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by Sue Grafton

MysteryCrime Fiction 🌶️ 1/5

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8 Books Matched to D Is for Deadbeat

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Razorblade Tears

by S.A. Cosby

❄️ 0/5 · 320p · Thriller, Crime Fiction

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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

by Stieg Larsson

🌶️🌶️ 2/5 · 672p · Thriller, Mystery

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The Blue Bar

by Damyanti Biswas

🌶️ 1/5 · 352p · Mystery, Thriller

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The Mysterious Affair at Styles

by Agatha Christie

❄️ 0/5 · 296p · Mystery, Classic

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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

by Agatha Christie

❄️ 0/5 · 312p · Mystery, Classic

Same addictive energy. Same can't-put-it-down pacing. Different heartbreak. Perfect match.

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84%

The ABC Murders

by Agatha Christie

❄️ 0/5 · 256p · Mystery, Classic

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81%

Death on the Nile

by Agatha Christie

❄️ 0/5 · 352p · Mystery, Classic

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Hercule Poirot's Christmas

by Agatha Christie

❄️ 0/5 · 272p · Mystery, Classic

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