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Arnaldur Indriðason
Jar City: A Reykjavik Thriller
Inspector Erlendur - Book 1
2005
Jar City: A Reykjavik Thriller
When a lonely old man is found dead in his Reykjavík flat, the only clues are a cryptic note left by the killer and a photograph of a young girl's grave. Inspector Erlendur discovers that many years ago the victim...
304 Pages
3/5
30
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James Patterson
Cat and Mouse
Alex Cross Thriller - Book 4
1998 (First published: 1997)
Cat and Mouse
Gary Soneji, a dying prison escapee, is looking for revenge on Cross, while another insane killer is pursued by Thomas Augustine Pierce - a relentless detective who may even be better than Cross. As the bodies pile up, and Cross...
480 Pages
4/5
24
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Agatha Christie
The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side
Miss Marple Mystery 8
2011 (First published: 1962)
The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side
A fatal dose of poison meant for a glamorous movie star fells her ardent admirer instead. One minute, silly Heather Babcock had been babbling on at her movie idol, the glamorous Marina Gregg. The next, Heather suffered a massive seizure...
288 Pages
3/5
22
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Carlos Ruiz Zafon
The Prisoner of Heaven
The Cemetry of Forgotten - Book 3
2013 (First published: 2011)
The Prisoner of Heaven
Barcelona, 1957. It is Christmas, and Daniel Sempere and his wife, Bea, have much to celebrate. They have a beautiful new baby son named Julián, and their close friend de Torres is about to be wed. But their joy is...
278 Pages
4/5
22
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Henning Mankell
The White Lioness
Kurt Wallander Series - Book 3
2003 (First published: 1993)
The White Lioness
The execution-style murder of a Swedish housewife looks like a simple case even though there is no obvious suspect. But then Wallander finds a determined stalker, and soon enough, the cops catch up with him. But when his alibi turns...
448 Pages
4/5
20
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Jeffrey Deaver
Garden of Beasts: A Novel of Berlin 1936
2004 (First published: 2004)
Garden of Beasts: A Novel of Berlin 1936
Deaver thrills with a captivating narrative set in 1936 Nazi Berlin. Amidst a backdrop of espionage and danger, mob hitman Paul Schumann's undercover mission to assassinate a top Nazi architect is fraught with twists and turns. Deaver's masterful...
416 Pages
5/5
19
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Agatha Christie
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Hercule Poirot
2022 (First published: 1926)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
The villagers of King’s Abbot are shocked when a wealthy local widow commits suicide and the very next day her fiancé, Roger Ackroyd, is stabbed to death. Dr. James Sheppard, the local physician, discovers the body of his friend and...
288 Pages
5/5
19
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Jessamine Chan
The School for Good Mothers
2022 (First published: 2022)
The School for Good Mothers
Frida Liu is struggling. She doesn’t have a career worthy of her Chinese immigrant parents’ sacrifices. She can’t persuade her husband, Gust, to give up his wellness-obsessed younger mistress. Only with Harriet, their cherubic daughter, does...
336 Pages
3/5
18
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Carlos Ruiz Zafon
The Angel's Game
The Cemetry of Forgotten - Book 2
2010 (First published: 2008)
The Angel's Game
In this powerful, labyrinthian thriller, David Martín is a pulp fiction writer struggling to stay afloat. Holed up in an abandoned mansion in the heart of Barcelona, he furiously taps out story after story, becoming increasingly frustrated. Thus...
544 Pages
4/5
17
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Louise Penny
All the Devils Are Here
Inspector Gamache novel - Book 16
2021 (First published: 2020)
All the Devils Are Here
Chief Inspector Armand Gamache is in Paris. On their first night the Gamaches have dinner with the billionaire Stephen Horowitz. Walking home together after the meal, they watch in horror as Stephen is knocked down and critically injured. It was...
464 Pages
4/5
17
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Ngaio Marsh
Vintage Murder
Inspectr Roderick Alleyn - Book 5
2012 (First published: 1937)
Vintage Murder
Chief Inspector Alleyn is traveling through New Zealand while he recovers from an operation. On a train with the famous Carolyn Dacres Comedy Company, on tour of New Zealand, Alleyn befriends members of the troupe - an amusing diversion until...
224 Pages
4/5
17
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Michael Connelly
The Fifth Witness
Lincon Lawyer Novel - Book 4
2016 (First published: 2011)
The Fifth Witness
Mickey Haller has fallen on tough times. He expands his business into foreclosure defense, only to see one of his clients accused of killing the banker she blames for trying to take away her home. Mickey puts his team into...
496 Pages
4/5
16
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Val McDermid
The Mermaids Singing
Dr. Tony Hill & Carol Jordan - Book 1
2002 (First published: 1995)
The Mermaids Singing
Up till now, the only serial killers Tony Hill had encountered were safely behind bars. This one’s different – this one’s on the loose. Four men have been found mutilated and tortured. As fear grips the city, the police turn...
400 Pages
4/5
16
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J.D. Robb
Payback in Death
Eve Dallas - Novel 57
2023 (First published: 2023)
Payback in Death
Lt. Eve Dallas is just home from a long overdue vacation when she responds to a call of an unattended death. The victim is Martin Greenleaf, retired Internal Affairs Captain. At first glance, the scene appears to be suicide, but...
368 Pages
3/5
16
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Gillian McAllister
Wrong Place Wrong Time
2022 (First published: 2022)
Wrong Place Wrong Time
You’re waiting up for your eighteen-year-old son. He’s past curfew. As you watch from the window, he emerges, and you realize he isn’t alone: he’s walking toward a man, and he’s armed. He kills the stranger. That night you fall...
416 Pages
4/5
15
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Freida McFadden
The Boyfriend
2024 (First published: 2024)
The Boyfriend
Sydney Shaw is used to bad dates in New York—liars, cheapskates, and momma’s boys have all crossed her path. But when she finally meets Mr. Perfect—a charming doctor—she feels like she’s hit the dating jackpot. Meanwhile, a string of brutal...
368 Pages
4/5
15
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Seishi Yokomizo
The Honjin Murders
Detective Kindaichi Series - Book 1
2020 (First published: 1946)
The Honjin Murders
In the winter of 1937, the village of Okamura is abuzz with excitement over the forthcoming wedding of a son of the grand Ichiyanagi family.Then, on the night of the wedding, the Ichiyanagi household are woken by a terrible scream...
192 Pages
4/5
15
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Agatha Christie
The Body in the Library
Miss Marple Mystery 2
2011 (First published: 1942)
The Body in the Library
The tranquil world of Colonel Bantry is shattered when a young woman's lifeless body is discovered in his library. As suspicion falls on his wife, the Colonel enlists the help of the ingenious Miss Marple to untangle the web of...
247 Pages
4/5
15
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Truman Capote
In Cold Blood
1994 (First published: 1966)
In Cold Blood
A masterpiece from the author of "Breakfast at Tiffanies". With this thriller Capote invented a new genre. It reconstructs the 1959 murders of four members of the Clutter family in the small farming community of Holcomb, Kansas. Capote describes the...
343 Pages
5/5
15
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Agatha Christie
A Caribbean Mystery
Miss Marple Mystery 9
2011 (First published: 1964)
A Caribbean Mystery
Miss Marple is ensnared in A Caribbean Mystery when a retired military man sparks her curiosity with a photograph and a strange story of a murderer. As Miss Marple sat basking in the Caribbean sunshine, she felt mildly discontented with...
240 Pages
4/5
15
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James M. Cain
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1989 (First published: 1934)
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Cain started a new genre: American noir fiction. It may be full of despair, sweltering greed, dark violence and raw sex, but the no-nonsense description of humanity heading towards destruction is impossible to resist. In his laconic style Cain tells...
116 Pages
5/5
15
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John Le Carré
Call for the Dead
George Smiley Novel - Book 1
2020 (First published: 1961)
Call for the Dead
After a routine security check by George Smiley, civil servant Samuel Fennan apparently kills himself. When Smiley finds 'Circus' head Maston is trying to blame him for the man's death, he begins his own investigation, meeting with Fennan's widow to...
160 Pages
5/5
15
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