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"B" is for burglar (A Rinehart suspense novel)
Par Sue Grafton. 1985
Spunky young female cop-turned-private-detective Kinsey Millhone is visited by wealthy Beverly Danziger, who wants help in locating her sister, Elaine…
Boldt. It appears that Elaine's signature is needed on some legal papers, and it is presumed she left her local condominium for one in Florida. Kinsey flies to Boca Raton seeking the missing woman, knowing full well she may not be alive. Strong languageI know what you did last summer
Par Lois Duncan. 1973
Nearly a year has passed since the nightmare evening that Julie and her friends have tried so desperately to forget.…
But somebody else knows what they did, and they soon realize that the mysterious figure who haunts them is seeking revenge. For junior and senior high readersThe cat who could read backwards
Par Lilian Braun. 1986
Jim Qwilleran arrives early for his appointment with the managing editor of the "Daily Fluxion." His recent employment history is…
not good, and he really needs this job. But they want him to be an art writer. As Jim begins his assignment, he and his sidekick, KoKo, find themselves hot on the trail of a murder at the art galleryThree blind mice: a novel
Par Ed McBain. 1990
Jessica Leeds, resident of the wealthy west Florida town of Calusa, has been brutally raped. Accused of the crime are…
three Vietnamese men. When they are acquitted, Stephen, Jessica's husband, vows revenge. Then the three are found murdered and mutilated. Is Stephen guilty? When Florida lawyer Matthew Hope is hired by Jessica, he finds himself involved in a very explosive case. Strong language and descriptions of sexMotown
Par Loren Estleman. 1991
The second of Estleman's Detroit crime series, which began with "Whiskey River," is set in 1966. Prohibition's gangster wars have…
evolved into impending conflict with the blacks who have been edging into Mafia territory. Meanwhile, the auto industry is in an uproar over a consumer advocate, and Detroit policemen--honest or corrupt--still have their hands in all of it. Violence, strong language, and descriptions of sexMaigret at the Gai-Moulin
Par Georges Simenon. 1991
When two indebted Belgian youths attempt to rob their favorite nightclub, the Gai-Moulin, they stumble upon the body of a…
mysterious Greek man they had noticed there earlier. One of the boys is soon brought in for questioning and finds no one will believe or support his story. Why did the Greek's body reappear at the zoo and why is Paris Inspector Maigret involved in the case? First published in France in 1931Whiskey River
Par Loren Estleman. 1990
While testifying before a grand jury, journalist Connie Minor relives the previous decade of Prohibition in Detroit, gangster wars, liquor…
runs, and police corruption. A key figure in Minor's recollections is Jack Dance, a young hood who quickly rose through the ranks. First book of Estleman's Detroit crime series, followed by "Motown." Violence and strong languageFrozen assets
Par James Leasor. 1989
In this Jason Love mystery, the part-time British sleuth is sent to Pakistan by an insurance company to check out…
a vintage Cord valued suspiciously high. Love's doubts escalate as he finds himself immersed in a case involving not only car but also the recently discovered frozen body of a seventeeth-century explorer and an ancient map leading to a metal depositThe cat who played Brahms
Par Lilian Braun. 1987
Fed up with his newspaper job, Jim Qwilleran accepts eccentric "Aunt" Fanny's invitation to stay at her cabin in remote…
Pickax City. Although somewhat charmed by the surroundings, Qwilleran and his two Siamese cats can't help noticing mysterious happenings around the cabin. When a neighbor is murdered, the cats point out clues for Qwilleran to pursue. Just as he solves the mystery, Qwilleran receives news that will change his life. Some violenceThe case of the curious bride
Par Erle Gardner. 1934
Carl W. Montaine, potential heir to a fortune, has recently married Rhoda against his family's wishes. Though it is more…
than seven years since the death of Gregory Moxley, Rhoda's previous husband, she is still afraid to collect his insurance. She also wonders if she could be prosecuted if Moxley's body is ever found. Poorly disguised as Helen Crocker, Rhoda consults criminal lawyer Perry MasonSweet deal: a novel
Par John Westermann. 1992
Nassau County policeman Jack Mills's great looks gave him a career in community relations, but Jack, determined to finally do…
some "real" police work, transfers to homicide. His first big case is the murder of a newly retired cop who was hated by everyone except his police-groupie mistress. Jack's inexperience is balanced by crack detective Claire Williamson. Strong language, violence, and some descriptions of sex"D" is for deadbeat: a Kinsey Millhone mystery
Par Sue Grafton. 1987
Kinsey Millhone is hired by ex-con Daggett to deliver a cashier's check for $25,000 to one Tony Gahan, address unknown.…
When, a few days later, Daggett's body is washed ashore, Kinsey discovers many people with motives for murder, including Daggett's wife, who faced an intolerable marriage; his daughter, who hated him; and the families of the victims of his drunken driving. Some strong language and descriptions of sexMaigret and the burglar's wife
Par Georges Simenon. 1955
First published in France in 1951. The French detective is pitted against a surly dentist and his cunning mother. The…
wife of a respected safe-cracker has come to Maigret after her frightened husband tells her of stumbling upon a corpse while robbing the dentist's house. When the dentist and his mother deny being robbed or any knowledge of a corpse, Maigret must sharpen his interrogation skillsThe cat who wasn't there
Par Lilian Braun. 1992
Jim Qwilleran rushes home from his vacation when he learns that his librarian friend, Polly Duncan, is being bothered by…
a prowler. Polly is okay when he arrives and they decide to take a bus tour of Scotland along with several other residents of Pickax--one of whom is Jim's former lover. The trip is disrupted by the death of their guide, the group returns home to find valuable jewels and teddy bears missing and one of the group acting strangelyThe cat who played post office
Par Lilian Braun. 1987
Awakening in a hospital after a bicycle crash, amnesiac Jim Qwilleran slowly recalls the events that led up to the…
accident. While exploring their newly inherited mansion in Pickax City, Qwilleran and his two cats become curious about the apparent disappearance of the previous owner's maid. Qwilleran fails to pay the proper attention to clues his cat Koko uncovers until his own snooping leads to several suspicious deathsThe cat who had 14 tales
Par Lilian Braun. 1988
Most of the cats in Braun's stories are of the Siamese variety and vastly superior to their human companions. In…
"The Fluppie Phenomenon," cat sitters take on a kitten with a mechanical fetish, putting their appliances in danger. The protagonist of "Phut Phat Concentrates" tries to teach his humans a more advanced method of communicating. "Stanley and Spook" are a cat and boy with oddly reversed traits. Some violenceThe end of the pier
Par Martha Grimes. 1992
Maud Chadwick works as a waitress during the day, and at night she sits at the end of her pier…
drinking martinis, reading poetry, and watching the party across the water. Frequently with her is Sheriff Sam DeGheyn, who muses about the three murders that have occurred in the last four years and worries that the real killer is not the man behind bars. He also fears that Maud may be the next victim. Strong language and some violenceThe night before Christmas
Par Alex Pine. 2023
This Christmas, the hunters become the hunted... When four trail hunters go missing in the fells of Cumbria on Christmas…
Eve, the race is on to find them before nightfall – when the temperature plummets. After hours of searching, the first body is found... Not frozen in the snow, but brutally murdered and bearing a warning: the real hunt has begun. As a snowstorm descends, three lives hang in the balance. But can the killer be caught before the trail goes cold?The red carnelian
Par Phyllis Whitney. 1943
Chicago, 1943. Linell Wynn and Michael Montgomery, both employees at Cunningham department store, were engaged--that is, until Michael ran off…
and married Chris, a fellow employee. Now he is back from his honeymoon, and no one seems happy to see him. When he is murdered, Linell becomes a prime suspect. In the process of trying to prove her innocence, Linell finds that a red gemstone holds the key to the murders, for a second corpse is also foundThe criminal C.O.D
Par Phoebe Taylor. 1940
Twenty-one-year-old Jane Lennox trips over a dead body in the old sail loft and promptly rushes headlong into the path…
of Asey Mayo's speeding car. Asey, barely able to avoid hitting her, doesn't believe Jane's story about the dead body--she is a notorious prankster. But, when a body wrapped in brown paper is delivered C.O.D. to Dr. Cummings, Asey is convinced Jane was telling the truth. Some strong language