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Wrong Man Running
Alan Hruska - 2011
When the victims, all prominent women at the acme of their careers, begin identifying Corinth as their assailant, he takes flight.No one who knows him well believes him capable of committing such shocking crimes, including his ex-wife. His children, made to suffer at school, are hurt and confused. And yet the evidence against him keeps mounting. When his ex-wife is herself sexually attacked, she in turn pegs Corinth as the culprit. Attorney-turned-novelist Alan Hruska’s Wrong Man Running is the story of Corinth’s frantic search to find the man he thinks framed him and the psychological challenges of confronting the possibility that he might be liable for the heinous rapes several women have claimed he committed. Sharp and haunting, Hruska masterfully ratchets up the suspense in this deftly written novel, penning a taut legal thriller in the vein of Scott Turow and John Grisham.
Can't Find My Way Home
Carlene Thompson - 2015
Her father is stabbed to death in the woods behind their house.Then Brynn’s father, principal of the local high school, is unmasked as the infamous Genessa Point serial killer. Police say he murdered eight children. He kept each child alive for days, before finally stabbing them through the heart.But what really happened the day he died?Now.Brynn’s brother Mark returns to Genessa Point. He tells Brynn he knows the real truth about their dad.Then he disappears.Can Brynn save her brother and find out the truth about her dad?GOING BACK MIGHT DESTROY HER, BUT HER BROTHER IS ALL SHE HAS LEFT.Fans of Patricia MacDonald, Susanna Beard, Mary Higgins Clark, Lucinda Berry, T.M. Logan, Karin Slaughter and Rachel Abbott will devour this stunning psychological thriller.
Cut Numbers: A Novel
Nick Tosches - 1988
It unravels the Mafia that only insiders know--the messy day-to-day business of violent crime, pornography, gambling, and extortion.
Maritima
Natalie Debrabandere - 2020
Jessie is convinced that the Syrian episode will mark the end of her brilliant career. Too raw; too traumatic – never again will she dare to take such risk.When a local teacher invites Ky to do a presentation at her school, Jessie makes an extraordinary discovery on the shores of the Etang de Berre. Could an ancient Roman city be hidden under the beach in Martigues? All of a sudden, her instincts are fired up.Anais Fougier, the soon-to-be new owner of the site, could not care less about Roman ruins. Bold and brash, the businesswoman has construction on her mind. She is determined not to let anyone stop her, not even a sexy-as-hell Aussie archaeologist. And yet…Over the course of a hot Provençal summer, fate might decide otherwise
Dead Man's Trench
Keith Finney - 2020
DISCOVER THIS SIZZLING SERIES OF COZY MYSTERIES SET IN THE SWEEPING LANDSCAPE OF NORFOLK.
A man lies dead, deep in an excavation trench, an angry villager's signature on a damming piece of evidence, and a race against time to discover the truth.
When the corpse of a hated local man is discovered, smelling of whiskey and with his head split open, the police conclude its suicide.Ant and Lyn aren't convinced, and as they uncover disturbing clues that point to murder, the amateur sleuths have only days to prove their theory before DI Riley closes the case - and leave a killer on the loose.
Set in the evocative landscape of Norfolk, this baffling cozy murder mystery with its thread of humour and hint of romance between our two lead characters, will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end.
Dead Man's Trench is the first book in the Norfolk Cozy Mystery series that features fast-paced action, surprising plot twists and compelling characters.If you like the Faith Martin, Joy Ellis or Betty Rowland's Mysteries, then you'll love Keith Finney's Norfolk Cozy Mystery thrillers.
Pick up Dead Man's Trench to discover this exciting series today!
This book was published initially under the pen name, Nigel Lockwood.
A Coin for the Hangman
Ralph Spurrier - 2016
When our man finds the tools of one of England’s last hangmen, along with the diary of a condemned man he executed - a diary that points the finger in a disturbing direction - he knows he has a mystery to solve. Was there a miscarriage of British justice? Did the wrong man die at the noose?
Silent Fires
Poojitha G. Prasad - 2021
His brother, Manav, is quiet and intuitive. He is also brilliant at solving cases. When Shravya Chandra, wife of Arun Chandra the film star, goes missing – Ashish and Manav have their own hunches. Ashish is out to prove Arun Chandra’s guilt. But Manav wants to know more about Shravya’s old friend, Anchal because he’s certain that she is hiding something big. They both can’t be right, of course.Ashish doesn’t want to be wrong; he’s never wrong. And Manav would give anything to snatch a victory from under his brother’s nose. Who’s right? And at what cost are they going to win? Since everyone’s looking only for what they want to see, will they ever actually find out what happened to Shravya Chandra?And so begins the battle of egos, the endless search for a killer and the unravelling of secrets…