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Pagan Babies Pagan Babies Elmore Leonard Father Terry Dunn thought he'd seen everything on the mean streets of Detroit, but that was before he went on a little retreat to Rwanda to evade a tax-fraud indictment. Now the whiskey-drinking, Nin… OL111667W
Unknown Man #89 Unknown Man #89 Elmore Leonard Detroit process server Jack Ryan has a reputation for being the best in the business at finding people who don't want to be found. Now he's looking for a missing stockholder known only as "Unknown Ma… OL111669W
Killshot Killshot Elmore Leonard It’s not Carmen Colson and her ironworker husband Wayne’s fault that they were in the real estate office when a pair of thugs walked in with extortion on their minds. But as far as aging Ojibway Indi… OL111704W
Motor city blue Motor city blue Loren D. Estleman Marla Bernstein is a pretty, dark-haired teenager who happens to be the ward of Ben Morningstar­a semi-retired mobster. When Marla suddenly disappears, the gang boss is forced to call in private eye … OL11295894W
The snowman's children The snowman's children Glen Hirshberg "In the mid-1970s, as a serial killer called the Snowman stalks the streets of suburban Detroit and the racial tension that had ripped the city in half a decade earlier continues to underscore every … OL15828254W
Motor City shakedown Motor City shakedown D. E. Johnson "Detroit, 1911. Seven months have passed since Will Anderson's friend Wesley McRae was brutally murdered and Will and the woman he loves, Elizabeth Hume, barely escaped with their lives. Will's hand,… OL15947495W
Amos Walker Amos Walker Loren D. Estleman This anthology collects all thirty-two previously published Amos Walker stories, a previously unpublished story, and an introduction by the author. OL16127097W
You Know Who Killed Me You Know Who Killed Me Loren D. Estleman In You Know Who Killed Me, by multiple award-winning author Loren D. Estleman, Amos Walker is at low ebb. Just released from a rehab clinic, the Detroit private detective has to marshal his energies … OL17082312W
The art student's war The art student's war Brad Leithauser In The Art Student's War, his sixth novel, Brad Leithauser has brought off a double feat of imagination: a keen and affectionate rendering of an artist as a young woman and a loving historical portra… OL1859950W
Black and white ball Black and white ball Loren D. Estleman Presents a crossover novel featuring private investigator Amos Walker and hit man Peter Macklin, who struggle to protect Macklin's estranged wife from a murderous killer who may or may not be Peter's… OL19732583W
Broken monsters Broken monsters Lauren Beukes Detective Gabriella Versado investigates after disturbing displays that fuse the bodies of murder victims with those of animals are uncovered in abandoned Detroit buildings. OL19982557W
Four Novels of the 1970s Four Novels of the 1970s Elmore Leonard "Inventor of a fast, tunny, sharp, and tough style uniquely his own, Elmore Leonard is widely considered America's greatest modern crime writer. With this volume collecting the four Detroit novels th… OL19989570W
The last kings 2 The last kings 2 C. N. Phillips After Ray's murder, Sadie returns to seek revenge and lines up cartel allies in a bid to knock Khiron, the new king of Detroit, off his throne. OL20042354W
Supreme justice Supreme justice Gary Hardwick Young U.S. attorney Marshall Jackson is handed the biggest case of his career when Supreme Court Justice Farrel Douglas is gunned down in Detroit. Conservative Justice Douglas had more than a few ene… OL2011121W
Quiver Quiver Peter A. Leonard Kate McCall's husband has been killed by her teenage son, Luke, in a tragic bow-hunting accident. In the aftermath, Jack, a charismatic but troubled ex-con from Kate's past, shows up. When Luke takes… OL21809475W
The colored car The colored car Jean Alicia Elster In The Colored Car, Jean Alicia Elster, author of the award-winning Who's Jim Hines?, follows another member of the Ford family coming of age in Depression-era Detroit. In the hot summer of 1937, twe… OL23176086W
Death Penalty Death Penalty William J. Coughlin Detroit lawyer Charley Sloan has been around the block once or twice. Down for the count, drinking heavily, a three-time loser in the marriage wars, Charley repairs his tattered career and gets back … OL2656077W
The lost tiki palaces of Detroit The lost tiki palaces of Detroit Michael Zadoorian From the Publisher: A quirky and compelling collection of short stories set in and around Detroit, by award-winning local writer Michael Zadoorian. OL492432W
Jitterbug Jitterbug Loren D. Estleman A killer who is brutalizing innocents and the elderly in World War II Detroit is tracked by a determined cop, who must not only try to keep the peace and rescue the city from a maniac, but also quiet… OL92524W
Never Street Never Street Loren D. Estleman Detroit private investigator Amos Walker has accepted a missing-persons case. Neil Catalin, a video entrepreneur, disappeared after watching "Pitfall", a Dick Powell potboiler that features a smolder… OL92611W
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