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Cinderella (A Matthew Hope Mystery)Ed McBain★★★★★4.0(244)About the Author Ed McBain was one of the pen names of successful and prolific crime fiction author Evan Hunter (1926...
Sherlock Holmes: The Breath of GodGuy Adams★★★★★4.0(239)Praise for Guy Adams:"This is the kind of book that 'Best of Lists' were made for." - Graeme's Fantasy Book Review "A...
Crosshairs (Lee Henry Oswald Mystery Series #3)Harry Hunsicker★★★★★4.0(238)From Publishers Weekly Texas author Hunsicker's strong third Lee Henry Oswald contemporary hard-boiled mystery, like...
The Mexican Tree Duck (C.W. Sughrue)James Crumley★★★★★4.0(217)“Lean, knuckle-crunching prose.” — Miami Herald “Like James Ellroy . . . [Crumley] is a master of American...
The Two Sanibel Sunset DetectivesRon Base★★★★★4.0(203)When former newspaper reporter, magazine writer, movie critic and screenwriter, Ron Base, isn't on Sanibel Island, he...
The Snatch: Nameless DetectiveBill Pronzini★★★★★4.0(201)Bill Pronzini is simply one of the masters. He seems to have taken a crack at just about every genre: mysteries,...
A Cold and Broken Hallelujah (Long Beach Homicide, 3)Tyler Dilts★★★★★3.9(9.9K)About the Author As a child, Tyler Dilts dreamed of following in the footsteps of his policeman father. Though his...
Quite Ugly One MorningChristopher Brookmyre★★★★★3.9(1.9K)From Publishers Weekly In Christopher Brookmyre's wild and wildly funny debut crime novel, Quite Ugly One Morning,...
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The Princess of Burundi: A Mystery (Ann Lindell Mysteries, 1)Ebba Segerberg★★★★★3.9(873)“Riveting . . . The Princess of Burundi resembles the books of Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo, not to mention those of...
Murder in Belleville (Aimee Leduc Investigations, No. 2)Cara Black★★★★★3.9(596)Praise for Murder in Belleville “If you've always wanted to visit Paris, skip the airfare and read Cara Black's...
The Deep EndJoy Fielding★★★★★3.9(422)Fielding has made the woman-in-jeopardy genre her own." --People "Fielding knows how to turn the screws of suspense."...
The Vanished (A Konrad Simonsen Thriller)Lotte Hammer★★★★★3.9(404)The authors' intimate style; translated by Martin Aitken, yields character studies of emotional depth and intensity." -...
Tar Heart (A New Hampshire Mystery)Mira Gibson★★★★★3.9(361)Mira Gibson is a playwright, screenwriter, and novelist. After majoring in Playwriting at Bard College, Mira was...
Brown's RequiemJames Ellroy★★★★★3.9(354)Before he began to remap the geography of the crime novel and venture out into the darkest noir night of them all with...
The Herring-Seller's Apprentice (Ethelred and Elsie, 1) (Volume 1)L. C. Tyler★★★★★3.9(313)From Publishers Weekly Fans of comic mysteries will welcome British author Tyler's debut, the first in a series to...
Last Rituals: A Novel of Suspense (Thora Gudmundsdottir Book 1)Bernard Scudder★★★★★3.8(2.9K)From Publishers Weekly Similar in plot to Swedish author Helene Tursten's The Glass Devil, this first in a new series...
Murder in the Marais (An Aimée Leduc Investigation)Cara Black★★★★★3.8(2K)Praise for the Aimée Leduc series "Forever young, forever stylish, forever in love with Paris—forever Aimée." —...
An Air That KillsAndrew Taylor★★★★★3.8(1.8K)From Publishers Weekly This engrossing launch of a series from Creasy Award winner Taylor (The Second Midnight)...
Murder in Steeple Martin (Libby Sarjeant Murder Mysteries)Lesley Cookman★★★★★3.8(1.6K)With facinating characters and intriguing plot, this is a real page turner. Katie FfordeTake Murder in Steeple Martin...
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