Mary Burton
1) Dying scream
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The killing just won't stop as a ruthless psychopath revisits his greatest obsession-but this time, a Richmond, Virginia, homicide detective is determined to stop him in his bloody tracks . . .
An aspiring artist. A high-school senior. A stripper. Three missing women with only one thing in common-wealthy Craig Thornton knew them all. For that, they paid the ultimate price.
When Craig's widow, Adrianna, begins to receive cards and flowers from...
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An obsessed killer is blazing a bloody trail near Richmond, Virginia, toward his ultimate prize-and only one homicide detective can hope to stop the madness…
The first kill was easy. The second much easier. No guilt, no remorse, just a rush of adrenaline surging through him as each life drains away, and the pleasure of knowing their deaths help his beloved Lindsay. And there are so many more who deserve to die…
The first twisted gift to Lindsay...
4) Silver Bells
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From New York Times bestselling author Mary Burton comes a captivating tale of romantic suspense set in the heart of a rugged winter . . .
Photographer Nicole Piper moved to Virginia hoping to put a troubled past behind her and start fresh with her baby daughter. But those hopes are dashed when she receives a very unwelcome Christmas gift-from her late husband. It's a letter that holds clues to an elusive killer's identity. The victim had helped...
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Hacía un año que la millonaria Kit Westgate Landover había desaparecido sin dejar rastro. Pero no se encontró su cadáver y el caso quedó cerrado. El sargento Kirkland sabía que la investigación se encontraba en un callejón sin salida, pero cuando la reportera Tara Mackey empezó a hacer nuevas preguntas, decidió reabrir el caso.
Profesionalmente eran una pareja perfecta, pero personalmente, Tara se resistía a dejarse llevar por la atracción...
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It's that time of year when the world falls in love . . .
Join four of your favorite authors for tales of Christmas romance to remember forever.
"Under the Mistletoe," Lisa Jackson
Megan Johnson's marriage is over-or so she thinks. When her husband Chris lands in the hospital, she remembers the unexpected joy of their first Christmas together . . .
"A Ranger for Christmas," Mary Burton
The holidays bring painful memories for history professor...
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2020.
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After multiple women go missing, Agent Melina Shepard of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation makes the impulsive decision to go undercover as a prostitute. While working the street, she narrowly avoids becoming a serial killer's latest victim; as much as it pains her to admit, she needs backup. Enter lone wolf FBI agent Jerrod Ramsey. Stonewalled by a lack of leads, he and Melina investigate a scene where a little girl has been found abandoned in...
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"Lara Church has only hazy memories of her long-ago attack. What she does have is a home in Austin, a job, and a chance at a normal life at last. Then Texas Ranger James Beck arrives on her doorstep with shattering news: The Strangler is back. And this time, he's in Austin"--P. [4] of cover.
9) No escape
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He was taught how to kill. Even behind bars, serial killer Harvey Lee Smith exudes menace. Psychologist Jolene Granger has agreed to hear his dying confession, vowing not to let the monster inside her head. And Harvey has secrets to share, about bodies that were never found, and about the apprentice who is continuing his grisly work. And now he'll teach them. He buries his victims alive the way his mentor Harvey did, relishing their final screams...
11) Vulnerable
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For five years, no trace has been found of two high-school friends who went hiking in the woods near Nashville. The third teen, Amber Ryder, was discovered at the bottom of a ravine with a broken arm, head trauma--and zero memory of the horror that put her there. What started as a cold case has become a fresh hell for forensic technician Georgia Morgan. Another woman's body is found in the woods, and it leads to the missing teens' remains. But while...
12) Merciless
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No Pity
Each skeleton is flawless--gleaming white and perfectly preserved, a testament to his skill. Every scrap of flesh has been removed to reveal the glistening bone beneath. And the collection is growing. . .
No Compassion
When bleached human bones are identified as belonging to a former patient of Dr. James Dixon, Detective Malcolm Kier suspects the worst. Dixon was recently acquitted of attempted murder, thanks to defense attorney Angie...
13) Senseless
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Every serial killer knows ...
The vicious burns scarring the victims' flesh reveal the agony of their last moments. Each woman was branded with a star, then stabbed through the heart. With every death, a vengeful killer finds a brief, blissful moment of calm. But soon it's time for the bloodshed to start again ...
The Perfect Time ...
Ten years ago, Eva Rayburn and her sorority sisters were celebrating the end of the school year. That party...
14) Cover your eyes
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Morgans of Nashville volume 1
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"Motivated by her brother's unlawful conviction and subsequent death in prison, public defender Rachel Wainwright requests a DNA test for a man who was sent to prison thirty years ago for a murder he claims he didn't commit. Concerns rise when a new string of similar murders occur"--
15) Be afraid
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Determined to find closure, forensic artist Jenna Thompson, haunted by the brutal murder of her family, returns to Nashville where she is faced with a new horror when she helps Detective Rick Morgan identify the remains of a young child that is linked to a recent spate of killings - and her past.
16) You're not safe
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"He will never forget... The broken body hanging from a tree in Texas Hill Country, the frozen figure huddled in a meat locker, only at second glance does the truth become apparent. What seems like suicide is far more sinister, and the terror is only beginning. Never forgive... One devastating moment changed Greer Templeton's life and ended two others. Now, with a body found on her property and Texas Ranger Tec Bragg on her doorstep, Greer's nightmare...
17) Dead ringer
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SOME NIGHTMARES . . .
Beside each body, he leaves a simple charm bearing a woman's name. Ruth. Judith. Rachel. The victims were strangers to each other, but they have been chosen with the utmost care. Each bears a striking resemblance to Kendall Shaw, a local anchorwoman…each brutally strangled by a madman whose obsession will never end...
DON'T FADE . . .
In front of the cameras, Kendall is the picture of stylish confidence. But at night she's...
18) Fluffy's Tails
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Fluffy is a toughie, Mandee is handee, Toulouse is on the loose and Merlot is on the go! These are just some of the things Mary Lou's cats get into and up to in her book for new and beginning readers. I decided to write this book many, many years ago. I thought about it a long time. Finally, after being retired a while, I decided to "make it so".
It contains stories about four of my cats. Three have passed away and Merlot Henry Lawrence is still...
19) The shark
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(Mary T.).Forgotten files volume 1
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Montlake Romance
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[2016]
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At the grisly murder scene of a teen prostitute, Virginia state trooper Riley Tatum's past roars back to haunt her. When she was a teenage runaway, she was kidnapped, drugged, and left unconscious on the streets. She has no memories of what happened, only strange recurring dreams of two men playing cards. Former FBI agent Clay Bowman, Riley's old flame, is Shield Security's newest member. He's plagued by the unsolved case of a serial killer nicknamed...
20) The lies I told
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[2022]
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"Twin sisters Marisa and Clare Stockton were sixteen when Clare's body was found in Virginia's James River. No arrests were made. Fourteen years later, Marisa's friends and dedicated career as a photographer help her to cope with the open wound of the past. But Marisa still feels the hurt--and the unsolved murder isn't the only thing haunting her. A recent car crash has erased ten days of Marisa's memories--a black hole leading up to the accident...