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The bell tower  by Roger Jon Ellory

The bell tower

Roger Jon Ellory

"Death Row duty comes with three simple rules: Do not make it personal. Do not question the system. Do not take justice into your own hands. Garrett Nelson will break every one of them. Injured during a drug bust, Deputy Garrett Nelson finds himself out of the...

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Under the paper moon  by Shaina Steinberg

Under the paper moon

Shaina Steinberg

"Five years after working for the Office of Strategic Services with Nick, whom she gets close to until the World War II end brings with it an act of deep betrayal, former spy Evelyn, now working as a PI, finds herself back in Nick's orbit when her latest case...

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Crow moon  by Suzy Aspley

Crow moon

Suzy Aspley

"Strathbran, Scotland. A village steeped in folklore and impenetrable mists and a horrifying mystery... Martha Strangeways is struggling to find purpose in her life, after giving up her career as an investigative reporter when her young twins died in a house...

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A calamity of souls  by David Baldacci

A calamity of souls

David Baldacci

"Set in the tumultuous year of 1968 in southern Virginia, a racially-charged murder case sets a duo of white and Black lawyers against a deeply unfair system as they work to defend their wrongfully-accused Black defendants in this courtroom drama from #1...

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Murder road  by Simone St. James

Murder road

Simone St. James

"April and Eddie have taken a wrong turn. And now they're on a long dark road, late at night, when they see a woman up ahead, clearly in trouble. They stop and pick her up. It's only once she's in the car that they see the blood. Then headlights appear in the...

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Death on the Thames  by Alan Johnson

Death on the Thames

Alan Johnson

"THERE'S BLOOD ON THE WATER. NO ONE IS SAFE... 1999. A young Detective Constable Louise Mangan crosses the Thames one misty morning in pursuit of a killer. She finds a tranquil community on a leafy island close to Hampton Court Palace, but soon realises that...

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The cryptic clue  by Amanda Hampson

The cryptic clue

Amanda Hampson

"In ZigZag Lane, in the heart of Sydney's rag-trade district, tea ladies Hazel, Betty and Irene find themselves in hot water. Having already solved a murder, kidnapping and arson case, and outwitting an arch criminal, they have proved themselves a useful...

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Every move you make  by C. L. Taylor

Every move you make

C. L. Taylor

"The only way to stop a stalker is to become one yourself... Alex, Lucy, River and Bridget. Four people with one thing in common: they are all being stalked. Their lives are filled with daily terror. Always watching. Always waiting. And never knowing what - or...

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The woman in cabin 10  by Ruth Ware

The woman in cabin 10

Ruth Ware

"This was meant to be the perfect trip. The Northern Lights. A luxury press launch on a boutique cruise ship. A chance for travel journalist Lo Blacklock to recover from a traumatic break-in that has left her on the verge of collapse, and to work out what she...

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Listen for the lie  by Amy Tintera

Listen for the lie

Amy Tintera

"You probably already know about me: Lucy Chase, the woman who doesn't remember murdering her best friend. You probably think I did it, too. That's OK, I get it. Being found wandering the streets covered in her blood wasn't a great look. Believe me, I'm as...

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Breath of scandal  by Sandra Brown

Breath of scandal

Sandra Brown

"On a rainy Southern night, Jade Sperry endured a young woman's worst nightmare at the hands of 3 local hell-raisers. At the center of scandal and tragedy, Jade ran as far and fast as she could. Someday, somehow, she'd return ... exacting a just...

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The house on Cold Hill  by Peter James

The house on Cold Hill

Peter James

Moving from the heart of the city of Brighton and Hove to the Sussex countryside is a big undertaking for born townies, Ollie Harcourt, his wife, Caro, and their twelve-year-old daughter, Jade. But when they view Cold Hill House - a huge, dilapidated, Georgian...

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Suspicious activity  by Mike Papantonio

Suspicious activity

Mike Papantonio

"'The purpose of the lawsuit is to fully expose the bank's willing support to groups that are killing Americans--and others--overseas.' This announcement by attorney Nicholas 'Deke' Deketomis sets up the gladiatorial arena between Big Banking and a team of...

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Struck dead  by Andrea Kane

Struck dead

Andrea Kane

"When a tragic hit-and-run takes the life of a hardworking family man, multi-millionaire Christopher Hillington becomes the prime suspect, and the whole city of New York alights with speculation as to what happened. But before the NYPD can establish...

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The nurse  by Jenna Kernan

The nurse

Jenna Kernan

" I can hear the desperation in Dr Roth's voice. He's longing for someone to look after his poor, sick wife Sabrina in their perfect Florida home. The job pays an awful lot. And I really need the money. As long as they don't ask too many questions... I spend...

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Single  by K. L. (Kim L.) Slater

Single

K. L. (Kim L.) Slater

"When single mother Darcy's son falls from a rope bridge at a local playground, life stands still. She clutches his small, limp body, frozen, until a pair of strong hands push her aside, and she watches as George, a local doctor, saves her son's life. George...

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Murder on a country walk  by Janice Frost

Murder on a country walk

Janice Frost

"It begins as a Halloween prank. It ends in cold-blooded murder... Halloween. One of the busiest nights of the year for Lincolnshire police. Special Constable Jane Bell is called out to reports of someone in a Dracula mask terrorising the residents of a nearby...

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The seventh girl  by Andy Maslen

The seventh girl

Andy Maslen

"Fifteen years ago, a serial killer was on a rampage murdering young women in Middlehampton. Then, suddenly, the killings stopped, and the murderer was never found... So when the body of another young woman is found bearing the twisted killer's unique hallmark...

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Two sisters  by Alex (Pseudonym) Kane

Two sisters

Alex (Pseudonym) Kane

"Ever since being adopted as babies, twins Sinead and Orla have been the only family they've ever known. But as adults, their lives have taken different paths. Orla's got the big house in Glasgow, the supportive husband and teenage daughter, Molly Rose, while...

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Savage Ridge  by Morgan Greene

Savage Ridge

Morgan Greene

"Ten years ago, in the pine-shaded town of Savage Ridge, Nick, Emmy, and Pete murder their high school classmate, Sammy Saint John. His body is never found, and no arrests are made. The three friends make a pact to leave Savage Ridge and never return... Now,...

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The lucky eight  by Sheila Bugler

The lucky eight

Sheila Bugler

"When the plane crashed, 160 people perished. Now someone is killing off the survivors. Five years ago, a horrific airline disaster made headlines around the world. On the anniversary of the fatal crash, a number of those who were spared gather to mark the...

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No looking back  by Alex (Pseudonym) Kane

No looking back

Alex (Pseudonym) Kane

"Kat Denton is a woman running away from her past. For the past sixteen years, her life has been a living hell as Jimmy, the man she fell in love with as a teenager, becomes ever more cruel and abusive. Following the fire that killed her parents, leaving her...

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The girl on the train  by Paula Hawkins

The girl on the train

Paula Hawkins

"Rachel catches the same commuter train every morning. She knows it will wait at the same signal each time, overlooking a row of back gardens. She's even started to feel like she knows the people who live in one of the houses. 'Jess and Jason', she calls them....

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The heat  by Garry Disher

The heat

Garry Disher

"Wyatt needs a job. A bank job would be nice, or a security van hold-up. As long as he doesn't have to work with cocky idiots and strung-out meth-heads like the Pepper brothers. That's the sort of miscalculation that buys you the wrong kind of time. So he...

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An intrigue of witches  by Esme Addison

An intrigue of witches

Esme Addison

"Thirty-year-old Black woman Camille Fitzsimons is a talented early American history professor, working in fast-paced Washington DC, with her eyes on promotion. She's also currently persona non grata. Who knew that making an inconvenient historical discovery...

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It takes a town  by Aoife Clifford

It takes a town

Aoife Clifford

"So many people had reason to hate her, but did anyone have reason to kill her? Everyone dies famous in a country town, but glamorous Vanessa Walton was a shining star. A celebrity since she was a child, Vanessa is back on the front page for all the wrong...

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Death of a foreign gentleman  by Steven Carroll

Death of a foreign gentleman

Steven Carroll

"Cambridge, UK, 1947. Martin Friedrich, a German philosopher, is cycling through an intersection on his way to give a lecture when a speeding car strikes and kills him. Shortly afterwards, Detective Sergeant Stephen Minter, an Austrian-born cockney Jew, whose...

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The four  by Ellie Keel

The four

Ellie Keel

"We were always The four. From our very first day at High Realms. The four scholarship pupils. Outsiders in a world of power and privilege. It would have made our lives a lot easier if Marta had simply pushed Genevieve out of our bedroom window that day....

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While we were burning  by Sara Koffi

While we were burning

Sara Koffi

"After her best friend's mysterious death, Elizabeth Smith's picture-perfect life in the Memphis suburbs has spiraled out of control - so much so that she hires a personal assistant to keep her on track. Composed and elegant, Brianna is exactly who she needs...

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Shock waves  by Fleur McDonald

Shock waves

Fleur McDonald

"Detective Dave Burrows has longed for the top job in the stock squad but never thought he'd be acting in that role while his partner and best mate, Detective Sergeant Bob Holden, is treated for melanoma. Bob is keen to get back on the road and Dave can't wait...

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The spy  by Ajay Chowdhury

The spy

Ajay Chowdhury

"Detective Kamil Rahman is working for the Met Police when he gets the call from MI5. They've received intelligence of a terrorist plot, and it's Kamil they need. Posing as a disaffected cop and working in his friend Anjoli's restaurant on Brick Lane, Kamil...

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Death in the details  by Katie Tietjen

Death in the details

Katie Tietjen

"Maple Bishop is ready to put WWII and the grief of losing her husband, Bill, behind her. But when she discovers that Bill left her penniless, Maple realizes she could lose her Vermont home next and sets out to make money the only way she knows how- by selling...

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The Haven  by Fiona Neill

The Haven

Fiona Neill

"The Sawyer family were meant to have the adventure of a lifetime during their summer holiday at an experimental eco-community in one of England's most ancient forests, led by the enigmatic Mo. For Cass, the eldest Sawyer sibling and a lonely and unhappy...

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How to kill a guy in ten ways  by Eve Kellman

How to kill a guy in ten ways

Eve Kellman

"After one too many terrifying encounters, Millie Masters sets up a hotline for women who feel unsafe walking home alone at night: Message M. But very quickly she realises that there's much more to be done to help the women who call in. Because the men just do...

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Leave no trace  by Jo (Strategist) Callaghan

Leave no trace

Jo (Strategist) Callaghan

"One detective driven by instinct, the other by logic. It will take both to find a killer who knows the true meaning of fear . . . When the body of a man is found crucified at the top of Mount Judd, AIDE Lock - the world's first AI Detective - and DCS Kat...

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Sanctuary  by Garry Disher

Sanctuary

Garry Disher

"Grace is a thief: a good one. She was taught by experts and she''s been practising since she was a kid. She specialises in small, high-value items - stamps, watches - and she knows her Jaeger-LeCoultres from her Patek Philippes. But it's a solitary life,...

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The last murder at the end of the world  by Stuart Turton

The last murder at the end of the world

Stuart Turton

"Solve the murder to save what's left of the world. Outside the island there is nothing: the world destroyed by a fog that swept the planet, killing anyone it touched. On the island: it is idyllic. 122 villagers and 3 scientists, living in peaceful harmony....

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Toxic prey  by John Sandford

Toxic prey

John Sandford

"Gaia is dying. That, at least, is what Dr. Lionel Scott believes. A renowned expert in tropical and infectious diseases, Scott has witnessed the devastating impact of illness and turmoil at critical scale. Society as it exists is untenable, and the direct...

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A killing on the hill  by Robert Dugoni

A killing on the hill

Robert Dugoni

"The Great Depression. High-level corruption. And a murder that's about to become Seattle's hottest mystery. It's the kind of story that can make a reporter's career. If he lives to write about it."--

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The no. 1 lawyer  by James Patterson

The no. 1 lawyer

James Patterson

"Stafford Lee Penney is the best defence lawyer in Mississippi - he's never lost a case. Until now. Hot on the heels of his latest courtroom victory, his wife is brutally murdered. Devastated, Stafford Lee spirals into a losing streak that forces to abandon...

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The Red Hollow  by Natalie Marlow

The Red Hollow

Natalie Marlow

"Warwickshire, 1934. Deep in a hamlet in the Warwickshire countryside, Red Hollow Hall is a male-only sanitorium run by the charismatic psychiatrist Dr Moon. However, all is not well, and Dr Moon's patients are leaving Red Hollow in droves. Recent...

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The guest  by B. A. Paris

The guest

B. A. Paris

"Iris and Gabriel have just got home from a make-or-break holiday. But a shock awaits them. One of their dearest friends, Laure, is in their house - sleeping in their bed, wearing Iris' clothes, even rearranging the furniture. She has walked out on her husband...

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Five little pigs  by Agatha Christie

Five little pigs

Agatha Christie

"Beautiful Caroline Crale was convicted of poisoning her husband, yet there were other suspects; the stockbroker who went to market; the amateur herbalist who stayed at home; the three-time divorcee who had roast beef and the devoted governess who had...

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Gallows thief  by Bernard Cornwell

Gallows thief

Bernard Cornwell

"In 1820, Rider Sandman, a hero of Waterloo fallen on hard times, takes a job as a private investigator to re-open the case of a painter due to be hanged for a murder he didn't commit. Soon Sandman is mired in a grisly murder plot that keeps thickening. He...

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Dial 'M' for Maine coon  by Alex Erickson

Dial 'M' for Maine coon

Alex Erickson

"When the would-be owner of her latest rescue, Sheamus, the Maine Coon cat, is murdered, Liz Denton finds the fur flying as she discovers the real identity of the victim, a stalker is fast on her heels and a rival takes a swat at her business"--

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Death by café mocha  by Alex Erickson

Death by café mocha

Alex Erickson

"Coffee lovers are gathering from far and wide at the hotel, and Krissy, Rita, and Vicki are excited. But some of the attendees may need to switch to decaf, as a public argument breaks out soon after they check in and then a flavor competition leads to bitter...

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Like it never happened  by R. J. Hoffmann

Like it never happened

R. J. Hoffmann

"Thirty years ago, Tommy, Malcolm, Henry, and Kevin were best friends graduating high school, brothers almost, until the night they did something terrible. The decision to keep hidden what they did in that parking lot shattered their friendship and warped...

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The inmate  by Freida McFadden

The inmate

Freida McFadden

"There are three rules Brooke Sullivan must follow as a new nurse practitioner at a men's maximum-security prison: 1) Treat all prisoners with respect. 2) Never reveal any personal information. 3) Never EVER become too friendly with the inmates. But none of...

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Tennison  by Lynda La Plante

Tennison

Lynda La Plante

"Jane Tennison's sharp instincts and hard work made her one of the top cops at Scotland Yard, but she's still an outsider when it comes to the boys' club running the force. When her latest investigation - the murder of a presumed prostitute - has her butting...

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Broken skin  by Stuart MacBride

Broken skin

Stuart MacBride

"There's a rapist prowling the city's cold granite streets, leaving a string of tortured women behind. But while DS Logan McRae's girlfriend is out acting as bait, he's dealing with the blood-drenched body of an unidentified male, dumped outside Accident and...

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The widow spy  by Megan Campisi

The widow spy

Megan Campisi

"Kate Warne is many things: the country's first female detective, a Pinkerton agent, and a union spy. It's August 1863, and her latest assignment could finally end the bloody war and bring the fractured United States together again. All she has to do is win...

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Murder in masquerade  by Mary Winters

Murder in masquerade

Mary Winters

"Victorian Countess Amelia Amesbury's secret hobby, writing an advice column for a London penny paper, has gotten her into hot water before; after all, Amelia will do whatever it takes to help a reader in need. But now, handsome Marquis Simon Bainbridge...

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The Miller women  by Kelli Hawkins

The Miller women

Kelli Hawkins

"When a teenage girl goes missing, Nicola Miller fears for her own daughter. Not for Abby's mental health or safety, but that she might have had something to do with it. She worries her daughter is a killer. Just like her. Nicola has never told the truth about...

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Death holds the key  by Alexander (Novelist) Thorpe

Death holds the key

Alexander (Novelist) Thorpe

"When loathed landholder Fred O'Donnell is found dead in a locked room with a bullet in his chest, rookie Detective Hartley must seek help from a mysterious wanderer to solve the case. And it's one where everyone, including his family, has a motive and a...

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Killarney  by Nikki Mottram

Killarney

Nikki Mottram

"Child protection worker Dana Gibson arrives in the sleepy rural town of Killarney with one goal in mind - locate the whereabouts of foster child Jayden Maloney and return him to care. What she isn't anticipating is an unexpected attraction to her colleague's...

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Bone lands  by Pip Fioretti

Bone lands

Pip Fioretti

"1911, on a winter's night in arid New South Wales wool country, mounted trooper Augustus Hawkins discovers the bodies of three young people. They are scions of the richest family in the district, savagely murdered on a road that Hawkins should have been...

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Death in a lonely place  by Stig Abell

Death in a lonely place

Stig Abell

"Former London detective Jake Jackson-introduced in the acclaimed mystery Death Under a Little Sky-finds his new life in the country threatened by an old case from the past in this absorbing mystery that will challenge readers' detective skills. In a quiet...

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Three-inch teeth  by C. J. Box

Three-inch teeth

C. J. Box

"A rogue grizzly bear has gone on a rampage, killing, among others, the fiancee of Joe Pickett's daughter. At the same time, Dallas Cates, who Joe helped lock up years ago, is released from prison with a list of six names tattooed on his skin. He wants revenge...

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The library thief  by Kuchenga Shenjé

The library thief

Kuchenga Shenjé

"The library is under lock and key. But its secrets can't be contained... 1896. After he brought her home from Jamaica as a baby, Florence's father had her hair hot-combed to make her look like the other girls. But as a young woman, Florence is not so easy to...

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Nothing but the bones  by Brian Panowich

Nothing but the bones

Brian Panowich

"In McFalls County, local crime boss Gareth Burroughs runs everything on the mountain. And Nelson 'Nails' McKenna has been his enforcer since he was a teenager, though his heart's not really in the dirty work. Then one night in a local roadhouse, Nails goes...

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A fondness for truth  by Kim (Mystery fiction writer) Hays

A fondness for truth

Kim (Mystery fiction writer) Hays

"Andi Eberhart is riding her bicycle home on an icy winter night when she is killed in a hit-and-run. Her devastated partner, Nisha, is convinced the death was no accident. Andi had been receiving homophobic hate mail for several years, and the letters grew...

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Feline fatale  by Rita Mae Brown

Feline fatale

Rita Mae Brown

"Spring flowers may be about to bloom in Crozet, Virginia, but Harry is thinking about snow. Her dear friend Ned Tucker is in the House of Delegates, advocating for a bill to improve road clearing during bad weather, and Harry and Ned's wife, Susan, have gone...

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The poison pen  by Paige Shelton

The poison pen

Paige Shelton

"Edinburgh is mourning recent the death of Queen Elizabeth II when Bookseller Delaney Nichols's boss comes to her with a most unusual assignment. An old friend of his, living in an estate in the village of Roslin, has found what could be a priceless relic on...

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The House of Mirrors  by Erin Kelly

The House of Mirrors

Erin Kelly

"Summer, 2021. Nell has come home at her family's insistence to celebrate an anniversary. Fifty years ago, her father wrote The Golden Bones. Part picture book, part treasure hunt, Sir Frank Churcher created a fairy story about Elinore, a murdered woman whose...

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Crime and cherry pits  by Amanda Flower

Crime and cherry pits

Amanda Flower

"Shiloh Bellamy can hardly believe it -- for the first time in her family farm's seventy-year history, she has managed to score a highly coveted booth at the Cherry Farm Market in Traverse City, Michigan. It's a huge win in her master plan to bring the...

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The wrong sister  by Claire (Journalist) Douglas

The wrong sister

Claire (Journalist) Douglas

"You've known her all your life. Or have you? Tasha and her older sister Alice might look alike, but they couldn't be more different. Tasha's married with two children and still living in her home town near Bristol, while Alice is a high-flying scientist...

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City in ruins  by Don Winslow

City in ruins

Don Winslow

"Danny Ryan is rich. Beyond his wildest dreams rich. The former dock worker, Irish mob soldier and fugitive from the law is now a respected businessman - a Las Vegas casino mogul and billionaire silent partner in a group that owns two lavish hotels. Finally,...

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The new couple in 5B  by Lisa Unger

The new couple in 5B

Lisa Unger

"Rosie and Chad Lowan are barely making ends meet in New York City when they receive life-changing news: Chad's late uncle has left them his luxury apartment at the historic Windermere in glamorous Murray Hill. With its prewar elegance and impeccably uniformed...

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A Sicilian affair  by Susan Lewis

A Sicilian affair

Susan Lewis

"A fresh start where no-one knows her name is exactly what Catie is looking for from her Sicilian escape. When Catie meets handsome Giancarlo, she has stumbled across a love that could last forever... If only she can admit the truth about her past. But the...

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Day One  by Abigail Dean

Day One

Abigail Dean

"When a lone gunman enters a primary school in a beautiful Lake District town, the effects of the tragedy radiate through idyllic Stonesmere with devastating consequences. At the epicentre of the tragedy is Marty, daughter of the teacher who dies trying to...

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Down among the dead  by C. S. Green

Down among the dead

C. S. Green

"When DC Rose Gifford is called to investigate the death of a woman in Elford Country Park, she knows there is more to the case than meets the eye. Suzette's broken body was found at the foot of a climbing centre after a terrible storm - but this was no...

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The assassin in the greenwood  by P. C. Doherty

The assassin in the greenwood

P. C. Doherty

"In the summer of 1302 the famous Robin of Locksley, popularly known as Robin Hood, has gone back to his outlaw ways in Sherwood Forest where he battles against royal authority, culminating in the barborous massacre of royal tax collectors and the mysterious...

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Kill my darling  by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles

Kill my darling

Cynthia Harrod-Eagles

"When Melanie Hunter uncharacteristically disappears, the men in her life come under suspicion. It soon becomes clear that there are many secrets in Melanie's past. Bill Slider and his team are investigating and they will have to unravel lies, half-truths and...

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Murder on the Ballarat train  by Kerry Greenwood

Murder on the Ballarat train

Kerry Greenwood

"What was planned as a restful country sojourn turns into the stuff of nightmares: a young girl who can't remember anything, rumours of vile white slavery and the body of an old woman missing her emerald rings - Phryne is at the centre, working through the...

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Murder in reproach  by Anne Cleeland

Murder in reproach

Anne Cleeland

"This seemed like a cut-and-dried case of suicide to Detective Sergeant Kathleen Doyle; the decedent - a wealthy theatre patron - must have decided that life without her famous husband was too hard to bear, and so she'd ended it. Indeed, nothing about the...

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Murder in protocol  by Anne Cleeland

Murder in protocol

Anne Cleeland

"It seemed as though Doyle was slated to have a busman's holiday, here in Dublin, and wasn't it just her luck to stumble across a corpse in the St. Brigid's School orchard. Stranger still, it looked to be a ritualistic revenge-murder, which - come to think of...

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Cold Tuscan stone  by David P. Wagner

Cold Tuscan stone

David P. Wagner

"Rick Montoya has moved from New Mexico to Rome, embracing the life of a translator. He's settling into la dolce vita when a school friend, who is now senior in the Italian Art Squad, recruits Rick for an unofficial undercover role - posing as an art buyer...

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Deliver me  by Malin Persson Giolito

Deliver me

Malin Persson Giolito

"Dogge is from affluent Rönnviken. Billy lives in the concrete towers of Våringe, only a few hundred yards across a highway, but a world apart. They met as six-year-olds at Rönnviken's playground and have been unlikely best friends ever since. From the...

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Finding Sophie  by Imran Mahmood

Finding Sophie

Imran Mahmood

"For the last seventeen years, Harry and Zara King's lives have revolved around their only daughter, Sophie. One day, Sophie leaves the house and doesn't come home. Six weeks later, the police are no closer to finding her than when they started. Harry and Zara...

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Made for murders  by Peter Tremayne

Made for murders

Peter Tremayne

"It is the early 1600s and the City of London sees Queen Elizabeth living out her dying days as Scottish King James waits in the wings to take to the throne. Meanwhile, in Southwark, along the south bank of the River Thames, Master Hardy Drew, Constable of the...

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Broken heart  by Tim Weaver

Broken heart

Tim Weaver

"A woman drives to a secluded beauty spot on the Somerset coast. CCTV watches her enter but doesn't see her leaving. In fact, Lynda Korin is never seen again. How can someone just disappear? Her sister calls missing persons investigator David Raker. For him,...

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Chiefs  by Stuart Woods

Chiefs

Stuart Woods

"In the winter of 1920, the first body is found in Delano, Georgia - the naked, brutalized corpse of a young boy. It is a crime too horrific to be ignored, the first of many that will span four decades - embroiling three police chiefs in a remarkable manhunt...

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Cold granite  by Stuart MacBride

Cold granite

Stuart MacBride

"Det. Sgt. Logan MacRae, back from a lengthy convalescence caused by a crazed suspect's knife attack, is plunged straightaway into the investigation of a brutally murdered child. To make matters worse, the victim's family learns of the death from a reporter...

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The secrets they kept  by Jenny Lynch

The secrets they kept

Jenny Lynch

"The psychic had a curious message for Helena. She said: 'You are not who you think you are.' 'The Secrets They Kept' is the story of a young woman's quest to discover the truth about her mother's unexplained death - and her own identity. Helena Anderson was...

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The stars turned inside out  by Nova Jacobs

The stars turned inside out

Nova Jacobs

"Deep beneath the ground outside of Geneva, where CERN's Large Hadron Collider smashes subatomic particles at breathtaking speeds, a startling discovery is made when the tunnel is down for maintenance: the body of Howard Anderby, a brilliant and recently...

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Return to blood  by Michael Bennett

Return to blood

Michael Bennett

"Hana Westerman has left Auckland and her career as a detective behind her. Settled in a quiet coastal town, all she wants is a fresh start. The discovery of a skeleton in the dunes near her house changes everything. The remains are those of a young Māori...

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Cape Rage  by Ron Corbett

Cape Rage

Ron Corbett

"The FBI has a hundred undercover agents who can work in the city, but Danny Barrett is the one they call when they need someone to investigate crimes in the wilderness. This case is a particularly difficult one. For more than a century the Danby family have...

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A midnight puzzle  by Gigi Pandian

A midnight puzzle

Gigi Pandian

"Secret Staircase Construction is under attack, and Tempest Raj feels helpless. After former client Julian Rhodes tried to kill his wife, he blamed her "accident" on the home renovation company's craftsmanship. Now the family business - known for bringing...

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The rumor game  by Thomas Mullen

The rumor game

Thomas Mullen

"Boston. June, 1943. Wartime tensions are running high, and an atmosphere of distrust and unease is dividing friends and neighbors. The two protagonists of Thomas Mullen's gripping historical thriller find themselves at the center of a dangerous tinderbox,...

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Holy Island  by L. J. Ross

Holy Island

L. J. Ross

Detective Chief Inspector Ryan retreats to Holy Island seeking sanctuary when he is forced to take sabbatical leave from his duties as a homicide detective. A few days before Christmas, his peace is shattered and he is thrust back into the murky world of...

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The death of Lucy Kyte  by Nicola Upson

The death of Lucy Kyte

Nicola Upson

"When Josephine inherited a remote Suffolk cottage from her godmother, it came full of secrets. Sorting through the artefacts of her godmother's life, Josephine is intrigued by an infamous murder committed near the cottage a century before. Yet this old crime...

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Keep your friends close  by Leah Konen

Keep your friends close

Leah Konen

"Mary never meant to tell Willa her secret. But after leaving her husband and father of her young son, meeting Willa feels like fate. Finally, she has someone on her side. Until Willa disappears. Mary is heartbroken and confused. Why would her friend abandon...

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Smoke Kings  by Jahmal Mayfield

Smoke Kings

Jahmal Mayfield

"Nate Evers, a young black political activist, struggles with rage as his people are still being killed in the streets...When his little cousin is murdered, Nate shuns the graffiti murals, candlelight vigils, and Twitter hashtags that are commonplace after...

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Widows  by Pascal Engman

Widows

Pascal Engman

"Two bodies are discovered in a Stockholm park, one a policeman and the other an unidentified young woman. With the police believing the woman to be nothing more than unfortunate collateral damage, they focus on the murder of the police officer. But Detective...

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The boy who cried bear  by Kelley Armstrong

The boy who cried bear

Kelley Armstrong

"Haven's Rock is a well-hidden town surrounded by forest. And it's supposed to be, being that it's a refuge for those who need to disappear. Detective Casey Duncan and her husband, Sheriff Eric Dalton already feel at home in their new town, which reminds them...

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Murder at the PTA  by Lee Hollis

Murder at the PTA

Lee Hollis

"Someone is trying to turn Portland High into a school for scandal with a gossipy website called Dirty Laundry. The latest target of ruinous rumors is newly elected PTA president Sandra Wallage. After a heated meeting with outraged parents, Sandra runs into...

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The lost boys of London  by Mary Lawrence

The lost boys of London

Mary Lawrence

"While her husband fights the Scots for King Henry VIII, Bianca Goddard earns her coin by concocting medicines that offer relief to London's sick. Some unfortunates, however, are beyond any remedies she can provide like the boy discovered hanging from a church...

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Dark hearts  by D. K. Hood

Dark hearts

D. K. Hood

"When a robbery at a local store ends with multiple deaths and the abduction of sixteen-year-old schoolgirl Cassidy Wilder, FBI agent Beth Katz and her partner Dax Styles are called in. Visiting Cassidy's family home just a couple of blocks away from the quiet...

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A deadly walk in Devon  by Nicholas (Novelist) George

A deadly walk in Devon

Nicholas (Novelist) George

"Still grieving the death of his long-time partner, Chase reunites with his dear friend and fellow Anglophile Billie Mondreau for a seacoast holiday of historic sightseeing. Assigned a pair of guides from the tour company Wanderers, Chase and Billie join seven...

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Rhythm and clues  by Olivia Blacke

Rhythm and clues

Olivia Blacke

"It's been five whole months since the last murder in Cedar River, Texas, and Juni Jessup and her sisters Tansy and Maggie have been humming along when disaster strikes again. Their struggling vinyl records shop/coffee nook, Sip & Spin Records, is under...

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One in the chamber  by Robin Peguero

One in the chamber

Robin Peguero

"Cameron Leann is new to Washington, D.C. An Iowa farm boy without a penny to his name, Cam has joined a group of affluent junior staffers working for a powerful cohort of U.S. Senators known as The Gang of Six. Liz Frost, the group's charismatic leader,...

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Inspector Cadaver  by Georges Simenon

Inspector Cadaver

Georges Simenon

"When a friend's brother-in-law is accused of murdering his daughter's lover, Maigret arrives in a small French town to help and is plunged into an atmosphere of animosity. He soon finds himself tangled up in a case that may ruin the very people whom he has...

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The mark of a murderer  by Susanna Gregory

The mark of a murderer

Susanna Gregory

"On St Scholastica's Day in February 1355, Oxford explodes in one of the most serious riots of its turbulent history. Fearing for their lives, the scholars flee the city, and some choose the University at Cambridge as their temporary refuge. However, they...

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Birds of a feather  by Jacqueline Winspear

Birds of a feather

Jacqueline Winspear

"London, 1929. JMaisie Dobbs is back and this time she has been hired to find a wealthy grocery magnate's daughter who has fled from home. What seems a simple case at first becomes complicated when Maisie learns of the recent violent deaths of three of the...

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Faceless killers  by Henning Mankell

Faceless killers

Henning Mankell

"One frozen January morning at 5am, Inspector Wallander responds to what he believes is a routine call out. When he reaches the isolated farmhouse he discovers a bloodbath. An old man has been tortured and beaten to death, his wife lies barely alive beside his...

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Joy Moody is out of time  by Kerryn Mayne

Joy Moody is out of time

Kerryn Mayne

"On her twin daughters' twenty-first birthday, Joy Moody - proprietor of Bayside's premier laundromat - is found dead. Yet that is not the strangest thing happening behind the bright pink facade of Joyful Suds. For much of their lives, Joy has been telling...

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The girl with no name  by Lisa (Lisa L.) Regan

The girl with no name

Lisa (Lisa L.) Regan

"Detective Josie Quinn is horrified when she's called to the house of a mother who had her newborn baby snatched from her arms. A woman caught fleeing the scene is Josie's only lead, but when questioned it seems this mysterious girl doesn't know who she is,...

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Zodiac Station  by Tom Harper

Zodiac Station

Tom Harper

"Deep in the Arctic, the crew of a U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker discovers the only survivor of a disaster at the Zodiac Station research base, who tells an incredible story of spies, greed, jealousy, and murder, but his tale simply doesn't add up."--Publisher.

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Pheasants nest  by Louise Milligan

Pheasants nest

Louise Milligan

"She wonders if they have discovered her missing yet. Has it broken in the news? Who has been assigned to cover her story? Have they started spooling through her social media and pulling out photographs? Constructing a narrative about who she is and what...

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My name was Eden  by Eleanor Barker-White

My name was Eden

Eleanor Barker-White

"When her daughter Eden came home from the hospital, Lucy was profoundly relieved. Eden had survived a drowning incident and had no apparent brain damage, no serious injuries, not even a scratch on her. Lucy fervently welcomed having a second chance at being...

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Watch where they hide  by Tamron Hall

Watch where they hide

Tamron Hall

"After dropping her child off at preschool, Marla Hancock, a stay-at-home mother, disappears. She had recently left her verbally abusive husband in rural Indiana and moved in with her sister, Shelly, who simply can't believe that her sister would ever...

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Original sins  by Erin Young

Original sins

Erin Young

"It's a brutal winter in Des Moines, Iowa, and the city is gripped by fear. A serial attacker known as the Sin Eater is stalking women and has just struck again. It's a tough time and a tough place for Riley Fisher, a former small-town sergeant, to be...

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Devil's kitchen  by Candice Fox

Devil's kitchen

Candice Fox

"This tight-knit, four-person unit has worked together to save countless lives and stop out of control fires before they cause major destruction. They've also stolen millions from banks, jewelry stores, and art galleries. Under the cover of saving the city,...

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Cheater  by Karen Rose

Cheater

Karen Rose

"Homicide Detective Kit McKittrick finds herself standing over a dead body in the Shady Oaks retirement centre. Frank Flynn has been stabbed and his room ransacked. Though he kept his background quiet at the centre, Kit recognises Frank from the San Diego...

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A stranger in the family  by Jane (Jane E.) Casey

A stranger in the family

Jane (Jane E.) Casey

"Every mother's worst nightmare... When nine-year-old Rosalie Marshall vanished from her bed one summer night, her disappearance tore her family apart. Now, sixteen years later, her mother Helena is found dead, her husband by her side. It looks like a...

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The brothers  by Kimberley Chambers

The brothers

Kimberley Chambers

"Beau Bond hates fiercely and loves hard. He'll do anything to protect his twin Brett, and his girlfriend Jolene. Brett is a survivor. He's always followed his brother's lead, even if it means he's lived to regret it. As Beau and Jolene get hitched, their...

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Cop killer  by Maj Sjöwall

Cop killer

Maj Sjöwall

"In a Swedish country town, a woman is brutally murdered and left buried in a swamp. On a quiet suburban street a midnight shootout takes place between three cops and two teenage boys. Detective Inspector Martin Beck and his partner Lennart Kollberg are called...

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Like a charm

Like a charm

"In this novel in 16 parts by some of today's most prestigious crime writers, each writer picks up the story in their usual locale and each tells a gripping story of murder, betrayal and intrigue. Running through the stories is a charm bracelet which brings...

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