FICTION
Released: June 25, 2013
"A tad overlong, but funny lines, fiendishly complicated plotting, and swiftly and sharply etched characters make this installment one of the most enjoyable in the series."
Odds favor a good time for the reader as Joe DeMarco faces his eighth case: a looming insider trading scandal with potentially fatal consequences.
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FICTION
Released: June 25, 2013
"In Freemantle's latest sophisticated spy thriller, the Muffin man remains a compelling figure, even in convalescent mode."
In the finale of Freemantle's Red Star trilogy, British agent Charlie Muffin must outwit both his Russian captors and MI6 schemers who want him dead.
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FICTION
Released: June 25, 2013
"Perhaps more cerebral and less breathtaking then Spycatcher but as rewarding as championship bridge."
A single piece of paper that could trigger massive fatalities disappears in this cryptic thriller.
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FICTION
Released: June 25, 2013
"You'll need your own detective's notebook to keep tabs on all the characters and connections on display here. Even so, Jackson (You Don't Want to Know, 2012, etc.) shows a mastery of the true-crime thriller formula that will please fans."
A tenacious reporter won't let personal ties to a decades-old case stop her from finding the truth.
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FICTION
Released: July 9, 2013
"McKenzie's maiden thriller is a hit, even if it becomes a bit crowded in the process."
British children's author McKenzie's first adult novel is a psychological thriller centered around a woman whose life has been on hold ever since her baby died eight year earlier.
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FICTION
Released: July 9, 2013
"At a time when America's exceptionalism is hotly contested, this is a fine example of an exceptional American hero story."
Special Forces operative Dewey Andreas is out for vengeance after a botched assassination attempt kills the woman he loves in the latest from Coes (
The Last Refuge, 2012, etc.).
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FICTION
Released: July 11, 2013
"An expertly rendered tale of lingering hostilities rooted in the former Yugoslavia."
Twenty years after the slaughter of 100,000 people in Bosnia, Serbian war criminal and arms dealer Viktor Dusic is intent on re-igniting the campaign against Muslims through acts of terrorism and coldblooded murder.
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FICTION
Released: July 15, 2013
"A ride on a local that's more fun than some others on an express."
An ambling thriller about a suspicious murder-suicide that never meets a diversion it doesn't like.
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FICTION
Released: July 16, 2013
"Don your hazmat suit, prop up your feet, and enjoy a good yarn."
FICTION
Released: July 16, 2013
"A third book may resolve the tangled plot, but this one is messy and overwritten."
Thriller author Stroud returns to the eerie Southern town of Niceville, where plantation-era ghosts abound, gunplay is routine, and genres tend to morph and merge.
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FICTION
Released: July 23, 2013
"This book is sure to score with those who like a little touch of science fiction with their action thrillers."
This Wellington novel takes one-armed hero Jim Chapel on a wild cross-country chase to find a group of mysterious creatures that have been sent off to kill.
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FICTION
Released: July 30, 2013
"A first-rate yarn of war and the sea that will keep the reader on edge right to the end."
A World War II naval thriller in the tradition of Edward L. Beach's
Run Silent, Run Deep, pitting an American submarine against daunting odds.
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