Mystery Books
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The Ice Limit
The largest known meteorite has been discovered, entombed in the earth for millions of years on a frigid, desolate island off the
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Split Second (King & Maxwell)
King & Maxwell, TNT's new series based on David Baldacci's blockbuster novels, premieres Monday June 10th, at 10 p.m. (ET/
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Blueberry Muffin Murder (Hannah Swensen Mysteries)
Preparations are underway for Lake Eden, Minnesota's annual Winter Carnival - and Hannah Swensen is set to bake up a storm at her
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Sudden Mischief (Spenser)
Susan Silverman's ex doesn't call himself "Silverman" anymore--he's changed his name to "Sterling." And that's not the only
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Twisted: A Novel
Hollywood homicide detective Petra Connor has helped psychologist Alex Delaware crack tough cases in the past. And in Jonathan Kel
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Citizen Vince
At 1:59 a.m. in Spokane, Washington—eight days before the 1980 presidential election—Vince Camden pockets his stash of stol
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Arctic Gold (Stephen Coonts' Deep Black, Book 7)
In the Arctic, two American intelligence operatives are kidnapped while investigating Russian submarines—a constant
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Mystery Movies
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The Next Three Days
Life seems perfect for John Brennan until his wife, Lara, is arrested for a murder she says she didn’t commit. Three years into
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Mystic River
Three friends who grew up in working-class Boston drift apart after a terrible tragedy. Years later, brutal events reconnect them.
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Donnie Darko: The Director's Cut (Two-Disc Special Edition)
During the presidential election of 1988, a teenager named Donnie Darko sleepwalks out of his house one night, and sees a giant, d
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Lost Highway
This psychological thriller combines murder, mystery and deception as only David Lynch, the critically acclaimed director and writ
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Shutter Island
Academy Award® winning director Martin Scorses once again teams up with Leonardo DiCaprio in this spine-chilling thriller that cr
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Mystery Authors
Book reviews - Harvey Garrard's Crime
Harvey Garrard's CrimeAuthor: E. Phillips Oppenheim Another Oppenheim mystery (from 1926) with romance included, of course. Edward Phillips Oppenheim (October 22, 1866 - February 3, 1946), was an English novelist, in his lifetime a major and successful writer of genre fiction including thrillers. Oppenheim featured on the cover of Time magazine on September 12, 1927, he was the self-styled "prince of storytellers." He composed some one hundred and fifty novels, mainly of the suspense and international intrigue nature, but including romances, comedies, and parables of everyday life. He was the earliest writer of spy fiction as understood today, and invented the "Rogue Male" school of adventure thrillers that was later exploited by John Buchan and Geoffrey Household. Undoubtedly his most renowned work was The Great Impersonation: it was filmed thrice, the last time as a strong piece of wartime propaganda. Perhaps Oppenheim's most enduring creation is the character of General Besserley, the protagonist of General Besserley's Puzzle Box and General Besserley's New Puzzle Box (one of his last works). Much of Oppenheim's work possesses a unique escapist charm, featuring protagonists who delight in Epicurean meals, surroundings of intense luxury, and the relaxed pursuit of criminal practice, on either side of the law. (wikipedia.org)
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