Bill's bookshelf: all en-US Tue, 06 May 2025 08:13:35 -0700 60 Bill's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[Blue on Black (Harry Bosch, #14.3; Harry Bosch Universe, #21.5)]]> 25677392 Hook, Line & Sinister.]]> 25 Michael Connelly 147890870X Bill 5 A short Harry Bosch story. 3.53 2010 Blue on Black (Harry Bosch, #14.3; Harry Bosch Universe, #21.5)
author: Michael Connelly
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average rating: 3.53
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A short Harry Bosch story.
]]> <![CDATA[City of Bones (Harry Bosch, #8; Harry Bosch Universe, #11)]]> 84777 When the bones of a twelve-year-old boy are found scattered in the Hollywood Hills, Harry Bosch is drawn into a case that brings up the darkest memories from his own haunted past. The bones have been buried for years, but the cold case doesn't deter Bosch. Unearthing hidden stories, he finds the child's identity and reconstructs his fractured life, determined that he not be forgotten.

At the same time, a new love affair with a female cop begins to blossom for Bosch - until a stunningly blown mission leaves him in more trouble than ever before in his turbulent career. The investigation races to a shocking conclusion and leaves Bosch on the brink of an unimaginable decision.

]]> 408 Michael Connelly 0446699535 Bill 5 4.07 2002 City of Bones (Harry Bosch, #8; Harry Bosch Universe, #11)
author: Michael Connelly
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average rating: 4.07
book published: 2002
rating: 5
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A dog finds a human bone and opens up a very old cold case. The rest of the bones are found and indicates the young child was terribly abused. Harry Bosch is determined to solve the murder
]]> Yestertime (Yestertime, #1) 55870689 Alternative cover edition of ASIN B08MZ7WQBW

"I'm going to die a hundred years before I was born..."

The handwritten note was in a dusty trunk that sat in a cave untouched for 150 years. What did the words mean? When journalist Ray Burton finds the trunk near the Arizona ghost town of Hollow Rock, his life changes in an instant.

Something in the trunk shouldn’t be there.

This begins a dangerous journey of discovery bordering on the impossible. A discovery that will affect the past, the present, and the future.]]> 315 Andrew Cunningham Bill 5 A writer is spreading his friends ashes in a ghost town and discovers an old trunk
The trunk has a camera with memory card in it
The reporter learns that time portals appear throughout the world and allow one way travel
He learns that an actress who disappeared actually time traveled and he works to get her back
The NSA shows up and demands information
This at least a four book series

]]> 4.26 2020 Yestertime (Yestertime, #1)
author: Andrew Cunningham
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average rating: 4.26
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Interesting time travel story
A writer is spreading his friends ashes in a ghost town and discovers an old trunk
The trunk has a camera with memory card in it
The reporter learns that time portals appear throughout the world and allow one way travel
He learns that an actress who disappeared actually time traveled and he works to get her back
The NSA shows up and demands information
This at least a four book series


]]> <![CDATA[The Borders of Infinity (Vorkosigan Saga, #5.3)]]> 5073782 [Publisher's Note: The Borders of Infinity was originally published as a stand-alone novella in the anthology Free Lancers in September 1987. It was then included in the novel Borders of Infinity (October 1989). For the novel, Ms. Bujold added a short "framing story" that tied the three novellas together by setting up each as a flashback that Miles experiences while recovering from bone-replacement surgery. Fictionwise is publishing these novellas separately, but we decided to leave in Ms. Bujold's short framing story for those who may also wish to read the other two novellas (he Mountains of Mourning and Labyrinth).]
Locus Poll Award Nominee]]> 84 Lois McMaster Bujold Bill 3 Miles gets caught in a prison camp, on purpose, and plots to free prisoners]]> 4.25 The Borders of Infinity (Vorkosigan Saga, #5.3)
author: Lois McMaster Bujold
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AUDIBLE BOOK
Miles gets caught in a prison camp, on purpose, and plots to free prisoners
]]> <![CDATA[The Experiment (Brotherly Bond, #1)]]> 168445667 When he discovers more of the drug was found in a deceased student, Thomas is determined that they were part of something bigger that went horribly wrong. Will he risk it all to find his wife’s murderer?
Jude Scott has finally got the life he always wanted; A loving girlfriend, a high-paying position and a bright future in his future wife’s family business where they sell the drug, Clarity, a high-performance mental enhancer, to the elite.
But when a leak of the original formula, Precison-X, mysteriously ends up killing a college professor, Jude is sent to do what he can to protect his boss from being investigated for the leak which could expose them all. By helping his old friend Thomas, Jude gets closer to the truth. But where does his loyalty lie?]]> 185 W.L. Knightly Bill 5 He is an FBI agent and doesn’t believe the suicide story
So he investigates
His estranged brother Jude who is secretly a private killer, also begins to investigate
The brothers find out a secret government drug is to blame for several deaths and they want someone to pay]]> 3.71 The Experiment (Brotherly Bond, #1)
author: W.L. Knightly
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Thomas is happily married when his pregnant wife commits suicide
He is an FBI agent and doesn’t believe the suicide story
So he investigates
His estranged brother Jude who is secretly a private killer, also begins to investigate
The brothers find out a secret government drug is to blame for several deaths and they want someone to pay
]]> <![CDATA[Time Limits (The Marc McKnight Adventures #1)]]> 52163937 Time Limits is a story about time travel, a murder mystery, and a man's obsession with the one woman he can't have.

What if much of what you have read about time travel is wrong?

In 1985, a corporate executive was murdered in an Atlanta office tower and the case never solved. Fifty years later, a powerful US Senator pressures a team of experts to use newly developed but limited Time Travel technology to investigate the murder. Army officer Marc McKnight travels back in time to observe the event and bring back the answers, but he barely arrives in the past before he modifies history by distracting an attractive young security guard from a life-changing event. With the help of his support team, he struggles to set things right and complete his mission, but further exposure to the woman creates more severe wrinkles in time. McKnight must now race against time to solve the murder and correct history.]]> 245 Kim Megahee 173401900X Bill 5 4.08 2013 Time Limits (The Marc McKnight Adventures #1)
author: Kim Megahee
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average rating: 4.08
book published: 2013
rating: 5
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Officer Marc McNight uses his agency’s time travel to sole a fifty year old murder
]]> <![CDATA[The Luna Monolith: Hard Science Fiction (The Black Monolith Book 1)]]> 224405719 An artifact that was never meant to be found.

Robots are building a colossal telescope on the far side of the moon, with just two people supervising its completion. After a minor incident, these scientists become aware of an obstacle in the lunar soil. It's located outside the area reserved for the hypertelescope and is therefore none of their business.

But their curiosity gets the better of them. The artifact seems to have properties that completely defy physics as they know it. As they investigate, they inadvertently plunge themselves, then the entire solar system, into a terrible, unavoidable whirlwind of events.

Will they manage to make the mysterious black monolith harmless before we all run out of time?]]> 346 Brandon Q. Morris Bill 5 The monolith absorbs all radiation and is so dense it slows time
This story involves intrigue
]]> 3.99 2024 The Luna Monolith: Hard Science Fiction (The Black Monolith Book 1)
author: Brandon Q. Morris
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average rating: 3.99
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rating: 5
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Good hard sci fi story about different countries exploring a strange monolith found buried on the moon
The monolith absorbs all radiation and is so dense it slows time
This story involves intrigue

]]> <![CDATA[Suicide Run (Harry Bosch, #14.5; Harry Bosch Universe, #23.4)]]> 11885509 In "Suicide Run," the apparent suicide of a beautiful young starlet turns out to be much more sinister than it seems. In "Cielo Azul," Bosch is haunted by a long-ago closed case -- the murder of a teenage girl who was never identified. As her killer sits on death row, Bosch tries one last time to get the answers he has sought for years. In "One Dollar Jackpot," Bosch works the murder of a professional poker player whose skills have made her more than one enemy.

Whether investigating a cold case or fresh blood, Bosch relentlessly pursues his quarry, always on the lookout for the "tell." In this first collection of Harry Bosch stories, Michael Connelly once again demonstrates that he is the master of "fast-paced, brilliantly plotted crime fiction.... Harry Bosch is back on the case, and not a moment too soon" (Chicago Sun Times).

]]> 100 Michael Connelly Bill 5 4.11 2011 Suicide Run (Harry Bosch, #14.5; Harry Bosch Universe, #23.4)
author: Michael Connelly
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average rating: 4.11
book published: 2011
rating: 5
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Three short stories of Harry Bosch. All good
]]> I Want You To Write A Letter 214443116 Before and After and Flesh and Blood, comes I Want You to Write a Letter � a short story with an unforgettable twist.

Marla is a dedicated therapist working with everyday people who seek her help. In her small office at the end of a quiet corridor, she helps her clients to deal with their deepest emotions.

Discover why Andrew Shanahan's storytelling has captivated so many readers. Dive into I Want You to Write a Letter and experience a short story that you won’t soon forget.]]> 15 Andrew Shanahan Bill 5 Andrew Shanahan is one of my favorite writers]]> 4.04 I Want You To Write A Letter
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average rating: 4.04
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A very good, very short story with a great twist at the end.
Andrew Shanahan is one of my favorite writers
]]> Beasts 26838343 A nurse gives a tow truck driver her number while the spirits watch attentively.

A skeleton billionaire throws his annual halloween party.

A woman kisses her husband good night, then locks him in a room in their basement.

And thirteen more�

Buy now to uncover all these creepy tales and more.

]]> 152 Brendan Detzner Bill 5 series of strange tales 3.41 Beasts
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series of strange tales
]]> <![CDATA[CROOKED V.1: A Sci-Fi Crime Anthology]]> 220276362 Crooked, the first volume of a new anthology series.

You’ll find Mark Teppo’s retrieval job gone very, very wrong (or has it?). You’ll find Eric Warren’s gunrunner getting a second chance, Greg Dragon’s smuggler surviving on the edge, Kate Sheeran Swed’s unlikely bounty hunter getting her feet underneath her, and Wade Peterson’s fighting bot showing its fiercely loyal heart.

The law is represented in this collection, too � you’ll find Benjamin Gorman’s take on an interspecies police investigation and Mark Niemann-Ross’s story of near-future intellectual property noir.

Welcome to the seedy underbelly of the science fiction shelf!]]> 186 Jessie Kwak Bill 5 ]]> 5.00 2021 CROOKED V.1: A Sci-Fi Crime Anthology
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average rating: 5.00
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good anthology of sci fi crime stories

]]> <![CDATA[Switchblade (Harry Bosch, #16.5; Harry Bosch Universe, #26.5)]]> 18360158
Cold cases are often the toughest: With no body, no murder scene, and no fingerprints, Bosch nevertheless gets lucky when DNA evidence from the murder weapon points to a known killer. But the DA insists that science alone is not enough - he needs the case to be bulletproof before he'll take it to court.

Determined to speak for those who can no longer speak for themselves, Bosch has one chance to wrench a confession out of a cold-blooded killer, or risk letting him walk free for good.]]> 32 Michael Connelly 0316369861 Bill 5 3.59 2014 Switchblade (Harry Bosch, #16.5; Harry Bosch Universe, #26.5)
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average rating: 3.59
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Harry Bosch, working the cold case unit, gets an anonymous tip regarding a convict up for his parole hearing. The tip says the convict was the murderer of a young man, with a switchblade as the weapon.
]]> <![CDATA[The Waiting (Harry Bosch, #25; Renée Ballard, #6; Harry Bosch Universe, #39)]]> 206119050 LAPD Detective Renée Ballard tracks a terrifying serial rapist whose trail has gone cold, with the help of the newest volunteer to the Open-Unsolved Unit: Patrol Officer Maddie Bosch, Harry’s daughter.

Renée Ballard and the LAPD’s Open-Unsolved Unit get a hot shot DNA connection between a recently arrested man and a serial rapist and murderer who went quiet twenty years ago. The arrested man is only twenty-three, so the genetic link must be familial. It is his father who was the Pillowcase Rapist, responsible for a five-year reign of terror in the city of angels. But when Ballard and her team move in on their suspect, they encounter a baffling web of secrets and legal hurdles.

Meanwhile, Ballard’s badge, gun, and ID are stolen—a theft she can’t report without giving her enemies in the department the ammunition they need to end her career as a detective. She works the burglary alone, but her solo mission leads her into greater danger than she anticipates. She has no choice but to go outside the department for help, and that leads her to the door of Harry Bosch.

Finally, Ballard takes on a new volunteer to the cold case unit. Bosch’s daughter Maddie wants to supplement her work as a patrol officer on the night beat by investigating cases with Ballard. But Renée soon learns that Maddie has an ulterior motive for getting access to the city’s library of lost souls.]]> 407 Michael Connelly 031656379X Bill 5 4.17 2024 The Waiting (Harry Bosch, #25; Renée Ballard, #6; Harry Bosch Universe, #39)
author: Michael Connelly
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average rating: 4.17
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Harry Bosch's daughter, Maddie Bosch, who is now a police woman, joins the volunteer cold case unit and solves the Black Dahlia murder case
]]> <![CDATA[Darkest Dean: Science Fiction Short Stories]]> 58328827 Tired of Mr. Predictable and Miss Mundane, then this is the perfect compilation for youFeaturing thirteen fast-paced stories with twists and turns that you won't see coming. Contains thought-provoking content, deceptive storytelling, and a shed load of laugh-out-loud moments.

My works have been published in three different collections this past year alone.At present, I have received eleven five-star reviews across all regions.I take tremendous pride in the quality of my works and enjoy creating stories that are both unique and complex in their design.This book contains dystopian, alien abduction, invasion, and robotic themes.

I don't do boring and that's a promise.Please feel free to check out my webpage for further updates.



What readers say about my works

Dean writes his short stories as Quentin Tarantino would direct his movies.Humor is the key element in these fun and easy-read sci-fi stories.All of them will make you smile from time to timeFun read so far.Overall, this was an entertaining and refreshing read.Very well written! Interesting reading.After reading the first couple of pages, I couldn't stop thinking about the stories in this book!]]> 90 Dean Jarvis Bill 5 Thirteen stories. a good read 3.80 Darkest Dean: Science Fiction Short Stories
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Thirteen stories. a good read
]]> <![CDATA[The Creature Below: A Sci-Fi Adventure]]> 165557151 A fast-paced fifty-page short story book about two budding astronauts, a space hound named Chewie and a rather pissed off creature in the form of a Kraken.

Contains epic storytelling, dark humor and general silliness.]]> 45 Dean Jarvis Bill 5 4.00 The Creature Below: A Sci-Fi Adventure
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A short sci fi tale about two astronauts and their alien pet Chewie
]]> The Winner 113138 The Dream

She is twenty, beautiful, dirt-poor, and hoping for a better life for her infant daughter when LuAnn Tyler is offered the gift of a lifetime, a $100 million lottery jackpot. All she has to do is change her identity and leave the U.S. forever.

The Killer

It's an offer she dares to refuse...until violence forces her hand and thrusts her into a harrowing game of high-stakes, big-money subterfuge. It's a price she won't fully pay...until she does the unthinkable and breaks the promise that made her rich.

The Winner

For if LuAnn Tyler comes home, she will be pitted against the deadliest contestant of all: the chameleonlike financial mastermind who changed her life. And who can take it away at will...]]> 513 David Baldacci 0446522597 Bill 5 4.07 1997 The Winner
author: David Baldacci
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average rating: 4.07
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rating: 5
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LuAnn Tyler is given the chance to win $100 million in a fixed lottery scheme. She has to collect the money and give it to the mastermind and then leave the country forever. He will invest the money and give earnings to her. while keeping a cut. It works fine, except she misses home and moves back. A reporter who is working on a lottery story finds her and the mastermind finds out and it all unravels. The reporter is murdered as well as one of the other 12 lotter winners.
]]> <![CDATA[The Surgeon in the Mirror: A Science Fiction Medical Thriller (Dr. Monica Gray, Medical Technothrillers Book 1)]]> 152154047 Billionaires can afford the best of everything, including medical care. But money can’t protect you from a surgeon who dispenses justice with every operation.In 2050, all doctors use robots equipped with AI to perform complex surgical procedures. When the AI receives a powerful upgrade, devastating accidents begin to happen to patients on the operating table - but only those with a checkered past.Dr. Richard Atkins and his team suspect that the newest robot AI, is intentionally injuring patients on the OR table when it judges them to be bad for society � rapists and murderers, but also billionaires and politicians.

Can Atkins prove the AI is acting maliciously? Will the hospital and the manufacturer listen to him if it risks billions in corporate profits? The world’s best surgeons and AI programmers struggle to regain control of the operating room before it costs them their jobs, their reputations, and their lives.

Based on the real surgical robots of today, this medical thriller predicts how powerful they will become in the near future.If you like House and Grey's Anatomy mixed with Ex Machina and iRobot, you will love The Surgeon in the Mirror.

Reader “I could not put it down. Exciting thriller with interesting characters, technical robotic information and medical ethics dilemmas, as well as larger theology discussions. This is a book that has everything I sci-fi, technical medical-computer jargon, ethics, and multifaceted characters you care about. The dialogue by the characters is also so important in books I find fascinating. The author does an excellent job with believable, enjoyable characters, using higher vocabulary and common responses, as called for. PLEASE WRITE THE SEQUEL! I want to know what happens to these characters.� - Endocrinology MD and Professor, University of Rochester Medical Center“Smith has used his extensive background in surgical robotics and technology to create this fictional masterpiece� - Medical Director, Baylor University Medical Center“Ripped from the headlines just this week, A.I. is coming and it’ll look something like the world R.D.D. Smith has created� - Senior Manager, NASA Kennedy Space Center

Click BUY NOW to enter the near future world of smart robotic surgery.]]> 484 R.D.D. Smith 1938590171 Bill 5 4.67 The Surgeon in the Mirror: A Science Fiction Medical Thriller (Dr. Monica Gray, Medical Technothrillers Book 1)
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A sci fi novel about advanced surgical robots that develop awareness and choose to injure or kill patients who are "bad men"
]]> <![CDATA[One Cadet's Remorse: A One Lie Too Many Psychological Thriller]]> 228989644 False accusations and corrupt authority threaten an unlikely heroine.

Olivia Gray thought she was escaping to serenity.
A visit with her brother turns into a nightmare when allegations arise.

Eric, a respected professor at the Air Force Academy, is accused of sexual misconduct with a cadet.

Olivia knows this is a lie. She won’t stop until she clears his name.
She senses manipulation at play and they know she is looking.

The closed culture of the Academy seems to block her every attempt.
She needs allies, information, and leverage.

Then she finds out the accuser, Caroline, is secretly pregnant, and the father will do anything to keep this hidden.

When the anonymous threats start, she knows they will fabricate something to use against her if she does not act quickly.

Can she turn adversaries into allies and uncover the truth before they destroy her and her family?]]> 58 Evelyn Vale Bill 5

Olivia Gray is visiting her instructor brother at the Air Force Academy, when he is accused of inappropriate behavior with a cadet. Olivia investigates, and uncovers corruption]]> 4.00 One Cadet's Remorse: A One Lie Too Many Psychological Thriller
author: Evelyn Vale
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Olivia Gray is visiting her instructor brother at the Air Force Academy, when he is accused of inappropriate behavior with a cadet. Olivia investigates, and uncovers corruption
]]> The Mendelian Protocol 53305951 The Keller Corporation is the main employer on the island of St. Angela. When researcher Greg Cooper is hired, he initially thinks he has landed in paradise. After a few days of crunching data, though, he realizes that his dream job is more of a tedious grind than anything else. Out of boredom he begins to poke around and soon suspects that the Keller Corporation is up to something unethical or even sinister. When Greg discovers another dead body, it seems like a horrible accident, and that's what Dr. Natalie Franklin thinks, too. But it isn't long before Greg and Natalie are racing to unlock the secret of the Mendelian Protocol before becoming victims themselves.]]> Raymond Finkle Bill 4 3.21 The Mendelian Protocol
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two genetic researchers are murdered on an island, and strange fish appear, as well as an attacking shark. I?t appears to be an experiment gone wrong
]]> Recursion 42046112 Memory makes reality.

That's what NYC cop Barry Sutton is learning, as he investigates the devastating phenomenon the media has dubbed False Memory Syndrome—a mysterious affliction that drives its victims mad with memories of a life they never lived.

That's what neuroscientist Helena Smith believes. It's why she's dedicated her life to creating a technology that will let us preserve our most precious memories. If she succeeds, anyone will be able to re-experience a first kiss, the birth of a child, the final moment with a dying parent.

As Barry searches for the truth, he comes face to face with an opponent more terrifying than any disease—a force that attacks not just our minds, but the very fabric of the past. And as its effects begin to unmake the world as we know it, only he and Helena, working together, will stand a chance at defeating it.

But how can they make a stand when reality itself is shifting and crumbling all around them?

At once a relentless pageturner and an intricate science-fiction puzzlebox about time, identity, and memory, Recursion is a thriller as only Blake Crouch could imagine it—and his most ambitious, mind-boggling, irresistible work to date.]]> 326 Blake Crouch 1524759783 Bill 5 4.15 2019 Recursion
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average rating: 4.15
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NYC cop Barry Sutton investigates a rash of False Memory Syndrome , but discovers it is not just false memories but actual changes to reality that people are experiencing.
]]> <![CDATA[The Box (A Derek Reed Thriller, #1)]]> 54353401
Plagued by nightmares, he decides to take a road trip to see his family. While traveling, he finds a mysterious box filled with trinkets. Upon further inspection, Derek realizes the box holds the souvenirs of a killer's victims.


With hardly any clues to go on, he wonders if he should just bury the box and walk away. However, the guilt he carries won't let him do that. Instead, he uses this journey to atone for his past sins and right a long-ago wrong.


Can he keep the nightmares at bay long enough to figure out who the killer is? Or are they not nightmares at all, but his new reality of living with the dead?]]> Victoria M. Patton 1946934143 Bill 5
Plagued by nightmares, he decides to take a road trip and he finds a mysterious box filled with trinkets. Upon further inspection, Derek realizes the box holds the souvenirs of a killer's victims.]]> 4.34 2019 The Box (A Derek Reed Thriller, #1)
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FBI Profiler Agent Derek Reed receives ifromserial killer Josiah Craig, that gets him placed on medical leave.

Plagued by nightmares, he decides to take a road trip and he finds a mysterious box filled with trinkets. Upon further inspection, Derek realizes the box holds the souvenirs of a killer's victims.
]]> <![CDATA[A Long Shadow (Chief Inspector Shadow Mystery #1)]]> 56787544 Old sins cast long shadows�

When the bodies of a young, homeless girl and a girl who disappeared thirty years ago are found on the same day, residents in the historic city of York are aghast. It seems unlikely the two cases are related, and yet some of the same players knew both victims. As Detective Chief Inspector John Shadow and his eager new partner, Sergeant Jimmy Chang, dive into their investigation, they uncover a complicated web of pop stars, pub owners, shopkeepers and old school friends who each have something to hide.

John Shadow is a man of contradictions. A solitary figure who shuns company, but is a keen observer of all he meets. A lover of good food, but whose fridge is almost always empty. He prefers to work alone and is perpetually trying to dodge his partner, who’s full of energy, modern ideas and theories.

But as the two men gradually learn to work together to solve the case, it’s clear that the past is never as far away as you think.]]> 226 H.L. Marsay 1952560845 Bill 5 3.98 2021 A Long Shadow (Chief Inspector Shadow Mystery #1)
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Detective Chief Inspector John Shadow and his eager new partner, Sergeant Jimmy Chang investigate a recent murder and a thirty year old murder that seem to be related
]]> Total Control 226791
Jason Archer is a rising young executive at Triton Global, the world's leading technology conglomerate. Determined to give his family the best of everything, Archer has secretly entered into a deadly game of cat and mouse. He is about to disappear - leaving behind a wife who must sort out his lies from his truths, an aircrash investigation team that wants to know why the plane he was ticketed on suddenly fell from the sky, and a veteran FBI agent who wants to know it all.

From Seattle to Washington, D.C., from New Orleans to Maine, the hunt for Jason Archer follows a trail as complex as the world he lived and worked in - a world of enormously powerful computers, a multimillion-dollar takeover deal, titanic financial standoffs, artificial intelligence, and the Internet. With brilliant minds colliding, ruthless men waging battles of intimidation, rainmakers going toe-to-toe with killers, and security specialists making a fortune trying to plug the holes, the startling truth behind Jason Archer's disappearance explodes into a sinister plot with the murder of the country's single most powerful individual. And soon Archer's wife, Sidney, aided by the relentless and sharp-eyed FBI agent Lee Sawyer, will plunge straight into the violence that is leaving behind a trail of dead bodies and shocking, exposed secrets...]]> 720 David Baldacci 0446604844 Bill 5 4.06 1997 Total Control
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Jason Archer and his wife, Sidney Archer, have great jobs, nd a young daughter. Them a plane crashes with no survivors and Jason was onboard that plane. Evidence shoes that Jason may bot have been on board. The FBI and unknown killers get involved.
]]> 3001: The Final Odyssey 63432
On an ill-fated mission to Jupiter in 2001, the mutinous supercomputer HAL sent crewmembers David Bowman and Frank Poole into the frozen void of space. Bowman’s strange transformation into a Star Child is traced through the novels 2010 and 2061. But now, a thousand years after his death, Frank Poole is brought back to life—and thrust into a world far more technically advanced than the one he left behind.

Poole discovers a world of human minds interfacing directly with computers, genetically engineered dinosaur servants, and massive space elevators built around the equator. He also discovers an impending threat to humanity lurking within the enigmatic monoliths. To fight it, Poole must join forces with Bowman and HAL, now fused into one corporeal consciousness—and the only being with the power to thwart the monoliths� mysterious creators.

�3001 is not just a page-turner, plugged in to the great icons of HAL and the monoliths, but a book of wisdom too, pithy and provocative.� —New Scientist]]> 272 Arthur C. Clarke 0345438205 Bill 5 3.58 1999 3001: The Final Odyssey
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Frank Poole is saved, after being frozen 1,000 years, and meets up with Hal and Bowman, who are merged into Halman. The multiple monoliths are receiving communications and may threaten mankind. The threat is temporarily stopped, thanks to Halman
]]> <![CDATA[On the Rocks (Ruby Steele Cozy Mystery, #1)]]> 56325892
In fact, Ruby would be a champion if she hadn’t been forced to walk away and hide out in the Bahamas.

Because Ruby knows too much. She knows where the bodies are buried. And she knows when it’s time to get out of town.

But what Ruby doesn’t know is why there is a dead tourist in the dumpster behind her seedy bar.

Or why, she, of all people, had to find it.

Or why this guy was out at 3am when he had a pretty fiancé waiting in a hotel room a mile away.

Or why the local cops are pinning her.

Or why she’s gonna be forced into a choice: find the killer, or do hard time herself.

For Ruby, good choices have never been her strong point.

And this one’s definitely not going to be good�


Welcome to the Bahamian world of Ruby Steele, replete with her local dive bar, her wily pet monkey, her major drinking problem, her (way) too many fights, her inability to get herself out of trouble, and her fists made of stone. Ruby’s life is a complete wreck. But there’s one thing she’s good at: capturing your heart.

ON THE ROCKS (A RUBY STEELE MYSTERY) is the debut novel in a page-turning mystery/thriller series, one that will linger with you long after the last page is read.

Books #2 (EXTRA DIRTY) and #3 (FULL-BODIED) in the series are also available.]]> 249 Mia Gold Bill 5 4.11 2020 On the Rocks (Ruby Steele Cozy Mystery, #1)
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Ruby Steele is a former MMA fighter and a form bodyguard for a Senator and is now a Bahamas bartender. Due to her past, if she get a hard hit to her head, she will die. She gets involved in a local murder.
]]> <![CDATA[The 17th Suspect (Women's Murder Club, #17)]]> 35959639 In this #1 NYT bestseller, Sergeant Lindsay Boxer puts her life on the line to protect San Francisco from a shrewd and unpredictable killer.

When a series of shootings exposes San Francisco to a mysterious killer, a reluctant woman decides to put her trust in Sergeant Lindsay Boxer. The confidential informant's tip leads Lindsay to a disturbing conclusion: something has gone horribly wrong inside the police department.

The hunt for the killer lures Lindsay out of her jurisdiction and impacts her in dangerous ways. She suffers unsettling medical symptoms, and her friends in the Women's Murder Club warn her against taking the crimes to heart. But with lives at stake, the detective can't help but follow the case into terrifying terrain.

A decorated officer, loving wife, devoted mother, and loyal friend, Lindsay has always acted with unwavering integrity. But now she is confronting a killer who is determined to undermine it all.

]]> 348 James Patterson 0316274046 Bill 5 3.97 2018 The 17th Suspect (Women's Murder Club, #17)
author: James Patterson
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San Francisco police sergeant Lindsey Boxer and the Women's Murder Club look into a mysterious killer and undercover problems in the police department
]]> Upgrade 59838811 You are the next step in human evolution.

At first, Logan Ramsay isn’t sure if anything’s different. He just feels a little . . . sharper. Better able to concentrate. Better at multitasking. Reading a bit faster, memorizing better, needing less sleep.

But before long, he can’t deny it: Something’s happening to his brain. To his body. He’s starting to see the world, and those around him—even those he loves most—in whole new ways.

The truth is, Logan’s genome has been hacked. And there’s a reason he’s been targeted for this upgrade. A reason that goes back decades to the darkest part of his past, and a horrific family legacy.

Worse still, what’s happening to him is just the first step in a much larger plan, one that will inflict the same changes on humanity at large—at a terrifying cost.

Because of his new abilities, Logan’s the one person in the world capable of stopping what’s been set in motion. But to have a chance at winning this war, he’ll have to become something other than himself. Maybe even something other than human.

And even as he’s fighting, he can’t help wondering: what if humanity’s only hope for a future really does lie in engineering our own evolution?

Intimate in scale yet epic in scope, Upgrade is an intricately plotted, lightning-fast tale that charts one man’s thrilling transformation, even as it asks us to ponder the limits of our humanity—and our boundless potential.]]> 352 Blake Crouch 0593157532 Bill 5 3.77 2022 Upgrade
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Logan Ramsey discovers his DNA has been upgraded by his scientist mother. He is becoming a superior human
]]> <![CDATA[Last Patient of the Night (An AJ Docker Medical Thriller, #1)]]> 196785224 "Last Patient of the Night is M*A*S*H* meets Detective Harry Bosch. It's a thriller that won't disappoint." –Gregory D. Lee, author of An International Thriller

The death of a nameless young woman in his emergency room spurs physician AJ Docker to seek answers. Together with his policeman friend and a police dog, he sets out on a quest for justice for his lost patient, but he discovers more questions than answers as he delves into the criminal world.

Last Patient of the Night is an action packed thriller interspersed with lighthearted stories from the emergency room, featuring a cast of interesting characters.

Gary Gerlacher’s experience as an emergency physician lends authenticity to the ER culture. His debut novel is the first in the AJ Docker series, and will leave you turning pages late into the night.]]> 263 Gary Gerlacher Bill 5 4.31 2023 Last Patient of the Night (An AJ Docker Medical Thriller, #1)
author: Gary Gerlacher
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Emergency room doctor AJ Docker treats an obvious abused woman and releases her. She is dropped off the next day, beaten to death. AJ and his police friend, along with police dog , Banshee, investigate, and run into Ukrainian criminals.
]]> <![CDATA[THE LAST CONFESSION (POWER & LIES Book 1)]]> 220171974 The Last Confession
by Max Myka

A shocking murder. A billionaire suspect. A team willing to risk everything for justice.

When the body of Evelyn Matthews is discovered, all evidence leads to Sinclair Merrick, a powerful billionaire with enough money and connections to escape any crime. But Detective Tina Tracy and her team are determined to expose the truth. As they dig deeper into the case, they uncover a web of corruption, deceit, and deadly secrets. Merrick won’t go down without a fight, using his wealth and influence to silence anyone who stands in his way.

In a race against time, Tina and her team must gather the evidence to bring Merrick to justice while facing threats and intimidation. But the closer they get, the more dangerous the game becomes. Can they outsmart a man who thinks he’s untouchable, or will their pursuit of justice cost them everything?

The Last Confession is a gripping legal thriller packed with twists, high stakes, and a relentless fight for truth.]]> 100 Max Myka Bill 5 4.29 THE LAST CONFESSION (POWER & LIES Book 1)
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A mysterious murder with a billionaire suspect and a team trying to take him down
]]> <![CDATA[Road to Nowhere (Sylvia Wilcox Mysteries, #3)]]> 55691335
Driven by naive wanderlust, Anson Green embarks on a road trip without a plan or a destination. When he stops returning phone calls, an old friend calls Sylvia Wilcox and asks her to find Anson. Immediately, Sylvia realizes that Anson did have a plan and destination, but the reasons are shrouded in mystery.]]> 210 Braylee Parkinson 1733343067 Bill 5 4.09 Road to Nowhere (Sylvia Wilcox Mysteries, #3)
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Anson Green goes on a road trip and disappears, later found dead.Sylvis Wilcox sets out to solve this crime
]]> The Inmate 61149872 1) Treat all prisoners with respect.
2) Never reveal any personal information.
3) Never EVER become too friendly with the inmates.

But none of the staff at the prison knows Brooke has already broken the rules. Nobody knows about her intimate connection to Shane Nelson, one of the penitentiary's most notorious and dangerous inmates. And they certainly don't know that Shane was Brooke's high school sweetheart―the star quarterback who is now spending the rest of his life in prison for a series of grisly murders. Or that Brooke's testimony was what put him there.

But Shane knows. And he will never forget.]]> 388 Freida McFadden Bill 5 Brooke is having doubts about Shane's guilt.]]> 4.03 2022 The Inmate
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Brooke Sullivan is the new nurse practitioner at a men's max prison. One of Brooke's patients is Shane Nelson, who was Brooke's high school sweetheart. It was Brook's testimony that sent Shane to prison .
Brooke is having doubts about Shane's guilt.
]]> 12 Plans from Outer Space 213382058 76 N Joseph Glass Bill 5 4.33 12 Plans from Outer Space
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A humorous alien debriefing on Plan 9 from outer space and the other plans that failed
]]> <![CDATA[An Ace and A Pair (Dead Cold Mystery #1)]]> 44165346
She has no idea just how hot a cold case can get.

Ten years back Nelson Hernandez and his four cousins were playing poker in a dive at Hunts Point. Somebody came in, blew them away and beheaded and castrated Nelson, leaving his head and his balls on the table. There was no shortage of suspects, the Jersey Mob, the Triads from Manhattan, or the 43rds own bent cop, Mick Harragan. But nobody was ever charged, and the night of the murder Mick Harragan went missing with Nelson’s wife, Maria.

Now Stone and Dehan plan to find him � whatever the consequences…]]> 207 Blake Banner 1636961525 Bill 5 4.18 2017 An Ace and A Pair (Dead Cold Mystery #1)
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Detective John Stone is partnered with Detective Carmen Deehan to work cold case files. They pick a doozy and it leads them down a rabbit hole that might get them both killed
]]> To Die For (The 6:20 Man, #3) 209456075 From #1 New York Times bestselling author, David Baldacci, the 6:20 Man returns, this time sent to the Pacific Northwest to aid the FBI in a case that gets more complicated with the more questions Devine asks—and he’s about to come face-to-face with his nemesis, the girl on the train.

Travis Devine has become a pro at adapting to any situation to accomplish the mission set in front of him. Whether it’s a high-powered corporate setting or small-town community, Devine will become the man for the job. His time as an Army Ranger and on the financial battlefields of Wall Street gave him the skills he needed, and he’s put them to good use. But this time it’s not his skills that send him to Seattle to aid the FBI in escorting orphaned, twelve-year-old Betsy Odom to a meeting with her uncle, who’s under investigation for RICO charges. Instead, he’s hoping to lie low and keep off the radar of an enemy that he evaded on a train in Switzerland and who has been after him ever since—the girl on the train.

But as Devine gets to know Betsy, questions begin to arise around the death of her parents. Betsy is adamant that they had never used drugs, but the police in the small rural town where they died insist the Odoms died of an overdose. Devine starts digging for answers, and what he finds points to a conspiracy bigger than he could’ve ever imagined. The question is, how do Betsy, her uncle, and various government agencies all fit into it.

It might finally be time for Devine and the girl on the train to come face-to-face, and when that happens, Devine is going to find himself unsure of who are his allies and who are his enemies. And in some cases, they might well be both.]]> 432 David Baldacci 1538757907 Bill 5 4.20 2024 To Die For (The 6:20 Man, #3)
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Travis Devine ,the 6:20 man returns , and works with the girl on the train to solve the case of a girl whose parents were murdered and made to look like suicide
]]> <![CDATA[The Vortex Sphere: Sci-Fi Adventure Thriller]]> 220742729
Are we alive? Is this the afterlife?

No. I’m trembling with fear as to what this giant creature in front of me is...

Mission. Keep my crew alive. To survive is, to go home. Wait� home? Where is home?

I feel a void where memories should have been�

and the line between reality and illusion blurs with every adventure my team encounters.

Why and how did we get here? What are these dreams of a glowing sphere?

Get a hold of yourself Lina, your crew needs to survive in one piece.

� I don’t want to go back to the dark abyss. But something tells me all my answer’s lie there.

As I delve deeper into “the abyss� and its secrets, I become entangled in a deadly game of survival with every new world ‘The Sphere� jumps us to.

In an infinite loop between worlds, I have to find my way back, or perish...]]> 41 Orlando D. Nova Bill 4 4.60 The Vortex Sphere: Sci-Fi Adventure Thriller
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A fantasy story of two detectives finding a kidnapped girl
]]> Behind You (Hailey Rock #1) 76185320
BEHIND YOU is book #1 in a long-anticipated new series by #1 bestseller Rylie Dark, whose bestseller SEE HER RUN (a free download) has received over 700 five star ratings and reviews.

Women are turning up dead, posed in local farm fields like scarecrows, and time is running out. A serial killer lurks, and their small town never felt so small.

Hailey must reconcile her contentious relationship with her sister to crack the case—but she refuses to make it easy. Can they put aside their differences and work together?

Or will old demons bring them all down?

A cat-and-mouse thriller with harrowing twists and turns and filled with heart-pounding suspense, the HAILEY ROCK mystery series offers a fresh twist on the genre as it introduces two brilliant protagonists who will make you fall in love and keep you turning pages late into the night.]]> 169 Rylie Dark Bill 5 3.90 2023 Behind You (Hailey Rock #1)
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FBI Special Agent Hailey Rock goes back home and solves a murder with the sheriff, her sister
]]> The Husband Killer 208071475 Please note this is a revised edition of Crossed Hearts.

Five families. Perfect from the outside. Broken on the inside.

Joslyn has it all. Gorgeous husband, adorable blue-eyed, blonde twins. When he greets her with a pinch under the ribs, she knows she can expect worse later.

Crystal left her life as an exotic dancer behind when she married the man who owned the club. She pays the price every time another man looks at her.

Lexi’s husband is a great father, her three kids think he’s the best dad in the world. He’s always sorry, afterwards. There are always flowers.

Maureen married young when she got pregnant. He could never stand the baby crying.

Shara’s husband is a surgeon, a pillar of the community. But at home he’s a monster.

Now all their husbands are dead.

They always wanted them out of their lives. But someone got there first.]]> 260 Sonya Bateman 1835263615 Bill 5 4.10 The Husband Killer
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A great book about an abused housewife who turns serial killer, killing abusive husbands
]]> <![CDATA[The Fourth Man (Jack Reacher, #23.5)]]> 42642291 A Jack Reacher short story

Jack Reacher, ex-military drifter of no fixed abode, is stalked and tracked down by an FBI agent. She tells him that in a house raid in Sydney, Australian law enforcement found a list. There were four people on it, including him. The other three are dead.

Hours later, Reacher is in the air, on his way to Sydney. What was the evil buried twenty-five years ago, that has now resurfaced? Will Reacher be able to find the killers, before they find him?]]> 24 Lee Child Bill 5 Reacher is approached by FBI and told that Australians found a list and the first three men on the list are dead by murder. Reacher is the fourth man on the list. He figures out that the four men killed some child rapists in a middle east country and a family member is getting revenge. He sets himself up to trap the killers and succeeds.
]]> 3.90 2019 The Fourth Man (Jack Reacher, #23.5)
author: Lee Child
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Reacher is approached by FBI and told that Australians found a list and the first three men on the list are dead by murder. Reacher is the fourth man on the list. He figures out that the four men killed some child rapists in a middle east country and a family member is getting revenge. He sets himself up to trap the killers and succeeds.

]]> The Answer Is No 219876684 In a hilarious short story from New York Times bestselling author Fredrik Backman, the absurdities of modern life cause one man’s solitary world to spin suddenly, and comically, out of control.

Lucas knows the perfect night entails just three things: video games, wine, and pad thai. Peanuts are a must! Other people? Not so much. Why complicate things when he’s happy alone?

Then one day the apartment board, a vexing trio of authority, rings his doorbell. And Lucas’s solitude takes a startling hike. They demand to see his frying pan. Someone left one next to the recycling room overnight, and instead of removing the errant object, as Lucas suggests, they insist on finding the guilty party. But their plan backfires. Colossally.

Told in Fredrik Backman’s singular witty style with sharply drawn characters and relatable antics, The Answer Is No is a laugh-out-loud portrait of a man struggling to keep to himself in a world that won’t leave him alone.]]> 68 Fredrik Backman 1662526520 Bill 5 3.94 2024 The Answer Is No
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A great short story, very whimsical
]]> <![CDATA[Bound for Murder: A Hardcover Homicide (A Juliet Page Cozy Mystery, #1)]]> 207975148 Librarian Juliet Page needs a major change, and she travels to a small town in the UK to reimagine a fresh start when she finds herself caught in the middle of a murder scene—and all fingers pointing at her�

Juliet has always loved mystery novels, but she never thought she’d be in the middle of one. With new friendships and a second chance at life on the line, Juliet must clear her name before it’s too late—and in the process, solve the crime.

BOUND FOR A HARDCOVER HOMICIDE (A Juliet Page Cozy Mystery—Book 1) is the debut novel in a new series by cozy mystery author Audrey Shine.

A charming cozy mystery series, Juliet Page will pull you right into its quaint setting, captivate you with its enchanting atmosphere, and make it impossible to stop reading. With unexpected plot twists and a perplexing mystery to unravel, this page-turner will keep you engaged late into the night, all while you fall in love with its unforgettable main character.

Future books in the series are also available!]]> 147 Audrey Shine Bill 5 3.97 Bound for Murder: A Hardcover Homicide (A Juliet Page Cozy Mystery, #1)
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Juliet Page catches her husband cheating and goes on vacation. She gets embroiled in a murder case
]]> A Gambling Man (Archer, #2) 54592511
The 1950s are on the horizon, and Archer is in dire need of a fresh start after a nearly fatal detour in Poca City. So Archer hops on a bus and begins the long journey out west to California, where rumor has it there is money to be made if you’re hard-working, lucky, criminal—or all three.

Along the way, Archer stops in Reno, where a stroke of fortune delivers him a wad of cash and an eye-popping blood-red 1939 Delahaye convertible—plus a companion for the final leg of the journey, an aspiring actress named Liberty Callahan who is planning to try her luck in Hollywood. But when the two arrive in Bay Town, California, Archer quickly discovers that the hordes of people who flocked there seeking fame and fortune landed in a false paradise that instead caters to their worst addictions and fears.

Archer’s first stop is a P.I. office where he is hoping to apprentice with a legendary private eye and former FBI agent named Willie Dash. He lands the job, and immediately finds himself in the thick of a potential scandal: a blackmail case involving a wealthy well-connected politician running for mayor that soon spins into something even more sinister. As bodies begin falling, Archer and Dash must infiltrate the world of brothels, gambling dens, drug operations, and long-hidden secrets, descending into the rotten bones of a corrupt town that is selling itself as the promised land—but might actually be the road to perdition, and Archer’s final resting place.]]> 432 David Baldacci 1538719665 Bill 5 4.18 2021 A Gambling Man (Archer, #2)
author: David Baldacci
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Archer becomes apprenticed to a PI and together they work on a case that uncovers a clever plan to run a casino in California, where casinos are illegal. Murder and blackmail show up.
]]> One Good Deed (Archer, #1) 44016314 The #1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci introduces an unforgettable new character: Archer, a straight-talking former World War II soldier fresh out of prison for a crime he didn't commit.

It's 1949. When war veteran Aloysius Archer is released from Carderock Prison, he is sent to Poca City on parole with a short list of do's and a much longer list of don'ts: do report regularly to his parole officer, don't go to bars, certainly don't drink alcohol, do get a job--and don't ever associate with loose women.

The small town quickly proves more complicated and dangerous than Archer's years serving in the war or his time in jail. Within a single night, his search for gainful employment--and a stiff drink--leads him to a local bar, where he is hired for what seems like a simple job: to collect a debt owed to a powerful local businessman, Hank Pittleman.

Soon Archer discovers that recovering the debt won't be so easy. The indebted man has a furious grudge against Hank and refuses to pay; Hank's clever mistress has her own designs on Archer; and both Hank and Archer's stern parole officer, Miss Crabtree, are keeping a sharp eye on him.

When a murder takes place right under Archer's nose, police suspicions rise against the ex-convict, and Archer realizes that the crime could send him right back to prison . . . if he doesn't use every skill in his arsenal to track down the real killer.]]> 416 David Baldacci Bill 5 4.08 2019 One Good Deed (Archer, #1)
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average rating: 4.08
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WWII veteran Aloysius Archer is released from prison , he goes to Pocs City to meet his probation officer. He gets hired by a local businessman to collect a debt. He discovers a murder, and things escalate. Archer ends up solving the murder.
]]> Eleven Numbers 222163948 An American mathematician’s assignment in Russia spirals into a high-stakes maze of shifting loyalties and intrigue in a propulsive short thriller by #1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Child.

Nathan Tyler is an unassuming professor at a middling American university with a rather obscure specialty in mathematics—in short, a nobody from nowhere. So why is the White House calling? Summoned to Washington, DC, for a top-secret briefing, Nathan discovers that he’s the key to a massive foreign intelligence breakthrough. Reading between the lines of a cryptic series of equations, he could open a door straight into the heart of the Kremlin and change the global balance of power forever. All he has to do is get to a meeting with the renowned Russian mathematician who created it. But when Nathan crashes headlong into a dangerous new game, the odds against him suddenly look a lot steeper.]]> 50 Lee Child 1662526202 Bill 5 4.09 2025 Eleven Numbers
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A clever short story that appeals to mathematicians
]]> <![CDATA[Lights! Camera! Mayhem! (The Chronicles of St. Mary's #14.6)]]> 209154677
TEMPORA, THE TIME TRAVELLING TOURIST

Starring Astrid Gustafsson as Helen of Troy - 'the face that launched a thousand ships' (Homer)

With Dirk Thrust as Achilles - 'demi god and hero' (Homer)

And the Wooden Horse as Himself - 'easily the least wooden performance from anyone participating in this particular travesty' (Dr Maxwell)

Watch and weep as this epic tale unfolds...

It's drama, darling! In this year's festive tale, the nation's favourite film producer, Calvin Cutter, returns to darken the doors of St Mary's once again...]]> 100 Jodi Taylor 1035416530 Bill 5 St Marys is assisting a movie producer by providing accurate background information. A young staff member takes a beautiful starlet back in time to ancient Troy and promptly loses her. St Marys must save her and soon]]> 4.56 2024 Lights! Camera! Mayhem! (The Chronicles of St. Mary's #14.6)
author: Jodi Taylor
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average rating: 4.56
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Another great story of St Marys.
St Marys is assisting a movie producer by providing accurate background information. A young staff member takes a beautiful starlet back in time to ancient Troy and promptly loses her. St Marys must save her and soon
]]> <![CDATA[Ad Astra (Adventures of the Starship Satori, #1)]]> 36515166 250 Kevin O. McLaughlin Bill 5 4.21 2013 Ad Astra (Adventures of the Starship Satori, #1)
author: Kevin O. McLaughlin
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average rating: 4.21
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Disabled Dan Wynn accepts a rocket pilot job on the Moon. It turns out to be an alien craft, and on the maiden voyage, it is damaged by sabotage. He and crew and saboteur end up on strange planet
]]> <![CDATA[At the Coffee Shop of Curiosities]]> 61884939
When Ava Harrison receives a letter containing an unusual job listing one month after the sudden death of her ex-boyfriend, she thinks she’s being haunted. The listing—a job as a live-in caretaker for a peculiar old man and his cranky cat in Driftwood, Alabama—is the perfect chance to start a new life. A normal life. Ava has always been too fearful to even travel, so no one’s more surprised than she is when she throws caution to the wind and drives to the distant beachside town.

On the surface, Maggie Mae Brightwell is a bundle of energy as she runs Magpie’s, Driftwood’s coffee and curiosity shop, where there’s magic to be found in pairing the old with the new. But lurking under her cheerful exterior is a painful truth—keeping busy is the best way to distract herself from the lingering loss of her mama and her worries about her aging father. No one knows better than she does that you can’t pour from an empty cup, but holding on to the past is the only thing keeping the hope alive that her mama will return home one day.

Ava and Maggie soon find they’re kindred spirits, as they’re both haunted—not by spirits, but by regret. Both must learn to let go of the past to move on—because sometimes the waves of change bring you to the place where you most belong.]]> 320 Heather Webber 1250867266 Bill 5 Magic is in the air and their lives change for the better]]> 3.89 2023 At the Coffee Shop of Curiosities
author: Heather Webber
name: Bill
average rating: 3.89
book published: 2023
rating: 5
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Maggie May "Magpie" Brightwell runs Magpie's, the coffee and curiosity shop in Driftwood. She meets up with Ava Harrison, who just moved to Driftwood to care for a cranky old man and his cat.
Magic is in the air and their lives change for the better
]]> Absolute Power 15159
Meanwhile, Jack Graham, once a public defender and now a high-powered corporate attorney, gets drawn into the case because the on-the-lam burglar just happens to be the father of his former financee, a crusading Virginia prosecutor.

Embroidering the narrative through assorted plot whorls are the hero's broken romance; his conflict over selling out for financial success; the prosecutor's confused love-hate for her burglar father; the relentless investigation by a northern Virginia career cop; the dilemma of government agents trapped in a moral catch-22; the amoral ambitions of a sexy White House Chief of Staff; and the old burglar's determination to bring down the ruthless president.

Meanwhile, lurking at the novel's center like a venomous spider is the sociopathic president.]]> 550 David Baldacci 0330419641 Bill 5 4.19 1996 Absolute Power
author: David Baldacci
name: Bill
average rating: 4.19
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rating: 5
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A burglar hides from surprise visitors to his target house. He hides behind a two-way mirror and sees the President of the US attempt to kill the woman he came in with. She fights back and stabs him with a letter opener. The Secret Service rushes in and kills her. The burglar escapes with the letter opener. The Secret Service agents clean out the room, and dump the body. The burglar blackmails the president, but is framed for the woman's murder and killed by one of the agents. The bad guys are finally brought down by a good guy.
]]> <![CDATA[Accused (Rosato & DiNunzio, #1)]]> 16045124 368 Lisa Scottoline 1250027659 Bill 5 3.67 2013 Accused (Rosato & DiNunzio, #1)
author: Lisa Scottoline
name: Bill
average rating: 3.67
book published: 2013
rating: 5
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Mary DiNunzio has just been promoted to partner in her law firm, and her first client is a thirteen year old girl who believes the man convicted of murdering her sister is innocent. Mary and her partner a seek to find the real murderer.
]]> <![CDATA[Minority Report and Other Stories]]> 534004 Viewed by many as the greatest science fiction writer on any planet, Philip K. Dick has written some of the most intriguing, original and thought-provoking fiction of our time. This collection includes stories that will make you laugh, cringe...and stop and think.

The Minority Report: a special unit that employs those with the power of precognition to prevent crimes proves itself less than reliable...
We Can Remember It For You Wholesale: an everyguy's yearning for more exciting "memories" places him in a danger he never could have imagined (basis of the feature film Total Recall)...
Paycheck: a mechanic who has no memory of the previous two years of his life finds that a bag of seemingly worthless and unrelated objects can actually unlock the secret of his recent past � and insure that he has a future...
Second Variety: the UN's technological advances to win a global war veer out of control, threatening to destroy all of humankind (basis of the movie Screamers)...
The Eyes Have It: a whimsical, laugh-out-loud play on the words of the title.

]]> 6 Philip K. Dick 0060095261 Bill 5 Great book by a great author.
This book contains Minority Report - the ending is way different than the Tom Cruise movie of the same name.
Next- We can remember it for you wholesale- very different ending than the Arnold Schwarzenegger movie Total Recall
Next- Paycheck- again, a different ending than the Ben Affleck movie of the same name.
Next- Second Variety -a different ending from the movie Screamers, but not THAT much different.
FINALLY The Eyes have it- a humorous short story - alas no movie came of it]]> 3.94 1987 Minority Report and Other Stories
author: Philip K. Dick
name: Bill
average rating: 3.94
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rating: 5
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AUDIBLE BOOK checked out from Corpus Christi Public Library using Overdrive
Great book by a great author.
This book contains Minority Report - the ending is way different than the Tom Cruise movie of the same name.
Next- We can remember it for you wholesale- very different ending than the Arnold Schwarzenegger movie Total Recall
Next- Paycheck- again, a different ending than the Ben Affleck movie of the same name.
Next- Second Variety -a different ending from the movie Screamers, but not THAT much different.
FINALLY The Eyes have it- a humorous short story - alas no movie came of it
]]> <![CDATA[Accents of Horror: Four Flavors of Death]]> 25212645
What would you do if you saw a hitchhiker on the side of the road on a rainy night?

What if you saw headlights coming at you over a hill, but they then disappeared into nowhere?

What if the Grim Reaper showed up at your door while you were sitting down to dinner with your family?

What if you were an out of work actor and the man who stole your job sat down beside you in a diner?

All of these questions will be answered by the characters in Accents of Horror: Four Flavors of Death, by horror writer Chris Snider.

BONUS: also included is a short story by #1 Bestselling Thriller Writer Ellen C. Maze (Rabbit: Chasing Beth Rider, The Judging)]]> 87 Chris Snider Bill 5 3.90 2013 Accents of Horror: Four Flavors of Death
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rating: 5
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Four different stories, all good, with a twilight Zone type feel to them
]]> Moncton 59546530 17 E.J. Herald Bill 5 4.00 Moncton
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A space/alien story turned horror with a twist at the end. Very good story
]]> <![CDATA[Deliver Us from Evil (A. Shaw, #2)]]> 7277715
On Waller’s trail is Shaw, the mysterious operative from The Whole Truth, who must prevent Waller from closing his latest deal. Shaw’s one chance to bring him down will come in the most unlikely of places: a serene, bucolic village in Provence.

But Waller’s depravity and ruthlessness go deeper than Shaw knows. And now, there is someone else pursuing Waller in Provence—Reggie Campion, an agent for a secret vigilante group headquartered in a musty old English estate—and she has an agenda of her own.

Hunting the same man, unaware of each other’s mission, Shaw and Reggie will be caught in a deadly duel of nerve and wits. Hitchcockian in its intimate buildup of suspense, and filled with the kind of breathtaking plot turns and remarkable characters that are David Baldacci’s hallmark, Deliver Us from Evil is the most gripping thriller of the year.]]> 406 David Baldacci 0446564087 Bill 5 3.98 2010 Deliver Us from Evil (A. Shaw, #2)
author: David Baldacci
name: Bill
average rating: 3.98
book published: 2010
rating: 5
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A Shaw is after a very rich very evil former soviet K?GB agent. But there is another person after the soviet. And the soviet is after both of them
]]> Empire Seed 36253625
The Brooklyn Dodgers beat the New York Yankees in the World Series.

Warm temperatures verging on the uncomfortable.

People all over the city were acting strangely.

And then there was the incident at the Empire State Building -- a man climbing to the top, strange lights swirling, Air Force jets blazing onto the scene.

Had there been an invasion and, if so, by whom -- aliens or the Russians?]]> 38 Adam Hughes Bill 5 5.00 Empire Seed
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A strange short story about alien invasion that causes strange things to happen
]]> <![CDATA[Mars Mission: Mars Mission Series]]> 220885138 Mars Mission, Horizon Corporation’s pioneering crew—commanders Troy, Mira, and SAGE, an advanced robotic overseer—faces the ultimate establishing humanity’s first self-sustaining colony on Mars within one year. This hard science fiction novel, grounded in current science, follows the team as they tackle the unyielding Martian environment, ethical dilemmas, and resource challenges, racing against time to lay the foundation for a new world. Rich in scientific detail and survival suspense, Mars Mission invites readers into the thrilling reality of life on the Red Planet, where courage and ingenuity are as vital as air.]]> 194 Max Myka Bill 5 5.00 Mars Mission: Mars Mission Series
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A very good story written like a journal, describing the first Mars settlement, from a three person team to colonists to the first pregnant woman on Mars
]]> What She Knew 53498722 "This book was gripping, so many twists and turns, I could not put it down! Heart breaking at times, you really feel the characters. Just such a wonderfully terrifying book!" (Amazon Reviewer)

Lilly was a college graduate with a growing career, and an ex-boyfriend with a single-minded determination to reclaim her. Despite her efforts to hide her tracks, Carl stalks and terrorizes her, and she flees to the remote regions of northern Maine. The journey is perilous, but Lilly makes a life, marries and raises a family. The fear of being hunted recedes, but the past lurks, ever watching, and then slams into Lilly’s world, threatening all that she holds dear.]]> 247 Kate Abbott Bill 5 4.01 What She Knew
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Lilly escapes Carl, her possessive boyfriend. But he finds her.
]]> Suburban Monsters 63267244 The house at the end of the block with the overgrown lawn. The darkened store window in a forgotten corner of the shopping mall. The colorful characters of a children's TV show. What dark secrets do they hide?

From award-winning author Christopher Hawkins come thirteen tales of the horrors lurking right next door.

* A shut-in sets out to make a new life for himself by losing weight at the point of a scalpel.
* A store clerk with a mannequin obsession hides a macabre and tragic secret.
* A master thief tries for one last score in a house that doesn't want him to leave.
* Two friends learn the hard way that having superpowers doesn't always make you a hero. It might just make you a monster.
* A lonely painter finds freedom with the help of something lurking beneath the ocean waves.

At turns whimsical and somber but always unsettling, this debut collection of short horror stories is essential reading from a rising voice in dark literary fiction.]]> 228 Christopher Hawkins Bill 5 3.78 2023 Suburban Monsters
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horror stories revolving around suburban neighborhoods
]]> <![CDATA[Fixed Marriage: A Cozy Mini Mystery (OverRuled Book 7)]]> 213750907 itself ‘in the best interest of the child?� It’s another ‘street fight on a chessboard� with The Jury Whisperer and the courtroom war king defending the controversial leader of Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing.

‘All rise� as temptation itself judges how a Bible Trivia event escalated to physical fights, subliminal threats, lamb-pranks, and even a spiritual restraining order! Will wisdom itself object to public opinion? And will a new parable ‘break the spell� of an invisible bondage? It’s a whodunit range of Christian Hart, Farah Seas, Nico, Alpha, Smart Alec, Goody Two-Shoes, a ‘fashion police� judge, and many more.

Fixed Marriage animates the political traffic of true redemption and Apologizeaphobia’s Cure.

* This book is a spinoff of new Christian Parables books 1 and 2 by the same author.


]]> 60 Jwyan C. Johnson Bill 5 3.56 Fixed Marriage: A Cozy Mini Mystery (OverRuled Book 7)
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A legal battle between divorcing pastors with a lot of puns
]]> The Window’s Puzzle 63932383
With an unlikely helper, can Miles put puzzle pieces together to reveal a ‘window of opportunity?� Are there family pieces in this puzzle that simply don’t fit together? And should this trial start with the ‘puzzle end piece?�

Climb inside The Window’s Puzzle for a trial of priorities, a criminal past, redemption, The Joneses, and Another Man’s Treasure. Join the jury to see if a complete puzzle reveals reasonable doubt� and much more.”]]> 60 Jwyan C. Johnson Bill 5 ]]> 3.67 The Window’s Puzzle
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A kidnap-murder legal mystery full of puns

]]> <![CDATA[The Collision’s Alibi (Overruled Book 3)]]> 61068421
Miles Turner switches lanes, to civil trial, as attorney Sue A. Lott is seeing red in a ‘yellow light� making others turn green� with envy. But what are the real twists and turns in Ally Rhodes? Feel the impact of an outsmarted Smart Alec and a not-so-Silent Knight.

The Collision’s Alibi is a cozy whodunit mini-mystery of chain letters, a bar fight, conspiracy claims, and the invasive ways of The Chaos King himself! But will a legal handshake between both sides reveal the real ‘drive� behind it all?

*Although this book functions as a standalone mystery, The Collision’s Alibi is also Book 3 of the Overruled Series and a spinoff storyline elaborating between the Karma’s Revenge Series in cozy mini-mystery.]]> 60 Jwyan C. Johnson Bill 5 4.25 The Collision’s Alibi (Overruled Book 3)
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A who done it legal mystery thriller, full of puns
]]> Tales Out of Time 12812061
Writer on Demand TM Vol. 3: Tales Out of Time includes three stories:

"Standing Still" (approximately 4,600 words) tells the story of one man trying to help another deal with the reality in which he finds himself. The story originally appeared in Time Twisters, edited by Jean Rabe and Martin H. Greenberg (DAW Books, Inc. 2007).

"Knowing She Would" (approximately 3,600 words) tells the story of a girl visited repeatedly by those who need her help in their journeys. The story originally appeared in Historical Hauntings, edited by Jean Rabe and Martin H. Greenberg (DAW Books, Inc. 2000).

"A Passion for Time Travel" (approximately 3,900 words) deals with the problems of a company that sells vacations throughout time. The story originally appeared in TimeShares, edited by Jean Rabe and Martin H. Greenberg (DAW Books, Inc. 2010).

Also available: Writer on Demand Vol. 1: Tales of Gamers and Gaming and Writer on Demand Vol. 2: Tales of Humorous Horror. Watch for more Writer on Demand TM Collections, coming soon.]]> 0 Donald J. Bingle Bill 5 3.25 2011 Tales Out of Time
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average rating: 3.25
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A very good collection of stories about time travel
]]> <![CDATA[The Missing Mayor (Pine Grove Mysteries #1)]]> 61436305 45 Sam Chase Bill 5 A good cozy mystery 3.91 The Missing Mayor (Pine Grove Mysteries #1)
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A good cozy mystery
]]> Cold Shot 43366640
Divorce is hard. Murder is easy.

Dwayne is a retired hockey player. Celeste is an Instagram star. For their five-year anniversary, they both want the same thing � to have the other murdered.

There’s just one problem: They each hire the same hitman.

What ensues is a riveting, delightfully dark tale of pitch-perfect criminal mayhem. Throw in a repo-man, psychic, gun-toting toddler, and a mercenary biker, and you have a sensational novel unlike anything you’ve ever read.

There’s only one way this ends�

And it won’t be amicable.

It’s only a matter of time until Carey Lewis is mentioned alongside the Crime Fiction greats. Razor-sharp dialogue, delicious characters, and refreshingly irresistable stories place him at the top of the genre.]]> 252 Carey Lewis Bill 5 3.94 Cold Shot
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A good story about a repo man, a murder plan, anda retired hockey player
]]> <![CDATA[The Scales of the Space Whale: A Short Story (Short Story Singles)]]> 58181048 36 Joe Vasicek Bill 5 4.19 The Scales of the Space Whale: A Short Story (Short Story Singles)
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name: Bill
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A good sci fi story in deep space
]]> The Edge (The 6:20 Man, #2) 123024036 The 6:20 Man is back, dropped by his handlers into a small coastal town in Maine to solve the murder of a CIA agent who knew America’s dirtiest secrets—can Travis Devine uncover the truth before his time runs out?

When CIA operative Jenny Sikwell is murdered in rural Maine, government officials have immediate concerns over national security. Her laptop and phone were full of state secrets that, in the wrong hands, endanger the lives of countless operatives. In need of someone who can solve the murder quickly and retrieve the missing information, the U.S. government knows just the chameleon they can call on.

Ex-Army Ranger Travis Devine spent his time in the military preparing to take on any scenario, followed by his short-lived business career chasing shadows in the deepest halls of power, so his analytical mind makes him particularly well-suited for complex, high-stakes tasks. Taking down the world’s largest financial conspiracy proved his value, and in comparison, this case looks straightforward. Except small towns hold secrets and Devine finds himself an outsider again.

Devine must ingratiate himself with locals who have trusted each other their whole lives, and who distrust outsiders just as much. Dak, Jenny’s brother, who’s working to revitalize the town. Earl, the retired lobsterman who found Jenny’s body. And Alex, Jenny’s sister with a dark past of her own. As Devine gets to know the residents of Potter, Maine, answers seem to appear and then transform into more questions. There’s a long history of secrets and those who will stop at nothing to keep them from being exposed. Leaving Devine with no idea who he can trust... and who wants him dead.]]> 417 David Baldacci 1538719924 Bill 5 4.37 2023 The Edge (The 6:20 Man, #2)
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Travis Devine is sent to Maine to solve the murder of a CIA agent. He digs up family and town secrets from years ago.
]]> Crooked V.1 59068858
You'll find Teppo's retrieval job gone very, very wrong (or has it?). You'll find Eric Warren's gunrunner getting a second chance andGreg Dragon's smuggler surviving on the edge. Jessie Kwak's bodyguard dealing with a simple job that got quite complicated, Kate Sheeran Swed's unlikely bounty hunter getting her feet underneath her, and Wade Peterson's fighting bot showing its fiercely loyal heart.

The law is represented in this collection, too —you'll find Benjamin Gorman's take on an interspecies police investigation and Mark Niemann-Ross's story of near-future intellectual property noir.

The goal of the Crooked anthology series is to introduce you as the reader to authors who are currently writing sci-fi crime stories, and give you a glimpse into their worlds. Find an author you love? Follow the links in their bios for more stories from the seedy underbelly of the Science Fiction shelf.]]> 212 Jessie Kwak 1946592234 Bill 5 4.77 2021 Crooked V.1
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name: Bill
average rating: 4.77
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]]> <![CDATA[CROOKED V.3: A Sci-Fi Crime Anthology]]> 220921862
Jobs will go wrong. Backs will be stabbed. Mayhem will break out.

And things will definitely explode.

You're gonna love it here. I promise.]]> 271 Jessie Kwak Bill 5 4.00 2024 CROOKED V.3: A Sci-Fi Crime Anthology
author: Jessie Kwak
name: Bill
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2024
rating: 5
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A great anthology of sci fi crime stories. good variety.
]]> The Whole Truth (A. Shaw, #1) 2260637
So begins David Baldacci's new book--a thriller unlike any he's written before. "Matt" is Mathew Pender, of Pender Associates--a shadowy organization that specializes in managing seemingly impossible situations for its clients. Sometimes, those services extend to managing--and creating--armed conflict. When Matt Pender is asked by his client--the largest defense contractor in the world--to manipulate two nations against each other, a shocking and surprising series of events are set in motion that will possibly bring the world to the brink of World War III.*

In this epic thriller with a global backdrop, David Baldacci delivers all the twists and turns, compelling characters, and can't-put-it-down pacing that readers have come to expect from this master storyteller.]]> 406 David Baldacci 0446195979 Bill 5 4.00 2008 The Whole Truth (A. Shaw, #1)
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average rating: 4.00
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AN ARMS DEALER PLOTS TO set two world powers against each other, so he csn sell more armaments to them and other countries.
]]> True Blue 6528034
הדרך היחידה לחזור וללבוש את המדים הכחולים היא לפענח מקרה קשה ולהוכיח שהיא זכאית וראויה לשוב לתפקידה ולדרגתה. ואולם, אף שאחותה, קצינת המשטרה, עומדת לצדה, היא חייבת לפעול בחשאי, וזאת משום שפרקליט מן התביעה מחכה להזדמנות לשים אותה מאחורי סורג ובריח.

ואז נכנס רוי קינגמן לחייה.

רוי הוא עורך דין צעיר שסייע לנזקקים עד שקיבל משרה ומשכורת גבוהה בחברת עורכי דין בוושינגטון. הוא פוגש במייס לאחר שגילה את גופתה של עורכת דין שעבדה איתו באותה חברה.

חקירתם את מותה של עורכת הדין מגלה סודות מפתיעים על העולם הפרטי והציבורי של וושינגטון, ומה שהחל כחקירת רצח שגרתית מקבל תפנית מחרידה ובלתי צפויה למשהו מסובך, שטני וכפי הנראה גם קטלני.]]> 456 David Baldacci 0446195510 Bill 5 3.84 2009 True Blue
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name: Bill
average rating: 3.84
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Mason Perry, is a convict and former policewoman. She investigates a murder, hoping to be able to return to the police force. She teams up with lawyer Roy.
]]> <![CDATA[The Eighth Sacrament: A Supernatural Thriller (The Holloway Series Book 1)]]> 210997324 BASED ON ACTUAL EVENTS

Jason Bourne meets The Exorcist meets Da Vinci Code

"First the smiles, then the it was the Vatican way." This is sure to be one of the most iconic opening lines of any novel. In this supernatural thriller, a new rite awakens an old darkness.

In the shadowy corners of New York City, Detective Ed Holloway has stared down the barrel at criminals of every kind. Yet, nothing can prepare him for the ancient evil stirring beneath the city’s gritty streets.

The world watches in awe as the Catholic Church unveils a new ritual—the Eighth Sacrament. Promising an unprecedented connection with the afterlife, it offers solace, mystery, and a glimpse beyond death’s veil. But not all miracles come from the light.

As the faithful flock for a chance to speak with lost loved ones, a dark force seizes its moment to rise. Ed Holloway, caught in a web of supernatural intrigue and earthly peril, discovers the sacrament’s true purpose—a facade for a secret society’s vision of the apocalypse. Thrust into an unlikely alliance with a determined young exorcist and a beautiful INTERPOL agent, Ed rushes from the frenetic cityscape of Manhattan to the shadowy catacombs of the Vatican. Battling a maze of supernatural threats and human deceit, the trio races against time to save humanity from a hellish demise.

With every soul hanging in the balance, will Ed be able to stop this ancient evil before it consumes the world as we know it?

“One hell of a supernatural thriller!� (5 stars)

"Navigates the gaps of science fiction/fantasy/religious thriller." (5 stars)

"This is Exorcist meets Total Recall meets Station Eleven, but with some Sopranos meets Da Vinci Code in the mix." (5 stars)

"Gripping thriller from beginning to end!" (5 stars)

"Cinematic & Thrilling." (5 stars)

thriller suspense
mystery thriller
horror thriller
crime thriller
conspiracy thriller
science fiction adventure
dystopian science fiction
thriller novels
black and african american science fiction]]> 420 Arkhem J. Cain Bill 4 4.58 The Eighth Sacrament: A Supernatural Thriller (The Holloway Series Book 1)
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The pope announces a new sacrament that allows communication with the dead. But all is not as it seems.
]]> Ushers 218362004 A young man who has improbably escaped death twice reveals his secret in a spine-tingling short story by New York Times bestselling author Joe Hill.

Martin Lorensen is a twenty-three-year-old counselor for disturbed teenagers. He’s bright, compassionate, attractive, and outgoing. He’s also—and this is the most interesting thing—not dead. Martin has improbably survived not one but two deadly disasters that claimed dozens of lives. The kid is riding one hell of a lucky streak. Two federal agents think there is something darker at play. Now that they’ve arranged to interview Martin, they want answers. Martin is ready to share everything he knows. One thing is for certain: when it comes to escaping death, luck doesn’t figure into it at all.]]> 29 Joe Hill 1662527942 Bill 5 4.23 2024 Ushers
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A twilight zone type story in which a young man sees angels or ushers appear when someone is to die
]]> <![CDATA[Catching Spiders (The God Cycle, #2.5)]]> 209261981 This short story is a perfect introduction to the style and intrigue of The God Cycle trilogy. The story takes place between book two and three of The God Cycle, but it is a spoiler-free stand-alone.

- - -

Something ancient and deadly has come to Paris—and wouldn’t you know, it happens to love jazz.

Simón, a former piano prodigy turned addict, escaped an affectionless childhood to eke out a living by slinging drinks in the best jazz club in Paris, his existence made tolerable by the wonderful music that surrounds him.

His drug-dazed mind is thankful for the programmed alarms in his smartwatch. Without those he would not just be consistently late for work—he would probably forget to show up at all. He is less pleased the day his watch starts commenting on other aspects of his life. He especially dislikes when it tells him he is going to die.]]> 25 J. Cornelius 8797494623 Bill 5 his watch talks to him 4.82 Catching Spiders (The God Cycle, #2.5)
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his watch talks to him
]]> <![CDATA[Simply Lies (Mickey Gibson, #1)]]> 61198195 A twisting new psychological thriller in which two women—one a former detective, the other a dangerous con artist—go head-to-head in an electrifying game of cat and mouse.

Mickey Gibson, single mother and former detective, leads a hectic life similar to that of many moms: juggling the demands of her two small children with the tasks of her job working remotely for ProEye, a global investigation company that hunts down wealthy tax and credit cheats.

When Mickey gets a call from a colleague named Arlene Robinson, she thinks nothing of Arlene’s unusual request for her to go inventory the vacant home of an arms dealer who cheated ProEye’s clients and fled. That is, until she arrives at the mansion to discover a dead body in a secret room—and that nothing is as it seems.

Not only does the arms dealer not exist but the murder victim turns out to be Harry Lancaster, a man with mob ties who used to be in Witness Protection. What’s more, no one named Arlene Robinson works at ProEye.

In the blink of an eye, Gibson has become a prime suspect in a murder investigation—and now her job is also on the line until she proves that she was set up. Before long, Gibson is locked in a battle of wits with a brilliant woman with no name, a hidden past, and unknown motives—whose end game is as mysterious as it is deadly.]]> 432 David Baldacci 1538750635 Bill 5 Mickey gets a call from a colleague named Arlene Robinson, to go inventory the vacant home of an arms dealer who cheated ProEye’s clients and fled. That is, until she arrives at the mansion to discover a dead body in a secret room—and that nothing is as it seems.

Not only does the arms dealer not exist but the murder victim turns out to be Harry Lancaster, a man with mob ties who used to be in Witness Protection. What’s more, no one named Arlene Robinson works at ProEye.

In the Mickey Gibson has become a prime suspect in a murder investigation—and now her job is also on the line until she proves that she was set up. And a Mob guys tells her to find the money Lancaster has hidden. She teams up with a local policeman, who surprisingly has no recorded past beyond a few years back]]> 3.73 2023 Simply Lies (Mickey Gibson, #1)
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Mickey Gibson, single mother and former detective,juggles the demands of her two small children with the tasks of her job working remotely for ProEye, a global investigation company that hunts down wealthy tax and credit cheats.
Mickey gets a call from a colleague named Arlene Robinson, to go inventory the vacant home of an arms dealer who cheated ProEye’s clients and fled. That is, until she arrives at the mansion to discover a dead body in a secret room—and that nothing is as it seems.

Not only does the arms dealer not exist but the murder victim turns out to be Harry Lancaster, a man with mob ties who used to be in Witness Protection. What’s more, no one named Arlene Robinson works at ProEye.

In the Mickey Gibson has become a prime suspect in a murder investigation—and now her job is also on the line until she proves that she was set up. And a Mob guys tells her to find the money Lancaster has hidden. She teams up with a local policeman, who surprisingly has no recorded past beyond a few years back
]]> Tumbleweeds of Terror 44541257 Hugh Wesley Bill 5 4.00 Tumbleweeds of Terror
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collection of 17 old west horror stories
]]> <![CDATA[Five Will Get You Ten: Gold Rush to Murder (The Blake Franklin Investigations Book 5)]]> 128077279 Blake Franklin, Protector and Crime FighterWhen a madman sets his sights on Blake Franklin's clients, Blake must act fast.
This gripping story of planned kidnapping and murder unfolds in this page-turner.
Will Blake stop him in time?
Will his new team of former Navy Seals turn the tide?

Celebrities' riches and their lives are at stake.
This modern-day Gold Bandit is tearing a page from California History, but a new Sheriff is in town.

Five will Get You Ten - Gold Rush to Murder is a must-read from author Ryan Hale.

Related Tags Blake FranklinCelebrity Protection DivisionFormer Navy SEALsSecure TravelEntertainment CelebritiesSports CelebritiesCrazed MastermindKidnapping PlotRansom DemandMercenariesSecurity DetailClient ProtectionMadman HuntPerverse PlanDiabolical SchemeModern Day OutlawCalifornia LoreCelebrity SecurityClient SafetyAction Thriller]]> 213 Ryan Hale Bill 5 4.78 Five Will Get You Ten: Gold Rush to Murder (The Blake Franklin Investigations Book 5)
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A very good story about a private celebrity protection firm that runs into serious bad guys. This tory has an interesting twist; it emphasizes the number FIVE in various places
]]> <![CDATA[The Closers (Harry Bosch, #11; Harry Bosch Universe, #15)]]> 32505
In Los Angeles in 1988, a sixteen-year-old girl disappeared from her home and was later found dead of a gunshot wound to the chest. The death appeared at first to be a suicide - but some of the evidence contradicted that scenario, and detectives came to believe this was in fact a murder. Despite a by-the-book investigation, no one was ever charged.

Now Detective Harry Bosch is back with the LAPD with the sole mission of closing unsolved cases, and this girl's death is the first he's given. A DNA match makes the case very much alive again, and it turns out to be anything but cold. The ripples from this death have destroyed at least two other lives, and everywhere he probes, Bosch finds hot grief, hot rage, and a bottomless well of betrayal and malice.

And it's not just the girl's family and friends whose lives Bosch is stirring up afresh. With each new development, Harry Bosch finds increasing resistance from within the police force itself. Old enemies are close at hand. Even as he pushes relentlessly to find the truth, Bosch has to wonder if this assignment was intended to be his last. Digging up the past may heal old wounds-or it may expose new, searing ones.

From the mind of the man GQ has called "the best mystery writer in the world," The Closers is a masterpiece of thriller writing that is as sharp and immediate as the greatest fiction.

Also available as a Time Warner AudioBook, eBook and Large Print Edition.]]> 432 Michael Connelly 0446699551 Bill 5 4.11 2005 The Closers (Harry Bosch, #11; Harry Bosch Universe, #15)
author: Michael Connelly
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average rating: 4.11
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Harry Bosch returns to the force in the Open Unsolved Cases unit. He picks a 17 year old murder case to work on, and solves it, despite a a7 year coverup in the upper echilons of the Force
]]> <![CDATA[In Too Deep (Jack Reacher, #29)]]> 204432624 The gripping new Jack Reacher thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling authors Lee Child and Andrew ChildReacher wakes up, alone, in the dark, handcuffed to a bed in a makeshift hospital room. His few possessions are gone. He has no memory of getting there. The last thing he can recall is the car he had hitched a ride in getting run off the road. The driver was killed. The people who staged the attack assume Reacher was the driver's accomplice and patch up his wounds as they plan to make him talk. A plan that will backfire spectacularly . . .]]> 324 Lee Child 0593725808 Bill 5 3.65 2024 In Too Deep (Jack Reacher, #29)
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Reacher awakens, handcuffed to a bed. He has a broken arm and no memory of what happened. But whoever handcuffed him is going to pay.
]]> <![CDATA[7th Heaven (Women's Murder Club, #7)]]> 552894
As fire after fire consume couples in wealthy, comfortable homes, Lindsay and the Murder Club must race to find the arsonists responsible and get to the bottom of Michael Campion's disappearance. But suddenly the fires are raging too close to home.

Frightened for her life and torn between two men, Lindsay must find a way to solve the most daunting dilemmas she's ever faced--at work and at home.]]> 376 James Patterson 0316017701 Bill 2 4.08 2008 7th Heaven (Women's Murder Club, #7)
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rating: 2
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lindsey Boxer and the Women's Murder Club must solve the case of missing Michael Campion, who had a severe heart condition
]]> <![CDATA[Real Horror Stories to Read: 5 Scariest Bedtime Stories]]> 61403185 Here are some of the best, true short horror stories that will give you goosebumps.� A Faceless Man

� Sleep Paralysis

� A Night in Mortuary

� A Security Guard

� A Train]]> 23 Nik Nimson Bill 5 5 horror stories to enjoy 3.48 Real Horror Stories to Read: 5 Scariest Bedtime Stories
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5 horror stories to enjoy
]]> <![CDATA[The Ballad of Smallhope and Pennyroyal]]> 209004601 From the globally bestselling author of the Chronicles of St Mary's and Time Police series - the origin story of bounty hunters Smallhope and Pennyroyal.

Meet Lady Amelia Smallhope, for whom there is no problem that can't be solved by a drink and a think.

And Pennyroyal, for whom there is no problem. Ever.

Everyone's favourite bounty hunters. Sorry - recovery agents. No bad guy they can't handle. No expense account too flexible. No adventure too outrageous.

Join them as they settle scores, break every rule in the book and take the world by storm.

Fasten your seatbelts. The timeline doesn't know what's hit it.]]> 468 Jodi Taylor 1035415925 Bill 5 4.66 2024 The Ballad of Smallhope and Pennyroyal
author: Jodi Taylor
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average rating: 4.66
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origin story of Smallhope and Pennyroyal. famous assassins and associates of St Marys and the Time Police, although not at the same time
]]> <![CDATA[The Narrows (Harry Bosch, #10; Harry Bosch Universe, #14)]]> 409918 Former LAPD detective Harry Bosch gets a call, too--from the widow of an old friend. Her husband's death seems natural, but his ties to the hunt for the Poet make Bosch dig deep. Arriving at a derelict spot in the California desert where the feds are unearthing bodies, Bosch joins forces with Rachel. Now the two are at odds with the FBI...and squarely in the path of the Poet, who will lead them on a wicked ride out of the heat, through the narrows of evil, and into a darkness all his own...

]]> 436 Michael Connelly 0446699543 Bill 5 4.12 2004 The Narrows (Harry Bosch, #10; Harry Bosch Universe, #14)
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average rating: 4.12
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rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Angels Flight (Harry Bosch, #6; Harry Bosch Universe, #8)]]> 32502 454 Michael Connelly 0446607274 Bill 5 4.17 1999 Angels Flight (Harry Bosch, #6; Harry Bosch Universe, #8)
author: Michael Connelly
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average rating: 4.17
book published: 1999
rating: 5
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An activist lawyer is killed on a funicular railway along with a cleaning lady, and it falls on Harry Bosch to find the murderer. It looks like police were the killers. Harry's good friend is targeted by the department and apparently commits suicide.. Riots are breaking out in LA
]]> <![CDATA[Lost Light (Harry Bosch, #9; Harry Bosch Universe, #13)]]> 126507 385 Michael Connelly 0446611638 Bill 5 4.16 2003 Lost Light (Harry Bosch, #9; Harry Bosch Universe, #13)
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average rating: 4.16
book published: 2003
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Now retired, Harry Bosch takes on a case that has bothered him for years, and also seeks justice for a disabled policeman.
]]> Unmasked (De-Extinct Zoo #1) 146924541
Veterinarian Milly Smith is living her dream, working in a zoo populated by de-extinct creatures resurrected from ancient Mammoths and mastodons, dire wolves and do-dos, camelops and saber-toothed cats.

But a routine surgery on a massive short-faced bear goes horribly wrong and a colleague is dead. The bear is slated to be destroyed unless Milly can prove the animal was used by a diabolical killer as a murder weapon.

A killer whose attention has turned to Milly.]]> 113 Carol Potenza 1736326228 Bill 5
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Milly Smith is working at a zoo theatrevives or de-extincts animals from the past, when a tragedy occurs. A short faced bear awakens during surgery and kills someone. Milly works to save the bear from being put down, and discovers that she was the intended victim
]]> <![CDATA[Windows into Hell (Curiosity Quills Anthology)]]> 32733558
Mankind has speculated through the ages that a few righteous or lucky people go straight to heaven. Or so we've come to believe. Good or bad, our journey doesn't end at death. For most of us, the afterlife begins in an office where an overworked and underappreciated demon decides our long term fate.

Life is messy, it’s easy to miss one of the crucial lessons. In order to accommodate our unique shortcomings, a myriad of custom fitted Hells wait with open arms to teach us. No cliché fire and brimstone here, except as decorations. Besides, that would be the easy way out.

Yes, there is a way out. All you have to do is learn one simple lesson. That shouldn't be too hard, right?

Windows into Hell explores what awaits a few people when their life inevitably comes to an end. Featuring bestselling and award winning authors, these stories delve into humanity’s greatest fears- death and the fate of our immortal souls.]]> 283 James Wymore 1620071347 Bill 3 3.76 2016 Windows into Hell (Curiosity Quills Anthology)
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several stories of peoples adventures in hell.except for demons, not at all what you would expect.
]]> <![CDATA[Desert Star (Renée Ballard, #5; Harry Bosch, #24; Harry Bosch Universe, #37)]]> 60219987 LAPD detective Renée Ballard and Harry Bosch work together to hunt the killer who is Bosch’s “white whale”—a man responsible for the murder of an entire family.

A year has passed since LAPD detective Renée Ballard quit the force in the face of misogyny, demoralization, and endless red tape. Yet, after the chief of police himself tells her she can write her ticket within the department, Ballard takes back her badge, leaving “the Late Show� to rebuild the cold case unit at the elite Robbery-Homicide Division.

For years, Harry Bosch has been working a case that haunts him but that he hasn’t been able to crack—the murder of an entire family by a psychopath who still walks free. Ballard makes Bosch an offer: come work with her as a volunteer investigator in the new Open-Unsolved Unit, and he can pursue his “white whale� with the resources of the LAPD behind him.

The two must put aside old resentments to work together again and close in on a dangerous killer. Propulsive and unstoppable, this new novel demonstrates once again why “Connelly is the real deal� (Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review).]]> 400 Michael Connelly 0316421464 Bill 5
Ballard makes Bosch an offer: come work with her as a volunteer investigator in the new Open-Unsolved Unit, and he can pursue his “white whale� cold case with the resources of the LAPD. He does so, and finds the killer he was looking for. He also reveals that his cancer has come back.]]> 4.49 2022 Desert Star (Renée Ballard, #5; Harry Bosch, #24; Harry Bosch Universe, #37)
author: Michael Connelly
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average rating: 4.49
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LAPD detective Renée Ballard quit the force in the face of misogyny and demoralization The chief of police himself tells her she can write her ticket within the department, Ballard takes back her badge, to rebuild the cold case unit at the elite Robbery-Homicide Division.

Ballard makes Bosch an offer: come work with her as a volunteer investigator in the new Open-Unsolved Unit, and he can pursue his “white whale� cold case with the resources of the LAPD. He does so, and finds the killer he was looking for. He also reveals that his cancer has come back.
]]> <![CDATA[Searchers (The Recycled Earth Book 1)]]> 123445266
A thousand years ago humans destroyed the Earth.

Dead. No life. Gone.

We now live in thirteen Arks orbiting the dead planet, hoping it will someday recover and support life once more. One point three million people are all that is left of the human race, one hundred thousand per Ark. No more, no less, closed loop, until the Searchers find us a new home.

Miya is just like any other teenager on Ark Three � school, weekend job, and spending time with friends until she turns eighteen. Then she, along with thousands of other young women and men of the same age, will face Selection . In the blink of an eye, Oversight will assign her a job for life � and a husband, tasked to produce a child in their first year of marriage, and exactly one more after that.

However, what should have been a standard Selection was anything but. Miya soon fears for her life when she discovers that things are not as they seem, and people are disappearing...]]> 283 J.J. Mathews 0995136440 Bill 5 4.43 Searchers (The Recycled Earth Book 1)
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]]> The Book of Jacobine 58040294 This Omnibus Edition collects the sixNunWithAGunstories into a single volume,The Book of Jacobine.

The Pope calls Alice Fisher—Sister Jacobine—hisgiustamanodestraor “righteous right hand.� At his behest, she deals with those who step outside of the Church’s doctrines and, through their actions, dishonor His Holiness. Alice’s unique skillset and God-given gifts make her particularly well-suited as the Pope’s enforcer.Powerful forces inside the Church target Sister Jacobine, to weaken His Holiness� preeminence and further their own dark agenda. Alice must use her considerable skills and resources to safeguard those closest to her, including His Holiness himself.When a Vatican hit squad targets her, Alice turns to the only person she can count on for help—the Philadelphia Police Detective who arrested her for murder.Feet of Clay, the first Jacobine story, was released as a standalone short on September 1, 2020. Due to reader demand, the rest of the stories were released over the next six weeks.A NunWithAGunis a series of short stories and novelettes about Sister Jacobine, the Pope’s hitwoman. They are best read in order.1.0Feet of Clay2.0A Port in the Storm3.0Excommunication4.0Requiem Mass5.0Den of Lions6.0The Narrow GateThriller Short Story Omnibus_______Praise for the A NunWithAGun SeriesThere is a lot of mystery surrounding the Nun and yet a lot is shared in this short novella but there's so much more I want to know....intothe next book in the series I go!Sister Jacobine was a very talented, verywell trainedassassin for the Vatican. I found her to be a very likable character so far, and look forward to getting to know herbetterWhat a fun roller-coaster of a story!Wow. Another fast paced totally un-put-downable story from a what is turning out to be a fabulousseriesIt isreally hardnot to like this very likable amazingnunI found myself laughing at parts of this story.So much action and emotion packed into a short story.There is a big payoff in this shortworkA fascinating journey of twists and turns as Alice's past comes into her present to make this storycompellingDanger, Intrigue and more twists. Pure entertainment, and makes you think!___Mark Posey is a thriller writer born, raised and living in Edmonton, Canada with his wife, author Tracy Cooper-Posey. He is a retired professional wrestler and father of four � Terry, Matthew, Katherine, and Ashley. He likes cooking, woodworking, and watching hockey when he’s not scrolling through social media or taking an afternoon nap with his three cats � Pippin, Merry, and Strider.]]> 175 Mark Posey 1774384507 Bill 5
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books 1-6 of series]]> 4.82 The Book of Jacobine
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]]> <![CDATA[The Killing Curse (Omar Zagouri #4)]]> 34507540
Omar Zagouri should have known that the hunt for an ordinary art thief in London would end up being far from ordinary. Abducted and carted across several countries until he’s locked up in the middle of Jordan’s desert, Omar becomes the target of an underground crime organization that dates back to the Crusaders era. As Omar works to uncover the deadly secrets that connect centuries of deceit, he finds himself trying to prevent an honor killing from turning into another tragedy, while exposing the ancient crime organization for generations of lethal corruption.

More Omar Zagouri Thrillers:
Finding Sheba
Lost King
Slave Queen
First Heist (novella)
Beneath (short story)]]> 450 H.B. Moore 194114599X Bill 3
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two interrelated stories , in the past and in the present, involving honor killing]]> 4.26 The Killing Curse (Omar Zagouri #4)
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]]> <![CDATA[Alley of the Dolls: Science Fiction Stories]]> 202018625
A desperate journalist follows the lead for a story that may cost his life ...

A motley group of speed freaks get up to no good in a red-light district of the future ...And more!]]> 223 Christopher McMaster 1738596567 Bill 5 A collection of sci i stories 4.50 Alley of the Dolls: Science Fiction Stories
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A collection of sci i stories
]]> <![CDATA[Eight Ounces A Day (Short Story of the Apocalypse)]]> 60483036 Unknown Bill 5 Rats are your friends!]]> 3.67 Eight Ounces A Day (Short Story of the Apocalypse)
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A well written dystopian story about survivors not doing well on plant based diets but doing well on eight ounces of meat a day.
Rats are your friends!
]]> A Broken Reality 43315837 A KIDNAPPING GONE WRONG. A PSYCHOPATHIC CRIMINAL. A VICTIM WITHOUT A MEMORY.

Ten-year-old, Danny Madsen, has been missing for four days when Jesse Carlton begins his own search for his godson on a frigid, snowy night. Driving along a deserted rural road, Jesse hits a stretch of black ice at the same time Danny appears from the thicket. From that moment, life changes for everyone.

When Jesse regains consciousness, he has no recollection of how he and his car wound up in a ditch. However, there's a witness: Charles Hastings, the sociopathic kidnapper who chased Danny through the brush and onto the road where Jesse was driving.

Hastings takes this chance to set up Jesse so he'll take the fall for both Danny's fate and his own psychotic actions. And so the mind games begin -- an onslaught of psychological manipulation that devastates everyone involved and puts them on a rollercoaster of emotions and confusion that seems never-ending... until the final and devastating truth is revealed.]]> 320 Rob Kaufman Bill 5 4.20 2018 A Broken Reality
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Young chilgren go missing and a man with headaches and memory loss beomes concerned
]]> <![CDATA[Fatal Intrusion (Sanchez & Heron, #1)]]> 202645063 As a wave of murders grips Southern California, an unlikely pair must untangle the mysterious patterns of an elusive killer. A propulsive new series by New York Times bestselling author Jeffery Deaver and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Isabella Maldonado.

Carmen Sanchez is a tough Homeland Security agent who plays by the rules. But when her sister is attacked, revealing a connection to a series of murders across Southern California, she realizes a conventional investigation will not be enough to stop the ruthless perpetrator.

With nowhere else to turn, Sanchez enlists the aid of Professor Jake Heron, a brilliant and quirky private security expert who, unlike Sanchez, believes rules are merely suggestions. The two have a troubled past, but he owes her a favor and she’s cashing in. They team up to catch the assailant, who, mystifyingly, has no discernable motive and fits no classic criminal profile. All they have to go on is a distinctive tattoo and a singular obsession that gives this chillingly efficient tactician his nickname: Spider.

Over the next seventy-two hours, Sanchez and Heron find themselves in the midst of a lethal chess match with the killer as they race to stop the carnage. As the victims mount, so do the risks. Because this spider’s web of intrigue is more sinister—and goes far deeper—than anyone could possibly anticipate.]]> 434 Jeffery Deaver 1662518706 Bill 5 4.26 2024 Fatal Intrusion (Sanchez & Heron, #1)
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Sanchez and her consultant investigate and solve a series of murders
]]> <![CDATA[Dead Ringer (Gaslamp Gothic #5)]]> 48586913 A poisonous secret.
A terrifying curse.
And a client she’d just as soon see dead in a ditch�.

Summer 1889. Harrison Fearing Pell hoped for adventure when she signed on with the Society for Psychical Research as an occult investigator. Slogging through New York’s sewers in pursuit of a “mud man� wasn’t exactly what she had in mind. But the reeking monster terrorizing the dance halls of the Tenderloin leads her to an even more peculiar mystery � and the last man on earth Harry wishes to become entangled with.

James Moran is a prodigy in music, mathematics . . . and crime. Harry’s older sister, the famed detective Myrtle Fearing Pell, has vowed to put him behind bars. But Harry owes Moran a personal debt, so when he demands her aid she can hardly refuse. It turns out that the brilliant black sheep of New York Society is part of a secret club at Columbia College whose members have started dying in bizarre ways that may not be accidents.

Thus begins one of the strangest cases of Harry’s career, a tale of murder, cold-blooded revenge and fairytale bogeymen to make the Brothers Grimm shudder. As the bodies pile up, each preceded by sightings of the victim’s doppelgänger, Harry and her stalwart friend John Weston must race against time to save a man who arguably deserves his macabre fate.]]> 300 Kat Ross 099976215X Bill 5
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Harrison Fearing Pell signed on with the Society for Psychical Research as an occult investigator, and pursues a mudman through the sewers of London. She finds out it is a golem and then thongs get worse when she finds a doppelganger is on the loose.]]> 4.36 2019 Dead Ringer (Gaslamp Gothic #5)
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]]> The Quiet 217110867
A short story.]]> M.H. Altis 1998512045 Bill 5 5.00 The Quiet
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A story about the end of the world and the two known survivors, Atom and Eve. Only Atom and Eve are robots
]]> Last Dance 217273668
It all began six months ago. First, they went after the police. Once they were overrun, they went after the government. Local levels, the municipalities, were torn apart in no time. States followed soon after.

Two months ago, the federal government fell.

Then, they went after us, the people.

A humorous short story from M.H. Altis about the end of the world, and the dance battles that determine our place in society.]]> M.H. Altis Bill 4 4.00 Last Dance
author: M.H. Altis
name: Bill
average rating: 4.00
book published:
rating: 4
read at: 2024/09/18
date added: 2024/09/18
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The world is overrun by crazies and a young man must dance for his life. He chooses an Irish jig
]]> <![CDATA[4th of July (Women's Murder Club, #4)]]> 33668
In a deadly late-night showdown, San Francisco police lieutenant Lindsay Boxer fires her weapon and sets off a dramatic chain of events that leaves a police force disgraced, a family destroyed, and Lindsay herself at the mercy of twelve jurors. During a break in the trial, she retreats to a picturesque town that is reeling from a string of grisly murders-crimes that bear a link to a haunting, unsolved case from her rookie years.

Now, with her friends in the Women's Murder Club, Lindsay must battle for her life on two in a trial rushing to a climax, and against an unknown adversary willing to do anything to hide the truth about the homicides-including kill again?]]> 416 James Patterson 0446613363 Bill 5 4.08 2005 4th of July (Women's Murder Club, #4)
author: James Patterson
name: Bill
average rating: 4.08
book published: 2005
rating: 5
read at: 2024/09/18
date added: 2024/09/18
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SF policewoman Lindsey Boxer gets sued for killing and crippling two attackers. She goes to a small town where she gets embroiled in murders.
]]> <![CDATA[Life-Changing Money (Jeff Case #1.5)]]> 52205450
Meet Jeff Case before his world explodes.

Jeff Case does what most people would never do, and thank God for that because it makes the world, and your community, a safer place. But before his world turned upside down, he had a different plan.

Former soldier. Defender of the innocent.
Case may have left a warzone, but he soon discovers that the streets of America are just as dangerous

It was kill or be killed in combat, but Case is ready to turn his back on his military career and start a new life with his wife, Becky.

During a final interview for his first civilian job, Case steps in to help a woman in danger. It is the catalyst that kickstarts the day from hell. A day that Case and Becky may not survive.


If you liked Life-Changing Money, then check out Kill Crime. Start the adventure of a lifetime.

]]> 76 Mike Slavin Bill 5 4.65 Life-Changing Money (Jeff Case #1.5)
author: Mike Slavin
name: Bill
average rating: 4.65
book published:
rating: 5
read at: 2024/09/16
date added: 2024/09/16
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well written action story. Two men plot to kill off their wealthy aunt to get her money. Their plot is foiled by Steve Case who comes across the staged mugging.
]]> The Jelly Man 217198165
A short story by M.H. Altis]]> M.H. Altis Bill 5 4.67 The Jelly Man
author: M.H. Altis
name: Bill
average rating: 4.67
book published:
rating: 5
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a man visits his doctor and is discovered to have no bones in his body. Government agents take him into custody and experiment on him
]]> Daniel's Domes 217201380
But was it really in our best interests to meddle with nature?

A short story by M.H. Altis]]> M.H. Altis Bill 5 5.00 Daniel's Domes
author: M.H. Altis
name: Bill
average rating: 5.00
book published:
rating: 5
read at: 2024/09/15
date added: 2024/09/15
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Daniel began building domes that were perfect until they weren't. A fire breaks out in his dome and uses up the oxygen. He dies and the dome resets overnight as if all is well. And so it is.
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HR Espionage tells the tale of the employees that work there, on another miserable day.

A laugh-out-loud short story by M.H. Altis.]]> M.H. Altis Bill 5 5.00 HR Espionage
author: M.H. Altis
name: Bill
average rating: 5.00
book published:
rating: 5
read at: 2024/09/15
date added: 2024/09/15
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A very short humorous tale about a job placement company that deliberately places low performing employees into companies
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