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A COTSWOLDS MURDER MYSTERY BOX SET BOOKS 1–4 four gripping cozy mysteries full of twists


Stella Cameron - 2021
    

No Enemies Here (From the Tales of Dan Coast Book 9)


Rodney Riesel - 2018
    In this latest chapter join Dan and Red as they protect a marked man while they search for mob boss, Joey Pantucco's, missing nephew.

Past Imperfect: First book of the 2nd TAKEN! Series. (Mr. White, #1)


Remington Kane - 2020
    

Gretchen's Dilemma: A historical mail order bride romance (Agate Bay, Minnesota Book 1)


Christine Sterling - 2021
    

Chief Inspector Gamache Book Series in Order: How to read Louise Penny novels series? Chronological order


Ted West - 2020
    

Detective Maddie Ives #1–4


Charlie Gallagher - 2022
    The killer is careful to position her under a camera that links to his smartphone. He likes to look back at his work. He is watching her. But she isn’t dead. So he will return to finish the job. Detective Maddie Ives and DI Harry Blaker must work fast. Time is running out for the woman in the container. And the killer has already identified his next target.BOOK 2: HE WILL KILL YOUGrace Hughes is kicked to the bathroom floor by her partner. Fighting to regain her breath, she can no longer ignore a simple truth: she must leave or he will kill her. Grace has a plan to get free. And Detective Sergeant Maddie Ives is going to help her. But Maddie has a lot on her mind. A dead boy in a bath, a car bomber who wants to make a statement, and the return of a scarred DI Harry Blaker. Can he and Maddie stop the bomber, find a killer and save Grace — whether she helps herself or not?BOOK 3: HE WILL FIND YOUA ten-year-old-boy steps out in front of traffic. He is dazed, confused and barefoot. He is covered in blood. It’s not his. Detective Maddie Ives is called out and finds the boy backed up against a shop front. He’s ready to run again. He can’t tell her why. Then a man is found brutally murdered and Maddie and Detective Harry Blaker are determined to find out who is pulling the strings. If they don’t stop him, he will find more victims. And the evil will come close to home.BOOK 4: HE KNOWS YOUR SECRETSHolly Maguire takes a taxi to a clifftop location and the car goes over the edge of the cliff. As Holly falls to her death, she tightens her grip on a rucksack. She will give her life to bring him down. Kelly Dale receives a text from Holly, sent just before the accident, and rushes to the clifftop. She is too late. Detective Maddie Ives must stop a powerful man who exploits and controls women before it’s too late.

Escaping Her Fiancé’s Rumors (Mail Order Brides of Missouri)


Susannah Calloway - 2021
    

NIGHT RIVER


Hugh MacMullan - 2015
    Behold Ryan O’Brian: naively anticipating a rewarding post-Marine Corps career when civilian life pokes him in the eye and transforms him into a person of unpremeditated action.

Ellie Kline Series Box Set 1


Mary Stone - 2020
    He’s gotten away with murder for years. Until now... Ellie Kline can’t remember most of her kidnapping when she was fifteen, but that night has shaped her life. Now a detective assigned to the Cold Case Unit, Ellie is drawn into the mysterious murder of a young, unidentified college-age woman with no missing persons’ report, no leads, and no evidence. But as Ellie delves deeper, she discovers a startling connection between the woman found dismembered in a park and another Jane Doe case. As hazy memories of her own past begin to surface, it’s not only her family and the brass at Charleston PD who are watching her every move. Someone lurks in the shadows, ready to kill if Ellie’s journey into history gets too close to the cold truth.Cold Hunt: On a farm in the backwoods of Charleston, South Carolina, a hunter stalks prey—the two legged kind. And it’s not the first time. New players have emerged in the underground human trafficking ring lurking in the shadows of the dignified city, ramping up the stakes. Assigned to a new John Doe cold case, Ellie is surprised to also find evidence of a missing woman. Suspicions that her beloved city of Southern charm is the center of an ever swirling circle of human trafficking become all too real. When a lead takes her into the darkest parts of the internet, she’s one step closer to solving her own abduction. Ellie’s case will take her on a cold and dangerous hunt that leads her to a truth no one could have predicted.Cold Threat: Puppets. Toys. That’s all his captives are to him. He’s the master, the one in complete control, and he’s planning on recreating the night he kidnapped Ellie when she was fifteen. Ellie Kline’s life has never been the same since that night thirteen years ago. Now a detective in the Cold Case Division of Charleston Police Department, she’s compiled a mountain of evidence against a dirty detective within the department. Determined to reveal the truth, Ellie enlists the help of her best friend, CPD file clerk Jillian Reed, to help her prove she’s not just paranoid. But as the anniversary of the day she escaped a serial killer nears, the murderous villain is coming to finish what he started. She beat him once before, and when he takes someone close to her, she has to hope she can outplay him again.A riveting roller coaster ride of a psychological thriller, the Ellie Kline Series will make you consider adding a second lock to your door.

The Bakers and Bulldogs Mysteries Collection: 20 Book Box Set


Rosie Sams - 2021
    

Poppy McVie, Saving Animals One Book at a Time Series #1-3


Kimberli A. Bindschatel - 2016
    For animals, there's nothing she won't do.  Feisty Agent Poppy McVie travels the world--from the steamy jungles of Costa Rica to the high seas of Norway to the deep forests of Alaska--fighting wildlife crime.Box-Set includes Operation Tropical Affair, Operation Orca Rescue, and Operation Grizzly Camp

Faecal Money: A Very Lucrative Cr*p (A Raucous Tom Sharpe Style Comedy)


Giles Curtis - 2016
    Easy reading and enjoyable.." - John P Sam's trousers were round his ankles. The microwaved chicken - long past its sell-by date - had made a hasty exit. He was down a ditch in the middle of nowhere, and there weren't any tissues. Suzy had dumped him. Things weren't going well. He was only one wipe away from his life changing forever when he found a blue IKEA bag packed with banknotes. Gary wants to kill him. So does Vlad. Ashton wants to paint him naked and then there's the Contessa. Suzy isn't certain they've broken up. One thing’s for sure: Sam's life has been turned upside down.

Justice Series Box Set #10-12


M.A. Comley - 2018
    She finds herself involved in a world unfamiliar as she searches for the truth.Grab this unusual thriller today that is guaranteed to shock you to the core.Dubious Justice  It's a well-known fact that walls have ears.But what if they could speak?People are scared and it's up to one special policewoman to put them at ease. It's going to be tough trying to do that with a temporary partner alongside her.With the body count rising steadily, the case proves to be one of the most perplexing Lorne has ever investigated.Secrets that have lain buried for years surface and a surprising murderer is revealed amidst truly harrowing circumstances. The investigation team find themselves immersed in shocking lies and devious actions.Can Lorne right the blatant wrongs she uncovers?This is a heart-wrenching thriller that will touch your soul. Calculated Justice   Let the chase begin...A harrowing game of cat and mouse.Families are being snatched from the streets, this case is undoubtedly one of the worst cases Lorne has ever investigated.Lives hang in the balance when the kidnapper sets Lorne an unachievable deadline to meet.The clues are there, however has Lorne got the stamina to find them?Chasing the clues involves all forms of transport, and Lorne finds herself out of her comfort zone on more than one occasion.Will the clues lead her to the kidnapped families? Or is the kidnapper toying with her?Will Lorne be forced to make the ultimate sacrifice to achieve her goal of setting the families free?

The Secret of the Cathars


Michael Hillier - 2011
    She leaves him the unusual legacy of the translated journal of his ancient ancestor, who was one of the four Cathar perfecti who escaped from the castle of Montségur with the ‘treasure of the Cathars’ strapped to his back – a treasure which has never been found. She also leaves him a sum of money with the request that he travels to the Pyrenean fastness of le Bézu where she believes the treasure still lies.Meanwhile the famous young French archaeologist Jaqueline Blontard has arrived at le Bézu to start excavations as part of her new television series about the Albigensian Crusade. She believes her team will have the summer to uncover the secrets of the place before they are disturbed by the press and the authorities.However the Roman Catholic Church already knows about their plans and has arranged for their agent to join the archaeologists. Also a secret but very influential body in Paris is sending their man to watch the excavations. Furthermore a criminal gang in Marseilles has become involved in the search for the treasure.The archaeologists are suspicious of Philip but allow him to join them. As they start to uncover the secrets of le Bézu they find themselves in a race to make the information public before they are overwhelmed in a maelstrom of violence caused by the forces trying to stop them so that they can claim the treasures for their own illegal ends.

Fatal Belief - A Murder Mystery Novel


Kumar Kinshuk
    Multiple suspects. A serial killer is on the loose. Can Vishal apprehend the killer in book #2 of The Kanke Killings Trilogy?Kanke has had multiple murders and mayhem. The police are in a tizzy. There is a genius serial killer on the loose, threatening the hell out of the lives of every person at Ranchi. The police have a handful and they are at a dead end.Kanke has a psychiatric hospital. The hospital has a brilliant psychoanalyst who helps the police with the case. His Nurse, Eva Black, is a British citizen who travels from London to India and begins her work routine in Kanke.Would Eva find a mentor in Kanke? Can she find love and belonging in a new country? Can Eva help the police and the psychoanalyst with their investigations into the serial killing case? Can Amrita save Alka from her depression?Peek into the lives of the ordinary citizens of Ranchi and find out the unraveling mysteries of The Kanke Killings Trilogy – Book 2. Find it out for yourself because here is a surprising, secretive murder mystery, waiting for you to decipher by allowing your creative detective juices to flow with impunity, now.Served hot, easy, peasy! Hell, no!