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In this gripping thriller from the bestselling author of The Town, the right hand man of one of the most infamous mob bosses in American history goes on a dangerous mission. "Masterly." —New York Times Book Review In the late 1970s, The Outfit, led by Tony Accardo, has the entire city of...

“The Kyiv Mysteries provide timely lessons for anyone living under an oppressive regime.” —The Atlantic “Though [The Lost Soldiers] is set more than a century ago, its parallels to conditions today are clear. A darkly comic mystery with deep roots in history.” —Kirkus (starred...

Three women. An isolated town. A decades-old mystery. They hate me down there, in Boldville. I can read it in their eyes, smell it on their noxious breaths. That dreaded little town hates everything about me: not just my personality and form, the clothes I wear, but the way I think. The things...

'Frances Brody has made it to the top rank of crime writers' DAILY MAIL A charming historical mystery set in 1960s Yorkshire, starring prisoner governor and amateur sleuth Nell Lewis. This is the perfect page-turner if you love Agatha Christie and Jacqueline Winspear. ___________ Yorkshire, 1969...