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A mysterious outsider torments two Haitian American sisters, forcing them to confront dark secrets from their family’s past, in this powerful psychological suspense novel from the acclaimed author of Jackal. What would you sacrifice to become American? Everything about the Beauclaire family...

Ten-year-old best friends Nathan and Adam really liked Joe. He was their friend, an artist, the man they spoke to through the wire fence of the lunatic asylum. But something happened behind those walls, in those rooms, on the grounds, at the river. Joe sketched it all - fine lines, truth in the negative space, truth in the pencil strokes. And then, he was gone.

Megan Miller is an ordinary woman with a young family - until a shocking discovery shatters her perfect world. When two young boys are brutally murdered in their tight-knit village community, Megan slowly begins to realize the signs all point to the lovable local primary school teacher - her husband. But when she begins to delve deeper into her husband's secret life, she makes discoveries that will make her question everything she knows - and make her fear for her young daughter's life.

Detective Vince Tanaka is ready to leave his NYPD career behind for a fresh start with the FBI and his family in San Diego. But when bodies begin appearing in churches across Manhattan—eyes removed and replaced with silver coins—Vince is pulled back into the cold case that's haunted him for three years: The Ritualist.

A new string of murders—each echoing a familiar, haunting pattern—forces Agent Adams to confront the chilling possibility: the case isn't over. As she fights to untangle the truth, she realizes they're all connected. But how far will she go for justice—and what will it cost her? The focus now shifts to the mystery that has haunted the investigation from the beginning: What happened to Charlotte Mercer? The girl who vanished without a trace many years ago. The girl who may hold the final piece of the puzzle.

Agent Adams is handed another missing persons case—this time, it's Julia Monroe, a twenty-four-year-old Harvard graduate who had only just returned to her family's Bethesda home. Julia vanishes without a trace. No signs of forced entry. No goodbye note. Just an empty bedroom and a family unraveling by the hour. The deeper Adams digs, the stranger the story becomes. Julia's mother is more irritated than distraught. Her brother recalls a gardener with a too-slick smile. And the timeline doesn't add up—Julia was last seen walking in the opposite direction of where she said she was going.

Detective Richard “Dick” Marshall has been missing for 12 years. Leaving his old life behind after a case gone bad, he fell off the radar. Ever since then, bodies began surfacing across the country. Happily married women slaughtered in a random pattern, but all the deaths seemed to be linked to one person - The Wife Slayer. Agent Eva Parks of the FBI, formerly Detective Marshall’s partner, is on The Wife Slayer case. When a familiar face is spotted at each crime scene, she realizes she knows the killer.

Eleanor and Jack Harvey just celebrated their 25th anniversary. On what should have been a perfect night, Eleanor receives a message from a voice from her past. Over the course of a few months, the mysterious stranger ups his game to a deadly obsession and their happy life together takes a heinous turn for the worse. Stalked, followed, threatened, tormented, Eleanor's life spirals out of control while her elusive stalker gets closer and closer. He seems to know her only too well and is always one step ahead.

After suffering through years of abuse, Tori just wants answers and to find a way to reclaim her life and keep her son, Webster, safe. In the midst of Tori’s confusion, in comes Pierce to save the day. Against her better judgement, Tori gives her love and trust to Pierce, but did she make the right decision?

Officer Pete Roland knows how the system works—and how it fails. He’s spent years watching murderers walk free, rapists strike deals, and predators vanish into legal loopholes. Every failure chips away at his soul. So he makes a choice. By day, he’s a respected cop. By night, he’s judge, jury, and executioner—hunting down the worst of the worst and delivering justice the courts never will. When his latest target is a powerful mob boss with the police in his pocket, he uncovers a deeper rot. Some of their own are dirty. Other cops—protected by silence, protected by the badge.

Exactly 4317 stitches, his father had told him once. All the king's horses and all the king's men had put Henry Franks back together again. One year ago, a terrible accident robbed Henry Franks of his mother and his memories. The past 16 years have vanished. All Henry has now are scars and a distant father - the only one who can tell Henry who he is. If only he could trust his father.

In this fast-moving suspense novel, Detective Adam Stanley searches for Miles Muldoon, a hardworking, career-minded businessman, and Pinevale’s latest serial killer. Evidence puts Muldoon at each scene giving the police a prima facie case against him.

Detective inspector Adam Stanley returns to face his most challenging case yet. Someone is randomly killing ordinary Pinevale citizens. Each time DI Stanley gets close to the killer, the killer turns up dead - the next victim in someone’s crazy game. Meanwhile, his girlfriend’s brother, Andrew, currently on remand for murder, escapes and kidnaps his own 11-year-old daughter. However, tragedy strikes, leaving the girl in grave danger. Suffering a potentially fatal blow himself, how can DI Stanley possibly save anyone?

Cameron is broke and drowning in addiction. What began as a search for an occasional high has spiraled into a life of lies, theft, and self-destruction. His father and sister have tried to help him — time and again — but each act of kindness is met with another betrayal. When Cameron loses his job and his last place to stay, desperation takes hold and life goes wrong. Terribly wrong. Now, with blood on his hands and no more bridges left to burn, Cameron must face the truth: was it an accident… or something far darker lurking within?

Mason had killed him in cold blood years ago, but somehow, the Lullaby Killer is back. He’s taunting Mason with letters printed in blood. They threaten a slow, painful death…but not before his secrets are spilled. Desperate to keep the weight of his crimes from crushing his family, Mason is forced back into his run-and-gun life as a private investigator, as he tracks down the man bent on destroying his life - the man who will do anything to ruin him. Mason is caught up in his most dangerous case yet.

Brock Larson is a successful criminal defense lawyer. Wealthy, charming, and ruthless in the courtroom, he has a long list of victories—and a darker list of secrets. Behind closed doors, he preys on the vulnerable women who come to him for help, twisting their desperation into his private playground.

Terry has a good life—or so it seems. A steady job, a comfortable home, and a loyal wife, Stacey. But beneath the surface, the marriage is unraveling. A bossy pregnant wife, fears of life unlived and a hot new co-worker cause a rift between the once in love couple. Terry gives into his desires but is racked with guilt and desperate to deflect suspicion, he begins projecting his own betrayal onto Stacey, convinced she’s the one being unfaithful. Terry's once perfect life turns into a living nightmare that is of his own making.

A chilling and thought-provoking novel about privilege, power, and the devastating effects of lies, You Made Me Do It to Him explores the dark side of human nature and the irreversible damage that one reckless choice can cause.

As a small child, Terry Haynes is involved in a fatal car accident, losing everyone he loved. Amy Doorie is a small-town girl who wants nothing more than to escape her mundane life. After 10 years away, Terry returns, but not as the same person. With secrets that he cannot explain, can Terry be with Amy without risking her life? With a mysterious stalker determined to make his fears a reality, can Terry keep the life he has always wanted?

I left her when she was eight. Just a child. Too young to be alone. I killed myself because I could never atone for the things he made me do. There is something wrong with my family, you see. A fear runs through us, through our blood. A fear that circles above us, shredding the sky and clawing at our hearts, and now, from a deathless realm, I am forced to watch as my lonely daughter is tortured by the life I gave her to endure....