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Sarah Jane

James Sallis · Soho Crime
Pages: 216
Format: Hardcover

A spare, sparkling tour de force about one woman's journey to becoming a cop, by master of noir James Sallis, author of Drive.

Sarah Jane Pullman is a good cop with a complicated past. From her small-town chicken-farming roots through her runaway adolescence, court-ordered...
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Imaginary Friend

Stephen Chbosky · Grand Central Publishing
Pages: 720
Format: Book

A young boy is haunted by a voice in his head in this "haunting and thrilling" epic of literary horror from the #1 NYT bestselling author of The Perks of Being a Wallflower (John Green) .

Christopher is seven years old.
Christopher is the new kid in town.

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Late Checkout

Carol J. Perry · Kensington
Pages: 336
Format: Mass Market Paperback

A dead ballplayer means foul play in Salem . . .

Field reporter Lee Barrett is not happy that her hours are being cut back at WICH-TV, although it is nice to spend more time volunteering with Aunt Ibby, a research librarian at Salem's main branch. But Lee's least favorite task...
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Full Throttle: Stories

Joe Hill · William Morrow
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

In this masterful collection of short fiction, Joe Hill dissects timeless human struggles in thirteen relentless tales of supernatural suspense, including "In The Tall Grass," one of two stories co-written with Stephen King, basis for the terrifying feature film from Netflix.

A...

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The Crossed-Out Notebook: A Novel

Nicolas Giacobone · Simon & Schuster
Format: Book

From the Academy Award-winning cowriter of Birdman, a wonderfully eccentric, suspenseful debut in the tradition of Misery and Kiss of the Spiderwoman about a screenwriter kidnapped by a world-famous director who orders him to compose...

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Mumbo Gumbo Murder

Laura Childs · Berkley
Pages: 320
Format: Book

A shocking murder strikes a sour note during Jazz Fest in the latest New Orleans Scrapbooking Mystery from New York Times bestselling author Laura Childs.It's Jazz Fest in New Orleans, and the giant puppets from the Beastmaster Puppet Theatre are parading through the French Quarter....

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Country: A Novel

Michael Hughes · Custom House
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Published to ravishing acclaim in the UK, a fierce and suspenseful reimagining of Homer's Iliad set in mid-1990s Northern Ireland - a heart pounding tale of honor and revenge that "explodes with verbal invention, rapid juxtaposition, brutality and fun" (Times Literary Supplement)...
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Dachshund Through the Snow

David Rosenfelt · Minotaur Books
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

This Christmas, lawyer Andy Carpenter and his golden retriever, Tara, can't say no to helping young Danny and his dachshund, Murphy.

Lawyer Andy Carpenter and his wife, Laurie, have started a new Christmas tradition. Their local pet store has a Christmas tree, where instead of ornaments...

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White Hot Silence: A Novel

Henry Porter · Mysterious Press
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover

On a deserted road in Calabria, Greek aid worker Anastasia Cristakos is driving alone to visit one of the new refugee centers funded by billionaire Denis Hisami whom she has recently married. She slows down to greet two African migrants she recognizes. Too late she realizes they are not her friends....

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Tide and Punishment

Bree Baker · Poisoned Pen Press
Pages: 384
Format: Mass Market Paperback

No one dreams of a killer Christmas...It's Christmastime in Charm, North Carolina, and while Everly Swan would prefer to focus on decorating her iced tea shop for its first holiday season, Great-Aunt Fran has decided to run for mayor against her long-time nemesis. But when the other...
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The Pursuit

Joyce Carol Oates · Mysterious Press
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover

As a child, Abby had the same recurring nightmare night after night, in which she wandered through a field ridden with human skulls and bones. Now an adult, Abby thinks she's outgrown her demons, until, the evening before her wedding, the terrible dream returns and forces her to confront...

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Takes One to Know One: A Novel

Susan Isaacs · Atlantic Monthly Press
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

Just a few years ago, Corie Geller was busting terrorists as an agent for the FBI. But at thirty-five, she traded in her badge for the stability of marriage and motherhood. Now Corie is married to the brilliant and remarkably handsome Judge Josh Geller and is the adoptive mother of his lovely...
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Murder in the First Edition

Lauren Elliott · Kensington
Pages: 304
Format: Mass Market Paperback

Addie Greyborne is preparing for the holidays at her bookstore in seaside New England - but a winter storm is coming, in more ways than one . . .

Addie's getting into the spirit for the upcoming Charity Auction - especially since she's got an 1843 copy of Charles...
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Hudson's Kill: A Justice Flanagan Thriller

Paddy Hirsch · Forge Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Set in 1803 New York, Hudson's Kill is the riveting next historical thriller from NPR reporter and producer Paddy Hirsch, perfect for fans of The Alienist and Gangs of New York.New York in 1803 is rife with tension as the city expands, and whoever knows where the city will build can control...
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A Merry Murder

Kate Kingsbury · Berkley
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback

It is an Edwardian Christmas, and the Pennyfoot Hotel is all dressed up. But when one of the guests turns up dead, owner Cecily Sinclair Baxter realizes it is not only the Pennyfoot that is back in business - the hotel's Christmas curse is, too...The Pennyfoot halls are decked with...
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Tinfoil Butterfly: A Novel

Rachel Eve Moulton · MCD x FSG Originals
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback

The Shining meets About a Boy in this electrifying debut about a troubled young woman and a lonely boy facing their demons in the frozen Black Hills.Emma is hitchhiking across the United States, trying to outrun a violent, tragic past, when she meets Lowell, the hot-but-dumb driver she hopes...
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Carpet Diem

Misty Simon · Kensington
Pages: 304
Format: Mass Market Paperback

Live and let dust . . .

Now that Tallie Graver's cleaning business is starting to shine, she's ready to go squeegee to squeegee against Audra McNeal for a major contract at the Astercromb mansion. Tallie's not afraid of a little friendly competition from the new cleaner in town....
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The Sinister Mystery of the Mesmerizing Girl

Theodora Goss · Gallery / Saga Press
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover

Mary Jekyll and the Athena Club race to save Alice - and foil a plot to unseat the Queen, in the electrifying conclusion to the trilogy that began with the Nebula Award finalist and Locus Award winner The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter.

Life's always an adventure...
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Beyond a Reasonable Stout

Ellie Alexander · Minotaur Books
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

Amateur sleuth Sloan Krause delves into the murderous political world in another delightful mystery from popular cozy writer Ellie Alexander.

It's the dead season in Leavenworth, Washington. The throngs of Oktoberfest crowds have headed home, and the charming Bavarian streets...

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Dark Ambitions

Irene Hannon · Revell
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback

Former Army Night Stalker Rick Jordan usually has his camp for foster children to himself during the winter months. But someone has visited recently--leaving a trail of blood. One of the two clues left behind tips Rick off to the identity of his visitor, who soon turns up dead. The police...
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Two Bites Too Many

Debra H. Goldstein · Kensington
Pages: 352
Format: Mass Market Paperback

Far from a domestic goddess, Sarah Blair would rather catch bad guys than slave over a hot stove. But when a dangerous murder boils over in Wheaton, Alabama, catching the killer means leaving her comfort zone ...

Things are finally looking up for Sarah Blair following...
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The Twisted Ones

T. Kingfisher · Gallery / Saga Press
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback

When a young woman clears out her deceased grandmother's home in rural North Carolina, she finds long-hidden secrets about a strange colony of beings in the woods in this chilling novel that reads like The Blair Witch Project meets The Andy Griffith Show.When Mouse's dad asks her to clean...
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Christmas Cow Bells

Mollie Cox Bryan · Kensington
Pages: 336
Format: Mass Market Paperback

The first novel in Mollie Cox Bryan's brand new mystery series, set in the Blue Ridge Mountains, will keep you guessing until the cows come home . . . Christmas is a time for new beginnings, so after her big breakup, Brynn MacAlister takes the gouda with the bad. With her three Red Devon...
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One Night Gone: A Novel

Tara Laskowski · Graydon House
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback

"A subtly but relentlessly unsettling novel." - TANA FRENCH, author of The Witch Elm

It was the perfect place to disappear...

One sultry summer, Maureen Haddaway arrives in the wealthy town of Opal Beach to start her life anew - to achieve her destiny. There, she finds...
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