Mystery & Thriller

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Doug Johnstone’s The Jump begins with two sentences that depict a sadness that’s unthinkable until you’re a mother or father who’s forced to confront it:

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Patrick Modiano goes beyond the checklist accuracies of historical fiction, fashioning a lush fever dream filled with glamor, mystery, and despair.”

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Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro remains a bucket-list challenge, but in the book world, staring down a 784-page Swedish serial-killer novel may make the reader question his or her priorities: Why have I

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Mysteries come in a variety of sizes and shapes, and The Darkness Knows by Cheryl Honigford is a perfect fit for the “cozy” mystery category.

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“these 13 stories will ‘take you for a ride.’”

Akashic Books deserves kudos for their fine service to noir.

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Most everyone has done something in their past that they regret and want to forget. Edie has had somewhat of a roller-coaster life.

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Duane Swieczynski has created a great historical fiction/cop novel set in Philadelphia and spanning three generations.

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“A mind-bending odyssey of parallel worlds and causality, Dark Matter will particularly appeal to fans of the TV series Fringe and H. G.

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A sense of belonging, class, ethnicity, the rumblings of a civil war that presages a world war and the machinations of the art world—could Jessie Burton have levered much more into the pages of thi

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“This is about survival! You think I want to do this?”

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“Coupled with its rich prose and vividly, painfully realized characters, this is very much a mystery novel, with a host of jarring twists and turns that would impress even the most jaded re

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“a well-written story by an inventive writer.”

“She thought about secrets and the damage they did.”

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No one does spooky without the supernatural element better than Ruth Ware, and The Woman in Cabin 10 is proof for any who doubt it.

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“Five out of five stars for this debut novel.”

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In early December 1922, Ernest Hemingway was in Switzerland on assignment as a correspondent for the Toronto Daily Star, covering the Lausanne Peace Conference.

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From the margins of society arise a unique cast of characters who take turns narrating the tale in The Sunlight Pilgrims.

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Some novels grab you by the shirt collar and yank you in. Others walk away with little more than a coy glance over the shoulder, trusting that you’ll follow.

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Silva lives up to his reputation as a foremost writer of spy thrillers. This book turns its own pages!”

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Alexandra Oliva has set the bar high in her debut novel The Last One.

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Alan Furst is the empathetic king of deeply researched historical fiction set in WWII Europe. His heroes are intelligent men attracted to complex women.

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Veterinarian Maggie is not herself after being attacked near her Chicago home nine months ago.

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“Don’t read this book if you live alone in a remote cabin. Don’t read it if you whistle in the dark to settle your nerves. Its creepiness will unsettle you but good.”

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“Go-Between is a perfect title.”

Michelle Mason is between lives, between names, between worlds, between versions of herself.

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Missing, Presumed is a wonderful, memorable read . . .”

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“a true and powerful mystery novel, full of twists and horrors . . .”

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