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The Sinner's Tempting Captor by Caroline Lee
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe might have killed her brother, but this sinner is now the only man who can save her. Lady Honoria Lindsay is the daughter of a duke and the sister of three-too-many dead brothers. She’s learned to armor herself against inconvenient emotions like grief with propriety and charity…until an altruistic favor to a bereaved old man offers her a way to absolve her guilt... -
![The Ballad of Reading Gaol - 1906 by Oscar Wilde]()
The Ballad of Reading Gaol - 1906 by Oscar Wilde
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThis book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery... -
![Cardinal Black by Robert McCammon]()
Cardinal Black by Robert McCammon
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCardinal Black is the latest installment in Robert McCammon's unique series of historical thrillers featuring Matthew Corbett, professional problem solver, who has been called "the Early American James Bond." December 1703 finds Berry Grigsby living as Mary Lynn Nash in a small English village where she has fallen victim to Professor Fell's involuntary drug experiments... -
![Belle by Lesley Pearse]()
Belle by Lesley Pearse
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsLondon 1910 Fifteen year-old Belle has lived in a brothel in Seven Dials all her life, with no understanding of what happens in the rooms upstairs. But her innocence is shattered when she witnesses the murder of one of the girls and, subsequently snatched from the streets by the killer, she is sold into prostitution in Paris... -
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![The Lies That Bind by Marshall Thornton]()
The Lies That Bind by Marshall Thornton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe eighth book of the best-selling Boystown Mystery Series begins with a phone call in the middle of the night. Private investigator Nick Nowak is pulled into the troubled world of freelance journalist, and all around pain-in-the-ass, Christian Baylor. When Christian can’t stop lying about the corpse in his bathroom things slip slowly out of control... -
![Bloodlines by Marshall Thornton]()
Bloodlines by Marshall Thornton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the latest book in the Boystown Mystery series, Private Investigator Nick Nowak finds himself simultaneously working two cases for his new client, law firm Cooke, Babcock and Lackerby. A suburban dentist has just been convicted of murdering her adulterous husband, Nick is asked to interview witnesses for the penalty phase of the trial—and possibly find the dead man’s mistress... -
![Do Not Forsake Me by Rosanne Bittner]()
Do Not Forsake Me by Rosanne Bittner
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsExperience the epic, sweeping story of Jake and Miranda Harkner from Bittner's beloved Outlaw Hearts, called by New York Times bestseller Heather Graham "a wonderful, absorbing read, with characters to capture the heart and the imagination". Fate brought them together. His past may tear them apart. Miranda Hayes' life was changed the day she faced down infamous gunslinger Jake Harkner.. -
![Fade Out by Marshall Thornton]()
Fade Out by Marshall Thornton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Lambda Award-winning Boystown Mystery series comes to a close with Boystown 13: Fade Out. When a box containing a woman’s corpse shows up at his doorstep, Private Investigator Nick Nowak finds himself accused of murder. The police are convinced it’s Rita Lindquist—a woman who once shot Nick. Their case is thin, but they and the state’s attorney are determined to prosecute him... -
![Kiss Her Goodbye: The Complete Series by Rebecca Royce]()
Kiss Her Goodbye: The Complete Series by Rebecca Royce
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI'm Everly Marrs, and my life has been a whirlwind of chaos and revelation. The men who kidnapped me, known as The Letters, upended everything I believed in. They showed me a world beyond my control, one where I'm not just a victim but a player in their dangerous games. From the day they took me, my neatly outlined plans for a future in social work, for love, for a normal life, all vanished...Categorized as:
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![Lay Your Sleeping Head by Michael Nava, Michael Hames-García]()
Lay Your Sleeping Head by Michael Nava, Michael Hames-García
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThirty years ago, The Little Death introduced Henry Rios, a gay, Latino criminal defense lawyer who became the central figure in a celebrated seven novel series... -
![Pushing Limits by Emma Creed]()
Pushing Limits by Emma Creed
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJoin these dark, dirty, and corrupt cowboys on the Carson's ranch. Where boundaries are pushed, laws are broken and limits get tested... I’m the quiet one,The one who everyone assumes is dead inside.But they're wrong.If you're dead inside you can’t feel pain…And pain is what consumes me.I’ve experienced love.I’ve suffered from it.And I’ve lost it... -
![The Atlantis Stone by Nick Hawkes]()
The Atlantis Stone by Nick Hawkes
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBenjamin is part Aborigine, but nightmares from the past cause him to disown his heritage. Unfortunately, he feels no more at home in the Western world and so struggles to know his identity. Benjamin seeks to hide from both worlds in his workshop where he ekes out a living as a wood-turner... -
![The Anarchists' Club by Alex Reeve]()
The Anarchists' Club by Alex Reeve
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt's been a year since Leo Stanhope lost the woman he loved, and came closing to losing his own life. Now, more than ever, he is determined to keep his head down and stay safe, without risking those he holds dear... -
![The Burning Plain by Michael Nava]()
The Burning Plain by Michael Nava
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGay Mexican American lawyer Henry Rios has fought bigotry and prejudice, battled alcoholism, and watched his lover die from AIDS. In The Burning Plain, he's wrongly accused of murder after a male prostitute he spent an evening with is savagely murdered... -
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![The Earl Returns by Lillian Marek]()
The Earl Returns by Lillian Marek
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Earl of Merton is back. Can he stay alive? After three years as an involuntary seaman in the Royal Navy, the Earl of Merton returns to an England roiled by unrest. The end of the war has brought economic hardship and unemployment. Merton starts a shipyard, bringing employment to his neighbors but embarrassment to his family... -
![The Secret Seven: Mystery Of The Skull by Pamela Butchart, Enid Blyton]()
The Secret Seven: Mystery Of The Skull by Pamela Butchart, Enid Blyton
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSolve the mystery with the Secret Seven - everyone's favourite detective club! A brand-new, action-packed Secret Seven adventure by prizewinning author Pamela Butchart. When Peter discovers an old skull hidden in his bedroom, it's time for an urgent meeting of the Secret Seven. Setting off to investigate, the friends see a gigantic hole in the grounds of a local hotel... -
![The King of Shadows by Robert McCammon]()
The King of Shadows by Robert McCammon
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt’s January of 1704, and Matthew Corbett continues his mission to Italy, accompanied by Hudson Greathouse and former enemy Professor Fell. They seek Brazio Valeriani and information about the mirror created by his father, the sorcerer Ciro. Legend claims the mirror can be used to summon demons from beyond... -
![Murder at the Kinnen Hotel by Brian McClellan]()
Murder at the Kinnen Hotel by Brian McClellan
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSpecial Detective Constable Adamat may be the most capable young investigator in all of Adopest. He's sharp, thoughtful, and his particular sorcery gives him a flawless memory. A transfer to the First Precinct seems like the perfect opportunity to showcase his abilities and advance his career. But things work differently in the First Precinct... -
![Just a Little Temptation by Merry Farmer]()
Just a Little Temptation by Merry Farmer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs the owner of an orphanage in a poor neighborhood of London, Stephen Siddel has the weight of the world, not to mention the care of tender souls, on his shoulders. He is a devoted father to dozens of children and an upstanding member of the community, in spite of his rivalry with the local nuns... -
![Surgeons’ Hall by E.S. Thomson]()
Surgeons’ Hall by E.S. Thomson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat secret grips Corvus Hall?Visiting the Great Exhibition to view the wax anatomical models of the famous but reclusive Dr Silas Strangeway, Jem Flockhart and Will Quartermain find a severed hand, perfectly dissected and laid out amongst the exhibits... -
![Bounty by Piper Stone]()
Bounty by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Dark RomanceShe came to collect a bounty. She got my belt instead.I went undercover to take down a mob boss and ended up betrayed, framed, and on the run. Harper Rollins tried to bring me in, but instead of collecting a bounty she earned herself a hard spanking and then an even rougher lesson that left her cute bottom sore in a very different way... -
![India Gray by Sujata Massey]()
India Gray by Sujata Massey
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTravel to the Indian subcontinent with a new collection of Sujata Massey's suspenseful historical fiction. This boxed set includes five works. The title story, INDIA GRAY, is a poignant adventure set on the 1945 battlefront iof Assam, India and features Kamala and Simon, much-loved characters from the 2013 historical saga, THE SLEEPING DICTIONARY... -
![Zero Saints by Gabino Iglesias]()
Zero Saints by Gabino Iglesias
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEnforcer and drug dealer Fernando has seen better days. On his way home from work, some heavily-tattooed gangsters throw him in the back of a car and take him to an abandoned house, where they saw off his friend's head and feed the kid's fingers to...something. Their message is clear: this is their territory, now.But Fernando isn't put down that easily... -
![Cool Hand Luke by Donn Pearce]()
Cool Hand Luke by Donn Pearce
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"An impressive novel . . . the most brutal and authentic account of a road gang that we have had." —New York TimesOut of his experiences working on a chain gang, Donn Pearce created Cool Hand Luke, the larger-than-life war hero—Good Guy Number One—turned drunkard, vandal, and convict. A blasphemer and "pretty evil feller" who "could work the hardest, eat the mostest, and tell the biggest lies... -
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![Candlemoth by R.J. Ellory]()
Candlemoth by R.J. Ellory
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDaniel Ford has 30 days to live. Accused of the horrific murder of his best friend Nathan 12 years before, he has exhausted all appeals and now faces the long walk to the electric chair. All he can do is make peace with his God. Father John Rousseau is the man to whom the last month of Daniel's life has been entrusted...Categorized as:
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![Extrañas by Guillermo Arriaga]()
Extrañas by Guillermo Arriaga
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsInglaterra, 1781. William Burton, un joven noble, afronta un encuentro cuya intensidad marcará y cambiará su vida. Resuelto, se embarca en una aventura donde conocerá a los genios de la época, de quienes absorberá cuantos conocimientos y experiencias ponen a su alcance para encarar situaciones extremas... -
![A Congregation of Jackals by S. Craig Zahler]()
A Congregation of Jackals by S. Craig Zahler
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOne of Oswell's old bank-robbing gang is getting married out in Montana Territory, and the rest of the boys are all invited. But someone else will be there too. Quinlan. He was part of the gang once, but betrayal turned an ally into a bitter enemy, one who will stop at nothing to get his revenge... -
![Laughter in the Dark by Vladimir Nabokov]()
Laughter in the Dark by Vladimir Nabokov
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 24 ratings"Once upon a time there lived in Berlin, Germany, a man called Albinus. He was rich, respectable, happy; one day he abandoned his wife for the sake of a youthful mistress; he loved; was not loved; and his life ended in disaster... -
![تذكرة وحيدة للقاهرة by أشرف العشماوي]()
تذكرة وحيدة للقاهرة by أشرف العشماوي
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsماذا لو تعرض انسان لصراعات تفوق قدراته ،وعاش حيوات تتخطى طموحاته؟ رحلة ملحمية يسافر فيها البطل وحيدًا، تعكس ما حوله من هزات المجتمع المصري منذ مشارف الأربعينات ، من أطراف جنوب الوادي إلى نادي الجزيرة بقلب القاهرة ومن حي الزمالك العريق إلى حواري عابدين العتيقة، ثم محطات متلاحقة بالاسكندرية وسويسرا وأسوان ، مسافر وحيد عبر تغيرات سريعة الإيقاع ببساطة لا يدركها حتى هو، لتصبح قصته "عجيبة" بالفعل... -
![Solitaire by Kelley Eskridge]()
Solitaire by Kelley Eskridge
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsConvicted of a crime she did not commit, former Hope child Jackal serves a terrible solitary imprisonment sentence and is eventually abandoned in a strange country where other people like herself help her learn the truth about her imprisonment... -
![Safe House by Andrew Vachss]()
Safe House by Andrew Vachss
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn Burke, Vachss gave readers of crime fiction a hero they could believe in, an avenger whose sense of justice was forged behind bars and tempered on New York's meanest streets. In this blistering new thriller, Burke is drawn into his ugliest case yet, one that involves an underground network of abused women and the sleekly ingenious stalkers who've marked them as their personal victims... -
![The Cold War Swap by Ross Thomas]()
The Cold War Swap by Ross Thomas
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAt the height of the Cold War, two Americans are runnng a bar called Mac’s Place in the West German capital. One of the pair, Michael Padillo, isn’t around a lot; he keeps disappearing on “business trips.” McCorkle, his partner, wisely doesn’t ask questions; he knows Padillo has a second job—he’s a (reluctant) US agent... -
![Judge Dee At Work: Eight Chinese Detective Stories by Robert van Gulik]()
Judge Dee At Work: Eight Chinese Detective Stories by Robert van Gulik
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe intriguing master detective of ancient China tackles a variety of crimes in these short stories, from a brutal murder in a watchtower to a case of treachery within the Chinese armies...Categorized as:
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![Born Bad: Collected Stories by Andrew Vachss]()
Born Bad: Collected Stories by Andrew Vachss
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom a writer whose novels have been acclaimed for their unflinching exploration of evil comes a brilliant collection of short stories—some never before published—that distill dread back down to its essence—and inject it straight into the reader's back brain... -
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![Punktown by Jeffrey Thomas, Michael Marshall Smith]()
Punktown by Jeffrey Thomas, Michael Marshall Smith
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the city they call Punktown, on a planet where a hundred sentient species collide, you can become a creator of clones. You can become a piece of performance art. You might even become a library of sorrows.. -
![The Candle Man by Alex Scarrow]()
The Candle Man by Alex Scarrow
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLocked in an eerily quiet room on the Titanic, a dying man tells a young girl his life story as the ship begins to sink. It all starts in Whitechapel, London in 1888, as the Ripper murders began... -
![When the Dark Wins by Jennifer Bene, Addison Cain]()
When the Dark Wins by Jennifer Bene, Addison Cain
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsInside these pages lurks the stuff of nightmares, the inky blackness of our world captured by the top authors of dark romance. Except in these stories there is no romance. No heroes. No happy endings. This is a book that has been crafted, twisted, and deformed to shred you, scare you, and possibly traumatize your mere mortal mind. Here is your last warning.. -
![Die Templerin by Wolfgang Hohlbein]()
Die Templerin by Wolfgang Hohlbein
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFriesland im 12. Robin ist noch ein junges Mädchen, als Fremde ihr Dorf überfallen und ihre Mutter töten. Man verdächtigt die Tempelritter, doch Robin kennt die Wahrheit. Sie sucht Zuflucht vor den wirklichen Mördern bei den Templern und beginnt ihr eigenes, geheimnisvolles Schicksal zu begreifen... -
![La asesina de Juárez by Mónica Hernández]()
La asesina de Juárez by Mónica Hernández
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSu nombre se convirtió en leyenda. Su crimen cambió la historia de MéxicoMéxico, junio de 1872. Un carruaje se estaciona frente al gran pórtico del salón donde se celebra un baile en honor a Benito Juárez. Una mujer misteriosa baja de él, atrayendo la mirada de todos, especialmente de Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada, ministro e íntimo amigo del presidente... -
![The Rose Demon by Paul Doherty]()
The Rose Demon by Paul Doherty
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMatthias Fitzosbert is the illegitimate son of the parish priest of the village of Sutton Courteny. Despite the recent spate of murders, each day he braves the dark woods to visit his friend, a mysterious hermit who shows him many strange and beautiful things... -
![Outlawed by Hayley Osborn]()
Outlawed by Hayley Osborn
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOUTLANDER meets ROBIN HOOD in the first book in this new trilogy keeping readers up late at night.Changing history is easy. It's what comes after that's difficult. Traveling through time to twelfth century England was never on Maryanne Warren's to do list. Not that modern-day life's going so well, but at least her little brother is in it. He's the only reason she's climbed out of bed recently... -
![Poison Heart by Mae Pierce]()
Poison Heart by Mae Pierce
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHer marriage was a lie.Anita Orazio had never been interested in any man before she met her handsome new husband. He’d courted her with a relentless energy, and she’d fallen hard and fast, like a fool. Until she overheard him saying he only married her to get an introduction to The Gardener.Everybody in Greenich Bay whispered the name of the reclusive assassin...Categorized as:
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![The Night Children by Alexander Gordon Smith]()
The Night Children by Alexander Gordon Smith
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsPresenting a new Escape from Furnace story, “The Night Children,” by Alexander Gordon Smith.It is December 1944 and Europe is still gripped by war. In the densely forested mountains of Belgium one of the conflict’s most brutal battles is raging... -
![For the Term of His Natural Life by Marcus Clarke]()
For the Term of His Natural Life by Marcus Clarke
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe most famous work by the Australian novelist and poet, For the Term of His Natural Life is a powerful tale of an Australian penal settlement, which originally appeared in serial form in a Melbourne paper... -
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![The Art of Living by John Gardner]()
The Art of Living by John Gardner
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe first collection in seven years from one of America's most celebrated and admired writers--ten wonderful short (and long) stories that allow us to explore and enjoy once again the many facets of John Gardner's unique fictional world... -
![At the Jim Bridger by Ron Carlson]()
At the Jim Bridger by Ron Carlson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWelcome to the short stories of Ron Carlson, where strange beach towels turn up in your suburban living room; where the ordinary son of a family of geniuses spins a rollicking tale of happiness and disappointment; and where a desperate ex-con with a broken heart must hide out in a desert hotel, only to make a startling discovery... -
![Six Merry Little Murders by Lee Strauss, Karen MacInerney]()
Six Merry Little Murders by Lee Strauss, Karen MacInerney
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIndulge yourself with this collection of delectable cozy mystery novellas!Lee Strauss - MURDER BY PLUM PUDDINGThere's nothing more fun than a festive holiday dinner party and Ginger Reed, the former Lady Gold, has Hartigan House decorated and the gramophone playing... -
![Scottsboro by Ellen Feldman]()
Scottsboro by Ellen Feldman
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAlabama, 1931. A posse stops a freight train and arrests nine black youths. Their crime: fighting with white boys. Then two white girls emerge from another freight car, and fast as anyone can say Jim Crow, the cry of rape goes up. One of the girls sticks to her story. The other changes her tune, again and again... -
![La fila india by Antonio Ortuño]()
La fila india by Antonio Ortuño
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn order to repatriate the victims of a massacre, a young officer is sent to a lost village in the southeast of Mexico. Her first moving there with her seven-year-old daughter. The second opening her house to a survivor. The arguing that a criminal group is against Central American migrants. And trying to resolve the simple question of why no one seems to care... -
![Nymphomation by Jeff Noon]()
Nymphomation by Jeff Noon
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsSet both in a real and imaginary Manchester, Jeff Noon's story concerns a revolutionary lottery game that is engulfing the city in a tide of gambling fever. As a group of mathematics students look at the mind-numbing probabilities involved, they soon find more sinister realities...
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