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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 Son
by Jo Nesbø
A man's quest to avenge the death of his father uncovers a dark family secret.
Sonny Lofthus is serving time for crimes he did not commit. As payment, he receives a steady supply of drugs to satisfy his addiction. His life changes completely when he learns the truth about his ... (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)
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 Devil's Star
by Jo Nesbø
Murder mystery set in Oslo involving a mysterious pentagram symbol.
A young woman is murdered in her Oslo flat. One finger has been severed from her left hand, and behind her eyelid is secreted a tiny red diamond in the shape of a five-pointed star - a pentagram, the ... (Goodreads)
The Hanging Girl
by Jussi Adler-Olsen
A cold case detective investigates the disappearance of a teenage girl, uncovering a web of secrets and corruption.
In the middle of his usual hard-won morning nap in the basement of police headquarters, Carl Mørck, head of Department Q, receives a call from a colleague working on the Danish island of Bornholm. ... (Goodreads)
The Hypnotist
by Lars Kepler
A police detective investigates a mysterious and violent death, uncovering a dark and sinister past.
A man is discovered murdered in the bathroom of a locker room. Upon going to the man's residence, a policeman finds the man's wife and young daughter brutally murdered as well as his son, Josef Ek, ... (Wikipedia)
The Sandman
by Lars Kepler
A gripping story of suspense, as a detective has to unravel the secrets of a mysterious serial killer.
The #1 internationally best-selling thriller from the author of, The Hypnotist, tells the chilling story of a manipulative serial killer and the two brilliant police agents who must try to beat him ... (Goodreads)
Jar City
by Arnaldur Indriðason
Detective Erlendur investigates a murder in Reykjavík, uncovering secrets that have been buried for decades.
When a lonely old man is found murdered in his Reykjavík flat, the only clues are a cryptic note left by the killer and a photograph of a young girl’s grave. Inspector Erlendur, who heads the ... (Goodreads)
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter
by Tom Franklin
A haunting tale of two childhood friends, one accused of murder, and the secrets that bind them together.
Tom Franklin's extraordinary talent has been hailed by the leading lights of contemporary literature—Philip Roth, Richard Ford, Lee Smith, and Dennis Lebanese. Reviewers have called his fiction ... (Goodreads)
The Reader
by Bernhard Schlink
A man's journey of understanding, uncovering a dark secret from his past.
Hailed for its coiled eroticism and the moral claims it makes upon the reader, this mesmerizing novel is a story of love and secrets, horror and compassion, unfolding against the haunted landscape of ... (Goodreads)
The Poet
by Michael Connelly
A Pulitzer Prize-winning poet's descent into darkness, as he unravels a web of deceit and murder.
Denver crime-beat reporter Jack McEvoy specializes in violent death. So when his homicide detective brother kills himself, McEvoy copes in the only way he knows how–he decides to write the story. But ... (Goodreads)
World Without End
by Ken Follett
Epic tale of love and war, tracing the lives of two families over centuries.
The novel begins in the fictional city of Kingsbridge, England in the year 1327 . Four children - Merthin, Caris, Gwenda, and Merthin's brother Ralph - head into the woods on All Hallows Day . ... (Wikipedia)
A Little Life
by Hanya Yanagihara
A powerful tale of four friends navigating life's hardships and the devastating effects of trauma.
The novel follows the lives of four friends in New York City from college through to middle-age. It focuses particularly on Jude, a lawyer with a mysterious past, ambiguous ethnicity, and unexplained ... (Wikipedia)
Wildflower Hill
by Kimberley Freeman
A woman uncovers her grandmother's past in Tasmania, discovering secrets and a family legacy.
Forced to take her life in a new direction when an injury ends her ballet career, Emma returns to her home in Australia and learns that she has inherited an isolated sheep station from a late ... (Goodreads)
Three to Get Deadly
by Janet Evanovich
Stephanie Plum, a bounty hunter, is on the hunt for a cop killer and a missing witness. Chaos ensues.
Stephanie is on the trail of beloved Moses Bedemier , a mild-mannered man who runs an ice-cream parlor/candy store in the Burg . Mo is an upstanding citizen with ties to almost every family in ... (Wikipedia)
I is for Innocent
by Sue Grafton
Private investigator searches for the truth behind a murder, uncovering the secrets of the past.
After being unceremoniously fired by California Fidelity Insurance, Kinsey has found herself new office space with her attorney, Lonnie Kingman. Lonnie has a case with which he wants Kinsey's help. ... (Wikipedia)
E is for Evidence
by Sue Grafton
A homicide detective investigates a murder case and uncovers a web of lies.
Just after Christmas, Kinsey Millhone discovers that five thousand dollars has mysteriously been credited to her bank account. She flashes back a few days to when she was asked to investigate a fire ... (Wikipedia)
The Amber Room
by Steve Berry
A thrilling adventure to uncover the lost Amber Room, a priceless treasure stolen by the Nazis during WWII.
The story is about judge Rachel Cutler and her husband Paul, a divorced American couple caught up in a treasure hunt for the long-missing Amber Room. A couple of competitive professional treasure ... (Wikipedia)
The Likeness
by Tana French
A murder investigation reveals secrets of a young woman's past, threatening her present.
The story follows the efforts of detective Cassie Maddox to determine the circumstances surrounding the death of Lexie Madison, a young woman who is her doppelgänger . , The dead woman not only ... (Wikipedia)
The Nightmare
by Lars Kepler
A series of gruesome murders lead Detective Joona Linna to investigate a hypnotist who may be controlling the killer's actions.
A drowned young woman is discovered on an abandoned pleasure boat drifting by the Stockholm archipelago–-strangely, her clothes are dry. The next day in Stockholm, a man turns up dead, hanging from a ... (Goodreads)
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
by Jonas Jonasson
An adventurous old man escapes a nursing home for an unexpected journey of self-discovery.
Allan Karlsson is about to celebrate his hundredth birthday, and his retirement home in Malmköping is planning to throw a party. Allan is not interested. Instead, he climbs out the window and ... (Wikipedia)
Alice I Have Been
by Melanie Benjamin
A fictionalized account of the life of Alice Liddell, the inspiration for Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland."
Few works of literature are as universally beloved as Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland . Now, in this spellbinding historical novel, we meet the young girl whose bright spirit sent her on an ... (Goodreads)
Shadow Man
by Cody McFadyen
FBI agent hunts a serial killer who leaves no trace. As the case unfolds, the agent's own dark past is revealed.
Once, Special Agent Smoky Barrett hunted serial killers for the FBI. She was one of the best until a madman terrorized her family, killed her husband and daughter, and left her face scarred and her ... (Goodreads)
The Reader on the 6.27
by Jean-Paul Didierlaurent
An unlikely friendship between a book-loving commuter and a mysterious author.
An irresistible French sensation - Mr Penumbra's 24-hour Bookstore meets Amelie - The Reader on the 6.27 explores the power of books through the lives of the people they save. It is sure to capture ... (Goodreads)
Voices
by Arnaldur Indriðason
A detective investigates the murder of a hotel Santa Claus, uncovering dark secrets and personal demons.
Mancano pochi giorni a Natale e nello squallido seminterrato di un grande albergo di Reykjavik viene ritrovato il cadavere di un uomo vestito da Babbo Natale e con i pantaloni abbassati. Si tratta ... (Goodreads)
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)
A Son of the Circus
by John Irving
A doctor's search for his father and his own identity amidst a chaotic life of a traveling circus.
A Hindi film star . . . an American missionary . . . twins separated at birth . . . a dwarf chauffeur . . . a serial killer . . . all are on a collision course. In the tradition of A Prayer for Owen ... (Goodreads)
The Gambler
by Fyodor Dostoevsky
A story of addiction and gambling, and the psychological depths of a man’s desperation.
The first-person narrative is told from the point of view of Alexei Ivanovich, a tutor working for a Russian family living in a suite at a German hotel. The patriarch of the family, The General, is ... (Wikipedia)
