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CLARE O’DONOHUE, A DRUNKARD’S PATH
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Nell Fitzgerald, a former Manhattan publishing
professional who has relocated to Archers Rest on the Hudson River, gets
caught up in not one, but two murder cases. Lily Harmon is found floating
in the Hudson River and another woman, Sandra Thomas is found strangled
right outside Nell’s back door. Most worrisome is the fact that Nell
suspects that Sandra’s killer may be her art teacher, who had an affair
with Sandra, and is now showing romantic interest in Nell’s quilt-shop
owner grandmother. Crime-solving and quilting tips blend together
seamlessly in this trade paperback original.

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ROBERT B. PARKER, STRANGER IN PARADISE
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The last time Jesse Stone saw Crow Cromartie, he was
racing away in a speedboat after executing one of the most lucrative and
deadly heists in Paradise’s history. Ten years later Crow shows up
in Jesse’s office and he’s asking for Jesse’s help by asking him to stay
out of his way. Crow’s mission is to find young Amber Francisco and
bring her back to her father, Louis, in Florida, but there are
complications. Amber is mixed up with members of a Latino gang and
Louis has ordered Crow to kill Amber’s mother. Crow may be a bad guy
but he doesn’t kill women so he’s going to need Jesse’s protection.

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T. JEFFERSON PARKER, IRON RIVER
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L. A. Sheriff’s Deputy Charlie Hood is back in action. Charlie is part of
the task force formed with the ATFE to foil the gunrunning squads that
provide the muscle for the vicious cartel wars. A botched sting operation
results in the death of the son of a powerful cartel leader. The
consequence is an incursion of cartel soldiers crossing the border bent
on bloody revenge specifically targeting members of Hood’s team. This is
a superbly crafted novel from the master of California noir that combines
hard-hitting action with a probing exploration of the very real and deadly
situations surrounding our southern border.

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T. JEFFERSON PARKER, THE RENEGADES
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This follow up to last year’s L. A. Outlaws
finds Sheriff’s Deputy Charlie Hood teamed with Terry Lewis, aka “Mr.Wonderful,”
in the Antelope Valley. The new assignment is a welcome respite
until it all goes wrong when Terry is shot to death in the cruiser during
a routine call. Charlie, digging deeper into his partner’s private life,
discovers a dark past connecting the reserve deputy with illicit cash
payments and illegal drug deals. Now he’s on a deadly mission once again,
determined to find out who’s responsible for brutally slaying his partner.

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LOUISE PENNY, THE BRUTAL TELLING
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Inspector Gamache is summoned to the Quebec village
of Three Pines where a body has been discovered at the bistro and antiques
store and the only one who knows anything about him is the owner Olivier.
The Inspector and his team employ their considerable investigative skills
peel away layers of lies and deceptions to uncover the truth. This
is the fifth book in a truly outstanding series, but can be read as a
stand-alone as well. The characters and the setting all come together for
a classic who-done-it mystery mounted with style and verve.

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ANNE RICE, ANGEL TIME
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Toby
O’Dare is a contract killer living in our present day world. He lives his
life under a series of aliases, and is considered one of the best
assassins in the business. He inhabits a lonely and violent world and it
all changes after an encounter with a mysterious stranger. The stranger is
a seraph who presents O’Dare with the opportunity to save rather than
destroy lives. O’ Dare who had in the distant past considered the
priesthood seizes the chance and is transported to 13th century
England and undertakes a dangerous quest for redemption. Ann Rice returns
to the elegant and electrifying storytelling that has distinguished the
best of her work in this metaphysical thriller.

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MICHAEL ROBERTSON, THE BAKER STREET LETTERS
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This is the first in a new series about two brothers
who rent offices on Baker Street. Reggie Heath is a London solicitor whose
lease contains a clause binding him to keep and respond to missives sent
to Sherlock Holmes. When his brother Nigel runs off to Los Angeles to an
answer a letter sent over twenty years ago concerning her missing father,
Reggie is duty bound to board a plane and follow him to keep his Nigel
from getting into more trouble.

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PETER ROBINSON, ALL THE COLORS OF DARKNESS
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A body is discovered hanging from a tree by a group
of boys on a bright summer day in the woods. With Alan Banks on vacation,
Annie Cabbot is called in to investigate this suspicious death. The victim
was a successful and well-liked designer for the Eastvale Theatre. It
isn’t long before Inspector Banks is drawn into this complex case whose
twisting path leads to questions of national security. A skillful blend of
mystery and espionage elements makes this a truly unique entry in this
outstanding series.

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DAVID ROSENFELT, NEW TRICKS
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This is the seventh mystery to feature New Jersey attorney Andy Carpenter
and his golden retriever Tara. This case however concerns another canine
that is in dire need of Andy’s legal services. Waggy is a Bernese Mountain
dog who belonged to Walt Timmerman, a powerful executive in the
pharmaceutical industry. Timmerman was murdered and the dog is now at the
center of a nasty dispute between the widow and his son Steven. Steven is
a prime suspect in his father’s shooting death. Not long after Andy picks
up the dog from the widow, she dies in an explosion at her home, Steven is
arrested for murder and Andy agrees to defend him. But a subsequent
shooting attack at Andy’s home brings home the realization that Waggy and
not the widow was the real target of the fatal bombing.

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RICHARD RUSSO, THAT OLD CAPE MAGIC
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This new novel from the Pulitzer prize winner,
centers on college professor Jack Griffin, a middle-aged man whose
personal life and career progressed just as he had planned it. Yet he is
deeply dissatisfied. Returning to Cape Cod to attend a wedding of a
family friend sparks memories of the past, The interplay of his familial
relationships, the differences between what you think you want your life
to be and facing the reality of what your life actually is, are all on
display in this rich novel which ultimately explores the greatest mystery
of all, the human heart.

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STEPHEN JAY SCHWARTZ, BOULEVARD
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Hayden Glass, LAPD robbery and homicide detective, is
a first class investigator and a skilled crime scene artist. He is also a
sex addict attending meetings to try to pull out of a self-destructive
nosedive. Called to the scene of a savage stabbing that ended the life of
the niece of a powerful councilman, Hayden immediately senses the body had
been placed and the scene staged for effect. A compulsive read, this is a
shocking and deeply insightful first novel, with a complex and tormented
protagonist that takes the reader on a journey into darkness.

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THERESA SCHWEGEL, LAST KNOWN ADDRESS
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A
serial rapist is attacking his victims in the vacant apartments and empty
building sites that are all too abundant in downtown Chicago. Detective
Sloan Pearson has recently transferred from homicide to the Sex Crimes
Division. For Sloan the case becomes almost a personal vendetta, sending
her desire for justice into overdrive when one of the victims of this
predator turns out to be her own realtor. Gritty and suspenseful, this
fourth novel clearly proves again that when it comes to hard-boiled police
procedurals, Schwegel is in class all her own.

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ZOE SHARP, THIRD STRIKE
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Professional bodyguard Charlie Fox and her
boss/lover, Sean Meyer, are back in an exciting follow-up to Second
Shot. This time Charlie must save the life of her own father. This
poses a considerable problem as Richard Foxcroft disapproves of her
personal and professional choices and spurns her help. But Charlie
stubbornly follows a trail of blackmail, treachery, and murder. It’s a
path that leads her to a showdown with a deadly foe. This is a fast paced
thriller with a gutsy heroine who is every bit as formidable in her way as
Lee Child’s Jack Reacher.

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JEFFREY SIGER, ASSASSINS OF ATHENS
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Chief Inspector Kaldis of the Greek Police’s Special Crimes Division is
called to investigate when the body of the teenage son of a one of
Greece’s wealthiest families is found thrown in a dumpster behind a bar in
one of the seediest neighborhoods in Athens. Within days the boy’s family
flees the country, and politically incorrect Kaldis finds himself immersed
in the dark underworld of the criminal side of the nightlife scene. In the
course of the search for answers, Kaldis finds divisions that exist in the
upper echelons of Athens high society where resentments and vendettas
stretch back from the distant past.

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KARIN SLAUGHTER, UNDONE
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Karin Slaughter brings the characters from both of her series together
for the first time. Dr. Sara Linton (Faithless) has left Grant
County to start a new life in Atlanta. GBI agents Mitchell and Trent (Fractured)
are in the Atlanta hospital’s ER when Anna, a young woman who was hit by a
car fleeing an abductor, is admitted. Probing into the details of the case
they uncover a shocking and terrifying series of crimes.

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DANA STABENOW, WHISPER TO THE BLOOD
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For mystery fans the most important thing about
Alaska is not its governor, but that it provides the rugged and beautiful
setting for the terrific Kate Shugak mysteries. In this outing we find a
reluctant Kate elected chairman of the Niniltna Native Association.
A Canadian gold mining company has started buying up land, raising
concerns from the locals. The controversy really heats up with two murders
– one victim is a vocal opponent of development and the other is a popular
skiing champion hired by the company to promise needed jobs. This is a
novel sure to please fans and newcomers alike.

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KELLI STANLEY, CITY OF DRAGONS
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It’s 1940 and exploding fireworks are filling the sky as San Francisco’s
Chinatown engages in a Chinese New Year celebration that is part of the
street festival designed to raise money and community support for the
China war relief effort. As the party rages on, Miranda Corbie, a
33-year-old private investigator, sees a young numbers runner, Eddie
Takahashi, shot to death right in front of her. When the authorities make
it clear that they have no interest in pursuing the case, Miranda sets out
to get to the truth behind such indifference. Miranda is a totally
realized character that you can’t help but root for even if you don’t
always like what she says or the way she behaves. This is a debut that any
serious fan of period noir cannot afford to miss.

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JAMES SWAIN, THE NIGHT MONSTER
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South Florida PI Jack Carpenter is recruited by his
daughter Jessie to help protect her college basketball team from the
unwelcome attention of a man with a video camera that has been stalking
the girls. His spirited pursuit of the voyeur leads him into a
confrontation with another man, a hulking giant who snatches one of the
girls. This is the same monster he failed to stop eighteen years ago when
Jack was a young Jack follows a trail of clues that leads them into an
eerie backwater town that harbors an unspeakable secret. This third
entry in the series is a relentlessly tense exercise in suspense that will
keep you enthralled to the end.

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STEVEN M. THOMAS, CRIMINAL KARMA
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Robert Rivers is a crook. His latest brainstorm is to steal a diamond
necklace valued at a cool quarter million dollars. What should be a smooth
and graceful operation goes all to hell when a rival shows up at the
break-in with the same mercenary objective. The quest for the prize
requires a battle of wits with a new age guru who has the owner under his
spell. Rivers, backed up by his less refined compatriot Reggie, must
exercise every nuance at his disposal to pull off this caper. This solid
second concoction of California noir will interest fans of T. Jefferson
Parker and Elmore Leonard.

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PAUL TREMBLAY, NO SLEEP TILL
WONDERLAND
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South
Boston PI Mark Genevich, a narcoleptic detective who falls prey to
unexpected blackouts is struggling to keep his business afloat. An
infidelity investigation for a powerful CEO is botched when his affliction
results in his tailing the wrong woman. With the threat of a lawsuit
hanging over his head, Mark accepts an assignment from a member of his
therapy group. In trying to protect a female bartender from a stalker,
Mark’s efforts run true to form and he finds himself tangled up in a
murder case with the police suspecting him of being an arsonist. This
witty and quirky follow-up to last year’s well-received novel, The
Little Death, clearly proves that this unique sleuth really can go the
distance as the hero of a continuing series.

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JERI WESTERSON, THE SERPENT IN THE THORNS
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This follow-up to the Shamus nominated Veil of
Lies again features Crispin Guest, former nobleman, now agent for
hire, who works the beat of 14th century London. A dead man’s
been found in a simpleminded tavern girl’s room at the King’s Head Inn in
Southwark. The victim was a French courier bringing a valuable relic from
his monarch for the English king as an overture for better relations
between the two nations. Guest soon finds himself a prime suspect for the
murder and entangled in a quagmire of diplomatic and political issues. The
setting may be medieval, but the flavor and characterizations are in the
tradition of noir, making for a lively and entertaining historical read.

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JACQUELINE WINSPEAR, AMONG THE MAD
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Christmas Eve of 1931 and Maisie Dobbs is shocked to
witness a suicide on a London street en route to a meeting with a client.
Christmas Day marks the delivery of a letter to the Prime Minister’s
office warning of a deadly catastrophe if specific conditions are not met.
But stranger yet is that Maisie’s name is contained in the blackmailing
missive.
After being questioned and cleared, Maisie joins the
Scotland Yard squad as a special adviser. It is a case that plunges her
into the heart of darkness where failure is not an option as the lives of
thousands hang in the balance. We love this series!

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