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False Accusations is a twisting psychological thriller, a tale of deadly revenge where the assurance of "innocent until proven guilty" is not what it seems Dr. Phillip Madison has everything: wealth, power, and an impeccable reputation. But in the pre-dawn hours of a quiet California suburb, the revered orthopedic surgeon is charged with double homicide-a cold-blooded hit-and-run that has left an innocent young couple dead. Blood evidence has brought...
2) Slip cue
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Caller One: "She was just the sweetest thing...there's no way she could have done all those horrible things you media people keep saying she did. Just no way."
Caller Two:"Who's to say someone else didn't kill that Johnny Venture? Jasmine could have just been in the wrong place at the wrong time. How do we know for sure?"
Caller Three: "If she really didn't do it, why break out of jail? Why not wait for the verdict and walk away a free woman?"
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Murder Off Mike by Joyce Krieg introduces Shauna J. Bogart, a small and sassy radio talk show host/amateur sleuth. Shauna J. is used to dealing with the controversial, the contentious, the cranky, and the just plain crazed as the host of the afternoon gab fest on the top-rated station in California's state capital. But nothing prepares her for the day a fellow shock jock turns up with a bullet in his head. The cops say it's suicide, but Shauna J....
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Seventeen-year-old twins--and powerful mediums--Edie and Violet Bond are part of a Spiritualist show, a tight-knit group of young women who express unladylike talents and opinions under the guise of communing with spirits, but when the dark spirit responsible for their mother's death crosses into the land of the living, the twins race against time to uncover a killer who will stop at nothing to cheat death.
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Sacramento Police Detectives John Penley and Paula Newberry are enlisted to investigate a case involving the trafficking of stolen street drugs. But they quickly find it's more difficult than they first imagined when the crime is being committed by a group of corrupt cops undermining the system. -- amazon.com.
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Emma Lawson novels volume 1
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"Emma Lawson must race against the clock to rescue a kidnapped child and stop a killer whose master plan only begins with murder. When Emma Lawson, the youngest lead government ethics investigator in California's capital, takes a day off to help her best friend, Kate, prepare for the opening of her new business, Rainbow Alley Preschool, the morning takes a shocking turn. The school's most high-profile enrollee - Vivian Lange, the governor's granddaughter...
7) Say no more
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Sacramento novels volume 2
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Berkley
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"Mercy Callahan thought she'd escaped the cult decades ago, but its long fingers are reaching out for her again in this electrifying novel in the Sacramento series by New York Times bestselling author Karen Rose. Seventeen years ago. That was the last time Mercy Callahan saw Ephraim Burton, the leader of the twisted Eden cult where she was raised. But even though she escaped the abuse and terror, they continue to haunt her. When her brother Gideon...
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Emma Lawson novels volume 2
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"One year into her prized role as the youngest ethics investigator in California's history, Emma suspects corruption in the state's billion dollar expansion to train travel. That unwittingly puts her on a killer's trail - a killer who will do anything to reach his illicit million dollar payday, including personally eliminating Emma Lawson as a threat. Detective Alibi Morning Sun sees connections where no one else does. For him, a drowning at a lake,...
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Sacramento novels volume 1
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2019.
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"Introducing the first book in the new pulse-pounding Sacramento series from New York Times bestselling author Karen Rose. FBI Special Agent Gideon Reynolds did not have a conventional upbringing. Raised in a cult in Northern California, his mother smuggled him out when he was thirteen, and he never saw her again. It is not a bit of history he is keen on sharing, but being guarded has not gotten him any closer to what he really wants: a family. Daisy...
10) Face of greed
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"Greed, corruption, and betrayal--no murder is as simple as it seems. When a prominent Sacramento businessman is killed and his wife injured in a brutal home invasion, Detective Emily Hunter and her partner, Javier Medina, are called to investigate. At first glance, it seems like a crime of opportunity gone horribly wrong, but Emily soon finds there might be more to both the crime and the dead man. The high-stakes investigation also comes at a time...
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Lake Union Publishing
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[2021]
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Returning home to the Sacramento family estate, Lauren Abrams, determined to find out what really happened between her mother and father, who was accused of murder, years ago, is sent to a dark place where she may not be able to see the truth to save her life.
Lauren Abrams wants nothing to do with her mother, whose spurious testimony sent Lauren's father to prison for murder years ago. After a serial killer's confession to the crime restored justice,...
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Lock Down Publications
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2020.
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In the heart of Sacramento, California, young, ambitious Jabari Salters runs the streets with the mindset of being the biggest boss the city has ever produced. In addition to having a keen strategy, Jabari has a loyal team of hustlers and killas at his disposal. Jabari isn't out to prey on the hood. His criminal sights are set on something much higher, and he will stop at nothing to pull it off. When blood spills and murder rates rise, not every friend's...
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Thomas & Mercer
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[2022]
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"Nora Harmon has a lot to be thankful for: two great kids, a stable marriage, and now, a dream career. Software consultant Jane Bell wants Nora on her team. She¿́¿s offering a fantastic salary, flexible hours, and a chance to travel the world. It sounds too good to be true, but Jane won¿́¿t take no for an answer. Jane acts more like a friend than a boss, and Nora¿́¿s personal and professional boundaries begin to blur. Jane is smitten with...
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Sawyer Brooks volume 3
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Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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Some call it murder. Others, karma. The female vigilantes dubbed The Black Wigs call it justice. The victims? Sexual predators who never paid for their sins. For three months, The Black Wigs byline has belonged to Sawyer Brooks, a crime reporter still struggling with her own demons. But for Sawyer, there's suddenly more to the story than just catching the dark web avengers. Copycat vigilantes are cornering the unchecked abusers of Sacramento and uploading...
17) Out of her mind
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Sawyer Brooks volume 2
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Thomas & Mercer
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[2020]
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"Crime reporter Sawyer Brooks still grieves for the family she and her two sisters never had. Raised in a house of horrors, they continue to fight through the trauma--releasing their rage by seeking justice for those who are just as vulnerable as they were. When a little girl's bones are unearthed in Sacramento's Land Park and twelve-year-old Riley Addison disappears, solving these cases becomes an obsession for Sawyer--one that puts her job at risk....