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Category: Mystery/Thriller

Jan 22

Eve Dallas Mystery Series, by J D Robb

Dana TLeave a commentAdult Services Department, Fiction, Mystery/Thriller

Most mystery readers love a good series. It’s fun to get to know a character, while secure in the knowledge that there will be more adventures after you’ve turned the last page. Few series, however, have as many titles to Read more

Apr 20

Case Histories by Kate Atkinson

Library StaffLeave a commentCirculation Department, Fiction, Mystery/Thriller

Although Case Histories is technically fiction, it is also a mystery. Or actually, mysteries. But what makes this book really stand out are the characters. The reader gets to know them, their thoughts, their flaws (and strengths), what motivates them, Read more

Apr 17

The Plea by Steve Cavanaugh

Library StaffLeave a commentCirculation Department, Mystery/Thriller

Steve Cavanaugh is my new favorite author of a great legal thriller series.(Book #1 is The Defense. ) In the second book, The Plea, he pens an exciting story filled with plot twists and naughtiness. Eddie Flynn, former con man Read more

Apr 13

Shamed by Linda Castillo

Library StaffLeave a commentCirculation Department, Mystery/Thriller

A grisly murder and a kidnapping is the crux of the book. It is up to Police Chief Kate Burkholder to solve the case and rescue the little girl. The scene is Pennsylvania Amish country where families are close and Read more

Apr 11

Just Watch Me by Jeff Lindsay

Gretchen MLeave a commentAdult Services Department, Fiction, Mystery/Thriller

Just Watch Me, a new series launcher by Jeff Lindsay (best known for the Dexter novels which were adapted into a hit TV show) follows Riley Wolfe, a master thief and con artist who targets the ultra-wealthy and thrives on Read more

Mar 30

In the Woods, by Tana French

Dana TLeave a commentAdult Services Department, Fiction, Mystery/Thriller

The first title of the Dublin Murder Squad series introduces Rob Ryan, a Dublin detective who survived a horrible event during his childhood. Keeping his past a secret from everyone but his partner Cassie, he is forced to confront these Read more

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