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A Talent for Murder: A Novel

Andrew Wilson · Atria Books
Pages: 306
Format: Hardcover

Discover the real-life mystery centered on the queen of crime herself: Agatha Christie. In this tantalizing new novel, Christie's mysterious ten-day disappearance serves as the starting point for a gripping novel, in which Christie herself is pulled into a case of blackmail and murder."I...
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Somebody's Daughter

David Bell · Berkley
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover

In this pulse-pounding novel of psychological suspense from the USA Today bestselling author of Bring Her Home and Since She Went Away, a man must save the life of a little girl who just might be his daughter....When Michael Frazier's ex-wife, Erica, unexpectedly shows up on his doorstep,...
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Boar Island

Nevada Barr · Minotaur Books
Pages: 374
Format: Print book

"Anna Pigeon, in her career as a National Park Service Ranger, has had to deal with all manner of crimes and misdemeanors, but cyber-bullying and stalking is a new one. The target is Elizabeth, the adopted teenage daughter of her friend Heath Jarrod. Elizabeth is driven to despair...
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Dishing the dirt : an Agatha Raisin mystery

M C Beaton · Minotaur Books
Pages: 294
Format: Print book

"When therapist Jill Davent moved to the village of Carsely, Agatha Raisin was not a fan. Not only was this therapist romancing Agatha's ex-husband but she dug up details of Agatha's not-too-glamorous origins. Jill also counsels a woman, Gwen Simple, that Agatha firmly believes assisted...
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Bad: A Novel

CHLO ESPOSITO · Dutton
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

"Alvina is a character that readers won't soon forget--funny, fierce, and fabulous."--BOOKLIST (starred review) Stealing her sister's life was only the beginning. Alvie Knightly flees Sicily for a suite at the Ritz after her not-so-playful sibling rivalry ends in murder....
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The Painted Queen: A Novel

ELIZABETH PETERS · William Morrow
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

Egypt, 1912 - Amelia Peabody and her dashing archeologist husband, Radcliffe Emerson, are once again in danger as they search for a priceless, stolen bust of legendary Queen Nefertiti and Amelia finds herself the target of assassins in this long-awaited, eagerly anticipated final installment...
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Death Wears a Beauty Mask and Other Stories

Mary Higgins Clark · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

A collection of short stories from the #1 New York Times bestselling "Queen of Suspense" Mary Higgins Clark, including the never-before-published novella Death Wears a Beauty Mask.From Clark's first-ever published story (1956's "Stowaway") , to classic tales...
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Sins as Scarlet

NICOLAS OBREGON · Minotaur Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

"A dark, brutal ride through the underbelly of LA." -- Anthony Horowitz, author of Magpie MurdersIn this follow-up to Nicolás Obregon's critically acclaimed Blue Light Yokohama, Inspector Iwata returns -- in a murder case in his new home of Los Angeles.After a brutal murder...
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The Queen's Accomplice: A Maggie Hope Mystery

Susan Elia MacNeal · Bantam
Pages: 353
Format: Paperback

Spy and code-breaker extraordinaire Maggie Hope returns to war-weary London, where she is thrust into the dangerous hunt for a monster, as the New York Times bestselling mystery series for fans of Jacqueline Winspear, Charles Todd, and Anne Perry continues. England, 1942. The Nazis' relentless...
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The Devil Aspect: A Novel

Craig Russell · Doubleday
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover

A terrifying novel set in Czechoslovakia in 1935, in which a brilliant young psychiatrist takes his new post at an asylum for the criminally insane that houses only six inmates--the country's most depraved murderers--while, in Prague, a detective struggles to understand a brutal serial...
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Banana Cream Pie Murder

Joanne Fluke · Kensington Publishing Corp.
Pages: 355
Format: Print book

After an extravagant honeymoon, Hannah's eager to settle down in Lake Eden and turn domestic daydreams into reality. But when her mother's neighbor is discovered murdered in the condo downstairs, reality becomes a nightmarish investigation. Victoria Bascomb, once a renowned stage actress,...
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One on One

Michael Brandman · Poisoned Pen Press
Format: Hardcover

When legendary Sheriff Burton Steel summoned his son Buddy home from LAPD Homicide, a reluctant Buddy agreed. Burton is debilitated by ALS, Lou Gehrig's Disease. While Buddy is to cover his back, not an assignment he wants, the clincher is it's his last chance to connect with his proud,...
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Ill Met by Murder: A Shakespeare in the Catskills Mystery

Elizabeth J Duncan · Crooked Lane Books
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

It's the most important night of the year for costume designer Charlotte Fairfax and the Catskills Shakespeare Theater Company--the annual fund raising performance at the country estate of the wealthy widow Paula Van Dusen. This year, the company will give a moonlight performance of A Midsummer...
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A Fatal Collection

MARY ELLEN HUGHES · Midnight Ink
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback

Callie Reed makes a long overdue visit to her aunt Melodie, who lives in a fairy-tale cottage in quaint Keepsake Cove, home to a bevy of unique collectible shops on Maryland's Eastern Shore. Just as they're beginning to reconnect, Callie discovers her aunt's body on the floor of her music...
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The Third Hotel: A Novel

Laura Van den Berg · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

One of HuffPost's 60 Books We Can't Wait to Read in 2018In Havana, Cuba, a widow tries to come to terms with her husband's death -- and the truth about their marriage -- in Laura van den Berg's surreal, mystifying story of psychological reflection and metaphysical mystery.Shortly after...
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