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A DIFFERENT LIEby Derek Haas
An unflinching little gem of a story: violent, dark, and unrelentingly entertaining. Full review >
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SPY GAMESby Adam Brookes
Brookes' second novel is a multipronged spy thriller that fires on all cylinders. A smarter or more exciting mystery likely... Full review >
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THE STRANGERby Harlan Coben
Coben can always be relied on to generate thrills from the simplest premises, but his finest tales maintain a core of logic... Full review >
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A SONG OF SHADOWSConnolly infuses his thrillers with enough of the supernatural to please fans of both genres, but it’s his sense of humor,... Full review >
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Xby Sue Grafton
Grafton’s endless resourcefulness in varying her pitches in this landmark series (W Is for Wasted, 2013, etc.), graced by... Full review >
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RECIPES FOR LOVE AND MURDERby Sally Andrew
A delightful debut, tender and funny. The mystery takes on the worldwide problem of abused women while revealing both the... Full review >
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THE GIRL ON THE TRAINEven the most astute readers will be in for a shock as Hawkins slowly unspools the facts, exposing the harsh realities of... Full review >
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LAST RAGGED BREATHby Julia Keller
A beautifully crafted mystery in which Keller (Summer of the Dead, 2014, etc.) explores love, hate, and poverty in a place... Full review >
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HUSH HUSHTess' constant worry about whether she's a good mother dovetails ironically with Dawes' fight to win her daughters back.... Full review >
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CRUCIFIXION CREEKFirst of a series. Though you’ll wonder early and often how Harry can possibly survive for any sequels, you’ll hope again... Full review >
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TAKING PITYby David Mark
Mark’s fourth (Sorrow Bound, 2014, etc.) is a dark, bloody, twisting tale of love, hate, and greed you can’t put down. Full review >
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WHERE THEY FOUND HERGenuinely suspenseful and disturbing; McCreight delivers a provocative, timely novel that reminds us that sometimes the... Full review >
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THE NATURE OF THE BEASTby Louise Penny
Penny is an expert at pulling away the surface of her characters to expose their deeper—and often ugly—layers, always doing... Full review >
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THE DO-RIGHTby Lisa Sandlin
Despite plot pieces that fit together a little too snugly, Sandlin blends pathos, humor, and poetic prose in a strong debut. Full review >
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THE BLONDESA nail-biter that is equal parts suspense, science fiction, and a funny, dark sendup of the stranglehold of gender. Full review >
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A KIND OF GRIEFby A.D. Scott
Scott (The Low Road, 2014, etc.) skillfully uses the beauty of the Highlands as a backdrop for an entrancing mystery whose... Full review >
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PRETTY GIRLSSlaughter (Cop Town, 2014, etc.) is so uncompromising in following her blood trails to the darkest places imaginable that... Full review >
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CRUSHby Phoef Sutton
This one could make it to the big screen, but don’t wait for the movie. Buy the book. It may be the first of a long series. Full review >
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