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Top 10 Thriller Books

The best thriller writers tend to have written several great novels, in the genre. I have decided for my: top 10 thriller books ever list, I will only allow one book per great author. This masterpiece of...

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The Cat Kao K'o Kung

Famous Chinese artist Kao K'o Kung was in charge of Workforce Development in ancient China under the Mongols. A famous cat detective is named for him in novels that promote arts and culture as well as murder puzzles...

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Best mystery books for kids

Kids love mystery books, because of the fun and unexpected turns the story takes. As a parent I like books books which keep them coming back for more. When it comes to mystery books I feel that the puzzle...

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The Full Cupboard of Life - Mystery and Modern Botswana

Though near the great Kalahari Desert, Botswana is not full of dry peoples. They are vibrant and vital, rich in backgrounds and experiences. They have survived various forms of governments in coming into the...

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Discover Laurence Shames, the mystery writer with the smiling simile

You take a New Jersey crime writer. You move him to Key West. Add too much time, too much sun and you might get a Laurence Shames. There are actually several Laurence Shames. There is the ghostwriter. There is...

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Cherry Ames Books: Inspiring a New Generation of Girls

Cherry Ames was the heroine in a series of books written by Helen Wells and Julie Tatham. The books were published from 1943-1968 and originally were created with the intention of encouraging women to enter nursing during World War II.

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Discover Andrea Camilleri, and enter mysterious Sicily

Take an idiosyncratic police Inspector, surround him with quirky good guys and bad guys, place them in a funny yet sad Sicily, add Camilleri's way with words and out come an engaging Montalbano mystery. That...

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Discover Donna Leon, the mystery writer who takes us to Venice

The Commissario Brunetti series is sometimes a police procedural, sometimes a whodunit, sometimes a comic opera, and occasionally plays like "Father does not know best". Brunetti has married into a privileged...

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Death by Highwayman - Murder on Route 66

How about reconstructing Route 66 as an ARRA Stimulus Project? It would likely take a lot of time and create a lot of jobs for the duration. Although most of Route 66 is closed to traffic, its stories and...

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Best Mystery Books

A Steve Harlan Mystery - This is an entertaining and unique period piece murder novel set in the south during the early 1960s. You can feel the sticky heat of summer and smell the flowers as you read...

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