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The 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 readersDeath 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. BestsellerGrowing light
Par Martha Conley. 1993
When her husband dies in a car crash, Anne Munro accepts a job at Growing Light, despite her misgivings about…
its abrasive New Age owner, George Ashby, and his kooky staff. The firm develops garden and farm management systems software and hardware attuned to the owners' biorhythms. When Ashby is killed on Anne's first day at work, she is shocked to learn that, though Ashby had many enemies, she is the primary suspect. Strong languageThe return of Mr. Campion
Par Margery Allingham. 1989
A collection of mystery stories that feature sleuth Albert Campion. The author admits that she knows little about her protagonist…
other than that Campion is an assumed name for a man whose business card proclaims, "Coups neatly executed; nothing sordid, vulgar or plebeian; deserving cases preferred; police no object." Born in 1900, Campion ages from story to story until he is in his sixties. Includes a tribute by Agatha ChristieIn a pig's eye
Par R. Campbell. 1991
Jimmy Flannery, sewer inspector, has just become the Democratic councilman for Ward Twenty-seven. His wife Mary, a nurse working with…
pregnant women, is herself expecting. While Flannery works out at his club one day, a man known only as P. Pig drops dead. Of course Flannery wants to know who he is and why he died, especially when the cops tell him to butt out. Some strong languageA grave talent
Par Laurie King. 1993
When Casey Martinelli transfers to a San Francisco precinct, she is paired with Alonzo Hawkin on a serial killing case.…
The bodies of three little girls have been found in an odd colony outside of the city. When their investigation quickly reveals that one colony resident is a convicted child-murderer, it seems too pat. And to both detectives, famous painter Vaun Adams seems an incongruous serial killer. Strong language and some violenceDead end game
Par Christopher Newman. 1994
The night before the most important World Series game, Kansas City Royals pitcher Willie Cintron foolishly brings a woman back…
to his New York hotel room. Before the night is over, she has injected a drugged Cintron with a fatal dose of heroin. Hearing about Cintron's death, a friend refuses to believe the ballplayer returned to the "dead end game" of his old New York crowd. And NYPD lieutenant Joe Dante agrees. Violence and strong languageA hovering of vultures
Par Robert Barnard. 1993
The Sneddon Fellowship is having its inaugural weekend bash at the Sneddon farmhouse in West Yorkshire. The late Sneddons were…
brother and sister authors, and Joshua Sneddon was said to have killed Susannah in a jealous snit and then killed himself. Elderly attendee Mrs. Farraday, a former resident, is shocked to find that her ancient, obnoxious mother is not only still alive but remembers something crucial about the elusive SneddonsGood bones and simple murders
Par Margaret Atwood. 1994
Three dozen sketches that grin and sneer at taking life too seriously. "Good Bones" muses on the attention paid to…
the skeletal frame when it is what makes bones "bad" that is of interest. In "Gertrude Talks Back," Hamlet's mother delivers a monologue to her priggish son. And "Let Us Now Praise Stupid Women" is one of several pieces with a feminist view on the role of women in literature. Some strong languageSuspended animation
Par Wally Davis. 1994
Gil Beckman quit his job with the police force to start a mail-order business. To make ends meet, Gil works…
nights as a security guard at a large California amusement park. When he discovers that one of the mannequins is actually the body of young park employee Everett Curran, a Christian like himself, Gil uses his police training to do some sleuthingMurder and a muse
Par Gillian Farrell. 1994
Actress Annie McGrogan works as a private investigator between auditions until she lands a role in Alan DeLucca's movie. McGrogan…
is attracted to the married director and spends time alone with him on location. When DeLucca's family shows up, DeLucca is found dead before he can smooth things out. McGrogan reluctantly reverts to her role as detective when she learns she is the prime suspect. Strong languageTwister: a novel
Par John Lantigua. 1992
An oil town gone bust, Paradise, Texas, has been all but taken over by a preacher who can recognize the…
devil because he himself has committed every sin except murder. When a Paradise attorney is attacked by a weapon out of the Bible, New York magazine writer Edward Thomas decides this is the story that will end his two-month slump. His investigation is helped along by a local journalist, a blacklisted teacher, and a tornado. Some violence