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  Private (International): Book 3

  Private Games

  by James Patterson, Mark Sullivan

  Private, the world's most renowned investigation firm, has been commissioned to provide security for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Its agents are the smartest, fastest, and most technologically advanced in the world, and 400 of them have been transferred to London to protect more than 10,000 competitors who represent more than 200 countries.The opening ceremony is hours away when Private investigator... (more)
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  The Body Finder: Book 1

  The Body Finder

  by Kimberly Derting

  "The romance and the mystery in THE BODY FINDER were so intense that I didn't know whether to hold my breath or scream. I did know I wouldn't be getting anything done until I read the whole book." (Melissa Marr, author of WICKED LOVELY )Violet Ambrose is grappling with two major issues: Jay Heaton and her morbid secret ability. While the sixteen-year-old is confused by her new feelings for her best... (more)
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  Full Dark, No Stars

  by Stephen King

  "I believe there is another man inside every man, a stranger . . ." writes Wilfred Leland James in the early pages of the riveting confession that makes up "1922," the first in this pitch-black quartet of mesmerizing tales from Stephen King. For James, that stranger is awakened when his wife, Arlette, proposes selling off the family homestead and moving to Omaha, setting in motion a gruesome train of murder and... (more)
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  Taylor Jackson: Book 1

  All the Pretty Girls

  by J. T. Ellison

  Some secrets should stay buried... When a local girl falls prey to a sadistic serial killer, Nashville Homicide Lieutenant Taylor Jackson and her lover, FBI profiler Dr. John Baldwin, find themselves in a joint investigation pursuing a vicious murderer. The Southern Strangler is slaughtering his way through the Southeast, leaving a gruesome memento at each crime scene -- the prior victim's severed... (more)
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  The Monster of Florence

  by Douglas Preston, Mario Spezi

  In the nonfiction tradition of John Berendt ("Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil") and Erik Larson ("The Devil in the White City"), New York Times bestselling author Douglas Preston presents a gripping account of crime and punishment in the lush hills surrounding Florence , Italy . In 2000, Douglas Preston fulfilled a dream to move his family to Italy. Then he discovered that the olive grove in front... (more)
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  By Reason of Insanity

  by Randy Singer

  High-priced attorney Quinn Newberg and multiple homicide defendant Catherine O'Rourke both have problems, but not quite on the same scale. The savvy Las Vegas lawyer realizes that this case will require all his skills as an insanity defense specialist. For Catherine, things are even more complicated. She knows that she's neither guilty nor crazy; but she also realizes that nobody will believe her claim that her... (more)
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  Detective John Cardinal: Book 1

  Forty Words for Sorrow

  by Giles Blunt

  This brooding tale of a search for a serial killer in rural Ontario takes its title from the often-quoted fact that Eskimos have 40 words for snow. "What people really need is forty words for sorrow," thinks Det. John Cardinal, whose glum outlook aptly mirrors the mood of Blunt's atmospheric thriller. The story begins when the frozen body of 13-year-old Chippewa Katie Pine is discovered on one of the Manitou... (more)
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  Velocity

  by Dean Koontz

  Velocity is a novel by Dean Koontz first published in 2005. Set in Napa County, California, it is about a man in his thirties who takes the law into his own hands when, out of the blue, he is threatened by an anonymous adversary. The "words of wisdom" with which the novel is interspersed are direct quotations from the writings of T. S. Eliot.
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  Break My Heart 1,000 Times

  by Daniel Waters

  Living in the aftermath of the Event means that seeing the dead is now a part of life, but Veronica wishes that the ghosts would just move on. Instead, the ghosts aren’t disappearing—they’re gaining power.  When Veronica and her friend, Kirk, decide to investigate why, they stumble upon a more sinister plot than they ever could have imagined. One of Veronica’s high school teachers is crippled by the fact that his... (more)
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  Started Early, Took My Dog: A Novel

  by Kate Atkinson

  Tracy Waterhouse leads a quiet, ordered life as a retired police detective-a life that takes a surprising turn when she encounters Kelly Cross, a habitual offender, dragging a young child through town. Both appear miserable and better off without each other-or so decides Tracy, in a snap decision that surprises herself as much as Kelly. Suddenly burdened with a small child, Tracy soon learns her parental... (more)
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  Mills & Boon Nocturne

  Deja Vu

  by Lisa Childs

  One night, she felt the gifted hands of a handsome lover ignite her body into the throes of ecstasy. Another night, she beheld a gleaming knife and heard screams for help. That was all Alaina Paulsen remembered from her past life and the reason she now investigated FBI serial murders...including her own.Reclusive writer Trent Baines was her prime suspect. An empath barricaded in a fortresslike home,... (more)
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  The Boston Strangler

  by Gerold Frank

  This is the best-known version of events around the Boston Stranglings in the early 1960s. Many people have called it into question since, but it is a good read whether it is correct or not. It goes into the many frustrations and dead ends the police encountered trying to investigate so many murders, the wide array of suspects, and the effect on the people of Boston.
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  The Devil in the White City

  Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America

  by Erik Larson

  Bringing Chicago circa 1893 to vivid life, Erik Larson's spellbinding bestseller intertwines the true tale of two men--the brilliant architect behind the legendary 1893 World's Fair, striving to secure America’s place in the world; and the cunning serial killer who used the fair to lure his victims to their death. Combining meticulous research with nail-biting storytelling, Erik Larson has crafted a narrative... (more)
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  Women's Murder Club: Book 1

  1st to Die

  by James Patterson

  Imagine a killer who thinks, "What is the worst thing anyone has ever done?"--and then goes far beyond it. Now imagine four women --a police detective, an assistant DA, a reporter, and a medical examiner --who join forces as they sidestep their bosses to track down criminals. Known as the Women's Murder Club, they are pursuing a murderer whose twisted imagination has stunned an entire city. Their chief suspect is... (more)
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  Jack Sawyer: Book 2

  Black House

  by Stephen King, Peter Straub

  Twenty years ago, a boy named Jack Sawyer travelled to a parallel universe called The Territories to save his mother and her Territories "twinner" from a premature and agonizing death that would have brought cataclysm to the other world. Now Jack is a retired Los Angeles homicide detective living in the nearly nonexistent hamlet of Tamarack, WI. He has no recollection of his adventures in the Territories and was... (more)
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  Jack McEvoy: Book 1

  The Poet

  by Michael Connelly

  Jack McEvoy is a Denver crime reporter with the stickiest assignment of his career.His twin brother, homicide detective Sean McEvoy, was found dead in his car from a self-inflicted bullet wound to the head--an Edgar Allen Poe quote smeared on the windshield.Jack is going to write the story.The problem is that Jack doesn't believe that his brother killed himself, and the more information he uncovers, the more it... (more)
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  Jack Reacher: Book 4

  Running Blind

  by Lee Child

  Also published as The Visitor (UK version)Sergent Amy Callan and Lieutenant Caroline Cook have a lot in common. Both were army high-flyers. Both were acquainted with Jack Reacher. Both were forced to resign from the service.Now they're both dead.Both were found in their own home, naked, in a bath full of paint. Both apparent victims of an army man. A loner, a smart guy with a... (more)
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  Contemporary Issues Companion

  Serial Killers

  by Louise I. Gerdes

  This Contemporary Issues Companion title provides an informative, thought-provoking overview of a fascinating, if disturbing topic. Articles from diverse sources, including everything from scholarly journals to People magazine, examine the characteristics of serial killers, profiling, gender factors, media influence, and Internet-free speech issues. Prose styles and article lengths vary. Al Carlisle's "The Dark... (more)
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  Tragedy in Tin Can Holler

  by Rozetta mowery

  "Tragedy in Tin Can Holler" is a captivating must read true story of a family's past transgressions revealing a serial killer during the great depression, incest and child abuse, lies and betrayals and domestic violence buried for decades! The vicious murder of the author's mother haunted her for 48 years, but discovering the truth about her mother's murder was just the tip of the iceberg. Her story is... (more)
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  The River Killings (Unabridged)

  by Merry Bloch Jones

  Merry Jones delivers a novel of page-turning suspense as it "plunges headlong to a  breathtaking conclusion" (Masters Rowing Association)...   "Jones keeps the plot zipping along." --- Publishers Weekly  While on vacation, divorced Philadelphia art therapist Zoe Hayes decides to take a sculling class on the Schuylkill River with her best friend, Susan--just for fun. One evening, while their children watch from... (more)