Small Town Thriller

Forensic psychologist and FBI agent Alexis Forrest's search for the serial killer responsible for her sister's murder has hit a wall. All the evidence she has found has led her to the identities of numerous victims, yet the killer is still unknown. But he knows who she is, and he is watching her from the shadows. He is hiding in plain sight near Broken Hill, the snowy New England town that Alexis used to call home. Meanwhile, a young suburban mother goes missing while out on a morning run. When Alexis starts to dig deeper, she finds out that the woman's perfect marriage and family are not ...

Forensic psychologist and FBI agent Alexis Forrest returns in her most chilling case yet. Set against the backdrop of Broken Hill, the small New England town where she grew up, she now faces her darkest challenge: a fourteen-year-old boy doesn’t show up to school after spending the night with his father and stepmother. Meanwhile, Alexis receives a sinister note threatening her and her family from the serial killer who took her sister’s life. Together with her old flame and partner Mitch, a bookstore and coffee shop owner, Alexis embarks on a race against time to protect her loved ones ...

Two couples. A cold night in a cabin deep in the forest. Having a great time with their friends, two couples are drinking wine and laughing. It all turns on a dime when they realize they are not alone. The night turns into a nightmare. But that’s not the worst part. The fallout has friend turning on friend. Husband turning on wife. And everyone is lying to the sheriff. The investigation leads to an unlikely suspect. Read to the exciting conclusion. Can you figure out what really happened that fateful night in the cabin? A rollercoaster of a thriller from start to finish. Silver Lake ...

Laurel Dane's return to Appleman’s Gap was meant to be a respite. Following the death of her father, the town’s beloved police chief, Laurel, an FBI agent on leave from Washington DC, longs for solace and a break from her chaotic life. However, her homecoming is anything but peaceful when a carjacking incident leads to the disappearance of her best friend’s infant son, thrusting Laurel into an unexpected and heart-wrenching mystery. As Laurel navigates the complexities of her hometown’s hidden pains and buried secrets, she is forced to confront her own past. The town she once knew ...

He thought they were only legend… until they threatened his family Carter Mitchell, a single father of two, seeks a fresh start in the peaceful countryside near Simeon Heights, Oregon. However, his seemingly idyllic new life takes a perilous turn when he encounters legendary creatures that he once believed to be mere myths. As hostility from the creatures escalates, Carter finds himself caught in a dangerous turf war. Balancing the safety of his family with keeping up appearances becomes a daunting task. But along the way of this harrowing survival journey, he will find new allies, a new ...

In my younger days I lived my life like there was no tomorrow. I wasn't thinking about what to do when the check came due, when life changed, when I crossed someone or they crossed me. I wish I had grown up different, but my time on the streets and the lessons that taught me. And my time working for bad people after that just set me up for the mistakes that would nearly end my life more than once. Even people who were supposed to care about me did their best to sacrifice me when the time came to pay the check. Luckily, for me, some things and some people got in the way and stopped some of ...

How do you live with yourself when you don’t even know who you are? James has spent five years running from a past he can’t remember and a truth he’s afraid to face. When a girl goes missing in the quiet town of Oakridge, the mystery dredges up memories he thought were buried for good. His new home may be haunted, his old friend isn’t who he remembers, and the deeper he digs, the more reality begins to slip. As secrets unravel and paranoia sets in, James must confront the ghosts of his past—both literal and psychological—before they consume him. But in a town where everyone’s ...

In a haunting tale of suspense and secrets, an elderly woman's serene life is upended when a malevolent figure from her past reemerges in her stately, enigmatic home by Snake River. As family bonds and dark legacies intertwine, this gripping narrative delves into a world where every corner of the house whispers of hidden truths and unresolved mysteries. The story escalates to a heart-stopping conclusion, leaving readers captivated by the chilling revelation of what truly lurks within its walls.

Brandon is a senior in college about to head to medical school. On the outside, he seems like an ordinary young man, but Brandon has a secret. He has had the same dream each night since his mother mysteriously disappeared 20 years ago and he is about to learn that the visions in his dreams may hold the key to a grim discovery. When Brandon receives an invitation to visit the last place she was seen, he jumps on the opportunity hoping to find the answers he has been longing for. Together with his best friend, Madeline, he leaves the city to return to his childhood hometown.

The Amish community of Lancaster is being terrorized by barn fires. David and Malinda Beiler's barn was the first to go. The clues are sparse, but Levi, the Beilers' oldest son, happened to be awake in the middle of the night and spotted a white vehicle driving past the house with its lights off. Sarah, David and Malinda's daughter, observes her parents' agony. Not only is she afraid and wishing she could protect her parents, she's entranced by the flirtatious Matthew Stoltzfus.

Manhattan fashionista Kelly Quinn thought she'd left her upstate New York town far behind...until the Seventh Avenue expat returns home to revamp her grandmother's consignment shop into an upscale boutique - and unwittingly sets a trend for murder....After her rising career as a Manhattan buyer is derailed, Kelly has mixed feelings about relocating back to Lucky Cove, in spite of her big plans for the soon-to-be-renamed Curated by Kelly Resale Boutique. What's left of her luck starts running out when a customer puts on a black lace dress that triggers visions of someone being murdered.

✅ Three complete, pulse-pounding, action-packed mystery thrillers ✅ Over 1500 pages of exciting suspense, thrills, and twisty, satisfying endings ✅ The first arc of Ruth and Aaron’s slow-burning, impossible romance Texas Ranger Ruth Baker and her partner Aaron Tate hunt killers across small-town Texas, confronting the darkest corners of human nature as they fight for justice—and find themselves drawn together by the fires they can’t escape. RED BARN Twenty-three children vanish from a school bus—Ruth’s daughter was meant to be on it. The case uncovers ties to the infamous ...

She thought her boyfriend cheating on her was the worst thing that ever happened to her . . . until she was kidnapped.Bree feels like she has it all. She has the perfect relationship with her perfect boyfriend Travis, and she is only months away from graduating high school and moving away from her small home town to a good college, paid for in full by her boyfriend's parents. But her whole world is shattered when she discovers that Travis has been cheating on her. Devastated, Bree ends the relationship as soon as she learns the truth, but her decision to break up with Travis leads to ...

A successful rodeo owner doesn't believe in love at first sight, but there’s nothing he won’t do to help his tribe — even proposing a marriage of convenience to a single mother who’s fallen on hard times. Wayne Whitaker (or Chief Lighthorse, as his fellow Comanches prefer to call him) is constantly putting out fires on their poverty-stricken, crime-ridden reservation. The old-timers on his squabbling tribal council claim it’s because he’s too young, too inexperienced, and too single to run both the tribe and his family’s rodeo business. What they don't understand is that he ...

Some inherit a name. Mason inherited a curse. The small, isolated town of Cold Rock was supposed to be a fresh start for Mason and his dad—a quiet escape from the city. But from the moment he arrives, an unnatural darkness clinging to the Fourth of July celebrations calls to something deep within him. A violent, primal hunger he doesn't understand. He soon learns the town has a bloody secret, and he’s not just passing through. He is a key part of a brutal, ancient war between rival werewolf packs. The local alpha, a ruthless purist, sees Mason not as a boy, but as an abomination that ...

Laurel Dane faces tough challenges as she grapples with betrayal, family secrets, and a dangerous criminal underworld in her Tennessee hometown. Haunted by the dishonesty of a close family member, Laurel must confront her own feelings of anger while unraveling a nationwide kidnapping ring that targets innocent babies for ransom. Determined to bring justice to the victims and stop the criminals behind the operation, Laurel dives deep into the investigation, risking everything to save lives and uncover the truth. But as Laurel delves deeper into the case, she's forced to make difficult ...

When a father vanishes with his two-week-old daughter, leaving behind a frantic wife and their eight-year-old son, forensic psychologist and FBI agent Alexis Forrest is called in to investigate. The man's blood-stained truck is discovered abandoned on a dirt road, but there's no trace of him or the baby. As Alexis delves into the case, she uncovers a tangled web of secrets and lies. With the serial killer responsible for her sister's death now behind bars, Alexis hopes for a fresh start in the small New England town where she grew up. However, peace is hard to find. Alexis tries to move ...

When sanctuary turns to slaughter... In the latest pulse-pounding Baker & Tate thriller, nationwide immigration sweeps trigger a mass murderer's ruthless crusade. As immigration enforcement operations sweep the country, a seemingly ordinary ranch house explodes in rural Texas. When local police discover it wasn't a gas leak tragedy but an intentional explosion, Texas Rangers Ruth Baker and Aaron Tate are called in. They discover the charred remains of nearly thirty people - undocumented immigrants who were being held by human traffickers. What should have been just another accident ...

True love is priceless! That's why a jet-setting billionaire is determined to prove to a small-town doctor that he's searched the world for a love like theirs. The tabloids are calling Kellan Maddox a wealthy heartbreaker-turned-philanthropist, which is better than some of the things they've called him in the past. And it's true. He's turned over a new leaf by becoming the CEO of his family's world-renowned charity foundation. After accepting an invitation from a friend to visit storm-torn Heart Lake, he's working around the clock to assess the rebuilding needs of the local homes, ranches, ...

When Phillip is abducted, his family's hidden secrets and the town's dark mysteries come to light. Josie must confront the prejudices of their small community and uncover the sinister truth to bring her son home. A tale of courage and resilience, this story dives deep into family bonds and the shadows lurking in a seemingly peaceful town.