The Aquitaine progression

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Raymond Haigh

A frightened child hides amongst the trees surrounding her home. Her mother, brother and sister have been taken away, her stepfather is bedridden, and she is too scared to go into the house to comfort him. Armed guards appear at the gates. Nurses and doctors come and go. Men creep through the trees and take photographs of the house and its visitors. A woman with a big black gun arrives and life becomes dangerous and exciting instead of lonely and boring. Samantha Quest has been sent to protect the girl's stepfather and discover his secrets, sent to protect the things in the rooms with the bricked-up windows. Quest tries to find the girl's mother and siblings while men attempt to murder her stepfather. In a final terrifying confrontation, the child's life hangs in the balance. Can Quest snatch them all from the jaws of death?

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Cassie Miles

Anticipating a week of skiing and self-indulgence at a luxurious Colorado condo, Sasha Campbell gets more than she bargained for. Some innocent spying one evening takes a sinister turn when she witnesses a woman's murder. And unfortunately for Sasha, she could be next in line. Brady Ellis is the only thing standing between predator and prey. The small-county deputy knows protecting Sasha will be his greatest challenge. And he's not taking any chances. Moving her from the resort to his family's ranch. Brady quickly finds himself drawn to Sasha in less than professional ways. But the job has to come first-- especially when they wind up face-to-face with the killer.

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Phillip Margolin

A serial killer is at large & the modus operandi points to the killer having a detailed knowledge of medical techniques. Vincent Cardoni, a brilliant but unpopular surgeon, is suspected and certain pieces of evidence found in his apartment reinforce that view. But the trial collapse when an officer lies on oath and Cardoni disappears. Then, a few years later, more bodies start to be found...

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Erica Spindler

Detective MC Riggio is about to get married. In her late twenties, she is at a crossroads in her life. After a lot of knocks, it seems as though everything is on track for her. But then MC's cousin Tommy is brutally murdered and suddenly nothing will be the same again. A cold, emotionless serial killer is on the loose; some one who kills cleanly and without leaving ay trace. A killer who has the potential to rip apart MC's family - and to leave her dreams torn to shreds. -- back cover.