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13 books in this category

17th Suspect by James Patterson

17th Suspect

by James Patterson

4.0
2/28/2021

Detective Lindsay Boxer and the Women's Murder Club investigate a serial killer targeting the homeless in San Francisco while Lindsay's personal life takes an unexpected turn.

thrillermystery
6 hours
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest

by Stieg Larsson

5.0
1/11/2021

The stunning conclusion to Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy. Lisbeth Salander fights for her freedom in court while Mikael Blomkvist exposes the government conspiracy that destroyed her childhood. Legal thriller meets investigative journalism as the series builds to a satisfying, cathartic conclusion.

thrillermystery
14 hours
The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson

The Girl Who Played with Fire

by Stieg Larsson

5.0
1/9/2021

The explosive second Millennium novel finds Lisbeth Salander framed for triple murder and on the run, while Mikael Blomkvist races to prove her innocence. As he investigates, he uncovers sex trafficking conspiracy and Lisbeth's devastating past. Dark, propulsive, and impossible to put down.

thrillermystery
13 hours
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

by Stieg Larsson

5.0
1/6/2021

Stieg Larsson's international phenomenon about journalist Mikael Blomkvist and hacker Lisbeth Salander investigating a forty-year-old disappearance from a wealthy Swedish family. Dark, compelling, and unforgettable—a mystery that explores violence against women, corruption, and justice with fierce intelligence and addictive plotting.

thrillermystery
11 hours
Devil's Claw by J.A. Jance

Devil's Claw

by J.A. Jance

4.0
8/17/2020

Sheriff Joanna Brady faces a personal crisis when her mother-in-law seeks custody of her daughter while investigating a brutal murder case. The eighth book in the series combines family drama with a compelling mystery.

fictionmystery
7 hours
Outlaw Mountain by J.A. Jance

Outlaw Mountain

by J.A. Jance

4.0
8/12/2020

When free-spirited elderly widow Alice Rogers is found dead in the desert clutching an insulin vial - despite not being diabetic - Sheriff Joanna Brady investigates her greedy children, her mysterious younger boyfriend, and a web of land development corruption.

fictionmystery
7 hours
Rattlesnake Crossing by J.A. Jance

Rattlesnake Crossing

by J.A. Jance

4.0
8/2/2020

Sheriff Joanna Brady investigates a suspicious death in the Arizona desert while dealing with personal challenges. The sixth book in the Joanna Brady series delivers another gripping mystery with the desert landscape as a vivid backdrop.

fictionmystery
7 hours
Skeleton Canyon by J.A. Jance

Skeleton Canyon

by J.A. Jance

4.0
7/23/2020

When high school valedictorian Brianna O'Brien is found murdered in remote Skeleton Canyon, her wealthy parents blame her forbidden Hispanic boyfriend - but Sheriff Joanna Brady suspects the family racism masks darker secrets involving smugglers using their land.

fictionmystery
7 hours
Dead to Rights by J.A. Jance

Dead to Rights

by J.A. Jance

4.0
7/19/2020

When the town veterinarian who killed a woman while driving drunk is found murdered by pitchfork in his burning barn, Sheriff Joanna Brady must prove that the obvious suspect - the victim grieving widower - is innocent while juggling multiple crises including a hostage situation involving her own daughter.

fictionmystery
7 hours
Shoot Don't Shoot by J.A. Jance

Shoot Don't Shoot

by J.A. Jance

4.0
7/12/2020

Sheriff Joanna Brady attends the Arizona Police Officers Academy for mandatory training, but when a serial killer begins targeting women on campus and a man sits in jail wrongly accused of murder, her coursework becomes a matter of life and death.

fictionmystery
7 hours
Tombstone Courage by J.A. Jance

Tombstone Courage

by J.A. Jance

4.0
7/10/2020

Two months into her job as the first female sheriff of Cochise County, Joanna Brady investigates when rancher Harold Patterson is found dead at the bottom of a mine pit - along with a second, older set of remains that raises disturbing questions about long-buried family secrets.

fictionmystery
7 hours
Desert Heat by J.A. Jance

Desert Heat

by J.A. Jance

4.0
7/5/2020

When her deputy husband is shot and killed in the Arizona desert - then accused of being a crooked cop - Joanna Brady refuses to accept the lies and launches her own investigation to clear his name and find his killer.

fictionmystery
7 hours
Downfall by J.A. Jance

Downfall

by J.A. Jance

4.0
7/1/2020

Cochise County Sheriff Joanna Brady investigates when two women with no apparent connection fall to their deaths from a local peak, uncovering a web of dark secrets in this seventeenth installment of the beloved series.

fictionmystery
7 hours
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