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Payment in blood
Par Elizabeth George. 1989
Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers, introduced in A Great Deliverance (BR 07624), are investigating the murder…
of playwright Joy Sinclair. She and a group of theater people had gone to a remote Scottish estate for the reading of her play, and there she was murdered. Lynley's ability to solve the crime is hampered by the fact that the woman he loves is one of the suspects. Some strong languageRainbow's end: a Richard Jury novel
Par Martha Grimes. 1995
Scotland Yard's Superintendent Richard Jury has been called in to investigate the deaths of three women, all from "natural causes."…
The first victim, a young American from Santa Fe, New Mexico, died in Salisbury. The other two, who were British, died in London and Exeter. When Jury learns that all three had been in New Mexico at the same time, he is off to the U.S. to sleuth. Some strong languageThe betrayal
Par R. L Stine. 1993
In Wickham Village, Massachusetts, in 1692, Susannah Goode and her mother are accused of witchcraft by Benjamin Fier, the father…
of the boy Susannah loves. They may be burned at the stake. And in 1900 in the village of Shadyside, Nora Goode stands before the Fear mansion listening to the screams of those trapped inside the blazing house. Prequel to The Secret (BR 10369). For junior and senior high readersThe king
Par Donald Barthelme. 1990
Satirical resetting of Le Morte d'Arthur during World War II. Lancelot, Guinevere, King Arthur, the Knights of the Round Table--…
they are all here. But now, while England is at war on several fronts, leaders from Germany, Italy, and the United States and even Winston Churchill interfere with the crusadesThe cat who said cheese
Par Lilian Braun. 1996
It is autumn in Pickax City, and Qwill, along with other residents, is preparing for the Great Food Explo--a festival…
of all kinds of happenings related to food. There is also a mysterious female guest at the New Pickax Hotel whose presence is causing quite a stir. But things really get hectic when a bomb explodes in the hotel and the intended victim seems to be the mystery guest. As usual Siamese cats Koko and Yum Yum help solve the crime. BestsellerBertie & the crime of passion
Par Peter Lovesey. 1995
Paris, 1891. Bertie, prince of Wales, has just arrived in Paris when Sarah Bernhardt informs him that the intended son-in-law…
of his good friend Jules d'Agincourt has been murdered. Bertie enlists Sarah's help, and they are soon off to the Moulin Rouge, where the murder occurredThe far side of the dollar: a Lew Archer novel
Par Ross Macdonald. 1964
The burning
Par R. L Stine. 1993
New Orleans, 1845. Simon Fier has changed his name to Fear and moved to New Orleans in hopes of escaping…
the curse that has afflicted his family for generations. But the curse seems to persist. And in 1900 in the village of Shadyside, Simon's grandson meets Nora Goode and they fall in love. Sequel to The Secret (BR 10369). For junior and senior high readersPresence of mind
Par Fred Hunter. 1994
Elderly Emily Charters recognizes the faces of two murder victims in the newspaper, but can't place them. When her friend…
Meg also dies, she finally remembers. They were three of a handful of people who attended a community play. She takes her findings to Detective Jeremy Ransom, who has been stumped by the first murder. He agrees there must be a connection, but why would anyone kill off an audience? Violence and some strong languageThe cat who ate Danish modern
Par Lilian Braun. 1967
Jim Qwilleran, a prize-winning reporter, and Koko, the Siamese cat with extraordinary talent and a flair for mystery, are joined…
by Yum Yum--a lovable Siamese adored by Jim and Koko. This unusual detective team investigates a very clever murdererWell-schooled in murder
Par Elizabeth George. 1990
Scotland Yard Inspector Thomas Lynley is asked to look for a boy who has disappeared from boarding school. In deference…
to old school ties with the boy's housemaster, Lynley reluctantly agrees. He enlists the help of Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers and forensic scientist Simon Allcourt-St. James. When the missing schoolboy's body is found, their investigation uncovers some secrets in this privileged and loyal communityMurder on the Iditarod Trail
Par Sue Henry. 1991
Critical injuries are rare during the Iditarod dog-sled race, but on day two musher George Koptak is found dead. While…
Alaska state trooper Alex Jensen investigates the accident, he learns that another contestant is dead. At loss for determining a motive, Jensen turns to musher Jessie Arnold for help. As other racers die, Alex, who is growing fond of Jessie, begins to fear for her. Strong language and violence. For high school and older readersFirefall
Par Ed Ruggero. 1994
Operation Solid Steel is supposed to be a series of practice maneuvers between U.S. Army Rangers led by Major Mark…
Isen and the German army. The Rangers have parachuted into German territory near the North Sea, where they are to engage the so-called enemy. But instead of the friendly Germans they expect, they are confronted by the ultra-rightist German People's Union--and the Rangers have no live ammunition! Violence and strong languageDeath in disguise
Par Caroline Graham. 1993
Most everyone in the village of Compton Dando is of the opinion that the members of the commune that occupy…
the Manor House are a peculiar lot. Then the discovery of the body of the group's spiritual leader increases local curiosity. And life becomes very interesting for Chief Inspector Barnaby and Sergeant Troy when the number of murders continues to grow. Some strong languageSuffer little children
Par Thomas Davis. 1991
Two years ago, private investigator Dave Strickland lost his baby to crib death and his wife to suicide. Now he…
has been hired to find Billy, the missing five-year-old son of a small-town minister. Billy shocked his mother and the congregation with outbursts of profanity due to Tourette's syndrome, and his babysitter thinks he was depressed enough to kill himself. But a ransom note spells kidnapping. Strong language and some violenceTunnel vision
Par Sara Paretsky. 1994
Investigator V.I. Warshawski (Guardian Angel--RC 34303) agrees to find out why low-income housing planned by a women's trade collective is…
blocked. She also worries about a homeless family living in the basement of her condemned office building. When a shelter board member is found murdered in V.I.'s office after offering to help the family, all three concerns merge into one. Strong language and some violence. BestsellerLove lies
Par Fern Kupfer. 1994
Fran Meltzer; her best friend, Julia Markem; and Julia's husband, Tyler, all teach at the same college. When Julia discovers…
Tyler is having an affair with one of his students, he shows no remorse and even blames Julia. Soon after, Tyler dies while weightlifting. Fran, who always disliked Tyler, is shocked to learn that the police suspect Julia may have killed him, but is pleased to assist the intriguing detective. Some strong languageThe loud adios
Par Ken Kuhlken. 1991
In 1943, shortly after his wife leaves taking their daughter with her, thirty-six-year-old California private eye Tom Hickey is drafted.…
On his post at the Mexican border, Hickey is approached by a young soldier who wants help rescuing his sister. Childlike Wendy Rose dances nude in a Tijuana club whose owner has an odd control over her. Hickey's attempt to retrieve her reveals a Nazi plot. Violence and some strong languageThe secret adversary
Par Agatha Christie. 1922
A pack of shocking love letters, a set of scandalous memoirs, and the bloody corpse of a famous man turn…
Chimneys, a secluded estate where politicians carry on affairs of state and otherwise, into a place of murder and menace. A nation's fate hangs on a beautiful woman's guilt or innocence"K" is for killer
Par Sue Grafton. 1994
P.I. Kinsey Millhone is hired by Janice Kepler to investigate the death of her daughter Lorna after the police all…
but give up on the baffling case. The body is so badly decomposed that it is impossible to determine if Lorna has been murdered. Kinsey shifts to night hours to find a motive when she learns that Lorna's part-time job and crude cabin belied a high-dollar hooking career and large savings account. Some strong language. Bestseller