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Mystery / ThrillersMay - June 2023 |
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Private Moscow by James PattersonThe founder of Private Jack Morgan investigates the murder of his former U.S. Marine comrade, which appears to be linked to another murder in Moscow, and arriving in Russia, begins to uncover a conspiracy that could have global consequences.
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Near Miss by Stuart WoodsStone Barrington faces down a deadly foe in the latest thrilling adventure in the #1 New York Times best-selling series.
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Cross Down by James PattersonDetectives Alex Cross and John Sampson join forces again to protect the Cross family from a shadow force advancing on the nation's capital in the latest addition to the long-running, extremely popular series.
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Zero Days by Ruth WareWhen a routine assignment goes horribly wrong, resulting in her husband's murder, penetration specialist Jack, now the #1 suspect, goes on the run, deciding who she can trust as she races against time to clear her name and find the real killer.
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Liar by Fern MichaelsEven though Luna and her brother Cullen seem like complete opposites, they’re identical in two ways: they’ll never let injustice stand and they always have each other’s back...
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The Survivor by Iris JohansenUnearthing the perfectly preserved body of a female warrior in Southeast Asia, archeologist Riley Smith and Eve Duncan seek answers about this extraordinary past life, leading Riley to make a discovery that will change history if she can survive long enough to share it with the world.
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Killing Moon by Jo NesboFired from the force and drinking heavily, Harry Hole agrees to assist the police in an investigation about two missing women who were only connected by attending the same party, in the latest novel of the series following Knife.
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The Lie Maker by Linwood BarclayRecruited by the U.S. Marshals to create false histories for people in witness protection, like his father, writer Jack Givins uses this opportunity to find his dad, a man who has done terrible things and made deadly enemies who wouldn't think twice about using his own son against him.
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The Last Sinner by Lisa JacksonWhen a victim surfaces bearing the signature of serial killer Father John, a fake priest who used the sharpened beads of a rosary to strangle prostitutes, Detectives Bentz and Montoya are convinced the monster is back and he won't be stopped until the last sinner has paid the ultimate price.
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The 9th Man by Steve BerryEmbroiled in a war between two determined sides after rescuing an old friend, Luke Daniels confronts a series of shocking truths about JKF's assassination on 11-22-1963, which not only rewrite history but will forever change his own life as he comes face to face with the ninth man.
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Weapons of Opportunity by Dale BrownWhen Nick Flynn left the US Air Force to join the Quartet Directorate, he did so with the full knowledge that no one could ever know. This covert private force--called Four by its members--promised him the chance to lead his own missions and make his own decisions.
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The Only One Left : a novel by Riley SagerIn 1983, home-health aide Kit McDeere arrives at a decaying Hope's End to care for Lenora Hope, helping her write about the events leading up to her family's massacre in 1929 ,and soon discovers this seemingly harmless woman could be far more dangerous than she first thought.
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Beware the Woman by Megan AbbottA pregnant woman undergoes a health scare that brings up whispered conversations about her husband's complicated family history and long dead mother in the new novel from the award-winning author of Give Me Your Hand.
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Rogue Justice : a novel by Stacey AbramsAsked by a fellow law clerk to look into his boss's death, Supreme Court clerk Avery Keene, after another shocking murder, is led to a list of names all judges on the FISA Court, also known as America's “secret court” and must race the clock to stop an unprecedented national crisis.
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Tom Clancy Flash Point by Don BentleyTo stop an unseen enemy from destroying the Campus, Jack Ryan Jr. is led to the South China Sea where he, after a midair collision serves as a flash point, must put the pieces of a conspiracy together to stop the world's two remaining super powers from going to war.
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The Senator's Wife : a novel by Liv ConstantineHiring a health aide to give her the support and independence she needs after hip replacement surgery, DC philanthropist and Senator's wife Sloane Chase suspects her seemingly perfect employee is plotting to steal her husband, her reputation and even her life.
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Drowning : The Rescue of Flight 1422 by T. J. NewmanWhen Flight 1421 crashes into the ocean six minutes after take-off, the surviving passengers believe they are the lucky ones until the plane starts to sink to the ocean floor, trapping them inside, and they must wait to be rescued as both air and time runs out.
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Clive Cussler Fire Strike by Mike MadenWhen Cabrillo is hired to extract an undercover operative in Kenya, he finds himself on the trail of a deadly international plot. A Saudi Prince seeks to unleash a deadly assault on U.S. forces, sparking a new war in the Middle East and ultimately destroying Israel.
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Tom Clancy's op-center. Fallout by Jeff RovinAs fears of a dangerous nuclear confrontation between China and the US escalate, China targets individual members of the Black Wasp team in this heart-pounding entry in the bestselling series.
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All the Sinners Bleed by S. A. CosbyFormer FBI agent Titus Crown returns to his hometown and decides to run for sheriff to fight a bigoted police force and must trust his instincts when a serial killer appears to be hiding in plain sight.
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Central Park West : A Crime Novel by James ComeyNewsweek Reader's Digest In the thrilling first crime novel from the former director of the FBI, a murder investigation reveals deadly connections between high-ranking politicians and the mafia
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The Poisoner's Ring by Kelley Armstrong1869 Edinburgh, homicide detective Mallory Atkinson, adjusting to her new life in Victorian Scotland as an undertaker's assistant investigates the case of a serial poisoner targeting men, and all signs point to the grieving widows, the latest of which is Gray's older sister.
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Bad Summer People by Emma RosenblumEmma Rosenblum's Bad Summer People is a whip-smart, propulsive debut about infidelity, backstabbing, and murderous intrigue, set against an exclusive summer haven on Fire Island.
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The Libyan Diversion by Joel C. RosenbergSeeking to clear his name in a bombing gone wrong, CIA operative Marcus Ryker, with his closest ally inside the White House no longer able to help him, races against time to stop a Libyan terrorist group in from launching a retaliatory strike against the U.S.
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Only the Dead by Jack CarrOn a mission generations in the making, former Navy SEAL James Reece, as a secret cabal of global elites prepare to assume control of the U.S., picks up his tomahawk and sniper rifle, showing his enemies that no one is out of range as he blows a global conspiracy wide open.
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Fixit by Joe IdeIsaiah Quintabe's first love, Grace, has been kidnapped by his sworn enemy, the professional hitman Skip Hanson. Skip is savage and psychotic, determined to punish Isaiah for sending him to prison and destroying his life.
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The Spare Room : a novel by Andrea BartzCrashing with a friend and her husband is more intimate-and dangerous-than anyone could imagine in this provocative new thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of the Reese's Book Club pick We Were Never Here.
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Sunny Randall's newest client, Blake, seems to have it all: he is an Instagram influencer, with all the perks the lifestyle entails-a beautiful girlfriend, wealth, and adoring fans. But one of those fans has turned ugly, and Sunny is brought on board by Blake's manager, Bethany, to protect him.
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Inside Threat by Matthew QuirkSecret Service agent Erik Hill puts aside his growing disillusionment with Washington corruption to uncover a conspiracy that forced the President to flee to a doomsday bunker in the new novel by the author of Red Warning.
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Dead Man's Wake by Paul DoironGame Warden Mike Bowditch and his fiancée Stacey Stevens witness a boat accident on the eve of their engagement party that reveals a mysterious double murder in the fourteenth novel of the series following Hatchet Island.
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The Lock-up by John BanvilleIn 1950s Dublin, renowned pathologist Dr. Quirke and DI John Strafford investigate the murder of a young history scholar with the help of her journalist sister, and as they close in on the killer, their personal lives put the case, and the lives of everyone involved, in danger.
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Tell-Tale Bones / : A Sarah Booth Delaney Mystery by Carolyn HainesLooking into the disappearance of Lydia, Sarah Booth Delaney and Tinkie discover a link to mysterious disappearances over the years, leading them to a supposedly haunted empty grave.
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In a Hard Wind by David HousewrightA former homicide detective moonlighting as a private investigator helps a friend who is on trial after a body is found buried on her property in the latest addition of the long-running series following Something Wicked.
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The Quiet Tenant by Clemence MichallonA psychological thrillers about a serial killer is narrated by those closest to him: his 13-year-old daughter, his girlfriend, and the one victim he spared.
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The Nightingale Affair : a novel by Timothy Mason"Inspector Charles Field hunts a serial killer targeting Florence Nightingale's nurses in Crimea and women in London"
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A Most Agreeable Murder by Julia SealesA young woman growing up in a well-to-do family in Regency England hides her obsession with true crime from her etiquette-obsessed social circle joins forces with a detective when a wealthy bachelor drops dead at a ball.
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Sing Her Down : a novel by Ivy Pochoda"A rage-brimmed, razor-sharp, feminist neo-western about two women who meet in an LA prison and the cat-and-mouse game that follows their release"
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The Nigerwife : a novel by Vanessa WaltersWhen her niece, Nicole, a part of the Nigerwives, a community of foreign women married to wealthy Nigerian men, disappears, Claudine digs into Nicole's life, uncovering a dark side filled with secrets, isolation and violence that threatens to expose her own buried history.
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The Peacock and the Sparrow by I. S. BerryStationed in Bahrain for his final tour, world-weary CIA spy Shane Collins is ready to return home until he meets a beautiful and enigmatic artist, but before he can win her love, he is caught in the crosshairs of a revolution and must use his skills to navigate a bloody uprising.
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