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New MysteriesSeptember 2016
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The carrier
by Sophie Hannah
Sharing a hotel room with a terrified stranger who claims Tim Breary, the only man she has ever loved, is being wrongly imprisoned for murdering his wife, Gaby Struthers investigates why Tim has confessed to a crime he did not commit.
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The wages of desire : a World War II mystery
by Stephen Kelly
Detective Chief Inspector Thomas Lamb risks his life to uncover links between a series of killings from the past and present in a Hampshire village brimming with dark secrets. By the author of The Language of the Dead.
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Thrill kill
by Brian Thiem
When a prostitute is murdered, Matt Sinclair and his partner, Cathy Braddock, soon discover that many of her clients will go to any length to keep the police from digging too deep into her past and they must find the truth before her killer unleashes a major attack on a scale the city has never seen before. By the author of Red Line.
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Diana's altar
by Barbara Cleverly
When a man known to Scotland Yard dies under suspicious circumstances, Assistant Commissioner Joe Sandilands finds himself in a deadly ring of cloak-and-dagger politics and high-society hedonism surrounding a powerful and elite society of aristocrats and intelligentsia. By the author of Enter Pale Death.
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Security : a novel
by Gina Wohlsdorf
The invitation-only grand opening of Santa Barbara's luxury Manderley Resort is overshadowed by a killer who picks off staff one by one, placing hotel manager Tess in a desperate struggle to survive on a night of terror and revelation. A first novel.
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Deep six : a Jake Longly novel
by D. P Lyle
Agreeing to investigate a suspected adultress, former professional baseball player Jake Longly finds himself in trouble when his target is killed and he runs afoul of Ukrainian mobster Victor Borkov.
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In the clearing
by Robert Dugoni
When Jenny, a former police academy classmate and protégé, asks Tracy Crosswhite to help solve a cold case that involves the suspicious suicide of a Native American high school girl 40 years earlier, Tracy takes up the case. By a New York Times best-selling author.
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The devils of Cardona
by Matthew Carr
A local magistrate in late-16th-century Spain investigates the murder of a priest in his own church and discovers the clergyman, who was not well-liked, was embroiled in a complex and dangerous world comprised of greed, fanaticism and government policy. Map(s).
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Missing, presumed : a novel
by Susie Steiner
Assigned to the high-profile case of a missing graduate student, brilliant detective and lonelyheart Manon Bradshaw uncovers the abductee's erratic behavior, a close friend's secrets and the role of a sex offender while struggling to maintain a professional distance.
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Hell fire
by Karin Fossum
Embarking on a manhunt for the killer of a woman and her young son, Sejer and his fellow investigator, Jakob Skarre, uncover tragic connections between the victims and another mother and son whose lives have been indelibly shaped by a mysterious man.
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Crowned and dangerous
by Rhys Bowen
The elopement of Lady Georgiana Rannoch and Darcy O'Mara is thrown into turmoil by the arrest of Darcy's father for the murder of a wealthy American, a charge that compels their journey to Ireland to prove his innocence. By the New York Times best-selling author of Malice at the Palace.
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Fall from grace
by Tim Weaver
A missing persons investigator looking into the disappearance of a retired London homicide detective, who went out to collect firewood for their countryside farmhouse and never returned, in the latest installment of the series following Never Coming Back.
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Smooth operator
by Stuart Woods
Summoned to Washington for a potentially disastrous situation that requires the help of ex-CIA agent and master of disguise Teddy Fay, Stone Barrington reluctantly oversees an operation that is complicated by Fay's maverick approaches and personal brand of justice. Co-written by the Edgar Award-winning author of Chiefs.
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Let the devil out
by Bill Loehfelm
In the face of her first suspension, rookie New Orleans cop Maureen Coughlin finds dangerous ways to pass the time. By the author of Doing the Devil's Work.
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A great reckoning
by Louise Penny
Receiving a mysterious old map that has been found stuffed in the walls of a bistro, former Quebec homicide investigator Armand Gamache follows clues to the site of a dead Sûreté academy professor and an unlikely cadet with whom he is implicated in a murder case. By the award-winning author of The Nature of the Beast.
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The Perplexing Theft of the Jewel in the Crown
by Vaseem Khan
When the Crown Jewels go on display in Mumbai, security is everyone's principal concern. And yet, on the very day Inspector Chopra visits the exhibition, the diamond is stolen from under his nose. The heist was daring and seemingly impossible. The hunt is on for the culprits, but it soon becomes clear that only one man and his elephant can possibly crack this case.
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Let's play make-believe
by James Patterson
Christy finds escape in Marty, who introduces her to all sorts of new experiences, including an explosive new game called "Make-Believe"; but what begins as innocent fun soon turns dark, and the game just may end up deadly. Co-written by a #1 best-selling author. Original.
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Chase
by James Patterson
Michael Bennett investigates a suspicious building plunge, in which the apparent suicide victim has someone else's fingerprints and $10,000 in cash. By a pair of #1 best-selling authors. Original.
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Rise the dark
by Michael Koryta
Drawn to the scene of his wife's murder when the man responsible is released from prison, investigator Mark Novak races against time to save the life of a woman who has been abducted by the same fanatical killer. By the best-selling author of Those Who Wish Me Dead.
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When the music's over : an Inspector Banks novel
by Peter Robinson
The case of a poet claiming she was assaulted decades earlier by a revered public figure and the murder of a girl found on a remote roadside leads to an exploration of a more innocent time and an unexpected suspect.
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