Stieg Larsson ; translated from the Swedish by Reg Keeland.
The girl who played with fire
On the eve of the publication of a sex-trafficking expose, two reporters responsible for the magazine story are murdered, and the fingerprints on the murder weapon belong to Lisbeth Salander, a genius hacker, prompting the magazine's publisher, Mikael Blomkvist, to launch his own investigation to vindicate Lisbeth, just as she becomes the prey of a murderous hunt. From the author of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
Joe Abercrombie.
Best served cold
Hiring an elite team of wealthy and powerful mercenaries to dispose of successful sibling rivals Monzcarro and Benna, the Grand Duke Orso of Styria fears he may have made a tactical error when Monzcarro survives and forges a gruesome plot to avenge her brother.
Faye Kellerman.
Blindman's bluff : a Decker and Lazurus novel
The stalwart investigative team of Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus tackles a case that has unsettling repercussions for their own lives.
Kathryn Casey.
Blood lines
Her suspicions roused by an overly orchestrated suicide scene involving a victim who had every reason to live, Texas Ranger Sarah Armstrong finds her investigation complicated by a second case involving a teen pop singer who is being stalked during her preparations for a rodeo event performance.
Susanne Alleyn.
The cavalier of the apocalypse
Aristide Ravel, a writer critical of the royal court in prerevolutionary Paris, discovers the body of a man accompanied by Masonic symbols, and his investigation of the crime leads him into a world of secret societies and scandal.
Susan Dunlap.
Civil twilight : a Darcy Lott mystery
When Darcy Lott's older brother John--a cop--is the prime suspect in a shocking murder, she puts her sleuthing skills to work by investigating the past of Karen Johnson, her lawyer brother's mysterious new client, who may hold the key to finding the real killer
Mike Carey.
Dead men's boots
Harboring guilt about the death of a fellow exorcist, Felix Castor investigates the work of a serial murderer whose methods are eerily similar to those of a killer believed to be long dead, a situation that is further complicated by a custody battle over the body of a possessed friend.
Rennie Airth.
Dead of winter : a John Madden mystery
During a blackout on the streets of London on a freezing evening in late 1944, a Polish girl, Rosa Nowak, is killed. For the police, their resources already stretched by war regulations and the thriving black market, this is a shocking and seemingly random crime. No one can find any reason why someone would want to murder an innocent refugee.
Stephen White.
The siege
The popular character Dr. Alan Gregory takes a backseat as his longtime friend, suspended Boulder police detective Sam Purdy, investigates a number of high-profile disappearances at Yale University that may have ties to a campus secret society.
Raymond L. Atkins.
Sorrow Wood
In the aftermath of a self-proclaimed witch's burning death in a sleepy Alabama town, the entire community is drawn into the investigation, which reveals a multitude of secrets including some that incriminate the local chief of police and his beloved wife.
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