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The Vanished Man (Lincoln Rhyme Novels)
by Jeffery Deaver
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Evil at Heart
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Kiss the Girls
by James Patterson
Staff Pick
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Bleeding Kansas
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Staff Pick
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The Lace Reader
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The Snowman
by Jo Nesbo
Staff Pick
If you're making a list of hot Nordic mysteries, Nesbø's Harry Hole series should be among the top. Perfectly paced, this ambitious and gripping thriller is impossible to put down.... (read more)

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Voice of the Violin
by Andrea Camilleri
Staff Pick
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List Price $15.00
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Used - Trade Paper

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by Don DeLillo
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Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (10 Edition)
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A Cold Day in Paradise (Alex McKnight Mysteries)
by Steve Hamilton
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A British novelist making his debut in young adult fiction tells the story of a young boy adjusting to a recent move, his younger sister's illness, and making new friends. But the real story begins when he discovers someone or something sleeping in the... (read more)

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The Man in the Picture: A Ghost Story
by Susan Hill
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Find Me
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Solar
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Staff Pick
Solar is a fascinating look at one man's hubris in both his personal life — with five wives and many more lovers — and his professional life as a Nobel Prize-winning physicist working on the problems of global warming. With engaging science and... (read more)

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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
by Patrick Suskind
Staff Pick
Perfume is a well-written, genre-crossing historical tale that delves into the macabre, but it also has the rare quality of being able to change the way you experience life, albeit through an olfactory perspective. Perfume does more than let you get lost... (read more)

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The Silver Pigs (Marcus Didius Falco Mysteries)
by Lindsey Davis
Staff Pick
Fans of Steven Saylor and P. C. Doherty will be delighted with Lindsey Davis's clever mystery series featuring cheeky Roman sleuth Marcus Didius Falco and sharp-tongued senator's daughter Helena Justina.... (read more)

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