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Black Cherry Blues

Black Cherry Blues

By James Lee Burke

BriarpatchReview

Briarpatch

By Ross Thomas

A Time to KillReview

A Time to Kill

By John Grisham

A Fatal InversionReview

A Fatal Inversion

By Barbara Vine

The False Inspector DewReview

The False Inspector Dew

By Peter Lovesey

Gorky ParkReview

Gorky Park

By Martin Cruz Smith

March Violets

March Violets

By Philip Kerr

Good Behavior

Good Behavior

By Donald E. Westlake

Innocent Blood

Innocent Blood

By P.D. James

SideswipeReview

Sideswipe

By Charles Willeford

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