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Every Contact Leaves a Trace

A husband's investigation into his murdered wife's past yields mysteries about them both.

 

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A Man Without Breath

Wartime sleuth Bernie Gunther returns in his greatest adventure yet.

 

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The Andalucian Friend

Rival drug gangs trade fatalities and musings in Western Europe's multinational underworld.

 

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Revenge

Pungent new stories of reprisal form a labyrinth of gruesome delights.

 

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The Uninvited

A detective with Asperger's syndrome grapples with a wave of uncanny violence.

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Standing in Another Man's Grave

A beloved Scottish sleuth steps out of retirement.

 

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Undercover

After infiltrating a ruthless criminal's gang, a cop is murdered, launching an urgent investigation.

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Death and the Maiden

Murder stalks the streets of fin de siècle Vienna.

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The Forgiven

A novel that unfolds with the inevitability of an ancient myth and the intensity of a psychological thriller.

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The Crime of Julian Wells

The secrets of a dead man's past lead a scholar on a Conradian journey into the shadows.

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About the Columnist
Anna Mundow, a longtime contributor to The Irish Times and The Boston Globe, has written for The Guardian, The Washington Post and The New York Times among other publications.

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She Left Me the Gun

Emma Brockes' mother Paula escaped from South Africa with a smuggled pistol and a dark secret.  A daughter unravels her family's covert past -- and a suspenseful legal drama -- in this hard-boiled memoir of survival.

Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking

Expand your memory, puzzle-solving skills, and sense of metaphysical wonder with philosopher Daniel C. Dennett's tasting menu of user-friendly neuroscience and poetic lingual pursuits.

When the Devil Drives

Thespian-turned-P.I. Jasmine Sharp searches for a missing actress and veteran detective Catherine MacLeod tries to solve the case of a murdered one. Their paths intertwine amid the Scottish theater community with uproarious and gory results.