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Robert B. Parker's buried secrets
by Christopher Farnsworth
Chief of Police Jesse Stone is on his way home from a long shift when a call comes in for a welfare check on an elderly resident of the wealthy seaside town of Paradise, Massachusetts. Inside a house packed with junk and trash is a man's dead body, with photos of murder victims strewn around it and placed on top of $2 million in cash. Jesse must unearth the truth buried under the wreckage of a dead man's life before a mob of hitmen converge on Paradise and he winds up in the ground himself.
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| Cold as Hell by Kelley Armstrong,Haven's Rock in the Yukon forest, population 67, is the place to be for those who need to disappear in order to stay safe. Detective Casey Duncan and her husband, Sheriff Eric Dalton, are starting a family now that they've settled into their life here. But when one woman has been drugged and attacked, another has been killed, and a blizzard looms, the couple needs to quickly figure out who they can and cannot trust. Read-alikes: Iris Yamashita's City Under One Roof; Paul Doiron's Mike Bowditch novels. |
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Open season
by Jonathan Kellerman
People come to Los Angeles to chase their dreams. But sometimes they find themselves cast into a nightmare instead, like when the body of an aspiring actress is found dumped near a hospital emergency room and the prime suspect, another Hollywood hopeful, is shot by a sniper. Psychologist Alex Delaware and homicide detective Milo Sturgis must face a highly complex killer that will require all their skills to decipher as the bodies pile up.
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Famous last words : a novel
by Gillian McAllister
It is June 21st, the longest day of the year, and new mother Camilla's life is about to change forever. After months of maternity leave, she is returning to her job as a literary agent. But her life is upended when she arrives at work only to learn that her husband is the gunman in a London hostage crisis, leaving her to decipher his cryptic goodbye note. Seven years after the crime that shocked the nation, and her husband's subsequent disappearance, an anonymous location is sent to her by text message, reigniting her suspicions about the kidnapping and sending her on a dangerous search for the truth.
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Bonded in death
by J. D. Robb
His passport read Giovanni Rossi. But decades ago, during the Urban Wars, he was part of a small, secret organization called The Twelve. Responding to an urgent summons from an old compatriot, he landed in New York and eased into the waiting car. And died within minutes. Lieutenant Eve Dallas investigates the mysterious murder with the help of colleague, Summerset, who has a personal connection to The Twelve, all while being targeted by a vengeful killer.
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The writer : a thriller
by James Patterson
When the husband of bestselling true-crime author Denise Morrow is found dead in their luxury apartment, NYPD Detective Declan Shaw must unravel whether she is a target, a victim, or the mastermind behind a chilling plot. When he arrives at their apartment, he finds Morrow covered in blood. A body is lying dead on the floor of the luxurious living room. Every book in the apartment's floor-to-ceiling shelves is by the same author: bestselling true-crime writer Denise Morrow. "This is you?" Shaw asks the woman. "You're a writer?" Only one person knows the ending to this story. Is it the victim or the killer?
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Nobody's fool
by Harlan Coben
Backpacking in Spain, Sami Kierce wakes up covered in blood, his girlfriend Anna dead - and knife in his hand. He doesn't know what happened. Twenty-two years later, Kierce is now a private investigator working off his debts by doing low level surveillance jobs and teaching wannabe sleuths at a night school in New York City. One evening, he recognizes a familiar face at the back of the classroom. Anna. It's unmistakably her. But she bolts. Kierce knows he must find this woman and solve the impossible mystery that has haunted his every waking moment since that terrible day.
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The crash
by Freida McFadden
Eight months pregnant and abandoned by her baby's father, Tegan embarks on a desperate journey to her brother's house during a storm, only to crash and find herself in the middle of nowhere and at the mercy of a couple with potentially sinister intentions. Tegan believed she was waiting out the storm, but as time ticks by, she comes to realize she is in grave danger. This safe haven isn't what she thought it was, and staying here may have been her most deadly mistake yet.
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The note : a novel
by Alafair Burke
May Hanover, always the rule-following “Little Sheriff,” reunites with her childhood friends Lauren and Kelsey for a carefree trip to the Hamptons. But when a drunken prank goes disastrously wrong, May becomes the focus of a police investigation and begins questioning whether her friends are hiding dangerous secrets.
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The snowbirds : a novel
by Christina Clancy
Kim and Grant, a longtime couple navigating midlife challenges, face new opportunities and tensions in a quirky Palm Springs community. Kim immediately embraces the chance to make new friends and explore a more adventurous side of her personality. Meanwhile, Grant struggles to find his footing in this unfamiliar landscape, leaving Kim to wonder if their relationship can survive the snowbird season. But when Grant disappears on a hike, Kim must confront her fears about their relationship and the possibility of rediscovering herself.
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