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Jefferson T. Parker (2006)
The Fallen.
William Morrow
San Diego homicide detective Robbie Brownlaw suffers a head trauma that lets him see visual effects related to speakers' emotions. This helps him to investigate a case in which a man, who has uncovered a corruption scandal, was killed while waiting for a meeting with his estranged wife. Parkers first-class police procedural has psychological depth and vivid characters. More...
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David Simon (2006)
Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets
Holt Paperbacks
Police reporter David Simon from the Baltimore Sun spent a year with three homicide squads - following the officers from crime scenes to interrogations to hospital emergency rooms. Brutal, bureaucratic, authentic police procedural. More...
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Tana French (2008)
In the Woods.
Penguin (Non-Classics)
French's debut definitely stands appart from the usual run-of-the-mill thrillers. Her main characters, two police detectives, try to solve the murder of a 12 year old girl whose body is found at the site of an archaeological dig in a Dublin suburb. As they probe into the victim's troubled family history they are drawn back into the childhood trauma of one of the detectives. An intelligent, beautifully written thriller that builds unnerving
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Bill James (2007)
Wolves of Memory.
Foul Play Press
Asst. Chief Constable Desmond Iles and Detective Chief Superintendet Colin Harpur are a strange couple investigating one of London's organized crime families. With his acid humor, Iles will make you lough your head off, if you are not horrified by the savage tale. More...
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