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Debuts (first books and first novels) - 109
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  • The Plot
    The Plot
    Jean Korelitz
    Paperback: 05/03/2022
     
    Hailed as "breathtakingly suspenseful," Jean Hanff Korelitz's The Plot is a propulsive read about a story too ...
  • The Thursday Murder Club
    The Thursday Murder Club
    Richard Osman
    Paperback: 08/03/2021
     
    Four septuagenarians with a few tricks up their sleeves
    A female cop with her first big case
    A brutal murder...
  • The Other Passenger
    The Other Passenger
    Louise Candlish
    Hardcover: 07/20/2021
     
    The "queen of the sucker-punch twist" (Ruth Ware, #1 New York Times bestselling author) and author of Our ...
  • The Devil and the Dark Water
    The Devil and the Dark Water
    Stuart Turton
    Paperback: 07/06/2021
     
    A murder on the high seas. A remarkable detective duo. A demon who may or may not exist.
  • Saint X
    Saint X
    Alexis Schaitkin
    Paperback: 05/25/2021
     
    Hailed as a "marvel of a book" and "brilliant and unflinching," Alexis Schaitkin's stunning debut, Saint X, is...
  • Eight Perfect Murders
    Eight Perfect Murders
    Peter Swanson
    Paperback: 01/26/2021
     
    From the hugely talented author of Before She Knew Him comes a chilling tale of psychological suspense and an ...
  • A Dredging in Swann
    A Dredging in Swann: The Seb Creek Mysteries #1
    Tim Garvin
    Paperback: 01/26/2021
     
    Two investigations start at the same time in Swann County, North Carolina, one by the FBI, the other by the ...

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