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St. Benet's by David Blake
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA girl thrown from a church tower, a man sacrificed to Satan, and a priest murdered at the hands of the Devil. When the body of an old man is found lying in the ruins of St Benet’s Abbey, his throat cut, a knife resting in his open hand, DI John Tanner and DC Jenny Evans are given no choice but to accept a ruling of death by misadventure... -
![Etched in Shadow by L.T. Ryan, K.M. Rought]()
Etched in Shadow by L.T. Ryan, K.M. Rought
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe fourth installment in the bestselling Cassie Quinn mystery series from Wall Street Journal bestselling author L.T. Ryan & K.M. Rought. A gripping thriller with a touch of the paranormal that will keep you guessing until the last page. When a friend’s relative passes away, the family suspects foul play, but the evidence doesn’t match the accusation... -
![House of Lies by D.S. Butler, Henrietta Meire]()
House of Lies by D.S. Butler, Henrietta Meire
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhen two teenage girls vanish without a trace from an educational retreat at Chidlow House in Lincolnshire, the students and teachers are put on high alert.Called in to investigate, Detective Karen Hart questions everyone who came into contact with the two girls, Cressida and Natasha, in the days leading up to their disappearance...Categorized as:
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![File Two: Private Wars by Terri Reid]()
File Two: Private Wars by Terri Reid
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEven though her father’s murderer had been found and killed, Bruce Blackwood’s spirit would still not rest. Now his focus was on his daughter, Brooke, and the danger she would be in if she ever recovered the childhood memory of his death... -
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![The Wherryman by David Blake, Jonathan Keeble]()
The Wherryman by David Blake, Jonathan Keeble
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTHE DEBUT CRIME THRILLER SERIES OF THE YEAR!Four missing children, three murdered men, and the helm of a boat with a blood-red sail, hiding a secret only he can tell.Returning to the Broads after nearly two years at sea, John Tanner moors up next to a boat to find the body of a man whose five-year-old daughter is nowhere to be seen... -
![Pretty Dead by Anne Frasier]()
Pretty Dead by Anne Frasier
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsA serial killer stalks the streets of Savannah...Homicide detective Elise Sandburg and her partner, profiler David Gould, are all too familiar with the terrible costs of chasing evil. Despite their wounded psyches, the detectives delve into the deranged killer’s twisted mind, determined to unravel the clues in the taunts he leaves behind.A city gripped by fear..Categorized as:
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![The Cabinet of Dr. Leng by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child]()
The Cabinet of Dr. Leng by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAgent Pendergast faces his latest challenge in this next installment of the #1 NYT bestselling series by acclaimed authors Preston and Child, the second in the Leng Trilogy.Following the events of Bloodless, FBI Special Agent A.X.L. Pendergast and Constance Greene return. Against all odds, Constance has found a way back to the place of her origins, New York City in the late 1800s...Categorized as:
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![The Gathering Dark: Inspector McLean Book 8 by James Oswald]()
The Gathering Dark: Inspector McLean Book 8 by James Oswald
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe gripping new crime thriller in the highly acclaimed Inspector McLean series A truck driver loses control in central Edinburgh, ploughing into a crowded bus stop and spilling his vehicle's toxic load. The consequences are devastating. DI Tony McLean witnesses the carnage...Categorized as:
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![Death's Refrain by Terri Reid]()
Death's Refrain by Terri Reid
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA distinct chill went up Professor Elaine Wright’s spine. She slowly turned around and her heart dropped when she saw the ghost of a young girl standing near the road. Like the other ghosts Elaine had encountered, the girl was translucent. Elaine could make out her features, but if she looked closely she could see through her to the woods beyond... -
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Mastermind by Andrew Mayne
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsA mysterious electrical storm plunges Manhattan into darkness. As a strange, smothering fog rolls in, all communication crashes. In the blink of an eye, the island seems to vanish into a void.FBI special agent Jessica Blackwood and brilliant scientist Dr. Theo Cray know this isn’t a freak accident. It’s a sinister sleight of hand...Categorized as:
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![The Atlas Defect by A.J. Scudiere]()
The Atlas Defect by A.J. Scudiere
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe NightShade Forensic Files: Book... -
![Salvage by A.J. Scudiere]()
Salvage by A.J. Scudiere
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Agent Derek Westerfield first offered her a chance to be an agent with NightShade, Walter Reed didn’t really understand what that meant. She went to Quantico, trained, and even got her first case, before she realized why NightShade was off the books. Her only ally—and her new partner—is GJ Janson, the know it all who wound up hand-cuffed in a hotel room for stealing from the FBI...Categorized as:
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![The Pendergast Files: (Relic, Reliquary) by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child]()
The Pendergast Files: (Relic, Reliquary) by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis discounted ebundle includes: Relic, ReliquaryThe books that introduced the world to Douglas Preston’s and Lincoln Child’s FBI Special Agent Pendergast. Hidden deep beneath Manhattan lies a warren of tunnels, sewers, and galleries, mostly forgotten by those who walk the streets above. There lies the ultimate secret of the Museum Beat... -
![No Justice: The Complete Series: A Dark Vigilante Thriller Series by Nolon King, David W. Wright]()
No Justice: The Complete Series: A Dark Vigilante Thriller Series by Nolon King, David W. Wright
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom the bestselling authors of 12, Hidden Justice, and Pretty Killer comes the unforgettable thriller series that blends mystery and suspense into pulse-pounding revenge-seeking, serial-killing action... -
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![Simon Says… Scream by Dale Mayer]()
Simon Says… Scream by Dale Mayer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s taken some time, but Detective Kate Morgan’s various relationships are gelling at work—and even at home. Until Simon starts screaming in the middle of the night. Worried and not sure she’s up for this, Kate distances herself from him. When a tortured female body shows up, Simon’s visions are of no help, until he describes one specific injury, … the same injury on Kate’s latest case... -
![The Haunting of Saxton Mansion by Roger Hayden]()
The Haunting of Saxton Mansion by Roger Hayden
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe complicated history of the Saxton house has been long forgotten. Few in the town of Cypress Creek even remember the house and what had occurred inside its walls decades before. In the present time, author Rob Hooper and his wife, Janet, are looking for a quiet place to live. The grandiose, isolated Victorian-style relic is everything they could want... -
![Already Missing by Blake Pierce]()
Already Missing by Blake Pierce
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWomen are turning up dead, clocks found mysteriously around their necks, ticking away the seconds before their death... -
![Whiplash by Catherine Coulter]()
Whiplash by Catherine Coulter
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsYale professor Dr. Edward Kender’s father is undergoing chemotherapy when the supply of a critical accompanying drug, Culovort, suddenly runs out. Unwilling to accept the drug manufacturer’s disingenuous excuse of production line problems, Dr. Kender hires private investigator Erin Pulaski to prove that something more sinister is going on at Schiffer Hartwin...Categorized as:
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![His Garden of Bones by Vickie McKeehan]()
His Garden of Bones by Vickie McKeehan
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNot all flowers are grown with love. Years earlier, teenage girls began to vanish off the streets of Seattle. Now, they're turning up dead, their mutilated bodies left in prominent locations around the city. Skye Cree suspects there are more... -
![The Secrets of the Shadows by Helen Phifer]()
The Secrets of the Shadows by Helen Phifer
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSophie was afraid of the man in the shadows. He terrified her, but he would always disappear when someone else came. But one day in June 1984, she didn't escape. He took her. When a young woman is found draped over a gravestone in a chilling murder, police officer Annie Graham experiences a familiar sense of dread... -
![The Forgotten Cottage by Helen Phifer]()
The Forgotten Cottage by Helen Phifer
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Forgotten Cottage, the eagerly-awaited and chillingly terrifying new book in Helen Phifer’s best-selling ‘Annie Graham’ series. Annie Graham has fought her demons, and is ready to leave them behind. Her new cottage seems like the new start she’s craved: quiet and quaint, it’s empty of the memories which have haunted her for so long... -
![Spider's Truth by Christa Yelich-Koth]()
Spider's Truth by Christa Yelich-Koth
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA psychological detective thriller.Some people can’t let go of a grudge. Homicide Detective Sean Trann is learning this the hard way. He made the mistake of interrupting the killing spree of Boston’s most notorious serial killer, Spider. Intent on finishing what he started and infuriated at Sean’s previous involvement, Spider has decided to use those closest to Sean as pieces in his twisted game...Categorized as:
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![Prayer for the Dead by James Oswald]()
Prayer for the Dead by James Oswald
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDetective Inspector Tony McLean is on the case when the search for a missing journalist uncovers the scene of a carefully staged murder. In a sealed chamber, deep in the heart of Gilmerton Cove, a mysterious network of caves and passages sprawling beneath Edinburgh, the body is discovered in a seemingly macabre ritual of purification... -
![Written In Bones by James Oswald]()
Written In Bones by James Oswald
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe roots of murder run deep . . . When a body is found in a tree in The Meadows, Edinburgh's scenic parkland, the forensics suggest the corpse has fallen from a great height...Categorized as:
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![Deadly Wishes by Rachel McLean]()
Deadly Wishes by Rachel McLean
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMeet Zoe Finch, West Midlands Police's newest Detective Inspector. She's outspoken, ambitious, and damaged. And she's working a case that could make her career, or cost her everything...Fresh from the success of the Canary investigation into depravity and corruption at the highest levels, she's attracted attention. Not least from Assistant Chief Constable Bryn Jackson...Categorized as:
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![Retribution by C.M. Sutter]()
Retribution by C.M. Sutter
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe violent drug-related murders of two prominent attorneys have the homicide division of the Chicago Police Department scrambling for answers, but without clues, a motive, or a suspect, not even the FBI can track down the killer...Categorized as:
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![Stay Dead by Anne Frasier]()
Stay Dead by Anne Frasier
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Anne Frasier takes readers back to her dark, enchanting Savannah—a place as terrifying as it is mesmerizing. Homicide detective Elise Sandburg is traumatized after her run-in with a madman the press has dubbed “The Organ Thief...Categorized as:
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![Silent Voices by Ann Cleeves, Charlie Hardwick]()
Silent Voices by Ann Cleeves, Charlie Hardwick
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratings10 hours, 13 minutesAnn Cleeves has thrilled readers everywhere with her critically acclaimed mystery series set in the Shetland Islands, which began with the award-winning Raven Black. Now, Cleeves is back with another compelling mystery series (set in Northumberland, England)... -
![Fire in the Mind by Arjay Lewis]()
Fire in the Mind by Arjay Lewis
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA victim engulfed in flames. A psychic series of clues. Can a PhD with incredible mental powers stop a real-life firestarter?Years after a tragic car accident claimed his fiancée, Dr. Leonard "Len" Wise is just coming to terms with his demons. Now sober, the countless drunken nights helped him cope with the pain while he studied his newly-acquired psychic abilities...Categorized as:
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![The Empath by Jody Klaire]()
The Empath by Jody Klaire
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAeron Lorelei is a young woman with a troubled past and a troubling gift. Blessed and cursed with the ability to sense the feelings, past, and future of those around her, Aeron lived as a misfit child. When she was sixteen, she took the blame for the death of her best friend’s little brother... -
![A Pilgrimage to Death by Alexa Padgett, J.J. Cagney]()
A Pilgrimage to Death by Alexa Padgett, J.J. Cagney
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCici discovers a body in the forest, and the victim’s wounds are identical to the ones that killed her sister a year ago... Someone murdered her sister. And shot her dog. The killer won't stop until Cici's dead, too. With her identical twin sister hauntingp her dreams, Cici and her dogs must dodge arrows, bullets, and even a demon truck...Categorized as:
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![Controlled Chaos by Kate Allenton]()
Controlled Chaos by Kate Allenton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsClara Bennett Doing the right thing means I have to die. My secret precognitive abilities warned me so. There is no changing my fate, no matter how hard I try. When I take a gunshot wound to the chest, my final resting place will be a shallow grave. If only I knew who will pull the trigger. My lifetime of running won’t help me now. It’s too late for that... -
![A Winter Grave by Peter May]()
A Winter Grave by Peter May
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt is the year 2051. Warnings of climate catastrophe have been ignored, and vast areas of the planet are under water, or uninhabitably hot. A quarter of the world's population has been displaced by hunger and flooding, and immigration wars are breaking out around the globe as refugees pour into neighboring countries... -
![Sweet Payback by Connie Shelton]()
Sweet Payback by Connie Shelton
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPraise for USA Today bestseller, Connie Shelton:"Connie Shelton gets better with every book she writes."--The Midwest Book ReviewNew, in the Amazon #1 bestselling Samantha Sweet mystery series--Sweet Payback!Revenge is often a cold dish, but in the tiny northern New Mexico town of Sembramos emotions are running decidedly hot... -
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![Beach Blanket Homicide by Maria Geraci]()
Beach Blanket Homicide by Maria Geraci
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe first book in a fun, quirky chick-lit mystery series featuring Lucy McGuffin, world's best muffin maker and amateur sleuth.Everyone agrees that Lucy McGuffin bakes the best muffins in Whispering Bay, but she's got another talent, one that she's tried her whole life to hide. Lucy can always tell when a person is lying or telling the truth... -
![The Victim by Jonas Saul]()
The Victim by Jonas Saul
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn Book Five, Sarah Roberts is The Victim.Sarah is killed in a horrible car accident, the DNA found in the car verified as hers. But the government men at the Sophia Project have faked her death to keep her to themselves.After her funeral, she shows up in the food court of a busy mall where a violent exchange takes place. Things go wrong fast... -
![Mourning Gloria by Andrew Downs]()
Mourning Gloria by Andrew Downs
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen a murder suspect escapes indictment on a technicality, Agent Leah Hudson is forced to shift her focus to a new task, a cold case. Five years after Gloria Stone disappears, Hudson must piece together the final days of her life, but Gloria was no ordinary girl...Categorized as:
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![Already Trapped by Blake Pierce]()
Already Trapped by Blake Pierce
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFBI Special Agent and single mom Laura Frost, 35, is haunted by her talent: a psychic ability which she refuses to face and which she keeps secret from her colleagues. While Laura gets obscured glimpses of what the killer may do next, she must decide whether to trust her confusing gift or her investigative work... -
![Name of the Devil by Andrew Mayne]()
Name of the Devil by Andrew Mayne
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsIn this electrifying sequel to the crowd-pleasing thriller Angel Killer, magician-turned-FBI agent Jessica Blackwood must once again draw on her past to go up against a brutal murderer desperate for revenge at any priceAfter playing a pivotal role in the capture of the Warlock, a seemingly supernatural serial killer—and saving the FBI’s reputation in the process—agent Jessica Blackwood can no...Categorized as:
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![The Haunting of Abram Mansion by Alexandria Clarke]()
The Haunting of Abram Mansion by Alexandria Clarke
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA riveting new haunted house mystery that will keep you guessing until the end!When Peyton and Benjamin Fletcher inherit a dilapidated house in the quiet town of Falconwood, Connecticut from Peyton's grandfather, all they want to do is get rid of it. Unfortunately, the will stipulates that the couple must live in the house for a minimum of six months before they sell it... -
![The Damage Done: Inspector McLean 6 by James Oswald]()
The Damage Done: Inspector McLean 6 by James Oswald
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNo good deed goes unpunished... When a police raid in Edinburgh goes horribly wrong, the only silver lining for Inspector Tony McLean is a discovery that could lead to a long-lost girl from his early days on the beat. Haunted by the mystery of what happened to her, McLean begins to dig into a case he thought long buried...Categorized as:
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![Dead Men's Bones by James Oswald]()
Dead Men's Bones by James Oswald
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe murder/suicide of a prominent Scottish politician and his family brings Edinburgh-based Detective Inspector Tony McLean out to the countryside to investigate. The powers that be want a quick report and then to have the whole thing buried, but McLean believes there's more to the case than meets the eye... -
![The Last to Die by Beverly Barton]()
The Last to Die by Beverly Barton
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBE CAREFUL WHO YOU LOVE . . . Cherokee Pointe, Tennessee, has seen murder before, but nothing like what has claimed the life of Jamie Upton, heir to the Upton fortune. The crime is so vicious, so personal and filled with hatred, the authorities are certain it had to be someone he knew . . . someone hiding an unimaginable sadistic streak behind a friendly façade. BE CAREFUL WHO YOU TRUST . . -
![The Runner by Peter May]()
The Runner by Peter May
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA top Chinese swimmer kills himself of the eve of an international event - shattering his country's hopes of victory against the Americans. An Olympic weightlifter dies in the arms of his Beijing mistress - a scandal to be hushed up at the highest level... -
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![Chinese Whispers by Peter May]()
Chinese Whispers by Peter May
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsGRUESOME MURDERSHis victims are young, beautiful and coldly mutilated. He calls himself the Beijing Ripper. Li Yan, head of Beijing's serious crime squad, must stop him.FEARSOME LETTERSJust as pathologist Margaret Campbell finds an insight into the killer's cruel signature, Li receives a letter from the killer, betraying his cruel intentions... -
![The Somerset Slayings by David J. Gatward]()
The Somerset Slayings by David J. Gatward
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA fresh start filled with ghosts and heartache. Can she face her own demons and stop a malevolent murderer?Somerset, England. DI Gordy Haig is drowning in grief. Devastated and heartbroken, the dedicated Scot questions her decision to transfer and take on a new role in a town full of strangers. And just as she's tempted to give up, a body is found gruesomely displayed in the ruins of a castle...Categorized as:
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![The Lost Children by Helen Phifer]()
The Lost Children by Helen Phifer
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLizzy pulled the covers over her head. Then she realised what was being dragged behind the person with the torch. She rammed her fist into her mouth to stop herself from screaming…For decades, The Moore Asylum was home to the forgotten children of Brooklyn Bay. But ever since a scandal forced its closure, the abandoned building has cast an imposing shadow...Categorized as:
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![Off the Rails by Christopher Fowler]()
Off the Rails by Christopher Fowler
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsChristopher Fowler’s Peculiar Crimes Unit novels have been hailed for their originality, suspense, and unforgettable characters. Now Arthur Bryant, John May, and their team of proud eccentrics have been given only one week to hunt down a murderer they’ve already caught once and who is now luring them down into the darkest shadows of the London Underground.The young man they seek is an enigma... -
![Blood Game by Iris Johansen]()
Blood Game by Iris Johansen
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsIn New York Times-bestselling author Johansen's latest work, Eve Duncan returns in this thriller that pits her against the most evil mind she has ever encountered--a ruthless killer who taunts her with his every move and who has a special affinity for blood...Categorized as:
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