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Hoping to safeguard themselves from the ravages of World War II within the walls of their ancient villa in Florence, the noble Rosati family become prisoners in their home when eighteen-year-old Cristina's courtship by a German lieutenant prompts the Nazis to take over the estate, a situation that leads to a serial murder investigation years later.
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Jack Reacher novels volume 18
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In Lee Child's latest novel of blistering suspense he throws Jack Reacher for a loop that will change the man forever, and send him into his most perilous mission yet. Finally arriving in Virginia, hoping to see the woman he spoke to on the phone in "61 Hours," Reacher finds himself drafted back into the Army and facing a case that digs deep into his past - and has personal ramifications that could change Reacher for life.
3) Mistress
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James Patterson's scariest, sexiest stand-alone thriller since "The Quickie." Ben isn't like most people. Unable to control his racing thoughts, he's a man consumed by his obsessions: movies, motorcycles, presidential trivia - and Diana Hotchkiss, a beautiful woman Ben knows he can never have. When Diana is found dead outside her apartment, Ben's infatuation drives him on a hunt to find out what happened to the love of his life. Ben soon discovers...
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The stakes are deeply personal when William Monk's good friend Oliver Rathbone crosses a line and tampers with a case in the name of justice and, without betraying him, Monk must find a way to make things right.
When his friend, judge Oliver Rathbone, rashly crosses a line and inadvertently causes the death of a charismatic minister, police superintendent William Monk and his wife, Hester, navigate the perilous case to expose the truth and clear...
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A disgraced college lecturer is found murdered with Đ5,000 in his pocket on a disused railway line near his home. There are many suspects, mostly at the college where he used to teach, but Inspector Banks, much to the chagrin of Detective Chief Superintendent Gervaise, soon becomes fixated on Lady Veronica Chalmers. When Banks suspects that Lady Chalmers is not telling him the whole truth and pushes his inquiries a bit too far, he is brought on the...
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After one of her best friends meets an untimely demise after attending a party she catered, Goldy Schulz must serve up a killer especially when she discovers that she is next on the hit list.
Caterer and sleuth extraordinaire Goldy Schulz jumps from the frying pan into the fire as she tries to solve a puzzling murder that is much too close to home, in this latest entry in the Goldy Schulz series.
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Alan Gregory novels volume 20
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Dutton
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English
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Boulder psychologist Alan Gregory discovers that the obstacles threatening his personal and professional arenas are being orchestrated by unrecognized enemies who force him to reconsider what he has long believed about trust and love.
8) Stakeout
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The new crime thriller in the ever-funny and charming Stanley Hastings mystery series, featuring the only detective in New York City who doesn't carry a gun.
Stanley Hastings finally felt like a real PI, staking out a New Jersey motel to get evidence on a woman's cheating husband. It should have been a piece of cake. Only the husband wasn't cheating, someone killed him, and the cops are trying to pin the murder on the man apprehended at the scene,...
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Melanie Travis mysteries volume 16
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Berenson's critically acclaimed canine cozy mystery series makes a much-anticipated return featuring crime-solving, stay-at-home mom Melanie Travis who still has a nose for sniffing up a good mystery, especially when it involves the life of a legendary dog breeder.
10) Lost
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Lacey Flint novels volume 3
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Minotaur Books
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On leave from the London police force after a traumatic ordeal at Oxford College, Lacey Flint resolves to help when children from her community who are linked to her ten-year-old motherless next-door neighbor are targeted by a brutal serial killer.
11) Acqua alta
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“A dramatic and deeply satisfying climax . . . a high-stakes mystery in which the setting vibrates with as much life as the story itself.” —Publishers Weekly
As Venice braces for a winter tempest, intrepid Italian sleuth Commissario Guido Brunetti finds out that an archaeologist and old friend has been savagely beaten at the palazzo home of opera singer Flavia Petrelli.
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As Venice braces for a winter tempest, intrepid Italian sleuth Commissario Guido Brunetti finds out that an archaeologist and old friend has been savagely beaten at the palazzo home of opera singer Flavia Petrelli.
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13) The beast
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Two very different cases will challenge Decker's and Lazarus' most heartfelt beliefs and lead them to reevaluate everything they hold dear. One case involves Gabe, the troubled boy they've taken into their home. The other is much stranger and darker. A man is found dead in his apartment, apparently mauled by his pet tiger. But as Decker and Lazarus become immersed in these puzzles, they discover there is much more to both cases.
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Joanne Kilbourn mysteries volume 14
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McClelland & Stewart
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Events unfold against the backdrop of Joanne and Zack's new community of central Regina. Their young daughter Taylor's precocious talent as a painter has drawn the attention of people who may not be at all what they seem. "The Gift" reconfirms Gail Bowen's incomparable ability to interweave the domestic and the dramatic, and to explore the dark side of human nature while ensuring that the life-affirming pillars of family and friendship remain standing....
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Alex Morrow novels volume 3
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"It's the week before Christmas when a lone robber bursts into a busy Glasgow post office carrying an AK-47. An elderly man suddenly hands his young grandson to a stranger and wordlessly helps the gunman fill bags with cash, then carries them to the door. He opens the door and bows his head; the robber fires off the AK-47, tearing the grandfather in two. DS Alex Morrow arrives on the scene and finds that the alarm system had been disabled before the...
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Logan McRae mysteries volume 8
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Overwhelmed with cases, paperwork, and an ambitious Detective Sergeant, Detective Inspector Logan McRae uncovers similiarities in two murders with the plot of a bestselling novel.
17) Death angel
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Alexandra Cooper novels volume 15
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Dutton
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Bestselling crime novelist Linda Fairstein explores the rich - and little-known - history of New York City's Central Park in her latest Alexandra Cooper novel.
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Temperance Brennan mysteries volume 16
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Scribner
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Kathy Reichs returns with her sixteenth riveting novel featuring forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan, whose examination of a young girl killed in a hit and run in North Carolina triggers an investigation into international human trafficking.
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The author of the beloved "Special Topics in Calamity Physics" returns with a hypnotic literary thriller. The daughter of the notorious film director Stanislas Cordova is found dead. Investigative reporter Scott McGrath and two young people are determined to solve the mystery of Ashley Cordova's death, and to explore the evil at the heart of Cordova's life and films. The combination of Pessl's uniquely vibrant voice - what People magazine called her...
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