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Snake eyes
Par Rosamond Smith. 1992
Michael and Gina O'Meara live in a comfortable New Jersey neighborhood with their twin sons and appear to have a…
happy marriage. Michael frequently does work for the ACLU. He is responsible for having Lee Roy Sears's death sentence commuted and seeing that he has a job in the O'Mearas' home town. But Sears becomes too much a part of the O'Mearas' life, causing long-hidden secrets to emerge. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sexStar flight
Par Phyllis Whitney. 1993
Lauren Castle never thought she would go to North Carolina--her husband Jim had been killed there while working on a…
documentary about the life of Roger Brandt and Victoria Frazer. But a note signed simply "N" compels her. Perhaps in venturing to the state she can find out why Jim was killed, learn more about the ill-fated love affair between her grandparents, Roger and Victoria, and discover who is responsible for Victoria's deathJust killing time
Par Derek Arman. 1992
Home at night, a woman feels a chill pass through her and attributes it to a virus. Within minutes she…
and her two daughters are killed, soon to be added to Jack Scott's caseload of serial killings. When young Elmer Janson uncovers a clue to a long-ago death, he and his mother are targeted to die next. With the help of a local policeman, Scott races to save the Jansons. Strong language, violence, and some explicit descriptions of sexThe kaisho: a Nicholas Linnear novel
Par Eric Lustbader. 1993
In the sequel to The White Ninja (RC 31012, BR 8112), Nicholas Linnear is asked to fulfil a long-ago promise…
to help Japanese underworld leader, the Kaisho. The gangster has been trying to stymie an evil international conglomerate and is now marked for death. Meanwhile, his would-be assassin's related attack on an American mob boss has brought Linnear's friend Lew Croaker out of retirement. Strong language, violence, and explicit descriptions of sexWildflower
Par Monique Mulligan. 2023
Tormented at school, ten-year-old Jane wants a best friend more than anything. Her wish is answered when Acacia moves in…
next door and a carefree summer break beckons. Yet as their friendship blossoms and secrets are shared, Acacia remains stubbornly guarded about her home life, especially when it comes to her mother's new boyfriend, Daryl, a Harley-riding ladies' man. At a neighborhood party, Jane stumbles onto a disturbing scene involving Daryl and is coerced into silence. Frightened and confused, she stays quiet, but when sounds of violence start emerging from Acacia's house, she hopes an adult will intervene. Instead, everyone turns a blind eye. Jane's own family seems to be deteriorating into chaos too, as if the darkness in Acacia's house is spreading like ripples in a pond. It will end in disaster if no one acts, and it may end in tragedy if someone doesThe christmas guest: A novella
Par Peter Swanson. 2023
New York Times bestselling author Peter Swanson pens a spectacularly spine-chilling novella in which an American art student in London…
is invited to join a classmate for the holidays at Starvewood Hall, her family's Cotswold manor house. But behind the holly and pine boughs, secrets are about to unravel, revealing this seemingly charming English village's grim history. Ashley Smith, an American art student in London for her junior year, was planning on spending Christmas alone, but a last-minute invitation from fellow student Emma Chapman brings her to Starvewood Hall, country residence of the Chapman family. The Cotswold manor house, festooned in pine boughs and crammed with guests for Christmas week, is a dream come true for Ashley. She is mesmerized by the cozy, firelit house, the large family, and the charming village of Clevemoor, but also by Adam Chapman, Emma's aloof and handsome brother. But Adam is being investigated by the local police over the recent brutal slaying of a girl from the village, and there is a mysterious stranger who haunts the woodland path between Starvewood Hall and the local pub. Ashley begins to wonder what kind of story she is actually inhabiting. Is she in a grand romance? A gothic tale? Or has she wandered into something far more sinister and terrifying than she'd ever imagined? Over thirty years later the events of that horrific week are revisited, along with a diary from that time. What began in a small English village in 1989 reaches its ghostly conclusion in modern-day New York, many Christmas seasons laterThe 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 BennettTwilight's child
Par V. C Andrews. 1992
Dawn Cutler's evil grandmother finally dies, and Dawn is reunited with her baby and given control of the Cutler's Cove…
hotel. She and Jimmy marry, but they must still contend with Dawn's extensive, mostly hateful, family. As many long-hidden relationships and cruelties are exposed, Dawn and Jimmy's chance at happiness is constantly threatened. Sequel to "Secrets of the Morning (FD/RC 33037, BR 8826)". Explicit descriptions of sex. BestsellerLoves music, loves to dance
Par Mary Clark. 1991
Erin Kelley and Darcy Scott, friends since college days, agree to help one of Darcy's friends with a research project…
about people who answer personal ads and the experiences they have. Erin and Darcy answer an ad that begins "Loves Music, Loves to Dance," and soon find themselves facing a serial killer. BestsellerDowntown: a novel
Par Ed McBain. 1991
Florida businessman Michael Barnes's trouble begins on Christmas Eve in a New York bar, where he's killing time before his…
flight home. First he's accused of stealing a woman's ring, then a fake detective steals the contents of his wallet, and finally a fake movie producer steals his car. When the "producer" turns up dead, Barnes begins a frantic, humorous search for clues to clear himself. Violence, strong language, and explicit descriptions of sexNight over water
Par Ken Follett. 1991
It is September 1939, and England has just declared war on Germany. A group of passengers, fleeing the approaching conflict,…
board a luxurious Pan Am Clipper for a thirty-hour flight to New York. Among them are an English fascist and his family, a Jewish refugee, a jewel thief, a princess, and an American widow and her brother. None are prepared for the nightmare journey over the ocean. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. BestsellerSilent prey
Par John Sandford. 1992
In the sequel to Eyes of Prey (BR 08532), serial killer Dr. Bekker manages to escape custody during his trial.…
When his killing pattern surfaces in New York City, the police turn to Lucas Davenport, the ex-cop who captured Bekker the first time. Trying to flush Bekker out, Davenport helps an ex-lover on the force investigate suspected police vigilantism. Strong language, violence, and some explicit descriptions of sexAn agent in place
Par Robert Littell. 1991
Fearing the end of the Cold War, a mysterious, autonomous American agency hatches a plot to thwart changes in the…
Soviet Union. The bureau's patsy is agent Ben Bassett, sent to Moscow supposedly to eradicate all paper traces of a CIA operation called Ironweed. While both American and Soviet operatives track his movements, Ben further complicates the plan by falling in love with a Russian poet. Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong languageThe 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?Eyes of prey
Par John Sandford. 1991
Minneapolis homicide cop Lucas Davenport has two psychological killers on his hands. Carlo Druze, a burn-victim and actor, kills the…
wife of Dr. Bekker, a drug-addicted pathologist. Then Bekker kills Druze's boss. Soon there is a third body. And like the other two, its eyes have been badly mutilated. It may just be too much for Davenport. Strong languageYesterday's news: a novel of suspense
Par J. F Healy. 1989
Newspaperwoman Jane Rust hires Boston private eye John Cuddy to investigate the murder of one of her informants. The next…
night Jane's body is found in her apartment. Her death is considered a suicide and soon becomes "yesterday's news." But Cuddy is convinced there is more to it. His investigation uncovers pornography and corruption. Strong language and descriptions of sexHigh Sierra
Par W. R Burnett. 1940
Roy Earle has come a long way from an Indiana farm childhood. He is now a pardoned ex-con convinced that…
the good guys just get pushed around, and ready to do some of the pushing himself. His plan is to rob a hotel in the California Sierras, but things go wrong, very wrong. This story was made into a film, by the same title, in which Humphrey Bogart starred. Some strong languagePursuit of fear
Par William Beechcroft. 1990
Steve Gammon is worried when his brother doesn't call him on his birthday--for the first time in fifteen years--and his…
misgivings are confirmed when Jim's wife knows only that he got a phone call and left for Hawaii two days earlier. Steve flies to Hawaii, finds that Jim has been murdered, and begins an investigation that uncovers a plot involving political corruption. Some descriptions of sexPastime
Par Robert Parker. 1991
Private investigator Spenser remembers younger days as he looks for Paul Giacomin's missing mother. Ten years earlier, Spenser had located…
Paul, fifteen, for his parents, and the boy had adopted Spenser as a surrogate father. Now Spenser and a dog who reminds him of the past search for Paul's mother, and Paul begins his own rite of passage. Sequel to "Early Autumn." Strong language. BestsellerVirus
Par William Harrington. 1991
A computer virus attacks the reservations system of major U.S. airlines at Thanksgiving. Soon the hackers behind this scheme are…
identified. It seems that a disgruntled computer genius, Darius Whitney, is intent on destroying the company that he founded but lost in a buyout. The plan expands when his talents are enlisted by drug dealers, who intend to disrupt more than the airline reservations system. Some strong language