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Blood Lines
by Angela Marsons
Detective Kim Stone investigates a series of murders linked to a long-buried secret. Fast-paced and suspenseful.
How do you catch a killer who leaves no trace? A victim killed with a single, precise stab to the heart appears at first glance to be a robbery gone wrong. A caring, upstanding social worker lost to ... (Goodreads)
Lost Girls
by Angela Marsons
A female detective's race to find a serial killer who preys on young women.
Two girls go missing. Only one will return. The couple that offers the highest amount will see their daughter again. The losing couple will not. Make no mistake. One child will die. When ... (Goodreads)
Evil Games
by Angela Marsons
Detective Kim Stone investigates a series of murders linked to a twisted game. As the body count rises, she races against time to catch the killer.
The greater the Evil, the more deadly the game… When a rapist is found mutilated in a brutal attack, Detective Kim Stone and her team are called in to bring a swift resolution. But, as more vengeful ... (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)
Fallen
by Karin Slaughter
A small town is rocked by a brutal crime that exposes long-held secrets and threatens to tear the community apart.
Agent Faith Mitchell is late leaving a training workshop with the GBI. She was supposed to pick up her baby at noon, but there's no answer at her mother's house. Retired Atlanta Police Captain Evelyn ... (Wikipedia)
Truth and Lies
by Caroline Mitchell
A detective investigates a series of murders that lead her to confront her own past and the truth about those closest to her.
Meet Amy Winter: Detective Inspector, daughter of a serial killer. DI Amy Winter is hoping to follow in the footsteps of her highly respected police officer father. But when a letter arrives from the ... (Goodreads)
The Third Wife
by Lisa Jewell
A young woman marries a charming man with a dark past and becomes the third wife in a complicated family dynamic.
Fans of Liane Moriarty and Jojo Moyes will be captivated by this riveting family drama with a dark mystery at its core, from the New York Times bestselling author of Then She Was Gone. In the early ... (Barnes & Noble)
Indelible
by Karin Slaughter
A young woman's brutal attack and murder haunt her sister and the detective who failed to solve the case. Secrets unravel as they seek justice.
An officer is shot point-blank in the Grant County police station and police chief Jeffrey Tolliver is wounded, setting off a terrifying hostage situation with medical examiner Sara Linton at the ... (Goodreads)
The Missing Ones
by Patricia Gibney
Detective Lottie Parker investigates the disappearance of a woman and uncovers a dark web of secrets and lies.
The hole they dug was not deep. A white flour bag encased the little body. Three small faces watched from the window, eyes black with terror. The child in the middle spoke without turning his head. ... (Barnes & Noble)
In the Clearing
by Robert Dugoni
A small-town woman’s fight for justice after her family is wrongfully accused of a crime.
Detective Tracy Crosswhite has a skill, and a soft spot, for tackling unsolved crimes. Having lost her own sister to murder at a young age, Tracy has dedicated her career to bringing justice and ... (Goodreads)
Faithless
by Karin Slaughter
A gripping murder mystery that delves into the dark secrets of a small town.
The victim was buried alive in the Georgia woods–then killed in a horrifying fashion. When Sara Linton and Jeffrey Tolliver stumble upon the body, both become consumed with finding out who killed the ... (Goodreads)
A Merciful Death
by Kendra Elliot
FBI agent investigates a series of murders in a small town, uncovering dark secrets and facing personal demons.
Soon to be a TV series by Warner Brothers Television and Ellen Degeneres’s A Very Good Production., FBI special agent Mercy Kilpatrick has been waiting her whole life for disaster to strike. A ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Trapped Girl
by Robert Dugoni
A lawyer races to uncover the truth behind a young girl's disappearance.
When a woman’s body is discovered submerged in a crab pot in the chilly waters of Puget Sound, Detective Tracy Crosswhite finds herself with a tough case to untangle. Before they can identify the ... (Goodreads)
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)
The Hypnotist
by Lars Kepler
A police detective investigates a mysterious and violent death, uncovering a dark and sinister past.
A man is discovered murdered in the bathroom of a locker room. Upon going to the man's residence, a policeman finds the man's wife and young daughter brutally murdered as well as his son, Josef Ek, ... (Wikipedia)
Gone, Baby, Gone
by Dennis Lehane
Private detectives search for a missing four-year-old girl in an urban environment.
Boston private detectives Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro are hired to find four-year-old Amanda McCready, abducted from her bed on a warm, summer night. They meet her stoned-out, strangely ... (Goodreads)
The Mermaids Singing
by Val McDermid
A psychological thriller about a serial killer and the profiler who must hunt him down.
Val McDermid stunned readers and critics alike with the publication of her brilliant thriller, A PLACE OF EXECUTION, which was a finalist for the prestigious Edgar Award. Now, in THE MERMAIDS ... (Goodreads)
The Butterfly Garden
by Dot Hutchison
A young woman's struggle to escape captivity after being imprisoned in a garden of butterflies.
An Amazon Charts bestseller., Near an isolated mansion lies a beautiful garden. In this garden grow luscious flowers, shady trees…and a collection of precious “butterflies”—young women who have been ... (Barnes & Noble)
Broken Harbor
by Tana French
A detective investigates a murder case in a ghostly housing estate, uncovering a web of secrets.
Mick “Scorcher" Kennedy is the star of the Dublin Murder Squad. He plays by the books and plays hard, and thatʼs how the biggest case of the year ends up in his hands. On one of the half-abandoned ... (Goodreads)
Then She Was Gone
by Lisa Jewell
A mother's desperate search for her missing daughter reveals secrets of a dark family history.
#1, NEW YORK TIMES, BESTSELLER From the, New York Times, bestselling author of, Invisible Girl, and, The Truth About Melody Browne, comes a “riveting” (,PopSugar,) and “acutely observed family drama” ... (Barnes & Noble)
Hard Love
by Meredith Wild
A steamy romance between two damaged souls, struggling to overcome their pasts and find love.
From #1, New York Times, bestselling author Meredith Wild comes the highly anticipated final book in the Hacker series... Days after their wedding, Blake and Erica Landon embark on their honeymoon-a ... (Barnes & Noble)
Midnight Betrayal
by Melinda Leigh
A woman's past comes back to haunt her when her ex-husband is murdered, and she becomes the prime suspect.
Curator Dr. Louisa Hancock left behind Maine and her troubled past for Philadelphia and a job at a prominent museum. Just when it seems that Louisa’s new life is safe from her dark secrets, the body ... (Goodreads)
Midnight Sacrifice
by Melinda Leigh
A serial killer is on the loose in a small town, and a detective must race against time to catch them before they strike again.
One by one, people are mysteriously disappearing from a small Maine town. Four months ago, a ruthless murderer killed two people and kidnapped three more, including Danny Sullivan's sister, who ... (Goodreads)
Found
by Erin Kinsley
A young girl goes missing, and the police race against time to find her before it's too late.
A MISSING CHILD RETURNS. BUT WHO TOOK HIM?,* BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB CHOICE*,* SUNDAY TIMES CRIME CLUB PICK *,''Brilliant, utterly compelling, heart-wrenching...I was gripped and loved it.'',PETER ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Girl in the Letter
by Emily Gunnis
A letter found in an old suitcase reveals a dark secret from the past, leading to a journey of discovery and redemption.
'A great book, truly hard to put down. Fast paced, brilliantly plotted and desperately sad at times - all hallmarks of a bestseller' Lesley Pearse ,'I was gripped by, The Girl in the Letter,. The ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
by Becky Chambers
An intergalactic adventure filled with unlikely friendships and epic space battles.
Follow a motley crew on an exciting journey through space-and one adventurous young explorer who discovers the meaning of family in the far reaches of the universe-in this light-hearted debut space ... (Goodreads)
Spiraled
by Kendra Elliot
FBI agent Ava McLane investigates a series of murders in a small town, uncovering dark secrets and facing her own traumatic past.
A, Wall Street Journal, bestseller and Daphne du Maurier Award winner., FBI Special Agent Ava McLane solves crimes; she doesn’t witness them. When she’s trapped in a mall without her weapon as a ... (Barnes & Noble)
Safe With Me
by K.L. Slater
A woman offers shelter to a grieving mother and her daughter, but secrets from the past threaten to destroy their fragile bond.
Thirteen years ago someone did something very bad to Anna. Now it's her turn to get even. Anna lives a solitary existence, taking solace in order and routine. Her only friend is the lonely old lady ... (Barnes & Noble)
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)
Thin Air
by Lisa Gray
A woman's disappearance in the Alaskan wilderness leads to a search and rescue mission, uncovering dark secrets and danger.
A, Washington Post,, Wall Street Journal, and Amazon Charts bestseller., ,“Lisa Gray explodes onto the literary stage with this taut, edge-of-the-seat thriller, and her headstrong protagonist, ... (Barnes & Noble)
