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Chosen by Linda Worstell
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The Affinity Bridge
by George Mann
Published 2009 by Tom Doherty Associates
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780765323200
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Welcome to the bizarre and dangerous world of Victorian London, a city teetering on the edge of revolution. Its people are ushering in a new era of technology, dazzled each day by unfamiliar inventions. But beneath this shiny veneer of progress lurks a sinister side.... More...
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Bad Things Happen
by Harry Dolan
Published 2009 by Putnam Adult
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780399155635
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David Loogan finds himself drawn into a friendship with Tom Kristoll, the publisher of a mystery magazine. But as several deaths are uncovered--some of them echoing stories published in the magazine--Loogan begins to look more and more like the most promising suspect.... More...
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Bait
by Nick Brownlee
Published 2009 by Minotaur Books
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780312550219
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A gripping mystery that strips away Kenya's tourist glitz, exposing the country's dark and treacherous side, "Bait" introduces a new and unique crime-busting double act--ex-Scotland Yard cop Jake Moore and Mombasa detective Daniel Jouma. Ex-Scotland Yard cop Jake Moore's career was cut short by a bullet; ten years later, he runs a game fishing business that is about to go broke.... More...
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Blood Lines
by Kathryn Casey
Published 2009 by Minotaur Books
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780312379513
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Texas Ranger Sarah Armstrong has her hands full with two high-profile--and difficult--cases to solve in the latest installment in Casey's stellar series. ("Tampa Tribune"). Readers loved Sarah Armstrong, the feisty and vulnerable profiler in Kathryn Casey's first mystery, "Singularity.... More...
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The Cavalier of the Apocalypse
by Susanne Alleyn
Published 2009 by Minotaur Books
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780312379889
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A prequel to "Game of Patience" and "A Treasury of Regrets," Alleyn's latest delivers a thrilling mystery brimming with historical detail. A murdered man is found in a Parisian cemetery in 1786, where struggling writer Aristide Ravel recognizes the strange symbols surrounding the body to be Masonic. More...
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Cherry Bomb
by J A Konrath
Published 2009 by Hyperion Books
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781401302818
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Jacqueline Jack Daniels thought she could rest easy once she locked up the nefarious Alex Kork for life, but she hadn't counted on Kork's incredible ability to get out of any situation. Now the insane serial killer is again on the loose--and once more, Jack has to make Chicago safe from this deviant woman's evil ways.... More...
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The Dead of Winter: A John Madden Mystery
by Rennie Airth
Published 2009 by Viking Books
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780670020935
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The murder of a young Polish girl in wartime London puts John Madden on the trail of a ruthless hired killer
On a freezing London night in 1944, Rosa Novak is brutally murdered during a blackout. The police suspect she was the victim of a random act of violence and might have dropped the case if former police investigator John Madden hadnat been the victimas employer.... More...
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Get Real
by Donald E Westlake
Published 2009 by Grand Central Publishing
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780446178600
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In Westlake's classic caper novels, the bad get better, the good slide a bit, and lord help anyone caught between a thief named John Dortmunder and the current object of his attention. In Donald E. Westlake's classic caper novels, the bad get better, the good slide a bit, and Lord help anyone caught between a thief named John Dortmunder and the current object of his attention.... More...
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The Innocent Spy
by Laura Wilson
Published 2009 by Minotaur Books
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780312538101
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A compelling and wonderfully atmospheric murder mystery (Robert Goddard), this is the first in an exciting new series of crime novels from celebrated author Wilson. London, June 1940. When the body of silent screen star Mabel Morgan is found impaled on a wrought-iron fence, the coroner rules her death as suicide.... More...
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Last Known Address
by Theresa Schwegel
Published 2009 by Minotaur Books
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780312364274
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The Edgar Award-winning author returns with this mystery featuring Chicago Detective Sloane Pearson who is tracking a rapist. The baffling case intensifies when one of the victims turns out to be Sloane's real estate agent, making the investigation more personal than ever.... More...
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The Magician's Death: A Hugh Corbett Medieval Mystery
by Paul C Doherty
Published 2009 by Minotaur Books
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780312565626
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Scholars convene at Corfe Castle to crack the code of Roger Bacon's "Book of Secrets." When murder and mayhem ensue, Sir Hugh Corbett must thread through a maze of mystery while trying to unlock Bacon's great secrets. Scholars conven at Corfe Castle, to crack the code of Roger Bacon's Book of Secrets. When murder and mayhem ensue, Sir Hugh Corbett must thread through a maze of mystery while trying to unlock Bacon's great secrets. More...
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Missing Mark
by Julie Kramer
Published 2009 by Doubleday Books
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780385524773
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In this page-turning sequel to "Stalking Susan," TV reporter Riley Spartz pursues a curious story of a bride left at the altar and finds herself caught in a dangerous missing-person case.
When Riley Spartz sees a want ad reading "Wedding Dress for Sale: Never Worn," her news instincts tell her that the backstory might make an intriguing television sweeps piece.... More...
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Mortal Friends
by Jane Stanton Hitchcock
Published 2009 by Harper
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780061173707
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The "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Social Crimes" returns with a riveting tale of murder, money, and high society, set in the glamourous, politics-fueled world of the nation's capital. When the latest victim of the "Beltway Basher" is found in the woods of Montrose Park, Reven Lynch's favorite jogging spot, her crime-loving antenna goes up.... More...
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Mr. Monk and the Dirty Cop
by Lee Goldberg
Published 2009 by New American Library
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780451226983
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It's possible police captain Leland Stottlemeyer is using the latest round of budget cuts as an excuse to cut Monk loose. But Monk is much too compulsive to stop investigating, even without pay. Soon he's calling in tips under assumed names to help solve cases.... More...
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Royal Flush
by Rhys Bowen
Published 2009 by Berkley Publishing Group
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780425227886
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The latest in the Royal Spyness mystery series stars Lady Georgiana, who is 34th in line for the throne and the mystery world's favorite penniless heiress. A Royal Spyness mystery starring Lady Georgiana, thirty-fourth in line for the throneaand the mystery worldas favorite penniless heiress.... More...
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Southern Peril
by T Lynn Ocean
Published 2009 by Minotaur Books
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780312383473
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Why is it so hard for Jersey Barnes to retire? When a state supreme judge calls in a favor, she tells herself (again) that this is her last case. She must investigate the judge's brother, Morgan, and his newly-inherited business. When Jersey realizes the DEA is checking on Morgan, too, she finds herself in the middle of a twentyyear- old mystery and a drug ring investigation.... More...
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Swan for the Money: A Meg Langslow Mystery
by Donna Andrews
Published 2009 by Minotaur Books
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780312377175
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The brilliantly funny and talented Donna Andrews delivers another winner in the acclaimed avian-themed mystery series readers have come to love. Meg Langslow's eccentric parents have a new hobby: growing roses and entering them in highly competitive shows.... More...
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Where the Dead Lay
by David Levien
Published 2009 by Doubleday Books
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780385523677
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After the sudden disappearance of two high-priced detectives, former Indianapolis cop Frank Behr--the brooding private investigator introduced in David Levien's nationally acclaimed novel "City of the Sun--"is pulled into a case that is harrowing, relentless, and, ultimately, personal.... More...
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Wife of the Gods
by Kwei J Quartey
Published 2009 by Random House
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781400067596
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Lyrical and captivating, Kwei Quartey's debut novel brings to life the majesty and charm of Ghana-from the capital city of Accra to a small community where long-buried secrets are about to rise to the surface.
In a shady grove outside the small town of Ketanu, a young woman-a promising med student-has been found dead under suspicious circumstances.... More...
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