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Most people move to a magical retirement island for peace and quiet—and pickleball. Maya August moved there to disappear. As the assistant director of security for Evermore Island—a secret community where elderly paranormals fade into obscurity—Maya has built the perfect hiding place. Her days consist of magical mishaps, avoiding the clothing-optional tennis courts, and definitely not getting attached to the island’s strays (feline or otherwise). Then her boss vanishes. A resident turns up dead. And Maya’s carefully constructed refuge begins to crumble. She could handle a murder investigation.

INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The latest Stephanie Plum novel from #1 New York Times bestseller and “the most popular mystery writer alive” (The New York Times) Janet Evanovich. She said yes to Morelli. She said yes to Ranger. Now Stephanie Plum has two fiancés and no idea what to do...

A dead colleague isn't the best way to start a semester, or a romance. Although Sheridan Hendley is not a sleuth, when her colleague is murdered, she assists the detective in gathering information.

When Deputy Attorney General Eleanor Vance dies in an apparent suicide, DOJ prosecutor Alex Hayes is left holding fragments of a conspiracy—evidence of a covert network placing corrupt judges on the federal bench. Vance had hinted at a link to Alex’s own mother, then vanished before revealing the truth.

Elizabeth Bates must use everything she knows about the art of the con to stop a fellow scammer in his tracks in this first-ever thrilling crossover in the Victoria Thompson universe, featuring characters from her bestselling Gaslight Mysteries. Famed former police detective turned private...

Join South Carolina sleuth Hadley Cooper on a thrilling Lowcountry adventure as she tackles her next case with her quirky brand of wit, a whole lot of gumption, and a little help from her girlfriends.

Leaving behind her private forensic pathology practice in Charleston, South Carolina, Kay Scarpetta accepts an assignment in New York City, where the NYPD has asked her to examine an injured man on Bellevue Hospital’s psychiatric prison ward. The handcuffed and chained patient, Oscar Bane, has specifically asked for her, and when she literally has her gloved hands on him, he begins to talk—and the story he has to tell turns out to be one of the most bizarre she has ever heard.

The opportunity to spend some time at an archaeological dig on an Arizona ranch was everything a young graduate student trying to prove herself might want. And it was...until another guest suffered an accident, then disappeared. Suddenly, the guests were eyeing each other with fear and suspicion.

Don't miss Lucy Foley's new book, The Midnight Feast, coming June 18th! THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Told in rotating points of view, this Tilt-A-Whirl of a novel brims with jangly tension – an undeniably engrossing guessing game.” — Vogue ""[A] clever, cliff-hanger-filled thriller...

Zion Sawyer is about to marry the man of her dreams. Her focus has narrowed to planning her wedding and running her coffee shop, but when Condor asks her to meet with him, she isn’t prepared for what the Rusty Bucket’s leader wants. Fellow motorcycle gang member Hatchet Henry reveals that he was part of a 1970s bank robbery, which resulted in the death of a security guard. His accomplice, Whistling Willie, has always sworn he didn’t kill the guard, but he’s serving a life sentence at Corcoran for the crime. Now Willie is dying, and he wants one last taste of freedom.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In the propulsive first novel from the author of The Missing Half and host of the #1 true crime podcast Crime Junkie, a journalist uncovers her hometown’s dark secrets when she becomes obsessed with the unsolved murder of her childhood neighbor—and the...

When Dr. Sloan Hastings submits her DNA to an online genealogy site for a research assignment, her goal is to better understand the treasure-trove of genetic information contained on ancestry websites. Brilliant and driven, Sloan is embarking on a fellowship in forensic pathology, training under the renowned Dr. Livia Cutty. Sloan has one reservation about involving herself in the experiment: she’s adopted. Grateful for a loving home, she’s never considered tracking down her biological parents.

It’s New Year’s Eve, Manhattan is alight with celebration, and Gemma and Logan are hoping for a relatively normal night amid the revelry. But that hope is shattered by a 911 text from a luxury yacht somewhere in busy New York Harbor. Below deck, a college student working aboard is hiding from a hostage taker. The student reports that the crew was ordered to join the guests. Gunshots followed.

Nancy climbs straight into another mystery! Nancy Drew is on the case again—and this mystery is more dangerous than ever! When she's asked to investigate a series of strange hauntings at an old mansion, Nancy leaps into action. Shadows move, unseen music plays, and jewelry vanishes without a trace! As Nancy begins to uncover the truth, disaster strikes—her father, the famous lawyer Carson Drew, is kidnapped! Now Nancy must race against time to find her father and expose the greedy culprit behind the eerie mansion’s secrets.

When the body of Bonita Key’s former attorney washes ashore in Pine Cay, Layla Leslie’s new job as the village attorney takes a chilling turn. Drawn in by the village’s charm, sun drenched beaches, and a magnetic county sheriff—Layla thought she’d found her dream escape from the scandal she’d left behind in Miami. But Bonita Key hides more than just tropical secrets.

The next ghostly novel of the Royal Street series by New York Times bestselling author Karen White...

A serial killer is stalking Virginia’s young lovers, taking their lives and taunting police with a single clue: a jack of hearts. For two years, the meaning of this card has eluded FBI investigators. But as Scarpetta begins searching the victims’ remains for microscopic clues, she begins to suspect that someone in the FBI knows more about the murderer.

A Killer Hides Under the Cover of Darkness, Waiting for Midnight to Take His Next Victim When a wealthy widow returns to her quiet hometown of Everston Creek, Florida seeking a fresh start, her new life is brutally ended by the impulsive act of a remorseless killer. After evidence at the crime scene links the murder to a serial predator known as the Midnight Caller, Special Agent Bailey Flynn joins the investigation only to discover another dead body much closer to home. As the search leads Bailey into the dark heart of the Florida Everglades, she races to unravel a deadly web of deception ...

At thirty-four, Santa Cruz County Law Librarian Pat Pirard is living her perfect life. She has a job she loves, she's just purchased her dream car, and she is almost over being dumped by her long term boyfriend. But her thirty-fifth birthday marks the end of life as she knows it, and Pat has to reinvent herself. As a birthday present, Pat's best friend enrolls her in a glass flower making class. She learns a lot in the class, but she never expects her final lesson will be all about murder.

When Sadie Gray worked her last assignment, she never expected that the end of one case would rocket her right into the next, but then the creep said her name, told her she was on his list. When Sadie and Brad are pulled into several murders, all seemingly related to an online group called The Murder Society, the game of cat and mouse becomes one of survival, for the hacker known only as “Monster” is throwing bodies at them, but he’s also tearing through Sadie’s private life.