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The Ronin's mistress The Ronin's mistress Laura Joh Rowland "A brilliant new twist on the fabled tale of the 47 Ronin, from an author with "a painter's eye for the minutiae of court life [and] a politican's ear for intrigue." --The New York Times Book Review … OL15947496W
The Reckoning The Reckoning Rennie Airth On a quiet afternoon in 1947, retired bank manager Oswald Gibson is shot in the head while fishing. In Scotland, a respectable family doctor is killed in the same manner—and with the same gun. What … OL17090882W
Numero zero Numero zero Umberto Eco "A novel about the murky world of media politics, conspiracy, and murder."-- 1945, Lake Como. Mussolini and his mistress are captured and shot by local partisans. The precise circumstances of Il D… OL17140057W
The Devil in the Marshalsea The Devil in the Marshalsea Antonia Hodgson London, 1727. Tom Hawkins refuses to follow in his father’s footsteps and become a country parson. His preference is for wine, women, and cards. But there’s honor there too, and Tom won’t pull family… OL17188362W
Serpents in the Cold Serpents in the Cold Thomas O'Malley "A serial killer stalks the streets of 1950s Boston--and two friends take it upon themselves to take him down. Post-war Boston is down on its luck and looking for change. A year after the Brink's Rob… OL17875313W
The Revenant of Thraxton Hall The Revenant of Thraxton Hall Vaughn Entwistle "Arthur Conan Doyle has just killed off Sherlock Holmes in "The Final Problem," and he immediately becomes one of the most hated men in London. So when he is contacted by a medium "of some renown" an… OL17883724W
The spook lights affair The spook lights affair Marcia Muller "In 1895 San Francisco young debutantes don't commit suicide at festive parties, particularly not under the eye of Sabina Carpenter. But Virginia St. Ives evidently did, leaping from a foggy parapet … OL17903574W
No broken hearts No broken hearts Sheila York Promised her first screen credit in years by Marathon Studios, script doctor Lauren Atwill is promptly loaned out to second-tier Epic Pictures. And she's not happy. Are Marathon's bosses spooked by t… OL17969725W
His bloody project His bloody project Graeme Macrae Burnet The year is 1869. After a brutal triple murder in a remote community in the Scottish Highlands, a young man by the name of Roderick Macrae is arrested for the crime. A memoir written by the accused m… OL19669891W
Raiders of the Nile Raiders of the Nile Steven Saylor "In 88 B.C. it seems as if all the world is at war. From Rome to Greece and to Egypt itself, most of civilization is on the verge of war. The young Gordianus--a born-and-raised Roman citizen--is livi… OL19704954W
City of darkness and light City of darkness and light Rhys Bowen "Molly and Daniel Sullivan are settling happily into the new routines of parenthood, but their domestic bliss is shattered when a gang retaliates against Daniel after he makes a big arrest. Daniel wa… OL19707510W
Strongwood Strongwood Larry Millett " The place is Minneapolis, the year is 1903, and Michael Masterson has fallen in love, or so he claims, with Addie Strongwood, a beautiful working-class girl with an interesting past and a mind of h… OL19710219W
A New York Christmas A New York Christmas Anne Perry - undifferentiated "Anne Perry's new Christmas novel is an irresistible tale of love, betrayal, greed, murder, and selfless devotion. For the first time, Perry's annual yuletide offering is set in New York City--a spar… OL19984652W
Mountains of the misbegotten Mountains of the misbegotten Joseph Heywood "Former Rough Rider turned Michigan game warden Lute Bapcat learns that the deputy warden from Ontonagon County has gone missing and must navigate one of the Michigan Upper Peninsula's most lawless p… OL19985678W
A woman unknown A woman unknown Frances Brody "The woman unknown: Deirdre Fitzpatrick is married to a man who wants to know where she really goes when supposedly taking care of her sick mother and calls on the expertise of Kate Shackleton, amate… OL19996216W
The Figaro murders The Figaro murders Laura Lebow "In 1786 Vienna, Lorenzo Da Ponte is the court librettist for the Italian Theatre during the height of the enlightened reign of Emperor Joseph II. This exalted position doesn't mean he's particularly… OL19997421W
Death ex machina Death ex machina Gary Corby "It's the time of the Great Dionysia, the largest arts festival of the ancient world, held each year in honor of Dionysos, the god of wine. But there's a problem: A ghost is haunting Athens's grand t… OL20003022W
The darkness rolling The darkness rolling Winfred Blevins "Upon his return from World War II, Seaman Yazzie Goldman realizes that not much has changed at his family's trading post in Monument Valley--and yet everything is different ... [Yazzie's mother] Niz… OL20005526W
Time of fog and fire Time of fog and fire Rhys Bowen "Molly Murphy Sullivan's husband Daniel, a police captain in turn-of-the-century New York City, is in a precarious position. The new police commissioner wants him off the force altogether. So when Da… OL20020551W
Uncle Abner, master of mysteries Uncle Abner, master of mysteries Melville Davisson Post 1 online resource OL6917143W
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