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The Darkness
by Ragnar Jónasson
A remote Icelandic town is shaken by a murder, revealing secrets and lies. Detective Hulda Hermannsdóttir must solve the case before it's too late.
Spanning the icy streets of Reykjavik, the Icelandic highlands and cold, isolated fjords, The Darkness is an atmospheric thriller from Ragnar Jonasson, one of the most exciting names in Nordic Noir. ... (Goodreads)
The Wrong Side of Goodbye
by Michael Connelly
A retired detective is hired to investigate a mysterious case, uncovering secrets from the past.
This novel finds semi-retired Harry Bosch alternating between two investigations. As a private detective he is summoned by billionaire industrialist Whitney Vance. The elderly, never-married Vance ... (Wikipedia)
He Said/She Said
by Erin Kelly
A couple witnesses a crime and their lives are forever changed. The truth is elusive and the consequences are dire.
In the summer of 1999, Kit and Laura travel to a festival in Cornwall to see a total eclipse of the sun. Kit is an eclipse chaser; Laura has never seen one before. Young and in love, they are certain ... (Goodreads)
The Dry
by Jane Harper
A small town in rural Australia is rocked by a murder, leading a local detective to uncover secrets and lies.
A small town hides big secrets in this atmospheric, page-turning debut mystery by award-winning author Jane Harper. In the grip of the worst drought in a century, the farming community of Kiewarra is ... (Goodreads)
Need to Know
by Karen Cleveland
A CIA analyst discovers a shocking secret about her husband, leading her to question everything she knows and risking everything to uncover the truth.
In pursuit of a Russian sleeper cell on American soil, a CIA analyst uncovers a dangerous secret that will test her loyalty to the agency—and to her family. What do you do when everything you trust ... (Goodreads)
Innocence
by Dean Koontz
A suspenseful tale of a young girl's courage in the face of a relentless killer.
NEW YORK TIMES, BESTSELLER •, Includes Dean Koontz’s short story “Wilderness”—first time in print!,In, Innocence,, Dean Koontz blends mystery, suspense, and acute insight into the human soul in a ... (Barnes & Noble)
Endless Night
by Agatha Christie
A mysterious tale of murder, secrets, and suspense in a sleepy English village.
The story begins with Michael telling us about his time as a chauffeur and how he met the architect Rudolph Santonix. He plans to one day have a house built by Santonix. Michael is walking along a ... (Wikipedia)
The Nowhere Man
by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz
A man goes on a mission of revenge after the disappearance of his family, discovering secrets of a global conspiracy.
The novel begins with a case of cyberbullying a humble family girl who ends up being a victim of a network of human traffic. Evan Smoak saves the girl but realizes that another young woman has been ... (Wikipedia)
The Mountain Between Us
by Charles Martin
Stranded in the snow-covered wilderness, two strangers must work together to survive.
On a stormy winter night, Dr. Ben Payne and writer Ashley Knox are stuck in Salt Lake City International Airport when their flights are canceled. Both are eager to reach their destinations—Ben has ... (Wikipedia)
Headhunters
by Jo Nesbø
A corporate recruiter's desperate mission to save his family from a powerful criminal.
Roger Brown is a corporate headhunter, and he’s a master of his profession. But one career simply can’t support his luxurious lifestyle and his wife’s fledgling art gallery. At an art opening one ... (Goodreads)
The Chalk Man
by C.J. Tudor
A group of friends in 1986 use chalk figures to communicate, but when a murder occurs, their past comes back to haunt them.
In 1986, Eddie and his friends are just kids on the verge of adolescence. They spend their days biking around their sleepy English village and looking for any taste of excitement they can get. The ... (Goodreads)
The Redeemer
by Jo Nesbø
Private detective Harry Hole investigates a murder and uncovers a sinister conspiracy.
In 1991, at a youth camp run by the Norwegian Salvation Army , the 14-year-old daughter of a senior Salvationist official is raped in a public toilet . Because of the Salvation Army's strict ... (Wikipedia)
Childhood's End
by Arthur C. Clarke
Human race is transformed by an alien presence, leading to the dawn of a new age.
The novel is divided into three parts, following a third-person omniscient narrative with no main character. , In some editions, the short first chapter is a separate prologue rather than the ... (Wikipedia)
Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-Earth
by J.R.R. Tolkien
A collection of stories, exploring the untold histories of Middle-Earth and Númenor.
Classic hardback edition of this fascinating collection of stories, featuring Tolkien’s own painting of the dragon Glaurung on the cover, which continues the tales of The Hobbit, The Lord of the ... (Goodreads)
An Officer and a Spy
by Robert Harris
A story of espionage and betrayal set against the backdrop of the Dreyfus Affair.
Upon being promoted to run the Statistical Section , the top secret headquarters of French military intelligence, Georges Picquart begins to discover that the evidence used to convict Alfred Dreyfus ... (Wikipedia)
The Redbreast
by Jo Nesbø
Detective searches for clues to an elusive crime to find a killer terrorizing Oslo.
The Redbreast is a fabulous introduction to Nesbø’s tough-as-nails series protagonist, Oslo police detective Harry Hole. A brilliant and epic novel, breathtaking in its scope and design—winner of The ... (Goodreads)
The Secret History
by Donna Tartt
A small group of misfit college students uncover a sinister secret and their lives become entangled with dangerous consequences.
Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at an elite New England college discover a way of thinking and living that is a world away from the ... (Goodreads)
The Silmarillion
by J.R.R. Tolkien
Epic saga of the history of Middle-Earth, a world filled with mythical creatures.
The Silmarillion is an account of the Elder Days, of the First Age of Tolkien’s world. It is the ancient drama to which the characters in The Lord of the Rings look back, and in whose events some of ... (Goodreads)
The Children of Húrin
by J.R.R. Tolkien
Epic tale of tragedy and tragedy, of a father's sins passed down to his children.
This tale of Middle-earth's First Age, which appeared in incomplete forms in the posthumously published, The Silmarillion, and, Unfinished Tales, , also edited by Tolkien's son, Christopher, only ... (Goodreads)
Every Man Dies Alone
by Hans Fallada
A man and his wife struggle to resist Nazi oppression in 1940s Berlin.
Inspired by a true story, Hans Fallada's Alone in Berlin is the gripping tale of an ordinary man's determination to defy the tyranny of Nazi rule. This Penguin Classics edition contains an afterword ... (Goodreads)
Fat Chance
by Nick Spalding
A humorous and heartwarming story of a man's journey to lose weight and find love.
Meet Zoe and Greg Milton, a married couple who have let themselves go a bit. Zoe was a stunner in her college days, but the intervening decades have added five stone, and removed most of her ... (Goodreads)
The Best Friend
by Shalini Boland
A psychological thriller about a woman whose best friend disappears, leading her to question everything she thought she knew about their friendship.
Toxic school mums, money worries, paranoia, and murder ... The Best Friend is a chilling psychological thriller from the Bestselling Author of The Girl from the Sea. They say to keep your friends ... (Goodreads)
Sweet Little Lies
by Caz Frear
A detective investigates a murder case that hits close to home, uncovering secrets and lies along the way.
In this gripping debut procedural, a young London policewoman must probe dark secrets buried deep in her own family's past to solve a murder and a long-ago disappearance. Your father is a liar. But ... (Goodreads)
The Devil's Work
by Mark Edwards
A woman starts a new job, but soon realizes that her boss is not what he seems. A psychological thriller that will keep you on edge.
A gripping psychological thriller from the bestselling author of, Follow You Home, and, The Magpies,., It was the job she had dreamed of since childhood. But on her very first day, when an unnerving ... (Goodreads)
Outfox
by Sandra Brown
FBI agent is on the hunt for a cunning conman, but the tables turn when she becomes the hunted.
From the #1, NYT, bestselling author: After a thirty-year search for a serial killer, FBI agent Drex Easton becomes a suspect's next-door neighbor — but can he navigate a shocking series of twists ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Wedding Guest
by Jonathan Kellerman
A psychologist investigates a murder at a wedding, uncovering dark secrets and hidden motives.
Psychologist Alex Delaware and Detective Milo Sturgis dig into a shocking crime at a raucous wedding reception in this gripping psychological thriller from the #1, New York Times, bestselling master ... (Goodreads)
Nightfall
by L.J. Smith
A teenage girl falls in love with a mysterious boy who turns out to be a vampire, leading her into a dangerous world of supernatural creatures.
To save the two vampire brothers who love her, Elena Gilbert sacrificed her life. Now that a supernatural force has brought Elena back from the dead, all handsome, brooding Stefan wants is to keep ... (Goodreads)
Before the Storm
by Diane Chamberlain
A family tragedy forces a woman to confront secrets from her past and the truth about her daughter's father.
Fifteen-year-old Andy Lockwood is special. Others notice the way he blurts out anything that comes into his mind, how he cannot foresee consequences, that he's more child than teenager. But his ... (Goodreads)
Arctic Chill
by Arnaldur Indriðason
A young immigrant boy is found murdered in the cold streets of Reykjavik, and Detective Erlendur must navigate the city's underworld to solve the case.
The Reykjavik police are called on an icy January day to a garden where a body has been found: a young, dark-skinned boy is frozen to the ground in a pool of his own blood. Erlendur and his team ... (Goodreads)
