Best Mystery And Crime Books

***EXCERPT*** "I could burn the world to ashes, and you would still be the only thing worth destroying," he whispered, his lips just close enough to feel my desperate, trembling breath, tears leaking down my eyes. "Your pain is beautiful, Tera," he whispered with a chilling smile. "It shows you're still trying to fight what you know you've already lost." *** Dr. Tera Williams thought her life couldn't sink any lower after signing the divorce papers her husband's mistress threw in her face. But when a twist of fate puts her in a prison cell, stripping her of her career and reputation, she realizes she hasn't even begun to fall. After spending three years in prison, she struggles to get her life back on track again by starting from her lowest. Despite all the hurdles she had to endure from her current boss, she finds love again with Ryan, a single father, who is madly in love with her. But just as she's about to marry him, her worst nightmare resurfaces: She finds out that she is still legally married to her obsessive ex-husband, Logan, who has been doing everything possible to win her back. How does she navigate her life when she is now trapped between two possessive men who are not willing to give her up for the other? Trigger Warning: This is a dark, intense romance with a few scenes of psychological manipulation, violence, and non-con. Recommended for mature readers.

**Story On Hold** Life is complicated enough as Charlotte has twin Alpha mates who don't get along, but suddenly, after an accident, she has a second chance to relive her life! She has the opportunity to change things. But what Charlotte doesn't realize is that everything comes with a price and her rebirth did not happen by chance. Bickering, lies, and secrets seem to cloud the perfect life she once desired with her mates and now has her questioning if she even wants them. What she doesn't know is that they each have a secret that they're keeping from her. And one of those secrets involves... murder. Is this second chance just what they needed or will it complicate things even more?

Park Seulbi, artis muda berdarah blasteran korea X indo mencapai kesuksesan nya di usia muda. Usianya bahkan belum menginjak 30, namun berbagai drama dengan aktor papan atas terkenal sudah ia bintangi. Sebuah kota yang telah membuat ia menjadi sesukses itu. Sebuah kota yang membuat namanya dikenal oleh banyak orang. Sebuah kota yang indah tempat kelahiran ibunya. Namun sebuah kota bernama Seoul itu pula, seringkali bersikap dingin dan kejam kepadanya. Sampai pada akhirnya ia bertemu dengan seseorang yang dapat mengubah kembali pandangannya tentang kota itu.

JACKSON Augustus Sharpe bertekad ingin membunuh seluruh keluarga MONTANO setelah kematian anak dan tunangannya. Jackson bersumpah di depan makam tunangannya kalau kelak ia akan menghabisi seluruh keluarga itu dengan tangannya sendiri. Dan target utamanya adalah Beverly Montano, wanita yang telah menembak tunangannya yang tengah mengandung hingga mati. Tekat kuat Jackson itu membawanya pada rencana mengerikan yang berhasil ia susun dengan sangat rapi. Bahwa Jackson akan membuat Beverly menderita sebelum menghabisi nyawa wanita itu. Namun, semuanya menjadi tidak terkendali saat kebenciannya berubah menjadi perasaan yang tak mampu ia jelaskan. Semakin kuat tekadnya menyiksa Beverly, semakin kuat pula keinginannya untuk tidak membunuh wanita itu. Dan suatu malam, ketika Beverly benar-benar menyerahkan hidupnya untuk Jackson, wanita itu meminta satu permintaan terakhir sebelum ia mati. “Bercintalah denganku, Jackson. Malam ini saja. Sebagai permintaan terakhirku.”

Kehidupan sehari-sehari nya sudah cukup berat dan mencekik. Myli harus bekerja keras untuk melunasi hutang kedua orang tua nya yang telah meninggal karena bunuh diri. Hingga suatu hari ia mendapatkan tawaran yang dapat merubah hidup nya dalam satu malam. Namun sayang nya bukan bahagia yang ia dapatkan. Akan kah Myli dapat bertahan?

[SEDANG DI REVISI] Elenora Raflesia Benedict— gadis yang memiliki dua sisi berbeda dalam dirinya; lemah dan berani. Menciptakan sosok "Alter Ego" untuk melindungi dirinya sendiri akibat insiden tujuh tahun lalu yang menimpa kedua orangtuanya dan membuat Elenora harus hidup sebatang kara hingga takdir mempertemukan dia dengan seorang pria bernama Richard Mallory Wagner.

Si Sarina ay isang probinsyanang nurse na mas pinili ang maging private nurse dahil na rin sa laki ng sahod kay Maximus Lardizabal. Isang kilalang negosyante sa bansa at playboy na rin. Mayroon siyang kasintahan ngunit mahilig pa rin siya sa babae. Nang maaksidente ito sa ibang bansa at bumalik ng Pilipinas ay bulag na ito at nakatali na sa wheelchair na naging dahilan upang tuluyan na siyang iwan ng kasintahan. Samantalang bigla na lang nag-offer ang binata sa dalaga na hindi mapaniwalaan ni Sarina at mabilis niyang tinanggihan. Ngunit dahil na rin sa pangangailangan ng pamilya niya ay nagbago din ang kanyang isip at pumayag na maging parausan ni Maximus sa loob ng isang taon sa halagang 10 milyon. Ang hindi alam ng dalaga ay may mga iba pang kasunduang kalakip ang kontrata nila at sa pagsasama nila ay malalaman niya ang lihim na itinatago ng binata.

Serena willie, a lady in her late twenties who was just as innocent as her face looked like. The naive Serena had just found out she would be getting married to old Gonzalez who had helped her father in sorting her mother’s hospital bill. It was an agreement and they had failed to come to terms with it. There was nothing anyone could do rather than embrace the changes that was about to come. Leaving the house to enjoy her last night of freedom, she gets caught up with a guy after being offered a drink which got her drunk leading them to the same bed that night. What happens when she finds out he was going to be her stepson.

Elina Salim atau lebih di kenal sebagai Elina Vladimira Shaqueela Verischa Evrenera Roux biasa di panggil Eline yang mempunyai kemampuan unik yang membuat organisasi-organisasi gelap menginginkannya dan memanfaatkan kemampuan uniknya dan beruntung ada seseorang yang selalu melindunginya

Andy benar-benar murka, tapi dia tak bisa melakukan apa pun pada laki-laki bertubuh kekar yang sedang berusaha menggoda Sharon. Status pernikahan mereka tak mungkin dibuka di depan publik, bukankah yang orang lain tahu, mereka adalah dosen dan murid? "Jangan sentuh gadis itu!" seru Andy pada laki-laki yang masih bersikeras menggoda Sharon. "Kenapa?" tanya laki-laki itu dengan nada mengejek. "Kalau kau berani menyentuh isteriku, kupastikan kau akan pulang hanya membawa nama!"