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Started Early, Took My Dog

The beloved private detective Jackson Brodie returns, with a four-legged assistant.

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The Death Instinct

A deadly bomber struck Wall Street in 1920, and the case was never solved. Jed Rubenfeld's historical thriller revisits the scene.

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Full Dark, No Stars

A new set of short works from the master storyteller, each highlighting a different persona.

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Rogue Island

An arsonist terrorizes a New England city in a thriller by turns taut and tongue-in-cheek.

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Three Stations

Arkady Renko, the hero of Gorky Park, fights age and a corrupt Moscow in a dark thriller.

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Bad Penny Blues

Cathi Unsworth's London-set crime novels lure readers into a sinister realm that is lurid, thrilling, and unforgettable.

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Sleepless

In Charlie Huston’s surreal new thriller, zombie-like Los Angelenos find themselves up all night.

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May 21: The musical smash hit Gypsy opened on Broadway on this day in 1959. The bestseller upon which the show is based, Gypsy Rose Lee's memoir Gypsy, told her life as a rags-to-naked success story, and added to…

Ethan Rutherford and Matt Burgess (Dogfight: A Love Story) on the writing of Rutherford's surreal and fiercely funny story collection The Peripatetic Coffin

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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. 

Story of My People

Recounting the struggles and eventual dissolution of a family textile business in Prato, Italy, Story of My People is a heartbreaking memoir about the personal impact of globalization.

My Struggle, Book Two

A controversial sensation in Norway, A Man in Love is the second book of six in the series, detailing Knausgaard’s separation from his wife, his move to Stolkholm and the dogged pursuit of a mesmerizing poet.