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What do readers say about Flood?
taut, razor sharp prose noir crime thriller writing and character description dark crime fictionBurke's newest client is a woman named Flood, who has the face of an angel, the body of a high-priced stripper, and the skills of a professional executioner. She wants Burke to find a monster for her-so she can kill him with her bare hands.
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I GOT TO the office early that morning-I think it was about ten o’clock. As soon as the dog saw it was me, she walked over to the back door and I let her out. I went outside with her as far as the fir...
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What do readers say about Winter Counts?
immersive and engaging native american culture real, current, and thought-provoking literary crime fictionSHORTLISTED FOR THE EDGAR AWARD FOR FIRST NOVEL
"Winter Counts is a marvel. It's a thriller with a beating heart and jagged teeth." -Tommy Orange, author of There There
A Best Book of 2020: NPR * Publishers Weekly * Library Journal * CrimeReads * G... More details on Winter Counts
I leaned back in the seat of my old Ford Pinto, listening to the sounds coming from the Depot, the reservation’s only tavern. There was a stream of Indians and white ranchers going inside. I knew Guv ...
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What do readers say about A Study in Scarlet?
crisp non-florid prose murder mystery detectives short and sweet pulpy detective storySir Arthur Conan Doyle's first novel-and the origin story of Sherlock Holmes and John Watson-is reimagined in the first unabridged, fully illustrated version since its debut, by acclaimed and bestselling illustrator Gris Grimly.
The year is 1881. Th... More details on A Study in Scarlet
In the year 1878 I took my degree of Doctor of Medicine of the University of London, and proceeded to Netley to go through the course prescribed for surgeons in the army. Having completed my studies t...
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What do readers say about The Wicked Girls?
real time and flashback third person narrator dark and disturbing gritty, authentic feel"The suspense keeps the pages flying, but what sets this one apart is the palpable sense of onrushing doom." -Stephen King, "The Best Books I Read This Year"
The Edgar Award-winning psychological thriller that asks the question: how well can you trul... More details on The Wicked Girls
Martin checks his watch. It’s nearly ten o’clock. She’ll be going to work soon. The neon lights on the roller coaster at Funnland have been switched off, the halogen arc lights they flood the park wit...
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What do readers say about Every Dead Thing?
deep and lyrical southern gothic tale elegant and bitter prose great suspense thrillerTortured and brilliant private detective Charlie Parker stars in this thriller by New York Times bestselling author John Connolly.
Former NYPD detective Charlie "Bird" Parker is on the verge of madness. Tortured by the unsolved slayings of his wife a... More details on Every Dead Thing
The waitress was in her fifties, dressed in a tight black miniskirt, white blouse, and black high heels. Parts of her spilled out of every item of clothing she wore, making her look like she had swoll...
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What do readers say about Faceless Killers?
choppy and jarring old school noir solving a murder straight to the pointThe mystery thriller series that inspired the Netflix crime drama Young Wallander
From the dean of Scandinavian noir, the first riveting installment in the internationally bestselling and universally acclaimed Kurt Wallander series.
It was a senseles... More details on Faceless Killers
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What do readers say about Bluebird, Bluebird?
compelling police procedural filled with musical references complex, evocatively written dark, thought-provoking and well-writtenA "heartbreakingly resonant" thriller about the explosive intersection of love, race, and justice from a writer and producer of the Emmy-winning Fox TV show Empire (USA Today).
"In Bluebird, Bluebird Attica Locke had both mastered the thriller and ex... More details on Bluebird, Bluebird
DARREN MATHEWS set his Stetson on the edge of the witness stand, brim down, the way his uncles had taught him. For court today, the Rangers let him wear the official uniform—a button-down starched wit...
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What do readers say about Noir?
parody of detective fiction off the wall fast paced absurdist post-war san franciscoINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!
The absurdly outrageous, sarcastically satiric, and always entertaining New York Times bestselling author Christopher Moore returns in finest madcap form with this zany noir set on the mean streets of post-World War... More details on Noir
She had the kind of legs that kept her butt from resting on her shoes—a size-eight dame in a size-six dress and every mug in the joint was rooting for the two sizes to make a break for it as they watc...
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What do readers say about Farewell, My Lovely?
slick and cool writing over the top cynical convoluted, engaging, and unpredictable hard-boiled detective type bookCrime fiction master Raymond Chandler's second novel featuring Philip Marlowe, the "quintessential urban private eye" (Los Angeles Times).
Philip Marlowe's about to give up on a completely routine case when he finds himself in the wrong place at the... More details on Farewell, My Lovely
IT WAS ONE OF THE MIXED BLOCKS over on Central Avenue, the blocks that are not yet all Negro. I had just come out of a three-chair barber shop where an agency thought a relief barber named Dimitrios A...
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What do readers say about 1984?
haunting, intelligent, deeply disturbing phenomenal book frightening book world renowned classicOrwell's classic dystopian fiction warns us of our future, and deals with issues that speak to multiple dangers faced by many nations today.
Winston Smith is a member of 'the party' and subject to constant surveillance by the eyes of Big Brother, th... More details on 1984
It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. Winston Smith, his chin nuzzled into his breast in an effort to escape the vile wind, slipped quickly through the glass doors ...
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