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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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Wife of the Gods: A Novel
by Kwei Quartey
Hardcover: Jul 2009
Paperback: 3 Aug 2010
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| Lyrical and captivating, Kwei Quartey’s debut novel brings to life the majesty and charm of Ghana–from the capital city of Accra to a small community where long-buried secrets are about to rise to the surface. |
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Bruno, Chief of Police
by Martin Walker
Hardcover: Mar 2009
Paperback: 6 Apr 2010
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| The first installment in a wonderful new series that follows the exploits of Benoît Courrèges, a policeman in a small French village where the rituals of the café still rule. |
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A Quiet Flame
by Philip Kerr
Hardcover: Mar 2009
Paperback: 23 Feb 2010
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| Philip Kerr returns with his best-loved character, Bernie Gunther, in the fifth novel in what is now a series: a tight, twisting, compelling thriller that is firmly rooted in history. |
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Bamboo and Blood: An Inspector O Novel
by James Church
Hardcover: Nov 2008
Paperback: 16 Feb 2010
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| When the wife of a North Korean diplomat in Pakistan dies under suspicious circumstances, O is told to investigate, with a curious proviso: Don’t look too closely at the details, and stay away from the question of missiles. Soon, however, the Inspector discovers he is up to his ears in missiles - and somebody wants him dead. |
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A Beautiful Place to Die: A Novel
by Malla Nunn
Hardcover: Jan 2009
Paperback: 20 Oct 2009
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| A stunning and darkly romantic crime novel set in 1950s apartheid South Africa, featuring Detective Emmanuel Cooper -- a man caught up in a time and place where racial tensions and the raw hunger for power make life very dangerous indeed. |
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The Innocent Spy: A Mystery
by Laura Wilson
Hardcover: 7 Jul 2009
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| London, June 1940. When the body of silent screen star Mabel Morgan is found impaled on a wrought-iron fence, Detective Ted Stratton is not convinced it is suicide. Meanwhile, MI5 agent Diana Calthrop is leading a covert operation. When Stratton’s path crosses Diana’s, the pair start to uncover the truth. |
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The Likeness: A Novel
by Tana French
Hardcover: Jul 2008
Paperback: 26 May 2009
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| The eagerly anticipated follow-up to the New York Times bestselling psychological thriller In the Woods. |
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