This book selection was updated on March 15th, 2026.
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When ballerina Lydia Miseau dies onstage in the final dress rehearsal of Romeo and Juliet, homicide detective Caitlin O’Connor is faced with the most complicated case of her career. She strongly suspects that someone murdered the ballerina, but the autopsy reveals no apparent cause of death. If Lydia Miseau was murdered, who did it, and how?
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One man on a decades old mission. A woman who hunts him. And the bullet they share.
Joe Klingler’s acclaimed debut novel explodes from the remnants of a war long past to headlines of Washington secrets masquerading as corporate incompetence when two modern-day warriors face off. Both skilled at violence. And deception. Both accustomed to winning.
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At the edge of sanity lies an extraordinary truth. Discovering it may be the last thing she ever doesHannah thinks she’s losing her mind. After hitting and killing a man with her car, his body and blood vanish without a trace. Desperate to prove she isn’t insane, she searches exhaustively until she finds him—alive and unharmed.Taken under the wing of the handsome stranger, she’s stunned to learn he’s part of an ancient race of immortals. But so is his deranged sister, and she murders ...
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If you’ve ever wondered what A.I. could really do with your data, your schedule, your messages, and the version of you that lives in other people’s inboxes, this is the thriller you’ve been waiting for.
At Vesperline Systems, “frictionless” is the product. The company runs on E.L.L.I.O.T., an omnipresent intelligence designed to anticipate needs, eliminate delays, and keep everything “safe.” It is helpful. It is precise. It is everywhere. And once it knows you, it can speak as you...
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Fans of the Inspector Thomas Sullivan Sci-fi Crime Noir Series will love this inside look at the institutions, technology, and history of the universe Thomas Sullivan occupies.
Bursting with sarcastic wit, this encyclopedic compilation is perfect for both hardcore fans and curious newbies. Heavily illustrated and filled with intriguing Easter Eggs, Welcome to the Sullyverse, Abridged Edition, provides the back story that will help readers enjoy the Sullivan stories at a greater level. Note: The...
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“TIMELY, TUMULTUOUS, TERRIFIC” THRILLER FROM THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR
A down-and-out L.A. lawyer with nothing to lose…
A beautiful Mexican woman and her son who disappear crossing the border…
And the corrupt rancher who schemes to destroy them all.
Set in the world of human trafficking and sex slavery, this is a “masterful tale from one of the most skillful practitioners of the modern thriller.” – Five Star Review
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The lights went out in Denver. They never came back on. When an EMP destroys the grid, Georgie must lead her loved ones out of a collapsing Denver and into the mountains before the city tears itself apart. $0.99 on Kindle.
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Is the PM a Cold Case killer? Who tried to kill former US President Lyndon Johnson on his 1966 visit to Australia? Only one man knows the answers, if you can find him.
Among the news crews covering Johnson’s visit was young TV sound recordist Harry Hansen. Now it’s 2019 and Harry, long retired, discovers his original sound tapes from that day and evidence of what he believes is an attempt to kill the President.
Harry assembles the other members of his former crew and they set out to...
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A missing child, a murky past, and a race against time – buckle up for a thrilling ride in this novel by the bestselling author of Twelve Years Gone and The Moscow Brief.
The story takes place in the small town of Highmill, New York, where the tight-knit community is thrown into chaos after the disappearance of five-year-old Bella, daughter of K9 officer Logan Fletcher.
Dr. Skye Johnston, a psychologist trying to escape her own past, is called to the scene to help with the investigation. ...
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Everyone makes mistakes in residency.
But mine might kill someone.
Dr. McKenna “Mac” Forbes is in the final stretch of her grueling medical training, juggling impossible hours, high-stakes decisions, and the ever-present pressure to prove she belongs. But when a brilliant new attending, Dr. Jonathan Shaw, arrives at Liberty Hill Hospital, everything starts to unravel.
He’s confident. Charismatic. Stunningly handsome. And far too perfect.
Almost immediately, things go wrong. Mistakes a...
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If you are looking for your next dark, atmospheric obsession, step into the gritty, shadow-filled underworld of 1996 Athens. The Ash Seal is a gripping neo-noir crime thriller that will pull you into a web of corruption, betrayal, and inescapable guilt.
Detective Stefanos thought he knew his city. He thought he knew the people closest to him. But in a police department rotting from the inside out, trust is the deadliest mistake you can make. When a haunting new case crosses his desk, it brings ...
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Blood is thicker than oil—until murder is involved.
Fenway Stevenson doesn’t want to return to the coastal town where her estranged father is practically king. But the death of her mother draws her back home–and the murder of the county coroner draws her into a deepening conspiracy. As the body count rises and all signs seem to point toward her father’s oil company, will Fenway uncover the truth before family bonds become deadly? Free on Kindle.
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In the wide-open country of Montana, the land keeps its secrets—and U.S. Marshal Danny Coogan has a habit of digging them up.
From the moment a trusted friend leaves him for dead in the frozen backcountry, Coogan’s life becomes a relentless pursuit of truth across the rugged West. What begins as small-town violence quickly spirals into something far darker: cattle rustling operations tied to drugs and murder, shadowy societies stirring unrest on tribal land, missing persons cases tha...
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No one believed him. Everyone laughed. But when an EMP cripples the nation, Jackson Kent is one of the few prepared to survive. He must now rescue the family who rejected him from the violence of the city streets and bring them to his mountain homestead.
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As a godlike rogue AI unleashes catastrophic cyberattacks and evolves beyond human control, humanity races to stop a machine-born monster growing smarter—and deadlier—with every passing second. $0.99 on Kindle.
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Danny Coogan is now working as a US Marshal, and he is within weeks of becoming a father for the first time. During a takedown of a fugitive, he makes a grisly discovery: a body, and it’s the son of someone he knows and works with. Thus begins an off-the-books investigation that leads him to millions of dollars in stolen money, an entire collection of dead bodies, and an ultimate showdown with an adversary determined not to be taken alive. $7.99 on Kindle.
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The hero of this mystery novel, Daniel Somerset, is determined to solve the murder of a famous writer. Daniel must track down the writer’s hidden manuscript and face the suspects, the rich and famous in the Hamptons.
Searching for love, reconciliation with his father who has a secret, and an identity he can live with, Daniel finds himself struggling to maintain his moral guidance system in a dangerous and confusing world.
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The cops think retired blogger Charlie North murdered his three old girlfriends.
They want him to fry. Can Charlie catch the killers before the cops—or the killers—catch him? There is a rousing finish at a lonely Oregon beach house. Justice prevails in strange ways. This is a fast read. Old guys like things fast.
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“If you knew your life could end at any moment, how far would you go to prove you murdered your lover? ”
Albany, New York, is the dark setting of this paranoid thriller about Richard “Dick” Moonlight, former APD detective turned private investigator, who believes he killed Scarlet Montana – his illicit lover and wife of his ex-boss, Chief of Detectives Jake Montana.
Problem is, despite the blood on his hands, Moonlight doesn’t remember what happened!
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A charming farm mystery that blends science, family, and country life into one unforgettable tale. When Becky and Kurt visit their grandparents’ farm for the summer, they discover that someone has been sabotaging the giant pumpkin contest at the county fair. With the help of their wise Grandpa — a seasoned soil consultant — the kids become young detectives, uncovering a trail of clues that leads from wilted vines to a shocking act of garden foul play. Along the way, readers learn the secr...
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No Bee Haven is a high-stakes military thriller of loyalty, corruption, and courage, when the cost is everything.
When PFC Virginia Hornet—a loner with deep trust issues—joins the Army, she believes it will be a stepping stone: earn her college money, serve her time, and get out. But the greatest danger she faces isn’t the nuclear missiles she’s assigned to guard at NATO 23. It’s something far closer, and far deadlier. $0.99 on Kindle.
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In the dangerous world of Southeast Asia’s illicit antiquities trade, a curator’s search for a missing colleague uncovers a decades-old conspiracy—and a stolen artifact that could unravel it all. $0.99 on Kindle.
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October Night is determined to get her life back on track as she recovers from a severe bout of depression that saw her dealing with a spiteful, antagonistic voice in her head, all the while losing the connections with her loved ones. Lucas Wendig has a mission, though some might say an obsession. His life’s goal is to hunt down otherworldly artifacts and creatures to contain the danger they pose to humanity. Both of their lives are about to collide when October encounters an ancient, maligna...
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An Eternity to Burn in Hell is a dark, multi-layered crime thriller that explores the devastating consequences of trauma, revenge, and the failures of justice. The novel follows the intersecting lives of five women known as “Aphrodite’s Ladies.” Each woman is shaped by a harrowing past of abuse, addiction, and survival through sex work, but all eventually attempt to leave their old lives behind in search of redemption and dignity.
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Tina Miles is a reclusive, disgraced Australian Federal Police Officer, barely holding her life together.
When she is dragged back to the trauma she’s been desperately hiding from, she must face the past she’s buried and decide if she’ll fight for a future, she no longer believes she deserves. $3.99 on Kindle.
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‘An enthralling, chilling novel by a master storyteller… You won’t be able to put this book down!’Reader review
Ben is a single father struggling to protect his daughter from a threat he cannot see or understand.
Ten months after the mysterious disappearance of his wife, Ben is overwhelmed by his responsibilities to eight-year-old Imogen. But now, unsettling events are pushing him to the brink: a mysterious girl appears in the park, seeming to live in an abandoned house; strange no...
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The EMP hit like a bomb nobody saw coming.
One moment Stephanie was welding steel and kissing her twin daughters goodnight. The next, the world was pitch black and screaming. She spent fifteen years erasing every trace of her prepper childhood so her girls could have birthday parties instead of bug-out drills. Now those drills are the only thing between her family and death by starvation, or worse. The welder’s torch becomes a weapon, the past she hated becomes her salvation, and she’ll bur...
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On their second case, Qigiq and Kandy are loaned to the Traffic Division to investigate an early morning hit-and-run. By a motorcycle.
The victim is an elderly Asian woman. Witnesses suggest all “accidents” aren’t created equal.
Then the Captain delivers a new assignment: an affluent Bay Area lawyer is missing. The man’s wife stomps into their office screaming about a contract she found hidden in their home computer. A contract with a seven-figure payout, and an incriminating Exhibi...
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I knew something was wrong the moment they locked the door.
What I didn’t know was how far the truth would go to stay buried.
When journalist Samantha Watkins moves her great-aunt Nancy into Everhaven Memory Care, she tells herself it’s the right decision. The old Victorian mansion turned care home looks comforting enough—until the locked doors close behind them.
Then come the whispers. The sudden deaths. The body bags leaving in the dead of night.
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From courtroom gambits to midnight stakeouts, safe houses to snow-swept plateaus, Max Quinn faces a tightening noose of betrayal, buried agendas, and a rebellion ready to burn the rulebook. When a single keystroke wipes out global debt and throws nations into chaos, Max must risk everything to protect her son as the world tilts toward open war. $0.99 on Kindle.
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A highly regarded surgeon has gone missing. Will the search for her whereabouts tear a community apart? $0.99 on Kindle.
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A blizzard traps Mara Keene and five strangers in a remote Wisconsin retreat. When hidden traps begin to surface in the surrounding woods, it becomes clear someone is hunting them. In a storm where no one can leave, the killer may already be inside. $4.99 on Kindle.
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‘I loved everything about this book, which drew me in from the first page and kept me hooked throughout…’Reader review
READER’S FAVORITE AWARD WINNER 2024MANYBOOKS BOOK OF THE MONTH FOR JUNE 2024
When Jason loops back in time, he thinks he can save his brother’s life – but the past is not so easily rewritten…
Haunted by the tragic loss of his brother, Archie, in a fire, Jason is given a miraculous chance to rewrite history. Following a mysterious accident, he wakes to fin...
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A collection of short stories that are full of adventure, intrigue, suspense and mystery. You will not want to put it down until you are done. $2.99 on Kindle.
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She hates her power to detect missing things. When it leads her to a dead woman, can she smoke out a killer before she’s the next one to disappear?
Cora Gilbert wishes she weren’t a finder. Constantly overpowered by her strange ability to locate other people’s lost items, the lonely adoptee worries she’ll never have a normal life. But even she didn’t expect her gift to bring her to the site of a murdered corpse.
After the police find no clues to the culprit, Cora allows the victim’s...
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When the power grid collapses, Shelly grabs her gear and heads into a world spiraling into chaos. No phones. No rescue. Just survival. With danger around every corner and a criminal brother by her side, she must fight to stay alive or be swallowed by the darkness. $0.99 on Kindle.
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When a recently deceased soul is offered a chance to escape Oblivion, he must locate the lost Book of Remedies—an ancient text of miraculous healing power—before Demons use it to turn Earth into Hell. $0.99 on Kindle.
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America’s Navy has been the undisputed leader in the Pacific since WWII. Now, China plans to change that.
By conquering French Polynesia. A nuclear weapon lost during one of dozens of French nuclear tests has been discovered there by rebels. Who will use it to force France out of Polynesia.
On their own, the rebels might have little chance.
Unless China’s Navy intervenes to help them achieve independence before the French military can respond.
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After a massive blackout traps her deep underground, Quinn begins a harrowing journey through dark tunnels and flooded ruins. With the world above silent and broken, she must push past pain and fear to survive. But what waits on the surface may be even worse. $0.99 on Kindle.
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A kidnapping.
A kidnapper who brings books to his captive.
And a family history marked by secrets, silence, and psychological violence.
These elements shape the story that will define Eva Santiago’s life and push her toward a future she never planned. Free on Kindle.
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