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The Thursday Murder Club: A Novel (A Thursday Murder Club Mystery #1) By Richard Osman Cover Image
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By Richard Osman
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The Bullet That Missed: A Thursday Murder Club Mystery By Richard Osman Cover Image
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By Richard Osman
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The Man Who Died Twice: A Thursday Murder Club Mystery By Richard Osman Cover Image
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The Last Flight: A Novel By Julie Clark Cover Image
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Next to Last Stand: A Longmire Mystery By Craig Johnson Cover Image
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By Craig Johnson
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Finding Nouf By Zoë Ferraris Cover Image
Finding Nouf (Paperback)
By Zoë Ferraris
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The Right Side: A Novel By Spencer Quinn Cover Image
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By Spencer Quinn
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Storm Watch (A Joe Pickett Novel #23) By C. J. Box Cover Image
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Righteous Prey (A Prey Novel #32) By John Sandford Cover Image
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Dark Angel (Hardcover)
By John Sandford
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Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide By Rupert Holmes Cover Image
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By Rupert Holmes
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Unnatural History: An Alex Delaware Novel By Jonathan Kellerman Cover Image
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How Quickly She Disappears By Raymond Fleischmann Cover Image

How Quickly She Disappears (Paperback)

By Raymond Fleischmann
$16.00

Strong character development with a plot etched in mystery elements, thrillers and family relationships, this one will keep you up at night frantically turning pages. Period details from the 1940's and set in the unforgiving Alaskan wilderness prior to the discovery of oil, this creepy tale is about sisters, family, love and sacrifice and through it all, the harsh realities of nature. Be warned -- you will be "talking" with one of the characters trying to steer her one way.

(Adult Mystery) - Reviewed by Maureen


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