Twenty-two years as county coroner. Eleven thousand signatures. One body he cannot file away.When a young woman is pulled from the mill pond, Dr. Alan Rees does what he has always done: he writes 'accidental drowning' and goes home to his wife. But her dental records do not match the name on the intake form. And in her pocket is a bracelet Alan's daughter lost seventeen years ago.He pulls the last decade of files. Seven drownings. Seven clerical errors. One sheriff at every...

“Nancy Thayer is the queen of beach books.”—The Star-LedgerIn this captivating novel, New York Times bestselling author Nancy Thayer tells the wonderfully moving story of three women who forge a unique bond one sun-drenched summer on New England’s Dragonfly Lake. Thirty-year-old Morgan O’Keefe put her science career on hold to raise her young son. Though Morgan loves many things about staying home with her child, she feels restless and ready for a...

The true crime story of a Syracuse man's 1998 murder of his wife in her hospital bed to ensure her silence and the trial that followed.UNDER PENALTY OF DEATH…By 1998, Jill and Jeff Cahill's marriage was already over. With a divorce pending, his life was in shambles. Then, a pre-dawn argument between them came to an end when Jeff crushed her skull with an aluminum baseball bat. Fearing her testimony in an assault trial, he slipped unnoticed ...

Three Children, Two Hearts, One Promise Changes EverythingIt was a gesture of love that neither thought would become a reality. However, when the unthinkable happens, Mitch Baker and Thea Wyndham are called to fulfill their promise as godparents to their mutual friends' three young children in the wake of a tragic accident.Mere acquaintances, Mitch steps up, ready to honor the promise, but Thea has vanished.When she finally returns, Thea offers no e...

What happens when two sisters who were torn apart when their young mother abandoned them—and grew up in tragically different circumstances—reunite thirty-five years later to find her? For readers who love Jodi Picoult, acclaimed author Amy Hatvany fearlessly explores complex family issues in this “daring, compassionate, and deeply human story” (Taylor Jenkins Reid, New York Times bestselling author).Natalie Clark knew never to ask her sensitive adoptive mo...

The first suspense mystery in the Deer Lake series from Sunday Times bestselling author Tami Hoag.Deer Lake is a small Minnesota town where people know their neighbours and crime is something that happens on the evening news. But the illusion of safety is shattered when eight-year-old Josh Kirkwood disappears. All the police find is his duffel bag with a note stuffed inside, 'Ignorance is not innocence but SIN'.With each passing hour the search for...

Telling a Deputy Sheriff you have his son isn't as easy as it may seem …Vanetta Wilcox is in mourning for her sister, but when she arrives in Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, with her young nephew, everyone assumes she's widowed, and she doesn't know how to tell the truth. She only wants to fulfill her sister's dying request that a certain John Stevens be told he has a son. But Vanetta makes a very bad impression on Deputy Stevens when she insists he run an intoxicated man out of the hous...

"Great characters, interesting plot, action-galore and 'cop-speak' that is realistic enough to put you right in the thick of things, this is a police-procedural that is not to be missed." ~John E. Donovan, Verified ReviewerBurgess's hopes for a calm Columbus Day picnic slam up against reality when two boys spot a dead body in the water.It's Reggie the Can Man—a damaged, alcoholic veteran who Burgess has tried to patch back together since they return...

A PI aims to protect a client who claims she shot an intruder in self-defense in this thriller by the USA Today–bestselling author of The Last Lie Told.Former homicide detective Clint Hayes has his first client as a private investigator: a fragile beauty he isn't sure he can trust. An injury has left Natalie Drummond with gaps in her memory, and she sees and hears things that aren't there. But she's sure she shot an intruder in her Birmingham, Alab...

Wrongfully AccusedA Callahan Confidential storyWhen fire investigator Mitch Callahan is attacked at a crime scene, he’s shocked to uncover the body of a slain ex-girlfriend—and realize someone’s framing him for murder. Widowed ER nurse Dana Petrie believes Mitch is innocent, and not just because he makes her feel alive again after tragedy marred her past. But is she willing to risk everything only to love and lose again?From Love In...

Garry Ryan follows up Smoked with his most revelatory Detective Lane mystery yet. While under investigation by the Calgary Police Department, Lane finds himself fighting for his career. Then, when an Eastern European war criminal winds up dead in the city, and his partner Arthur is diagnosed with cancer, Lane must contend with dangerous criminals, broken allegiances, pressure from his superiors, a determined bomber, and the very real fear of losing the person he cares for most of all.

On most days, the wilderness gave me peace. But not tonight.In a land sculpted by glaciers, the forest is on fire. Thick smoke chokes the mountain air and casts an apocalyptic glow over the imposing peaks and vistas of Montana’s Glacier National Park. When firefighters are called in to dig firebreaks near the small town bordering the park, a crew member is shocked to unearth a shallow grave containing human remains.Park Police Officer Monty Harris is summon...