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Updated November 1, 2023
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Zero day : a novel
Baldacci, David.
Ebook
Combat veteran and U. S. Army investigator John Puller is on the hunt for justice with the help of a homicide detective--but as they face deceptions and dead ends, a powerful force threatens to stop them forever in this #1 New York Times bestselling thriller. John Puller...
The neon rain
Burke, James Lee
Audiobook
New York Times best-selling author James Lee Burke's Dave Robicheaux novels began with this first hard-hitting entry in the series. In The Neon Rain, Detective Robicheaux fishes a prostitute's corpse from a New Orleans bayou and finds that no one, not even the law, cares about a dead hooker. "One of...
Killing floor
Child, Lee.
Paper Book
THE FIRST NOVEL IN LEE CHILD'S #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING JACK REACHER SERIES--NOW AN ORIGINAL SERIES ON PRIME VIDEO! "From its jolting opening scene to its fiery final confrontation, Killing Floor is irresistible."--People Ex-military...
The black echo
Connelly, Michael
Ebook
An LAPD homicide detective must choose between justice and vengeance as he teams up with the FBI in the first novel of the "thrilling" Harry Bosch series (New York Times Book Review). For maverick LAPD homicide detective Harry Bosch, the body in the drainpipe at...
All shall be well
Crombie, Deborah.
Audiobook
Perhaps it is a blessing when Jasmine Dent dies in her sleep. At last an end has come to the suffering of a body horribly ravaged by disease. It may well have been suicide; she had certainly expressed her willingness to speed the inevitable. But small inconsistencies lead her neighbor,...
The quiet game
Iles, Greg.
Ebook
INTRODUCING PENN CAGE... From the author of Cemetery Road comes the first intelligent, gripping thriller in the #1 New York Times bestselling Penn Cage series.  Natchez, Mississippi. Jewel of the South. City of old money and older sins....
A bad day for Sunshine
Jones, Darynda
Paper Book
New York Times bestselling author Darynda Jones is back with the first novel in the brand-new snarky, sassy, wickedly fun Sunshine Vicram series--A Bad Day for Sunshine! "Laugh-out-loud funny, intensely suspenseful, page-turning fun."--New York...
Deception Cove
Laukkanen, Owen
Paper Book
A rescue dog, an ex-Marine, and an ex-convict are caught in the crosshairs of a ruthless gang in remote Washington state in this "first-rate thriller" (Associated Press) for "fans of CJ Box and Michael Koryta" (Booklist). Former US...
Two girls down : a novel
Luna, Louisa
Paper Book
"I'm always looking for a good thriller, and this just was perfect."--Nancy Pearl, NPR's Morning Edition "Opening this book is like arming a bomb--the suspense is relentless and the payoff is spectacular.  Lead character Alice Vega is sensational--I want to see lots more...
Along came a spider : a novel
Patterson, James
Paper Book
Cross. Now streaming on Prime Video.  Discover the classic thriller that launched the #1 detective series of the past twenty-five years, one of PBS's "100 Great American Reads," and watch the Cross series coming soon to Amazon! ...
The ultimatum
Robards, Karen
Paper Book
"Enthralling... Readers won't want this adrenaline-rich story to end. "--Booklist (starred review) Thief. Manipulator. Con artist. Call it what you will--Bianca St. Ives is the best in the business.  Growing up, Bianca St. Ives knew she was...
Fractured
Slaughter, Karin
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * "A superior crime novel."--The Washington Post WATCH WILL TRENT ON ABC Ansley Park is one of Atlanta's most upscale neighborhoods--but in one gleaming mansion, in a teenager's lavish bedroom, a girl has been...
One rough man
Taylor, Brad
Ebook
The first Pike Logan novel from New York Times bestselling author Brad Taylor. They call it the Taskforce. Commissioned at the highest level of the U.S. government. Protected from the prying eyes of Congress and the media. Designed to operate outside the bounds of U.S....

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