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The Last Confession of Thomas Hawkins
by Antonia Hodgson
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Jade Dragon Mountain
by Elsa Hart
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Bad Country: A Novel
by CB McKenzie
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Murder at the 42nd Street Library: A Mystery
by Con Lehane
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Plague Land
by S.D. Sykes
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The Invention of Fire
by Bruce Holsinger
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Honky Tonk Samurai: A Hap and Leonard Novel
by Joe R. Lansdale
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Doctor Death: A Madeleine Karno Mystery
by Lene Kaaberbol
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The Three-Nine Line
by David Freed
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Natchez Burning: A Penn Cage Novel
by Greg Iles
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The Watcher: A Novel of Crime
by Charlotte Link
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The Convert's Song
by Sebastian Rotella
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Nine Days: A Mystery
by Minerva Koenig
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The Stranger on the Train
by Abbie Taylor
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The Search
by Geoff Dyer
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The Midwife's Tale
by Sam Thomas
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Detroit Shuffle: A Detroit Mystery
by D.E. Johnson
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The Prophet
by Michael Koryta
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Homesick
by Roshi Fernando
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The Neruda Case: A Novel
by Roberto Ampuero
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The Lola Quartet
by Emily St. John Mandel
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The Truth of All Things: A Novel
by Kieran Shields
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Killed at the Whim of a Hat: A Jimm Juree Mystery, #1
by Colin Cotterill
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The Trinity Six
by Charles Cumming
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The Informationist: A Thriller
by Taylor Stevens
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City of Dragons
by Kelli Stanley
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The Case of the Man Who Died Laughing: From the Files of Vish Puri, Most Private Investigator
by Tarquin Hall
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The Dangerous Edge of Things: A Tai Randolph Mystery
by Tina Whittle
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The Debba
by Avner Mandelman
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Spade & Archer: The Prequel to Dashiell Hammett's The Maltese Falcon
by Joe Gores
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