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Unholy Land – Lavie Tidhar

2018-11-05

Mystery writer Lior Tirosh is sucked into a mystery rivaling one of his own creations when he returns to his homeland Palestina, a Jewish homeland in East Africa.

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A Rage in Harlem – Chester Himes

2017-02-27

Conned out of $1500 by a trio of wanted studs, Jackson asks his brother for help—but his brother is a informant to Harlem’s deadly detective duo Coffin Ed Johnson and Gravedigger Jones.

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The Demolished Man – Alfred Bester

2017-01-04

For the first time in centuries, someone has committed premeditated murder—almost unthinkable in an age of telepathy. Psychic detective Lincoln Powell will risk it all to meet out justice.

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Arson Plus and Other Stories – Dashiell Hammett

2016-09-10

Three of Hammett’s early Continental Op stories from October, 1923 issues of the Black Mask pulp: “Arson Plus,” “Crooked Souls,” and “Slippery Fingers.”

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Death on the Riviera – John Bude

2016-03-05

Inspector Meredith and Sergeant Strang investigate a counterfeiter and smuggling ring on the French Riviera, along with one mysterious murder of an Englishman…

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Polar City Blues – Katherine Kerr

2016-01-19

The universe is dominated by two gigantic factions, the Interstellar Confederation and the Coreward Alliance. Humans from Earth have created …

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Dividend on Death – Brett Halliday

2015-07-11

When Phyllis Brighton begs Mike Shayne to keep her from killing her mother, Shayne takes the job—only for the mother to end up dead, with Phyllis as prime suspect.

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Antidote to Venom – Freeman Wills Crofts

2015-06-26

Desperate for enough money to buy his perfect life, zoo director George Surridge is sucked into a web of murder—how will Inspector French unravel this one?

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Susannah Screaming – Carolyn Weston

2015-05-13

When Paul Rees witnessess a hit-and-run that’s a clear homicide, he becomes the prime suspect of detectives Krug and Kellogg in this twisty-turny procedural.

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No Good From A Corpse – Leigh Brackett

2015-04-27

When Laurel Dane is murdered, and facing police suspicions of his involvement. P.I. Ed Clive sets out in search of vengeance to find her killer and clear his name.

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The Sussex Downs Murder – John Bude

2015-03-14

“Already it looked as if the police were up against a carefully planned and cleverly executed murder, and, what was more, a murder without a corpse!”

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