Books like Broken by Debra Webb

A 2012 crime thriller that explores a marriage in turmoil as one wife disappears, leaving her husband to confront suspicion and secrets.

Reporter Camille Preaker returns to her hometown after a brief stay in a psychiatric hospital to cover the murders of two preteen girls, and must confront the trauma of her own past to uncover the truth.

A suspenseful look inside the seemingly perfect marriage of Jack and Grace, where love, secrecy, and abuse mask a household of hidden violence.

After restoring a historic Florida mansion, Sarah McKinley discovers buried bodies and a vengeful spirit. With private investigator Caleb Anderson, she hunts the house’s dark past and a killer that may transcend time.

When a charismatic preacher’s hidden past threatens a small church’s harmony, a secret‑sharing investigation by a devoted cleric and an undercover priest must expose truth without destroying the fragile family he loves.

Chelsea Clark’s sudden disappearance on a girls’ night out pulls her husband—prime suspect—into a desperate search when he hires private investigator Morgan Dane to clear his name and find his missing wife.

"As a Colby agent, Trinity Barrett is one of the best at finding the missing and delivering justice. He hasn't confronted a challenge he couldn't handle with ease--until now. To locate an abducted child and bring her home safely, he must team up with Equalizer Evonne Cassidy ... his ex-wife. Launching a dangerous search in Chicago's underbelly is not Evonne's biggest obstacle--partnering with Trinity is. They'd managed to keep their history a secret, but in close quarters they can't deny the passion that still connects them. And if there's any hope for a Christmas reconciliation, they'll first have to survive their risky assignment"--Publisher description.

A quadriplegic former detective investigates his cousin’s wrongful murder conviction in New York, uncovering a serial killer who manipulates the legal system by exploiting intimate details of victims and their accusers.

Dakota Garrett, a seasoned Equalizer operative, is drawn into a perilous case involving a kidnapping, dead bodies, and a damsel in distress, forcing him to confront his darkest fears and protect a woman he loves.

In a small town, newly widowed police officer Alyssa Wells suspects her husband was killed by a fellow officer. When U.S. Army veteran private investigator Cole Justice offers protection, she must decide whether to trust him as a threat draws closer.

Psychologist Chloe Marin, haunted by a teenage massacre, partners with British cop turned PI Luke Cane to track a killer stalking models through a Florida agency, where a new mass murder mirrors her past trauma.

Karin Fossum's novel "Broken" follows a writer whose fiction becomes reality when a man she creates walks into her life and breaks into her house, blurring the line between author and character.

"I very much need to be dead." These are the chilling last words left by a man who had everything to live for but took his own life. In the void that remains stands his widow, FBI agent Jane Hawk, surrounded by questions destined to go unanswered unless she does what all the grief and fury inside her demand: Find the truth, no matter what. People of talent and accomplishment, people seemingly happy and sound of mind, have recently been committing suicide in surprising numbers. A disturbing pattern is beginning to emerge. Jane is determined to give up everything to find out why. And if that means going rogue and becoming America's Most Wanted, then so be it. Those arrayed against her are legion, and devoted to protecting something profoundly important-or terrifying-enough to exterminate any and all in their way. But Jane is as clever as these enemies are cold-blooded, as relentless as they are ruthless. And she is driven by a righteous rage they can never comprehend. Because it is born of love.

Alex McKnight, a private investigator, returns to Detroit to face a haunting shooting that killed his partner, following a new clue that may exonerate the convicted killer.

Jessy Sparhawk takes a risky bet to help her grandfather, only to be drawn into a deadly murder when a knife-wounded man collides with her. Private detective Dillon Wolf teams with Jessy to uncover a mystery that lingers beyond death.