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Deception on His Mind
by Elizabeth George
Inspector Lynley investigates the murder of a young boy in a seaside town, uncovering dark secrets and hidden motives.
Balford-le-Nez is a dying seatown on the coast of Essex. But when a member of the town's small but growing Asian community, a Pakistani named Haytham Querashi, is found dead near its beach, his neck ... (Goodreads)
With No One as Witness
by Elizabeth George
A serial killer is on the loose in London, targeting black boys. Detective Lynley and Havers race against time to catch the killer.
The police never suspected a serial killer was at large until they found the third murdered boy, the first white victim, his body draped over a tomb in a London graveyard. Suddenly a series of crimes ... (Goodreads)
Missing Joseph
by Elizabeth George
A vicar's disappearance leads to a tangled web of secrets and lies in a small English village.
Deborah and Simon St. James have taken a holiday in the winter landscape of Lancashire, hoping to heal the growing rift in their marriage. But in the barren countryside awaits bleak news: the vicar ... (Goodreads)
Murder at the Vicarage
by Agatha Christie
A seemingly peaceful English village is shaken when its vicar is murdered.
The novel is narrated by Rev. Leonard Clement, the vicar of St. Mary Mead, who lives with his much younger wife Griselda and their nephew Dennis. Colonel Lucius Protheroe, Clement's churchwarden , is ... (Wikipedia)
The Black Tower
by P.D. James
Commander Adam Dalgliesh investigates a murder at a psychiatric clinic, uncovering dark secrets and personal demons.
Commander Dalgliesh is recuperating from a life-threatening illness when he receives a call for advice from an elderly friend who works as a chaplain in a home for the disabled on the Dorset coast. ... (Goodreads)
Reservoir 13
by Jon McGregor
A village's search for the truth behind a young girl's disappearance, uncovering secrets along the way.
Midwinter in an English village. A teenage girl has gone missing. Everyone is called upon to join the search. The villagers fan out across the moors as the police set up roadblocks and a crowd of ... (Goodreads)
The Lighthouse
by P.D. James
A murder mystery set on a secluded island, where the characters' secrets and pasts are slowly revealed.
Adam Dalgliesh is brought in to investigate the mysterious death of a famous writer on a remote and inaccessible island off the Cornish coast. Combe Island is a discreet retreat operated by a private ... (Wikipedia)
The Historian
by Elizabeth Kostova
An adventurous search for the truth behind Dracula's legend, spanning centuries.
The Historian interweaves the history and folklore of Vlad Țepeș , a 15th-century prince of Wallachia known as "Vlad the Impaler", and his fictional equivalent Count Dracula together with the story ... (Wikipedia)
I'm Fine and Neither Are You
by Camille Pagán
Penelope navigates her own life while helping her best friend, Jenny, through a difficult time. A story of friendship, honesty, and self-discovery.
A, Washington Post, and Amazon Charts bestseller.,, Honesty is the best policy…except maybe when it comes to marriage in this brilliant novel about the high price of perfection from bestselling ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Big Sleep
by Raymond Chandler
Private eye investigates a complex case involving a wealthy family and blackmail.
Private investigator Philip Marlowe is called to the home of the wealthy and elderly General Sternwood, in the month of October. He wants Marlowe to deal with an attempt by a bookseller named Arthur ... (Wikipedia)
Chaos
by Patricia Cornwell
Forensic pathologist Dr. Kay Scarpetta investigates a series of murders with a mysterious connection to her past.
“When it comes to the forensic sciences, nobody can touch Cornwell.” —,New York Times Book Review, [PLEASE BOX:] CHAOS, From the Ancient Greek (χάος or kháos), A vast chasm or void. Anarchy. The ... (Barnes & Noble)
Use of Force
by Brad Thor
Counterterrorism operative Scot Harvath races against time to stop a terrorist attack on American soil.
From #1, New York Times, and, #1 Wall Street Journal b,estselling author Brad Thor comes “his latest pulse-pounding adventure” (,The Real Book Spy,) that follows covert operative Scot Harvath as he ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Man With a Load of Mischief
by Martha Grimes
A murder mystery set in a quaint English village, where secrets and lies unravel as the investigation progresses.
At the Man with a Load of Mischief, they found the dead body stuck in a keg of beer. At the Jack and Hammer, another body was stuck out on the beam of the pub’s sign, replacing the mechanical man who ... (Goodreads)
Catch of the Day
by Kristan Higgins
A small-town girl falls for a handsome stranger, but their relationship is complicated by secrets and past mistakes.
First date à la Maggie: Take one lovelorn diner owner (me), a generous helping of nosy local gossips, a dollop of envy at married sister's perfect life, a splash of divine intervention (my ... (Goodreads)
Everything Under
by Daisy Johnson
A haunting story of a mother and daughter, their secrets, and the search for a lost person.
The dictionary doesn’t contain every word. Gretel, a lexicographer by trade, knows this better than most. She grew up on a houseboat with her mother, wandering the canals of Oxford and speaking a ... (Goodreads)
The Old Fox Deceiv'd
by Martha Grimes
A murder mystery set in a quaint English village, where Inspector Jury must solve the case before the killer strikes again.
It is a chilly and foggy Twelfth Night, wild with North Sea wind, when a bizarre murder disturbs the outward piece of Rackmoor, a tiny Yorkshire fishing village with a past that proves a tangled maze ... (Goodreads)
Monday Mourning
by Kathy Reichs
Forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan investigates a series of murders involving young girls in Montreal.
The plot of the story revolves around Brennan trying to decipher the clues left behind by the skeletons of three girls found in a pizza parlor basement in Montreal, Quebec , Canada, which has a ... (Wikipedia)
Tandia
by Bryce Courtenay
A young black girl in apartheid South Africa fights against oppression and racism to achieve her dreams.
Tandia, whose parents were a South African Indian man (Mr. Patel) and his house worker (a black woman), is raped by a police officer at her father's grave the day after his funeral. With Mr. Patel's ... (Wikipedia)
Best Day Ever
by Kaira Rouda
A seemingly perfect couple's weekend getaway takes a dark turn as secrets are revealed and tensions rise.
“FABULOUS.”, —B.A. Paris, New York Times bestselling author of, Behind Closed Doors, and, The Breakdown,, THE PERFECT MARRIAGE IS THE PERFECT ILLUSION.,, Paul Strom has the perfect life: a glittering ... (Barnes & Noble)
Genome
by A.G. Riddle
A geneticist discovers a hidden message within the human genome that could change the course of humanity forever.
A code hidden in the human genome will reveal the ultimate secret of human existence. And could hold humanity’s only hope of survival., , * * *, , Genome is the second and final book in A.G. Riddle’s ... (Barnes & Noble)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
by Ernest Hemingway
A soldier's story of courage and survival in the Spanish Civil War.
The novel graphically describes the brutality of the Spanish Civil War. It is told primarily through the thoughts and experiences of the protagonist, Robert Jordan. It draws on Hemingway's own ... (Wikipedia)
Valhalla Rising
by Clive Cussler
Dirk Pitt embarks on a dangerous mission to uncover the secrets of a mysterious Viking artifact. Action-packed adventure ensues.
Dirk Pitt has to stop an evil CEO of an oil and natural gas company in the US from establishing absolute monopoly over oil resources and supplies. It is a typical Dirk Pitt novel dealing with a ... (Wikipedia)
Night Probe!
by Clive Cussler
Dirk Pitt races against time to prevent a global catastrophe caused by a secret organization's plan to shift the Earth's axis.
It is 1989 and the United States is in an economic decline because "From Franklin Roosevelt on, every chief executive has played a game of tag, pinning a multiplying financial burden on the office of ... (Wikipedia)
The Wire in the Blood
by Val McDermid
A psychologist helps police catch a serial killer, but becomes entangled in the killer's twisted mind games.
The series is set in the fictional town of Bradfield, which is assumed to lie within West Yorkshire . It follows the Major Incident Team (MIT) of Bradfield Metropolitan Police's CID and the ... (Wikipedia)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
by Zora Neale Hurston
A woman's journey of self-discovery, liberation and empowerment.
Fair and long-legged, independent and articulate, Janie Crawford sets out to be her own person – no mean feat for a black woman in the '30s. Janie's quest for identity takes her through three ... (Goodreads)
The Various Haunts of Men
by Susan Hill
Detective investigates a series of disappearances in a small English town, uncovering dark secrets and personal demons.
Having transferred to the small cathedral town of Lafferton from London's "Met," police detective Freya Graffham explores her new community and becomes fascinated by Chief Insp. Simon Serrailler, her ... (Goodreads)
Honor Among Thieves
by Jeffrey Archer
A young man from a poor family rises to the top of the criminal underworld, but struggles to maintain his honor and loyalty.
Spring 1994, Washington, D.C. - While the Clinton Administration grapples with its domestic policies, a sinister plot is being masterminded six thousand miles away in Baghdad. By using $100 million ... (Goodreads)
Pippi Goes on Board
by Astrid Lindgren
Pippi Longstocking sets sail on a wild adventure with her friends, encountering pirates and making new discoveries.
The further adventures of super-strong girl Pippi Longstocking and her friends, Tommy and Annika, in this sequel compilation film of the classic Swedish TV series. ... (Wikipedia)
Flesh and Blood
by Patricia Cornwell
Dr. Kay Scarpetta investigates a series of murders with a personal connection to her past.
#1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Cornwell delivers another enthralling thriller in her high-stakes forensic series starring Kay Scarpetta. It’s Dr. Kay Scarpetta’s birthday and she’s ... (Barnes & Noble)
Ashley Bell
by Dean Koontz
A young woman with a brain tumor sets out to fulfill a mysterious wish before she dies, but dark forces are determined to stop her.
At twenty-two, Bibi Blair’s doctors tell her that she’s dying. Two days later, she’s impossibly cured. Fierce, funny, dauntless, she becomes obsessed with the idea that she was spared because she is ... (Goodreads)
