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Only the Guilty Survive: A Thriller

by Kate Robards

A podcaster digs into strange connections between a cult&’s mass suicide and the murder of a local beauty queen in this twisty psychological thriller about true crime culture, perfect for fans of Riley Sager and Lisa Jewell. The mass suicide of a cult known as the Flock sent shockwaves through the small rural town of Iola, Michigan. Led by the charismatic Dominic Bragg, the Flock camped at an abandoned bird sanctuary before their sudden and shocking demise. The deaths came just weeks after one of their members, Laurel Tai, a local pageant queen, was abducted. The town turned its blame and fear onto the sole survivor, Claire Kettler–Laurel&’s best friend. Burdened by grief and unanswered questions about her friend&’s murder and her fellow cult members&’ deaths, Claire can&’t help but wonder what really happened, especially when the cult leader is nowhere to be found. When podcaster Arlo Stone begins poking around ten years later, determined to uncover the truth about the cult and Laurel&’s murder, Claire is propelled back into action. In a desperate attempt to puzzle out the past and keep her secrets from being spilled for the entertainment of thousands of listeners, Claire must dig into a tangle of unanswered questions before time runs out and history repeats itself.

Only the Hunted Run: A Sully Carter Novel

by Neely Tucker

"The test of a crime series is its main character, and Sully is someone we'll want to read about again and again." --Lisa Scottoline, The Washington Post"Tucker's Sully Carter novels have quickly sneaked up on me as one of my favorite new series." --Sarah Weinman, "The Crime Lady""Tucker raises the stakes and ramps up the darkness in this series and makes you wonder, and even worry a little about, what's coming next." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)The riveting third novel in the Sully Carter series finds the gutsy reporter investigating a shooting at the Capitol and the violent world of the nation's most corrupt mental institution In the doldrums of a broiling Washington summer, a madman goes on a shooting rampage in the Capitol building. Sully Carter is at the scene and witnesses the carnage firsthand and files the first and most detailed account of the massacre. The shooter, Terry Waters, is still on the loose and becomes obsessed with Sully, luring the reporter into the streets of D.C. during the manhunt. Not much is known about Waters when he is finally caught, except that he hails from the Indian reservations of Oklahoma. His rants in the courtroom quickly earn him a stay at Saint Elizabeth's mental hospital, and the paper sends Sully out west to find out what has led a man to such a horrific act of violence.As Sully hits the road to see what he can dig up on Waters back in Oklahoma, he leaves his friend Alexis to watch over his nephew, Josh, who is visiting DC for the summer. Traversing central Oklahoma, Sully discovers that a shadow lurks behind the Waters family history and that the ghosts of the past have pursued the shooter for far longer than Sully could have known. When a local sheriff reveals the Waterses' deep connection with Saint Elizabeth's, Sully realizes he must find a way to gain access to the asylum, no matter the consequences.From the Hardcover edition.

Only the Lucky: A Kate Burkholder Short Story (Kate Burkholder)

by Linda Castillo

Bucolic Painters Mill is plunged into darkness in this new short mystery, from the New York Times bestselling author of Among the Wicked, featuring Chief of Police Kate Burkholder.It’s Friday the 13th in Painters Mill and rumors of an Amish “rager”—a huge outdoor party rife with underage drinking—puts Chief of Police Kate Burkholder and her small department on edge. To make matters worse, Painters Mill is in the midst of a county-wide power outage. At the height of the rager, a teenage Amish girl is attacked with a hammer and left for dead. Kate is called to the scene—an abandoned farm teeming with loud music and rowdy behavior—to find the girl unconscious and bleeding from a head wound. With the girl in a coma and an unknown attacker on the loose, Kate must discover who would want to hurt her, and why, before it’s too late.

Only the Strong: An American Novel

by Jabari Asim

“Asim has given us a book that is at once entertaining and evocative of a moment that truly was a turning point in black and American history.” —Chicago TribuneJabari Asim’s debut novel returns readers to Gateway City, the fictional Midwestern city first explored in his acclaimed short story collection, Taste of Honey. Against a 1970s backdrop of rapid social and political change, Only the Strong portrays the challenges and rewards of love in a quintessential American community where heartbreak and violence are seldom far away.Moved by the death of Martin Luther King Jr., Lorenzo “Guts” Tolliver decides to abandon his career as a professional leg-breaker and pursue a life of quiet moments and generous helpings of banana pudding in the company of his new, sensuous lover. His erstwhile boss, local kingpin Ananias Goode, is also thinking about slowing down—but his tempestuous affair with Dr. Artinces Noel, a prominent pediatrician, complicates his retirement plans. Meanwhile, Charlotte Divine, the doctor’s headstrong protégée, struggles with trials of her own.With prose that’s sharp, humorous, and poetic, Asim skillfully renders a compelling portrait of urban life in the wake of the last major civil-rights bill. Massive change is afoot in America, and these characters have front-row seats.“[A] heartfelt, polyphonic ode to 1970s black America.” —The Wall Street Journal“Captivating.” —Jane Ciabattari, NPR Book Concierge: Best Books of 2015“Incomparable charisma and verve.” —The Root, Best Fiction of 2015“Lean, mean, and moving.” —Kirkus Reviews, Kirkus Prize nominee“Thoroughly entertaining and stylish . . . deserves favorable comparison to the works of Chester Himes and Walter Mosley.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

Only the Wicked (An Ivan Monk Mystery #4)

by Gary Phillips

Private eye Ivan Monk takes on his most personal mystery to date—and chases answers deep into America&’s haunted past.Long ago, Marshall Spears was a hero of the ballpark. In a time when baseball—and the nation—was segregated, he played in the vaunted Negro Leagues. Decades later, Old Man Spears is living out his days as a fixture in a barbershop in South Central.One afternoon, PI Ivan Monk—a shop regular—learns that Spears&’s former teammate was Kennesaw Riles. From family lore, Monk knows Riles is his cousin who was ostracized for the damning testimony he gave during a controversial murder trial in the &’60s—testimony that put a firebrand civil rights leader behind bars. Before Monk can hear more, Old Man Spears drops dead while listening to a ballgame on the radio. Even stranger, the long missing Riles shows up at the Old Man&’s funeral services, and dies soon after.Monk knows the timing is not a coincidence. He follows the mystery to the Mississippi Delta. There, he unravels the truth behind the murder of two civil rights era activists. Eventually Monk zeroes in on a group of shadowy Mississippi businessmen-turned-philanthropists who may not have reformed their ways as they claim. Far from Los Angeles, the tenacious private eye confronts his own family history as well as a brand of hatred thought to have died with Jim Crow.

Only the Wicked: An Ivan Monk Mystery (The Ivan Monk Mysteries #4)

by Gary Phillips

Ivan Monk chases a mystery deep into America's shameful pastHalf a century ago, Old Man Spears was a hero of the ballpark. In an age when baseball was segregated, he played in the Negro Leagues, providing hope for a generation of oppressed African Americans. Decades after Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color line, Spears is an old man in a barbershop straining to hear the game on the radio. An offhanded comment about a former teammate, Kennesaw Riles, shocks private eye Ivan Monk, who has deeply buried memories of a ball-playing relative by that name. But before he can pick the old man's brain, Spears drops dead. A few days later, Kennesaw Riles follows suit. To understand the pair of deaths, Monk digs into the history of his family and his country. He follows the mystery to Mississippi blues country, where he's forced to confront a brand of hatred that he thought had died with Jim Crow.

Only to Sleep: A Philip Marlowe Novel

by Lawrence Osborne

Lawrence Osborne brings one of literature's most enduring detectives back to life – as Private Investigator Philip Marlowe returns for one last adventure. <p><p> The year is 1988. The place, Baja California. And Philip Marlowe – now in his seventy-second year – is living out his retirement in the terrace bar of the La Fonda hotel. Sipping margaritas, playing cards, his silver-tipped cane at the ready. When in saunter two men dressed like undertakers, with a case that has his name written all over it. <p> For Marlowe, this is his last roll of the dice, his swan song. His mission is to investigate the death of Donald Zinn – supposedly drowned off his yacht, and leaving behind a much younger and now very rich wife. But is Zinn actually alive? Are the pair living off the spoils? <p> Set between the border and badlands of Mexico and California, Lawrence Osborne’s resurrection of the iconic Marlowe is an unforgettable addition to the Raymond Chandler canon.

Onslaught

by Don Pendleton

Onslaught: The War with China--the Opening Battle (A Dan Lenson Novel #16)

by David Poyer

The sixteenth installment of the acclaimed Dan Lenson series, Onslaught chronicles Lenson's latest challenge: securing Taiwan, Korea, and Japan against the first phase of China's war for dominance of the Pacific. As the United States' computer, satellite, and financial networks are ravaged by coordinated digital attacks, China begins to conquer and disintegrate American allies in the Pacific, launching an invasion of Taiwan. The USS Savo, captained by Dan Lenson, is one of the few navy ships in place to contain China's air, sea, and land forces. With a fractured crew under attack from an unknown assailant aboard their own ship and facing missile launches from above and below the sea's surface, can Dan lead Savo into combat against an overwhelming enemy, or will the U. S. lose the Pacific--and perhaps much more--to China?The most explosive novel yet in the long-running Dan Lenson series, Onslaught begins an utterly convincing scenario of how global war with China might unfold.

Ontmoet met ISIS

by Nermin Adel J. J. Ward

Ontmoet met ISIS (Verhalen van MI7 Boek6) door de dochterbladeren van J.J. WardA British Cabinet Minister het UK om zich Islamist-bij basissen in Syrië aan te sluiten. of zij? Wanneer de veertien éénjarigendochter vaneen Britse overheidsminister het land verlaatom zich bij ISIS aan te sluiten, verzendt MI7een cohort van agenten aan Turkije om haar te onderscheppen onderweg. Nochtans, misschien niet is alles zoals hetschijnt. Hoe te om, bijvoorbeeld, haar al lang bestaande vroegere antipathie aanIslamofascism te verklaren? Haar plotselingeomzetting in radicalisme op de eigenlijke dagvan haar vertrek? Het feit dat er noch gezichtnoch teken van haar in Istanboel - of elderszijn? De agent John Mordred wordt toegewezen omte onderzoeken. Spoedig, heeft hij theorieënvan van hem, en zij vliegen in aanwezigheid van de heersende wijsheid. Langs de manier,wordt hij gedwongen om een onmogelijkevraag onder ogen te zien. Hoe te van hetberoep, aan sommige Britse burgers, van eenrekenschap te geven organisatie die involkerenmoord, massamarteling en devermindering van etnisch ongelijke vrouwenaan geslachtsslaven in dienst neemt? Het barbarisme schijnt om op de deuren vanbeschaving, op een bepaalde manier opnieuwte bonzen unseen sinds de donkere dagen vande jaren '30. Maar toch voor elke kwadeMordred aan het licht brengt, verschijnt eencompenserend goed. Zijn zoektocht leidt hemvan Londen tot de kusten van Oost-Afrika, eneen confrontatie met de overweldigendebanaliteit van geweld en de alle-doordringtmacht van ideologische boosaardigheid.

Oodles of Poodles

by Linda O. Johnston

Shelter manager and pet rescuer Lauren Vancouver once again takes on the role of amateur sleuth when there's a murder on a film set . . . Has Hollywood gone to the dogs? Pet rescuer Lauren Vancouver is observing production on a new movie called Sheba's Story. The title character--a white Miniature poodle--is played by many similar-looking poodles, and to make sure no animals are harmed, Lauren's friend, veterinarian Carlie Stellan, and Grant, a handsome representative from the American Humane Association, are on location. But when the film's director is killed in a suspicious hit-and-run after arguing with Carlie about animal safety, it's up to Lauren to clear her friend's name and catch a killer before someone else ends up in oodles of deadly trouble.

Ooh Baby, Baby Part 1 (36 Hours)

by Diana Whitney

36 Hours SerialAs a devastating summer storm hits Grand Springs, Colorado, the next thirty-six hours will change the town and its residents forever....Ooh, Baby, Baby Part 1A town is in chaos...A woman is in labor...Help is nowhere in sight...In the back of a cab, in the midst of a disaster, Travis Stockwell delivers two precious babies. And for a brief moment his belief in family ties is restored, thanks to Peggy Saxon and the two fragile lives he brought into the world.After a disastrous marriage, getting involved with anyone is not in Peggy's life plan. Things aren't easy as a single mom, but her babies need stability, and that's not something she can expect from a taxi-driving cowboy.But, like natural disasters, babies have a way of changing things. Maybe it's time for her to accept a strong helping hand from the cowboy who came to her rescue that night.The story continues in Ooh Baby, Baby Parts 2 and 3.

Oolong Dead (A Tea Shop Mystery Ser. #10)

by Laura Childs

Delicious recipes, tea-time tips, opera, and murder-in a national bestselling mystery series that's "quickly become a favorite of readers."(Mystery Reader) While riding her horse in a race through the South Carolina Lowcountry, Theodosia Browning finds her arch nemesis, Abby Davis, dead. What's more, the victim's brother is Theodosia's old flame. Who'd have guessed they'd be reunited through cold-blooded murder? Theodosia's investigation takes her from the Lowcountry thicket to the backstage maze of a darkened theater where a maestro of murder waits for the next cue. All proving that when it comes to high drama, Theodosia can give Verdi a run for his money.

Op Zoek Naar Penelope

by Sylvia Hendriks James Lawless

De drieëndertig jaar oude romanschrijfster Penelope Eames verhuist naar Spanje om haar onderdrukkende vader en drugsverslaafde broer, Dermot vermijden. Wanneer ze Ramón, een jonge Spaanse leraar ontmoet, wordt ze meteen tot hem aangetrokken en voelt dat het geluk dat haar haar hele leven ontging eindelijk het hare mag zijn. Echter, ze ontvangt een noodoproep van Dermot dat laat haar laat weten dat hij is overgeleverd aan de genade van Charlie Eliot, een pooier en drugsdealer aan de Costa. Ramón, wiens moeder werd gedood door een drugsverslaafde, vertelt haar niets te maken te hebben met Charlie Eliot. Penelope moet beslissen: is ze bereid om zichzelf een compromitteren met Charlie Eliot en haar kans op geluk met Ramón in gevaar te brengen omwille van haar drugsverslaafde broer?

Opal Country: The stunning page turner from the award-winning author of Scrublands

by Chris Hammer

**THE TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH**In the outback, nothing stays buried forever...'Classic Hammer. A crime novel that will stay with me for a long time.' Ann Cleeves'This novel is Hammer's best work yet.' The Times'A complex, twisty thriller, with nuanced characters and a winding plot all set in the oppressive Australian heat.' Lisa Hall'This slice of Australian noir sparkles like an opal in the blistering sun.' Lisa Gray'Opal Country is a top-notch Aussie Noir with real heat coming off the pages.' Christopher FowlerOpals...In the desolate outback town of Finnigans Gap, police struggle to maintain law and order. Thieves pillage opal mines, religious fanatics recruit vulnerable youngsters and billionaires do as they please.Bodies...Then an opal miner is found crucified and left to rot down his mine. Nothing about the miner's death is straight-forward, not even who found the body. Homicide detective Ivan Lucic is sent to investigate, assisted by inexperienced young investigator Nell Buchanan.But Finnigans Gap has already ended one police career and damaged others, and soon both officers face damning allegations and internal investigations. Have Ivan and Nell been set up, and if so, by whom?Secrets...As time runs out, their only chance at redemption is to find the killer. But the more they uncover, the more harrowing the mystery becomes, and a past long forgotten is thrown into scorching sunlight.Because in Finnigans Gap, nothing stays buried for ever.Praise for Chris Hammer:'Hammer is a great writer - a leader in Australian noir' Michael Connelly'Shimmers . . . A tortured tale of blood and loss' Val McDermid'Stunning - a page-turner which stays long in the memory' Sunday Times

Opal Country: The unmissable new thriller from the award-winning author of Scrublands

by Chris Hammer

The unmissable standalone thriller from Chris Hammer, 'master of Australian noir' and award-winning author of the international bestsellers Scrublands, Silver and Trust.'Classic Hammer. A crime novel that will stay with me for a long time.' Ann Cleeves'A complex, twisty thriller, with nuanced characters and a winding plot all set in the oppressive Australian heat.' Lisa HallOpals...In the desolate outback town of Finnigans gap, police struggle to maintain law and order. Thieves pillage opal mines, religious fanatics recruit vulnerable youngsters and billionaires do as they please.Bodies...Then an opal miner is found crucified and left to rot down his mine. Nothing about the miner's death is straight-forward, not even who found the body. Homicide detective Ivan Lucic is sent to investigate, assisted by inexperienced young investigator Nell Buchanan.But Finnigans Gap has already ended one police career and damaged others, and soon both officers face damning allegations and internal investigations. Have Ivan and Nell been set up, and if so, by whom?Secrets...As time runs out, their only chance at redemption is to find the killer. But the more they uncover, the more harrowing the mystery becomes, and a past long forgotten is thrown into scorching sunlight.Because in Finnigans Gap, nothing stays buried for ever.Praise for Chris Hammer:'The best Australian crime novel for years' The Times'Hammer is a great writer - a leader in Australian noir' Michael Connelly'Stunning - a page-turner which stays long in the memory' Sunday Times

Opal Watson: Private Eye (Opal Watson)

by Brittany J. Thurman

Opal Watson, Private Eye introduces an exciting new middle grade mystery series based on the popular original Pinna podcast that feels like a modern-day version of Harriet the Spy.Opal Watson loves being a detective. When her neighbor’s cat goes missing or her grandmother loses her cherished cookbook, Opal is on the case. And there is no mystery she cannot solve.Returning home to Chicago after spending the summer with her Meme Augustine in New Orleans, Opal is nervous to begin school. Despite her parents’ confidence, they worry about her making new friends and dealing with her Retinitis Pigmentosa, a degenerative eye disease. When Opal gets paired with a new student, Ivy, to work on their history project together, she is hesitant—after all, she only needs her cousin, Frank, and her best friend, Madison.But school quickly becomes the least of her worries. Madison has heard disturbances in the apartment building she and Opal live in, the Crescent. Renovations are being done, but it’s unclear where the noises are coming from that are upsetting all her neighbors. Even worse, the old building is the target of developers wanting to tear it down. As Opal begins to investigate, she realizes this will be her toughest case yet.Can Opal solve the mystery at the Crescent and save her home? And what hidden truths will she uncover along the way?

Open And Closed

by Mat Coward

There's a body in the library. The Bath Street public library in Cowden, that is-an impressive, modern facility that was only recently opened. Now, the borough council wants to close it.

Open Arms

by Vince Cable

Kate Thompson - glamorous housewife-turned-MP - surprises everyone with her meteoric rise at Westminster. When Kate is sent as a trade minister to India, she hopes it will be her moment to shine. But, embroiled in a personal scandal, she gets drawn into a dangerous world of corruption and political intrigue... Billionaire Deepak Parrikar - head of an Indian arms technology company - is magnetically drawn to the beautiful British minister. But while their relationship deepens, India's hostilities with Pakistan reach boiling point, causing more than just business and politics to collide. In the race to prevent disaster, can their conflicting loyalties survive being tested to the limit? Open Arms is an explosive thriller which circles from Whitehall to the slums of Mumbai. Cable's sweeping tale combines unrivalled political detail with international intrigue, desire, and the quest for power. An electrifying debut.

Open Arms (Mystery and the Minister's Wife Series Book #11)

by Traci Depree

SOMEONE IS HIDING A GROWING SECRET... Kate and Paul Hanlon have their hands full when they take over the youth group at Faith Briar Church. Though it's been years since their own children were teenagers, they are excited about the challenge, but when Kate receives an anonymous letter from a girl who simply calls herself Mouse, she has a whole new reason to get to know the kids of Copper Mill. According to the letter, Mouse is alone, afraid, and has made a terrible mistake. Kate is determined to help her as soon as she can figure out who it is! A host of possible suspects leads Kate all over town, but can she find the frightened girl--and help her face the future--before it's too late? Meanwhile, Kate is busy organizing an after-prom party to keep the kids in town safe and she and Paul are counseling a young couple struggling with their marriage. As they help the couple rediscover their love for each other, everyone is reminded that anything is possible with open arms and an open heart.

Open Carry (An Arliss Cutter Novel #1)

by Marc Cameron

“Cameron’s books are riveting page-turners.” —Mark Greaney, #1 New York Times bestselling author Law enforcement veteran Marc Cameron brings an explosive authenticity to this powerful new U.S. Marshal series. Arliss Cutter is a hero for our times. And his hunt for justice cuts straight to the bone. . . . U.S. Marshal Arliss Cutter is a born tracker. Raised in the Florida swamplands, he honed his skills in the military, fought in the Middle East, and worked three field positions for Marshal Services. When it comes to tracking someone down—or taking someone out—Cutter’s the best. But his newest assignment is taking him out of his comfort zone to southeast Alaska. Cold, dark, uninhabited forests often shrouded in fog. And it’s the kind of case that makes his blood run cold . . . the shocking murder of a Tlingit Indian girl. But the murder is just the beginning. Now, three people have disappeared on Prince of Wales Island. Two are crew members of the reality TV show, Fishwives. Cutter’s job is to find the bodies, examine the crew’s footage for clues, and track down the men who killed them. But it won’t be easy, because the whole town is hiding secrets, every trail is a dead end—and the hunter becomes the hunted . . .

Open Carry: An Action Packed US Marshal Suspense Novel (An Arliss Cutter Novel #1)

by Marc Cameron

From New York Times bestselling author Marc Cameron,a thrill ride into the savage beauty of Alaska – where the wilderness is deadlier than any killer and a Tlingit girl's cold case murder makes even US Marshal Arliss Cutter&’s blood run cold. BOOK 1 IN THE ARLISS CUTTER NOVELS – NOW IN TRADE PAPERBACK FOR THE FIRST TIME. "Cameron&’s novels hook you from the first line, cement your eyes to the page, and grip your heart in a vice. I can&’t think of another writer whose work I admire more." —WILLIAM KENT KRUEGER "A double-barreled blast of action, narrative, and impossible-to-fake authenticity.&” —CJ BOX U.S. Marshal Arliss Cutter is a born tracker. Raised in the Florida swamplands, he honed his skills in the military, fought in the Middle East, and worked three field positions for Marshal Services. When it comes to tracking someone down—or taking someone out—Cutter&’s the best. But his newest assignment is taking him out of his comfort zone to southeast Alaska. Cold, dark, uninhabited forests often shrouded in fog. And it&’s the kind of case that makes his blood run cold . . . the shocking murder of a Tlingit Native girl. But the murder is just the beginning. Now, three people have disappeared on Prince of Wales Island. Two are crew members of the reality TV show, Fishwives. Cutter&’s job is to find the bodies, examine the crew&’s footage for clues, and track down the men who killed them. But it won&’t be easy, because the whole town is hiding secrets, every trail is a dead end—and the hunter becomes the hunted...&“Looking for authentic action, suspense, drama, and mystery? Look no further than U.S. Marshals Service veteran Marc Cameron whose thrillers capture the visceral nature of life in the trenches as only one who has lived it truly can.&”—JACK CARR &“Cameron&’s books are riveting page-turners.&” —MARK GREANEY

Open Door Marriage

by Naleighna Kai

USA TODAY Bestselling Author, Naleighna Kai, tells the dynamic love triangle of a chance encounter that lands wealthy NBA star, Dallas Avery, back in the arms of Alicia, the woman of his dreams. A woman he hasn’t seen in years. A woman he soon discovers is his fiancée’s long-lost aunt!But Tori, isn’t ready to give up all that she’s worked for in their relationship, so she makes him a shocking offer—go through with the wedding and she’ll still allow him to be with the one woman he now can’t seem to do without. Dallas will get a family, something her aunt can’t give him and Tori will have the lifestyle she clamors. And Alicia will embrace the love she’s longed for all her life and that had already been in her reach before she disappeared. Everyone will get a little of what they want. . . and maybe a whole lot of what they don’t.The details of the trio’s love life play out in the tabloids and on talk shows, making Dallas the center of an NBA scandal. Eventually, the doors slam shut on this open marriage in the making and Dallas is forced to make a choice to end the chaos. Unfortunately, moving on is easier than it looks and by the time all is said and done, secrets will be revealed, passions will be extinguished, and everyone’s lives will be forever changed.

Open Grave: A Beacon Falls Novel (Lucy Guardino FBI Thrillers #9)

by CJ Lyons

A secret buried in an open grave returns to haunt a small Pennsylvania town in an action-packed thriller by the New York Times–bestselling author . . . When divers discover an antique car with a skeleton inside, the Beacon Group dispatches TK O&’Connor to lead the investigation into the sixty-year-old cold case. It&’s TK&’s first chance at lead investigator, and the former Marine is determined not to let her team down. But almost as soon as she arrives in the downtrodden rustbelt Pennsylvania town, her challenges mount. First, there&’s the issue of identifying the man inside the car. Who was he and why did he seemingly drive off a cliff into a quarry, leaving no trace of his life behind? Then there&’s the brewing racial tension in the city. A white police officer is on trial for shooting a black man and the verdict is due any minute. When a second killing occurs, TK suddenly finds herself at the center of a new investigation while the town literally explodes around her. As protesters storm the once peaceful town, it&’s up to TK and her boss, Lucy Guardino, to untangle the truth, both past and present. But is the truth powerful enough to stop the violence before anyone else is killed? &“Combine Dirty Harry with a loving wife and mother and you might end up with Lucy Guardino.&” —RT Book Reviews &“A compelling new voice in thriller writing.&” —Jeffery Deaver, New York Times–bestselling author of The Never Game

Open Grave: A Gripping Serial Killer Thriller (The DCI Jack Lambert Novels #1)

by A.M. Peacock

In the British city of Newcastle, a pair of bodies leads a police detective into a dark place…DCI Jack Lambert is no stranger to inner demons, having struggled with his own since the admission about his sexuality. But when two bodies are discovered entwined in an open grave, Lambert must put his personal worries aside and work the case. Then, when a local thug turns up dead on the banks of the River Tyne, the DCI&’s criminal past comes back to haunt him. Meanwhile, a local celebrity singer claims that she is being stalked. Could there be a link to the killings? As the bodies start to pile up, Lambert and his colleagues realize the motive lies in the past and the killer is taunting them—but they may not be able to catch the murderer before one of their own ends up in an open grave.

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