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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
Hard row Hard row Margaret Maron As Judge Deborah Knott presides over a case involving a barroom brawl, it becomes clear that deep resentments over race, class, and illegal immigration are simmering just below the surface in the cou… OL100017W
Listen to Danger Listen to Danger Dorothy Eden **Life hadn't been easy for Harriet Lacey since her husband had been killed in the same car crash that had left Flynn Palmer blinded.** But recently things had been looking better. Flynn, bitter at h… OL10422235W
The golden one The golden one Elizabeth Peters PerfectBound e-book extras: "Egytian Diary: The Amelia Peabody Expedition"; "A Nice, Practical Career for a Woman": A Conversation with Elizabeth Peters; "The Amelia Peabody Mysteries"It is 1917, and… OL10507784W
Driving force Driving force Dick Francis Jockey Freddie Croft discovers a high-stakes conspiracy that exposes the seedy underside of horse-racing-and faces deadlier odds of survival than in any steeplechase run. OL10530450W
A blind eye A blind eye G. M. Ford Beneath the rotting floorboards of an abandoned shed are human bones -- lots of them -- the last things a runaway rogue true-crime writer and his photojournalist ex-lover expected to find when they t… OL108459W
The deader the better The deader the better G. M. Ford Seattle P.I. Leo Waterman isn't looking for trouble when he and his forensic pathologist girlfriend Rebecca escape into the Washington wilder for a few days of relaxation -- it just seems to find him… OL108461W
Maze Maze Larry Collins Enq. dans les labos de recherche de la CIA OL11093511W
Glitz Glitz Elmore Leonard Psycho mama"s boy Teddy Magyk has a serious jones for the Miami cop who put him away--but he wants to hit Vincent Mora where it really hurts before killing him. So when a beautiful Puerto Rican hooke… OL111702W
Killshot Killshot Elmore Leonard It’s not Carmen Colson and her ironworker husband Wayne’s fault that they were in the real estate office when a pair of thugs walked in with extortion on their minds. But as far as aging Ojibway Indi… OL111704W
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
Adam and evil Adam and evil Gillian Roberts In Gillian Roberts's captivating novels of Philadelphia, the City of Brotherly Love, with its narrow streets and venerable architecture, can suddenly shiver in the icy winds of menace. Then it become… OL111920W
Till the end of Tom Till the end of Tom Gillian Roberts Traditionally, Old Philadelphians keep a low profile. They associate with one another and leave life as discreetly as they have lived it. So Philly Prep English teacher Amanda Pepper, who thinks her … OL111927W
Death in the family Death in the family Jill McGown With a plot that defies the most inspired second-guessing and with menace ticking quietly away on every page, Jill McGown's Death in the Family firmly establishes her as a master of mystery and psych… OL111929W
Death of a bore Death of a bore M. C. Beaton Minor writer John Heppel has a problem--he's a consummate bore. When he's found dead in his cottage, there are plenty of suspects. But surely boredom shouldn't be cause for murder, or so thinks local… OL112894W
Death of a nag Death of a nag M. C. Beaton More than ever, Constable Hamish Macbeth needs a change. His engagement to the lovely Priscilla Halburton-Smythe has ended. Priscilla, the daughter of a local hotelier, not only has left his life, sh… OL112899W
Motor city blue Motor city blue Loren D. Estleman Marla Bernstein is a pretty, dark-haired teenager who happens to be the ward of Ben Morningstar­a semi-retired mobster. When Marla suddenly disappears, the gang boss is forced to call in private eye … OL11295894W
The Mike Hammer collection The Mike Hammer collection Mickey Spillane "There's a kind of power about Mickey Spillane that no other writer can imitate." -The New York Times Apparently. With his trend-setting Mike Hammer detective novels, Mickey Spillane shot to super… OL11374216W
Fear Itself Fear Itself Walter Mosley Paris Minton is a man who would just as soon walk away from trouble as stand up to it. But in 1950s Los Angeles, sometimes trouble just comes and gets you. "Fearless Jones shows up at Paris Minton's … OL115532W
The long fall The long fall Walter Mosley A brand-new mystery series from one of the country's best-known, best-loved writers: a new character, a new city, a new era. A new Walter Mosley.His name is etched on the door of his Manhattan office… OL115548W
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