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Shattering Dawn by Jayne Ann Krentz
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsAn unsettling investigation teaches two deeply suspicious people how to trust in the next thrilling novel of the Lost Night Files trilogy by New York Times bestselling author Jayne Ann Krentz.Amelia Rivers, a member of the Lost Night Files podcast team, hires private investigator Gideon Sweetwater to catch the stalker who has been watching her... -
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Chill of Fear by Kay Hooper
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Kay Hooper turns up the heat even as she chills readers to the bone with a new suspense novel that distills the essence of fear itself. In this relentless thriller, two psychics put more than their lives on the line to stop a killer darker and more evil than they could ever imagine. . . -
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![The Search by Iris Johansen]()
The Search by Iris Johansen
Building on her series featuring forensic sculptor Eve Duncan, bestselling suspense writer Iris Johansen takes a slightly different tangent with her latest thriller, The Search . The search and rescue team of Sarah Patrick and her golden retriever, Monty, first appeared in The Killing Game , where they helped Eve track down a kidnapped child and a maniacal killer...Categorized as:
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![Whisper of Evil by Kay Hooper]()
Whisper of Evil by Kay Hooper
Someone is stalking the little town of Silence... Three victims have fallen to a killer’s savage vengeance. Each of the dead men was a successful and respected member of the community — yet each also harbored a dark secret discovered only after his murder... -
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![Sleeping with Fear by Kay Hooper]()
Sleeping with Fear by Kay Hooper
Fear has never been so close... New York Times bestselling author Kay Hooper returns with a relentless thriller that brings her readers face-to-face with fear itself. In this terrifying new novel, a psychic special agent finds herself caught up in a tangled web of secrets, lies... and evil. Riley Crane woke up fully dressed, a gun under her pillow, and covered in blood... -
![Merlin's Keep by Madeleine Brent]()
Merlin's Keep by Madeleine Brent
THEY CALLED HER JANI BUT SHE ONCE HAD ANOTHER NAME. AND A PAST SHE NEVER KNEW. From far-off Tibet to England's rich countryside, this marvelously enchanting novel unfolds the incredible saga of a beautiful, young half-caste whose strange destiny pulls her into a world of love and terror--a worlds a mysterious power moves slowly toward her, threatening her sanity...and her life... -
![THE HEALER by Sharon Sala]()
THE HEALER by Sharon Sala
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsIt is a gift that may cost him everything.All his life, Jonah Gray Wolf has had an uncanny connection to animals, and the power to heal the sick and wounded. Driven from the only home he’s ever known by those who wish to harness his gift for profit, he becomes a drifter; working in out-of-the-way towns, never staying anywhere too long... -
![Verdad silenciada by Sherrilyn Kenyon]()
Verdad silenciada by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsAgent Hunter Thornton is no stranger to top-secret missions, hes got nothing to lose until a beautiful brunette pulls him into her own dangerous agenda. When a heiress is murdered as Abbie tries to blackmail her for clues, Abbie realizes shes stumbled into an unforgiving conspiracy. They discover a connection and begin a battle against an evil enterprise... -
![The Secret of the Chateau by Carrie Bedford]()
The Secret of the Chateau by Carrie Bedford
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA JUG OF WINE, A LOAF OF BREAD—AND DEATH.SHE KNOWS IT’S COMING; SHE HAS TO STOP IT!London architect Kate Benedict has barely shucked off her coat before she spots her host's aura, a swirling pattern above his head that Kate has come to recognize as a prediction of death within a few days.And she’s barely realized he’s in danger when he drops to the floor, shot by an unseen assailant... -
![Sinister Sanctuary by Colleen Gleason]()
Sinister Sanctuary by Colleen Gleason
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA nerdy (but sexy) scientist. A writer on deadline. A haunted lighthouse. And a secret worth killing for... Welcome to Wicks Hollow: a cozy town near Lake Michigan filled with quaint houses, eccentric residents, and more than its share of ghosts, murders, and sexy romance... -
![The Face Of Deception by Iris Johansen]()
The Face Of Deception by Iris Johansen
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 48 ratingsAn unidentified skull... A trail of terrifying secrets... And a woman whose talented hands could reveal the shocking truth... As a forensic sculptor, Eve Duncan helps identify the dead from their skulls. Her own daughter murdered and her body never found, the job is Eve's way of coming to terms with her personal nightmare...Categorized as:
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![Shadow Keeper by Christine Feehan]()
Shadow Keeper by Christine Feehan
One family brings its own brand of justice to the streets of Chicago's shadowy underworld as #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan returns to a series hot enough to burn...The paparazzi can't get enough of infamous bad boy Giovanni Ferraro. But unknown to them--and the women he beds--he's just playing a role. Keeping the spotlight on himself keeps it off the family business...Categorized as:
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Hunting Fear by Kay Hooper
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsThere's a new psychic on the scene, and he's ready for action: introducing Lucas Jordan, the latest addition to Noah Bishop's crackerjack Special Crimes Unit. Lucas Jordan has an extraordinary psychic skill that police all over the country find invaluable: he locates missing people... -
![Touching Evil by Kay Hooper]()
Touching Evil by Kay Hooper
Sometimes evil lingers so close, you can feel it.... Seattle police sketch artist Maggie Barnes has an extraordinary gift. She listens as traumatized crime victims describe their ordeals -- and then uses those horrifying recollections to draw dead-on sketches of the assailants. Some cops think Maggie is telepathic, that she can actually enter the victims' minds... -
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CHECK by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom New York Times bestseller, Mimi Jean Pamfiloff, comes CHECK, book #3 of the Romantic Suspense series, Mr. Rook’s Island. (Approx. 225 pages) SHE’S ONLY GOT DAYS TO LIVE. HE’S GOT HOURS. BUT WHEN IT COMES TO SAVING THE WOMAN YOU LOVE, WHAT WOULD YOU DO FOR MORE TIME? Mr. Rook, eccentric billionaire and owner of the most exclusive island resort in the world, has a secret... -
![Simon Says….Walk by Dale Mayer]()
Simon Says….Walk by Dale Mayer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDetective Kate Morgan isn’t impressed with her latest case. A terrorized woman walks into the police station, with a message for Kate. Actually a message that drags Simon into the middle of it—no, make that front and center. A challenge has been issued, one that Kate is determined to solve, hopefully keeping Simon on the sidelines... -
![Pale as Death by Heather Graham]()
Pale as Death by Heather Graham
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFrom the dark depths of Hollywood’s past The crime scene is horrific: the corpse of a young actress, drained of blood and cut in two. LAPD Detective Sophie Manning’s new case is high-profile and difficult—there’s no evidence to work with. And it’s a disturbing echo of the infamous Black Dahlia killing... -
![Three Fates by Nora Roberts]()
Three Fates by Nora Roberts
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts comes an unforgettable tale of luck and love in which the fortunes of three siblings depend on a simple twist of fate.When the RMS Lusitania sank in 1915, one survivor became a changed man, giving up his life as a petty thief... -
![If Looks Could Kill by Heather Graham Pozzessere, Heather Graham]()
If Looks Could Kill by Heather Graham Pozzessere, Heather Graham
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsMadison Adair didn’t witness her famous mother’s brutal murder. But she saw it. Saw the gloved hand...felt the knife strike...knew her mother’s terror. That was a lifetime ago. But the nightmares have returned; only, this time they’re of a faceless serial killer stalking women in south Florida. A killer she can’t see but who knows she is watching... -
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Cold Blooded by Lisa Jackson
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsThe New York Times bestselling author of Hot Blooded returns to steamy New Orleans and the French Quarter with her supremely sexy and suspenseful new novel.With every book she pens, Lisa Jackson reaffirms her status as one of today's most talented, original and compelling writers of romantic suspense... -
![Deeper Evil by Vickie McKeehan, Dreamscape Covers J.D. Stroube]()
Deeper Evil by Vickie McKeehan, Dreamscape Covers J.D. Stroube
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFor forty years the double murder of an elderly couple in the Hollywood Hills remained unsolved and all but forgotten. But a stranger, bent on revenge, is out to change all that. Baylee Scott grew up in Beverly Hills, the daughter of renowned director William Scott and actress Sarah Moreland... -
![Absolutely, Positively by Jayne Ann Krentz]()
Absolutely, Positively by Jayne Ann Krentz
Unconventional Molly Abberwick, trustee of her late father's scientific foundation and owner of Seattle's Abberwick Tea & Spice Company, was mad enough to fire her new consultant, Dr. Harry Stratton Trevelyan. She'd hired him when the foundation had needed the advice of the best expert in America on new inventions... -
![Countdown by Iris Johansen]()
Countdown by Iris Johansen
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsWhen it reaches zero, you die. #1 New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen sets her readers’ pulses racing once again in this relentless psychological thriller of a young woman caught in a maze of secrets and stalked by a merciless killer. The countdown begins the moment you open this riveting novel that only grows more electrifying as the pages turn, more exciting as time runs out. . -
![Close Your Eyes by Iris Johansen, Roy Johansen]()
Close Your Eyes by Iris Johansen, Roy Johansen
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsIn Close Your Eyes, The New York Times bestselling duo Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen are back with a suspenseful novel about a once-blind woman with a talent for tracking serial killers The FBI doesn’t usually consult with music therapists to solve their cases... -
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![Blood Sins by Kay Hooper]()
Blood Sins by Kay Hooper
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsYoung, vulnerable, attractive, Tessa Gray made the perfect victim. Which was why Noah Bishop of the FBI's Special Crimes Unit recruited her to play the role of grieving widow. As the supposed new owner of property coveted by the Church of the Everlasting Sin, she'd be irresistible bait for the reclusive and charismatic Reverend Samuel... -
![Haunted Destiny by Heather Graham]()
Haunted Destiny by Heather Graham
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 25 ratingswww.TheOriginalHeatherGraham.com Between the evil and the deep blue sea… A historic cruise ship, a haunted ship, the Celtic American Line's Destiny, sets sail from the Port of New Orleans—with a killer on board. He's known as the Archangel Killer because of the way he displays his victims in churches. And how he places a different saint's medallion on each body... -
![Secrets in the Dark by Heather Graham]()
Secrets in the Dark by Heather Graham
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOver a century after Jack, a new Ripper is on the loose. Following in the footsteps of notorious serial murderer Jack the Ripper, a killer is stalking the streets of London. The self-dubbed Ripper King strikes at night, leaving a trail of eviscerated bodies in his wake... -
![It Began With a Lie by Michele Pariza Wacek]()
It Began With a Lie by Michele Pariza Wacek
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsAn award-winning, gripping psychological thriller. All Becca wanted was a fresh start. That wasn’t what she got.Becca was sure the move from New York to Redemption, Wisconsin was exactly what her troubled family needed. A way to get her crumbling marriage back on track, and to bond with her difficult 16-year-old stepdaughter... -
![Starlight Bridge by Debbie Mason]()
Starlight Bridge by Debbie Mason
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA second chance for romance... Hidden in Graystone Manor is a book containing all the dark secrets of Harmony Harbor, and Ava DiRossi is determined to find it. No one-especially not her ex-husband, Griffin Gallagher-can ever discover what really tore her life apart all those years ago. With Griffin back in town, it's more important than ever that she find the book before someone else does... -
![Deadline by Judy McDonough]()
Deadline by Judy McDonough
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCaroline's life is on track. She's about to get her nursing degree and she's engaged to rich, handsome Trevor. But, before they get married, Trevor wants Caroline to spend the summer in Louisiana, getting to know her father, who's never been in her life. She reluctantly agrees and heads south, deep into bayou country where she meets Cade... -
![Blind Alley by Iris Johansen]()
Blind Alley by Iris Johansen
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsONE OBSESSED KILLER ... ONE DEADLY TRAP ... ONE WOMAN'S DARKEST NIGHTMARE ... Her job is to put a face on the victims of violent crimes. But as forensic sculptor Eve Duncan works on the skull of a newly discovered victim, she's about to get the shock of her life. The murdered Jane Doe's face has been erased beyond recognition. But whoever killed her wasn't trying to hide her identity... -
![Sinister Summer by Colleen Gleason]()
Sinister Summer by Colleen Gleason
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA sexy professor. A logical lawyer.A determined ghost.And a very real killer...Welcome to Wicks Hollow: a cozy town near Lake Michigan filled with quaint houses, eccentric residents, and more than its share of ghosts, murders, and romance.Diana Iverson needs a break—from her stressful job, from her philandering boyfriend, and from the rest of her fast-paced life... -
![Quilted Secrets: Wine Country Quilt Series Book 3 of 5 by Ann Hazelwood]()
Quilted Secrets: Wine Country Quilt Series Book 3 of 5 by Ann Hazelwood
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMany people carry the burden of at least one secret, and Lily is no exception. She tries to keep it to herself, even as she encounters many hush-hush tales heard in her quilt class, throughout the community, and from friends and family members. Some secrets, like those of the doctor who once lived in Lily’s house, may never be know...Categorized as:
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![Hide Away by Iris Johansen]()
Hide Away by Iris Johansen
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsIris Johansen's beloved forensic sculptor Eve Duncan is back and now the stakes are higher than ever. Dramatic changes are on the horizon for Eve and Joe Quinn and their relationship may never be the same... -
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![Kiss Me, Kill Me by Maggie Shayne]()
Kiss Me, Kill Me by Maggie Shayne
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShe's protected him since the day he was born. Since the day the LIE BEGAN.A long-ago act of kindness to a desperate woman changed Dr. Carrie Overton's life forever. Before disappearing, the grateful stranger had given Carrie her newborn son. When the woman is murdered, the secret becomes Carrie's alone.She had kept both it and her son, Sam, safe for sixteen years... -
![Kill Me Again by Maggie Shayne]()
Kill Me Again by Maggie Shayne
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI'm not who they say I am. TRUST ME.But can she?Reclusive novelist Aaron Westhaven, a man she's admired -- and more -- for years, has accepted Olivia Dupree's invitation to speak at a local fundraiser. But the day he's due to arrive, she gets a call summoning her to the bedside of a John Doe whose sole possession is her business card... -
![The Silenced by Heather Graham]()
The Silenced by Heather Graham
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsWhere is Lara Mayhew? Lara, a congressman's media assistant, suddenly quits her job—and disappears on the way to her Washington, DC, apartment. Novice FBI agent Meg Murray, a childhood friend of Lara's, gets a message from her that same night, a message that says she's disillusioned and "going home." To Richmond, Virginia. Meg discovers that she never got there... -
![Suddenly One Summer by Barbara Freethy]()
Suddenly One Summer by Barbara Freethy
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIN THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL TOWN OF ANGEL'S BAY, AN OLD LEGEND SAYS THAT SOMETIMES, WHEN THEY'RE NEEDED, ANGELS FROM AN OLD SHIPWRECK APPEAR AND GOOD TRIUMPHS OVER EVIL. AWARD-WINNING, BESTSELLING AUTHOR BARBARA FREETHY ENCHANTS WITH THE FIRST BOOK IN A SERIES THAT WILL CAPTURE YOUR HEART... -
![Ghost Moon by Heather Graham]()
Ghost Moon by Heather Graham
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsReclusive collector Cutter Merlin is seldom seen in Key West—lately, not at all. Officer Liam Beckett visits Merlin's curious house and discovers the gentleman in his study. In his death grip: a volume of occult lore and a reliquary. His eyes are wide with fright, his mouth a horrified rictus where spiders now dwell... -
![Hiding in the Shadows by Kay Hooper]()
Hiding in the Shadows by Kay Hooper
Terror waits just out of sight... Accident victim Faith Parker has done what her doctors feared she never would: awakened from the coma that held her prisoner for weeks. But she has no memory of the crash that nearly killed her -- or the life that led up to it. Nor does she remember journalist Dinah Leighton, the steadfast friend who visited her in the hospital.. -
![Shadow of Danger by Kristine Mason]()
Shadow of Danger by Kristine Mason
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFour women have been found dead in the outskirts of a small Wisconsin town. The only witness, clairvoyant Celeste Risinski, observes these brutal murders through violent nightmares and hellish visions... -
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Thread of Fear by Laura Griffin
Forensic artist Fiona Glass is the best in the business -- which is precisely why she's quitting. Her skill at mining victims' memories to re-create the faces of sadistic criminals has left her haunted and wary, and only Jack Bowman's dogged persistence convinces her to help him. The rugged police chief is hunting a serial killer who's targeting teenage girls...Categorized as:
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![Live to See Tomorrow by Iris Johansen]()
Live to See Tomorrow by Iris Johansen
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsCatherine Ling: raised on the streets of Hong Kong, she has been a shadowy CIA operative since she was fourteen years old. There are only a few things in life she cares for. One is her son, kidnapped when he was two. Catherine has only recently been reunited with him and the vow of her heart is never to let him face danger again. The other is her mentor, Hu Chang... -
![Sleep No More by Iris Johansen]()
Sleep No More by Iris Johansen
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen comes a new thriller that will have Eve Duncan questioning everything she thought she knew about her family and her past One woman held captive for decades… Another one freed by the truth… Forensic sculptor Eve Duncan knows what it's like to be haunted by the past... -
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![Killer Dreams by Iris Johansen]()
Killer Dreams by Iris Johansen
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsThe #1 New York Times bestselling author of Countdown returns with a knock-out suspense thriller that pits a mother and son against a killer who's the stuff of nightmares. If you close your eyes, he’ll get you. Sophie Dunston knows all too well how dreams can kill... -
![Keep Me Close by Cynthia Eden]()
Keep Me Close by Cynthia Eden
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFlynn Haddox is a dead man. Literally. As a highly trained Navy SEAL, Flynn once worked covert missions for the U.S. government, but then his life was stolen away. Killed and placed in the secretive “Lazarus” program, Flynn was brought back from the dead and turned into a super-soldier... -
![White Heat by Cherry Adair]()
White Heat by Cherry Adair
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsNever have the stakes been higher. Never have two people faced greater risks or grappled with deeper desire. Never has Cherry Adair–award-winning author of Hot Ice–burned the pages with so much blazing action and blistering passion. Professional art restorer Emily Greene is in no mood to see the devil-may-care Max Aries... -
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Deadly Shadows by Jaycee Clark
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsNow reissued with a new look! Shadows whisper and the words are deadly . . . A small, friendly Colorado town, nestled in the breathtaking Rockies, cloaks a malevolence, an evil that stalks women. Jesslyn Black, a writer, is content living her now-single, childless life. If she keeps to herself, she can’t get hurt... -
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Killing Me Softly by Maggie Shayne
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsFIRST YOU DRINK, THEN YOU DIE. The Nightcap Strangler, who terrorized the town of Shadow Falls sixteen years ago, has finally been executed. Case closed. Until Bryan Kendall's lover is murdered in the notorious killer's unique style and the rookie cop stands accused. Has someone committed the perfect copycat crime.. -
![Shadows from the Grave by T.L. Haddix]()
Shadows from the Grave by T.L. Haddix
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen it comes to murder, the past is never really dead... For ten years, Chase Hudson has carried the weight of his college girlfriend’s unsolved murder on his shoulders. When a ghost from the past comes calling, Chase’s friends and family become the targets of a serial killer who’ll stop at nothing to make Chase suffer...
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