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The Talented Mr. Ripley
by Patricia Highsmith  Publisher Comments In a chilling literary hall of mirrors, Patricia Highsmith introduces Tom Ripley. Like a hero in a latter-day Henry James novel, is sent to Italy with a commission to coax a prodigal young American back to his wealthy father. But Ripley finds...
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The Daughter of Time
by Josephine Tey Publisher Comments Josephine Tey re-creates one of history's most famous -- and vicious -- crimes in her classic bestselling novel, a must read for connoisseurs of fiction, now with a new introduction by Robert Barnard Inspector Alan Grant of Scotland Yard, recuperating...
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Perfume (01 Edition)
by Patrick Suskind Publisher Comments An acclaimed bestseller and international sensation, Patrick Suskind's classic novel provokes a terrifying examination of what happens when one man's indulgence in his greatest passion—his sense of smell—leads to murder. In the slums of...
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Morality for Beautiful Girls
by Alexander McCall Smith Publisher Comments In Morality for Beautiful Girls, Precious Ramotswe, founder and owner of the only detective agency for the concerns of both ladies and others, investigates the alleged poisoning of the brother of an important “Government Man,” and the moral...
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The Long Goodbye
by Raymond Chandler 
Publisher Comments The sixth in the Philip Marlowe series, The Long Goodbye is significant not only as the last book Raymond Chandler wrote but as a personal consummation of craft that brought his detective novels into the realm of distinguished fiction. "The first...
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Birds of a Feather (Maisie Dobbs Mysteries)
by Jacqueline Winspear Publisher Comments Jacqueline Winspears marvelous and inspired debut, Maisie Dobbs, won her fans from coast to coast and raised her intuitive, intelligent, and resourceful heroine to the ranks of literatures favorite sleuths. Birds of a Feather finds Maisie Dobbs on...
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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
by Alexander McCall Smith
Powells.com Staff Pick A 'cozy' set in Africa. This is the first in a wonderful new mystery series set in Botswana. Using deceptively simple language that nonetheless sings with the rhythms of Africa, the author introduces us to the indomitable lady detective, Precious...
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The Black Tower
by P D James Publisher Comments Just recovered from a grave illness, Commander Adam Dalgliesh is called to the bedside of an elderly priest. When Dalgliesh arrives, Father Baddeley is dead. Is it merely his own brush with mortality that causes Dalgliesh to sense the shadow of death...
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The Big Sleep (Vintage Crime)
by Raymond Chandler
Publisher Comments When a dying millionaire hires Philip Marlowe to handle the blackmailer of one of his two troublesome daughters, Marlowe finds himself involved with more than extortion. Kidnapping, pornography, seduction, and murder are just a few of the complications...
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The Bottoms
by Joe R Lansdale
Publisher Comments Way back before the bottoms were drained during the Great Depression that transformed deep East Texas, a boy could hear the crickets and the frogs in the river bed. And under the star-studded southern night he could find things darker than the murky...
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The Barracks Thief
by Tobias Wolff Publisher Comments The Barracks Thief is the story of three young paratroopers waiting to be shipped out to Vietnam. Brought together one sweltering afternoon to stand guard over an ammunition dump threatened by a forest fire, they discover in each other an unexpected...
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Tears of the Giraffe
by Alexander McCall Smith Publisher Comments Precious Ramotswe is the eminently sensible and cunning proprietor of the only ladies’ detective agency in Botswana. In Tears of the Giraffe she tracks a wayward wife, uncovers an unscrupulous maid, and searches for an American man who disappeared...
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The Final Solution: A Story of Detection (P.S.)
by Michael Chabon
Powells.com Staff Pick Readers expecting The Further Adventures of Kavalier and Clay may be disappointed, but Michael Chabon's The Final Solution is an unforgettable novella that will delight Sherlock Holmes fans even as it presents the ultimate crime: one whose scope even the...
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Flush (05 Edition)
by Carl Hiaasen Publisher Comments You know it’s going to be a rough summer when you spend Father’s Day visiting your dad in the local lockup. Noah’s dad is sure that the owner of the Coral Queen casino boat is flushing raw sewage into the harbor–which has made...
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The Full Cupboard of Life
by Alexander McCall Smith Publisher Comments In the fifth book in the prodigiously successful series, traditionally built, eminently sensible Mma Precious Ramotswe continues her enterprise at the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency in Gaborone, Botswana, a country that is indeed fortunate. Still...
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The Kalahari Typing School for Men
by Alexander McCall Smith Publisher Comments The phenomenal success of The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency continues with the bestselling Kalahari Typing School for Men, the fourth book in the series. Mma Precious Ramotswe is content. Her business is well established with many satisfied customers,...
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The Beekeeper's Apprentice
by Laurie R. King
Powells.com 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. Recommended by Carrie, Powells...
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S Is for Silence (Kinsey Millhone Mysteries)
by Sue Grafton Publisher Comments Thirty-four years ago, Violet Sullivan put on her party finery and left for the annual Fourth of July fireworks display. She was never seen again. In the small California town of Serena Station, tongues wagged. Some said she'd run off with a lover. Some...
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Lighthouse (05 Edition)
by P.d. James
Powells.com Staff Pick P. D. James's peerless reputation comes from her skillful combination of elegant prose and sharp psychological insight with wonderfully complex mysteries. She is a wise, eloquent, and humane novelist who explores all manner of human frailty with the...
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New Orleans Noir (07 Edition)
by Julie Smith Publisher Comments Brand-new stories by: Thomas Adcock, Ace Atkins, Patty Friedmann, David Fulmer, Barbara Hambly, Greg Herren, Laura Lippman, Tim McLoughlin, James Nolan, Ted O'Brien, Eric Overmyer, Jeri Cain Rossi, Maureen Tan, Jervey Tervalon, Olympia Vernon, Christine...
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