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Book
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Author
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Location
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Description
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A Death in Belmont
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Junger, Sebastian
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364.152
JUN
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Chronicle of the Boston Strangler case.
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Murder in Amsterdam: The Death of Theo van Gogh and the Limits
of Tolerance
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Buruma, Ian
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364.152
BUR
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A famous filmmaker dies at the hands of an Islamic extremist
in secular Holland.
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The Serial Killer Whisperer
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Earley, Pete
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364.152
EAR
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A young man’s brain injury gives him a unique ability to
connect with serial killers.
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Robbing Banks
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Kirchner, L.R.
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364.152
KIR
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Covers
bank heists from 1831 to current day by venal brutes, smooth con artists,
cool daredevils and famous folk heroes.
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Greentown
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Dumas, Timothy
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364.15
DUM
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Tale of a Greenwich Connecticut murder and cold case—re-opened 23 years
after the killing.
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The Good Nurse
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Graeber, Charles
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364.152
GRA
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Portrait of the “Angel of Death” killer, a registered nurse and
serial murderer, implicated in the deaths of over 300.
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Blood Will Out
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Kirn, Walter
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364.152
KIR
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Memoir of being duped by a real-life “Mr. Ripley”, a
secretive man unmasked as a serial imposter, kidnapper and murderer.
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The Monster of Florence
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Preston, Douglas
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364.152
PRE
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Author moves to a villa in Florence to discover the olive
grove near his house is the site of a murder committed by a serial killer.
He investigates.
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Hellhound on His Trail
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Sides, Hampton
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364.152
SID
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Account of Eric Galt, an escaped con and follower of
segregationist George Wallace. Galt assassinated MLK.
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Manhunt
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Swanson, James L.
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364.152
SWA
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Story of thrilling manhunt for John Wilkes Booth.
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Portrait of a Killer
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Cornwell, Patricia
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364.15
COR
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Popular mystery author proposes a solution to an old and
infamous case.
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Crime Beat
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Connelly, Michael
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363.259
CON
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Blockbuster crime novelist follows investigators,
victims, families and friends and killers to tell real stories of murder.
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Burial Rites
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Kent, Hannah
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FIC KEN
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Charged with murder, a woman is sent to live on a remote
Icelandic farm, awaiting execution.
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The Gods of Gotham
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Faye, Lyndsay
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FIC FAY
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Historical mystery and sensational account of what early
police work was like, evokes the full range of megalopolitan horrors.
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Something Missing
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Dicks, Matthew
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FIC DIC
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A career criminal with OCD tendencies begins to play the
part of odd guardian angel to the homeowners he robs. No murder in this one.
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The Strangler Vine
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Carter, M.J.
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FIC CAR
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Set in the wilds of 19th century colonial
India as a young soldier attempts to solve a mystery and is pulled into the
Thuggee cult.
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Death in Brittany
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Bannalec, Jean-Luc
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FIC BAN
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Tea-cozy whodunit set in an idyllic French seaside
village—for those who like their murder lite.
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Death Come Quickly
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Albert, Susan Wittig
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FIC ALB
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Herbalist and ex-lawyer China Bayles is at work on a
cold case in Albert’s series with an endearing, personable amateur sleuth.
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Razor Girl
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Hiaasen, Carl
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FIC HIA
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For those who like their mysteries full of social
satire, crazy antics and wild characters. Classic Hiaasen.
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The Murder of Mary Russell
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King, Laurie
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FIC KIN
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One of King’s best about the Sherlock Holmes-Mary
Russell story. This time Mrs. Hudson is under suspicion!
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Maisie Dobbs
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Winspear, Jacqueline
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FIC WIN
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The first in author’s well-received historical fiction
mysteries set in England just after WWI.
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A Hero of France
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Furst, Alan
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FIC FUR
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Thriller by author who has been called the most talented
espionage novelist of our generation.
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All Things Cease to Appear
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Brundage, Elizabeth
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FIC BRU
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A rich and complex portrait of a psychopath and a
marriage that combines noir and the gothic.
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In Cold Blood
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Capote, Truman
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FIC CAP
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The classic true crime novel.
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Before the Fall
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Hawley, Noah
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FIC HAW
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A private jet plunges into the ocean and investigation
leads to conspiracy and sinister doings.
A notable of 2016.
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