Mystery & Thriller

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“Greg Herren knows how to tell a crime story without resorting to inane stereotyping. . . .

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“The Chessman succeeds in drawing in the reader with action and drama, wearing us down with mystery and suspense, and finally rewarding us for our tenacity by giving us a well-dese

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“. . . a masterful piece about street crime and the psyche of the men and women who work for the Toronto Police Department, Savage Rage offers up a skillful portrait. . . . Mr.

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“. . . an entertaining read, . . . The Immortalists is a truly great mystery novel by one of the best authors working in the genre today.”

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“Péter Nadás may infuriate readers accustomed to a Tolstoyan resolution of a series of interrelated stories and characters and times and settings.

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“Capitol Murder disabuses us of any notion that we as a nation can ever let down our guard. . . . like a cold shower—it grabs our attention and gets our adrenaline running.

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“The Break is reminiscent of Italian neo-realist cinema of the late 1940s and is enthusiastically recommended to all readers.

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Like a weaver of a tapestry, Tami Hoag attempts to tie her characters into a tight frame of mystery, psychological depravity, and murder.

She fails!

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You already know the ending. Of course, in some cases getting there is most of the fun.

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“Powerfully told, and atmospherically driven, this is one of the most bona fide and intelligent Arthurian sagas to grace a book in a very long time.”

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“Mr. Fowler does an excellent job capturing the tone for his bi-period piece, creating a veritable movie within a novel . . .

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“The careful reader, the one who assumes nothing as s/he reads, will be the most satisfied. Assumption is a well-written mystery with an unexpected, rare, and unique ending.”

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Fly By Night is fast-paced and engaging. Thoroughly enjoyable.”

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“If you’re looking for a crime thriller to keep you on the edge of your seat right to the very last page, look no further.

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It’s been two years since the vampiric virus was unleashed in The Strain, and the entire world now lies on the brink of annihilation.

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“Morgue Drawer Four, a finalist for Germany’s 2010 Friedrich Glauser Prize for best crime novel, is a real find for aficionados of black humor and the macabre.

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“Crime noir doesn’t get more powerful than this.”

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“The Detachment will give John Rain fans what they have been waiting for: a daring adventure in which their hero is not only fully engaged, but also as deadly and as calculating as

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“. . . the point with The Feng Shui Detective Goes West is to enjoy the effervescent ride.”

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“It is evident that Mr. Jordan is knowledgeable about the workings of the FBI, private investigators, and the police.

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“All the elements that fans of the Inspector Montalbano series have come to expect are present in The Potter’s Field: a brutal crime that challenges Montalbano and his team, sharpl

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“Vulture Peak is a modern morality tale with all the requisite bells and whistles and much more: a salutary warning for the Internet age.

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“Noir is not easy to write—and nearly impossible to do successfully in the first-person POV— especially when you know from the very first ‘I’ that the hero(ine) will survive, strangling

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“Morgan is an enduring character and one that deserves to be around for a long time to come. If he remains in Mr. Collins’ capable hands he no doubt shall.”

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