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The Devil You Know by Mike Carey Felix Castor is a freelance exorcist, and London is his stamping ground. It may seem like a good ghostbuster can charge what he likes and enjoy a hell of a lifestyle–but there’s a risk: Sooner or later he’s going to take on a spirit that’s too strong for
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Thicker Than Water: A Felix Castor Novel by Mike Carey When the police knock on Felix Castor’s door his first thought is that his sins have finally caught up with him, one sin in particular… One trip to a South London housing estate later and Felix finds out that life still holds a few surprises
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Thunderer by Felix Gilman Beautifully written, Thunderer is like an espresso shot—one part imagination and one part smarts—filled with more clever ideas per page than most books have in total. Felix Gilman establishes himself as a rising talent. Final Grade: 80 out of 100 via Blood of the Muse: “Thunderer” by Felix Gilman (Bantam Spectra).No
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The Private Patient (Adam Dalgliesh Mysteries) by P.D. James The Private Patient takes a while to get going, as P.D.James takes her time setting her stage — here essentially Cheverell Manor (“regarded as one of the loveliest Tudor manor houses in England”), a property where plastic surgeon Chandler-Powell treats some of his patients. There is
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Mystery – Wild Inferno (A WILD Mystery) by Sandi Ault (Berkley Prime Crime) – Lie Down with the Devil (Carlotta Carlyle Mysteries) by Linda Barnes (St. Martin’s Minotaur) – Ghost at Work (Bailey Ruth Mysteries, No. 1) by Carolyn Hart (Morrow) – The Private Patient by P.D. James (Knopf) – The Messengers of Death: A
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Fiction – When Will There Be Good News?: A Novel by Kate Atkinson (Little, Brown) – 2666: A Novel by Roberto Bolaño, trans. from the Spanish by Natasha Wimmer (Farrar, Straus & Giroux) – Hold Tight by Harlan Coben (Dutton) – The Brass Verdict: A Novel by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown) – Master of the
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Devil Bones: A Novel (Temperance Brennan Novels) by Kathy Reich Charlotte, NC is exposed in Kathy Reich’s eleventh novel featuring forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance Brennan. Temperance is freed from a deathly dull academic meeting only to encounter a gruesome ritualistic display of cauldrons, animal sacrifice, and a human skull in an underground chamber of a
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The Other Queen: A Novel by Philippa Gregory A cynical observer might think the world could get along without another book about Mary Queen of Scots. The cynic would be missing a bet. Philippa Gregory’s novel looks at Mary Stuart and her times from a fresh and engaging angle, while making an unusual point about
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Vicious Circle by Mike Carey Freelance exorcist Felix Castor returns for a second installment in Carey’s supernatural noir series. When he takes a seemingly insignificant “missing ghost” case, the complications soon multiply at a dizzying pace. Could his latest police consulting job, his friend Juliet’s haunted church case, and the sudden improvement in the condition
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1 (New) Azincourt by Bernard Cornwell 2 (2) A Most Wanted Man by John Le Carre 3 (New) Heart and Soul by Maeve Binchy 4 (1) Doors Open by Ian Rankin 5 (3) Bones of the Hills by Colin Iggulden 6 (4) Firefight by Chris Ryan 7 (5) The Private Patient (Adam Dalgliesh Mystery) by