MYSTERY
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THE NAME OF THE GAME IS DEATH – Dan J. Marlowe

‘Roy’ and ‘Bunny’ (these are the names they know each other by but not likely to be their actual names) are bank robbers. In their latest heist things don’t go as smoothly as they’d hoped in Phoenix and Roy, who killed three men, gets clipped, taking a bullet in the arm. The duo split up Continue reading
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THE MURDERERS – Fredric Brown

It is the late 1950’s/early 1960’s and Willy Griff is a down-on-his luck actor in Hollywood. He may not have a lot of luck getting acting jobs, but he has great luck when it comes to women. He is currently making time with a hot little number by the name of Doris. Their attraction for Continue reading
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FIRST FROST – Craig Johnson

It’s time for another Longmire book, but where do you go when Longmire has taken on (and taken down) every petty criminal, every crooked politician, and every drug lord in the state of Wyoming and even a few in Mexico? You look back at Walt’s early days – before he ever became a sheriff. Some Continue reading
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VAMP – Loren D. Estleman

Valentino, a UCLA film archivist and occasional detective is helping out a friend who recently bought an old drive-in movie venue. Leo brings in his friend Leo Kalishnikov who is a top-notch theater designer. But Leo’s mind isn’t on the job – he’s being blackmailed in regards to something from his past. Valentino offers to help Continue reading
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A MIDNIGHT PUZZLE – Gigi Pandian

Tempest Raj works in her family business, Secret Staircase Construction, which specializes in hidden rooms and hidden access to spaces in a home. At the home of a former client, the Rhodes’, a woman was killed and her husband, Julian, is blaming the construction company for faulty work. Now the company is struggling to overcome Continue reading
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RUNNER – Patrick Lee

Retired Special Forces operative, Sam Dryden, is looking to live a quiet retirement in his seaside Southern California town, but when he sees a young woman being chased by armed men down near the boardwalk, his instincts and skill kick in. The men with the weapons, bent on killing the young woman, are highly skilled Continue reading
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DEATH AT THE SAVOY – Ron Base & Prudence Emery

1963 London is an intoxicating, exciting time. Hollywood stars such as Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton can be seen, bickering in bars. Noel Coward might not be too far away, champagne glass in hand. And if the night is right and the light is right, you might even catch a glimpse of Princess Margaret, all Continue reading
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REYKJAVIK: A CRIME STORY – Ragnar Jonasson and Katrin Jakobsdottir

In 1956 Iceland, fourteen year old Lara seeks to expand her horizons and goes off to spend the summer on the island of Vidney, just off of Reykjavik, working as an all-around maid/housekeeper for a young couple. But in August of that year, Lara has gone missing without a single trace of evidence. Did she Continue reading
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MODESTY BLAISE – Peter O’Donnell

The 1960’s were a very popular time for spies in literature. Post WWII and the Cold War at its peak, when no one trusted anyone else. It was perfect for a man (of woman) to secretly gather intel on an enemy. James Bond, of course, is the cream of the crop – one of the Continue reading
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PASSPORT TO SPY – Nancy Cole Silverman

Kat Lawson had been an investigative reporter for The Phoenix Gazette but recently lost her job and now she’s working for Travel International, covering Germany’s holiday scene in Munich. Except … it’s all a cover. Kat is actually working for the FBI. She’s hoping to get close Hans von Hausmann, a charming museum curator who is suspected to be Continue reading
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PLAYING IT SAFE – Ashley Weaver

Electra “Ellie” McDonnell was once a safe-cracking thief. Now, while London is constantly on edge with Germany’s WWII Blitz, Ellie agrees to use her skills to help her country. She’s given an assignment by British Intelligence and, under an assumed name, travels to the port city of Sunderland to wait for further orders. Before she Continue reading
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THE PUZZLE MASTER – Danielle Trussoni

Mike Brink, once a rising football star who suffered a traumatic brain injury, now has a rare medical condition due to that injury: acquired savant syndrome. He is now a genius when it comes to seeing, solving, and creating puzzles. But he is now socially awkward and isolated, as well. Brink is invited to meet with Continue reading

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