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She was almost out, her life of enforced seclusion nearly over. She’d go to college at MITI, make a name for herself in Machine Intelligence (MI), and develop personal MIs to solve the world’s problems by building on the technology her grandfather had secretly invented.But the house was on fire when Paloma arrived home. Her… Continue reading Private I by Ashlei E Watson, Jill Fain Lehman, Paul Pangaro
When eighteen-year-old River Santos’s house burned down, she lost everything. Her clothes. Her guitar. Her songbook.Most importantly, she lost her father. But when someone anonymously donates two million dollars to her GoFundMe, it’s like she’s won the worst sort of lottery. She’s a millionaire, but at what cost?With every person who comes into the diner where she works,… Continue reading All We Lost Was Everything by Sloan Harlow
For Dash Fuller, Hollywood’s underbelly is home. He’s spent years making the film industry’s worst secrets disappear, and it’s left him a cynical burnout with a taste for bourbon and self-loathing.But when a young woman comes to him with a peculiar quest, Dash sees a chance at redemption. Madeline Ironwood is the daughter of Ken… Continue reading Where the Bones Lie by Nick Kolakowski
After three years behind a desk, Inspector John Barton wonders if he’s still got what it takes. An opportunity arises to return to Major Crimes, so he jumps at it, after all he’s been around the block a few times. When he and his team are called in to investigate an attempted murder which seems… Continue reading The Village Killer (DI Barton #7) by Ross Greenwood
Murdered bad girl Annie Lane is back from the grave and hellbent on revenge… she just has to figure out who killed her.This fast-paced thriller by a talented debut delivers a horror-infused hunt for justice that's at once furiously feminist, darkly funny, and utterly satisfying.Between her careless mom, her cheating ex-boyfriend, and her rotten reputation… Continue reading Here Lies a Vengeful Bitch by Codie Crowley
A dead body in the parking lot of her family’s business, a killer on the loose, and a handsome detective asking a lot of questions… Jamie Scott’s life fell apart four years ago when she broke off her engagement, turned down a dream job, and went overseas to run away from her life. Now she’s… Continue reading Homecoming Chaos by D.W. Brooks
Run for your life... This year's London Marathon is my last chance to win the final place on the Olympic team. The months of rehabilitation after my injury will feel worth it to cross that line. But I wasn't expecting the man who's been making my life a living hell to be there. Last I… Continue reading Every Step You Take by M. A. Hunter
A car accident in Japan.A drowning in Seoul.A home invasion in Boston.Someone is killing the world’s leading experts on robotics and artificial intelligence. Is it a tech company trying to eliminate the competition or is it something even more sinister?After all, artificial intelligence may be the deadliest battlefield gamechanger since the creation of gunpowder. The… Continue reading The Chaos Agent (Gray Man #13) by Mark Greaney
The dinner bell has rung and if Amity Marin isn't fast enough, he will consume everything she loves. In the summer of 1997, a boy plays with his stray kitties in the vacant lot next door as his mother ends her life. Six weeks later, the police pull him from her decomposing remains. Decades later,… Continue reading Taste by Matthew Pinch
Ariana Reyes loves finding treasures in thrift stores. Sometimes it’s a rare hat, vintage shoes, or a costume to wear for her second-grade class. But when she finds a gorgeous 1950s swing coat, she finds more than a piece of antique clothing.Reaching into the pocket, Ari discovers a scrap of yellowing paper containing an address… Continue reading The Note: A Historical Mystery by Allison Maruska