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Started Early, Took My Dog Started Early, Took My Dog: A Novel
by Kate Atkinson
Hardcover: Mar 2011
Paperback: 6 Oct 2011
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Tracy, a retired police detective, rescues a small child; Jackson Brodie, a detective, rescues an abused dog. Dog in tow, Jackson is about to learn, along with Tracy, that no good deed goes unpunished.
Or the Bull Kills You Or the Bull Kills You: A Mystery
by Jason Webster
Hardcover: 13 Sep 2011
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An accomplished debut mystery set in the high-stakes and decidedly murky world of bullfighting in Valencia, Spain
Thirteen Hours Thirteen Hours: A Novel
by Deon Meyer
Hardcover: Sep 2010
Paperback: 6 Sep 2011
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An unputdownable thriller from South Africa's #1-bestselling crime writer.
Bury Your Dead Bury Your Dead: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel, #6
by Louise Penny
Hardcover: Sep 2010
Paperback: 2 Aug 2011
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It is Winter Carnival in Quebec City, bitterly cold and surpassingly beautiful. Chief Inspector Armand Gamache has come not to join the revels but to recover from an investigation gone hauntingly wrong. But violent death is inescapable, even in the apparent sanctuary of the Literary and Historical Society.
A Visible Darkness A Visible Darkness: A Mystery
by Michael Gregorio
Hardcover: Apr 2009
Paperback: 26 Apr 2011
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Dark, intelligent, and vividly written, A Visible Darkness continues a masterful series of historical mysteries that portray a past torn between nationalism and humanism, superstition and science.
Village of the Ghost Bears Village of the Ghost Bears: A Nathan Active Mystery
by Stan Jones
Hardcover: Dec 2009
Paperback: 18 Jan 2011
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Alaska State Trooper Nathan Active must figure out what connects a dead hunter on a remote Arctic lake with a deadly series of events.
The Bricklayer The Bricklayer: A Novel
by Noah Boyd
Hardcover: Feb 2010
Paperback: 1 Jan 2011
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Someone gives you a dangerous puzzle to solve, one that may kill you or someone else, and you're about to fail... And there is no other option. No one who can help. No one but the Bricklayer.
Arctic Chill Arctic Chill: A Thriller
by Arnaldur Indridason
Hardcover: Sep 2009
Paperback: 1 Sep 2010
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The Reykjavik police are called on an icy January day to a garden where a body has been found: a young, dark-skinned boy is frozen to the ground in a pool of his own blood. Erlendur and his team embark on their investigation and soon unearth tensions simmering beneath the surface of Iceland’s outwardly liberal, multicultural society.
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The Orphan Master's Son
Adam Johnson
The Orphan Master's Son Jacket An epic novel and a thrilling literary discovery, The Orphan Master's Son follows a young man's journey through the icy waters, dark tunnels, and eerie spy chambers of the world's most mysterious dictatorship, North Korea.
Ragnarok
A.S. Byatt
Ragnarok Jacket War, natural disaster, reckless gods and the recognition of impermanence in the world are just some of the threads that AS Byatt weaves into this most timely of books. Linguistically stunning and imaginatively abundant, this is a landmark.
No One is Here Except All of Us
Ramona Ausubel
No One is Here Except All of Us Jacket A beguiling, imaginative, inspiring story about the bigness of being alive as an individual, as a member of a tribe, and as a participant in history, exploring how we use storytelling to survive and shape our own truths.
Below Stairs
Margaret Powell
Below Stairs Jacket Brilliantly evoking the long-vanished world of masters and servants, Margaret Powell's classic memoir of her time in service is the remarkable true story of an indomitable woman who, though she served in the great houses of England, never stopped aiming high.
The Printmaker's Daughter
Katherine Govier
The Printmaker's Daughter Jacket Vivid, daring, and unforgettable, The Printmaker's Daughter shines fresh light on art, loyalty, and the tender and indelible bond between a father and daughter.
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