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  1. Blow Fly

    by Patricia Cornwell
    A gripping murder-mystery, where an expert investigator must use her forensic skills to solve the case.

    In Blow Fly, Kay Scarpetta stands at the threshold of a new life after her work as Virginia's Chief Medical Examiner has come to a jarring end. At the close of The Last Precinct, she knew she would ... (Goodreads)

  2. Unnatural Exposure

    by Patricia Cornwell
    Dr. Kay Scarpetta investigates a series of murders linked to a dangerous virus, while dealing with personal and professional challenges.

    Virginia Chief Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta has a bloody puzzle on her hands: five headless, limbless cadavers in Ireland , plus four similar victims in a landfill back home. Is a serial butcher ... (Wikipedia)

  3. Black Notice

    by Patricia Cornwell
    Dr. Kay Scarpetta investigates a series of murders linked to an art smuggling ring. The case becomes personal when her lover is targeted.

    Dr. Kay Scarpetta is still shocked by the tragic loss of Benton Wesley. She is trying to carry on, but she gets a letter from Benton, written before his death and left to Senator Lord, who had agreed ... (Wikipedia)

  4. Postmortem

    by Patricia Daniels Cornwell
    Dr. Kay Scarpetta, Chief Medical Examiner, investigates a serial killer in Richmond, Virginia.

    The novel opens as Dr. Kay Scarpetta, Chief Medical Examiner for the Commonwealth of Virginia, receives an early-morning call from Sergeant Pete Marino, a homicide detective at the Richmond Police ... (Wikipedia)

  5. Lucky

    by Jackie Collins
    A young woman rises to fame and fortune in Hollywood, but must navigate the dark side of the industry to protect herself and those she loves.

    SHE’S A HOT-BLOODED BEAUTY IN LOVE WITH POWER, HUNGRY FOR PLEASURE… WILD, NOTORIOUS, TROUBLE… SHE’S… LUCKY. THE FABULOUS HEROINE OF CHANCES RETURNS. With the sensual grace of a panther, Lucky ... (Goodreads)

  6. Chances

    by Jackie Collins
    The lives of three women intertwine as they navigate love, sex, and power in Hollywood. A steamy and scandalous tale of ambition and desire.

    The book that made Jackie Collins one of America’s favorite authors sweeps you from the sophisticated playgrounds of Europe to the glittering gambling palaces of Las Vegas. It plunges you into the ... (Goodreads)

  7. Bare Bones

    by Kathy Reichs
    A forensic anthropologist investigates a series of gruesome murders to uncover a mystery.

    In the Charlotte summer heat, Brennan is hoping to get away for a few days at the beach with her would-be lover, Detective Andrew Ryan. First she has to identify the skeleton of a newborn baby found ... (Wikipedia)

  8. Roses Are Red

    by James Patterson
    A thrilling crime story of a homicide detective searching for a serial killer.

    Alex Cross returns for the sixth book in the series with a new killer on the loose. A series of meticulously planned bank robberies leave behind a wake of bodies. Alex Cross must not only battle ... (Wikipedia)

  9. Cross Fire

    by James Patterson
    Detective Alex Cross investigates a series of murders targeting Washington's elite. The killer's motive remains a mystery until the final twist.

    Psychotic former FBI agent and serial killer Kyle Craig , who escaped from ADX Florence Supermax Prison in, Double Cross, , awaits FBI agent Max Siegel. After questioning him, he reveals he plans to ... (Wikipedia)

  10. I, Alex Cross

    by James Patterson
    Detective Alex Cross investigates a series of brutal murders while balancing his personal life and struggles with his own emotions.

    Detective Alex Cross is enjoying a birthday party with his family when he receives a call from his bosses informing him that Caroline, the 24-year-old only daughter of his late brother Blake, has ... (Wikipedia)

  11. Fatal Voyage

    by Kathy Reichs
    A cold case is reopened, leading to a thrilling web of secrets and murder.

    A plane crash in the mountains of North Carolina and an unidentified severed foot found in the vicinity lead Brennan and would-be lover Detective Andrew Ryan to investigate a mysterious cult. The ... (Wikipedia)

  12. Nights in Rodanthe

    by Nicholas Sparks
    Two strangers find solace in an unlikely romance while weathering a fierce storm.

    The story begins in 2002 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina . Adrienne Willis, a part-time librarian and divorced mother of three, is helping her daughter, Amanda, cope with depression. Amanda is having ... (Wikipedia)

  13. Mercy

    by Julie Garwood
    FBI agent investigates a series of murders in a small town and falls in love with a witness.

    #1 New York Times bestselling author Julie Garwood takes readers from New Orleans' exclusive Garden District to the backwoods of Louisiana's mysterious bayou country in an unforgettable novel of ... (Goodreads)

  14. The President Is Missing

    by Bill Clinton
    The President goes missing during a critical time in his presidency, and a secret mission is launched to find him and prevent a devastating cyber attack.

    President Bill Clinton and bestselling novelist James Patterson have written a spellbinding thriller, The President is Missing. As the novel opens, a threat looms. Enemies are planning an attack of ... (Goodreads)

  15. 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)

  16. Déjà Dead

    by Kathy Reichs
    An action-packed mystery featuring a female forensic anthropologist as she investigates a series of mysterious murders.

    When the meticulously dismembered body of a woman is discovered in the ground of an abandoned monastery in Montreal , Canada , which is too "decomposed for standard autopsy ", an anthropologist is ... (Wikipedia)

  17. All Quiet on the Western Front

    by Erich Maria Remarque
    A soldier's harrowing experience of the horrors of war.

    The book tells the story of Paul Bäumer, who belongs to a group of German soldiers on the Western Front during World War I . The patriotic speeches of his teacher Kantorek had led the whole class to ... (Wikipedia)

  18. Defending Allye

    by Susan Stoker
    A former soldier turned bodyguard must protect a woman from her dangerous ex. Romance and suspense ensue.

    Love is a life-and-death risk for the Mountain Mercenaries in, New York Times, bestselling author Susan Stoker’s explosive series of alpha heroes, hot action, and hard passion…, Ever since his rescue ... (Barnes & Noble)

  19. Master and Commander

    by Patrick O'Brian
    The first book in a series following the adventures of Captain Jack Aubrey and his friend, surgeon Stephen Maturin, during the Napoleonic Wars.

    The beginning of the sweeping Aubrey-Maturin series. "The best sea story I have ever read."—Sir Francis Chichester This, the first in the splendid series of Jack Aubrey novels, establishes the ... (Barnes & Noble)

  20. Not Quite Enough

    by Catherine Bybee
    A woman struggles to balance her career and personal life, while navigating a complicated relationship with a charming man.

    Monica Mann has made it her life’s work to save lives. After an earthquake and tsunami hit the shores of Jamaica, she volunteers her trauma skills with Borderless Nurses. Calculating and methodical, ... (Goodreads)

  21. The Enemy

    by Lee Child
    A retired military cop is tasked with finding a missing American soldier in Iraq.

    In the last hours of 1989, Major Gen. Kenneth Kramer dies of a heart attack in a seedy North Carolina motel, apparently while in the company of a prostitute. MP Maj. Jack Reacher investigates and ... (Wikipedia)

  22. Strange Candy

    by Laurell K. Hamilton
    A collection of short stories featuring vampires, werewolves, and other supernatural creatures. Each story is a dark and twisted tale of horror and fantasy.

    The #1 New York Times bestselling author's short story collection-including an all-new Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter story. From a woman who marries into a family of volatile wizards to a couple ... (Goodreads)

  23. The Passage

    by Justin Cronin
    A post-apocalyptic tale of survival, as the fate of humanity hangs in the balance.

    The novel is broken into 11 parts of varying lengths. The story itself is broken into two sections: the first and shorter section covers the origins of the virus and its outbreak, while the second is ... (Wikipedia)

  24. The Sanatorium

    by Sarah Pearse
    Eerie thriller set in a remote Swiss hotel-turned-sanatorium, where a detective investigates a series of murders.

    You won't want to leave...until you can't. Half hidden by forest and overshadowed by threatening peaks, Le Sommet has always been a sinister place. Long plagued by troubling rumors, the former ... (Goodreads)

  25. From Notting Hill with Love... Actually

    by Ali McNamara
    A young woman's life is turned upside down when she inherits a movie-themed bookstore in London. She embarks on a journey of self-discovery and romance.

    She was just a girl, standing in front of a boy . . . wishing he looked more like Hugh Grant. Scarlett loves the movies. But does she love sensible fiancé David just as much? With a big white wedding ... (Goodreads)

  26. Awakened

    by Brenda K. Davies
    A young woman discovers she's a vampire and must navigate a dangerous world of supernatural creatures while falling in love with a powerful vampire.

    Traumatized by her past, Sera spent the last three years at college hiding from the world., She’s content to stay locked away until a chance encounter with Liam changes her life. Though she’s ... (Barnes & Noble)

  27. Full Speed

    by Janet Evanovich
    A high-speed adventure of a NASCAR driver and his mechanic, dodging danger and romance along the way.

    A novel brimming with nonstop action, quirky characters, sexy highjinks, and sharp humor Welcome to, Full Speed, by Janet Evanovich and Charlotte Hughes,., You'll fall in love with Jamie Swift and ... (Barnes & Noble)

  28. The Secret in the Old Attic

    by Carolyn Keene
    Nancy Drew investigates a mysterious old attic and uncovers a hidden family secret.

    First published in 1944, this mystery finds Nancy searching for some unpublished musical manuscripts which she believes are hidden in the dark, cluttered attic of a rundown mansion. ... (Goodreads)

  29. The Gift

    by Julie Garwood
    A young woman is forced into marriage with a Scottish laird, but finds love and adventure in the Highlands.

    Alternate cover for this ISBN can be found, here, A child bride, Sara Winchester had grown into a winsome beauty, joyfully anticipating the day when her husband Nathan, Marquess of St. James, would ... (Goodreads)

  30. Candy Cane Murder

    by Joanne Fluke
    A collection of three cozy mystery novellas set during the Christmas season, all involving candy canes in some way.

    'Tis the season for trimming the tree, caroling, baking cookies, and curling up by the Yuletide waiting for Santa to drop down the chimney. But in this festive collection of holiday whodunits, murder ... (Goodreads)