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Murder in the Blue Ridge Mountains (The Lynleys of Law Enforcement #3)
Par R. Barri Flowers. 2024
Murder brings him back to the mountains. A cold case could get him killed. The discovery of a body becomes…
personal when special agent Garrett Sneed is forced to work the case with law enforcement ranger Madison Lynley, his ex-girlfriend. But when another homicide reveals a possible link to his mother&’s unsolved murder, Garrett is out for blood. As a cold case escalates into a murder spree, he must stop a serial killer who has now targeted Madison…From Harlequin Intrigue: Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served.Discover more action-packed stories in the The Lynleys of Law Enforcement series. All books are stand-alone with uplifting endings but were published in the following order: Book 1: Special Agent WitnessBook 2: Christmas Lights KillerBook 3: Murder in the Blue Ridge MountainsBook 4: Cold Murder in Kolton LakeBook 5: Campus KillerDeath in Hilo
Par Eric Redman. 2024
ITW Finalist Eric Redman is back in this thrilling second installment of his Hawaiian murder mystery series, perfect for fans…
of Anne Hillerman. When bodies start piling up and the list of suspects growing long, Detective Kawika Wong must dig into his own past to solve a Big Island murder.It&’s been twelve long years since Detective Kawika Wong was tasked with solving the brutal murder of the infamous real-estate developer Ralph Fortunato—a case that led to more bodies than answers and a slew of complicated and ancient secrets, a case that made his career. Now, the once rookie detective is next in line to be Honolulu&’s next Chief of Police. But all is not well on Oʻahu or the Big Island.For weeks, Kawika and his team have failed to catch an elusive serial killer known as the &“Slasher.&” He strikes quickly and efficiently, and he doesn&’t make mistakes. But when a freshly decapitated body is found at a previous dump site, Kawika&’s gut tells him something isn&’t quite right. Who is this victim, and why does Kawika feel that this one doesn&’t belong to the Slasher?To make matters worse, a hungry young journalist, Zoë Akona, is investigating the questionable outcome Kawika and his then-superior Terry Tanaka produced in the Fortunato case, and her snooping leads to an official review that jeopardizes everything Kawika&’s worked so hard for.But Detective Wong knows that, no matter what, he must find a second murderer even while the &“Slasher&” continues to strike. The investigation takes him back to the Big Island – and to the long-dormant case the reporter Zoë Akona won&’t leave alone. Kawika is about to discover what happens when the secrets of the past catch up with the promises of his future.The Moon Rock: Large Print (Otto Penzler's Locked Room Library)
Par Arthur J. Rees. 1922
A classic locked room mystery from the genre&’s Golden Age by the renowned Australian author of the Chief Inspector Luckraft…
series. On the day of his wife&’s funeral, Robert Turold reveals that he has completed his lifelong quest to prove his family&’s noble blood and restore its barony title. His brother and nephew will be his heirs, skipping over his daughter who he believes is illegitimate due to a deathbed confession from his wife. With the granting of a peerage within his reach, Robert has no qualms involving the neglected girl in public scandal—a turn of events that has left the surviving members of his family reeling. High on the Cornish cliffs, Robert&’s isolated and imposing Flint House proves the perfect backdrop for a mysterious crime, when he&’s found shot in a locked room. While first impressions point to suicide, Robert&’s sister is convinced he was murdered. Arriving from Scotland Yard, Detective Barrant suspects Robert&’s now-missing daughter, who has fled to London. Mired in past secrets and sins, the case seems to go nowhere and everywhere at once. But the threads of obsession, greed, and revenge will lead to a devious killer, who is soon to be trapped in a web of their own design.The Cloud of Unknowing
Par Thomas H. Cook. 2007
A &“gripping&” mystery revolving around a family tragedy, and a woman who may or may not be descending into madness,…
by the Edgar Award–winning author (Entertainment Weekly). David Sears grew up terrorized by the ravings of his schizophrenic father, a frustrated literary genius who openly preferred David&’s sister, Diana, for her superior intelligence. When the old man died, David thought the madness had finally left with him. But the Sears family was not through with its troubles. The drowning of Diana&’s mentally ill son was ruled a tragic &“misadventure,&” but she believes other factors were at play. After hastily divorcing her husband, she sets out to prove his guilt. Her increasingly manic behavior is becoming hard for David to ignore. He finds himself afraid for his own family&’s safety—and must choose his words carefully when answering the detective . . . Thomas H. Cook explores the power of blood to define us, bind us, and sometimes destroy us, in a novel of &“consuming suspense almost too concentrated to bear&” (Daily News, New York). &“So spare and precise, it feels as if it has been chiseled in stone with something like a surgical instrument.&” —Joyce Carol Oates &“What&’s at stake isn&’t so much the resolution of a mystery as the integrity of a family.&” —Time Out New York &“[An] unusual, chilling mystery . . . Cook reveals all the pieces of the shocking story with an absolutely steady hand.&” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)Fiesta of Fear (Black Horse Campground Mysteries #Vol. 6)
Par Amy M Bennett. 2019
A fall festival turns murderous in this haunting and wholly unforgettable sixth Black Horse Campground mystery from the author of…
A Summer to Remember. With a mix of Anglo, Native, and Hispanic cultures, the village of Bonney, New Mexico, has its share of folklore and legends, but no one has ever heard of the Ghost Girls before. Three high school girls have convinced their fellow students that they have powers, but now that they&’re graduating, new recruits are needed to carry on the tradition. One night, the Ghost Girls take a hopeful prospect to the cemetery, where they discover a missing kid—and a recently-deceased man. The child is Mark Jr., the son of Corrie&’s best friend. And the corpse? The high school principal. Mark had been causing so much trouble at school that he&’d been suspended, but Corrie can&’t believe he&’s a killer. As the village of Bonney gathers for the annual San Ignacio Fall Festival at the Black Horse Campground, Sheriff Rick Sutton and Det. J. D. Wilder uncover a web of bullying, hatred, and revenge—in which nothing is sacred. Not the school. Not the church. And definitely not Corrie&’s campground . . .Crosshairs: Michael Bennett is the Most Popular NYC Detective of the Decade (A Michael Bennett Thriller)
Par James Patterson, James O. Born. 2024
&“Turn. Up. The. Heat&” (New York Times) with this psychological thriller. New York City detective Michael Bennett faces his most…
terrifying killer ever. It could be anyone. They could be anywhere. A killer uses fearsome precision to take out impossible targets. Detective Michael Bennett teams with a shooting expert—a former Army Ranger and sniper with NYPD&’s Emergency Services Unit. But Officer Rob Trilling seems more comfortable with rifles than he is with people. When his new partner begins to log unexplained absences from duty, only Bennett can prove whether the decorated officer is a lonely hunter or a hardened assassin.Blind Fury
Par Lynda La Plante. 2010
From international bestseller and writer of the acclaimed Prime Suspect series comes another gripping case featuring Detective Inspector Anna Travis.When…
the body of a young woman is discovered close to a highway service station, Detective Inspector Anna Travis is brought on to the team of investigators by her former lover and boss, Detective Chief Superintendent Langton. As more evidence is uncovered, the team realizes that they are contending with a triple murder investigation—and no suspect. But then a murderer Anna helped arrest years ago makes contact from prison. Cameron Welsh insists that he can help track down the killer, but he will divulge his secrets only to Anna herself. Does he really have an insight into another criminal’s mind, or is he merely intent on getting into hers? The team soon realizes that they are dealing with a killer whose deviousness has enabled him to commit horrific crimes, yet remain undetected for years. As the case draws to a close, Welsh’s obsession for Anna fuels a terrifying rage that will have disastrous consequences for Anna, who finds herself staring into the face of a desperate personal tragedy.That Others May Live (An FBI K-9 Novel)
Par Sara Driscoll. 2023
A treat for dog lovers, this latest novel in the only mystery series that revolves around a K-9 search-and-rescue unit…
is gripping, timely, and &“wonderfully readable&” (Publishers Weekly), with a gutsy heroine and an authentic, harder edge that will appeal to fans of harder-edged mysteries. There are situations that fill even the most seasoned FBI K-9 handlers with shock and horror. Meg Jennings is preparing for another work day when she gets words of a catastrophic scene in downtown Washington, D.C. Part of a twelve-story condo building has collapsed, and the rest of the structure could soon follow. Every search-and-rescue worker and K-9 team is needed on-site immediately to find survivors—and assess the casualties. Putting aside her fears for her firefighter fiancé, who&’s already inside the unstable building, Meg turns to the task at hand. If anyone is still alive within the rubble, she and Hawk, working alongside other K-9 teams, must find them. Every hour, every moment counts—and a wrong move could trigger a deadly chain reaction for those buried beneath. But beyond the present danger is a deeper threat, as evidence indicates that this wasn&’t a random tragedy, but an act of domestic terrorism. And identifying the culprit and motivation, in time to stop another attack, means taking on an enemy with terrifying skills—and nothing left to lose.Double Illusion (Ikmen Mystery 25)
Par Barbara Nadel. 2023
The gripping twenty-fifth Ikmen mystery from award-winning crime writer Barbara Nadel will delight her many fans.Don't miss Ikmen and Suleyman…
in the sensational TV series The Turkish Detective When Ates Bocuk, son of a feared Istanbul gang leader, is arrested for the brutal murder of his Roma lover, feelings of vengeance are ignited among rival Turkish gangs and the Roma community. Forensic evidence is stacked against him, but Ates refuses to speak, and Inspector Suleyman suspects that there is more to the case than meets the eye. Then Cetin Ikmen discovers that Ates is psychotic and believes that everyone in his life is an imposter, which suggests that Ates might in fact be a victim of a far more sinister game . . .As violence erupts, Suleyman and his team work tirelessly to expose a shocking tale of corruption, power and betrayal - but not before more blood is shed on these dark and dangerous streets.Sweet Thing: A Novel
Par David Swinson. 2023
In this DC-set standalone from "one of the best dialogue hounds in the business" (New York Times Book Review), Homicide…
Detective Alex Blum must answer a terrible question: 'how far would you go to love the wrong woman?' In a red brick house on a tree-lined street, DC homicide detective Alex Blum stares at the bullet-pocked body of Chris Doyle. As he roots around for evidence, he finds an old polaroid: the decedent, arm in arm with Arthur Holland, Blum's informant from years ago when he worked at the Narcotics branch. But Arthur has been missing for days. Blum&’s only source: Arthur&’s girl, Celeste—beautiful, seductive, and tragic—whom he can&’t get out of his head. Blum is drawn to her and feels compelled to save her from Arthur&’s underworld. As the investigation ticks on and dead bodies domino, Blum, unearths clues with damning implications for Celeste. Swallowed by desire, Blum&’s single misstep sends him tunnelling down a rabbit hole of transgression. He may soon find the only way out is down below. Set in 1999, Swinson, a former DC cop, offers a look back at a rougher, grittier, bygone DC replete with seedy strip clubs, pagers beeping, and Y2K anxiety. It&’s here we&’re taken inside sting operations, fluorescent-tinged interrogation chambers, and rooms that have seen irreversible mistakes. At once authentic, gritty, tragic, and profound, SWEET THING asks how far can you fall when the world teeters on the edge?Double Illusion (Ikmen Mystery 25)
Par Barbara Nadel. 2023
The gripping twenty-fifth Ikmen mystery from award-winning crime writer Barbara Nadel will delight her many fans.Don't miss Ikmen and Suleyman…
in the sensational TV series The Turkish Detective When Ates Bocuk, son of a feared Istanbul gang leader, is arrested for the brutal murder of his Roma lover, feelings of vengeance are ignited among rival Turkish gangs and the Roma community. Forensic evidence is stacked against him, but Ates refuses to speak, and Inspector Suleyman suspects that there is more to the case than meets the eye. Then Cetin Ikmen discovers that Ates is psychotic and believes that everyone in his life is an imposter, which suggests that Ates might in fact be a victim of a far more sinister game . . .As violence erupts, Suleyman and his team work tirelessly to expose a shocking tale of corruption, power and betrayal - but not before more blood is shed on these dark and dangerous streets.The Return of the Dancing Master (Vintage Crime/black Lizard Ser.)
Par Henning Mankell. 2004
From the New York Times–bestselling author of the Kurt Wallander novels: An &“absorbing&” and &“chilling&” historical mystery &“dripping with evil…
atmosphere&” (The Times, London). December 12, 1945. The Third Reich lies in ruins as a British warplane lands in Bückeburg, Germany. A man carrying a small black bag quickly disembarks and travels to Hamelin, where he disappears behind the prison gates. Early the next day, England&’s most experienced hangman executes twelve war criminals. Fifty-four years later, retired policeman Herbert Molin is found brutally slaughtered on his remote farm in Härjedalen, Sweden. The police discover strange tracks in the blood on the floor . . . as if someone had been practicing the tango. Stefan Lindman is a young police officer who has just been diagnosed with cancer of the tongue. When he reads about the murder of his former colleague, he decides to travel north and find out what happened. Soon he is enmeshed in a puzzling investigation with no witnesses and no discernible motives. Terrified of the illness that could take his life, Lindman becomes more and more reckless as he uncovers the links between Molin&’s death, World War II, and an underground neo-Nazi network. Mankell&’s impeccably researched historical thriller is &“a worthy successor to the Wallander whodunits&” (The Sunday Telegraph). &“[Mankell] never fails to find a deep vein of humanity within the perpetually furrowed brows of his troubled cops.&” —BooklistLou Boldt: A Mysterious Profile (Mysterious Profiles)
Par Ridley Pearson. 2009
The New York Times–bestselling author&’s &“engaging cop hero&” finds himself on the other side of the interview room in this…
revealing short story (Publishers Weekly). After twenty-seven years on the force, Lt. Lou Boldt is suddenly seated at a table being grilled as part of an internal investigation. They want him to talk about what happened with ten grand in cash in the evidence room. As the pressure mounts and Boldt leads his interrogators on numerous conversational detours, they will touch upon issues of crime and corruption, but also subjects like friendship and loyalty, trauma and trust—in this short story that explores the Seattle detective&’s life and career.Hark!: A Novel Of The 87th Precinct (87th Precinct Mysteries #54)
Par Ed McBain. 2004
Ed McBain concocts a brilliant and intricate thriller about a master criminal who haunts the city with cryptic passages from…
Shakespeare, directing the detectives of the 87th Precinct to a future crime -- if only they can figure out what he means. The 87th Precinct gets a visit from one of the city's most accomplished criminals -- a thief known as the Deaf Man. Because he might be deaf. Or he might not. So little is known about the man who is harassing Detective Steve Carella with puzzling messages that it is hard to tell. But as soon as a pattern emerges, the detectives of the 87th are forced to hit the books and brush up on their Shakespeare -- because each new clue contains a line from one of his works. Unless they can crack the complicated riddles and beat the Deaf Man at his own cat-and-mouse game, someone is going to end up hurt, or something will be stolen -- or both. It's always so hard to tell with the Deaf Man. Ed McBain brings his most intelligent and devious criminal back to the 87th Precinct with a richly plotted and literary crime.Bones: An Irene Kelly Mystery (Irene Kelly Mysteries #7)
Par Jan Burke. 1999
In this Edgar Allen Poe Award–winning novel, Irene Kelly is on the hunt for the body of a murder victim…with…
the killer as her guide: “a journey into the heart of darkness” (Los Angeles Times).Only one person knows where Julia Sayre is: her killer. Four years ago, the young mother of two disappeared, a story that soon became a personal mission for Irene Kelly. But the search for Julia proved fruitless. Now on death row for unimaginable acts of torture and murder, inmate Nick Parrish is plea-bargaining for a life sentence, promising to lead investigators—and Irene—into the dark isolation of the Sierra Nevadas, where they will discover what really happened to Julia Sayre. But Parrish has other terrifying secrets and plans, and now his deadly focus is on a new potential victim—Irene Kelly.Absolute Rage (The Butch Karp and Marlene Ciampi Series #14)
Par Robert K. Tanenbaum. 2002
New York Times bestselling author Robert K. Tanenbaum delivers his grittiest, most ethically challenging thriller yet, as New York chief…
assistant district attorney Butch Karp fights for his family in the wilds of West Virginia's coal mining country. While New York City sizzles beneath a blanket of early summer humidity, the Karp family is happily taking refuge in their renovated farmhouse on Long Island's north shore. Karp's battles against the City's corrupt politicians are never-ending. His wife, Marlene, is training guard dogs on their picturesque acreage; Lucy is enjoying her summer break from Boston College and playing the part of the dutiful daughter, assisting with the running of the business and tending to her rambunctious twin brothers. The tide quickly changes, however, when Marlene befriends her beachside neighbor, Rose Wickham-Heeney, a northeastern aristocrat turned wife of West Virginia coal mine union leader Ralph ³Red² Heeney. Soon after the fun-filled weeks of family barbecues and lazy afternoons with the Heeneys, the Karps discover that Rose, Red, and their daughter, Lizzie, have been brutally murdered back home in McCullensburg. Irresistible force meets immovable object when the West Virginia governor appoints Karp as special prosecutor to bring justice to the corrupt town, its union chieftain, and his band of merry thugs. Marlene joins Karp as he searches for the killers and works to save his own family from an evil that runs as deep as the mines that fuel it.Enemy Within (The Butch Karp and Marlene Ciampi Series #13)
Par Robert K. Tanenbaum. 2001
Acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Robert K. Tanenbaum ratchets up the suspense with an authentic and morally complex mystery…
set deep inside the New York City police department. When a black man is shot multiple times in the back on the streets of New York by an NYPD golden boy, chaos erupts throughout the city. And in an election year -- a year of secret handshakes and politically motivated favors -- no one feels the pressure more than the men and women who vow to protect and to serve. For Butch Karp, chief assistant district attorney for New York County, bullet holes aren't the only holes in this volatile case, nor in a second shocking puzzle... A slow-witted young man faces the death penalty for murdering a Jewish diamond merchant. Karp is quickly learning that politics mean a lot more than justice when it becomes apparent certain higher-ups would rather whitewash the truth than lose the Jewish vote. Add a serial killer who is murdering the homeless to Karp's daily grind, and it's clear he is surrounded by high-profile time bombs that are promising to blow the city to its core. To make matters worse, Karp's wife, Marlene Ciampi, has become independently wealthy thanks to the Internet stock boom and has decided to enjoy her newly acquired fortune through manic shopping sprees and free-flowing alcohol. Plus, his daughter, Lucy, is skipping school to feed the homeless not far from where the slasher stalks his prey. Desperate to stop the violence before it touches his family, Karp must wade through a system of corruption and conspiracy that threatens to silence his pursuit of the truth...forever.Fat Ollie's Book: A Novel Of The 87th Precinct (The 87th Precinct Mysteries)
Par Ed McBain. 2002
This lively novel—the fifty-second in the award-winning 87th Precinct series—follows the exploits of Ed McBain's most beloved and foul-mouthed detective,…
Fat Ollie Weeks.All at once, Fat Ollie Weeks had a truly brilliant idea... But as any real writer could tell you, that's how inspiration strikes -- with the sudden force of a violent crime. Known more for his foul mouth and short temper than his way with words, Detective Weeks has written a novel. But just as Isola is rocked by the murder of a mayoral candidate, the only copy of Ollie's manuscript is stolen -- and an all-too-real adventure begins as a thief follows Ollie's fictional blueprint to find a $2 million cache of nonexistent diamonds. Now, the 87th Precinct races to bring poetic justice to a cold-blooded assassin -- and someone's about to add another chapter to the colorful career of Ollie Weeks, a cop who's never played by the book....Tennessee Takedown (Mills & Boon Largeprint Intrigue Ser.)
Par Lena Diaz. 2014
A SWAT officer in small-town Tennessee will do anything to protect an innocent woman targeted for murder in this Southern…
romantic thriller.It can’t be a coincidence that in the past twenty-four hours, three different thugs have tried to kill or abduct Ashley Parrish. Sexy SWAT team leader Dillon Gray saved her, but now he wonders why someone would want to murder the beautiful accountant—and why he finds her so infuriatingly attractive.Then the FBI comes after Ashley for embezzlement, and Dillon knows he must protect her from a killer and prove she’s being framed. Taking her on a hair-raising run through deadly terrain barely fazes him. But wanting her for more than just one night is a danger unlike anything he’s faced before.Good Reasons to Die
Par Morgan Audic. 2019
***Shortlisted for the CWA Crime in Translation Dagger 2023***'An excellent crime thriller with an explosive climax' Bill Todd, The Sun'A…
suspenseful, atmospheric ride' Ben East, ObserverA haunting thriller set in the radioactive Chernobyl exclusion zone, Good Reasons to Die will keep readers hooked to the last page. In a village close to Chernobyl, detectives Joseph Melnyk and Galina Novak uncover a man's mutilated body hanging from a building. All clues left at the scene of the crime point to a double homicide that took place on the very night that the nuclear power plant exploded.Doubtful of the abilities of the Ukrainian police, the murdered man's father, a Moscow mafia boss, summons Rybalko, a Russian police officer of dubious morals, to conduct a parallel investigation to find and execute his son's killer. Rybalko goes to Ukraine and recovers the corpse, which no-one has dared to touch because of its radioactive contamination.Good Reasons to Die is a breath-taking thriller set in a dislocated Ukraine where armed conflicts, economic collapse and ecological demands are interwoven with the exhilarating hunt to find a deranged serial killer.