Category: Crime Thriller
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LOYALTY by LISA SCOTTOLINE
A sweeping work of love, betrayal,loss, and of course, loyalty. A look at history mixed with a bit of fiction and I am here for this one! Scottoline is one of the best storytellers of our generation and she has not let us down on this one! The Story: We follow Franco, a good-looking lemon-grower…
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THE HUNTER by JENNIFER HERRERA
A riveting atmospheric suspense debut that explores the dark side of a small town and asks: How can we uncover the truth when we are lying to ourselves? Leigh O’Donnell has lost everything. Her job and her marriage. Reckless behavior seems to be her go-to. Now she is back in her hometown in Ohio. A…
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THE LAST PARTY by CLARE MACKINTOSH
At midnight, one of them is dead.By morning, all of them are suspects. It’s a party to end all parties, but not everyone is here to celebrate. So many layers to unpack with this one. It’s New Year’s Day and Ffion Morgan is looking at a dead body and a lot of suspects. On New…
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before you knew my name by JACQUELINE BUBLITZ
Two women arrive in New York looking for a fresh start, Alice Lee has not had an easy life but she arrives in New York with a stolen camera and $600. With dreams of making a name for herself as a photographer. And now she is dead. Killed with the very camera she loved. She…
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THE RISING TIDE by ANN CLEEVES
A Vera Stanhope Novel #10 Since I have recently finished binge-watching the BritBox series Vera, I was happy to receive a copy of this newest DCI STANHOPE novel! We are back on Holy Island for this one. Fifty years ago a group of high school kids and their young teacher went on a retreat there…
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STAY AWAKE by MEGAN GOLDIN
From the opening pages, this book exudes tension! Heart pounding terror and confusion on every single page. This is the story of Liv Reese. Liv has just woken up in a taxi with absolutely no memory of how she got there. Confused and scared she is dropped off at her apartment building. Only she has…
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BLACK DOG by STUART WOODS (Stone Barrington #62)
Stone Barrington is back in New York City. Hoping for some downtime but that doesn’t seem to be in the cards for him. I’m excited about this one. Joan, who is one of my favorite characters, is front and center in this one. Introducing her uber-rich aunt to Stone. Her aunt has somewhat of a…
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ALIAS EMMA by AVA GLASS
In this breakneck, race-against-the-clock thriller, a British spy has twelve hours to deliver her asset across London after Russia hacks the city’s security cameras. Can she make it without being spotted . . . or killed? Nothing about Emma Makepeace is real. Not even her name. A daughter of a Russian mother and father. She…
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THINGS WE DO IN THE DARK by JENNIFER HILLIER
Paris Peralta comes to on the bathroom floor covered in blood and holding a straight razor. Oh, yes, and her thirty-year older husband is dead in the tub. Then the police arrive and she is arrested. Paris knows she didn’t kill her husband, but who did? She isn’t afraid of going to jail, she’s afraid…
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RIZZOLI & ISLES: LISTEN TO ME by TESS GERRITSEN
Rizzoli and Isles #13 Detective Jane Rizzoli and Forensic Pathologist Maura Isles are investigating the gruesome murder of a nurse, whilst also protecting a young student from a stalker. But immersed in their day jobs, will they lose sight of something sinister happening much closer to home? Jane and Maura are back solving crimes. And…
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