Mystery fiction 
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Alex Delaware novels volume 24.
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4.2 stars
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In a half-built mansion in Los Angeles, a watchman stumbles onto the bodies of a young couple--murdered and left in a gruesome postmortem embrace. Veteran homicide cop Milo Sturgis is shocked at the sight: a twisted crime that only Milo and psychologist Alex Delaware can hope to solve. While the female victim's identity remains in question, her companion is ID'd as eco-friendly architect Desmond Backer, notorious for his power to seduce women. The...
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Carter Ross mysteries volume 2.
Average Rating:
3 stars
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Traces the investigation of reporter Carter Ross into the house fire deaths of two boys whose mother claims she was working two jobs to support them, a story that is thrown into dispute by a corrupt government program and the disappearance of the mother's boyfriend.
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Kurt Wallander mysteries volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.4 stars
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A #1 international bestseller: This “exquisite novel of mesmerizing depth” launched the acclaimed Wallander Mysteries and BBC series starring Kenneth Branagh (Los Angeles Times).
Early one morning, a small-town farmer discovers that his neighbors have been victims of a brutal attack during the night: An old man has been bludgeoned to death, and his tortured wife lies dying before the farmer’s eyes....
Early one morning, a small-town farmer discovers that his neighbors have been victims of a brutal attack during the night: An old man has been bludgeoned to death, and his tortured wife lies dying before the farmer’s eyes....
84. Fade away
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Myron Bolitar mysteries volume 3.
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4.4 stars
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For sports agent Myron Bolitar, the disappearance of a man he'd once competed against was bringing back memories--of the sport he and Greg Downing had both played and the woman they both loved. Now, among the stars, the wanna-bes, the gamblers and groupies, Myron's unraveling the strange, violent life of a sports hero gone wrong, and coming face-to-face with a past he can't relive and a present he may not survive.
86. The final detail
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Myron Bolitar mysteries volume 6.
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4.6 stars
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When Myron Bolitar's best friend and partner is arrested for the murder of a client--a fallen baseball star attempting a comeback--Myron and his sidekick Win plunge into their most difficult and bizarre case yet.
87. Final jeopardy
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Alexandra Cooper novels volume 1.
Average Rating:
4 stars
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Alexandra Cooper, assistant district attorney in charge of Manhattan's sex crime prosecution, takes on the murder of movie star Isabella Lascar in Alexandra's summer home and someone from her high-profile past who may have intended to kill Alexandra
88. Flesh and blood
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Alex Delaware novels volume 15.
Average Rating:
3 stars
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Lauren Teague is a beautiful, defiant, borderline-delinquent teenager when her parents bring her to Alex Delaware's office. But for all Alex's skill and effort, Lauren resists--angrily, provocatively. Reluctantly, the psychologist chalks Lauren up as one of the inevitable failures of a challenging profession. But years later, when Alex encounters Lauren as a stag party's featured entertainment, both doctor and patient are sticken with shame. And the...
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Juniper Song mysteries volume 1.
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Possessing investigative instincts and a long-standing love for noir novels, Juniper Song is asked to discover the truth about her friend's father's alleged affair with a young paralegal, only to become embroiled in a crime involving deeply hidden secrets from her own life.
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Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus mysteries volume 13.
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4 stars
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Having submitted for counseling a troubled wealthy teen who desecrated a synagogue, Rina Lazarus discovers there is more to the case when the boy and his therapists are murdered.
91. Free fire
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Joe Pickett novels volume 7.
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4 stars
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"Attorney Clay McCann admitted to slaughtering four campers in a back-country corner of Yellowstone National Park--a 'free-fire' zone with no residents or jurisdiction. In this remote fifty-square-mile stretch a man can literally get away with murder. Now McCann's a free man, and Pickett's about to discover his motive--one buried in Yellowstone's rugged terrain, and as dangerous as the man who wants to keep it hidden."--Amazon.com.
93. The golden egg
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Guido Brunetti mysteries volume 22.
Average Rating:
4.8 stars
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At the request of his wife, Commissario Brunetti looks into the death of the deaf, mentally disabled man who worked at their dry-cleaners and uncovers a mystery when he finds that the man has no official records at all.
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Alex Delaware novels volume 20.
Average Rating:
3.8 stars
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Psychologist Alex Delaware and L.A.P.D. detective Milo Sturgis investigate the bizarre case of two students whose claims of abduction are revealed to be a hoax, a case that takes an odd turn when one student is found murdered and the other vanishes.
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4.2 stars
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Investigating his girlfriend's mysterious disappearance, Will Klein learns that she is somehow tied to his brother's death, and he becomes increasingly disturbed when he realizes that everyone he loves is harboring dark secrets.
96. The good cop
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Carter Ross mysteries volume 4.
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In the fourth in Brad Parks's award-winning series, Newark investigative journalist Carter Ross must uncover the truth behind a beloved cop's alleged suicide.
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Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus mysteries volume 19.
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LAPD Lieutenant Peter Decker reluctantly agrees to do a big favor for an old friend, Teresa McLaughlin, but when she and her husband disappear, Decker's search is interrupted by the suspicious death of a young health care worker.
99. Hard row
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Deborah Knott mysteries volume 13.
Average Rating:
4.6 stars
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"As Judge Deborah Knott presides over a case involving a barroom brawl, it becomes clear that deep resentments over race, class, and illegal immigration are simmering just below the surface in the North Carolina countryside."--Provided by publisher.
100. Hard truth
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Anna Pigeon mysteries volume 13.
Average Rating:
5 stars
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Anna Pigeon investigates the reappearance of some children who had gone missing from a religious retreat.