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Thriller & Mystery

Cover of The Suspect: An Olympic Bombing, the FBI, the Media, and Richard Jewell, the Man Caught in the Middle
Non­fic­tion
The Sus­pect: An Olympic Bomb­ing, the FBI, the Media, and Richard Jew­ell, the Man Caught in the Middle
Kevin Sal­wen
Kent Alexan­der
Essay

Of Mon­sters and Men­schen: A Typol­o­gy of Jew­ish Monsters

Joela Jacobs
July 15, 2019
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Fic­tion
Search­ing for Lottie
Susan Ross
Cover of The Way Back
Fic­tion
The Way Back
Jonnie Schnytzer
Cover of A Spy in Exile: A Thriller
Fic­tion
A Spy in Exile: A Thriller
Jonathan de Shalit
Cover of To Catch a Traitor
Fic­tion
To Catch a Traitor
D.B. Shus­ter
Cover of Suitcase Charlie
Fic­tion
Suit­case Charlie
John Guzlowski
Cover of Conan Doyle for the Defense: The True Story of a Sensational British Murder, a Quest for Justice, and the World's Most Famous Detective Writer
Non­fic­tion
Conan Doyle for the Defense: The True Sto­ry of a Sen­sa­tion­al British Mur­der, a Quest for Jus­tice, and the World’s Most Famous Detec­tive Writer
Mar­galit Fox
Cover of Last Instructions: A Thriller (Agent 10483)
Fic­tion
Last Instruc­tions: A Thriller (Agent 10483)
Nir Hezroni
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Fic­tion
But­ton Man
Andrew Gross
Cover of Gone to Dust
Fic­tion
Gone to Dust
Matt Gold­man
Cover of The Mandela Plot
Fic­tion
The Man­dela Plot
Ken­neth Bonert
Cover of The Astronaut's Son: A Novel
Fic­tion
The Astro­naut’s Son: A Novel
Tom Seigel
Cover of Unreasonable Doubts: A Novel
Fic­tion
Unrea­son­able Doubts: A Novel
Rey­na Marder Gentin
Cover of Son of a Bitch: Inspired by True Events
Fic­tion
Son of a Bitch: Inspired by True Events
Jason B. Sheffield
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Death in Shangri-La
Yigal Zur
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