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The Case of the Missing Marquess (Enola Holmes, #1) The Case of the Missing Marquess (Enola Holmes, #1) Nancy Springer When Enola Holmes, sister to the detective Sherlock Holmes, discovers her mother has disappeared, she quickly embarks on a journey to London in search of her. But nothing can prepare her for what awa… OL108823W
The second time around The second time around Mary Higgins Clark,Jan Maxwell When Nicholas Spencer, the charismatic head of a company that has developed an anticancer vaccine, disappears without a trace, reporter Marcia "Carley" DeCarlo is assigned the story. Word that Spence… OL13053W
The siege The siege Stephen White Stephen White—author of over a dozen New York Times bestsellers— returns with a relentlessly propelled, thriller that will remind readers of his acclaimed Kill Me. Stephen White’s Alan Gregory novels… OL14847921W
Until I find you Until I find you John Irving Until I Find You is the story of the actor Jack Burns -- his life, loves, celebrity and astonishing search for the truth about his parents. When he is four years old, Jack travels with his mother Ali… OL14858712W
Robber's wine Robber's wine Ellen Hart Minneapolis restaurateur, lesbian, and amateur detective Jane Lawless, along with her partner Cordelia Thorn, investigates a mysterious death in a friend's family. OL14924941W
Innan frosten Innan frosten Henning Mankell Des animaux immolés par le feu, la tête et les mains d'une femme gisant près d'une bible aux pages griffonnées... Le commissaire Wallander est inquiet. Ces actes seraient-ils un prélude à des sacrifi… OL158680W
The haunting of Charles Dickens The haunting of Charles Dickens Lewis Buzbee Twelve-year-old Meg travels the rooftops and streets of 1862 London, England, in search of her missing brother, Orion, accompanied by a family friend, the famed author Charles Dickens, whose quest is… OL4815435W
Shamanka Shamanka Jeanne Willis When Sam discovers a witch doctor's notebook in her attic, she is convinced that it belongs to her long-lost father and she sets out on a journey of discovery involving magic, reality, illusion, and … OL501131W
The killing circle The killing circle Andrew Pyper A spine-chilling, mind-twisting new psychological thriller in which a writing circle is haunted by a serial killer, from the acclaimed author of Lost Girls.Some People Will Do Anything For A Good Sto… OL50302W
The Verge practice The Verge practice Barry Maitland From the backstreets of Barcelona to the sophisticated world of international architecture, this fast-moving mystery cements Maitland's reputation as a writer of intriguing and thrilling crime.Follow… OL533563W
Daisy chain Daisy chain Mary E. DeMuth The abrupt disappearance of young Daisy Chance from a small Texas town in 1973 spins three lives out of control---Jed, whose guilt over not protecting his friend Daisy strangles him; Emory Chance, wh… OL5714077W
No Time for Goodbye No Time for Goodbye Linwood Barclay Fourteen-year-old Cynthia Bigge wakes up one morning to find her entire family gone. Twenty-five years later, their unexplained disappearance still haunts her. She agrees to appear on the reenactment… OL771891W
The mystery of Edwin Drood The mystery of Edwin Drood Charles Dickens,Thomas Power James The Mystery of Edwin Drood is the final, uncompleted novel by Charles Dickens. John Jasper is a choirmaster who is in love with one of his pupils, Rosa Bud. She is the fiancee of his nephew, Edwin Dr… OL8763148W
Mapping the edge Mapping the edge Sarah Dunant People go missing every day. They walk out of their front doors and out of their lives into the silence of cold statistics. For those left behind it is the cruelest of long good-byes.Anna, a self-suf… OL877892W
Last Seen Alive Last Seen Alive Carlene Thompson Twelve years ago, Chyna Greer's best friend, Zoey, disappeared into the night. She was only the first in a chain of young women to vanish mysteriously in the town of Black Willow. Now, Chyna has come… OL999215W