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From 4-time Emmy-nominated actor Jon Lindstrom of General Hospital, Bosch, and True Detective fame, comes a gripping debut thriller. Set in the dark underbelly of the LA film industry, Hollywood Hustle is the perfect read for fans of Alex Finlay and Jeffrey Deaver. Winston Greene, a has-been film star, wakes one morning to find his six-year-old granddaughter at his bedside-traumatized, unattended, and gripping onto a thumb drive. She comes bearing...
42) Twisted: A Novel
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Detective Ryan Boone thought the simple jewelry heist was an open-and-shut case. That is until he discovers an unknown drug, and this minor crime he was investigating may be tied to a string of seemingly unconnected murders.
Meanwhile, Mel Parker, unscrupulous leader of a less-than-legal high-end escort service, stumbles across the same pills. On top of protecting her "investment," she has her own reasons for attempting to unravel the mystery behind...
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The USA Today–bestselling author "expertly weaves a well-crafted plot filled with equal parts passion and mystery . . . an exciting thrill of a read" (RT Book Reviews, 4 stars).
"Someone knows, Martine. And they're coming after us."
Martine Broussard has never forgotten the terrible night years ago that drove her and her best friends apart. Now a vengeful someone is brutally killing each woman involved. Martine has one chance at survival-and...
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From classified secrets to unleashed desires...;
Elite hacker Kit Walker expects a safe desk job when the government taps her for a classified project. So when Kit's captured by a cyberterrorist group, she fears for her life and her work. But when gorgeous Griffin Brooks turns up to save her, it's not only her life that's in danger...;
Griffin was assigned to Kit's case, but protecting the bashful beauty soon becomes so much more than a job...
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In this romantic suspense mystery by a USA Today–bestselling author, a run of grave robberies force two detectives to bury their burgeoning chemistry.
After losing two partners in the line of duty, major crimes detective Davis Gilroy isn't about to get close to his new one. Especially when that partner is an optimistic blonde beauty with killer curves. Davis will do his job, keep a close eye on detective Moira Cavanaugh and not let her get under...
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Passion and peril collide as a detective and the witness he's protecting come under fire . . .
All formerly footloose waitress Reggie Frost wants is to show her family that she's ready to put down roots in their Oregon town. But her plans are derailed when she ends up at the wrong place at the wrong time. Now witness to a murder, Reggie has become a killer's next target . . .
Undercover detective Brayden Maxwell is consumed by a quest to bring...
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In USA TODAY bestselling author Marie Ferrarella's sensational new Cavanaugh Justice novel, two detectives must track a lethal serial killer
Playboy detective Luke Cavanaugh O'Bannon isn't excited to be paired with his polar opposite, introverted Francesca "Frankie" DeMarco, on a case. But when Frankie's cousin is found dead of a suspicious drug overdose, she and Luke must work together to pursue a serial killer who's struck again. And though they...
48) Final Appeal
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A charismatic defense lawyer faces a horrific case where nothing is as it seems in this international bestselling thriller perfect for fans of Steve Cavanaugh and John Grisham. Now streaming on Amazon Prime Video and PBS as The Defence. When whip-smart criminal defense lawyer Joanna Chylka is tasked with defending the son of her law firm's biggest client, she is stumped for the first time in her career. Her client, Piotr Langer Jr, does not admit...
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He's not who he says he is. But he's her only hope . . .
Undercover detective Harley Maxwell has spent years tracking a master criminal. And the key to capturing his nemesis lies with single mom Liz James, who might be aiding his target by selling artwork for him in the little tourist town of Whispering Woods, Oregon.
Making Liz talk-by getting close to her-could also unravel a connected mystery that's haunted Harley for years. But when Liz's...
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Protecting a murder witness...
Former vice cop Clint Quarters is haunted by the memory of an informant he couldn't save. And the victim's devastated sister, Rosie Mendez, hasn't forgiven him, either. But when the bodyguard must protect murder witness Rosie, the danger they face is only rivaled by the red-hot electricity between them. Can Clint keep Rosie safe, or will her testimony lead to certain death-for them both?
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Is a killer back for more?
A Cavanaugh Justice story by USA TODAY bestselling author Marie Ferrarella
A series of gruesome murders brings together an unlikely pair of homicide detectives: outgoing Brianna Cavanaugh O'Bannon and lone wolf Jackson Muldare. These utter opposites work around the clock together to solve these crimes. In the process, Jackson and Brianna must trust each other with their lives and secrets as they become closer than they...
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Heart-racing romance, breathless suspense
He'd do absolutely anything to protect her...
Security expert Royce Morgan has fought like hell to change his ways. Since Jules Cambridge left him and married someone else eight years ago, he's not the man he once was. But he casts the past aside once death threats propel Jules back into his life again, this time in need of his protection.
In Las Vegas for a conference-and on a quest to untangle the chilling...
53) Deep Cover
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Heat and high stakes meet in a steamy Miami reunion romance!
While taking on Miami's biggest drug kingpin, FBI agent Shaine Kelly is prepared for anything. Except Poppy Jones. Once the woman he shared a life with and now a DEA agent joining his team, Poppy is as brazen as she is beautiful. He tried to protect Poppy once and lost her. Shaine won't risk it again.
Accepting a mission to infiltrate a criminal's compound, Poppy wants to prove her prowess...
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It is 5:30 am on Clio's forty-fifth birthday and her hated ex is lying dead on her doorstep. Even worse, this is no accident. Someone's killed him...
When single mum Clio's ex Gary turns up dead on the doorstep of her caravan – the one she's been forced to live in ever since he stole every penny she had – there's only one suspect. Her.
What's more, she doesn't remember much about the night he was killed – not just because of the forgetfulness...
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From a brilliant young investigative journalist, an unprecedented look at elite American fraternity life, tracing a multi-million-dollar drug ring that ended in a chain of betrayals and a murder.
When Max Marshall arrived on the campus of the College of Charleston in 2018, he hoped to investigate a small-time fraternity Xanax trafficking ring. Instead, he found a murder, several student deaths, and millions of dollars circulating around the Deep South....
56) The Holiday
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It was meant to be the perfect getaway…
As I board the plane, all I can feel is hope and excitement. One whole week away. Just me and the man I have promised to be with forever.
Time to repair what has been broken. Maybe even try for another baby, and pray that this time it doesn't end heartbreakingly.
I just need to not think about what George has done. He's my husband. And this is the holiday where we make things right.
But then I realise...
57) The Bad Boy
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Pre-order the BRAND NEW story from Gillian Godden
The Lambrianus are back, and they are badder than ever.
Born with a silver spoon in his mouth, Adam Lambrianu understands only too well the fearsome family legacy he's inherited. He only wants to make his family proud, but as a renowned playboy and bad boy he has a wild and reckless reputation.
Scarlet Lambrianu knows her little brother needs to step up in running the family casino business and...
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Pre-order the BRAND NEW crime thriller from Wes Markin.
A decades old case....
When the body of a young girl is found exhumed from her grave, DCI Emma Gardner knows there's more to this grisly find than just misadventure. Penny Maiden was killed in a hit and run accident forty years ago, and her killer was never found…Could someone be trying to right an old wrong?
A DI on the rails...
Determined to bring a dangerous gang of drug dealers to justice,...
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"The 1931 murder of 'Broadway Butterfly' Vivian Gordon exposed an explosive story of graft, corruption and entrapment that went all the way to the top of the state. Wolraich brings a journalist's eye and a novelist's elegance to this story of Jazz Age New York."—New York Times
Vivian Gordon went out before midnight in a velvet dress and mink coat. Her body turned up the next morning in a desolate Bronx park, a dirty clothesline...
Vivian Gordon went out before midnight in a velvet dress and mink coat. Her body turned up the next morning in a desolate Bronx park, a dirty clothesline...
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This revealing first-person narrative, by one of the founders of the Witness Protection Program and a personal protector to more than five hundred informants, offers an eye-opening, dead-on authentic perspective on the safeguard institution. How did law enforcement's frustration with the criminal underworld and a serpentine series of hit-or-miss rules and mistakes give rise to one of the most significant and endlessly fascinating government-run programs...
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