Crimson Eve (Kanner Lake Series #3)
By Brandilyn Collins (Zondervan)
Release date: September 30, 2007
Carla stared at the gun and David Thornby—or whatever his name was. Her mind fissured, one side pleading this was some sick joke, the other knowing it was not. Her throat ran dry, air backing up in her lungs. She swallowed. “Please.
Crisis Shot (The Line of Duty)
By Janice Cantore (Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.)
Release date: September 5, 2017
Tess O’Rourke dreams of becoming the first female chief of police in Long Beach, California. As commander of the East Division, she is well on her way. until the night she responds to an officer-needs-assistance call and fatally shoots an unarmed teenager.
Critical Alliance (Rocky Mountain Courage)
By Elizabeth Goddard (Revell)
Release date: July 5, 2022
Mackenzie Hanson\’s special set of skills opened the door to a successful career as a professor of cybersecurity at a Michigan university, allowing her to put her criminal past behind her. But when a long-ago partner in crime delivers a cryptic message about her father\’s tech company being under cyberattack, she heads for Montana to secure exposed assets, close security breaches, and hopefully save lives. Diplomatic Security Services special agent Alex Knight is back home in Montana to decompress from a mission gone wrong. But even as he\’s trying to relax, he\’s drawn into another mystery, complete with suspicious deaths, lethal threats, and whispers of espionage that all have one thing in common–a beautiful cybersecurity expert with a dark past. When the situation turns deadly, Alex and Mackenzie will have to work together to find the answers they need–before someone silences Mackenzie for good.
Critical Care (Mercy Hospital, Book 1)
By Candace Calvert (Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.)
Release date: June 1, 2009
After her brother dies in a trauma room, nurse Claire Avery can no longer face the ER. She’s determined to make a fresh start?new hospital, new career in nursing education?move forward, no turning back. But her plans fall apart when she’s called to offer stress counseling for medical staff after a heartbreaking day care center explosion. Worse, she’s forced back to the ER, where she clashes with Logan Caldwell, a doctor who believes touchy-feely counseling is a waste of time. He demands his staff be as tough as he is.
Critical Condition
By (Thomas Nelson)
Release date: April 22, 2014
IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A QUIET DINNER PARTY WITH HER COLLEAGUES—NOT THE SCENE OF A MURDER. But the murder of a stranger on her front lawn is only the first in a string of events that have Dr. Shannon Frasier’s life teetering on the edge of chaos. She’s unable to make the deeper commitment her boyfriend deserves. Her sister shows up at her home needing a place to stay but with no promise she’ll remain sober.
Critical Condition (Undercover Cops)
By Sandra Orchard (Love Inspired Suspense)
Release date: October 9, 2012
There’s a murderer in the hospital, and nurse Tara Peterson is determined to prove it. With mysterious deaths in the cancer ward, anyone could be next. But no one wants to believe her…except undercover agent Zach Davis. The murderer wants Tara’s suspicions silenced, permanently. To protect Tara, Zach lets her in on his secret, and unwittingly into his heart.
Critical Diagnosis (Love Inspired Suspense)
By Alison Stone (Love Inspired Suspense)
Release date: July 1, 2014
HER PERSONAL PROTECTOR Researcher Dr. Lily McAllister has dedicated her life to finding a cure for a family disease and now, steps away from a promising new treatment, Lily is attacked. Only the training of army physician James O’Reilly can save her. As the would-be CEO of his family’s pharmaceutical company, James’s secret dream is to reenlist. But he can’t leave Lily with a bull’s-eye on her back.
Critical Impact (Whisper Lake)
By Linda Hall (Love Inspired Suspense)
Release date: October 12, 2010
The bomb wasn’t supposed to be real. But the mock-disaster explosion to test emergency procedures killed two people in a small Maine town. And all evidence points to shy makeup artist Anna Barker as the prime suspect. When Deputy Sheriff Stu McCabe is assigned to investigate the case, Anna hopes he’ll prove her innocent. But with a harrowing past of his own, Stu seems to trust no one.
Critical Pursuit
By Janice Cantore (Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.)
Release date: September 1, 2013
Officer Brinna Caruso has built a reputation at the precinct as the cop to call when a child goes missing. For Brinna, it’s personal because she was once one of them. Brinna and her K-9 search and rescue dog, Hero, will stop at nothing to find a missing child, no matter the stakes. Detective Jack O’Reilly isn’t ready to return to his homicide duties, after losing his wife to a drunk driver. He’s on the downside of his career, and bent on revenge, when he’s assigned as Brinna’s partner.
Critical Reaction: a novel
By Todd M. Johnson (Bethany House Publishers)
Release date: November 19, 2013
After surviving an explosion at Hanford Nuclear Facility, two employees seek justice–and discover how far someone is willing to go to bury the truth.

