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Mystery

1. Quiet as a Nun: A Jemima Shore Mystery

   Antonia Fraser

   "A judicious mixture of puzzle, excitement, and terror."—P.D. JamesMore

2. Oxford Blood: A Jemima Shore Mystery

   Antonia Fraser

   "With deft, wry prose and a credible plot, Fraser holds our interest and leaves us clamoring for more Jemima Shore mysteries."—Publishers WeeklyMore

3. Under Cover of Daylight

   James W. Hall

   "This book is a beauty. . . . The plot, the action, the marvelous sense of place, are enough to keep anyone reading."—Elmore LeonardMore

4. Tropical Freeze

   James W. Hall

   The rugged Florida troubleshooter Thorn is back in another high-tension story of crime, love, and revenge, described by the Chicago Tribune as "wry, vivid, wonderful. . . . A first-rate thriller!"More

5. Patricia Highsmith: Selected Novels and Short Stories

   Patricia Highsmith, Joan Schenkar

   "Patricia Highsmith's novels are peerlessly disturbing . . . bad dreams that keep us thrashing for the rest of the night."—The New YorkerMore

6. Slowly, Slowly in the Wind

   Patricia Highsmith

   "Highsmith's writing is wicked . . . it puts a spell on you, after which you feel altered, even tainted."—Entertainment Weekly More

7. People Who Knock on the Door

   Patricia Highsmith

   "Highsmith's novels are peerlessly disturbing...bad dreams that keep us thrashing for the rest of the night."—The New YorkerMore

8. The Blunderer

   Patricia Highsmith

   "Highsmith's novels are peerlessly disturbing...bad dreams that keep us thrashing for the rest of the night."—The New YorkerMore

9. A Suspension of Mercy

   Patricia Highsmith

   A major new reissue of the work of a classic noir novelist.More

10. Strangers on a Train

    Patricia Highsmith

    A major new reissue of the work of a classic noir novelist.More

11. A Dog's Ransom

    Patricia Highsmith

    Long out of print, this Highsmith classic resurfaces with a vengeance.More

12. Little Tales of Misogyny

    Patricia Highsmith

    Long out of print, this Highsmith classic resurfaces with a vengeance.More

13. The Animal-Lover's Book of Beastly Murder

    Patricia Highsmith

    Following the national bestseller Selected Stories, this fall brings the republication of a gripping Highsmith classic.More

14. This Sweet Sickness

    Patricia Highsmith

    Following the national bestseller Selected Stories, this fall brings the republication of a gripping Highsmith classic.More

15. Deep Water

    Patricia Highsmith

    The great revival of interest in Patricia Highsmith continues with this work that reveals the chilling reality behind the idyllic facade of American suburban life.More