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The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon Staff Pick Okay, never mind that The Shadow of the Wind starts off in a wonderfully mysterious bookstore and that there's a romantic element that is not schmaltzy, but "timeless" in the best sense of the word. What I loved was how I thought I knew where the author... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn Staff Pick Both a cautionary tale for bad men and a clarion call for unhappy women, Gone Girl is a compelling page-turner that does not let up. Every few pages another bombshell drops, and the tension is exquisite! While Nick Dunne lackadaisically plans to show up... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $17.50 Used - Hardcover
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In the Woods by Tana French Staff Pick The only thing more exciting than a great thriller is a terrific debut by a great thriller writer! Tana French makes a tremendous splash with In the Woods, a harrowing mystery in the vein of Mystic River that wholly earns the comparison. I dare you to... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Sharp Objects: A Novel by Gillian Flynn Staff Pick Gillian Flynn's debut novel is a literary thriller that will shock and repulse you, even as it draws you inexorably into its tangled, sadistic web of deceit, secrets, and horrific revelations. With her vivid characters and sharp-edged dialogue, Flynn is... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie: A Flavia de Luce Mystery by Alan Bradley Staff Pick If Nancy Mitford wrote I Capture the Castle or Cold Comfort Farm and starred in them Harriet the Spy you'd have something close to the quirky charm of Bradley's Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie. Even if you figure out the probable culprit before it's... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Faithful Spy by Alex Berenson Staff Pick I just got through reading The Faithful Spy by Alex Berenson. I started reading it on my lunch, forced myself to work for a few hours, and then hustled home to continue. Kids ate leftovers; dishes went undone; pleasant dinner conversation was cut short... (read more) List Price $9.99 Your price: $4.50 Used - Mass Market
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A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick Staff Pick Come a day, you might get sick of hearing about A Reliable Wife — so many people will have read it and raved to you about it. Here's some preventative medicine: read it first. Seduction, marriage, money, sex, drugs, murder... when Catherine Land... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Dark Places by Gillian Flynn Staff Pick Libby Day's mother and two sisters were savagely murdered when Libby was only seven years old. Her testimony in the ensuing trial helped send her brother to prison for the crimes. But is he really guilty? Flynn's accessible and compelling writing style... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry Staff Pick Roseann, 93, has lived most of her life in a psychiatric asylum. When the asylum is scheduled to close its doors, Dr. Grene tries to assess whether she can re-enter society. He investigates her case, but he soon discovers a story quite different... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Likeness by Tana French Staff Pick The Likeness is another masterpiece of suspense by Tana French. Reminiscent of The Secret History, this psychological thriller is wonderfully written and impeccably paced a perfect summer read.... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (The Millennium Trilogy #1) by Stieg Larsson Staff Pick In The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, corporate intrigue, subtle psychology, explosive content, and a sensational heroine make for a high-caliber novel.... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $2.95 Used - Mass Market
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The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King Staff Pick Has Sherlock Holmes met his match in an opinionated half-American Jewish girl on the Sussex Downs? Purists may clench their pipes in distaste, but Holmesians who enjoy a good pastiche will not be disappointed.... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $5.00 Used - Trade Paper
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A Noble Radiance by Donna Leon Staff Pick "Anything that takes place in Venice immediately grabs my attention. This mystery series offers up a domestic side of the city without the usual romantic overlay and has subtly drawn characters in the detective Brunetti and his family. I can't wait to... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $5.50 Used - Mass Market
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Persuader: A Jack Reacher Novel by Lee Child Staff Pick If you don't read Reacher, you don't know Jack. So, dive headfirst into this taut and brutal tale of hero Jack Reacher — a lone drifter, a trained killer, a man of justice — as he rights wrongs and defends the helpless. It's author Lee Child's best... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $6.95 Used - Mass Market
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Queen of the South by Arturo Perez-Reverte Staff Pick This is the most full-blown novel yet from Pérez-Reverte, with a wonderfully drawn main character and a very intriguing plotline. If you've already enjoyed his work you'll be quite pleased with this one.... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Codex: A Novel by Lev Grossman Staff Pick This clever literary thriller concentrates on a series of incidents that appear straightforward but grow more and more complicated as our protagonist's mission to track down an ancient codex runs eerily parallel to a virtual reality game he's become... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (A Flavia de Luce Mystery) by Alan Bradley Staff Pick Flavia de Luce, the intrepid and canny 11-year-old amateur detective, is back in full force! When a TV personality and comedian is electrocuted during a performance, Flavia decides that it's up to her to unmask the murderer. Soon, she's busy cycling... (read more) List Price $24.00 Your price: $6.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (The Millennium Trilogy #3) by Stieg Larsson Staff Pick Picking up mere moments after the cliffhanger ending of The Girl Who Played with Fire, this final book in Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy brings the adventures of Salander and Blomkvist to a thunderous and satisfying conclusion.... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Hardcover
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One Good Turn: A Novel by Kate Atkinson Staff Pick It's hard to believe Kate Atkinson could follow up Case Histories with such a superb — may I suggest even superior? — novel: sly and witty, honest and humane, and, finally, complex and suspenseful. One could not ask for more than the whole package... (read more) List Price $13.99 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Ice Princess by Camilla Lackberg Staff Pick If you're looking for a well-crafted, suspenseful mystery novel, you'll definitely want to check out Camilla Lackberg's The Ice Princess, the first installment in a series that's been garnering praise from every quarter. Far, far superior, in my humble... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $5.50 Used - Mass Market
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