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With his career on thin ice and fresh ink on his divorce papers, Sacramento PD Detective Connor Parks goes searching for solace at the bottom of a bottle—and winds up in the arms of a beautiful woman. By morning she's gone, and the one clue she left behind sends Connor on a desperate mission to unravel a decade-old mystery—her abduction. Presumed dead for the last ten years, Claire Fletcher has been living her life as "Lynn", a woman in the terrifying grip of her captor.

Amber Patterson Parrish has come a long way from being an invisible wallflower. Her hard work and immaculate planning have paid off now that she’s a prominent socialite, but that doesn’t mean there haven’t been bumps along the way. Less than a year since her husband Jackson’s tax-evasion scandal, Amber is still at the top of the Bishops Harbor community pecking order, free to do as she wishes while Jackson sits in prison. But that freedom is quickly coming to an end. With Jackson getting released from prison, Amber’s time—and money—is vanishing.

Haunted by the loss of her cousin, Delilah has curated a world of revenge—playing judge, jury and executioner while, you know, searching for love. Maybe murdering gives her the control she craves. Maybe it fills the gaping hole that Cedar left when she disappeared. Maybe this rage is ancestral, dating back to all of the Indigenous women before her whose cases were closed without much of a search.

A rookie postal inspector hunts a postal bomber as police search for the wrong man! Set in Tucson and Phoenix, where I worked for 20 years as a postal clerk, retiring early in 2009 to do more writing. See memoir Post Office Confidential. The story needs no update as it fits today's headlines about shootings and bombings, and border tensions with targeted immigrants and social services costs.

Fresh from maternity leave, Detective Elma finds herself confronted with a complex case, when a man is found murdered in a holiday cottage in the depths of the Icelandic countryside - the victim of a frenzied knife attack, with a shocking message scrawled on the wall above him.

FBI Analyst Kat Danvers had traded in her badge for a quiet desk job crunching numbers, hoping to escape the shadows of her past. She found solace working alongside her best friend, Hannah, at the FBI headquarters in Washington DC. But on a chilling winter day, a haunting call from a witness she thought she'd left behind forces her back into the field. They know Kat's history, and they need her expertise to find a missing person.

Aima and Kalu are a longtime couple who have just split. When Kalu, reeling from the breakup, visits an exclusive sex party hosted by his best friend, Ahmed, he makes a decision that will plunge them all into chaos, brutally and suddenly upending their lives. Ola and Souraya, two Nigerian sex workers visiting from Kuala Lumpur, collide into the scene just as everything goes to hell. Sucked into the city’s corrupt and glittering underworld, they’re all looking for a way out, fueled by a desperate need to escape the dangerous threat that looms over them.

Ro Krishna is the American son of Indian parents, educated at the finest institutions, equally at home in London’s poshest clubs and on the squash court, but unmoored after he is dramatically forced to leave a high-profile job under mysterious circumstances. He decides it’s time to check in for some much-needed R&R at Samsara, a world-class spa for the global cosmopolitan elite nestled in the foothills of the Indian Himalayas. A person could be spiritually reborn in a place like this. Even a very rich person.

It is May 2014, and Dr. Klara Lieberman—forty-nine, single, professor of archaeology at a small liberal arts college in Maine, a contained person living a contained life—has just received a letter from her estranged mother, Bessie, that will dramatically change her life. Her father, she learns—the man who has been absent from her life for the last forty-three years, and about whom she has long been desperate for information—is dead. Has been for many years, in fact, which Bessie clearly knew.

Welcome to the McAlpine Lodge: a remote mountain getaway, it’s the height of escapist luxury living. Except that everyone here is lying. Lying about their past. Lying to their family. Lying to themselves. Then one night, Mercy McAlpine – until now the good daughter – threatens to expose everybody's secrets. Just hours later, Mercy is dead. In an area this remote, it’s easy to get away with murder. But Will Trent and Sara Linton – investigator and medical examiner for the GBI – are here on their honeymoon.

At the height of his theatrical career, the actor Leo Proudhammer is nearly felled by a heart attack. As he hovers between life and death, Baldwin shows the choices that have made him enviably famous and terrifyingly vulnerable. For between Leo's childhood on the streets of Harlem and his arrival into the intoxicating world of the theater lies a wilderness of desire and loss, shame and rage. An adored older brother vanishes into prison. There are love affairs with a white woman and a younger black man, each of whom will make irresistible claims on Leo's loyalty.

Utopia Lost by H. Wilhelm Starkweather is a psychological fiction book set in Blithedale, a small community near Boston, during the mid-19th century. Utopia Lost is a masterful blend of psychological fiction and historical narrative that delves deep into the human psyche. Set against the backdrop of a utopian community in the 19th century, this gripping novel follows the journey of Mister Armstrong as he grapples with his ideals and the harsh realities of human nature. Starkweather's intricate storytelling and profound character development make this a must-read for fans of psychological ...

The Grind by H. Wilhelm Starkweather is a gripping psychological fiction novel set in the industrial heart of America. This poignant story delves into the harsh realities of factory life, exploring themes of human endurance, social justice, and the complex interplay between workers and their environment. Step into the bustling world of the Norman Mills, where the relentless grind of machinery mirrors the unyielding struggles of the workers. Witness the harrowing journey of Dana Wilson, a young nurse who becomes entangled in the lives of factory workers, revealing the stark contrasts between...

Frank Wills, a marine sergeant and combat veteran, finds himself trapped in an otherworldly prison, his own internal struggles proving to be the most formidable obstacles. As fate tests him with harrowing challenges, Frank must confront the shackles of his own making. In this modern rendition of Dante’s Inferno, "Burning River" delves into the profound question: Can we alter the essence of who we are? Frank's quest becomes a soul-searching narrative, exploring the depths of self-awareness and the potential for personal transformation.

Death is hard. It’s as inevitable as manipulation and misogyny; as inevitable as love, conflict, insanity, sleep-deprivation, and broken hearts. It’s coming. It’s here. On the 28th April 2018, a young poet called Dan “DC” Collins was found dead in the woodlands by his home in Birmingham. He’d taken his own life. This was done, at least in part, because I had made the incredibly selfish decision to stop being his girlfriend. This decision would go on to affect the rest of my adult life.

A historical fiction book set in 17th century Netherlands and other vivid geographical locations during the tumultuous era of the mid-1600s. "Cross and Curse" sweeps you off to the small town of Terneuse, situated on the tranquil bank of the Scheldt river. Here, in a forlorn cottage, resides a widow on the descent of her days and her spirited son, Kevin Rosemont. This sweeping saga follows Kevin's journey as he unearths a suppressed family secret linked to an age-old maritime curse - a legacy tied to his father, a sailor believed to have perished at sea. Sail into the Darkness As the plot ...

There comes an undeniable moment when you approach a fork in the road. You are faced with the reality of your situation, and the next decision you make will have an enormous impact on your life. For Reibira Aaron, a flustered and insecure executive assistant who has always dreamed of bigger, she has approached this moment.

Topspanning van de bestsellerauteur van Zussen en Zijn nieuwe vriendin. Kate was nooit van plan jong moeder te worden, maar toen het toch gebeurde wist ze zeker dat ze haar kind alle liefde zou geven die ze zelf had gemist. Jaren later is haar baby Becky uitgegroeid tot een sterke jonge vrouw die hard op weg is een geweldige onderzoeksjournalist te worden. Dan slaat het noodlot toe en heeft Kate nog maar één doel: erachter komen wat er met haar dochter is gebeurd. Welk schandaal was Becky op het spoor en zou het kunnen dat deze wrede speling van het lot geen ongeluk was?

Lucía, una joven mexicana, ha dejado atrás un hogar violento para mudarse a un departamento infestado de ratones en el East Village de Nueva York. Allí conoce a Juliana, una chica de Colombia que la deslumbra con su alegría caribeña y con la que comparte el asombro y el entusiasmo por la nueva ciudad. Pero cuando Juliana inicia una tormentosa relación con un profesor veinte años mayor que ella, Lucía rememora el maltrato que la persigue desde su niñez y que reconocerá en la progresiva transformación de su amiga.

In The Faller, the natural world serves as both sanctuary and specter, its rugged beauty mirroring the complexities of human connection and the profound mysteries of the human soul. With its raw emotion and unflinching portrayal of resilience from the shattered heart of a teenager, it is a poignant coming-of-age story that explores the depths of loss, love, truth, deception, and the power of the human spirit.