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Release Date: January 12, 2016 Publisher: Harlequin Special Releases Format: e-book (Kindle) Pages: 85 pages Genre: mystery/Romance Buy:   Kindle  |  Audio Synopsis: Can they get out of this investigation alive? Special Agent Lara Grant's team are racing against the clock to prove infamous crime boss Moretti is behind a recent series of murders. With each lead ending up in a body bag, Lara's trapped by the weight of her own guilt. How many would still be alive if it weren't for her troubled history with the villain? But he won't quit, so neither can Lara. The sniper is the key to finding the link between Moretti and the current cases. But before they can reach him, Moretti hits closer to home than Lara could have imagined… Part 4 of 8 in the chilling, high-octane FBI thriller TOUGH JUSTICE from  New York Times  bestselling author Carla Cassidy and Tyler Anne Snell, Carol Ericson and Gail Barrett Review: Another great installment in thi...

Release Date: February 2, 2016 Publisher: MIRA Format: ebook Pages: 288 pages Genre: Mystery, Suspense Buy:   kindle  |  Hardcover  | Paperback  |  Audio (Audible) Synopsis: Sarah Quinlan's husband, Jack, has been haunted for decades by the untimely death of his mother when he was just a teenager, her body found in the cellar of their family farm, the circumstances a mystery. The case rocked the small farm town of Penny Gate, Iowa, where Jack was raised, and for years Jack avoided returning home. But when his beloved aunt Julia is in an accident, hospitalized in a coma, Jack and Sarah are forced to confront the past that they have long evaded. Upon arriving in Penny Gate, Sarah and Jack are welcomed by the family Jack left behind all those years ago—barely a trace of the wounds that had once devastated them all. But as facts about Julia's accident begin to surface, Sarah realizes that nothing about the Quinlans is what it seems. Caught in a f...

Release Date:  February 2, 2016 Publisher: NAL Format: Ebook Pages: 288 pages Genre: Mystery Buy:  Kindle  |  Paperback  | Audio (Audible) Synopsis: Ruby wakes up in a strange room. Her captor calmly explains that no one is looking for her. No one wants her. Except him. When the body of a woman is found buried on a secluded beach, Detective Helen Grace is called to the scene. She knows right away that the killer is no amateur. The woman has been dead for years, and no one has even reported her missing. But why would they? She's still sending text messages to her family. Helen is convinced that a criminal mastermind is at work: someone very smart, very careful, and worst of all, very patient. But as she struggles to piece together the killer's motive, time is running out for a victim who is still alive... Review: While it always surprises me how many serial killers can live in such close proximity I love these type of books and ...

Release Date: January 12, 2016 Publisher: Harlequin Special Releases Format: Kindle  Pages: 83 pages Buy:   Kindle  |  Audible Synopsis:  She burned Moretti…now it's his turn. Destroying Moretti was  Special Agent Lara Grant 's biggest coup, but she paid a heavy price to make the bust. She'll do anything to keep him—and her secrets—behind bars. But Lara knows he's playing the FBI like a maestro even from jail. So when her boss's daughter is kidnapped, it's personal…and not just for Lara. With the team at breaking point, it's up to Lara to keep everyone focused. Until a chilling photo is delivered to  her  home address. Moretti knows where she lives.  And he knows what she's hiding … Part 3 of 8 in the chilling, high-octane FBI thriller TOUGH JUSTICE from  New York Times  bestselling author Carla Cassidy and authors Tyler Anne Snell, Carol Ericson and Gail Barrett.  Review:  There is a rift fo...

Teaser Tuesdays  is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of  A Daily Rhythm . Anyone can play along! Just do the following: Open to a random page: Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page. BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn't give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!) Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers! ********************************************************************************* My TT comes from the book ARC  The Girl in the Ice by Robert Bryndza due out February 12, 2016 received from the publisher through netgalley.com in exchange for an honest review. " The arm rose and again came crashing down, and then everything went black.  The road remained silent and empty as the first specks of snow began to fall, twirling lazily to meet the ground. "

Release Date: February 2, 2016 Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Format: ebook  Pages: 320 pages Genre: Danish Mystery, Crime Buy:   Kindle  |  Hardcover  | Audio (Audible) Synopsis:   Following an extended leave, Louise Rick returns to work at the Special Search Agency, an elite missing persons unit. She's assigned a case involving a 15-year-old, who vanished a week earlier. When she realizes he is the son of a butcher from Hvalsoe, she combines her personal investigation of her boyfriend's long-ago death with her search for the missing teen. Louise's investigation takes her on a journey back through time. She reconnects with figures from her past, including Kim, the principal investigator at the Holbaek Police Department, her former in-laws, fanatic ancient religion believers, and her longtime close friend, journalist Camilla Lind. As she moves through the small town's network of deadly connections, Louise unearths toxic truths left u...

Release Date: January 12, 2016 Publisher: Harlequin Special Releases Format: Kindle Pages: 89 pages Genre: Mystery/romance Buy:  Kindle  |  Audible Synopsis:  Special Agent Lara Grant  is back in her enemy's sights, but this time she's not alone. She has a brand-new team and Lara knows she'll need to trust them with her life. Starting now. When a lead becomes a victim, Lara and her team are thrown. Lara put Moretti away for life—so how can a guy  who is still in prison  be pulling strings? There's only one way to find out. But when Lara comes face-to-face with the monster from her past, will she get answers? Or unleash hell? Part 2 of 8 in the chilling, high-octane FBI thriller TOUGH JUSTICE from  New York Times  bestselling author Carla Cassidy and authors Tyler Anne Snell, Carol Ericson and Gail Barrett. Review: I find this series interesting since each installment is written by a different author.  I could defin...

Release Date: January 27, 2015 Publisher: Kensington Format: Ebook - Kindle Pages: 320 Pages Genre: Mystery/Thriller Buy:   Kindle  |  Paperback Synopsis:  Twenty years ago, two children were kidnapped and left for dead. Raised by a master criminal, they grew up to become cops. Very unusual cops . . . Homicide detective Frank Bennett has an intriguing new partner. Dark, beautiful, coldly efficient, Eden Archer is one of the most enigmatic colleagues Frank has ever worked with—that includes her brother Eric, who’s also on the Sydney Metro police force. All of them are tested to the core when a local man discovers a graveyard of large steel toolboxes lying at the bottom of the harbor. Each box contains a grisly trove of human body parts. For Frank, the madman’s clues are a tantalizing puzzle. For Eden and Eric, the case holds chilling links to a scarred childhood—and a murderous mentor named Hades. But the true evil goes beyond the bloody handiwork...

Teaser Tuesdays  is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of  A Daily Rhythm . Anyone can play along! Just do the following: Open to a random page: Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page. BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn't give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!) Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers! ********************************************************************************* My teaser is from the e-galley of Adoption Beyond Borders  by Rebecca J. Compton due out March 1, 2016  "International adoption in particular is controversial because it raises complex issues of culture and privilege. It demands that we face the abysmal circumstances in which many of the world's people live, circumstances that can include deep poverty, lack of medical care and social services, u...

Publisher: Minotaur Books Format: ebook Pages: 320 pages Genre: Mystery Buy:   Kindle  |  Hardcover  |  Audio (Audible) Synopsis:   When a tornado tears through Painters Mill and unearths human remains, Chief of Police Kate Burkholder finds herself tasked with the responsibility of identifying the bones―and notifying the family. Evidence quickly emerges that the death was no accident and Kate finds herself plunged into a thirty year old case that takes her deep into the Amish community to which she once belonged. Meanwhile, turmoil of an emotional and personal nature strikes at the very heart of Kate's budding relationship with state agent John Tomasetti. A reality that strains their fragile new love to the breaking point and threatens the refuge they've built for themselves―and their future. Under siege from an unknown assailant―and her own personal demons―Kate digs deep into the case only to discover proof of an unimaginable atrocity, a ...