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Learned By Heart: A Novel
Par Emma Donoghue. 2023
A heartbreakingly gorgeous novel based on the true story of two girls who fall secretly, deeply and dangerously in love…
at boarding school in nineteenth century York, from the bestselling author of Room and The Wonder Drawing on years of investigation and Anne Lister’s five-million-word secret journal, Learned by Heart is the long-buried love story of Eliza Raine, an orphan heiress banished from India to England at age six, and Anne Lister, a brilliant, troublesome tomboy, who meet at the Manor School for Young Ladies in York in 1805 when they are both fourteen.Emotionally intense, psychologically compelling and deeply researched, Learned by Heart is an extraordinary work of fiction by one of the world’s greatest storytellers. Full of passion and heartbreak, the tangled lives of Anne Lister and Eliza Raine form a love story for the ages.Knock me off my feet
Par Susan Donovan. 2002
Autumn Adams, a.k.a. "Homey Helen," Chicago's version of Martha Stewart, receives threatening letters. Detective Stacey Quinn, assigned to the case,…
is determined to thoroughly examine Autumn's past. He just doesn't expect to find himself falling in love. Explicit descriptions of sex and strong language. 2002A wanted man
Par Nancy J Parra. 2002
Feisty librarian Brianna McGraw needs a thousand dollars to buy the freedom of her little brother and other orphans who…
were "adopted" by unscrupulous Nevada miners. To get the money, Brianna sets out to collect the bounty offered for capturing fugitive Trey Morgan. She captures his heart instead. 2002The scent of spiced oranges and other stories (Five Star First Edition Mystery Ser.)
Par Les Roberts. 2002
Ten stories of mystery and surprise. In "Little Cat Feet," felines help a private investigator solve his case. In the…
title work, a married man on a lonely stretch of highway acts in response to his infatuation with another driver. Violence and some strong language. 2002Certain prey
Par John Sandford. 1999
Clara Rinker, raped at sixteen, kills her assailant and becomes a hit woman for the Mafia. A job "working" for…
Carmel Loan, a Minneapolis defense attorney, hits a snag, and Clara and Carmel must save themselves from Minneapolis policeman Lucas Davenport. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1999Naked prey
Par John Sandford. 2003
Minneapolis cop Lucas Davenport takes a specially created state position to handle politically sensitive cases. Confronted with the apparent lynching…
of a black man and a white woman in a small rural community, Davenport discovers that the real motive behind the murders is not what it seems. Violence and strong language. Bestseller. 2003In pursuit of the proper sinner (Inspector Lynley Ser. #10.)
Par Elizabeth George. 1999
Inspector Thomas Lynley's search for clues to connect a suicide and several murders provides him with multiple suspects. Lynley's longtime…
partner Barbara Havers works extra hard in hopes of redeeming her reputation lost in Deception on His Mind (DB 44764). Some violence and some strong language. Bestseller. 1999The thorne maze
Par Karen Harper. 2003
England, 1564. Queen Elizabeth's court retires to the country to avoid the plague. After Elizabeth is attacked and others are…
killed in the gardens, the queen and her royal followers, William Cecil and Meg Milligrew, seek to uncover the culprit. An encounter in a watery maze leads to death. 2003Cold pursuit
Par T. Jefferson Parker. 2003
San Diego detective Tommy McMichael investigates the murder of elderly Portuguese millionaire Pete Braga--even though McMichael's Irish family has had…
a longtime feud with the Bragas. As McMichael uncovers the old man's secrets, he falls in love with the main suspect. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2003The three Miss Margarets: a novel
Par Louise Shaffer. 2003
In Charles Valley, Georgia, three elderly ladies--Miss Peggy, Dr. Maggie, and Miss Li'l Bit--have kept a secret about a crime…
for decades. They are at risk of exposure when African American scientist, Vashti Johnson, coming home to die, and her biographer both arrive. Strong language and some violence. 2003Everybody's somebody's fool (Sam Mccain Mystery Ser. #Bk. 5)
Par Edward Gorman. 2002
A party in 1961 ends with discovery of the body of Sara Griffin, troubled daughter of a wealthy Black River…
Falls, Iowa, family. Attorney Sam McCain investigates when police suspect former client David Egan, Sara's onetime boyfriend. After David's mysterious death, Sam works to clear his name. Some violence and some strong language. 2002Sugar skull: an Eve Diamond novel
Par Denise Hamilton. 2003
L.A. reporter Eve Diamond researches the background of murdered socialite Venus Dellaviglia Langdon, whose husband is running for mayor. Somehow…
the crime involves both Langdon's son and her lover. Eve also becomes emotionally involved with someone close to the case. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2003The outlaw and the lady
Par Lorraine Heath. 2001
Fortune, Texas; 1891. Outlaw Lee Raven and his gang kidnap a bank robbery witness and realize later that beautiful Angela…
Bainbridge is blind. At Raven's Mexican home the two fall in love before the Texas Rangers arrive. Explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2001A hot and sultry night for crime
Par Jeffery Deaver. 2003
Twenty original short mysteries feature passion, murder, and heat from members of Mystery Writers of America, including Loren D. Estleman…
and John Lutz. An award-winning suspense writer edits the collection and prefaces each selection with an author profile. Some violence. 2003Death in Dublin: a novel of suspense
Par Bartholomew Gill. 2003
A dangerous gang of criminals called the New Druids steal the ancient Book of Kells from the library at Trinity…
College, Dublin, and kill a guard. Chief superintendent Peter McGarr suspects an inside job and continues to investigate even after he is pulled off the case. Violence and strong language. 2003Cyanide Wells
Par Marcia Muller. 2003
The disappearance of Matthew Lindstrom's wife fourteen years ago, just before their divorce, branded him a murderer and destroyed his…
career. When he discovers Gwen is alive, Matt heads for California to look for answers and possibly revenge--but instead finds her lesbian lover and an even bigger mystery. Some strong language. 2003Beachcomber
Par Karen Robards. 2003
Christy Petrino quits her job when she discovers that the law firm she works for and her fiancé are involved…
with the mob. Now, with her life at stake, she must deliver a package to Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, where she faces more danger--a serial killer. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2003The best mysteries of Mary Roberts Rinehart: Four Complete Novels By America's First Lady Of Mystery
Par Mary Roberts Rinehart. 2002
Collection of four classic mystery tales by Mary Roberts Rinehart (1876-1958) written in the early twentieth century. Includes The Circular…
Staircase, The Man in Lower Ten, The Window at the White Cat, and The Buckled Bag. 2002A place of hiding (Inspector Lynley Ser.)
Par Elizabeth George. 2003
Scotland Yard Inspector Thomas Lynley's colleague, forensic scientist Simon St. James, comes to the aid of his wife's American friend…
China River. China is accused of murdering millionaire Guy Brouard on the island of Guernsey after she and her half-brother deliver a package of blueprints to him there. Strong language and some violence. 2003Playing for the ashes (Inspector Lynley Ser.)
Par Elizabeth George. 1994
Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers are assigned the murder case of cricket star Kenneth Fleming. Separated…
from his wife, Fleming was living with his doting former teacher, Miriam Whitelaw, and having an affair with Gabriella Patten. In a parallel story, Whitelaw's daughter, now dying of a debilitating disease, describes her own wild youth. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller