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Mary Burton

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Richmond, The United States

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Suspense, Romance, Thriller

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Mary Burton, whose latest novel is THE LIES I TOLD, loves writing suspense, getting to know her characters, keeping up with law enforcement and forensic procedure, morning walks, baking, and tiny dachshunds. She also enjoys hunting down serial killers, which she does in her New York Times and USA Today bestselling novels. Library Journal has compared her work to that of Lisa Jackson and Lisa Gardner, and Fresh Fiction likened her writing to that of James Patterson.

Mary is routinely featured among the top ten writers in Amazon’s Author Rankings for romantic suspense, thriller and mystery. Upon publication, her novels, including NEVER LOOK BACK and BURN YOU TWICE, consistently rank high on the Kindle eBooks Store Bestseller List. Her novels C ...more

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	Cut and Run (Criminal Profiler, #3) 4.21 avg rating — 29,906 ratings — published 2018 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Last Move (Criminal Profiler, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 23,572 ratings — published 2017 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What She Saw 4.10 avg rating — 24,526 ratings — published 2025 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Never Look Back (Criminal Profiler, #6) 4.27 avg rating — 22,886 ratings — published 1950 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Her Last Word (Criminal Profiler, #2) 4.11 avg rating — 20,533 ratings — published 2018 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The House Beyond the Dunes 4.03 avg rating — 18,424 ratings — published 2023 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hide and Seek (Criminal Profiler, #4) 4.30 avg rating — 16,951 ratings — published 2019 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Shark (The Forgotten Files, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 15,889 ratings — published 2016 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Don't Look Now 4.21 avg rating — 14,216 ratings — published 2021 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I See You (Criminal Profiler, #5) 4.17 avg rating — 14,190 ratings — published 2019 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Criminal Profiler (6 books)
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Morgans of Nashville (4 books)
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Montana Series (2 books)
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The Memoirs of General W.T. Sherman: All Volumes (Illustrated)

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Six Days of Impossible: Navy SEAL Hell Week - A Doctor Looks Back

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A Train in Winter: An Extraordinary Story of Women, Friendship, and Resistance in Occupied France

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“The Japanese say we have three faces. The first face, you show to the world. The second face, you show to your close friends and family. The third face, you never show anyone. It is the truest reflection of who you are.—Unknown”
― Mary Burton, Hide and Seek

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“Love could turn vicious instantly.”
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“A barely tolerable world became unbearable.”
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What shall we read in April, 2023? Books published after 1990.

Father and Son, by Larry Brown

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Stars of Alabama, by Sean Dietrich

17 votes 25.8%

She Walks These Hills, by Sharyn McCrumb

10 votes 15.2%

Happy Dreams of Liberty: An American Family in Slavery and Freedom, by R. Isabela Morales

7 votes 10.6%

Every Bone a Prayer, by Ashley Blooms

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Deadly Southern Charm: A Lethal Ladies Mystery Anthology, edited by Mary Burton

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