August 2020 list by S. Ward
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The Bangtail Ghost
by Keith McCafferty
Investigating a string of deaths that have been staged to look like mountain lion attacks, Sheriff Martha Ettingter's fiancé, detective Sean Stranahan, follows leads to Montana's ridge tops to uncover a deadly secret.
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Behind The Red Door
by Megan Collins
Experiencing recurring nightmares after seeing a news report about a kidnapping survivor who has again gone missing, Fern reads the victim's memoirs before making a chilling connection.
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Choppy Water
by Stuart Woods
When his Maine vacation is interrupted by extreme weather that a menacing adversary uses as cover to target a close friend, Stone Barrington uncovers a massive scheme with corrupt ties spanning New York City through Key West.
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The Eighth Detective
by Alex Pavesi
A young editor travels to a remote Mediterranean village to convince a reclusive writer to republish his classic detective stories, before discovering that the books hide even greater mysteries.
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Final Cut
by S. J. Watson
A documentary filmmaker investigates the disappearance of a girl from a quiet fishing village.
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The Hollow Ones
by Guillermo del Toro
Forced to shoot her suddenly violent partner, a rookie FBI agent witnesses the escape of a shadowy form before embarking on a sanity-risking investigation into a centuries-old being.
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Imperfect Women
by Araminta Hall
When their best friend, the gorgeous and wealthy Nancy Hennessy, is murdered, Eleanor and Mary wrestle with their grief while dealing with how little they knew their friend, each other and maybe even themselves as the investigation lays bare all of Nancy’s secrets.
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In Case of Emergency
by E. G. Scott
Managing a painful career setback with the help of an online support group and a secret boyfriend who goes mysteriously missing, a neuroscientist is declared a person of interest when she is asked to identify the body of a stranger.
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Little Disasters
by Sarah Vaughan
A doctor is faced with an ethical dilemma when her friend's child lands in the emergency room.
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Lone Jack Trail
by Owen Laukkanen
A veteran Marine and an ex-convict find themselves on opposite sides of the law.
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The Night Swim
by Megan Goldin
A popular true-crime podcaster finds an unsettling note on her windshield begging for help before she uncovers dark community secrets from the past and present, including one involving the disappearance of her own sister.
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The Palace
by Christopher Reich
When a man to whom he owes his life reaches out from prison, international spy Simon Riske recruits a daring investigative reporter and a rogue Mossad agent to thwart an international conspiracy targeting major European cities.
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A Private Cathedral
by James Lee Burke
Swept up in a criminal underworld rivalry involving a pair of star-crossed teen lovers, Detective Dave Robicheaux is targeted by a time-traveling superhuman assassin who forces him to confront the demons of his own past.
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Say No More
by Karen Rose
Cult escapee Mercy Callahan teams up with homicide detective Rafe Sokolov to track down the leader of the twisted cult that would reclaim her dead or alive.
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Then She Vanished
by T. Jefferson Parker
Helping a rising politician whose wife has gone missing amid an inexplicable series of bombings, private investigator Roland Ford investigates the activities of a mysterious group before uncovering sinister ties to a kidnapping that threatens an entire city.
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The Silent Wife
by Karin Slaughter
Investigating a brutal murder that eerily resembles another from years earlier, Will Trent reopens the case of a possibly wrongly convicted prisoner before teaming up with medical examiner Sara Linton to hunt down the true killer.
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Under Pressure
by Robert Pobi
When hundreds are killed in an explosion at the Guggenheim that does little damage to the building, Special Agent Brett Kehoe teams up with astrophysicist Lucas Page to identify possible links to an internet hub bombing.
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We Are All the Same In The Dark
by Julia Heaberlin
The discovery of an unknown girl found by the side of the road a decade after an unsolved disappearance compels a young police officer's investigation into dangerous local and personal secrets.
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The Wicked Sister
by Karen Dionne
Living in self-imposed exile in a psychiatric facility where she is tortured by fractured memories of her parents' murder, Rachel uncovers maternal secrets and an unspeakable act of evil that unveils the true nature of her bond with her sister.
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Winter Counts
by David Heska Wanbli Weiden
A vigilante enforcer on South Dakota's Rosebud Indian Reservation enlists the help of an ex to investigate the activities of an expanding drug cartel, while a new tribal council initiative raises controversial questions.
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