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Joseph Wambaugh (2008) The New Centurions. Grand Central Publishing Ex-cop turned bestselling writer Joseph Wambaugh portrays American cops as hard-drinking, skirt-chasing, foul-mouthed, and cynical. Wambough follows a class of new police recruits through their trials, triumphs and personal failures. 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 psychological pressure. More... 
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Michael Connelly (2008) The Brass Verdict: A Novel. Little, Brown and Company LAPD Detective Harry Bosch and criminal defense lawyer Mickey Haller grudgingly cooperate to solve the murder of Jerry Vincent. Haller has inherited the entire caseload of former prosecutor Jerry Vincent. Jerry has been defending a powerful Hollywood producer who has been charged with murdering his wife and her lover. Brilliant thriller! More... 
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Ian Rankin (2008) Exit Music (Inspector Rebus Series). Little, Brown and Company Inspector Rebus' last case is an apparently motiveless murder. Ten days away from his mandatory retirement Rebus investigates Russian oligarchs who are infesting Scotland with corruption and greed. More... 
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A. C. Baantjer (2007) DeKok and Murder on Blood Mountain. Speck Press With the experience of a thirty-eight-year career in law enforcement, Baantjer has created fictional characters of unique personality and depth. His Detective Inspector DeKok is a veteran policeman who has seen it all. In this novel, DeKok investigates "Bloedberg", a neighborhood in the Belgium city of Antwerp, where a man was fished from the river Scheldt. More...
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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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Yasmina Khadra (2007) The Attack. Anchor Dr. Amin Jafaari, a surgeon in a Tel Aviv hospital, who also happens to be an Israeli-Arab, has been saving innocent victims of a devastating suicide attack. Exhausted, he returns home to his wife Sihem - but she has disappered. Several hours later he finds out that Sihem is suspected of being the suicide bomber. More...
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Friedrich Glauser (2006) In Matto's Realm (First published in 1936) Bitter Lemon Press Glauser's second Sergeant Studer mystery is a psychological police procedural. A child killer has escaped from a psychiatric asylum and as Studer begins to investigate, the director of that institution is found in the boiler room with a broken neck. In a battle of will between Studer and the assistant director, who is suspected of the crime, the truth slowly unravels. A masterpiece! More... 
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