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Gunner by Heather Slade
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFalling for the enemy... K19 Security Specialist Gunner Godet is so deep undercover that nobody on his team knows where he is or what he's signed up for. And now that he's vowed to help a sexy and mysterious woman from the dirtiest Russian organization in all of Eastern Europe, his only chance at survival lies in her hands—and arms...Categorized as:
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Body In The Woods by Behcet Kaya
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAward-winning author Behcet Kaya has once again brought his PI protagonist Jack Ludefance to life in a novel of suspense and mystery, filled with indelible characters, and laced with threads of credible circumstances, in his latest book titled Body in the Woods... -
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Two Women by Martina Cole
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsDanger and violence have always been part of Sue Dalston's East End upbringing. Unloved by her mother, abused by her father, and brutalised throughout her entire marriage, she's convicted of smashing her husband's skull in a final act of desperation. All that keeps her sane is knowing that she's done it to protect her four children. At last, they are safe from harm... -
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![UNDER THE BUS by Kyle Keyes]()
UNDER THE BUS by Kyle Keyes
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHomicide detectives, Donde Clark and Juanito Lewis moved to Hobbs Creek just days before banker, Richard Ghetti was gunned down in the front room of his Lake Powhattan, water front cabin.Barbershop talk had it that divine providence played some part in transferring the two NYC lawmen from the Big Apple to this backwater town in South Jersey... -
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Fire by John Boyne
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOn the face of it, Freya lives a gilded existence, dancing solely to her own tune. She has all the trappings of wealth and privilege, a responsible job as a surgeon specialising in skin grafts, a beautiful flat in a sought-after development, and a flash car. But it wasn’t always like this. Hers is a life founded on darkness... -
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Unparalleled by D.S. Smith
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWaking up in a strange house, with no memory of how or why he is there, Stuart Milton finds his life has changed beyond recognition. His pregnant wife is missing, but his only living relative, his brother, is incapable of substantiating his claim. Lost in a world of confusion that is spiralling out of his control, Stuart finds temporary salvation in a psychiatrist assigned to his case... -
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Angelica And Francesca by Kenneth Jarrett Singleton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAngelica and Francesca are the identical twin daughters of Pellrue, Duke of Doretay. Doretay is a state within a kingdom called Vidien, which Angelica's and Francesca's great uncle, King Oscar, rules. Pellrue attempts to keep control of his wicked, evil daughters as they keep entering his city and raising havoc by torturing and murdering the common citizens within...Categorized as:
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![Ramonst by A.F. Knott]()
Ramonst by A.F. Knott
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHidden in the mountains of East Tennessee, an eleven-year old goes about the business of being a boy during the summer of 1970. Within a balance of terror and innocence, he bears silent witness to ghosts of the dead and the cruelties of a teenage killer while local justice plays out in a community carved from legacies of coal mining and religion... -
![Treacherous Estate: Crime Story by Behcet Kaya]()
Treacherous Estate: Crime Story by Behcet Kaya
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPrivate Investigator... -
![Anima by Wajdi Mouawad]()
Anima by Wajdi Mouawad
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA man, returning home one evening after work, discovers his wife brutally murdered, lying in a pool of blood. A cat, their cat, a domesticated animal, tells the man the macabre tale of what happened, and in the second chapter, birds at the window continue the tale... -
![One Minute Later: A Novel by Susan Lewis]()
One Minute Later: A Novel by Susan Lewis
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsInternational bestselling author Susan Lewis’ riveting, unforgettable novel of a woman whose life changes in an instant and the handsome young man with whom she shares a secret history—perfect for readers of Jodi Picoult, Diane Chamberlain, and Susan Wiggs. How well do you know the people you love? For one young woman returning to the past, the answer could be heart-shattering.. -
![Catedrales by Claudia Piñeiro]()
Catedrales by Claudia Piñeiro
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsUna adolescente aparece quemada y descuartizada en un descampado. Treinta años después, el crimen sigue sin aclararse y su familia y entorno se han desmoronado.Hace treinta años, en un terreno baldío de un barrio tranquilo, apareció descuartizado y quemado el cadáver de una adolescente... -
![خرائط التيه by بثينة العيسى]()
خرائط التيه by بثينة العيسى
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratings"تعتبر رواية خرائط التّيه الرواية السادسة ل بثينة العيسى جاءتها بأسلوب و أفكار مختلفة عما سبق .قد يوحي عنوان الرواية خرائط التيه بأنّه يحاكي التيه العربي بشكل عام في ظلّ أحداثٍ مدوّخة تُذهب العقل. لكنّ سرعان ما يتبدّد هذا الانطباع أمام معنى أكبر تطرحه بثينة حين تضع القارئ في مواجهة التيه الإنساني داخل عالمٍ مشوّه تغدو الحياة فيه أشبه بمتاهة لا خلاص منها... -
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![The Baltimore Boys by Joël Dicker]()
The Baltimore Boys by Joël Dicker
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsSwiss Sensation Joel Dicker's compulsive follow-up to the phenomenally bestselling The Truth about the Harry Quebert Affair... -
![The Insider by Craig Schaefer]()
The Insider by Craig Schaefer
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMove over, Jack Reacher and Kinsey Millhone: cast-iron bodyguard Charlie McCabe is back in Craig Schaefer’s gritty sequel to The Loot.Hard-bitten bodyguard Charlie McCabe is lucky to be alive after her recent foray into Boston's criminal underworld... -
![Memento & Following by Christopher J. Nolan]()
Memento & Following by Christopher J. Nolan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsChristopher Nolan's Memento is an intricate, original, fascinating thriller, hailed by Philip French of the Observer as 'one of the year's most exciting pictures'. Its protagonist Leonard (Guy Pearce) is a puzzle, even to himself. He sports the trappings of an expensive lifestyle, yet he lives in seedy motels, and seems to be on a desperate mission of revenge to find the man who murdered his wife... -
![Diamond Sky by Annie Seaton]()
Diamond Sky by Annie Seaton
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Kimberley can be a haven for those who can stand the heat, but its isolated beauty can also be deadly, if you're not paying attention... The remote Matsu diamond mine in the Kimberley is the perfect place for engineer Dru Porter to hide. Her insignificance in that vast and rugged landscape helps her feel invisible. And safe... -
![Our Happy Time by Gong Jiyoung, Sora Kim-Russell]()
Our Happy Time by Gong Jiyoung, Sora Kim-Russell
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAlready a wildly popular bestseller in South Korea, this gripping and passionate debut novel is a death row love story of crime, punishment, and forgiveness—vividly told by the exquisitely talented Gong Ji-young.Yu-Jung, beautiful, wealthy, and bright, is lying in her hospital bed, recovering from her third suicide attempt, when she receives a life-changing visit... -
![The Lost Get-Back Boogie by James Lee Burke]()
The Lost Get-Back Boogie by James Lee Burke
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIry Paret's done his time -- two years for manslaughter in Louisiana's Angola State Penitentiary. Now the war vet and blues singer is headed to Montana, where he hopes to live clean working on a ranch owned by the father of his prison pal, Buddy Riordan. In prison, Iry tinkered with a song -- "The Lost Get-Back Boogie" -- that never came out quite right... -
![The Dead Girls by Jorge Ibargüengoitia]()
The Dead Girls by Jorge Ibargüengoitia
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThis is the first appearance in English of a Mexican novelist of enormous talent. His brilliant novel is based on fact: the discovery in the yard of a small-town brothel of the corpses of six prostitutes... -
![When I Was Invisible by Dorothy Koomson]()
When I Was Invisible by Dorothy Koomson
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratings'Do you ever wonder if you've lived the life you were meant to?' I ask her. She sighs, and dips her head. 'Even if I do, what difference will it make?' In 1988, two eight-year-old girls with almost identical names and the same love of ballet meet for the first time. They seem destined to be best friends forever and to become professional dancers... -
![Zwei Leben in einer Nacht by Carolin Wahl]()
Zwei Leben in einer Nacht by Carolin Wahl
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEine Challenge, eine Nacht, (k)ein Ausweg. Freitag, der 13., Mitternacht. Caspar beobachtet, wie Sams blaues Haar im Wind flattert, als der Zug vorbeirast. Eigentlich weiß er nichts über sie, nur, dass sie beide von Ghost für diese Challenge ausgewählt worden sind. Gemeinsam warten sie auf die erste Nachricht. Die Anweisungen für eine von fünf Aufgaben in dieser Nacht... -
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All Hat by Brad Smith
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratings“All Hat is a winner all the way.” — The Globe and Mail Ray Dokes is fresh out of prison and fresh out of options… He’s determined to turn his life around and stay out of trouble, but that means avoiding Sonny Stanton – the rich and violent heir of a thoroughbred dynasty Two horses – one an arrogant creature that’ll bite you as soon as you look away, the other gentle and friendly... -
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![Never Come Morning by Nelson Algren]()
Never Come Morning by Nelson Algren
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNever Come Morning is unique among the novels of Algren. The author's only romance, the novel concerns Brun Bicek, a would-be pub from Chicago's Northwest side, and Steffi, the woman who shares his dream while living his nightmare. "It is an unusual and brilliant book," said The New York Times. "A bold scribbling upon the wall for comfortable Americans to ponder and digest... -
![Oh Laxmi! by Catherine Forsayeth]()
Oh Laxmi! by Catherine Forsayeth
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRavi Dalvi, a goatherd who is greatly satisfied with his life until one hot day in Kirkee he does something both uncharacteristic and minor but with seemingly catastrophic consequences for him and his family. In a country dominated by twists of fate and misfortune, a community collects around the family to change fate into fortune, the blindness of ignorance into enlightenment...Categorized as:
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![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... -
![The Amateurs: A Novel by John Niven]()
The Amateurs: A Novel by John Niven
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratings“Brilliant.” —GQ "Hilarious.” — The Times (London) “A novel about golf that is not only hilarious, but gripping, sexy, violent, and outrageous. . . . Niven combines his increasingly bizarre plots, and some shocking behavior, with considerable skill and, of course, large helpings of humor... -
![The Magdalen Martyrs by Ken Bruen]()
The Magdalen Martyrs by Ken Bruen
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJack Taylor is walking the delicate edge of a sobriety he doesn't trust when his phone rings. He's in debt to a Galway tough named Bill Cassell, what the locals call a "hard man." Bill did Jack a big favor a while back; the trouble is, he never lets a favor go unreturned... -
![Around The Bend by Britney King]()
Around The Bend by Britney King
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIf you were to pass me on the street, you probably wouldn’t even look twice. I’m that normal. I’m just like you, only wealthier. I have it all. The kids, the family, the dog, a house on the hill. Hell—I’m so cliché, I even have a white picket fence. I guess you could say that I’ve dotted my I’s and crossed my T’s... -
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Small World by Martin Suter
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAt first, they put Konrad's absentmindedness down to an immoderate fondness for alcohol. For years he had been a benign parasite on the Koch family, first as the childhood playmate of Thomas, heir to the Koch family fortune, later as caretaker of the Koch family holiday villa on Corfu. And they, in their turn, had used him as the mood took them... -
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The Hustler by Walter Tevis
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe legendary novel from the bestselling author of The Queen's Gambit about an ambitious pool shark who discovers what it takes to make the big time. The basis for the acclaimed film starring Paul Newman. To the strangers he plays in darkened pool halls, at first "Fast" Eddie Felson seems like a sloppy pool player with bright eyes and an extraordinary grin... -
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The Halo Effect by Anne D. LeClaire
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn 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... -
![When You Disappeared by John Marrs]()
When You Disappeared by John Marrs
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsWhen Catherine wakes up alone one morning, she thinks her husband has gone for a run before work. But Simon never makes it to the office. His running shoes are by the front door. Nothing is missing - except him.Catherine knows Simon must be in trouble. He wouldn't just leave her. He wouldn't leave the children.But Simon knows the truth - about why he left and what he's done... -
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![The angel's call by Guillaume Musso]()
The angel's call by Guillaume Musso
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWhen they accidentally swap smartphones at an airport, Madeline Green and Jonathan Lempereur are total strangers. By the time they realise what's happened, they're on opposite sides of the Atlantic, and have begun to learn rather more about each other. Mild curiosity turns to obsession as their mobiles reveal secrets from their past lives... -
![Come Back to Me by Sara Foster]()
Come Back to Me by Sara Foster
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDo you have to honour a promise you made in the past if it means losing all you have now? When Mark introduces his date, Julia, to Chloe and her husband at a London restaurant, it's obvious that something is very, very wrong. Alex and Julia pretend not to know one another, but the shocked expressions on their faces tell another story... -
![The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun by Sébastien Japrisot]()
The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun by Sébastien Japrisot
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDany Longo is blonde, beautiful, disturbed, passionate--and nearsighted. As she speeds through the south of France in a purloined Thunderbird on an errand for her employer and his wife, no one, including Dany herself, knows where she is headed--or why she is going there... -
![Always by Nicola Griffith]()
Always by Nicola Griffith
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAud Torvingen is back -- contemporary fiction's toughest, most emotionally complicated noir hero returns to teach a new round of lessons in hard-hitting justice, and to confront new adversaries: her own vulnerability and desire. The steely shell of Nicola Griffith's seemingly indomitable protagonist Aud Torvingen appears to be cracking... -
![Little Boy Blue by Edward Bunker]()
Little Boy Blue by Edward Bunker
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRaised within the confines of a system that has done nothing but provide him with pain, Alex Hamilton's frustration and anger are completely natural--and inherently dangerous.Since his parents split up, Alex has been constantly running from foster homes and institutions, yearning to be with his father, a broken man who cannot give his son the home he desperately needs... -
![The Dork of Cork by Chet Raymo]()
The Dork of Cork by Chet Raymo
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Frank, an Irish dwarf, writes a personal memoir, he moves from dark isolation into the public eye. This luminous journey is marked by memories of his lonely childhood, secrets of his doomed young mother, and his passion for a woman who is as unreachable as the stars... -
![No Happy Ending: A Hector Belascoaran Shayne Detective Novel by Paco Ignacio Taibo II]()
No Happy Ending: A Hector Belascoaran Shayne Detective Novel by Paco Ignacio Taibo II
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe third English language case for Mexico City independent detective Hector Belascoaran Shayne, No Happy Ending, is Paco Ignacio Taibo II at his subversive, darkly comic best. First, Hector discovers the body of a dead actor, dressed like a Roman in full breastplate and regalia, propped up on the toilet in his office... -
![Beasts of the Earth: A Novel by James Wade]()
Beasts of the Earth: A Novel by James Wade
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJames Wade, whose first two novels were praised as rhapsodic and haunting, delivers his most powerful work to date--a chilling parable about the impossible demands of hate and love, trauma and goodness, vividly set in the landscapes of Texas and Louisiana... -
![Speak of the Devil by Britney King]()
Speak of the Devil by Britney King
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the upscale suburb where Vanessa Bolton lives, she's your average suburban housewife.She does her grocery shopping on Tuesday, Thursday mornings are reserved for Pilates, Sundays for church. At home, she's an impeccable housekeeper and a mother with a mediocre track record... -
![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... -
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![Prince of Thieves by Chuck Hogan]()
Prince of Thieves by Chuck Hogan
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe men wear masks. Their guns are drawn on the bank manager. She nervously recites the alarm code, and the tumblers within the huge vault fall. The timing and execution are brilliant. It could be the perfect heist. But as the huge sum of cash is stolen, so too is one man's heart -- and that man is the Prince of Thieves.. -
![Tomorrow in the Battle Think on Me by Javier Marías]()
Tomorrow in the Battle Think on Me by Javier Marías
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 18 ratings"No one ever suspects," begins Tomorrow in the Battle Think On Me, "that they might one day find themselves with a dead woman in their arms...." Marta has just met Victor when she invites him to dinner at her Madrid apartment while her husband is away on business. When her two-year-old son finally falls asleep, Marta and Victor retreat to the bedroom... -
![The Secrets Mothers Keep by Jacquie Underdown]()
The Secrets Mothers Keep by Jacquie Underdown
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn the enchanting landscapes of Tasmania, "The Secrets Mothers Keep" unravels a captivating tale of three generations bound by a shared purpose—to restore the family manor into a charming bed and breakfast. But beneath the surface lies a lifetime of concealed truths that threaten to tear them apart... -
![The Eighth Day by Mitsuyo Kakuta, Mitsuyo Kakuta]()
The Eighth Day by Mitsuyo Kakuta, Mitsuyo Kakuta
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe year is 1985. Kiwako is an ordinary office worker, in love with a married man, until an unwanted abortion causes her to snap. She kidnaps her lover's six-month-old baby and runs away with her, eventually taking refuge in an all-female religious commune. Here, she attempts to raise the girl... -
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Cimarron Rose by James Lee Burke
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTexas attorney and former Texas Ranger Billy Bob Holland has many secrets. Among them is Vernon Smother's son, Lucas, a now-teenaged boy about whom few know the truth -- Lucas is really Billy Bob's illegitimate son. When Lucas is arrested for murder, Billy Bob must confront the past and serve as the boy's criminal attorney... -
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Poachers: Stories by Tom Franklin
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn ten stunning and bleak tales set in the woodlands, swamps and chemical plants along the Alabama River, Tom Franklin stakes his claim as a fresh, original Southern voice. His lyric, deceptively simple prose conjures a world where the default setting is violence, a world of hunting and fishing, gambling and losing, drinking and poaching-a world most of us have never seen...
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