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Tell No One / Gone For Good by Harlan Coben
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Harlan Coben comes an unforgettable duet of classic novels—two top-notch thrillers filled with the author’s signature storytelling genius.TELL NO ONEFor Dr. David Beck, the loss was shattering. And every day for the past eight years, he has relived the horror of what happened. The gleaming lake. The pale moonlight. The piercing screams... -
![Hideout at Whiskey Gulch by Elle James]()
Hideout at Whiskey Gulch by Elle James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe town's former bad boy...is aiding and abetting the lawAfter saving a woman and baby from would-be kidnappers, ex-marine Matt Hennessey discovers he and Aubrey Blanchard have much in common--starting over, painful pasts and an ice-cold murder case. Their attraction is instant and undeniable. But as they search for the baby's abducted sister, a human trafficking cartel threatens their lives...Categorized as:
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Tango One by Stephen Leather
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 11 ratings***Now a motion picture, out 5th March 2018*** In different parts of London, three recruits prepare for their first day at the Metropolitan Police's training centre at Hendon. All three had succeeded in getting into the police in spite of weaknesses. But on their first day, the assistant commissioner announces that he wants them to join a team of undercover detectives... -
![The Immortal Gene by Jonas Saul]()
The Immortal Gene by Jonas Saul
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Saul knows how to ratchet up the tension and keep the pages turning." ~ Publishers Weekly PLAYING GOD HAS CONSEQUENCES Jake Wood has it made. He is a tough homicide detective with a partner who's like a brother, and he's about to marry the girl of his dreams.Then Jake learns a close friend is missing and travels to South America in search of him...Categorized as:
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![Tempting Evil by Allison Brennan]()
Tempting Evil by Allison Brennan
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBIG DIE COUNTRYJoanna Sutton can cope with the fierce winter storm bearing down on the small rural community of Centennial Valley, Montana; the popular romance writer has survived much worse in life. Haunted by the loss of her husband and child, Jo has found refuge at her family’s secluded lodge, but her haven soon becomes a hell... -
![Lady Luck by Adam Nicholls]()
Lady Luck by Adam Nicholls
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFollowing the events of 'Hush', Mason Black is under investigation as a body is found in his home. Meanwhile, another killer is on the loose, and only one man can track her down.. -
![Wolf in the Fold by Simon R. Green]()
Wolf in the Fold by Simon R. Green
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEvery family has its black sheep. But the wealthy MacNeils of Haven have a terrorist in their bloodline--with an emphasis on blood. Hawk and Fisher are quick to learn that even high society has its share of lowlifes, and they plan to go undercover to expose the criminal.But the skeletons they find in the closet might be their own.They're two tough cops in a city of magic and mayhem... -
![The Water Rat of Wanchai + The Dragon Head King of Hong Kong by Ian Hamilton]()
The Water Rat of Wanchai + The Dragon Head King of Hong Kong by Ian Hamilton
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsGet the very first book in the wildly popular Ava Lee series, which includes the prequel — The Dragon Head of Hong KongIn the first electrifying book of the series, Ian Hamilton introduces us to Ava Lee — the smartest, most stylish heroine in crime fiction since Lisbeth Salandar... -
![Three by Cain: Serenade/Love's Lovely Counterfeit/The Butterfly by James M. Cain, Jeff Stone]()
Three by Cain: Serenade/Love's Lovely Counterfeit/The Butterfly by James M. Cain, Jeff Stone
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll three books are written with an enduring view of the dark corners of the American psyche. Cain hammered high art out of the crude matter of betrayal, bloodshed, and perversity...Categorized as:
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![Nine-Month Protector by Julie Miller]()
Nine-Month Protector by Julie Miller
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Baby was a Blessing But Cooper Bellamy was a MiracleMorning sickness used to be Sarah Cartwright's biggest problem - until she became the only witness to a murder. Now, newly pregnant, she had a killer on her trail - and Cooper Bellamy, KCPD's finest, by her side. Her brother's best friend and her sworn protector, it was impossible to keep Coop at arm's length... -
![Falling Glass by Adrian McKinty, Gerard Doyle]()
Falling Glass by Adrian McKinty, Gerard Doyle
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRichard Coulter is a man who has everything. His beautiful new wife is pregnant, his upstart airline is undercutting the competition and moving from strength to strength, his diversification into the casino business in Macau has been successful, and his fabulous Art Deco house on an Irish cliff top has just been featured in Architectural Digest... -
![Mid Ocean by T. Rafael Cimino]()
Mid Ocean by T. Rafael Cimino
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Sea Holds Many Secrets. Special Agent Joel Kenyon, just out of the U.S. Customs Academy, has been assigned to the badlands of drug enforcement, the Florida Keys. In a short time he must adjust himself to lifestyle of sandals, Jimmy Buffett and the quest for the perfect frozen drink. Set in 1984, Mid Ocean will take you to the Caribbean wild west... -
![Foul Play by Franklin W. Dixon]()
Foul Play by Franklin W. Dixon
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsManager Stuart Murphy wants the Hardy Boys to clear his name when he becomes the prime suspect behind an embezzling. But the boys face a dangerous lineup of henchmen who put the boys in a risk of becoming the ultimate victims of foul play... -
![Mean Business on North Ganson Street by S. Craig Zahler]()
Mean Business on North Ganson Street by S. Craig Zahler
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA distraught businessman kills himself after a short, impolite conversation with a detective named Jules Bettinger. Because of this incident, the unkind (but decorated) policeman is forced to relocate himself and his family from Arizona to the frigid north, where he will work for an understaffed precinct in Victory, Missouri... -
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![Ice Lake by John Farrow]()
Ice Lake by John Farrow
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs John Farrow's Ice Lake opens, a corpse, shot through the neck, is found under the ice in a fishing hut on a frozen lake near Montreal... -
![The Complete Frank Miller Batman by Frank Miller, Dennis O'Neil]()
The Complete Frank Miller Batman by Frank Miller, Dennis O'Neil
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Complete Frank Miller Batman contains: Batman Year One, Wanted: Santa Claus Dead Or Alive and The Dark Knight Returns. With a new introduction by Richard Bruning, then DC design director. Batman Year One and The Dark Knight Returns are reprints of their trade paperbacks and not individual issues so they include the introductions to those volumes by Frank Miller and Alan Moore... -
![Batman, Volume 3: Death of the Family by Scott Snyder]()
Batman, Volume 3: Death of the Family by Scott Snyder
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsAfter having his face sliced off, The Joker makes his horrifying return to Gotham City; shaking Batman to his core! But even for a man who’s committed a lifetime of murder, he’s more dangerous than ever before... -
![Batman, Volume 1: The Court of Owls by Scott Snyder]()
Batman, Volume 1: The Court of Owls by Scott Snyder
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 46 ratingsAfter a series of brutal murders rocks Gotham City, Batman begins to realize that perhaps these crimes go far deeper than appearances suggest. As the Caped Crusader begins to unravel this deadly mystery, he discovers a conspiracy going back to his youth and beyond to the origins of the city he’s sworn to protect...Categorized as:
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![Hush. Jeph Loeb, Writer by Jeph Loeb]()
Hush. Jeph Loeb, Writer by Jeph Loeb
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsGotham City's infected by a crime epidemic, and all of Batman's enemies have emerged to throw his life into utter chaos. But little do they know that they're all pawns of the villainous Hush in his elaborate game of revenge against Bruce Wayne...Categorized as:
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![Batman (2011-2016) #14 by Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV]()
Batman (2011-2016) #14 by Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe Joker is back and somehow more sinister than ever! What caused this change? And can even Batman stop a Joker so driven and dangerous? “Death of the Family” part 2... -
![名探偵コナン 36 by Gosho Aoyama]()
名探偵コナン 36 by Gosho Aoyama
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsBomb thread to Tokyo Spirits Champion Parade. While policemen are getting ready for the thread, Takagi's car blown up... -
![名探偵コナン 42 by Gosho Aoyama]()
名探偵コナン 42 by Gosho Aoyama
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHead-to-Head Match With the Black Organization; Two Mysteries of the Night of the Full... -
![The Punisher MAX, Vol. 5: The Slavers by Garth Ennis]()
The Punisher MAX, Vol. 5: The Slavers by Garth Ennis
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOn a pitch-black Brooklyn night, in a dead-end alley, Frank Castle brutally dispatches a crew of Albanian thugs menacing a young woman. Her name is Viorica, she's from Moldavia, and when she tells Frank her story, that's when the real killing starts!Collects Punisher #25-30... -
![Gotham Central, Book One: In the Line of Duty by Ed Brubaker, Greg Rucka]()
Gotham Central, Book One: In the Line of Duty by Ed Brubaker, Greg Rucka
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsIn the shadow of the Bat.It's not easy being a cop in Gotham City.Not only must you deal with the violence and corruption of the world's most notoriously crime-infested city catering to some of the most insane and homicidal criminals, but you also have to deal with a vigilante who's hellbent on playing by his own rules...Categorized as:
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![Batman, Volume 2: The City of Owls by Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV]()
Batman, Volume 2: The City of Owls by Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsFor over a century, the Court of Owls has ruled Gotham City in secret—their reach inescapable, their power unstoppable.Until they battled the Batman.Gotham's vigilante protector managed to escape the talons of the Court with his mind and body barely intact. The Dark Knight managed to win the battle with his deadly new aggressors, but certainly not the war...Categorized as:
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![Batman: The Black Mirror by Scott Snyder, Jock]()
Batman: The Black Mirror by Scott Snyder, Jock
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsA NEW YORK TIMES #1 Bestseller.In "The Black Mirror," a series of brutal murders pushes Batman's detective skills to the limit and forces him to confront one of Gotham City's oldest evils... -
![Daredevil, Vol. 7: Hardcore by Brian Michael Bendis, Alex Maleev]()
Daredevil, Vol. 7: Hardcore by Brian Michael Bendis, Alex Maleev
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDaredevil is simultaneously faced with murder charges, a new girlfriend, being outted by the tabloids, the return of one of his deadliest foes, Typhoid Mary, and the Kingpin's attempt to restore his fallen empire. And the surprise ending changes Daredevil's place in the Marvel Universe forever.Collects Daredevil #46-50... -
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名探偵コナン 39 by Gosho Aoyama
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe Adventure of the Scarlet Blaze While wrapping up a kidnapping case, Conan and Hattori find themselves on the trail of another criminal: a serial arsonist who leaves a model of a red horse at the scene of each fire. The police and fire departments are stumped, but to Conan, the case feels eerily familiar... -
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名探偵コナン 40 by Gosho Aoyama
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA Kiss Before Sleuthing The Metropolitan Police force is in an uproar over the big news: at long last, star-crossed police detectives Satou and Takagi are going on a date! But their romantic afternoon at an amusement park turns into a roller-coaster ride when they find a backpack full of smuggled heroin...Categorized as:
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![Batman: Hush, Vol. 2 by Jeph Loeb]()
Batman: Hush, Vol. 2 by Jeph Loeb
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsBATMAN: HUSH is a thrilling mystery of action, intrigue, and deception penned by Jeph Loeb (BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN) and illustrated by comics superstar Jim Lee (ALL STAR BATMAN & ROBIN, THE BOY WONDER) in which Batman sets out to discover the identity of a mysterious mastermind using the Joker, Riddler, Ra's al Ghul and the Dark Knight's other enemies - and allies - as pawns in a plan to...
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