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Bangkok 8
by John Burdett  
Powells.com Staff Pick Karma and crime collide in the exotic, erotic environs of a city that's both sensual and spiritual. As spicy and satisfying as a rich Thai meal. B. J., Powells...
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The Silver Swan: A Novel
by Benjamin Black
Powells.com Staff Pick I don't ordinarily read mystery novels, but The Silver Swan is no ordinary mystery. Banville's command of prose is arresting, and though this is a difficult book to put down because it is so expertly plotted, it is also impossible not to savor...
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The Shadow of the Wind
by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Powells.com 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...
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The Geographer's Library
by Jon Fasman
Powells.com Staff Pick The hunt for alchemical treasure through the ages threads through this literary whodunit. A small town cub reporter is drawn into the dangerous hunt and encounters murders, smugglers and mayhem. Lots of fun! Recommended by Kathi, Powell's City of Books...
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The Savage Detectives: A Novel
by Roberto Bolano
Powells.com Staff Pick A decidedly Mexican novel that spans the entire globe, The Savage Detectives is Homer's Odyssey, Hemingway's A Moveable Feast and Borges's Ficciones all rolled into one — and somehow becomes more than the sum of its parts in the process. Beautifully...
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Persuader: A Jack Reacher Novel
by Lee Child
Powells.com 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...
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The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town
by John Grisham
Powells.com Staff Pick An equally absorbing and troubling inquiry into a case of criminal injustice, Grisham's nonfiction debut equals the storytelling of his unparalleled fiction. Recommended by Chandler, Powells.com...
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Sometimes a Great Notion
by Ken Kesey
Powells.com Staff Pick Reading Sometimes a Great Notion (I finally made it past the first 100 labyrinthine pages after many failed attempts) had such a profound impact on me; it spoke so directly to my core and to what brought me to the land of big trees and ocean breeze (I'm...
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Citizen Vince
by Jess Walter
Powells.com Staff Pick It's 1980 and Vince Camdon is caught between the worlds of criminal New York and sleepy, law abiding Spokane, Washington. And he can't even decide who to vote for in the upcoming election. With characters that recall Richard Russo at his finest, Jess...
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The Faithful Spy
by Alex Berenson
Powells.com 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...
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The Gun Seller
by Hugh Laurie
Powells.com Staff Pick The Gun Seller reminds me of a well-made gin and tonic — crisp, hip, and refreshing, with a droll twist of lime. Recommended by Carrie, Powells...
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Case Histories
by Kate Atkinson
Powells.com Staff Pick Discover one of my favorite writers with this artful detective story. Fans of Atkinson's earlier novels will marvel again at her skill in interweaving several narratives to find one central thread of truth. A real knock-out. Danielle, Powells...
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The Way the Crow Flies (P.S.)
by Ann-Marie MacDonald
Powells.com Staff Pick Ann-Marie MacDonald writes beautifully; her words wrap around you and envelop you. The Way the Crow Flies is engaging and evocative. She captures the pure joy and pain of childhood better than anyone since Margaret Atwood. That would be enough but then...
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Dissolution
by C J Sansom
Powells.com Staff Pick With extremely good writing and a clever interweaving of history, C. J. Sansom has introduced a new mystery series that focuses on Tudor England and a protagonist who works for Thomas Cromwell. I'm looking forward to further investigations by this sharp,...
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The Ruins
by Scott Smith
Powells.com Staff Pick Twelve years after his staggering debut, Scott Smith returns with The Ruins — and it's worth the wait. The Ruins is brilliantly suspenseful, almost unbearable in places, and shares A Simple Plan's mounting intensity. Smith's premise could lend...
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The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town
by John Grisham
Powells.com Staff Pick An equally absorbing and troubling inquiry into a case of criminal injustice, Grisham's nonfiction debut equals the storytelling of his unparalleled fiction. Recommended by Chandler, Powells.com...
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Bad Monkeys
by Matt Ruff
Powells.com Staff Pick Bad Monkeys twists, turns, shifts, and shakes its way through the story of one Jane Charlotte, a woman who claims to be member of a clandestine organization dedicated to fighting evil known as the Final Disposition of Irredeemable Persons. A gripping...
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Third Policeman (99 Edition)
by Flann O'brien
Powells.com Staff Pick One of the funniest books I have ever read, but also one of the most profoundly unsettling. This is a story told by a robber/murderer who ends up at a police station and discusses such vital issues as the location of eternity, the earth's sausage shape...
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Field of Blood
by Denise Mina
Powells.com Staff Pick "In what could almost be termed a coming-of-age story, Paddy's investigation into the death of the toddler creates the chain of events that mark Paddy's growth in many ways. Her movement away from the family hearth, her engagement, the loss of her...
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Pipsqueak
by Brian M. Wiprud
Powells.com Staff Pick If you don't like people looking at you, then don't read Pipsqueak, because I guarantee that your raucous laughter will cause folks to stare. A taxidermied squirrel, the swing-dance craze, and secret Soviet Cold War weapons experiments all play a part in...
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