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Mystery / ThrillersJanuary 2021
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The Russian by James PattersonInvestigating a trio of horrifying murders in three major U.S. cities against a backdrop of his impending nuptials, Detective Michael Bennett risks getting caught in a deadly trap set by a particularly elusive killer.
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The Unwilling by John HartThe younger brother of a wrongly implicated Vietnam veteran and ex-con races to uncover the truth about a young woman’s murder and the brutal realities of war that shaped his brother’s darker nature.
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Spin by Patricia Daniels CornwellCaptain Calli Chase races against time to thwart a plot that leaves the fate of humanity hanging in the balance.
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Before She Disappeared : a novel by Lisa GardnerInvestigating the cold-case disappearance of a Haitian teen in a gritty Boston neighborhood, Frankie Elkin navigates resident and police resistance as well as the challenges of her own sobriety before risking her life to uncover the truth.
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Serpentine by Jonathan KellermanLAPD homicide lieutenant Milo Sturgis and brilliant psychologist Alex Delaware investigate a decades-unsolved case involving a rich and spoiled client, a mysterious birth mother and violent coincidences.
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Blink of an Eye by Iris JohansenKendra Michaels was blind for the first twenty years of her life. Then she gained her sight through a revolutionary surgical procedure. Her former disability has left her incredibly observant and insightful -- able to detect what other investigators maynot.
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The Lost boys by Faye KellermanDetectives Peter Decker and Tyler McAdams link two suspicious disappearances from an assisted living facility to the case of three missing campers, before the reappearance of a foster son’s biological mother upends Decker’s home life.
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The Scorpion's Tail by Douglas J. PrestonA sequel to Old Bones finds FBI agent Corrie Swanson and Santa Fe archaeologist Nora Kelly investigating the mummified corpse of a long-dead victim who died in agony while holding a mysterious 16th-century gold cross.
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Robert B. Parker's Someone to Watch Over Me by Ace Atkins"In the latest thriller featuring the legendary Boston PI, Spenser and his young protégé Mattie Sullivan take on billionaire money manager running a network of underaged girls for his rich and powerful clients"
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The Shadow Box by Luanne RiceAfter artist Claire Beaudry Chase is attacked and left for dead in her home on the Connecticut coast, she doesn't know who she can trust. But her well-connected husband, Griffin--who is running for governor--is her prime suspect.
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Egg Shooters by Laura ChildsInterrupting an emergency room shooter at the local hospital, Cackleberry Club Café owner Suzanne teams up with Petra and Toni to find the escaped killer before he tracks them down. By the best-selling author of the Tea Shop Mysteries.
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Out of Hounds : a novel by Rita Mae BrownSister Jane investigates when a series of art thefts and acts of vandalism targeting the Jefferson Hunt Club escalates to the murder of a retired foxhunter. By the best-selling author of the Sneaky Pie Brown mysteries.
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Prodigal Son : An Orphan X Novel by Gregg Andrew HurwitzRetiring from his Nowhere Man activities in exchange for an unofficial pardon, former government assassin Evan Smoak is entreated by a unlikely client to help rescue a fellow orphan from a dangerous foster home.
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The Survivors by Jane HarperComing home dredges up deeply buried secrets in The Survivors, a thrilling mystery by New York Times bestselling author Jane Harper Kieran Elliott's life changed forever on the day a reckless mistake led to devastating consequences.
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Irish Parade Murder by Leslie MeierWhen a brash new reporter is implicated in the murder of a corrections officer, Lucy Stone uncovers a bizarre mystery while interviewing a stranger whose revelations change everything for Lucy’s family.
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A Stranger in Town : a Rockton novel by Kelley ArmstrongIn the latest riveting thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong, the paranoia increases - along with the stakes - as the town of Rockton tries to solve the latest mystery at their door.
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Spoils of the Dead by Dana StabenowAlaskan State Trooper Liam Campbell investigates the death of a young archaeologist. What the archaeologist claimed to have unearthed has Alaska natives, real estate developers and oil and gas companies up in arms.
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The Breaker by Nick PetrieInterrupting a shooting in a crowded marketplace, Peter Ash is approached by an old associate who offers him a clean record in exchange for help tracking down the gunman and the intended victim. By the award-winning author of The Drifter.
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Deep into the dark : A Mystery
by P. J. Tracy
Framed for the murder of a friend’s abusive ex, war veteran Sam Easton turns for help to up-and-coming LAPD detective Margaret Nolan, a fallen soldier’s sister who would prove Sam’s innocence. 50,000 first printing.
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The Paradise Affair by Bill PronziniPiggybacking a search for two con men onto his wife’s plans for a second honeymoon, Quincannon encounters more trouble than anticipated when Sabina becomes embroiled in a locked-room murder case.
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Shiver by Allie ReynoldsA reunion weekend in the French Alps turns deadly when five friends discover that someone has deliberately stranded them at a remote mountaintop resort during a snowstorm, where ominous things begin to happen.
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Before the Ruins by Victoria GoslingA multilayered debut by the founder of The Reader Berlin finds a woman forced to confront a haunting summer from the past shaped by a stolen diamond necklace, a man on the run and a devastating betrayal.
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The Mitford Trial : A Mitford Murders Mystery by Jessica FellowesApproached on her wedding day by a mysterious stranger who asks her to spy on loved ones, lady’s maid Louisa Cannon accompanies the Mitfords on a glitzy cruise that is shattered by an on-board assault.
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The Missing American by Kwei QuarteyTurning private detective when her ambition to be a police officer is dashed, Emma Djan teams up with a first client to search for a man whose disappearance is linked to the email scams and fetish priests of Ghana.
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Possession by Katie LoweA woman's husband was murdered 10 years ago, and a true crime podcast digs up all the secrets from back then that she'd tried to keep buried.
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If I Disappear by Eliza Jane BrazierWhen her favorite true-crime podcast host goes missing, an adrift young woman plunges headfirst into the wild backcountry of Northern California and her own dangerous obsession.
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