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The Truth of All Things: A Novel
by Kieran Shields
Hardcover: 27 Mar 2012
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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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The Gods of Gotham: A Novel
by Lyndsay Faye
Hardcover: 15 Mar 2012
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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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No Mark Upon Her: A Novel
by Deborah Crombie
Hardcover: 7 Feb 2012
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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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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. |
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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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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