Shoot to Thrill by P. J. Tracy

Finally, this fifth book in the Minneapolis cop series is available and it’s definitely worth the wait. Cops Leo and Gino are trying to solve a series of murders that make horrific use of the internet. As always, they solicit the help of their cybersleuth friends at Monkeewrench. What makes this series work is the combination of likable characters and a rather odd crime fighting team. Don’t be afraid to dive right in, you’ll catch up fast!

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The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson

Last book in the Millennium trilogy, this one picks up where The Girl Who Played With Fire left off. Lisbeth Salander clings to life in the intensive care unit with a bullet in her head compliments of a confrontation with Alexander Zalachenko. While Lisbeth grapples with plotting revenge, Mikael Blomkvist keeps busy by rounding up the supporting characters to advocate and prove Lisbeth’s innocence and unravel the conspiracy that ascends to top levels of Swedish government. Another fast-paced, “hard to put down” read that nicely finishes off the trilogy. Due out in the US on May 25.

The Swedish film version of the first book of the trilogy, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo was released in April 2010 in independent movie theatres and there are plans for an English-language version in production to come out sometime in 2012.

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Down to the Wire by David Rosenfelt

David Rosenfelt is best known for his Andy Carpenter series about a wisecracking New Jersey lawyer and Tara, his beloved golden retriever. This time Rosenfelt delivers a standalone thriller about a likable young reporter on the trail of a great story who discovers himself matching wits with a stone cold killer.

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The Lock Artist by Steve Hamilton

Mike Smith is a sweet, rather innocent young man who was called “The Miracle Boy” because of an incident in his childhood that rendered him mute. Now Mike is more often called “The Boxman” because there is no safe he cannot crack. Even though this talent landed Mike in prison at the age of eighteen, his story will have you rooting for him in this innovative thriller.

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The Thirteenth Hour by Richard Doetsch

Nick Quinn’s wife has just been brutally murdered, but Nick still has a chance to save her (and hundreds of other innocent victims) – by traveling back in time in one hour increments. Image a book with the action of The Bourne Identity combined with the love story of The Time Traveler’s Wife.

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The Gray Man by Mark Greaney

Courtland Gentry, a perfect combination of ruthless killer and compassionate patriot, is known as The Gray Man because of the way that he moves about unseen, killing his target and getting away before anyone realizes he was there. But when Court takes down a guy with powerful friends, a huge bounty is put on his head and hit teams are brought in from all over the world. Will they find the Gray Man?

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The Calling by Inger Ash Wolfe

Police in a tiny Canadian town that sees very little violent crime are shocked when a dying woman is gruesomely murdered. Detective Inspector Hazel Micallef, who has a host of personal issues, believes the murderer is on a killing spree across Canada. But her superiors think she’s overreacting in this original police procedural by the pseudonymous Wolfe who is described as a “prominent North American literary novelist.”

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Sworn to Silence by Linda Castillo

Kate Burkholder is the police chief of Painter’s Mill, Ohio and must find a ruthless serial killer before he kills his next victim. She thinks she knows the killer’s identity, but she can’t tell anyone without revealing a terrible secret she’s kept for 16 years. Burkholder used to be Amish. She’s been shunned by her family. But she must now ask for their help to solve the current murders which have a chilling similarity to a series of crimes which took place when she was a teenager.

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Ravens by George Dawes Green

The down on their luck Boatwright family has just won $318 million in the Georgia State lottery. Unfortunately, it’s going to be the worst day of their lives as the family is taken hostage by two drifters intent on getting half the payout. After fourteen years, Edgar award winner George Dawes Green has written a comic-creepy suspenseful tale that will send shivers up your spine.

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Fear the Worst by Linwood Barclay

Tim Blake experiences a parent’s worse nightmare when his teenage daughter Sydney goes missing. As he searches for her, Tim discovers several frightening facts: no one has even heard of Sydney at her summer job site and sometimes the people you think you know best harbor dark secrets.

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