Behind every corner
Thick As Thieves
Author: Sandra Brown Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Things have never been good between Arden and her father, but when she decided to return to the family home, she never expected to be watched as closely as she is now. Two decades ago, her father was involved in a heist with three others. One ended up in the hospital, the other in jail and the third one died. Now the survivors want to claim what they believe is theirs. Arden is not here to make amends, all she wants to do is find out the truth behind this heist gone wrong. But this might be one time where the truth will not set you free.
Girl Gone Mad
Author: Avery Bishop
Publisher: Lake Union Publishing
When Emily was in school, she was one of the Harpies, a group of six girls who got themselves into quite a pickle when they picked on a new girl and drove her to the brink of madness. Together, they swore never to tell anyone what really happened. More than a decade has passed since that incident and Emily is now a therapist who helps children overcome their troubled past.
But when the Harpies start dying one by one, the deaths start to look suspicious. Is this karma, or is the new girl back for revenge?
The Darkest Evening (Vera Stanhope Series #9)
Author: Ann Cleeves Publisher: Minotaur Books
On her way home, Vera stumbles upon an accident by the side of the road. A car has skidded off the road, its door is left open and the only sign of life is a toddler strapped in the back seat. Vera takes the child and drives to the grand house where her father spent his childhood. It is almost Christmas and a party is in full swing. Vera doesn’t know who this child is or who the car belongs to. She also doesn’t know that this is the night she will find out secrets about her family’s complicated past. And that not far from them, a woman lies dead in the snow.
Shadows In Death
Author: J.D. Robb Publisher: St Martin’s Press
Another killer has struck. Eve thinks there is something fishy going on as the victim’s husband knows that his wife is having an affair. It doesn’t help his case that her fortune is supposed to go to him in the event of her death. What’s to stop him from hiring an assassin to take down his wife?
But Eve must tread cautiously, because if this cold-blooded killer is still around, he won’t hesitate to kill anyone who suspects him.
A Deadly Inside Scoop (Ice Cream Parlor Mystery #1)
Author: Abby Collette Publisher: Berkley Books
Win has taken over her family’s ice cream shop and is busy with renovations and filling the menu with her grandmother’s recipes. She runs into some issues, and misses the grand summer opening she had envisioned. It is only when snow descends on the village that Win is finally ready to open the shop. But before customers flock to her shop, Win finds a dead man in the snow.