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June 2020
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Close up
by Amanda Quick
Protecting a crime-scene photographer who has identified elusive details connecting a string of murders, reclusive investigator Nick Sundridge uses his own uncanny talents to tie the killer to 1930s Hollywood society.
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Beyond Gone
by Douglas Corleone
Return Specialist Simon Fisk is about to go on his most dangerous mission: rescuing the granddaughter of the US Secretary of State from terrorists. Simon Fisk, a specialist in recovering abducted children, is on a routine case in Cape Town when he suddenly finds the body of the suspect he has been following. Believing he is being framed for murder, he runs and soon discovers the job was merely a ruse to lure him to the continent. There, Simon will be tasked with his most dangerous mission yet: trekking through the African bush to locate a group of terrorists responsible for abducting the granddaughter of the US Secretary of State. Although Simon prefers to work alone, he is accompanied by university professor Jadine Visser, an old flame, who quickly proves adept at survival. But why is she involved? And how will they locate the underground militant group bent on using the girl in a high-profile terror attack before it's too late?
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Bombshell
by Stuart Woods
Former CIA operative-turned-movie producer Teddy Fay becomes embroiled in two sticky situations involving a vengeful criminal thug and malicious gossip that is overshadowing the career of a rising Centurion star.
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The talented Mr. Varg
by Alexander McCall Smith
A sequel to The Department of Sensitive Crimes finds detective Ulf Varg and his team investigating a playboy whose blackmailing case is complicated by Ulf’s brother’s questionable politics.
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Who speaks for the damned
by C. S Harris
Drawn into the investigation of a disowned nobleman’s death amid the disappearance of a mysterious young boy, Sebastian St. Cyr pieces together clues about the boy’s identity and the victim’s high-risk decision to return home.
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The Good Wife
by Jane A. Adams
A chilling murder ruins a fun day at the races in the fifth historical mystery featuring Detective Chief Inspector Henry Johnstone. 1929. Police surgeon Dr Clive Mason is devastated when his wife Martha is found dead in an empty horsebox at Southwell Races, her handbag stolen. The Masons were enjoying a day out at the races with their friends, Dr Ephraim Phillips and his wife Nora, when Martha went to speak to a face she recognized in a crowd--and disappeared. As Detective Chief Inspector Henry Johnstone and Sergeant Mickey Hitchens investigate, it's clear this wasn't a robbery gone tragically wrong - Martha was deliberately murdered. Why did the life of this well-respected, popular member of the community meet such a tragic end? Henry and Mickey soon learn that the Masons' marriage was not what it seemed, and make a number of shocking discoveries. Who was Martha Mason, and what secrets was she hiding?
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Fair Warning
by Michael Connelly
When a woman with whom he shared a one-night stand is found brutally murdered, veteran reporter Jack McEvoy tracks down a serial killer who has been operating under the radar.
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Fake truth
by Lee Goldberg
When author Ian Ludlow helps a Chinese movie star defect to the United States, he accidentally winds up becoming the hero in a real-life espionage thriller in the latest addition to the series following Killer Thriller.
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The course of all treasons
by Suzanne M Wolfe
Working directly for Sir Francis Walsingham in 1586 England, Nicholas Holt, a spy for Queen Elizabeth I, tries to figure out who is attacking his loved ones, in the second novel of the series following A Murder By Any Name.
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Robert B. Parker's Grudge match
by Mike Lupica
Reluctantly taking the case of a long-time gangster associate who will forgive a betrayal in return, private investigator Sunny Randall tracks down the man’s missing girlfriend and business partner before the murder of a witness reveals unanticipated dangers.
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The king's justice : A Maggie Hope Mystery
by Susan Elia MacNeal
Secret agent and spy Maggie Hope, traumatized by her past and living dangerously, gets entangled in another crime when a stolen violin is linked to a serial killer terrorizing London during World War II.
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A forgotten murder
by Jude Deveraux
Gathering at a British country estate for a festive murder-mystery weekend, a retired romance novelist and her old friends tackle a 25-year-old unsolved case that is complicated by the discovery of a murdered jewel thief.
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Firewatching
by Russ Thomas
South Yorkshire Detective Sergeant and cold-case reviewer Adam Tyler teams up with ambitious fellow outsider, Muslim constable Amina Rabbani, to investigate a high-profile murder in which the main suspect is the victim’s son, Adam’s recent one-night stand.
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