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Intellectual Mysteries/Thrillers
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Search results: The best new books - Book reviews & excerpts from exceptional psychological & intellectual thrillers
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Envy: A Novel
by Kathryn Harrison
Hardcover: Jul 2005
Paperback: 11 Jul 2006
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| Hypnotic, beautifully written, this mesmerizing novel explores the corrosive effect of evil – and how painful psychological truths long buried within a family can corrupt the present and, through courage and understanding, lead to healing and renewal. |
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Yellow: A Novel
by Janni Visman
Hardcover: Jun 2005
Paperback: 27 Jun 2006
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| An intense, tautly crafted novel of sensual manipulation and suspense that confirms the arrival of a fantastic new talent. |
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Oblivion
by Peter Abrahams
Hardcover: Apr 2005
Paperback: 1 Apr 2006
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| What determines your identity? Is it the clothes you wear?
The way other people treat you? When private investigator Nick Petrov wakes up in a hospital room everyone treats him like a victim but he can't remember how he got there in the first place. Digging for answers when he doesn't even know the questions, he begins to fear he is searching for the most elusive quarry he has ever hunted: himself. |
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The Da Vinci Code
by Dan Brown
Hardcover: Mar 2003
Paperback: 28 Mar 2006
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| A fascinating and absorbing thriller -- perfect for history buffs, conspiracy nuts, puzzle lovers or anyone who appreciates a great, riveting story. |
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The Society of Others
by William Nicholson
Hardcover: Jan 2005
Paperback: 3 Jan 2006
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| Written with the pace and thrust of a thriller, this is a stunning intellectual adventure, a moral fable bursting with art, poetry, music,
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The Rule of Four
by Ian Caldwell, Dustin Thomason
Hardcover: May 2004
Paperback: 28 Jun 2005
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| An ivy league murder, a mysterious coded manuscript and the secrets of a Renaissance prince collide memorably in this debut novel, that weaves together suspense and scholarship, high art and unimaginable treachery. |
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A Death In Vienna
by Daniel Silva
Hardcover: Feb 2004
Paperback: 28 Feb 2005
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| Rich with sharply etched characters and prose, and a plot of astonishing intricacy, this is an uncommonly intelligent thriller by one of our very best writers. |
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The 6th Lamentation
by William Brodrick
Hardcover: Jul 2003
Paperback: 1 Jun 2004
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| For readers of John Le Carré and Alan Furst, a remarkable debut thriller about love, betrayal and the shadows that war leaves behind. |
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