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A Dance at the SlaughterhouseReview

A Dance at the Slaughterhouse

By Lawrence Block

The Burglar Who Liked to Quote Kipling

The Burglar Who Liked to Quote Kipling

By Lawrence Block

Enough Rope

Enough Rope

By Lawrence Block

The Forgotten Dead

The Forgotten Dead

By Tove Alsterdal and Tiina Nunnally (Translator)

Dead Man’s TimeReview

Dead Man’s Time

By Peter James

Gorky ParkReview

Gorky Park

By Martin Cruz Smith

The Talented Mr RipleyReview

The Talented Mr Ripley

By Patricia Highsmith

Killed in the RatingsReview

Killed in the Ratings

By William L. DeAndrea

ThirteenReview

Thirteen

By Steve Cavanagh

Good Behavior

Good Behavior

By Donald E. Westlake

Backflash

Backflash

By Richard Stark

Cops and RobbersReview

Cops and Robbers

By Donald E. Westlake

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