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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)
Fallen
by Karin Slaughter
A small town is rocked by a brutal crime that exposes long-held secrets and threatens to tear the community apart.
Agent Faith Mitchell is late leaving a training workshop with the GBI. She was supposed to pick up her baby at noon, but there's no answer at her mother's house. Retired Atlanta Police Captain Evelyn ... (Wikipedia)
Criminal
by Karin Slaughter
A gripping crime thriller that follows a police detective's search for the truth behind a mysterious murder.
Will Trent is a brilliant agent with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Newly in love, he is beginning to put a difficult past behind him. Then a local college student goes missing, and Will is ... (Goodreads)
The Silent Girl
by Tess Gerritsen
A medical examiner and a detective investigate a series of gruesome murders in Boston.
Every crime scene tells a story. Some keep you awake at night. Others haunt your dreams. The grisly display homicide cop Jane Rizzoli finds in Boston’s Chinatown will do both. In the murky shadows of ... (Goodreads)
Faithful Place
by Tana French
A woman's search for the truth behind her childhood sweetheart's disappearance.
When 19-year-old Frank Mackey was left waiting outside of an abandoned house one fateful night, he believed that his lover backed out on their plans of elopement. After finding a note inside the ... (Wikipedia)
Live to Tell
by Lisa Gardner
A gripping thriller following a detective on the hunt for a serial killer.
A savage crime has rocked a working-class neighbourhood of Boston; four members of a family have been brutally murdered. The father is lying in an intensive care unit, his survival in doubt. He is ... (Goodreads)
Prayers for Rain
by Dennis Lehane
Thriller about a PI's investigation into a missing girl's disappearance, uncovering a city's criminal underworld.
After the events of the preceding novel,, Gone, Baby, Gone, , Patrick Kenzie is working solo; Angie Gennaro has left their partnership for employment at a large investigative firm, moving out of ... (Wikipedia)
Caught
by Harlan Coben
A man's search to uncover the truth behind his wife's disappearance and his own involvement.
17-year-old Haley McWaid is a good girl, the pride of her suburban New Jersey family, captain of the lacrosse team, headed off to college next year with all the hopes and dreams her doting parents ... (Wikipedia)
Gone Missing
by Linda Castillo
Chief of Police Kate Burkholder investigates the disappearance of an Amish teenager. As she delves deeper, she uncovers dark secrets and a web of lies.
Linda Castillo’s bestselling series continues with GONE MISSING—a deeply chilling novel about a rite of passage gone horribly wrong. Rumspringa is the time when Amish teens are allowed to experience ... (Goodreads)
The Burning Room
by Michael Connelly
Detective Harry Bosch works to solve a cold case with a mysterious link to a dangerous killer.
Harry Bosch and his rookie partner Lucia Soto are assigned the case of Orlando Merced, a mariachi performer who was shot in a crowded Los Angeles square and was paralyzed from the waist down. The ... (Wikipedia)
The Other Daughter
by Lisa Gardner
A woman discovers she was kidnapped as a child and must confront her past to uncover the truth.
WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW CAN KILL YOU Twenty years ago, Melanie Stokes was abandoned in a Boston hospital, then adopted by a wealthy couple. Gifted with a loving family, Melanie has always considered ... (Goodreads)
Play Dead
by Angela Marsons
A serial killer is on the loose, and Detective Kim Stone must race against time to catch them before they strike again.
The dead don't tell secrets... unless you listen. The girl's smashed-in face stared unseeing up to the blue sky, soil spilling out of her mouth. A hundred flies hovered above the bloodied mess. ... (Goodreads)
Shadow Man
by Cody McFadyen
FBI agent hunts a serial killer who leaves no trace. As the case unfolds, the agent's own dark past is revealed.
Once, Special Agent Smoky Barrett hunted serial killers for the FBI. She was one of the best until a madman terrorized her family, killed her husband and daughter, and left her face scarred and her ... (Goodreads)
Below Zero
by C.J. Box
Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett investigates a mysterious and dangerous cult in the frozen wilderness.
In this thriller in the #1, New York Times, bestselling series, a voice from the past has a chilling effect on Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett and his family... Six years ago, Joe Pickett's foster ... (Goodreads)
Force Of Nature
by C.J. Box
Game warden Joe Pickett investigates the disappearance of a prominent environmental activist in the wilderness of Wyoming.
In 1995, Nate Romanowski was in a Special Forces unit abroad when his commander, John Nemecek, did something terrible. Now the high-ranking government official and cold-blooded sociopath is ... (Goodreads)
City of Lost Souls
by Cassandra Clare
A group of friends must protect the world from a powerful demon in a race against time.
The book opens with Simon returning home, where he finds out that there are a lot of symbols that form a barrier so he can't enter the house. He speaks to his mother, only to feel more rejected when ... (Wikipedia)
The Keepsake
by Tess Gerritsen
A woman's investigation of her late mother's past uncovers a shocking family secret.
New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen knows how to expertly dissect a brilliantly suspenseful story, all the while keeping fascinated readers riveted to her side. By turns darkly ... (Goodreads)
A Place of Execution
by Val McDermid
A detective's investigation into a 50 year old murder mystery, uncovering unexpected truths.
The novel has two parallel storylines; the first, set in 1963, follows Detective Inspector George Bennett, who attempts to locate a missing girl in Derbyshire . , The second, set in the present day, ... (Wikipedia)
Lost Girls
by Angela Marsons
A female detective's race to find a serial killer who preys on young women.
Two girls go missing. Only one will return. The couple that offers the highest amount will see their daughter again. The losing couple will not. Make no mistake. One child will die. When ... (Goodreads)
Evil Games
by Angela Marsons
Detective Kim Stone investigates a series of murders linked to a twisted game. As the body count rises, she races against time to catch the killer.
The greater the Evil, the more deadly the game… When a rapist is found mutilated in a brutal attack, Detective Kim Stone and her team are called in to bring a swift resolution. But, as more vengeful ... (Goodreads)
The Distant Echo
by Val McDermid
Four male students find a dead body on their way home from a night out. Twenty-five years later, the case is reopened.
It was a winter morning in 1978, that the body of a young barmaid was discovered in the snow banks of a Scottish cemetery. The only suspects in her brutal murder were the four young men who found ... (Goodreads)
Playing with Fire
by Tess Gerritsen
A female detective confronts a sinister cult while investigating a murder case.
A beautiful violinist is haunted by a very old piece of music she finds in a strange antique shop in Rome. The first time Julia Ansdell picks up The Incendio Waltz, she knows it’s a strikingly ... (Goodreads)
Sworn to Silence
by Linda Castillo
A detective investigates a series of unsolved murders in a small Amish community.
Some secrets are too terrible to reveal . . .Some crimes are too unspeakable to solve . . . In the sleepy rural town of Painters Mill, Ohio, the Amish and "English" residents have lived side by side ... (Goodreads)
Drop Shot
by Harlan Coben
Detective uses unique tactics to investigate a murder, uncovering a criminal conspiracy.
A young woman is shot in cold blood, her lifeless body dumped outside the stadium at the height of the US Open . At one point, her tennis career had skyrocketed. Now headlines were being made by a ... (Wikipedia)
The Lock Artist
by Steve Hamilton
A young man with a talent for lock-picking navigates life as a criminal and falls in love with a girl who needs his help.
"I was the Miracle Boy, once upon a time. Later on, the Milford Mute. The Golden Boy. The Young Ghost. The Kid. The Boxman. The Lock Artist. That was all me.,But you can call me Mike." Marked by ... (Goodreads)
Virgin River
by Robyn Carr
A woman moves to a rural town for a fresh start, finding unexpected love and a newfound sense of belonging.
A Netflix Original Series! Welcome back to Virgin River with the book that started it all… Wanted: Midwife/nurse practitioner in Virgin River, population six hundred. Make a difference against a ... (Goodreads)
Still Missing
by Chevy Stevens
A woman's struggle to free herself from captivity, and reclaim her life.
On the day she was abducted, Annie O’Sullivan, a 32-year-old realtor, had three goals - sell a house, forget about a recent argument with her mother, and be on time for dinner with her ever-patient ... (Goodreads)
Doctor Sleep
by Stephen King
A man confronts his dark past as he defends a young girl from a supernatural evil.
Following the events of The Shining , after receiving a settlement from the owners of the Overlook Hotel, Danny Torrance remains psychologically traumatized as his mother Wendy slowly recovers from ... (Wikipedia)
Savage Run
by C.J. Box
A Wyoming game warden is on the hunt for a dangerous killer, while also trying to protect a herd of endangered wild horses.
In Savage Run C.J. Box's acclaimed follow-up to his career-making debut Open Season game warden Joe Pickett looks into the bizarre death of an environmental activist...and what he finds is bigger and ... (Goodreads)
