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Deal Breaker
by Harlan Coben
Detective investigates a murder case, unearthing secrets of a dangerous underworld.
Sports agent Myron Bolitar is poised on the edge of the big time. So is Christian Steele, a rookie quarterback and Myron's prized client. But when Christian gets a phone call from a former ... (Goodreads)
One False Move
by Harlan Coben
A high school student's past comes back to haunt him when he witnesses a murder. Secrets and lies unravel in this thrilling mystery.
One False Move is a novel detailing a period of time in the life of Myron Bolitar, sports agent, and a long standing secret in his hometown. Myron meets with Norm Zuckerman the CEO of Zoom sports ... (Wikipedia)
Drop Shot
by Harlan Coben
Detective uses unique tactics to investigate a murder, uncovering a criminal conspiracy.
A young woman is shot in cold blood, her lifeless body dumped outside the stadium at the height of the US Open . At one point, her tennis career had skyrocketed. Now headlines were being made by a ... (Wikipedia)
Wild Fire
by Nelson DeMille
John Corey investigates a series of arson attacks in Long Island, leading him to a dangerous conspiracy.
Welcome to the Custer Hill Club—a men’s club set in a luxurious Adirondack hunting lodge whose members include some of America’s most powerful business leaders, military men, and government ... (Wikipedia)
The Dead Will Tell
by Linda Castillo
Chief of Police Kate Burkholder investigates a murder that leads her to uncover secrets from the past.
Everyone in Painters Mill knows the abandoned Hochstetler farm is haunted. But only a handful of the residents remember the terrible secrets lost in the muted/hushed whispers of time—and now death is ... (Goodreads)
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)
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)
The Broker
by John Grisham
A lawyer on the run from the FBI and CIA must use his expertise to help them uncover a powerful conspiracy.
Joel Backman is "the Broker," a considered to be one of the most powerful lobbyists in Washington, D.C. . However, Backman's life falls apart when a deal collapses involving a hacked spy satellite ... (Wikipedia)
Seven Up
by Janet Evanovich
Stephanie Plum, a bounty hunter, is back with her quirky family and friends to solve another mystery. This time, it involves a missing man and a stolen delivery truck.
Stephanie 's latest quarry is Eddie DeChooch, a septuagenarian semi-retired mobster who was arrested for smuggling cigarettes into New Jersey from Richmond, Virginia . Stephanie finds him in a state ... (Wikipedia)
Loving Frank
by Nancy Horan
A romantic story of love and tragedy, as a woman risks everything for her forbidden passion.
The book opens to notes written by Mamah Borthwick, reminiscing on her life and expressing her longing to tell her views of what happened. The story begins with an account of Mamah’s attendance, with ... (Wikipedia)
Calico Joe
by John Grisham
A former professional baseball player confronts his past while his son faces a career-ending injury.
Author Grisham once dreamed of a career as a professional baseball player for the St. Louis Cardinals . , This, his first baseball novel, is about a beanball that ends the career of a promising ... (Wikipedia)
Gone
by Jonathan Kellerman
A psychologist investigates the disappearance of a young patient, uncovering dark secrets and danger.
It’s a story tailor-made for the nightly news: Dylan Meserve and Michaela Brand, young lovers and fellow acting students, vanish on the way home from a rehearsal. Three days later, the two of them ... (Goodreads)
Gone Missing
by Linda Castillo
Chief of Police Kate Burkholder investigates the disappearance of an Amish teenager. As she delves deeper, she uncovers dark secrets and a web of lies.
Linda Castillo’s bestselling series continues with GONE MISSING—a deeply chilling novel about a rite of passage gone horribly wrong. Rumspringa is the time when Amish teens are allowed to experience ... (Goodreads)
On the Street Where You Live
by Mary Higgins Clark
A young woman investigates a murder that occurred in her hometown decades ago, uncovering dark secrets and putting herself in danger.
In the gripping new novel from the Queen of Suspense, a woman is haunted by two grisly murders separated by more than a century, yet somehow, inextricably linked... Following a nasty divorce and the ... (Goodreads)
Pray for Silence
by Linda Castillo
Chief of Police Kate Burkholder investigates a brutal murder in an Amish community, uncovering dark secrets and confronting her own past.
The Plank family moved from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, to join the small Amish community of Painters Mill less than a year ago and seemed the model of the Plain Life—until on a cold October night, the ... (Goodreads)
I'll Walk Alone
by Mary Higgins Clark
A mother searches for her kidnapped son while being accused of his murder. Twists and turns lead to a shocking revelation.
The Queen Of Suspense Is Back! Mary Higgins Clark’s new novel—the thirtieth and most spine-chilling of her long career as America’s most beloved author of suspense fiction— is about the newest and ... (Goodreads)
The Rule of Four
by Ian Caldwell
An academic quest to decode a centuries-old mystery, uncovering secrets of the past.
The book is set on the Princeton campus during Easter weekend in 1999. The story involves four Princeton seniors, both friends and roommates, getting ready for graduation: Tom, Paul, Charlie and Gil. ... (Wikipedia)
Make Me
by Lee Child
An ex-military drifter is framed for a murder and must uncover the truth to clear his name.
Somewhere in the sprawling, flat, desolate Midwestern United States, Reacher arrives by train at a small town named Mother's Rest, curious as to the story behind the name. He meets a Chinese American ... (Wikipedia)
Mystic River
by Dennis Lehane
Three childhood friends are reunited by a tragedy that exposes their dark past and tests their loyalty.
The novel revolves around three boys who grow up as friends in Boston — Dave Boyle, Sean Devine, and Jimmy Marcus. When the story opens, Dave is abducted by child molesters while he, Sean, and Jimmy ... (Wikipedia)
The Client
by John Grisham
A young boy is thrust into a legal battle, as he tries to protect himself and his family.
Boyd Boyette, a United States Senator from Louisiana, goes missing. Because of his vocal opposition to a proposed major toxic landfill project by a company known to be Mafia-backed, murder is ... (Wikipedia)
By the Pricking of My Thumbs
by Agatha Christie
An elderly couple investigate a suspicious death, uncovering dark secrets in the process.
While visiting Tommy's Aunt Ada at Sunny Ridge Nursing Home, Tuppence encounters some odd residents including Mrs. Lancaster who mystifies her with talk about "your poor child" and "something behind ... (Goodreads)
The Things We Wish Were True
by Marybeth Mayhew Whalen
A small town's secrets are revealed as the lives of its residents intertwine.
In an idyllic small-town neighborhood, a near tragedy triggers a series of dark revelations., From the outside, Sycamore Glen, North Carolina, might look like the perfect all-American neighborhood. ... (Barnes & Noble)
Where Are You Now?
by Mary Higgins Clark
A woman searches for her missing brother, who disappeared years ago after being accused of murdering their mother.
From America's Queen of Suspense comes a gripping tale of a young woman trying to unravel the mystery of a family tragedy – a quest with terrifying repercussions. It has been ten years since ... (Goodreads)
Grave Secret
by Charlaine Harris
Harper Connelly, a woman who can communicate with the dead, is hired to uncover a grave secret in a small town.
"While Tolliver slept, I wondered if it was possible that Cameron was still alive...At first, I'd thought she'd been abducted by a gang, sold into slavery, something lurid and horrible. Then I'd ... (Goodreads)
What She Left Behind
by Ellen Marie Wiseman
Abandoned by her mother in a mental institution, Clara uncovers the truth about her family's past.
In this stunning new novel, the acclaimed author of THE PLUM TREE merges the past and present into a haunting story about the nature of love and loyalty—and the lengths we will go to protect those ... (Goodreads)
Mary, Mary
by James Patterson
A thrilling mystery involving a missing woman and the secrets she left behind.
FBI Agent Alex Cross is on vacation in Los Angeles with his family and his girlfriend Jamilla Hughes (from, Violets Are Blue, ) when he receives word that a Hollywood actress has been murdered. The ... (Wikipedia)
Alex Cross, Run
by James Patterson
Detective Alex Cross is on the run from the law and a dangerous killer, while trying to clear his name and protect his family.
Metropolitan Police Department officer Alex Cross, John Sampson, and others, invade plastic surgeon Elijah Creem's penthouse where he is illegally giving drugs and having sex (while making ... (Wikipedia)
F is for Fugitive
by Sue Grafton
Private investigator Kinsey Millhone races to uncover the truth behind a murder and a fugitive on the run.
Henry Pitts is having Kinsey's garage apartment rebuilt after it was destroyed in the events of the previous novel . Royce Fowler wants the detective to exonerate his son of the murder of Jean ... (Wikipedia)
Now You See Her
by James Patterson
A mother's desperate search to uncover the truth behind her daughter's disappearance.
The perfect life A successful lawyer and loving mother, Nina Bloom would do anything to protect the life she's built in New York–including lying to everyone, even her daughter, about her past. But ... (Goodreads)
When the Bough Breaks
by Jonathan Kellerman
A detective unravels the secrets of a mysterious murder in Los Angeles.
The first Alex Delaware novel. It's a good one! We meet Dr. Morton Handler who practiced a strange brand of psychiatry. Among his specialties were fraud, extortion, and sexual manipulation. Handler ... (Goodreads)
