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Murder on K Street: a Capital crimes novel (Capital Crimes Ser. #Vol. 23)
Par Margaret Truman. 2007
U.S. senator Lyle Simmons discovers his wife Jeannette murdered in their Washington, D.C., mansion. Retired assistant U.S. attorney Phil Rotondi,…
who once dated Jeannette and who has been Lyle's friend since college, helps him. As police investigate the politician's dealings, additional deaths occur. Some violence and some strong language. 2007The tenderness of wolves
Par Stef Penney. 2007
Canadian wilderness, 1860s. The day her adopted seventeen-year-old son Francis disappears, Mrs. Ross discovers her neighbor's murdered corpse. The community…
suspects Francis of the crime. Mrs. Ross leaves her husband and sets out with half-Indian William Parker to find the teen. Some violence. Costa Book of the Year. 2006Beyond reach (Grant County Ser. #Bk. 6)
Par Karin Slaughter. 2007
Detective Lena Adams, last seen in Faithless (BR 16326), spends her vacation checking on her drug-addicted uncle Hank. When Lena…
is wrongly arrested for murder, her police-chief boss Jeffrey Tolliver and his medical-examiner wife Sara Linton help solve the bigotry-filled mystery. Violence and strong language. 2007The wheel of darkness (Pendergast Ser. #No. 8)
Par Douglas J Preston. 2007
FBI agent Aloysius Pendergast and his ward Constance Greene are studying at a Tibetan monastery when Pendergast is asked to…
recover a stolen relic that could wipe out mankind. His search leads to a luxury cruise ship where a murderer awaits. Some violence and some strong language. 2007Petticoat Ranch (Lassoed In Texas Ser.)
Par Mary Connealy. 2007
Texas, 1867. When Ranger deputy Clay McClellen discovers that his long-lost twin brother, Cliff, was murdered, he vows to marry…
Cliff's widow, Sophie, and care for her daughters. The unlikely newlyweds work together, with God, to bring Cliff's killer to justice, save their land, and forge a new love. 2006The spring cleaning murders (Ellie Haskell Mystery Ser. #No. 8)
Par Dorothy Cannell. 1999
Ellie Haskell, housewife extraordinaire, seeks a new maid after her beloved Roxie quits. But when Gertrude Large, a member of…
Roxie's local charwomen's association, is murdered, Ellie turns to sleuthing. Aided by her husband and various cleaning products, Ellie tackles Gertrude's former clients to tidy up--and snoop around--their homes. 1998Land of the blind
Par Jess Walter. 2003
Burned-out Spokane police detective Caroline Mabry is puzzled by the man in her interview room. Attorney and failed politician Clark…
Mason insists he's responsible for a murder, but his statement is taking him hours to write, and it starts with his childhood. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2003The thin woman: an epicurean mystery (Ellie Haskell #1)
Par Dorothy Cannell. 1992
Ellie Simons, beautiful but overweight, hires escort Bentley Haskell to pose as her fiancé on a visit to her uncle…
Merlin's imposing estate. Ellie encounters unexpected romance and a treasure hunt when Merlin suddenly passes away, leaving his fortune to her and Bentley--provided that she shed sixty pounds. 1984Phantom prey (Prey)
Par John Sandford. 2008
At his wife's request, detective Lucas Davenport agrees to look into the unsolved murder of her wealthy, widowed friend's daughter…
Frances Austin, who was a Goth. Now other Goths are being murdered. But a series of unusual bank transactions causes confusion. Descriptions of sex, violence, and strong language. Bestseller. 2008Hollywood crows: a novel
Par Joseph Wambaugh. 2008
Nathan Weiss and Bix Ramstead, cops in Hollywood's Community Relations Office, help residents with quality-of-life issues like graffiti and panhandlers.…
Both men become entangled with Margot Aziz, who wants to get rid of her wealthy husband. Sequel to Hollywood Station (RC 65317). Violence and strong language. Bestseller. 2008Fools rush in: a Sam McCain mystery (Sam Mccain Mystery Ser. #Bk. 7)
Par Edward Gorman. 2007
Black River Falls, Iowa; 1963. Attorney Sam McCain discovers the bodies of Richie Neville, a white blackmailer, and David Leeds,…
an African American college student who was dating the daughter of a white senator. Suspects include a biker gang and the daughter's ex-boyfriend. Strong language and some violence. 2007The night ferry: a novel
Par Michael Robotham. 2007
London. Sikh detective constable Alisha Barba, recovering from a broken back sustained in Lost (RC 62125, BR 16407), responds when…
a childhood friend needs assistance. Alisha recruits retired inspector Vincent Ruiz's help investigating an Amsterdam gang that steals babies to sell to adopting couples. Violence and strong language. 2007Change of heart: a novel
Par Jodi Picoult. 2008
Death row inmate Shay Bourne offers to donate his heart to the sister of the child he murdered. Bourne's ability…
to heal his fellow inmates leads priest Father Michael and attorney Maggie Bloom to question his verdict, while the child's mother, June Nealon, is stunned. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2008The sign of the four: or The problem of the Sholtos
Par Arthur Conan Doyle. 1975
Mary Morstan receives one pearl anonymously every year following the disappearance of her father, an Indian regiment captain. Investigating the…
father's fate, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson meet Mary's benefactor. Inquiries reveal murder, missing treasure, and a villain with a wooden leg. Meanwhile Watson finds romance. Contains 2001 introduction. 1890A Christmas beginning: a novel
Par Anne Perry. 2007
Superintendent Runcorn of Scotland Yard takes a December holiday on the Isle of Anglesey off the Welsh coast. During a…
stroll through a churchyard, Runcorn discovers the body of Olivia, the town vicar's spirited sister. Runcorn must determine who among Olivia's friends, neighbors, and suitors, murdered her. 2007The Da Vinci code: a novel (Robert Langdon #2)
Par Dan Brown. 2003
Professor Robert Langdon from Angels and Demons (DB 51799) investigates the crime scene of the Louvre's murdered curator. Joining him…
is French cryptologist Sophie Neveu. The clues left behind pit two Catholic societies against each other in search of the Holy Grail. Some violence and some strong language. 2003Beverly Hills dead
Par Stuart Woods. 2009
Hollywood, California; late 1940s. Former L.A. detective Rick Barron is a director at Centurion Studios. After Rick commissions a script…
from Sidney Brooks, Sidney is subpoenaed by the House Un-American Activities Committee and Rick discovers that his wife may be a communist. Some violence and some strong language. Bestseller. 2008Répliques mortelles
Par Florence Meney. 2012
" Elsa Lessard, talentueuse, impulsive et imprévisible, est journaliste pour une grande chaîne de télévision privée de Montréal. Alors que…
se profile la quarantaine, elle est aux prises avec des interrogations tant sur sa vie professionnelle qu'affective. En janvier 2000, elle a couvert avec brio le grand séisme qui a secoué Haïti, mais en a payé un prix lourd. Ce sont ces retombées qu'elle s'efforce tant bien que mal d'oublier? À l'occasion de l'anniversaire de la tragédie, une mort brutale vient réveiller ce passé douloureux, à peine estompé. Le fragile équilibre qu'avait réussi à atteindre Elsa s'effondrera-t-il?? La question sera vite éclipsée par une menace plus effroyable encore, qui mettra en péril la vie même de la journaliste, et celle de ses proches. Un danger pire que celui que constitua la réplique mortelle du 18 janvier aurait-il pris naissance dans les ruines de Léogâne? " -- 4e de couvL'incendiaire: roman (Polar)
Par Jón Hallur Stefánsson. 2010
" Sur les hauteurs de la petite ville islandaise de Seyoisfjördur, un feu s'est déclaré. Cet incendie n'est pas le…
premier. Déjà un an auparavant, la maison du pasteur Aoalsteinn a brûlé. Règlement de comptes ? Lubie destructrice ? Qui est cet incendiaire récidiviste ? L'inspecteur Valdimar Eggertsson de la criminelle de Reykjavik est missionné sur place. Une occasion qui tombe à pic pour mettre en sourdine une relation amoureuse un peu houleuse. De son regard d'étranger, d'homme de la capitale, il va se faire un plaisir de passer la ville au peigne fin, malgré les averses de grêle et les tempêtes de neige qui ne facilitent pas le travail et isolent la région du reste de l'Islande. Smàri, le brigadier-chef local travaille à ses côtés. Celui-ci connaît le fjord comme sa poche et est doté d'une intime connaissance des habitants. Trop intime, peut-être ? " -- 4e de couvLes gestionnaires de l'apocalypse.n4: 2 La faim de la terre (Les gestionnaires de l'apocalypse. #4.2.)
Par Jean-Jacques Pelletier. 2009
« Les fléaux prédits par Gizmo Gaïa s’abattent l’un après l’autre sur la planète, menaçant des populations, saccageant les dernières…
ressources disponibles ; quant aux terroristes, après les églises et les musées, ils s’attaquent maintenant aux écoles - à Montréal, les HEC sont visées [...] ». -- 4e de couv