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Secret Prey
by John Sandford
Lucas Davenport investigates a murder case involving a wealthy businessman and his family, uncovering dark secrets and dangerous alliances.
The company chairman lay dead in the woods, his orange hunting jacket punctured by a bullet at close range. Around him stood the four executives with whom he had been hunting, each with a reason not ... (Goodreads)
Mortal Prey
by John Sandford
Lucas Davenport, a detective, is hired to protect a wealthy woman from a hitman. But things get complicated when the hitman turns out to be a woman.
Years ago, Lucas Davenport almost died at the hands of Clara Rinker, a pleasant, soft-spoken, low-key Southerner, and the best hitwoman in the business. Now retired and living in Mexico, she nearly ... (Goodreads)
Eyes of Prey
by John Sandford
A detective hunts down a serial killer who is targeting his family. Fast-paced and suspenseful thriller.
Lucas Davenport is back with a strange one. The Lieutenant's sanity was nearly shattered by two murder investigations. Now he faces something worse .. two killers, one hideously scarred, the other ... (Goodreads)
The Monkey's Raincoat
by Robert Crais
Private investigator Elvis Cole is hired to find a missing woman, but the case takes a dangerous turn.
Cole is hired by Ellen Lang to find her missing husband and son and in the end, with Cole and Pike's help, she kills former matador and crime boss Domingo Garcia Duran, the man responsible for her ... (Wikipedia)
The Short Drop
by Matthew FitzSimmons
A quest to discover the truth behind a political scandal, with life-and-death stakes.
A decade ago, fourteen-year-old Suzanne Lombard, the daughter of Benjamin Lombard—then a senator, now a powerful vice president running for the presidency—disappeared in the most sensational ... (Goodreads)
Two Kinds of Truth
by Michael Connelly
A gripping crime thriller, as a detective investigates a murder with mysterious connections.
Exiled from the LAPD, Harry Bosch must clear his name, uncover a ring of prescription drug abuse, and outwit a clever killer before it's too late. Harry Bosch, exiled from the LAPD, is working cold ... (Barnes & Noble)
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
by Mark Twain
A modern man is transported back in time to the court of King Arthur, where he uses his knowledge to attempt to change the course of history.
The novel is a comedy set in 6th-century England and its medieval culture through Hank Morgan's view; he is a 19th-century resident of Hartford, Connecticut , who, after a blow to the head, awakens ... (Wikipedia)
Make Me
by Lee Child
An ex-military drifter is framed for a murder and must uncover the truth to clear his name.
Somewhere in the sprawling, flat, desolate Midwestern United States, Reacher arrives by train at a small town named Mother's Rest, curious as to the story behind the name. He meets a Chinese American ... (Wikipedia)
Stalking the Angel
by Robert Crais
Private detective Elvis Cole is hired to find a missing Japanese heirloom, but the case takes a dark turn.
The second blistering Elvis Cole novel from the bestselling author of THE FIRST RULE.,Bradley Warren had lost something very valuable, something that belonged to someone else: a rare ... (Goodreads)
The Last Coyote
by Michael Connelly
A detective investigating the murder of his mother, trekking through a criminal underworld.
Bosch is involved in an incident at work and has been put on involuntary stress leave. He must go through therapy sessions to be able to return to work. This involves talking about the incident and ... (Wikipedia)
The Wanted
by Robert Crais
Private investigator Elvis Cole and his partner Joe Pike are hired to find a missing girl, but soon discover a dangerous criminal underworld.
When single mother Devon Connor hires private investigator Elvis Cole, it’s because her troubled teenage son Tyson is flashing cash and she’s afraid he’s dealing drugs. But the truth is devastatingly ... (Goodreads)
The Trapped Girl
by Robert Dugoni
A lawyer races to uncover the truth behind a young girl's disappearance.
When a woman’s body is discovered submerged in a crab pot in the chilly waters of Puget Sound, Detective Tracy Crosswhite finds herself with a tough case to untangle. Before they can identify the ... (Goodreads)
Death du Jour
by Kathy Reichs
Forensic anthropologist solves a series of murders connected to a religious cult.
On a bitterly cold March night in Montreal, Quebec , Canada, Brennan is exhuming the remains of a nun proposed for sainthood in the grounds of a church. Hours later she's called to the scene of an ... (Wikipedia)
The Rooster Bar
by John Grisham
Three law students drop out and scam their way through the legal system to avoid crushing student debt.
#1, New York Times, bestselling author John Grisham’s newest legal thriller takes you inside a law firm that’s on shaky ground., “[A] buoyant, mischievous thriller . . . Grisham writes in such an ... (Barnes & Noble)
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)
The Force
by Don Winslow
An ex-cop's mission to take down the most powerful drug cartel in the world.
Instant New York Times Bestseller Best of 2017 - included on best-of lists by the, New York Times,, NPR, Barnes & Noble,, Publisher's Weekly,, LitHub, BookPage, Booklist, TheRealBookSpy.com, the, ... (Barnes & Noble)
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)
Past Tense
by Lee Child
Jack Reacher finds himself stranded in a small town, uncovering dark secrets and facing dangerous enemies.
While traveling to Portsmouth, New Hampshire , Jack Reacher takes a detour to the town of Laconia , to visit his father Stan Reacher's childhood home. He meets Elizabeth Castle, the town clerk, and ... (Wikipedia)
Open Season
by C.J. Box
Game warden Joe Pickett investigates the murder of an environmental activist, uncovering a web of corruption and danger in the Wyoming wilderness.
Joe Pickett is the new game warden in Twelve Sleep, Wyoming, a town where nearly everyone hunts, and the game warden–especially one like Joe who won't take bribes or look the other way--is far from ... (Goodreads)
Blood Bound
by Patricia Briggs
A supernatural quest to save humanity from a powerful and ancient evil.
Under the rule of science, there are no witch burnings allowed, no water trials or public lynchings. In return, the average law-abiding, solid citizen has little to worry about from the things that ... (Goodreads)
Angels Flight
by Michael Connelly
A high-profile lawyer is murdered on the Angels Flight funicular railway in LA, and detective Harry Bosch must navigate political corruption to solve the case.
Los Angeles Police Department Detective Harry Bosch is assigned to investigate the murder of prominent African-American attorney Howard Elias late on a Friday night on Angels Flight , a funicular ... (Wikipedia)
Debt of Honor
by Tom Clancy
Military thriller involving a terrorist plot to bring about a war between the U.S and Japan.
Japanese industrialist Raizo Yamata has been plotting to bring back his country to a position of greatness for years, partly as revenge for the death of his family at the hands of American forces ... (Wikipedia)
The Whistler
by John Grisham
A corrupt judge and his accomplice are exposed by a whistleblower, leading to a dangerous game of cat and mouse.
A mysterious source contacts the (fictional) Florida Board on Judicial Conduct (BJC), , promising information that will reveal the identity and crimes of the most corrupt judge in U.S. history. ... (Wikipedia)
The Surgeon
by Tess Gerritsen
A serial killer is on the loose in Boston, targeting young women. Detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles race to catch the killer before he strikes again.
A terrifying new serial killer begins stalking the streets of Boston , using his vast medical knowledge to systematically torture and kill vulnerable women, a modus operandi which has earned him the ... (Wikipedia)
Gone Tomorrow
by Lee Child
Detective Jack Reacher uncovers a deadly conspiracy while on the hunt for a missing woman.
It's 2am, and Jack Reacher is travelling on the New York City Subway . He notices a suspicious looking passenger who matches many of the specifications for a potential suicide bomber. When he ... (Wikipedia)
The Bone Collector
by Jeffery Deaver
A detective and a forensic specialist race against time to stop a serial killer.
Lincoln Rhyme was once a brilliant criminologist, a genius in the field of forensics – until an accident left him physically and emotionally shattered. But now a diabolical killer is challenging ... (Goodreads)
Small Favor
by Jim Butcher
A wizard detective uses magic to solve a dangerous supernatural mystery.
One year after the events in, White Night, , Dresden is confronted by Queen Mab calling in one of the favors owed her by Harry: that he be her "Emissary," and protect John Marcone. Despite repeated ... (Wikipedia)
White Night
by Jim Butcher
Wizard private investigator Harry Dresden investigates a magical murder in Chicago.
A year after the events in, Proven Guilty, , Dresden is called by Murphy to the scene of an apparent suicide, and senses the victim is a magical practitioner. After investigating another victim, ... (Wikipedia)
Watchers
by Dean Koontz
A story of terror and suspense as a genetically engineered creature wreaks havoc in a small town.
Travis Cornell, a former Delta Force operative, feels that his life has become pointless, and is exploring a canyon near his home when he encounters two genetically engineered creatures that have ... (Wikipedia)
