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The truth can set you free – or bury you. When FBI Agent Sydney Merlot returns to her home town in northern California to wind down her late father’s PI business, she soon finds herself on the wrong side of the aftermath of a high school shooting. Sydney’s childhood friend – who is now county… Continue reading Fifteen Coffins by Tony J. Forder
A homeless man. Violently strangled. No leads. Except his past. An outsider himself, DS George Cross is drawn to this case. The discovery of the dead man's connection to an old cold case then pulls Cross in further. Convinced this is where the answer to the murder lies, he sets about solving another that someone… Continue reading The Dentist (DS George Cross #1) by Tim Sullivan
When Detective Inspector Nathaniel Thomas encounters a man attacking a young woman in a local park, the DI is unable to save her. Out of guilt, Thomas quits his job at Homicide Headquarters and relocates to the tiny village of Crottendorf, where he regains control of himself and begins to enjoy life again.However, a year… Continue reading Snow Light by Danielle Zinn
The last thing Detective Octavio Hernandez expects to find at the scene of a mass gang-related shooting is a brown-eyed angel standing bravely in the midst of the chaos. One look at Faith Donovan and the homicide detective knows there's more to her than meets the eye. She's keeping secrets that just might help bring… Continue reading Kill For You (A Warrior For Her) by Ayden K. Morgen
Peter hated him… …and the murder was brutal. Could he really be the killer? Peter served his country in Afghanistan. The brain injury was severe. To survive in the hospital, he kept his focus on the one thing that mattered, Mary. What he found back home, broke him. Mary was with Billy, the bully who… Continue reading Am I the Killer? (Luca Mystery #1) by Dan Petrosini
Can two wrongs ever make a right? A man is found by the side of a canal, comatose and brutally attacked. It quickly becomes clear that someone is abducting men and subjecting them to horrific acts of torture. After three days they're released, fighting for their lives and refusing to speak. A councillor is accused… Continue reading Rage and Retribution (D. I. Stirling #4) by Lorraine Mace
Hatred is such a nasty thing - we all deplore it in others but do not necessarily recognise it in ourselves. At what point does resentment, jealousy, betrayal or humiliation turn into anger and then grow to an all consuming hatred? Hatred can be slow, taking years to fester, or can explode in seconds –… Continue reading Geraldine by John Mead
What’s worse than a den of liars? A den of lying relatives. That’s what Kentucky State Police Detective Albert “Bud” Griffin finds when a young woman goes missing in Ohio County. Local law enforcement seems far more concerned about the last two people she was seen with, a recently-acquainted father and son team who are… Continue reading Shelter for Martina (Bluegrass Bravery #3) by Deanndra Hall
A murder with all the trappings of an occult sacrifice. It’s DC Kate O’Connell’s first case. Will it also be her last? Keen to prove herself to her superiors Kate fights to break through the lies that surround the victim’s life. But the ritualistic nature of the crime dredges up disturbing memories of a past… Continue reading The Upper Hand (DC O’Connell #1) by A.L. Fraine
In North Devon, where two rivers converge and run into the sea, Detective Matthew Venn stands outside the church as his estranged father’s funeral takes place. On the day Matthew left the strict evangelical community he grew up in, he lost his family too. Now, as he turns and walks away again, he receives a… Continue reading The Long Call (Two Rivers #1) by Ann Cleeves