Mystery & Thriller

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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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“How well we think we know those closest to us. And then, what a shock to the system it is to find out we don’t know them at all.”

“The claustrophobic catacombs, Shayna’s inability to speak French, the loss of her phone, and her sister’s warning to trust no one create a claustrophobic and paranoid novel.”

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“Lost at Sea is a story of love, loss and grief, and of people who try their darndest to do the right thing, but have it turn out all wrong anyway.”

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“This book is slated as the start of a new series and holds great promise to be a good one.”

Amid the screaming, bloody chaos of war, what’s one more dead body?

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“No matter how well you know someone, you can never fully know what’s in their heart and mind. Eight Perfect Murders proves the point.

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

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Weather is a well-crafted, profound, unsettling, and deeply resonant work.”

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“A clever story with a well-written and worked out plot, a window into the world of neuroscience and a meditation on consciousness and identity, Mr.

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

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"Thin Ice is primed for a sequel."

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“It’s a riddle of a crime that will put both Sheryn and her partner through the wringer before they can stamp this particular casefile ‘Closed.’”

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The Chill would’ve made a great disaster movie back when that genre of motion picture was popular.”

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“The premise that Graves lays out for her readers is a good one. The writing? Not to be unkind, but Graves could have used a good editor.”

“feels like watching an automobile accident develop in slow motion and may serve as a cautionary tale for our times.”

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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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The Second Sleep by Robert Harris is highly recommended for those who demand complexity, eloquence, and questions that disturb one’s sleep.”

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Linda Green’s stunning novel chronicles the cost of keeping secrets; the longer deeds go unrevealed, the more toxic they become, until the past threatens to overwhelm the present and poison the fut

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Dhananjaya Rajaratnam, also known as Danny, lives in Sydney, Australia. He’s an illegal immigrant trying to remain in the shadows, unnoticed and undiscovered.

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“Peter May creates a novel of danger, of the vicious acts of men capable of almost anything, but at the same time, a story of the unconscious search for self-redemption.”

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“In this ancient myth transformed into a frightening Gothic tale, author Jess Kidd has created a winsome but tough heroine in Bridie Devine, whom readers could happily follow through a seri

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"Readers will gladly fall headlong into this brilliantly conceived novel."

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"Rice, the author of more than 30 books, is a master at writing descriptions and portraying story settings, a skill other writers admire and strive to acquire."

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“The story is a good cozy read, and the reader will be challenged to ride along with the characters and try to learn who the criminal is before Sammy does.

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When solitude is imperative, North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains can offer peace and beauty. Kat Jamison needs to make an important, life-altering decision, and she decides this is where she want

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