Mystery & Thriller

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In Teresa Trent’s novel, Murder of a Good Man (A Piney Woods Mystery), her heroine, Nora Alexander, has a simple task: deliver a letter from her recently deceased mother to a man she’s nev

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“one of the best Caitlin Strong novels . . . An absorbing but reflective thriller.”

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“D’Andrea’s story sweeps away the reader in an avalanche of life-threatening revelations that make Beneath the Mountain a complete success as a debut thriller.”

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“a story closely reminiscent of a good number of Poe’s short stories . . .”

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The year is 1921, and the place is Bombay, India.

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“A captivating page-turner that is filled with loads of atmosphere and suspense, The Woman in the Window is a highly recommended read . . .”

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“plenty of dogged Robicheaux detecting, a high body count, and welcome exchanges of dialogue with an authentic Louisiana sound.”

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“a sometimes lonely, definitely dispassionate, journey through the mind of a man who always gets what he wants, no matter the sacrifice.”

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Alyssa Maxwell’s A Devious Death is the third in her A Lady and Lady’s Maid Mysteries.

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“an entertaining escape that showcases the virtues of logical thinking, along with a toe dip into a bygone industrial age.”

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Book Three of Tony Schumacher’s alternate history of WWII Britain pits Detective John Rossett against a rogue Nazi assassin called the Bear and a group of Nazi officers colluding with British Resis

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When all hands are dirty what is justice?

In A Legacy of Spies, author John le Carré explores the aftermath of moral choices made during the Cold War.

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“D. P. Lyle knows how to keep the narrative flowing at a rapid pace and keep the questions coming.”

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In A Case of Syrah, Syrah, author Nancy J. Parra sets the scene for a good cozy mystery.

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Nine chapters into a crime novel by an author you might not have heard of before, a guy is driving home in the early morning from his job at a gas station out on the highway.

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Dr. Katie LeClair has agreed to join the small town medical practice of Emmett and Nick Hawkins in the small town of Baxter, Michigan.

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Pen 33 is the first book in the wildly popular Ewerts Grens series, available to American readers for the first time.

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“Step back a moment into history as a contemporary detective investigates a death perhaps occurring two centuries before . . .”

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“a terrifying look into the life of a police officer more personally involved in a case than she’d like to be”

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Usually crime novels end when the villain is captured or killed, the victim saved, or justice served.

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If you like your crime novels as thick as stew and as twisty as spaghetti, this tenth volume of the Tony Hill and Carol Jordan series will satisfy your appetite—with gravy and whipped cream on top.

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“the story of a man whose military prowess enabled him to become the king he had no wish to be . . . ”

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“a marvelous psychological drama . . . as good as it gets.”

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“Thriller of the year.”

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“Dark Echoes of the Past is a literary treat for fans of noir . . .”

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