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In his critically acclaimed novels The River Sorrow and The Last Sanctuary, Craig Holden forged a powerful, poetic vision of the American heartland. Now the writer The New York Times calls "astonishing" returns to this haunting landscape in his newest work. At once a suspenseful search for the truth in a teenage girl's abduction and a multilayered rumination on family, love, and friendship, Four Corners of Night explores
...22) Safe: a novel
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"A kidnapped girl returns home after twelve years away--but coming home may not be as easy as she thought in this roller coaster ride of lies, betrayal, and secrets that just might be the twistiest thriller you'll read all year. Jenny Kristal was six years old when she was snatched off the sidewalk from her quiet suburban neighborhood. Twelve years later, she's miraculously returned home after escaping her kidnappers--but as her parents and younger...
23) Lost innocents
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"Meet Maddy Blake, devoted wife and mom.Always stood by her husband.Getting her life back together.But now all her hard work is about to be destroyed.A teenage baby-sitter and the baby boy she's looking after are abducted. Her naked body is discovered in the woods. The little boy is still missing.Witnesses put Maddy's husband, Doug, at the scene of the crime.She stood by him when he was accused of the ultimate betrayal, but can she trust him now?"--...
24) Eyes of a child
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Christopher Paget novels volume 3
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"Richard North Patterson's thrilling novel tells a multifaceted story that pierces the public drama of a sensational murder trial to probe the inner lives of the men and women at its heart. In San Francisco, Ricardo Arias is found dead in his apartment. The evidence might confirm suicide, but it also strongly suggests murder. The police investigation quickly uncovers a maze of conflict that surrounded Arias: an estranged wife, Terri Peralta; an ugly...
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1939. In the small, rural community of Augusta Falls, Georgia, twelve-year-old Joseph Vaughan learns of the brutal assault and murder of a young girl, a classmate he knew better than anyone in his class, a girl he quietly loved. The murder is the first in a series of killings that will plague the community over the next decade. Compelled by fear and duty, Joseph gathers a group of friends to form "The Guardians," who vow to watch over the young girls...
27) When she hollers
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Tish, a teenager who has been enduring abuse from her adoptive stepfather since she was a small child, finally decides she must do something to stop him.
28) Stained
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A teenaged girl bullied for her port-wine stain must summon her personal strength to survive abduction and horrific abuse at the hands of a deranged killer.
30) The woods
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"There's a lot from Tess's childhood that she would rather forget. The family who moved next door and brought chaos to their quiet lives. The two girls who were murdered, their killer never found. But the only thing she can't remember is the one thing she wishes she could. Ten years ago, Tess's older sister died. Ruled a tragic accident, the only witness was Tess herself, but she has never been able to remember what happened that night in the woods....
36) Thread of deceit
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Former Marine Sam Hawke, who runs an inner-city youth center, and newspaper reporter Ana Burns vow to protect Flora, a troubled little girl, from a powerful predator who is determined to destroy them all.
37) Charm & strange
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A lonely teenager exiled to a remote Vermont boarding school in the wake of a family tragedy must either surrender his sanity to the wild wolves inside his mind or learn that surviving means more than not dying.
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Luis Mendoza mysteries volume 33
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Lt. Luis Mendoza of the Los Angeles Police Department is called upon to solve a shocking case of a brutal child rapist, along with a number of other baffling crimes.
39) Devil by the sea
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A headstrong nine-year-old girl is pursued by an old man who she believes is the Devil.
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