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Blackmailed over a filmed affair, a Detroit businessman refuses to stay a victim as threats spiral into murder.
52 Pickup
Mystery · Noir
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Blackmailed over a filmed affair, a Detroit businessman refuses to stay a victim as threats spiral into murder. What begins as extortion becomes a calculated war of survival. 52 Pickup delivers lean suspense, sharp dialogue, and escalating danger, earning 4.3 stars on Amazon and lasting praise from crime fiction readers.
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52 Pickup is a rip-roaring thriller from master of crime fiction Elmore Leonard, the New York Times bestselling author of Raylan, Get Shorty, Killshot, and other novels of suspense.
Detroit businessman Harry Mitchell has had only one affair in his twenty-two years of happy matrimony. Unfortunately, someone caught his indiscretion on film and now wants Harry to fork over one hundred grand to keep his infidelity a secret. And if Harry doesn’t pay up, the blackmailer and his associates plan to press a lot harder—up to and including homicide, if necessary.
But the psychos picked the wrong pigeon for their murderous scam. Because Harry Mitchell doesn’t get mad...he gets even.
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A Chicago man’s drowning is ruled an accident, but his past tells another story.
Beyond Midnight
Mystery · Political Thriller
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A Chicago man’s drowning is ruled an accident, but his past tells another story. Private investigator Ashe Cayne follows the clues into a lethal world of political corruption and buried secrets. Tense and atmospheric, Beyond Midnight delivers classic noir stakes with modern urgency. Rated 4.6 stars on Amazon and 4.4 on Goodreads.
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In the fifth installment of the Ashe Cayne series the smooth Chicago private eye stumbles into the city's internecine (and deadly) world of politics.
The death of immigrant Juaquin Escobar has been ruled an accidental drowning in Lake Michigan. The only problem is he never drinks and never swims. When the CPD informs his nephew Ivan Ramirez and closes the case he refuses to believe it’s true.
Convinced of foul play Ivan is referred to Ashe Cayne by his friend and socialite Penny Packer. After agreeing to take the case on pro bono he quickly discovers that things are not always what they seem. As Ashe investigates, he learns that Juaquin was last seen getting into a white van belonging to a heating and cooling company before he disappeared.
Retracing Juaquin’s steps leads Ashe straight into a web of secrets and lies that anyone would do anything to escape—even murder.
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A snowed-in haunted house weekend turns deadly when a guest is murdered behind a locked door.
Murder Most Haunted
Mystery · Cozy Mystery
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A snowed-in haunted house weekend turns deadly when a guest is murdered behind a locked door. Retiring detective Midge McGowan must separate ghost stories from hard truths before the killer strikes again. This clever mystery blends eerie atmosphere, sharp humor, and classic locked-room suspense. Rated 4.0 stars on Amazon with over 1,200 Goodreads ratings.
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An unforgettable heroine is faced with an unbelievable crime in this snarky, charming locked-room mystery that asks: would you rather be snowed-in with a ghost, or a murderer?
A grand country estate.
On her last day as a detective, Midge McGowan is given the retirement present from hell: a ticket to a haunted house tour. She’ll have to spend a weekend ghost-hunting in an isolated mansion with a group of misfits, including a know-it-all paranormal investigator and a has-been pop star.
A puzzle that can't be solved.
The guests soon realize that the house has a mind of its own… and that they might not be the only ones there. An eerie figure appears on the property, and then the unthinkable happens: someone is murdered in a room that’s been locked from the inside.
A ghostly weekend they might not survive.
When a blizzard cuts the group off from help, the house’s own dark secrets begin to surface, and Midge can’t shake the creeping sense that they are walking into a nightmare. Could a ghost really be responsible? Or is the culprit one the guests, who have somehow, impossibly, endeared themselves to Midge?
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A vanished mining town, a century-old mystery, and a modern expedition trapped by a deadly blizzard.
Abandon
Horror · Mystery · Supernatural Horror
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A vanished mining town, a century-old mystery, and a modern expedition trapped by a deadly blizzard. As journalist Abigail Foster searches for answers, survival becomes the only goal. This atmospheric thriller blends historical intrigue with relentless suspense and brutal stakes. Rated 4.0 stars on Amazon with over 20,000 ratings and nearly 32,000 on Goodreads.
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A century-old mystery—and a desperate battle to survive—unfold in this standalone thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Dark Matter and Recursion.
On Christmas Day in 1893, every man, woman, and child in a remote mining town disappeared, belongings forsaken, meals left to freeze in vacant cabins, and not a single bone found.
Now, journalist Abigail Foster and her historian father have set out to explore the long-abandoned town and learn what happened. With them are two backcountry guides—along with a psychic and a paranormal photographer who are there to investigate rumors that the town is haunted.
But Abigail and her companions are about to learn that the town’s ghosts are the least of their worries. Twenty miles from civilization, with a blizzard bearing down, they realize they are not alone.
The ordeal that follows will test this small team past the breaking point as they battle the elements and human foes alike—and discover that the town’s secrets still have the power to kill.
Part journey into old-West history, part nail-biting survival thriller, Abandon is a bloody, darkly surprising tale as only Blake Crouch could deliver.
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The Silent Corner opens with a baffling suicide that refuses to make sense.
The Silent Corner
Mystery · Action Thriller · Psychological Thriller
Our take
The Silent Corner opens with a baffling suicide that refuses to make sense. When her husband dies after leaving a chilling note, FBI agent Jane Hawk begins uncovering a pattern of brilliant, stable people taking their own lives. As she hunts for answers, she becomes a fugitive facing a powerful conspiracy. This suspense novel blends paranoia, high-stakes pursuit, and emotional resolve.
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THE FIRST NOVEL IN THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING JANE HAWK SERIES
Meet Jane Hawk—a remarkable new heroine certain to become an icon of suspense. “This gripping thriller grabs readers from the first few pages and sweeps them along to the rousing finale.”—Booklist
“I very much need to be dead.”
These are the chilling words left behind by a man who had everything to live for—but took his own life. In the aftermath, his widow, Jane Hawk, does what all her grief, fear, and fury demand: find the truth, no matter what.
People of talent and accomplishment, people admired and happy and sound of mind, have been committing suicide in surprising numbers. When Jane seeks to learn why, she becomes the most-wanted fugitive in America. Her powerful enemies are protecting a secret so important—so terrifying—that they will exterminate anyone in their way.
But all their power and viciousness may not be enough to stop a woman as clever as they are cold-blooded, as relentless as they are ruthless—and who is driven by a righteous rage they can never comprehend. Because it is born of love.
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Retired detective Frank Marshal is drawn back into investigation when a woman vanishes in Snowdonia.
Marshal of Snowdonia
Thriller · Mystery
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Retired detective Frank Marshal is drawn back into investigation when a woman vanishes in Snowdonia. What seems like a simple disappearance uncovers decades-old murders and a dangerous miscarriage of justice. Set against a haunting Welsh landscape, this crime thriller delivers emotional depth and relentless suspense, earning 4.3 stars on Amazon and 4.4 on Goodreads.
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Living in Snowdonia was always retired detective Frank Marshal’s dream. Until a call for help turned it into his worst nightmare.
Retired detective Frank Marshal lives in a remote part of Snowdonia with his wife Rachel who is suffering from dementia. Working as a park ranger, Frank gets a phone call from close friend Annie, a retired judge. Her sister Meg has gone missing from a local caravan park and she needs his help to find her.
As Frank and Annie start to unravel the dark secrets of Meg’s life, it seems at first that her disappearance might be linked to her nephew and a drug deal gone wrong. In a shocking twist, their investigation leads them to a series of murders in North Wales from the 1990s and a possible miscarriage of justice.
Can Frank and Annie uncover the sinister truth so they find her sister in time to save her? Or will a brutal serial killer add Meg to his list of victims?
Marshal of Snowdonia is the first book in the Frank Marshal Crime Thriller series from multi-million bestselling author Simon McCleave. If you like dark thrillers, psychologically complex characters and shocking twists, then you’ll love Simon McCleave’s pulse-pounding new novel. Perfect for fans of LJ Ross, JM Dalgleish, Rachel McLean and JD Kirk.
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A Nazi spy carrying atomic secrets and a British double agent collide in a lethal contest of deception.
A Gathering of Spies
Historical Fiction · Historical Mystery · Historical Thriller · World War 2
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A Nazi spy carrying atomic secrets and a British double agent collide in a lethal contest of deception. As their pursuit spans America and Europe, every double cross raises the stakes of World War II in this fast-paced espionage thriller. Rated 4.0 stars on Amazon with over 900 Goodreads ratings.
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A beautiful Nazi spy and a British double agent match wits in this classic World War II thriller "full of action, suspense, and wheels within wheels" (Stephen Coonts).
Gorgeous, cunning, and lethal, Katarina Heinrich is America's worst nightmare. For years, the German spy has been deep undercover, posing as the happy wife of a Princeton scientist. Now she is rushing home with key intelligence pertaining to the atomic bomb. If she reaches her destination, the war will be lost.
To stop her, the Allies turn to Professor Harry Winterbotham, an MI5 agent whose brilliance is matched only by his inscrutability. As Winterbotham hatches his own secret plan—one with the potential to deliver the world's greatest weapon into the hands of the Nazis—the two spies play a deadly game of cat and mouse across the United States and Europe.
From one breathtaking double cross to the next, A Gathering of Spies builds to a stunning climax among the best in espionage fiction. Lightning-paced, atmospheric, and irresistible, it is a classic story of World War II that thrills from first page to last.
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A confessed murderer recants his story, and a true crime podcast reopens a case meant to stay buried.
Beneath Devil’s Bridge
Mystery · Amateur Sleuths · Police Procedural
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A confessed murderer recants his story, and a true crime podcast reopens a case meant to stay buried. As revelations surface beneath Devil’s Bridge, a podcaster and a retired detective confront secrets that threaten to unravel an entire town. This gripping suspense novel holds 4.4 stars on Amazon and more than 45,000 Goodreads ratings.
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A true crime podcast yields new revelations about a shocking murder in a riveting novel of suspense by Washington Post and Amazon Charts bestselling author Loreth Anne White.
True crime podcaster Trinity Scott is chasing breakout success, and her brand-new serial may get her there. Her subject is Clayton Jay Pelley. More than two decades ago, the respected family man and guidance counselor confessed to the brutal murder of teenage student Leena Rai. But why he killed her has always been a mystery.
In a series of exclusive interviews from prison, Clayton discloses to Trinity the truth about what happened that night beneath Devil’s Bridge. It’s not what anyone in the Pacific Northwest town of Twin Falls expects. Clayton says he didn’t do it. Was he lying then? Or now?
As her listeners increase and ratings skyrocket, Trinity is missing a key player in the story: Rachel Walczak, the retired detective who exposed Pelley’s twisted urges and put him behind bars. She’s not interested in playing Clayton’s game—until Trinity digs deeper and the podcast’s reverb widens. Then Rachel begins to question everything she thinks she knows about the past.
With each of Clayton’s teasing reveals, one thing is clear: he’s not the only one in Twin Falls with a secret.
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A secret expedition for gold drives a group of men into the sub-Arctic wilderness of 1766, where greed and violence unravel every plan.
White River Crossing
Historical Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
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A secret expedition for gold drives a group of men into the sub-Arctic wilderness of 1766, where greed and violence unravel every plan. As ambition collapses under ice and isolation, one man faces a choice that will define his future. From the acclaimed author of The North Water, this novel delivers stark, cinematic historical fiction.
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A breathtaking and cinematic novel about the lust for gold and its bloody consequences, set in the unforgiving landscape of the sub-Arctic Canadian wilderness, from the acclaimed author of The North Water
A ragged fur peddler arrives at a remote outpost of the Hudson Bay Company in the winter of 1766 with a lump of gold, claiming that there is plenty more like it further north at a place called Ox Lake. The outpost’s chief factor, Magnus Norton, dreams of instant riches and launches a secret and perilous expedition to find the treasure and bring it back.
Led by a family of native guides, the party of prospectors includes Norton’s brutish deputy, John Shaw, and Thomas Hearn, the insular and intellectual first mate from the factory’s whaling sloop. During their long journey north, Shaw’s callousness and arrogance lead him to commit an act of sexual violence whose disastrous consequences will only fully emerge once they reach their final destination. There, amidst the bleak beauty of the Barren Grounds, as Norton’s carefully crafted plans begin to fall apart and the brutal arctic winter starts to descend, Hearn is forced to make a choice that will define his character and determine his future forever.
Utterly captivating, White River Crossing transports us back to the furthest edges of the eighteenth-century British empire where two radically different worlds—indigenous and European—collide with calamitous and deadly results.
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Adrift follows a family who retreat to life on a canal boat, only to watch isolation amplify jealousy, control, and fear.
Adrift
Mystery · Thriller · Psychological Thriller
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Adrift follows a family who retreat to life on a canal boat, only to watch isolation amplify jealousy, control, and fear. As a mother’s success threatens her marriage and her husband’s grip on reality tightens, quiet domestic tension turns catastrophic in this chilling psychological thriller by Will Dean.
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The author of the “master class in suspense” (Shari Lapena,New York Timesbestselling author)The Chamber returns with a high-tension thriller about a family’s descent into darkness that is perfect for fans of Dennis Lehane and Lisa Jewell.
Peggy and Drew, both aspiring writers, move to an isolated canal boat with their fourteen-year-old son. Peggy is the glue that holds their family together, even as their son is bullied relentlessly for his physique and his family’s lack of money. But when Drew becomes frustrated by his wife’s sudden writing success, he moves their boat further and further from civilization.
With their increasing isolation, personal challenges become harder to ignore, even as they desperately try to break toxic generational patterns. But when Drew’s gaslighting becomes too much for Peggy to take, it sets off a catastrophic series of events.
With Will Dean’s signature “well-drawn characters and excellent prose” (Sarah Pearse, New York Times bestselling author), Adrift is gripping exploration of the ties that bind when everything spirals out of control.
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A solstice gathering, a radioactive crime scene, and a scheme exploiting vulnerable Indigenous people collide on the Navajo Nation.
Shadow of the Solstice
Mystery
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A solstice gathering, a radioactive crime scene, and a scheme exploiting vulnerable Indigenous people collide on the Navajo Nation. As Bernadette Manuelito and Jim Chee investigate rising violence, a separate disappearance exposes a deeper corruption. This instant New York Times bestseller holds a 4.5-star Amazon rating and wide critical acclaim.
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An Instant New York Times Bestseller
“Anne Hillerman deserves recognition as one of the finest mystery authors currently working in the genre.”—New York Journal of Books
In this gripping chapter in New York Times bestselling author Anne Hillerman’s Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito series, the detectives must sort out a save-the-planet meditation group connected to a mysterious death and a nefarious scheme targeting vulnerable indigenous people living with addiction.
The Navajo Nation police are on high alert when a U.S. Cabinet Secretary schedules an unprecedented trip to the little Navajo town of Shiprock, New Mexico. The visit coincides with a plan to resume uranium mining along the Navajo Nation border. Tensions around the official’s arrival escalate when the body of a stranger is found in an area restricted for the disposal of radioactive uranium waste. Is it coincidence that a cult with a propensity for violence arrives at a private camp group outside Shiprock the same week to celebrate the summer solstice? When the outsiders’ erratic behavior makes their Navajo hosts uneasy, Officer Bernadette Manuelito is assigned to monitor the situation. She finds a young boy at grave risk, abused women, and other shocking discoveries that plunge her and Lt. Jim Chee into a volatile and deadly situation.
Meanwhile, Darleen Manuelito, Bernie’s high spirited younger sister, learns one of her home health clients is gone–and the woman’s daughter doesn’t seem to care. Darleen’s curiosity and sense of duty combine to lead her to discover that the client’s grandson is also missing and that the two have become ensnared in a wickedly complex scheme exploiting indigenous people. Darleen’s information meshes with a case Chee has begun to solve that deals with the evil underside of human nature.
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A suicide hotline volunteer hides a deadly secret, steering callers toward death instead of hope.
The Good Samaritan
Thriller · Mystery · Psychological Thriller
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A suicide hotline volunteer hides a deadly secret, steering callers toward death instead of hope. When a grieving husband begins to uncover the truth behind his wife’s suicide, a dangerous psychological game unfolds. This dark, unsettling thriller is an ITW Award finalist with a 4.2-star Amazon rating and massive Goodreads acclaim.
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An ITW Thriller Award finalist.
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 to Laura. Laura doesn’t want them to hope. She wants them to die.
Laura hasn’t had it easy: she’s survived sickness and a difficult marriage only to find herself heading for forty, unsettled and angry. She doesn’t love talking to people worse off than she is. She craves it.
But now someone’s on to her—Ryan, whose world falls apart when his pregnant wife ends her life, hand in hand with a stranger. Who was this man, and why did they choose to die together?
The sinister truth is within Ryan’s grasp, but he has no idea of the desperate lengths Laura will go to…
Because the best thing about being a Good Samaritan is that you can get away with murder.
Revised edition: This edition of The Good Samaritan includes editorial revisions.
The Good Samaritan returns with a fresh cover. This version incorporates an exclusive epilogue; while this enhances the reading experience, the main narrative is unchanged from earlier editions.
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