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Palace of Treason Jason Matthews · 2015 · ★ 4.2 · 480p · ≈ 16h · Moderate 843 pages (large print) ; 23 cm Shares Spy Fiction, Thriller

Canto for a Gypsy

Canto for a Gypsy Martin Cruz Smith · 1972 · ★ 4.0 · 191p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Gypsy antique dealer Roman Grey is back in one of Martin Cruz Smith's most beloved novels--​the exciting and fast-paced Canto for a Gypsy . The priceless Royal Crown of Hungary is on display in St Patrick's Cathedral in New York. Guarded by many, including the NYPD and the gypsy antique dealer Roman Grey, a heist is impossible. But everybody wants the legendary Crown of Saint Stephen. The… Shares New york, Thriller

In Their Footsteps Tess Gerritsen · 1994 · 251p · ≈ 8h · Moderate The quiet scandal surrounding her parents' deaths 20 years ago sends Beryl Tavistock on a search for the truth from Paris to Greece. As she enters a world of international espionage, Beryl discovers she needs help and turns to a suave ex-CIA agent. But in a world where trust is a double-edged sword, friends become enemies and enemies become killers. Shares Greece, Spy Fiction, Thriller

The Dead Room Heather Graham · 2007 · ★ 4.0 · 384p · ≈ 12h · Moderate A year ago, archaeologist Leslie MacIntyre barely survived the explosion that took the life of her fiance, Matt Connolly. In the long months since, she’s slowly come to terms not only with her loss but with her unsettling new ability to communicate with ghosts, a dubious “gift” received in the wake of her own brush with death.Now she’s returned to lower Manhattan’s historic Hastings House, site… Shares New york, Thriller

John Sandford: Lucas Davenport 11-15

John Sandford: Lucas Davenport 11-15 John Sandford Novels eleven through fifteen in #1 New York Times bestselling and Pulitzer Prize-winning author John Sandford’s Prey series, featuring Minneapolis homicide investigator Lucas Davenport.EASY PREYThe murder of a supermodel during an A-list party incites a media firestorm—and confirms Lucas Davenport’s worst suspicions. The model is only the first victim—and one of his own men… Shares Thriller

Break

Break Ty Patterson · 2017 Delta Forces operator Cutter Grogan fought for his country. He gave his all and has the losses and the scars to show. Now, he's waging another fight. For those whom the system has failed. Cutter served in the world's most dangerous hotspots and sacrificed everything for his country. His military file has more redactions than words. That life is behind him. He's a fixer, now. He uses his… Shares Thriller

The Jack Reacher Cases (A Man Without A Past)

The Jack Reacher Cases (A Man Without A Past) Dan Ames Shares Thriller with this book.

Blessing of the Lost Girls

Blessing of the Lost Girls J. A. Jance · 2023 · ★ 4.5 · 456p · ≈ 15h · Moderate From J. A. Jance’s New York Times bestselling Brady and Walker novels, federal investigator Dan Pardee, Brandon Walker’s son-in-law, crosses paths with Sheriff Joanna Brady as he traces the bloody path of a merciless serial killer across the Southwest in this intense thriller.Driven by a compulsion that challenges his self-control, the man calling himself Charles Milton prowls the rodeo circuit,… Shares Thriller

Bones Are Forever

Bones Are Forever Kathy Reichs #1 New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs, a producer of the Fox hit show Bones, is back with her fifteenth “pulse-pounding” (Publishers Weekly) novel featuring North America’s favorite forensic anthropologist, Tempe Brennan—a story of infanticide and murder set in the high stakes, high danger world of diamond mining.A woman calling herself Amy Roberts checks into a Montreal hospital… Shares Thriller

Her Final Confession

Her Final Confession Lisa Regan · 2018 · 290p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Watching her friend dragged away in handcuffs, Josie couldn't believe for one second that Gretchen had killed that poor boy. Confession or not, someone else was involved. She would find out who… When the body of a young student is found on the driveway of a local Denton home, a photograph pinned to his collar, Detective Josie Quinn is first on the scene. The house belongs… Shares Thriller

Hit Them Fast, Hit Them Hard (Jack Reacher's Special Investigators)

Hit Them Fast, Hit Them Hard (Jack Reacher's Special Investigators) Dan Ames Shares Thriller with this book.

In a Hard Wind

In a Hard Wind David Housewright · 2023 · ★ 4.5 · 320p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Once a homicide detective in St. Paul, Minnesota, Rushmore McKenzie is, through a series of unlikely events, both a millionaire and an occasional private investigator. As an unofficial PI, McKenzie only looks into the occasional situation for friends or friends of friends. Jeanette Carrell stretches McKenzie’s guidelines but she's in a bind. She's been arrested, indicted, and about to go on… Shares Thriller

Paw and Order

Paw and Order Spencer Quinn In the seventh installment in the brilliant New York Times bestselling mystery series, canine narrator Chet and PI Bernie Little journey to Washington, DC, and the dog-eat-dog world of our nation’s capital.Chet and Bernie pay a visit to Bernie’s girlfriend, Suzie Sanchez, an ace reporter living in far-off Washington, DC. She’s working on a big story she can’t talk about, but when her source, a… Shares Thriller

The Candidate Coroner

The Candidate Coroner Paul Austin Ardoin · 2019 · 485p · ≈ 16h · Moderate Two contentious elections. One dead philanderer. A monumental conspiracy.Acting coroner Fenway Stevenson has barely caught her breath when another high-profile murder rocks the coastal town of Estancia. The victim: a charismatic but notorious real estate mogul known more for his affairs than his business sense. When his body is found in a pedestrian underpass, it sends shockwaves through the… Shares Thriller

Deadly Sins: Wrath

Deadly Sins: Wrath Cheryl Bradshaw Shares Thriller with this book.

Portrait of an Unknown Woman

Portrait of an Unknown Woman Daniel Silva In a spellbinding new masterpiece by #1 New York Times bestselling author Daniel Silva, Gabriel Allon undertakes a high-stakes search for the greatest art forger who ever livedLegendary spy and art restorer Gabriel Allon has at long last severed ties with Israeli intelligence and settled quietly in Venice, the only place where he has ever truly known peace. His beautiful wife, Chiara, has taken… Shares Thriller

EASY TO KILL (Jack Reacher's Special Investigators)

EASY TO KILL (Jack Reacher's Special Investigators) Dan Ames Shares Thriller with this book.

The Disloyal Coroner

The Disloyal Coroner Paul Austin Ardoin A dead deputy. A reopened murder case. And a coroner caught in the crossfire.When a young sheriff's deputy is killed in a late-night hit-and-run, Coroner Fenway Stevenson soon discovers it was no accident. The deputy had only been on the job for a few days—but had he started unraveling secrets within his department?Then a second case is thrown back on Fenway's desk: a murder that was supposed to… Shares Thriller

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