by Amanda Bestor-Siegal

3.7 stars – 224 reviews

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Paris, 2015. A crowd gathers outside the Chauvet home in the affluent suburban community of Maisons-Larue, watching as the family’s American au pair is led away in handcuffs after the sudden death of her young charge. The grieving mother believes the caretaker is to blame, and the neighborhood is thrown into chaos, unsure who is at fault—the enigmatic, young foreigner or the mother herself, who has never seemed an active participant in the lives of her children.

The truth lies with six women: Géraldine, a heartbroken French teacher struggling to support her vulnerable young students; Lou, an incompetent au pair who was recently fired by the family next door; Charlotte, a chilly socialite and reluctant mother; Nathalie, an isolated French teenager desperate for her mother’s attention; Holly, a socially anxious au pair yearning to belong in her adopted country; and finally, Alena, the one accused of the crime, who has gone to great lengths to avoid emotional connection, and now finds herself caught in the turbulent power dynamics of her host family’s household.

Set during the weeks leading up to the event, The Caretakers is a poignant and suspenseful drama featuring complicated women. It’s a sensitive exploration of the weight of secrets, the pressures of country, community, and family—and miscommunications and misunderstandings that can have fatal consequences.

by Vanessa Garbin

4.2 stars – 433 reviews

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A mother will do anything to keep her family safe

Maeve’s daughter, Mila, was a happy teenager until the bullying started.

But the very day Mila fights back, one of her tormentors goes missing.

With Mila under suspicion and gossip raving, Maeve decides to trace her daughter’s missing classmate.

But the more she probes, the more everyone around her seems to have something to hide – even her step-son and partner at home.

And when Mila secretly starts texting with someone offering a way out, Maeve will have to act fast to keep her out of danger and her family together.

by C. M. Sutter

4.4 stars – 4,414 reviews

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The violent drug-related murders of two prominent attorneys have the homicide division of the Chicago Police Department scrambling for answers, but without clues, a motive, or a suspect, not even the FBI can track down the killer.

With the media demanding an arrest and at their wits’ end, the Chicago Police Department makes an urgent call to the Washburn County Sheriff’s Office in hopes of bringing in Kate Pierce, a psychic detective, on the case. A reluctant Kate agrees only when word comes that Jesse McCord, a new friend and top-notch Chicago homicide detective, has gone missing.

Partnered with Detective Henry Johnson of Chicago’s homicide division, Kate goes on the hunt for the killer, armed with clues from her revealing dreams—and her dogged determination. As they inch closer to locating Jesse and learning the identity of the suspect, they realize the killer may be much closer than they think.

by Neil Turner

3.5 stars – 3 reviews

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Find out why reviewers and thousands of readers alike are so excited about the acclaimed Tony Valenti Thrillers by reading books 1 – 3, conveniently bundled together at a significant savings from their regular prices.

You’ll meet Tony Valenti, an attorney and single father who does some of his best—and most dangerous—work outside a courtroom. Tony and his law partner, Penelope Brooks, operate out of a small office in the Chicago suburb of Cedar Heights, where the locals affectionately refer to them as “Lawyers to Little People and Lost Causes.” But taking on powerful interests comes with a downside. Many will stop at nothing to win, and Tony often puts himself at risk in his quest for justice.

If you like whip-smart underdogs battling for survival—John Lescroart’s Dismas Hardy, Greg Iles’s Penn Cage, Michael Connelly’s Lincoln Lawyer, or John Grisham’s Jake Brigance to name a few characters he’s been compared with—Tony Valenti is your kind of guy.

by Carolyn Arnold

4.4 stars – 334 reviews

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He had it planned out to perfection. She was weak and pathetic, past the point of fighting for her life. She must know she couldn’t win, and soon it would all be over…on the count of three.

A woman is reported missing in Miami, Florida, and Detective Kelly Marsh starts the investigation into her disappearance. But Marsh soon recognizes notable similarities between this woman’s history and that of two victims, brutally murdered, their cases still unsolved. Marsh’s gut tells her the killer may be back, and she’ll need assistance from the FBI to take down this monster. Special Agent Brandon Fisher and his team with the Behavioral Analysis Unit jet south to coordinate their efforts with the local detective.

With evidence mounting that the missing woman’s fate is looking much the same as the other victims, Brandon and the others must work at their highest level of efficiency and cunning if they’re going to stand a chance of saving her. After all, as they quickly come to realize, they’re hunting a killer with an insatiable appetite for blood. And if the FBI team isn’t careful, one of them may not make it out of Miami alive.

by C. M. Sutter

4.3 stars – 4,662 reviews

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The ambush is in place, he takes aim, and shots ring out. Chicago is officially on notice, and a siege is underway on the city’s men and women in blue.

Assigned to the task force investigating the shootings, Jesse McCord and twenty of Chicago’s top-notch detectives work day and night to track down the sniper whose agenda is apparent—to kill as many police officers as possible.
Getting in front of the crazed assailant is the only way to stop him, but without a name, a face, or a witness to the shootings, the police department is chasing a ghost.

As a profile evolves, Jesse is struck by the realization that he and the sniper have much more in common than anyone could have known. It’s the epiphany he needs to stop the shooter, and a dangerous game of cat and mouse begins. Taking on the killer face-to-face, and single-handedly, is the only way Jesse can protect his colleagues and end the siege on his beloved Chicago—the city he calls home and always will.

by Bryan Devore

4.0 stars – 260 reviews

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In Williston, North Dakota, nearly a year has passed since Annabel Heller’s murder last Halloween. Now four lives will be forever changed. High school senior Rachel Black hears Annabel’s ghost crying out in her dreams. Madam Bovell, a medium who sells fraudulent readings since losing her gift years ago, finds her abilities mysteriously returning—and guiding her to Rachel. Jason Hardy, an auditor up from Chicago, sees inexplicable things while working late in Williston’s old hospital wing. And Dr. Donovan Graves, bereaved father and renowned debunker of paranormal research, feels his son’s spirit urgently trying to reach him. Only five days before the next Halloween, time is running out for all four to uncover the secrets of a small town, and the lurking evil that threatens everyone in it.