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1	Lord John and the Private Matter more books like this by Diana Gabaldon add to wishlist In this historical novel Lord John Grey is shocked to discover that the man engaged to his beloved niece might have an incurable venereal disease. While investigating the man's past, Lord John is also called upon by the crown to investigate the murder of a soldier who may have been a spy. The character of Lord John Grey first appeared in Diana ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.94! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	My name is Red more books like this by Orhan Pamuk, John Lee (Read by) add to wishlist In the late 1590s, the Turkish Sultan secretly commissions an illuminated book: a celebration of his life and his empire. At a time of violent fundamentalism, however, this is a dangerous proposition. Then one of the miniaturists is murdered. The Sultan demands an answer within three days. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.88! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Serpent's Tale more books like this by Ariana Franklin add to wishlist Franklin combines the best of modern forensic thrillers with the drama of historical fiction in the enthralling second novel in the Mistress of the Art of Death series, featuring medieval heroine Adelia Aguilar. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.75! \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie more books like this by C Alan Bradley add to wishlist In his wickedly brilliant first novel, Debut Dagger Award winner Alan Bradley introduces one of the most singular and engaging heroines in recent fiction: eleven-year-old Flavia de Luce, an aspiring chemist with a passion for poison. It is the summer of 1950--and a series of inexplicable events has struck Buckshaw, the decaying English mansion ... see all copies from $11.75! new only from $12.55! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Dante Club more books like this by Matthew Pearl add to wishlist The Dante Club includes such scholars and intellectual luminaries of mid-19th-century Boston as Longfellow, Holmes, and Lowell. Their attempt to introduce Dante's DIVINE COMEDY to the Harvard curriculum leads to a series of murders based on the grisly deaths in Dante's INFERNO. And it's up to the Dante Club to find the killers. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	When Gods Die more books like this by C S Harris add to wishlist The young wife of an aging marquis is found murdered and wearing a necklace said to have been worn by Druid priestesses--that is, until it was lost with its last owner, Sebastian St. Cyrs mother. Now Sebastian is lured into a dangerous investigation of the marchionesss death--and his mothers uncertain fate. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.45! \| SVS
7	An Instance of the Fingerpost more books like this by Pears add to wishlist A literary mystery set in 17th-century Oxford, in which a Fellow of New College is murdered, and a young woman is tried and executed as the killer. A "New York Times" Notable Book for 1998. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Beekeeper's Apprentice: Or on the Segregation of the Queen/A Novel of Suspense Featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes more books like this by Laurie R King add to wishlist In 1915, long since retired from his crime-fighting days, Sherlock Holmes is engaged in a reclusive study of honeybees on the Sussex Downs. Never did the Victorian detective think to meet an intellect matching his ownuntil his acquaintance with Miss Mary Russell, a young twentieth-century lady whose mental acuity is equaled only by her penchantfor ... see all copies from $4.95! new only from $10.60! \| SVS
9	The Prince of Beverly Hills more books like this by Stuart Woods add to wishlist Movie stars and organized crime mix it up in 1939 Hollywood in this thriller by the author of the Stone Barrington series. Beverly Hills detective Rick Barron's quick thinking gets him a Hollywood job in studio security, which includes keeping British film star Clete Barrow safe...and sober. While Barron's new position has its perks--including a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Tenderness of Wolves more books like this by Stef Penney add to wishlist In this brutal, epic debut novel, a man is found murdered and a 17-year-old boy is on the run. While vigilantes and rescue searchers head out to look for the fugitive, all the mother of the boy wants is her son back. She will do anything to see him home safe, even at the peril of her own life. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.48! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	The Coffee Trader more books like this by David Liss add to wishlist This historical novel begins in 1659 in Amsterdam, where a Portuguese Jewish merchant named Miguel Lienzo has just lost all his money thanks to the fluctuating sugar markets. When he meets a beautiful woman who is willing to let him in on the brand new trade in coffee, he takes the chance gratefully--only to find his life plunged into chaos and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.76! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Lion in the Valley more books like this by Elizabeth Peters add to wishlist An expedition cursed by misfortune and death has alerted Egyptologist Amelia Peabody to the presence of her arch-enemy, the Master Criminal. And his is now a personal quest for the most valuable and elusive prize of all: vengeance on the meddling lady archaeologist with the parasol who has sworn to deliver him to justice...Amelia! see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.42! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The Phantom of Manhattan more books like this by Frederick Forsyth add to wishlist Thriller extraordinaire Frederick Forsyth spins a tale based on Gaston Lereaux's classic THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. Set in 1906, twelve years after the tragic, disfigured hero escapes the opera house in Andrew Lloyd Weber's musical version, this story finds the Phantom living in New York City under the name Eric Mulheim and accumulating enormous ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	The Return of the Dancing Master more books like this by Henning Mankell add to wishlist This tale marks the end of the Kurt Wallander mysteries and yet leads back to Wallander's Ystad, where a new series of thrillers can begin. Stefan Lindman investigates the murder of a former police colleague and to his horror uncovers links to a global web of neo-Nazi activity. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.97! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	The Last Camel Died at Noon more books like this by Elizabeth Peters add to wishlist This time Amelia and her dashing husband Emerson set off for a promising archaeological site in the Sudan, only to be unwillingly drawn into the search for an African explorer and his young bride who went missing twelve years back. They survive the rigours of the desert, the death of their camels, and the perfidy of their guides, only to find ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Locked Rooms more books like this by Laurie R King add to wishlist In the eighth historical mystery to feature Mary Russell and her famous husband, detective Sherlock Holmes, the couple joins with detective/crime writer Dashiell Hammett to explore secrets lurking in Mary's past. Mary Russell has always believed herself responsible for the automobile crash that killed her parents and younger brother. Ten years ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.02! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	The Hippopotamus Pool more books like this by Elizabeth Peters add to wishlist Archaeologists Amelia Peabody and Radcliffe Emerson, their son Ramses, and ward Nefret are preparing to excavate a possible tombsite along the river Nile. The undertaking was prefaced by a strange encounter with a mysterious stranger who died of poisoning before their meeting was over. The Emersons attribute all of this to Signor Ricetti, kingpin ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.28! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Silent in the Grave more books like this by Deanna Raybourn add to wishlist When her husband dies under suspicious circumstances, Lady Julia Grey investigates and discovers "disturbing truths about a husband she never truly knew and a world of deception, disease, and sexual obsession she could never have imagined" ("Publishers Weekly"). see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	The Lace Reader more books like this by Brunonia Barry add to wishlist In Barry's captivating debut, Towner Whitney, a young woman descended from a long line of mind readers and fortune tellers, has returned to her hometown of Salem, Massachusetts, for rest and relaxation. Any tranquility in her life is short-lived, however, when her aunt drowns under mysterious circumstances. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.75! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Justice Hall more books like this by Laurie R. King add to wishlist Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes travel to a famous British estate and uncover a dark, ancient secret. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Vienna Prelude more books like this by Bodie Thoene, Ph.D. add to wishlist Elisa Lindheim, of Jewish heritage, and John Murphy, New York Times reporter, become entangled in a web of intrigue, danger, and conspiracy. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.80! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Ape Who Guards the Balance more books like this by Elizabeth Peters add to wishlist Amelia Peabody and family are on a new expedition to the Valley of the Kings at the beginning of the 1907 archaeological season. Soon, Amelia will need all her remarkable skills of detection and deduction to untangle a web woven of criminals and cults, stolen treasures and fallen women--all the while under the unblinking eye of a ruthless, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.59! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Name of the Rose more books like this by Umberto Eco add to wishlist Set in Italy in the Middle Ages, this is not only a narrative of a murder investigation in a monastery in 1327, but also a chronicle of the 14th century religious wars, a history of monastic orders, and a compendium of heretical movements. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Falcon at the Portal more books like this by Elizabeth Peters add to wishlist Amelia Peabody and her family travel to Egypt for their annual dig. Her niece's Egyptian husband is accused of selling ancient artefacts that are actually exquisite fakes, and then the body of an American is found at the botton of the family's excavation shaft. It becomes clear that the land of the pharoahs harbours many secrets. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.83! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Big Sleep more books like this by Raymond Chandler add to wishlist Chandler's most famous protagonist, private detective Philip Marlowe, appears in this first novel, "The Big Sleep". Drawn from Arthurian legend, Marlowe is a modern knight, dedicated to causes greater than himself and to restoring order in the world. Marlowe's first priority is always his client. He is also wary of the authorities, although ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.05! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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