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Lock, stock and two smoking barrels... the whole nine yards
― Guy Ritchie

The Beast

The Beast

By Anders Roslund, Börge Hellström and Elizabeth Clark Wessel (Translator)

Knock Knock

Knock Knock

By Anders Roslund and Elizabeth Clark Wessel (Translator)

We Begin at the EndReview

We Begin at the End

By Chris Whitaker

All the Wicked Girls

All the Wicked Girls

By Chris Whitaker

Tall Oaks

Tall Oaks

By Chris Whitaker

A Fatal InversionReview

A Fatal Inversion

By Barbara Vine

The Fallen Curtain Stories

The Fallen Curtain Stories

By Ruth Rendell

End in Tears

End in Tears

By Ruth Rendell

The False Inspector DewReview

The False Inspector Dew

By Peter Lovesey

Bloodhounds

Bloodhounds

By Peter Lovesey

Swing, Swing Together

Swing, Swing Together

By Peter Lovesey

Dead Man’s TimeReview

Dead Man’s Time

By Peter James

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