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9881) The Stolen Letter
Author
Series
Publisher
Tantor Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
Heading back to work the day after she returns from her European honeymoon, Delaney Nichols is excited to get back to the Cracked Spine. But as she disembarks the bus and hurries toward the shop she and another woman collide, sending a stack of books the woman is carrying to the ground. Delaney's hapless victim's name is Mary, and she and Delaney can't help but notice that they bear an uncanny resemblance to one another. According to Mary, they both...
Author
Series
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Cyrus Haven and Evie Cormac return in Robotham's latest page-turning, psychological thriller in this "gripping and eerie" (Karin Slaughter) series, reaffirming why Stephen King has proclaimed this author "an absolute master." If I could tell you one thing about my brother, it would be this. Two days after his nineteenth birthday, he killed our parents and twin sisters because he heard voices in his head. As defining events go, nothing else comes...
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
"Determined not to be a garden-variety diva, Sophie Winston's neighbor, Natasha, cultivates a plan to shine on television-using Sophie's backyard. As the cast and crew of the makeover show Tear It Up With Troy bulldoze through her backyard-and vacation-Sophie retreats to her perennial boyfriend Wolf's to replace a dead rose bush. But her tender deed goes awry when she digs up a purse belonging to Wolf's missing wife. As speculations sprout, Wolf bolts,...
9886) The awful abbey
Author
Series
Publisher
Worldwide
Pub. Date
2010 c2004
Language
English
Description
Rufus County reporter Deedra Masefield is determined to find what lies at the bottom of disappearances related to the old Anthea Abbey owned by an eccentric inventor and his reclusive movie star wife.
9888) Keeping mum
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Cam and her best friend, Annie, are planning a gala for a local Senate candidate -- a murder mystery themed silent auction where the guests bid on who will be the night's "victim". Coordinating a beautiful display of fall flowers and planning the perfect fake crime is hard enough, but with a guest list that is a "who's who" of the Roanoke elite, Cam has her hands full navigating the egos and grudges of her high society guests. When local financial...
9891) Please tell me
Author
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Connecting with an eight-year-old kidnapping victim named Kathy, child therapist Robin Hart is unsettled when it seems Kathy is playacting real unsolved murders and must unlock the secrets in Kathy's brain and stop a serial killer before he strikes again.
9892) The fallen architect
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Landmark
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Someone has to take the blame. When the Britannia Theatre's balcony collapses, killing over a dozen people, the fingers point at the architect. He should have known better, should have made it safer, should have done something. Douglas Layton knows the flaw wasn't in his design, but he can't fight a guilty verdict. When he is finally released from prison, he has nothing: no job, no family, nowhere to go. He needs to assume a new identity and rebuild...
9893) Mercy
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Dr. Julie Devereux is an outspoken advocate for the right to die - until a motorcycle accident leaves her fiancé, Sam Talbot, a quadriplegic. He begs to die, but Julie sees hope in a life together. With the help of an organization that opposes physician-assisted suicide, Julie has Sam coming around to her point of view when he suddenly dies from an unexpected heart attack. An autopsy reveals that Sam died of an unusual heart defect, one seen only...
Author
Publisher
Betelsuman
Pub. Date
2004
Language
Korean
Description
While in Paris on business, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon receives an urgent late-night phone call: the elderly curator of the Louvre has been murdered inside the museum. Near the body, police have found a baffling cipher. While working to solve the enigmatic riddle, Langdon is stunned to discover it leads to a trail of clues hidden in the works of Da Vinci--clues visible for all to see--yet ingeniously disguised by the painter. Langdon joins...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Robert B. Parker's iconic and irresistible PI Sunny Randall is back, and the stakes are higher than ever as she races to protect her ex-husband--and his Mafia family--from the vengeful plan of a mysterious rival.
Sunny Randall is "on" again with Richie, the ex-husband she never stopped loving and never seemed to be able to let go, despite her discomfort with his Mafia connections. When Richie is shot and nearly killed, Sunny is dragged...
Sunny Randall is "on" again with Richie, the ex-husband she never stopped loving and never seemed to be able to let go, despite her discomfort with his Mafia connections. When Richie is shot and nearly killed, Sunny is dragged...
9896) The Trial
Author
Series
Publisher
Hachette Audio
Language
English
Formats
Description
"I'm not on trial. San Francisco is."
An accused murderer called Kingfisher is about to go on trial for his life. Or is he? By unleashing unexpected violence on the lawyers, jurors, and police involved in the case, he has paralyzed the city. Detective Lindsay Boxer and the Women's Murder Club are caught in the eye of the storm.
Now comes a courtroom shocker you will never see coming.
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LIGHTNING-FAST STORIES BY JAMES...
An accused murderer called Kingfisher is about to go on trial for his life. Or is he? By unleashing unexpected violence on the lawyers, jurors, and police involved in the case, he has paralyzed the city. Detective Lindsay Boxer and the Women's Murder Club are caught in the eye of the storm.
Now comes a courtroom shocker you will never see coming.
BookShots
LIGHTNING-FAST STORIES BY JAMES...
9897) Invisible avenger
Publisher
Alpha Video [distributor
Pub. Date
c2003], 1958
Language
English
Description
The setting is New Orleans, where Pablo Ramirez, a politician and native of the Latin American country of Santa Cruz, is in exile. Ramirez' situation is a delicate one. His supporters are preparing to move against Santa Cruz' dictator, and are looking for him to return home and assume power. Ramirez is hoping that Cranston can help him, and has approached Tony Alcade, a jazz trumpeter and friend of Cranston, to act as intermediary. While on the phone...
9898) The edge
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"The 6:20 Man is back, dropped by his handlers into a small coastal town in Maine to solve the murder of a CIA agent who knew America's dirtiest secrets -- can Travis Devine uncover the truth before his time runs out? When CIA operative Jenny Sikwell is murdered in rural Maine, government officials have immediate concerns over national security. Her laptop and phone were full of state secrets that, in the wrong hands, endanger the lives of countless...
9899) Shock wave
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
When protests about a superstore chain's plans to build a location in a Minnesota river town escalate into bombing attacks at the construction site and the company's headquarters, Virgil Flowers races against time to find and stop the bomber.
9900) Vanishing act
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c1995
Language
English
Description
Jane Whitefield helps people disappear by giving them a new identity--new appearance, new social security card--and her clientele ranges from bankrupt businessmen to fleeing wives. On this occasion, things backfire and she must resort to her Native American talents to track a dangerous customer she helped disappear.
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