Crime Mystery & Thriller

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“Connelly spins a story in which the risk is life itself, and the collateral damage may be integrity.

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“Mengiste and Akashic have done us a service by putting together this intriguing collection.”

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The author’s portrayal of the adolescent girl is so graceful, so intelligently sensitive, the writing so lyrical and lovely . . .”

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“Woods provides a lively romp of a book, but it’s built for entertainment, not solving puzzles. Pick up a copy to update your sense of why James Bond was and is adored.”

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For Salvo Montalbano, the whole episode is as dramatic as a film.

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“The denouement ties life, love, and mystery together, as all excellent murder mysteries do.”

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Booked for Death is a solid addition to a popular cozy category . . .”

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“Don't make any plans for tomorrow, people. You're not going anywhere until you finish this book. And you'll need time to catch your breath, too.”

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“There’s a buzz around Eva García Sáenz and her trilogy, and The Silence of the White City is a crime novel you’ll want to put at the top of your summer reading list.”

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Bullets, car wrecks, chases, mayhem. There is lots of blood. Blacktop Wasteland is grim and gritty.”

Buckle up.

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“The Summer of Kim Novak brings back to life that adolescent quandary of feeling like you know more than the adults around you, but being desperately afraid that y

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“Undercard is a good crime novel and a solid debut for David Albertyn.”

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“Despite the classic investigations that Poke leaps into, with violence and threat and red herrings and regret, Poke Rafferty is a person who cares enough to listen, to experience, and to c

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“Perhaps the first three stories in the series provide the reader with a more definitive sense of characters and story, but Rigged fails to make the grade.”

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“The Last Scoop is another surefire success for author R. G.

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The book spins quickly into risk and danger, and the final chapters, fast-paced and dark with threat, provide one of the best manhunt and intended escape sequences of curr

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Hopefully your life is so good that the word “diabolical” never need enter your mind or cross your lips.

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The crimes we commit in search of security and protection, for ourselves or our loved ones, are at the center of Andrea Camilleri’s latest Inspector Montalbano adventure, The Safety Net.

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Shea O'Connor, a 23-year-old Buffalo cop, is given an assignment with the FBI to pose as a student in the small town of Kelly's Falls, New York.

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“All this gives the story a nail-biting quality on top of great characterization, a gripping plot, and clean, vivid writing.”

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“Pretty as a Picture is a fun, slightly eerie, definitely scary look at real murder in a make-believe world.”

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“Donna Leon’s ability to paint both her city of Venice and the quandaries of commitment make this Trace Elements a quietly powerful book.”

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“faithful and true police procedural devotees will thoroughly enjoy the ride Pinter takes them on . . .”

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“Wonderfully captivating . . . A thrilling addition to the murder mystery series . . .”

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“Beyond the usual detective/PI action, Mosley creates a model for writing that moves off the ‘race card’ and back to true descriptions.”

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