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God 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
"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 deposit