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Smoke and Ashes by Abir Mukherjee

Smoke and Ashes by Abir Mukherjee

India, 1921. Haunted by his memories of the Great War, Captain Sam Wyndham is battling a serious addiction to opium that he must keep secret from his superiors in the Calcutta police force. When Sam is summoned to investigate a grisly murder, he is stunned at the sight of the body: he’s seen this before. Last night, in a drug-addled haze, he stumbled across a corpse with the same ritualistic injuries. It seems like there’s a deranged killer on the loose. Unfortunately for Sam, the corpse was in an opium den, and revealing his presence there could cost him his career… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Substance addiction
Eye trauma
Death of a spouse recounted
Murder
Gun violence
War & colonialism theme

Frendo Lives by Adam Cesare

Clown in a Cornfield 2: Frendo Lives by Adam Cesare

After barely making it out of the Kettle Springs cornfields alive, Quinn’s first year of college back in Philadelphia should be safe and comparatively easy. All Quinn wants is to forget what happened and be normal again. But instead, Quinn finds that her past won’t leave her alone when she becomes the focus of a host of online conspiracy theories that claim to prove that the Kettle Springs Massacre never happened. It’s a deranged but relentless fantasy, and there’s nothing Quinn can do to get people to hear the truth — not even on her own campus or in her own dorm room. So when a murderous clown attacks Quinn at a frat… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Substance addiction mentioned
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Blood & gore depiction
Body horror
Serious physical injury of a parent
Death of a parent & sibling recounted
Murder
Gun violence

Kill Joy by Holly Jackson

Kill Joy by Holly Jackson

Pippa Fitz-Amobi is not in the mood for her friend’s murder mystery party. Especially one that involves 1920’s fancy dress and pretending that their town, Little Kilton, is an island called Joy. But when the game begins, Pip finds herself drawn into the make-believe world of intrigue, deception and murder. But as Pip plays detective, teasing out the identity of the killer clue-by-clue, the murder of the fictional Reginald Remy isn’t the only case on her mind… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Murder (theme)

The Legacy by Dylan Allen

The Legacy by Dylan Allen

Billionaire Hayes Rivers came into my life like a hurricane. Heir to an oil empire, he was sexy and seductive, controlling and scorching hot. I craved every touch, every filthy promise that fell from his beautiful mouth, knowing he could break me. My past had left me battered and bruised, with scars he was determined to heal. Loving him was like drowning—he consumed me, body and soul. But Hayes has secrets of his own. And nothing could prepare me for the shocking pieces of our pasts that threaten to rip us apart. When the truth is revealed will our love be enough to shelter the storm?

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Attempted rape
Sexual harassment mentioned
Infidelity & divorce mentioned
Death of a parent from cancer
Murder mentioned
Gun violence, on-page and recounted
Floods

The Legend by Dylan Allen

The Legend by Dylan Allen

Remington Wilde had heartbreak written all over him. He was the most beautiful boy I’d ever seen. When I looked into his midnight eyes, I saw a happy ending I’d never dared to dream of. I was seventeen the first time he asked for my heart, I didn’t hesitate to hand it over. In exchange, he gave me the best summer of my life. He was my first everything. Falling in love felt written in the stars… But our legend, it turns out, was all a lie. And when our story ended, all I had was a broken heart. Now, he wants a second chance. But this time, I’ve got more to lose than just my heart. When the… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Infidelity mentioned
Attempted murder mentioned

One of Us Is Dead by Jeneva Rose

One of Us Is Dead by Jeneva Rose

Meet the women of Buckhead—a place of expensive cars, huge houses, and competitive friendships. Shannon was once the queen bee of Buckhead. But she’s been unceremoniously dumped by Bryce, her politician husband. When Bryce replaces her with a much younger woman, Shannon sets out to take revenge. Crystal has stepped into Shannon’s old shoes. A young, innocent Texan girl, she simply has no idea what she’s up against. Olivia has waited years to take Shannon’s crown as the unofficial queen of Buckhead. Finally, her moment has come. But to take her rightful place, she will need to use every backstab… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Human & sex trafficking
Slut-shaming
Queermisia
Infidelity
Abusive relationship recounted
Murder
Gun violence

Foul Lady Fortune by Chloe Gong

It’s 1931 in Shanghai, and the stage is set for a new decade of intrigue. Four years ago, Rosalind Lang was brought back from the brink of death, but the strange experiment that saved her also stopped her from sleeping and aging—and allows her to heal from any wound. In short, Rosalind cannot die. Now, desperate for redemption from her traitorous past, she uses her abilities as an assassin for her country. Code name: Fortune. But when the Japanese Imperial Army begins its invasion march, Rosalind’s mission pivots. A series of murders is causing unrest in Shanghai, and the Japanese are under suspicion. Rosalind’s… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Racism
Blood depiction
Medical experimentation mentioned
Needles
Murder

The Dragon’s Bride by Katee Robert

The Dragon’s Bride by Katee Robert

Briar Rose might have a name out of a storybook, but she learned at a very young age that no prince was coming to save her. She’ll have to save herself. Unfortunately, even that is an impossible task in her current situation—trapped in a terrifying marriage to a dangerous man. Desperate times call for desperate measures, which is how she finds herself making a deal with a demon. Freedom from her husband in return for seven years of service. She expects the service to be backbreaking and harsh. She doesn’t expect to be put on an auction block in a room full of literal monsters and sold to the highest bidder. To Sol… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Domestic abuse recounted
Murder, off-page

Desperate Measures by Katee Robert

Desperate Measures by Katee Robert

One night, and my entire life went up in flames. All because of him. Jafar. As my world burned down around me, he offered me a choice. Walk away with nothing but my freedom… Or rise to his challenge and win my fortune back. I bargained. I lost. Now Jafar owns me, and even as my mind rails against his rules, my body loves the punishments he deals out when I break them. But a gilded cage is still a prison, I’ll do anything to obtain my freedom. Even betray the man I’m falling for.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Consensual nonconsensual sex scenes (rape play)
Threats of rape
Child abuse
Death of a parent
Murder, off-page
Kidnapping

The Bastard’s Bargain by Katee Robert

When Keira O’Malley was a child, she used to picture her perfect wedding. The flowers. The dress. Her husband. But nothing could have prepared her for saying “I do” to Dmitri Romanov—cold, domineering and always one step ahead of everyone else in the ever-shifting power plays of New York City. She agreed to his bargain to secure peace for her family, and she may want the bastard more than she’d ever admit, but she’ll be damned if she’ll make this marriage easy for him. Dmitri knows better than to underestimate Keira for one second. Molten desire smolders between… goodreads.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Alcoholism
Murder
Kidnapping