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[CLOSED] Win 5 Heart-Pounding Charlie Donlea Thrillers and a Spooky Blanket From Kensington Books!

One lucky winner will have a thrilling start to fall.

Thrilling Charlie Donlea Giveaway

Editor's note: This giveaway is now closed. 

It’s that time of year again when the weather cools, the leaves turn marvelous shades of red, orange, and brown, and many people get into the spooky spirit of Halloween. This festive mood gives you the perfect excuse to pick up a riveting thriller that will get your heart racing. An intoxicating start to the thrills and chills of fall!

This month we’ve partnered with Kensington Books to bring you five cleverly plotted, engrossing thrillers from Number One International Bestselling author Charlie Donlea—plus a spooky throw blanket to enhance your reading experience! 

Donlea, a self-proclaimed “late bloomer,” didn’t read his first novel until the age of 20, but knew upon his first foray into the wonderful world of books that one day he would write enthralling thrillers. Now his novels have been translated into 20 languages across the globe, and has been deemed “a bold new writer…on his way to becoming a major figure in the world of suspense” by Publishers Weekly

Read about Donlea’s thrillers below. His stories are filled with gruesome murder mysteries, jaw-dropping plot twists, and layers of deception. Sift through the lies to uncover the truth about these fascinating characters. Don’t miss your chance to win these must-read stories while cocooned in your cozy new blanket. Enter to win below!        

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Read about these thrilling prizes below and enter your information in the form to win!

The Charlie Donlea Thrillers

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The Girl Who Was Taken

By Charlie Donlea

The bestselling author of Twenty Years Later delivers a chilling thriller where nothing is as it seems and each reveal is more shocking than the last…right up to the jaw-dropping final twist. Two abducted girls—one who returns, one who doesn't.

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Those Empty Eyes

Those Empty Eyes

By Charlie Donlea

From Master of Modern suspense and #1 internationally bestselling author of Twenty Years Later comes a brilliantly twisting and propulsive standalone novel about a woman whose dark past as the lone survivor of her family’s slaughter collides with present-day crimes.

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Twenty Years Later

By Charlie Donlea

Fans of Verity by Colleen Hoover won’t want to miss this thrilling new suspense novel from the #1 internationally bestselling author of The Girl Who Was Taken! Hiding her own dark past in plain sight, a TV reporter is determined to uncover the truth behind a gruesome murder decades after the investigation was abandoned. But TWENTY YEARS LATER, to understand the present, you need to listen to the past…

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Don't Believe It

By Charlie Donlea

From the acclaimed author of Twenty Years Later comes a twisting, impossible-to-put-down novel of suspense in which a filmmaker helps clear a woman convicted of murder—only to find she may be a puppet in a sinister game. Fans of Freida McFadden and Alice Feeney will be left breathless by this unforgettable thriller that builds to a shocking conclusion...

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Summit Lake

By Charlie Donlea

Set in a small, picturesque North Carolina town, #1 international bestselling author Charlie Donlea’s debut suspense novel tells the haunting story of a murdered law school student, the reporter assigned to her story—and the intimate connection that comes when the living walk in the footsteps of the dead…

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Spooky Throw Blanket

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Elegant comfort, lightweight, and silky to the touch blanket. Cozy and decorative to complement your home this spooky season. Dimensions: 60"L x 50"W

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Note: The sweepstakes is open to all legal residents of the 50 United States and Washington, DC who are 18 years of age and older by October 9, 2023.