Mystery & Thriller

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Once readers have gobbled up The Company She Kept, there are 25 other volumes to discover or reread until the next one comes out.”

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“a PI novel that is as full-bodied as a fine bourbon and just as satisfying.”

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“a novel for those who like their suspense written in dark tones.”  

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“A marvelous historical mystery, but not for those who want their violence candy-coated.”

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Donald Bain has picked up the mantle of Margaret Truman’s Washington, DC, based mysteries and does her proud.

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“Fans of literary mysteries should love The Lower Quarter.”

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A Pattern of Lies by Charles Todd is another intriguing story featuring heroine Bess Crawford. Set in 1918, the story revolves around an event that occurs two years earlier.

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A delightful period piece of a mystery set in 1914, Girl Waits with Gun by Amy Stewart introduces Constance Kopp, eldest of three sisters, none of whom fit the conventional mold of feminin

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“a page-turning suspense novel with both dastardly characters and charming ones, a fascinating setting, and a mesmerizing story.”

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“the secret to marriage [does] not lie in compatibility, or even commitment, but the willingness to endure heartbreak.”

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With publishers and estates loath to say goodbye to lucrative brands, the death of the author is no longer the end of a string of bestsellers.

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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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