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A jewel in the crown  by David (Cinematographer) Lewis

A jewel in the crown

David (Cinematographer) Lewis

Weeks after the evacuation of Dunkirk, Germany is poised to invade a near-defenseless Britain. To safeguard the Crown Jewels from the Nazis, Winston Churchill devises a daring gamble to have them shipped overseas. The priceless artifacts will be secretly...

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The fallen  by David Baldacci

The fallen

David Baldacci

Amos Decker and his FBI colleague Alex Jamison are in Baronville, Pennsylvania, visiting Alex's sister and her family. It's a bleak place: a former mill and mining town with a crumbling economy and rampant opioid addiction. Decker has only been there a few...

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Chasing the wicked  by D. J. Maughan

Chasing the wicked

D. J. Maughan

"Only he can stop the corruption and protect those he loves. But will returning to Hungary result in his own destruction? Peter Andrassy can't rest. Fresh from solving his wife's murder, the former NYC detective is back in Hungary and on a mission. His...

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Candy corruption  by C. A. Phipps

Candy corruption

C. A. Phipps

"A body! The weapon—a car? Finger pointing and more questions than there are answers have Scarlett in a spin. With too much work and not enough hands, the last thing she needs is to take time solving this mystery, but she has to help a friend. That’s how the...

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Deadly desserts  by C. A. Phipps

Deadly desserts

C. A. Phipps

"A plea from the past can't be ignored! While her sisters fought hard to keep the cafe alive, Ruby Finch had her eye on becoming the town librarian. It took a death for that to come about which wasn’t ideal. Now she's helping her fiancé with his new diner,...

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Havoc  by Deborah J. Ledford

Havoc

Deborah J. Ledford

"In this tightly paced sequel to Redemption, Eva "Lightning Dance" Duran joins the Taos Pueblo tribal police department to uncover a member of her community's murder...and the conspiracy behind it. It's been over a year since the case that almost broke her,...

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The last thing she saw  by Nina Laurin

The last thing she saw

Nina Laurin

"After a flood destroys the historic center of a rural Quebec town, a child's body is discovered. The remains are decades-old and nearly impossible to identify, yet the whole town knows at once who they belong to. Nine-year-old Michelle Fortier vanished...

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Love and hot chicken  by Mary Liza Hartong

Love and hot chicken

Mary Liza Hartong

"The Chickie Shak is something of a historical landmark. Red clapboard walls, thriving wasp population, yard-toilets resplendent with sunflowers. My best friend Lee Ray and I used to come after our softball games and snag a picnic table while our mammas...

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The lost boy of Santa Chionia  by Juliet Grames

The lost boy of Santa Chionia

Juliet Grames

"Calabria, 1960. Francesca Loftfield, a twenty-seven-year-old, starry-eyed American, arrives in the isolated mountain village of Santa Chionia tasked with opening a nursery school. There is no road, no doctor, no running water or electricity. And thanks to a...

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Charlotte Illes is not a teacher  by Katie Siegel

Charlotte Illes is not a teacher

Katie Siegel

"Grown-up, former child detective Lottie Illes is back at her old middle school as a substitute teacher where she is asked to solve a mystery."--Publisher.

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Murder at the White Palace  by Allison Montclair

Murder at the White Palace

Allison Montclair

"In post-WWII London, the matchmakers of The Right Sort Marriage Bureau are involved in yet another murder. In the immediate post-war days of London, two unlikely partners have undertaken an even more unlikely, if necessary, business venture-The Right Sort...

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Just the nicest family  by Alison (Thriller writer) James

Just the nicest family

Alison (Thriller writer) James

"A nice family goes to stay with friends in a beautiful French villa, but the wife worries that the secrets she and her husband hide will cause their carefully-constructed facade to unravel."--Publisher.

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The missing bridesmaid  by L. G. Davis

The missing bridesmaid

L. G. Davis

"I'm getting married tomorrow. But someone has taken my daughter... I first start worrying about my beautiful daughter Lennie when she claims her imaginary friend told her not to trust me or her father, Nathan. And as she retreats further into her own world...

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The serpent wand  by John Broughton

The serpent wand

John Broughton

"A sinister Masonic-Templar organization - The Brotherhood Of The Wand - is planning to bring the world to its knees and create a dystopian one-government world. The price? 80% of the world's population. To achieve this aim, they are planning to harness ley...

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The body in the bookstore  by Ellie Alexander

The body in the bookstore

Ellie Alexander

"Bookseller Annie Murray is thrilled when the mystery-themed book festival she sets up to revive the dwindling fortunes of her workplace and sanctuary seems poised for success. But events take a shocking turn when a body is discovered hidden behind the...

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Eyes tight shut  by D. K. Hood

Eyes tight shut

D. K. Hood

"When Dakota Slade fails to turn up to work at the general store, Sheriff Jenna Alton and her deputy David Kane visit her home in Black Rock Falls. TV still blaring, Dakota's lifeless body is draped across the battered old sofa, her dark hair hanging over her...

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Kalmann and the sleeping mountain  by Joachim B. Schmidt

Kalmann and the sleeping mountain

Joachim B. Schmidt

"Kalmann is back! But he's already in trouble; in an interrogation room at the FBI headquarters in Washington, no less. All he wanted to do was visit his American father, but the loveable sheriff of Raufarhöfn got himself mixed up in the January 2021 Capitol...

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The affair  by Claire Allan

The affair

Claire Allan

"Two years ago, I tore her world apart. Now, I'm going to make her my best friend. Every day for the last year, I have lived the same small existence, barely leaving my flat, willing for something to change. And it finally is. I'm taking control of my life,...

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Home truths  by Charity Norman

Home truths

Charity Norman

"Livia Denby is on trial for attempted murder. The jury has reached a verdict. Two years earlier, Livia was a probation officer in Yorkshire, her husband Scott a teacher. Their children, Heidi and Noah, rounded out a happy family, until the day Scott's brother...

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Imposter syndrome  by Joseph (Crime writer) Knox

Imposter syndrome

Joseph (Crime writer) Knox

"Sometimes bad people must decide to do good... On the run from his shady past, Lynch has just arrived in London, still looking over his shoulder. His phone is dead, he has no money, no contacts, no one at all. Until he runs into a young woman named Bobbie who...

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Murder on the train  by Faith Martin

Murder on the train

Faith Martin

"Former Detective Hillary Greene is off on holiday. For a blissful two weeks, her life will be free of murder victims, murder suspects - and, best of all, no paperwork. She's heading for the beautiful Welsh town of Hay-on-Wye, where she plans to spend her time...

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Insertion  by Wilbur McKesson

Insertion

Wilbur McKesson

"The Bering Group, is the CIA's newest clandestine operation program lead by long time operative Jack Knowles. Pulling washouts from their training facility known as "The Farm", Jack's members become undetectable to society, until now. When drug lord Alejandro...

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One little sigh  by Shannon Hollinger

One little sigh

Shannon Hollinger

"The small child floats so gently in the water, he could be peacefully asleep: but the cold blue of his skin reveals his fate. One mother's little boy is never coming home again. When Chief Maggie Riley sees the body of the small boy still dressed in pyjamas...

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The perfect nurse  by Daniel (Novelist) Hurst

The perfect nurse

Daniel (Novelist) Hurst

"'My name is Darcy, I'm your nurse and I'm here to help you.' I repeat the words I've said so many times. Except this time, I don't mean it... If you saw me walking down the street, you'd think I was pretty ordinary - I wear the typical crisp, white nursing...

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Poison memories  by Helen Phifer

Poison memories

Helen Phifer

"Wind howls against the bolted front door, but the woman can still hear footsteps approaching. He has come for her. The memory of what she did still haunts her, and she knows she deserves to die... Arriving at High Wraith cottage, Detective Morgan Brookes...

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Murder at an English pub  by Alice Castle

Murder at an English pub

Alice Castle

"When retired doctor Sarah Vane moves to Merstairs, she has no idea that the quaint seaside town isn't quite as friendly it seems, and something sinister is bubbling under the picturesque surface... Recently widowed and looking for a fresh start away from city...

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Murder in Mayfair  by Verity Bright

Murder in Mayfair

Verity Bright

"Tea and cake at The Ritz, a stolen pearl necklace and a missing dead body... Lady Swift is back on the case! Lady Eleanor Swift has been eagerly awaiting her trip in a hot air balloon to take in London's amazing sights. But what she witnesses instead is a...

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In the blink of an eye  by Kate Hewitt

In the blink of an eye

Kate Hewitt

"It only took a moment for everything to go wrong. In the blink of an eye, the birthday party became a nightmare when we heard the screams... How did this happen? And who is to blame? I'm so happy as I walk to pick up my son from the party. It's his first...

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The wildfire girl  by Carolyn Arnold

The wildfire girl

Carolyn Arnold

"When human remains are discovered behind a dumpster in Woodbridge, Virginia, Detective Amanda Steele rushes to the scene. Her heart drops when she arrives and is hit by the unmistakable stench of gasoline. Soon, her worst fear is confirmed: the victim was...

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The taken child  by Maria Frankland

The taken child

Maria Frankland

"As I race towards the lake, Toby's life unfolds before me, from the day he entered this world to his first day at school. Please let me find him. I'll do anything. But my sweet little boy is nowhere to be seen. It kills me that the only way I can spend proper...

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In her grave  by Willow Rose

In her grave

Willow Rose

"Rushing towards the tall trees in the distance, Detective Billie Ann Wilde can already hear the sobs of those gathered at the scene of the murder of a young child. And when she spots the little boy's pale skin and beautiful blond ringlets, her heart catches...

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The wife at the window  by Cara Reinard

The wife at the window

Cara Reinard

"The little boy runs into the kitchen in his pajamas. He is swept up into a hug and gorgeous auburn hair falls across his face. I shiver, staring through the glass, my cheeks wet with tears as I gaze at the beautiful woman holding my son. That should be me. It...

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The first harm  by Steven Piskula

The first harm

Steven Piskula

"Tanna Christensen spent countless hours planning for her first gross anatomy dissection, but nothing could have prepared her for what she's found. Beneath her scalpel lies a cadaver riddled with disturbing genetic abnormalities--evidence pointing to an...

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The widow on Dwyer Court  by Lisa Kusel

The widow on Dwyer Court

Lisa Kusel

"Thirty-six-year-old stay-at-home soccer mom Kate Burke is happily married to Matt Parsons, although their marriage looks very different behind closed doors. Kate is no longer interested in having sex with her husband. So, while they still love each other...

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May the wolf die  by Elizabeth Heider

May the wolf die

Elizabeth Heider

"Nikki Serafino is enjoying the sunset from her boat in her beloved port city of Naples, Italy, when she discovers the body of a man in the warm waters of the bay. An investigator working as the liaison between local police and American troops, Nikki is...

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Brie careful what you wish for  by Linda S. Reilly

Brie careful what you wish for

Linda S. Reilly

"With the summer heat sizzling, grilled cheese restaurant owner Carly Hale is thrilled to have Ross Baxter delivering her sandwiches to local seniors. She's never met a more polite or hardworking young man, and she brushes it off when one of her more difficult...

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It's elementary  by Elise (Elise M.) Bryant

It's elementary

Elise (Elise M.) Bryant

"Mavis Miller is not a PTA mom. She has enough on her plate with her feisty seven-year-old daughter, Pearl, an exhausting job at a nonprofit, and the complexities of a multigenerational household. So no one is more surprised than Mavis when she caves to Trisha...

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Hollow bones  by Erica Wright

Hollow bones

Erica Wright

"Essa Montgomery and her brother Clyde were brought up in New Hope, a serpent-handling church in Vintera, West Virginia, until the shocking deaths of both their parents closed the church down. Now twenty, reclusive Essa lives alone in her childhood home in the...

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City of woe  by A. J. (Novelist) MacKenzie

City of woe

A. J. (Novelist) MacKenzie

"Florence, 1342. A city on the brink of chaos. Restored to favour at court, King's Messenger Simon Merrivale accompanies an English delegation to Florence, the powerful centre of European finance, to negotiate a loan to offset King Edward III's chronic debt. A...

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Vengeance is mine  by Michael (Crime fiction writer) Wood

Vengeance is mine

Michael (Crime fiction writer) Wood

"Twenty years ago, a young girl vanished from a quiet street in Northumberland. When her body was found in an attic close to her home, the whole neighbourhood was shocked. For her entire life, Dawn Shephard has never known her father. But when news breaks that...

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One wrong turn  by C. M. Ewan

One wrong turn

C. M. Ewan

"Late at night, Abi and Ben are driving home down foggy country roads, arguing about having had to cut short their weekend away. Abi's driving, but her eyes leave the road for a moment as she turns to say something to Ben - just as he gasps. A man is in front...

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The out-of-town lawyer  by Robert Rotstein

The out-of-town lawyer

Robert Rotstein

"The Quartz County, Alabama district attorney has charged Destiny Grace Harper with murdering her unborn twins - a crime punishable by death. However, Alabama v. Harper isn't your ordinary homicide case. Harper's babies suffered from a rare disorder called...

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The surprise party  by Julia Crouch

The surprise party

Julia Crouch

"This trip was meant to save our marriage. Instead it will destroy everything... To celebrate my special birthday, my husband and I have returned to the beautiful Greek island village where we spent our honeymoon. As the boat pulls in to the harbour, I feel...

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The beast of Exmoor  by John Broughton

The beast of Exmoor

John Broughton

"MI5 has a task for psychic investigator Jake Conley: Operation Black Panther, a mission to obtain DNA from a beast in Exmoor. Meanwhile, wealthy arms manufacturer, Dr. Aubrey Drake, and the unhinged Major Lorimer infiltrate a top-secret military research...

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The snape ring  by John Broughton

The snape ring

John Broughton

"Something mysterious and scary is loose in the British Museum, and a rapid solution is needed. Something connects the events to malevolent forces that menaces realm beyond our own... and all mankind. Only one man has the power to defeat this fearsome threat,...

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Memory of a falcon  by John Broughton

Memory of a falcon

John Broughton

"Entangled between the gods of the old world and an extremist group in the new, retrocognitive Jake Conley seeks a way to stop the zealots - while struggling to survive. When a conversion attempt leads Jake's partner Liffi to erect a heathen temple to the old...

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Red Horse Vale  by John Broughton

Red Horse Vale

John Broughton

"When novelist Jake Conley regains consciousness after a serious head injury, he discovers he's affected by a rare condition: synaesthesia. This not only gives his brain heightened psychic powers, but also affects his behavior. Nationally prominent after...

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Elfrid's Hole  by John Broughton

Elfrid's Hole

John Broughton

"After aspiring novelist Jake Conley regains consciousness from a coma, he discovers he's affected by synaesthesia, and that his now cross-wired brain endows him with heightened psychic powers. Jake's research on the Northumbrian King Aldfrith takes him to...

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Shakespeare's landlord  by Charlaine Harris

Shakespeare's landlord

Charlaine Harris

Lily Bard has no illusions about her little town being safe, or peaceful, or full of goodness. Shakespeare, Arkansas, was nothing but a name on a map when she moved here. But Lily has kept her head down in Shakespeare for four years: cleaned houses, blocked...

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Shakespeare's Christmas  by Charlaine Harris

Shakespeare's Christmas

Charlaine Harris

"For Lily Bard, the idea of "going home for Christmas" summons nothing but dread. She wants to stay in her real home in Shakespeare, Arkansas, where her friendships are blooming, nobody dares mess with her, and her new private-eye boyfriend could make it a...

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Shakespeare's counselor  by Charlaine Harris

Shakespeare's counselor

Charlaine Harris

"As Shakespeare, Arkansas's least sociable housecleaner, Lily Bard didn't open up to anyone. But now she wants more from life, and she's making big changes to get it. She's feeling out a new job as a PT. She's living with a man she loves. When her hard-won...

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Shakespeare's champion  by Charlaine Harris

Shakespeare's champion

Charlaine Harris

When Lily Bard agrees to open the gym for her sometime-boyfriend, it's a sign of something she's rejected for years, connection. Trust. The beginnings of being part of a community. And when she finds the corpse of a murdered bodybuilder waiting for her, it's a...

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Shakespeare's trollop  by Charlaine Harris

Shakespeare's trollop

Charlaine Harris

"Lily Bard has made a place for herself in Shakespeare, Arkansas, as much with her discretion as with her cleaning services. She takes out garbage, tidies closets, washes dirty laundry, and keeps her mouth shut. When Lily finds her notorious client Deedra Dean...

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The family  by Martina Cole

The family

Martina Cole

"Phillip Murphy is a family man. He worships his old mum; he takes care of his siblings who help run his business empire; he dotes on his two young sons who will one day take over. And then there's his wife and saviour Christine, whom he loves with a...

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A perfect death  by Kate Ellis

A perfect death

Kate Ellis

"When a woman is burned to death in a Devonshire field, it seems like a case of mistaken identity. Until DI Wesley Peterson learns of a legend involving a French woman who died there in the same way in the thirteenth century. When Wesley discovers that records...

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The keeper of lost causes  by Jussi Adler-Olsen

The keeper of lost causes

Jussi Adler-Olsen

"Features the deeply flawed chief detective Carl Morck, who used to be a good homicide detective-one of Copenhagen's best. Then a bullet almost took his life. Two of his colleagues weren't so lucky, and Carl, who didn't draw his weapon, blames himself. So a...

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The devil's novice  by Ellis Peters

The devil's novice

Ellis Peters

"In the year 1140, Peter Clemence, a political envoy on a mission to help prevent the dismemberment of England, is found murdered and suspicion centers on Mer Aspley, a young novice in Brother Cadfael's abbey."--Publisher.

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On the street where you live  by Mary Higgins Clark

On the street where you live

Mary Higgins Clark

Following a nasty divorce, attorney Emily Graham buys her ancestral home, a Victorian house, in Spring Lake, New Jersey. The house was sold by Emily's ancestors in 1892 after a young girl disappeared. During renovations, the skeleton of a woman who disappeared...

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Cabaret macabre  by Tom Mead

Cabaret macabre

Tom Mead

"To expose a murderous secret at a grand English estate, a retired magician tackles impossible crimes while a sister fights for her wrongly imprisoned brother."--Publisher.

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Cold vengeance  by Nancy Mehl

Cold vengeance

Nancy Mehl

"As former FBI analysts turned private investigators, River Ryland and Tony St. Clair are hired to find a missing crime blogger known for investigating cold cases. As they work through the woman's latest case, they awaken a serial killer who will stop at...

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Gallows Wood  by Louisa (Copywriter) Scarr

Gallows Wood

Louisa (Copywriter) Scarr

"When a hand is found in Gallows Wood, PC Lucy Halliday and her specialist search dog Moss must find the rest of the body. What they uncover is a killer's dumping ground. Like every case since her husband's mysterious disappearance, Lucy wonders if this one...

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The vanishing act  by Sarah (British author) Ward

The vanishing act

Sarah (British author) Ward

"When Mallory Dawson gets a call from a former colleague, Elsa, describing a strange scene, she initially thinks nothing of it. The teenage cleaner had gone into clean a holiday cottage in the forest to find a kettle boiling on the Aga, sandwiches half made...

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Witness X  by Sarah (Mystery writer) Moorhead

Witness X

Sarah (Mystery writer) Moorhead

"Fourteen years ago, the police caged a notorious serial killer who abducted and butchered two victims every February. But, in the present day, when another body is discovered, they soon realise that the culprit is still at large. Neuropsychologist Kyra...

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The good husband  by Steve Frech

The good husband

Steve Frech

"Mark Burcham and his wife Amy live the perfect life: they have a happy marriage, a comfortable home in Los Angeles and a beautiful daughter, Tatum. But one night Amy fails to come home from a business trip to Boston, and her office has no record of a client...

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Spell bound  by Gretchen Rue

Spell bound

Gretchen Rue

"Since moving to Raven Creek, Phoebe Winchester has had a lot on her plate. She's renovating the Victorian manor she inherited from her Aunt Eudora, running a tea shop (and secret magical apothecary), and learning to be a witch. But when she discovers a dead...

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Sugar on the bones  by Joe R. Lansdale

Sugar on the bones

Joe R. Lansdale

"Minnie Polson is dead. Burned to a crisp in a fire so big and bad it had to be deliberate. The only thing worse is that Hap and Leonard could have prevented it. Maybe. Minnie had a feeling she was being targeted, shaken down by some shadowy force. However,...

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The Bang-Bang sisters  by Rio Youers

The Bang-Bang sisters

Rio Youers

"Blood. Bullets. Rock and roll. Meet the Bang-Bang Sisters: Brea, Jessie, and Flo. Together, they're a kick-ass rock band with an unbreakable bond. But that's only half the story. Offstage, they're highly skilled vigilantes, traveling the country in their...

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Shades of mercy  by Bruce Borgos

Shades of mercy

Bruce Borgos

"In the usually quiet high desert of Nevada, Sheriff Porter Beck faces one of his greatest challenges - a series of unlikely, disturbing and increasingly deadly events of unknown origins. Porter Beck is the sheriff in the high desert of Nevada, doing the same...

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One big happy family  by Jamie Day

One big happy family

Jamie Day

"The Precipice is a legendary, family-owned hotel on the rocky coast of Maine. With the recent passing of their father, the Bishop sisters--Iris, Vicki, and Faith--have come for the weekend to claim it. But with a hurricane looming and each of the Bishop...

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Every trick in the book  by Bernard O'Keeffe

Every trick in the book

Bernard O'Keeffe

"Sex, Money, Drugs ... DI Garibaldi is on the case. DI Garibaldi and his team are shocked when they discover that local writer, Ben Joseph, has been killed in the same manner and at the same location as the victim in his crime novel 'Schooled in Murder', the...

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The next girl  by Emiko Jean

The next girl

Emiko Jean

"It's been twenty years since Detective Chelsey Calhoun lost her sister, and she's been searching ever since - for signs, for closure, for other missing girls. Happy endings are rare in Chelsey's line of work. Until one day, local teenager Ellie Black is found...

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Desperation reef  by T. Jefferson Parker

Desperation reef

T. Jefferson Parker

"Jen Stonebreaker hasn't entered into a big-wave surfing competition since witnessing her husband's tragic death twenty-five years ago at the Monsters of the Mavericks. Now, Jen is ready to tackle those same Monsters with her twin sons Casey and Brock, who...

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A world of hurt  by Mindy Mejia

A world of hurt

Mindy Mejia

"When someone dies to save your life, how do you ever forgive them? Kara Johnson always knew she'd die young and violently. It didn't matter who delivered the final blow, she would deserve it - her years spent running drugs and spreading violence would...

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The take  by Martina Cole

The take

Martina Cole

Freddie Jackson thinks he owns the underworld when he gets out of prison. He's done his time, made the right connections, and now he's ready to use them. His wife Jackie just wants her husband home, but she's forgotten the rows, the violence, and the girls...

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Pinions of gold  by John Broughton

Pinions of gold

John Broughton

"674 AD. Werburgh, great-niece of the Abbess of Ely, travels by night to save the abbey's treasure under a wayside cross in the kingdom of Lindsey. A cryptic inscription on the back indicates the location of the magnificent gold and garnet treasure. Becoming a...

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A treachery of friends  by Caroline Carver

A treachery of friends

Caroline Carver

"A man lies bleeding on the roadside. Hidden in his clothing is a message to Sidney from her father-who has been missing for fourteen years . . . Practical and level-headed Sid doesn't believe in miracles. So she sets out on a search for her father that leads...

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One desperate life  by D. J. Maughan

One desperate life

D. J. Maughan

"A young mother desperate to protect her unborn child... Drawn to the charismatic Texan Charles Watson, a man with a dark allure that conceals a sinister truth, Louise Clifford finds herself entangled in a love affair that defies reason. After six weeks of...

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Red dragon  by Thomas Harris

Red dragon

Thomas Harris

"Will Graham's unusual, fearful ability to project himself into the minds of psychopaths puts him on the trail of Francis Dolorhyde, whose bizarre and bloody murders of two suburban families have been triggered by his viewing of a William Blake...

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Poison flower  by Thomas Perry

Poison flower

Thomas Perry

"Native American Jane Whitefield spirits James Shelby, a man unjustly convicted of his wife's murder, out of the heavily guarded criminal court building in downtown Los Angeles. Jane makes her living helping people "disappear"--But the price of Shelby's...

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The teaberry strangler  by Laura Childs

The teaberry strangler

Laura Childs

"After a particularly successful evening of sales, Charleston's Theodosia Browning discovers the body of map store owner Daria. Locals have shown interest in buying her shop-- but enough to kill? Plus there's been a customer hell-bent on acquiring a...

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The mother  by Valerie Keogh

The mother

Valerie Keogh

"A terrible wife... Sarah Westfield is unhappily married to perfect husband Nick. Handsome, devoted and kind, he should be the ideal man for her, but Sarah knows their marriage is the biggest mistake she's ever made... and she wants out. But then Nick offers...

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The garden party  by B. P. Walter

The garden party

B. P. Walter

"The perfect family. The perfect celebration. The perfect day for revenge. The day of the garden party should've been a celebration of love for Raphael and his fiancee, as they toast their engagement with their families. But for someone, it's an opportunity to...

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The summer dare  by Joanna Dodd

The summer dare

Joanna Dodd

"Six weeks of friendship. A lifetime paying for it. They were the cool girls. Two years older, oozing glamour. She could prove herself worthy of their friendship. She could do the dare. Twenty-five years later, Lucy has a perfect life. She is still friends...

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The bookshop detectives  by Gareth Ward

The bookshop detectives

Gareth Ward

"When a mystery parcel arrives at Sherlock Tomes bookshop in small-town Havelock North, New Zealand, husband-and-wife owners Garth and Eloise (and their petrified pooch, Stevie) are drawn into the baffling case of a decades-old missing schoolgirl. Intrigued by...

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Watchers of time  by Charles Todd

Watchers of time

Charles Todd

"Inspector Ian Rutledge of Scotland Yard arrives in the Norfolk port of Osterley to investigate the murder of the local Catholic priest, who had attended the deathbed of Herbert Baker, a Protestant who had demanded to see a Catholic priest as he lay...

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[Foxtrot Mike Lima]  by Cat Connor

[Foxtrot Mike Lima]

Cat Connor

"Upon discovering her partner, Ben Reynolds is missing former espionage officer Veronica Tracey (Ronnie), delves into Ben's recent past, searching for clues. She recruits Dave Crocker (Crockett) to help her locate Ben. Even with her special skills and...

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Stories untold  by Leslie (Fiction writer) Wolfe

Stories untold

Leslie (Fiction writer) Wolfe

"They're both strong and fearless, determined, relentless. He's a decorated war veteran and he wants to die. She's a prominent psychologist and she won't give up on him. An astonishing, vibrant story of human strength and frailty, of love lost and love found,...

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Las Vegas girl  by Leslie (Fiction writer) Wolfe

Las Vegas girl

Leslie (Fiction writer) Wolfe

"Detectives Laura Baxter and Jack Holt are members of the elite: Las Vegas Metro PD, one of the toughest and most respected law enforcement agencies in the United States. In the middle of a city with 2 million residents and 43 million annual visitors, they're...

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Dawn girl  by Leslie (Fiction writer) Wolfe

Dawn girl

Leslie (Fiction writer) Wolfe

"FBI Special Agent Tess Winnett searches for answers relentlessly. With each step, each new finding, she uncovers unsettling facts leading to a single possible conclusion. Dawn Girl is not the only victim. Her killer has killed before. The rules of the game...

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Las Vegas crime  by Leslie (Fiction writer) Wolfe

Las Vegas crime

Leslie (Fiction writer) Wolfe

"When a teenage girl is daringly kidnapped from her school, minutes after being dropped off, a frenzied search begins, involving the entire police force of a city that never sleeps. But for Detectives Baxter and Holt this isn't a crime like any other; it is...

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The girl they took  by Leslie (Fiction writer) Wolfe

The girl they took

Leslie (Fiction writer) Wolfe

"Where her daughter had played Gretel in front of a cheering audience, only two faint stage lights remained. The theater was deserted and eerily silent; the only sound she could hear was her own heart, pounding in a frenzy against her chest. She rushed outside...

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The caregiver  by N. L. (Thriller writer) Hinkens

The caregiver

N. L. (Thriller writer) Hinkens

"How does an 81-year-old woman, who hasn't left her bedroom - let alone the house - without assistance in months, simply vanish into thin air? I'm trying not to freak out at the thought of my mother wandering the neighborhood, lost in a maze of confusion. We...

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Downfall  by Kerry Kaya

Downfall

Kerry Kaya

"As the current head of the family firm, Jimmy Carter has decided it's time for him to step down and for one of his other brothers to lead the family. Except only one of his brothers wants the job - the youngest Carter brother - reckless hot-head, Jonny. Carla...

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The house on Cold Creek Lane  by Liz Alterman

The house on Cold Creek Lane

Liz Alterman

"An unflinching examination of motherhood and the dark side of domesticity set against a suburban backdrop that's anything but blissful. This twisty tale invites readers to a slow motion unravelling that culminates in a devastating finale!"--Publisher.

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Into the flames  by James Delargy

Into the flames

James Delargy

"Detective Kennard is in town to help with crowd control as a bushfire rages towards the Blue Mountains. But instead he finds himself driving straight towards the inferno to look for missing woman, Tracey, at the Hilmeyer home. When he gets there, he finds her...

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Father's day  by Richard Madeley

Father's day

Richard Madeley

"When Nick Wychwood loses his wife Elise in a shocking accident, he is left to bring up their daughter Lucy on his own. Moving house gives them the fresh start that they need, where they can put tragedy behind them and forge new friendships. But Lucy, is...

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The runner  by Lloyd Devereux Richards

The runner

Lloyd Devereux Richards

"Martin Gabriel is a runner for Ben. He runs errands. He runs deliveries. And now he is running for his life... When a deal goes wrong, Martin realizes Ben isn't the legitimate businessman he thought he was. He flees before Ben catches up with him, unaware...

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First wife's shadow  by Adele Parks

First wife's shadow

Adele Parks

"Emma has worked hard for the success she deserves. CEO, smart, wealthy, grounded, she is finally safe, on solid ground. When she meets Matthew a kind, handsome widower full of admiration for everything she's achieved, he seems like an unexpected gift. The...

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A Poisoner's Tale  by Cathryn Kemp

A Poisoner's Tale

Cathryn Kemp

Rome, 1656. In the shadowy backstreets of the Eternal City lies an apothecary's shop - a place for women to take their heartbreaks and troubles. Herbs for childbirth. Tarot readings to tell their fortunes. An undetectable poison that can kill in four drops....

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The dead friend project  by Joanna Wallace

The dead friend project

Joanna Wallace

"Things haven't been going well for Beth. Her husband has left her for one of her friends. Her fellow school mums judge her for swearing too much and not shifting the baby weight. And now she's stuck in A&E after her son fell off the climbing wall on the first...

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Eye of the beholder  by Emma Bamford

Eye of the beholder

Emma Bamford

"When Maddy Wight is hired to ghostwrite the memoir of world-renowned cosmetic surgeon Angela Reynolds, she jumps at the chance to get her career back on track. But the deeper she digs, the more elusive the surgeon becomes. Is there something hidden beneath...

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The betrayal of Thomas True  by A. J. West

The betrayal of Thomas True

A. J. West

"It is the year 1715, and Thomas True has arrived on old London Bridge with a dangerous secret. One night, lost amongst the squalor of London's hidden back streets, he finds himself drawn into the outrageous underworld of the molly houses. Meanwhile, carpenter...

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The haters  by Robyn Harding

The haters

Robyn Harding

"Camryn Hart is living her dream. After years of struggle and rejection, her first novel has finally been published. Her editor is happy; her fiancé, Matt, is supportive; and her friends are all excited for her. She's on top of the world - until she receives a...

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