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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... -
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The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 87 ratingsPart blistering espionage thriller, part riveting police procedural, and part piercing exposé on social injustice, The Girl Who Played with Fire is a masterful, endlessly satisfying novel. Mikael Blomkvist, crusading publisher of the magazine Millennium, has decided to run a story that will expose an extensive sex trafficking operation... -
![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... -
![Mountain Man's Valentine: A Small Town Romance by K.C. Crowne]()
Mountain Man's Valentine: A Small Town Romance by K.C. Crowne
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsClay Callaghan.Stoic. Rugged. Mountain Man.Seeing him again gives me ALL the feels.But does Cupid have a scheme to make our second chance actually stick?Clay is six-foot-four of pure muscled alpha.It's a good thing he isn't lacking in the confidence department...Because only a real man can handle a female Sheriff by his side... -
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![The Viaduct Killings by Wes Markin]()
The Viaduct Killings by Wes Markin
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsStill grieving from the tragic death of her colleague, DCI Emma Gardner continues to blames herself and is struggling to focus. So, when she is seconded to the wilds of Yorkshire, Emma hopes she’ll be able to get her mind back on the job, doing what she does best - putting killers behind bars.But when she is immediately thrown into another violent murder, Emma has no time to rest... -
![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... -
![Where The Truth Lies by M.J. Lee]()
Where The Truth Lies by M.J. Lee
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA killer in total control. A detective on the edge. A mystery that HAS to be solved. DI Thomas Ridpath was on the up in the Manchester CID: a promising young detective whose first case involved capturing a notorious serial killer. But ten years later he’s recovering from a serious illness and on the brink of being forced out of the police... -
![Perfect Remains by Helen Sarah Fields]()
Perfect Remains by Helen Sarah Fields
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsOn a remote Highland mountain, the body of Elaine Buxton is burning. All that will be left to identify the respected lawyer are her teeth and a fragment of clothing... -
![The Bone Collector by Jeffery Deaver]()
The Bone Collector by Jeffery Deaver
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 66 ratingsLincoln Rhyme was once a brilliant criminologist, a genius in the field of forensics -- until an accident left him physically and emotionally shattered. But now a diabolical killer is challenging Rhyme to a terrifying and ingenious duel of wits... -
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Look Closer by David Ellis
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 25 ratings"From the bestselling and award-winning author comes a wickedly clever and fast-paced novel of greed, revenge, obsession-and quite possibly the perfect... -
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Break Him by Nicki Grace
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMY HUSBAND IS PLANNING to leave me soon and he thinks that I don’t know. Can you believe that after 14 years of marriage and 3 kids, he simply wants to discard me like I am trash? NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. Throughout our entire marriage he lies and I ignore it, he cheats and I still stand by his side, but now he has double crossed me and dragging him through a mess divorce simply won't cut deep enough... -
![The Analyst by John Katzenbach]()
The Analyst by John Katzenbach
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 30 ratings'Happy fifty-third birthday, Doctor. Welcome to the first day of your death. You ruined my life. And now I fully intend to ruin yours.'You have exactly one fortnight, starting tomorrow morning at 6 a.m., to discover who I am. When you succeed you must purchase one of those tiny ads at the bottom of the New York Times front page, and print my name there.'If you do not succeed, then .. -
![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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![Office Mischief by Kelly Myers]()
Office Mischief by Kelly Myers
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s hard to keep your hands off your boss when you catch him naked inside the office… and like what you see.It’s harder when you end up accidentally touching him in a spot that you weren’t even supposed to look at.Awkward.Wrong.Everything in between.The rational part of me wanted to run away, to look for a new job.But the crazy Lucy in me accepted another position that Caleb offered me... -
![The Zombie Room by R.D. Ronald]()
The Zombie Room by R.D. Ronald
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsA darkly transgressive tale of criminality and sex-trafficking, but overall a coming together of characters from different worlds, uniting against a common enemy, and fighting for survival and what they believe to be right... -
![Never Trust the Husband by Jessica Payne]()
Never Trust the Husband by Jessica Payne
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYou look so happy in your wedding photo, gazing at your perfect new husband, glass of champagne held high in a toast. You chose to ignore the warning signs, but he hid more than one secret from you. And now he’s gotten away with your murder…Every night I watch Benjamin and Gwyn in their gorgeous, glass-fronted Seattle home. Your ex-husband. Your best friend... -
![The Elephant Tree by R.D. Ronald]()
The Elephant Tree by R.D. Ronald
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsMark Fallon is an overworked detective investigating a spate of attacks at a string of high profile city centre nightclubs. Scott is a dejected 24 year old struggling to make ends meet working for his brother and supplementing his income with a small-scale drug dealing operation...Categorized as:
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![The Perfect Getaway by Kiersten Modglin]()
The Perfect Getaway by Kiersten Modglin
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIt was the trip of a lifetime…until someone ended up dead. When four couples receive invitations to try out a luxury island resort, they are excited for a week of relaxation and reconnecting.For some, it’s the honeymoon they never had the chance to take.For others, it’s a last-ditch attempt to save their crumbling marriage... -
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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... -
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Legacies by F. Paul Wilson
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsDesperate to rid herself of a house she recently inherited, Alicia Clayton attempts to destroy it, but all the people she employs are suddenly found murdered, when Repairman Jack enters the scene and the mystery of the house begins to unfold... -
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Lazarus by Lars Kepler
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsSometimes the past won't stay buried.All across Europe, the most ruthless criminals are suffering gruesome deaths. At first, it seems coincidental that their underworld affiliations are finally catching up to them. But when two of the victims are found to have disturbing connections to Detective Joona Linna, it becomes clear that there's a single killer at work... -
![Web of Darkness by Bali Rai]()
Web of Darkness by Bali Rai
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen the incredibly attractive Benedict befriends Lily online, she is thrilled. He is so much more mature than boys her age and he seems to know exactly how she's feeling. She finds herself opening up to him, telling him things she wouldn't tell anybody else.And she needs someone to confide in more than ever before as a spate of apparent suicides rocks her school - and her group of friends... -
![The Vegas Accident: An Age Gap Surprise Pregnancy Romance (Forbidden Temptations) by Sofia T Summers]()
The Vegas Accident: An Age Gap Surprise Pregnancy Romance (Forbidden Temptations) by Sofia T Summers
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s hard to keep an accidental marriage a secret when you end up pregnant.Yes, we were stupid in Vegas.But the stupidity didn’t just end there.It continued after the trip was over and Luke became my temporary roommate.Luke… as in my brother’s best friend.As in my new husband.My accidental husband.Did I say baby daddy yet?Luke is way older than me.Basically, he’s everything he shouldn’t be... -
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![Caught in the Middle by Lydia Hall]()
Caught in the Middle by Lydia Hall
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIf I’d known how things would unfold, I never would have hired her.Jessica went from being my personal assistant to my obsession pretty quickly. All it took was a single glance at the office…And when I saw how good she was with my son, it was game over.I knew there was something there.Something beyond just how I felt with her inside the bedroom.But Jessica isn’t prepared to be a part of my life... -
![Imperfect Love by Ajme Williams]()
Imperfect Love by Ajme Williams
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA broken marriage.A broken heart.A broken home.Brayden and I have everything going against us.There was a time when we were madly in love.Our laughter still echoes in my ears.They say marriage is built on trust.They said love is the foundation.I wonder if we have either of those now.And what’s worse?I’ve been diagnosed with a life-threatening illness.Divorce or death... -
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Positively Murder by Netta Newbound
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFor Melissa May, happily married to Gavin for the best part of thirty years, life couldn’t get much better. Her world is ripped apart when she discovers Gavin is HIV positive. The shock of his duplicity and irresponsible behaviour re-awakens a psychiatric condition Melissa has battled since childhood... -
![Surprise Marriage: An Enemies to Lovers Accidental Marriage Romance by R S Elliot]()
Surprise Marriage: An Enemies to Lovers Accidental Marriage Romance by R S Elliot
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe plan was to fly to Vegas for my best friend's wedding, It was not to accidentally get married myself, end up with a fake boyfriend, and to fall in love with the enemy. Where do I even start....Sometimes I feel like I'm dreaming because this absolutely couldn't be true.After Luke broke my heart and left six years ago, I never thought I'd give him another chance... -
![The Perfect Family Man by M.M. DeLuca]()
The Perfect Family Man by M.M. DeLuca
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFive years ago, my little boy went missing. Now my husband’s vanished, too.I wish I could say that the tragedy of little Jack disappearing brought me and Nate closer together. But my husband is more distant from me now than he’s ever been. Perhaps that’s why I don’t ask him exactly where he’s going when he sets off on another business trip... -
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Living the Dream by M.J. Hardy
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratings*** M.J. Hardy is an exciting new voice in the psychological thriller genre *** Have you ever wondered what it’s like to have it all? Four couples live a charmed life behind the security gates of an exclusive development. To everyone else, they have a dream life. Beautiful homes, designer clothes and more money than sense. Behind closed doors, the story is very different... -
![Hard Candy by Andrew Vachss]()
Hard Candy by Andrew Vachss
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn this mercilessly compelling thriller, Burke—the private eye, sting artist, and occasional hit man who metes out a cruelly ingenious vengeance on those who victimize children—is up against a soft-spoken messiah, who may be rescuing runaways or recruiting them for his own hideous purposes... -
![The Smiling Man by Joseph Knox]()
The Smiling Man by Joseph Knox
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratings'Packing a punch from the very first page. You will love The Smiling Man' Jane Harper, author of The DryFrom the bestselling author of Sirens, Detective Aidan Waits is on the hunt to find the identity of The Smiling Man.Disconnected from his history and careless of his future, Detective Aidan Waits has resigned himself to the night shift... -
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The Running Girls by Matt Brolly
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom the bestselling author of the Detective Louise Blackwell series comes a story of two murders, twenty years apart. There’s only one suspect. But what if he’s innocent?Twenty years ago, in the seaside town of Galveston, Texas, Annie Randall took her dog for a walk. The dog returned. Annie did not... -
![Dreams from Bunker Hill by John Fante]()
Dreams from Bunker Hill by John Fante
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMy first collision with fame was hardly memorable. I was a busboy at Marx's Deli. The year was 1934. The place was Third and Hill, Los Angeles. I was twenty-one years old, living in a world bounded on the west by Bunker Hill, on the east by Los Angeles Street, on the south by Pershing Square, and on the north by Civic Center... -
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![The Ex by Freida McFadden]()
The Ex by Freida McFadden
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsCassie thinks she has met the perfect man. Joel is sweet, handsome, romantic, and best of all, he’s crazy about Cassie. She thinks she’s found the guy she’ll spend the rest of her life with. Have children with. Grow old with. Yes, she knows about his perfect ex-girlfriend, Francesca. The beautiful, brilliant chef, beloved by all his friends. But she thinks Francesca is out of the picture... -
![I Want Never Gets by Tracey Waples]()
I Want Never Gets by Tracey Waples
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsENVY. OBSESSION. REVENGE. Years after she fell out with her best friend, Laura remains terrified of the past coming back to haunt her… Laura, the only child of doting parents, is at the centre of what seems a perfect family. Daughter of a well-known television personality, she spends her time between their idyllic Northumberland farmhouse and summers on the Amalfi coast... -
![Dark Secrets by Michael Hjorth, Hans Rosenfeldt]()
Dark Secrets by Michael Hjorth, Hans Rosenfeldt
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIt all begins with a call to the police. A sixteen-year-old boy, Roger Eriksson, has gone missing in the town of Västerås. A search is organized and a group of young scouts makes an awful discovery in a marsh: Roger is dead... -
![The First Wife's Secret by Claire Amarti]()
The First Wife's Secret by Claire Amarti
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsDinah Spencer is back in her childhood home for one stressful weekend. It’s the twenty-five-year anniversary of her father’s marriage to her stepmother...Categorized as:
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![Hold Your Tongue by Deborah Masson]()
Hold Your Tongue by Deborah Masson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA brutal murder.A young woman’s body is discovered with horrifying injuries, a recent newspaper cutting pinned to her clothing.A detective with everything to prove.This is her only chance to redeem herself.A serial killer with nothing to lose.He’s waited years, and his reign of terror has only just begun . . .Introducing DI Eve Hunter, HOLD YOUR TONGUE is your new obsession... -
![Slave Play by Jeremy O. Harris]()
Slave Play by Jeremy O. Harris
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe old South lives on at the MacGregor Plantation--in the breeze, in the cotton fields...and in the crack of the whip. It's an antebellum fever-dream, where fear and desire entwine in the looming shadow of the Master's House... -
![The Lying Wife by Kathryn Croft]()
The Lying Wife by Kathryn Croft
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBe careful what you wish for…Callie has known sadness, and sometimes doubted she would ever have the life she wanted. When she meets James, also no stranger to grief, it seems as though her luck has changed. She becomes his wife, and in the process a stepmother to his two sons. Callie has finally got what she always imagined for herself.But things don’t go to plan for Callie... -
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20 Minutes On The Tube by Daniel Hurst
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe first book in the bestselling 20 Minute Series... "Original and addictive, I read it in a day!" 20 Minutes. 20 People. 20 different reasons to be underground... Louise didn't plan on stealing until she realised she could get away with it. Anke gave her husband a second chance but now she wants revenge. Valentin has an urge to kill and is using his commute to find his first victim...Categorized as:
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![Bluff by Jane Stanton Hitchcock]()
Bluff by Jane Stanton Hitchcock
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWinner of the 2019 Dashiell Hammett Prize for Literary Excellence in Crime Writing!"Bluff is a triumphant and thrilling return. Not only can Hitchcock stage a murder mystery that's as comedic as it is clever, but she also skewers the social elite -- a world in which she grew up -- with a satirical touch that's both razor-sharp and subtly sympathetic... -
![The New Wife by Karen Clarke, Amanda Brittany]()
The New Wife by Karen Clarke, Amanda Brittany
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe people you trust are the people who hurt you the most.Nell Cosgrove is the new wife who got it all. She married her handsome, wealthy boss within six months of meeting him. They live in a beautiful riverside home. She has a flourishing career.The only problem is her two stepdaughters, Ruby and Poppy, who are fiercely loyal to their mother, and reject all her overtures... -
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![The Senator's Wife by Liv Constantine]()
The Senator's Wife by Liv Constantine
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA D.C. philanthropist suspects that her seemingly perfect employee is secretly plotting to steal her husband, her reputation—even her life—in this seductive novel of psychological suspense from the internationally bestselling author of The Last Mrs. Parrish.In this town, anyone is replaceable. . . .After a tragic chain of events led to the deaths of their spouses two years ago, D.C... -
![Among Wolves by Erica Blaque, Author]()
Among Wolves by Erica Blaque, Author
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy husband is a self-important asshole but he isn’t a murderer. At least that’s what Sophia Claire believes when faced with a visit from detectives Adella Cruz and Trent Valletta. She has been enjoying what appears to be a storybook life with her fairytale husband, Robert Claire, in Deep River, Washington... -
![I Kill by Giorgio Faletti]()
I Kill by Giorgio Faletti
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThe voice on the radio. The writing, red as blood. I kill ...A detective and an FBI agent embark upon the most harrowing case of their careers as they attempt to track down an enigmatic killer in this relentlessly suspenseful thriller... -
![The Woman with the Bouquet by Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt, Alison Anderson]()
The Woman with the Bouquet by Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt, Alison Anderson
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn his new collection of stories, Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt, author of The Most Beautiful Book in the World, probes the paradox that the events that shape our lives are often the stuff of dreams, yet nonetheless true. Humor, tenderness, irony and exquisite writing have always been the hallmarks of Schmitt’s work. Here, he adds a pinch of philosophy... -
![Betrayal by Martina Cole]()
Betrayal by Martina Cole
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBetrayal is the twenty-third novel from Sunday Times No.1 bestseller, Martina Cole, author of DANGEROUS LADY, THE TAKE, GET EVEN and many more. The 'undisputed queen of crime writing' (Guardian) and the biggest selling female crime writer in the UK, Martina's unique, powerful storytelling will appeal to fans of Karin Slaughter and Patricia Cornwell. Survival. It's all down to who you trust... -
![She: The Number One eBook Bestseller - a gripping new psychological thriller in 2020 with a killer twist by H.C. Warner]()
She: The Number One eBook Bestseller - a gripping new psychological thriller in 2020 with a killer twist by H.C. Warner
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShe’s everything he dreamed of. Isn’t she?Ben can’t believe his luck when the beautiful Bella walks into his life, just when he needs her most.Still bruised and vulnerable since breaking-up with long-term girlfriend, Charlotte, he falls head over heels in love.But Bella isn’t quite the ideal partner that Ben believes her to be...
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