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The executioner's song The executioner's song Norman Mailer Arguably the greatest book from America's most heroically ambitious writer, THE EXECUTIONER'S SONG follows the short, blighted life of Gary Gilmore who became famous after he robbed two men in 1976 a… OL10426574W
It's a Battlefield It's a Battlefield Graham Greene Read as a condemnation of the British judicial system this dark novel follows the events the events that follow when a man kills an off-duty police officer who is attacking his wife. OL106064W
The lost get-back boogie The lost get-back boogie James Lee Burke Iry Paret's done his time -- two years for manslaughter in Louisiana's Angola State Penitentiary. Now the war vet and blues singer is headed to Montana, where he hopes to live clean working on a ranc… OL15109529W
Deadtown Deadtown Nancy Holzner "They call it Deadtown: the city's quarantined section for its inhuman and undead residents. Most humans stay far from its borders-- but Victory Vaughn, Boston's only professional demon slayer, isn't… OL15542524W
The murderer next door The murderer next door David M. Buss A leading psychologist profiles the killer in us all with this provocative, trailblazing workThough we may choose to believe that murderers are pathological misfits or hardened criminals, evolutionar… OL15838544W
Early leaving Early leaving Judy Goldman When her overwhelming love for her athletic honor student son proves suffocating for him, Kathryne Smallwood is horrified when he commits murder in order to conduct an ultimate act of disappointment,… OL15855162W
Tag man Tag man Archer Mayor ""Archer Mayor's Vermont police procedurals are the best thing going..." --New York Times Book Review Across Brattleboro, Vermont, rich people (some with dark secrets) are waking up in their high se… OL15951435W
The vigilante The vigilante Jory Sherman Lew Zane's parents were murdered when two thieves robbed their dry goods store. The law is dragging its heels because the thieves come from two of the wealthiest families in the territory--but Lew kn… OL16070706W
Outrage Outrage Robert Tanenbaum New York District Attorney Roger "Butch" Karp faces one of his most challenging and dramatic cases when his wife Marlene Ciampi learns that his office has indicted the wrong man for murder. OL16163569W
Fatal beauty Fatal beauty Burl Barer "Jimmy Joste was a powerhouse in the oil and gas industry, but he was a weakling when it came to his gorgeous, athletic, longtime lover, Rhonda Glover. Addicted to her sexual prowess and madly in lov… OL16587219W
Longarm and the Horsewomen of the Apocalypse Longarm and the Horsewomen of the Apocalypse Tabor Evans "A gang of gorgeous grim reapers has been leaving a trail of bullet- riddled corpses. Longarm needs to bring them in, but they have plans for the lawman. Longarm figures if these wild women are going… OL16667118W
The Graveyard Book Graphic Novel volume 2 The Graveyard Book Graphic Novel volume 2 P. Craig Russell,Neil Gaiman,Philip Craig Russell,Mónica Faerna The concluding volume of the graphic novel adaptation of the book about a boy, raised by the inhabitants of the local graveyard who rally to protect him from a league of villains named Jack who seek … OL17062750W
The Lawmans Legacy The Lawmans Legacy Shirlee McCoy After a nanny is killed in Fitzgerald Bay, police captain Douglas Fitzgerald's brother becomes the prime suspect. "Faith and family" is the Fitzgerald motto—Douglas won't let his own go down for a cr… OL17551487W
Almost true Almost true Keren David Following a fatal stabbing, Ty and his family have been given new identities, but when his mum's boyfriend is killed by attackers, he finds himself torn between wanting to see his girlfriend and afra… OL17701756W
Operation family secrets Operation family secrets Calabrese, Frank Jr While in prison with his father, Frank Calabrese Sr., on racketeering charges, Frank Jr, a former member of the Chicago crime syndicate known as the Outfit, offered to help the FBI keep his father in… OL17744436W
Wanted Wanted Delores Fossen When U.S. marshal Wyatt McCabe tracks his target to a Texas ranch, he isn't the only one with Lyla Pearson in his sights. But Wyatt has a powerful reason for keeping the beautiful CSI director out of… OL17796145W
Memory of murder Memory of murder Ramona Richards "Lindsey Presley certainly can't imagine why anyone would want her dead--though she knows she wouldn't be alive today if not for the local cop who saved her from two murder attempts. Deputy Jeff Gage… OL17796830W
The devil's right-hand man The devil's right-hand man Michaud, Stephen G. The case of Robert Charles Browne, who may be one of America’s most prolific serial killers, was supposed to be a cold one. But that was before three retired buddies took it on. “The score is you… OL17822941W
Race for the gold Race for the gold Dana Mentink "Speed skater Laney Thompson still has nightmares about the car crash that almost shattered her lifelong dream. But as she's poised to compete in the world's most important games, she finds worse tro… OL17857972W
Time of death Time of death Alex Barclay Alex Barclay is back with another stunning Ren Bryce FBI thriller. OL18165023W
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