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Gone tomorrow : a Jack Reacher novel
Lee Child.
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421 p. ; 24 cm.
In this 13th Reacher novel, the former army MP confronts a possible suicide bomber on a nearly deserted Manhattan subway car -- a confrontation that will lead him back to the Soviet war in Afghanistan in the 1980s and forward to the war on terrorism. It turns out that Susan Mark's life was critical to dozens of others in Washington, California, and Afghanistan ... from a former Delta Force operator now running for the U.S. Senate to a beautiful young woman with a story to tell, but can Reacher sort through their lies in time to save himself and help a woman police officer.
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Humpty Dumpty was pushed : a novel
by Marc Blatte.
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285 p. ; 23 cm.
On a manic ride from the mixing boards of hip-hop recording studios to mansions in the Hamptons and the projects of the urban ghetto, Detective Black Sallie Blue Eyes ventures behind-the-scenes of thenbsp;record businessnbsp;in search of a street-side assassin. Casting a widely satirical net on all spectra and species of the Manhattan social scene—from tweaking downtown hipsters, wrestling fetishists, and rapper wannabes to real estate moguls and hip-hop impresarios—this satirical urban noir novel offers intrigue, insight, and an innovative brand of humor.
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In the shadow of Gotham
Stefanie Pintoff.
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viii, 385 p. ; 22 cm.
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Killer cruise
Laura Levine.
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251 p. ; 22 cm.
While teaching on a swanky cruise, wordsmith Jaine Austen soon discovers that her all-expenses-paid trip to the Mexican Riviera comes with a high price when she is faced with blackmail, a sleazy British dancer, eccentric passengers, and murder.
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The killings on Jubilee Terrace : a novel of suspense
Robert Barnard.
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ix, 243 p. ; 23 cm.
Vernon Watts may have been beloved by the millions of faithful viewers of the long-running soap operaJubilee Terracebut his fellow cast members knew him for what he was -- an egotistical former music-hall performer whose untimely death in a pedestrian accident was not something to be universally regretted.Sadly, though, director Reggie Friedman soon fills the supposed void by asking Hamish Fawley, an equally unpleasant former member of theJubilee Terracetroupe, to rejoin the soap. Hamish was never much liked. Now he's more obnoxious than ever.The mood on the set is not exactly serene, a situation made worse when the police receive an anonymous letter suggesting that Vernon Watts's "accident" may in fact have been murder. Did one of his fellow actors push Vernon into the oncoming traffic?Detective Inspector Charlie Peace faces tough challenges as he probes the make-believe world of skilled thespians to find a possible killer. With a cast of suspects who are trained to emote on cue, Charlie will need all of his policeman's instincts if he's to avert further tragedy.Writing with his usual acerbic wit and penetrating insight into human foibles, acclaimed master of mystery Robert Barnard gives us another winning entry in his magnificent body of work.
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The last child
John Hart.
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373 p. ; 25 cm.
After his twin sister Alyssa disappears, thirteen year-old Johnny Merrimon is determined to find her. When a second girl disappears from his rural North Carolina town, Johnny makes a discovery that sends shock waves through the community in this multi-layered tale of broken families and deadly secrets.
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Mating season
Jon Loomis.
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289 p. ; 22 cm.
In Loomis's winning follow-up to the critically-acclaimed debut "High Season," Detective Frank Coffin has to get a grip on his panic attacks in order to investigate the murder of one of the town's most "popular" women.
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Sanctuary
Ken Bruen.
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203 p. ; 25 cm.
When a letter containing a list of victims arrives in the post, Jack Taylor tells himself that it has nothing to do with him. But when a child is added to the list, Taylor is determined to find the identity of the killer--who is far closer than Taylor thinks.
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The scarecrow : a novel
Michael Connelly.
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419 p., 14 p. ; 24 cm.
Newspaperman Jack McEvoy decides to use his final days at the LA Times to write the definitive murder story of his career. Focusing on the case of Alonzo Winslow, a 16-year-old drug dealer in jail after confessing to a brutal murder, Jack realizes that Winslow's so-called confession is bogus and that the real killer is operating completely below police radar--and with perfect knowledge of any move against him.
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The secret speech
Tom Rob Smith.
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407 p. ; 24 cm.
Smith's first novel, "Child 44," was one of the most critically acclaimed books of the year. Now the author returns with a new thriller set in the turmoil and upheaval of the post-Stalinist Soviet Union.
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Stone's fall : a novel
Iain Pears.
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594 p. ; 25 cm.
In this dazzling historical mystery, John Stone, financier and arms dealer, dies falling out of a window at his London home. The quest to uncover the truth behind his death plays out against the backdrop of high-stakes international finance, Europe's first great age of espionage, and the start of the twentieth century's arms race.
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Strong enough to die
Jon Land.
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351 p. ; 25 cm.
Caitlin Strong is a fifth-generation Texas Ranger--until a deadly shoot-out along the Mexican border causes her to question her calling. Caitlin's renewed investigation into the truth behind the bloody firefight uncovers a terrifying plot that threatens the very core of the country.
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