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When a young, unidentified woman is found dead by the lake -- the victim of a brutal and violent crime -- Walter, an aging small town police officer (Peter Stormare - Fargo, The Big Lebowski), is called to the scene of the town's first murder investigation in decades. Haunted by his past, and hampered by the mistrust of the community and an OPP officer overseeing the investigation, Walter sets out to solve the murder, complicated by his ex-lover (Jill...

In this provocative psychological thriller a young high school teacher unravels after she begins a torrid love affair with one of her teenage students. What starts as an a fling soon becomes dangerous and destructive.

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

"Everything I want in a thriller. Sexy, shocking, and tense with an ending I never saw coming. Jeneva Rose is the queen of twists."—Colleen Hoover, #1 New York Times bestselling author

The highly anticipated new thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of The Perfect Marriage and One of Us Is Dead

You've opened up your house and your heart to a total stranger ... What could

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Crime, thriller, and noir fans will delight in this fourth volume of The Greatest Mysteries of All Time, an exciting series featuring short fiction by legendary writers, past and present. From Edgar Allan Poe, Ernest Hemingway, and Georges Simenon to Lawrence Block and Sara Paretsky, this unique collection- compiled and edited by multi-award-winning mystery connoisseur Otto Penzler- is a captivating mixture of mystery and suspense....

The Circular Staircase is a mystery novel by American writer Mary Roberts Rinehart. The story follows dowager Rachel Innes as she thwarts a series of strange crimes at a summer house she has rented with her niece and nephew. The Circular Staircase is a mystery novel by American writer Mary Roberts Rinehart. The story follows dowager Rachel Innes as she thwarts a series of strange crimes at a summer house she has rented with her niece and nephew. Mary...

In a world run by machines, humans are an endangered species — and their only hope is a rebel warrior with nothing left to lose.
The Great War is over. The robots have won. The humans who survived have two choices: they can submit and serve the vicious rulers they created, or be banished to the Reserve, a desolate, unforgiving landscape where it's a crime just to be human. Following the orders of their soulless leader, the robots...

Award-winning Mexican-American and Indigenous author Jennifer Givhan brings us an exquisitely written, spell-binding psychological thriller—weaving together folk magick with personal and cultural empowerment—that is perfect for fans of Mexican Gothic.

When Eva's husband is arrested for the murder of a friend, she must confront her murky past and embrace her magick to find out what really happened that night on the river.

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Als die rebellische Toni 18 Jahre alt ist, wird ihre jüngere Schwester Nicole am See ermordet. Man verurteilt Toni und ihren Freund Ryan dafür. Jahre später wird Toni auf Bewährung entlassen. Sie weiß nicht, was in jener Nacht geschehen ist. Sie weiß nur, dass der wahre Mörder noch nicht gefunden ist. Doch Toni will nur eins: die Vergangenheit hinter sich lassen und ein neues Leben beginnen. Aber was damals geschah, ist noch lange nicht vorbei,...

Zwischen Stunde Null und Wirtschaftswunder zieht ein altes Verbrechen neue Kreise. München 1950. Karl Wieners, ehemals Schriftsteller, kehrt heim in eine Stadt, in der Schmuggler gute Geschäfte machen und Gestrandete die letzte Hoffnung verlieren. Karls letzte Hoffnung ist eine Karriere als Journalist. Wenn er herausfände, was aus dem Kunstschatz wurde, der bei Kriegsende aus dem Führerbau verschwunden ist, wäre das die Sensation. Gemeinsam mit...

"No risk, no fun", denkt Gabby und ignoriert die innere Stimme, die sie davor warnt, den gutaussehenden Reid in seine Kellerwohnung zu begleiten. Sie kennt ihn erst seit ein paar Stunden. Zu spät sieht sie die Kamera, zu spät bemerkt sie, dass sie nicht allein sind: Augen beobachten sie. Viele Augen. Böse Augen ... Einige Jahre später: Eine Serie von bestialischen Frauenmorden erschüttert Miami. Ein Kreis einflussreicher Männer soll dahinterstecken....