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• Mysteries
• Books published in the last 10 years
  

Devil’s Corner
By Lisa Scottoline
F SCOTTOLI
Vicki Allegreti, an Assistant US Attorney pushes the limits investigating the murder of her partner, resulting in her suspension. Allegreti is young and petite, yet tough and determined, pursuing her quarry even after her suspension. This story involving drug-trafficking, murder, and conspiracy in Philadelphia, has good pacing, a few twists, a little humor, and some genuine warmth make this a particularly good read.

Spade & Archer
By Joe Gores
MYSTERY GORES
This is Joe Gores’ very admirable prequel to Hammett's classic The Maltese Falcon. He has nailed the characterization of private eye Sam Spade, the setting (San Francisco), the period (1920s), and the hard-boiled detective genre. First-rate.

Sayonaraville
By Curt Colbert
MYSTERY COLBERT
In this short, fast-reading story set in post-WWII Seattle involves the murder of an insurance salesman (decapitated by a Samurai sword). Jake Rossiter, private-eye (and his secretary, Miss Jenkins) are on the case.