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Trust No One

Paul Cleave · 340 pages

"In the exciting new psychological thriller by the Edgar-nominated author of Joe Victim, a famous crime writer struggles to differentiate between his own reality and the frightening plot lines he's created for the page. Jerry Grey is known to most of the world by his crime writing pseudonym, Henry Cutter--a name that has been keeping readers at the edge of their seats for more than a decade. Recen

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The Truth and Other Lies

Sascha Arango · 241 pages

"On the surface, Henry Hayden seems like someone you could like, or even admire. A famous bestselling author who appears a modest everyman. A loving, devoted husband even though he could have any woman he desires ... But Henry Hayden is a construction, a mask. His past is a secret, his methods more so. No one besides him and his wife know that she is the actual writer of the novels that made him f

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Everyone in This Bank Is a Thief

Benjamin Stevenson · 358 pages

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Finders Keepers

Stephen King · 448 pages

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You

Caroline Kepnes · 424 pages

"Love hurts... When aspiring writer Guinevere Beck strides into the East Village bookstore where Joe works, he's instantly smitten. Beck is everything Joe has ever wanted: She's gorgeous, tough, razor-smart, and as sexy as his wildest dreams. Beck doesn't know it yet, but she's perfect for him, and soon she can't resist her feelings for a guy who seems custom made for her. But there's more to Joe

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A Suspension of Mercy

Patricia Highsmith · 251 pages

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Chasing the Boogeyman

Richard Chizmar · 322 pages

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The Nothing Man

Catherine Ryan Howard · 288 pages

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Last Winter We Parted

Fuminori Nakamura · 216 pages

A young writer is assigned a difficult task by his editor: he is to write an investigative biography of a death row inmate named Yudai Kiharazaka, a thirty-five-year-old photographer who has been convicted of the murders of two women. Kiharazaka's victims--or his "models"--had been burned alive while the photographer tried to capture the perfect picture of their essences. But trying to unearth the

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Bad Things Happen

Harry Dolan · 338 pages

The man who calls himself David Loogan is leading a quiet, anonymous life in the college town of Ann Arbor, Michigan. He's hoping to escape a violent past he would rather forget. But his solitude is broken when he finds himself drawn into a friendship with Tom Kristoll, the publisher of the mystery magazine Gray Streets—and into an affair with Laura, Tom's sleek blond wife. What Loogan doesn't rea

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The Silkworm

J.K. Rowling · 464 pages

When novelist Owen Quine goes missing, his wife calls in private detective Cormoran Strike. At first, Mrs. Quine just thinks her husband has gone off by himself for a few days--as he has done before--and she wants Strike to find him and bring him home. But as Strike investigates, it becomes clear that there is more to Quine's disappearance than his wife realizes. The novelist has just completed a

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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

Holly Jackson · 400 pages

Everyone is talking about A Good Girl's Guide to Murder! With shades of Serial and Making a Murderer this is the story about an investigation turned obsession, full of twists and turns and with an ending you'll never expect. Everyone in Fairview knows the story. Pretty and popular high school senior Andie Bell was murdered by her boyfriend, Sal Singh, who then killed himself. It was all anyo

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The Tree of Hands

Ruth Rendell · 271 pages

Once, when Benet was 14, her mother had tried to stab her with a carving knife. It was some time since she had seen her mad mother, so when she arrived at the airport, Benet tried not to hate her. But then the tragic death of a child begins a chain of deception, kidnap and murder.

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The Crime Writer

Gregg Hurwitz · 301 pages

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Gone Girl

Gillian Flynn · 440 pages

Gone Girl is a 2012 crime thriller novel by American writer Gillian Flynn. It was published by Crown Publishing Group in June 2012. The novel became popular and made the New York Times Best Seller list. The sense of suspense in the novel comes from whether or not Nick Dunne is involved in the disappearance of his wife Amy. ---------- Also contained in: [Les apparences suvi de la novella Nou

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The Fourth Monkey

J.D. Barker · 404 pages

"Se7en meets The Silence of the Lambs in this dark and twisting novel from the author Jeffery Deaver called, "A talented writer with a delightfully devious mind." For over five years, the Four Monkey Killer has terrorized the residents of Chicago. When his body is found, the police quickly realize he was on his way to deliver one final message, one which proves he has taken another victim who may

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The Brethren

John Grisham · 384 pages

The "Brethren" are three disgraced former judges incarcerated at a fictional federal minimum security prison who embark on a scam to blackmail wealthy closeted gay men. Unfortunately, the judges ensnare a candidate for U.S. President backed by the CIA.

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When the Bough Breaks

Jonathan Kellerman · 448 pages

***In the first Alex Delaware novel, Dr. Morton Handler practiced a strange brand of psychiatry. Among his specialties were fraud, extortion, and sexual manipulation.*** Handler paid for his sins when he was brutally murdered in his luxurious Pacific Palisades apartment. The police have no leads, but they do have ***one possible witness: seven-year-old Melody Quinn.*** It's psychologist Dr.

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All of This Is True

Lygia Day Peñaflor · 432 pages

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Foucault's Pendulum

Umberto Eco · 641 pages

English: An Enthralling Mystery, a breathtaking rollercoaster ride through a world of ideas and aberrations, an adventure into the modern mind. One Colonel Ardenti, who has unnaturally black, brilliantined hair, an Adolphe Menjou mustache, wears maroon socks, and once served in the Foreign Legion, starts it all. He tells three Milan editors that he has discovered a coded message about a Templar

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Jack of Spades: A Tale of Suspense

Joyce Carol Oates · 208 pages

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Three Graves Full

Jamie Mason · 307 pages

Pushed into committing a murder that he covers up by burying the body in his backyard, mild-mannered Jason Getty finds his life completely unraveling when a landscaper discovers two other graves on his property.

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Woman Down

Colleen Hoover · 384 pages

Her words used to set the page on fire. But a viral backlash over her latest film adaptation forced Petra Rose to take a hiatus, resulting in missed deadlines and an overdue mortgage. Branded a fraud and fame-hungry opportunist, she learned the hard way what happens when the internet turns on you. And she’s been uninspired to write ever since. Now, with her next suspense novel outlined and savi

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Deathtrap: A Thriller in Two Acts

Ira Levin · 80 pages

A hit play on Broadway, this suspense thriller combines fiendish cleverness with deft entertainment in shock afteredge-of-the-seat shock.

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