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The Directive: A Novel
The Directive: A Novel

Matthew Quirk · Little Brown & Co
Pages: 356
Format: Print book

Two brothers, millions of dollars--and the heist of a lifetimeAfter escaping the corrupt back rooms of Washington, DC, Mike Ford is again playing a dangerous game--this time the stakes are even higher.Mike's brother is in over his head in a powerful conspiracy to steal a secret worth...
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Cop Town: A Novel
Cop Town: A Novel

Karin Slaughter · Delacorte Press; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERKarin Slaughter, author of the bestselling Will Trent novels, is widely acclaimed as "one of the best crime novelists in America" (The Washington Post) . Now she delivers her first stand-alone novel: an epic story of a city in the midst of seismic upheaval,...
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The American Girl: A Novel
The American Girl: A Novel

Kate Horsley · William Morrow & Company
Pages: 352
Format: Print book

From a bright new talent comes a riveting psychological thriller about an American exchange student in France involved in a suspicious accident, and the journalist determined to break the story and uncover the dark secrets a small town is hiding.On a quiet summer morning, seventeen-year-old...
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A June of Ordinary Murders: A Mystery
A June of Ordinary Murders: A Mystery

Conor Brady · Minotaur Books
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

A thrilling, beautifully written mystery debut that brings Victorian Dublin vividly, passionately to life, drawing readers on a gripping journey of murder and intrigue.In the 1880s the Dublin Metropolitan Police classified crime in two distinct categories. Political crimes were classed...
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Thin Air: A Shetland Mystery
Thin Air: A Shetland Mystery

Ann Cleeves · St Martin'S Press
Pages: 389
Format: Print book

Shortlisted for Scottish Crime Novel of the YearIn Thin Air, featuring Ann Cleeves' beloved Inspector Jimmy Perez, a group of old university friends leave the bright lights of London and travel to Shetland to celebrate the marriage of one of their friends. But, one of them, Eleanor,...
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Women Crime Writers: Four Suspense Novels of the 1950s: Mischief / The Blunderer / Beast in View / Fools' Gold
Women Crime Writers: Four Suspense Novels of the 1950s: Mischief / The Blunderer / Beast in View / Fools' Gold

Charlotte Armstrong · Library of America
Pages: 848
Format: Hardcover

The Library of America and editor Sarah Weinman redefine the classic era of American crime fiction with a landmark collection of four brilliant novels by the female pioneers of the genre, the women who paved the way for Gillian Flynn, Tana French, and Lisa Scottoline. Though women crime...
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Small Mercies: A Novel
Small Mercies: A Novel

Eddie Joyce · Viking
Format: Hardcover

"An intimate family portrait." - The New York Times "Eddie Joyce's terrific first novel is so American that the story might as well have taken place at the base of the Statue of Liberty." - Richard Russo "An inside look at one Staten Island family's...
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Death Money
Death Money

Henry Chang · Random House Inc
Pages: 215
Format: Hardcover

In Death Money novelist Henry Chang returns us to the Chinatown of NYPD Detective Jack Yu, and spins one of his most noir tales yet.When the body of an unidentified Asian man is found in the Harlem River, NYPD Detective Jack Yu is pulled in to investigate. The murder takes Jack from the benevolent...
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A Separation: A Novel
A Separation: A Novel

Katie M Kitamura · Riverhead Books
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

A mesmerizing, psychologically taut novel about a marriage's end and the secrets we all carry. A young woman has agreed with her faithless husband: it's time for them to separate. For the moment it's a private matter, a secret between the two of them. As she begins her new life,...
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Ruined Abbey: A Collins-Burke Mystery
Ruined Abbey: A Collins-Burke Mystery

Anne Emery · ECW Press
Format: Hardcover

"Emery skillfully blends homicide with wit, music, theology, [and] quirky characters." - Kirkus Reviews on Blood on a SaintIt's 1989. The Troubles are raging in Ireland, bombs exploding in England. In this prequel to the Collins-Burke series, Father Brennan Burke is home...
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The Accident
The Accident

Chris Pavone · Crown Publishing Group
Pages: 385
Format: Hardcover

From the author of the New York Times-bestselling and Edgar Award-winning The Expats As dawn approaches in New York, literary agent Isabel Reed is turning the final pages of a mysterious, anonymous manuscript, racing through the explosive revelations about powerful people, as well as long-hidden...
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The Secret Corps: A Thriller
The Secret Corps: A Thriller

Peter Telep · Ulysses Pr
Pages: 400
Format: Print book

A fasted-paced thriller whose characters represent the courage, honor, and commitment of a great nation!Their bond was forged in the crucible of combat. No matter what life threw at them, they were marines--ready to do anything for each other. But these four decorated veterans now have...
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Blackbird
Blackbird

Tom Wright · Europa Editions
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback

In a small town in Ark-La-Tex, Detective Jim Bonham has been assigned to a new case. On the outskirts of the town, a woman has been found brutalized and nailed to a cross. Bonham recognizes her immediately: it is Dr. Deborah Gold, one of the town's psychologists. The questions pile...
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The Couple Next Door
The Couple Next Door

Shari Lapena · Pamela Dorman Books
Pages: 308
Format: Print book

"I read this novel at one sitting, absolutely riveted by the storyline. The suspense was beautifully rendered and unrelenting!" - Sue Grafton, New York Times bestselling author of X"Meticulously crafted and razor-sharp. THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR lingers long after you turn...
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Six and a Half Deadly Sins
Six and a Half Deadly Sins

Colin Cotterill · Soho Crime
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Laos, 1979: Dr. Siri Paiboun, the twice retired ex-National Coroner of Laos, receives an unmarked package in the mail. Inside is a handwoven pha sin, a colorful traditional skirt worn in northern Laos. A lovely present, but who sent it to him, and why? And, more importantly, why is there...
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