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Your House Will Pay: A Novel

Steph Cha · Ecco
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

"With Your House Will Pay, Steph Cha has taken a dark moment in Los Angeles's violent history and cracked it wide open, creating a prism of understanding - of the pull of generational violence and its enduring devastation, but also of the power of human grace against all odds. It's...

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A Book of Bones: A Thriller

John Connolly · Atria/Emily Bestler Books
Pages: 688
Format: Hardcover

"Complex, pulse-pounding...Connolly's nuanced characterizations and facility at creating spooky atmospherics make it easy to suspend disbelief about the threat of cosmic horror from other dimensions." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Private Investigator...
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Her Deadly Secrets

Laura Griffin · Gallery Books
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback

A young private investigator finds out the price of keeping deadly secrets when a vicious killer sets his sights on her in this pulse-pounding thriller from the USA TODAY and New York Times bestselling author of the Tracers series.

Private investigator Kira Vance spends...
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The Man That Got Away: A Constable Twitten Mystery 2

Lynne Truss · Bloomsbury Publishing
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

A wryly entertaining new crime caper from Lynne Truss, author of "the funniest crime novel of 2018" (Wall Street Journal) and the New York Times bestseller Eats, Shoots & Leaves.

1957: In the beach town of Brighton, music...

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Curious Toys

Elizabeth Hand · Mulholland Books
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

An intrepid young woman stalks a murderer through turn-of-the-century Chicago in "this rich, spooky, and atmospheric thriller that will appeal to fans of Henry Darger and Erik Larson alike." (Sarah McCarry)

In the sweltering summer of 1915, Pin,...
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The Nugget: A Novel

P. T. Deutermann · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

A novice naval aviator grows into a hero in this gripping and authentic World War II adventure by master storyteller P. T. Deutermann

Lieutenant Bobby Steele, USN, is a fresh-faced and eager naval aviator: a "Nugget," who needs to learn the ropes and complex procedures...

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The Blues Walked In

Kathleen George · University of Pittsburgh Press
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

In 1936, life on the road means sleeping on the bus or in hotels for blacks only. After finishing her tour with Nobel Sissel's orchestra, nineteen-year-old Lena Horne is walking the last few blocks to her father's hotel in Pittsburgh's Hill District. She stops at a lemonade stand and meets...
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Bad Day at the Vulture Club: Baby Ganesh Agency Book 5

Vaseem Khan · Mulholland Books UK
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

In the gripping new Baby Ganesh Agency novel, Inspector Chopra and his elephant sidekick investigate the death of one of Mumbai's wealthiest citizens, a murder with ramifications for its poorest.

The Parsees are among the oldest, most secretive and most influential communities...

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The Adventure of the Peculiar Protocols: Adapted from the Journals of John H. Watson, M.D.

Nicholas Meyer · Minotaur Books
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

With the international bestseller The Seven-Per-Cent Solution, Nicholas Meyer brought to light a previously unpublished case of Sherlock Holmes, as recorded by Dr. John H. Watson. Now Meyer returns with a shocking discovery -- an unknown case drawn from a recently unearthed Watson...

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A Death in Harlem: A Novel

Karla Holloway · Triquarterly
Pages: 248
Format: Paperback

In A Death in Harlem, famed scholar Karla FC Holloway weaves a mystery in the bon vivant world of the Harlem Renaissance. Taking as her point of departure the tantalizingly ambiguous "death by misadventure" at the climax of Nella Larsen's Passing, Holloway accompanies...

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Dark Ambitions

Irene Hannon · Revell
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

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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Before the Devil Fell: A Novel

Neil Olson · Hanover Square Press
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

A novel of psychological suspense in a small New England town where mysterious deaths among seven families reveal the history of witchcraft that binds them together.

Will Connor returns to his hometown, a village north of Boston, to care for his injured mother. He's kept his distance...
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Southern Sass and Killer Cravings

Kate Young · Kensington
Pages: 368
Format: Mass Market Paperback

Life has always been sweet on Georgia's Peach Cove Island, but a case of murder has Marygene Brown down in the pits . . .

For generations, the women of the Brown family on Peach Cove Island have been known for their Southern sass and sweet homemade desserts at their beloved...
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Soon

Lois Murphy · Titan Books
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback

A gripping literary horror novel about the death of a haunted town, for fans of Richard Matheson. Winner of the Aurealis Best Horror 2017.

On winter solstice, the birds disappeared, and the mist arrived.

The inhabitants of Nebulah quickly learn not to venture out after dark....
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Unscripted

Davis Bunn · Revell
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

Young line producer Danny Byrd is well-known in Hollywood for being someone who gets things done on time and under budget. But when his reputation takes a beating after his partner--and former best friend--makes off with their investors' money, Danny has but one chance to redeem himself...
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The Remaking: A Novel

Clay Chapman · Quirk Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

Inspired by a true story, this supernatural thriller for fans of horror and true crime follows a tale as it evolves every twenty years - with terrifying results.

Ella Louise has lived in the woods surrounding Pilot's Creek, Virginia, for nearly a decade. Publicly, she and her daughter...
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The Bodies in the Library

Marty Wingate · Berkley
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

Hayley Burke's fresh start as the curator of The First Edition Society's library in Bath, England, is about to take a rotten turn in this charming new mystery series from USA Today bestselling author Marty Wingate.

Hayley Burke has landed a dream job. She is the new curator...
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A House of Ghosts: A Gripping Murder Mystery Set in a Haunted House

W. C. Ryan · Arcade
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

Shortlisted for the Irish Book Award, a classic cozy big-house mystery haunted by the specters of World War One - for readers of Agatha Christie and Simone St. James.

Winter 1917. As the First World War enters its most brutal phase, back home in England, everyone is seeking answers...
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Mrs. Morris and the Ghost

Traci Wilton · Kensington
Pages: 336
Format: Mass Market Paperback

Charlene Morris knew Salem, Massachusetts had a spooky reputation. But when she decided to open her B&B there, she expected guests - not ghosts ...

A grieving young widow, Charlene needed a new start - so she bought a historic mansion, sight unseen, and drove from Chicago...
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High White Sun

J Todd Scott · G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pages: 480
Format: Hardcover

Even though the corrupt Sheriff Ross is dead and gone, outlaws still walk free, peace comes at a price, and redemption remains hard to find in this fiery and violent novel from the author of The Far Empty.

Sometimes we have to be wolves...

In the wake of Sheriff...
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A Bitter Feast: A Novel

Deborah Crombie · William Morrow
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

"Crombie's characters are rich, emotionally textured, fully human. They are the remarkable creations of a remarkable writer." - Louise Penny

New York Times bestselling author Deborah Crombie returns with a mesmerizing entry in her "excellent" (Miami Herald)...

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Sorry for the Dead: A Josephine Tey Mystery

Nicola Upson · Crooked Lane Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

At once a compelling murder mystery and a moving exploration of love and grief, critically acclaimed author Nicola Upson's eighth Josephine Tey mystery is a force to be reckoned with.

In the summer of 1915, the sudden death of a young girl brings grief and notoriety to Charleston...
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The Art of Theft

Sherry Thomas · Berkley
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback

Charlotte Holmes, Lady Sherlock, is back solving new cases in the Victorian-set mystery series from the USA Today bestselling author of The Hollow of Fear.

As "Sherlock Holmes, consulting detective," Charlotte Holmes has solved murders and found missing individuals....
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Final Roasting Place

DEVON DELANEY · Kensington
Pages: 304
Format: Mass Market Paperback

Sherry Frazzelle is back to being Sherry Oliveri, her divorce all but final and her new life in full swing. Her part-time job is helping her father with his hooked-rug business, and her full-time passion is competitive cooking. But murder is about to rock their little Connecticut town...
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The Furies: A Novel

Katie Lowe · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

This page-turning, harrowing debut is the story of a girl trying to fit in, whose obsessive new friends and desperation to belong leads her to places she'd never imagined ... dark, dangerous, and possibly even violent.

"The Furies is a haunting tale of angry, young...

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