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Best Fiction of 2012: Mysteries (page 3)

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FICTION
Released: March 13, 2012
Kirkus Star THE GIRL NEXT DOOR: A MYSTERY
by Brad Parks
"With his third featuring brash, breezy, unflappable Carter (Eyes of the Innocent, 2011, etc.), Parks propels himself to a niche shared by only a handful of others: writers who can manage the comedy-mystery."
No one's supposed to hate the girl next door. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: March 1, 2012
Kirkus Star POISON FLOWER
by Thomas Perry
"A tour de force with no room for subtle characterization, complicated moral dilemmas or descriptions of anything that's not instantly material to Jane's job—just an hours-long jolt of pure, adrenaline-fueled plot."
Jane Whitefield's latest attempt to hide someone other people are looking for puts her in even more danger than usual, and that's not easy. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: Feb. 7, 2012
Kirkus Star THE BEDLAM DETECTIVE
by Stephen Gallagher
"Gallagher loves character development but respects plotting enough to give it full measure. The result is that rare beast, a literary page turner. "
Monsters, actual and metaphorical, are at the heart of this superbly crafted thriller. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: Feb. 1, 2012
Kirkus Star BLOODLAND
by Alan Glynn
"His prose spare but spirited, Glynn (Winterland, 2011, etc.) spins an all-too-likely tale of secrets, lies and power corrupted. Chilling."
A plot-twisting, page-turning humdinger in which collateral damage gets a murderous spin. Read full book review >