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"There's something sinister under the surface of the idyllic, suburban town of Wesley Falls, and it's not just the abandoned coal mine that lies beneath it. The summer of 1995 kicks off with a party in the mine where six high school students witness a horrifying crime that changes the course of their lives. The six couldn't be more different. Maddy, a devout member of the local megachurch. Kelly, the bookworm next door. James, a cynical burnout. Casey,...
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A confused and lonely ten-year-old, Marsha, a witness to her siblings' deviant behavior, her father's affair, and her mother's flirtation with the new neighbor, produces the only lead in a case of sexual assault and murder.
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"A year after arriving in Benedict, Beth Rivers is feeling very at home in Alaska, even as outsiders are starting to return to enjoy the brief summer perfection. Beth feels like she's finally let go of most of her demons. She's even found her father, Eddy Rivers--or, rather, he found her--and she's trying to find the middle ground between anger and forgiveness. One sunny July day, Beth boards a tourist ship to see the glaciers, the main reason visitors...
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"What would happen if I accepted an invitation to Bible Study from Jehovah's Witnesses? What would attending a Kingdom Hall meeting involve? And if I invited door-knocking Witnesses into my home? This book introduces Jehovah's Witnesses without assuming prior knowledge of the Watch Tower organization. After outlining the Society's origins and history, the book explains their key beliefs and practices by taking the reader through the process of the...
7) Long gone
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After four years of fear and isolation, Skyler Dulay has had enough of being in the federal witness protection program. Uprooted every few months to stay ahead of her father's murderous associates, she fears they will stop at nothing to silence her damning testimony, and now they've found her again. Skyler reaches out to the FBI special agent who saved her once before, the man she has never stopped loving-- Special Agent Drake Donovan. The desperate...
8) In too deep
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Five years ago Maura fled her life and took on a new identity, desperately trying to piece her life back together and escape the dark clouds that plagued her past. But then a reporter tracks her down, and persuades her to tell her story, putting her own life in danger once again. Layer upon layer of violence and deceit make up the full picture for Maura to see and the reporter to reveal. Hidden secrets are uncovered that have been left to settle,...
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Behind the walls of a mental hospital, Naomi Carradine feels her world breaking to pieces. She's starting to believe all the voices questioning her sanity. Only visitors from the outside world keep her tethered to reality. But deep in her thoughts, Naomi is haunted by memories of a golden summer that twisted into a waking nightmare of obsessive love and fractured truths. Just home from college, Naomi moves in with her best friend, Lana, the daughter...
10) Butterfly
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China Brown is alive, but barely after being shot in cold blood after witnessing a murder. She doesn't want to live. She's lost the only thing that ever mattered: her unborn baby. Drawn to this fragile woman, Ben English, a tough-as-nails cop, must convince her to help him find a murderer in a scandalous case where the suspects reach into the upper echelons of Dallas society, politics and the media. And as a killer closes in, she must place her trust...
11) The watcher
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Lily Gullick lives with her husband Aiden in a new-build flat opposite an estate which has been marked for demolition. A keen birdwatcher, she can't help spying on her neighbours. Until one day Lily sees something suspicious through her binoculars and soon her elderly neighbour Jean is found dead. Lily, intrigued by the social divide in her local area as it becomes increasingly gentrified, knows that she has to act. But her interference is not going...
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Lawyer Greg Monarch has to resort to some dirty tricks to save a former partner accused of murder in California. The partner was framed by nuclear polluters he was exposing. The moral of the story is that sometimes it is necessary to bend the rules to achieve justice. By the author of A Death in White Bear Lake.
16) A scarlet cord
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"In the four years since her husband's death, Melanie LaSalle's life has been consumed with managing the family design firm and caring for her five-year-old daughter, Jerica. The possibility of a new relationship is the last thing on her mind. But when Melanie meets Joel Ellington, a new staff member at her church, she is instantly attracted to his warm spirit. As their friendship deepens, however, Melanie is troubled by something she can't quite...
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"Texas Ranger Ben Fritz would give his life to protect Corinna Pike. After all, she's his captain's beloved daughter--and the only witness to her father's murder. When the assassin targets Corinna, Ben dedicates himself to her safety...while keeping his distance. The beautiful ballerina deserves better than a rough-and-tough ranger. Yet Corinna refuses to ignore the draw between them, just as she refuses to give in to fear as danger grows. Ben will...
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Taking readers further into The Gate Cycle, Kristin Jacques will thrill fans of Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn and Leigh Bardugo's Shadow and Bone.
Every magic has a flavor, from the cold, cloying sweetness of the Winnowrooks to the hinted rot and bitter earth of the Mire witches. To know the flavor of one's magic is, to know the poison that will control it.
Oswin Brixby is, a traveling Meister, accompanied by his dearest childhood friend and helpmate,...
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Every day in the United States, ordinary people are called to testify in court. Most of them have never been involved in a legal proceeding. But they have probably seen witnesses in high-profile trials on television, being harshly cross examined, looking nervous or anxious-perhaps even humiliated. The thought of testifying can be scary. Being subpoenaed can lead to weeks or months of anxiety until the day arrives when they raise their right hand and...
20) Sawbones
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When a killer threatens his family before their testimony in a capital murder trial, Patrick Flint will do anything to keep them safe. "Best book I've read in a long time!" -- Kiersten Marquet, author of Reluctant Promises "A roller-coaster ride from the first page to the last!" -- Merry, Amazon reader A peaceful day of skiing for the family. The murder of a prominent judge's wife. A witness becomes the next target: thirteen-year-old Perry Flint....
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