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Ten years after being exonerated in the massacre of her family, legal investigator Alex Armstrong, still searching for answers, finds her crusade to help a man who's under suspicion in the disappearance of his journalist girlfriend resulting in unexpected connections to the murder of her own family.

In the cold and dangerous spring of 1924, amateur detective Annalee Spain races the clock to solve the murder of a handsome barnstorming pilot before the clever Black theologian--a target of the ruthless Colorado Klan--is framed for the crime, and before she is lured by the risky flirtations of the victim's dashing twin brother.

It was dusk when Todd Duncan sighted the man and his camp at a small oasis on the edge of the desert. Duncan, on his way to New Mexico to find work, knew better than to barge into a stranger's camp. After riding in and dismounting, he decided to make coffee before waking the stranger. When he called to the man, there was no response, so he walked over to find the man dead from a gunshot wound. It is then that he finds himself surrounded by Sheriff...

"Tabitha is accused of murder. She is in prison awaiting trial. There is a strong case against her, and she can't remember what happened on December 21st. She is alone, frightened and confused. But somehow, from the confines of her cell, she needs to prove everyone wrong. House of Correction is beautifully written, clever, shocking, twisty, so believable and utterly compelling. This is another stunningly brilliant novel to relish from Nicci French."--Provided...

"Jane and William are enjoying their honeymoon at an exclusive couples-only resort ... until Jane receives a chilling note warning her to "Beware of the couple at the table nearest to yours." At dinner that night, five other couples are present, and none of their tables is any nearer or farther away than any of the others. It's almost as if someone has set the scene in order to make the warning note meaningless--but why would anyone do that? Jane...

"From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Flight Attendant, the enthralling story of a young Puritan woman who marries the wrong man and soon finds herself caught up in the violence and hysteria of the Salem Witch Trials"-- "Boston, 1662. Mary Deerfield is twenty-four-years-old. Her skin is porcelain, her eyes delft blue, and in England she might have had many suitors. But here in the New World, amid this community of saints, Mary is...

Skye Fargo may have bent the law from time to time, but when a self-appointed pack of Carson City vigilantes aim to stretch his neck for murder, he knows it's time to light out of town. The only way to clear his name is to find the beautiful young woman who fled the crime scene--before the true culprit puts them both in the ground for good."-- Page [4] of cover.

Webb Jernegan was a murderer and a fugitive -- so stated the records of the United States Army. Once a brave and battle-hardened lieutenant in the Dragoons, he had been court-martialed for the murder of his commanding officer, Captain Sidney Raines. He was convicted and sentenced to hang. His brother Terry was sentenced to twenty years in prison as his accomplice. But Elias Barnes, his good friend and former sergeant, helped Webb escape. Twice they...

"Wade and Clay Candleman were identical twins, at least in looks. As boys, they had often traded places as a prank or to help them out of a tough spot. But Clay liked fun and excitement while Wade was the more serious of the two. Some would say Clay was wild and reckless while Wade was steady and dependable. Some time ago, Clay had decided to strike out on his own and Wade hadn't heard much from him since. When a doctor shows up asking Wade questions...