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The Killer Inside Me The Killer Inside Me Jim Thompson Lou Ford is the deputy sheriff of a small town in Texas. The worst thing most people can say against him is that he's a little slow and a little boring. But, then, most people don't know about the … OL13420890W
Critical mass Critical mass Sara Paretsky " New York Times-bestselling author Sara Paretsky's brilliant protagonist V.I. Warshawski returns in another hard-hitting entry, combining razor-sharp plotting and compelling characters with a heady … OL17313360W
Serpents in the Cold Serpents in the Cold Thomas O'Malley "A serial killer stalks the streets of 1950s Boston--and two friends take it upon themselves to take him down. Post-war Boston is down on its luck and looking for change. A year after the Brink's Rob… OL17875313W
Black Irish Black Irish Stephan Talty "In this explosive debut thriller by the New York Times bestselling author of Empire of Blue Water, a brilliant homicide detective returns home, where she confronts a city's dark demons and her own p… OL19960933W
Angel's gate Angel's gate Sturges, Preston Jr "The latest novel in the acclaimed Shortcut Man series is a rousing tale of sex, sleaze, and salvation in the City of Angels that's "filled with enough dark humor and shady characters to satisfy the … OL19962001W
The final silence The final silence Stuart Neville "In Belfast, Northern Ireland, memories of the city's troubled history haunt every street corner, but for one tortured soul, the incredible violence in his past is also his most cherished legacy. Rea… OL19984651W
Get Carter Get Carter Ted Lewis "Famously adapted into the iconic film starring Michael Caine, Get Carter--originally published as Jack's Return Home--ranks among the most canonical of crime novels. With a special Foreword by Mike … OL19986100W
SignWave SignWave Andrew Vachss When a calculating predator threatens his loved ones, mercenary soldier Dell attempts to track down a killer who possesses an uncanny talent for disguise. OL20001685W
Unidentified woman #15 Unidentified woman #15 David Housewright "During one of the first heavy snows of the winter, on the interstate outside the Twin Cities, Rushmore McKenzie is behind a truck behaving erratically when the man in the truck bed dumps a body out … OL20005545W
King maybe King maybe Timothy Hallinan "Los Angeles burglar Junior Bender is in the middle of burgling a house and has just gotten his hands on one of the world's rarest stamps when the job goes terrifically wrong. After barely escaping, … OL20024840W
O dingos, ô châteaux! O dingos, ô châteaux! Jean-Patrick Manchette,Donald Nicholson-Smith,François Guérif,Jacques Tardi "Michel Hartog, a sometime architect, is a powerful businessman and famous philanthropist whose immense fortune has just grown that much greater following the death of his brother in an accident. Pet… OL2206520W
The gone dead train The gone dead train Lisa Turner "Bestselling sensation Lisa Turner conjures a riveting Southern gothic mystery set in Memphis, with echoes of The Garden of Good and Evil and Lisa Gardener, in which detective Billy Able is thrown in… OL23183735W
In Big Trouble (A Tess Monaghan Investigation) In Big Trouble (A Tess Monaghan Investigation) Laura Lippman,Deborah Hazlett Edgar Award-winner Laura Lippman is developing a reputation as one of the most exciting new detective fiction authors in years. Now she delivers her most suspenseful novel yet, and places Baltimore's… OL2538243W