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Invisible Murder

(Available June 11, 2013)
Invisible Murder
Written by Lene Kaaberbol and Agnete Friis
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781616953287
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Invisible Murder

Written by Lene Kaaberbol and Agnete Friis


Format: Trade Paperback, 368 pages
On Sale: June 11, 2013
Price: $14.00

The second installment in the bestselling Danish crime series starring Red Cross nurse Nina Borg, following Fall 2011's New York Times–bestselling The Boy in the Suitcase
 
In the ruins of an abandoned Soviet military hospital in northern Hungary, two impoverished Roma boys are scavenging for old supplies or weapons to sell on... Read more >
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The Doll

(Available June 4, 2013)
The Doll
Written by Taylor Stevens
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780307888785
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The Doll
A Novel
Written by Taylor Stevens


Format: Hardcover, 352 pages
On Sale: June 4, 2013
Price: $24.00

“A heroine every bit as provocative as Stieg Larsson’s Lisbeth Salander.” –The Dallas Morning News
 
   Haunted by a life of violence and as proficient with languages as she is with knives, Vanessa Michael Munroe, chameleon and hunter, has built her life on a reputation for getting things done—dangerous and often not-quite-legal things... Read more >
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The Doll
A Novel
Written by Taylor Stevens


Format: eBook, 352 pages
On Sale: June 4, 2013
Price: $11.99

“A heroine every bit as provocative as Stieg Larsson’s Lisbeth Salander.” –The Dallas Morning News
 
   Haunted by a life of violence and as proficient with languages as she is with knives, Vanessa Michael Munroe, chameleon and hunter, has built her life on a reputation for getting things done—dangerous and often not-quite-legal things... Read more >
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The Doll
A Novel
Written by Taylor Stevens
Read by Hillary Huber


Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: June 4, 2013
Price: $22.50

“A heroine every bit as provocative as Stieg Larsson’s Lisbeth Salander.” –The Dallas Morning News
 
   Haunted by a life of violence and as proficient with languages as she is with knives, Vanessa Michael Munroe, chameleon and hunter, has built her life on a reputation for getting things done—dangerous and often not-quite-legal things... Read more >
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And a Puzzle to Die On
And a Puzzle to Die On
Written by Parnell Hall
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780553901887
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And a Puzzle to Die On

Written by Parnell Hall


Format: eBook
On Sale: May 22, 2013
Price: $6.99

When nerdy cruciverbalist Harvey Beerbaum throws a birthday bash for Cora Felton at the Bakerhaven Library, it's no surprise that the centerpiece, a huge cake decorated like a crossword puzzle, is a complete bust--until a corpse thrown from the second floor stacks hits it dead center and fills in 14 down... Read more >
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Pros and Cons: A Short Story
Pros and Cons: A Short Story
Written by Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780345549433
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Pros and Cons: A Short Story

Written by Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg


Format: eBook, 28 pages
On Sale: May 21, 2013
Price: $0.99

Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg have teamed up for a dynamic new series featuring an FBI agent who’s on the hunt—and a master con artist who’s enjoying the chase. The con is on in this eBook original short story that’s a triumphant prequel to The Heist.
 
FBI special agent Kate... Read more >
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Pros and Cons: A Short Story
Pros and Cons: A Short Story
Written by Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg, Read by Scott Brick
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
ISBN: 9780804164184
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Pros and Cons: A Short Story

Written by Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg
Read by Scott Brick


Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: May 21, 2013
Price: $1.99

Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg have teamed up for a dynamic new series featuring an FBI agent who’s on the hunt—and a master con artist who’s enjoying the chase. The con is on in this audiobook short story that’s a triumphant prequel to The Heist.
 
FBI special agent Kate O’Hare has made... Read more >
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Wicked Business
Wicked Business
Written by Janet Evanovich
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780345545060
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Wicked Business
A Lizzy and Diesel Novel
Written by Janet Evanovich


Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: May 21, 2013
Price: $12.00

Janet Evanovich, #1 New York Times mega-bestselling author, is back and better than ever, proving that when it comes to hunting down bad guys and hidden treasure, the real fun is in the chase.
 
When Harvard University English professor and dyed-in-the-wool romantic Gilbert Reedy is mysteriously murdered and thrown off...

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He's Gone: A Novel
He's Gone: A Novel
Written by Deb Caletti
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780345534354
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He's Gone: A Novel

Written by Deb Caletti


Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: May 14, 2013
Price: $15.00

From National Book Award finalist Deb Caletti comes an intensely gripping story about love, loss, marriage, and secrets—perfect for readers of Jodi Picoult, Kristin Hannah, and Anna Quindlen.
 
“One of the best books I’ve read all year.”—Barbara O’Neal, author of The Garden of Happy Endings

“What do you think happened to... Read more >
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He's Gone: A Novel
He's Gone: A Novel
Written by Deb Caletti
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780345534361
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He's Gone: A Novel

Written by Deb Caletti


Format: eBook, 352 pages
On Sale: May 14, 2013
Price: $9.99

From National Book Award finalist Deb Caletti comes an intensely gripping story about love, loss, marriage, and secrets—perfect for readers of Jodi Picoult, Kristin Hannah, and Anna Quindlen.
 
“One of the best books I’ve read all year.”—Barbara O’Neal, author of The Garden of Happy Endings

“What do you think happened to... Read more >
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His Majesty's Hope
His Majesty's Hope
Written by Susan Elia MacNeal
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780345536730
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His Majesty's Hope
A Maggie Hope Mystery
Written by Susan Elia MacNeal


Format: Trade Paperback, 368 pages
On Sale: May 14, 2013
Price: $15.00

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

For fans of Jacqueline Winspear, Laurie R. King, and Anne Perry, whip-smart heroine Maggie Hope returns to embark on a clandestine mission behind enemy lines where no one can be trusted, and even the smallest indiscretion can be deadly.

World War II has finally come home to Britain, but... Read more >
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His Majesty's Hope
His Majesty's Hope
Written by Susan Elia MacNeal
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780345538758
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His Majesty's Hope
A Maggie Hope Mystery
Written by Susan Elia MacNeal


Format: eBook, 352 pages
On Sale: May 14, 2013
Price: $9.99

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

For fans of Jacqueline Winspear, Laurie R. King, and Anne Perry, whip-smart heroine Maggie Hope returns to embark on a clandestine mission behind enemy lines where no one can be trusted, and even the smallest indiscretion can be deadly.

World War II has finally come home to Britain, but... Read more >
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His Majesty's Hope
His Majesty's Hope
Written by Susan Elia MacNeal, Read by Susan Duerden
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
ISBN: 9780385362689
Our Price: $20.00

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His Majesty's Hope
A Maggie Hope Mystery
Written by Susan Elia MacNeal
Read by Susan Duerden


Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: May 14, 2013
Price: $20.00

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

For fans of Jacqueline Winspear, Laurie R. King, and Anne Perry, whip-smart heroine Maggie Hope returns to embark on a clandestine mission behind enemy lines where no one can be trusted, and even the smallest indiscretion can be deadly.

World War II has finally come home to Britain, but... Read more >
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Kaleidoscope
Kaleidoscope
Written by Gail Bowen
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780771016745
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Kaleidoscope

Written by Gail Bowen


Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: April 23, 2013
Price: $14.95

 A Globe and Mail bestseller in its first week, the thirteenth in Gail Bowen's beloved Joanne Kilbourn mystery series is the best of them all: very bad things happen very close to home, and Joanne may never be quite the same again.

     "Security for any one of us lies in greater...

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Pale Horses
Pale Horses
Written by Jassy Mackenzie
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781616952211
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Pale Horses

Written by Jassy Mackenzie


Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
On Sale: April 16, 2013
Price: $25.95

Book 4 in the PI Jade de Jong thriller series set in South Africa

Johannesburg, South Africa: At first, the case appears to be one of simple misadventure. Sonet Meintjies, a base jumper, falls to her death while attempting to parachute off a newly built sixty-five-story skyscraper. But Sonet’s jumping partner insists... Read more >
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Pale Horses

Written by Jassy Mackenzie


Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: April 16, 2013
Price: $25.95

Book 4 in the PI Jade de Jong thriller series set in South Africa

At first, the case appears to be one of simple misadventure. Sonet van Rensburg, a base jumper, falls to her death while attempting to parachute off a newly built sixty-five-story Sandton skyscraper. But Sonet's jumping partner Chris Theron... Read more >
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Afterwards
Afterwards
Written by Rosamund Lupton
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ISBN: 9780307716552
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Afterwards
A Novel
Written by Rosamund Lupton


Format: Trade Paperback, 432 pages
On Sale: April 2, 2013
Price: $14.00

"A GRIPPING NOVEL." --New York Times Book Review 

When her children's school is set ablaze, Grace runs into the burning building to rescue her teenage daughter, Jenny. In the aftermath, badly injured, Grace learns the police have identified the arsonist, but they have blamed the wrong person. Only Detective Sarah McBride, the sister-in-law... Read more >
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Another Sun
Another Sun
Written by Timothy Williams
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781616951566
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Another Sun

Written by Timothy Williams


Format: Hardcover, 316 pages
On Sale: April 2, 2013
Price: $25.00

The long-awaited return of Timothy Williams, CWA award-winning grand master of crime fiction, whom The Observer named one of the “10 Best Modern European Crime Writers” 
 
The sun-drenched Caribbean island of Guadeloupe is technically part of France, subject to French law and loyal to the French Republic. But in 1980, the scars...

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Another Sun

Written by Timothy Williams


Format: eBook, 316 pages
On Sale: April 2, 2013
Price: $25.00

The long-awaited return of Timothy Williams, CWA award-winning grand master of crime fiction, whom The Observer named one of the “10 Best Modern European Crime Writers” 
 
The sun-drenched Caribbean island of Guadeloupe is technically part of France, subject to French law and loyal to the French Republic. But in 1980, the scars...

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The Fallen
The Fallen
Written by Jassy Mackenzie
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781616952174
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The Fallen
A Jade de Jong Investigation
Written by Jassy Mackenzie


Format: Trade Paperback
On Sale: March 19, 2013
Price: $14.95

When P.I. Jade de Jong invites Superintendent David Patel on a scuba diving holiday in St. Lucia, she hopes the time away will rebuild their conflicted relationship. Jade’s dreams are soon shattered when David calls off their affair, forcing her into the arms of environmentalist Craig Niewoudt. But the next morning... Read more >
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The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection
The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection
Written by Alexander McCall Smith
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780307472991
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The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection
No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (13)
Written by Alexander McCall Smith


Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: March 5, 2013
Price: $14.95

THE NO. 1 LADIES’ DETECTIVE AGENCY - Book 13

Fans around the world adore the bestselling No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, the basis of the HBO TV show, and its proprietor Precious Ramotswe, Botswana’s premier lady detective.  In this charming series, Mma  Ramotswe navigates her cases and her personal life with...

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Murder Below Montparnasse
Murder Below Montparnasse
Written by Cara Black
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781616952150
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Murder Below Montparnasse

Written by Cara Black


Format: Hardcover
On Sale: March 5, 2013
Price: $25.95

A long-lost Modigliani portrait, a grieving brother’s blood vendetta, a Soviet secret that’s been buried for 80 years—Parisian private investigator Aimée Leduc’s current case is her most exciting one yet.

When Aimée’s long-term partner and best friend Rene leaves their detective agency for a new job in Silicon Valley, Aimée knows she can...

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Murder Below Montparnasse

Written by Cara Black


Format: eBook, 352 pages
On Sale: March 5, 2013
Price: $25.95

A long-lost Modigliani portrait, a grieving brother’s blood vendetta, a Soviet secret that’s been buried for 80 years—Parisian private investigator Aimée Leduc’s current case is her most exciting one yet.

When Aimée’s long-term partner and best friend Rene leaves their detective agency for a new job in Silicon Valley, Aimée knows she can...

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Random Violence
Random Violence
Written by Jassy Mackenzie
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781616952181
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Random Violence
A Jade de Jong Investigation
Written by Jassy Mackenzie


Format: Trade Paperback
On Sale: March 5, 2013
Price: $9.99

In Johannesburg prosperous whites live in gated communities; when they exit their cars to open the gates, car-jackings are common. But seldom is the victim killed, much less shot twice, like Annette Botha. Piet Botha, the husband of the wealthy woman, is the primary suspect in his wife's murder.

P.I. Jade... Read more >
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The Devereaux Legacy
The Devereaux Legacy
Written by Carolyn Hart
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ISBN: 9781616147044
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The Devereaux Legacy

Written by Carolyn Hart


Format: Trade Paperback, 190 pages
On Sale: February 12, 2013
Price: $13.95

INTRODUCING A NEW LINE OF CAROLYN HART CLASSICS, each with a new introduction by the author!
Leah Devereaux is a dead woman. At least, that's what the folks now running the Devereaux plantation tell her: Leah has been presumed dead for nineteen years-since the day that both her parents died. Leah, very... Read more >
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