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"Dr. Anna Newsom is a thirty-one-year-old forensic psychologist whose passion is defending women who have been sexually abused and then have gone on to murder their abusers. Using forensic analysis techniques that she herself has pioneered, Anna seeks to prove her defendant’s claims of...

Two women vow to bring a killer to justice. Deputy Andrea Sullivan had hoped to leave the horrors of Los Angeles behind her, but the serial murders of college students in peaceful, picturesque Sedona are her nightmare case to solve. The complexities stretch local resources to the limit, and the FBI joins the case with Agent Cameron Ross in the lead.

Morgan Winters wants an ordinary life: A job at a bookstore, an apartment she can barely afford, and a healthy amount of existential dread. Her brother (AKA "The Ruiner") ruins that when he shows up on her bedroom windowsill, transformed into a talking cat. He claims it's due to a date gone horribly wrong, but Morgan's not buying it. Still, when he begs her to take him to a witch who can change him back into a human, she reluctantly agrees. Family is family. When they arrive in Hollowbeck—a suspiciously small and suspiciously magical town—they find the witch. Only she's dead. 

The second brilliant novel in the highly acclaimed Malabar House series featuring Persis Wadia, India's first female police detective. A priceless manuscript. A missing scholar. A trail of riddles. Bombay, 1950 For over a century, one of the world's great treasures, a six-hundred-year-old copy...

St. Thomas, the small college north of New York City where Professor Alison Bergeron teaches, has had its share of scandals - on and off campus; among both students and staff; and, lo and behold, with Alison herself. So when one of St. Thomas’ resident directors goes mysteriously, scandalously missing, the administration wants to keep a lid on it. With only five weeks left in the semester and no time to interview replacements, Alison is tapped for the job.

Katie LeClair has finally settled down as the new doctor in Baxter, Michigan. After years of moving, schooling, and training, she wants nothing more than to find a place she can call home, and a small town outside of Ann Arbor seems perfect. Katie quickly gets to work in building a life for herself in Baxter, and beyond reviving her love life, she also finds a pair of business partners in a team of father and son family practitioners. But that idyllic dream is immediately shattered when one of her patients is found dead.

Until a chance assignment takes GBI investigator Will Trent to the state penitentiary, and to a prisoner who says he recognizes the MO. The attack looks identical to the one he was accused of eight years earlier. The prisoner’s always insisted that he was innocent, and now he’s sure he has proof. The killer is still out there. As Will digs into both crimes, it becomes clear that he must solve the original case in order to reach the truth

It was the trial that swept the nation But her story isn't finished yet . . . 'Had me hooked from the very first page' Reader Review ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Unputdownable!' Reader Review ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'I devoured it in a single day' Reader Review ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ St Medard's Bay, Alabama...

A teenage boy's body is found on a lonely country road at dawn. By the time police arrive, it has vanished without trace. The blanket that covered him remains. The witness is adamant the boy was dead. But when Detective Bob Foreman reaches the scene, there is nothing. No body. No blood. No explanation. With no forensic evidence and conflicting accounts, Foreman is running out of leads. He's already looking for a second missing boy. Last spotted on a moonlit towpath, and never seen again. At the same time, two children are displaying abilities that defy explanation.

När bestsellerförfattaren Vincent Andrews, uppvuxen i Berrywick, ska göra en uppläsning på biblioteket vill Julia inte missa det. Vincent är charmig och trollbinder publiken. Uppläsningen slutar i kaos, och några timmar senare hittas Vincent död bakom bokhyllorna. Julia bestämmer sig för att göra en egen utredning.

He was there to keep her safe. He failed.James Mackenzie's whole world has been turned upside down. He has spent the last year by Marissa's side, trying to keep her safe from the serial killer who is stalking her. She had already been kidnapped once, three years ago. The killer has been watching...

Man soll die Feste feiern, wie sie fallen. Es sei denn, man fällt selber. Es ist ein herrlicher Sommer in Galway und Emily hat auf dem Wild Atlantic Festival alle Hände voll zu tun: Vor ihrem Foodtruck stehen die Musik-Fans Schlange, ihre beste Freundin Sinéad steckt mitten in einer...

My immortal boss’s worst enemy has come to town. Nero has taken up residence in Ashwood. Alexandru thinks he’s up to something, but everyone else in town finds him delightful. I have bigger problems.Granabelle has been arrested for the murder of her social media rival, Laverne. And the more...

A cursed clock. A locked-room murder. This appraisal just became a matter of life and death.Penny Goodwyn was looking forward to a quiet life running her antique shop, and appraising the estate of a wealthy local historian seemed like a straightforward, albeit tedious, job. But when the...

La inspectora Mónica Rojo y su marido, Cito, pasan días felices de luna de miel en Oporto cuando, durante una visita a unas conocidas bodegas locales, él desaparece sin dejar rastro. Tras las primeras horas de incertidumbre y confusión, Mónica acude a la Policía y, con sus preguntas, nacen las primeras dudas: ¿y si se tratase de una huida intencionada? ¿Y si Cito no fuera lo que parece?

Discover Amy Rowlings: quick-witted movie buff, avid reader of crime fiction, and amateur sleuth. August 1939. For decades, local children have feared Creepy Cottage, a derelict house rumoured to swallow intruders whole. But after a violent summer storm collapses an end wall, the ruins give up a...

After discovering her boss, Garrett's, dead body, Grace is ready to pack up her things and move back home. Until his widow, Jo, shows up and offers Grace a job as her assistant. The catch? Jo only wants assistance with one thing: solving her husband's murder. Armed with Jo's creative "crime board" and various disguises, these two millennial women might just give the police a run for their money.

Discover Amy Rowlings: quick-witted movie buff, avid reader of crime fiction, and amateur sleuth. July 1939. A pleasant afternoon by the river turns tragic when the body of young party girl Effie Watkins is discovered in the reed beds. For an overstretched Inspector Bodkin, it's the worst...

Una hermosa joven aparece muerta al amanecer en un tramo desierto de arena dorada. La agente especial del FBI Tess Winnett se encarga de este desconcertante caso. Con cada nueva pista que descubre, va desentrañando datos cada vez más inquietantes que la conducen a la única conclusión posible: la Chica del Amanecer no fue la primera víctima de su asesino. Tess, que carga con un terrible secreto, debe enfrentarse a sus miedos más oscuros en una carrera contrarreloj para atrapar a un asesino que se prepara para volver a matar.

A Twisty Suspense Novel She thought she left mystery-solving on screen and in the past. But someone is bringing her darkest role to life. Violet Asher, former star of Lilly-Bell, Teenage Detective, fled Hollywood at seventeen, desperate to bury a career she hated and a past that haunted her. Ten...