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• The Jigsaw Man

  a Novel

  Matheson, Nadine

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  The first book in Nadine Matheson's Inspector Anjelica Henley series is a pulse-pounding, nerve-wracking cat-and-mouse chase with a copycat killer. Body parts have started turning up on the banks of the Thames, and Anjelica Henley is put…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Night Watch

  Lancaster, Neil (Crime author)

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  Notorious criminal and convicted murderer Scott Paterson is found with his throat cut after being acquitted in his latest trial. Paterson's defense lawyer is also found dead at the bottom of a cliff while on his honeymoon. As these two…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• An Eye for An Eye

  Wyer, Carol E.

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  This riveting new British police procedural series by Carol Wyer is a page-turner, with lots of twists, red herrings, and mounting suspense. An overworked yet determined detective, Kate Young fervently works to track down a sadistic serial…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• False Witness

  Slaughter, Karin, 1971-

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  Karin Slaughter always delivers a dark, fast-paced thriller and is a favourite author of this genre. False Witness is a stand-alone read and is narrated by the very different perspectives of two sisters, Callie and Leigh. Leigh is a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Midnight Lock

  Deaver, Jeffery, 1950-

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  This is the latest in the Lincoln Rhyme series and doesn’t disappoint with an engrossing, entertaining story filled with twists and turns. Rhyme was once a criminologist and a genius in the field of physics—until an accident left him…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Dark Hours

  Connelly, Michael, 1956-

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  'The Black Echo’ introduced readers to the eponymous Hieronymus 'Harry” Bosch, a homicide detective for the LAPD, and a Vietnam veteran. In this new book we meet LAPD detective Renée Ballard who is working a graveyard shift on New Year’s…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Bone Code

  Reichs, Kathy, 1950-

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  Forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan uses the power of forensics—and some good old-fashioned detective work—to solve heinous and brutal murders. This edgy mystery is now the 20th book in the Temperance Brennan series. Reichs’s…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• After Shock

  Melinek, Judy

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  Author Judy Melinek is a real-life forensic pathologist in Oakland, California, lending an air of authenticity to this compelling, intriguing series. 'After Shock' is the latest book in the Jessie Teska series and sees the medical…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Autopsy

  Cornwell, Patricia Daniels, 1956-

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  Patricia Cornwell is a big player in the medical mystery field. Her protagonist, Kay Scarpetta, is a female medical examiner who investigates murders from a scientific/forensic perspective, à la CSI. Cornwell blends the tension of a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hope to Die

  Hunter, Cara

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  Cara Hunter's DI Adam Fawley series somehow manages to only get better with each installment. In this sixth book, DI Fawley is called to a remote farmhouse in the middle of the night, to find a gruesome crime scene in which a supposed…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Memory for Murder

  Holt, Anne, 1958-

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  Anne Holt is Norway's bestselling female crime writer. She worked for the Oslo police department for two years before opening her own law firm and serving as Norway's Minister for Justice between 1996 and 1997. 'A Memory for Murder' is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Cat & Mouse

  Arlidge, M. J., 1974-

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  This bone-chilling addition to the Helen Grace series will leave you terrified to be home alone. A killer is stalking across Southampton, targeting those who are alone in their homes at night—or so they think. All the while, Helen is still…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Choose Me

  Gerritsen, Tess, 1953-

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  Tess Gerritsen is a staple of the medical/forensic thriller genre. For those of you who love her Rizzoli & Isles series with its gripping and intensifying plot and well-fleshed out characters, this is her new book in the series and will…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Dark Remains

  McIlvanney, William, 1936-2015

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  This prequel to the Jack Laidlaw series is a combined effort by New York Times best-selling author Ian Rankin and Scottish crime-writing legend William McIlvanney. We are introduced to investigating officers D.C. Jack Laidlaw and D.S. Bob…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Carnival Blues

  Boyd, Damien

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  Damien Boyd's Nick Dixon series is always a solid bet for a great procedural thriller, and the latest title is another brilliant addition. When the fireworks display at the Bridgewater Carnival sends the Avalon Carnival Club's president up…Read moreRead more of this annotation