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Death Is Forever Death Is Forever John Gardner The end of the Cold War spawns a fierce new villain, in John Gardner's eleventh addition to the classic, best-selling James Bond series. Now that the two Germanys have united, a joint British-America… OL10587373W
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
The tree of hands The tree of hands Ruth Rendell,Isla Blair Once, when Benet was 14, her mother had tried to stab her with a carving knife. It was some time since she had seen her mad mother, so when she arrived at the airport, Benet tried not to hate her. Bu… OL12181W
Sweet danger Sweet danger Margery Allingham Way back during the crusades Richard I presented the Huntingforest family with the tiny Balkan principality of Averna but since then the kingdom has been forgotten, until circumstances in Europe sudd… OL12690629W
Blind Justice (Sir John Fielding #1) Blind Justice (Sir John Fielding #1) Bruce Alexander Falsely charged of theft in 1768 London, thirteen-year-old orphaned printer's apprentice Jeremy Proctor finds his only hope in the legendary Sir John Fielding. Fielding, founder of the Bow Street Run… OL14136W
A Monstrous Regiment of Women A Monstrous Regiment of Women Laurie R. King **A Monstrous Regiment of Women** (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes #2) by Laurie R. King Martina Petranović (Translator) A Monstrous Regiment of Women continues Mary Russell's adventures as a w… OL14860201W
Dover one Dover one Joyce Porter Dover is a Scotland Yard detetive. Not a very good one. About as incompetent and venal as it is possible to be and retain the income - if not the due respect - of a Detective Chief Inspector. Dove… OL15842484W
Sherlock Holmes and the Rune Stone Mystery Sherlock Holmes and the Rune Stone Mystery Larry Millett A Minnesota farmer discovers an ancient stone giving details of Viking exploration in the area. When the farmer is murdered and the stone stolen, Sherlock Holmes is sent to the scene. OL15850598W
The color of death The color of death Ann Maxwell E-Book Extra: Like Mother Like Daughter: Check out this sneak preview of Heather Lowell's upcoming novel, NO ESCAPEThe name Elizabeth Lowell has become synonymous with electrifying fiction that seaml… OL15880W
Mrs. Jeffries dusts for clues Mrs. Jeffries dusts for clues Emily Brightwell Mrs. Jeffries Victorian Mystery series #2 The case wasn't closed yet... A servant girl's gone missing...along with a valuable brooch. When the Inspector finds the brooch, pinned to the gown of … OL16062394W
The Devil's apprentice The Devil's apprentice Edward Marston London is in the grip of an icy winter and Westfield's Men are out of work. Invited to perform at a manor house in Essex, they accept willingly even though the offer comes with two conditions: they m… OL16444193W
Requiem for a Mezzo (Daisy Dalrymple #3) Requiem for a Mezzo (Daisy Dalrymple #3) Carola Dunn Daisy Dalrymple and Scotland Yard inspector Alec Fletcher enjoy a splendid performance of Verdi's *Requiem*, featuring her neighbor's sister Bettina, until the poisoned singer suddenly breathes her l… OL17728251W
The Riddle of St. Leonard's The Riddle of St. Leonard's Candace M. Robb **Candace Robb is an English historical novelist, whose works are set in medieval England.** "***Medieval York is wrapped in a dangerous riddle that only Owen Archer can unfurl.*** The fetid summe… OL19870230W
Sherlock Holmes and the king's evil Sherlock Holmes and the king's evil Donald Serrell Thomas Five original tales inspired by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's iconic character feature Holmes taking on such challenges as the famed siege of Sydney Street, a planned German invasion of America, and a sup… OL19929933W
Night Watch Night Watch Stephen Kendrick Christmas Day, 1902. A priest is murdered in London during a secret meeting over the possibility of a Parliament of World Religions. Now Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson-with the help of a young priest… OL1995307W
Black Plumes Black Plumes Margery Allingham "A cupboard, a corpse, and a cache of family skeletons...The Ivorys lived in state, in London. All respectable. But when Frances warned her grandmother that 'something was going on,' it was the under… OL2004202W
Mystery Mile Mystery Mile Margery Allingham A red chess piece... An improbable suicide... A disappearing judge... These were the clues to a killer whose victims never escaped. Judge Lobbett has found evidence pointing to the identity of the cr… OL2004236W
The Allingham Minibus The Allingham Minibus Margery Allingham In this collection of eighteen short stories, Queen of Crime Margery Allingham dabbles in the occult, the mysterious, and the murderous. Always the perceptive observer, Allingham fills these stories … OL2004256W
The Tiger in the Smoke The Tiger in the Smoke Margery Allingham A fog is creeping through the weary streets of London—so too are whispers that the Tiger is back in town, undetected by the law, untroubled by morals. And the rumors are true: Jack Havoc, charismatic… OL2004314W
A Christmas message A Christmas message Anne Perry - undifferentiated "When Victor Narraway and his new wife, Lady Vespasia, travel to Jerusalem for a Christmas holiday in 1900, an old man leaves a mysterious envelope for Narraway--and is murdered soon after. Armed onl… OL20045978W
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