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"This mystery is impossible to put down." - Edgar-nominated author Jess LoureyFor readers of Megan Collins with the taut character study of Angie Kim comes a searing mystery that follows three siblings as they reckon with the darkness hidden within their family after multiple graves are discovered behind their childhood home.All families are complicated. But not all families have bodies buried in their backyard.One put there just that week... When the Rawlins family matriarch unexpectedly passes, all three adult children rush home. What they find is a house bursting with grief, dark memories surfacing around each corner, and multiple bodies buried deep in the woods. The Rawlins want to believe the discovery points to a crime long past. But one of the graves behind Teague House is fresh, the earth disturbed just that week-and its inhabitant a local woman they all knew. Is the youngest Rawlins sibling with something to hide somehow involved in her murder? Is his sister experiencing false memories of her late father digging near the graves? And why is the Rawlins aunt in such a rush to leave town after her sister's funeral? Enter private detective Maddie Reed, who has her own reasons for being curious about the bodies buried behind Teague House. Maddie sets out to unmask a killer. One she may have been hunting all her life.

When reserved and withdrawn Freja Born decides to vacation in Monterey to escape the Los Angeles summer heat, she didn't expect to fall in love, let alone with someone sixteen years her junior. The two lovers find themselves inexplicably drawn to each other, but feel compelled to keep their romance a secret due to the stigma surrounding their age gap and sexual orientation. No one is less pleased than Frederik's obsessed friend, Tricia, who is determined to keep them apart.This is a story about a love that transcends age and the struggles two kindred spirits face when society dictates what should and shouldn't be. Freja is foremost a romance novel but contains flashes of suspense, for where there is love there is jealousy, and where there is jealousy there shall be crime. It will keep you turning the pages through every unpredictable twist and turn.

Megan Davis is an abused wife contemplating taking her own life before her husband, Allen, gets around to killing her. A chance encounter in a grocery parking lot sparks a life-changing transformation for Megan. She sheds her identity, becoming Mattie, and embarks on a new life filled with love and happiness. Despite the unorthodox circumstances, she marries the man of her dreams, Jacob, believing that Megan is dead and buried, along with her past.But fate has other plans. The past resurfaces, threatening to shatter Mattie's carefully constructed world and expose the secrets she so desperately wants to keep hidden. Her idyllic life with Jacob hangs in the balance as she faces the devastating consequences of her choices.

When Amber and Maree Stokes inherit a house from an estranged aunt, they uncover more than just dusty memories. Lurking within its walls is the restless spirit of their cousin, Alice. As they delve into the mysteries of the past, the sisters are drawn into a chilling quest: to solve a murder and help Alice find peace. But with danger at every corner, will they live to claim their inheritance?

"East of Vienna, a canoe trip down the length of the Danube River turns strange and horrifying. The two men traveling find it bad enough when they are forced to camp on an isolated island in the middle of nowhere while gale-force winds howl and waters rise. But soon, the threats take on a supernatural tinge. Wild sounds and visions in the night convince the men that they're being hunted by beings from another dimension, who are not so much malicious as vastly, cosmically indifferent to their welfare-and hungry"--

From the USA Today bestselling author of The Marriage Liecomes a brand new gripping domestic crime thriller from Kimberly Belle, perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty and Shari Lapena

After the death of maths teacher Pippa Evans at an exclusive Welsh girls' school, police consultant Mallory Dawson is asked to go undercover to discover if the death was murder or suicide. Mallory discovers a trail of clues left by the dead teacher - puzzles that she can only solve with the help of super-bright student Livvy - which leads her to a horrifying discovery. One of the teachers is a former member of the Solstice Sisterhood, a women's group that was disbanded after reports of punishment and coercive behavior. But which teacher did Pippa recognise and why was the killer so desperate to keep her past from staff and pupils?

The first in a crime series by debut author Sean Watkin featuring DCI de Silva and DS Barclay, trying to catch a serial killer targeting teenage girls in Liverpool.

A woman's remains are found in the Highlands. Her identity? A mystery. Cal Lovett seeks to put 'Hillside Jane' to rest. A must-read from a rising star in Scottish crime.

Jamaica, 1772. The wheel of justice is turning. The winds of change blow straight.On the island of Jamaica, people are going missing. Rumours have landed in England of fraud, foul play, and even murder.Isaiah Ollenu, law clerk and aspiring esquire, is busy with making his mark as the only black man in the courts of Bristol. However, his studies are interrupted when barrister John Dunne gives him the task of investigating the disappearances and putting such rumours to bed.Joined by insurance man Reuban Ashby, Ollenu boards the Isabella and makes way for the shores of Jamaica. Confronted by nightmarish creatures, vengeful spirits and untoward characters, Ollenu and Ashby's journey is not quite the simple task it was set out to be - especially when the scales of justice are always unfairly weighted.A story of Law, Legends, and Liberation, by PD Lennon, for fans of __, ____ and ____.

Lucy reported finding a body floating in a lake. Now she's missing too. DS Kate Munro must quickly piece together the link between the two crimes. Before it's too late...

DI Shona Oliver watches in horror as her fellow officer is pronounced dead.PC Hayley Campbell drowns during a triathlon race in the Solway Firth. The postmortem reveals drugs in Hayley''s system, perhaps self-administered performance enhancers. But a puncture wound in the back of her wetsuit suggests something darker.Shona makes slow progress on the case. There are other demands on her attention. The death of her old boss brings Shona under scrutiny. And the drug-related death of a teen at a festival - one which Becca is attending - has Shona on-edge.Multiple people had a reason to want Hayley dead. Can Shona keep her head above water long enough to work out which one?The latest thrilling installment in the unputdownable police procedural series by Lynne McEwan. Perfect for fans of Val McDermid, Ann Cleeves and Neil Lancaster.

Pacy, evocative Golden Age whodunnit in the style of Agatha Christie, this opening novel in the Selby Bigge mysteries series features a gay amateur sleuth who must solve a murder in a London mansion without ever revealing his sexuality, in case he is arrested as a criminal himself. Perfect for fans of Nicola Upson's Josephine Tey novels.

An absolutely addictive psychological thriller with a jaw-dropping twistLove they neighbour. Fear they neighbour. I thought moving to this quiet cul-de-sac was the fresh start my husband and I needed, escaping the noise of our cramped flat in Hounslow. I left India and all that was familiar for a new life with him in England. But my husband works all hours, leaving me alone in a house that doesn't feel like a home. Our neighbours notice the bruises on my arms. They draw the obvious conclusions. They seem kind, but they're hiding something. I just can't shake the feeling that someone is always watching me . . . waiting. My husband's working late. Again. That's when I see it. A face pressed to the glass...a

Londoner DI Ruth Hunter moves to Wales for a quieter life but instead finds a vicious killer who carves strange symbols onto their victims' bodies. Can she stop the murders?

A man is framed by the local sheriff for murder. He escapes their clutches and must clear his name, and uncover the dark truth hiding in his seemingly peaceful town.

On her way home after an overnight shift, DI Jan Talantire hears the control room relaying an emergency. Someone has fallen to their death from one of the highest cliffs in Devon. Jan is nearby so she agrees to hold the fort until uniformed cops arrive.At the scene, a small knot of people have gathered, all of whom have some connection to the victim, Joanne Dexter. Could one of them have been involved in her death?When the Commissioner personally asks Jan to take charge of the case, she is taken aback - such a small incident would usually be beneath a DI. But Jan soon realises there's far more to this case than first meets the eye. This fall was no accident. Joanne's work forced her into close contact with some dangerous people. Could she have gotten on their bad side? Or was her killer someone closer to home?An unputdownable British crime thriller. Perfect for fans of Elly Griffiths, Kate Ellis and Sally Rigby.

DCI Jack Logan leads a cross-Highlands search after a set of human fingers are found in a remote cottage. Can he put the pieces together and find a violent killer?

An elderly billionaire is found dead in a remote Highland castle. DCI Jack Logan must find the murderer from among the victim's family and staff. An unputdownable locked-room mystery.

DCI Jack Logan investigates the lives of three former British Army soldiers who find themselves at the tail end of harassment... and then the killing begins. A gripping revenge-thriller.

In a small community full of secrets, a blood-soaked man leads DCI Jack Logan to his dead wife. It's the first murder in the village, but won't be the last...

Six months ago, a woman disappeared and was later found murdered. Now, another woman has vanished. Can DCI Jack Logan find her before it's too late? A ticking-clock murder mystery.