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Worst Case Worst Case James Patterson,Michael Ledwidge Best case: survivalThe son of one of New York's wealthiest families is snatched off the street and held hostage. His parents can't save him, because this kidnapper isn't demanding money. Instead, he … OL14920173W
The Snowman The Snowman Jo Nesbø Beware the falling snows... The first snowfall in Oslo brings a series of gruesome murders, and Harry Hole is pitted against a brutal killer who will drive him to the edge.The night the first snow fa… OL15172146W
Frame-up Frame-up Brad Strickland,Barbara Strickland Strange things are going on at the police station. Shelby's friend Susan Skelton has been accused of embezzling $10,000 in bail money. But Shelby doesn't believe that sweet, middle-aged Susan would c… OL15565816W
Bad moon Bad moon Todd Ritter "The case of a boy missing for 40 years explodes into the present in Todd Ritter's second novel, featuring Perry Hollow Police Chief Kat Campbell. On the same night that Neil Armstrong walked on the… OL15951447W
Secret of the white rose Secret of the white rose Stefanie Pintoff "The murder of Judge Hugo Jackson is out of Detective Simon Ziele's jurisdiction in more ways than one. It's high profile enough to command the attention of the notorious new police commissioner, sin… OL16013916W
The golden scales The golden scales Parker Bilal "The ancient city of Cairo is a feverish tangle of the old and the new, of the superrich and the desperately poor, with inequality and corruption everywhere. It's a place where grudges and long-burie… OL16142378W
Death of an artist Death of an artist Kate Wilhelm "Silver Bay, Oregon, a small coastal resort town with nearly a thousand residents, is home to three generations of women: Marnie, the long-widowed owner of a small gift shop; Van, her granddaughter w… OL16215427W
A charitable body A charitable body Robert Barnard "Robert Barnard, the internationally acclaimed Diamond Dagger-winning crime writer, dissects family bonds at their best and worst in this stunning novel of suspense. What an honor--to become trustee … OL16308093W
Victims Victims Jonathan Kellerman "Unraveling the madness behind L.A.'s most baffling and brutal homicides is what sleuthing psychologist Alex Delaware does best. And putting the good doctor through his thrilling paces is what myster… OL16308094W
The talk show murders The talk show murders Al Roker "After waking up the neighborhood with The Morning Show Murders, and keeping readers up late solving The Midnight Show Murders, Al Roker returns with his most tantalizing mystery to date. Celebrity c… OL16486175W
Criminal Criminal Karin Slaughter,Karen Slaughter "1974: in the blistering heat of an Atlanta summer, a killer prowls the streets, searching for the weak, the vulnerable and the lost. Forty years later, a young woman is found brutally murdered in a … OL16499060W
The Neruda case The Neruda case Roberto Ampuero "Originally published in Spanish as El Caso Neruda by La otra orilla/Grupo Norma, Barcelona, Spain"-- "Published for the first time in English, an atmospheric, brilliant novel from an internationall… OL16499143W
NEVER GO BACK NEVER GO BACK Lee Child "Never go back--but Jack Reacher does, and the past finally catches up with him. Never Go Back is #1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Child's new novel of action-charged suspense starring "one o… OL16806568W
Second Watch Second Watch J. A. Jance When a series of dreams take him back to his days in Vietnam, reminding him of people and events he hasn't thought about in years, J. P. Beaumont, recovering from knee replacement surgery, is plunged… OL16807100W
The Serpent of Venice The Serpent of Venice Christopher Moore Venice, a long time ago. Three prominent Venetians await their most loathsome and foul dinner guest, the erstwhile envoy of Britain and France, and widower of the murdered Queen Cordelia: the rascal-… OL17124775W
No Mans Nightingale No Mans Nightingale Ruth Rendell "A female vicar named Sarah Hussain is discovered strangled in her Kingsmarkham vicarage. The gossipy cleaning woman who discovers her body, Maxine, happens to also be in the employ of retired Chief … OL17508323W
The lady from Zagreb The lady from Zagreb Philip Kerr "From New York Times-bestselling author Philip Kerr, the much-anticipated return of Bernie Gunther in a series hailed by Malcolm Forbes as "the best crime novels around today." A beautiful actress, a… OL17767905W
Kickback Kickback Ace Atkins "P.I. Spenser, knight-errant of the Back Bay, returns in this stellar addition to the iconic New York Times-bestselling series from author Ace Atkins. What started out as a joke landed seventeen-year… OL17822081W
This one day This one day K. A. Delaney Former police officer Max Tyger--now a Connecticut-based PI who makes ends meet by teaching criminal justice at a community college at night--has recently been diagnosed with esophageal cancer, a rar… OL17876332W
The gods of guilt The gods of guilt Michael Connelly "Defense attorney Mickey Haller returns with a haunting case in the gripping new thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly. Mickey Haller gets the text, "Call me ASAP - 187,… OL18165867W
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