It was supposed to be a cold case… only it’s not cold at all. Cindy Baker has died a thousand deaths, none of them her own. No matter how carefully she blocks the light, the memories get in, even when they aren’t hers. Jesse Nash knows the truth about Hannalyn Burkhardt’s disappearance is much more sinister than everyone believes. The ten-year-old cold case seems isolated, but Jesse is convinced that’s wrong. Georgia Dunham has to find her missing birth mother – the elusive assassin Sin. Her mother may be good at going undetected but, if Georgia doesn’t get answers soon, a past she doesn’t understand could destroy her family. When the three collide, they’ll find they’ve opened the door to something more malevolent than they ever expected. Bad Name is the first book in the new Hangman’s Shadow series. Each of the three women has a unique and disturbing past, but together might be able to crack the unsolvable. From USA Today Bestselling author and multiple Best Suspense and Best Fiction of the Year award winner AJ Scudiere, this new series will have you anxiously waiting to see if you guessed correctly. “Install a seatbelt in your favorite reading chair.” - ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

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He claims he’s innocent, even if he’s not. Jesse wouldn’t take the case except Godwin Green’s family is confident there’s evidence that will exonerate him. But getting the man set free relies on pinning the crime on the scion of a wealthy, powerful family. Even Godwin himself doesn’t want his case reopened, but Jesse’s desperate. She also owes a debt to a new friend: she’s now driven to find the assassin Sin, whom no one has heard from for over a year now. With new information that might help Georgia, Jesse is getting pulled in two very dangerous directions. Cindy is breathing easier and not touching anything, hoping other people’s memories won’t find her again… but they always do. Another cold case. Another chance for these three extraordinary women to find each other again. Secrets and skills will come to light, even if they weren’t supposed to. They won’t be able to solve the case—or even stay alive—if they can’t trust each other. In The Temple is the second book in the new Hangman’s Shadow series. All the thrills, chills, and uncanny clues you’ve come to expect from USA Today Bestseller AJ Scudiere.

The nowhere man continues to roam the west eluding posses and lawmen. This time around he hides behind the mantle of a famous hangman faced with abominable duties that he wishes he could avoid. To do so would reveal his true identity and give him away to the law. In a desperate attempt to escape, he runs afoul of a woman bounty hunter who may prove to be his salvation or his ultimate downfall.

The highly anticipated sequel to A DEMON IN SILVER, HANGMAN'S GATE continues the epic saga of the War of the Archons After uniting the bandit clans, the Iron Tusk has swept into Shengen and taken control of the empire. With an army behind him, he marches along the Skull Road, ready to lay waste to the lands in the west. The mountain fortress of Dunrun and its rag-tag defenders are all that stand in his way. With their country besieged on all sides, troubling rumours of a priestess amassing power in the north, and unnatural alliances to the south, no help is coming. Alone, they must hold back the inhuman powers of the Iron Tusk, or see life as they know it come to an end. The old gods have returned...

It's the hottest summer ever in Falls City, Nebraska. Acting deputy Billy Tree is struggling to readjust to his old hometown as well as recover from the shattering tragedy that ended his Secret Service career. But amid the shimmering heat, deserted barns, and burning plains, a horrifying, decades-old injustice is about to rear its ugly head when a stranger with a vendetta arrives, hell-bent on making Falls City pay for its sins...