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Saratoga 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 violenceAfter all these years
Par Susan Isaacs. 1993
Rosie Meyers does not give up hope that her estranged husband Richie will reconsider divorcing her until she trips over…
his corpse in the kitchen. The fact that she tries to yank the knife from his body seals her fate as the prime suspect. Realizing that the real killer's trail is growing cold, Rosie dodges the cops while trying to wrest the truth out of Richie's friends and associates. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. BestsellerThe 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 languageNovember of the heart
Par LaVyrle Spencer. 1993
In the late 1800s, Norwegian immigrant Jens Harken is working in the Barnetts' summer home when he hears Gideon Barnett…
discussing a yacht race. Harken's proposal that Barnett invest in his innovative boat design is met by outrage until eighteen-year-old Lorna Barnett steps in. After convincing her father to finance the boat, she persuades Harken to ignore class differences and fall in love with her. Explicit descriptions of sex. BestsellerA suitable boy: a novel
Par Vikram Seth. 1993
This saga involves the extended families of the Chatterjis, the Kapoors, the Khans, and the Mehras. Lata Mehra is a…
central figure in this huge cast, and throughout the story the quest for a suitable husband for Lata is a dominant, recurring theme. Set in India in the 1950s, background scenes depict the political climate of a newly independent country and the religious rivalries of Hindus, Muslims, and Sikhs. BestsellerStreets of Laredo: a novel
Par Larry McMurtry. 1993
Sequel to Pulitzer Prize-winning Lonesome Dove (DB 22959, BR 6198). Years have passed and Captain Call, hired by the railroad,…
heads for the desert to track down Joey Garza, a young train robber. When the trail leads to Mexico, Garza's protective mother Maria and his blind sister Teresa have a profound effect on Call. Loyalty also sends Lorena Parker in search of her husband, Call's partner Pea Eye. Some strong language and violence. BestsellerGod 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 violenceJames Clavell's Gai-Jin: a novel of Japan
Par James Clavell. 1993
Yokohama, 1862. Three gai-jin (foreigners) have been attacked. One of them is Angelique Richaud, a Frenchwoman, who hopes to marry…
Malcolm Struan, heir to the Noble House. Malcolm is also wounded in the attack, and while he recovers Angelique is raped and impregnated with the heir to the family trying to take over the Noble House. Sequel to Tai-Pan (RC 13214). Strong language, violence, and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller"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. BestsellerDark force rising
Par Timothy Zahn. 1992
The heroes of the New Republic--Princess Leia, Han Solo, Lando Calrissian, Chewbacca, and Luke Skywalker--continue their dangerous missions to consolidate…
their victories against the Empire. But now they must face the evil genius of Grand Admiral Thrawn as well as a sinister new threat from the Dark Side of the Force. Sequel to Heir to the Empire (FD/RC 33042, BR 8668). BestsellerI'll be seeing you: a novel
Par Mary Clark. 1993
The first shock for television reporter Meghan Collins that night is seeing the stabbing victim's face at the hospital--it is…
identical to her own. Her second is the faxed message she receives when she arrives home--"Mistake. Annie was a mistake." Was someone after Meghan instead? Or is there a connection to the recent accidental death of her father? Is her father even dead? His body stubbornly refuses to turn up. Some violence. 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. BestsellerJurassic Park: a novel
Par Michael Crichton. 1990
Something is terribly wrong at Jurassic Park on a remote island off the coast of Costa Rica. Visitors and residents…
are being attacked by strange-looking animals that maul them and leave behind a sticky saliva. In reality, dinosaurs cloned and raised by a genetic engineering firm have escaped. Consultants are brought in to solve the problem, but soon everyone is running for dear life. Some strong language. Bestseller