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The Keeper of Lost Causes
by Jussi Adler-Olsen
A police detective investigates a mysterious disappearance, uncovering a sinister conspiracy.
Carl Mørck is demoted to Department Q, the cold case unit, after a raid goes wrong. One case, a suspected suicide, piques his interest. His investigations suggest that the woman, a rising politician, ... (Wikipedia)
The Scarred Woman
by Jussi Adler-Olsen
Detective Carl Mørck and his team investigate a cold case involving a scarred woman, leading to a web of corruption and abuse.
The, New York Times, and #1 internationally bestselling author of, The Keeper of Lost Causes, delivers his most captivating and suspenseful Department Q novel yet–perfect for fans of Stieg Larsson,. ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Absent One
by Jussi Adler-Olsen
A criminal investigation uncovering the truth behind a series of cold cases.
In "The Keeper of Lost Causes," Jussi Adler-Olsen introduced Detective Carl Mørck, a deeply flawed but brilliant detective newly assigned to run Department Q, the home of Copenhagen’s coldest cases. ... (Goodreads)
Career of Evil
by Robert Galbraith
Private detective investigates a series of mysterious and violent cases linked to a deranged criminal.
After murdering a woman, an unidentified man stalks Robin Ellacott, whom he sees as part of his plan to exact revenge against private investigator Cormoran Strike. Robin, having worked for Strike for ... (Wikipedia)
Even Dogs in the Wild
by Ian Rankin
Detective Rebus investigates a powerful politician's mysterious death and finds a tangled web of secrets and lies.
A former Scottish senior prosecutor has been found dead. Siobhan Clarke and a retired John Rebus are called on to investigate the prosecutor's death. , Meanwhile Malcolm Fox is drafted into a ... (Wikipedia)
A Murder of Quality
by John le Carré
A retired intelligence officer investigates a murder at a prestigious British boarding school.
John le Carré's classic novels deftly navigate readers through the intricate shadow worlds of international espionage with unsurpassed skill and knowledge, and have earned him – and his hero, British ... (Goodreads)
The Last Painting of Sara de Vos
by Dominic Smith
A centuries-old mystery unfolds, as a woman's painting is tracked through its various owners.
This is what we long for: the profound pleasure of being swept into vivid new worlds, worlds peopled by characters so intriguing and real that we can't shake them, even long after the reading's done. ... (Goodreads)
Silence of the Grave
by Arnaldur Indriðason
A detective investigates a decades-old murder to uncover the truth and bring justice.
Inspector Erlendur returns in this gripping Icelandic thriller When a skeleton is discovered half-buried in a construction site outside of Reykjavík, Inspector Erlendur finds himself knee-deep in ... (Goodreads)
The Lake House
by Kate Morton
A woman's search for answers to the mystery of her mother's disappearance, uncovering secrets of a long-lost family.
An abandoned house... June 1933, and sixteen-year-old Alice Edevane is preparing for her family's Midsummer Eve party at their country home, Loeanneth. But by the time midnight strikes and fireworks ... (Goodreads)
The Long Way Home
by Louise Penny
Chief Inspector Armand Gamache returns to Three Pines to solve a murder and confront his past.
Happily retired in the village of Three Pines, Armand Gamache, former Chief Inspector of Homicide with the Sûreté du Québec, has found a peace he’d only imagined possible. On warm summer mornings he ... (Goodreads)
Euphoria
by Lily King
Three anthropologists in the 1930s study a tribe in New Guinea, leading to a complex love triangle and ethical dilemmas.
A New York Times Bestseller,Winner of the 2014 Kirkus Prize,Winner of the 2014 New England Book Award for Fiction,A Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award,A Best Book of the Year for:,, ... (Barnes & Noble)
Slade House
by David Mitchell
A supernatural thriller involving mysterious doorways that lead to a mysterious house with a sinister secret.
In 1979, Nathan Bishop and his mother are invited to the house of the respected Lady Grayer. Nathan is quickly acquainted with her son Jonah, and the two spend the afternoon in the garden of Slade ... (Wikipedia)
Killing Floor
by Lee Child
An ex-military cop is thrust into a dangerous criminal underworld to solve the murder of a woman.
Jack Reacher gets off a Greyhound bus in the town of Margrave, Georgia , because he remembers his brother mentioning that a blues musician named Blind Blake had died there. Much to his surprise, ... (Wikipedia)
Sing, Unburied, Sing
by Jesmyn Ward
A family's journey through the Mississippi Delta, confronting a traumatic past.
It is Jojo's thirteenth birthday. To step into his new role as a man, Jojo tries to bravely help his grandfather, Pop, kill a goat. Jojo ends up throwing up at the sight although Pop is sympathetic. ... (Wikipedia)
Club Shadowlands
by Cherise Sinclair
A young woman explores her submissive desires at an exclusive BDSM club, where she meets a dominant who pushes her limits.
Her car disabled during a tropical storm, Jessica Randall discovers the isolated house where she's sheltering is a private bondage club. At first shocked, she soon becomes aroused watching the ... (Goodreads)
Curtain
by Agatha Christie
An amateur detective investigates a murder at a country estate, uncovering a mysterious plot.
A specific person is unsuspected of involvement in five murders by both the police and family of the victims. In all cases, there was a clear suspect. Four of these suspects have since died (one of ... (Wikipedia)
Attack of the Clones
by R.A. Salvatore
Jedi Knights Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker investigate an assassination attempt on Senator Amidala, leading to a discovery of a separatist movement and the creation of a clone army.
There is a great disturbance in the Force. . . . From the sleek ships of the glimmering Coruscant skyscape to the lush gardens of pastoral Naboo, dissent is roiling. The Republic is failing, even ... (Goodreads)
The Ice House
by Minette Walters
A body is found in an ice house on a country estate, leading to a web of secrets and lies.
The people of Streech village had never trusted the three women living up at the Grange - not since Phoebe Maybury's husband suddenly, inexplicably vanished. Ten years later a corpse is discovered in ... (Goodreads)
Woman of God
by James Patterson
A young doctor becomes a Catholic nun and is sent to war-torn South Sudan, where she faces challenges to her faith and life.
The central character of this book is Brigid Fitzgerald, a physician working with the fictional organization Kind Hands (similar to Doctors without Borders ). Brigid is in south Sudan in very ... (Wikipedia)
The Man from Beijing
by Henning Mankell
A small Swedish village is rocked by a brutal murder, which leads to a global conspiracy. A thrilling mystery with political undertones.
In January 2006 the police make the gruesome discovery of the bodies of 19 people who have been brutally murdered in the remote hamlet of Hesjövallen in northern Sweden . The protagonist Birgitta ... (Wikipedia)
Book of the Dead
by Patricia Cornwell
Dr. Kay Scarpetta investigates a series of murders with a connection to an ancient Egyptian tomb.
Soon after relocating to Charleston, S.C., to launch a private forensics lab, Scarpetta is asked to consult on the murder of U.S. tennis star Drew Martin, whose mutilated body was found in Rome. ... (Goodreads)
The Life List
by Lori Nelson Spielman
A woman's quest to fulfill her late mother's bucket list and find her true purpose.
In this utterly charming debut — one woman sets out to complete her old list of childhood goals, and finds that her lifelong dreams lead her down a path she never expects. 1. Go to Paris 2. Perform ... (Goodreads)
The Unexpected Guest
by Charles Osborne
A stranger seeks refuge in a house on a foggy night, only to find a dead man and a group of suspects. A classic whodunit mystery.
On a foggy night, the car of a man called Michael Starkwedder breaks down near an isolated house and, entering it, he finds the body of a dead man slumped in a chair. A woman stands over the corpse, ... (Wikipedia)
Phantom Prey
by John Sandford
Detective Lucas Davenport investigates a series of murders in Minneapolis, with a phantom-like killer on the loose.
A widow comes home to her large house in a wealthy, exclusive suburb to find blood on the walls, no body — and her college-age daughter missing. She's always known that her daughter ran with a bad ... (Goodreads)
By the Pricking of My Thumbs
by Agatha Christie
An elderly couple investigate a suspicious death, uncovering dark secrets in the process.
While visiting Tommy's Aunt Ada at Sunny Ridge Nursing Home, Tuppence encounters some odd residents including Mrs. Lancaster who mystifies her with talk about "your poor child" and "something behind ... (Goodreads)
Snow White Must Die
by Nele Neuhaus
A small town is shaken by the return of a woman who was convicted of killing two girls years ago. Secrets and lies are uncovered as the truth is sought.
Snow White Must Die, by Nele Neuhaus is a tremendous new contemporary mystery series and huge international bestseller—with more than 3.5 million copies in print!,On a rainy November day police ... (Barnes & Noble)
Midnight Sun
by Jo Nesbø
A gripping thriller about a mysterious murder case that leads to a web of secrets and lies in Oslo's underworld.
Jon is on the run. He has betrayed Oslo’s biggest crime lord: The Fisherman. Fleeing to an isolated corner of Norway, to a mountain town so far north that the sun never sets, Jon hopes to find ... (Goodreads)
The Manchurian Candidate
by Richard Condon
A former POW is brainwashed to become an unwitting assassin in a political conspiracy.
Major Bennett Marco, Sergeant Raymond Shaw, and the rest of their infantry platoon are captured by an elite Soviet commando unit during the Korean War in 1952. They are taken to Manchuria , and ... (Wikipedia)
Scarpetta
by Patricia Cornwell
Dr. Kay Scarpetta, Chief Medical Examiner, investigates a series of brutal murders in Richmond, Virginia.
Leaving behind her private forensic pathology practice in Charleston, South Carolina, Kay Scarpetta accepts an assignment in New York City, where the NYPD has asked her to examine an injured man on ... (Goodreads)
Believing the Lie
by Elizabeth George
A detective investigates a suspicious death in a wealthy family, uncovering secrets and lies.
Inspector Thomas Lynley is mystified when he's sent undercover to investigate the death of Ian Cresswell at the request of the man's uncle, the wealthy and influential Bernard Fairclough. The death ... (Goodreads)
