18 books like The Woods
The D.A. Cooks a Goose
A California D.A. handles a case of a baby lost and another found in this classic hard-boiled mystery by the author of the Perry Mason series."The bestselling author of the century . . . a master storyteller." —The New York TimesA late-night hit-and-run accident claims an infant's life on a steep mountain road outside Madison City. What puzzles District Attorney Doug Selby is that…
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The D.A. Draws a Circle
A California D.A. investigates a corpse without clothes and bloody clothes without a body in this classic mystery by the author of the Perry Mason series."The bestselling author of the century . . . a master storyteller." —The New York TimesAlphonse Baker Carr is the smooth-talking defense lawyer murderers and gangsters turn to when they want to win in court. To escape the hustle…
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Hold Tight
“A page-turner. Don’t start reading it if you’ve got important business the next morning becauseHold Tight will keep you up all night.”
— San Francisco Chronicle
“A fast and exhilarating roller-coaster ride that you don’t want to end, but hold on tight. Then take the time to hug your kids.”
—Library Journal (Starred Review)
“COMPULSIVE PAGE-TURNER…
“How do you weigh a child’s privacy against a…
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10th Anniversary
Detective Lindsay Boxer's long awaited wedding celebration becomes a distant memory when she is called to investigate a horrendous crime: a badly injured teenage girl is left for dead, and her newborn baby is nowhere to be found. Lindsay discovers that not only is there no trace of the criminals, but that the victim may be keeping secrets as well. At the same time, Assistant District Attorney…
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Loving Natalee
In May of 2005, Beth Holloway received the worst phone call a parent can imagine. Her beautiful daughter, Natalee Holloway, had disappeared without a trace in Aruba during her high school senior class trip. Two years later, for the very first time -- Beth Holloway steps forward -- in this astonishingly candid and inspirational memoir to tell of her harrowing ordeal, and her never-ending belief in…
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Haunted
"Detective Michael Bennett is ready for a vacation after a series of crises push him, and his family, to the brink. He settles on an idyllic, small town in the beautiful Maine woods, a recommendation from a former colleague. But just when Bennett thinks he can relax, he gets pulled into a case that has shocked the tight-knit community. Kids are disappearing left and right with no explanation --…
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Death Divided
Young lawyer Joe McGrath faces a floodtide of memories when he investigates the mysterious disappearance of a childhood friend in this gripping thriller from international bestselling author Clare Francis
Jenna had always been Joe McGrath's best friend and secret crush . . . until he introduced her to the enigmatic but charming Jamie Chetwood. After Jenna and Jamie married, Joe moved on…
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The New York Trilogy
The New York Trilogy is an astonishing and original book: three cleverly interconnected novels that exploit the elements of standard detective fiction and achieve a new genre that is all the more gripping for its starkness. In each story the search for clues leads to remarkable coincidences in the universe as the simple act of trailing a man ultimately becomes a startling investigation of what it…
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Pretty Girls
More than twenty years ago, Claire and Lydia's teenaged sister Julia vanished without a trace. The two women have not spoken since, and now their lives could not be more different. Claire is the glamorous trophy wife of an Atlanta millionaire. Lydia, a single mother, dates an ex-con and struggles to make ends meet. But neither has recovered from the horror and heartbreak of their shared loss -- a…
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Gone for Good
GONE FOR GOOD –“ An instant New York Times Bestseller. ”
Now, in a bold new novel, Edgar-Award Winner HARLAN COBEN, author of the international bestseller TELL NO ONE, unleashes a haunting tale of secrets and betrayal… and of one man’s search for his missing brother that spirals into a breakneck hunt for a killer, a victim, and the truth.
Gone for Good is at once a powerhouse of suspense and a…
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Loose among the lambs
District Attorney Mark Blackwell is pitted against San Antonio elite in the midst of a case involving the molestation of a ten-year-old boy.
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Isabella Moon
An extraordinary debut novel of suspense set in small-town America - both a terrific page-turner and a deeply engrossing read with wonderful characters, perfect for fans of Alice HoffmanCarystown, Kentucky, is still scarred by the mysterious disappearance two years ago of Isabella Moon. Faced with an almost complete lack of evidence – lack, even, of a body – the case of the missing girl is still…
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Tell No One
Eight years ago David Beck was knocked unconscious and left for dead, and his wife Elizabeth was kidnapped and murdered. For the next eight years Dr Beck re-lived the horror of what happened that day every day of his life. Then one afternoon, he receives an anonymous e-mail telling him to log on to a certain web-site at a certain time, using a code that only he and his wife knew. The screen opens…
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Presumed Innocent
The novel that launched Turow's career as one of America's pre-eminent thriller writers tells the story of Rusty Sabicch, chief deputy prosecutor in a large Midwestern city. With three weeks to go in his boss' re-election campaign, a member of Rusty's staff is found murdered; he is charged with finding the killer, until his boss loses and, incredibly, Rusty finds himself accused of the murder.
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Two Little Girls in Blue
A pair of twin girls are kidnapped, the ransom paid, but only Kelly is returned, with a note saying Kathy has been killed. When Kelly begins getting telepathic information from Kathy, only their mother believes she is still alive
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The Lovely Bones
This deluxe trade paperback edition of Alice Sebold's modern classic features French flaps and rough-cut pages.Once in a generation a novel comes along that taps a vein of universal human experience, resonating with readers of all ages. The Lovely Bones is such a book - a phenomenal #1 bestseller celebrated at once for its narrative artistry, its luminous clarity of emotion, and its astoniishing…
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The gold coast
Welcome to the fabled Gold Coast, that stretch on the North Shore of Long Island that once held the greatest concentration of wealth and power in America. Here two men are destined for an explosive collision: John Sutter, Wall Street lawyer, holding fast to a fading aristocratic legacy; and Frank Bellarosa, the Mafia don who seizes his piece of the staid and unprepared Gold Coast like a…
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