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High country fall High country fall Margaret Maron With friends and family over-reacting to her announcement that she plans to marry Sheriff's Deputy Dwight Bryant, Judge Deborah Knott gratefully seizes the opportunity to put a five-hour drive betwee… OL100011W
The Poisoned Serpent The Poisoned Serpent Joan Wolf In 12th-century England, a civil war rages, pitting knight against knight. Against this superbly rendered backdrop, murder most foul is committed, when a nobleman dies under mysterious circumstances,… OL100053W
Oblivion Oblivion Peter Abrahams Nick Petrov was a world-famous private investigator -- until a brain trauma destroyed part of his memory and changed who he is forever.Now a killer is on the loose, looming up from a past that Nick c… OL102867W
Cat in a jeweled jumpsuit Cat in a jeweled jumpsuit Carole Nelson Douglas Midnight Louie, returns for an eleventh outing in Carole Nelson Douglass acclaimed cozy-noir series. This time his human partner, Temple Barr, learns that the remodeling of the Crystal Phoenix Hotel … OL103209W
Cat in a midnight choir Cat in a midnight choir Carole Nelson Douglas As her 14th hip crime caper to feature Alpha cat Midnight Louie, with his cranky, Columboesque voice shows, Douglas just keeps getting better at juggling mystery, humor and romance. This one unfolds … OL103229W
Cat on a hyacinth hunt Cat on a hyacinth hunt Carole Nelson Douglas Back in Las Vegas after a holiday trip to the big apple, feline detective Midnight Louie witnesses death on the Nile when the battling Egyptian barges outside the Oasis hotel bring a dead body to the… OL103235W
Here comes the copper Here comes the copper Henry Wade Unlike Wade's mysteries with his series detective Inspector Poole, this book is set of short whodunnits, each chapter covering a crime investigated by an ambitious young policeman who hopes someday t… OL10563314W
The murder makers The murder makers John Newton Chance 184p. ; 20cm OL10632075W
A place called Skull A place called Skull John Newton Chance 192p. ; 20cm OL10632078W
The Eight Strokes of the Clock The Eight Strokes of the Clock Maurice Leblanc <p>Trying to escape from her boring life, Hortense Daniel meets the mysterious Prince Rénine (or should we say <a href="https://standardebooks.org/collections/arsene-lupin">Arsène Lupin</a>?) who enl… OL1064268W
The Grand Babylon Hotel The Grand Babylon Hotel Arnold Bennett Thronging with princes, diplomats, beautiful heiresses and international conspirators, the sumptuous suites and corridors of the Grand Babylon are buzzing with gossip, intrigue — even murder. The act… OL109235W
Harriet Harriet Elizabeth Jenkins,Elizabeth Jenkins,Elizabeth Jenkins *Harriet* has long been famous as one of the most powerful chillers ever written. Without blood, without violence, with nothing supernatural or melodramatic, it is filled with pure horror. Very quick… OL11103939W
Out of the ashes Out of the ashes William W. Johnstone Ben Raines is searching for his family in the chaos that remains after devastation hits America. Thieves and gangsters take the streets, during the aftermath of nuclear apocalypse. American citizen… OL111232W
Be Cool Be Cool Elmore Leonard After one triumph and one flop, Mafia loan-shark-turned-Hollywood producer Chili Palmer is desperate for another hit... of the celluloid sort. When a similarly relocated former mob associate takes a … OL111640W
The Switch The Switch Elmore Leonard Ordell Robbie and Louis Gara hit it off in prison, where they were both doing time for grand theft auto. Now that they're out, they're joining forces for one big score. The plan is to kidnap the wife… OL111652W
Swag Swag Elmore Leonard The smallest of small-time criminals, Ernest Stickley Jr. figures his luck's about to change when Detroit used car salesman Frank Ryan catches him trying to boost a ride from Ryan's lot. Frank's got … OL111692W
City Primeval City Primeval Elmore Leonard Clement Mansell knows how easy it is to get away with murder. The seriously crazed killer is already back on the Detroit streets -- thanks to some nifty courtroom moves by his crafty looker of a lawy… OL111707W
The Overlook The Overlook Michael Connelly Near Mulholland Drive, Dr. Stanley Kent is found shot twice in the back of the head. It's the case LAPD detective Harry Bosch has been waiting for, his first since being recruited to the Homicide Spe… OL111724W
A darkness more than night A darkness more than night Michael Connelly Terrence McCaleb is asked by the LAPD to help them investigate a series of murders that have them baffled. They are the kind of ritualized killings that McCaleb specialized in solving with the FBI, a… OL111733W
Blood Work Blood Work Michael Connelly When Graciella Rivers steps onto his boat, ex-FBI agent Terrell McCaleb has no idea he's about to come out of retirement. He's recuperating from a heart transplant and avoiding anything stressful. Bu… OL111754W
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