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Search results: The best new books - Excerpts, reviews & biographies of exceptional mystery books
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Murder on the Leviathan: An Erast Fandorin novel
by Boris Akunin
Hardcover: Apr 2004
Paperback: 8 Feb 2005
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| Tipping his hat to Agatha Christie, Boris Akunin’s latest page-turner transports the reader back to the glamorous, dangerous past in a richly atmospheric tale of suspense on the high seas. |
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Playing with Fire: A Novel of Suspense
by Peter Robinson
Hardcover: Jan 2004
Paperback: 1 Feb 2005
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| Are a series of horrific fires the work of a serial arsonist or an ingeniously conceived plot to obliterate the trail to other heinous crimes? Shocking secrets wait to be uncovered by Inspector Banks in this blistering tale of murder and betrayal. |
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Shadow of the Wind
by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Hardcover: Apr 2004
Paperback: 25 Jan 2005
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| The international literary sensation, about a boy's quest through the secrets and shadows of postwar Barcelona for a mysterious author whose book has proved as dangerous to own as it is impossible to forget. |
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The Full Cupboard of Life: More from the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
by Alexander McCall Smith
Hardcover: Apr 2004
Paperback: 25 Jan 2005
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| Precious Ramotswe, of the No.1 Ladies Detective Agency, is on the case again, this time assisting the self-made founder of a chain of hairdressing salons who wants to unearth the real intentions of her four suitors, each possibly more interested in her money than her heart. |
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The 37th Hour
by Jodi Compton
Hardcover: Dec 2003
Paperback: 25 Jan 2005
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| In a novel of runaway tension, Jodi Compton masterfully weaves together the quiet details of everyday life with the moments that can shatter them forever. |
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A Question of Blood: An Inspector Rebus Novel
by Ian Rankin
Hardcover: Feb 2004
Paperback: 1 Jan 2005
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| Rebus finds himself against seemingly insurmountable odds, asking himself what drives a man to kill - is it a matter of revenge, or a question of blood? |
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The Murder Room
by P.D. James
Hardcover: Nov 2003
Paperback: 9 Nov 2004
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| Commander Adam Dalgliesh returns to find himself enmeshed in a terrifying story of passion and mystery -- and in love. |
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The Sinister Pig
by Tony Hillerman
Hardcover: May 2003
Paperback: 1 Nov 2004
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| With his usual up-front approach to issues concerning Native Americans, Hillerman leads his readers through another of his intricate plots and delivers a masterful tale that both entertains and educates. |
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