Mystery & Thriller

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Poor ex-Chief Inspector Gamache.

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"both a first class mystery and a cultural experience."

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Although this novel is not very long at 204 pages, it is packed with mystery and suspense. Sarah McDonald, a writer, and her husband, Johnny, a doctor, live comfortably in Shadow Cove, Washington.

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At the start of a crime novel, the reader sometimes experiences an unsettling feeling as the gory details of fictitious assaults and slaughter are rolled out.

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In 1957, a young photographer and quantum physicist from Washington, DC, wrote his PhD dissertation under the title The Theory of Universal Wavefunction.

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Zer0es is a fast paced cyber-thriller that starts off strong, keeps the reader interested throughout, and finishes well, leaving room for more in a possible series.

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WARNING:  This book is hot. Do not pick it up late at night or if you are in a dark, dark wood.

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“light in spirit and tone, and abundant in levity.”

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"Dark, bloody, and outrageously comical . . ."

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John McAllister’s best book by far.”

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an intelligent, high-octane psychological thriller from a master storyteller at the top of his game.”

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“the Flemish setting and the unexpected plot twists make this an enjoyable read.”

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Richard Kadrey’s seventh novel in his urban fantasy Sandman Slim series puts his protagonist, James Stark, right into the thick of a yet another possible end of the world event: the attempted murde

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A group of 70-something friends, determined to check items off their bucket lists, get together one night to skinny dip in the backyard pool.

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“. . . a mystery starting out small and building to a large and fiery climax.”

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A good yarn often happens over a good meal. With the right food and a glass of fine wine, people talk.

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Practice makes perfect, as evidenced by the latest by Peter Lovesey novel—number 15 in the Peter Diamond crime series, and more than 30 books altogether.

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“All the right foundation stones are there on which to build a solid series.”

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“Grendel’s Game is a good first novel with a wonderful main character and vivid images of Southwestern Sweden.” 

“The nicest people can have the darkest secrets.”

Tropes abound in this rather muddled novel about the murder of a teenaged girl in an English village.

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You won’t find better noir stories this year.”

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A priceless Cezanne, the centerpiece of a special exhibition at a prestigious San Francisco art museum, is discovered to be a forgery.

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“Meltzer’s political thriller finds where bodies are buried at the White House.”

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Dublin: 1841.

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“A suspenseful and entertaining read—but not at bedtime.”

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