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Cobra

Deon Meyer · Atlantic Monthly Press
Format: Hardcover

Celebrated as the King of South African crime, Deon Meyer is a world-class writer whose page-turning thrillers probe the social and racial complexities of his native country. In Cobra, a famous English mathematician is kidnapped and his two bodyguards are killed at a guest house in the beautiful...
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The Soul of Discretion

Susan Hill · The Overlook Press
Format: Hardcover

In the eighth of the successful Simon Serrailler series, the Chief Superintendent is faced with worse crimes than ever, and the town of Lafferton is left reeling Susan Hill -- the Man Booker Prize nominee and winner of the Whitbread, Somerset Maugham, and John Llewellyn Rhys awards -- returns...
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Strangers

Bill Pronzini · Forge
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

The latest in Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Bill Pronzini's acclaimed Nameless Detective Series -- Strangers. Cody Hatcher is the kind of teenager you don't want your kids hanging with. That's the book on him and it's why the citizens of Mineral Springs have no problem...
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Without Warning

David Rosenfelt · St Martins Pr
Pages: 295
Format: Book

Years ago, Katie Sanford's husband was convicted of the murder of Jenny Robbins, then died himself in prison. It's a small town and memories are long, and Katie and Jenny's husband, Chief of Police Jake Robbins, have had to work at putting the tragedy behind them. But it's all brought up again...
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Storm rising

Douglas Schofield · Minotaur Books
Pages: 322
Format: Print book

It's been a rough five years for Lucy Hendricks.She hasn't had an easy time of it since her husband, Jack -- a devoted and upstanding Bayonne, New Jersey, cop -- was murdered while on an investigation. There were suspicions that he'd been involved with the local Mafia, and the media wouldn't...
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One from Without: A Novel

Jack Fuller · Unbridled Books
Pages: 336
Format: Print book

A large credit reporting company sees the era of Big Data coming. Its CEO dreams of knowing so much about the people it tracks that it will be able to predict what they will do. With the data, he believes, the company will know people better than they know themselves. Meantime, his chief...
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The Motion of Puppets: A Novel

Keith Donohue · Picador
Pages: 260
Format: Print book

From the bestselling author of The Boy Who Drew Monsters and The Stolen Child comes a modern take on the Orpheus and Eurydice Myth -- A Suspenseful tale of romance and enchantmentIn the Old City of Québec, Kay Harper falls in love with a puppet in the window of the Quatre Mains, a toy shop...
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Shadows of Death

Jeanne M. Dams · Severn House Publishers; First World Publication edition
Format: Hardcover

Dorothy Martin and her husband, retired Chief Constable Alan Nesbitt, go on a trip to Orkney in Scotland to visit an old friend and see some intriguing Stone Age excavations. They realize there’s considerable dissension between the archaeologists and the principal donor for the newest...
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Cat Got Your Diamonds: A Kitty Couture Mystery

Julie Chase · Crooked Lane Books
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

Grandeur and opulence are everything in the famed New Orleans Garden District where pets are family and no bling is too big. Opening Furry Godmother, pet boutique and organic treat bakery, is Lacy Marie Crocker's dream come true--until the glitter gun used to make her Shih Tzu tutus becomes...
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The Wife, the Maid, and the Mistress: A Novel

Ariel Lawhon · Random House Inc
Pages: 320
Format: Book

"Inspired by a real-life unsolved mystery, this mesmerizing novel features characters that make a lasting impression."--PEOPLE MAGAZINE"More meticulously choreographed than a chorus line. It all pays off."--THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW They say behind every great man,...
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