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Death from the Druid's Grove by Deb Marlowe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsSecrets hide in the Druid's Grove, in a murderer's heart, and in Niall Kier's past . . October 1851. After millions of visitors and months of success, the Great Exhibition is winding down. Mr. Niall Kier and Miss Kara Levett are busy with the celebrations planned for the last weeks-and with all the commissions their involvement has brought them...Categorized as:
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![The Steel Rogue by K.J. Jackson]()
The Steel Rogue by K.J. Jackson
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA scarred lady, living in the outskirts of society. A hardened rogue brought up from the worst of humanity. One seeks revenge. One seeks redemption. Neither is prepared for a love that will defy all odds. A scarred lady, living in the fringes. Lady Alton knows she doesn't fit into polite society. Her scars determined that long ago, and marrying a viscount never helped the matter... -
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![Murder on the Mirrored Lake by Deb Marlowe]()
Murder on the Mirrored Lake by Deb Marlowe
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOld secrets dragged into the light . . . can turn deadly. Someone wants Niall Kier’s secrets exposed—even if they lead to scandal, unrest . . . and murder. Miss Kara Levett has discovered a talent for unearthing secrets and truths, but she’s vowed not to turn it on her friend—and more—Mr. Niall Kier. His secrets are his own, until he chooses to share them... -
![The Highgate Cemetery Murder by Irina Shapiro]()
The Highgate Cemetery Murder by Irina Shapiro
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsHis heart pounding, the man scribbles the words in his notebook as fast as he can: “Woman dead in Highgate. Man in caped coat. Milky way and red streaks. I’m being followed. ”. Hours later, the man’s cold body lies in the city mortuary, alongside the woman he couldn’t save. And his sister, unconventional nurse Gemma Tate, tracks down troubled police inspector Sebastian Bell to unravel the truth... -
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![The Bell in the Fog by Lev A.C. Rosen]()
The Bell in the Fog by Lev A.C. Rosen
The Bell in the Fog, a dazzling historical mystery by Lev AC Rosen, asks—once you have finally found a family, how far would you go to prove yourself to them? San Francisco, 1952. Detective Evander “Andy” Mills has started a new life for himself as a private detective—but his business hasn’t exactly taken off... -
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Murder Book by Marshall Thornton
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the second of the Boystown mysteries to be a finalist for the Lambda Award, it’s fall 1982 and Chicago is gripped by panic after five people die from poisoned Tylenol capsules. Amid the chaos, the Bughouse Slasher takes his eighth victim, this time striking close to private investigator Nick Nowak. With the Chicago Police Department stretched to its limit, Nick takes matters into his own hands... -
![Fade Out by Marshall Thornton]()
Fade Out by Marshall Thornton
The Lambda Award-winning Boystown Mystery series comes to a close with Boystown 13: Fade Out. When a box containing a woman’s corpse shows up at his doorstep, Private Investigator Nick Nowak finds himself accused of murder. The police are convinced it’s Rita Lindquist—a woman who once shot Nick. Their case is thin, but they and the state’s attorney are determined to prosecute him... -
![Only Time Will Tell by Jeffrey Archer]()
Only Time Will Tell by Jeffrey Archer
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 57 ratingsFrom the internationally bestselling author of Kane and Abel and A Prisoner of Birth comes Only Time Will Tell, the first in an ambitious new series that tells the story of one family across generations, across oceans, from heartbreak to triumph. The epic tale of Harry Clifton’s life begins in 1920, with the words “I was told that my father was killed in the war... -
![The Direction of the Wind by Mansi Shah]()
The Direction of the Wind by Mansi Shah
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsA heartfelt story that spans continents and generations, about a young woman who searches for answers about a mother she barely remembers. Sophie Shah was six when she learned her mother, Nita, had died. For twenty-two years, she shouldered the burden of that loss. But when her father passes away, Sophie discovers a cache of hidden letters revealing a shattering truth: her mother didn’t die...Categorized as:
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Savage Kingdom by C. Lymari
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Sekt does not forgive. The Sekt does not forget. Keeper of secrets and dealers of lies. We bow to no king, nations, or men. Crossing us is certain death. • • • • • •. He was a mercenary, and I a slave. He wanted to save me, but I liked the pain. We stole, cheated, and lied. Through a savage kingdom, we found a divide. He betrayed me, but so did I...Categorized as:
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![The Cursed Heir: A chilling, gripping historical mystery from bestseller Heather Atkinson by Heather Atkinson]()
The Cursed Heir: A chilling, gripping historical mystery from bestseller Heather Atkinson by Heather Atkinson
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratings'I have read ALL Heather Atkinson's books. They are all fantastic. '. Edinburgh 1896. At Alardyce House, the family are gathered to celebrate the engagement of the heir to the estate, Robert, to his childhood sweetheart. But what should be a precious memory for his mother Amy, is marred by darkness... -
![The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath]()
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 179 ratingsIn The Bell Jar, Sylvia Plath’s hauntingly beautiful semi-autobiographical novel, readers are invited into the mind of Esther Greenwood, a young woman whose dreams of literary success unravel into a descent into mental illness... -
![Lay Your Sleeping Head by Michael Nava]()
Lay Your Sleeping Head by Michael Nava
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA completely revised edition of the first Henry Rios mystery, The Little Death, Lay Your Sleeping Head introduces Michael Nava’s singular protagonist, gay, Latino criminal defense lawyer Henry Rios... -
![The Burning Plain by Michael Nava]()
The Burning Plain by Michael Nava
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsRios, raw from the death of his lover from AIDS, becomes involved with a young man who is murdered after spending the night with Rios. Rios becomes a suspect in the murder. In the process of clearing himself, he is drawn into the search for a serial killer who preys on young gay men in West Hollywood... -
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![Cruel Crown by C. Lymari]()
Cruel Crown by C. Lymari
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThe Sekt does not forgive. The Sekt does not forget. Keeper of secrets and dealers of lies. We bow to no king, nations, or men. Crossing us is certain death. • • • • • •. Mayhem, secrets, and blood:. We were both monsters who lurked in the dark. . . She was a huntress, but I was a wolf. There was no safe haven for her in this world. . . So be careful, my queen, when you wear your cruel crown... -
![The Captain by Christi Caldwell]()
The Captain by Christi Caldwell
From USA Today bestselling author Christi Caldwell comes a dark tale of betrayal, jealousy, and the dangerous passion ignited between a vengeful captain and the young woman who loves him. Miss Linnie McQuoid Smith has spent a lifetime dreaming of love, but the man she’s always longed for is no longer the one she remembers...Categorized as:
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Deadly Obsession by Holly Bloom
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsComing soon. .. Deadly Obsession is a dark, why choose, slow-build romance set in London's criminal underworld. This is book three in the Deadliest Love series.Categorized as:
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![Decision at Delphi by Helen MacInnes]()
Decision at Delphi by Helen MacInnes
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsKenneth Strang sets out for Sicily and Greece on a seemingly innocent, though fascinating, magazine assignment. But even before his ship sails from New York, the atmosphere becomes charged with sinister omens. In the course of the voyage one mysterious event follows another... -
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Murderous Lewellyn’s Candlelit Dinner, Vol. 1 by Sumnagi, 0L
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“There’s a high chance that my neighbor is the wanted serial killer. ”A string of local homicides has left the residents of Ira Street on edge― everyone but Shavonne. The penniless author is too preoccupied with his next paycheck… well, that and his strange new neighbor Lewellyn, who spends his days peeling onions at Shavonne’s doorstep and has an annoyingly cute smile... -
![The Laughing Cavalier (The Scarlet Pimpernel (chronological order) #0.4) by Emmuska Orczy]()
The Laughing Cavalier (The Scarlet Pimpernel (chronological order) #0.4) by Emmuska Orczy
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThis 1913 adventure tale, The Laughing Cavalier, centres on Percy Blakeney, a foreign adventurer and the progenitor of Baroness Orczy's well-known figure, the Scarlet Pimpernel. Frans Hals' artwork The Laughing Cavalier served as the model for a section of the story, which takes place in Holland between 1623 and 1624... -
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Red Harvest by Dashiell Hammett
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 38 ratings"Red Harvest" is a novel by Dashiell Hammett, first published in 1929. It is considered one of the seminal works of hard-boiled detective fiction. The story is set in the fictional town of Personville, often referred to as "Poisonville. " The novel follows an unnamed detective, known as the Continental Op, who is hired to clean up the corruption and violence that has taken over the town... -
![Wreckage by Ripley Proserpina]()
Wreckage by Ripley Proserpina
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI made a promise. Mom demanded only one thing from me before she died—go to her sister in Maine and find comfort with the only family I had left. But, from the moment I laid eyes on Paradise Inn and my terrified aunt, my mistake was undeniable. This place isn’t an inn, and it’s far from paradise... -
![On Good Authority by Briana Una McGuckin]()
On Good Authority by Briana Una McGuckin
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRepressed desires, irresistible obsessions, and perception-twisting games. When lady’s maid Marian Osley and footman Valentine Hobbs assume their positions at the cliff-top estate of Valor Rise, they already share a history. Raised together as paupers in a London workhouse, they escaped through games of imaginary crimes and sublime punishment... -
![On Good Authority by Briana Una McGuckin]()
On Good Authority by Briana Una McGuckin
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRepressed desires, irresistible obsessions, and perception-twisting games. When lady’s maid Marian Osley and footman Valentine Hobbs assume their positions at the cliff-top estate of Valor Rise, they already share a history. Raised together as paupers in a London workhouse, they escaped through games of imaginary crimes and sublime punishment... -
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![The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett]()
The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 71 ratingsSam Spade is hired by the fragrant Miss Wonderley to track down her sister, who has eloped with a louse called Floyd Thursby... -
![Peg Boy by R.G. Berube]()
Peg Boy by R.G. Berube
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMany unorthodox ways of life were allowed during the early days of the California Gold Rush. The demands of the times and a great influx of races forced tolerance. San Francisco became notorious for its lawlessness, its gambling casinos, and its bordellos and madams. The Barbary Coast became a part of California's history and San Francisco's heritage... -
![The Dain Curse by Dashiell Hammett]()
The Dain Curse by Dashiell Hammett
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 34 ratings"The Dain Curse" is a novel by Dashiell Hammett, first published in 1929. It is a compelling work of detective fiction that showcases Hammett's signature hard-boiled style. The story follows the adventures of an unnamed private detective, often referred to as the Continental Op... -
![The Lioness by Chris Bohjalian]()
The Lioness by Chris Bohjalian
Rated: 3.76 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsA luxurious African safari turns deadly for a Hollywood starlet and her entourage in this riveting historical thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of The Flight Attendant. Tanzania, 1964... -
![The Twin's Daughter by Lauren Baratz-Logsted]()
The Twin's Daughter by Lauren Baratz-Logsted
Rated: 3.72 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsLucy Sexton is stunned when a disheveled woman appears at the door one day…a woman who bears an uncanny resemblance to Lucy's own beautiful mother. It turns out the two women are identical twins, separated at birth, and raised in dramatically different circumstances. Lucy's mother quickly resolves to give her less fortunate sister the kind of life she has never known... -
![Walking on Glass by Iain Banks]()
Walking on Glass by Iain Banks
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 29 ratings'Her eyes were black, wide as though with some sustained surprise, the skin from their outer corners to her small ears taut. Her lips were pale, and nearly too full for her small mouth, like something bled but bruised. He had never seen anyone or anything quite so beautiful in his life. ' Graham Park is in love. But Sara Fitch is an enigma to him, a creature of almost perverse mystery... -
![A Long Fatal Love Chase by Louisa May Alcott]()
A Long Fatal Love Chase by Louisa May Alcott
"I'd gladly sell my soul to Satan for a year of freedom," cries Rosamond Vivian to her callous grandfather. A brooding stranger seduces her from the remote island onto his yacht. Trapped in a web of intrigue, cruelty, and deceit, she flees to Italy, France, Germany, from Paris garret to mental asylum, from convent to chateau - stalked by obsessed Phillip Tempest... -
![The Saxon Outlaw's Revenge by Elisabeth Hobbes]()
The Saxon Outlaw's Revenge by Elisabeth Hobbes
At the mercy of her enemy! Abducted by Saxon outlaws, Constance Arnaud comes face-to-face with Aelric, a Saxon boy she once loved. He's now her enemy, but Constance must reach out to this rebel and persuade him to save her life as she once saved his…. Aelric is determined to seek vengeance on the Normans who destroyed his family. Believing Constance deserted him, he can never trust her again... -
![Ritual Sins by Anne Stuart]()
Ritual Sins by Anne Stuart
Rachel Connery is on a seek-and-destroy mission, out for revenge against the mysterious, charismatic man who enticed millions of dollars from her dying mother and cheated her out of her inheritance. She wants retribution and is willing to use every seductive trick at her disposal to obtain it...Categorized as:
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![In the Shadow of Lakecrest by Elizabeth Blackwell]()
In the Shadow of Lakecrest by Elizabeth Blackwell
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsThe year is 1928. Kate Moore is looking for a way out of the poverty and violence of her childhood. When a chance encounter on a transatlantic ocean liner brings her face-to-face with the handsome heir to a Chicago fortune, she thinks she may have found her escape—as long as she can keep her past concealed... -
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![The Lover by Robin Schone]()
The Lover by Robin Schone
Even desire has its price. .. Thirty-six-year-old Anne Aimes is a spinster whose only attraction is her wealth. But her plain looks mask a passionate woman who yearns to know a man's intimate caresses. Michel des Anges- Michael of the Angels- is renowned for his ability to bring women pleasure. All it will cost her is ten thousand pounds. . -
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The Villa by Rachel Hawkins
Rated: 3.66 of 5 stars · 78 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Rachel Hawkins comes a deliciously wicked gothic suspense, set at an Italian villa with a dark history, for fans of Lucy Foley and Ruth Ware. As kids, Emily and Chess were inseparable. But by their 30s, their bond has been strained by the demands of their adult lives... -
![Wonderland by Stacey D'Erasmo]()
Wonderland by Stacey D'Erasmo
Rated: 3.09 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAn NPR Best Book of 2014. A Time Top Ten Fiction Book of 2014. A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice. A BBC Top Ten Book of 2014. "Exquisite. .. As inspiring in its way as Patti Smith's memoir Just Kids . " — Los Angeles Times. “Briskly addictive . . . Told in the voice of a female rock Ulysses. ” — O, the Oprah Magazine. “Marvelous . . -
![A Sicilian Romance by Ann Radcliffe]()
A Sicilian Romance by Ann Radcliffe
In A Sicilian Romance (1790) Ann Radcliffe began to forge the unique mixture of the psychology of terror and poetic description that would make her the great exemplar of the Gothic novel, and the idol of the Romantics. This early novel explores the cavernous landscapes and labyrinthine. passages of Sicily's castles and convents to reveal the shameful secrets of its all-powerful aristocracy...
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