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Over my dead body
Par Rex Stout. 1939
Wise-cracking Archie Goodwin is surprised when his overweight employer, detective Nero Wolfe, refuses to help Carla Lovchen's friend, a young…
Balkan. Carla then convinces Wolfe to help by proving that her friend (who is accused of stealing from her fencing student) is Wolfe's long-lost adopted daughter. Archie is sent to investigate the robbery that quickly evolves into murder. Strong language and violenceSaratoga snapper
Par Stephen Dobyns. 1986
Charlie Bradshaw and his friend Victor Plotz live in Saratoga Springs, New York, where they work at Charlie's mother's hotel.…
Charlie is the night manager, and Victor is the hotel detective. But mostly Victor takes happy pictures of happy people. Unfortunately, someone appears to be unhappy about his picture-taking and has just hit him with his car and stolen his camera. Then the body of one of the maids is found in a laundry hamperPleading guilty
Par Scott Turow. 1993
When attorney Bert Kamin vanishes along with a large chunk of a client's money, the firm partners turn to another…
of their attorneys--ex-cop Mack Malloy--for confidential help. Secretly impressed by Kamin's daring, Malloy begins his search. A trail of frightening clues leads Malloy to believe that Kamin is in even deeper trouble than suspected--maybe even dead. Strong language, violence, and explicit descriptions of sex. BestsellerGood night, Mr. Holmes
Par Carole Douglas. 1990
Nell Huxleigh, a parson's daughter, relates this tale of Irene Adler--opera singer and detective. Miss Adler, who has the uncanny…
ability to outsmart even Sherlock Holmes, became a detective in the early days of her operatic career. Her sleuthing results in encounters with Victorian personages such as Charles Lewis Tiffany, Oscar Wilde, and Anton Dvorak, and with the mysterious Godfrey Norton, who aids her in her search for a skein of diamondsDecked: a Regan Reilly mystery
Par Carol Clark. 1992
Regan Reilly, private investigator, has returned to Oxford for a ten-year reunion of her semester-abroad class. She wonders if her…
former roomate Athena, who mysteriously disappeared one weekend, will return for the reunion. Regan certainly does not expect to hear that Athena's body has just been found. After assisting in the investigation, Regan sets sail for home, accompanying Lady Exner. They both soon find their lives in danger. BestsellerDefend and betray
Par Anne Perry. 1992
London 1857. At a dinner party, Thaddeus Carlyon fell over a stair bannister, landing on a suit of armor. But…
it wasn't the fall that killed him--someone stabbed him after he fell. His wife Alexandra claims responsibility, but Carlyon's sister Edith does not believe her, and calls upon her friend Hester Latterly for help. Hester enlists Inspector William Monk and barrister Oliver Rathbone, who uncover shocking circumstances during the trialSons of the morning: a novel
Par DeWitt Copp. 1992
After a group of anthropologists disappears, French-Canadian pilot Montour thinks he has hit the mother lode when he finds a…
scientist's notebook left behind. The scientist refers to a discovery as being "pure gold," and Montour takes him literally. During World War II, the notebook falls into the hands of various people, each with an individual agenda for interpreting it. Now, fifty years later, the puzzle may be solved. Strong language and some violenceThe way through the woods
Par Colin Dexter. 1993
While taking a holiday, Inspector Morse can't stop himself from snooping a bit in regard to a mysterious female guest…
at the hotel. Morse's busman's holiday is cut short, however, when a newspaper prints a poem that sparks renewed interest in his year-old missing person case. The new investigation is fraught with poetry analysis, birdwatchers, and pornography, and it hinges on a surprising look-alike. Some strong languageGod in Concord
Par Jane Langton. 1992
When a developer sets his sights on the hallowed banks of Walden Pond and Concord's elderly inhabitants begin to die…
at an unusual pace, retired detective Homer Kelly goes back to work. Soon the environmentalists, town planners, an owner of souvenir shops, and a pilgrim in search of an authentic Thoreau experience are at odds. Meanwhile, Kelly sorts through the people and their politics for an acceptable solution to a deadly problem. Some strong languageKing of the corner
Par Loren Estleman. 1992
Conclusion of the Detroit trilogy, following Whiskey River (RC 34363/BR 8823) and Motown (RC 34364/BR 8824). Seven years after Doc…
Miller, a six-foot-five relief pitcher for the Tigers, was locked up for hosting a party where a guest overdosed, Doc's out and in need of a job. Reluctantly he accepts an offer from Maynard Ance, a bail bondsman, and is plunged into a series of fast-moving events. Strong language and violence"J" is for judgment
Par Sue Grafton. 1993
Private detective Kinsey Millhone is asked to free-lance for her ex-employer California Fidelity Insurance, who, after paying $500,000 to Wendell…
Jaffe's widow, learns that Jaffe has just been spotted in Mexico. Five years earlier when his business scam backfired, he threw himself off his boat--leaving his partner facing prison and his family feeling abandoned. Now he has to explain why he's still alive. Strong language. BestsellerStrange loyalties
Par William McIlvanney. 1991
Scotland's Detective Inspector Jack Laidlaw takes a busman's holiday to investigate his brother Scott's "accidental" death. Through a blur of…
grief and excessive drinking, Jack begins to sort out clues from Scott's wife, colleagues, lover, and old school chums, and from Scott's eerie paintings that put Jack on the trail of the man with the green coat. Strong language, some violence, and some explicit descriptions of sexWinter prey
Par John Sandford. 1993
Lucas Davenport, ex-cop, battles an unusually cold Wisconsin winter as he helps track down a killer known as the Iceman.…
The Iceman is after a photo that shows him in a compromising situation, and he'll kill as many people as it takes to get the photo. In fact, four people are already dead. Lucas must find the photo and identify the Iceman before he strikes again. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. BestsellerDecider
Par Dick Francis. 1993
As shareholders examine the grandstands of a run-down family-owned racetrack, an explosion nearly kills Lee Morris, whose stock in the…
track was part of his mother's divorce settlement. It is not the first such incident to befall Morris, a young architect who specializes in doing restorations, and he intends to find out who is behind this attack. BestsellerThe twelve books of christmas (Bibliophile Mystery #17)
Par Kate Carlisle. 2023
In the middle of a wonderful Christmas holiday in Dharma, Brooklyn and Derek receive a frantic phone call from their…
dear friend Claire in Loch Ness, Scotland. The laird of the castle, Cameron MacKinnon, has just proposed to her! They plan to be married on New Year's Day, and they want Derek and Brooklyn to be their witnesses. And while they're visiting, Claire hopes that Brooklyn will be able to solve a little mystery that's occurred in the castle library—twelve very rare, very important books have gone missing. Once in Scotland, Brooklyn starts working on the mystery of the missing books but is soon distracted by all of the thumping and bumping noises she's been hearing in the middle of the night. You'd think the Ghost of Christmas Past had taken up residence. But when one of the guests is poisoned and another is killed by an arrow through the heart, Brooklyn and Derek know this is not the work of any ghost. Now they must race to find a killer and a book thief before another murder occurs and their friends' bright and happy future turns dark and deadlyChristmas presents
Par Lisa Unger. 2023
Madeline Martin has built a life for herself as the young owner of a thriving business, The Next Chapter Bookshop,…
despite her tragic childhood and now needing to care for her infirm father. When Harley Granger, a failed novelist turned true crime podcaster, drifts into her shop in the days before Christmas, he seems intent on digging up events that Madeline would much rather forget. She's the only surviving victim of Evan Handy, the man who was convicted of murdering her best friend Steph, and is suspected in the disappearance of two sisters, also good friends of Madeline's, who have been missing for nearly a decade. Harley Granger has a gift for seeing things that others miss. He wasn't much of a novelist, but his work as a true crime author and podcaster has earned him fame and wealth-and some serious criticism for his various unethical practices. Still, visiting Little Valley to be closer to his dying father has caused him to look into a case that many people think is closed-and some want reopened. Since Evan Handy went to jail, three other young women have gone missing, most recently a young college dropout named Lolly. Five young women missing in the same area in a decade. Are they connected? Was Evan Handy innocent after all? Or was there some else there that night? Someone who is still satisfying his dark appetites?A nutcracker nightmare
Par Christina Romeril. 2023
Hanna and Alex, owners of the Murder and Mayhem book and chocolate shop, are busy preparing for the Harriston High…
School's reunion weekend. Neighbors will connect with old friends and perhaps try to avoid old foes. One person no one can avoid is Kyle, the former star quarterback, who is busy using his entire playbook to try and score with Hanna, even threatening her if she doesn't play nice. At the reunion, Alex glimpses more drama than nostalgia as insults are flung around like a football at a Friday night game. The party is put on hold when Alex finds the dead body of none other than Kyle himself, bludgeoned to death by a nutcracker that the sisters admired earlier in the night. Hanna quickly becomes the prime suspect—someone saw her slap Kyle in the face at the reunion dance. She'll need her sister, their sleuthing canine, Watson, and their old friends and colleagues to help break this case wide open. While looking through old yearbooks and taking a stroll down memory lane, Alex uncovers a few secrets about Kyle. Now, it seems like everyone had a motive to kill him. But when the suspects start becoming the victims, Alex and Hanna know that they can't melt under the pressure—they must find the killer before they become just another yearbook memoryThe christmas jigsaw murders
Par Alexandra Benedict. 2023
***GIVE THE GIFT OF CHRISTMAS EARLY. PRE-ORDER THIS DELICIOUSLY DARK CHRISTMAS MYSTERY FOR FANS OF CLEVER, PUZZLING CRIME. THE PERFECT…
STOCKING FILLER*** THIS CHRISTMAS, A KILLER TAKES FAMILY GAMES TO A MURDEROUS NEW LEVEL. On 19th of December, renowned puzzle setter, loner and Christmas sceptic Edie O'Sullivan finds a hand-delivered present on her doorstep. Unwrapping it, she finds a jigsaw box and, inside, six jigsaw pieces. When fitted together, the pieces show part of a crime scene – blood-spattered black and white tiles and part of an outlined body. Included in the parcel is a message: ' Four, maybe more, people will be dead by midnight on Christmas Eve, unless you can put all the pieces together and stop me.' It's signed, Rest In Pieces. Edie contacts her nephew, DI Sean Brand-O'Sullivan, and together they work to solve the clues. But when a man is found near death with a jigsaw piece in his hand, Sean fears that Edie might be in danger and shuts her out of the investigation. As the body count rises, however, Edie knows that only she has the knowledge to put together the killer's murderous puzzle. Only by fitting all the pieces together will Edie be able to stop a killer – and finally lay her past to rest. Praise for Alexandra Benedict's Christmas mysteries: 'The perfect gift for quizzers and mystery addicts . . .' Val McDermid 'Whatever you unwrap for Christmas, you had better hope it's this book This is 21st-century cosy Christmas crime that doesn't shy away from the darkness' Janice Hallett 'A thrilling journey from start to finish. Highly recommended' Elly Griffiths 'It's wonderful! A page-turning homage to the Golden Age, with a dash of Poirot and a dark, modern heart' S J Bennett"I" is for innocent
Par Sue Grafton. 1992
Kinsey Millhone is now working with lawyers Kingman and Ives and has taken over a case handled by private investigator…
Morley Shine, who died of a heart attack. Ken Voight, the first husband of Isabelle Barney, is accusing David Barney of killing her, even though Barney has been acquitted of the murder. Kinsey's investigation leads to new evidence, suspicions about Shine's death, and threats to her own life. Some strong language. BestsellerSadie when she died
Par Ed McBain. 1972