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Amateur & Private Detectives
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Search results: The best new books - Excerpts, reviews & author biographies of exceptional amateur detective books
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The Last Place: A Tess Monaghan Mystery
by Laura Lippman
Hardcover: Oct 2002
Paperback: 1 Aug 2003
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| "Lippman, reporter for the Baltimore Sun, excels at vivid portraits of her town's offbeat neighborhoods, hangouts and inhabitants. Seen through the eyes of her protagonist--a smart, funny P.I. named Tess Monaghan--Baltimore is never dull." |
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Bad Boy Brawly Brown: An Easy Rawlins Mystery
by Walter Mosley
Hardcover: Jul 2002
Paperback: 1 Jul 2003
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| The worldliness, relentlessness, and passion of Easy Rawlins have been sorely missed from the world of fiction. This thriller is proof that Walter Mosley is one of the masters of crime fiction, and as original a voice as any writing in America today. |
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If Looks Could Kill
by Kate White
Hardcover: Apr 2002
Paperback: 1 May 2003
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| The debut of a sexy and wickedly entertaining new mystery series, introducing a heroine whose blend of wry humor and gutsiness will win over readers everywhere. |
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Don't Look Back
by Amanda Quick
Hardcover: May 2002
Paperback: 1 Apr 2003
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| Lovers and partners-in-crime investigators Lavinia Lake and Tobias March continue their exciting newfound relationship, with its delicious mix of risky business, rising passion, and now--murder. |
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The Killing Kind
by John Connolly
Hardcover: Aug 2002
Paperback: 1 Mar 2003
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| Charlie Parker has been hired to investigate the untimely death of a brilliant Ph.D. candidate whose death appears to be linked to a mysterious religious community. |
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Without Fail: A Jack Reacher Novel
by Lee Child
Hardcover: May 2002
Paperback: 1 Mar 2003
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| The suspense becomes nearly unbearable as Reacher closes in on his prey, leading to a brutal conclusion. Mix in a touching romance and one has a thriller of unequaled emotional depth. |
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Justice Hall: A Mary Russell Novel
by Laurie R. King
Hardcover: Mar 2002
Paperback: 1 Feb 2003
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| A brilliant blend of traditional (Sherlock)Holmesian myth, startling originality, complex plotting, and unforgettable characters set against a fully realized early-twentieth-century world. |
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The Short Forever
by Stuart Woods
Hardcover: Apr 2002
Paperback: 1 Jan 2003
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| The unflappable Stone Barrington comes face to face with two men whose lives are wrapped in shadows and lies—and who both still feel a sting of betrayal they can never forget. |
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