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Not That Kind of Place: A Novel
Par Michael Melgaard. 2023
Winner of the Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel A CBC Bookie Award: Mystery and Thriller, Finalist A Quill…
&Quire Book of the Year An Amazon.ca Editors’ Pick In the first electrifying book of the series, Ian Hamilton introduces us to Ava Lee — the smartest, most stylish heroine in crime fiction since Lisbeth Salandar.The Sultan of Sarawak: An Ava Lee Novel: The Triad Years (An Ava Lee Novel #14)
Par Ian Hamilton. 2022
The Fury of Beijing: An Ava Lee Novel: The Triad Years (An Ava Lee Novel #16)
Par Ian Hamilton. 2024
Bookclubbed to Death (Mystery Bookshop #8)
Par V. M. Burns. 2023
V.M. Burns returns with the latest book in her popular Mystery Bookstore mysteries set in a Michigan bookshop specializing in…
selling murder mysteries!When the bookshop she owns becomes a crime scene, mystery writer Samantha Washington discovers there is such a thing as bad publicity . . . After the local library in North Harbor, Michigan, is flooded in a storm, Sam offers her bookstore as a new venue for the Mystery Mavens Book Club. Unfortunately, she immediately runs afoul of the club leader, Delia Marshall, a book reviewer who can make or break careers—something Sam can ill afford with her debut historical mystery soon to be published. But the next morning, Sam opens her shop to find the unpleasant woman dead on the floor, bashed with a heavy—apparently lethal—tome: the Complete Works of Agatha Christie. While Sam is busy writing her latest British historical mystery in which the queen mother is suspected in the murder of a London Times correspondent, a pair of ambitious cops suspect Sam of the real-life crime. When she gathers Nano Jo and their friends from the Shady Acres Retirement Village to review the case, they discover every one of the Mavens had a motive. With her novel about to hit the stores, Sam must find out who clubbed Delia before a judge throws the book at her . . . Praise for KILLER WORDS &“Quirky characters are the heart of this cozy.&” —Kirkus Reviews &“Charming . . . Newcomers will have fun, while established fans will relish the evolution of the characters and welcome Samantha&’s bright new future.&” —Publishers WeeklyWest Heart Kill: A novel
Par Dann McDorman. 2023
LOOKING FOR AN ANYTHING-BUT-ORDINARY WHODUNIT? • Welcome to the West Heart Club. Where the drinks are neat but behind closed doors…
. . . things can get messy. Where upright citizens are deemed downright boring. Where the only missing piece of the puzzle is you, dear reader.A unique and irresistible murder mystery set at a remote hunting lodge where everyone is a suspect, including the erratic detective on the scene—a remarkable debut that gleefully upends the rules of the genre."A thoroughly original suspense novel that hops across elements of the genre—a diabolical locked-room mystery interspersed with a fascinating primer on the form—while always being tremendous fun to read."—Chris Pavone, best-selling author of Two Nights in LisbonAn isolated hunt club. A raging storm. Three corpses, discovered within four days. A cast of monied, scheming, unfaithful characters.When private detective Adam McAnnis joins an old college friend for the Bicentennial weekend at the exclusive West Heart club in upstate New York, he finds himself among a set of not-entirely-friendly strangers. Then the body of one of the members is found at the lake&’s edge; hours later, a major storm hits. By the time power is restored on Sunday, two more people will be dead . . .Cthulhu Casebooks - Sherlock Holmes and the Highgate Horrors
Par James Lovegrove. 2023
An exciting standalone Cthulhu Casebooks narrative, a thrilling tale of mystery and dread, from the New York Times bestselling author.It&’s…
1929 and an ageing Dr John Watson, conscious of his imminent demise, finally sits down to write a fresh chronicle disclosing the true events behind his published accounts of Sherlock Holmes&’s exploits. In these pages, Sherlock Holmes and his stalwart companion encounter reanimated corpses in Highgate Cemetery; a very different, though ever elusive, Irene Adler; tales of madness and murder in the frozen wastes of the north; grotesque organic machines; and much more. Each case brings the illustrious pair ever closer to the dramatic and terrifying truth about the mysterious aliens, the Mi-Go, and their plans for Earth…Cat Among the Pigeons: A Hercule Poirot Mystery (Hercule Poirot Mysteries #32)
Par Agatha Christie. 1962
Murder is part of the curriculum at an exclusive school for girls in Agatha Christie’s Cat Among the Pigeons, as…
the intrepid Poirot sets out to bring a stealthy killer to justice.Late one night, two teachers investigate a mysterious flashing light in the sports pavilion while the rest of the school sleeps. There, among the lacrosse sticks, they stumble upon the body of an unpopular games mistress—shot through the heart point-blank.The school is thrown into chaos when the “cat” strikes again. Unfortunately, schoolgirl Julia Upjohn knows too much. In particular, she knows that without Hercule Poirot’s help, she will be the next victim.…Appointment With Death: Hercule Poirot Investigates (Hercule Poirot Mysteries #19)
Par Agatha Christie. 1938
Hercule Poirot may be on vacation, but a killer isn't. The victim's a hateful tourist despised even by her own…
children. For the guests at the resort hotel, sympathies are with the murderer, which means a tough job for the Belgian detective.Jane and the Final Mystery (Being a Jane Austen Mystery #15)
Par Stephanie Barron. 2023
The final volume of the critically acclaimed mystery series featuring Jane Austen as amateur sleuthMarch 1817: As winter turns to…
spring, Jane Austen&’s health is in slow decline, and threatens to cease progress on her latest manuscript. But when her nephew Edward brings chilling news of a death at his former school, Winchester College, not even her debilitating ailment can keep Jane from seeking out the truth. Arthur Prendergast, a senior pupil at the prestigious all-boys&’ boarding school, has been found dead in a culvert near the schoolgrounds—and in the pocket of his drenched waistcoat is an incriminating note penned by the young William Heathcote, the son of Jane&’s dear friend Elizabeth. Winchester College is a world unto itself, with its own language and rites of passage, cruel hazing and dangerous pranks. Can Jane clear William&’s name before her illness gets the better of her? Over the course of fourteen previous novels in the critically acclaimed Being a Jane Austen Mystery series, Stephanie Barron has won the hearts of thousands of fans—crime fiction aficionados and Janeites alike—with her tricky plotting and breathtaking evocation of Austen&’s voice. Now, she brings Jane&’s final season—and final murder investigation—to brilliant, poignant life in this unforgettable conclusion.The Prey: The terrifying new novel from the bestselling author of The Doll and Gallows Rock
Par Yrsa Sigurdardottir. 2023
Discover the utterly terrifying, chilling and gripping new novel from international bestseller YRSA SIGURDARDOTTIR, author of THE DOLL and GALLOWS…
ROCK'Lyrical landscape descriptions combine with intimations of terrible events in the past in this haunting story' SUNDAY TIMES'A generator of fear quite as adroit as Stephen King' THE INDEPENDENT'A magnificent writer' KARIN SLAUGHTER_________THE FIRST PHONE CALL SHOCKS A FAMILY.Kolbeinn has been called to his old home. The new owners uncovered some photos, and a muddied child's shoe bearing the name 'Salvor'. A name Kolbeinn doesn't recognise. Soon after, he hears news of his mother's deteriorating health. Her carers say she has been asking for her daughter, his sister: Salvor.THE SECOND TRACKS TWO MISSING COUPLES.Jóhanna is working with the search and rescue team in Höfn to find two couples from Reykjavik. Their phones' last location has been pinpointed to the road leading up into the highlands. In a harsh winter, the journey is treacherous, and they soon find the first body. More troubling, Johanna senses her team is being tracked through the snow.A THIRD FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE?Hjörvar works at the Stokksnes Radar Station in the highlands. He's alone when the phone connected to the gate rings: the first time it's done so since he began working there five months ago. When he answeres, he can only hear interference, and what sounds like a child's voice asking for her mother.How are these events connected?And what may be searching for its prey out on the ice?_________Praise for Yrsa Sigurdardottir's:'Dark, creepy, and gripping from beginning to end' STUART MACBRIDE'Yrsa gets better with each book' LIZ NUGENT'The queen of Icelandic thriller writers' GUARDIAN'Such engaging characters and a compelling, twisted and creepy mystery' SHARI LAPENA'Atmospheric, mysterious and brilliantly plotted' MARI HANNAH'Keeps us on the edge of our seats' INDEPENDENT'Pacy dealing out of plot twists' SUNDAY TIMES CRIME CLUBA Nest in the Ashes (Birdwatcher's Mystery #3)
Par Christine Goff. 2002
In her first two novels—A Rant of Ravens and Death of a Songbird—Christine Goff offered a bird’s eye view of…
murder in the National Park wilds of Colorado. Now, in her latest birdwatcher's mystery, she reveals that there are more things lurking in the trees than birds of prey... National Park Service ranger Eric Linenger has been asked to oversee a "prescribed burn” of 1,000 acres of Rocky Mountain National Park. Although he knows the controlled fire is a necessity, it threatens the habitat of Green-Tailed Towhees and Virginia Warblers. His friends at EPOCH are strongly opposed, but it’s Eric’s job. Once lit, the flames quickly spread beyond the intended acreage—destroying a real estate development before finally being extinguished. The body of Eric's boss, Wayne Devlin, is found near the origin of the blaze—and it appears as if he deliberately intended the fire to rage out of control. As Eric investigates, he discovers that many people had reasons for ensuring the burn went all to blazes—including some of his friends...Las hogueras del cielo
Par Yolanda Fidalgo Vega. 2020
Una extraordinaria novela histórica sobre la creación del observatorio más grande del mundo y sobre los grandes descubrimientos astronómicos de…
la primera mitad del siglo XX. Los Ángeles, mayo de 1910. La misma noche en que la Tierra atraviesa la cola del cometa Halley, llamado «El Destructor», en la casa de los mellizos Henry y Ellie Blur sucede algo terrible que los obliga a huir. Se dirigen hacia el monte Wilson, donde se ubica el observatorio astronómico más grande del mundo. Bajo ese cielo transparente encontrarán su propio destino, incluido el amor. Hasta que uno de los dos desaparece. La crítica ha dicho...«Una novela de grandísimos personajes que se mueven en una trama consistente.»Leyendo bajo la luz de la luna «Un libro en el que una mujerluchará por una vida diferente, aunque esto la lleve a sacrificar la suya propia.»Atrapada en unas hojas de papel «El cóctel no puede ser más que recomendable.»El baúl de Xandris «Nunca había leído algo así y me ha llamado la atención todo este mundo.»Los libros de Noemi «Esimpresionante cómo en tanta cantidad de texto y páginas, la novela no decae en ningún momento.»Resistencia literariaLa venganza de la valquiria (Jan Fabel #Volumen 5)
Par Craig Russell. 2009
VUELVE CRAIG RUSSELL. VUELVE JAN FABEL. Por el autor best seller internacional de El aspecto del diablo y Hyde. Una…
sicaria. Un asesino en serie. Dos ángeles de la muerte.Después de un lapso de diez años, una asesina en serie, el Ángel de Sankt Pauli, vuelve a ocupar los titulares cuando una estrella del rock inglés aparece en el barrio rojo de Hamburgo, agonizando por las heridas de cuchillo más salvajes. El comisario Jan Fabel se pone al frente de la investigación Los enlaces surgen con una serie de eventos aparentemente no relacionados. Un periodista asesinado en Noruega, la muerte de un gánster serbio y un proyecto olvidado hace mucho tiempo por la Stasi de la Alemania Oriental concebido en el apogeo de la Guerra Fría, que involucra a un grupo altamente capacitado de asesinas, conocidas con el nombre en clave de Valquirias. La búsqueda de la verdad por parte de Fabel lo enfrentará al asesino profesional más aterradoramente eficiente. El último ángel vengador.Todo vuelve (Todo arde #Volumen 2)
Par Juan Gómez-Jurado. 2023
VUELVE EL AUTOR MÁS VENDIDO EN LENGUA ESPAÑOLA Tras el enorme éxito de REINA ROJA y TODO ARDE, continúa la…
saga que ha conquistado al mundo. «Me rindo a los pies del mejor escritor actual de thriller».ZENDA UN PLAN IMPOSIBLETodo lo que Aura Reyes necesita es continuar con vida diez minutos más. No es tarea fácil. Las otras son cuatro, son más fuertes y ella —una fifigura acorralada en el patio de la cárcel— nunca ha sabido defenderse demasiado bien.O tal vez sí. UNA HUIDA SIN TREGUA Porque Aura tiene que recuperar a sus hijas. También a sus amigas. Y por eso ha trazado un plan que arranca dentro de diez minutos.Así que no. No tiene ninguna intención de morir hoy. DEJARSE ATRAPAR NO ES UNA OPCIÓNThe next gripping volume in The Brighton Mysteries series by bestselling author Elly Griffiths.It starts with a magician and a…
murder in a Brighton boarding house; throw in a show on Brighton pier, a sinister radio personality and a potential serial killer, and you've got the next gripping book in the Brighton Mysteries series. Magician Max Mephisto, now divorced and living in London, is on his way to visit daughter Ruby and her new-born baby when he is hailed by a voice from the past, fellow performer Ted English, aka the Great Deceiver. Ted's assistant, Cherry, has been found dead in her Brighton boarding house and he's convinced that he'll be accused of her murder.Max agrees to talk to his friend, Superintendent Edgar Stephens, who is investigating the case. What Max doesn't know is that the girl's family have hired private detective duo Emma Holmes (aka Mrs Stephens) and Sam Collins to do some digging of their own. The inhabitants of the boarding house, most of whom are performing in an Old Time Music Hall show on Brighton pier, are a motley crew. The house is also connected to a sinister radio personality called Pal. When a second magician's assistant is killed, Edgar suspects a serial killer. He persuades Max to come out of semi-retirement and take part in a summer show. But who can pose as his assistant? Edgar shocks the team by recommending someone close. . .***************************Praise for The Brighton Mysteries'Original, lively and gripping' Independent'Full of period detail, smart plotting and likeable characters' Mail on Sunday'Full of fun and expertly plotted' Sunday ExpressThe Last Remains, the final instalment of the Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries, was a Sunday Times bestseller in August 2023.Winter's End: A Mystery (Alaska Wild #4)
Par Paige Shelton. 2022
The fourth installment in the gripping, atmospheric Alaska Wild series, Paige Shelton's Winter's End.It’s springtime in Benedict, Alaska, and with…
the warmer weather comes an unseasonably somber local tradition...the annual Death Walk. At the end of each brutal winter, citizens gather downtown and then break into groups to search the community for those who might have somehow gotten stuck at home. Beth Rivers sets off with her friend Orin and dog Gus, toward the cabin of an elderly resident, intending to check on him.When they reach the cabin, the old man is alive, but not in the best shape. Beth stays with him while Orin hurries to town for help, but it’s not Orin who returns. Gril comes back with shocking news, and it soon becomes clear that Orin has also vanished. When they discover that their friend has been doing some top-secret research, they start to worry he’s been exposed, or worse.Meanwhile, Beth continues on her own search, for her father, who allegedly is alive in Mexico, but won't return her calls. Still, she's making progress in healing from her own trauma, though can't quite shake the feeling she's being followed...The North Light
Par Hideo Yokoyama. 2019
Translated from the Japanese by Louise Heal Kawai Minoru Aose is an architect whose greatest achievement is to have designed…
the Yoshino house, a prizewinning and much discussed private residence built in the shadow of Mount Asama. Aose has never been able to replicate this triumph and his career seems to have hit a barrier, while his marriage has failed. He is shocked to learn that the Yoshino House is empty apart from a single chair, stood facing the north light of nearby Mount Asama.How can he live with the rejection of the work he had put his heart and soul into, the dream house he would have loved to own himself? Aose determines that he must discover the truth behind this cruel and inexplicable dismissal of the Yoshino house and in doing so will find out a truth that goes back to the core of who he is. Plotted with the subtlety of his bestselling masterpiece Six Four, The North Light is Yokoyama at his elusive, tantalising and surprising best.The Stick Game (The Montana Mysteries Featuring Gabriel Du Pré #7)
Par Peter Bowen. 2000
A Montana deputy takes on a mining company that&’s poisoning reservation children in a novel the Washington Post calls &“wonderful…
[and] wise.&” Something is rotten in the Fort Belknap Reservation. Life has always been tough on this barren stretch just south of the Canadian border, but now the children are getting sick. While playing his fiddle in a reservation bar, part-time deputy Gabriel Du Pré meets an accordionist who suspects the children&’s health defects and low test scores are connected to pollution from the nearby Persephone gold mine. Meanwhile, Du Pré investigates the disappearance of one of the afflicted children. When the boy turns up dead, the accordionist&’s theory gains credence. It wouldn&’t be the first time the rich men of Montana found wealth at the expense of the reservation&’s kids. But is there something more than greed and indifference at work? Something even more sinister? Du Pré will make it his business to find out. &“In other hands, melodrama could easily rear its head and trample the scenery, but Bowen has a firm grip on his large cast of interesting players . . . [in this] tale of grace vs. greed&” (Publishers Weekly).The Stick Game is the 7th book in The Montana Mysteries Featuring Gabriel Du Pré series, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.The Seven Dials Affair (The Rannoch Fraser Mysteries #27)
Par Tracy Grant. 2023
London, 1821. Former spies Malcolm and Mélanie Rannoch have been friends with Bow Street runner Jeremy Roth since they all…
met in the intrigues of the Peninsular War. Now settled in London, they frequently collaborate. On a chilly night, an urgent summons from Roth takes Malcolm to a tavern in the slums of Seven Dials. He finds Roth standing over the body of a murdered woman. Malcolm offers his assistance with the case, but Roth says Malcolm must investigate alone. When Malcolm asks why, Roth replies—because this is my wife.Malcolm and Mélanie plunge into the secrets of Roth’s estranged wife Allegra. Why did she disappear from England? Where has she been for five years? And why did she return now to the husband she abandoned? Their investigation is a race against time as another Bow Street runner is all too eager to arrest Roth for the murder. And though Malcolm and Mélanie are both convinced Jeremy Roth is not a killer, his story keeps changing.Secrets are nothing new for the Rannochs. But this investigation will force them to question everything they thought they knew about some of those closest to them. And to re-examine the secrets at the heart of their own marriage—before someone else they love falls victim...