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In the Woods
In the Woods
by Tana French
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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)

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Elegy for Eddie: A Maisie Dobbs Novel (Maisie Dobbs Mysteries)
Elegy for Eddie: A Maisie Dobbs Novel (Maisie Dobbs Mysteries)
by Jacqueline Winspear
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Maisie Dobbs—psychologist, investigator, and "one of the great fictional heroines, equal parts haunted and haunting" (Parade)—returns in a chilling adventure, the latest chapter in Jacqueline Winspear's bestselling series. Early April 1933. To... (read more)

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Death Comes to Pemberley
Death Comes to Pemberley
by P. D. James
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A rare meeting of literary genius: P. D. James, long among the most admired mystery writers of our time, draws the characters of Jane Austen’s beloved novel Pride and Prejudice into a tale of murder and emotional mayhem.   It is 1803, six... (read more)

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No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency #13: The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection
No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency #13: The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection
by Alexander Mccall Smith
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In this latest episode in the beloved, best-selling series, the kindest and best detective in Botswana faces a tricky situation when her personal and professional lives become entangled.   Precious Ramotswe is haunted by a repeated dream: a vision... (read more)

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Sookie Stackhouse/True Blood #11: Dead Reckoning: A Sookie Stackhouse Novel
Sookie Stackhouse/True Blood #11: Dead Reckoning: A Sookie Stackhouse Novel
by Charlaine Harris
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With her knack for being in trouble's way, Sookie witnesses the firebombing of Merlotte's, the bar where she works. Since Sam Merlotte is now known to be two-natured, suspicion falls immediately on the anti-shifters in the area. Sookie suspects... (read more)

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The Affair
The Affair
by Lee Child
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Everything starts somewhere. For elite military cop Jack Reacher, that somewhere was Carter Crossing, Mississippi, way back in 1997.   A lonely railroad track. A crime scene. A cover-up. A young woman is dead, and solid... (read more)

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The Drop (Harry Bosch)
The Drop (Harry Bosch)
by Michael Connelly
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Harry Bosch has been given three years before he must retire from the LAPD, and he wants cases more fiercely than ever. In one morning, he gets two. DNA from a 1989 rape and murder matches a 29-year-old convicted rapist. Was he an eight-year-old killer... (read more)

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Crunch Time
Crunch Time
by Diane Mott Davidson
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When the rental house shared by chef Yolanda Garcia and her irrepressible aunt Ferdinanda is destroyed by arson, the pair moves in with cop-turned-PI Ernest McLeod. But then Ernest is shot dead and his house is set on fire, nearly killing Yolanda... (read more)

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V Is for Vengeance (Kinsey Millhone Mysteries)
V Is for Vengeance (Kinsey Millhone Mysteries)
by Sue Grafton
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A spiderweb of dangerous relationships lies at the heart of V is for Vengeance, Sue Grafton's daring new Kinsey Millhone novel. A woman with a murky past who kills herself-or was it murder? A spoiled kid awash in gambling debt who thinks he can beat the... (read more)

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Hiss of Death (Mrs. Murphy Mysteries)
Hiss of Death (Mrs. Murphy Mysteries)
by Rita Mae Brown
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Ah, spring! The brighter days and singing birds have a way of lifting people’s spirits, as well as those of their animal companions. But the season can also bring out the first blossoms of murder. As the redbuds open in Crozet, Virginia, Mary Minor... (read more)

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Motherless Brooklyn
Motherless Brooklyn
by Jonathan Lethem
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The narrator, Lionel Essrog, known as The Human Freakshow, suffers with Tourette's syndrome and though you might not want to know him in real life, he's got to be one of the most brilliant characters ever created. His quirky rants put me off at first... (read more)

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Live Wire (Myron Bolitar)
Live Wire (Myron Bolitar)
by Harlan Coben
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When Myron Bolitar gets involved in the family drama of his former tennis star client and her rock star husband, he discovers secrets about his own family, specifically his brother, who abandoned the Bolitars long ago. As Myron races to locate his... (read more)

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Sixkill (Spenser Mystery)
Sixkill (Spenser Mystery)
by Robert B Parker
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A bad-boy movie star named Jumbo pushes the limits of his reputation when he's accused of rape and murder. When the Boston PD calls on Spencer, he meets Jumbo's young bodyguard, Zebulon Sixkill, and the two form an unlikely alliance. It's a high profile... (read more)

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Nemesis: A Harry Hole Novel
Nemesis: A Harry Hole Novel
by Jo Nesbo
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A man walks into an Oslo bank, puts a gun to a cashier's head, and tells her to count to twenty-five. When he doesn't get his money fast enough, he pulls the trigger. The young woman dies—and two million Norwegian kroner disappear without a trace... (read more)

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Drop Dead Chocolate (Donut Shop Mysteries)
Drop Dead Chocolate (Donut Shop Mysteries)
by Jessica Beck
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WELCOME BACK TO DONUT HEARTS—where the coffee is hot, the donuts are fresh, and murder is cheaper by the dozen… The whole town of April Springs is stirring over the upcoming mayoral election. Suzanne Harts mother, for one, is dead-set on... (read more)

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Deadlocked (Sookie Stackhouse Novels)
Deadlocked (Sookie Stackhouse Novels)
by Charlaine Harris
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It’s vampire politics as usual around the town of Bon Temps, but never before have they hit so close to Sookie’s heart… Growing up with telepathic abilities, Sookie Stackhouse realized early on there were things she’d rather not... (read more)

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The Cat, the Wife and the Weapon (Cats in Trouble Mysteries)
The Cat, the Wife and the Weapon (Cats in Trouble Mysteries)
by Leann Sweeney
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Between her kitty quilt-making business and her three beloved cats, Jill has her hands full. That doesn't stop her from wanting to solve the mystery of the milk cow that's gone missing from her friend's farm. But imagine her surprise when a stolen cow... (read more)

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Kill Shot: An American Assassin Thriller
Kill Shot: An American Assassin Thriller
by Vince Flynn
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#1 INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR VINCE FLYNN DELIVERS THE YOUNG, HUNGRY, AND LETHAL MITCH RAPP AT THE ONSET OF HIS CAREER AS A CIA SUPERAGENT. In the year since the CIA trained and then unleashed him, Mitch Rapp has been steadily working his way... (read more)

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The Black Echo
The Black Echo
by Michael Connelly
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For maverick LAPD homicide detective Harry Bosch, the body in the drainpipe at Mulholland Dam is more than another anonymous statistic. This one is personal...because the murdered man was a fellow Vietnam "tunnel rat" who had fought side by side with him... (read more)

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The Long Stitch Good Night (Embroidery Mysteries)
The Long Stitch Good Night (Embroidery Mysteries)
by Amanda Lee
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Although she's taken an interest in Irish embroidery, Marcy Singer can't help but abandon her needlecraft when handsome local brewer Todd finds himself accused of murder. Both Todd and his friend Blake's fingerprints are on the murder weapon, and... (read more)

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