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Echo Park
by Michael Connelly
LAPD detective investigates a murder with ties to a past cold case, unraveling a complex web of secrets.
In 1993, Harry Bosch and his partner Jerry Edgar caught the Marie Gesto case. Marie was a young equestrian who went missing. Her car and clothing turned up in an apartment garage but her body was ... (Wikipedia)
City of Bones
by Michael Connelly
Detective Harry Bosch investigates the murder of a young boy whose bones are found in the hills of Los Angeles.
Detective Harry Bosch tears open a 20-year-old murder case - with an explosive ending that leave all Bosch fans hungrily awaiting the next instalment. When the bones of a twelve-year-old boy are ... (Goodreads)
The Closers
by Michael Connelly
A homicide detective's pursuit of justice, determined to solve a decades-old case.
Detective Harry Bosch is back with the LAPD with the sole mission of closing unsolved cases. The murder of a 16 year old girl in 1988 is his first file. A DNA match makes the case very much alive ... (Goodreads)
The Hard Way
by Lee Child
An ex-military drifter unravels a criminal conspiracy and takes justice into his own hands.
In Lee Child’s astonishing new thriller, ex–military cop Reacher sees more than most people would...and because of that, he’s thrust into an explosive situation that’s about to blow up in his face. ... (Goodreads)
Sunset Express
by Robert Crais
Private investigator Elvis Cole is hired to clear a man's name in a murder case, but the investigation takes a dangerous turn.
Prominent restaurateur Teddy Martin is facing charges in his wife’s brutal murder. But he’s not going down without spending a bundle of cash on his defense. So his hotshot attorney hires P.I. Elvis ... (Goodreads)
Indigo Slam
by Robert Crais
Elvis Cole investigates the murder of a wealthy art collector's wife, leading him into the seedy underworld of Los Angeles.
Life in the California sun suits Elvis Cole—until the day a fifteen-year-old girl and her two younger siblings walk into his office. Then everything changes. Three years ago, a Seattle family ran for ... (Goodreads)
The Gate House
by Nelson DeMille
John Sutter returns to his Long Island hometown to confront his past and solve a murder mystery.
After John Sutter's aristocratic wife killed her Mafia don lover, John left America and set out in his sailboat on a three-year journey around the world, eventually settling in London. Now, ten years ... (Wikipedia)
Tripwire
by Lee Child
A retired military cop is drawn into a tangled web of intrigue, uncovering a deadly conspiracy.
The prologue describes Victor Truman "Hook" Hobie's carefully planned escape route in the event of somebody discovering his "really big, well-guarded secret". His "early-warning system" consists of ... (Wikipedia)
Never Go Back
by Lee Child
Ex-army cop Jack Reacher returns to take on a powerful adversary.
At a motel outside Washington D.C. , former army cop Jack Reacher is confronted by two men, who call him a disgrace and order him to leave town. Reacher refuses, and subdues them in a brief ... (Wikipedia)
The Street Lawyer
by John Grisham
A successful lawyer's life changes when he is held hostage by a homeless man. He becomes a street lawyer, fighting for justice for the underprivileged.
A homeless man, identifying himself only as "Mister," enters the offices of the powerful Washington D.C. law firm Drake & Sweeney and takes many of the lawyers hostage while angrily demanding ... (Wikipedia)
Dark of the Moon
by John Sandford
A small town in rural America is rocked by a series of gruesome murders. A detective must solve the case before the killer strikes again.
Virgil Flowers — tall, lean, late thirties, three times divorced, hair way too long for a cop — had kicked around a while before joining the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. First it was ... (Goodreads)
The Lewis Man
by Peter May
A murder mystery set in the Scottish Highlands, unravelling the secrets of a family's past.
A body is recovered from a peat bog on the Isle of Lewis. The male Caucasian corpse is initially believed by its finders to be over 2000 years old, until they spot the Elvis tattoo on his right arm. ... (Goodreads)
The Blackhouse
by Peter May
A murder mystery set in a remote Scottish island, delving into a dark past.
A brutal killing takes place on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland: a land of harsh beauty and inhabitants of deep-rooted faith. A MURDER Detective Inspector Fin Macleod is sent from Edinburgh to ... (Goodreads)
Natchez Burning
by Greg Iles
Murder mystery spanning generations and examining the dark history of racism in the American South.
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Greg Iles comes the first novel in his Natchez Burning trilogy—which also includes The Bone Tree and the upcoming Mississippi Blood —an epic trilogy that ... (Barnes & Noble)
Plum Island
by Nelson DeMille
A mysterious investigation into a series of strange, unexplained events on a remote island.
In 1997, NYPD detective John Corey is on the back porch of his uncle's waterfront home on the North Fork of Long Island recovering from three gunshot wounds while working in his town of Manhattan, ... (Wikipedia)
The Kill Artist
by Daniel Silva
An ex-Mossad agent is called back into service to take down a powerful terrorist leader.
Israel’s Prime Minister reinstates Ari Shamron as Mossad director. Shortly thereafter, Israel’s ambassador is murdered in Paris. The crime has all of the markings of Tariq al-Hourani, a terrorist ... (Wikipedia)
Afterwards
by Rosamund Lupton
A mother investigates her daughter's death from beyond the grave, uncovering secrets and protecting her family.
There is a fire and they are in there. They are in there... Black smoke stains a summer blue sky. A school is on fire. And one mother, Grace, sees the smoke and rush. She knows her teenage daughter ... (Goodreads)
The Bourne Identity
by Robert Ludlum
An amnesiac assassin must uncover his past and true identity in a deadly search for the truth.
The preface of the novel consists of two real-life newspaper articles from 1975 about terrorist Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, known as " Carlos the Jackal ." The story opens with gunfire on a boat in the ... (Wikipedia)
The Source
by James A. Michener
A historical novel spanning 12,000 years, exploring the history of Israel through the eyes of various characters and their descendants.
In the grand storytelling style that is his signature, James Michener sweeps us back through time to the very beginnings of the Jewish faith, thousands of years ago. Through the predecessors of four ... (Goodreads)
Deadly Stillwater
by Roger Stelljes
A small-town Minnesota sheriff investigates a murder that leads to a dangerous conspiracy.
THE CRIME SERIES WITH 2.5+ MILLION DOWNLOADS and 50,000+ REVIEWS,New York Times & USA Today Bestselling Mystery Series TWO GIRLS GONE...,Shannon hustled to her car and dug into her black purse, ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Racketeer
by John Grisham
An imprisoned lawyer discovers a sinister plot, using his knowledge of the law to uncover the truth.
Malcolm Bannister is an African American attorney in a small-town Virginia law firm. A real estate transaction which he undertook in good faith turns out to have involved the purchase of a secluded ... (Wikipedia)
The Mysterious Island
by Jules Verne
A group of castaways survive and escape their strange island through ingenuity and exploration.
During the American Civil War , five Northern prisoners of war escape during the Siege of Richmond, Virginia , by hijacking a hydrogen-filled observation balloon. The escapees are Cyrus Smith , a ... (Wikipedia)
Dead Watch
by John Sandford
A political thriller about a senator's murder and the investigation that follows, revealing corruption and scandal in Washington D.C.
Early morning, Virginia, and a woman is on the run. Her husband, a former U.S. Senator, has been missing for days. Kidnapped? Murdered? She doesn't know, but she thinks she knows who's involved, and ... (Goodreads)
Tick Tock
by James Patterson
Detective Michael Bennett races against time to stop a deadly serial killer who is targeting the city's wealthiest families.
NYC's #1 detective, Michael Bennett, has a huge problem-the Son of Sam, the Werewolf of Wisteria and the Mad Bomber are all back. The city has never been more terrified! When a rash of horrifying ... (Barnes & Noble)
Red Mist
by Patricia Cornwell
Dr. Kay Scarpetta investigates the murder of a young woman, while dealing with personal and professional challenges.
The new Kay Scarpetta novel from the world's #1 bestselling crime writer. Determined to find out what happened to her former deputy chief, Jack Fielding, murdered six months earlier, Kay Scarpetta ... (Goodreads)
Stalking the Angel
by Robert Crais
Private detective Elvis Cole is hired to find a missing Japanese heirloom, but the case takes a dark turn.
The second blistering Elvis Cole novel from the bestselling author of THE FIRST RULE.,Bradley Warren had lost something very valuable, something that belonged to someone else: a rare ... (Goodreads)
Hidden Prey
by John Sandford
A detective investigates a murder in a small town, uncovering secrets and corruption. Fast-paced and suspenseful.
"One of the strongest in Sandford's Prey series."–,Entertainment Weekly, "Good, dark, perverse, bloody fun."--,The Washington Post Book World, Theories abound when a Russian gets himself killed on ... (Goodreads)
Gone
by Lisa Gardner
A fast-paced crime thriller that follows a detective's search for a missing girl.
From New York Times bestseller Lisa Gardner, author of Alone and The Killing Hour , comes a thriller that goes from heartbreaking to heartstopping in the blink of an eye.… , , When someone you love ... (Goodreads)
A Drink Before the War
by Dennis Lehane
Private detectives investigate a kidnapping case, uncovering dark secrets of the city.
Boston private detectives Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro receive a job from three state politicians, Sterling Mulkern, Jim Vurnan and Brian Paulson, to recover documents from a former cleaning ... (Wikipedia)
Influx
by Daniel Suarez
A thrilling sci-fi adventure about a conspiracy to control the future of technology.
Physicist Jon Grady and his team have discovered a device that can reflect gravity—a triumph that will revolutionize the field of physics and change the future. But instead of acclaim, Grady’s lab is ... (Goodreads)
