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Hour of the Red God: A Detective Mollel Novel
by Richard Crompton
Hardcover: 16 Apr 2013
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| The Maasai believe in two gods. Enkai Narok, the Black God, is benign. Enkai Nanyokie, the Red God, is the god of anger, vengeance, and death. |
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The Gods of Gotham: A Novel
by Lyndsay Faye
Hardcover: Mar 2012
Paperback: 5 Mar 2013
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| 1845. New York City forms its first police force. The great potato famine hits Ireland. These two seemingly disparate events will change New York City. Forever. |
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The Truth of All Things: A Novel
by Kieran Shields
Hardcover: Mar 2012
Paperback: 5 Feb 2013
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| When newly appointed Deputy Marshal Archie Lean is called in to investigate a prostitute's murder in Portland, Maine, he's surprised to find the body laid out like a pentagram and pinned to the earth with a pitchfork. He's even more surprised to learn that this death by "sticking" is a traditional method of killing a witch... |
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No Mark Upon Her: A Novel
by Deborah Crombie
Hardcover: Feb 2012
Paperback: 5 Feb 2013
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| New York Times bestselling author Deborah Crombie makes her mark with this absorbing, finely hued tale of suspense - a deeply atmospheric and twisting mystery full of deadly secrets, salacious lies, and unexpected betrayals involving the mysterious drowning of a Met detective - an accomplished rower - on the Thames. |
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Villa Triste
by Lucretia Grindle
Paperback: 22 Jan 2013
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| Alessandro Pallioti, a senior policeman agrees to oversee a murder investigation, after it emerges the victim was once a Partisan hero. When the case begins to unravel, Pallioti finds himself working to uncover a crime lost in the twilight of war, the consequences of which are as deadly today as they were over sixty years ago. |
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The Beggar King: A Hangman's Daughter Tale
by Oliver Potzsch
Hardcover: 8 Jan 2013
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| Chock-full of fascinating historical detail, The Beggar King brings to vibrant life another tremendous tale of an unlikely hangman and his tough-as-nails daughter, confirming Pötzsch's mettle as a storyteller at the height of his powers. |
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Back to Blood
by Tom Wolfe
Hardcover: Oct 2012
Paperback: 2 Jul 2013
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| Based on the same sort of detailed, on-scene, high-energy reporting that powered Tom Wolfe's previous bestselling novels, Back to Blood is another brilliant, spot-on, scrupulous, and often hilarious reckoning with our times. |
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The Blackhouse
by Peter May
Hardcover: 2 Oct 2012
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| From acclaimed author and television dramatist Peter May comes the first book in the Lewis Trilogy - a riveting mystery series set on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland's Outer Hebrides, a formidable and forbidding world where tradition rules and people adhere to ancient ways of life. |
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