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Murder in Bloomsbury: An Atlas Catesby Mystery

D M QUINCY · Crooked Lane Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

Acclaimed author D. M. Quincy is back with a second captivating mystery as adventurer Atlas Catesby must put aside his own feelings for Lady Lilliana as they work together to get justice for someone she holds dear.Aristocratic adventurer Atlas Catesby has spent the last year trying to forget...
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Long Way Down

Michael Sears · G.P. Putnam's Sons
Format: Hardcover

From the author of the acclaimed, award-winning debut novel Black Fridays, comes a story of murder, greed, and corruption - and the lengths to which one man will go for his family. He approached me in the street - bone-thin, gray-bearded, holding out a small envelope. "The man said...
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Crime Song

DAVID SWINSON · LITTLE
Pages: 416
Format: Print book

Frank Marr ("a masterly piece of characterization" - Tana French) is back. Marr, a retired D. C. police detective working as a private eye for a defense attorney, has a serious problem. He is secretly a drug addict, and his long-time supply of cocaine is about to run out....
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Tall Tail: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery

Rita Mae Brown · Bantam Books
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

In this fast-paced mystery by Rita Mae Brown and her feline co-author Sneaky Pie Brown, Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen and her animal friends seek to solve a whodunit rooted in eighteenth-century Virginia - uncovering a shocking secret that refuses to stay buried. TALL TAIL At any moment...
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Ash Island

Barry Maitland · Minotaur Books
Pages: 312
Format: Print book

"One of the best books of 2015!" -- Kirkus Reviews on Crucifixion Creek Detective Sergeant Harry Belltree is back on the job after a near-fatal confrontation with corrupt colleagues and his presence has become a departmental embarrassment. Because of what happened, he can't -- and doesn't...
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Terrible Beauty, A: A Lady Emily Mystery

Tasha Alexander · Minotaur Books
Pages: 287
Format: Print book

In this gripping new novel in the New York Times bestselling series, Lady Emily travels to Greece where a ghost from her past returns to haunt her amid the ruins.On a quest to distract her lifelong friend Jeremy from his recent heartbreak, Lady Emily organizes a holiday in Greece. As a lover...
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Confessions

Kanae Minato · Mulholland Books
Format: Book

Her pupils murdered her daughter. Now she will have her revenge. After calling off her engagement in the wake of a tragic revelation, Yuko Moriguchi had nothing to live for except her only child, four-year-old child, Manami. Now, following an accident on the grounds of the middle school...
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The Throne of Caesar: A Mystery of Ancient Rome

Steven Saylor · Minotaur Books
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

In The Throne of Caesar, award-winning mystery author Steven Saylor turns to the most famous murder in history: It's Rome, 44 AD, and the Ides of March are approaching.Julius Caesar has been appointed dictator for life by the Roman Senate. Having pardoned his remaining enemies and rewarded...
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The Force: A Novel

DON WINSLOW · William Morrow
Pages: 482
Format: Hardcover

Instant New York Times BestsellerRecommended for summer reading by Amazon, New York Times, Time, Entertainment Weekly, Newsday, Miami Herald, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Edmond News, Rutland Herald, Seattle Times, AM New York, BookBub, and theREALbookspy.com"The Force is mesmerizing,...
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Descent: A Novel

Tim Johnston · Algonquin Books
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

A Breakout NEW YORK TIMES BestsellerA USA Today BestsellerAn Indie National Bestseller"Outstanding . . . The days when you had to choose between a great story and a great piece of writing? Gone." - Esquire "The story unfolds brilliantly, always surprisingly . . . The magic...
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No Echo: Hanne Wilhelmsen Book Six

Anne Holt · Scribner
Pages: 336
Format: Print book

One of Oslo's hottest celebrity chefs is murdered and Hanne Wilhelmsen is called back into action in the sixth installment of the award-winning series from Anne Holt, Norway's #1 bestselling crime writer.When celebrity chef Brede Ziegler is discovered stabbed to death on the steps of the Oslo...
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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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All the Old Knives: A Novel

Olen Steinhauer · Minotaur Books, 2015.
Pages: 294
Format: Print book

Six years ago in Vienna, terrorists took over a hundred hostages, and the rescue attempt went terribly wrong. The CIA's Vienna station was witness to this tragedy, gathering intel from its sources during those tense hours, assimilating facts from the ground and from an agent on the inside....
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Precious and Grace: No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

Alexander Mccall Smith · Pantheon Books
Pages: 227
Format: Print book

In this latest installment of the beloved and best-selling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, Precious Ramotswe and Grace Makutsi help a young woman on a quest to find someone from her past.Changes are afoot at the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, where Mma Makutsi, who has recently...
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The Mystery of the Lost Cezanne: A Verlaque and Bonnet Mystery

M. L. Longworth · Penguin Books
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback

The fifth entry in this acclaimed series finds Verlaque and Bonnet investigating a murder and the provenance of a mysterious painting Like Donna Leon and Andrea Camilleri, M. L. Longworth's enchanting mystery series blends clever whodunits with gustatory delights and the timeless appeal...
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