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John Burdett (2011) The Godfather of Kathmandu. Vintage Inspector Sonchai Jitpleecheep, half-caste son of a prostitute and an American GI, is a bad-ass cop and gentle follower of Buddha. He hunts down crazy criminals in Bangkok while trying to get promoted by his drug-dealing boss. Hilarious plot - but more complex than it seems. More... 
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Gary Neece (2011) Cold Blue. 212Press; 1st Edition edition Authentic police procedural written by a eighteen-year veteran of the Police Department in Tulsa, Oklahoma. More... 
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Tess Gerritsen (2011) The Silent Girl: A Rizzoli & Isles Novel. Ballantine Books Detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Dr. Maura Isles struggle to solve the murder of a red haired woman dressed all in black. The victim was found on a roof top with a severed hand. Bone-chilling! More... 
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Joseph Wambaugh (2010) Hollywood Hills: A Novel. Little, Brown and Company Wambaugh mixes the hillariously funny and the sad and thoughtful in a unique way. A combination of freak show and serious police work. More... 
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Johan Theorin (2009) The Darkest Room: A Novel. Delta This excellent plot is deeply disturbing: A young couple, Joakim and Katrine, with two children is trying to make a new home in an old manor house on a desolate island. One day Joakim comes home to discover that Katrine has drowned in shallow water near Eel Point's twin lighthouses. More...
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Richard Price (2009) Lush Life: A Novel. Picador; First Edition edition Price turns his unrelenting eye on Manhattan's Lower East Side, where workaholic NYPD detective Matty and his Latina partner Yolanda investigate a seemingly random shooting. Price combines in-depth knowledge of police methods with a tense narrative. More...
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Louise Penny (2009) The Brutal Telling: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel. Minotaur Books The body of an unknown old man turns up in a village bistro. Chief Inspector Gamache tracks down the murderer among the mildly eccentric locals - sidetracking into cooking, antiques, lifestyle portraits, travel, and the arts. More... 
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Friedrich Glauser (2008) The Chinaman (First published in 1938) Bitter Lemon Press When the body of James Farny is found lying atop the grave of the recently deceased wife the doctor assumes suicide. Studer suspects murder and he slowly, but meticulously, puzzles out the relationships and motives behind the crime. Glauser's forth Sergeant Studer mystery is nothing for fans of fast-paced thrillers - but if you want something beyond today's stereotypes, it is a great read. More...
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