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Havana twist: a Willa Jansson mystery
Par Lia Matera. 1998
California attorney Willa Jansson travels to Cuba when her mother, a political activist, fails to return home. Deported to Mexico…
City for asking too many questions, Willa enlists the help of her former boyfriend, a San Francisco homicide detective. Some violenceBlue genes: a Kate Brannigan mystery
Par Val McDermid. 1996
Manchester private investigator Kate Brannigan is hired to rescue a punk rock band from saboteurs. But things become more complicated…
when her friends Alexis and Chris, who are involved in an illegal fertility experiment, become frightened after their gynecologist is murdered. Some strong language and some violenceBlanche cleans up
Par Barbara Neely. 1998
When Blanche White reluctantly agrees to fill in as housekeeper for a vacationing friend, she encounters a family in chaos.…
Mr. Brindle's campaign for governor is disrupted by a murder and a suicide in his household. Some of his African American supporters are particularly scornful and suspicious of Blanche. Strong language, violence, and descriptions of sexInvitation to a funeral
Par Molly Brown. 1995
London, 1676. Infamous playwright Aphra Behn is in the middle of rehearsing a new play with her patron's mistress miscast…
in the lead role, when Aphra learns that an old friend has been murdered. She feels obliged to investigate the seaman's death, which unravels more political secrets than she anticipated. Some violenceWe'll meet again
Par Mary Clark. 1999
Socialite Molly Lasch is paroled from prison after serving time for killing her physician husband. Fran Simmons, a former classmate…
of Molly's who is now an investigative reporter, is assigned to do a story on her. Fran becomes convinced that Molly is innocent even though her late husband's lover is soon murdered. BestsellerVow of silence
Par B. J Hoff. 1997
Jennifer and Daniel Kaine welcome two newcomers to Shepherd Valley, West Virginia. Whitney Sharyn, the deaf director of an organization…
for disabled people, hopes to escape her past, and Michael Devlin wants to help her. When Whitney's former boyfriend tracks her down and begins to stalk her, her faith is tested. Sequel to The Tangled Web (RC 46592, BR 11676)The unburied
Par Charles Palliser. 1999
Victorian England. While visiting an old school pal and conducting a search for a lost document at the cathedral library,…
Dr. Edward Courtine, a professor of medieval history, becomes involved in murder and embroiled in a centuries-old mystery. (A list of characters appears at the end.) Some violence. 1999Fire and ice: a Liam Campbell mystery
Par Dana Stabenow. 1998
Recently demoted Alaska state trooper Liam Campbell deplanes at his new post and finds a dead body on the tarmac;…
his former lover, pilot Wy Chouinard, is bent over the corpse. Strong language, violence, and explicit descriptions of sexShort mysteries by such diverse authors as Edith Wharton, John Cheever, Naguib Mahfouz, and Alice Walker. In "Miss Forbes's Summer…
of Happiness," a governess is killed, apparently in a fit of passion. In "The Johore Murders," someone is eliminating expatriates as they prepare to leave for home. Violence and some strong languageThe cat who sang for the birds
Par Lilian Braun. 1998
An elderly widow dies in a house fire after promising to leave her farm to the county. When a young…
artist also dies suspiciously, Qwilleran suspects that more than spring has arrived in Pickax. Meanwhile the Siamese cats Koko and Yum Yum enjoy the gazebo that has been built for their bird-watching pleasure. BestsellerThe company of knaves (Philip Fletcher Mysteries Ser.)
Par Simon Shaw. 1998
British actor Philip Fletcher needs to find the diary of his late friend, fellow thespian Seymour Loseby, before a blackmailer…
divulges its compromising secrets. Loseby's politician son agrees to sponsor a knighthood for Fletcher in return for his assistance. Fletcher resorts to crime to achieve his goals. Some violence and some strong languageThe big bad city: a novel of the 87th Precinct
Par Ed McBain. 1999
A nun with breast implants is murdered in a city park. Detective Carella investigates the crime while still fuming at…
the unexpected release of the man who killed his father. Meanwhile a burglar is canvassing the city leaving chocolate chip cookies at each crime scene. Violence and strong languageCat raise the dead
Par Shirley Murphy. 1997
Joe Grey, a house cat, and Dulcie, the library cat of Molena Point, California, investigate the disappearance of some senior…
citizens while the two felines are participating in a nursing-home pet program. Joe is also stalking a "cat burglar," but he is insulted by the absurd title attached to such a thief. Some violenceBombay ice: a novel
Par Leslie Forbes. 1998
A psychological murder mystery set in the movie production world of Bombay, India. The pregnant Miranda fears that her husband,…
Prosper, murdered his first wife. She confides in her crime reporter sister, Roz Bengal, who arrives in Bombay to investigate. Some violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sexBreathless
Par J. P Smith. 1995
When the body of her husband is found with a slit throat in a seedy hotel room, professor Jill Bowman…
is forced to rehash their relationship and her own troubled past. As she struggles to cope with the tragedy, she develops a romantic interest in the homicide detective. Strong language and descriptions of sexComplete novels
Par Dashiell Hammett. 1928
Five classic mysteries originally published between 1929 and 1934, featuring hard-boiled detectives. Stories include The Thin Man, which introduces the…
husband-and-wife team of Nick and Nora Charles, and The Maltese Falcon with Sam Spade. Some violence and some strong language. 1934Roses, roses
Par Bill James. 1998
Detective Chief Superintendent Colin Harpur's wife is stabbed to death next to her car after returning by train from London.…
She had been with Colin's former colleague and had been planning to leave Colin. He has not been faithful either, but he is driven to find the murderer. Strong languageLa reine du Sud: roman
Par Arturo Pérez-Reverte. 2003
Les aventures de Teresa Mendoza, une jeune Mexicaine redoutable et dangereuse, au coeur des trafics de drogue et de la…
mafia. On la soupçonne d'être à la tête de la plus grosse entreprise de transport de cocaïne et de hashish en Méditerranée pour le cartel de Medelin, mais aucune preuve n'a pu être retenue contre elleLa mort indienne: roman
Par Karin Fossum. 2007
"Lorsque Gunder Jomann, l'éternel célibataire, part en Inde pour trouver une épouse, il n'en souffle mot à personne à Elvestad.…
Le jour même où la mariée indienne doit arriver, le corps mutilé d'une jeune femme est retrouvé dans un champ près de la maison de Gunder. Qui peut croire que, parmi les bonnes gens d'Elvestad, il se trouve quelqu'un capable d'un crime aussi abominable ? Personne, sauf l'inspecteur Konrad Sejer, toujours aussi calme et déterminé, qui sait bien que les braves gens sont capables du pire et que nul n'est totalement innocent. Avec cette nouvelle enquête de l'inspecteur Konrad Sejer, finaliste du Gold Dagger Award en 2005, Karin Fossum signe son meilleur roman". -- 4e de couvSuspicion: a novel
Par Barbara Rogan. 1999
Novelist Emma's husband, Roger, finally convinces her to move from New York City to a Victorian house on Long Island…
Sound. She scoffs at rumors that the house is haunted. When unexplainable things begin to happen, Emma feels more and more paranoid, suspecting everyone--including Roger. Some strong language