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  1. The Face of Deception

    by Iris Johansen
    Forensic sculptor Eve Duncan is hired to reconstruct the face of a murdered girl, but the case becomes personal when she discovers the victim's identity.

    An unidentified skull... A trail of terrifying secrets... And a woman whose talented hands could reveal the shocking truth... As a forensic sculptor, Eve Duncan helps identify the dead from their ... (Goodreads)

  2. No One to Trust

    by Iris Johansen
    A forensic sculptor is forced to use her skills to identify a terrorist. She must navigate danger and betrayal to save her son and stop the attack.

    He is the most terrifying of killers: ruthless, cunning, charismatic. And he has the means to get whatever he wants. And what Rico Chavez wants most is Elena Kyler–and he wants her dead. Trained as ... (Goodreads)

  3. Stalemate

    by Iris Johansen
    A forensic sculptor is forced to use her skills to identify a serial killer's victims. She becomes the killer's next target.

    Eve Duncan has turned down the job twice already. Her skill and devotion in identifying murder victims and helping bring their killers to justice may be world-renowned. But Eve works exclusively for ... (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. Hot Blooded

    by Lisa Jackson
    A small town is rocked by a series of murders, and the prime suspect is the town's bad boy. But is he really guilty?

    First One Dead Body. . . A prostitute lies strangled in a seedy French Quarter hotel room. Miles away, in a rambling plantation house on the sultry shores of Lake Ponchartrain, popular late-night ... (Barnes & Noble)

  6. The Target

    by Catherine Coulter
    FBI agents race against time to stop a terrorist attack on the United States.

    In the remote Colorado Rockies, Judge Ramsey Hunt rescues an abused little girl. Alongside FBI agents Dillon Savich and Lacey Sherlock, can Ramsey track down the vile abductors responsible for the ... (Goodreads)

  7. 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)

  8. Dark Predator

    by Christine Feehan
    A powerful Carpathian warrior falls for a human woman, but their love is threatened by an evil force.

    All New from the #1, New York Times, bestselling author. As brutal as the undead he hunted, Zacarias De La Cruz was a master executioner. Now his stark and savage journey has ended. For his brothers, ... (Goodreads)

  9. The Edge

    by Catherine Coulter
    FBI agent investigates a series of murders in a small town, uncovering a web of secrets and lies.

    FBI agent Ford "Mac" MacDougal is recovering from injuries he received in a terrorist car bombing when his sister, Jilly, a medical researcher, drives her Porsche off an Oregon cliff - on purpose, it ... (Goodreads)

  10. All Is Not Forgotten

    by Wendy Walker
    After a brutal assault, a teenage girl undergoes a controversial treatment to erase her memory of the event, but the truth cannot be forgotten.

    "An assured, powerful novel that blends suspense and rich family drama...it is, in a word, unforgettable." —William Landay, author of DEFENDING JACOB Wendy Walker's All Is Not Forgotten begins in the ... (Barnes & Noble)

  11. Blow Out

    by Catherine Coulter
    FBI agent investigates a serial killer who targets young women with musical talent. He must race against time to stop the killer before he strikes again.

    A long weekend in the Poconos is cut short when FBI agents Sherlock and Savich are helicoptered back to Washington, D.C., to lead the investigation into the brutal murder of a Supreme Court Justice. ... (Goodreads)

  12. I Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You

    by Courtney Maum
    A struggling artist tries to win back his wife after cheating on her. Set in Paris, it explores love, art, and the complexities of relationships.

    Where'd You Go, Bernadette meets Beautiful Ruins in this reverse love story set in Paris and London about a failed monogamist's attempts to answer the question: Is it really possible to fall back in ... (Goodreads)

  13. Alone

    by Kendra Elliot
    FBI agent Cate Wilde investigates a murder in her hometown, uncovering dark secrets and facing her own traumatic past.

    An, RT, Reviewers’ Choice Award Finalist, Romantic Suspense.,, Alone, is the fourth book in Bone Secrets, the multimillion-copy bestselling series., One rainy night in the woods outside of Portland, ... (Barnes & Noble)

  14. Body Movers

    by Stephanie Bond
    Carlotta Wren's life is turned upside down when her mother is accused of murder and she must use her skills as a former crime-scene cleaner to clear her name.

    Carlotta Wren's life hasn't turned out as she'd planned. She didn't plan for her parents to skip bail for a white-collar crime, leaving her to raise her brother. She didn't plan on having the silver ... (Goodreads)

  15. Girl Jacked

    by Christopher Greyson
    A serial killer is on the loose, abducting young girls. Detective Jack Stratton must race against time to catch the killer and save the latest victim.

    Jack Stratton’s a good guy on the ugly side of life. Eight years ago a bomb blew his world apart and he’s been picking up the pieces ever since. Guilt has driven a wedge between him and the family he ... (Barnes & Noble)

  16. Stealing Shadows

    by Kay Hooper
    A psychic FBI agent tracks a serial killer who targets psychics. The hunt becomes personal as she discovers her own abilities.

    WHAT IF YOU CAN ENTER A MADMAN'S CRUEL MIND AS HE PLANS HIS VICIOUS CRIMES? WHAT IF YOU CAN SEE THE TERRIFIED FACE OF HIS PREY AS HE MOVES IN FOR THE KILL - BUT YOU CAN'T STOP HIS FRENZY ONCE HE ... (Goodreads)

  17. If She Only Knew

    by Lisa Jackson
    A woman with amnesia tries to uncover her past and discovers dark secrets that threaten her life.

    She can't remember anything... but she knows that she's in danger. A thrilling story of deadly secrets and missing memories, Lisa Jackson's first New York Times bestseller is now beautifully ... (Barnes & Noble)

  18. Chemistry

    by Weike Wang
    A Chinese-American Ph.D. candidate in chemistry struggles with the pressures of academia, family expectations, and her own identity crisis.

    At first glance, the quirky, overworked narrator of this novel seems to be on the cusp of a perfect life: she is studying for a prestigious PhD in chemistry that will make her Chinese parents proud ... (Goodreads)

  19. Private London

    by James Patterson
    Private investigator Jack Morgan and his team investigate a series of murders in London's wealthiest neighborhoods.

    SOMETIMES WHEN THE NIGHTMARE ENDS - THE TERROR IS ONLY JUST BEGINNING For Hannah Shapiro, a beautiful young American student, this particular nightmare began eight years ago in Los Angeles, when Jack ... (Goodreads)

  20. Guilty as Sin

    by Tami Hoag
    A murder trial in a small town uncovers dark secrets and hidden motives. The truth is not always what it seems.

    A cold-blooded kidnapper has been playing a twisted game with a terrified Minnesota town. Now a respected member of the community stands accused of a horrific act of evil. But when a second boy ... (Barnes & Noble)

  21. Chilled

    by Kendra Elliot
    A small town detective investigates a murder case with ties to her own past, uncovering secrets and danger along the way.

    As a forensic nurse on a search and rescue team, Brynn Nealey braves a dangerous blizzard to find the survivors of a plane crash in the Cascade Mountains. Joining her is Alex Kinton, a former US ... (Goodreads)

  22. Tell Me Lies

    by Jennifer Crusie
    A witty and entertaining novel about a woman who falls for a charming man with a dark past, leading to a rollercoaster of lies and deceit.

    Maddie Faraday's life would be perfect if it weren't for her cheating husband, her suspicious daughter, her gossipy mother, her secretive best friend, her nosy neighbors, and that guy she lost her ... (Goodreads)

  23. 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)

  24. In Good Faith

    by Scott Pratt
    A lawyer defends a man accused of murder, but soon realizes his client may not be as innocent as he seems.

    A family of four is slaughtered in rural Tennessee. Two weeks later, a retired high school principal and his wife are brutally slain. Two Satan-worshipping teens stand accused. It’s up to prosecutor ... (Goodreads)

  25. Hidden

    by Kendra Elliot
    A small-town sheriff and an FBI agent investigate a murder case that uncovers dark secrets and hidden agendas.

    Eleven years ago, the Co-ed Slayer murdered nine female students on the Oregon State University campus. Lacey Campbell barely escaped his attack, but lost her best friend whose remains were never ... (Barnes & Noble)

  26. The Stone Circle

    by Elly Griffiths
    Archaeologist Ruth Galloway investigates a mysterious stone circle and a missing child, uncovering dark secrets and danger.

    In a chilling entry to the award-winning Ruth Galloway series, Ruth and DCI Nelson are haunted by a ghost from their past, just as their future lands on shaky ground. DCI Nelson has been receiving ... (Barnes & Noble)

  27. The Postcard Killers

    by James Patterson
    NYPD detective and Swedish journalist team up to solve a string of murders across Europe, all connected by postcards left at the crime scenes.

    A young American couple is murdered while vacationing in Europe. The young woman’s father, Jacob Kanon, is a New York City police investigator who travels to Europe to hunt down the murderer. Other ... (Wikipedia)

  28. Daddy's Little Girl

    by Mary Higgins Clark
    A young woman investigates her father's murder, uncovering family secrets and danger.

    Ellie Cavanaugh was only seven years old when her fifteen-year-old sister, Andrea, was murdered near their home in Oldham-on-the-Hudson, a rural village in New York's Westchester County. There were ... (Goodreads)

  29. No Place Like Home

    by Mary Higgins Clark
    A woman returns to her hometown to uncover the truth behind her mother's murder and confronts dark secrets from her past.

    The story starts with 10-year-old Liza Barton accidentally shooting and killing her mother and shooting and injuring her stepfather Ted. She is acquitted of the crime and is later adopted by some ... (Wikipedia)

  30. The Cradle Will Fall

    by Mary Higgins Clark
    A doctor's mysterious death leads a young lawyer to uncover a web of deceit and danger.

    A “superbly plotted” (,Los Angeles Times,) page-turning classic from the undisputed Queen of Suspense and #1, New York Times, bestselling author Mary Higgins Clark. A minor road accident landed ... (Barnes & Noble)