<b>#1 <i>New York Times </i>bestseller --</b><b>If the Women's Murder Club can't be together this Christmas, a killer is to blame. </b><b><br /></b>As the holidays approach, Detective Lindsay Boxer and her friends in the Women's Murder Club have much to celebrate. Crime is down. The medical examiner's office is quiet. Even the courts are showing some Christmas spirit. And the news cycle is so slow that journalist Cindy Thomas is on assignment to tell a story about the true meaning of the season for San Francisco. <br />Then a fearsome criminal known only as "Loman" seizes control of the headlines. Solving crimes never happens on schedule, but as this criminal mastermind unleashes credible threats by the hour, the month of December is upended for the Women's Murder Club. Avoiding tragedy is the only holiday miracle they seek.

<b>A<i> NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW</i> BEST CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR</b><b><i></i><i></i><br /></b><b>Harry Bosch and LAPD Detective </b><b>Renée Ballard come together again on the murder case that obsessed Bosch's mentor, the man who trained him---new from #1 <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author Michael Connelly</b> <b><br /></b> <br />Back when Harry Bosch was just a rookie homicide detective, he had an inspiring mentor who taught him to take the work personally and light the fire of relentlessness for every case. Now that mentor, John Jack Thompson, is dead, and his widow gives Bosch a murder book, one that Thompson took with him when he left the LAPD twenty years before -- the unsolved killing of a troubled young man.<br /><br />Bosch takes the murder book to Detective Renée Ballard and asks her to help him discover what about this crime lit Thompson's fire all those years ago. As she begins her inqueries -- while still working her own cases on the midnight shift -- Ballad finds aspects of the initial investigation that just don't add up.<br /><br />The bond between Bosch and Ballard tightens as they become a formidable investigation team. And they soon arrive at a disturbing question: Did Thompson steal the murder book to work the case in retirement, or to make sure it never got solved? <br />Written with the intense pacing and masterful suspense that have made Michael Connelly "the hard-boiled fiction master of our time" (NPR),<i> The Night Fire</i> continues the unofficial partnership of two fierce detectives determined not to let the fire with burn out.

<b>Virgil Flowers will have to watch his back--and his mouth--as he investigates a college culture war turned deadly in another one of Sandford's "madly entertaining Virgil Flowers mysteries" (<i>New York Times Book Review</i>).</b><br /><br />At the local state university, two feuding departments have faced off on the battleground of science and medicine. Each carries their views to extremes that may seem absurd, but highly educated people of sound mind and good intentions can reasonably disagree, right? <br /><br />Then a renowned and confrontational scholar winds up dead, and Virgil Flowers is brought in to investigate . . . and as he probes the recent ideological unrest, he soon comes to realize he's dealing with people who, on this one particular issue, are functionally crazy. Among this group of wildly impassioned, diametrically opposed zealots lurks a killer, and it will be up to Virgil to sort the murderer from the mere maniacs.

<b>A REESE WITHERSPOON x HELLO SUNSHINE BOOK CLUB PICK</b><b><br /></b><b>A true-crime podcast sets a trophy wife's present life on a collision course with her secret past in this thriller from Denise Mina. </b><b><br /></b>The day Anna McDonald's quiet, respectable life exploded started off like all the days before: Packing up the kids for school, making breakfast, listening to yet another true crime podcast. Then her husband comes downstairs with an announcement, and Anna is suddenly, shockingly alone.<br />Reeling, desperate for distraction, Anna returns to the podcast. Other people's problems are much better than one's own -- a sunken yacht, a murdered family, a hint of international conspiracy. But this case actually is Anna's problem. She knows one of the victims from an earlier life, a life she's taken great pains to leave behind. And she is convinced that she knows what really happened.<br />Then an unexpected visitor arrives on her front stoop, a meddling neighbor intervenes, and life as Anna knows it is well and truly over. The devils of her past are awakened -- and in hot pursuit. Convinced she has no other options, she goes on the run, and in pursuit of the truth, with a washed-up musician at her side and the podcast as her guide.<br /><b>"Daredevil storytelling at its finest...Offers plot twists and zig-zags that take readers on a wild ride...A giddy celebration of the art of storytelling itself." --NPR's <i>Fresh Air</i></b>

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<p><b>A <i>Washington Post</i>, <i>Wall Street Journal</i>, and Amazon Charts bestseller.</b></p><p><b>“Lisa Gray explodes onto the literary stage with this taut, edge-of-the-seat thriller, and her headstrong protagonist, Jessica Shaw, reminiscent of Lee Child’s Jack Reacher, delivers a serious punch.” —Robert Dugoni, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author</b></p><p>Private investigator Jessica Shaw is used to getting anonymous tips. But after receiving a photo of a three-year-old kidnapped from Los Angeles twenty-five years ago, Jessica is stunned to recognize the little girl as herself.</p><p>Eager for answers, Jessica heads to LA’s dark underbelly. When she learns that her biological mother was killed the night she was abducted, Jessica’s determined to solve a case the police have forgotten. Meanwhile, veteran LAPD detective Jason Pryce is in the midst of a gruesome investigation into a murdered college student moonlighting as a prostitute. A chance encounter leads to them crossing paths, but Jessica soon realizes that Pryce is hiding something about her father’s checkered history and her mother’s death.</p><p>To solve her mother’s murder and her own disappearance, Jessica must dig into the past and find the secrets buried there. But the air gets thinner as she crawls closer to the truth, and it’s getting harder and harder to breathe.</p>

<b>Round and round she goes, blonde pigtails flying, her high-pitched giggle catching on the wind. But as the ride slows to a stop, her seat is suddenly empty. Little Lucy is gone…</b><br /><br />When seven-year-old Lucy Ross is snatched from the carousel in Denton city park, <b>Detective Josie Quinn</b> joins the frantic search. She’s the one who finds Lucy’s sparkly butterfly backpack abandoned by the ticket booth, a note with a devastating message stuffed inside: <b>answer your phone, or your sweet little darling will die…</b><br /><br />The next day, Lucy’s parents are filled with hope when they pick up a call which they think is from their babysitter – but instead it’s a chilling male voice on the line. Josie races to the babysitter’s small apartment only to find her lifeless body in a tangle of sheets on her bed.<br /><br />Josie is faced with the most high-stakes case of her career as each new phone call from someone connected to the family ends with the shocking discovery of another body. <b>This twisted killer wants revenge, and he won’t stop until the Ross family are in pieces…</b><br /><br />Something is telling Josie that Lucy’s parents aren’t giving her the whole truth, but digging deeper into their lives will force her to confront a life-changing secret of her own. <b>Does Josie have what it takes to crack this case? She has no choice if she’s going to bring Lucy home alive…</b><br /><br /><b>An absolutely unputdownable new crime thriller from an Amazon, <i>USA Today</i> and <i>Wall Street Journal</i> bestselling author. Readers who love Robert Dugoni, Angela Marsons and Rachel Caine will be hooked until the final, jaw-dropping page.</b><br /><br /><h2><b>Readers adore <i>Her Silent Cry</i>:</b></h2><br />‘<b>GO AND READ THIS NAIL-BITING, UNPUTDOWNABLE BOOK</b>.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars<br /><br />‘<b>I read this book in</b> <b>one sitting, hooked from the first page</b>, spent most of this read <b>sat on the edge of my seat</b>. In places <b>I was shocked but kept on reading</b>. <b>I HAD TO KNOW</b>…<b> I</b> <b>did not want this book to end</b>… <b>Highly Recommended</b>. <b>Hell no, this is a</b> <b>MUST READ!</b>’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars<br /><br />‘<b>Wow! What a thrill ride</b>!... The reader gets <b>sucked into the drama</b>... The <b>surprises keep coming</b>. I was <b>literally glued to the pages of this book</b>.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars<br /><br />‘<b>Wow </b>this book<b> had me on the edge of my seat holding my breath</b>… <b>Absolutely loved it</b> and found it <b>very hard to put down</b>… <i>Her Silent Cry</i> definitely gets <b>5 stars</b> from me it was <b>awesome</b>.’ <i>Bonnie’s Book Talk</i>, 5 stars<br /><br />‘<b>Fast pace </b>combined with a<b> suspenseful and twisted plot</b>, <b>filled with secrets</b>… <b>Intensity levels go through the roof</b>... I myself was <b>too busy flying through the pages</b> and enjoying myself to really stand still… If you are a fan of <b>intense and thrilling</b> detective thrillers that <b>pack a punch</b>, you should <b>definitely schedule yourself a meeting with Detective Josie Quinn soon!</b>’ <i>It’s All About Books,</i> 5 stars<br /><br />‘An <b>edge-of-your-seat nail-biter</b>, and <b>my most favorite Josie novel</b> to date!! A <b>great read</b>!! <b>Love, LOVE, LOVE</b> <b>this series!!... </b><b>I LOVED it!!</b>’ <i>Tropical Delusions</i>, 5 stars<br /><br />‘<b>5 stars plus</b> for this <b>great read</b>!! <b>I </b><b>couldn't swipe the pages fast enough</b>. I tried to put <i>Her Silent Cry </i>down and get some sleep - that didn't happen!!! Light was back on in 5 minutes, <b>I just had to know what happened</b>… <b>Twists and turns to make your head spin</b>… <b>Don’t miss this series!!</b>’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars<br /><br />‘<b>OMG</b>...<b> I</b> <b>can’t say enough good things</b> about this book… an <b>emotional roller coaster</b>… <b>so many twists and turns</b>… The ending definitely <b>threw me for a loop</b>. I would’ve never guessed it in a million years… <b>such a</b> <b>shocking twist</b>.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars

<p><b>A #1 <i>Wall Street Journal</i>, <i>Washington Post</i>, and Amazon Charts bestseller.</b></p><p><b>In the sixth thriller in the multimillion-copy bestselling series, Morgan Dane and PI Lance Kruger investigate the mysterious disappearance of a true-crime writer.</b></p><p>When true-crime writer Olivia Cruz disappears with no signs of foul play, her new boyfriend, Lincoln Sharp, suspects the worst. He knows she didn’t leave willingly and turns to attorney Morgan Dane and PI Lance Kruger to find her before it’s too late.</p><p>As they dig through Olivia’s life, they are shocked to discover a connection between her current book research on two cold murder cases and the suicide of one of Morgan’s prospective clients.</p><p>As Morgan and Lance investigate, the number of suspects grows, but time is running out to find Olivia alive. When danger comes knocking at their door, Morgan and Lance realize that they may be the killer’s next targets.</p>

<b>In the darkness of a cold December morning, Detective Kim Stone steps through the doors of Halesowen Police Station. She’s about to meet her team for the first time. The victim of her next case is about to meet his killer…</b><br /><br />When the body of a young man is found beheaded and staked to the ground in a secluded woodland area of the Clent Hills, Kim and her new squad rush to the crime scene.<br /><br />Searching the victim’s home, Kim finds a little girl’s bedroom and a hidden laptop, but where is the child? And why does the man’s own sister seem relieved that he’s dead? <br /><br />As Kim begins to unearth the shocking truth about the victim, a disturbing resemblance is spotted with the recent murder of a man found beneath the staircase of Redland Hall with multiple stab wounds. <br /><br />Both these men had dark secrets and Kim discovers a link to a women’s shelter. As a child of the care system herself, Kim knows all too well what it means to be vulnerable. Could the shelter be the key to cracking this case? <br /><br />With the killer about to strike again, Kim is in deep water with a rookie squad. Inexperienced Stacey is showing signs of brilliance but struggling to hold her nerve and, while D.S. Bryant is reliable and calm, D.S. Dawson is a liability. With his home life in pieces, his volatile behaviour is already fracturing her fragile new team.<br /><br />Can Kim bring Dawson in line and pull her crew together in time to catch the killer before another life is taken? This time, one of her own could be in terrible danger…<br /><br /><b>Discover where it all began for Kim and her team. An absolutely heart-stopping mystery thriller that will keep you glued to the pages, reading late into the night. Perfect for Kim Stone fans and new readers to the million-copy bestselling series.</b><br /><br /><b>A detective hiding dark secrets, Kim Stone will stop at nothing to protect the innocent.</b><br /><br /><b>Read what everyone is saying about <i>First Blood</i> and the Detective Kim Stone series:</b><br /><br />‘I cannot begin to tell you how <b>god damn good</b> it is. <i>First Blood</i> is <b>so bloody brilliant and so gripping</b>… <b>totally blown my mind</b>…<b>Without a doubt one of my best reads this year leaving me with a book hangover</b>.’ <i>Baker’s Not So Secret Blog</i>⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐<br /><br />‘<b>A great introduction to the best crime series on the shelves right now</b>… I loved this book from cover to cover…a <b>brilliant</b> read which will have people <b>turning the pages at a feverish rate</b>. This is a second chance for those of us who follow the series to have that first meeting with Stone and the gang, and it’s <b>absolutely brilliant</b>.’ <i>Nigel Adams Bookworm</i> ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐<br /><br />‘Angela Marsons is a keen observer of human nature, and her wide cast of characters are both fascinating and distinct from each other…it is immediately clear why her books stand out from the crowd. <b>Chilling and compelling plots, brilliant characterisation…addictive from start to finish</b>.’ Rachel Abbott<br /><br />‘Superb!!! I love Kim – always have, always will!! … breath-taking, heart-pounding, exciting and thrilling!!! <b>I completely and utterly recommend reading not just this book, but the whole series!! Fab, fab, fab, fab, fab.</b>’ <i>Stardust Book Reviews</i> ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐<br /><br />‘There is a smile on my face and goosebumps on my arms. Rarely have I been so satisfied with a novel… <b>breath-taking… a masterpiece</b>, the star at the top of your Christmas tree…<b>get going with the series if you haven’t already.</b>’ <i>Chocolate ‘n’ Waffles</i> ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐<br /><br />‘<b>Oh my life. This is the book that all Kim Stone fans have been waiting for and they didn’t even know it</b>…another class Kim Stone story…a dark and deadly case, high on thrills, intrigue, mystery and tension, perfectly pitched on pace and featuring the dry humour and banter we know and love…<b>Top stuff – Loved it</b>.’ <i>Jen Med’s Book Reviews</i> ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

<p><b>Harry Bosch teams up with LAPD Detective Renée Ballard in the new novel from #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Michael Connelly.</b></p><br /><br /><p>Detective Renée Ballard is working the night beat--known in LAPD slang as "the late show"--and returns to Hollywood Station in the early hours to find a stranger rifling through old file cabinets. The intruder is retired detective Harry Bosch, working a cold case that has gotten under his skin.</p><br /><br /><p>Ballard can't let him go through department records, but when he leaves, she looks into the case herself and feels a deep tug of empathy and anger. She has never been the kind of cop who leaves the job behind at the end of her shift--and she wants in.</p><br /><br /><p>The murder, unsolved, was of fifteen-year-old Daisy Clayton, a runaway on the streets of Hollywood who was brutally killed, her body left in a dumpster like so much trash. Now Ballard joins forces with Bosch to find out what happened to Daisy, and to finally bring her killer to justice. Along the way, the two detectives forge a fragile trust, but this new partnership is put to the test when the case takes an unexpected and dangerous turn.</p><br /><br /><p><i>Dark Sacred Night</i> for the first time brings together these two powerhouse detectives in a riveting story that unfolds with furious momentum. And it shows once more why "there's no doubt Connelly is a master of crime fiction" (Associated Press). </p>