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Author
Publisher
Berkley
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"The Dry meets The Silence of the Lambs in this intoxicating tale of literary suspense, set in the relentless Alaskan landscape, about madness and obsession, loneliness and grief, and the ferocious bonds of family.... 'My proposition is very simple: I am going to ask you for three gifts, and for each gift you deliver, I will take you one step closer to Jacqueline.' It's been twenty years since Elisabeth watched her twin sister, Jacqueline, disappear...
Author
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
"The author of the #1 New York Times bestseller and global phenomenon The Girl on the Train returns with Into the Water, her addictive new novel of psychological suspense. A single mother turns up dead at the bottom of the river that runs through town. Earlier in the summer, a vulnerable teenage girl met the same fate. They are not the first women lost to these dark waters, but their deaths disturb the river and its history, dredging up secrets long...
Author
Series
Alex Cross volume 25
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"The charges: explosive. Alex Cross has never been on the wrong side of the law -- until now. Charged with gunning down followers of his nemesis Gary Soneji in cold blood, Cross is being turned into the poster child for trigger-happy cops who think they're above the law. Cross knows it was self-defense. But will a jury see it that way? The evidence: shocking. As Cross fights for his professional life and his freedom, his former partner John Sampson...
5) The Russian
Author
Series
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Investigating a trio of horrifying murders in three major U.S. cities against a backdrop of his impending nuptials, Detective Michael Bennett risks getting caught in a deadly trap set by a particularly elusive killer.
Author
Series
Will Trent volume 10
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Investigating a brutal murder that eerily resembles another from years earlier, Will Trent reopens the case of a possibly wrongly convicted prisoner before teaming up with medical examiner Sara Linton to hunt down the true killer.
7) Caged
Author
Series
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Washington D.C. police stumble upon a gruesome murder scene involving a girl who was slowly starved to death while held captive in a cage. When the victim is identified as the daughter of a high profile senator, FBI neuroscientist Sayer Altair is thrust into the spotlight. Now another girl has been taken and is teetering on the brink of death. Sayer races to save the second victim, but soon realizes that they are hunting a killer with a dangerous...
8) The keepsake
Author
Series
Publisher
Ballantine
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
When a perfectly preserved "mummy" is discovered in the dusty basement of Boston's Crispin Museum and an archaeologist turns up missing, medical examiner Maura Isles and Boston homicide detective Jane Rizzoli have precious little time to derail the Archaeology Killer before he adds another chilling piece to his monstrous collection.
Author
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Years ago, in the town of Saxon Falls, young Kelsey Willard disappeared and was presumed dead. The tragedy left her family with a fractured life. Now another teenage girl has gone missing, ripping open old wounds for the Willards. Bureau of Criminal Investigation agent Mark Foster has stumbled on uncanny parallels in the lives of the two missing girls that could unlock clues to a serial killer's identity. That means breaking down the walls of the...
10) Afraid to die
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Pub. Corp
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Detectives Selena Alvarez and Regan Pescoli investigate after two women's bodies are found frozen and deliberately displayed with both victims wearing a piece of Selena's jewelry.
11) Shattered
Author
Series
Detective Michael Bennett thriller volume 14
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Nothing could tear #1 New York Times bestseller Detective Michael Bennett away from his new bride--except the murder of his partner and best friend. NYPD master homicide investigator Michael Bennett and top FBI abduction specialist Emily Parker have a history. Working case after case, each can predict the other's next move. So when she fails to show at FBI headquarters in Washington, DC, Bennett risks venturing far outside his jurisdiction. The investigation...
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Detective Elise King’s investigation into a woman’s murder is getting derailed by a reporter who insists on doing her own investigation in this nail-biting mystery from the author of Local Gone Missing.
When Karen Simmons is murdered on Valentine’s Day, Detective Elise King wonders if she was killed by a man she met online. Karen was all over the dating apps, leading some townspeople to blame her for her own death,...
When Karen Simmons is murdered on Valentine’s Day, Detective Elise King wonders if she was killed by a man she met online. Karen was all over the dating apps, leading some townspeople to blame her for her own death,...
13) The search
Author
Publisher
Putnam
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
A canine Search and Rescue volunteer fights danger and finds love in the Pacific Northwest wilderness in this riveting #1 New York Times bestseller from Nora Roberts.
To most people, Fiona Bristow seems to have an idyllic life—a quaint house on an island off Seattle’s coast, a thriving dog-training school and a challenging volunteer job performing Canine Search and Rescue. But Fiona got to this point by surviving a nightmare:...
To most people, Fiona Bristow seems to have an idyllic life—a quaint house on an island off Seattle’s coast, a thriving dog-training school and a challenging volunteer job performing Canine Search and Rescue. But Fiona got to this point by surviving a nightmare:...
Author
Series
Publisher
[Bookouture, an imprint of StoryFire Ltd.]
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"He's your perfect date. You're his next victim. When the tortured body of a young woman is found in a dumpster, her eyes swollen shut and her clothes soaked with blood, Detective Erika Foster is one of the first at the crime scene. The trouble is, this time, it's not her case. While she fights to secure her place on the investigation team, Erika can't help but get involved and quickly finds a link to the unsolved murder of a woman four months earlier....
Author
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Just before dawn in the hills near the Scottish border, a man murders a young woman. At the same time, a hot-air balloon crashes out of the sky. There's just one survivor. She's seen the killer's face - but he's also seen hers. And he won't rest until he's eliminated the only witness to his crime. Alone, scared, trusting no one, she's running to where she feels safe - but it could be the most dangerous place of all--
The twelve sightseers in a hot-air...
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
©2020
Language
English
Description
"As a child, Alice was stolen from her backyard in a tiny Indiana community, but against the odds, her policeman father tracked her down within twenty-four hours and rescued her from harm. In the aftermath of the crime, her family decided to move to Chicago and close the door on that horrible day. Yet Alice hasnt forgotten. She devotes her spare time volunteering for a website called The Doe Pages scrolling through pages upon pages of unidentified...
17) Outfox
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Convinced recently married Jasper Ford is a conman, who he believes murdered eight women for their fortunes, FBI agent Drex Easton insinuates himself into the couple's life, but his own attraction to Jasper's wife threatens to compromise his investigation.
Author
Series
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"After the War Between the States, a Confederate officer longs to heal the heart of Lizbeth Barclay--but first he'll have to right the wrongs that were done to her."--
Major Ethan Kelly has never been able to absolve himself of the guilt he feels for raiding a woman's home shortly before he was taken prisoner during the Civil War. Then he crosses paths with Lizbeth Barclay-- the very woman he is trying to forget. Life after the war is not much different...
19) The precipice
Author
Series
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Maine game warden Mike Bowditch joins a desperate search for two missing hikers as Maine wildlife officials deal with a frightening rash of coyote attacks"--
20) You belong to me
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
c1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
As talk show host Dr. Susan Chandler decides to investigate "a killer who targets lonely women on cruise ships," she "finds herself confronted with the realization that one of the men who have become important figures in her life might actually be the killer."--Jacket.