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After Her Mother’s Mysterious Death, Mackenzie Receives a Chilling Letter: Want to Know a Secret? Love, Mom.For fans of Freida McFadden, Lisa Jewell, and twisty psychological thrillers that keep you second-guessing everything...--Mackenzie Casper has always lived in the shadow of her mother—a bestselling author known for writing twisted thrillers.But when her mother dies in a so-called accident, Mackenzie is left with more than grief. She’s left with questions.Then a letter arrives. Inside: pages from her mother’s diary and a chilling message:Want to know a secret?Love, Mom.As more letters appear, Mackenzie uncovers buried family secrets...and one of them was worth killing for.--Why readers are OBSESSED with LOVE, MOM'One of the best psychological thrillers I've read in a long time' 5***** reader review'This is the twistiest thriller I have ever read in my entire life' 5***** reader review 'Some great plot twists that had me gasping out loud' 5***** reader review‘OMG wow...so original, so many twists. One of the best books I have read this year’ 5***** reader review‘Best thriller I’ve read in a while – unputdownable! The twists and turns are a rollercoaster’ 5***** reader review‘The first twist left me speechless! And they kept on coming’ 5***** reader review

What She Doesn't Know. . .The victims are all found face-down in the murky waters of the creek that runs through Cherokee Pointe, Tennessee. They are naked, except for the black satin ribbon tied around their necks. And each murdered woman shares a single characteristic. . .they are all redheads. . . Just Might. . . Socialite Reve Sorrell has come to Cherokee Pointe seeking answers about her family history and her shocking connection to wrong-side-of-the-tracks Jazzy Talbot. With their stunning good looks and shining red hair, the two are mirror images of each other—twins abandoned at birth and raised in very different worlds. And whoever left them for dead on a cold night thirty years ago isn't about to let them uncover the truth now. . . Kill Her As a serial killer leaves another chilling calling card in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains, Reve turns to Sheriff Jacob Butler to help her unravel the potentially deadly secrets of her past. But someone will do anything to stop her. . .someone who won't make the same mistake twice. . .someone more cunning than she knows. . .and closer than she ever could imagine. . . "Fast. . .edgy. . .sexy. . .I loved The Fifth Victim!" —Linda Howard, New York Times bestselling author "Smart, sexy, and scary as hell. Beverly Barton just keeps getting better and better." —Lisa Jackson, New York Times bestselling author on The Fifth Victim

Don't miss the next Will Trent thriller, This Is Why We Lied, coming this August! INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "There's deception, sabotage, violence, family secrets . . . all the stuff you could want from a fictional page-turner."-- theSkimm Recommended by Washington Post * theSkimm * GMA.com * Popsugar * Bustle * Atlanta Journal-Constitution * Augusta Chronicle * Sun-Sentinel * Mystery and Suspense Magazine * and more! He saw what you did. He knows who you are... From the New York Times bestselling author of Pieces of Her and The Silent Wife, an electrifying standalone thriller. AN ORDINARY LIFE... Leigh Collier has worked hard to build what looks like a normal life. She's an up-and-coming defense attorney at a prestigious law firm in Atlanta, would do anything for her sixteen-year-old daughter Maddy, and is managing to successfully coparent through a pandemic after an amicable separation from her husband Walter. HIDES A DEVASTATING PAST... But Leigh's ordinary life masks a childhood no one should have to endure ... a childhood tarnished by secrets, broken by betrayal, and ultimately destroyed by a brutal act of violence. BUT NOW THE PAST IS CATCHING UP... On a Sunday night at her daughter's school play, she gets a call from one of the firm's partners who wants Leigh to come on board to defend a wealthy man accused of multiple counts of rape. Though wary of the case, it becomes apparent she doesn't have much choice if she wants to keep her job. They're scheduled to go to trial in one week. When she meets the accused face-to-face, she realizes that it's no coincidence that he's specifically asked for her to represent him. She knows him. And he knows her. More to the point, he may know what happened over twenty years ago, and why Leigh has spent two decades avoiding her past. AND TIME IS RUNNING OUT. Suddenly she has a lot more to lose than this case. The only person who can help is her younger, estranged sister Callie--the last person Leigh would ever want to drag into this after all they've been through. But with the life-shattering truth in danger of being revealed, she has no choice... "A high-stakes thriller . . . Her heroines are believable, flawed and courageous." -OYINKAN BRAITHWAITE

**Susan Lewis's thrilling new novel Don't Believe a Word, featuring true crime podcast host Cristy Ward is available now!** A triple murder. A mother, her daughter and a family friend, are brutally killed at Kellon Manse one quiet summer’s day. A young girl disappears and has not been seen since. One suspect. All fingers point to the husband of one of the victims. Yet he still walks free. An unsolvable crime. Cristy Ward has discovered the perfect next feature for her true crime podcast. Who really killed the three women at Kellon Manse? And is there a chance the missing girl is still alive? Readers LOVE Nothing to See Here! 'A fantastic read that keeps you guessing until the end' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Gripping. All through the book I had it in my head who I thought the killer was and was completely shocked to find out the truth. Absolutely amazing.' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Suspense and red herrings had me reading frantically into the night' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'This book was fast paced, thrilling, emotional... Everytime I put my book down I couldn’t stop thinking about it and was desperate to get back into it!' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

The Skimm Reads calls it "a thriller that's part True Detective, part The Girl On the Train. All parts gripping."Husbands and wives. Mothers and daughters. The past and the future. Secrets bind them. And secrets can destroy them. The author of Pretty Girls returns with an electrifying, emotionally complex thriller that plunges its fascinating protagonist into the darkest depths of a mystery that just might destroy him. With the discovery of a murder at an abandoned construction site, Will Trent of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation is brought in on a case that becomes much more dangerous when the dead man is identified as an ex-cop. Studying the body, Sara Linton—the GBI’s newest medical examiner and Will’s lover—realizes that the extensive blood loss didn't belong to the corpse. Sure enough, bloody footprints leading away from the scene indicate there is another victim—a woman—who has vanished . . . and who will die soon if she isn’t found. Will is already compromised, because the site belongs to the city’s most popular citizen: a wealthy, powerful, and politically connected athlete protected by the world’s most expensive lawyers—a man who’s already gotten away with rape, despite Will’s exhaustive efforts to put him away. But the worst is yet to come. Evidence soon links Will’s troubled past to the case . . . and the consequences will tear through his life with the force of a tornado, wreaking havoc for Will and everyone around him, including his colleagues, family, friends—and even the suspects he pursues. Relentlessly suspenseful and furiously paced, peopled with conflicted, fallible characters who leap from the page, The Kept Woman is a seamless blend of twisty police procedural and ingenious psychological thriller -- a searing, unforgettable novel of love, loss, and redemption.  

Praise for Poison Bay"A gripping story with plenty of mystery and twists." Wordsmith"A complex thriller set in an amazing location." GoodreadsWhen the wilderness is not your only enemy, who do you trust?Television reporter Callie Brown likes big cities and good coffee. But, running from a broken heart, she agrees to join old friends at the strangest of reunions: a trek into New Zealand's most savage and remote mountains.What she doesn't know is that someone wants them all dead.Eight people were in the room when a fledgling actress died. Ten years later they are invited on an incredible journey, all expenses paid.By the time they understand the expedition's true purpose, old secrets are baring their claws, and it is too late to turn back.Poison Bay is a gripping psychological thriller introducing the Wild Crimes murder mystery series, set in the majestic wildernesses of Australia and New Zealand: 1. POISON BAY2. VENOM REEF - COMING SOONPraise for Poison Bay: "Suspenseful and nearly impossible to put down." Literary Inklings"My jaw actually dropped a couple of times." Amazon"An engrossing and unpredictable thriller. Highly recommended." Goodreads"A seriously wild ride that will have you feeling the rain pelting your face and the mountainside crumbling underfoot." Goodreads"Keeps you turning the pages, and guessing right up until the end." Amazon"An explosive ending that is more like a James Bond movie." Amazon

Don't miss Faith Martin's fiendishly clever new novel, Murder by Candlelight, set in the 1920s and described as 'the perfect village mystery' by J.M. Hall 'The pairing of Ryder and Loveday is a stroke of genius.' Clare Chase, author of the Eve Mallow and Tara Thorpe mysteries Oxford, 1961. A family outing to Briar's Hall ends in tragedy when eleven-year-old Eddie is found dead at the bottom of a disused well.At first, it appears to be a tragic accident - but Coroner Clement Ryder and WPC Trudy Loveday aren't convinced. Why would a boy afraid of heights go near a well? And if he was climbing and accidentally fell, why are there no signs of cuts or dirt on his hands?As they investigate, the secrets of Briar's Hall - and the mysterious de Lacey family who live there - begin to surface. Soon, Ryder and Loveday begin to fear that Eddie may have stumbled upon a secret that someone was willing to kill for... A gripping, twisty cosy crime novel, perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, Richard Osman and M.C. Beaton. 'Absolutely loved it... The characters were some of the best I've read in a long time.' Angela Marsons, no. 1 bestselling author of the Kim Stone seriesReaders LOVE A Fatal Secret!'Absolutely perfect! This is the book I have been craving since I last read the Thursday Murder Club series!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Very entertaining... Full of red herrings, plot twists and turns. I thought I knew who was the killer but I was wrong.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Have become an addict of Faith Martin - love her novels.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'This author's books are soothing to the soul. Her characters are likable, and the plots always keep me guessing. Excellent fun.'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A brilliant book! This is Faith Martin at her scintillating best!... A cracking good read... Highly recommend this book and I give it a delighted 5 stars!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Gripping suspense that will have you on the edge of your seat. I was hooked from page one.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Great plot, excellent main characters and I read it in one sitting! I would highly recommend this book.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Gripping... Crime-busting nostalgia at its very best.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Ryder and Loveday Series Book 1: A FATAL OBSESSIONBook 2: A FATAL MISTAKEBook 3: A FATAL FLAW Book 4: A FATAL SECRET Book 5: A FATAL TRUTHBook 6: A FATAL AFFAIRBook 7: A FATAL NIGHTBook 8: A FATAL END

A brutal crime. A traumatized mind. A victim no one believes...Amelia Kellaway is hiding a secret. Still deeply traumatized by a kidnapping incident she suffered three years ago, Amelia is struggling to cope with a crippling anxiety disorder where she compulsively checks her locks and doors. She's also experiencing frightening blackouts that strike at random. The root cause of her anxiety is her unshakable belief that her previous attacker, Rex Hawkins, is stalking her. She's been to the authorities but they've dismissed her concerns as the paranoid delusions of a traumatized mind.But are Amelia's fears really unfounded? Could Rex Hawkins still be out there, waiting for her to drop her guard and make a mistake? Or is Amelia slipping deeper into neurosis and at risk of losing her mind?Another gripping tale of psychological suspense from Deborah Rogers, Coming for You is a terrifying portrayal of a young woman on the brink, with shades of Hitchcock and Gillian Flynn.

"An amazing, breath-stealing, knuckle-biting thrill of a ride!" --Lynette Eason, award-winning, best-selling suspense author 8 bodies down. 8 more lives at stake. Investigator Carrie Kintz is new blood with the Alaska Bureau of Investigation in Anchorage. But with a serial killer on the loose, there's no easing into the job. It's sink or swim. The only clues to help law enforcement stop this madman are the taunts he drops into crossword puzzles across the country--always in the same 8 DOWN position. Carrie is desperate to prove her worth to the force and the community by catching the killer. But when she discovers signs that these deaths are just the tip of the iceberg in a frighteningly elaborate cyberattack, it's time to admit she needs help. Calling in security specialist Scott Patteson for his expertise seems like the right move--until Carrie realizes that he may be a dangerous distraction for her heart. With her faith fading in the face of horror and uncertainty and her career in danger of ending, this is no time for flirtation. But with a killer who is determined to prove that he's smarter than everyone else, it may be impossible to fight both the madman and their feelings for each other . . . "Put on your parkas as we head into a cold world of cybercrime, and hang on for the ride! Kimberley Woodhouse once again takes us on a nail-biter of a ride, and you won't want to quit until you've read the last page!" --Jaime Jo Wright, author of The Lost Boys of Barlowe Theater