Recommendations based on Sanctuaryby Faye Kellerman

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  1. The Ritual Bath

    by Faye Kellerman
    A female detective investigates a religious murder, uncovering a web of secrets.

    Detective Peter Decker of the LAPD is stunned when he gets the report. Someone has shattered the sanctuary of a remote yeshiva community in the California hills with an unimaginable crime. One of the ... (Barnes & Noble)

  2. The Lords of Discipline

    by Pat Conroy
    A young man's struggle to survive the brutal hazing rituals of a Southern military college.

    Will McLean, returning to the Carolina Military Institute in Charleston, South Carolina an unknown number of years after his graduation, tells the story of his life at the Institute. In 1966, Will ... (Wikipedia)

  3. Hide and Seek

    by James Patterson
    Maggie Bradford, a famous singer, is accused of killing her second husband. She goes on the run with her children to prove her innocence.

    Maggie Bradford is a successful singer/songwriter who is on trial for murder. She has married twice and it appears that she has shot both husbands. Due to Maggie Bradford's history of killing her ... (Wikipedia)

  4. Undone

    by Karin Slaughter
    An investigative journalist uncovers disturbing secrets while probing a decades-old cold case.

    Faith Mitchell is walking across the parking deck at the courthouse when she passes out. She wakes up in the emergency room of Atlanta's Grady Hospital, where she was taken by her partner, Will ... (Wikipedia)

  5. The Poet

    by Michael Connelly
    A Pulitzer Prize-winning poet's descent into darkness, as he unravels a web of deceit and murder.

    Denver crime-beat reporter Jack McEvoy specializes in violent death. So when his homicide detective brother kills himself, McEvoy copes in the only way he knows how–he decides to write the story. But ... (Goodreads)

  6. The Keeper of Lost Causes

    by Jussi Adler-Olsen
    A police detective investigates a mysterious disappearance, uncovering a sinister conspiracy.

    Carl Mørck is demoted to Department Q, the cold case unit, after a raid goes wrong. One case, a suspected suicide, piques his interest. His investigations suggest that the woman, a rising politician, ... (Wikipedia)

  7. R is for Ricochet

    by Sue Grafton
    Private investigator Kinsey Millhone sets out to unravel a decades-old unsolved case of a missing woman.

    Kinsey Millhone agrees to escort Reba, the daughter of Nord Lafferty, out of prison to the Lafferty mansion and watch over Reba until she is settled into her life out of prison. Reba was serving a ... (Wikipedia)

  8. The Concrete Blonde

    by Michael Connelly
    A detective's investigation of a serial killer, uncovering a complex web of deception.

    Detective Harry Bosch is pursuing "The Dollmaker", a serial killer who uses makeup to paint his victims. He gets a tip from a prostitute that a recent customer of hers, Norman Church, had a large ... (Wikipedia)

  9. Kane & Abel

    by Jeffrey Archer
    Two rival men, from different backgrounds, fight for success and power in a cutthroat world.

    The book tells the stories of two men born worlds apart. They have nothing in common except the same date of birth (18 April 1906 in the book, and 1901 in the miniseries based on it) and a zeal to ... (Wikipedia)

  10. Cause of Death

    by Patricia Cornwell
    A medical examiner and her team investigate a series of murders connected to a mysterious virus.

    It is New Year's Eve, the last day of Virginia's bloodiest year since the Civil War. Dr. Kay Scarpetta plunges into the murky depths of a ship graveyard to recover the very human remains of Ted ... (Goodreads)

  11. Milk and Honey

    by Faye Kellerman
    A gripping murder mystery set in Los Angeles, where a detective must solve a case involving a wealthy family and their secrets.

    Decker finds a toddler with blood-soaked pajamas in the early morning hours while driving home from the yeshiva . He brings her in to the station to turn her over to child services and starts trying ... (Wikipedia)

  12. I Am Pilgrim

    by Terry Hayes
    A former operative is called back into action to track down a terrorist plotting a global attack.

    A breakneck race against time...and an implacable enemy. An anonymous young woman murdered in a run-down hotel, all identifying characteristics dissolved by acid. A father publicly beheaded in the ... (Goodreads)

  13. The Valley of the Wolves

    by Laura Gallego García
    A young shepherdess embarks on a dangerous journey to save her people from a curse that has befallen their valley.

    Dana attends a school of magic with only one other student. She has a great love only she can see. And only she can unravel these mysteries and become mistress of the Valley of the Wolves. Ever since ... (Goodreads)

  14. The Green Mile

    by Stephen King
    A prison guard discovers the power of redemption, and miracles, when he meets a mysterious inmate.

    Featuring a first-person narrative told by Paul Edgecombe, the novel switches between Paul as an old man in the Georgia Pines nursing home writing down his story in 1996, and his time in 1932 as the ... (Wikipedia)

  15. Black Cross

    by Greg Iles
    A WWII thriller about a young American pilot who uncovers a sinister plot involving the Nazi regime and the Vatican.

    It is January 1944 — and as Allied troops prepare for D-day, Nazi scientists develop a toxic nerve gas that will repel and wipe out any invasion force. To salvage the planned assault, two vastly ... (Goodreads)

  16. Necropolis

    by Anthony Horowitz
    The third book in the "Power of Five" series, where five teenagers must fight against evil forces to save the world from destruction.

    Scarlett Adams ' school tutor group is taken on a trip to St Meredith's Church where she sees a vision of Matthew Freeman , who leads her to the door with the pentagram etched into it. There, she is ... (Wikipedia)

  17. Miracle Cure

    by Harlan Coben
    Two doctors discover a cure for AIDS, but their breakthrough leads to a deadly conspiracy.

    They're one of the country's most telegenic couples: beloved TV journalist Sara Lowell and New York's hottest basketball star, Michael Silverman. Their family and social connections tie them to the ... (Goodreads)

  18. Chasing The Night

    by Iris Johansen
    Forensic sculptor Eve Duncan is on a mission to find her missing daughter, while being pursued by a dangerous enemy.

    A CIA agent's two-year-old child was stolen in the night as a brutal act of vengeance. Now, eight years later, this torment is something Catherine Ling awakens to every day. Her friends, family, and ... (Goodreads)

  19. Hardwired

    by Meredith Wild
    Erica Hathaway is a tech genius who falls for billionaire Blake Landon, but their relationship is threatened by secrets and danger.

    Devour the addictive #1, NYT, series that's sold over a million copies worldwide about a bad boy hacker billionaire and the whip-smart woman he can't resist. Determined to overcome a difficult past, ... (Goodreads)

  20. The Mist

    by Stephen King
    A group of survivors confront terror and terrorizing creatures in a thick mist.

    The morning after a severe thunderstorm , an unnaturally thick mist gradually envelopes the small town of Bridgton, Maine. Artist David Drayton, along with his son Billy and neighbor Brent Norton ... (Wikipedia)

  21. Dead Sleep

    by Greg Iles
    A forensic dentist is haunted by a serial killer who wants her dead. She must race against time to uncover the killer's identity before it's too late.

    Jordan Glass, a photojournalist on a well-earned vacation, wanders into a Hong Kong art museum and is puzzled to find fellow patrons eyeing her with curiosity. Minutes later, she stumbles upon a ... (Goodreads)

  22. Most Wanted

    by Lisa Scottoline
    A woman discovers that the sperm donor for her pregnancy is a convicted murderer, and sets out to uncover the truth.

    Christine Nilsson and her husband, Marcus, are desperate for a baby. Unable to conceive, they find themselves facing a difficult choice they had never anticipated. After many appointments with ... (Goodreads)

  23. The Devil's Punchbowl

    by Greg Iles
    A lawyer uncovers a dark secret in a small Mississippi town, leading to a dangerous investigation and a fight for justice.

    From New York Times bestselling author Greg Iles comes his most electrifying thriller yet. The Devil's Punchbowl reveals a world of depravity, sex, violence, and the corruption of a Southern town. As ... (Goodreads)

  24. Swimsuit

    by James Patterson
    A fashion model is found dead on a beach in Hawaii, and the investigation leads to a twisted and dangerous killer.

    THE BEACH..., A breathtakingly beautiful supermodel disappears from a swimsuit photo shoot at the most glamorous hotel in Hawaii. Only hours after she goes missing, Kim McDaniels's parents receive a ... (Goodreads)

  25. Deception

    by Jonathan Kellerman
    A psychologist investigates a murder case involving a wealthy family, uncovering dark secrets and lies.

    Her name is Elise Freeman, and her chilling cry for help comes too late to save her. On a DVD found near her lifeless body, the emotionally and physically battered woman chronicles a long ordeal of ... (Goodreads)

  26. Fear the Worst

    by Linwood Barclay
    A father's search for his missing daughter leads him down a dark path of deception and danger.

    Your daughter doesn’t come home one night from her summer job. You go there looking for her. No one’s seen her. But it’s worse than that. No one’s ever seen her. So where has she been going every ... (Goodreads)

  27. Edge

    by Jeffery Deaver
    A young woman with a rare neurological disorder becomes the target of a ruthless killer. Can a paralyzed detective solve the case before it's too late?

    Behind the well-known U.S. security organizations—the FBI and CIA among them—lies a heavily guarded, anonymous government agency dedicated to intelligence surveillance and to a highly specialized ... (Barnes & Noble)

  28. Desperation

    by Stephen King
    A small town terrorized by a mysterious force, with a group of strangers struggling for survival.

    Alternate Cover Edition ISBN 0451188462 (ISBN13: 9780451188465) There's a place along Interstate 50 that some call the loneliest place on Earth. It's known as Desperation, Nevada. It's not a very ... (Goodreads)

  29. Run for Your Life

    by James Patterson
    A detective investigates a series of murders that seem to be connected to a popular health and fitness program. Fast-paced thriller with unexpected twists.

    A calculating killer who calls himself The Teacher is taking on New York City, killing the powerful and the arrogant. His message is clear: remember your manners or suffer the consequences! For some, ... (Goodreads)

  30. The Sentence Is Death

    by Anthony Horowitz
    A wealthy divorce lawyer is found dead with a mysterious message written beside him. Private investigator Daniel Hawthorne is on the case.

    New York Times –bestselling author Anthony Horowitz and eccentric detective Daniel Hawthorne team up again in a new mystery—the sequel to the brilliantly inventive The Word Is Murder —to delve deep ... (Barnes & Noble)