Results for Mysteries & Thrillers + Thrillers + Strong Female Leads, set in NY State

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  • Little Deaths
    Little Deaths
    Emma Flint
    Paperback: 10/17/2017
     
    Inspired by a true story, Little Deaths, like celebrated novels by Sarah Waters and Megan Abbott, is ...
  • The Kept
    The Kept
    James Scott
    Paperback: 01/06/2015
     
    A scorching portrait of guilt and lost innocence, atonement and retribution, resilience and sacrifice, ...
  • Night Film
    Night Film
    Marisha Pessl
    Paperback: 07/01/2014
     
    Brilliant, haunting, breathtakingly suspenseful, Night Film is a superb literary thriller by the New York ...
  • The Bone Vault
    The Bone Vault
    Linda Fairstein
    Paperback: 01/01/2004
     
    Atmospheric, chilling, and rich with the kind of procedural authenticity that only Linda Fairstein can provide...
  • In Fidelity
    In Fidelity
    M.J. Rose
    Paperback: 01/01/2001
     
    Hot on the trail of her much talked-about debut, Lip Service, M.J. Rose once again explores the dark corners ...
  • Shell Game
    Shell Game
    Carol O'Connell
    Paperback: 08/01/2000
     
    The re-creation of a legendary magic trick goes horribly awry on live television - a terrible accident, ...

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