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Un automne pour te pardonner by Morgane Moncomble
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsAvocate en devenir, Camélia est passionnée de crimes non résolus. Ça tombe bien, Rory Cavendish, son ancien bourreau, vient de mourir mystérieusement. Le présumé coupable du meurtre, c’est lui : Lou McAllister. Le meilleur ami de Rory. Le garçon qui l’a humiliée il y a dix ans et qu’elle n’a jamais oublié depuis.Camélia saisit cette chance pour résoudre sa première enquête..Categorized as:
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Log Fires & Toffee Apple Cake at the Little Duck Pond Cafe by Rosie Green
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGet set for a wonderful celebration of autumn with all your favourite characters at the Little Duck Pond Cafe!An autumn fair is coming to Sunnybrook, much to the delight of the villagers. But for Madison, whose personal life seems to be spinning out of control, a roller-coaster is the last thing she needs – especially when it’s her emotions at stake... -
L'Affaire Alaska Sanders by Joël Dicker
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsAvril 1999. Mount Pleasant, une paisible bourgade du New Hampshire, est bouleversée par un meurtre. Le corps d'une jeune femme, Alaska Sanders, est retrouvé au bord d'un lac. L'enquête est rapidement bouclée, la police obtenant les aveux du coupable et de son complice.Onze ans plus tard, l'affaire rebondit... -
The Promisor by Dustin Stevens
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSaying nothing in return, Reed listened as the phone cut out, the forest returning to relative silence around them.His hands still cupping the underside of his partner’s face, he tilted his own down to match it, feeling the damp warmth of her fur against his skin.“This girl just saved my ass,” he whispered. “That’s what the hell happened... -
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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... -
The Hope in Hot Chocolate by Rachael Bloome
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratings...Categorized as:
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Autumn Cuddles and Muddy Puddles by Beth Rain
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAmber Reid loves her life exactly how it is, thank you very much...She’s got some great friends…Her work is way more exciting than anyone could imagine…and this new opportunity to grow a lasting legacy at Bamton Hall is her commission of dreams.The only spanner in the works is Bamton Hall’s buttoned-up new estate manager...Categorized as:
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The Know by Martina Cole
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsJoanie Brewer' s children meant the world to her. She'd do anything to protect them, even resorting to prostitution and petty crime in order to feed and clothe them. So when her beautiful teenage daughter is raped and murdered, only one thing will stop Joanie's pain - seeing her daughter's killer brought to justice. Joanie knows who he is and she'll do whatever it takes to nail him.. -
Purgatoire des innocents by Karine Giébel
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRaphaël a passé des années en prison pour vols à main armée puis pour récidive. Pendant son absence, sa mère est morte de chagrin tandis que son jeune frère William prenait le même chemin que lui. Raphaël, à sa libération, entraîne celui-ci dans leur premier braquage en commun, une bijouterie de la place Vendôme, avec la complicité d’un jeune couple... -
Welcome Home to Murder by Cindy Kline
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMolly McGuire returns to Ireland when her marriage in the United States comes to an end, looking forward to reconnecting with her family... -
The Controller by Matt Brolly
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom the bestselling author of the acclaimed DCI Lambert series comes The Controller, a gripping serial killer thriller introducing Sam Lynch and Special Agent Sandra Rose. It is six years since special agent Samuel Lynch left the FBI following the disappearance of his son, Daniel. Lynch believes an underground organisation known as The Railroad is responsible and has never stopped searching... -
The Last Teacher by Alan Lee
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsMackenzie August is starting a new life. After a successful but destructive career as a high-profile California homicide detective, and then a less successful and even more destructive stint working for a church, he has moved to Virginia to start over as a teacher. The only thing he’s bringing with him is Kix, his infant baby boy... -
Water by John Boyne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe first thing Vanessa Carvin does when she arrives on the island is change her name. To the locals, she is Willow Hale, a solitary outsider escaping Dublin to live a hermetic existence in a small cottage, not a notorious woman on the run from her past.But scandals follow like hunting dogs. And she has some questions of her own to answer...Categorized as:
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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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Autumn at The Cosy Cottage Cafe by Rachel Griffiths
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMotherhood has been one of the great blessings of Dawn Dix-Beaumont’s life but with her children’s growing independence, it’s finally time for Dawn to return to teaching. However, Mother Nature has other ideas… Rick Beaumont loves his family but he’s busier than ever. With his high-flying career, two children and a third on the way, there’s a lot to juggle... -
A filha primitiva by Vanessa Passos
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsVencedor do Prêmio Kindle de Literatura (2021) e Prêmio Jacarandá (2022)Uma história de amor e ódio, violência e redenção. Ambientada em Fortaleza, A filha primitiva traz luz e sombra para uma geração de avó, mãe e filha – unidas pela dor e pelo abandono, separadas pela fé, pelo ceticismo e pelos segredos que guardam. Uma avó negra que esconde quem é o pai da filha... -
The Ex Wives by Jenna Kernan
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTwo ex-wives. Two missing girls. Will yours be next?Pulling a batch of my husband’s favourite golden oatmeal cookies from the oven, I smile to hear my daughter Phoebe playing in the treehouse outside. I was once so close to losing everything, but since I married handsome Jackson, I have a perfect life. Jackson might tell me what to wear, but he just likes to buy me nice things... -
Charm Artist by Creston Mapes
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter the Portland terrorist attack, the kidnapping of his daughter, and the domestic violence case that almost killed him, Portland Police Investigator Wayne Deetz and his wife Joanie escape for a long overdue vacation in Sedona, Arizona, to make some monumental career decisions... -
The It Girl by Ruth Ware
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThe #1 New York Times bestselling author of One by One returns with an unputdownable mystery following a woman on the search for answers a decade after her friend’s murder. April Coutts-Cliveden was the first person Hannah Jones met at Oxford. Vivacious, bright, occasionally vicious, and the ultimate It girl, she quickly pulled Hannah into her dazzling orbit... -
Through the Autumn Air (An Every Amish Season Novel) by Kelly Irvin
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe third book in the beloved Every Amish Season series by bestselling author, Kelly Irvin."Kelly Irvin’s Through the Autumn Air is a poignant journey of friendship and second chances that will illustrate for readers that God blesses us with a true love for all seasons... -
The List by Velvet Vaughn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the author of The Fan and Committed is the first romantic suspense novel in the COBRA Securities series. The List is an intriguing mixture of pulse-pounding suspense and sizzling passion. It was just supposed to be a game... What started out as a harmless game between friends has turned deadly real. Fourteen men are dead, all from apparent accidents... -
You Beneath Your Skin by Damyanti Biswas
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt’s a dark, smog-choked New Delhi winter. Indian American single mother Anjali Morgan juggles her job as a psychiatrist with caring for her autistic teenage son. She is in a long-standing affair with ambitious police commissioner Jatin Bhatt – an irresistible attraction that could destroy both their lives... -
The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAvery’s fortune, life, and loves are on the line in the game that everyone will be talking about.To inherit billions, all Avery Kylie Grambs has to do is survive a few more weeks living in Hawthorne House. The paparazzi are dogging her every step. Financial pressures are building. Danger is a fact of life. And the only thing getting Avery through it all is the Hawthorne brothers...Categorized as:
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Autumn at the Star and Sixpence by Holly Hepburn
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPart Three in Holly Hepburn's original bestselling series, perfect for fans of Cathy Bramley and Katie Fforde. As autumn starts to draw in and the nights are getting darker, the fire is lit at the Star and Sixpence and Nessie and Sam start to turn their thoughts to the annual bonfire night... -
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The Night Nanny by Nelle Lamarr
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“Please don’t worry, Ava. Your baby is safe with me. I’m going to take care of her like she’s my own…”Ever since my daughter Isa was born, I’ve been struggling. I can’t remember anything, and my brain is in a fog. So when my husband Ned suggests we hire a night nanny, I leap at the chance.As soon as she walks into our home, I feel a wave of relief... -
The Night Away by Jess Ryder
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTheir baby was supposed to be mine…No relationship is perfect. But since the birth of baby Mabel, seven months ago, Amber and George have been in desperate need of a night away. Mabel is all that Amber has ever wanted but she can’t deny that sometimes she struggles to cope. George has booked them into a luxury hotel and Amber’s sister is babysitting... -
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... -
My Husband's Secret by Kiersten Modglin
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMy husband liked his secrets. On the day of his funeral, I found out just how much. As it turns out, there were three of us. Three women he loved. Three secrets he had to keep. But Lucas wasn’t the only one with secrets. The three of us have a few of our own, and we’d do anything to keep them. If you look close enough, we each had a motive. We all had an opportunity... -
In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 29 ratings10 hours, 22 minutes Six friends. One college reunion. One unsolved murder.Ten years after graduation, Jessica Miller has been invited back to her university for a reunion and she is obsessed with dazzling everyone with her beauty and success. This time when they see her, it has to be perfect because she is perfect... -
Wildcard by Ken McClure
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA traveler dies a horrifying death on a flight from Africa to London. The Ebola virus is suspected, but Steven Dunbar of the Sci-Med Directorate discovers the more frightening truth, and must act quickly before the outbreak achieves its sinister purpose... -
Terran: Taurus King by Jamila Jasper
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsdark bwwm romance (zodiac small town... -
Attribution by Linda Moore
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsArt historian Cate Adamson, still grieving the death of her brother and desperate to succeed, leaves her troubled parents in the Midwest to complete her doctorate in New York, only to find herself assigned to a misogynist advisor. She attempts to impress him until she discovers a hidden painting, possibly a Baroque masterpiece, in the university basement...Categorized as:
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The Sharp Edge of Silence by Cameron Kelly Rosenblum
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTradition meets People Like Us in this timely and haunting YA contemporary standalone that tackles the contagious nature of toxic masculinity at an elite New England boarding school clinging to its past, and the sexual assault that changes everything. WHO WILL YOU BE AT LYCROFT PHELPS? This is the question all Lycroft applicants want to be asked...Categorized as:
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If Something Happens to Me by Alex Finlay
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom “one of the genre’s most exciting voices” (E! News) comes one of the year’s most-anticipated thrillers.For the past five years, Ryan Richardson has relived that terrible night. The car door ripping open. The crushing blow to the head. The hands yanking him from the vehicle. His girlfriend Ali’s piercing scream as she is taken...Categorized as:
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She Won't Leave by James Caine
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe has taken over my life.Everything was perfect until tragedy brought my mother-in-law, Delores Sterling, to my front door with extra baggage at her side. After the sudden death of her husband, she asked if she could live with us temporarily.I knew that living with my mother-in-law wouldn’t be easy. She’s made it obvious ever since I married her only son, that I’m not worthy of him... -
Such Charming Liars by Karen M. McManus
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe newest mystery from the author One of Us Is Lying, the Queen of thrillers, Karen M. McManus! When mother-daughter grifters set out on their final job, the heist gets deadly and dangerously personal.For all of Kat’s life, it’s just been her and her mother, Jamie—except for the forty-eight hours when Jamie was married and Kat had a stepbrother, Liam... -
Las voces del lago by Beatriz Esteban
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings«A veces odiaba ver fantasmas». Irlanda, 1997. Bree regresa con su madre al pueblo de su infancia en busca de algo que les ayude a olvidar el dolor de la muerte de su padre. No obstante, la casa no resulta ser el refugio que esperaba: en medio de la oscuridad, las bombillas se rompen solas, en los espejos aparecen palabras y en las habitaciones se cuela un frío sobrenatural... -
Don't Close Your Eyes by Carlene Thompson
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNestled on the shores of Lake Erie, the small town of Port Ariel, Ohio, is a welcome haven for Natalie St. John. Back home for the first time in years, she plans to visit old friends, mend a broken heart, and take a break from her busy veterinarian practice. But her peace is shattered her first night back, when she discovers the murdered body of her friend, Tamara Peyton... -
Double Impact by Debra Webb
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn a world where nothing is as it seems, who can you trust? TESS GERRITSEN'S Never Say Die Willy Jane Maitland traveled to Saigon to uncover what had happened to her father, missing in action twenty years ago. Instead she found intrigue -- and murder. Only the rumpled and irreverent ex-soldier Guy Barnard seemed willing to help... -
Gang Land by A.J. Carella
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Finn discovers that the son he never knew he had was adopted into an abusive environment, he is compelled to find out for himself what has become of him. What he finds is worse than he ever could have imagined--his son is an active member of the most murderous gang in the city... -
This Book Will Bury Me by Ashley Winstead
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFrom the bestselling author of In My Dreams I Hold a Knife and Midnight is the Darkest Hour comes a chilling, compulsive story of five amateur sleuths, whose hunt for an elusive killer catapults them into danger as the world watches.It's the most famous crime in modern history. But only she knows the true story... -
CoupL (ov)e by Rhein Fathia
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKau tahu, kenapa orang menikah selalu mendapat ucapan “Selamat Menempuh Hidup Baru”? Karena mereka harus meninggalkan orang-orang yang pernah mereka cintai di masa lalu. *** Perjanjian konyol itu merusak semua cita dan anganku. Sungguh, tak pernah aku bermimpi akan bersanding denganmu di pelaminan. Ditambah lagi menghabiskan hidup hingga tua bersamamu...Categorized as:
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Hard Time by A.J. Carella
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen it comes to family, Kat will do anything. Even if that means going against everything she believes in, and risking her already fragile relationship with the man she loves. Faced with a problem that is too much for her alone, she enlists the help of her one time partner, Kyle. Together they must uncover a deadly secret before any more innocent lives are lost... -
Kimkolwiek jesteś by Jakub Szamałek
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsListopad 2018. KandyKroosh, camgirl z Mińska Mazowieckiego, zostaje uduszona na oczach tysięcy internautów. Słynna dziennikarka Julita Wójcicka kontynuuje śledztwo Emila Chorczyńskiego. Wśród materiałów, które od niego otrzymała, znajduje się plik, który odstaje od reszty. To artykuł o śmierci camgirl opatrzony krótką adnotacją: "sprawdź"... -
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Safe at Home by Lauren North
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratings'Addictive, tense and pacy, Safe at Home kept me constantly guessing' B A Paris, bestselling author of Behind Closed Doors and The TherapistWhat if you left your child alone, and something terrible happened?Anna James is an anxious mother. So when she has to leave eleven-year-old Harrie home alone one evening, she can't stop worrying about her daughter... -
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... -
A Narrow Door by Joanne Harris
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAn electrifying tale of psychological suspense and revenge at an elite boarding school where secrets run deep."A dark world of emotional complexity and betrayal, where twist follows twist and nothing is what it seems."—Alex Michaelides, bestselling author of The Silent Patient"Exhilarating. Addictive. Fierce... -
Don't Scream by Wendy Corsi Staub
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDon't Tell A Soul. . . In a remote, heavily wooded area near the Berkshires of Massachusetts, Rachel Lorant died on her birthday. But she didn't die alone. That night, her four sorority sisters make a solemn, trembling pledge. They will never reveal what has just happened in those woods--ever. Instead, they will take their terrible secret to their graves. . . Don't Think About The Past. . -
Speak No Evil by Tanya Anne Crosby
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIf you love a gripping Southern suspense, USA Today bestselling SPEAK NO EVIL is for you. Lifting the veil of secrecy on a grand Southern family in decline. New York Times bestselling author Tanya Anne Crosby explores the lives of Caroline, Augusta, and Savannah Aldridge, three sisters who share a dark past and an uncertain future.. -
Tahoe Deathfall by Todd Borg
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen 14-year-old Jennifer Salazar approaches Tahoe Detective Owen McKenna, she explains that her identical twin sister Melissa died 8 years before on their 6th birthday. Now, at the ripe old age of 14, Jennifer has come to believe that her sister's death was not the accident that everyone says. When McKenna investigates, he uncovers a long-buried secret that is still driving a murderer to kill...
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