Mystery/thriller
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Ties That Bind by CarolynArnold
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"Madison Knight is a tough, sassy, and intelligent detective. She is a straight shooter and takes no crap." -My Blissful Books The hunt for a serial killer begins... Detective Madison Knight concluded the case of a strangled woman an isolated incident. But when another woman's body is found in a park killed with the same brand of neckties, she realizes they're dealing with something more serious. Despite mounting pressure from the sergeant and the chief to close the case even if it means putting an innocent man behind bars, and a partner who is more interested in saving his marriage than stopping a potential serial killer, Madison may have to go it alone if the murderer is going to be stopped.
T.M.I. by Wimbug
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When Adrienne's app TMI is a resounding success, she can't wait to reveal the dirty secrets of the glamorous "it" crowd of her prestigious school, but soon, lines begin to blur and she might find herself being the one who falls. *** Adrienne's plans have come to fruition. Her app, TMI, has taken Petraka Academy by storm, with its promise to reveal and confirm the juiciest gossip. It is also endorsed by the shiny "it" crowd who can't wait to ridicule the fallen. But they have no clue that Adrienne is coming for them, ready to push them off their pedestals one by one. Because she knows something no one else would believe. She knows that top-of-the-food chain Rosie Geld killed Audrey Hart. And once the truth hits TMI, everyone will know, and the guilty will finally pay. [[Watty Award winner in Mystery/Thriller]] Content warning: This story contains themes of bullying, sexual assault, eating disorders, drug use, abuse, violence and suicide. *** Cover designed by Holly Thurston
The Belle (Sutherland Book 3) by greenwriter
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Ten Easy Steps to Be a Belle: 1. Lie 2. Be a very good liar 3. Believe the lie 4. Convince people of the lie 5. Find a comrade 6. Test your comrade 7. Remember the lie 8. Be seductive 9. Be smart 10. Kill a Belle
Killing Me Softly (#Wattys2016) by BiancaSloane
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On a bitterly cold January evening, Tracy Ellis went for a jog along Chicago's snowy lakefront and disappeared. Her body is discovered days later, her beautiful face bashed in with a rock. Police determine her brutal death to be a mugging gone wrong and drop the matter into their cold case files. Over a year later, Tracy's sister, Sondra, still can't come to grips with what happened. She throws herself into her work as a documentary filmmaker to try and forget the cruelty of her sister's death. However, a chance encounter with a man from Tracy's past rips the wound open and sends Sondra on a desperate search for answers about the secrets from her sister's life that may have led to her death. As Sondra struggles to uncover what happened to Tracy, she's launched into a tangled web of deceit and danger that put her on a collision course with life and death...
Athena's Story by snewburg
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Meet Athena. She's a young, beautiful, emotional mess. Meet George. He's steady and level headed. He also happens to be gorgeous. And British. Athena wants George's attention and approval. And if wishes were horses, she would ask for his love too, and ride off into the sunset. But that isn't going to happen. He's far too professional to have a romantic relationship with her. Especially when he's been assigned to protect her from someone hell-bent on hurting every man in her life.
Chasing Shadows (complete) by LilianeGrouse
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Jenny Miller would never forget the day Chrissy Chambers was abducted. Ten years later, the past is back to haunt her, and this time she might not be able to escape with her life.
Killer Cupcakes (Complete Novel) by MildaHarris
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Ava's first day of work at Celebrity Cupcakes and Coffee goes horribly awry when television star Penelope Rose drops dead after eating the first cupcake. Horrified that she might be at the top of the list of suspects, Ava and her totally hot co-worker Easton set out to investigate what happened. Will they be able to solve the mystery or will Ava's first day of work be her last? Celebrity Cupcakes Cozy Mysteries: #1 - Killer Cupcakes #2 - Murderous Muffins #3 - Death by Chocolate
Paint the Town Red (Fox & Oakby Murder Mysteries | Book II) by kkolmakov
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After solving a double murder and saving her home town from a financial catastrophe, Imogen Fox, the personal assistant of John Oakby, the Mayor of a tiny town of Fleckney Woulds, was hoping to enjoy peace and her new romantic status, but two bodies are discovered in the debris of the town dam. To make matters worse, Imogen's sudden artistic success is threatening her fresh and fragile happiness. ~ Fox & Oakby Murder Mysteries ~ Book II ~ Cosy Mystery, Romance & Humour ~ COMPLETE {Sequel to "Fox & Oakby Book I: Official Town Business." COMPLETE. The story continues in "Fox & Oakby Book III: The Toast of the Town"}
Official Town Business (Fox & Oakby Murder Mysteries | Book I) by kkolmakov
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Imogen 'Mops' Fox is the personal assistant of the Mayor of the small rural town of Fleckney Woulds. According to all clichés, she's madly in love with her unaware workaholic of a boss - but that won't stop her from building her own little family, solving a murder, and saving the town from a financial scheme devised by a mysterious overseas corporation. ~ Fox & Oakby Murder Mysteries ~ Book I ~ Cosy Mystery, Romance & Humour ~ COMPLETE {The story continues in 'Fox & Oakby Book II: Paint the Town Red'}
The Mammoth Murders by IrisChacon2
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subtitle: Minokee Mysteries, Book Two. This is the sequel to Finding Miranda, which is book one in the Minokee Mysteries series. Shep and Miranda canoe downriver from Minokee, to view a new sinkhole that has opened up on Tom Rigby's farm. A professor/friend and two of his students also go on the trip. Everyone is excited to find the skeleton of a mammoth, revealed by the new sinkhole. Within days, two of the four friends who visited the sinkhole will be dead. Shep and Miranda will work with the remaining two friends to find out what happened. And, what does it have to do with the mammoth? Meanwhile, the mothers of Miranda Ogilvy and Shepard Krausse are conspiring to plan the Most Elaborate Wedding Ever Seen -- without the knowledge of the happy couple. Too bad Shep and Miranda will abruptly end their engagement! Everyone in Minokee is still mourning the loss of Pietro and Dave (in the first book, Finding Miranda). Readers will be surprised and delighted by the two characters who will try to fill their shoes -- or paws!