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Mysteries & Thrillers
There are so many terrific mysteries and thrillers that it's difficult to compile just one list. Here is a selection of new releases and favorites to revisit --- and what we hope is a chance for you to discover some exciting authors.

If you'd like to suggest a mystery or thriller title for this list, write to Shannon@bookreporter.com.

THE BOURNE IDENTITY
by Robert Ludlum
In the first book in the Bourne trilogy, a man searches for clues to his identity while trying to stay one step ahead of the assassins on his trail. The big screen version hits theaters in September.




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DARKNESS, TAKE MY HAND
by Dennis Lehane
The second outing for the private-detective team of Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro is "masterfully plotted and beautifully written . . . a fierce and frightening story of crimes of the flesh and the heart" (Cincinnati Enquirer).

For more info on Dennis Lehane, visit www.DennisLehaneBooks.com




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THE DEVIL'S TEARDROP: A Novel of the Last Night of the Century
by Jeffery Deaver
New Year's Eve, 1999. It's a race against the clock as document examiner Parker Kincaid analyzes a ransom note --- which may hold the key to stopping a madman's reign of terror.





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THE EDGE OF THE CRAZIES
by Jamie Harrison
Former archaeologist Jules Clement, recently appointed sheriff in Blue Deer, Montana, finds that keeping the peace is no easy feat when someone starts murdering the town's most prominent citizens.






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GONE, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
by Phillip Margolin
The Chicago Tribune called this "one scary story.... It takes a really crafty storyteller to put people on the edge of their seats and keep them there. But Phillip Margolin does just that." Sleep with the lights on after you read this one!






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HIT MAN
by Lawrence Block
This tale of a hit man suffering from a midlife crisis is unusual and loaded with Block's trademark humor.







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LOVES MUSIC, LOVES TO DANCE
by Mary Higgins Clark
This is one of Mary Higgins Clark's best --- and most suspenseful --- books ever. Also check out her latest, ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE.






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POTSHOT
by Robert B. Parker
What's a summer without Spenser?








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THE RED DRAGON
by Thomas Harris
Hannibal Lechter makes his first appearance in this book, which became the basis for the movie Manhunter.







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A THIN DARK LINE
by Tami Hoag
This heartstopping psychological thriller set in the steamy Louisiana Bayou pits two detectives against a serial predator.









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VANISHING ACT
by Thomas Perry
"One thriller that must be read…. Perry has created his most complex and compelling protagonist" (San Francisco Examiner) with Native American guide Jane Whitefield.






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