In a secluded cabin deep within the woods, an ominous stranger is about to change the lives of six unsuspecting teenagers forever … When Owen ventures outside and mysteriously vanishes, Jackson and Aiden set out to find him. As night descends and the teen boys fail to return, Cora joins in the search. The silence of the woods is shattered when Cora stumbles upon a horrifying discovery—Jackson...
A secret lies within the Kingston mansion's walls, a secret that's about to bring the past into the present … Inside the Kingston mansion, Nelly Fisher, a curious housekeeper left to finish her duties during a bustling wedding, is surprised to find the door to Mr. Kingston's office unlocked. The office is off-limits to staff. But today, Nelly can't resist peeking inside. Nelly enters and soon...
The clock is ticking, and for Margot, time has just ran out. Margot Remington exits the wood-lined boardwalk at Moonstone Beach and pedals her bike onto the highway. It's dusk, and the sky has started to grumble, the clouds shifting and bending as they turn a melancholy shade of gray. Rain is coming. Margot can smell it in the air. But after the argument she's just had with her sister, she isn...
Will Penelope's new beginning lead to her end? After living in a verbally abusive relationship for the past six years, twenty-seven-year-old Penelope Barlow has finally found the courage to leave. In the wee hours of night, she wakes her five-year-old daughter to play a game they've been practicing--getting to the car without waking Daddy. The game is a success. One month later, mother and...
At fifty-five, Quinn Abernathy has been through her fair share of experiences in life. Two divorces. One child. One failed business. One successful one. And a nasty bout of breast cancer. Life has been full of choices, both good and bad. Hoping to leave the painful memories behind, Quinn books a weeklong stay at the Soul Awakens, a retreat known for helping lost souls find themselves again. It...
"Fall, I will catch you in my net. Hide, I will find you still. To try is scary. To never try is scarier." "Through the years she'd picked him apart like a carcass in the wild, devouring him down to nothing with her bick--bick--bickering." "Most people reveal themselves when they think no one is watching. In those moments you unravel their essence, see what they're made of ... the good, the bad...
Liza O'Connell was a horror buff in every sense of the word. But there was one deadly nightmare she would never be able to talk about … her own. A friend murdered. A business in trouble. A marriage struggling to survive. And that's just the beginning. When salon owner Carrie King discovers Liza dead in the back room of her shop, everyone becomes a suspect, even her. As tensions in the community...
Cheryl Bradshaw's library of three stand-alone, bestselling mystery novels. The Perfect Lie When true-crime writer Alexandria Weston is found murdered on the last stop of her book tour for The Devil Wakes, a story about the life and death of serial killer Elias Pratt, fellow writer Joss Jax steps in to investigate. Joss's search reveals disturbing details from Alexandria's past, and a long list...
Enter the life of private investigator Sloane Monroe as she investigates her first murder mystery. 38-year-old Rebecca Barlow drops her son off at her parents' home, promising to return by five. Five comes and goes. Then six. Then seven. Worried, Rebecca's parents try calling. There is no answer. They call her friends. They haven't heard from her either. It seems no one has. As concern for...
Tonight, there's a strange stillness to the air, an eerie quiet, an unsettling feeling brewing within—a feeling that something terrible is about to happen. A mysterious letter arrives from a woman named Eve Crawley. She claims to be Addison's cousin, a cousin Addison has never met or heard of before. The letter contains an invitation to Crawley Manor ... and a warning. Something evil is coming...
Do you write in the genres of mystery, thriller, or suspense? Are you interested in learning how to write better, more compelling books and becoming successful in your marketing endeavors? In Mastering Your Mystery, you'll learn: + How to write the perfect murder scene + How to breathe life into your main character + How to create the perfect villain + How the right location adds to your story...
From New York Times Bestselling Author Cheryl Bradshaw comes book two in her exciting new mystery series. When a dead body is found in the walls during a home renovation, detective Georgiana Germaine gets swept into a cold case murder. Whose body lies within the walls of the house and what ties does it have to the death of Georgiana's father more than three decades earlier? Love mysteries with...
Three riveting USA Today best selling mystery suspense novels. Love great mysteries with surprising twists? Prepare to be up all night reading the books in this best selling series. Novels in this volume include: Bed of Bones Sometimes even the deepest, darkest secrets find their way to the surface. Thirteen-year-old Willie Compton and his younger brother Leonard stumble upon a mine shaft while...
"some people live within the rainbows and niceties of life -- i live within my mind where hinges and trap doors creak and crack at every turn ... perpetually chasing after me" These delicate, heartfelt poems allow you to explore the raw, heartfelt emotions we all experience in life--joy, sorrow, confusion, and above all ... love. Readers are Saying: "Beautiful poetry collection." "The author's...
Marissa Calhoun sits in front of the lagoon, a beach-like swimming hole nestled Cairns, Australia's foreshore. Tonight the lagoon is hers and hers alone ... or is it? A tall figure steps out from behind the tree, his face cloaked beneath a dark hoodie. His footsteps slap against the pavement, fast and hard. Twenty feet, then fifteen, then ten. Instinct kicks in and Marissa breaks into a sprint...
It was just another day for mob boss Giovanni Luciana until he took his car for a drive. On a calm summer evening, Giovanni takes his young son Luca for drive. A car pulls alongside, and when the window comes down, the driver is holding a gun. He aims, showering Daniela's car with gunfire. Who is this man? Why has he taken Daniela? And will Luca survive? Praise for the Deadly Sins series: "You...
A cryptic message. A missing niece. And only twenty-four hours to pay. After traveling to New Orleans to see his niece's band on tour, Police Chief Drake Cooper, a.k.a. Coop, finds a piece of paper stuck to the front door of his brother's home. A handwritten message reveals his niece has been abducted, a ransom is being demanded, and Coop's family has twenty-four hours to pay. Praise for the...
Detective Georgiana Germaine is back on the trail of a cold-blooded killer, and once again, the case hits close to home. Twenty-year-old Olivia Spencer sits at her desk in her mother's bookshop, dreaming about her upcoming wedding. The shop may be closed, but Olivia's not alone, and her dream is about to become her worst nightmare. Little Broken Things is the third book in the USA Today...
"It's takes a great crime writer to fool a mystery buff, and Cheryl Bradshaw is that writer." Charlotte Halliwell has been keeping a deadly secret. Before she has the chance to reveal it, she's found dead. At first glance, it appears to be nothing more than an accident, until poison is found coursing through Charlotte's body. Charlotte's sister Audrey hires Sloane Monroe, a sassy, headstrong...
Three riveting USA Today best selling mystery suspense novels. Eye for Revenge Quinn Montgomery has lost the will to live. She wakes to find herself in the hospital. Her childhood best friend Evie has been murdered, and Evie's four-year-old son witnessed it all. Traumatized over what he saw, he hasn't spoken. And when Evie's cold-blooded killer goes into hiding, Quinn isn't only out for justice...
What if you knew the person you loved was murdered, but no one else believed it? Eighteen-year-old Harper Ellis has spent the last three years searching for her aunt's killer, looking for clues, asking questions, gathering every tidbit she can find to explain the unexplainable. She's talked to anyone who would listen, trying to make them see they're all wrong, and she is right. Aunt Frida's...
USA Today Best Selling Book From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Sloane Monroe novels comes a gripping new series about love, loss, murder, and a broken former detective who's about to be drawn out of hiding. For the past two years, Georgiana "Gigi" Germaine has been living off the grid, until today, when she hears some disturbing news that shakes her. Georgiana's...
When the party of a lifetime becomes a party to the death, the lines become blurred. Friends become enemies. Drugs become weapons. And that's just the beginning ... Retired medical examiner Maddie LaFoe is in New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras with her best friend and private investigator, Sloane Monroe. When Sloane leaves to get them fresh drinks, Maddie witnesses what appears to be a body...
From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Cheryl Bradshaw: Rae. Sasha. Callie. Kenna. Four lifelong friends. Four women looking for love. Scandalous Dreams: Vegas Dreams #2, Sasha's Story After one too many years spent living with her lying, cheating husband Damon, Sasha finally gets the courage to file for divorce. Only problem? Damon isn't about to let her go. As his obsession...
After a physical altercation with an aggressive date, Maddie drives home, vowing never to go on another blind date again. Headlights flash off and on through her car's back windshield. Someone is following close behind, trying to run her off the road. When Maddie's car careens into a nearby tree, the chase comes to an end. But for Maddie, the end is just the beginning. If you enjoy the twists...
"The ending is a complete surprise!" - Reader Doug Ward has been running from his past for twenty years. But after his fourth whisky of the night, his steely resolve has started to crack, and he doesn't want to keep quiet -- not anymore. When blood is found on the deck where Doug was last seen, private investigator Sloane Monroe goes in search of the truth and uncovers the biggest secret of...
Private Investigator Sloane Monroe is about to face the most challenging case of her life, and this time, it hits a little too close to home. In the dirty hallway of a local tavern, six-year-old Louie Alvarez plays with his race cars, waiting for his mother to take him home. A scream rips through the air. Louie freezes, then turns, staring at the room at the end of the hallway where the sound...
Save the children. This is her motivation, mantra, and endgame. Within the tunnels of the historic port city of Savannah, fourteen-year-old Andi Leland has her mind set on freedom—not just for herself but for all the other teens who have come before her. But it is not to be … As Andi's dragged into the hellhole that would have them all sold to the highest bidder, she hears the strangled cries...
Updated for 2023, this is the complete series reading order for New York Times and USA Today bestselling mystery/thriller author Cheryl Bradshaw. The set includes the series order and first chapters of: Georgiana Germaine Series (Mystery/Thriller) Sloane Monroe Series (Mystery/Thriller) Deadly Sins Series (Mystery/Thriller) Sloane Monroe Spinoff Series Sloane & Maddie, Peril Awaits (Mystery...
When a serial killer sweeps through the streets of Cambria, California, Georgiana Germaine gets swept up into a disturbing case of deception and lies … After bidding farewell to the last guest of the night, Pippa Holliday checks on her four-year-old son, pours herself a glass of wine, and heads onto the deck for her nightly swim. As she begins to relax, her attention shifts to a shadow lurking...