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Under my skin: a Hannah Wolfe mystery
Par Sarah Dunant. 1995
London private investigator Hannah Wolfe is hired when someone begins sabotaging Castle Dean, a women's health spa. Hannah soon identifies…
the staff member who put maggots in the yogurt and pulled other pranks to ruin business. But whoever paid the saboteur has also targeted the spa owner's plastic-surgeon husband and is still at large. Some strong language, some violence, and some explicit descriptions of sexThe edge of the crazies
Par Jamie Harrison. 1995
Archaeologist Jules Clement has returned to his hometown of Blue Deer, Montana, at the edge of the Crazy Mountains, where…
he follows in his late father's footsteps as sheriff. He finally has a case of substance when someone shoots screenwriter George Blackwater through his office window. George survives, but when his bitter wife becomes a target, she is less fortunate, which eliminates her as Clement's main suspect. Strong language and violenceThe hound of the Baskervilles: another adventure of Sherlock Holmes
Par Arthur Doyle. 1994
The evil of Sir Hugo, master of the lonely Baskerville manor on the moors, began the curse of the Baskervilles…
in the seventeenth century. Now, generations later, the legendary hound howls and Sir Charles Baskerville dies. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson move in to solve the crime. Includes introduction by editor W.W. Robson and Doyle's chronologyBay of sorrows
Par Gaylord Dold. 1995
For Deputy Sheriff Tom Poole, life has become as suffocating as the acrid and thick air on the Texas Gulf…
coast. He is tired of corpses, but he knows that the old Vietnamese fisherman shot through the head was not a suicide, contrary to the bloated sheriff's decree. Even clashes between local and Vietnamese shrimpers don't account for what Poole begins to uncover. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sexSpare parts
Par Rick Hanson. 1994
Ex-cop turned sculptor Adam McCleet lives in fear of his sister Margot. Now Margot is demanding that Adam find the…
latest of her many husbands, orthodontist Phillip Stang, who went to Seattle for a convention but failed to check in with her. This is so uncharacteristic of the staid Phil that Adam reluctantly agrees to go to Seattle to play detective. Strong language, violence, and explicit descriptions of sexWhen death comes stealing
Par Valerie Wesley. 1994
Now a private detective, Tamara Hayle quit her job on the police force when her young son, Jamal, was harassed…
by cops just because he was black. Her ex-husband, DeWayne Curtis, has four other sons all by different women. When two of the sons die, DeWayne begs Tamara to find out if someone killed them. Strong language, some violence, and some descriptions of sexMissing Joseph
Par Elizabeth George. 1993
When the St. Jameses visit Lancashire, they are shocked to learn that an acquaintance, the vicar, has died of poisoning.…
They are also disturbed because the constable handling the case is having an affair with Juliet Spence, the herbalist responsible for the "accidental" poisoning. But, since the vicar was trying to help Juliet with her troubled thirteen-year-old daughter, would she kill him? Strong language and explicit descriptions of sexMurder at the God's gate: a Lord Meren mystery
Par Lynda Robinson. 1995
The young pharaoh Tutankhamun is beset by problems: a crumbling empire, invaders at the gates, and unrest within his court.…
Pharaoh's adviser, Lord Meren, suspects a conspiracy and uses ingenious investigative methods to uncover a plot that threatens the Egyptian empire. Sequel to Murder in the Place of Anubis (BR 10186)The valley of fear
Par Arthur Doyle. 1994
Sherlock Holmes grapples with the criminal mastermind Professor Moriarty to solve a foul murder that takes place in a Sussex…
manor house. The investigation uncovers an earlier and grimmer history of lawlessness and wholesale slaughter in a mining valley in the United States. Includes Doyle's chronology and an introduction by editor Owen Dudley EdwardsManila time
Par Jack Trolley. 1995
In this sequel to Balboa Firefly (BR 10531), detective sergeant Donahoo can't understand why a local crime boss is trying…
to bribe him. What Donahoo doesn't know is that his dead partner had been blackmailing the criminal and hinting that Donahoo was involved. Strong language, violence, and descriptions of sexOxford exit
Par Veronica Stallwood. 1994
Novelist Kate Ivory is asked to help identify who is stealing books from the Oxford Bodleian Library and deleting their…
records from the computer database. Posing as a cataloger, Kate investigates the handful of people with the necessary computer access. She also looks for a link to the recent murder of a library trainee. Meanwhile, a friend of Kate's is getting odd essays from a student in the creative writing class she teaches. Some violenceAlibi for an actress
Par Gillian Farrell. 1992
In this prequel to Murder and a Muse (BR 10121), struggling actress Annie McGrogan offers her services to flashy private…
detective Duke DeNobili. When he assigns her to help protect soap opera actress Lucinda Merrill, Annie is proud of her realistic portrayal of a private eye and grateful for the easy money. But things get complicated when Merrill's husband is killed and Lucinda is a suspect. Strong language"L" is for lawless
Par Sue Grafton. 1995
Following "K" Is for Killer (RC 39664, BR 9880), P.I. Kinsey Millhone has a week off to help with the…
wedding of her landlord Henry's elderly brother. But Henry has another favor to ask. Neighbor Johnny Lee has passed away, and his relatives are trying to get the army to pay for the funeral, but the army has no record of Mr. Lee. The case takes Kinsey on a cross-country chase for a hidden treasure. Some strong language and some violence. BestsellerSplit-levels: a novel
Par Thomas Rayfiel. 1994
When David Stanley is found dead in the bathtub of his suburban house, his son Allen returns for the first…
time in thirteen years. Allen's mother is dead, and his teenaged sister disappeared long ago without a trace. Now, as the investigation shifts from suicide to murder, Allen has disturbing dreams and becomes a suspect, local women attempt to seduce him, and nasty rumors circulate about his father. Strong language and some descriptions of sexEdsel: a novel of Detroit
Par Loren Estleman. 1995
Estleman's fourth Detroit novel, following King of the Corner (RC 37202, BR 9357), is set in the 1950s. Former newspaperman…
Connie Minor now works in advertising and has been asked to secretly create an ad campaign for the new Edsel car. But Minor runs into problems when some people, especially the UAW leader, begin to think Minor is a spy for management or the competition. Strong language and some violenceKid's stuff
Par Susan Kelly. 1994
After Detective Chief Inspector Nick Trevellyan arrests Arturo Bottone for selling child pornography, he's frustrated to find no clues leading…
to Bottone's other clients or the photographer of the pornography. Meanwhile Bottone's estranged wife is coping admirably with the fact that Bottone hung himself after the arrest, but the harassed wife of Bottone's arrested client is not doing as well. Strong languageTelling lies: a Maggie MacGowen mystery
Par Wendy Hornsby. 1992
Twenty-two years ago today, investigative filmmaker Maggie MacGowen's twenty-two-year-old brother Marc was killed in Vietnam and his twin sister Emily…
was the cover story of Time magazine because of her antiwar activities. On this anniversary, Emily, now a well-loved doctor, has summoned Maggie and others together for a "mystery guest" but is shot before the unveiling. Strong language, violence, and descriptions of sexThe seventh sacrament
Par James Bradberry. 1994
Wealthy Renzo Piruzzi has invited six famous architects to his villa to design new world headquarters for his Italian firm.…
They will be advised by Jamie Ramsgill, a university professor. When the architects arrive, they learn they will actually be competing to design a chapel. But when two of the competitors die, Jamie begins to suspect foul play--and a connection with the seven sacraments. Strong languageThe innocents
Par Richard Barre. 1995
A flash flood uncovers a small skeleton in the California desert. The remains of six more children are found nearby.…
Successful restaurateur Ignacio Reyes is horrified to discover one of the children is his own. Benito was given up for adoption to wealthy Americans in 1967 when Reyes was destitute in Mexico. Now Reyes calls in private investigator Wil Hardesty to help avenge the child's death. Strong language and violenceA typical American town
Par John Roberts. 1994
After being asked to leave the LAPD, Gabe Treloar is heading to a new job in Cleveland when his latest…
failed suicide attempt lands him in his hometown. An old girlfriend welcomes him back, and he finds a room to rent in his boyhood home. After his landlady encourages him to unload the horrors that led to his job change, she is murdered, and Gabe realizes he is being set up. Strong language, violence, and some explicit descriptions of sex