Fantastic Fiction that We Are Reading in California
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Jury of One
by David Ellis
"Life Sentence," David Ellis's follow-up to his Edgar-winning debut, "Line of Vision," inspired great admiration from lovers of courtroom suspense. In "Jury of One," Shelly …
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The Intelligencer
by Leslie Silbert
Novice private investigator Kate Morgan teams up with a European financier who is investigating a centuries-old manuscript that documents the final days of an Elizabethan-era …
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The Zero Game
by Brad Meltzer
The "New York Times" bestselling author of "The Millionaires" and "The First Counsel" returns to Washington, D.C., with the story of an insider's game that …
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Hard Revolution
by George P. Pelecanos
"Derek Strange is a rookie cop, the job he's dreamed of since he was a boy. His brother, Dennis, has not been as fortunate; home …
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Hate Crime
by William Bernhardt
Bestselling author William Bernhardt is an unsurpassed master at blending psychological suspense with gripping, surprise-filled legal action. Now, Bernhardt and his crusading attorney Ben Kincaid …
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Dead Ringer
by Ken Douglas
"Maggie Nesbitt is pregnant and depressed, because her husband isn't the father of her unborn child. She's thinking about abortion when she's attacked on the …
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Blood Hollow
by William Kent Krueger
A Native American boy is the suspect in the killing of a high school girl in Minnesota.
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The Bone Parade
by Mark Nykanen
Ashley Stassler is not your average artist. He has been wildly praised for a series of bronze sculptures that group families together, depicting them in …
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Aphrodite
by Russell Andrews
Bestselling author Russell Andrews returns with a new thriller about a small-town cop who must get to the bottom of one of the greatest conspiracies …
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Scorpion
by Jack Stewart
DEA agent Bill Broxton is assigned to protect the Prime Minister of Trinidad from an assassin. He doesn't know that his fiancée is the killer.
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Shadow Account
by Stephen W. Frey
Investment banker Conner Ashby is doing all right for himself--until he receives a wayward email and is plunged into a terrifying nightmare.
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The Con Man's Daughter
by Ed Dee
When his thirty-five-year-old daughter is kidnapped, former NYPD detective Eddie Dunne, suspecting the disappearance is related to his previous employment with a crime boss, finds …
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Dead I Well May be
by Adrian McKinty
This New York Irish bad-boy thriller--brimming with violence, greed, and sexual betrayal--brings a gripping new voice to the literary turf of Michael Connelly, Chuck Palahniuk, …
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The Murder Stone
by Charles Todd
To Francesca Hatton her grandfather was always a loving, caring protector, but following his death it isn't long before skeletons start rattling cupboard doors. Murder …
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Now May You Weep
by Deborah Crombie
New York Times Notable Book of the Year author Deborah Crombie has garnered tremendous praise -- and has been nominated for virtually every major mystery …
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A Place of Hiding
by Elizabeth George
A wealthy Englishman is found murdered on an isolated beach of the Island Of Guernsey.
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An Unpardonable Crime
by Andrew Taylor
A student in early nineteenth-century England, young Edgar Allan Poe and his schoolmaster become caught up in a series of bizarre and violent events that …
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Blindside
by Catherine Coulter
In the wake of a series of kidnapping attempts, Savich, Sherlock, and FBI agent Miles Kettering--whose six-year-old son was one of the attempted victims--trace leads …
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Remember when
by Nora Roberts
A two-part novel, the first written in the style of Nora Roberts, and the second written in the style of Nora Roberts' pseudonym, J.D. Robb.
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Naked in Death
by J. D. Robb
In 2059 technology rules the world but passion still rules the heart - and makes for a hunt for a ruthless killer.
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Cry No More
by Linda Howard
"Count your blessings; they can be snatched away in an instant. It is a sentiment Milla Edge knows too well. With an astonishing blend of …
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Dragon Bones
by Lisa See
In a magnificent land where myth mixes treacherously with truth, one woman is in charge of telling them apart. Liu Hulan is the Inspector in …