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International Bestseller 
Chief Inspector Van Veeteren is forced to unlock the secrets of a nearly perfect murder in this taut psychological thriller.

On a rainy April day, a body—or what is left of it—is found by a young girl. Wrapped in a blanket with no hands, feet, or head, it signals the work of a brutal, methodical killer. The victim, Leopold Verhaven, was a track star before he was convicted for killing two

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Four orphans take shelter in an old boxcar during a storm, and, determined to make it their own, they turn it into a safe, cozy home.

When he finds a torn piece of paper with only part of a word on it, boy detective Nate sets out to find the missing pieces.

A chance meeting with a stranger on the road provides the Hardy brothers with a clue to a gang of local burglars.

25 crime stories published between 1952-1957 written by Ed McBain under various pseudonyms.

When Rosamond looks into her crystal ball to read Nate the Great's future, she sees a new case for him to solve--her money box is missing and she wants him to find it.

Diverse, provocative, eerie and inspired, this collection of Jeffery Deaver's best stories exhibits the amazing range and signature plot twists that have earned him the title "master of ticking-bomb suspense" by People. With nods to O. Henry and Edgar Allan Poe, these beautifully crafted pieces pulse with subtle intrigue and Deaver's incomparable imagination.