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The Familiar Stranger
2025
First Published
4.66
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As semi-retired private detective Sloane Monroe unwinds at a luxurious spa retreat in North Carolina, a jarring phone call shatters her peaceful getaway … A friend has been found dead. What seems like a random act of violence soon reveals a sinister pattern as more of Sloane’s friends and acquaintances begin to be targeted. As she races to uncover the truth, an unsettling fact emerges. Someone is using her life as a weapon, and everyone she cares about is in the crosshairs. With her loved ones in danger, Sloane races against time to outsmart her enemy and protect those closest to her. Will she uncover the truth before it's too late? The Familiar Stranger is the fifth book in the Sloane and Peril Awaits series, written by New York Times bestselling author Cheryl Bradshaw and longtime editor Janet Fix. Packed with tension, secrets, and a surprising twist, this book will hook you from the first page and hold you until the last. Grab your copy today! READERS ARE “I can’t put them down, keep them coming.” ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Well done and well written.” ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “If you enjoy a quick, easy mystery, this series is definitely for you. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Quick, clever, engrossing reads.” ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Keeps you wanting more.” ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Amazing stories with plenty of twists.” ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Authors

Cheryl Bradshaw
Cheryl Bradshaw
Author · 57 books

Cheryl Bradshaw is a New York Times and 11-time USA Today bestselling author writing in multiple genres, including mystery, thriller, romantic suspense, supernatural suspense, and poetry. She is a Shamus Award finalist for best private eye novel of the year, an eFestival of Words winner for best thriller, and has published over fifty books since 2011. Raised in Southern California, she now lives in tropical Cairns, Australia, hiking in the rainforest, and diving in the Great Barrier Reef. When she's not writing, she loves to jet set to new countries, play with her sausage dog Luka, and eat her weight in cheese. For a free eBook, click here: http://cherylbradshaw.com/get-a-free-... Book series in order by Cheryl Bradshaw: Georgiana Germaine (Mystery Series)

  1. Little Girl Lost - USA Today Bestseller
  2. Little Lost Secrets
  3. Little Broken Things
  4. Little White Lies
  5. Little Tangled Webs
  6. Little Shattered Dreams
  7. Little Last Words - July 2023 Sloane Monroe Mystery/Thriller Series
  8. Silent As the Grave (prequel to series)
  9. Black Diamond Death
  10. Murder in Mind
  11. I Have a Secret
  12. Stranger in Town - Shamus Award Finalist
  13. Bed of Bones - USA Today Bestseller
  14. Hush Now Baby - USA Today Bestseller
  15. Gone Daddy Gone - USA Today Bestseller
  16. Smoke and Mirrors - USA Today Bestseller Sloane Monroe Stories - Mystery Novella Series (with characters from the main series)
  17. Deadly Sins: Sloth
  18. Deadly Sins: Wrath
  19. Deadly Sins: Lust
  20. Deadly Sins: Greed
  21. Deadly Sins: Envy Sloane & Maddie Peril Awaits - Mystery Series (Spinoff Series with Sloane Monroe & her sidekick Maddie)
  22. The Silent Boy
  23. The Shadow Children
  24. The Broken Soul
  25. The Widow Maker Addison Lockhart Ghost Mystery Series
  26. Grayson Manor Haunting
  27. Rosecliff Manor Haunting
  28. Blackthorn Manor Haunting
  29. Belle Manor Haunting
  30. Crawley Manor Haunting Stand Alone Mystery/Thriller Novels
  31. Eye for Revenge - USA Today Bestseller
  32. The Perfect Lie
  33. Hickory Dickory Dead - USA Today Bestseller
  34. Roadkill - USA Today Bestseller
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