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Cross Her Heart: A Novel
By Sarah Pinborough. 2018
"Sarah Pinborough is about to become your new obsession."—Harlan CobenLisa is living a lie and everyone is about to find…
out.Lisa lives for her daughter Ava, her job and her best friend Marilyn.But when a handsome client shows an interest in her, Lisa starts daydreaming about sharing her life with him, too. Maybe she’s ready now. Maybe she can trust again. Maybe it's time to let her terrifying secret past go.But when her daughter rescues a boy from drowning and their pictures are all over the news for everyone to see, Lisa's world explodes.As she finds everything she has built threatened, and not knowing who she can trust, it's up to Lisa to face her past in order to save what she holds dear.But someone has been pulling all their strings. And that someone is determined that both Lisa and Ava must suffer.Because long ago Lisa broke a promise. And some promises aren't meant to be broken.Gladly the Cross-Eyed Bear (Matthew Hope #12)
By Ed Mcbain. 1996
What's cuddly, cute, and the object of a high-stakes court battle? It's Gladly, the cross-eyed teddy bear brainchild of slightly…
cross-eyed beauty Lainie Cummins, Matthew Hope's client and the litigant in a trademark dispute with toy company tycoons. Matthew is certain he can win the case--until someone murders one of the key players. Popular mystery writer Ed McBain is back with his latest hero, Matthew Hope.In Too Deep: A gripping, page-turning crime thriller
By Bea Davenport. 2013
'A tense and suspenseful debut.' --Margaret Murphy...The window's so small I can't see what happens next. But what I do…
know is that Kim is dead. And I know this, too that I helped to kill her. Kim, my lovely, only, best friend.Five years ago Maura fled life in Dowerby and took on a new identity, desperately trying to piece her life back together and escape the dark clouds that plagued her past. But then a reporter tracks her down, and persuades her to tell her story, putting her own life in danger once again.Layer upon layer of violence and deceit make up the full picture for Maura to see and the reporter to reveal. Hidden secrets are uncovered that have been left to settle, for far too long. But in life some things can't be left unsaid, and eventually the truth will out. Whatever the consequences.A gripping thriller perfect for fans of Angela Marsons, Mark Edwards and B A ParisForcing Amaryllis
By Louise Ure. 2005
From a gripping new author comes the haunting story of Calla Gentry, a trial consultant determined to discover the truth…
about her sister's brutal rape. A trial consultant in Tucson, Arizona, Calla Gentry devotes her time and energy to victims in civil cases rather than criminal trials. The rape and near murder of her sister Amaryllis has done much more than affect Calla's career; she hides behind locked doors and jumps at shadows, a veritable victim by proxy after Amaryllis is left in a coma following a failed suicide attempt.When Calla is assigned against her will to the trial of Raymond Cates, a wealthy landowner's son accused of rape and first degree murder, she cannot help but note the parallels between the crime he stands accused of and her sister's assault. Determined to uncover the truth, Calla begins an investigation of Cates and the events of that fateful night. But things are seldom what they seem-and her investigation leads Calla to buried lies and a whole new world of violent rage.The Body in a Temple: Shocking. Page-Turning. International Crime Thriller.
By Luke Bitmead. 2012
'I hope Luke's book takes off into the Heavens.' --Jilly Cooper'A well written, beautifully paced romantic thriller.' --Deborah Wright...I turn…
to face the city. I gaze out at its concrete horrors and joys, its twists and turns, its ups and downs, its foul, fetid smells and sweet, stagnant dreams. The pleasure. The guilt. I love this place, and hate it. I cannot resolve the two.Trapped in the unrelenting grip of pain and heartache, Josh is losing his hold on reality. Having escaped to Bangkok, his life appeared to be turning around with a beautiful girlfriend, a roof over his head and a somewhat unconventional job.But then he took a call from somebody he thought he left behind a long time ago. On the first plane back to Hong Kong, he finds his life has again embarked on a downward spiral, and feels powerless to stop it.Swearing he'd never go back to his old ways, Josh can't help himself from being dragged into a world of danger and hostility. Can he escape the path set out before him and, ultimately, does he want to?Perfect for fans of Wilbur Smith and Lee ChildWanted!
By Caroline B. Cooney. 1997
Alice Robie's father has been murdered, and the police have an e-mail message in which Alice confesses to the crime.…
When her own mother suspects her, Alice has no choice but to flee in the hope of proving her innocence.Corpus Christmas (Sigrid Harald Mystery #6)
By Margaret Maron. 1989
A relic of Manhattan's Gilded Age, the Erich Bruel House on Gramercy Park contained three floors of glorious art--and one…
Christmas corpse. Now it's up to Lieutenant Sigrid Harald to wrap up this homicide before the killer strikes again.Babble and Squeak
By Mark Kotting. 2009
Joe Carhill knows fish and chips. Running the Codfather with his wife, Joy believes he needs a break - and…
could anywhere be better than a secret retreat? The answer would be yes. Run by city-hustler turned Guru, Dave, plagued by wind-up merchant, Raymond, Joe somehow finds himself on a greasy slope into grief, pain and being labeled a murderer. With a bad year looking to turn into something unthinkakbly worse, he has to rely on his loyal wife, daughter - whose secret life finds an increasingly large audience - and a borrowed night-time prayer as he looks for the timeless hope of redemption.False Profits (Tucker Sinclair #1)
By Patricia Smiley. 2004
When investors accuse Tucker Sinclair of doctoring a business plan, they approach Sinclair's boss and mentor, Gordon Aames, and demand…
their $11 million back. Sinclair goes in search of the plan's primary author, a brash neurologist, Milton Polk, and discovers not her elusive doctor but a policeman with a Polaroid of the dead Polk. In an unlikely scenario, Sinclair injects herself into a charity luncheon given by the highly suspicious Wade Covington, a powerful man connected both to Aames and the murder victim. Clarification of Covington's murky relationship to Polk and of a convoluted insurance scam take up most of Sinclair's energy, though she finds time for sparkless visits with her ex-husband and skirmishes with her Aunt Sylvia, who's determined to get her hands on Sinclair's beachfront cottage.An Untimely Frost (Lilly Long Mysteries #1)
By Penny Richards. 2016
In 1881 Chicago, the idea of a female detective is virtually unheard of. But when famed crime buster Allan Pinkerton…
opens his agency's doors to a handful of women, one intrepid actress with her own troubled past is driven to defy convention and take on a new and dangerous role. . .Since the age of eleven, when her mother was murdered, the life of the theater is all Lilly Long has known. Now twenty-two, she has blossomed into an accomplished Shakespearean actress. But after her innocence--and her savings--are taken from her by a seductive scoundrel, Lilly vows to leave the stage, enter the real world, and save others from a similar fate. Following in the footsteps of the country's first female detective, Lilly persuades Allan Pinkerton to take her on. Lilly's acting skills are a perfect fit for her real-life role as a Pinkerton operative. But her first case is a baptism by fire as she is sent to the small town of Vandalia to solve the mystery of a pastor who disappeared with his family--and the church's funds. When Lilly arrives, she finds the mere mention of the reverend's name provokes enmity or suspicious silence. Shadowed by a second Pinkerton agent with an agenda of his own, Lilly begins to uncover Vandalia's sordid secrets. But she'll have to deliver the performance of a lifetime to survive the final act of this drama.The Red Triangle
By Arthur Morrison. 2012
The affair of Samuel's diamonds -- The case of Mr. Jacob Mason -- The case of the Lever Key --…
The case of the burnt barn -- The case of the Admiralty code -- The adventure of Channel Marsh.The Shrieking Pit
By Arthur J. Rees. 2012
As the scenes of this story are laid in a part of Norfolk which will be readily identified by many…
Norfolk people, it is perhaps well to state that all the personages are fictitious, and that the Norfolk police officials who appear in the book have no existence outside these pages. They and the other characters are drawn entirely from imagination.The Writing on the Wall
By Lynne Reid Banks. 1981
The Bone Readers
By Jacob Ross. 2016
Secrets can be buried, but bones can speak... When Michael (Digger) Digson is recruited into DS Chilman's new plain clothes…
squad in the small Caribbean island of Camaho he brings his own mission to discover who amongst a renegade police squad killed his mother in a political demonstration. Sent to London to train in forensics, Digger becomes enmeshed in Chilman's obsession with a cold case – the disappearance of a young man whose mother is sure has been murdered.Picture Her Dead (Rhona Macleod Ser. #8)
By Lin Anderson. 2012
She began to scrape at the mortar. A few minutes later she was able to prise the edge of the…
brick loose. The resulting rush of foetid air made her gag, but she focussed her torch beam on the enlarged hole and peered inside. Her eyes widened in horror.When art student Jude Evans vanishes on a photographic visit to a derelict Glasgow cinema, her friend Liam enlists the help of his birth mother - forensic scientist Dr Rhona MacLeod - in his search for her. Visiting other cinemas on her list, they find clues to her disappearance and to the horrifying secret she may have discovered behind those walls. Throughout the investigation, Rhona must deal with the news that a face from her past is literally back from the dead - but for how long?The Art Teacher
By Paul Read. 2016
Patrick Owen managed seven years at Highfields Secondary School without punching a pupil in the face. Unknowingly drawn into a…
war against his own pupils, Patrick's patience finally snaps as he finds himself the number one target with the boy the school just can't seem to expel. When one of his art students needs his help, she unwittingly pulls Patrick further into the line of fire, altering their lives forever. With the media circling and rumors of his involvement reaching new highs, Patrick must escape the world he lives in, or face the consequences.Medea's Curse
By Anne Buist. 2016
Shortlisted for two Davitt Awards - Best Adult and Best Debut'A plot-twisting page-turner... I was completely gripped.' --Emma Healey, author…
of Elizabeth is Missing'A thrilling read that will have you on the edge of your seat.' --BuzzFeed'Keeps the reader guessing to the very last page.' --Lisa Hall, author of Between You and MeForensic psychiatrist Natalie King works with victims and perpetrators of violent crime. She rides a Ducati a size too big and wears a tank top a size too small. Likes men but doesn't want to keep one. And really needs to stay on her medication.Now she's being stalked. Could it be a hostile former patient? Or someone connected with a current case?Natalie doesn't know. And with another missing child case on her desk, the time for answers is running out.A harrowing and thrilling mystery. Perfect for fans of Rachel Abbott, Lisa Gardner and Lynda la PlanteReeling from a brutal attack that leaves her badly injured and her roommate dead, Lisa Fulbrook flees to the countryside…
to recuperate. With only vague memories of the event, she isolates herself from her friends and family, content to spend her days wandering the hills with her dog, Riley. However, Lisa is soon plagued, not only by vivid flashbacks, but questions, too: how did their assailant know them? Why were they attacked? And what really happened that night? As she desperately tries to piece together the memories, Lisa realizes that there's another truth still hidden to her, a truth she can't escape from. A truth that may have been right in front of her all along.Amanda in New Mexico: Ghosts in the Wind (An Amanda Travels Adventure)
By Darlene Foster. 2017
Amanda Ross is on a school trip to Taos, New Mexico with several of her fellow creative students. Join Amanda,…
Cleo and their funny friend, Caleb, as they visit an ancient and beautiful landscape where a traditional hacienda, an ancient pueblo, and a haunted and spooky hotel all hold secrets to a wild and violent past. Does Cleo really see ghosts? Can Amanda escape the eerie wind that follows her everywhere? Perhaps the Day of the Dead will reveal the mysteries of Taos in this latest adventure of Amanda's travels.The Old Stone House and Other Stories
By Anna Katharine Green. 2013