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  • One Last Child by Anni Taylor

    One Last Child by Anni Taylor

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Winner, Audiofile Earphones Award 2020 - narration by Caroline Lee.Five long-missing children are about to be RETURNED.It was summer in the mountains when five small children vanished from their nursery school picnic. The heat was stifling that day, the tinkle of an ice-cream van in the air....Three-and-a-half years later, in the dead of winter, the children are returned to their families..
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    drama  suspense  adult  audiobook  book  crime  female-mc  fiction
  • The Voice Inside by Brian Freeman

    The Voice Inside by Brian Freeman

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    One cop’s lie has set a killer free.Four years after serial killer Rudy Cutter was sent away for life, San Francisco homicide inspector Frost Easton uncovers a terrible lie: his closest friend planted false evidence to put Cutter behind bars. When he’s forced to reveal the truth, his sister’s killer is back on the streets...
  • The Surrogate's Gift by L.G. Davis

    The Surrogate's Gift by L.G. Davis

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Her one good deed is about to turn into her worst nightmare.Becoming a surrogate for Marcia and Travis Thorpe is Grace’s chance to overcome her inner demons.Nothing can go wrong. Her life depends on it.Determined to focus on the pregnancy, she drops everything and accepts the Thorpes’ offer to move in with them until the baby is born. A simple decision. One big mistake...
  • The Moonlighters Collection: Truth Stained Lies, Distortion, Twisted Innocence by Terri Blackstock

    The Moonlighters Collection: Truth Stained Lies, Distortion, Twisted Innocence by Terri Blackstock

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Terri Blackstock’s bestselling Moonlighters trilogy—now available in one volume! Truth Stained Lies When truth doesn’t make sense, will lies prevail? Distortion A husband’s lies can have deadly consequences. Twisted Innocence Holly Cramer’s past choices have finally caught up to her, but she never expected them to endanger her baby...
  • Nelumbo Nucifera by Cristina Slough

    Nelumbo Nucifera by Cristina Slough

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    On the surface, Gaby Parker has it all; however, behind closed doors, is a woman who lives in constant fear of the man who was supposed to love her: her husband, Kyle. Beaten, desperate, and broken, Gaby realizes the only way to escape from her violent husband is to kill herself — on paper...
  • I Looked Away by Jane Corry

    I Looked Away by Jane Corry

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    YOU MADE A MISTAKE. BUT THEY'RE SAYING IT'S MURDER.From the Sunday Times bestselling author of My Husband's Wife, comes a beautifully written psycholgocial thriller for fans of Lisa Jewell and Clare Mackintosh.Every Monday, 49-year-old Ellie looks after her grandson Josh. She loves him more than anyone else in the world. The only thing that can mar her happiness is her husband's affair...
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    drama  suspense  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  crime  fiction
  • Los renglones torcidos de Dios by Luca de Tena, Luca de Tena

    Los renglones torcidos de Dios by Luca de Tena, Luca de Tena

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    this book is from Andres Bello...
  • Whatever Happened to Betsy Blake? by David B. Lyons

    Whatever Happened to Betsy Blake? by David B. Lyons

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    If your daughter went missing, how many years would it take for you to admit she’s never coming home? Betsy Blake was only four years old when she vanished outside her family home in Dublin. Her father – wracked with guilt for the past seventeen years – still can’t bring himself to admit the search is over, despite the fact his wife has moved on and police have closed off the investigation...
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    drama  suspense  adult  book  cozy  crime  fiction  hard-boiled
  • The Perfect Smile by Blake Pierce

    The Perfect Smile by Blake Pierce

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    In THE PERFECT SMILE (Book #4), criminal profiler Jessie Hunt, 29, fresh from the FBI Academy, is assigned a disturbing new case: a woman in her 30s has been murdered after using a dating website for her affairs with married men...
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    lgbtq  suspense  adult  audiobook  book  crime  fiction  murder
  • Who by Megan Mitcham

    Who by Megan Mitcham

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A billionaire in high heels. A relentless stalker. A chance rooftop meeting. Her choices could send everything crashing down.Billionaire Larkin Ashford is fiercely independent, but even she has to admit her fashion empire was built on the backs of brides. When her company has the opportunity to go public, her board of directors won’t pull the trigger unless she settles down...
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    drama  suspense  adult  billionaire  book  crime  dark  espionage
  • Breakdown by Jack L. Pyke

    Breakdown by Jack L. Pyke

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “Who’s been whispering to you, Jack?” ~ Doctor Halliday Jack Harrison has the evidence there in his hands—the DVD and notepad off D.C. Sanders that proves Gray supposedly played a part in tearing him and Jan brutally apart...
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    drama  lgbtq  suspense  abuse  adult  age-gap  angst  audiobook
  • The Juror by George Dawes Green

    The Juror by George Dawes Green

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    This is a psychological thriller about a young woman threatened by the Mafia who must return a verdict of 'not guilty' to ensure the safety of her son. The book has been turned into a movie, featuring Alec Baldwin and Demi Moore...
  • Between Now and Forever by Barbara Freethy

    Between Now and Forever by Barbara Freethy

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    From #1 NY Times Bestselling Author Barbara Freethy comes a romantic and suspenseful new novel in the popular family series, The Callaways. Nicole met Ryan when he was a handsome, cocky teenager with a desire to fly high above the clouds...
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    drama  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  family  fiction  mystery
  • See No Evil by Allison Brennan

    See No Evil by Allison Brennan

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    A cunning killer hides in plain sight.A troubled teenage girl has been charged with the grisly murder of her stepfather. The evidence is damning: Emily was found alone at the scene with blood on her hands, and an incriminating e-mail she wrote outlines a murder plot identical to the method of the brutal slaying...
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    drama  suspense  abuse  adult  book  contemporary  crime  fiction
  • The Game You Played by Anni Taylor

    The Game You Played by Anni Taylor

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Little Boy Blue Where did you go? Who led you away? Only I know . . . . Two-year-old Tommy Basko goes missing from a popular inner-city playground. Six months later, his parents begin receiving cryptic messages in rhyme about Tommy. The police don't believe the messages are from the abductor, but Tommy's mother Phoebe is certain they're a game meant for her...
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    drama  suspense  adult  book  crime  fiction  kidnapping  mystery
  • The Invitation by Rachel Abbott

    The Invitation by Rachel Abbott

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    From the three-million-copy bestselling author of Only the Innocent comes an absolutely gripping new psychological thriller. Perfect for fans of Something in the Water, The Woman in the Window and The Silent Patient.That's the thing about old friends, they never let you forget...
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    drama  suspense  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  crime  fiction
  • Did I Kill My Husband? by A.J. Campbell

    Did I Kill My Husband? by A.J. Campbell

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The police officer’s voice is steady as he tells me the news. ‘Your husband is in hospital.’ My heart pounds. I think about my children, safely tucked up in bed. What will happen to us if he loses his life? And more importantly… do the police know where I really was tonight?Everybody thinks Michael and I are the perfect couple. But everybody is wrong...
  • 20 Minutes Later by Daniel Hurst

    20 Minutes Later by Daniel Hurst

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    On a warm summer's morning in London, there's a lot more than just smog in the air. There's the romance of a first date. There's the courage of the emergency services. And there's the danger from those with dark secrets to hide...20 Minutes. 20 People...
  • The Silence Between Breaths by Cath Staincliffe

    The Silence Between Breaths by Cath Staincliffe

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Eight people, one deadly secret.Passengers boarding the 10.35 train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston are bound for work, assignations, reunions, holidays or new starts, with no idea that their journey is about to be brutally curtailed...
  • Wait Until Dark by Frederick Knott

    Wait Until Dark by Frederick Knott

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Susy Hendrix, a blind Greenwich Village housewife, is terrorized by a trio of men looking for heroin they believe her husband has hidden in a doll...
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    drama  suspense  adult  book  classics  fiction  horror  literary
  • Deserve To Die by Miranda Rijks

    Deserve To Die by Miranda Rijks

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Dom and Stacey have the perfect life. Until they meet Tamara. Brilliant, beautiful, she hides a horrifying secret. One that may destroy them all.Happily married with two wonderful children, Dom and Stacey are living the dream. He runs a successful design agency, she is finding fame as an author of children’s books.Everything is perfect...
  • Two for Joy by Sarah A. Denzil

    Two for Joy by Sarah A. Denzil

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The electrifying sequel to One For Sorrow, by the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Silent Child. Leah Smith has a new name, a new job and a new home. The sleepy seaside town, Clifton-on-Sea, is a refreshing change from the gloomy moors of Yorkshire. She couldn’t be farther away from her serial killer stalker. Or so she thinks… A new name isn’t enough to make her forget her past...
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    drama  suspense  adult  audiobook  book  crime  epic  fiction
  • The Perfect Lie by Blake Pierce

    The Perfect Lie by Blake Pierce

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    THE PERFECT LIE is book #5 in a new psychological suspense series by bestselling author Blake Pierce, whose #1 bestseller Once Gone (a free download) has over 1,000 five-star reviews.When a gorgeous, popular gym trainer is found murdered in a wealthy suburban town, criminal profiler and FBI agent Jessie Hunt, 29, is called in to find out who killed her...
  • The Guilty Girl by Ruth Harrow

    The Guilty Girl by Ruth Harrow

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Chloe is serving a life sentence. In her own home.Ever since the horrific day her mother died, Chloe's life has been anything but normal - more like a carefully constructed prison. Her father hasn’t let her go to school, have friends or leave the house alone.As she grows up, Chloe begins to question the motives behind her dad's obsessive control...
  • The Vacation by John Marrs

    The Vacation by John Marrs

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    The Vacation is a compulsive, holiday-set thriller from John Marrs, the author of The One, now a Netflix Original Series.How far would you run to escape your past?Venice Beach, Los Angeles. A paradise on earth.Tourists flock to the golden coast and the promise of Hollywood.But for eight strangers at a beach front hostel, there is far more on their mind than an extended vacation...
  • One For Sorrow by Sarah A. Denzil, Jasmine Blackborow

    One For Sorrow by Sarah A. Denzil, Jasmine Blackborow

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    A chilling psychological thriller by the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Silent Child.What lengths would you go to if you thought a killer was innocent?Within the walls of the high-security psychiatric facility, Crowmont Hospital, reside many violent offenders. To nurse Leah Smith, no matter what, all offenders are patients first and foremost...
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    drama  suspense  adult  audiobook  book  crime  death  female-author
  • The Ex-Wife by Jess Ryder

    The Ex-Wife by Jess Ryder

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    You’ve got everything she wants …Newly married Natasha has the perfect house, a loving husband and a beautiful little girl called Emily. She’d have it all if it wasn’t for Jen, her husband’s ex-wife who just won’t leave them alone …Then Natasha returns home one day to find her husband and Emily gone without trace...
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    drama  suspense  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  crime  family
  • Across the Ocean by Hawa L Crickmore

    Across the Ocean by Hawa L Crickmore

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A young cage fighter is diagnosed with a strange genetic disorder that requires a bone marrow transplant. It happened so quickly that the matter is now one of life and death; he has twenty-four weeks to live. Martin needs a relative for a donor, but his parents died in a car crash and he has no siblings or other close relatives...
  • Mad Girl by A.A. Dark, Alaska Angelini

    Mad Girl by A.A. Dark, Alaska Angelini

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    **CAUTION-------PITCH BLACK READ** My mother was the Madison Ridge Killer … and I helped her. At nine, I was given a new start—a new life. My adoptive parents did everything they could to help me forget my past, and for a while, they succeeded. But I was never normal. I never truly forgot all I saw or did.Now, twenty years later, I work in the billing department for a small city newspaper...
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    suspense  drama  lgbtq  dark  horror  abuse  steamy  psychological
  • Make Me Disappear by Jessica Payne

    Make Me Disappear by Jessica Payne

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    By the time I realized the truth about Daniel it was too late. But the truth about me? He never saw that coming…Dr Daniel Ashcroft was perfect: handsome, romantic, protective. I thought I was so lucky.But then I heard the rumors about his previous girlfriend, that she had vanished without a trace. That’s when I found the cameras in my apartment.I was trapped...
  • A Child Is Torn: Innocence Lost by Dawn Kopman Whidden

    A Child Is Torn: Innocence Lost by Dawn Kopman Whidden

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When Evan Madison fails to show up for work, police go to his home where his ten-year-old son, Brad, is found, unharmed and alone. He is stoic, sitting in front of the TV playing a video game, and covered in blood. In the upstairs bedroom, lie his parents bludgeoned to death. Brad confesses to killing them, but it makes no sense. Is Brad covering some someone else or the evil seed born to kill...
  • Shadow Sister by Lindsay Marcott

    Shadow Sister by Lindsay Marcott

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From the bestselling author of Mrs. Rochester’s Ghost comes the chilling story of a young woman who returns to her haunted childhood home to unravel the deadly mysteries of her family’s past.Ava grew up in a haunted mansion, envied by all her friends. But when her mother died mysteriously there, the thrills of Blackworth Mansion became nightmares...
  • Unauthored Letters  (John Sanders Series) by Tara C. Allred

    Unauthored Letters (John Sanders Series) by Tara C. Allred

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Dr. John Sanders has given Rebecca Brownell a new chance at life. After an isolated childhood, an abused adolescence, and an institutionalized existence, Rebecca is finally free to conquer her demons and build a promising life. However, just as it appears Rebecca has achieved her dreams, eerily personal letters begin arriving in the mail...
  • Midday by David B. Lyons

    Midday by David B. Lyons

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    "An intense, addictive, and incredibly clever read." - The Writing Garnet Could you hold your nerve to steal eight million euro in order to save your partner’s life? That’s the dilemma facing Vincent Butler – a well-respected bank manager in Dublin’s city centre...
  • Mirrors by Ted Dekker

    Mirrors by Ted Dekker

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The journey that began with IDENTITY, Book One of Eyes Wide Open, continues with the second episodic book, Mirrors.Who am I? My name is Christy Snow. I'm seventeen and I'm about to die. I'm buried in a coffin under tons of concrete. No one knows where I am. My heart sounds like a monster with clobber feet, running straight toward me...
  • আমি এবং আমরা by Humayun Ahmed

    আমি এবং আমরা by Humayun Ahmed

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
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    Categorized as:
    drama  suspense  adult  book  crime  dark  fiction  horror
  • Exquisite by Sarah Stovell

    Exquisite by Sarah Stovell

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Bo Luxton has it all - a loving family, a beautiful home in the Lake District, and a clutch of bestselling books to her name. Enter Alice Dark, an aspiring writer who is drifting through life, with a series of dead-end jobs and a freeloading boyfriend. When they meet at a writers' retreat, the chemistry is instant, and a sinister relationship develops ..
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    drama  lgbtq  suspense  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  crime
  • The Disturbing Incidents at Lonesome Woods Boarding School by Dr. Harper

    The Disturbing Incidents at Lonesome Woods Boarding School by Dr. Harper

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The devastating start to Dr. Harper's career.I wasn't always like this, you know - paranoid, temperamental, vindictive.I mean, sure, I've always been a bit... high strung. But I never used to stalk my therapist patients. Or yell at them. Or hold them captive in my garage.No, all of that started after the incidents at Lonesome Woods Boarding School.And I'm not talking about the school shooter...
  • Only Daughter by Sarah A. Denzil

    Only Daughter by Sarah A. Denzil

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The must-read psychological thriller for 2019. In one moment, Kat Cavanaugh’s perfect world is shattered into tiny fragments. The flash of her daughter’s yellow dress, the blonde hair hanging across her precious face. Her own heart-broken sob… Kat experiences every mother’s worst nightmare when her only child’s body is found lifeless in an overgrown, abandoned quarry...
  • The Halo Effect by Anne D. LeClaire

    The Halo Effect by Anne D. LeClaire

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    In this tour de force, a father, shaken by tragedy, tries to avenge his daughter’s murder—and restore his family’s shattered life. It was supposed to be a typical October evening for renowned portrait artist Will Light...
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    drama  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  crime  family  female-mc
  • Keep It In The Family by John Marrs

    Keep It In The Family by John Marrs

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    In this chilling novel from bestselling author John Marrs, a young couple’s house hides terrible secrets—and not all of them are confined to the past.Mia and Finn are busy turning a derelict house into their dream home when Mia unexpectedly falls pregnant. But just when they think the house is ready, Mia discovers a chilling message scored into a skirting board: I WILL SAVE THEM FROM THE ATTIC...
  • The Perfect Family by Shalini Boland

    The Perfect Family by Shalini Boland

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    ‘Mummy, she’s gone…’ Gemma Ballantine is getting ready for work one morning when her eldest child comes running down the stairs, saying the words every mother dreads. The front door is open. And her six-year-old daughter has disappeared. Frantic with fear, Gemma starts a nail-biting search for her little girl...
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    drama  suspense  adult  audiobook  book  crime  family  female-mc
  • The Other Wife by Claire McGowan

    The Other Wife by Claire McGowan

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    She’s a total stranger. But she knows who you are…Suzi did a bad thing. She’s paying for it now, pregnant, scared, and living in an isolated cottage with her jealous husband, Nick.When Nora moves into the only house nearby, Suzi is delighted to have a friend. So much so that she’s almost tempted to tell Nora her terrible secret. But there’s more to Nora than meets the eye...
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    drama  suspense  abuse  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  crime
  • The Devil's Work by Mark Edwards

    The Devil's Work by Mark Edwards

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    A gripping psychological thriller from the bestselling author of Follow You Home and The Magpies . It was the job she had dreamed of since childhood. But on her very first day, when an unnerving encounter drags up memories Sophie Greenwood would rather forget, she wonders if she has made a mistake. A fatal mistake...
  • The Rose Petal Beach by Dorothy Koomson

    The Rose Petal Beach by Dorothy Koomson

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Every love story has a dangerous twist. Tamia Challey is horrified when her husband, Scott, is accused of something terrible – but when she discovers who his accuser is, everything goes into freefall. Backed into a corner and unsure what to think, Tamia is forced to choose who she instinctively believes...
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    drama  lgbtq  suspense  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  crime
  • The Daughter by Lucy Dawson

    The Daughter by Lucy Dawson

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    You lost your daughter. You will never forgive yourself. And now someone's determined to make you pay… Seventeen years ago, something happened to Jess’s daughter Beth. The memory of it still makes her blood run cold. Jess has tried everything to make peace with that day, and the part she played in what happened. It was only a brief moment of desire… but she’ll pay for it with a lifetime of guilt...
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    drama  suspense  adult  audiobook  book  crime  family  fiction
  • I'm a Therapist, and My Patient is a Vegan Terrorist: 6 Deadly Social Media Influencers by Dr. Harper

    I'm a Therapist, and My Patient is a Vegan Terrorist: 6 Deadly Social Media Influencers by Dr. Harper

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    The Explosive Conclusion to the Dr. Harper Therapy seriesI'm a therapist, and I've worked with the wildest internet celebrities… A vigilante who treated humans as factory farm animals. A germaphobe who warned of the next major plague. My own best friend. A rapist who got cancelled online — and in real life. A psychic medium with a disturbing prediction...
  • নিশীথিনী by Humayun Ahmed

    নিশীথিনী by Humayun Ahmed

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    মিসির আলি সিরিজের বই। "নিশীথিনী" হচ্ছে "দেবী" এর দ্বিতীয়...
  • A Conflict of Interest by Adam Mitzner

    A Conflict of Interest by Adam Mitzner

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Alex Miller is a criminal defense attorney and, at thirty-five, the youngest partner in one of the most powerful law firms in New York City. He's a man at the top of his game with the life he's always dreamed of, complete with a devoted wife, who remains patient with his long hours and high-stakes cases, and the love of a beautiful young daughter...
    Categorized as:
    drama  suspense  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  crime  fiction
  • I Made a Mistake by Jane Corry

    I Made a Mistake by Jane Corry

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    IT STARTED WITH A KISS... AND ENDED WITH MURDER. The darkly addictive new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of I Looked Away, Blood Sisters and My Husband's Wife. --------------------------------------------------------In Poppy Page's mind, there are two types of women in this world: those who are faithful to their husbands, and those who are not...
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    drama  suspense  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  crime  family
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