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And the killer is closer than they think ...","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.seekquel.app\u002Fstorage\u002Fcovers\u002Feditions\u002F01\u002F01kxzjhqttehd932xh0r2jp9ne.jpg?v=bd728915dc","LGH^hds;PAWW00NGIAod~DxZX8xG",458,[735],{"id":736,"slug":737,"name":738},"01kq1tserbge6277z69e4k329d","richard-montanari-lhut","Richard Montanari",[740,741,742],{"id":30,"name":31,"slug":32,"is_fiction":15},{"id":250,"name":251,"slug":252,"is_fiction":15},{"id":743,"name":744,"slug":745,"is_fiction":14},104,"True Crime","true-crime",[],{"pace":55,"complexity":7,"audience":58,"mood":748,"themes":749,"setting_period":7,"summary":7,"content_warnings":7},[60,61],[473,475],{"id":751,"slug":752,"title":753,"description":754,"primary_cover_url":755,"cover_blurhash":756,"first_publish_year":8,"community_rating_avg":10,"community_rating_count":11,"page_count":757,"authors":758,"genres":763,"series":772,"enrichment":773},"01kwzpae8sdksqcfxx6zzy6n05","the-never-game-zbvu","The Never Game","A New York Times Book Review Top 10 Crime Novel of the Year From the bestselling and award-winning master of suspense, the first novel in a thrilling new series, introducing Colter Shaw. \"You have been abandoned.\" A young woman has gone missing in Silicon Valley and her father has hired Colter Shaw to find her. The son of a survivalist family, Shaw is an expert tracker. Now he makes a living as a \"reward seeker,\" traveling the country to help police solve crimes and private citizens locate missing persons. But what seems a simple investigation quickly thrusts him into the dark heart of America's tech hub and the cutthroat billion-dollar video-gaming industry. \"Escape if you can.\" When another victim is kidnapped, the clues point to one video game with a troubled past--The Whispering Man. In that game, the player has to survive after being abandoned in an inhospitable setting with five random objects. Is a madman bringing the game to life? \"Or die with dignity.\" Shaw finds himself caught in a cat-and-mouse game, risking his own life to save the victims even as he pursues the kidnapper across both Silicon Valley and the dark 'net. Encountering eccentric game designers, trigger-happy gamers and ruthless tech titans, he soon learns that he isn't the only one on the hunt: someone is on his trail and closing fast. The Never Game proves once more why \"Deaver is a genius when it comes to manipulation and deception\" (Associated Press).","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.seekquel.app\u002Fstorage\u002Fcovers\u002Feditions\u002F01\u002F01kwzpae9h6jp877m4tsn959ms.jpg?v=e121fde60c","LONITPNK}=t6@Zs:nPj@MRVaRnWC",416,[759],{"id":760,"slug":761,"name":762},"01kjrtgd833c7apye32mxffrx6","jeffery-deaver-ujkz","Jeffery Deaver",[764,765,766,767,768],{"id":101,"name":102,"slug":103,"is_fiction":15},{"id":26,"name":27,"slug":28,"is_fiction":15},{"id":139,"name":140,"slug":141,"is_fiction":15},{"id":30,"name":31,"slug":32,"is_fiction":15},{"id":769,"name":770,"slug":771,"is_fiction":15},215,"Techno-Thriller","techno-thriller",[],{"pace":55,"complexity":7,"audience":58,"mood":774,"themes":775,"setting_period":7,"summary":7,"content_warnings":7},[117,60,191],[776],"survival",{"id":778,"slug":779,"title":780,"description":781,"primary_cover_url":782,"cover_blurhash":783,"first_publish_year":784,"community_rating_avg":10,"community_rating_count":11,"page_count":785,"authors":786,"genres":791,"series":794,"enrichment":795},"01kxq5955vrpmq9bsd18j7p9g3","a-woman-to-blame-5uxt","A woman to blame","Mike Hegan, a veteran police detective being forced to retire on medical disability, refuses to believe the official version. His search for the truth leads him to a promontory on a Caribbean island where scores are settled and lives lost.","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.seekquel.app\u002Fstorage\u002Fcovers\u002Feditions\u002F01\u002F01kxq5956ckvmm27kqbm8jqpb8.jpg?v=8bc8ccf8a8","L3Qchp_2%M~W%foeoJRkx]axD%Rk",2014,379,[787],{"id":788,"slug":789,"name":790},"01kxq59565rgfverzb51jjg6yv","vincent-panettiere-drpi","Vincent Panettiere",[792,793],{"id":30,"name":31,"slug":32,"is_fiction":15},{"id":26,"name":27,"slug":28,"is_fiction":15},[],{"pace":55,"complexity":7,"audience":58,"mood":796,"themes":797,"setting_period":7,"summary":7,"content_warnings":7},[60,117],[],{"id":799,"slug":800,"title":801,"description":7,"primary_cover_url":802,"cover_blurhash":803,"first_publish_year":416,"community_rating_avg":10,"community_rating_count":11,"page_count":804,"authors":805,"genres":810,"series":813,"enrichment":814},"01kxpqz22h25verc7kwf2xz0kq","shadow-of-doubt-oruz","Shadow of Doubt","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.seekquel.app\u002Fstorage\u002Fcovers\u002Feditions\u002F01\u002F01kxpqz23dvr316jnsea1asks3.jpg?v=e6c72744c5","L5ATG?=|-:Nu~V~VD*oxE2-:R*Io",428,[806],{"id":807,"slug":808,"name":809},"01kxpqz236y77w1svpbyvht0sd","pa-depaul-avn5","P.A. 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Callahan runs the House Mouse cleaning service and works as a private detective on the side, and her latest case is the shooting of Whitney Dobbs, a boozy socialite who had escaped serious consequences after a hit-and-run killed a little girl.\n\nWhitney is shot while performing her community service, and Callahan's suspicions land on the victim's ex-husband. Working the case alongside her cleaning team, she also has her mother's health to worry about.\n\nOriginally published in 1996 by Kathy Hogan Trocheck, later reissued under her Mary Kay Andrews pen name, it is a fast, wisecracking Southern caper.","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.seekquel.app\u002Fstorage\u002Fcovers\u002Feditions\u002F01\u002F01kxerb622yb7yfdta2ht54pjv.jpg?v=1d7dba3caa","LXQI@=?bpao|?^IVa1n+DPxtbbbb",1996,278,[827],{"id":828,"slug":829,"name":830},"01kwzr3e18r144zsqd1k2mx4wx","mary-kay-andrews-3ycc","Mary Kay Andrews",[832,833,834,835],{"id":26,"name":27,"slug":28,"is_fiction":15},{"id":30,"name":31,"slug":32,"is_fiction":15},{"id":139,"name":140,"slug":141,"is_fiction":15},{"id":836,"name":837,"slug":838,"is_fiction":15},213,"Amateur Sleuth","amateur-sleuth",[840],{"id":841,"slug":842,"name":843,"position":286,"is_main_entry":15,"parent_id":7,"parent_slug":7,"parent_name":7},"01kxet6vjeyhbvgz262sw9pzcf","callahan-garrity-mystery-53po","Callahan Garrity Mystery",{"pace":55,"complexity":7,"audience":58,"mood":845,"themes":847,"setting_period":7,"summary":848,"content_warnings":7},[846,191,61],"funny",[],"Atlanta cleaning-lady-turned-private-detective Callahan Garrity investigates the murder of Whitney Dobbs, a socialite who walked away from a hit-and-run that killed a child. Set in the city's pre-Olympic frenzy, with Callahan's House Mouse crew helping her dig.",[850],{"id":851,"slug":852,"title":853,"user":854,"work_id":4,"is_draft":14,"verified_reader":15,"featured":14,"body":861,"overall_rating":57,"depth":7,"momentum":7,"atmosphere":7,"craft":7,"impact":7,"spice":7,"spoiler_level":862,"locale":7,"feed_item_key":863,"like_count":12,"comment_count":12,"top_likers":864,"viewer_can_reply":14,"created_at":865,"updated_at":865},"01kxpyk5wj8640hw0br433z4gx","review-of-bury-by-nadene","Review of \"Bury\" by nadene",{"id":855,"name":856,"username":857,"avatar_url":858,"is_system":14,"published_reviews_count":859,"books_read_count":860},692,"Nadene","nadene","https:\u002F\u002Flh3.googleusercontent.com\u002Fa\u002FACg8ocJagtEG0_WBr9w_-tRnbZi93QoXf9OelJQx_77YX1doLsOHefbv=s96-c",1825,1837,"Bury by John W. Mefford is the third book in the Ball & Chain Thriller series. Once again, I had the privilege to join Willow and Cooper on their adventure, which was filled with danger, mystery and intrigue.\n\nThe story began on an interesting note and I geared up myself for an exciting and intense mystery. Someone was murdering 14-year-old girls by burying them alive. However, there were several subplots, which led to that aspect of the story ended up being buried between these threads. Eventually, the mystery surrounding the live burials came into focus and figuring out the identity of the perpetrator became the focal point of the story.\n\nThere were some connection between the murders and one subplot, which I never expected. Talk about jaw dropping. As I write this review, I am still trying to decipher that particular thread. The story intensified at this point and it had me on edge of my seat. Questions raised because of the other elements within the story were unanswered, however I suspect there will be further developments in the next installment.\n\nIn the last installment, Fear, we see Cooper trying to handle several things in his life. The situation remains the same with one new addition, his fourteen-year-old daughter. Cooper’s relationship with his daughter proved challenging at first, but things turned around in the end.\n\nHis relationship with Willow appears to be taking a turn for the better. I think they make a great team and their chemistry is off the charts. I hope they finally get their act together and acknowledge their feelings.\n\nConclusion\u002FRecommendation\nOnce again Mefford as weaved a tale filled with humour, twists and suspense that will keep you glued to the pages. Fans of mystery and suspense will love this series. I recommend that the books be read in order of release to gain a full understanding of the many events in the characters’ lives.\n\nI have volunteered to share my review and all the opinions are 100% my own.","none","rv-01kxpyk5wj8640hw0br433z4gx",[],"2026-07-17T02:30:53.000000Z"]