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Reviews

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― James Hilton

The Truth Behind the LieReview

The Truth Behind the Lie

By Sara Lövestam and Laura A. Wideburg (Translator)

The Hunting DogsReview

The Hunting Dogs

By Jørn Lier Horst and Anne Bruce (Translator)

Dead SoulsReview

Dead Souls

By Ian Rankin

The Darkest RoomReview

The Darkest Room

By Johan Theorin and Marlaine Delargy (Translator)

A Dance at the SlaughterhouseReview

A Dance at the Slaughterhouse

By Lawrence Block

Rain GodsReview

Rain Gods

By James Lee Burke

BriarpatchReview

Briarpatch

By Ross Thomas

The GodmotherReview

The Godmother

By Hannelore Cayre and Stephanie Smee (Translator)

We Know You RememberReview

We Know You Remember

By Tove Alsterdal and Alice Menzies (Translator)

Troubled BloodReview

Troubled Blood

By Robert Galbraith

One Step BehindReview

One Step Behind

By Henning Mankell and Ebba Segerberg (Translator)

A Time to KillReview

A Time to Kill

By John Grisham

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