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Audrey J. Cole

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Audrey J. Cole is a USA TODAY bestselling thriller author. She resides in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and two children. Before writing full time, she worked as a neonatal intensive care nurse for eleven years. She’s also a pilot's daughter. ...more

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Average rating: 4.05 · 76,462 ratings · 6,451 reviews · 19 distinct works • Similar authors

	Missing in Flight 3.88 avg rating — 17,586 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
	The Pilot's Daughter 4.22 avg rating — 13,914 ratings — published 2021 — 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 Final Hunt (The Final Hunt, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 13,354 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	The Recipient (Emerald City #1) 4.24 avg rating — 6,181 ratings — published 2017 — 14 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 One 3.96 avg rating — 3,995 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	The Last Hunt (The Final Hunt, #2) 4.08 avg rating — 3,507 ratings — published 2024 — 3 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
	Fatal Deception (Emerald City #4) 4.33 avg rating — 2,324 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Viable Hostage (Emerald City #3) 4.27 avg rating — 2,179 ratings — published 2019 — 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 Trip 3.81 avg rating — 2,406 ratings — published 2026 — 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
	Inspired by Murder (Emerald City #2) 3.98 avg rating — 2,256 ratings — published 2018 — 11 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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Missing In Flight is taking off with Amazon First Reads!

I’m excited to share that my new thriller, Missing In Flight, is an Amazon First Read for the month of February! That means you can read the Kindle version before anyone else - and it's FREE for Prime members!

If you don’t have Prime, you can get it at an early access price of $1.99!

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Series by Audrey J. Cole

The Final Hunt (2 books)
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Emerald City (4 books)
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Jenny Cooper Has a Secret

by Joy Fielding

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Final Descent

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Audrey Cole said: " My thriller novella, Final Descent, releases on November 4! Pre-order now: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FTTB9GWH or Pre-Save on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1Fjv2uH... ...more "

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You Know What You Did

by K.T. Nguyen (Goodreads Author)

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Audrey Cole said: " A gripping and masterful debut novel. I can't wait to read more from K. T. K. T. Nguyen! ...more "

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“This wasn’t just any Scarlet”
― Audrey J. Cole, Only One Lie

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“Failure isn’t falling.” Her mom put a gloved hand on hers. “It’s not getting back up.” She extended her hand to her daughter. “Let’s go.”
― Audrey J. Cole, Missing in Flight

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“Man is not what he thinks he is, he is what he hides.”
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February 2023 Group Read: Vintage

Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village by Maureen Johnson

56 votes, 32.2%

Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin

26 votes, 14.9%

The Ice House by Minette Walters

21 votes, 12.1%

Death at La Fenice by Donna Leon

20 votes, 11.5%

The Chill by Ross Macdonald

14 votes, 8.0%

Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith

12 votes, 6.9%

Only One Lie by Audrey J. Cole

6 votes, 3.4%

Design for Dying by Renee Patrick

6 votes, 3.4%

Five Decembers by James Kestrel

5 votes, 2.9%

Red Dirt Blues by David K. Wilson

5 votes, 2.9%

Landscape of Lies by Peter Watson

3 votes, 1.7%

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