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The Magpie
The methodical search through Amsterdam for a serial killer results in an engrossing thriller filled with memorable characters. In Oliver Rock’s enthralling thriller, "The Magpie", a serial killer has the citizens of Amsterdam on edge....
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Path to Justice
"Path to Justice" follows a harrowing case in an absorbing way. Jim Dutton’s "Path to Justice" is a smart and absorbing work of intrigue that goes behind the scenes of efforts to take down an international drug cartel. Nick Drummond is...
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New Jersey Noir
Writing is crisp, sarcastic, and wryly funny, steeped in New Jersey lore and anecdotes that add great historical and cultural dimensions to its mystery. When wisecracking and smoothly confident private investigator Jack Colt goes on the...
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19 Souls
"19 Souls" introduces a memorable PI, grappling with a past he’s not reconciled to. Hard-edged Las Vegas private investigator Jim Bean takes on what he assumes is a by-the-numbers job locating a missing person, but he discovers too...
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Stony Mesa Sagas
Ward’s humorous book uses the American Southwest and its inhabitants to tell a beautiful story about a place, people, and time. A small town in the American Southwest and its diverse denizens are the focal point of the three...
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My Ghost Has a Name
"My Ghost Has a Name" is a true-crime work that digs deeper, exploring the human psyche with appealing, resonant results. Haunted by the tragic and horrific 1999 murder of her one-time school friend, Nell, Rosalyn Rossignol sets out to...
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The Dog Walker's Diary
Fanciful stories within the story are enjoyable all on their own. Kathryn Donahue’s The Dog Walker’s Diary is a smart and complex take on modern-day relationship dynamics that utilizes a story-within-a-story framework. When busy Los...
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Wickwythe Hall
Little’s riveting, enlightening historical fiction puts a human face on the costs of war. Judithe Little’s "Wickwythe Hall" is a riveting and enlightening mix of history and fiction that puts a human face on the costs of war. Set in...