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The Crossing
by Michael Connelly
Thriller involving a homicide detective's search for a serial killer in Los Angeles.
In this "tense" thriller and #1, New York Times, bestseller, Detective Harry Bosch teams up with Lincoln Lawyer Mickey Haller to track down a killer who just might find them first (,Wall Street ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Wrong Side of Goodbye
by Michael Connelly
A retired detective is hired to investigate a mysterious case, uncovering secrets from the past.
This novel finds semi-retired Harry Bosch alternating between two investigations. As a private detective he is summoned by billionaire industrialist Whitney Vance. The elderly, never-married Vance ... (Wikipedia)
Her Final Breath
by Robert Dugoni
A detective must race against time to uncover the truth behind a mysterious death.
Homicide detective Tracy Crosswhite has returned to the police force after the sensational retrial of her sister’s killer. Still scarred from that ordeal, Tracy is pulled into an investigation that ... (Goodreads)
Beneath a Scarlet Sky
by Mark T. Sullivan
True story of a young Italian man's courage and heroism during WWII.
Based on the true story of a forgotten hero,, Beneath a Scarlet Sky, is the triumphant, epic tale of one young man’s incredible courage and resilience during one of history’s darkest hours., Pino ... (Goodreads)
An Innocent Client
by Scott Pratt
A lawyer's heroic fight against a corrupt system to save an innocent man from execution.
A preacher is found brutally murdered in a Tennessee motel room. A beautiful, mysterious young girl is accused. In this Mystery Readers International finalist for "Best Debut Mystery," criminal ... (Goodreads)
The Girl in the Ice
by Robert Bryndza
Detective Erika Foster investigates a series of grisly murders, uncovering secrets and dark conspiracies.
Her eyes are wide open. Her lips parted as if to speak. Her dead body frozen in the ice…She is not the only one. When a young boy discovers the body of a woman beneath a thick sheet of ice in a South ... (Goodreads)
Home
by Harlan Coben
An investigation into the disappearance of a teenage girl, uncovering a web of secrets.
After a year in hiding, Win contacts Myron to say he has located Patrick Moore, now 16, one of two boys kidnapped ten years ago from the home of Brooke Baldwin, Win's cousin. The other six-year old ... (Wikipedia)
Justice Redeemed
by Scott Pratt
A small-town lawyer seeks justice for a man wrongly accused of murder, uncovering corruption and danger along the way.
Two years ago, Darren Street made a name for himself as the man who rooted out corruption in the district attorney’s office. Now the hotheaded young lawyer is in the public eye yet again—this time, ... (Goodreads)
Beach Lawyer
by Avery Duff
A high-powered lawyer takes on a case involving a murdered partner at a prestigious law firm, uncovering dark secrets along the way.
After five grueling years, Robert Worth is just days away from making partner at a powerful Santa Monica law firm. When a client confides in him that senior partner Jack Pierce sexually assaulted ... (Goodreads)
The Good Lawyer
by Thomas Benigno
A gripping legal thriller about a lawyer's quest for justice in a high-profile murder case.
A young, ambitious lawyer is eager to prove he is better than the father who abandoned him and worthy of the devoted mother who raised him beyond the siren call of the mobster dominated family he ... (Goodreads)
A Criminal Defense
by William L. Myers Jr.
A high-profile murder case puts a successful lawyer's career and personal life on the line. Twists and turns abound in this legal thriller.
Losing the trial of his life could mean losing everything., When a young reporter is found dead and a prominent Philadelphia businessman is accused of her murder, Mick McFarland finds himself ... (Barnes & Noble)
Easy Prey
by John Sandford
A wealthy businessman is murdered, and the investigation leads to a group of teenage hackers.
A Lucas Davenport thriller by internationally bestselling novelist John Sandford In life she was a high-profile model. In death she is the focus of a media firestorm that's demanding action from ... (Goodreads)
Station Eleven
by Emily St. John Mandel
Post-apocalyptic exploration of a world drastically changed after a pandemic.
An audacious, darkly glittering novel set in the eerie days of civilization’s collapse,, Station Eleven, tells the spellbinding story of a Hollywood star, his would-be savior, and a nomadic group of ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Power of the Dog
by Don Winslow
A powerful and intense story of two men and the Mexican-American drug war.
From the bestselling author of Savages (now an Oliver Stone film). This novel of the drug trade takes you deep inside a world riddled with corruption, betrayal, and bloody revenge. Art Montana is an ... (Goodreads)
Mortal Prey
by John Sandford
Lucas Davenport, a detective, is hired to protect a wealthy woman from a hitman. But things get complicated when the hitman turns out to be a woman.
Years ago, Lucas Davenport almost died at the hands of Clara Rinker, a pleasant, soft-spoken, low-key Southerner, and the best hitwoman in the business. Now retired and living in Mexico, she nearly ... (Goodreads)
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)
The Dead Key
by D.M. Pulley
An engineer's investigation of an abandoned bank reveals long-buried secrets.
2014 Winner — Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award — Grand Prize and Mystery & Thriller Fiction Winner, It’s 1998, and for years the old First Bank of Cleveland has sat abandoned, perfectly preserved, its ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Fix
by David Baldacci
An ex-CIA agent must bring down a powerful cartel while unlocking secrets from his past.
David Baldacci's remarkable detective Amos Decker–the man who can forget nothing--was first introduced in the sensational #1 New York Times bestseller Memory Man . Now Decker returns in a stunning ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Stranger
by Harlan Coben
A man's life is turned upside down when he discovers his wife's shocking secret. He must navigate a dangerous web of lies and deceit to uncover the truth.
The Stranger appears out of nowhere, perhaps in a bar, or a parking lot, or at the grocery store. His identity is unknown. His motives are unclear. His information is undeniable. Then he whispers a ... (Goodreads)
Fool Me Once
by Harlan Coben
A woman's search for justice and the truth behind her husband's death.
Former special ops pilot Maya, home from the war, sees an unthinkable image captured by her nanny cam while she is at work: her two-year-old daughter playing with Maya’s husband, Joe—who had been ... (Goodreads)
The Lighthouse Keeper
by Cynthia Ellingsen
A woman inherits a lighthouse and moves to a small town, where she discovers secrets about her family and the town's history.
An Amazon Charts bestseller., Dawn Conners’s parents are famous for finding historic treasures, but she has a knack for, losing, things—her job, her boyfriend, and now, her reputation. Thanks to a ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Whiskey Sea
by Ann Howard Creel
A young woman in the 1920s navigates the dangerous world of rum-running and smuggling on the East Coast.
Running rum during Prohibition, she’ll risk her life—and her heart., Motherless and destitute, Frieda Hope is determined to make a better life for herself and her sister, Bea. The girls are taken in ... (Barnes & Noble)
22 Britannia Road
by Amanda Hodgkinson
A Polish couple reunites in England after WWII, struggling to rebuild their relationship and lives after years of separation and trauma.
A tour de force that echoes modern classics like Suite Francaise and The Postmistress. At the end of the Second World War, Silvana and eight-year-old Aurek board the ship that will take them from ... (Goodreads)
Injustice For All
by Scott Pratt
A small-town lawyer takes on a high-profile murder case, but soon realizes that the justice system is rigged against his client.
A criminal court judge is found hanging from a tree. A young employee of the district attorney's office goes missing. In this third book of the best selling Joe Dillard series, Dillard finds himself ... (Goodreads)
Tier One
by Brian Andrews
A former Navy SEAL is recruited to a top-secret team to stop a terrorist attack. Fast-paced action and suspenseful plot twists ensue.
In a world violated by terror, the old lines have blurred. Meet the next generation of covert ops. John Dempsey’s life—as an elite Tier One Navy SEAL named Jack Kemper—is over. A devastating ... (Goodreads)
Pines
by Blake Crouch
A man's journey to uncover the secrets of a mysterious town, and its inhabitants.
Wayward Pines, Idaho, is quintessential small-town America–or so it seems. Secret Service agent Ethan Burke arrives in search of two missing federal agents, yet soon is facing much more than he ... (Goodreads)
The Brass Verdict
by Michael Connelly
Defense attorney Mickey Haller inherits a high-profile murder case from a colleague, but soon realizes he may be in over his head.
Since the events of the previous novel, attorney Mickey Haller has spent a year recuperating from his wounds and a subsequent addiction to painkillers. He is called back to the practice of law when ... (Wikipedia)
UNSUB
by Meg Gardiner
A serial killer resurfaces after 20 years, and a detective must solve the case before more victims are claimed.
A riveting psychological thriller inspired by the never-caught Zodiac Killer, about a young detective determined to apprehend the serial murderer who destroyed her family and terrorized a city twenty ... (Goodreads)
Walk Me Home
by Catherine Ryan Hyde
A heartwarming story of two unlikely friends, a young girl and an elderly man, who embark on a journey of healing and self-discovery.
From, New York Times, bestselling author Catherine Ryan Hyde comes a story of two young sisters who embark on a journey across the American Southwest to uncover what it really means to be a family. ... (Goodreads)
A Dark Lure
by Loreth Anne White
A woman returns to her hometown to confront her past, but finds herself trapped in a deadly game with a serial killer.
Twelve years ago, Sarah Baker was abducted by the Watt Lake Killer and sexually assaulted for months before managing to escape. The killer was caught, but Sarah lost everything: her marriage, her ... (Barnes & Noble)
