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Linwood Barclay, Heather Graham, Peter James, Raymond Khoury, Dennis Lehane, John Lescroart, Steve Martini, T. Jefferson Parker, Douglas Preston, Ian Rankin, James Rollins, Steve Berry, M.J. Rose, John Sandford, R.L. Stine, F. Paul Wilson, Lee Child, Lincoln Child, Michael Connelly, Jeffery Deaver, · back to the book

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Killer Year: A Criminal Anthology

Lee Child · 304 pages

Some of the rising stars in the crime, suspense, and mystery genres reveal their talents in an anthology of short stories, each of which is introduced by such mentors as Tess Gerritsen, Jeffery Deaver, and Lee Child.

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Dangerous Women: Original Stories from Today's Greatest Suspense Writers

Otto Penzler, Lorenzo Carcaterra, Michael Connelly, John Connolly, Thomas H. Cook, Jeffery Deaver · 384 pages

Prepare to meet the most seductively female and the most shockingly fatal of femmes fatales, brought to you by seventeen of today's finest authors of mystery and suspense fiction. Award-winning editor Otto Penzler presents a collection of short and sizzling masterpieces of kisses and kiss-offs, gams and gats, published for the first time anywhere. In "***Third Party***," Jay McInerney takes you on

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Like a Charm

Denise Mina, John Harvey, Kelley Armstrong, John Connolly, Emma Donoghue, Jane Haddam, Laura Lippman, Peter Robinson, Fidelis Morgan, Peter Moore Smith, Lynda La Plante, Jerrilyn Farmer, Lee Child, Mark Billingham · 352 pages

KARIN SLAUGHTER, MARK BILLINGHAM, LEE CHILD, JOHN CONNOLLY, JOHN HARVEY,LYNDA LA PLANTE, DENISE MINA, PETER ROBINSON - A STUNNING COLLECTION BY CRIME FICTION'S BEST...Desire leaves a man destroyed - a young girl's curiosity reveals secrets better left hidden - an accidental encounter on a train ends violently - ambition leads to a curious exchange - an uncanny likeness changes two lives forever -

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The Best American Mystery Stories 2011

Harlan Coben · 410 pages

HARLAN COBEN PICKS THE YEAR'S BEST CRIME WRITINGHand-picked by number one bestselling author Harlan Coben, this definitive anthology showcases the best of this year's crime-writing, from the masters of modern suspense and the stars of the future alike. Whether ingenious detective story or hardboiled noir, action-packed thriller or stylish historical mystery, these twenty stand-out stories should f

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Love Is Murder

Allison Brennan · 544 pages

An edge-of-your-seat anthology, written exclusively by members of International Thriller Writers, Inc., features 30 tales of suspense from today's hottest writers.

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Mystery Writers of America Presents Ice Cold: Tales of Intrigue from the Cold War

Joseph Finder, J.A. Jance, Laura Lippman, John Lescroart, T. Jefferson Parker, Sara Paretsky, Alan Cook · 384 pages

Collects twenty short stories depicting spies, double agents, femme fatales, and the weaponry of the Cold War written by such modern authors as Joseph Finder, Sara Paretsky, and T. Jefferson Parker.

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The Plot Thickens

Mary Higgins Clark, Nelson DeMille, Nancy Pickard, Linda Fairstein, Donald E. Westlake, Edna Buchanan, Walter Mosley, Lawrence Block, Carol Higgins Clark, Ann Rule, Janet Evanovich, Lauren DeMille · 272 pages

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Murder for Christmas

Thomas Godfrey · 465 pages

The murder for Christmas guide to gift giving / A.A. Milne -- Back for Christmas / John Collier -- Mr. Big / Woody Allen -- [Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1518317W) / Arthur Conan Doyle -- The adventure of the Christmas pudding / Agatha Christie -- Dancing Dan's Christmas / Damon Runyon -- Cambric Tea / Marjorie Bowen -- Death on Christmas Eve / Sta

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The Big Book of Christmas Mysteries

Otto Penzler · 654 pages

"Edgar Award-winning editor Otto Penzler collects sixty of his all-time favorite holiday crime stories--many of which are difficult or nearly impossible to find anywhere else"--Provided by publisher.

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Manhattan Mayhem: New Crime Stories from Mystery Writers of America

Lee Child, Jeffery Deaver, T. Jefferson Parker, S.J. Rozan · 343 pages

Best-selling suspense novelist Mary Higgins Clark invites you on a tour of Manhattan's most iconic neighborhoods in this anthology of all-new stories from the Mystery Writers of America. From the Flatiron District (Lee Child) and Greenwich Village (Jeffery Deaver) to Little Italy (T. Jefferson Parker) and Chinatown (S.J. Rozan), you'll encounter crimes, mysteries, and riddles large and small. Illu

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A Moment on the Edge: 100 Years of Crime Stories by Women

Elizabeth George · 560 pages

New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth George serves up a century's worth of superb crime fiction penned by women. This veritable all-star team delivers tales of dark deeds that will keep you reading long into the night. Included are these works: "A Jury of Her Peers" by Susan Glaspell The Summer of People" by Shirley Jackson "The Irony of Hate" by Ruth Rendell "Country Lovers" by Nadine Gor

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A Darker Shade of Sweden

Tove Alsterdal, Henning Mankell, Hakan Nesser, Magnus Montelius, Dag Ohrlund, Malin Persson Giolito, Maj Sjowall, Per Wahloo, Sara Stridsberg, Johan Theorin, Veronica von Schenck, Cilla Borjlind, Katarina Wennstam, Rolf Borjlind, Ake Edwardson, Inger Frimansson, Eva Gabrielsson, Anna Jansson, Asa La · 361 pages

"Containing seventeen stories, never before published in English, 'A Darker Shade of Sweden' illuminates this beguiling country and its inhabitants as never before. Included are stories from such Swedish literary luminaries as: Stieg Larsson, Henning Mankell, Asa Larsson, and Eva Gabrielsson."--Provided by publisher. Reunion -- Tove Alsterdal He liked his hair -- Rolf and Cilla Bo˜rjlind Ne

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MatchUp

Charlaine Harris, John Sandford, Kathy Reichs, Eric Van Lustbader, Gayle Lynds, Nelson DeMille, Lisa Jackson, Sandra Brown, Christopher Rice, J.A. Jance, Lisa Scottoline, Steve Berry, Peter James, Michael Koryta, Diana Gabaldon, David Morrell, Karin Slaughter, Andrew Gross, Lara Adrian, Val McDermid · 464 pages

"In this incredible follow-up to the New York Times and USA TODAY bestseller FaceOff, twenty-two of the world's most popular thriller writers come together for an unforgettable anthology. MatchUp takes the never-before-seen bestseller pairings of FaceOff and adds a delicious new twist: gender. Eleven of the world's best female thriller writers from Diana Gabaldon to Charlene Harris are paired with

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The Best American Mystery Stories 2008

Elizabeth Strout, Chuck Hogan, Rupert Holmes, Holly Goddard Jones, Alice Munro, Scott Wolven, Peter LaSalle, Thisbe Nissen, Joyce Carol Oates, Kyle Minor, Scott Phillips, Stephen Rhodes, James Lee Burke, S.J. Rozan, Michael Connelly, Robert Ferrigno, Melissa Vanbeck, Nathan Oates, Jas. R. Petrin, Hu · 423 pages

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Predators

Ed Gorman, Martin H. Greenberg · 384 pages

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The Further Adventures of Batman

Martin H. Greenberg · 408 pages

"Batman" stories by Isaac Asimov, Stuart Kaminsky, William F. Nolan, Max Allan Collins, Ed Gorman, Edward D. Hoch, Joe Lansdale, and Henry Slesar, among others.

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The Complete Sherlock Holmes

Arthur Conan Doyle · 1,132 pages

Contains: - Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Scandal in Bohemia - Red-Headed League - Case of Identity - Boscombe Valley Mystery - Five Orange Pips - Man with the Twisted Lip - Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle - Adventure of the Speckled Band - Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb - Adventure of the Noble Bachelor - Adventure of the Beryl Coronet - Adventure of the Copper Beeches - Case-B

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The Penguin Book of Crime Stories

Robert Barnard, Ian Rankin, Rob Sawyer, Peter Sellers, Karin Slaughter, Eric Wright, Mark Billingham, Michael Connelly, John Harvey, Jose Latour, Laura Lippman, Mary Jane Maffini, Sara Paretsky, George P. Pelecanos · 252 pages

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In Sunlight or In Shadow

Stephen King, Justin Scott, Jonathan Santlofer, Jeffery Deaver, Lee Child, Gail Levin, Kris Nelscott, Joyce Carol Oates, Robert Olen Butler, Michael Connelly, Megan Abbott, Craig Ferguson, Nicholas Christopher, Jill D. Block, Joe R. Lansdale, Warren Moore · 278 pages

"A newly commissioned anthology of seventeen superbly crafted stories inspired by the paintings of Edward Hopper"--Dust jacket.

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Full Dark, No Stars

Stephen King · 419 pages

Full Dark, No Stars is a collection of four intense short stories with retribution as the central theme. Released in the fall of 2010 in hardcover and audiobook formats, Full Dark, No Stars is a powerful read featuring some of Stephen's most graphic and merciless content to date. ([source][1]) Contains: - [1922][2] - [A Good Marriage][3] - [Big Driver][4] - Fair Execution [1]:

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The Best American Mystery Stories 2003

Michael Connelly · 352 pages

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Rescue Me

Cherry Adair, Lora Leigh, Cindy Gerard · 352 pages

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Dangerous Women

Gardner Dozois · 784 pages

This volume of warriors, bad girls and dragonriders includes stories by worldwide bestselling authors. This first volume includes an original 35,000 word novella revealing the origins of the civil war in Westeros (before the events in *A Game of Thromes*.)

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