Detective and mystery fiction

  • The only one left

    Creator

    Sager, Riley

    Abstract

    Named a summer book to watch by The Washington Post, Boston Globe, USA Today, Oprah, Paste, Country Living, Good Housekeeping, and Nerd Daily "Propulsive ... a dizzying Gothic whodunit." - New York Times Book Review. Bestselling author Riley Sager returns with a Gothic chiller about a young caregiver assigned to work for a woman accused of a Lizzie Borden-like massacre decades earlier.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Dutton

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  • The Paris apartment

    Creator

    Foley, Lucy

    Abstract

    THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Told in rotating points of view, this Tilt-A-Whirl of a novel brims with jangly tension - an undeniably engrossing guessing game." - Vogue "[A] clever, cliff-hanger-filled thriller." - People From the New York Times bestselling author of The Guest List comes a new locked room mystery, set in a Paris apartment building in which every resident has something to hide... Jess needs a fresh start. She's broke and alone, and she's just left her job under less than ideal circumstances.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    William Morrow Cookbooks

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  • The phoenix crown

    Creator

    Quinn, Kate

    Abstract

    From bestselling authors Janie Chang and Kate Quinn, a thrilling and unforgettable narrative about the intertwined lives of two wronged women, spanning from the chaos of the San Francisco earthquake to the glittering palaces of Versailles. San Francisco, 1906. In a city bustling with newly minted millionaires and scheming upstarts, two very different women hope to change their fortunes: Gemma, a golden-haired, silver-voiced soprano whose career desperately needs rekindling, and Suling, a petite and resolute Chinatown embroideress who is determined to escape an arranged marriage.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    William Morrow Paperbacks

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  • The river we remember

    Creator

    Krueger, William Kent

    Abstract

    AN EDGAR AWARD NOMINEE. In 1958, a small Minnesota town is rocked by a shocking murder, pouring fresh fuel on old grievances in this dazzling novel, an instant New York Times bestseller and "a work of art" ( The Denver Post ). On Memorial Day in Jewel, Minnesota, the body of wealthy landowner Jimmy Quinn is found floating in the Alabaster River, dead from a shotgun blast. The investigation falls to Sheriff Brody Dern, a highly decorated war hero who still carries the physical and emotional scars from his military service.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Atria Books

    Non spécifié
  • The searcher : Cal Hooper, book 1

    Creator

    French, Tana

    Abstract

    Best Book of 2020 New York Times |NPR | New York Post "This hushed suspense tale about thwarted dreams of escape may be her best one yet . . . Its own kind of masterpiece." -Maureen Corrigan, The Washington Post "A new Tana French is always cause for celebration . . . Read it once for the plot; read it again for the beauty and subtlety of French's writing." -Sarah Lyall, The New York Times Cal Hooper thought a fixer-upper in a bucolic Irish village would be the perfect escape.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Penguin Books

    Non spécifié
  • The silent patient

    Creator

    Michaelides, Alex

    Abstract

    "An unforgettable-and Hollywood-bound-new thriller... A mix of Hitchcockian suspense, Agatha Christie plotting, and Greek tragedy." - Entertainment Weekly. The Silent Patient is a shocking psychological thriller of a woman's act of violence against her husband-and of the therapist obsessed with uncovering her motive. Alicia Berenson's life is seemingly perfect. A famous painter married to an in-demand fashion photographer, she lives in a grand house with big windows overlooking a park in one of London's most desirable areas.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Celadon Books

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  • The Thursday murder club

    Creator

    Osman, Richard

    Abstract

    A New York Times bestseller | Soon to be a major motion picture from Steven Spielberg at Amblin Entertainment "Witty, endearing and greatly entertaining." -Wall Street Journal "Don't trust anyone, including the four septuagenarian sleuths in Osman's own laugh-out-loud whodunit." - Parade. Four septuagenarians with a few tricks up their sleeves. A female cop with her first big case. A brutal murder Welcome to... THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Penguin Books

    Non spécifié
  • Three-inch teeth : Joe Pickett, book 24

    Creator

    Box, C. J.

    Abstract

    Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett faces two different kinds of rampaging beasts-one animal, one human-in this riveting new novel from #1 New York Times bestseller C.J. Box. A rogue grizzly bear has gone on a rampage-killing, among others, the potential fiancé of Joe's daughter. At the same time, Dallas Cates, who Joe helped lock up years ago, is released from prison with a special list tattooed on his skin. He wants revenge on the people who sent him away: the six people he blames for the deaths of his entire family and the loss of his reputation and property.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    G.P. Putnam's Sons

    Non spécifié
  • Crosshairs : Michael Bennett, book 16

    Creator

    Patterson, James

    Abstract

    "Turn. Up. The. Heat" ( New York Times ) with this psychological thriller. New York City detective Michael Bennett faces his most terrifying killer ever. It could be anyone. They could be anywhere. A killer uses fearsome precision to take out impossible targets. Detective Michael Bennett teams with a shooting expert-a former Army Ranger and sniper with NYPD's Emergency Services Unit. But Officer Rob Trilling seems more comfortable with rifles than he is with people.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Little, Brown and Company

    Non spécifié
  • Remarkably bright creatures : a Read with Jenna pick

    Creator

    Van Pelt, Shelby

    Abstract

    A Read With Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick! "Remarkably Bright Creatures is a beautiful examination of how loneliness can be transformed, cracked open, with the slightest touch from another living thing." - Kevin Wilson, author of Nothing to See Here. For fans of A Man Called Ove, a charming, witty and compulsively readable exploration of friendship, reckoning, and hope that traces a widow's unlikely connection with a giant Pacific octopus. After Tova Sullivan's husband died, she began working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium, mopping floors and tidying up.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Ecco

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