  mystery  psychological
  • The Crying Season by D.K. Hood

    The Crying Season by D.K. Hood

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The light fades as she runs for her life, the forest now becoming quieter around her. The only noise she hears is the sound of footsteps following her... It’s hiking season in Black Rock Falls and the small town in Montana is flooded with visitors. But when a hiker finds a human skull on a deserted trail in the woods that surround the town, Detective Jenna Alton is called in to investigate...
  • The Léger Connection by Estelle Ryan

    The Léger Connection by Estelle Ryan

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Stolen art. Rogue police officers. Drones.A video call from her dad leads top white-hat hacker Francine to four stolen masterpieces. And to a possible murder--in Brazil. Her frustration at being so far away is turned into anger when her loved ones are attacked and corrupt law enforcement officials stonewall their inquiries...
  • The Silent Threat by Elle Gray

    The Silent Threat by Elle Gray

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    After the bodies of six young girls were discovered in a shipping container that had been dumped in a scrapyard, FBI agent Blake Wilder is summoned onto the horrific scene. A closer inspection of the bodies reveals strange markings, similar to Spenser's victims in Sweetwater Falls...
  • A Code to Kill by Elle Gray

    A Code to Kill by Elle Gray

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Most of us have a code we live by.Some live their life altruistically, while others live by a more sinister code.A code that only their victims know. A code to kill…Fresh from a grueling joint operation with Spenser Song, FBI agent Blake Wilder continues to find herself being stalked and hunted down by an unknown culprit. The worst part is that they may be after her loved ones as well...
  • Memories of the Falls by Elle Gray

    Memories of the Falls by Elle Gray

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    It’s summertime at the Falls, and this season revenge tastes even sweeter…Sheriff Spenser Song thought she would get a much-needed break after aiding FBI agent Blake Wilder on an international trafficking ring.Shortly upon her return to the Falls and to Ryker, the place is once again in an uproar.When the town’s star athletes are found dead due to a drug overdose...
  • The Ghost: A Bratva Blood Novella by SR Jones

    The Ghost: A Bratva Blood Novella by SR Jones

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Andrius:In order to ensure my wife can live freely and safely, I might be about to blow up my marriage.War is coming though, and sometimes the only thing you can do is head into battle. This time, my enemies won't see me coming. I'll slip into their lives like a ghost, and leave them devastated. I must hope and pray that when I return to my own life, my wife will still be waiting for me...
  • Hunted by Heather Atkinson

    Hunted by Heather Atkinson

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Ryan and Rachel’s dreams of finally moving back into their family home in Devon after it was devastated by fire are doused by the discovery of a body buried on their land. Ryan, as ever highly dubious of the abilities of the police, decides to look into the matter personally, with the help of the ever-loyal Battler and Bruiser...
  • Velvet Devil by Nicole Fox

    Velvet Devil by Nicole Fox

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    It's the first look on my wedding day.I turn... but my husband isn't there.Instead, I see the stranger who ruined my life.Here's the story:Six years ago, I was on the worst first date in history.A blind date with some jerk who wouldn't take no for an answer.The handsome stranger swooped in.Saved me.And sat down to finish the date.I thought it was crazy.But we had insane chemistry...
  • Bad Dog by Alex Smith

    Bad Dog by Alex Smith

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Some legends can kill you. When a young woman is brutally murdered in the Norfolk countryside, the locals blame Black Shuck—a legendary wild dog. There’s only one problem: the wounds weren’t made by an animal. DCI Robert Kett is battling a black dog of his own...
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    crime  justice  kidnapping  suspense  vigilante  thriller  adult  book
  • The Demon by Stella Andrews

    The Demon by Stella Andrews

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
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  • The Woman Behind the Door by Elle Gray, K.S. Gray

    The Woman Behind the Door by Elle Gray, K.S. Gray

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    “YOU ARE LIVING A LIE. Everything about you is a lie…”This is a story about an ordinary woman, a mother of two.To most women, to most mothers, her life is relatable in every way.Except behind closed doors her truth comes with unimaginable consequences.Amid a night of fun and festivities, Isabella Walker found herself alone with a bold masked man at her front door...
  • Dark Lies by Elliot York

    Dark Lies by Elliot York

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Relax, this won’t be so bad.After all, this isn’t the first time you’ve died.She was the girl everyone wanted but no one could have—no one but him. They’d loved each other. Becca’s suicide at age 18 broke Logan. The heartache never fully healed. But nothing could have prepared him for the shock of what came next.At age 39, Logan Cooper’s hard-earned detective career is hanging on by a mere thread...
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    crime  suspense  thriller  audiobook  fiction  mystery  book  adult
  • Perfect Silence by Helen Sarah Fields

    Perfect Silence by Helen Sarah Fields

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    'Relentless pace, devilish cleverness and a laser-sharp focus on plot.' Chris BrookmyreWhen silence falls, who will hear their cries?The body of a young girl is found dumped on the roadside on the outskirts of Edinburgh. When pathologists examine the remains, they make a gruesome discovery: the silhouette of a doll carved in the victim's skin...
  • Gray After Dark by Noelle W. Ihli

    Gray After Dark by Noelle W. Ihli

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    A merciless wilderness. A harrowing attack. A desperate escape.When a tragic accident sidelines Miley's dreams of Olympic gold, she takes a summer job at a mountain guest lodge.The Frank Church Wilderness is remote, but it’s the perfect place to train and recover. Local lore about a staffer who died years ago doesn’t scare her. But it should...
  • The Sirani Connection by Estelle Ryan

    The Sirani Connection by Estelle Ryan

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Stolen masterpieces. Deadly narcotics. Artificial intelligence.A mysterious email and the arrest of a fugitive art thief send Doctor Genevieve Lenard and her team to Prague, where it soon becomes apparent that this theft has a close connection to a sadistic killer they've been tracking for almost a year...
  • 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 ratings
    Three 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...
  • Dark Justice by Kristi Belcamino

    Dark Justice by Kristi Belcamino

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A ruthless killer intent on wreaking havoc in San Francisco through a series of senseless slayings will do anything to escape detection, including making sure Gia Santella is the one who takes the fall ...After years abroad, Gia Santella has finally gone home to San Francisco searching for meaning in a life full of loss...
  • Deadly Justice by Kristi Belcamino

    Deadly Justice by Kristi Belcamino

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Book 14 in the USA Today Bestselling Gia Santella Crime Thriller series by Agatha, Anthony, Barry & Macavity finalist Kristi Belcamino...
  • The Heir: (A Dark Mafia Romance) Bratva Blood by SR Jones, Silla Webb

    The Heir: (A Dark Mafia Romance) Bratva Blood by SR Jones, Silla Webb

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I'm the heir apparent to the Bratva throne.She's my new obsession.We shared one night of passion, and I walked away.But when my shiny new obsession attacks at the heart of my Bratva family, all bets are off.Zoey is now enemy number one to my Bratva brothers.I'm going to be the one to find her, though.Soon we're engaged in a deadly game of cat and mouse...
  • Silas by Lane Hart, D.B. West

    Silas by Lane Hart, D.B. West

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Cora Walsh had no idea how drastically her life would change when a mob boss hired her to cook for him.After witnessing a bloody massacre, she tries to pretend it was all just a bad dream when she returns to her normal life. That is, until two detectives show up at the restaurant where she works, asking questions about who killed the man who hired her and his four guards...
  • The Betrayal by S.R. Jones

    The Betrayal by S.R. Jones

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    If you find out your whole existence, everything you ever knew is a lie, where does that leave you? I am Star and I'm a sacrificial offering for my people. A thing to be sold to the highest bidder. Then I'm bought and nothing is as it seems. Up is down, and good is bad. My new master is a hardened mafia soldier named Markos. He wants to save me. I don't want to be saved...
  • For Cam by Soraya Naomi

    For Cam by Soraya Naomi

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    For Cam can be read as standalone, but it's advised to read book 3 For Adriano before book 4. Book 1 and 2 center around another couple.Camilla Guillermo’s life has been turned upside down ever since she joined the Chicago Syndicate and was reunited with Adriano Montesi, the cocky and charismatic Mafia man who captured her heart two years ago...
  • Torian by Eden Summers

    Torian by Eden Summers

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From International bestselling author, Eden Summers, comes a seductive forbidden romance destined to leave you breathless. I fell for the enemy.A man whose actions resemble the devil so closely it frightens me.We were meant to hate each other.To despise and detest.But his appeal is so much greater than the playboy smile and body built for sin.What I'm doing is wrong.What I'm feeling is immoral...
  • The Pledge by S.R. Jones

    The Pledge by S.R. Jones

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In my world, you take what you want, and rules are made to be broken. In her world, people are good, kind, and honorable. When our worlds collide, the fallout will burn us both. Stella - her name means star, and for me she burns brighter than any other woman. I've watched her from afar, telling myself she deserves better than me. When she gets taken, all bets are off, and I make my move...
  • Leith by Jane Henry

    Leith by Jane Henry

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Cairstina Reilly was locked in silence when I found her.When I ravaged my way through weak men to save her.When I killed for her.Now our fates are tangled together in a web of lies, danger, and betrayal.I have to take her hostage.Drag her from her silent, private world,And force her into mine...
  • Every Fear by Rick Mofina

    Every Fear by Rick Mofina

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    On an ordinary morning, Maria Colson takes her baby son Dylan to the corner store. She only turns her back for a few seconds. When she looks again, the stroller is empty, and her terrified child is being shoved into a waiting van that vanishes without a trace. Settle Mirror reporter Jason Wade is under a lot of pressure to bring in a big story, and the Colson kidnapping could be it...
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    crime  kidnapping  suspense  thriller  adult  audiobook  book  fiction
  • The Advocate's Ex Parte by Teresa Burrell

    The Advocate's Ex Parte by Teresa Burrell

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Attorney Sabre Brown is summoned into Judge Lawrence Mitchell chambers for an ex parte hearing. When the judge attempts to discuss one of her cases, she refuses to listen without proper counsel present. Later that evening, Judge Mitchell is murdered.Sabre’s shock at his death is only surpassed by an attempt on the life of Dr. Carolina Heller, a psychologist she employs on a regular basis...
  • The Pilot's Daughter by Audrey J. Cole

    The Pilot's Daughter by Audrey J. Cole

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Welcome aboard Pacific Air Flight 385, with nonstop service from Seattle to Honolulu.Cora is scared to fly again after her husband died in a recent helicopter crash in Pago Pago.A thousand times she has told herself to turn around, not get on the flight, go back to her young children...
  • Mimik by Sebastian Fitzek

    Mimik by Sebastian Fitzek

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Ein winziges Zucken im Mundwinkel, die kleinste Veränderung in der Pupille reichen ihr, um das wahre Ich eines Menschen zu „lesen“: Hannah Herbst ist Deutschlands erfahrenste Mimikresonanz-Expertin, spezialisiert auf die geheimen Signale des menschlichen Körpers. Als Beraterin der Polizei hat sie schon etliche Gewaltverbrecher überführt...
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    crime  suspense  thriller  fiction  mystery  audiobook  book  adult
  • Lucas by Lane Hart, D.B. West

    Lucas by Lane Hart, D.B. West

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Lucas Bennett hasn’t been able to catch a break lately.At the top of his growing list of disasters is the ongoing feud with Jake, his former best friend. It hasn’t helped that the two are also prospects competing against each other for the single spot with the Savage Kings MC...
  • Tangled Web by Wendy Saunders

    Tangled Web by Wendy Saunders

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Cassandra Grayson leads a quiet life managing a library in Queens, NY. There's only one thing missing... her sister.Cassandra hasn't seen her sister since the night their wealthy, prominent father died from a massive heart attack. She had only been five years old at the time and can barely recall the events of that night...
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    crime  dark  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  mystery
  • Bone's Destiny by Naomi Porter

    Bone's Destiny by Naomi Porter

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They say don’t drink too much tequila... Funny, I can’t remember why.Oh, right… Or we’ll wake up chained to a wall.The scary-ass biker staring at me says I’m paying for my father’s debt.I’m devastated and scared.Utterly clueless about my dad’s dirty dealings.The tattooed, brooding biker isn’t helpful or friendly.He just watches me with those laser-gray eyes...
  • Hard Escape by Debra Kayn

    Hard Escape by Debra Kayn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A sexy, gripping romantic suspense… He leads. She follows. She might have Stockholm Syndrome. Heidi Lundin has lost her name, her identity, and her past. She's just another homeless person trying to make it through the night. Until the biker from Notus Motorcycle Club keeps saving her and won't let her drift back into the shadows...
    Categorized as:
    crime  justice  suspense  vigilante  adult  book  fiction  mystery
  • Deliver Us: Books 1-3 by Pam Godwin

    Deliver Us: Books 1-3 by Pam Godwin

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Three scorching hot romance thrillers from New York Times bestselling author, Pam Godwin: Deliver, Vanquish, and Disclaim.Are you ready to fall in love with a villain?Van Quiso’s chilling gunmetal eyes will shiver your blood and torment your heart...
  • Snake by Scarlett Black

    Snake by Scarlett Black

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It was never a game.She was at the wrong place at the wrong time in her life.I had no choice but to do what I do best—play to win.When that turned the woman, who was sweet on my tongue to bitter, I had to change my game plan to convince her that she belongs to me.But she turned me into a prisoner, and the only way out is through her...
  • Wild Saint by Luna Kayne

    Wild Saint by Luna Kayne

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    SHE BEAT HIM AT HIS OWN GAME ONCE.NOW IT’S ROUND TWO,AND THIS TIME THEY’RE PLAYING DIRTY.DAGEN SAINTFive years ago, Nyla stole two million dollars from me and disappeared.Now she’s resurfaced, and I’m determined to settle her debt…one way or another...
  • The Perfect Nanny by D.L. Fisher

    The Perfect Nanny by D.L. Fisher

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Lucinda and Andrew Douglass are settling into life with their newborn baby, Delilah. Only four weeks in, much to Andrew’s dismay, Lucinda is planning her return to a high-powered job at the New York Stock Exchange, causing a major rift in their already volatile marriage.On the bright side, Lucinda has found the perfect nanny to care for their precious baby...
  • One Way Street: A gritty and addictive crime thriller. For fans of Val McDermid and Ian Rankin by Trevor Wood

    One Way Street: A gritty and addictive crime thriller. For fans of Val McDermid and Ian Rankin by Trevor Wood

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The second gritty Newcastle-set thriller in this unforgettable series about a homeless veteran turned local sleuth and vigilante. Follow up to the highly acclaimed The Man on the Street.'FRESH, ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC AND GRITTY' - LEE CHILD'CHARACTERS ARE EXCELLENT. RIVETING ... HIGHLY RECOMMENDED - PATRICIA GIBNEY'A TRIUMPHANT SEQUEL ..
  • Atoning Conviction by Greer Rivers

    Atoning Conviction by Greer Rivers

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    PHOENIXTheir screams haunt me.I’ve tried to drown them out,But now I’m forced to fight my demons in this hell.Shackles remind me I’m a hostage.That my pain isn’t a nightmare.This time, the screams are my own.Only one thing gets me through it all.Brown Eyes.She is my strength and my downfall.But does she want to be rescued?I used to be haunted by the evil in my nightmares.Now the monsters are real...
  • Screams in the Dark by Anna Smith

    Screams in the Dark by Anna Smith

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A gritty, page-turning thriller perfect for fans of Martina Cole.Refugees are disappearing in Glasgow. The mutilated body of one has been found, but the police aren't interested...
  • Silent Vendetta by Kathy Lockheart

    Silent Vendetta by Kathy Lockheart

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    LUNAI just uncovered the secret identity of the Vigilante.Now, he holds me prisoner in his vault of vengeance.And nothing is as it seems.Bound in this abyss of secrets and darkness,I ache for Hunter’s warmth and light.And vow to reclaim my freedom.But how does one escape……being the obsession of a killer?VIGILANTEThe monster inside of me always hungered for death...
  • Corrupted Oath by Brook Wilder

    Corrupted Oath by Brook Wilder

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He destroyed my world when he corrupted me in his bed. By all means, I'm supposed to hate him.But somewhere along the line, the monster who stole me ended up stealing my heart.He promised me he would do anything to protect me.Anything to protect our baby growing in my belly.To keep me close.And never let me go...
  • Decker by Eden Summers

    Decker by Eden Summers

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Now an AMAZON INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER "A beautifully crafted, thrilling red-hot romantic suspense." Goodreads reviewer. He protected me from danger and became my biggest threat. He’s my defender. My savior. A brutally determined man with a cocky smirk and an equally cocky attitude. Broad. Strong. Focused. He seduces me with his flirtation. Warms me with his care. But he’s hiding something...
  • Fierce Obsession by Sadie Kincaid

    Fierce Obsession by Sadie Kincaid

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Jackson Decker - he is the perfect husband. The perfect father to my son. The perfect man. Fierce, loyal, protective and everything I’ve ever wanted.I’m happier than I ever imagined possible, but happiness is never easily won for people like me. Somebody, somewhere wants to ruin what we have, and to do that they’re willing to risk the wrath of the entire Montoya family...
  • The Foster Family by Nicole Trope

    The Foster Family by Nicole Trope

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    In their holiday home, a stone’s throw from the beach, Elizabeth dials the police with trembling hands. ‘My little boy, he’s missing.’Elizabeth is Joe’s foster mother, but she loves him like her own. The five-year-old, who adores superheroes and watching the birds outside, is the child she has dreamed of...
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