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Coded justice : a thriller
by Stacey Abrams

Former Supreme Court clerk Avery Keene investigates a powerful AI company after a mysterious death, uncovering corporate corruption and high-stakes technological dangers that could have far-reaching consequences in the third book of the series following Rogue Justice.

The list
by Steve Berry

Brent Walker returns home to Concord, a quaint town in central Georgia nestled close to the Savannah River, to work for Southern Republic Pulp and Paper Company as its assistant general counsel and is drawn into a plan that puts his life on the line.

What the night brings
by Mark Billingham

The targeted murder of four officers is only the first in a series of attacks that leaves police scared, angry and, most disturbingly of all, vengeful. As Tom Thorne and Nicola Tanner dig into the reasons for the violence, a deeper darkness begins to emerge: the possibility that these murders are payback. The price paid for an unspeakable betrayal. To uncover the truth, Thorne will be forced to question everything he stands for. He can trust nobody, and the shocking secrets revealed by one terrible night will fracture his entire world.

Rage
by Linda Castillo

Summer has arrived with a vengeance in Painters Mill, and a macabre discovery by three Amish children brings the quiet to a grinding halt. Chief of Police Kate Burkholder arrives on scene to find the dismembered body of 21-year-old Samuel Eicher, a local Amish man who owned a successful landscaping business. What twisted individual murdered him in such a sadistic way? The investigation has barely begun when, miles away, a second body is found, stuffed into a barrel and dumped in a ravine. The deceased is 21-year-old Aaron Shetler, Samuel Eicher's best friend.

Tea with jam & dread
by Vicki Delany

When Cape Cod tearoom owner Lily Roberts travels with her grandmother to a Yorkshire castle for a centenarian aristocrat’s birthday, a missing heirloom sapphire and a deadly allergic reaction pull her into a tangled mystery amid high-society tensions and suspicious guests.

Robert Ludlum's the Bourne escape
by Brian Freeman

Jason Bourne is on a boat in the Mediterranean moonlight with his lover, Johanna. He’s happy for the first time in years. Then in the next instant, he finds himself floating on wreckage as fire and smoke choke the sky. Johanna is gone. And Bourne finds the darkness of lost memory closing around his mind again. As he did once before, Bourne must piece together the fragments of who he is, even as assassins hunt him across Europe. He teams up with his spy chief, Shadow, who reveals the shocking secret that Bourne’s surrogate father--David Abbott, the founder of Treadstone--is alive and missing. Together they must find Abbott before his enemies do.

Beautiful nights
by Nina George

Claire is one of Paris’s most esteemed behavioral biologists, with an enviable career and family. But she has become increasingly frustrated by the stasis of her marriage, including her husband’s unremarked-on affairs, and feels caged by the obligations she took on too early in life. As she and her family prepare for their annual holiday to the Brittany coast, her son, Nico, comes to her with a request: Can his new girlfriend, Julie, join them for the summer? What Julie and Claire don’t realize is that they share a secret—they’ve met before, in a compromising moment whose implications color their relationship from the moment it’s revealed.

Writers and liars : a novel
by Carol Goodman

A group of mystery authors gathers on a secluded Greek island for a writer's retreat, only to discover that their enigmatic host has been murdered and everyone present is a suspect.

The frozen people
by Elly Griffiths

Ali Dawson is a police officer working on crimes so old, the joke goes, that they are not only cold but frozen. What most people don't know is that the team travels back in time to complete their research. The process has been pioneered by the mysterious Italian physicist, Serafina Pelligrini, known to the team as Jones. So far, the team has only ventured a few years back, but Ali's boss has a new assignment for her. He wants her to step back to 1850, the heart of the Victorian Age.

The red queen
by Martha Grimes

A sudden murder in an English village pub sets off the twenty-sixth novel in the bestselling series starring superintendent Richard Jury, from bestselling author Martha Grimes.

The last Wizards' Ball
by Charlaine Harris

Lizbeth Rose’s sister Felicia attends the Grand Wizards’ Ball, and as one of the most powerful—and beautiful—death wizards in a generation, she is highly sought after as one of the belles of the ball. However, war and violence are on the rise in Europe as German and Japanese wizards are also courting Felicia…and some are refusing to take no for an answer. As the façade of genteel wizard society turns deadly, Lizbeth must learn to not only protect her sister but also navigate the arcane world that is pulling her sister and husband into a dangerous dance with death that could change the world as they know it.

Something whiskered
by Miranda James

Charlie Harris and his wife, Helen Louise Brady, have arrived in Ireland for their three-week honeymoon. After a few days in Dublin, they head west to County Clare, ancestral home to Helen Louise's extended family, the O'Bradys. Her cousin, Lorcan O'Brady, is the current owner of Castle O'Brady, which he runs as a bed-and-breakfast with his wife Caoimhe and daughter and son-in-law, Bridget and Rory Kennedy. Upon arrival at the castle, the newlyweds are shocked to see a body falling from the roof.

The piazza murders
by Michael Jecks

Artist Nick Morris is in picturesque Piacenza, Italy to teach at an art retreat. A delightful gig, if only his budding artists weren’t so dramatic! Between the heartbroken, dying and just plain cantankerous, Nick’s got his work cut out. Especially with world renowned – and universally despised – author, Gregory Stone swanning about ruffling everyone’s feathers. But all is not as it seems with the bestseller. And Nick’s horrified when he finds the man dead in his hotel.

The homemade god : a novel
by Rachel Joyce

During a sweltering European heatwave, four siblings gather at their family lake house to investigate the mysterious death of their renowned artist father—who vanished after remarrying a younger woman, leaving behind an unfinished masterpiece—while confronting long-hidden familial wounds and an enigmatic stepmother's influence.

This house of burning bones
by Stuart MacBride

In the heat of a blistering summer, Aberdeen’s police are struggling: half the force is off sick, all leave has been cancelled, someone’s firebombed a hotel full of migrants, and there’s a massive protest march happening this Saturday. With officers dropping like flies, Detective Inspector Logan McRae is forced to juggle cases and run a major murder investigation with a skeleton staff of misfits, idiots and malingerers until the top brass can arrange back-up from other divisions. It doesn’t help that the Aberdeen Examiner has just been bought by Natasha Agapova, a tabloid media tycoon, hell-bent on blaming local police for everything. And she’s more than happy to fan the flames.

The winds from further West
by Alexander McCall Smith

Not long after starting a new job, Neil meets Chrissie. Romance soon blossoms and together they move to a lavish flat in Edinburgh. Everything seems to be falling into place perfectly. But an innocuous, throw-away comment unintentionally causes Neil's career to collapse, and, at the same time, a cruel betrayal shatters the life he thought he knew. His only option is to escape to the secluded, remote beauty of a breathtaking Hebridean island. Here, he finds a different way of life, and new friendships develop. But he can't escape the past forever, and soon he must confront a life-changing decision once more.

Fade in
by Kyle Mills

When ex-navy SEAL Salam al-Fayed--Fade to his friends--steps in front of a sniper’s bullet, he assumes all his problems are solved. Having already been declared clinically dead twice in his career, he’s hoping the third time will be the charm. Instead, he wakes in a hospital having gone from being one of the deadliest operatives in US history to a man incapable of even standing without assistance. So, when a shadowy organization offers him a new identity and next-generation medical care, he has no choice but to agree. Forced into action before he’s fully ready, Fade finds himself at the sharp end of a mission to stop a menace unlike any faced before.

The good liar
by Denise Mina

A year ago, a father and his fiancée were brutally murdered in their opulent London townhouse, sparking the most high-profile murder investigation in recent history. Blood spatter expert Doctor Claudia O’Sheil’s evidence put the killer behind bars—or so everyone believes. But since the trial, Claudia’s learned a horrific truth: her evidence and her testimony were wrong. And someone she knows made sure of it. Now, as she takes the stage to give a career-defining speech before London’s elite, Claudia faces a devastating choice. Protect her children and her career with her continued complicity or blow the whole conspiracy apart and reveal the truth.

The bewitching
by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Minerva is a graduate student researching the life of Beatrice Tremblay, an obscure horror author. Tremblay's most famous novel was inspired by a true story: decades earlier, Tremblay attended the same university where Minerva is studying and became obsessed with her otherworldly roommate, who disappeared under mysterious circumstances. These events echo stories Minerva's Nana Alba talked about her girlhood in 1900s Mexico, where she had an encounter with a witch. Minerva begins to sense that the malign force that stalked Tremblay and the missing girl might still walk the halls of the campus in 1990s Massachusetts.

Royal gambit
by Daniel O'Malley

Alexandra Dennis-Palmer-Hudson-Gilmore-Garnsey (“Alix"), the twelfth Lady Mondegreen, has never had control over her life. Born with the power to shatter bones by touch, she became the property of the Checquy, a secret British agency handling the supernatural. Raised to befriend Princess Louise, heir to the throne, their bond remained distant until the Prince of Wales dies under suspicious, preternatural circumstances. Now assigned as Louise’s lady-in-waiting, Alix is thrust into the spotlight and a deadly conspiracy. As threats close in, she must protect the princess, untangle a murder plot, and master the art of smiling through danger.

The Hamptons lawyer
by James Patterson

The Hamptons on Long Island is known for its beautiful beaches, its luxury lifestyle—and its exclusive legal advice. When Jane Smith takes on a famous celebrity client, she’s armed and ready: with brilliant arguments, hard evidence—and two Glocks. Yet she’s chased down, shot at, and risks contempt of court. That’s when mounting a legal defense turns into self-defense.

Designed with love
by Tracie Peterson

After being widowed on her wedding day, Emma Johnson moves to Cheyenne with her sister-in-law to start over. When her deceased husband's brother travels with her to help her get established, she finds herself drawn to him. But is he only after his brother's inheritance, or does he truly care for her in return?

Mrs. Plansky goes rogue
by Spencer Quinn

Mrs. Plansky is fresh off of winning a thrilling senior tennis championship with her doubles partner, Kev Dinardo, and is gearing up to celebrate with him on his yacht. That is, until the yacht is destroyed in a fire. Kev claims the fire was caused by a lightning strike, pure bad luck, but there's one small problem—Mrs. Plansky didn't see any lightning. Already certain there's more going on than she's being told, Mrs. Plansky's curiosity turns to concern when Kev goes missing. Her suspicion gets the better of her and leads her to break into his house, only to find it ransacked.

The white crow
by Michael Robotham

Philomena McCarthy has defied the odds to become a young officer with the Metropolitan Police despite her father and her uncles being notorious London gangsters. On patrol one night, Philomena finds a barefoot child, covered in blood, who says she can't wake her mother. Meanwhile, three miles away, a London jeweler has a bomb strapped to his chest in his ransacked store and millions are missing. These two events collide and threaten Philomena's career, her new marriage, and her life. She must decide who she can trust-her family or her colleagues--and on what side of the thin blue line she wants to live.

Dogged pursuit
by David Rosenfelt

Andy Carpenter has spent the three years since graduating law school working as a prosecutor in Paterson. But having seen how the system never looks out for the little guy, he leaves to start his own practice as a defense attorney. His office might be a little bit of a dump, but he's excited to make a change. Andy goes to the shelter to adopt a dog, where he meets his beloved golden retriever, Tara, for the first time and feels an immediate connection.

The unraveling of Julia : a novel
by Lisa Scottoline

Julia Pritzker feels cursed - she’s lost her adoptive parents, and now her husband is murdered. When she realizes her horoscope predicted his death, she spirals, fearing her fate is sealed by the stars. Then, out of nowhere, she inherits a Tuscan villa from a stranger, Emilia Rossi. Seeking answers about her unknown lineage, Julia heads to Italy, only to learn Rossi was a paranoid recluse obsessed with astrology and claiming descent from Duchess Caterina Sforza. Julia is stunned by her uncanny resemblance to Rossi, and even to Caterina, and when strange events escalate, she questions reality itself. As danger mounts, her search for identity becomes a battle for survival.

An inside job : a novel
by Daniel Silva

Gabriel Allon has been awarded a commission to restore one of the most important paintings in Venice. But when he discovers the body of a mysterious woman floating in the waters of the Venetian Lagoon, he finds himself in a desperate race to recover a lost masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci.

Atonement sky
by Nalini Singh

Justice-Psy Eleri Dias knows the end is near for her, her mind one step away from fatal psychic exposure. In the short time that remains, she is determined to atone for an act of omission that has haunted her for a long decade. But that decision not only means facing a powerful changeling wing leader but also putting herself in the path of a serial killer. Falcon wing leader Adam Garrett is fiercely protective of his family and his clan. Adam has no forgiveness in him for the J-Psy who betrayed him and his family at the most painful moment of his life. But the evil that stalks his territory will allow him no respite, forcing him into contact with the J he has never been able to forget.

Hotel Ukraine : The final Arkady Renko novel
by Martin Cruz Smith

Moscow investigator Arkady Renko seeks to solve the murder of a diplomat as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine wears on and the effects of Renko’s Parkinson’s Disease worsen. Helped by his lover, journalist Tatiana Petrovna, Renko traces the murder to a Russian paramilitary group aided by a government official who also used to be a romantic partner of Renko. Before long, those responsible for the killing look to similarly dispatch Arkady and Tatiana—all of it leading to a thrilling and action-packed climax.

The winds of fate
by S. M. Stirling

Years after their groundbreaking journey into the past, Artorius and his team stumble upon a devastating revelation: the Chinese government has dispatched five time-travelers and a trove of advanced technology back to 165 CE, during the waning days of the Han dynasty. The team believed they were guiding Rome toward a new era of modernization and unity, but the emergence of Chinese influence threatens to unravel everything they have fought for. As whispers of innovation ripple through the ancient world, Artorius and his companions realize they are in a race to prevent a catastrophic clash that could bring about nuclear war centuries sooner than they ever imagined.

The view from Lake Como : a novel
by Adriana Trigiani

After a painful divorce and family upheaval in working-class Lake Como, New Jersey, draftswoman Jess Capodimonte Baratta flees to Carrara, Italy, where artistic ambition, and new relationships reshape her understanding of love, loyalty, and personal fulfillment.

The woman in suite 11
by Ruth Ware

Journalist Lo Blacklock travels to a luxury Swiss hotel hoping to revive her career, but when a mysterious woman draws her into a dangerous chase across Europe, she must weigh ambition against survival in a world of wealth and shifting alliances.

That last Carolina summer
by Karen White

Years after fleeing to the West Coast, Phoebe Manigault returns to the South Carolina Lowcountry to help her sister care for their mother, confronting childhood tensions, unsettling visions, and a deepening bond with a grieving family nearby.

The wayward girls : a novel
by Susan Wiggs

In 1968 Buffalo, six teenage girls are sent to the Good Shepherd Refuge, an institution controlled by the Sisters of Charity, for reasons ranging from being gay to rebellious, where they face forced labor, exploitation, and personal struggles while finding strength and solidarity.

Under the stars
by Beatriz Williams

Providence Dare vanishes during a steamship disaster near Winthrop Island in 1846, leaving behind a trail of mystery that resurfaces two centuries later when chef Audrey Fisher and her actress mother Meredith uncover hidden paintings and long-buried family secrets that link past and present across generations.

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