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The bodies left behind The bodies left behind Jeffery Deaver Arriving at a deserted lake house to investigate an aborted call to police, Deputy Anna McCafferty walks into the middle of a heinous crime and is deprived of her weapon, car, and phone, forced to fl… OL24156733W
Then we die Then we die James Craig All things -- good or bad -- must come to an end. Inspector Carlyle gets the shock of his life when his mother announces she is divorcing his father after fifty years of marriage. But it's nothing co… OL24166635W
Hard evidence Hard evidence Mark Pearson Jackie Malone has been murdered. Her body lies in a pool of blood in the north London flat where she worked as a prostitute. Deep knife wounds have been gouged into her corpse. For Detective Inspecto… OL24177663W
The toy breaker The toy breaker R. Chester "Evil walks the streets of the city. Babies are being snatched in the night by the Toy Breaker, a shadowy figure who leaves behind a sinister calling card - the broken remains of a wooden toy. Chief … OL24184905W
Princes gate Princes gate Mark Ellis "Princes Gate is the first in a new series of crime thrillers that involve DCI Frank Merlin. These atmospheric books are set in wartime London mixing historical and fictional characters and featuring… OL24189896W
Into the shadows Into the shadows Shirley Wells When Rodney Hill, wrongly arrested for a series of murders, hangs himself, Jill Kennedy, the forensic psychologist whose profile led to Hill's arrest gives up her work with the police and moves to th… OL7605070W
Sea Change (Jesse Stone) Sea Change (Jesse Stone) Robert B. Parker After the body of a divorced Florida heiress washes ashore in Paradise, Jesse Stone discovers her kinky secrets-and a sordid past that casts suspicion on everyone she knew, from friends to family. Un… OL7967688W
Dead Run Dead Run P. J. Tracy It should have been a simple journey – a drive from Minneapolis to Green Bay, Wisconsin. But a couple of unplanned detours lead Grace MacBride, Annie Belinsky and police Deputy Sharon Mueller deep i… OL7986234W
The night she died The night she died Dorothy Simpson Inspector Thanet is called to investigate the death of a young housewife. His clues are a painting, a disc jockey, a mermaid, an estate agent, a recurring nightmare and an unsolved murder. Delving in… OL79923W
Stripped Stripped Julie Leto Lilith St. John is a witch--really! And she hasn't been too good lately. (It seems using her powers to make Detective Mac Mancusi totally infatuated with her was a big no-no. Who knew?) After all, wh… OL8028732W
To Love And Be Wise (Inspector Alan Grant #4) To Love And Be Wise (Inspector Alan Grant #4) Josephine Tey The whole art colony at Salcott St. Mary would have agreed with popular authoress Lavinia Finch when she remarked about her American guest: “I’m sure he must have been something very wicked in ancien… OL80944W
Mrs. Jeffries and the silent knight Mrs. Jeffries and the silent knight Emily Brightwell Mrs. Jeffries Victorian Mystery series #20 "Mrs. Jeffries is the Miss Marple of Victorian Mystery."—The Paperback ForumSir George Braxton was found lying face down in a frozen fountain with the ba… OL80956W
What Never Happens What Never Happens Anne Holt All over Oslo, celebrities are turning up dead in the most macabre of situations: a talk show host with her tongue cut out, a politician crucified with a copy of the Koran stuffed up her private part… OL8135539W
The Salton Killings The Salton Killings Sally Spencer Chief Inspector Woodend #1 The strangled body of teenager Diane Thornburn is found buried in the salt store in a Cheshire village. Diane's best friend, Margie Poole, knows more than she is prepared … OL8394667W
Forever Blue Forever Blue Suzanne Brockmann SHOULD SHE BELIEVE HER HEART... "For Lucy Tait, no one personified the word hero as much as Blue McCoy. As a child, he was her self-appointed rescuer, and as a teenager, he was the boy who hot awa… OL84176W
Murder 101 Murder 101 Maggie Barbieri ***Safely outside the New York City limits, St. Thomas College was supposed to promise peace and quiet. Unfortunately, English professor Alison Bergeron has found it to be anything but.*** She recent… OL8568616W
Gorky Park Gorky Park Martin Cruz Smith A triple murder in a Moscow amusement center: three corpses found frozen in the snow, faces and fingers missing. Chief homicide investigator Arkady Renko is brilliant, sensitive, honest, and cynic… OL874073W
The Seven Symphonies The Seven Symphonies Simon Boswell 449 p. : 22 cm OL8978962W
Death in the Quarry Death in the Quarry G. D. H. (George Douglas Howard) Cole,Margaret Cole >> “Welcome, sir, to the Marlock Works, where we are excavating the nearby quarry. What’s that, you want to try out our remote blasting equipment? Well, you can press that switch there, but nothing w… OL91876W
Jitterbug Jitterbug Loren D. Estleman A killer who is brutalizing innocents and the elderly in World War II Detroit is tracked by a determined cop, who must not only try to keep the peace and rescue the city from a maniac, but also quiet… OL92524W
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