Mystery & Thriller

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“A thriller recommended for fans of the genre, and also for those who enjoy historical fiction.”

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When “the brass upstairs decided to promote a brown-nosing pile of crap and my least favorite partner ever, a fellow by the name of Paul Kramer, to be my boss . . .

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“If you like your thrillers fast-paced, intelligent, tough and good to the last drop, The Deserter is right up your alley.

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The Dead Beat Scroll is a delicious casserole of crime noir.

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“Walt Longmire is one of the most beloved lawmen in contemporary American crime fiction.”

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“Linwood Barclay delivers another high-octane thriller with enough red herrings to serve a dinner party of 12 . . .”

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“Gripping and spine-tingling, What Rose Forgot is sure to raise the hackles of lovers of psychological thrillers.”

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“Martin Edwards crafts vivid descriptions of both character and setting that embed the reader into the scene in a way few writers can achieve.”

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“Reading Night Boat to Tangier, one might hear echoes of Talking Heads’ singing ‘Once in a Lifetime,’ and you ask yourself, ‘How did I get here?’” 

“DeDakis, a former journalist, can’t decide whether he’s writing a mystery, a political roman à clef or a YA book, and the result is none of the above.”

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“Tash Aw pulls no punches.”

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To keep blood pumping through the veins of a dead novelist’s characters can be a risky undertaking, especially when those characters are as beloved as Robert B.

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“when it comes to gritty real life plots, believable characters, and on-point descriptions of both people and place Thomas Keis can't be beat.”

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“King has a way of subliminally drawing in his reader to believe a horrific and chilling premise as quite possible.”

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“a lip-smacking light mystery flavored with lovable characters and Southern charm that readers of cozies will devour along with the scrumptious recipes included at the end.”

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The Warehouse reads as a treatise against the evils of big corporations and rampant capitalism.”

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“Overall, a disappointment . . .”

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“In Cold Storage, David Koepp easily transfers to novel from his experience as the screenwriter of such recognizable movies as Jurassic Park and War of the Worlds

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“Lapena uses craft, not gimmicks, to bring a deliberate rhythm of tension that keeps readers engrossed from beginning to end.”

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“One murder, four confessors . . . what more does a good mystery need?”

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“Lotz has written a thoughtful thriller that is as much about the psychology of people who hide in various ways than about catching a murderer.”

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For a small town on the northern tip of Ireland, there are an awful lot of suspects for multiple types of crime.

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“an engaging story. . . . an experienced author at the peak of her craft.”

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“a book you won't own. It will own you. Long, sprawling, and utterly captivating, readers will eat up every delicious word of it.”

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“The Ewert Grens series by Anders Roslund and Borge Hellstrom only gets better with every book published, and Three Hours is the best yet.”

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