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Mystery - Thriller

ORIGIN

Origin by Diana Abu-Jaber

This literary thriller concerns Lena Dawson, a fingerprint analyst who is trying to get to the bottom of a series of mysterious infant deaths.
Origin

Origin by Diana Abu-Jaber

In the middle of a chilling winter in snowy upstate New York, a fingerprint detective attempts to solve a string of mysterious infant deaths.
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Grim Legion; Edgar Allan Poe... by Jack Alcott

Cadet Poe and his even crazier brother at West Point ... "a ripping yarn" -- The New York Times Book Review ...
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A Private Investigation by karl alexander

Sara Scott, private eye, discovers that her husband’s murderer is the California state comptr
Jaclyn the Ripper

Jaclyn the Ripper by karl alexander

Jack the Ripper comes back from infinity transmogrified into a beautiful woman and terrorizes Los Angeles in 2010.  Now middleaged, H.G.
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The Game by Derek L Armstrong

In this darkly humorous thriller, reality television becomes too real when a killer with a message preys on the contestants of America's number one TV show.
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MADicine by Derek L Armstrong

"Armstrong manages the difficult proposition of satirizing the very genre in which he's writing but not settling for a simple spoof.
Bleeding Hearts

Bleeding Hearts by Josh Aterovis

Killian Kendall is used to being overlooked, even in his own family. That’s about to change.
Reap the Whirlwind

Reap the Whirlwind by Josh Aterovis

“Nothing can stay the same forever.
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All Lost Things by Josh Aterovis

Killian Kendall's life is changing faster than he can keep up. He's graduating from high school, breaking up with his boyfriend, and starting a new job with a private investigator.
ASHES ASHES by Charles Atkins

ASHES ASHES by Charles Atkins

  Richard Glash--brilliant and sociopathic--lives to kill.  When he escapes from a high-security hospital for the criminally
THE PRODIGY by CHARLES ATKINS

THE PRODIGY by Charles Atkins

Former child prodigy and cellist James Martin IV should never have been released from the institution for the criminally insane--but family mone
Primitive Secrets

Primitive Secrets by Deborah Turrell Atkinson

When Storm Kayama discovers her beloved adoptive attorney uncle, Miles Hamasaki, dead at his desk, her search for his killer takes her on a journey into her own painful past that illuminates the large
Fire Prayer

Fire Prayer by Deborah Turrell Atkinson

Fire Prayer explores the long shadow cast by violence, and ho
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WILD INDIGO by Sandi Ault

On a reservation near Taos, New Mexico, BLM Agent Jamaica Wild witnesses a Tanoah Pueblo man being trampled to death by stampeding buffalo.
WILD INFERNO - A WILD Mystery by Sandi Ault

WILD INFERNO by Sandi Ault

Wild Indigo introduced rough and ready Bureau of Land Management agent Jamaica Wild.
WILD SORROW

WILD SORROW by Sandi Ault

When a snowstorm sweeps the canyon during her search for a wounded mountain lion, BLM agent Jamaica Wild must take refuge in an old Indian School, where children were "Americanized" after
WILD PENANCE - A WILD Mystery by Sandi Ault coming 2/2010

WILD PENANCE by Sandi Ault

Set in New Mexico's Native lands, Sandi Ault's storytelling "crackles with life and novelty."* Now, rough-and-ready Bureau of Land Management agent Jamaica Wild comes across a secret soc
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Four Roses by Kevin Avery

A bitter, disillusioned barber uses the occasion of a twelve-year-old boy's haircut to introduce the youngster to the danger and violence inherent in everyday life.
THE TEACHER

THE TEACHER by Robert Banfelder

The American intelligence community is retooling, and so is the way in which Su
THE AUTHOR (a two-volume set)

THE AUTHOR by Robert Banfelder

Carefully wending his way up the Eastern seaboard, Malcolm Columba is not your garden variety serial killer. 
No Stranger Than I

No Stranger Than I by Robert Banfelder

No Stranger Than I is a psychological thriller detailing the metamorphosis of a young, abuse
Vertigo

Vertigo by Lauren Lise Baratz-Logsted

In Victorian England, a society wife makes a New Year's resolution to be a better person, which results in heated correspondence with a man serving a life sentence for murdering his own wife.
Murder on the Mind

Murder on the Mind by LL Bartlett

  Former insurance investigator Jeff Resnick is mugged and discovers the resulting brain injury has left him able to sense people's secrets.
Lords: Part One

Lords: Part One by Nick Belardes

In the Hollywood movie storms of 1977 where films like Star Wars and Close Encounters spawned a maelstrom of epic adventure and wonder for kids everywhere, such streets also spawned another breed of c
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The Hard Way by Carol Lea Benjamin

When a retired businessman is pushed to his death on Manhattan's subway tracks, his daughter retains the services of PI Rachel Alexander in Benjamin's well-plotted, thoughtful ninth episode (after 200
Sweetie's Diamonds

Sweetie's Diamonds by Raymond Benson

Diane Boston lives with her Marfan syndrome-afflicted 13-year-old son in a suburb of Chicago and teaches social studies at the high school, with the students even voting her Teacher of the Year.
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell--Operation Barracuda

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell--Operation Barracuda... by Raymond Benson

The sequel to the NY Times best-selling book, Raymond writes as "David Michaels" again with a brand new adventure featuring Sam Fisher.
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (Written... by Raymond Benson

Raymond writing as "David Michaels." Splinter Cell is about an American operative named Sam Fisher who works for "Third Echelon," a secret branch of the National Security Agency.
Die Another Day

Die Another Day by Raymond Benson

Novelization of the 2002 James Bond film, based on the screenplay.
The Man With the Red Tattoo

The Man With the Red... by Raymond Benson

On a quiet late-night flight from Tokyo to London, a beautiful young woman, Kioko McMahon, falls ill.
Never Dream of Dying

Never Dream of Dying by Raymond Benson

In Raymond Benson's chilling new James Bond novel, 007 comes face to face at last with the most cunning criminal mastermind he has ever fought-the blind genius behind the brutal organization called th
DoubleShot

DoubleShot by Raymond Benson

The intricately organized criminal conspiracy called the Union has vowed its revenge on the man who thwarted its last coup.
The World is Not Enough

The World is Not Enough by Raymond Benson

Novelization of the 1999 James Bond film, based on the screenplay.
High Time to Kill

High Time to Kill by Raymond Benson

When information vital to Britian's national security is stolen by a shadowy organization called the Union, the trail leads Bond from one of England's most exclusive golf clubs to the cosmopolitan cit
The Facts of Death

The Facts of Death by Raymond Benson

A dozen British soldiers are poisoned in Cyprus and James Bond himself barely escapes with his life. Then M's lover is assassinated in London and dies in her arms...
Tomorrow Never Dies

Tomorrow Never Dies by Raymond Benson

Novelization of the 1997 James Bond film, based on the screenplay.
Zero Minus Ten

Zero Minus Ten by Raymond Benson

In the Australian desert, a nuclear bomb explodes. In England, two police officers are shot dead when they investigate a cargo in Portsmouth dock.
Thumbs Down

Thumbs Down by Raymond Benson

Find out what happens when a disgruntled playwright seeks revenge on the theatre critic who panned his play.
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A Hard Day's Death by Raymond Benson

First in a series of "Spike Berenger Rock 'n' Roll HITS." It wasn't Peter Flame's best concert.
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METAL GEAR SOLID by Raymond Benson

Novel based on Konami's internationally-popular videogame.
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The Union Trilogy--James Bond Anthology by Raymond Benson

An anthology containing three of Raymond Benson's James Bond 007 novels-- HIGH TIME TO KILL, DOUBLESHOT, and NEVER DREAM OF DYING.
Dark Side of the Morgue

DARK SIDE OF THE MORGUE by Raymond Benson

Spike Berenger is back in another "Rock 'n' Roll Hit"!  Musicians in progressive rock bands in Chicago are being murdered--one by one.  The local police have no clues, but several of th
Fatal Fixer-Upper

Fatal Fixer-Upper - a Do-It-Yourself... by Jennie Bentley

Avery Baker was once a New York textile designer, but inheriting her aunt’s old Maine cottage has led her down
Spackled and Spooked, DIY#2

Spackled and Spooked by Jennie Bentley

Avery Baker was once a New York designer, but inheriting her aunt’s old Maine cottage has led her down a new career p
More Deaths Than One

More Deaths Than One by Pat Bertram

Bob Stark returns to Denver after 18 years in Southeast Asia to discover that the mother he buried before he left is dead again. He attends her new funeral and sees . . . himself.
A Spark of Heavenly Fire

A Spark of Heavenly Fire by Pat Bertram

In quarantined Colorado, where hundreds of thousands of people are dying from an unstoppable disease called the red death, insomniac Kate Cummings struggles to find the courage to live and to love.
Daughter Am I

Daughter Am I by Pat Bertram

When twenty-five-year-old Mary Stuart learns she inherited a farm from her recently murdered grandparents-grandparents her father claimed had died before she was born-she becomes obsessed with find
Perfect for Framing by Maggie Bishop

Perfect for Framing by Maggie Bishop

Returning for a second suspense-filled mystery, Jemma Chase and Detective Tucker find themselves embroiled in a Property Owners Association power struggle
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Murder in the Latin Quarter by Cara Black

A Haitian woman arrives at the office of Leduc Detective and announces that she is Aimee's sister, her father's illegitimate daughter. Aimee is thrilled.
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Gray Matter by Gary Braver

"Gray Matter is one of those rare and stunning thrillers that not only made my pulse race, it also challenged my firmly held beliefs about human intelligence.
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Flashback by Gary Braver

From Publishers Weekly
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Skin Deep by Gary Braver

“Here's a successful thriller from an author who gets better with each book. In Boston, someone is cleverly murdering some very beautiful women.
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Elixir by Gary Braver

When biologist Chris Bacon headed for the unspoiled rainforests of Papua New Guinea in search of medicinal plants, he had no idea that he would bring home a rare flower rumored by a tribal shaman to p
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The Stone Circle by Gary Braver

Peter Van Zandt, a professor of archaeology at a small liberal arts school north of Boston, makes a discovery that could boost his career ... or destroy him.
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Rough Beast by Gary Braver

Rough Beast, set in a small town in Massachusetts, is a thriller in the tradition of Stephen King and Dean Koontz, combined with the scientific underpinnings of Michael Crichton.
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Atlantis Fire by Gary Braver

A marine archaeological adventure set among the breath-taking Greek isles.
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A Shot Rang Out: Selected... by Jon L. Breen

Essays on fifteen crime fiction writers (Michael Connelly, Loren D. Estleman, Jack Finney, Nicolas Freeling, William Campbell Gault, Chester Himes, Edward D. Hoch, P.D.
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Maloney's Law by Anne Brooke

Paul Maloney, a small-time private i
A Dangerous Man: gritty gay fiction from Anne Brooke

A Dangerous Man by Anne Brooke

Michael Jones, a young gay artist and part-time prostitute will do anything to stage his first exhibit
Thorn in the Flesh

Thorn in the Flesh by Anne Brooke

Thorn in the Flesh tells the story of Kate Harris, a bisexual lecturer in her late th
Thorn in the Flesh by Anne Brooke

Thorn in the Flesh by Anne Brooke

This novel tells the story of Kate Harris, a lecturer in her late thirties, who is attacked in her Surrey
Bad Blood

Bad Blood by Anthony Bruno

“Explosive … Inspired plotting that just keeps ratcheting up the tension and the c
Bad Luck

Bad Luck by Anthony Bruno

"The pacing far exceeds the legal requirements for crime thriller. Bad Luck<
Bad Business

Bad Business by Anthony Bruno

“The best fictional cop duo around.
Bad Moon

Bad Moon by Anthony Bruno

"Bruno drives deep into Elmore Leonard territory with … this deliriously comic
Bad Apple

Bad Apple by Anthony Bruno

“Bruno keeps us entertained with a razzle-dazzle style that tap-dances from horror t
The Game Breaker

THE GAME BREAKER & THE... by Kurt A. Bryan

ABOUT THE BOOKS: SPORTS, POLITICS & SEX IS A DEADLY COMBINATION...See the Game Breaker Video Teaser above or below... THE GAME BREAKER...
Slipping

Slipping by Barri L Bumgarner

Danna Scanlon, a detective with the Special Crimes Task Force, is in the middle of the case of a lifetime.      
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So Dark the Night by Cliff J. Burns

A supernatural mystery, shweetheart. Two private detectives who only work from dusk 'til dawn become aware of a conspiracy being hatched by a cabal of local occultists. ...
The Troubleshooter - paperback

The Troubleshooter by Austin S. Camacho

A high powered Washington attorney buys an apartment building in the heart of the city, hoping to create low income housing for good families.
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Blood and Bone by Austin S. Camacho

An eighteen-year-old boy lies dying of leukemia.
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Collateral Damage by Austin S. Camacho

Bea Collins came home from work to find that her boy friend Dean had disappeared.
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Damaged Goods by Austin S. Camacho

Anita Cooper was three times a victim. Her father's death crushed her dreams of college and a better life.
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Payback Assignment by Austin S. Camacho

Morgan Stark, a black mercenary soldier, is stranded in the Central American nation of Belize after a raid goes wrong.
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Orion Assignment by Austin S. Camacho

Retired jewel thief Felicity O'Brian travels to her native Ireland to defend her uncle's Catholic parish.
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Russian Roulette by Austin S. Camacho

Washington D.C.'s professional troubleshooter, Hannibal Jones, is enraged when he is forced to take a case at gunpoint.
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Chasing Smoke by Bill Cameron

Portland homicide detective Skin Kadash just wants to survive cancer treatment so he can get back to wor
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Monkey on a Chain by Harlen Campbell

From the Doubleday hardcover jacket:
The Marathon Murders

The Marathon Murders by Chester D. Campbell

Did Sydney Liggett, assistant treasurer of Marathon Motor Works in Nashville, skip town in 1914 with embezzled funds, or was he framed and murdered?
Deadly Illusions

Deadly Illusions by Chester D. Campbell

Molly Saint hires the new private investigations firm run by Greg and Jill McKenzie to check into her husband's background, then disappears.
Designed to Kill

Designed to Kill by Chester D. Campbell

It's no vacation that brings Greg McKenzie and his wife, Jill, to the glistening white sand beaches at Perdido Key, FL.
Secret of the Scroll

Secret of the Scroll by Chester D. Campbell

Retired Air Force OSI agent Greg McKenzie thinks his troubles with the Metro Nashville Police are a problem.
Sea of Deception by Harlen Campbell

Sea of Deception by Harlen Campbell

Nick Cowan lost his innocence and his wife in the Sea of Cortez. A small town in west Texas took a gamble on the future and lost everything.
A Dark Love

A Dark Love by Margaret Carroll

Publishers Weekly gave this book a starred review (7/13/09), saying "tight prose and excellent pacing....suspense fans who like a touch of romance will find this a winner." A Dark Love tr
Riptide (Avon/HarperCollins) will be released in October 2009

Riptide by Margaret Carroll

Hamptons socialite Christina Cardiff's stay in rehab is cut short with the tragic news that her husband has drowned in the swimming pool of their East Hampton estate.

Gumbo Justice by Holli Herrle Castillo

Nights in New Orleans can be as dangerous as they are steamy. Especially for a smart-mouthed, competitive Assistant District Attorney like Ryan Murphy. ...
The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes

The Secret Life of CeeCee... by Diane Chamberlain

Target Bookmarked Book Club Pick, Summer 08
The Bay at Midnight

The Bay at Midnight by Diane Chamberlain

Do you miss some special place from your childhood and wish you could return there for awhile?
Before the Storm

Before the Storm by Diane Chamberlain

Selected for Levy Home Entertainment's September Need-to-Read program 
Secrets She Left Behind

Secrets She Left Behind by Diane Chamberlain

She disappeared without a trace...
Breaking the Silence

Breaking the Silence by Diane Chamberlain

Laura Brandon's promise to her dying father was simple: to visit an elderly woman she'd never heard of before. A woman who remembers nothing—except the distant past.

Stinger by Diana R. Chambers

A "rogue" CIA operative, a daring San Francisco journalist and an elusive mujahideen leader become entangled in an unusual triangle that plays out in the last battlefield of the Cold War: Af
Big City, Bad Blood

BIG CITY, BAD BLOOD by Sean Chercover

Disillusioned newspaper reporter-turned-private detective Ray Dudgeon doesn't want to save the world; he just wants to do an honest job well.