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The award-winning master of psychological suspense is in top form in this collection of diverse and diabolically clever stories - including one never-before-published novella. These brilliantly crafted stories of deception, murder, dangerous games, and love gone wrong - irrefutable evidence that Laura Lippman's riveting fiction will more than satisfy any crime reader.
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THE WORLD'S #1 BESTSELLING WRITER - 3 pulse-pounding thrillers in 1 book! The House Next Door (with Susan DiLallo): Married mother of three Laura Sherman was thrilled when her new neighbor invited her on some errands. But a few quick tasks became a long lunch-and now things could go too far with a man who isn't what he seems....The Killer's Wife (with Max DiLallo): Four girls have gone missing. Detective McGrath knows the only way to find them is...
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Enjoy three heart-racing thrillers from the New York Times bestselling master of suspense.
23 1/2 LIES: Lindsay Boxer's estranged father is gunned down execution-style, and her investigation uncovers life-altering truths. (with Maxine Paetro)FALLEN RANGER: To Rory Yates, being a Texas Ranger means absolute loyalty to the badge. But he’s put through the ultimate test when an armored car robbery...
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When California state representative Davida Grayson is murdered, detectives Will Barnes and Amanda Isis must unravel her complex life to catch the murder. In Nashville detectives Baker Southerby and Lamar Van Gundy must find out who slashed the throat of Jack Jeffries, rock legend, who had just come out of retirement to do a benefit.
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A collection of fifteen stories, eleven of which have never been previously published, from the early career of bestselling American master Elmore Leonard. Over his long and illustrious career, Elmore Leonard was recognized as one of the greatest crime writers of all time, the author of dozens of bestselling books--many adapted for the big screen--as well as a master of short fiction. A superb stylist whose crisp, tight prose crackled with trademark...
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Enjoy three heart-racing thrillers from the New York Times bestselling master of suspense.
"23 1/2 LIES: Lindsay Boxer's estranged father is gunned down execution-style, and her investigation uncovers life-altering truths."--Jacket flap.
"FALLEN RANGER: To Rory Yates, being a Texas Ranger means absolute loyalty to the badge. But he's put through the ultimate test when an armored car robbery suspect might be an ex-Ranger gone rogue."--Jacket flap.
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"In Halloween Party Murder by Leslie Meier, Ty and Heather Moon turn their Victorian home into a haunted house, but the fun turns to fright when Heather overdoses and Ty finds himself accused of murder. In Death of a Halloween Party Monster by Lee Hollis, partygoers stumble upon Boris Candy's corpse, and it falls to Hayley Powell to discover who wanted to stop the man from clowning around permanently. In Scared Off by Barbara Ross, three girls having...
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Three cozy novellas that take place on St. Patrick's Day include the tale of a killer green milkshake at a New Jersey luncheonette and another murderous milkshake that takes out a wedding guest on a ferry trip to Inis Mór.
Irish Milkshake Murder, by Carlene O'Connor: In advance of their St. Patrick's Day wedding, Tara Meehan and Danny O'Donnell are off to the Aran Islands with their bridesmaids and groomsmen for a joint hen and stag party. The weekend...
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"You don't want to be on the bad side of Anne DeWitt. She runs a tight ship as principal at Travis High School in Colleton County, North Carolina. But before this job, under a different name, she led a secret training program with deadly proclivities--and that must be why the assassin showed up in her bathroom. Not that dealing with him was a problem. She took him out between brushing her teeth and putting on her foundation. Problem is, Anne likes...
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"More than fifty years ago, Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Peter Lovesey published a short story in an anthology. That short story caught the eye of the great Ruth Rendell, whose praise ignited Lovesey's lifelong passion for short form crime fiction. On the occasion of his hundredth short story, Peter Lovesey has assembled this devilishly clever collection, fifteen yarns of mystery, melancholy, and mischief, inhabiting such deadly settings...
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Agatha Christie demonstrates her unparalleled mastery with Three Blind Mice and Other Stories-a classic compendium of mystery and suspense, crime and detection, whose title novella served as the basis for The Mousetrap, the longest running stage play in the history of the London theater. A blinding snowstorm-and a homicidal maniac-traps a small party of friends in an isolated estate. Out of this deceptively simple setup, Agatha Christie fashioned...
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"Martin Walker presents his first collection of stories featuring all the familiar characters from his Bruno novels and the glories of the P©♭rigord region of France, with ample helpings of food and wine. After a prisoner breaks parole to see his son on Christmas, Bruno must track him down before he throws away his chance at eventual freedom. When a Senegalese man's coffee sells superbly at the market, some caf©♭ owners become incensed by the...
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Parker Pyne investigates volume 01
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A collection of short stories featuring the 'heart specialist', Parker Pyne. Mrs Packington felt alone, helpless and utterly forlorn. But her life changed when she stumbled upon an advertisement in The Times which read: 'ARE YOU HAPPY? IF NOT, CONSULT MR PARKER PYNE'. Equally adept at putting together the pieces of a marriage or the fragments of a murder mystery, Mr Parker Pyne was possibly the world's most unconventional private eye and certainly...
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