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Shadow of the Alchemist: A Medieval Noir

Jeri Westerson · Minotaur Books; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

""Creative and enthralling. If you enjoy authentic Medieval history combined with modern suspense, this one's for you." --John Lescroart Once a Knight of the Realm, Crispin Guest was stripped of his title and his lands and must now earn his meager living through his wits....
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LISA SCOTTOLINE · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

In the new thriller from New York Times bestselling author Lisa Scottoline, Mary DiNunzio's ruthless nemesis Nick Machiavelli is back...with a vengeance. When three men announce that they are suing the Rosato & DiNunzio law firm for reverse sex discrimination -- claiming that they were...
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The blood whisperer

ZoeÌ? Sharp · Felony & Mayhem Press
Pages: 528
Format: Print book

Nothing stings like betrayal. Kelly Jacks had a lover s bond with evidence. The driest, most anti-septic crime scene would spread open for her, yielding its secrets. No wonder the cops called her the Blood Whisperer. And then it all went bad. Framed for an ugly murder, Kelly knew the evidence...
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Gwendy's Button Box

STEPHEN KING · Cemetery Dance Pubns
Pages: 171
Format: Hardcover

The little town of Castle Rock, Maine has witnessed some strange events and unusual visitors over the years, but there is one story that has never been told... until now.There are three ways up to Castle View from the town of Castle Rock: Route 117, Pleasant Road, and the Suicide Stairs....
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A Christmas Message: A Novel

Anne Perry · Ballantine
Pages: 176
Format: Print book

In the spirit of the season, New York Times bestselling author Anne Perry presents readers with the gift of another holiday mystery, taking them to the Holy Land for an intriguing and miraculous journey of discovery. The year is 1900, and Victor Narraway is giving his wife, Vespasia,...
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The Mirror Thief

Martin Seay · Melville House
Pages: 582
Format: Print book

A globetrotting, time-bending, wildly entertaining masterpiece in the tradition of Cloud Atlas.Publishers Weekly raved that "with near-universal appeal . . . Seay's debut novel is a true delight, a big, beautiful cabinet of wonders that is by turns an ominous modern thriller, a supernatural...
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Endgame

Jeffrey Round · Dundurn
Pages: 228
Format: Print book

A modern retelling of the classic Agatha Christie tale of suspense and murder, And Then There Were None. When Harvey Keill, ex-manager of the Ladykillers, arranges a reunion for his notorious punk band on a remote island off the coast of Seattle, it seems as though the group's glory days...
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Kill the Next One

Frederico Axat · Mulholland Books
Pages: 416
Format: Audiobook

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If I Die Tonight: A Novel

Alison Gaylin · William Morrow
Pages: 13
Format: Hardcover

Reminiscent of the bestsellers of Laura Lippman and Harlan Coben - with a dose of Big Little Lies or Stranger Things - an absorbing, addictive tale of psychological suspense from the author of the highly acclaimed and Edgar Award-nominated What Remains of Me and the USA Today bestselling...
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A People's History of the Vampire Uprising: A Novel

RAYMOND A VILLAREAL · Mulholland Books
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover

In this ambitious and wildly original debut--part social-political satire, part international mystery--a new virus turns people into something a bit more than human, upending society as we know it. This panoramic fictional oral history begins with one small mystery: the body of a young...
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Zero Sum

Barry Eisler · Amazon Publishing
Format: Print book

Returning to Tokyo in 1982 after a decade of mercenary work in the Philippines, a young John Rain learns that the killing business is now controlled by Victor, a half-Russian, half-Japanese sociopath who has ruthlessly eliminated all potential challengers. Victor gives Rain a choice: kill...
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The Substitute

NICOLE LUNDRIGAN · Spiderline
Pages: 286
Format: Paperback

Warren Botts is a disillusioned Ph.D., taking a break from his lab to teach middle-school science. Gentle, soft-spoken, and lonely, he innocently befriends Amanda, one of his students. But one morning, Amanda is found dead in his backyard, and Warren, shocked, flees the scene.As the small...
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Murder in Pigalle

Cara Black · Soho Press
Pages: 310
Format: Hardcover

New York Times Bestseller Cara Black's fashionable Parisian P.I. Aimée Leduc has a new look for her 14th adventure: five months pregnant.June, 1998: Paris's sticky summer heat is even more oppressive than usual as rowdy French football fans riot in anticipation of the World Cup....
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Lion Plays Rough: A Leo Maxwell Mystery

Lachlan Smith · Pgw
Pages: 247
Format: Hardcover

Leo Maxwell always lived in the shadow of his older brother Teddy, one of San Francisco's most ruthless and effective criminal defense lawyers. Then a gunman shot Teddy in the head. Although Teddy survived the shooting, he has been left disabled and dependent on Leo, now a criminal...
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The Player: A Mystery

Brad Parks · Minotaur Books
Format: Hardcover

When he hears residents of a Newark neighborhood are getting sick—and even dying—from a strange disease, investigative reporter Carter Ross dives into the story—so deep he comes down with the illness himself. With even more motivation to track down the source of the disease,...
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