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Death Rocks by L.J. Ross
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsTHERE’S NO SUCH THING AS A COINCIDENCE... When the body of a talented photographer is found on the rocks beneath the ruins of Dunstanburgh Castle, DCI Ryan and his team of detectives immediately suspect the worst. But, since none of their potential suspects seems to have a motive, the case runs cold... -
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Swamp Spook by Jana Deleon
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsWhen black cats roam, and spooks are seen, Come celebrate, it’s Halloween. Sinful, Louisiana, really knows how to throw a party, and it goes all out for Halloween. The weeklong celebration kicks off with a maze of horror in the park built of hay bales. And Fortune has the perfect assignment—the executioner... -
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![DR. BELL: NICEVILLE SHORES CHRONICLES THE BEGINNING by M Monique]()
DR. BELL: NICEVILLE SHORES CHRONICLES THE BEGINNING by M Monique
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsOut of all the things that could cause his life to turn upside down, Adir Bell never thought falling in love would be the catalyst. Known as Dr. Bell to the streets, his days are filled with caring for those whose lives are far less than legal. Along with being a physician, he's a single father raising four young men. Humble, Peace, Bragg, and Kalm are his sons... -
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State of Alert by Marie Force, Eva Kaminsky
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 27 ratings11 hours, 35 minutes The first couple is on full alert, deflecting new threats from near and far…Lieutenant Sam Holland has seen just about everything as a D.C. homicide detective, but she’s never been asked to lie to her closest colleagues and her husband—until now... -
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Poison Garden by L.J. Ross
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsFROM THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF HOLY ISLAND AND THE COVEThe clock is ticking…For Detective Chief Inspector Ryan, the stakes have never been higher. Most of the world thinks he’s dead, killed by an assasin's rifle in his own home. But another man took the bullet intended for him, and now Ryan’s living on borrowed time... -
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Fatal Fraud by Marie Force
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsPreviously title Fatal VengeanceA dangerous truth revealed... A prominent member of the D.C. community has been murdered, pulling Lieutenant Sam Holland into yet another high-stakes homicide investigation that has her trying to connect the dots between a dead woman and the friends and family who’d turned against her right before her untimely death... -
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Revenge in the Falls by Elle Gray
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThere are some secrets that are best kept in the grave…Former FBI agent Spenser Song has had a tragic past filled with deep losses.She once thought happiness would be like a fleeting dream.Yet time passed, and Sweetwater Falls began to mend her fragile heart.After meeting Ryker, her former foe, she learned that love had a weird way of kicking down her tightly shut doors... -
![Penshaw: A DCI Ryan Mystery by LJ Ross]()
Penshaw: A DCI Ryan Mystery by LJ Ross
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsFROM THE #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF HOLY ISLAND When you sell your soul, the devil gives no refunds... When an old man is burned alive in a sleepy ex-mining village, Detective Chief Inspector Ryan is called in to investigate. He soon discovers that, beneath the facade of a close-knit community, the burn from decades-old betrayal still smoulders... -
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State of Shock by Marie Force
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThey never saw this coming… Hold on to your hat for the next First Family book, coming December 20, 2022... -
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Shades of the Falls by Elle Gray
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsSweetwater Falls is a town full of beauty and unexpected surprises.When a high school student is found dead in her car,Sheriff Spenser Song is called to investigate.It seems the life of a popular teen girl is full of hidden mysteries.With an empty pill bottle discovered in the car, it was initially ruled a suicide.But something strange is afoot... -
![The Rock: A DCI Ryan Mystery by L.J. Ross]()
The Rock: A DCI Ryan Mystery by L.J. Ross
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsWhen a fishing boat is wrecked off the treacherous North Sea coast and the body of a young woman washes up on the beach beside the iconic ‘Marsden Rock’, DCI Ryan cannot ignore the call to duty.With one already dead and more human cargo missing from the wreckage, Ryan and his team race to find the remaining souls — before it’s too late, and their investigation turns to murder... -
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On Her Watch by Melinda Leigh
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsSheriff Bree Taggert becomes a target when she follows the twisting trail of a serial killer in a bone-chilling novel of suspense by #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author Melinda Leigh.A pair of hikers find a tarp-wrapped body in a clearing in the woods. When a search in the surrounding area yields two more, Sheriff Bree Taggert knows they’ve stumbled onto a serial killer’s dumping ground... -
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Running to You by Robin Patchen
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsSam never understood why Eliza left him five years ago, ghosting him without explanation. He’s avoided romance ever since, focusing on building his business. Money might not keep him warm at night, but it can sure buy a lot of blankets. Then Eliza shows up on his doorstep and throws herself into his arms... -
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Paternal Instincts by Nicky James
At the heart of a missing child case, Quaid and Aslan learn the true nature of fatherhood.With their baby due any day, Quaid ends up tangled in a case on the last day of work before his parental leave begins. Between eerie ransom notes and family secrets, unanswered questions pile up, twisting the case into something Quaid has never seen.Someone is lying. Someone knows more than they’re saying... -
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State of Suspense by Marie Force
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsA high-profile murder has Sam and her team chasing an elusive killer…Just back from their anniversary trip to Dewey Beach, there’s no slow roll back to work for the first couple as Sam is immediately thrust into a baffling new case that has everyone on edge. The FBI wants in on this one, and she’s determined to figure out what happened before they can take over her investigation... -
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State of Denial by Marie Force
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsDenial: refusing to admit the truth or reality of something unpleasant… His mother has been arrested, his government is under new threat, the relentless media is driving him mad, and denial becomes the word of the day for President Nick Cappuano. Meanwhile, his wife, DC Metro Police Lt. Sam Holland Cappuano has caught a big new case with suspects everywhere she looks... -
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Cuthbert's Way: A DCI Ryan Mystery by L.J. Ross
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsA SECRET KEPT FOR A THOUSAND YEARS...After the dramatic theft of a priceless artefact from Durham Cathedral, the rest of the world believes that DCI Ryan and his team were able to recover and return St. Cuthbert’s cross to its rightful home... -
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Before the Night Falls by Christy Barritt
Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe roses are back. And so is the fear. TV personality Olivia Montgomery thought her nightmare was over.One year ago, she escaped the clutches of “The Admirer,” a serial killer who left roses as his calling card. A serial killer who kept her in darkness. The monster who was shot and killed by police.At least, that’s what everyone believes... -
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The Inn at Holiday Bay: Kidnapped in the Kitchen by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA kidnapping, a shooting, a baby on the way, and three lives in the balance. After suffering a personal tragedy Abby Sullivan buys seaside mansion, packs up her life in San Francisco, and moves to Holiday Bay, where she is adopted, quite against her will, by a huge Maine Coon Cat named Rufus, a drifter with her own tragic past named Georgia, and a giant dog with an inferiority complex named Ramos... -
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The Hit List by Elle Gray
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWhen a deadly bomb goes off in a small town outside of Dallas, FBI agent Blake Wilder and her team are called to the case.Could this crime be a case of terrorism or is it murder disguised within a massive disaster? Soon Blake’s unit discovers a plot that’s far more complex.And when they unearth a revenge plot spurred on by a massive conspiracy... -
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The Silent Threat by Elle Gray
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAfter the bodies of six young girls were discovered in a shipping container that had been dumped in a scrapyard, FBI agent Blake Wilder is summoned onto the horrific scene. A closer inspection of the bodies reveals strange markings, similar to Spenser's victims in Sweetwater Falls... -
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Summer in the Falls by Elle Gray
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWhile the town prepares for the annual local festival.Spenser helps with the festivities while chatting with the residents.Unfortunately the pleasantry is interrupted when Spenser runs into Rafe Johnson,the man beginning his campaign to unseat her as sheriff.The standoff between them is tense with Spenser deciding to walk away... -
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The Girl in the Moss by Loreth Anne White
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsA shallow grave exposes deadly secrets as bestselling author Loreth Anne White brings her thrilling series of romantic suspense to its shocking conclusion… Disgraced ex-cop Angie Pallorino is determined to make a new start for herself as a private investigator... -
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State of the Union by Marie Force
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsIt’s the biggest night of President Nick Cappuano’s life. Will his first lady make it to the Capitol in time for his speech?President Cappuano has been working for months on his first State of the Union address, his highest profile moment yet as the country’s new president... -
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![Come Rain or Shine by Denise Grover Swank]()
Come Rain or Shine by Denise Grover Swank
Rated: 4.76 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsRose Gardner collects secrets the way other people collect junk—and now she’s being asked to expose them. Special Prosecutor Mason Deveraux has called a grand jury to investigate the corruption in the Sweet Branch Police Department, and he’s summoned Rose as a witness. Any topic is fair game, and the criminals in Fenton county are rightly scared of what she might share under oath... -
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Artifice by Christy Barritt
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThree missing teens. One questionable school. Zero room for error.When the teenage son of a prominent Boston family vanishes from Lighthouse Harbor—an exclusive institution for troubled teens—private investigator Olive Sterling is called to find him.Posing as a wealthy benefactor, Olive infiltrates the school. But something sinister lurks within. Other students have gone missing... -
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The Keeper by Charles Martin
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsUSA TODAY and ECPA bestselling seriesCombine James Patterson and Colleen Hoover and you'll start to understand why readers are riveted by the Murphy Shepherd series from New York Times bestselling author Charles Martin: gripping action, heart-wrenching emotion, and deep questions that deserve to be considered.Bones--Murphy Shepherd's teacher, mentor, priest, and friend--is gone... -
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A Merciful Promise by Kendra Elliot
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsThe Wall Street Journal bestselling series continues as Mercy Kilpatrick becomes embedded in the nightmare of a terrorist conspiracy. The job: infiltrate a militia amassing illegal firearms in an isolated forest community. FBI agent Mercy Kilpatrick is the ideal candidate. She knows Oregon. She’s near the compound... -
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Method of Revenge by Cara Devlin
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsMurder never shocks Leonora Spencer. Violence is a fact of life in Victorian London, and most of the corpses Leo attends to inside her uncle’s city morgue are its victims... -
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After Paris by Mary Ellen Taylor
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom the author of The Brighter the Light comes a haunting tale of hope that spans generations, intertwining the lives of three women who fight for survival in 1940s France and present-day Virginia.At twenty-five, Ruby Nevins has already endured more than most. But after two years of battling cancer, she’s warily determined to move forward... -
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The Irish Daughter: Utterly gorgeous, gripping and emotional Irish fiction by Daisy O'Shea
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsStanding on the cliff above the wild Irish sea, Hannah wipes a tear from her eye and thinks about the man she called ‘Da’. She was never his daughter. Hannah has been lied to her whole life by everyone she loved... -
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A Million Promises: An Unhinged Romance: The Legacy Continues by Robin
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter everything they’ve survived, Savanna and Kairo are done playing by the rules. The contract that once bound them is now the blueprint for an unbreakable empire—but love, power, and peace don’t always coexist... -
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The Heist by Elle Gray
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWhen an armored car heist turns into a bloody and grisly crime scene.Federal agent Blake Wilder is sent to Philadelphia to track down the culprits.But there’s more to this militantly precise and violent crew than meets the eye...As the death count rises and the case takes an even more violent turn, it becomes clear that there is more to these robberies than initially believed... -
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A Merciful Fate by Kendra Elliot
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsRaised by preppers, survivalist and FBI agent Mercy Kilpatrick has a deep-rooted need for a safe place. Her getaway in the Cascade Foothills is her secret. But when skeletal remains are unearthed—those of a murdered man linked to a notorious heist—Mercy realizes she isn’t the only one with something to hide. Thirty years ago, an armored-car robbery turned deadly. The mastermind was captured... -
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High Force by LJ Ross
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsHell has unleashed a demon – and he’s coming for you… Detective Chief Inspector Ryan’s worst nightmare has just become a reality. Notorious serial killer The Hacker has escaped prison and kidnapped one of his best detectives from her own home. His brutality is the stuff of legend – Ryan lost his sister and nearly his own life bringing the man to justice first time around... -
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A Merciful Silence by Kendra Elliot
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsIn the fourth book of the Wall Street Journal bestselling series, FBI agent Mercy Kilpatrick must unlock the mystery of a mass murder, and the secrets of its silent witness… For Mercy Kilpatrick, returning to rural Oregon has meant coming to terms with her roots. Raised as a prepper, Mercy is now relying on her survivalist instincts to defend her town from the people the law can’t reach... -
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At the River by Kendra Elliot
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsA Wall Street Journal bestselling series.The mystery of three missing teens and a traumatizing murder unearths decades of buried secrets in a shocking novel of suspense by a Wall Street Journal and Amazon Charts bestselling author.Twenty years ago, five teenage campers disappeared. Two eventually turned up, bound and left for dead on the Columbia River’s rocky shore... -
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Bamburgh by L.J. Ross
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsWhen a cantankerous old woman dies at her home in the sleepy, picturesque village of Bamburgh, DCI Ryan doesn’t think much of it—except, that is, for the small matter of it having been his wife who happened to find her body... -
![The Lies in the Falls by Elle Gray]()
The Lies in the Falls by Elle Gray
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsIt’s the perfect time to enjoy the winter snow.Unfortunately, there are things brewing in Sweetwater Falls that neither coffee nor hot cocoa can solve…It’s Founders Day in the once idyllic town, as well as the beginning of the festive holiday season.Contrary to the beautiful scenery, being the sheriff of Sweetwater is not quite as cozy as Spenser Song imagined... -
![Silenced in the Falls by Elle Gray]()
Silenced in the Falls by Elle Gray
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsTo be young, wild, and carefree.The true essence of Taft High’s Spring dance.But there’s a price for the naivety of youth.A high price that could cost your blood, soul, and your silence.Sweetwater Falls is a charming town with all sorts of characters.From chaperoning the school dance with Ryker to putting drunk drivers behind bars... -
![The Girl Who Remembers by A.J. Rivers]()
The Girl Who Remembers by A.J. Rivers
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThere are memories that we try our hardest to forget.Reminders of what was taken from us...For FBI Agent Emma Griffin pain and brokenness was all she knew.At eleven, she found her mother murdered.The love she most cherished was gone in an instant.Even after catching the culprit, the pang in her heart never left her.Now with her husband and newfound family... -
![A Christmas Wedding at the Castle by Eliza J. Scott]()
A Christmas Wedding at the Castle by Eliza J. Scott
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsDo you believe in fate? Livvie Weatherill does…This time last year, if anyone had told Livvie Weatherill she’d have fallen in love and would be making plans for her Christmas wedding to Zander Gillespie, she would have laughed in their face... -
![The Last Letter of Rachel Ellsworth by Barbara O'Neal]()
The Last Letter of Rachel Ellsworth by Barbara O'Neal
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTwo women overcoming past traumas embark on a healing journey across continents in a novel about friendship, family, and rediscovery by the USA Today bestselling author of When We Believed in Mermaids.Recently and abruptly divorced Veronica Barrington is anxious for a new direction when she answers a listing for a travel companion... -
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The Hermitage by L.J. Ross
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsFROM THE #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF HOLY ISLAND AND SEVEN BRIDGES He thought he was invincible, but he was wrong… When an old man is found dead inside the ancient hermitage at Warkworth Castle, Northumbria CID are called in to investigate... -
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![Belsay: A DCI Ryan Mystery by LJ Ross]()
Belsay: A DCI Ryan Mystery by LJ Ross
FROM THE MULTI-MILLION BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF HOLY ISLAND Christmas can be deadly…After a long year of crime-fighting, DCI Ryan and his team are looking forward to a peaceful Christmas filled with festive treats – including the occasional turkey stottie, or three... -
![The Moor: A DCI Ryan Mystery by LJ Ross]()
The Moor: A DCI Ryan Mystery by LJ Ross
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsFROM THE #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF HOLY ISLAND and LONGSTONE The circus is in town… When a ten-year-old girl turns up on DCI Ryan’s doorstep to tell him she’s witnessed a murder, he has no idea he’s about to step into his most spellbinding case yet... -
![Fatal Reckoning by Marie Force]()
Fatal Reckoning by Marie Force
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsWhen tragedy strikes, a cold case suddenly turns hot—and deadly A peaceful morning is shattered when Washington Metro Police lieutenant Sam Holland’s beloved father succumbs to injuries from an unsolved shooting while on duty four years ago... -
![Santana : Rise of a New Empire by Tina J]()
Santana : Rise of a New Empire by Tina J
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTHIS BOOK IS A SPIN OFF OFTHE MORELLI THE INC.IF YOU WANT TO READ THE PARENTS STORY, YOU CAN START THERE BUT YOU DON’T HAVE TO THE KIDS HAVE THEIR OWN STORY!!!SYNOPSISSantana Morelli Jr. also known as Tana, was ruthless, a maniac, arrogant and most of all, he was feared by everyone. When a tragedy strikes within the family, Tana will stop at nothing to catch the person responsible... -
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Duty Devoted by Dominic Pierce
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe saves lives with steady hands. He takes them with deadly precision.In the war-torn jungles of Corazón, Dr. Lauren Valentino runs a field hospital under siege—treating the wounded, protecting the innocent, and risking everything to hold the line. Knowing the danger is getting critical, Lauren’s family sends Citadel Solutions security expert Logan Kane to get her out... -
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The Charlatan by D.K. Hamlin, Hyperion Knight
INTRODUCING A TIMELESS MASTERPIECENow appearing for the first time in English, The Charlatan, a tale of high drama, forbidden love, medicine, and mystery, was the masterpiece of Polish novelist Tadeusz Dolega-Mostowicz.Set in 1930s Warsaw, an era of prosperity and aristocracy, renowned heart surgeon Rafal Wolf suffers a heartbreak that culminates in severe memory loss...
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