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The House of Wolves by James Patterson, Mike Lupica
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJoe Wolf applies a cutthroat determination to his life’s work, from to building a California business empire to parenting three sons and a daughter. Kill or be killed. So when the patriarch takes a deadly cruise on San Francisco Bay, Joe Wolf’s bloodline becomes SFPD’s lifeline. Detective Ben Cantor trails the “pack of wolves” as the siblings vie for control of their legacy of power and assets... -
![One Way by Tom Barber]()
One Way by Tom Barber
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNYPD Detective Sam Archer is on his way home on a Sunday afternoon in New York City. He’s been out of the field for over three months due to a broken ankle and a nasty case of pneumonia, but has just been given the all clear to get back out there again, starting tomorrow. Archer takes a seat on a bench in the Upper West Side, enjoying a cold drink and soaking up the last remaining sun of the day... -
![Bedlam by L.J. Ross]()
Bedlam by L.J. Ross
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom the international best-selling author of the DCI Ryan mysteries.In a world gone mad, who can you trust?Fresh from a high-profile case in the Paris fashion world, elite forensic psychologist and criminal profiler Dr Alexander Gregory receives a call from the New York State Homicide Squad... -
![The Law Partners by John Ellsworth]()
The Law Partners by John Ellsworth
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsARRESTED FOR A MURDER YOU DIDN'T COMMIT? Michael Gresham is a criminal attorney who defends his clients with an iron will. They know that when he takes their case they are probably going to leave the courthouse a free man or free woman. But what happens when the defender becomes the defendant himself? A law partner will have to step up and do for him what he can't do for himself... -
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![Unintended Consequences by John Ross, Timothy Mullin]()
Unintended Consequences by John Ross, Timothy Mullin
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsUnintended Consequences is a novel by John Ross, first published in 1996 by Accurate Press. The story chronicles the history of the gun culture, gun rights, and gun control in the United States from the early 1900s through the late 1990s... -
![Gray After Dark by Noelle W. Ihli]()
Gray After Dark by Noelle W. Ihli
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsA merciless wilderness. A harrowing attack. A desperate escape.When a tragic accident sidelines Miley's dreams of Olympic gold, she takes a summer job at a mountain guest lodge.The Frank Church Wilderness is remote, but it’s the perfect place to train and recover. Local lore about a staffer who died years ago doesn’t scare her. But it should... -
![Only One Cure by Jenifer Ruff]()
Only One Cure by Jenifer Ruff
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe President's son is dying. Terrorists claim to have the only cure.When a private plane whisks CDC epidemiologist Madeline Hamilton to Washington D.C. for an urgent medical symposium, she knows something significant is underway—but she doesn’t expect to face the most disturbing medical mystery of her career... -
![Per Addestrarti by Chiara Cilli]()
Per Addestrarti by Chiara Cilli
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCredevo di sapere chi fossi. Cosa fossi.Credevo di non avere più scampo, che la mia resistenza fosse ormai giunta al termine.Poi ho sentito la sua voce pronunciare il mio nome.Poi i suoi occhi hanno risposto al richiamo dei miei.Non ha paura di me. Si avvicina. Mi parla. Mi tocca come se le appartenessi. È folle.Lui è l’unica chance che ho per restare viva. Devo far sì che gli importi di me... -
![Airliner Down by John Etzil]()
Airliner Down by John Etzil
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFlight 2262 is bound for paradise, but a rogue terrorist could send it to the bottom of the ocean…Kevin can’t wait to land in Hawaii for a romantic getaway. But when the off-duty pilot takes a glance at his GPS, he’s in for a surprise: the plane is headed to the middle of the Pacific Ocean. And he’s the only one who knows it…Expecting the worst, Kevin heads to the cockpit...Categorized as:
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![Daughter of Ninmah by Lori Holmes]()
Daughter of Ninmah by Lori Holmes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLove or loyalty? Destiny hangs upon a single choice…Living deep within the mysterious southern forests, the spiritual Ninkuraaja people are being hunted to the brink of extinction by bloodthirsty raiders known only as Woves.Nobody knows better than a Ninkuraa that a Wove deserves only death... -
![The Whispering Room by Dean Koontz, Elisabeth Rodgers]()
The Whispering Room by Dean Koontz, Elisabeth Rodgers
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratings16 hrs 52 minsJane Hawk—fiction's most relentless, resourceful, stunning new heroine—continues her battle against a murderous conspiracy in the riveting sequel to The Silent Corner. "No time to delay. Do what you were born to do. Fame will be yours when you do this... -
![One By One by Freida McFadden]()
One By One by Freida McFadden
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsOne by one, they will get what they deserve...A night spent sleeping on dirt and leaves is not how Claire Matchett expected to spend her vacation.She thought this would be a break from the stresses of work and raising her young children. A chance to repair her damaged marriage. A week of hiking and hot tubs with two other couple friends. It sounded like heaven... -
![The Truth of the Matter by Andrew Klavan]()
The Truth of the Matter by Andrew Klavan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratings"Never give in." Ever since he woke up in a terrorist torture chamber--with a year of his life erased from his mind--Charlie West has been on the run. He has one desperate hope of getting his life back: track down the mysterious agent named Waterman. But in fact, reaching Waterman--and recovering the secrets lost in his own memory--will only increase his danger... -
![Carlos the Ant by John Ellsworth]()
Carlos the Ant by John Ellsworth
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCarlos has a sick daughter and needs money. He's also an upstanding citizen who pays his taxes, puts in his forty hours, doesn't drink and carouse, and loves his wife. Still...he has nowhere else to turn. So Carlos gets money the old-fashioned way--he robs banks. The money comes pouring in but then a new man joins the crew and everything tumbles downhill... -
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![In the Tall World by Angel N. Van Atta]()
In the Tall World by Angel N. Van Atta
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMella finds herself in a whole new world, surrounded by all new things and people. Life was often scary back in the tall trees in that tiny little house, but it was all she knew, and that brought her comfort. Now, separated from her Momma, and her baby brother Pete, Mella has to find out how to make her way in this strange new home with all new rules and people... -
![Gia and the Forgotten Island by Kristi Belcamino]()
Gia and the Forgotten Island by Kristi Belcamino
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn exciting new series character ...Gia Santella is a fast-driving, hard-drinking, karate-trained free spirit, who is gorgeous, sexy, and a young heiress. She also has a fierce temper and zero tolerance for people in power preying on the vulnerable ... especially when the injustice takes place in her neighborhood... -
![The Last Thing to Burn by Will Dean]()
The Last Thing to Burn by Will Dean
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA woman being held captive is willing to risk everything to save herself, her unborn child, and her captor’s latest victim in this claustrophobic thriller in the tradition of Misery and Room. On an isolated farm in the United Kingdom, a woman is trapped by the monster who kidnapped her seven years ago... -
![Confessions of an Accidental Lawyer by Michael Stockham]()
Confessions of an Accidental Lawyer by Michael Stockham
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBattling against a Texas prison, a young lawyer fights for a fair trial in a prison-friendly town as witnesses and evidence evaporate.Scarred physically and emotionally by a botched delivery, his wife struggles to realize their dream of a healthy baby and a happy family.Trapped in solitary confinement, an inmate fights for medicine to keep his failing heart pumping... -
![Love You To Death by Caroline Mitchell]()
Love You To Death by Caroline Mitchell
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAn alternate cover for this ASIN can be found here.‘I’m not your mother. You’re a monster. I don’t want you’Women who gave a child up for adoption are being killed. A knock at their front door begins a nightmare from which they will never wake up.For Detective Ruby Preston and her team, it is a race against time to connect the dots before the killer can strike again... -
![Sakharov the Bear by John Ellsworth]()
Sakharov the Bear by John Ellsworth
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFROM USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR JOHN ELLSWORTH A Legal Thriller - in a Russian Courtroom Drama Two CIA field operators obtain a bill of lading from an arms supplier in Moscow. Tracing the origin and destination of the weapons there is reason to believe a massive arms shipment has come into the U.S. through the Port of Long Beach... -
![Chinamerica.: Survivors of a post-apocalyptic world. by Alice Longo]()
Chinamerica.: Survivors of a post-apocalyptic world. by Alice Longo
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe mighty United States as we know it is gone,taken over by China after an undisclosed apocalyptic war,and giving birth to a dystopian Chinamerica.Jack Stride, a battle-hardened ex-military hero, survived the initial Chinese attack with his son, Zeke, and his new romantic partner, Lyn, only to be captured and thrown into a military work camp...Categorized as:
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![Do You Remember? by Freida McFadden]()
Do You Remember? by Freida McFadden
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsTess Strebel can’t recognize her own face.She can’t recognize her home. Her bedroom is unfamiliar. And she can’t remember the handsome stranger lying next to her in bed. A stranger who claims he’s her husband.Tess reads a letter in her own handwriting, composed during a rare lucid day, explaining her life as it now exists: She was in a terrible car accident one year ago... -
![Undead Ultra by Camille Picott]()
Undead Ultra by Camille Picott
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUndead: a reanimated corpse with a craving for human flesh.Ultramarathon: any footrace longer than a traditional marathon (26.2 miles).For ultrarunners Kate and Frederico, a typical Saturday morning is spent pounding out a twenty- to thirty-mile “fun run.” It’s during one of their runs that an insidious illness descends upon northern California, turning humans into flesh-shredding zombies... -
![20 Minutes in the Park by Daniel Hurst]()
20 Minutes in the Park by Daniel Hurst
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOn a sunny Sunday afternoon in Hyde Park, there's more than just the sounds of nature in the air.There's the threat from the mysterious murderer roaming the footpaths. There's the music from the festival where a recently released criminal is about to unleash havoc. And there's the chance at revenge for a heroic couple who never thought they would get it...20 Minutes. 20 People...Categorized as:
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![Saint/Sinner by Sam Sisavath]()
Saint/Sinner by Sam Sisavath
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTHERE IS NO REST FOR THE WICKED.After spending ten years of her life hunting her sister’s killer and barely surviving, Allie Krycek is ready to move on. She’s got a new job, in a new city, with a new man in her life. Things are finally looking up.Too bad there are people determined to ruin Allie’s second chance... -
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Running Cold by Susan Walter
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn this heart-pounding story of deception, murder, and survival, a former Olympian retreats to the Canadian wilderness for a fresh start, only to find out that the past will always catch up to her.Julie Adler’s perfect facade is shattered by grief when her husband commits suicide... -
![Widow Town by Joe Hart]()
Widow Town by Joe Hart
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn the future there is no such thing as a serial killer.A breakthrough research project has detected an active gene present in all known psychopaths and developed a vaccine to make it completely dormant. People are inoculated at birth. Society has rejoiced the extinction of the sociopathic mind. There hasn’t been a serial killing in America in over forty years... -
![From the Ashes by Angela White]()
From the Ashes by Angela White
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis Fantasy tale is set at 20 pt font for those who want a large print ebook. Most are published in 12 or 14, meaning this fantasy novel will start out 4-5 times larger than average. Then, it can be increased even further by using your magnifications settings.It’s been 6 months since the end of the world, and Adrian will now discover if the choices he’s made have cost him a son... -
![The Silence Between Breaths by Cath Staincliffe]()
The Silence Between Breaths by Cath Staincliffe
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEight 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... -
![Event Horizon by Steven Konkoly]()
Event Horizon by Steven Konkoly
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsPrevious cover edition for ASIN B00I0DP2U2For alternate cover edition see hereThe critically acclaimed post apocalyptic saga continues...With Boston collapsing faster than Alex Fletcher predicted, his personal rescue mission deep into the heart of an increasingly unfamiliar city reaches a critical point... -
![Last of the Magpies by Mark Edwards]()
Last of the Magpies by Mark Edwards
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe chilling conclusion to the #1 bestseller The Magpies. Twelve months ago, Jamie Knight walked straight into Lucy Newton’s trap. Both Jamie and his ex-wife Kirsty barely survived. Now, with the police investigation into Lucy’s disappearance going nowhere, Jamie teams up with a true crime podcaster to track down his nemesis... -
![Want to Know a Secret? by Freida McFadden]()
Want to Know a Secret? by Freida McFadden
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsEveryone has secrets.YouTube baking sensation April Masterson knows the secret to the perfect gooey brownies. Or how to make key lime squares that will melt in your mouth. But if you keep watching her offline, you may find out some other secrets about April. Secrets she’d rather you didn’t know... -
![Off the Grid: The Catalyst by Brian Courtney]()
Off the Grid: The Catalyst by Brian Courtney
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA man without a name who called himself Pan wanted something more, something better. For as long as he could remember, something or someone was gnawing at him, calling him, draining him, making him hungry, making him strive for more, more of everything. Living the life and pursuing the happiness, Pan lived the "American Dream"... -
![Vanquished by S.E. Green]()
Vanquished by S.E. Green
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne island. Seven deadly sins.*Abducted from their life in Miami, Valerie and her sister wake up in a secret society run by the world's most powerful people. Now "property" of a sadistic tyrant, Valerie joins other captives who are forced to compete in gladiator style fights and to participate in the elite's deviant fantasies... -
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![Dangerous Interference by B.J. Wane]()
Dangerous Interference by B.J. Wane
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter her sister goes missing, Alena Malloy travels to Blue Springs, Maine--her sister's last known location--to track her down. As she begins her search, however, Alena's efforts quickly bring her into conflict with Randy Janzen, the local sheriff, and Nash Osbourne, a Scotland Yard detective involved in the case due to its similarity with a recent disappearance in the UK...Categorized as:
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![Swallow Lane by Marie Snow, Jordan Marie]()
Swallow Lane by Marie Snow, Jordan Marie
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt was supposed to be a fresh start. A new life. That’s what I told myself anyway when I moved with my son Matthew to Liars Island from Stillwake. Too much conflict and heartache had been a constant in our life, especially with my son. And although my Matthew was grown, I’d always see him as my little boy and the one person I needed to protect above all else... -
![After the Lights Go Out by Lili Wilkinson]()
After the Lights Go Out by Lili Wilkinson
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat happens when the lights go off after what might truly be an end-of-the-world event? How do you stay alive? Who do you trust? How much do you have to sacrifice?'After the Lights Go Out is a terrifying yet hope-filled story of disaster, deceit, love, sacrifice and survival... -
![Under the Beetle's Cellar by Mary Willis Walker]()
Under the Beetle's Cellar by Mary Willis Walker
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGoing forward without a past isn not easy to do. But Buhlaine Sims has been doing it for as long as she can remember. Then her father returns to town, and Buhlaire's world is turned upside down... -
![Nine Lives by Tom Barber]()
Nine Lives by Tom Barber
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt’s New Year’s Eve. A major terrorist cell is planning a series of attacks across London over the next forty-eight hours. The government has surveillance on the group, a man undercover, and prepare to move in, to take out the terrorists before they can strike. But they lose contact with their inside man... -
![Shark River by Randy Wayne White]()
Shark River by Randy Wayne White
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe past comes disconcertingly alive for Doc Ford, in a series that continues to grow in popularity and acclaim... -
![The Housemates by Iain Rob Wright]()
The Housemates by Iain Rob Wright
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTEN DAYS, TWELVE COMPETITORS, TWO MILLION POUNDS IN CASH.What at first appears to be a wonderful opportunity for Damien Banks turns out to be the worst nightmare he can imagine. Trapped inside a house with eleven strangers, and a booming voice known only as ‘The Landlord’ controlling his every move, Damien will be forced to compete not only for the money, but for his life... -
![The Passengers by John Marrs]()
The Passengers by John Marrs
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsYou're riding in your self-driving car when suddenly the doors lock, the route changes and you have lost all control. Then, a mysterious voice tells you, "You are going to die... -
![The Old Lady by Kristopher Triana]()
The Old Lady by Kristopher Triana
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe never wanted to come home.After the death of her estranged father, Tracey returns to the remote cabin she grew up in. As a traumatized veteran of the Vietnam War, Tracey’s father subjected her to rigorous survival training under brutal conditions, believing it was for her own good. She escaped and never looked back... -
![Dead of Winter by Darcy Coates]()
Dead of Winter by Darcy Coates
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFrom bestselling author Darcy Coates comes Dead of Winter, a remote cabin in the snowy wilderness thriller that will teach you to trust no one. There are eight strangers. One killer. Nowhere left to run.When Christa joins a tour group heading deep into the snowy expanse of the Rocky Mountains, she's hopeful this will be her chance to put the ghosts of her past to rest... -
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![Crash & Burn by Lisa Gardner]()
Crash & Burn by Lisa Gardner
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsMy name is Nicky Frank. Except, most likely, it isn’t. Nicole Frank shouldn’t have been able to survive the car accident, much less crawl up the steep ravine. Not in the dark, not in the rain, not with her injuries. But one thought allows her to defy the odds and flag down help: Vero. I’m looking for a little girl. I have to save her. Except, most likely, she doesn’t exist... -
![The Line Between by Tosca Lee]()
The Line Between by Tosca Lee
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAn extinct disease re-emerges from the melting Alaskan permafrost to cause madness in its victims. For recent apocalyptic cult escapee Wynter Roth, it’s the end she’d always been told was coming... -
![The Intruder by Daniel Hurst]()
The Intruder by Daniel Hurst
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsGetting into their house was easy. The hard part was getting out.Maria and William seem to have it all. Two happy children. A beautiful house. A thriving business.But when their home is invaded by David, an ex-employee with a score to settle, the couple face a terrifying fight to survive.During the course of one hellish night, David picks apart their carefully constructed life... -
![The Walls by Hollie Overton]()
The Walls by Hollie Overton
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhat if you could get away with murder?Single mom Kristy Tucker works as press agent for the Texas Department of Corrections - handling everything on death row, from inmate interviews to chronicling the last moments during an execution. Her job exposes Kristy to the worst of humanity and it's one that's beginning to take its toll... -
![The Drift by C.J. Tudor]()
The Drift by C.J. Tudor
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThree ordinary people risk everything for a chance at redemption in this audacious, utterly gripping novel of catastrophe and survival at the end of the world, from the acclaimed author of The Chalk Man Hannah awakens to carnage, all mangled metal and shattered glass... -
![The Hunted by Alan Jacobson]()
The Hunted by Alan Jacobson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"How well do you really know the person you love? How far would you go to find out?" If there was one person in the world Dr. Lauren Chambers was sure she could rely on, it was her beloved husband, Michael. Recovering from an agoraphobic depression and prone to episodes of blinding anxiety, Lauren is a gifted psychologist for whom her husband's love and support mean everything...
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