Best K.M. Rought Books

The best books by K.M. Rought — 8 titles spanning Thriller, averaging 4.18 BLT stars.

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K.M. Rought writes the kind of thrillers where the danger lives close — in the house next door, in the person you thought you knew, in the town you've always called safe. The Bear & Mandy Logan series, beginning with Close to Home and continuing through Under the Surface and The Last Stop, follows recurring protagonists through tightly wound investigations that feel personal rather than procedural. Rought's prose is lean and pressurized — she doesn't waste sentences building atmosphere when a single unsettling detail will do the job faster. The titles alone signal her territory: Between the Lies, Over the Edge, Caught in the Web — every book promising something hidden beneath a surface that looks ordinary. Readers who want psychological tension delivered efficiently, without the bloat of slower-burn suspense, will find Rought hits her marks with uncommon consistency.

K.M. Rought's highest-rated book in our collection is Between the Lies (4.3 BLT stars). Browse the full list below.

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    Between the Lies

    Bear & Mandy Logan • Book 5

    by L.T. Ryan, K.M. Rought

    ★ 4.30 BLT Score (4.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.65 Goodreads (4.3K)
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    Close to Home

    Bear & Mandy Logan • Book 1

    by L.T. Ryan, K.M. Rought

    ★ 4.27 BLT Score (8.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.4 Goodreads (8.2K)
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    Over the Edge

    Bear & Mandy Logan • Book 4

    by L.T. Ryan, K.M. Rought

    ★ 4.23 BLT Score (3.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.57 Goodreads (3.9K)
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    Under the Surface

    Bear & Mandy Logan • Book 2

    by L.T. Ryan, K.M. Rought

    ★ 4.23 BLT Score (5.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.45 Goodreads (5.9K)
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    The Last Stop

    Bear & Mandy Logan • Book 3

    by L.T. Ryan, K.M. Rought

    ★ 4.22 BLT Score (4.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.55 Goodreads (4.5K)
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    Caught in the Web

    Bear & Mandy Logan • Book 6

    by L.T. Ryan, K.M. Rought

    ★ 4.21 BLT Score (2.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.56 Goodreads (2.7K)
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    The Marked Daughter

    Bear & Mandy Logan • Book 7

    by L.T. Ryan, K.M. Rought

    ★ 4.09 BLT Score (2.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.44 Goodreads (2.0K)
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    The Bear & Mandy Logan Series Books 1-3: Close to Home • Under the Surface • The Last Stop

    Bear & Mandy Logan #1-3 • Book 1

    by L.T. Ryan, K.M. Rought

    ★ 3.92 BLT Score (125 ratings)
    ★ 4.57 Goodreads (125)
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