Legal/Police Procedural

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Henry Chang’s crime novel Lucky marks the fifth appearance of New York Police Department Detective Jack Yu.

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The Darkness of Evil is the seventh book in the Karen Vail series. Vail is an FBI profiler who’s investigated some of the world’s most vicious serial killers.

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The Third Hell is one hell of a good story.”

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What would it take to destroy everything you appear to value in your life?

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“Truth . . . the one thing people will do anything to hide . . . because the truth will always come out in the end.”

A killer is stalking the women of Göteborg.

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Darktown proves to be an uncomfortable read at times. Set in post WWII Atlanta, it unabashedly puts racism front and center in the South.

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Thriller readers who yearn for intrigue, swift pacing, and surreal happenings will enjoy every word of Steve Mosby’s The Reckoning on Cane Hill.

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The 19th arrondissement in Paris is a cosmopolitan melting pot district where multicultural citizens live, love, and worship alongside one another, enjoying Kosher sushi and kebabs, and different s

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“a cop’s loyalty to justice and the law must take precedence over her personal opinion of the victims.”

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Something may have been lost in the translation, but The Hanging Girl by Jussi Adler-Olsen is flat.

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“It’s not a perfect situation, of course. But really, when you think about it, what actually is?”

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Once readers have gobbled up The Company She Kept, there are 25 other volumes to discover or reread until the next one comes out.”

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“the Flemish setting and the unexpected plot twists make this an enjoyable read.”

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Practice makes perfect, as evidenced by the latest by Peter Lovesey novel—number 15 in the Peter Diamond crime series, and more than 30 books altogether.

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“All the right foundation stones are there on which to build a solid series.”

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“superb characters, the complex and convoluted plot, and the vividly rendered setting lift this historical mystery into the realm of literary fiction.”

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“Mitzner provides a surprise ending that will leave fans gasping in shock . . .”

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“a solid, entertaining story every time while demonstrating that good really can win against evil.”

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David Rosenfelt is an award-winning writer who masterfully combines Grisham-like courtroom scenes with James Herriot’s love of dogs.”

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“In fine fashion, Brian McGilloway reminders readers that Derry’s troubled past is more likely to be a portent than a panacea.”

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Theresa Schwegel was born and raised in Chicago. She is an Edgar Award Winner for Best First Novel. Her latest novel, The Good Boy, takes place in Chicago, a town she knows well.

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