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Walk Into Silence
by Susan McBride
A woman returns to her hometown to investigate the disappearance of her childhood friend, uncovering dark secrets along the way.
A woman vanishes from a Texas town. Did she simply run off, or is something darker at play?, When Patrick Dielman shows up at Detective Jo Larsen’s desk insisting that his wife, Jenny, is missing, Jo ... (Barnes & Noble)
Justice Redeemed
by Scott Pratt
A small-town lawyer seeks justice for a man wrongly accused of murder, uncovering corruption and danger along the way.
Two years ago, Darren Street made a name for himself as the man who rooted out corruption in the district attorney’s office. Now the hotheaded young lawyer is in the public eye yet again—this time, ... (Goodreads)
Blood Defense
by Marcia Clark
A criminal defense attorney fights to clear her own name when she becomes the prime suspect in a murder case.
Samantha Brinkman, an eager criminal defense attorney with few clients but a good reputation in the Los Angeles courts, lands the high-profile double murder case of Detective Dale Pearson. Initially ... (Wikipedia)
The Professor
by Robert Bailey
A law professor takes on a wrongful death case, uncovering corruption and facing personal demons along the way.
Law professor Thomas Jackson McMurtrie literally wrote the book on evidence in the state of Alabama. But when a power-hungry colleague uses a recent run-in between McMurtrie and headstrong student ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Good Samaritan
by John Marrs
A psychological thriller about a woman who disappears after helping a stranger in need. Secrets and lies unravel as the truth is uncovered.
She’s a friendly voice on the phone. But can you trust her? The people who call End of the Line need hope. They need reassurance that life is worth living. But some are unlucky enough to get through ... (Goodreads)
A Killer's Mind
by Mike Omer
FBI agent investigates a serial killer who seems to know her every move. As she gets closer, she realizes the killer may be someone she knows.
The, New York Times, and, Washington Post, bestselling serial-killer thriller that will leave you wondering, is the past really in the past?, Three Chicago women have been found strangled, embalmed, ... (Barnes & Noble)
An Innocent Client
by Scott Pratt
A lawyer's heroic fight against a corrupt system to save an innocent man from execution.
A preacher is found brutally murdered in a Tennessee motel room. A beautiful, mysterious young girl is accused. In this Mystery Readers International finalist for "Best Debut Mystery," criminal ... (Goodreads)
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)
First to Kill
by Andrew Peterson
A former Marine sniper is recruited by a secret government agency to take down a dangerous terrorist. Fast-paced action and suspense ensue.
Ten years ago, a botched mission in Nicaragua ended covert ops specialist Nathan McBride’s CIA career. Now he utilizes his unique skill set in the private sector—until the night Frank Ortega, former ... (Goodreads)
Murder on the Mind
by L.L. Bartlett
Jeff Resnick, a man with psychic abilities, becomes a suspect in a murder investigation. He must use his powers to clear his name and find the real killer.
Jeff Resnick hardly knew his well-heeled half-brother. But after suffering a fractured skull in a vicious mugging, he reluctantly accepts the fact that he has a long and brutal recovery to face—and ... (Goodreads)
Judgment Cometh: And That Right Soon
by Scott Pratt
A small-town lawyer defends a man accused of murder, uncovering corruption and danger in the process.
A Supreme Court Justice is found cut into pieces in the back of a pick-up truck. Three other judges have already gone missing. In the eighth installment of Scott Pratt’s bestselling Joe Dillard ... (Goodreads)
Exhume
by Danielle Girard
Medical examiner Annabelle Schwartzman investigates a series of murders that lead her to confront her own dark past.
Dr. Annabelle Schwartzman has finally found a place to belong. As the medical examiner for the San Francisco Police Department, working alongside homicide detective Hal Harris, she uncovers the tales ... (Goodreads)
Digging In
by Loretta Nyhan
A woman quits her corporate job to start a community garden, discovering the joys and challenges of a simpler life.
In author Loretta Nyhan’s warm, witty, and wonderful novel, a widow discovers an unexpected chance to start over—right in her own backyard., Paige Moresco found her true love in eighth grade—and lost ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Tracker
by Chad Zunker
A lawyer turned private investigator searches for a missing girl, uncovering a web of corruption and danger.
Trust no one. Sam Callahan learned this lesson from a childhood spent in abusive foster care, on the streets, and locked in juvie. With the past behind him and his future staked on law school, he is ... (Barnes & Noble)
Beach Lawyer
by Avery Duff
A high-powered lawyer takes on a case involving a murdered partner at a prestigious law firm, uncovering dark secrets along the way.
After five grueling years, Robert Worth is just days away from making partner at a powerful Santa Monica law firm. When a client confides in him that senior partner Jack Pierce sexually assaulted ... (Goodreads)
The Good Lawyer
by Thomas Benigno
A gripping legal thriller about a lawyer's quest for justice in a high-profile murder case.
A young, ambitious lawyer is eager to prove he is better than the father who abandoned him and worthy of the devoted mother who raised him beyond the siren call of the mobster dominated family he ... (Goodreads)
The Perfect Son
by Barbara Claypole White
A mother struggles to understand and help her son with OCD while dealing with her own past.
From a distance, Felix Fitzwilliam, the son of an old English family, is a good husband and father. But, obsessed with order and routine, he’s a prisoner to perfection. Disengaged from the emotional ... (Barnes & Noble)
Still Waters
by Viveca Sten
A summer vacation on a Swedish island turns deadly when a woman's body is found. Secrets and lies unravel as the investigation unfolds.
The first book in Swedish author Viveca Sten’s enormously popular Sandhamn Murders series., On a hot July morning on Sweden’s idyllic vacation island of Sandhamn, a man takes his dog for a walk and ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Night Bird
by Brian Freeman
A serial killer is on the loose in San Francisco, and a psychiatrist must use her unique abilities to catch him before he strikes again.
What if you had to relive your most terrifying memory…over and over? A detective and a psychiatrist investigate in Thriller Award–winning author Brian Freeman’s gripping psychological novel., ... (Barnes & Noble)
A Merciful Death
by Kendra Elliot
FBI agent investigates a series of murders in a small town, uncovering dark secrets and facing personal demons.
Soon to be a TV series by Warner Brothers Television and Ellen Degeneres’s A Very Good Production., FBI special agent Mercy Kilpatrick has been waiting her whole life for disaster to strike. A ... (Barnes & Noble)
Blood on the Tracks
by Barbara Nickless
A railroad cop investigates a gruesome murder on a train, uncovering dark secrets and facing danger.
An Amazon Charts bestseller., A young woman is found brutally murdered, and the main suspect is the victim’s fiancé, a hideously scarred Iraq War vet known as the Burned Man. But railroad police ... (Barnes & Noble)
Small Wars
by Lee Child
A gripping story of a former military cop's mission to save an innocent girl.
A young lieutenant colonel, in a stylish handmade uniform, roars through the damp woods of Georgia in her new silver Porsche - until she meets a very tall soldier with a broken-down car. What could ... (Goodreads)
White Rose, Black Forest
by Eoin Dempsey
In the midst of WWII, a German dissident and an American GI meet in the Black Forest to carry out a daring plan to end the war.
In the shadows of World War II, trust becomes the greatest risk of all for two strangers. December 1943. In the years before the rise of Hitler, the Gerber family’s summer cottage was filled with ... (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)
The Enemy
by Lee Child
A retired military cop is tasked with finding a missing American soldier in Iraq.
In the last hours of 1989, Major Gen. Kenneth Kramer dies of a heart attack in a seedy North Carolina motel, apparently while in the company of a prostitute. MP Maj. Jack Reacher investigates and ... (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)
In Farleigh Field
by Rhys Bowen
A WWII story of British spies, unraveling a mystery that could turn the tide of the war.
“Instantly absorbing, suspenseful, romantic, and stylish—like binge-watching a great British drama on Masterpiece Theater.” —Lee Child, New York Times bestselling author Winner of the Agatha Award ... (Goodreads)
Beneath a Scarlet Sky
by Mark T. Sullivan
True story of a young Italian man's courage and heroism during WWII.
Based on the true story of a forgotten hero,, Beneath a Scarlet Sky, is the triumphant, epic tale of one young man’s incredible courage and resilience during one of history’s darkest hours., Pino ... (Goodreads)
The Noticer: Sometimes, All a Person Needs Is a Little Perspective
by Andy Andrews
A mysterious figure helps people gain clarity and perspective on their life's challenges.
A New York Times Bestseller, Your chance to regroup, take a breath, and begin your life again awaits in the simple wisdom and heartwarming story of a man named Jones., Orange Beach, Alabama, is a ... (Barnes & Noble)
March Violets
by Philip Kerr
In 1936 Berlin, detective Bernie Gunther investigates a wealthy industrialist's daughter's murder.
Bernhard Gunther, a 38-year-old Berlin ex-cop turned private detective, is hired in the summer of 1936 by rich industrialist Hermann Six to recover a diamond necklace stolen from his daughter Grete's ... (Wikipedia)
