Mystery Books

  • Santa Clawed: A Novel (Mrs. Murphy Mysteries)

    As Harry well knows, there’s hardly a place on earth cozier than Crozet, Virginia, at Christmastime. Snowflakes, carolers, it’

  • Ode to a Banker

    When a wealthy Athenian banker is found gruesomely murdered, Marcus Didius Falco must scour the seedy streets of ancient Rome to h

  • The Cat Who Sang for the Birds

    In this delightful new novel featuring Jim Qwilleran and his lovable cats, Koko and Yum Yum, the rites of spring are celebrat

  • Children of the Wind
  • Stillwatch

    "I TOLD YOU NOT TO COME..."Slipped under the door of her Georgetown home, the note was an ominous reminder of Pat Traymore's pa

  • Little Tales of Misogyny

    Long out of print, this Highsmith classic resurfaces with a vengeance.The great revival of interest in Pa

  • Favor

    Good old Stanley, always willing to do a favor. Stanley Hastings, the worst private detective in New York--maybe in the known univ

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Mystery Movies

  • Lost Highway

    This psychological thriller combines murder, mystery and deception as only David Lynch, the critically acclaimed director and writ

  • The Arrival

    Calling this 1996 science fiction thriller "a glorified B movie," isn't a criticism. Writer-director David Twohy managed to get in

  • The Next Three Days

    Life seems perfect for John Brennan until his wife, Lara, is arrested for a murder she says she didn’t commit. Three years into

  • The Butterfly Effect (Infinifilm Edition)

    A young man struggling to access sublimated childhood memories finds a technique that allows him to travel back to the past. Occup

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Mystery Authors

Michael Crichton biography

 

 

Michael Crichton

(1942 - 2008)

John Michael Crichton (rhymes with frighten;[2] October 23, 1942 – November 4, 2008), best known as Michael Crichton, was an American author, producer, director, and screenwriter, best known for his work in the science fiction, medical fiction, and thriller genres. His books have sold over 150 million copies worldwide, and many have been adapted into films. In 1994, Crichton became the only creative artist ever to have works simultaneously charting at #1 in television, film, and book sales (with ER, Jurassic Park, and Disclosure, respectively).[3] His literary works are usually based on the action genre and heavily feature technology. His novels epitomize the techno-thriller genre of literature, often exploring technology and failures of human interaction with it, especially resulting in catastrophes with biotechnology. Many of his future history novels have medical or scientific underpinnings, reflecting his medical training and science background. Among others, he was the author of Jurassic Park, The Andromeda Strain, Congo, Travels, Sphere, Rising Sun, Disclosure, The Lost World, Airframe, Timeline, Prey, State of Fear, Next (the final book published before his death), Pirate Latitudes (published November 24, 2009), and a final unfinished techno-thriller yet to be released.[4] Forbes listed Crichton in tenth place in its list of "Top-Earning Dead Celebrities" of 2009

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