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Victims
by Jonathan Kellerman
A psychologist investigates a series of murders in Los Angeles, uncovering dark secrets and twisted motives.
Unraveling the madness behind L.A.’s most baffling and brutal homicides is what sleuthing psychologist Alex Delaware does best. And putting the good doctor through his thrilling paces is what mystery ... (Goodreads)
Mystery
by Jonathan Kellerman
A psychologist and detective team up to solve a series of gruesome murders in Los Angeles.
Few know the city of Los Angeles the way #1 bestselling author and acclaimed suspense master Jonathan Kellerman does. His thrilling novels of psychological drama and criminal detection make the ... (Goodreads)
Evidence
by Jonathan Kellerman
A psychologist investigates a murder case, uncovering dark secrets and hidden motives.
In a half-built mansion in Los Angeles, a watchman stumbles onto the bodies of a young couple—murdered and left in a gruesome postmortem embrace. Veteran homicide cop Milo Sturgis is shocked at the ... (Goodreads)
Deeper Than the Dead
by Tami Hoag
A serial killer terrorizes a small California town in the 1980s, and a group of investigators race against time to catch the culprit.
California, 1985. Four children, running in the woods behind their school, stumble upon a partially buried female body, eyes and mouth glued shut. Close behind the children is their teacher, Anne ... (Goodreads)
Gideon's Sword
by Douglas Preston
Gideon Crew, a skilled thief, is recruited by a secret government agency to stop a terrorist plot. Action-packed thriller with unexpected twists.
The story introduces Gideon Crew, a scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory who is also a former art thief/master-of-disguise. He learns from his mother that his mathematician father—who had ... (Wikipedia)
Cemetery Dance
by Douglas Preston
A small town in Maine is plagued by a series of gruesome murders, and the only clue is a mysterious dance performed at each crime scene.
After celebrating their first anniversary, William Smithback, a reporter for, The New York Times, , and his wife Nora Kelly, a Museum of Natural History archeologist, return home from a romantic ... (Wikipedia)
Fever Dream
by Douglas Preston
Thriller of a doctor's investigation into a mysterious murder, revealing a larger conspiracy.
While visiting his family plantation in New Orleans , Special Agent Aloysius Pendergast inadvertently uncovers evidence that his wife Helen's death whilst on safari in Africa was no accident. He ... (Wikipedia)
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)
61 Hours
by Lee Child
An ex-military cop races against the clock to uncover a sinister plot and protect a witness in small-town South Dakota.
Jack Reacher is hitching a ride on a senior citizen's tour through South Dakota in the middle of winter when the bus skids out on the interstate, disabling it. Together with the bus driver and the ... (Wikipedia)
The Jungle
by Clive Cussler
A gripping adventure story featuring a marine engineer and his team as they search for a lost ship in the dangerous waters of the Pacific Ocean.
This book is about a series of exploits by the Corporation, headquartered in The Oregon , a ship that from the outside looks as if it is ready for the scrapyard. In reality this is a ruse, as the ... (Wikipedia)
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)
An Invisible Client
by Victor Methos
A lawyer takes on a client who doesn't exist, leading him down a dangerous path of corruption and deceit.
For high-powered personal injury attorney Noah Byron, the good things in life come with a price tag—cars, houses, women. That’s why he represents only cases that come with the possibility of a nice ... (Barnes & Noble)
Origin
by Dan Brown
An exploration of secret societies and history, uncovering dark secrets of the past.
Edmond Kirsch, a billionaire philanthropist, computer scientist and futurist , as well as a strident atheist , attends a meeting in Catalonia ( Spain ) with Roman Catholic Bishop Antonio Valdespino, ... (Wikipedia)
The Girl With No Past
by Kathryn Croft
A woman with a dark past tries to start a new life, but her secrets catch up with her. Twists and turns keep the reader guessing until the end.
A gripping psychological thriller for fans of Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train. Leah Mills lives a life of a fugitive – kept on the run by one terrible day from her past. It is a lonely life, ... (Goodreads)
Never Never
by James Patterson
Detective Harriet Blue is on the hunt for her brother's killer, but her own past and present become intertwined in a dangerous game.
When Harry's brother is arrested for the murders of three young women, her boss needs to get the mercurial Harry away "for her own good" from Sydney and a merciless press. She is assigned to a small ... (Wikipedia)
Backfire
by Catherine Coulter
FBI agents investigate a series of murders linked to a computer virus. As they get closer to the truth, danger lurks around every corner.
San Francisco Judge Ramsey Hunt, longtime friend to FBI agents Lacey Sherlock and Dillon Savich, is presiding over the trial of Clive and Cindy Cahill – accused in a string of murders – when the ... (Goodreads)
Bonnie
by Iris Johansen
A woman with a troubled past is forced to confront her demons when her daughter is kidnapped.
When Eve Duncan gave birth to her daughter, she experienced a love she never knew existed. Nothing would stand in the way of giving Bonnie a wonderful life - until the unthinkable happened and the ... (Goodreads)
Private L.A.
by James Patterson
Jack Morgan, Private Investigator, is hired to solve a high-profile murder case in Los Angeles. As he delves deeper, he uncovers a web of corruption and deceit.
This book has several plots. Most directly involve Jack Morgan, the owner of Private, a private investigation company started by his father. One plot involves the disappearance of a Hollywood acting ... (Wikipedia)
The Devil's Punchbowl
by Greg Iles
A lawyer uncovers a dark secret in a small Mississippi town, leading to a dangerous investigation and a fight for justice.
From New York Times bestselling author Greg Iles comes his most electrifying thriller yet. The Devil's Punchbowl reveals a world of depravity, sex, violence, and the corruption of a Southern town. As ... (Goodreads)
The Teacher
by Katerina Diamond
A teacher is found dead in her home, and secrets begin to unravel as the investigation progresses.
‘A terrific story, originally told. All hail the new Queen of Crime!’ HEAT ‘A web of a plot that twists and turns and keeps the reader on the edge of their seat. This formidable debut is a ... (Barnes & Noble)
Knock Out
by Catherine Coulter
FBI agents investigate a string of murders linked to a boxing gym. Action-packed thriller with a touch of romance.
Seven-year-old Autumn Backman needed a hero. When she saw Special Agent Dillon Savich on TV after he'd brought down bank robbers in a Georgetown bank, she knew she'd found him. She called Savich, but ... (Goodreads)
Eve
by Iris Johansen
A forensic sculptor is hired to reconstruct the face of a murdered girl, but the case becomes personal when she realizes the victim resembles her own daughter.
The #1 bestselling author delivers the first in a trilogy that will begin to answer questions that have haunted her legion of fans for over a decade, in her newest novel of breathtaking suspense , ... (Goodreads)
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)
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)
Sting
by Sandra Brown
A wealthy businessman is accused of murder and hires a beautiful lawyer to defend him, but secrets and lies threaten to unravel their relationship.
A savvy businesswoman and an assassin struggle to outwit the FBI — and each other — in this #1, NYT, bestselling story of sizzling romance and shocking deception from "a masterful storyteller" (,USA ... (Barnes & Noble)
Quinn
by Iris Johansen
A forensic sculptor is hired to reconstruct the face of a murder victim, but soon finds herself in danger.
#1 New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen explores the darkest corners of the human heart as forensic sculptor Eve Duncan closes in on the killer who stole her daughter so many years ago., ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Bourne Identity
by Robert Ludlum
An amnesiac assassin must uncover his past and true identity in a deadly search for the truth.
The preface of the novel consists of two real-life newspaper articles from 1975 about terrorist Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, known as " Carlos the Jackal ." The story opens with gunfire on a boat in the ... (Wikipedia)
Tuesday's Gone
by Nicci French
A psychologist is called to help solve a murder case, but her own past traumas begin to resurface.
A London social worker makes a routine home visit only to discover her client serving afternoon tea to a naked, decomposing corpse. With no clues as to the dead man’s identity, Chief Inspector ... (Goodreads)
Whitethorn Woods
by Maeve Binchy
A small Irish town is divided over the proposed construction of a highway that would destroy a beloved shrine in the nearby woods.
The plot centers around a supposedly miraculous well dedicated to Saint Anne , mother of the Virgin Mary , located in a grotto overgrown with whitethorn bushes , in the woods next to an Irish town ... (Wikipedia)
Everywhere That Mary Went
by Lisa Scottoline
Mary DiNunzio, a young lawyer, is being stalked by someone from her past. She must uncover the stalker's identity before it's too late.
Judgement day will come... It's just a matter of time. Mary has been slaving away for the past eight years trying to make partner in her cutthroat Philadelphia law firm. She's too busy to worry about ... (Goodreads)
