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Great mysteries. Suspiciously good prices.
We've cracked the case on select mysteries, thrillers, noir, and more. Handpicked titles at prices worth investigating.
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Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
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The Thursday Murder Club: A Novel (A Thursday Murder Club Mystery) by Richard Osman
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Joyland (Hard Case Crime) by Stephen King
$17.99
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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
$14.99
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Some horror announces itself immediately. The Graveyard Apartment takes the slower route. An ordinary family moves into a seemingly ordinary apartment building beside a cemetery, and gradually the isolation becomes impossible to ignore. We picked it for readers who like their horror atmospheric, claustrophobic, and increasingly difficult to shake.
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The Gothic Investigator
Some houses keep secrets. Others refuse to let you leave. You love unsettling settings, buried histories, and mysteries where something sinister lurks beneath the surface.
The Graveyard Apartment: A Novel by Mariko Koike
$25.99
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The Good House: A Novel by Tananarive Due
$17.00
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Catherine House: A Novel by Elisabeth Thomas
$16.99
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The Cozy Sleuth
You love clever clues, charming characters, and the comfort of a satisfying mystery. Your next case is best solved with a warm drink.
Meet Your Baker: A Bakeshop Mystery
$10.99
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The Thursday Murder Club: A Novel (A Thursday Murder Club Mystery) by Richard Osman
$11.99
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Wicked Witch Murder (A Lucy Stone Mystery) by Leslie Meier
$12.95
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The Noir Detective
You like dangerous streets, complicated motives, morally gray characters, and stories that refuse to offer easy answers.
Los Angeles Noir (Akashic Noir) by Denise Hamilton
$16.95
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The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith
$16.95
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Joyland (Hard Case Crime) by Stephen King
$11.99
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The Dark-Minded Detective
You love shocking revelations, psychological tension, and page-turning suspense that keeps you guessing until the end.
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
$16.99
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For Your Own Good by Samantha Downing
$17.00
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The Whitechapel Full Moon Society: A Novel by Elizabeth DeLozier
$17.00
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