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Lush life: A Novel
Par Richard Price. 2008
New York, Lower East Side. Frustrated actor-writer Eric Cash claims two teens mugged him and his drinking companions as they…
stumbled home, shooting Ike, an aspiring writer. But when Ike dies, detectives Matty Clark and Yolonda Bello arrest Eric for homicide. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2008Silks
Par Dick Francis, Felix Francis. 2008
London barrister Geoffrey Mason, an amateur steeplechase rider, defends an acquaintance, professional jockey Steve Mitchell, against the charge that he…
murdered a competitor, Scot Barlow. One of Mason's former clients muddies up the case with threats. Strong language and some violence. Bestseller. 2008The stowaway solution (On The Run)
Par Gordon Korman. 2005
With no friends to help them and their parents in jail, Aiden and Meg Falconer can only trust each other.…
Hoping to avoid the FBI and a killer, they stow away on a freighter, but their problems increase. Sequel to Now You See Them...(BR 17841). For grades 4-7. 2005Shooting star (Martha's Vineyard Mysteries Ser.)
Par Cynthia Riggs. 2007
The island's community theater prepares for the opening night of a stage adaptation of Frankenstein, written by ninety-two-year-old playwright (and…
sleuth) Victoria Trumbull. The production is marred by tragedy when a young actor disappears and an actress is murdered. Victoria investigates while the show goes on. Some strong language. 2007Secret prey
Par John Sandford. 1999
Fighting off depression after breaking up with his fiancée, Minneapolis cop Lucas Davenport throws himself into his latest investigation. A…
bank executive has been shot, and his murder may be linked to past deaths. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 1998The pure in heart: a Simon Serrailler mystery
Par Susan Hill. 2007
Detective chief inspector Simon Serrailler investigates a schoolboy's abduction that has the town of Lafferton on edge. Meanwhile, Simon's handicapped…
sister battles illness, his other sister gives birth, his former lover keeps bothering him, and a Laffertonian recently released from prison runs into trouble. Some strong language. 2005Easy prey (Prey Ser. #11)
Par John Sandford. 2001
Minneapolis police detective Lucas Davenport investigates the murder of supermodel Alie'e Maison, which has eclipsed a second murder that occurred…
at the same party. Suddenly, others in Maison's life are dying--in quick succession. While Davenport sorts through his suspects, his love life develops complications. Violence and strong language. 2000Spanish eyes (Five Star Expressions Ser.)
Par Jackie Griffey. 2007
Mexican Eleana Castillo comes to America seeking her brother Carlos but cannot find him. College art professor Oliver Avery falls…
in love with Eleana and helps her search by contacting Sheriff Luke Jacobs. Luke discovers that Carlos is not the only missing migrant worker. 2007The Third Circle
Par Amanda Quick. 2008
The Arcane Society hires hypnotist Thaddeus Ware to retrieve an heirloom aurora stone and protect it from the Third Circle.…
Ware encounters psychic crystal worker Leona Hewitt while both are striving to steal the artifact. Some explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2008Whodunit?: detective stories
Par Philip Pullman. 2007
Sixteen stories of crimes ranging from cold-blooded murder to dognapping, in settings that include an Egyptian tomb, a sinister English…
country house, and New York City streets. In "Butch Minds the Baby" by Damon Runyon, a safecracker takes his infant son along on a job. For grades 6-9. 1998The canary caper ( a To Z Mysteries Ser. #No. 3)
Par Ron Roy. 1998
Mrs. Davis asks Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose to help find her missing canary, Mozart. When other pets mysteriously disappear--including…
Ruth Rose's cat, Tiger--the friends set out to catch the thief and return the animals to their rightful owners. For grades 2-4. 1998Dashing through the snow
Par Mary Higgins Clark, Carol Higgins Clark. 2008
Regan Reilly, Alvirah Meehan, and their families come to Branscombe, New Hampshire, for a holiday festival. Although four local market…
employees won millions in a lottery, a fifth coworker who normally plays is missing. While searching for the missing man, Regan and Alvirah discover wrongdoing in the town. Bestseller. 2008The Empty Envelope ( a To Z Mysteries Ser. #No. 5)
Par Ron Roy. 1998
When Dink receives a series of strange letters addressed to "D. Duncan" and then an empty envelope, he believes he…
has a mystery on his hands. Josh and Ruth Rose help Dink decode a secret message and foil a pair of stamp thieves. For grades 2-4. 1998The missing manatee: A Mystery About Fishing And Family
Par Cynthia C DeFelice. 2008
While coping with his parents' separation, eleven-year-old Skeet goes out in his skiff along Florida's coastal channels, where he finds…
a manatee killed by a bullet. When he returns with a deputy sheriff, the manatee's body is gone. But Skeet works to unravel the mystery. For grades 5-8. 2005The bald bandit ( a To Z Mysteries Ser. #No. 2)
Par Ron Roy. 1997
When a bandit robs the Green Lawn Savings Bank, Detective Reddy turns to Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose to help…
find the boy who videotaped the crime. With a reward at stake, the three friends try to track him down--but he doesn't want to be found. For grades 2-4. 1997The invisible island (A to Z Mysteries, Stepping Stone Book)
Par Ron Roy. 1999
Friends Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose wade out to Squaw Island for a picnic and find a hundred-dollar bill in…
the sand. The next day, with the island hidden in fog, they follow a secret path to a cement vault filled with cash--but it's all counterfeit! For grades 2-4. 1999Adam Canfield of the Slash (Adam Canfield of the Slash #1)
Par Michael Winerip. 2005
Middle-schoolers Jennifer and Adam, coeditors of the school newspaper, are on the lookout for front-page news. But it's third-grader Phoebe…
who delivers a major scoop to Adam--leading to an investigation of the principal. For grades 5-8. 2005Three-ten to Yuma: and other stories
Par Elmore Leonard. 2007
Seven tales set in the 1880s Arizona Territory. In the title entry a deputy marshal faces the task of escorting…
a train robber onto a train without either of them getting killed. Originally published in the 1950s. Some violence and some strong language. 2006The goose's gold ( a To Z Mysteries Ser. #No. 7)
Par Ron Roy. 1999
Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose go to Key West, Florida, to visit Ruth Rose's grandmother, who is very excited about…
investing in a sunken-treasure salvaging project. But the kids think it's a scam and sneak aboard the treasure hunter's boat Golden Goose to prove it. For grades 2-4. 1999The kidnapped king (A to Z Mysteries, Stepping Stone Book)
Par Ron Roy. 2000
When his parents, the king and queen of Costra, are kidnapped, Prince Samir "Sammi" Bin Oz comes to America to…
hide out with Dink's family. Dink and his friends Josh and Ruth Rose promise to keep him safe--but then Sammi disappears too! For grades 2-4. 2000