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1) Struck dead
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Forensic Instincts volume 10
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"When a tragic hit-and-run takes the life of a hardworking family man, multi-millionaire Christopher Hillington becomes the prime suspect, and the whole city of New York alights with speculation as to what happened. But before the NYPD can establish Hillington's guilt, he himself is brutally murdered in his own home."--
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"TJ Devlin is the charming disappointment in the prominent Devlin family, all of whom are lawyers at their highly successful firm--except him. After a stint in prison and rehab for alcoholism, TJ can't get hired anywhere except at the firm, in a make-work job with the title of investigator. But one night, TJ's world turns upside down after his older brother John confesses that he just murdered one of the clients, an accountant he'd confronted with...
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Brie Lake, a woman shrouded in mystery, has spent a lifetime trapped within the confines of the enigmatic Mental Health Facility at Mearsea Hospital. She has never seen the light of day, until she gives birth to her baby boy, Jax, and is released.
Jax soon learns of his mother's pending passing and rushes to her bedside. Little does he know that her final words will unleash a haunting quest for the truth. "I'm not as crazy as everyone says I am....
4) The stranger
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"Never trust a stranger...But, late at night and trapped in the middle of nowhere during a terrible snowstorm, Tibby and Walker have no choice. With roads shutting down and cell towers out, running into each other and deciding to travel together could either be their saving grace or worst mistake. When they're forced to take an unexpected detour and seek refuge in a roadside motel, the storm quickly becomes the least of their worries. A disturbing...
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This dark tale of vigilante justice grips you from beginning to end as you question the difference between right and wrong in a world filled with extremes that teeter on the balance of good and evil.
The Good Samaritan has been a thorn in Detective John Corbin's side for years as he tries to hunt down the rogue killer with what few leads he has. As the bodies pile up each one is proven guilty of some profound evil thanks to the evidence provided...
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Twelve short Stories of unseen voices...mysterious mumblings into manic minds. Entities and apparitions, become visilized in visitation. A not so amusing muse, melancholy spirits and mysterious shadows whisper in the winds. Mysterious origins, malignant Jinns and psychotic pseudonyms...all murmurs of murderous madness !
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Damian Shaw is bored of his lonely, meaningless existence in humdrum England. After some persuasion from his friends with their stories of the sexy, golden-skinned Thai girls, he flies over to Bangkok where he becomes infatuated with an enigmatic bar girl - Nok. She leads him on a sexual odyssey through the exotic and exciting bars of the notorious red-light district known as Soi Cowboy. But, as Damian becomes embroiled by the seedy nightlife of Bangkok,...
8) Coral Hill
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Five years ago Dodgson was codenamed LVX, part of a kill-squad hunting terrorists in Ulster. Now, damaged and living the bleak cover of his retirement, he is reactivated for a final mission. Rush is an artist, a talented yet dangerous man. Like Dodgson he was once something sharp within military intelligence. But Rush has gone berserk, convinced that his teenage muse is in fact a terrorist mastermind. Dodgson is sent to investigate the girl, the mysterious...
9) Sandy Rose
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The book follows the life of Sandy. It is narrated by her conjoint twin Rose who was sacrificed at birth to save Sandy's life. This was a decision that her mother would never get over. Part of Rose's brain stayed tucked away in the back of Sandy's brain. Rose was always there, seeing every movement and thought, but for the most part, she had very little control. After tragedy tears her family apart, Sandy finds herself abandoned. To keep from being...
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When anger and bad thoughts start to overwhelm every aspect of his life, Mr. Naismith decides to seek help. After his self-help exploration with psychiatrist Dr. Cochran, he is able to unlock a hidden door to his past that has been closed for a very long time. Once unlocked, Mr. Naismith walks through into a world that takes him from an innocent little boy into a vindictive killer seeking closure. Armed with newly discovered memories, Mr. Naismith...
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A pulse-pounding novel about a small-town business owner found dead and the teenage girl caught in the crosshairs, American Girl is the latest thriller from internationally bestselling author Wendy Walker.
Charlie Hudson, an autistic seventeen-year-old, is determined to leave Sawyer, PA, as soon as she graduates high school. In the meantime, she works as many hours as she can at a sandwich shop called The Triple S to save money for college. But when...
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With one patient' s question, a therapist' s life careens off the rails
Manhattan psychiatrist Bill Madrian takes pride in the level of trust he establishes with his patients. For a patient to open up, they must truly believe that everything said in a therapy session remains confidential. But Bill has never realized the complications this confidentiality could present- until he treats Alex Bronzi.
One day, in a session with Alex, the young man...
13) Fate of an Angel
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From the beginning Katie Thompson knows escaped convict Carl Malcom is going to kill her. He made that clear from the beginnng. Breaking into her apartment and taking her hostage he plays with her emotions while threatening to kill everyone they come in contact with if she leaves him. Forced to follow him to the final showdown where Carl plans on dying, Katie knows he wants her to die with him believing that she'll go to heaven and take him with her.U.S....
14) Karma
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It began with a single crime, under the canopy of the giant redwoods of California. He committed that crime. He never took responsibility for any of it. Everything was always someone else's fault, especially hers. He would get her; he would punish her. For him it became an obsession. He had no other life to lead.
It began with a single crime. She was the victim. She would not let the crime define her. She had a life to lead. She would lead it to...
16) Mortal Leap
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A merchant seaman is the sole survivor when his ship is sunk in a battle in the South Pacific. Badly burned, he is stripped of every shred of identity and cast into the sea, naked, faceless, nameless. Rescued and lying in a Pearl Harbor hospital, he is mistakenly identified as the missing Lt. Ben Davenant by Davenant's wife. In the moment, the man decides to go along, to take on Davenant's identity, to return with her to California and take on his...
17) Alexithymia
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The truth shall finally be revealed in the journals of Alex Graves. What were his relationships with Marion, Daz, Rose, Eva, and the elusive Ryan Hoffman? Why was he imprisoned for murder? And what do the journals mean for the future? This is the seventh novella of the I AM MERCURY series.I AM MERCURY is a nine-part serial suspense thriller about visions of other worlds, the stories we tell ourselves, and the things we do for love. Each short novella...
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Love knows no boundaries; it's written in the threads of destiny....
"An invisible red thread connects those who are destined to meet, regardless of time, place, or circumstance. The thread may stretch or tangle, but it will never break." - Chinese Proverb
The Invisible Red String is a soulful odyssey where an invisible red thread of destiny weaves a tapestry of love, growth, and transformation across continents.
Join four extraordinary...
19) The Lies We Tell
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In this psychological thriller debut, a privileged woman's perfect life begins to unravel when an estranged childhood friend reappears in her life.
The last time Katy saw Jude was on a school trip, when Jude was attacked by a stranger and Katy ran away. Twenty-five years later, Jude is back, and her reappearance coincides with a series of unsettling incidents: a stranger appears in the downstairs flat; Katy's house is vandalized; her mother is mugged...
20) Control Z
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A protest group calling itself Control Z has occupied Grant Park in downtown Chicago. Aimed at undoing social injustice, income inequality, sexism, and racism, this group has provoked a startling response from authorities. One anonymous protestor, B, is coerced into locating someone who appears to have inspired the movement: convicted killer and fugitive Alex Graves. Will she catch up to him before the authorities do? This is the fourth novella of...