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BROWSE BOOK REVIEWS




New Mysteries & Thrillers (page 5)


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Cover art for MISSION TO PARIS
FICTION
Released: June 12, 2012

"The novel recalls a time when black and white applied to both movies and moral choices. It's a tale with wide appeal."
A historical spy novel that takes the reader back to the 1930s, when Europe hurtled toward the abyss. Read full book review >
Cover art for OUTERBOROUGH BLUES
FICTION
Released: June 12, 2012

"First-time novelist Cotto's shaggy, dreamlike saga begins with a curse and ends with a redemption of sorts. What's in between is a lot less clear. "
A highly unlikely detective pursues the even more unlikely trail of a missing man during Holy Week in Brooklyn. Read full book review >
Cover art for COP TO CORPSE
FICTION
Released: June 12, 2012

"Nobody but Lovesey could thump out a gritty procedural yet instill Bath with so much charm and history that readers will have to put it on their bucket lists."
How many mistakes can Detective Superintendent Diamond make and still catch the Somerset Sniper? Read full book review >
Cover art for THE DEMANDS
FICTION
Released: June 12, 2012

"This great novel should put Billingham in the same league as Ian Rankin, Peter Robinson, John Harvey and Denise Mina. "
The clock is ticking for London detective Tom Thorne. Read full book review >
Cover art for THE LAST TRADE
FICTION
Released: June 14, 2012

"Sure to unsettle readers who check their investments 10 times a day. "
Fascinating, if uneven, debut thriller that links Wall Street treachery to international terrorism. Read full book review >
Cover art for A CLASS ON MURDER
FICTION
Released: June 15, 2012

"Gibson creates a mystery as laid-back and mellow as her heroine. "
An academic cozy about murder. Read full book review >