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Complicity Complicity Iain M. Banks COMPLICITY n. 1. the fact of being an accomplice, esp. in a criminal act. A few spliffs, a spot of mild S&M, phone through the copy for tomorrow's front page, catch up with the latest from your myste… OL100777W
Ghouls Gone Wild (Ghost Hunter Mysteries, No. 4) Ghouls Gone Wild (Ghost Hunter Mysteries, No. 4) Victoria Laurie New in the national bestselling seriesPsychic M.J. Holliday finds herself in a witchy situation... When M.J. and her friends travel to a small town near Edinburgh, Scotland, to film the first install… OL14907074W
The charming quirks of others The charming quirks of others Alexander McCall Smith A couple who are old friends of Isabel Dalhousie's ask for her help in a rather tricky situation: A successor is being sought for the headmaster position at their alma mater. The board has four final… OL15369606W
Doors open Doors open Ian Rankin Three friends descend upon an art auction and concoct a plan to "liberate" several paintings from the National Gallery. As enterprising girlfriends, clever detectives, a crime boss, seductive auction… OL15440085W
Truth Lies Bleeding Truth Lies Bleeding Tony Black Inspector Rob Brennan, recently back from psychiatric leave, is still shocked by the senseless shooting of his only brother. The case of the dumpster girl looks perfect for getting him back on track.… OL17377046W
A Winter Bride A Winter Bride Isla Dewar A girl, Nell was convinced, should have a good time at seventeen, have met her true love at eighteen, be engaged at nineteen, and marry at twenty-one. While her mother regards the Locarno Dancehall a… OL17380620W
Bertie's guide to life and mothers Bertie's guide to life and mothers Alexander McCall Smith "Newlywed painter and sometime somnambulist Angus Lordie might be sleepwalking his way into trouble with Animal Welfare when he lets his dog Cyril drink a bit too much lager at the local bar. The lon… OL17712929W
When will there be good news? When will there be good news? Kate Atkinson Presents a tale involving the unexpected intersection of three lives, including a woman whose life had been shattered thirty years earlier, an ex-detective on a crowded train, and a teenage girl who … OL17786761W
A silver lining A silver lining Anne Douglas 1937, Edinburgh. Attractive, dark-eyed Jinny Hendrie is happy enough in her job in the accounts office of a large bakery - until handsome Viennese cake expert Viktor Linden walks into her life with t… OL17895687W
One sweet moment One sweet moment Maggie Craig It's the 1820s. Since losing their parents, Kate and Andrew have been living with their cold-hearted aunt and uncle within the vaults of Edinburgh's South Bridge. Worked relentlessly by day and torme… OL17933906W
A time of love and tartan A time of love and tartan Alexander McCall Smith "The latest installment of Alexander McCall Smith's perennially popular and irresistibly charming 44 Scotland Street series. When Pat accepts her narcissistic ex-boyfriend Bruce's invitation for coff… OL19730329W
Lost books and old bones Lost books and old bones Paige Shelton Delaney Nichols, originally of Kansas but settling happily into her new life as a bookseller in Edinburgh, works at the Cracked Spine in the heart of town... When her new friends, also students at th… OL19738412W
The book of souls The book of souls James Oswald Each year for ten years, a woman's body was found in Edinburgh at Christimastime--naked, throat slit, body washed clean. The final victim, Kirsty Summers, was Detective Constable Tony McLean's fiance… OL19993716W
The hangman's song The hangman's song James Oswald "The body of a man is found hanging in an empty house. To the Edinburgh police force, this appears to be a simple suicide case. But something about the scene strikes Detective Inspector Tony McLean a… OL19993717W
The beat goes on The beat goes on Ian Rankin "Brilliant, irascible and frequently frustrating to both his friends and his long-suffering bosses, John Rebus has made the dark places of Edinburgh his home for over two decades. THE BEAT GOES ON co… OL20005628W
Songs by dead girls Songs by dead girls Lesley Kelly When Scotland's leading virologist goes missing, Mona and Paterson from the Health Enforcement Team are dispatched to London to find him. In a hot and unwelcoming city, Mona has to deal with a boss w… OL20854217W
Mortal causes Mortal causes Ian Rankin Detective and mystery stories. It is August in Edinburgh and the Festival is in full swing ... A brutally tortured body is discovered in one of the city's ancient subterranean streets and marks on th… OL20905067W
Skinner's ghosts Skinner's ghosts Quintin Jardine Skinner faces the greatest, most personal tests of his career in this gripping crime thriller. Deputy Chief Constable Bob Skinner could be forgiven for thinking not only that someone up there doesn't… OL21379402W
Exit Music Exit Music Ian Rankin Avant de partir à la retraite, Rebus compte bien régler ses comptes avec Big Ger Cafferty, le caïd d'Edimbourg lié avec le pouvoir politique et la haute finance. Le meurtre d'un poète russe dissident… OL22538130W
Sunday Philosophy Club, The Sunday Philosophy Club, The Alexander McCall Smith With The Sunday Philosophy Club, Alexander McCall Smith, the author of the best-selling and beloved No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency novels, begins a wonderful new series starring the irrepressibly cur… OL2435460W
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