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No footprints in the bush No footprints in the bush Arthur William Upfield Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte arrives in the outback to investigate the murder of two aborigines and is witness to the murder of a senior police officer, whose car is bombed by a mysterious airplane. OL10537533W
Corridors of guilt Corridors of guilt John Buxton Hilton Asked to speak at a conference on the topic of riot control, Inspector Kenworthy of Scotland Yard grows utterly perplexed when an obscure government agency is linked to a crime involving a gang of fo… OL10677577W
Remember When Remember When Nora Roberts,ROBERTS N. Laine Tavish is an ordinary woman living an ordinary life in the small town of Angel's Gap, Maryland, as the proprietor of Remember When, an antique treasures and gift shop. At least, that's what eve… OL111472W
Freaky Deaky Freaky Deaky Elmore Leonard A pair of former 1960s student activists who learned how to blow things up as part of their political education have teamed up after a prison stint and are on the loose in Detroit, out for a revenge … OL111647W
The third deadly sin The third deadly sin Lawrence Sanders Edward X. "Iron Balls" Delaney is called out of retirement by the NYPD to hunt out a random killer at large in midtown New York. OL115515W
A beautiful place to die A beautiful place to die Malla Nunn Cooper is dispatched to Jacob's Rest, a remote town deep in the bush, to look into a murder report. Arriving at Old Voster's farm, he finds the white police captain dead face down in a creek. Three o… OL11971050W
Road Rage (Inspector Wexford) Road Rage (Inspector Wexford) Ruth Rendell La construction d'une route va entraîner la disparition du grand bois de Framhust. Aussitôt les écologistes se mobilisent. Un groupe d'extrémistes va même jusqu'à kidnapper cinq personnes, dont la fe… OL12098W
Deadly harvest Deadly harvest Heather Graham,Phil Gigante When a young woman is found dead in a field, dressed up as a scarecrow with a slashed grin and a broken neck, the residents of Salem, Massachusetts, begin to fear that the infamous Harvest Man is mor… OL121735W
Le Revolver de Maigret Le Revolver de Maigret Georges Simenon Madame Maigret telephones to alert her husband that a frightened young man has called at their home and will wait there to see Maigret at his midday meal. When Maigret returns home, he is annoyed to … OL1242908W
The front The front Patricia Cornwell When Patricia Cornwell introduced the quicksilver, cut-to-the-bone style and extraordinary cast of characters of At Risk, the result was electrifying:"At Risk is Cornwell's finest novel. It works in … OL134360W
Breach of duty Breach of duty J. A. Jance New York Times bestselling author J.A. Jance presents another extraordinary adventure featuring hard-bitten homicide detective J.P. Beaumont, in the series that earned Jance the American Mystery Awar… OL13640W
Tombstone courage Tombstone courage J. A. Jance,Hillary Huber With grit, courage and dogged determination, Joanne challenged the status quo -- and won. Now, as newly elected Sheriff of Cochise County, Arizona, she must battle the prejudice and hostility of a mi… OL13667W
Until proven guilty Until proven guilty J. A. Jance The riveting debut appearance of Seattle detective J.P. Beaumont, from the New York Times bestselling author of Kiss of the Bees and Birds of Prey. OL13668W
Without due process Without due process J. A. Jance Top ten New York Times bestselling author J.A. Jance brings us another unforgettable mystery featuring Seattle detective J.P. Beaumont, who is fighting to save a frightened child from a brutal murder… OL13669W
Better to rest Better to rest Dana Stabenow When a WWII bomber is discovered in a calving glacier, Trooper Liam Campbell must unravel the mystery. OL137398W
Mortal stakes Mortal stakes Robert B. Parker Everybody loves a winner, and the Rabbs are major league. Marty is the Red Sox star pitcher, Linda the loving wife. She loves everyone except the blackmailer out to wreck her life. Is Marty throwing … OL14860128W
The Surgeon (Jane Rizzoli, Book 1) The Surgeon (Jane Rizzoli, Book 1) Tess Gerritsen,Tess Gerritsen If it's gripping, it's Gerritsen. The terrifying first Jane Rizzoli bestseller.In Boston, there's a killer on the loose. A killer who targets lone women, who breaks into their apartments and performs… OL14871640W
The Red Door The Red Door Charles Todd New York Times bestselling author Charles Todd brings back Scotland Yard detective Ian Rutledge in another riveting mystery set in post–World War I England Lancashire, England, June 1920. In a house … OL14913132W
Necessary as Blood Necessary as Blood Deborah Crombie In this dazzling addition to Deborah Crombie's acclaimed mystery series, a disappearance, a murder, and a child in danger lead Scotland Yard detectives Gemma James and Duncan Kincaid into London's le… OL14923938W
The Lord of Death The Lord of Death Eliot Pattison Shan Tao Yun is an exiled Chinese national and a former Beijing investigator on parole from the Tibetan gulag to which he had been consigned as punishment. He is ferrying a corpse on muleback over th… OL14924899W
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