The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
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The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes The Inheritance Games #1 Mystery/Thriller Rating: ★★★★ Synopsis Avery Grambs has a plan for a better future: survive high school, win a scholarship, and get out. But her fortunes change in an instant when billionaire Tobias Hawthorne dies and leaves Avery virtually his entire fortune. The catch? Avery has no idea why--or even who Tobias Hawthorne is. To receive her inheritance, Avery must move into sprawling,…
Miss Moriarty, I Presume by Sherry Thomas
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Miss Moriarty, I Presume by Sherry Thomas

Miss Moriarty, I Presume by Sherry Thomas Lady Sherlock #6 Mystery/Thriller, Retelling Rating: ★★★★ Synopsis A most unexpected client shows up at Charlotte Holmes's doorstep: Moriarty himself. Moriarty fears that tragedy has befallen his daughter and wants Charlotte to find out the truth.Charlotte and Mrs. Watson travel to a remote community of occult practitioners where Moriarty's daughter was last seen, a place full of lies and liars. Meanwhile, Charlotte's sister Livia tries to…
The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins
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The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins

The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins Mystery/Thriller, Retelling Rating: ★★★★ Synopsis Meet Jane. Newly arrived to Birmingham, Alabama, Jane is a broke dog-walker in Thornfield Estates—a gated community full of McMansions, shiny SUVs, and bored housewives. The kind of place where no one will notice if Jane lifts the discarded tchotchkes and jewelry off the side tables of her well-heeled clients. Where no one will think to ask if Jane is her real…
The Box in the Woods by Maureen Johnson
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The Box in the Woods by Maureen Johnson

The Box in the Woods by Maureen Johnson Truly Devious #4 Mystery/Thriller, Young Adult Rating: ★★★★ Synopsis Amateur sleuth Stevie Bell needs a good murder. After catching a killer at her high school, she’s back at home for a normal (that means boring) summer.But then she gets a message from the owner of Sunny Pines, formerly known as Camp Wonder Falls—the site of the notorious unsolved case, the Box in the Woods Murders.…
Layla by Collen Hoover
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Layla by Collen Hoover

Layla by Collen Hoover Mystery/Thriller Rating: ★★★★ Synopsis When Leeds meets Layla, he’s convinced he’ll spend the rest of his life with her—until an unexpected attack leaves Layla fighting for her life. After weeks in the hospital, Layla recovers physically, but the emotional and mental scarring has altered the woman Leeds fell in love with. In order to put their relationship back on track, Leeds whisks Layla away to the bed-and-breakfast where they…
The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose
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The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose

The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose Mystery/Thriller Rating: ★★★★ Synopsis Would you defend your husband if he was accused of killing his mistress?Sarah Morgan is a successful and powerful defense attorney in Washington D.C. At 33 years old, she is a named partner at her firm and life is going exactly how she planned.The same cannot be said for her husband, Adam. He is a struggling writer who has had little success in…
For Your Own Good by Samantha Downing
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For Your Own Good by Samantha Downing

For Your Own Good by Samantha Downing Mystery/Thriller Rating: ★★★★ Synopsis Teddy Crutcher has won Teacher of the Year at the esteemed Belmont Academy, home to the best and brightest.He says his wife couldn't be more proud—though no one has seen her in a while.Teddy really can’t be bothered with the death of a school parent that’s looking more and more like murder or the student digging a little too deep into Teddy’s…
The Guest List by Lucy Foley
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The Guest List by Lucy Foley

The Guest List by Lucy Foley Mystery/Thriller Rating: ★★★★ Synopsis The bride ‧ The plus one ‧ The best man ‧ The wedding planner ‧ The bridesmaid ‧ The bodyOn an island off the coast of Ireland, guests gather to celebrate two people joining their lives together as one. The groom: handsome and charming, a rising television star. The bride: smart and ambitious, a magazine publisher. It’s a wedding for a magazine, or…
The Perfect Ruin
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The Perfect Ruin by Shanora Williams

The Perfect Ruin by Shanora Williams Mystery/Thriller Rating: ★★★ Synopsis A brutal tragedy ended Ivy Hill’s happy family and childhood. Now in her twenties and severely troubled, she barely has a life—or much to live for. Until the day she discovers the name of the woman who destroyed her world: Lola Maxwell—the mega-wealthy socialite with a heart, Miami’s beloved “first lady” of charity. Accomplished, gorgeous, and oh-so-caring, Lola has the best of everything—and…
Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus
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Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus

Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus Mystery Thriller Rating: ★★★★ Synopsis Echo Ridge is small-town America. Ellery's never been there, but she's heard all about it. Her aunt went missing there at age seventeen. And only five years ago, a homecoming queen put the town on the map when she was killed. Now Ellery has to move there to live with a grandmother she barely knows.The town is picture-perfect, but…