Mystery & Thriller

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“Barker’s novel is a mesmerizing tour de force, from start to finish, full of surprises.”

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“Stag is an excellent crime novel by an emerging author who shows an unerring feel for rural noir and a shining promise of more to come . . .”

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“An exceptional story dealing with an author’s dilemma as he recreates the story of an old crime as seen through newer eyes several years removed from the incident.”

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“An admirably creative story readers will long remember, leaving authors wondering why they didn't think of it first.”

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“a page-turning exploration of love, motherhood, and secrecy.”

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The Sleepwalkers seems to have a lot going for it. The main characters are young, beautiful, wealthy, and on their honeymoon.

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This book answers its own question pretty early on.

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“With City in Ruins, Don Winslow has brought down the curtain on a career worthy of the highest praise.”

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“Any reader who is looking for a two-day page-turner would be right to pick up this book.”

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“Jump into this absurd and charming period mystery for the wild scenes of threat, battle, rescue, and humor, and make the most of the fun involved.”

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“Berman crafts a fast-paced thriller from gaming, app-building, and a reworking of the principles once offered to the American ‘hippie’ movement via a book called The Prophet.

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“It sounds like the opening of a joke: Four lawyers die in a plane crash.

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Nosy Neighbors is comforting as a cuddle, delightful as a favorite aunt, and filled with familiar characters who will remind you of people you know.

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“And I didn’t ask any questions,” the narrator of Nicola Solvinic’s debut mystery-thriller The Hunter’s Daughter, says in her first-person account of what it’s like having been raised by a

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“Matsumoto’s love for the rugged, wintry Japanese landscape is evident in his descriptions, which are verbal equivalents of traditional Japanese art . . .”

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“French, an unhurried and confident author, has always been willing to let her stories ease forward.

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“An entertaining story for those who love an exotic setting, an interesting mix of characters, and a lonely, tenacious heroine.”

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“Elisabeth’s rapid, aggressive, and dangerous actions do more than deal with one threat: They light a movement, in the name of the original Lilith, as well as in her own image.”

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“A book impossible to put down.”

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“The Dead Years is probably best approached as a cozy for dog lovers who can tolerate a certain amount of graphic violence.”

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“[The] concept of past and present ‘bridging’ together, is unveiled in a page-turning romp—a discovery of love, place, and meaning.”

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Private eye August Riordan finds himself in the Shibuya Ward of Tokyo at the beginning of Mark Coggins’ Geisha Confidential.

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“Aimée pulls up what’s always strengthened her in the past: her father’s advice about going with what you find, until it’s time to pivot.

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“A rivulet of authentic human grit runs through the core of Winters’ novels, with his characters’ struggles to just get by as important as any far-fetched plot twist.”

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