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The Interpretation of Murder
: A Novel
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Jed Rubenfeld
Hardcover: Sep 2006
Paperback: 1 Jun 2007
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In this ingenious, suspenseful historical thriller, Sigmund Freud is drawn into the mind of a sadistic killer who is savagely attacking Manhattans wealthiest heiresses |
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The Rabbit Factory
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Marshall Karp
Hardcover: Apr 2006
Paperback: 20 Mar 2007
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Bringing a fresh duo of cops to the thriller set, The Rabbit
Factory is both suspenseful and satiric; a taut mystery wrapped
in sharp, comedic prose. |
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Blue Shoes and Happiness
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Alexander McCall Smith
Hardcover: Apr 2006
Paperback: 13 Mar 2007
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There is considerable excitement at The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. A cobra has been found in Precious Ramotswe's office. Then a nurse from a local medical clinic reveals that faulty bloodpressure readings are being recorded there. And Botswana has a new advice columnist, Aunty Emang, whose advice is rather curt for Mma Ramotswes taste. |
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The Conjurer's Bird
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Martin Davies
Hardcover: Dec 2005
Paperback: 1 Aug 2006
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Seamlessly spanning two time periods, The Conjurer's Bird is at once the
story of the romance between the 18th century naturalist Joseph Banks and the enigmatic 'Miss B', and of a present-day conservationist named Fitz, who is drawn into a thrilling and near-impossible race to find the elusive bird's only
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The Big Over Easy
: A Nursery Crime
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Jasper Fforde
Hardcover: Jul 2005
Paperback: 25 Jul 2006
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It's Easter in Readinga bad time for eggs. Ovoid D-class nursery celebrity, Humpty Stuyvesant Van Dumpty III, is found shattered to death. Detective Inspector Jack Spratt and his assistant Mary Mary are on the case and before long find themselves grappling with a sinister plot involving cross-border money laundering, beanstalks, titans seeking asylum, and the cut and thrust world of international chiropody. |
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Blood From A Stone
: A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery
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Donna Leon
Hardcover: Apr 2005
Paperback: 25 Apr 2006
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A pitch-perfect mystery, an alluring portrait of contemporary Venice, and an elucidating eye into the attitudes of a timeless place in the grip of change. |
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