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Persuader
by Lee Child
Jack Reacher takes an undercover assignment to investigate the disappearance of a federal agent from the home of a notorious drug dealer, but Reacher soon …
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Sunshine and Shadow
by Earlene Fowler
Benni stitches together an event from her past and a crime in the present.
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A Round-heeled Woman
by Jane Juska
“Round-heeled” is an old-fashioned label for a woman who is promiscuous—someone who nowadays might be called “easy.” It’s a surprising way for a cultured English …
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Final Justice
by W. E. B. Griffin
Matt Payne finds himself saddled with three homicide cases and then is additionally challenged with showing a movie star "the real stuff" for the making …
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Q is for Quarry
by Sue Grafton
Eighteen years after the body of an unidentified young woman is discovered in a quarry off California's Highway 1, two police detectives nearing retirement enlist …
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Flashback
by Nevada Barr
Anna is reading the diaries of an ancestor who lived on her current post, a group of small islands off Key West, when she is …
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The Confessor
by Daniel Silva
A Latin-speaking thief of research sets Israeli agent Gabriel Allon on the trail of buried secrets.
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The Arraignment
by Steve Martini
A New York Times BestsellerA Mystery Guild Main SelectionA Literary Guild Featured SelectionAfter a friend and fellow lawyer is killed along with his client in …
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White Death
by Clive Cussler
A ruthless corporation is about to take control of the seas. For those who oppose them there is ... white death.
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Engaging the Enemy
by Nora Roberts
A will and a way: it wasn't easy living with her infuriating co-beneficiary, Michael Donohue-even to fulfill her uncles last wishes-but headstrong pandora McVie found …
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On His Terms
by Linda Howard
Loving Evangeline - How to describe successful tycoon Robert Cannon? "Cool, ruthless and with a hint of cruelty," said his enemies. "Seductive, passionate and charming", …
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The Perfect Neighbor
by Nora Roberts
Brooding loner Preston McQuinn's new apartment, like his life, was just the way he wanted it--dark and empty. But when sunny Cybil Campbell came barging …
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Chambered Secrets
by Gina Dillon
Michael Scarpelli is a man who seems to have it all. A circuit court judge, he is blessed with a bright future and the love …