Bantam Dell Mystery Corner at MysteryNet

A new mystery every month from Bantam Dell

Bantam Dell brings you top mysteries to read, enjoy, and discuss with others. These are great books to suggest and read with a reading group. Discuss the details with others here at MysteryNet, too.

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SEVENTY-SEVEN CLOCKS by Christopher Fowler

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The odd couple of detection--the brilliant but cranky Arthur Bryant and John May of London's Peculiar Crimes Unit--return in a tense, atmospheric new thriller that keeps you guessing until the final page. This time the detectives are up against a series of bizarre murders that defy human understanding--and a killer no human hand may be able to stop.

HALF BROKEN THINGS by Morag Joss

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A gripping tale of such psychological suspense that "it might have been written by Ruth Rendell or Minette Walters" (The New York Times Book Review), HALF BROKEN THINGS is a novel that peers into the lives of three dangerously lost people...and the ominous haven they find when they find each other.

Tool & Die by Sarah Graves

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Jacobia "Jake" Tiptree traded her power-broker life for a run-down dream house in peaceful Eastport, Maine. But the do-it-yourself enthusiast is learning that no matter how carefully you build your home, murder has a way of slipping in through the cracks....

SOLOMON VS. LORD by Paul Levine

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Steve Solomon is the sharpest lawyer ever to barely graduate from Key West School of Law. Victoria Lord is fresh from Yale, toiling for an ambitious D.A. and soon to be married. And Katrina Barksdale is a sexy former figure skater charged with killing her incredibly wealthy, incredibly kinky husband. With all three tangled in the steamiest trial of the century, the case is sure to make sparks fly, headlines scream--and opposites attract.

THE DAMASCENED BLADE by Barbara Cleverly

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In her acclaimed mysteries set in the age of the British Raj, Barbara Cleverly brilliantly captures a fascinating collision of cultures against a backdrop of jasmine-scented nights and neatly trimmed English gardens.

LUCIFER'S SHADOW by David Hewson

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In an ancient burial ground on an island off Venice, a young woman's casket is pried open, an object is wrenched from her hands, and an extraordinary adventure begins. From the moment he arrives in Venice, Daniel Forster is seduced by the city's mystery and eroticism. An earnest young academic, Daniel has come for a summer job cataloguing a private collector's library. But when Daniel's employer sends him to buy a stolen violin from a petty thief, a chain reaction of violence and deception ignites. Suddenly Daniel is drawn into a police investigationÑand a tempest swirling around a beautiful woman, a mysterious palazzo, and a lost musical masterpiece dating back centuries.

The Rule of Four by Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason

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An ivy league murder, a mysterious coded manuscript, and the secrets of a Renaissance prince collide memorably in THE RULE OF FOUR—a brilliant work of fiction that weaves together suspense and scholarship, high art and unimaginable treachery. From the streets of fifteenth-century Rome to the rarified realm of the Ivy League, from a shocking 500 year-old murder scene to the drama of a young man's coming of age, THE RULE OF FOUR takes us on an entertaining, illuminating tour of history—as it builds to a pinnacle of nearly unbearable suspense.

False Premises by Leslie Caine

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From the author of DEATH BY INFERIOR DESIGN comes a new Domestic Bliss Mystery! Interior designer Erin Gilbert is dazzled by her beautiful, free-spending client and new friend, Laura Smith. Dazzled, that is, until she visits Laura's magnificent house and finds that the priceless antiques she painstakingly acquired at Laura's behest have been completely replaced with fakes! When Laura's explanations ring as false as the erstwhile Louis XVI foyer mirror, Erin begins investigating her friend's colorful life and times—and then gets interrupted by a murder.

Breaking & Entering

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Blown by Francine Mathews

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Former CIA analyst Francine Mathews has created "one of the toughest female secret agents we've seen in a long time" (USA Today). Using her firsthand expertise of international espionage, Mathews offers another brilliantly realized suspense novel so intense, so authentic, it lethally blurs the line between fact and fiction. In BLOWN, Caroline Carmichael returns in a white-hot tale of terror on the streets of Washington, where one woman must gamble her life to save her country.-paced crime thriller from one of today's most original and compelling suspense writers.

The Edgar Award-nominated author of GUN MONKEYS returns with a pulp thriller where Yazuka gangsters, ex-government agents, and a down-and-out repo-man race for the ultimate collectible—a rare baseball card.

In this smart, hip, noir mystery by the author of DIRT, a retired arsonist finds himself the chief suspect in a bizarre murder investigation in the midst of a sweltering L.A. heat wave.

Sympathy Between Humans by Jodi Compton

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With her searing debut, THE 37TH HOUR, Jodi Compton galvanized readers with a complex heroine and a skillfully constructed mystery. Now, for fans eager to reconnect with the story of Detective Sarah Pribek--and for those discovering her for the first time--SYMPATHY BETWEEN HUMANS is a fast-paced crime thriller from one of today's most original and compelling suspense writers.

Cat's Eyewitness by Rita Mae Brown and Sneaky Pie Brown

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Alone by Lisa Gardner

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Death by Inferior Design by Leslie Caine

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Mallets Aforethought by Sarah Graves

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With This Puzzle, I Thee Kill by Parnell Hall

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