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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder / Good Girl, Bad Blood / As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThe bestselling and award-winning YA crime thriller trilogy that everyone is talking about! A Good Girl's Guide to Murder is The New York Times No.1 bestselling YA crime thriller and WINNER of The British Book Awards' Children's Book of the Year 2020. The case is closed. Five years ago, schoolgirl Andie Bell was murdered by Sal Singh. The police know he did it. Everyone in town knows he did it... -
![The Bay by L.J. Ross]()
The Bay by L.J. Ross
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsSECRETS NEVER STAY BURIED FOR LONG... In the picturesque seaside town of St Ives, Detective Sergeant Sophie Keane is a pillar of the community. Between the occasional collar and lazy weekends spent on the beach, it seems a perfect life. But for Sophie, the golden sands and crystal waters hide a dark secret, one that’s lain buried for twenty years... -
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![Sky Zone by Creston Mapes]()
Sky Zone by Creston Mapes
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA Political Rally. A Terrorist Threat. A Nightmare of Cataclysmic Proportions.Jack and Pamela Crittendon have hit the breaking point. After months out of work as a reporter, Jack is playing Mr. Mom and working part-time at Festival Arena with his survivalist friend Brian Shakespeare... -
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Pretty Little Liars Box Set by Sara Shepard
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 30 ratings#1 New York Times bestselling series This paperback box set includes the first four books in Sara Shepard’s #1 New York Times bestselling Pretty Little Liars series, Pretty Little Liars , Flawless , Perfect, and Unbelievable... -
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![You Better Run by Willow Rose]()
You Better Run by Willow Rose
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDead.Who is this girl?How did she end up in the pool?Was she even at the party?Even more strange is when they pull her out of the water, Meg realizes the girl looks very familiar. As a matter of fact, she looks just like her.Like an identical twin.But Meg has no twin, at least none that she knows of, and no one at the party knows this girl or can say where she is from... -
![Wired Hard by Toby Neal]()
Wired Hard by Toby Neal
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsParadise has nowhere to hide from a thief with an obsession.Security specialist Sophie Ang has a new case: someone is looting artifacts from a royal Hawaiian archaeological site on Maui. Things get deadly fast, and Sophie’s friend, Lei Texeira, Maui homicide detective, takes the case... -
![Vanilla Bean Vengeance by Agatha Frost]()
Vanilla Bean Vengeance by Agatha Frost
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe FIRST BOOK in a BRAND NEW cozy mystery series!Claire Harris loves nothing more than crafting homemade candles. She has always dreamed of one day opening a quaint candle shop in her home village of Northash, but at thirty-five, she still can't afford to take the risk. Stuck in a dead-end job at the local candle factory, and back living with her parents, Claire knows her life needs a shakeup... -
![Double Take by Lynette Eason]()
Double Take by Lynette Eason
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDetective James Cross has been honorably discharged from the Army Criminal Investigation Division due to wounds sustained when an IED blew up near him. Now with the Lake City Police Department, he's rooming with this good buddy and partner, Cole, while he figures out his family dynamics... -
![Let My Daughter Go: A Mind-Blowing Christian Fiction Thriller by Creston Mapes]()
Let My Daughter Go: A Mind-Blowing Christian Fiction Thriller by Creston Mapes
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRogan Sneed is spending life in prison for the mass shooting he committed at Pioneer Square in Portland, Oregon. The copycat shooter who attempted a similar attack on the anniversary of the event is dead. Time has passed. Wounds are healing.But then a blip on the screen.A teenage girl is kidnapped in Portland... -
![Til Death by Annette Dashofy]()
Til Death by Annette Dashofy
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen one of Chief Pete Adams’ first murder convictions is overturned, he and County Detective Wayne Baronick are assigned to reinvestigate the case. As new theories about the murder surface, Pete begins to question not only the original suspect’s guilt, but his own investigative skills from the days when he first took over the Vance Township Police Department... -
![One of Us is Lying by Fiona MacKenzie, Karen M. McManus]()
One of Us is Lying by Fiona MacKenzie, Karen M. McManus
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsPenguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online... -
![The Persuasion by Iris Johansen]()
The Persuasion by Iris Johansen
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWhen she becomes a madman's target, Eve Duncan's daughter Jane must team up with longtime love interest Seth Caleb in this suspense novel from the #1 bestselling author of Smokescreen.Forensic sculptor Eve Duncan and ex-Navy Seal Joe Quinn are about to give Seth Caleb their trust for the most important duty of his life: keeping their daughter, Jane, safe at any cost...Categorized as:
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![Truth and Justice by Fern Michaels]()
Truth and Justice by Fern Michaels
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsFern Michaels is a national treasure, and her latest in the Sisterhood series finds the stalwart friends bringing justice—and hope—to families devastated by a greedy con artist. The Sisterhood: a group of women from all walks of life bound by friendship and a quest for justice... -
![Hidden by Vannetta Chapman]()
Hidden by Vannetta Chapman
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA Christian romantic suspense by bestselling author Vannetta Chapman Home is where our story begins ... DANA JACOBS would rather forget the night of tragedy and violence that marred her childhood. She is now supervisor in charge of the Department of Homeland Security in Taos, New Mexico. Her team is prepared to handle any threat—biological, chemical, conventional, cyber, even nuclear... -
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![No More Lies by Kerry Lonsdale]()
No More Lies by Kerry Lonsdale
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSecrets and lies shadow a woman on the run in the second novel in the No More trilogy by Amazon Charts and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Kerry Lonsdale.Jenna Mason’s life seems perfect: a successful career as an animator, a town house near the beach, and an adoring son, Josh, whose artistic talent looks as promising as his mother’s. But there’s something nobody realizes about Jenna... -
![the Cape Refuge by Terri Blackstock]()
the Cape Refuge by Terri Blackstock
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsThelma and Wayne Owens run a bed and breakfast in Cape Refuge, Georgia. They minister to the seamen on the nearby docks and prisoners just out of nearby jails, holding services in an old warehouse and taking many of the "down-and-outers" into their home...Categorized as:
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![Fractured Memories by Lynn Shannon]()
Fractured Memories by Lynn Shannon
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat she can’t remember will kill her…As a teen, Texas Ranger Felicity Capshaw witnessed a murder. The traumatic incident—and the accompanying amnesia—has affected her entire life. She reopens the cold case, but the investigation is cut short when she’s assaulted and nearly killed.Detective Noah Hodge is no stranger to loss. He’s buried his parents and his wife... -
![Valiant Hearts by Linda Lee Chaikin]()
Valiant Hearts by Linda Lee Chaikin
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsValiant Hearts concludes the sweeping World War I saga begun in Arabian Winds and continued in Lions of the Desert... -
![Matrimony Meltdown by Kathi Daley]()
Matrimony Meltdown by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter a year and a half of on again off again relationship status, Zak and Zoe are finally getting married. Not only has her own mother morphed into Momzilla, but Zak’s mother shows up a month before the wedding with plans to stay until the big day. When the mom’s gang up to undo all of Zoe’s wedding plans, things become tense... -
![The Disappearance of Sloane Sullivan by Gia Cribbs]()
The Disappearance of Sloane Sullivan by Gia Cribbs
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsNo one wants me to tell you about the disappearance of Sloane Sullivan.Not the lawyers or the cops. Not her friends or family. Not even the boy who loved her more than anyone. And most certainly not the United States Marshals Service... -
![Edge of Dusk by Colleen Coble]()
Edge of Dusk by Colleen Coble
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAnnie Pederson has lived her life in the shadow of tragedy. Her sister was kidnapped off a dock one day while they were playing. Her father never forgave her for failing to stop it—even though she was only eight at the time. Her first love deserted her for an orthopedic residency. She quickly married his best friend and they were happy—until he and her parents were all killed in the same accident...Categorized as:
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![Not Like Other Girls by Meredith Adamo]()
Not Like Other Girls by Meredith Adamo
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA girl risks everything to find her former best friend in this powerful debut mystery about trauma, girlhood, and what we deserve.When Jo-Lynn Kirby's former best friend—pretty, nice Maddie Price—comes to her claiming to be in trouble, Jo assumes it's some kind of joke. After all, Jo has been an outcast ever since her nude photos were leaked—and since everyone decided she deserved it... -
![The Nanny Song by Misty Mount]()
The Nanny Song by Misty Mount
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsMallory Riscoe is no stranger to dysfunction. Despite her tumultuous childhood, at twenty-two, she has established herself as a fully functional, self-made woman. However the safe, mundane life she has created for herself is quickly turned upside-down when she's falsely accused of theft and promptly fired. Meanwhile, a dismal pall hangs over the Colt residence... -
![Pure Sin by Kate Brian]()
Pure Sin by Kate Brian
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThe drama follows her wherever she goes: Ariana Osgood’s reign continues in this Private series spin-off.After escaping from the Brenda T. Trumball Correctional Facility for Women and stealing the identity of rich socialite, Ariana Osgood finally thought she was on the path she always believed she deserved. But her past caught up with her and is blackmailing her right back to her old ways... -
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![Confessions by Kate Brian]()
Confessions by Kate Brian
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsSometimes the truth hurts.... Reed Brennan came to superposh Easton Academy to make a brand-new life for herself. At first it seemed as though her dream had come true-she was living in the ultraexclusive Billings Hall, hanging out with the all-powerful Billings Girls, and dating the very hot Thomas Pearson. But Thomas turned out to be different from what she thought.. -
![Something's Wrong With Us Vol. 7 by Natsumi Andō]()
Something's Wrong With Us Vol. 7 by Natsumi Andō
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPast TruthsNao decides to take a chance on Tsubaki's love and tell him that she's pregnant, but a series of revelations about the past shakes her resolve. Now, Nao knows she must leave Kogetsuan behind... forever. Still, there's one last thing she has to do before her departure... -
![Something's Wrong With Us, Vol. 16 by Natsumi Andō]()
Something's Wrong With Us, Vol. 16 by Natsumi Andō
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA spine-chilling and steamy romance between a Japanese sweets maker and the man who framed her mother for murder -- Something's Wrong With Us is the dark, psychological, sexy shojo series readers have been waiting for!Following in her mother's footsteps, Nao became a traditional Japanese sweets maker, and at 21, she's about to take the industry by storm... -
![Protected by Vannetta Chapman]()
Protected by Vannetta Chapman
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsERIN JACOBS doesn’t hesitate when she receives a desperate call in the middle of the night. As owner of the Noah’s Ark Animal Shelter, it’s her job to rescue animals. But from the start, this case is different. The woman’s frantic plea. Directions to a deserted hunter’s cabin. Insistence that she come alone. Then she’s looking down into a washtub at an infant child... -
![Pilfered Promises by M. Louisa Locke]()
Pilfered Promises by M. Louisa Locke
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt is the winter of 1880, and the future looks promising for Annie and Nate Dawson. Nate’s law practice is taking off. Annie has made the transition from pretend clairvoyant to a successful financial consultant. And they are looking forward to spending their first Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays together...Categorized as:
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![Little White Lies by Cheryl Bradshaw]()
Little White Lies by Cheryl Bradshaw
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen a serial killer sweeps through the streets of Cambria, California, Georgiana Germaine gets swept up into a tangled web of deception and lies …After bidding farewell to the last guest of the night, Pippa Halliday checks on her four-year-old son, pours herself a glass of wine, and heads onto the deck for her nightly swim... -
![Man Eater by January James]()
Man Eater by January James
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsQuinnI was a child prodigy.Graduated two years early. Founded my media company at sixteen. Billionaire at twenty-five. No-one could stop me. Not even my arch-enemy, who tried everything in his power to bring me down. I was heading for global domination.Until I met her.I was mesmerised. I was obsessed. I needed her like I needed the earth beneath my feet... -
![Arisa, Vol. 02 by Natsumi Andō]()
Arisa, Vol. 02 by Natsumi Andō
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsTsubasa thinks that her pretty and popular twin sister, Arisa, has the perfect life. Everyone at school loves Arisa—unlike the hot-tempered Tsubasa, whose nickname is “the Demon Princess.” But when Arisa attempts suicide, Tsubasa learns that her seemingly perfect sister has been keeping some dark secrets. Now Tsubasa is going undercover at school—disguised as Arisa—in search of the truth... -
![Desperate Measures by Sandra Orchard]()
Desperate Measures by Sandra Orchard
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsResearcher Kate Adams has finally pinpointed the medicinal plant responsible for tearing her family apart. She's certain that discovering its secrets is her only hope of solving the mystery surrounding the disappearance of her father. Kate will risk anything to find the truth--even her budding relationship with Detective Tom Parker... -
![Club Luxe 5: New Beginnings by Olivia Noble]()
Club Luxe 5: New Beginnings by Olivia Noble
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe thought the worst was over, until the one woman who could change everything returned... Malcolm never thought he would ever see his wife again. Her abandonment caused him years of suffering, and the sting of her betrayal tore his heart to shreds... -
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![Hellfire by John Ellsworth, Jode Ellsworth]()
Hellfire by John Ellsworth, Jode Ellsworth
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Syrian wedding party is incinerated by a Hellfire missile fired from an American drone. Many are killed, but one survivor turns to an American lawyer for help in bringing the responsible parties to justice. The survivor is the bride-to-be and she is furious. Besides seeing justice done in an American court, she also is ready for payback of her own with a weapon of mass destruction... -
![Perfectly Good Crime (A Kate Bradley Mystery) by Dete Meserve]()
Perfectly Good Crime (A Kate Bradley Mystery) by Dete Meserve
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the bestselling author of Good Sam comes a taut and thought-provoking follow-up, Perfectly Good Crime. When the estates of the 100 wealthiest Americans are targeted in a series of sophisticated, high tech heists, Los Angeles TV news reporter Kate Bradley must venture inside the world of the super rich to investigate the biggest story of the year... -
![Operation Grizzly Camp by Kimberli A. Bindschatel]()
Operation Grizzly Camp by Kimberli A. Bindschatel
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the wilds of Alaska an animal lover confronts an impossible choice. Kill an innocent creature or expose a top secret operation. Shaking, she shoulders her rifle and fingers the trigger… Special Agent Poppy McVie goes deep undercover and finds herself surrounded by the worst people on Earth—wealthy poachers who shoot bears for sport... -
![Ian Bragg Omnibus 1-3 - The Operator, A Clean Kill, The Replacement : An Action Adventure Thriller by Craig Martelle]()
Ian Bragg Omnibus 1-3 - The Operator, A Clean Kill, The Replacement : An Action Adventure Thriller by Craig Martelle
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWritten by an author with over twenty years in both the US Marine Corps and intelligence communities. 799 pages of action adventure in one volume. When good men have to do bad things...…a hitman with a conscience. Problems arise and too often, those problems are scumbags, oxygen thieves, and people who don’t deserve to share the same planet with decent folk... -
![Embattled Return by J.M. Madden]()
Embattled Return by J.M. Madden
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsReconnect with the Lost and Found group as they settle into the intricacies of marriage and growing families.When Shannon proposes having another baby, John is caught flat-footed. He just survived the weekend from hell, caring for his two rambunctious boys... -
![Love and Heart, Vol. 4 by Chitose Kaidō]()
Love and Heart, Vol. 4 by Chitose Kaidō
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAfter being confessed to by both Haruma and Touya, Yoh’s heart is in turmoil... -
![Shadow Dancer by Addison Kline]()
Shadow Dancer by Addison Kline
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSome secrets should just stay buried. On the day Tristan Morrow is born her mother goes missing, prompting an investigation that produces no solid leads. Fast forward 15 years, and the Morrow family still doesn’t know the truth behind Catherine Morrow’s disappearance... -
![Aftermath by Kelley Armstrong]()
Aftermath by Kelley Armstrong
Three years after losing her brother Luka in a school shooting, Skye Gilchrist is moving home. But there's no sympathy for Skye and her family because Luka wasn't a victim; he was a shooter. Jesse Mandal knows all too well that the scars of the past don't heal easily. The shooting cost Jesse his brother and his best friend--Skye... -
![Dreams of Falling by Karen White]()
Dreams of Falling by Karen White
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Night the Lights Went Out comes an exquisite new novel about best friends, family ties and the love that can both strengthen and break those bonds.It's been nine years since Larkin fled Georgetown, South Carolina, vowing never to go back...Categorized as:
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![Breakneck by Erica Spindler]()
Breakneck by Erica Spindler
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThe first victim is murdered in his bed. A clean-cut college boy with no criminal record. Then a second victim is killed in the shower, then a third…each one striking closer to home for M.C. When loved ones become targets, M.C. must walk a fine line between upholding the law and taking it into her own hands. At stake is her job, her relationship with Kitt, and possibly, her life... -
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![Christmas Crazy by Kathi Daley]()
Christmas Crazy by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEvery year between the dates of December 1 and December 24, a strange and wonderful insanity hits Ashton Falls. Most refer to this phenomenon as Christmas Spirit, but Zoe has been around long enough to know that spirit usually translates to insanity, which brings on a phenomenon she likes to refer to as Christmas Crazy... -
![Fleur De Kill by Carol Durand, Summer Prescott]()
Fleur De Kill by Carol Durand, Summer Prescott
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 10 ratings***Book 2 in The Frosted Love Cozy Mystery Series*** With $50,000 up for grabs in a cupcake competition, Missy Gladstone has to be on her A-game, if she plans on expanding her business, but that doesn't prevent her from deciding to use the competition as an excuse to unwind in Las Vegas while she's there... -
![Arisa, Vol. 01 by Natsumi Andō]()
Arisa, Vol. 01 by Natsumi Andō
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsTsubasa thinks that her pretty and popular twin sister, Arisa, has the perfect life. Everyone at school loves Arisa—unlike the hot-tempered Tsubasa, whose nickname is “the Demon Princess.” But when Arisa attempts suicide, Tsubasa learns that her seemingly perfect sister has been keeping some dark secrets. Now Tsubasa is going undercover at school—disguised as Arisa—in search of the truth... -
![Double Trouble by Susan May Warren]()
Double Trouble by Susan May Warren
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWith one solved case under her belt, PJ Sugar is ready to dive into her career as a private investigator. Or at least a PI’s assistant until she can prove herself to Jeremy Kane, her new boss. Suddenly PJ’s seeing crime everywhere... -
![Beautiful Disaster by Kate Brian]()
Beautiful Disaster by Kate Brian
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsShe's Back.... After wasting away in a mental institution for a year and a half, Ariana Osgood is finally back where she belongs. She has a new look, a new name, and a new life -- all thanks to her former friend Briana Leigh Covington. Now enrolled as a junior at the exclusive Atherton-Pryce boarding school just outside of D.C... -
![Dead Before Wed: A Press Pass Cozy Mystery by April Anderton]()
Dead Before Wed: A Press Pass Cozy Mystery by April Anderton
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSenator Morgan Maxwell's fiancée is dead and it's not the first time. It's 1996 and Boston reporter, Ali Loukas, has her sights set on advancing from radio newscaster to TV correspondent, so when the Maxwell story practically drops into her lap, she seizes the opportunity to solve the murder, scoop her competitors, and move up the broadcasting ladder...
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