Johnny Heller
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Slim in Little Egypt volume 1
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2015
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A hugely entertaining debut—the first novel in a wickedly funny gothic mystery series set in the withering landscape of the southern Illinois coal country known as “little Egypt”—that blends the wry humor of Kevin Wilson, the dark violence of Urban Waite, and the electric atmosphere of Greg Iles.
In the depths of the Knight Hawk, one of the last working collieries in downstate Illinois, the body of a reporter is found,
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A devious tale of psychological suspense involving sex, deception, and an accidental encounter that leads to murder. Fans of Paula Hawkins’The Girl on the Train will love this modern reimagining of Patricia Highsmith’s classicStrangers on a Train from the author of the acclaimed The Girl with a Clock for a Heart—which theWashington Post said “should be a contender for crime fiction’s best first novel of 2014.”On a night flight from London...
4) Jungle up
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Thomas Prescott novels volume 5
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"Please find me, Thomas! Please!" Two years ago, Dr. Gina Brady broke Thomas Prescott's heart, but now her panic-stricken satellite phone call starts it beating again with a fury. Thugs kidnapped the good doctor from the remote jungle village where she was working, and now the retired homicide detective's expert skills are desperately needed to save her. Led by a colorful, but perhaps untrustworthy local guide, Prescott journeys deep into the Bolivian...
5) The numbers
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Ex-homicide detective Thomas Prescott joins an emergency task force to track down a serial killer who carves three-digit numbers into his victims, and uncovers a link to an illegal street lottery known as the Numbers
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In this chilling novel-introducing an exciting new talent in thriller-writing-a psychiatrist is tasked with unraveling a mystery at a top-secret military base.
Winter 1967.
An arctic storm traps three soldiers at a secret American military base located under the ice in Greenland. When the rescue team finally reaches them, two of the soldiers have died in what seems to be an accidental fire and the third, Private Connor Murphy, is left severely...
7) Thrill Kill
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Cops in Oakland seldom meet people whose lives are going well. That's certainly the case when homicide sergeant Matt Sinclair recognizes the dead woman hanging from a tree as a teenage runaway named Dawn he arrested ten years before. And as Sinclair and his partner, Cathy Braddock, soon learn, many of Dawn's clients, not to mention the local and federal officials who protect them, will go to any length to keep the police from digging too deep into...
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A lawyer and his investigator must discover why his client accused of a gruesome murder remains silent in this dark legal thriller.
One freezing December night, the body of young, vulnerable, Lizzie Barnsley is found on the side of an isolated canal. When blood from her stiletto heel matches that on a wound on the head of Peter Box, police swiftly declare him the prime suspect in her murder.
Criminal lawyer, Dan Grant, is called in to provide...
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A lawyer and his investigator must uncover a secret worth killing for after a reporter is murdered in this tense legal thriller.
By day, the park rings with the sound of children's excited laughter. But in the early hours of the morning, the isolated playground is cloaked in shadows-the perfect hiding place to conceal a brutal murder.
When London journalist, Mark Roberts, is found battered to death, the police quickly arrest petty thief, Nick...
10) From the Shadows
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He watches. He waits. He kills.
24-year-old Mary Kendricks is a vivacious young teacher living in the quiet Northern town of Highford, her beauty turning heads wherever she goes. But when she catches the eye of Robert Carter, initial flattery quickly turns dangerous. Wherever she goes, Carter is not far behind and Mary soon becomes stifled by his attention, telling friends of her fears that he's getting too close.
And then Mary's body is discovered,...