đź“–11đź“– The Vanishing Bookstore by Helen Phifer

1692. On the outskirts of Salem, a bookstore stands covered in overgrown vines. Inside, a young woman hides a linen-wrapped journal under a loose floorboard and runs away, panicked by the sound of hounds barking in the distance. The bookstore vanishes into thin air… Present day. Stepping inside a pale-pink house on one of the oldest streets…

đź“–3đź“–Her Dying Secret (Bk20) by Lisa Regan

It was supposed to be a routine road accident recovery, but the moment Detective Josie Quinn sees the passenger—pale and painfully thin, a sharp tool lodged in her stomach—it’s clear she was the victim of something far more sinister, and likely dead before the crash. Watching the driver taken away in an ambulance, questions spin through Josie’s…

đź“–1đź“–My Child is Missing (Bk18) by Lisa Regan

When a desperate mother calls Denton police department to report her children missing, Detective Josie Quinn races to investigate. Sixteen-year-old Kayleigh and her little sister Savannah went for a walk in the woods but never came home. They are good girls and know not to go far, say their frantic parents. Kayleigh always looks after Savannah and brings her home safely….

#14 Hold Your Breath (Detective Morgan Brookes Book 9) by Helen Phifer

When Detective Morgan Brookes is called to Lake Thirlmere one frosty night, she’s devastated to find the body of a young woman positioned in front of the glistening reservoir. She has ligature marks on her limbs, glue residue on her eyes, and her beautiful face is as cold as ice. Knowing only a dangerous serial killer would…

📚The Sanctuary by Andrew Hunter Murray

Sanctuary Rock is a perfect place. A remote island, owned by a wealthy philanthropist who is building a brand-new world on the ruins of the old one. Ben only came to the island to bring his fiancĂ©e Cara home. But when he arrives, he is rapidly seduced by the vision of a better way of…

📚The Girl in the River (Ellie Reeves Series Book 7) by Rita Herron

Detective Ellie Reeves should be enjoying the wedding of her dear friend Mia Norman. But instead of celebrating, she is frantically searching for the missing bride. Something is terribly wrong—just hours ago, Mia was blissfully happy. Why would she suddenly vanish? Bursting through the dressing room, Ellie finds it in disarray—chairs overturned, a perfume bottle shattered. Hiding…

📚Close Her Eyes (Josie Quinn Series Book 17) by Lisa Regan

A body lies beside Kettlewell Creek, the waters rushing and churning next to her broken form. When Detective Josie Quinn arrives at the scene, she finds few clues and a victim with no enemies. Nineteen-year-old Sharon Eddy was cherished by her beloved grandmother, who raised her, and her death shocks the Denton community where she worked at…

📚The Ghost Garden by Emma Carroll

SUMMER 1914. When Fran unearths a bone in the garden of Longbarrow House on the same afternoon that Leo breaks his leg, it must surely be just a coincidence. But Fran can’t shake the uneasy feeling that the events are somehow connected, and there is a shift in the atmosphere that leaves her troubled and…

📚Indelible (Grant County Book 4) by Karin Slaughter

A relaxing weekend away for Dr Sara Linton and police chief Jeffrey Tolliver turns into a nightmare when they are called to the scene of a deadly shoot-out involving Jeffrey’s best friend. Twelve years later, a brutal attack in the sleepy town of Heartsdale threatens to tear Sara and Jeffrey’s lives apart once again. Whilst…

📚A Faint Cold Fear (Grant County Book 3) by Karin Slaughter

A suicide on a college campus.A tragic case with a simple resolution. But for medical examiner Sara Linton, it just doesn’t add up. When two more suspicious deaths follow and a young woman is brutally attacked, it becomes clear that she’s looking for a murderer. The college authorities are reluctant to cooperate and Sara isn’t…