"The first chapter, Marcus, is essential. If the readers don't like it, they won't read the rest of your book." ~ from Joel Dicker's The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair
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New Zealand Music Month Celebrate New Zealand music in May - there are sweet gigs on at your libraries.
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The Oxford Inheritance
by Ann A. McDonald
Arriving at the prestigious Oxford University to uncover the truth about her mother’s death and dark past, Cassandra Blackwell, plunged into the glamorous, secretive life of Raleigh College, finds a world like no other, one of tradition, privilege—and murder.
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Keep you close : a novel
by Lucie Whitehouse
Convinced a longtime friend's falling death was not accidental, Rowan is forced to confront difficult realities in order to uncover the truth in her friend's professional art circles, where she meets three grieving men and reunites with her friend's family. By the author of Before We Met.
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A Midsummer's Equation
by Keigo Higashino
Speaking at a conference in a once-grand summer resort town, Detective Galileo investigates a murder that might have been spurred by an ongoing, local development dispute. By the Edgar Award-finalist author of The Devotion of Suspect X. A #1 international best-seller.
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The Unfortunate Englishman : A Joe Wilderness Novel
by John Lawton
Directed by MI6 to early 1960s Berlin to negotiate a delicate prisoner exchange on either side of the wall, Joe Wilderness covertly plans to use the operation to make a little something extra on the side, with unexpected results. By the author of When We Take Berlin.
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| Cold Barrel Zero by Matthew QuirkDetails abound in this fast-paced novel -- how to avoid a drone, how to convert a car into your own personal safety deposit box -- but not at the expense of action, of which there is plenty. The complex story revolves around a group of American black ops agents led by John Hayes, who has been accused of committing war crimes, and the hunt to find him and his team before they launch an attack on U.S. soil. Caught in the middle is his former friend, Tom Byrne, who's been recruited by the U.S. government to find Hayes, but who struggles with his loyalties and is unsure whom to trust. "Hair-raising," says Booklist of a novel that is "even more chilling for its air of plausibility." |
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| Rain Dogs by Baron R. BirtcherIn 1976, Vietnam vet Colt Freeland and his buddy Snyder are happy enough with their small-time pot farm in the wilds of Northern California. But the U.S. War on Drugs is gaining strength, and further south, the Mexican and Colombian cocaine trade is ramping up. Events conspire to force the California duo right into the middle of a much bigger problem than they ever anticipated, stuck between a desperate Mexican drug lord, his Colombian competitors, and the local border cops. With plenty of action, this is "the real deal," enthuses Publishers Weekly. |
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| The Quest by Nelson DeMilleOriginally published in 1975 and rewritten (to nearly twice the original length) and republished in 2013, The Quest follows three journalists in the 1970s as they follow up on a tip from a dying priest. Originally in Ethiopia to cover that country's civil war, their quest for a scoop changes focus when the mortally wounded priest, who claims to have been imprisoned for decades, tells them he's found the Holy Grail. Captured by rebel forces and then kicked out of the country, the three -- driven by different motivations -- plan their return. Fans of Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code may be interested in this early take on a historical mystery. |
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| The Truth about the Harry Quebert Affair by Joel Dicker; translated by Sam TaylorIn 1975, a teen girl disappeared in rural New Hampshire. In 2008, author Marcus Goldberg, struggling with inspiration, visits his mentor, famed writer Harry Quebert, and is shocked when the body of the missing teen is found on Harry's property. Harry is soon arrested for the crime (the girl had been his underage girlfriend in 1975), and Marcus has found the topic for his next book. Styled as a novel-within-a-novel, this complex and twisting story comes in at a hefty 600+ pages as it follows Marcus' efforts to find out what happened in 1975. |
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| Blood on Snow: A Novel by Jo NesbøOlav is a soft-hearted criminal limited by his skills; the only thing he's got any talent for is "fixing" problems -- which means killing people at the request of his heroin kingpin boss. Unfortunately, he's been assigned to kill his boss' wife...and whether he does or doesn't, he's in the dangerous position of knowing rather too much about his employer. And that's before he falls in love with his target. Set in Oslo in the 1970s, this "jewel of a novel" (Booklist) was followed by Midnight Sun, which shares its setting. |
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| Cop Town: A Novel by Karin SlaughterIn 1974, Kate Murphy finds herself way out of her depth as a rookie Atlanta cop. Raised on the wealthy side of town, she's been given a uniform that's too large and teamed with blue-collar Maggie Lawson. Neither woman gets any respect -- not even Maggie, whose brother and uncle are cops -- but they soon join forces to investigate unofficially when no one else will listen to their ideas about the serial killer who's been targeting police officers. This compelling stand-alone novel by veteran author Karin Slaughter provides a fascinating glimpse at the 1970s, especially when it comes to addressing sexism and racism. |
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