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1	Tripwire more books like this by Lee Child add to wishlist Smart, brutish ex-military cop Jack Reacher can kill with his bare hands and stop bullets with his abundant pectorals, but can he fight the evil "Hook" Hobie, a corporate loan shark with a disfigured face, a metal hook for a right hand, and a taste for blood? After years of living a hermit's life and digging swimming pools in Key West, a private ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.15! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	T Is for Trespass more books like this by Sue Grafton add to wishlist In what may be her most unsettling novel to date, Grafton's "T Is for Trespass" is also her most direct confrontation with the forces of evil. Beginning with the day-to-day life of a private eye, Grafton suddenly shifts from the voice of Kinsey Millhone to that of Solana Rojas, introducing readers to a chilling sociopath. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Phantom Prey more books like this by John Sandford add to wishlist After one troubled college-age student disappears and two are found slashed to death, Lucas Davenport finds himself hunting what appears to be a modern-day Jack the Ripper. Sandford's new thriller is now available in a tall Premium Edition. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.29! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Tears of the Giraffe more books like this by Alexander McCall Smith add to wishlist In her second outing (following THE NO. 1 LADIES' DETECTIVE AGENCY), Precious Ramotswe tries to help a women whose son disappeared into the plains years earlier, while also dealing with a number of changes at the agency and in her personal life. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Morality for Beautiful Girls more books like this by Alexander McCall Smith add to wishlist Precious Ramotswe, whom the New York Times has called "the Miss Marple of Botswana," finds herself involved in yet another murder when an important government figure is poisoned just as Precious is trying to concentrate on the Miss Beauty and Integrity Contest--and on the rather odd doings of her fiancé, Mr J.L.B. Matekoni. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Kalahari Typing School for Men more books like this by Alexander McCall Smith add to wishlist Now that the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency is established, its founder, Precious Ramotswe, can look upon her life with pride. But life is never without its problems, as she discovers in this fourth book in a series the "Los Angeles Times" calls "thoroughly engaging and entertaining." see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.02! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Miracle at Speedy Motors more books like this by Alexander McCall Smith add to wishlist In the ninth mystery of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, Precious Ramotswe visits a game preserve to uncover the truth about an elderly American traveler whose safari proves to be his last journey. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.94! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency more books like this by Alexander McCall Smith add to wishlist Precious Ramotswe lives to help people, a predilection that directs her to embark on a career as a private detective. It proves to be a remarkably prescient notion as upon opening the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, she is inundated with cases--including tracking down a missing boy who appears to have been kidnapped by witchdoctors. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Awaken Me Darkly more books like this by Gena Showalter add to wishlist Mia Snow is part of an elite task force within the New Chicago Police Department, and every night she stalks and kisses otherworldly predators. Now there's an alien serial killer preying upon humans Mia must use her psychic abilities and deadly fighting skills to find and stop this terror. Funny thing, though. Her prime suspect, an alien, is also ... see all copies from $2.44! new only from $4.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	U Is for Undertow more books like this by Sue Grafton add to wishlist Through 20 excursions into the dark side of the human soul, Grafton has never written the same book twice. Once again, she breaks genre formulas, creating a twisting, complex, surprise-filled, and totally satisfying thriller. Kinsey Millhone agrees to help Michael Sutton locate a grave he discovered 21 years earlier, but as the investigation ... see all copies from $15.09! new only from $19.71!
11 view cover	A Bite to Remember more books like this by Lynsay Sands add to wishlist The bestselling author of "A Quick Bite" continues her popular vampire series. Sexy private eye Jackie Morrisey admits Vincent Argeneau is the hottest guy she's ever met--dead or alive--but she's supposed to protect him from a killer, not fall in love with him. Original. see all copies from $4.05! new only from $4.47! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	The Full Cupboard of Life more books like this by Alexander McCall Smith add to wishlist Mma Precious Ramotswe of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency in Botswana is hired to determine which of Mma Holonga's prospective husbands is truly interested in her, and not her money. Meanwhile, Mma Ramotswe wonders when her own wedding to Mr J.L.B. Maketoni will take place. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Blue Shoes and Happiness more books like this by Alexander McCall Smith add to wishlist This newest entry in the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series continues the adventures of Precious Ramotswe, Botswana's leading, and only, female private detective. Her personal life, busy agency, and unusual cases are always fascinating--and highly entertaining. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.88! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Invisible Prey more books like this by John Sandford add to wishlist A wealthy woman and her maid are murdered. Robbery would seem the likely scenario, except that none of the clues are coming together for Lucas Davenport. At least not those he can see. Available in a tall Premium Edition. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Berlin Noir more books like this by Philip Kerr add to wishlist This is a combined edition of: "March Violets", "The Pale Criminal", and, "A German Requiem" by Philip Kerr. see all copies from $6.21! new only from $10.00! \| SVS
16 view cover	The Language of Bees more books like this by Laurie R King add to wishlist In a case that will push their relationship to the breaking point, Mary Russell must help reverse the greatest failure of her legendary husband's storied past--a painful and personal defeat that still has the power to sting...this time fatally. For Mary Russell and her husband, Sherlock Holmes, returning to the Sussex coast after seven months ... see all copies from $9.25! new only from $13.52! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Hot Mahogany more books like this by Stuart Woods add to wishlist Stone Barrington is hired to protect a former army intelligence officer suffering from amnesia. Barton Cabot is a man with a past, and what he's forgotten is something some will kill for. Available in a tall Premium Edition. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Naked Prey more books like this by J Sandford add to wishlist Despite his recent move up the promotion ladder, Lucas Davenport is still plagued by ugly crimes. This time (his 13th appearance), the bodies of a man and women, one black and one white, turn up hanging from a tree in the woods, both corpses stripped bare. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Worst Fears Realized more books like this by Stuart Woods add to wishlist New York lawyer-turned-investigator Stone Barrington returns in Stuart Woods' 18th suspense tale--this time to clear his name. A dark cloud of suspicion looms over the charming hero when his date, his secretary, and his neighbor are all murdered within 24 hours of one another. As the D.A. homes in, Stone enlists the help of his best friend and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.98! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	A Stained White Radiance more books like this by James Lee Burke add to wishlist The fifth novel featuring Cajun detective Dave Robicheaux. A bullet fired through the window of Weldon Sonnier's house propels Robicheaux back into the lives of a family with whom he's not sure he wants to be reacquainted. Weldon's CIA-influenced commitments may have put him in the line of fire. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.49! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	A Caress of Twilight more books like this by Laurell K Hamilton add to wishlist Los Angeles private investigator Meredith Gentry happens to be a Faerie princess. In A CARESS OF TWILIGHT, she tries to avoid a sort of Faerie Terminator who has been sent from the land of Faeries to kill her. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.63! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	New York Dead more books like this by Stuart Woods add to wishlist Detective Stone Barrington witnesses the horrifying 12-storey floor fall of Sasha Nijinsky, newly-appointed TV anchorwoman. Astonishingly, it seems Sasha has survived but on the way to the hospital the ambulance crashes and Sasha disappears. Barrington investigates. By the author of "Chiefs". see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.47! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	The Short Forever more books like this by Stuart Woods add to wishlist Suave, sleuthing lawyer Stone Barrington returns. This time, he travels to London to rescue a wealthy young damsel in distress, and finds himself at the center of a murder mystery when his old flame's fiance dies at a yacht party. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Chasing Darkness more books like this by Robert Crais add to wishlist During a fire evacuation, police find the burned corpse of an apparent suicide, and in his lap is a photo album of seven brutally murdered young women--one per year, for seven years. When the man is identified as a former suspect in one of the murders, the news turns detective Elvis Cole's world upside down. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Swallowing Darkness more books like this by Laurell K Hamilton add to wishlist From the #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author of "A Lick of Frost" comes the thrilling new Meredith Gentry novel--one that is surely her most eagerly awaited yet. see all copies from $3.85! new only from $5.77! \| first editions \| SVS

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