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"You think you know what's coming, but you don't" John Wolfe's second case is far more dangerous than Room 23 at the Mountainview Motel. When heavy rain is forecast, the residents of a small Tennessee town fear who could be next. The Mount Placid Police Department has recovered nine decomposed bodies from the banks near the amphitheater in four and a half years. Who could commit these terrible acts in such a friendly community? Worse, how are they...

Seth witnesses a murder while working in the middle of a cornfield-tries to hide but is caught by the killer-then quickly abandons his dead-end job, his mother and everything else he's ever known for a life of crime with the strangest, most dangerous man he's ever met. They drive from Missouri to Montana where they load two canoes with homemade anti-depressants-Seth tasked with leading a group of misfits down the Missouri River for two months-selling...

In Mercedes, Texas, tensions are high during the summer of 1963. When Alton Bakers father accepts a job in Brownsville that comes with a long daily commute, he invites Alton to share the ride, allowing him to change schools. Alton, an intelligent, friendly high school sophomore, accepts the challenge, and it is not long before the commute brings father and son closer together. As Alton acclimates to the new school, he secretly decides to try out for...

The River Front: Introduces Alex as Cincinnati's first Black female detective. The Girl on the Grill: The murder of a young woman by a local drug distributor. Missing: Alex solves a fifteen year old abduction cold case Maggot: Alex has a Mexican Drug cartel boss attacking her. Racist: Alex is targeted to be killed by a racist. Votive Candles: A local priest gives Alex a new perspective of crime. Country Road: An organization killing young women...

Fifteen-year-old Darren Davies is, found face down in the Weymouth River with a gunshot wound to his chest. The killer is never, found. Ten years later, his mother receives a visit from the local police. Sandra's best friend has been, found dead on a remote Pilbara road, and Barbara's DNA matches the DNA found under Darren's fingernails. When the investigation into her son's murder is, reopened, Sandra begins to question what she knew about her best...

Marie Barton's life spiraled out of control the day she found a journal in her attic. One touch of the journal sent her to the emergency room stricken with a fatal heart condition. With no known cure, Marie turns to a psychic medium who hypnotizes her, launching her into her past life as Anna Kipp in 1862, putting her in a coma. With the Civil War escalating, Anna rejoins her courtship with William Spoor, who is leaving for the battlefield. As Anna...

A desert realm gives up its greatest mystery in the final novel of the epic fantasy adventure series by the author of the Lord Darcy books. After a meteor explosion, Rikardon wakes in a new body and in a strange desert land named Gandalara, where he must uncover his purpose-and survive to outwit his enemies ... Tarani is the new High Lord of Eddarta, and she intends to end its tradition of slavery and corruption. But before Tarani's rule begins...

How a child finds an incredible friend.

The River thinks that the Mountain's life is more comfortable and peaceful than hers. Is it true?

When the River of Forgetfulness is poisoned, Willow and the water sprites retreat to the Realm of Marissima. The fairy children are summoned to help, however in order to find the antidote, the one that poisons the river has to forfeit their life!