Recommendations based on Deeper Than the Deadby Tami Hoag

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  1. Secrets to the Grave

    by Tami Hoag
    A small town is rocked by the murder of a young girl, and secrets from the past threaten to tear apart the community.

    Marissa Fordham is dead, but her daughter is found at the crime scene, injured but alive. Now sheriff's detective Tony Mendez and child advocate Anne Leone begin to peel back the layers of Marissa's ... (Goodreads)

  2. Live to Tell

    by Lisa Gardner
    A gripping thriller following a detective on the hunt for a serial killer.

    A savage crime has rocked a working-class neighbourhood of Boston; four members of a family have been brutally murdered. The father is lying in an intensive care unit, his survival in doubt. He is ... (Goodreads)

  3. Ashes to Ashes

    by Tami Hoag
    Serial killer investigation unearths a decades-old unsolved murder case.

    He performs his profane ceremony in a wooded Minneapolis park, anointing his victims, then setting the bodies ablaze. He has already claimed three lives, and he won’t stop there. Only this time there ... (Goodreads)

  4. Night Sins

    by Tami Hoag
    A small town is rocked by the disappearance of a young boy, leading to dark secrets and hidden desires being exposed.

    A sensational New York Times bestseller and subject of a CBS-TV miniseries, Night Sins has confirmed Tami Hoag's reputation as the new modern master of suspense. This gripping tale unfolds in a ... (Goodreads)

  5. Deception

    by Jonathan Kellerman
    A psychologist investigates a murder case involving a wealthy family, uncovering dark secrets and lies.

    Her name is Elise Freeman, and her chilling cry for help comes too late to save her. On a DVD found near her lifeless body, the emotionally and physically battered woman chronicles a long ordeal of ... (Goodreads)

  6. The Kill Room

    by Jeffery Deaver
    Lincoln Rhyme investigates a government assassin who may have killed an innocent man. Twists and turns abound in this thrilling crime novel.

    It was a "million-dollar bullet," a sniper shot delivered from over a mile away. Its victim was no ordinary mark: he was a United States citizen, targeted by the United States government, and ... (Goodreads)

  7. Juliet

    by Anne Fortier
    A young woman travels to Siena, Italy to uncover the truth about her ancestor, Giulietta, and her connection to the famous Romeo and Juliet story.

    Juliet is about a woman named Julie Jacobs who discovers that her ancestor Giulietta is the real-life Juliet of, Romeo and Juliet, fame. , In her encounters with various descendants of the young ... (Wikipedia)

  8. The Big Bad Wolf

    by James Patterson
    Detective investigates a series of grisly murders in a small town.

    Cross is in the middle of his training at the FBI when he is assigned to work on a kidnapping case. A federal judge's wife has been kidnapped, and Cross discovers that her kidnapping fits the pattern ... (Wikipedia)

  9. One Shot

    by Lee Child
    A former military investigator must solve a murder case in a short period of time.

    In a small Indiana city, a lone gunman in a parking garage calmly fires into a rush-hour crowd in a public plaza, committing a massacre of five apparently random victims with six shots. The shooter ... (Wikipedia)

  10. Ransom

    by Julie Garwood
    A knight must save a kidnapped princess from a powerful enemy, and protect his newfound love.

    In England, during the reign of King Richard I , Gillian, as a young child, is woken up in the middle of the night by her father. Alford the Red, and his soldiers have breached their home, ... (Wikipedia)

  11. Alone

    by Lisa Gardner
    A detective races against time to uncover the truth behind a missing woman's disappearance.

    Alone . . . Massachusetts State Trooper Bobby Dodge watches a tense hostage standoff unfold through the scope of his sniper rifle. Just across the street, in wealthy Back Bay, Boston, an armed man ... (Goodreads)

  12. Split Second

    by David Baldacci
    An FBI agent races against the clock to prevent a terrorist attack that could change the world.

    Michelle Maxwell has just wrecked her promising career at the Secret Service. Against her instincts, she let a presidential candidate out of her sight for the briefest moment and the man whose safety ... (Goodreads)

  13. Master of the Game

    by Sidney Sheldon
    The story of a powerful and ruthless businesswoman, spanning generations and continents, as she builds her empire and seeks revenge.

    Kate Blackwell, matriarch of the Blackwell family and head of multinational business empire Kruger-Brent Int., celebrates her 90th birthday. She sees the ghosts of her past but refuses to join them ... (Wikipedia)

  14. Strangers

    by Dean Koontz
    A man and woman, both haunted by their pasts, are brought together by a terrifying threat.

    A group of people are brought together by their different and equally strange maladies. There is Dominick who suffers from somnambulism , Ginger has unexplained lapses into a fugue state , Father ... (Wikipedia)

  15. The King of Torts

    by John Grisham
    A young lawyer's rise to power and wealth through mass tort litigation, but at what cost?

    Clay Carter is a poorly paid Washington, D.C. public defender who dreams of joining a large law firm . One day he reluctantly takes on the case of Tequila Watson, a man accused of a random street ... (Wikipedia)

  16. Transfer of Power

    by Vince Flynn
    A group of terrorists take over the White House, and it's up to CIA agent Mitch Rapp to save the day.

    Rapp is introduced while he is performing a covert operation in Iran and he discovers a possible terrorist attack planned for the nation's capital to happen in the near future. Meanwhile, in ... (Wikipedia)

  17. Worth Dying For

    by Lee Child
    An ex-military cop confronts a dangerous drug cartel while trying to rescue a kidnapped child.

    Following the events of, 61 Hours, , Jack Reacher is on his way to Virginia to meet Maj. Susan Turner, the current commanding officer of his old unit, the 110th Military Police Squadron. En route, he ... (Wikipedia)

  18. Memory Man

    by David Baldacci
    A detective investigates a suspicious death, unraveling a complex web of secrets and lies.

    This "impossible to put down" #1, New York Times, bestseller introduces Amos Decker, a gifted police detective with a perfect memory who must solve a mystery he wishes he could forget: his family's ... (Barnes & Noble)

  19. The Likeness

    by Tana French
    A murder investigation reveals secrets of a young woman's past, threatening her present.

    The story follows the efforts of detective Cassie Maddox to determine the circumstances surrounding the death of Lexie Madison, a young woman who is her doppelgänger . , The dead woman not only ... (Wikipedia)

  20. The Affair

    by Lee Child
    An ex-military cop investigates a murder that leads him to uncover a deeper conspiracy.

    In March 1997, Maj. Jack Reacher is briefed by his superior Leon Garber on a troubling development in Carter's Crossing, Mississippi : a woman has been found murdered, her throat slit, with signs of ... (Wikipedia)

  21. Bad Love

    by Jonathan Kellerman
    A psychologist investigates the murder of a former patient's lover, uncovering dark secrets and twisted relationships.

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER It came in a plain brown wrapper, no return address—an audiocassette recording of a horrifying, soul-lacerating scream, followed by the sound of a childlike voice chanting: ... (Goodreads)

  22. Shiver

    by Maggie Stiefvater
    A teenage girl falls in love with a werewolf, but their romance is threatened by the dangers of his transformation.

    For years, Grace has watched the wolves in the woods behind her house. One yellow-eyed wolf—her wolf—is a chilling presence she can't seem to live without. Meanwhile, Sam has lived two lives: In ... (Goodreads)

  23. An Echo in the Bone

    by Diana Gabaldon
    18th-century Scottish and American characters struggle with loyalty, betrayal, and love in the midst of war.

    In the 20th century at Lallybroch, Brianna, Roger, Jem, and Mandy are reading letters from Claire and Jamie from the past, one of which mentions hidden gold, with a location known only to Jem. ... (Wikipedia)

  24. In Twenty Years

    by Allison Winn Scotch
    College friends reunite after 20 years and confront secrets, regrets, and missed opportunities.

    Twenty years ago, six Penn students shared a house, naively certain that their friendships would endure—until the death of their ringleader and dear friend Bea splintered the group for good. Now, ... (Barnes & Noble)

  25. Girls of Glass

    by Brianna Labuskes
    A psychological thriller about a woman who discovers the dark secrets of her family's past.

    An Amazon Charts bestseller.,, It takes more than a lie to hide the dark secrets of this picture-perfect family., When the granddaughter of one of Florida’s most powerful judges disappears, it ... (Barnes & Noble)

  26. New York Dead

    by Stuart Woods
    Stone Barrington, a detective, investigates the murder of a wealthy businessman in New York City. The case leads him to uncover a web of deceit and corruption.

    Everyone is always telling Stone Barrington that he's too smart to be a cop, but it's pure luck that places him on the streets in the dead of night, just in time to witness the horrifying incident ... (Goodreads)

  27. Along Came a Spider

    by James Patterson
    A detective races against time to solve a kidnapper's twisted game.

    What have we got? A missing little girl named Maggie Rose . . . a family of three brutally murdered in the projects of Washington, D.C. . . . the thrill-killing of a beautiful elementary school ... (Goodreads)

  28. Don't Breathe a Word

    by Jennifer McMahon
    A young girl disappears after playing a game with fairies. Years later, her boyfriend tries to uncover the truth behind her disappearance.

    “ Don’t Breathe a Word is a haunting page-turner that kept me up, spine shivering and enthralled, way past my bedtime.” —Joshilyn Jackson, author of Never Have I Ever On a soft summer night in ... (Barnes & Noble)

  29. What Alice Forgot

    by Liane Moriarty
    A woman wakes up with amnesia and must reconstruct her life, rediscovering truths hidden in her past.

    FROM THE #1, NEW YORK TIMES, BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF, THE HUSBAND'S SECRET, AND, BIG LITTLE LIES,. A “cheerfully engaging”(,Kirkus Reviews,) novel for anyone who’s ever asked herself, “How did I get ... (Barnes & Noble)

  30. Contagion

    by Robin Cook
    A medical thriller about a deadly virus outbreak and the race to find a cure before it spreads globally.

    One of Cook's most successful—and timely—bestsellers. Contagion is a terrifying cautionary tale for the millennium as a deadly epidemic is spread not merely by microbes—but by sabotage.... ... (Goodreads)