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Category: Mysteries / Thrillers

The Girl Next Door

The Girl Next Door She might be a killer… but she can’t remember.   Am I a killer? That is the question haunting 25-year-old Jane Jensen. When she wakes up in the hospital after a devastating auto accident, she finds that her memory since ninth grade of high school has been wiped clean. As she heals, she begins to recover a memory here, a memory there, and piece by piece, […]

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Am I the Killer?

Am I the Killer? Is a brain injured vet accused of murder hiding behind his injury?   Peter, a brain-injured veteran with a motive, is arrested for murder. The victim bullied Peter throughout his youth, and, on the night of the murder, he discovered the bully stole his fianceé while Peter served overseas. During the investigation the marine is unable to recall events on the fateful night. The question is […]

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Nocturnal Meetings of the Misplaced

Nocturnal Meetings of the Misplaced New friends discover old secrets.   Mystery surrounds the town of Summertime, Indiana, where fifteen-year-old Tommy Walker and his little sister are sent to live with relatives they’ve never met. Tommy soon makes friends with Finn Wilds, a rebellious local who lives with his volatile and abusive stepfather, who also happens to be the town’s sheriff. Finn invites Tommy to late night meetings in the […]

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Death and Damages

Death and Damages 24 brand new adventures full of captivating conundrums, hair-raising homicides, and suspenseful secrets from today’s USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling and award-winning authors.   Danger lurks around every corner as these courageous cops, adventurous agents, and daring detectives hunt for the answers to stop the crimes by vicious killers. But what if the damage is already done? In this collection, readers will find 24 brand […]

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The Blessed Event

The Blessed Event “You may wonder what my least-favorite student was doing in my living room; in a twist of fate that might seem hilarious if it happened to someone else, he was now my stepson.”   Professor Molly is looking forward to a quiet summer in Mahina, Hawaii, working on her research and adjusting to married life. But when a visit from her new husband’s relatives coincides with a […]

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Hard Cider Abbey

Hard Cider Abbey A modern monastery murder mystery, set in the mountains of West Virginia.   Brother Odo Leroi arrives at the Abbey of the Holy Face, only to literally stumble upon the body of the abbey librarian, Father Lucian, a scholar who had also served as spiritual mentor to the abbey’s younger monks. It appears he has taken his own life, much to the shock and sorrow of Brother […]

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Review – Pirate Latitudes

Pirate Latitudes Readper Review I’ve had Michael Crichton’s Pirate Latitudes on my shelf for a while now, having picked it up in a long-ago book buying spree. It has remained on my “to be read” list, and has recently been moved over to the “have read” column. I have a fondness for his books, usually finding them well worth the read. I recall discovering Jurassic Park, then was happy to […]

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Origin

Origin: A Novel The #1 New York Times Bestseller from the author of The Da Vinci Code.   Robert Langdon, Harvard professor of symbology, arrives at the ultramodern Guggenheim Museum Bilbao to attend the unveiling of a discovery that “will change the face of science forever.” The evening’s host is Edmond Kirsch, a forty-year-old billionaire and futurist, and one of Langdon’s first students. But the meticulously orchestrated evening suddenly erupts […]

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Purity Pursuit

Purity Pursuit A gripping crime thriller.   Heinrich Muller is a private detective with a past he’d rather forget. When he is asked to investigate the murder of an antiques dealer with a history of dealing Nazi memorabilia it opens a case that is as personal as it is professional. Muller’s investigations soon take him to Europe, where he chases down dealers in Nazi memorabilia and comes up against Europe’s […]

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A Death Displaced

A Death Displaced A woman fated to die. A missing mother. A son’s search for the truth.   Welcome to a place with a dark history, an island in the Celtic Sea where not everything is as it seems. Welcome to Lansin Island. Popular with Pagans for its larger-than-life celebrations of the seasonal Sabbats, Lansin Island is rife with witchy history. But with Halloween just around the corner, it’s harder […]

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