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Closer Than You Think
by Karen RoseFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Watch Your Back and Did You Miss Me comes the newest novel by "the queen of romantic suspense" (Crime and Punishment). Psychologist Faith Corcoran is desperate to escape the stalker who's made her life a nightmare for the past year--desperate enough to run to the one place that has been her nightmare far longer. Both boon and bane, her recent inheritance of her grandmother's old house in Cincinnati offers sanctuary in which she can start her life anew, but requires that she face the dark memories that still resonate to this day.But she has no idea how close to home her fears still are.Two college girls have gone missing in the area, and FBI Special Agent Deacon Novak is called to work on the case. When his inquiry unexpectedly leads him to Faith, he finds a beautiful and brave woman he can't help but fall for. Soon they'll discover that this seemingly simple investigation is anything but. Reaching back decades into Faith's own past, it will shatter everything she believes to be true and will give terrifying new meaning to flesh and blood.
Closer Than You Think (Cincinnati Series #1)
by Karen RoseCLOSER THAN YOU THINK is the gripping first novel in the Cincinnati series and sees Sunday Timesbestseller Karen Rose at her tense, tantalising and thrilling best. 'Intense, complex and unforgettable' James Patterson.Deacon Novak has returned home. The experienced FBI Agent knows that his move to Cincinnati's Major Crime Enforcement Squad will be challenging, but the greater challenge will be saving his younger brother before he becomes the kind of criminal Deacon is chasing. Faith Corcoran has escaped her identity. Being a therapist to victims of sex crimes was rewarding, but her work with their offenders has jeopardized her life. Her move represents a chance to build a new life in the empty old house her grandmother has left her. What Faith doesn't know is that a killer has made the house his playground, taking girls into the basement and murdering them. And now Faith is about disturb his fun. With a murderer focused on her, Faith is going to have to put her trust in Deacon if she's going to survive. Because this killer is always closer than she thinks....(P)2014 Headline Digital
Closer Than You Think (Cincinnati Series #1)
by Karen RoseDanger is always... closer than you think.CLOSER THAN YOU THINK is the tense, tantalising and thrilling first novel in the Cincinnati series, by Sunday Times bestseller Karen Rose. 'Intense, complex and unforgettable' JAMES PATTERSON'Fast and furious' SUN _________Can she stop him before she becomes his target? Deacon Novak has returned home. The experienced FBI Agent knows that his move to Cincinnati's Major Crime Enforcement Squad will be challenging, but the greater challenge will be saving his younger brother before he becomes the kind of criminal Deacon is chasing. Faith Corcoran has escaped her identity. Being a therapist to victims of sex crimes was rewarding, but her work with their offenders has jeopardized her life. Her move represents a chance to build a new life in the empty old house her grandmother has left her. What Faith doesn't know is that a killer has made the house his playground, taking girls into the basement and murdering them. And now Faith is about disturb his fun. With a murderer focused on her, Faith is going to have to put her trust in Deacon if she's going to survive. Because this killer is always closer than she thinks..._________Praise for Karen Rose:⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Another brilliant read by Karen Rose. A real page-turner, keeps you wanting more. I have read all Karen Roses books and cannot say there is a bad one amongst them'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Yet again Karen Rose has risen to the challenge and written a great book. Brilliant characters, and the story grips you until the last page'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'The story line, while complex, was easy to follow and necessitated a good read... beautifully written with equal measures of sensitivity and tension'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ '...kept me on the edge of my seat from start to finish!! Would highly recommend to anyone who likes a good thriller with a little bit of love thrown in for good measure!'
Closer by Sea
by Perry ChafeFrom the writer and producer of the hit TV shows Republic of Doyle and Son of a Critch, a poignant coming-of-age debut novel about the mysterious disappearance of a young girl and the fragility of childhood bonds, set against the backdrop of a small island community adapting to an ever-changing landscape.In 1991, on a small, isolated island off the coast of Newfoundland, twelve-year-old Pierce Jacobs struggles to come to terms with the death of his father. It&’s been three years since his dad, a fisherman, disappeared in the cold, unforgiving Atlantic, his body never recovered. Pierce is determined to save enough money to fix his father&’s old boat and take it out to sea. But life on the island is quiet and hard. The local fishing industry is on the brink of collapse, threatening to take an ages-old way of life with it. The community is hit even harder when a young teen named Anna Tessier goes missing. With the help of his three friends, Pierce sets out to find Anna, with whom he shared an unusual but special bond. They soon cross paths with Solomon Vickers, a mysterious, hermetic fisherman who may have something to do with the missing girl. Their search brings them into contact with unrelenting bullies, magnificent sea creatures, fierce storms, and glacial giants. But most of all, it brings them closer to the brutal reality of both the natural and the modern world. Part coming-of-age story, part literary mystery, and part suspense thriller, Closer by Sea is a page-turning, poignant, and powerful novel about family, friendship, and community set at a pivotal time in modern Newfoundland history. It is an homage to a people and a place, and above all it captures that delicate and tender moment when the wonder of childhood innocence gives way to the harsh awakening of adult experience.
Closer than Blood
by Gregg OlsenThe face of the killer is as familiar as his own...The first time was easy. No one ever suspected the victim had been murdered.The crime long buried, the dark passions guiding the killer's hand are still alive. But the need for revenge cannot be denied. Only one person can stop the killing. Only one person can identify the killer. Only one person knows the face of death is as close as the face in the mirror...Praise for Gregg Olsen:Olsen is a top-notch writer.' Michael Connelly.'Olsen will have you on the edge of your seat' Lee Child.
Closer than the Bones
by Dean JamesFrom New York Times bestselling author of A Cat in the Stacks mystery series, a novel about murder, fiction and the deep, deep South...A Deep South Mystery (#2)Recently retired from teaching high school English, Ernestine Carpenter freely admits that she's more than a bit nosy. Ernie--(as she's called by her nearest and dearest) is also good at solving problems, and she's let it be known, amongst them, that she's willing to take on...interesting...jobs.Mary Tucker McElroy, well-known in Southern literary circles as a generous patron. Six months earlier, her literary group had gathered for the Christmas festivities at Idlewild, Miss McElroy's ancestral home in north central Mississippi, and one guest, writer Sukey Lytton, turned up dead in the pond one day, an apparent, but suspicious suicide. Miss McElroy is convinced that Sukey Lytton was murdered, and she wants Ernie to help her figure out the guilty party.But who can it be? Was it Lurleen Landry, best-selling author of Southern women's fiction? Did Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Russell Bertram kill her? Or was it his nasty, vindictive wife Alice? Maybe it was literary enfant terrible Brett Doran, who seems to have more than one secret to hide. Could Sukey Lytton's missing manuscript be the motive?When the killer strikes again, it's up to Ernie to save her friends and find the killer...or she may be next!"A haunting mystery steeped in the richness of Southern culture." -Carolyn Hart, author of the Death on Demand and Henrie O mysteries"Fans of the traditional stately home murder case can rejoice the genre is alive and well!" -Publishers Weekly"The traditional mystery is not dead. Thanks to Dean James, it takes on new life in the New South, where (just like the Old South) ladies of a certain age are noticeably quirky, everyone is hiding a guilty secret, cooks know their way to your heart, and murderers are... almost... impossible to detect. James's Closer Than the Bones is a fine variation on a fine tradition, and enjoyable from start to finish."--Charlaine Harris
Closer to Home (The DI Kate Fletcher Series #1)
by Heleyne HammersleyFamily. Secrets. Murder. Newly promoted DI Kate Fletcher has reluctantly returned to her home town after a twenty-year absence and a recent divorce. The discovery of a child’s body near the estate where Kate grew up has her rushing back to Thorpe – a place of bad memories and closed mouths. As her team investigate the murder, they keep hitting dead ends. The community is reluctant to reopen old wounds and retell old stories. But Kate’s history refuses to stay buried. Then another child disappears… Can Kate solve the case and right the wrongs from her past? A gripping suspenseful thriller full of twists and turns, The DI Kate Fletcher series is perfect for fans fo authors like Angela Marsons and Helen H. Durrant. Heleyne Hammersely is also the author of psychological thrillers Forgotten and Fracture.
Closet Capers
by Christopher Hawthorne Moss Andrea Speed Skylar Jaye Mari Donne Amy Rae Durreson Pinkie Rae Parker Ari Mckay Eli Easton Maja Rose Debussy Ladnier Jude Dunn Aidee Ladnier Danni KeaneA dash of intrigue keeps any relationship fresh: laughing breathlessly over a little thrill, feeling clingy after a shiver of suspense, mucking through a minor mystery. This anthology offers a dozen light and humorous romantic short stories in which a quickly solved caper may be just the ticket to spice up any romance. Stories included are: Kitsch Me by Mari Donne Leveling Up by Jude Dunn Philip Collyer vs. the Cola Thief by Amy Rae Durreson A Kiss in the Dark by Eli Easton Calberg's House Specialty Blend by Skylar Jaye Small Change by Danni Keane Lawrence Frightengale Investigates by Aidee Ladnier & Debussy Ladnier The Whole Kit and Kaboodle by Ari McKay Le Beau Soleil by Christopher Hawthorne Moss Joie de Vivre by Pinkie Rae Parker Made Good Under Pressure by Maja Rose Tempest for a Teacup by Andrea Speed
Closet Confidential
by Mary Jane MaffiniFourth in the series featuring organizer and amateur sleuth Charlotte Adams, following Death Loves a Messy Desk. A friend hires Charlotte to organize her closets and prove that her daughter's accident was murder. And now Charlotte has to get a house-and her suspects-in order.
Closing Arguments
by Frederick BuschClosing Arguments is the story of a shocking murder trial, a disintegrating marriage, an obsessive love affair. In the tradition of Robert Stone and Russell Banks, Frederick Busch weaves a tale of lies, duplicity, fatal attractions, and shattering revelations that uncover new and dizzying depths to the very last page. Not a day goes by but Mark Brennan remembers Vietnam. In some ways he seems a textbook case of post-traumatic combat stress. Brennan carries this burden with him into his upstate New York law practice, his relations with his children, and his tense marriage. But when he is asked, pro bono, to defend a young woman accused of murdering her lover in bed, Mark's sense of impending recognition starts to close in. As he becomes obsessively involved with the thrillingly dangerous Estella, Mark pilots his life to its outermost limits. Closing Arguments is a disturbing novel about deception, betrayal, violence, and the imagination of violence. With a sure, commanding touch, Frederick Busch reveals beneath the placid exterior of small town America a world of fear, rage, agony, and love come desperately unmoored. The sheer power of Closing Arguments will sweep you from its opening page to its agonizing but inevitable climax.
Closing Costs: A Novel of Suspense
by Bracken MacLeodHAPPY HOUSE HUNTING… Nelle and Evan Pereira were thrilled to close on their &“forever home,&” a spacious paradise nestled against a state forest in Massachusetts. Three months later, on a brisk Saturday morning, their peace is destroyed when an intruder captures Nelle home by herself. Quickly overpowered by the aggressive stranger, she&’s forced down to the cold, musty basement where he ties her to a chair. The intruder has a singular, if unusual, demand: he wants her to make a phone call. One that Nelle isn&’t confident she can make, even though her life depends on it. Desperate to see herself and her husband to safety, Nelle doesn&’t yet realize this was no chance encounter—it was a carefully planned attack. With no one to hear them scream, their secluded home feels horrifyingly isolated. And before this long day is through, Nelle and Evan, who share a dangerous secret, will bring a violent reckoning down upon all of them.
Closing In On Clues (Beaumont Brothers Justice #1)
by Julie Anne LindseyHe&’s the one man she never forgot And the only man who can keep her safe When her newly sober sister goes missing, Nicole Homes turns to former lover PI Dean Beaumont. Though she left him when he needed her most, she knows he&’ll help and protect her from forces determined to keep her quiet. As she joins Dean&’s search, clues lead them straight to life-threatening attacks. But even if they find the missing single mom, can they also find their way back to one another? From Harlequin Intrigue: Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served.Discover more action-packed stories in the Beaumont Brothers Justice series. All books are stand-alone with uplifting endings but were published in the following order: Book 1: Closing In On CluesBook 2: Always WatchingBook 3: Innocent Witness
Closing In: A page-turning suspenseful thriller
by E.D. Thompson'A creeping sense of dread builds to a shocking revelation in this assured mystery novel' Brian McGilloway'A cat-and-mouse psychological thriller' Sunday IndependentCAROLINE HAS A GOOD LIFE - a job she likes as a journalist at the local paper, and a daughter she'd do anything for. As the festive season begins, she's looking ahead, excited about spending quality time with her loved ones over the holidays.Until, when gift-shopping, she spots a frighteningly familiar figure in the crowd - a man she hasn't laid eyes onin more than twenty years. Suddenly she is jolted back to the secret past she hoped she'd put behind her forever.And this man does not want to stay forgotten.As Christmas nudges closer, she feels him closing in and decides to come up with a plan to keep him away from her family. But just how far will one woman go to protect a good life? And how far will one man go to destroy it?
Closing In: A page-turning suspenseful thriller
by E.D. Thompson'A creeping sense of dread builds to a shocking revelation in this assured mystery novel' Brian McGilloway'A cat-and-mouse psychological thriller' Sunday IndependentCAROLINE HAS A GOOD LIFE - a job she likes as a journalist at the local paper, and a daughter she'd do anything for. As the festive season begins, she's looking ahead, excited about spending quality time with her loved ones over the holidays.Until, when gift-shopping, she spots a frighteningly familiar figure in the crowd - a man she hasn't laid eyes onin more than twenty years. Suddenly she is jolted back to the secret past she hoped she'd put behind her forever.And this man does not want to stay forgotten.As Christmas nudges closer, she feels him closing in and decides to come up with a plan to keep him away from her family. But just how far will one woman go to protect a good life? And how far will one man go to destroy it?
Closing Ranks (Flesh #4)
by Ethan StoneA Flesh novelInternal Affairs investigator Jeremy Ranklin is looking into corruption within the Reno Police Department when he's ordered to examine the suspicious death of the Chief of Police. The assignment partners Jeremy with Detective Cristian Flesh. Though they spar at first, Jeremy earns Cristian's trust, and they work well together. Deeply closeted, Jeremy fights an attraction to fellow cop Kipp Mosely. The investigation brings Jeremy and Kipp together, but lies and secrets prevent things from going any further. Jeremy will need both Kipp's and Cristian's help to discover how deep the corruption runs--and to stay alive when the danger hits close to home.
Closing Time (The Terry Orr Mysteries #1)
by Jim FusilliThis “dead perfect” noir-inflected murder mystery carries readers from New York City’s most elite precincts to its dirtiest gutters (Robert B. Parker). Two years ago, writer Terry Orr lost his wife and infant son when a lunatic pushed them into the path of a subway train. Dissatisfied with the police response, he’s been looking for the killer himself ever since. Somewhere along the way, while raising his precocious daughter and continuing his search, he also becomes a legitimate private eye. First, Terry encounters the brutal murder of a livery cab driver, which he’s determined to solve. Then, he’s drawn into the world of high art and ruthless ambition after a SoHo gallery is destroyed by a bomb blast. And when the two cases collide, Terry might be fatally out of his depth . . . Wall Street Journal writer Jim Fusilli exploded onto the mystery scene with this debut novel hailed as “a gorgeous nightmare” (The New York Times Book Review). Closing Time is the 1st book in the Terry Orr Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
Closing Time: A Stonechild and Rouleau Mystery (A Stonechild and Rouleau Mystery #7)
by Brenda ChapmanSecrets abound at a northern Ontario lodge when a teenage employee is murdered. It’s late summer and a restless Officer Kala Stonechild has taken her foster niece, Dawn, on a canoe trip at Pine Hollow Lodge in the wilderness north of Sault Ste. Marie. But the getaway turns deadly when a teenage girl goes missing on her way home from an evening shift at the lodge’s restaurant. After the girl’s body is found between the lodge and the nearby town of Searchmont, Stonechild reluctantly agrees to help with the investigation. She’s teamed with Clark Harrison, an officer she worked with during her last posting in northwestern Ontario. As the investigation heats up, Stonechild’s past threatens the close bonds she’s forged back home. Will she return to her life in Kingston, or will the rekindling of an old relationship lure her away for good?
Closing in on the Cowboy (Kings of Coyote Creek #1)
by Carla CassidyNew York Times Bestselling AuthorProtecting the woman he couldn&’t forget…Means risking his defenseless heart.Rancher Johnny King thought he&’d moved on since Chelsea Black left town to follow her big-city dreams. With his emotions still raw following his father&’s murder, Chelsea&’s return revives passions he&’d thought buried. But a dangerous stalker from her old life doesn&’t want her to set down roots—with anyone. As their spark reignites, can Johnny and Chelsea face the threat to their lives…and their hearts?From Harlequin Intrigue: Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served.Discover more action-packed stories in the Kings of Coyote Creek series. All books are stand-alone with uplifting endings but were published in the following order: Book 1: Closing in on the CowboyBook 2: Revenge on the RanchBook 3: Gunsmoke in the Grassland
Closure
by John Lescroart M. J. RoseFrom two bestselling masters of suspense, a gripping, erotic story about a female assassin whose unsettling past comes back to haunt her...Beautiful twenty-something Lucy Delray has spent two months in therapy when she says to her psychologist, "When I destroy someone...I don't feel anything." An avenging angel who lures men into her bed and then kills them, she qualifies this shocking confession: "I only kill men who deserve it. Who have done the unforgivable. Who need to be punished." But when Lucy lures an influential man from her childhood back into her life--a painter she befriended when she was only seven years old--the charming temptress may be committing the ultimate crime: letting a long-buried secret interfere with the job at hand...
Cloud Nine
by James M. CainOne man sells his soul to save an innocent—who turns out not to be so innocent after allGraham meets Sonya outside of his real estate office. She is sixteen, beautiful, and showing just the right amount of leg. He&’s ruminating on those legs when she drops the bombshell—she&’s there because Graham&’s brother, Burl, raped her, leaving her frightened, pregnant, and very much alone. She was spending the night with a friend when two boys and a case of beer turned a quiet evening into a hellish orgy. All she wants is the $1,111 it will cost to spend the next few months in a convalescent home, then give the baby up for adoption, but Burl won&’t give her the money. Sonya&’s vengeful father, meanwhile, wants far more money from Burl, to pay for harming his daughter. Graham offers Sonya a better choice: He&’ll marry her so that she can get a legal abortion. This moment of twisted generosity will change his life forever—but he has no idea that, as he asks for Sonya&’s hand, he is signing away his soul.
Cloud Nine
by James M. CainA twisted tale of heinous crimes and hidden motives by the legendary author of Double Indemnity.Graham meets Sonya outside of his real estate office. She is sixteen, beautiful, and drops a bombshell—she’s there because Graham’s half-brother, Burl, raped her, leaving her frightened, pregnant, and very much alone.All she wants is the $1,111 it will cost to hide out for the next few months in a convalescent home before she gives the baby up for adoption, but Burl won’t give her the money. Sonya’s vengeful father, meanwhile, wants far more from Burl—he is determined to make the scoundrel pay for harming his daughter. Graham offers Sonya a better choice: He’ll marry her so that she can get a legal abortion. The plan will save the family, and the business, from scandal. But Graham has no idea that, as he asks for Sonya’s hand, he will be risking much more than just local gossip . . . Praise for James M. Cain’s fiction“Swift and absorbing.” —The Wall Street Journal“Lean, racing . . . stripped of inessentials.” —The New York Times“Nobody has quite pulled it off the way Cain does . . . not even Raymond Chandler.” —Tom Wolfe
Cloudcastle (Love Spell Ser.)
by Nan RyanIn this sizzling historical romance set in the majestic Colorado Rockies, USA Today–bestselling author Nan Ryan brings to life the tempestuous passions of a beautiful, strong-willed ranch owner who can&’t help loving a mysterious drifter she is not sure she can trustOne minute, Natalie Vallance is safely ensconced in the stagecoach taking her from Santa Fe to her ranch in the Rockies. The next, a shot rings out, and the coach is surrounded by marauding Apaches. Facing certain death, Natalie is stunned when a blue-eyed stranger comes to her rescue. She ends up sharing a night of forbidden passion with him. When the virile drifter, Kane Covington, reappears at her ranch, Cloudcastle, Natalie wonders what he is after and who he really is—an outlaw, a swindler, or a charming rogue? Natalie has reason to be suspicious, for she is the protector of sacred Indian ground and the guardian of a treasure in buried gold that unscrupulous men will kill to claim . . .
Clouded Vision
by Linwood BarclayA terrific Linwood Barclay novella - written specially for the World Book Day Quick Reads promotionKeisha Ceylon is a psychic. At least, that's what she passes herself off as. The truth is, Keisha's real powers have more to do with separating troubled families from their money than actually seeing into the netherworld. Keisha watches the news for stories of missing family members. She gives it a few days, then moves in, tells these families she's had a vision, that she may have some clue to where these missing people are. And by the way, she charges for this service, and likes to see the money up front.Keisha's latest mark is a man whose wife disappeared a week ago. She's seen him on TV, pleading for his wife to come home, or, if she's been abducted, pleading with whoever took her to let her go. Keisha knows a payoff when she sees one. So she pays a visit to our troubled husband, tells him her vision.Trouble is, her vision just happens to be close enough to the truth that it leaves this man rattled. And it may very well leave Keisha dead.
Clouded Vision (Novella)
by Linwood BarclayIn this original novella from the #1 internationally bestselling author of Never Look Away, sometimes the only thing you can't see is the truth.Keisha Ceylon, last seen in Linwood Barclay's blockbuster thriller No Time for Goodbye, has perfected her routine. She knows how to pick up clues and lead a desperate person along, charging a cool thousand bucks for her "psychic" skills. Now Keisha is about to ring the doorbell of a home where a man waits for news - any news - about his missing wife.So the dance between the con woman and the victim's husband begins. But Keisha, blinded by her ability to separate people from their money, has no idea what she is walking into, how many lies and secrets swirl around her, and what kind of danger she should have seen coming - before it is too late.
Cloudland: A Crime Novel
by Joseph OlshanA stunning literary thriller set in rural Vermont from the much praised author of Nightswimmer and Clara's HeartOnce a major reporter for a national newspaper, Catherine Winslow has retreated to the Upper Valley of Vermont to write a household hints column. While out walking during an early spring thaw, Catherine discovers the body of a woman leaning against an apple tree near her house. From the corpse's pink parka, Winslow recognizes her as the latest victim of a serial killer, a woman reported missing weeks before during a blizzard. When her neighbor, a forensic psychiatrist, is pulled into the investigation, Catherine begins to discover some unexpected connections to the serial murders. One is that the murders might be based on a rare unfinished Wilkie Collins novel that is missing from her personal library. The other is her much younger lover from her failed affair has unexpectedly resurfaced and is trying to maneuver his way back into her affections.Elegant, haunting and profoundly gripping, Cloudland is an ingenious psychological trap baited with murder, deception and the intricacies of desire.