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The Best Lucy Foley Books in Order (Updated!)

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Looking for a list of Lucy Foley books in recommended reading order? You’ve come to the right place. Bestselling British author Lucy Foley is a favorite among fans of contemporary mystery and crime fiction and critics alike. She also writes historical fiction. Further, one of her short stories is included in a collection of Agatha Christie fan fiction focusing on Christie’s iconic character Mrs. Marple. […]

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Vanishing Act, a Riveting Criminal Biography by Jerry Jamison

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The Bottom Line: One of the most riveting criminal biographies of the 21st century. Fans of Mindhunter and The Wolf of Wall Street will fall hard for Vanishing Act.  Vanishing Act begins with a deadly road trip from Minnesota to California. A promising engineering student, his mother and another man were heading west to take positions at a wartime defense factory. They had advertised for a fourth traveling companion to share in gas money

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RHINO, a Luminous Debut Thriller by Paul Smith

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The Bottom Line: RHINO is a luminous debut thriller that is terrifying, deeply atmospheric and morally fearless.  RHINO begins in Hanoi, where Linh Tran, a promising young scientist and devoted daughter to 55-year-old oncologist Dr. Minh Tran, faces the quiet terror of her father’s cancer. Debut novelist Paul Smith delivers his first dose of heartbreaking irony as Dr. Tran struggles to communicate the steps to treat his

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Grilling Martinis: A Dirty Spy Thriller by Alexi Venice

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The Bottom Line: Grilling Martinis: A Dirty Spy Thriller, delivers on the double entendre in the subtitle. This thriller burns as hot in the field as it does between the sheets. Highly recommended for readers who enjoy the intrigue and action of a thriller combined with high-octane sex scenes.  The second book in Alexi Venice’s Hank Hart series begins as the heroic attorney visits her family’s lake

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The Jackrabbit’s Ofrenda, a New Magical Detective Novel by Bre Garcia

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The Bottom Line: Spellbinding. The Jackrabbit’s Ofrenda cements Bre Garcia as a bold new voice in crime fiction, with Vel returning sharper, funnier and more haunted than ever. This under-the-radar gem deserves a wide audience. Bre Garcia returns to Tucson with The Jackrabbit’s Ofrenda, the follow-up to Jackrabbit and the Beast. Still grieving the brutal murder of his girlfriend Laura, Vel devotes himself to constructing an ofrenda (altar) in

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Authors Like Sarah J. Maas

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Looking for authors like Sarah J. Maas? If you love Sara J. Maas novels, here’s a list of other authors you might love as well. But first, who is Sarah J. Maas and how did she become so popular? From Manhattan’s upper east side, Maas is an American fantasy author best known for three series: Crescent City, Throne of Glass and A Court of Thorns

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The Monuments Must Bleed, a Chilling Serial Killer Thriller by Clifton Wilcox

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The Bottom Line: A chilling, cerebral thriller where ancient ritual collides with modern crime, The Monuments Must Bleed grips from the first sacrifice to the final revelation. Highly recommended for fans of Dan Brown and James Rollins. The Monuments Must Bleed begins in Washington, D.C., where Detective Isabella “Izzy” Rodriguez encounters a crime scene unlike any she’s seen before: a young woman’s body arranged among Aztec artifacts in

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Missing in Tanzania

Missing in Tanzania, an Action-Packed Adventure Novel by James E. Merriman

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The Bottom Line: Don’t miss this action-packed, location-rich adventure set in the darkest corners of Africa. Missing in Tanzania opens as Australian rancher Ann Thompson arrives in Stone Town, Zanzibar, in search of a shadowy local fixer named Anton. It seems that Ann’s twin sister, Jane, vanished after a safari on the Serengeti.  The mission hardly comes out of sisterly love. As a result of complex

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Baking Ice Cubes, a Five Star Page-Turner by Alexi Venice

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The Bottom Line: A genuine page-turner that balances the adrenaline of courtroom combat with the charged intimacy of an off-limits attraction. Five stars.  Baking Ice Cubes begins as veteran Chicago trial attorney Helen “Hank” Hart arrives in the small Wisconsin town of Apple Grove to salvage a high-stakes medical malpractice defense. Her new clients—a respected electrophysiologist and a seasoned nurse—stand accused of negligence in the death of a

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How to Surf a Hurricane, a Gripping Eco-Thriller by Todd Medema

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The Bottom Line: A gripping eco-thriller about a visionary who risks everything to help solve the climate crisis.  How to Surf a Hurricane opens in Pittsburgh as Moro Petroff, an idealistic engineer and scion of a powerful energy dynasty, finds himself locked in a tense confrontation with his domineering uncle Dmitri. Dmitri, who serves as both the personal and ideological foil for Moro, is the CEO of Petroff Power, the

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