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A brutal early morning murder has Detective Annie Logan searching for clues among the woman's friends, but she can't determine if one of them is a killer, or will soon be the next victim.

The completely addictive and gripping UK Top 20 bestseller by John Nicholl She’s on trial for murder… Now it’s her turn to tell her story… The truth is that I loved James with my whole heart. We were soulmates: meant to be together forever. I had just found out I was carrying his child...

When Julia, Lady Fieldhurst, returns from Scotland restless and out of sorts, her friend Emily Dunnington plans a select dinner party with half a dozen male guests from whom Julia may choose a lover.

But Emily's dinner ends in disaster when one of her guests, Sir Reginald Montague, is shot dead.

Surrounded by peace and love after battling the soldiers of corporate, criminal and social injustice, Alexandra’s burgeoning organic food business is bringing hope to New Orleans’ poor. Together with her fiancé Tom and adopted daughter Piper, she now seeks to unmask the escaped Quarter Killer, the serial murderer that has plagued her city since the dawn of The Crescent City Murders series. As the breadcrumbs slowly begin to unravel the mystery, the bodies drop furiously around Alexandra, hitting her too close to home.

All Alexandra Lee wants is to experience the bright lights and late nights of New Orleans when she leaves her small-town Indiana corn farm to escape the pain of her deceased mother and dying father. Parlaying her passion for journalism into a successful public relations career, Alexandra uncovers the shocking truth about her mother’s death that not only puts her at odds with her work, but also drags her squarely in the sights of ruthless killers willing to murder her and everyone she loves to keep their secrets hidden.

Inspector Kate Dawson is called to investigate a mass murder, a call that will change her life, and possibly the whole world - forever. Certain parents have been directed to put their children to death. They believe they are the Chosen Ones, destined by God to inherit the Earth. The charismatic leader of End Times Ministries, whose grand plan includes stoking the fires of Armageddon, has ordered parishioners to close ranks and prepare for a holy war. Kate Dawson knows this is not God’s will, but that of a dangerous, diabolical cult leader who controls the lives of his people.

When a BART subway car arrives at its destination, with 24 passengers all dead, Inspector Kate Dawson, a homicide detective with the San Francisco police department, must find out what killed them and who is responsible for their deaths. Her investigation takes her from the treacherous back streets of Chinatown to a luxurious chateau nestled in the Northern California hills, and from a lavish horse race track to a perilous underground lair.

Parents are crushed after their daughter is ripped from their lives. Ivy chases every lead, but the fog of deception is deep. For mankind, the end is near. It was supposed to be a confession. Instead, it became a statement of conviction—to Satan. How many sacrifices will it take before the cataclysmic events can't be stopped? Will Ivy be able to stop a demonic killer? It's one woman's pledge to save a generation from a fanatical psychopath. It's one man's path to claim his destiny. Can Ivy possibly back away from the threat?

Alex and her partner chase down a man accused of killing the Boston police chief. But it’s the interrogation that really turns Alex’s stomach. The man isn’t just a drunk, he’s rude and full of himself. Alex is done with him—until he shares something that upends her world.

Can a person be born minus a soul? A little boy makes his first kill—and he likes it. He is cunning, charming, and without remorse. He is a sociopath. Alex tracks a homicidal maniac, yet the evidence doesn't line up. Could there be more than one killer? She knows she's being played, but by whom? And for what twisted purpose?

In the valley, greed rules. But how it takes root could destroy Alex’s world. The shadow of death envelopes her sleepy seaside hometown. Can Alex’s family escape the crossfire? Drug lords have no mercy… spare no one to achieve their sinister goals. Disconnected investigations converge into one focal point -- and for Alex, it hits too close to home. Alex will stop at nothing to blow the crime ring straight to hell. But who in her family will be sacrificed in the process?

Boston Strong of just a few years ago is now Boston on edge. And this time the targets are men of the cloth—priests. Could Alex's friend and colleague be behind these bombings? Alex is torn between her loyalty of friendship and her FBI oath. But what price will she ultimately pay?

Twisted vengeance. A kill list. And a bizarre riddle. Recruited to investigate a string of grisly murders, FBI agent Alex Troutt is without words. The mutilations are unlike anything she's ever witnessed. The slayings don't stop. There is no pattern. With the aid of a CIA agent, Alex tracks the assassin down the east coast. But every step forward proves to be a step too late, the kill list seemingly endless. And then the killer turns it up a notch. It's a vendetta unlike any other, because a killer must make it personal.

Following a traumatic event, a young woman with undiscovered extrasensory perception finds herself battling sinister forces determined to stop her from uncovering a long-buried and mysterious family secret. Barbara Roselia Vance excelled in high school, earned a BS degree in math, and a master's in computer science from the University of Chicago. She turned down scholarship offers to Ivy League schools to stay in Chicago to look after her cancer-stricken mother. She worked for a successful company.

Skins and Bone draws Joe Mayfield and Louise (Weezy) Napolitani into a world of high finance, European elegance, and murder. Joe lands his dream job - a chance to fly with the finance eagles, and New York is only a train ride away from Weezy, his brilliant lover. Someone is making foolish bets and raking in millions. Joe, curious, raises questions. Weezy digs through cyberspace with her cadre of hacker friends. A sumptuous cruise down the Danube to Budapest is the perfect opportunity for the man making the millions to write off his Joe and Weezy problem. 

The tectonic plates shift and a tidal wave of corruption engulfs the Big Island. The deluge of crimes is so ruthless that many run for cover -- or pay the ultimate price.

Threats hit from all directions, including the legal kind. Just what Alex needs. The deaths, brutal and violent beyond belief, show a pattern. And then another pattern. Is this the work of a copycat killer? If only it were that easy to figure out.

Alex goes off the books to try to stop a group that has redefined modern-day terrorism. She has no choice but to pull in Ozzie; they find only more death. A young woman with so much hope…two bullets in the back of her head. How does she connect to all the other deaths in cities across the world? Alex can see only one common thread: a bloodthirsty quest to obtain control. And that control will kill hundreds of thousands to pad the pockets of the group's leadership.

Lark Chadwick is back. The scrappy reporter for The Pine Bluff Standard is embroiled in another tale of intrigue. While doing battle with an unscrupulous real estate mogul—and against the advice of her friend and mentor Lionel Stone—Lark impulsively flirts with diverting her career into broadcast journalism. But, as Lark quickly learns, the line between being famous and notorious is a thin one.

If you like audiobooks laced with dark, gritty suspense, you won’t be disappointed by this addition to the adventures of Johnny Deal. Set in Miami, each novel in Les Standiford’s gripping series glows with the heat of danger and deception. In the wake of a major hurricane, Johnny Deal, a Miami contractor, is busy with renovations and enjoying new prosperity. But the ambitious plans of a Cuban sugar baron are about to remove the sweet taste of success from Johnny’s life. Hired thugs send Deal’s plans up in flames, but it’s not just the contracting business that is at stake.