Mystery & Thriller

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A woman’s nude body is found in a Helsinki apartment with religious references scrawled on her back.

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Hundreds of white-hot meteor fragments plunge toward earth near Monterey Bay, California.

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“Unfortunately, . . . The Escape Artist promises much more than it delivers, . . .”

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“This is a book that will keep you up all night, unable to turn off the light, because the pages almost literally fly beneath your fingers.”

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Divorced mom Jackie Reed worries about her oldest son Wade. His actions have become questionable. But is it teenage angst, or is something really bothering the 17 year old?

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Jason Matthews’ The Kremlin’s Candidate is the finale in his Red Sparrow series. The story is very “today” with action and events pulled from current headlines.

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“Harley McKenna is possibly the most powerful, original female character we’ve had in decades . . . Barbed Wire Heart is an evocative work of darkness and redemption . .

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“A fantastic start to a new series that will have the reader wondering how author Rice can top this first entry.”

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“Only Killers and Thieves is a powerful debut.”

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Mike Hodge, a reporter with the Tribune in 1920s Chicago, sets off on a quest to find the person or persons responsible for the murder of his girlfriend, Annie Walsh.

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With suspense and medical drama her forte, Mattie Winston, once an ER nurse and now a medical-legal death investigator, deals with the intricacies of investigative and forensic aspects in a job one

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“a haunting story of one man’s determination to assuage his grief by keeping the dead alive and another man’s struggle to give them peace.”

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It’s the future; humankind is extinct, prey to the “Slow Plague,” an amalgam of all the ills flesh is heir to, “manifested in myriad diseases, lethal allergies, and physiological disorders.”

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“one of the year’s most fascinating novels . . . The Undertaker’s Daughter is a wonderful read.”

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“a novel of friendships balanced with hate, set against the backdrop of a primitive landscape . . .”

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James Grippando won the prestigious 2017 Harper Lee Prize for excellence in legal fiction for Gone Again, his 12th Jack Swyteck thriller, and A Death in Live Oak is the 14th offer

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When the book jacket describes this book as “fiendishly clever,” “with masterful twists,” which “gallops along at breakneck speed with an ending that takes your breath away,” it is enjoyable to fin

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“calling it literary is a stretch. Even the most ardent art critics will surely tire of it after 318 pages.”

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“a story of long-ago trauma causing a deep psychological split of a person’s consciousness.”

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James Patterson holds the Guinness World Record for the most #1 New York Times bestsellers. His books have sold more than 350 million copies worldwide.

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“A well-written novel of deep resentments, long-stifled conscience, and justice a long time coming.”

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Con Lehane, in his recent mystery Murder in the Manuscript Room has enough twists and turns to keep any reader interested.

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Need to Know is Karen Cleveland’s first novel.

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Randall Silvis, in his new book, Walking the Bones, has placed his protagonist, Sgt. Ryan DeMarco, in the precarious position of questioning his own mental stability.

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Two Girls Down is a tense and intelligently written thriller, but it’s also the story of two disparate persons’ unexpected discovery of a closer bond.”

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