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The Appeal The Appeal
by John Grisham

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In a crowded courtroom in Mississippi, a jury returns a shocking verdict against a chemical company accused of dumping toxic waste into a small town’s water supply, causing the worst “cancer cluster” in history. The company appeals to... (read more)

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In the Woods In the Woods
by Tana French

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The only thing more exciting than a great thriller is a terrific debut by a great thriller writer! Tana French makes a tremendous splash with In the Woods, a harrowing mystery in the vein of Mystic River that wholly earns the comparison. I dare you to... (read more)

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T Is for Trespass (Kinsey Millhone Mysteries) T Is for Trespass (Kinsey Millhone Mysteries)
by Sue Grafton

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Private Investigator Kinsey Millhone embarks on a terrifying but all-too-real ride that will reveal not everyone is who they say they are.... (read more)

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Codex: A Novel Codex: A Novel
by Lev Grossman

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This clever literary thriller concentrates on a series of incidents that appear straightforward but grow more and more complicated as our protagonist's mission to track down an ancient codex runs eerily parallel to a virtual reality game he's become... (read more)

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Pipsqueak Pipsqueak
by Brian M. Wiprud

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If you don't like people looking at you, then don't read Pipsqueak, because I guarantee that your raucous laughter will cause folks to stare. A taxidermied squirrel, the swing-dance craze, and secret Soviet Cold War weapons experiments all play a part in... (read more)

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The Mystery Dollar Mystery Book The Mystery Dollar Mystery Book
by Murder We Wrote @ Powell's Books

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Case File #123 I had tailed Mrs. Mullray to the City of Books, a top notch kind of a joint just about a hundred miles south of nowhere. It had been raining pretty hard that night but I didn't need to use the brights or the wipers to keep tabs on... (read more)

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What the Dead Know What the Dead Know
by Laura Lippman

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Thirty years ago two sisters disappeared from a shopping mall. Their bodies were never found and those familiar with the case have always been tortured by these questions: How do you kidnap two girls? Who — or what — could have lured the two... (read more)

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Shutter Island Shutter Island
by Dennis Lehane

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When it's too darn hot, open Shutter Island for a thoroughly chilling experience. Lehane describes the book as gothic noir. I'd say it was that, plus intelligent and riveting. Two policemen investigate a disappearance on a remote island psychiatric... (read more)

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The Private Patient (Adam Dalgliesh Mysteries) The Private Patient (Adam Dalgliesh Mysteries)
by P D James

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Cheverell Manor is a lovely old house in deepest Dorset, now a private clinic belonging to the famous plastic surgeon George Chandler-Powell. When investigative journalist Rhoda Gradwyn arrived there one late autumn afternoon, scheduled to have a... (read more)

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A Gentleman's Game: A Queen & Country Novel A Gentleman's Game: A Queen & Country Novel
by Greg Rucka

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Her name is Tara Chace. Within hours she can convince you that she's the woman of your dreams. Or she can kill you with her bare hands. Head of Special Operations for the British Secret Intelligence Service, she no longer has to take the field... (read more)

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And Only to Deceive And Only to Deceive
by Tasha Alexander

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From gifted new writer Tasha Alexander comes a stunning novel of historical suspense set in Victorian England, meticulously researched and with a twisty plot that involves stolen antiquities, betrayal, and murder And Only to Deceive For Emily, accepting... (read more)

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Tell No One Tell No One
by Harlan Coben

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Dr. David Beck has relived the horror of what happened eight years ago: the last night he saw his wife alive. When a message appears on his computer, a phrase only he and his dead wife know, Beck is taunted by the impossible--that somewhere, somehow... (read more)

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Heartsick Heartsick
by Chelsea Cain

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One of the best thrillers I've read in years, Heartsick is taut, edgy, and disturbing, and Archie Sheridan is a compelling new character. I eagerly anticipate the next book in this new series. Recommended by Carrie, Powells... (read more)

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The Brass Verdict The Brass Verdict
by Michael Connelly

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Thriller writer extraordinaire, Connelly combines his two most indelible series characters for one white-knuckled novel. The Brass Verdict finds Connelly's storytelling bravado in first-rate form. Recommended by Bolton, Powells.com... (read more)

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The Pillars of the Earth The Pillars of the Earth
by Ken Follett

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Ken Follett, internationally-acclaimed master of split-second suspense, author of six #1 bestsellers, reaches beyond the expected to achieve his most brilliant and remarkable novel. The epic story of the building of a cathedral in 12th century England... (read more)

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Double Cross (Alex Cross Novels) Double Cross (Alex Cross Novels)
by James Patterson

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Alex Cross rejoins the police force to face the most diabolical villain he has ever encountered--a serial killer with a hunger for mega-celebrity--in Patterson's latest #1 "New York Times" bestseller, now in a tall Premium Edition.... (read more)

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One Shot One Shot
by Lee Child

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This astonishing "New York Times" bestseller takes Jack Reacher on his most relentless quest for justice yet. The case isn't what it seems; lives are tangled in baffling ways; and the killer missed one shot--giving Reacher one shot at the truth.... (read more)

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Native Tongue Native Tongue
by Carl Hiaasen

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Hiaasen makes the top of my list for his bitingly funny writing. As a former Floridian who fled the land of greedy land developers and Yankees who dress in pink and green plaid, his story especially rings true to me. Recommended by... (read more)

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The Watchman (Joe Pike Novels) The Watchman (Joe Pike Novels)
by Robert Crais

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Joe Pike -- the ex-cop, ex-Marine, exmercenary from Robert Crais's superb PI Elvis Cole novels -- headlines the explosive action of this page-turning New York Times bestseller. A wild-living young heiress slams into trouble in the L.A. night -- the kind... (read more)

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The Devil of Nanking The Devil of Nanking
by Mo Hayder

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A harrowing thriller that plumbs the hidden connections between Japans modern-day underworld and the grisliest atrocity of its wartime past Like the thrillers of Thomas Harris and Philip Kerr, Mo Hayders riveting new novel animates the dark corners of... (read more)

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