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The Kill Zone

by David Hagberg

From the USA Today bestselling author of Joshua’s Hammer The President of the United States has appointed Kirk McGarvey interim director of the CIA while …
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The Mammoth Book of Egyptian Whodunnits

by Mike Ashley

From Cleopatra and Herodotus to Howard Carter and the Curse of the Pharaohs, the investigators in The Mammoth Book of Egyptian Whodunnits uncover the murder …
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Deep Fire Rising

by Jack Du Brul

USA Today bestselling author Jack Du Brul brings back geologist-adventurer Philip Mercer for an apocalyptic adventure. Hired to lead the excavation of caverns deep beneath …
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The Plot Thickens

by Lawrence Block

A collection of eleven wonderfully imaginative tales that both chill the spine and warm the heart. Each tale features a thick fog, a thick book, …
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Murder at the Races

by Peter Haining

This is a heart-stopping collection of tales featuring such famous races as the Grand National, the Gold Cup and the Kentucky Derby.
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The Best British Mysteries

by Maxim Jakubowski

Twenty-four mystery stories by British crime writers.
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Murder in the Family

 

A dozen of the leading authors of mystery and suspense introduce an anthology of original stories that focuses on the hidden secrets and motivations that …
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The Return of the Black Widowers

by Isaac Asimov

Presents a collection of "Black Widower" mysteries penned by the award-winning science fiction writer.
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Death Dines at 8:30

by Claudia Bishop

Sixteen short stories of crime and cuisine from: Claudia Bishop Camilla T. Crespi Bill and Judy Crider Barbara D'Amato Nick Danger Dianne Mott Davidson Patricia …
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Death by Dickens

by Anne Perry

In the pages of his novels, Charles Dickens railed against injustice in all its forms -- the miserliness of Ebenezer Scrooge, the indifference of the …
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Shades of Black

by Eleanor Taylor Bland

Presents a collection of crime and mystery stories by such authors as Chris Benson, Evelyn Coleman, Walter Mosely, Hugh Holton, and Penny Mickelbury.
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Dirty South

by Ace Atkins

When a former New Orleans Saints teammate's life is threatened by a dangerous group of thugs, Nick Travers races against time to reclaim $1,000,000 from …
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Death by Horoscope

by Anne Perry

A collection of stories combining mystery with astrology delves into the mystical omens and lethal reckonings that exist in the astral plane and profoundly impact …