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After the horrifying events of The Wire in the Blood (DB xxxxx), Tony Hill has left profiling work for academia.…
Two years later, Carol Jordan calls for advice on an unexpected undercover assignment. Her dangerous case is soon complicated by a stalking serial killer. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2002
Grand Rapids, Minnesota. A baby is kidnapped and a woman is murdered on the same night. The police believe the…
killing is connected to the earlier disappearance of three other women. Detectives Jonathan Stride and Maggie Bei investigate both crimes. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2010
In this sequel to Stripped (RC 64161), Duluth detective Jonathan Stride attempts to prove his partner Maggie Bei did not…
kill her husband. Meanwhile Jonathan's lover, private investigator Serena Dial, agrees to help a politician deal with a blackmailer. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2008
During a performance at London's Unicorn Theatre, Felix Gardener fires a revolver supposedly loaded with duds, killing fellow actor Arthur…
Surbonadier, with whom he had previously feuded. For Scotland Yard inspector Roderick Alleyn (conveniently in attendance), the question is not who pulled the trigger--but who switched the bullets? 1935
Percival Pyke Period and retired solicitor Harold Cartell host a treasure hunt at their shared country estate, after which one…
of them is found murdered. Scotland Yard inspector Roderick Alleyn questions guests and family members and finds that a missing pair of gloves may lead to the killer. 1962
As wealthy spinster Idris Campanula plays the musical prelude to the Pen Cuckoo parish hall's amateur charity performance, she is…
shot to death by a gun rigged inside the piano. Scotland Yard inspector Roderick Alleyn investigates, but suspects Miss Campanula may not have been the intended victim. 1939
Scotland Yard's Inspector Roderick Alleyn finds himself with too many suspects after the death of the British Home Secretary during…
surgery. The murderer could have been a spurned mistress, a hate-filled wife, a jealous doctor, a crazy sister, or one of a number of terrorists. 1935
On holiday in New Zealand, Inspector Roderick Alleyn encounters a traveling theater troupe from his native England. At a cast…
party, a stunt involving a champagne bottle leads to the death of troupe director Alfred Meyer. Suspects include Meyer's actress wife and her leading man--and lover--Hailey Hambledon. 1937
En route to a family vacation, Inspector Roderick Alleyn finds himself in an alpine chateau that serves as the headquarters…
for a sinister cult of dope peddlers who practice bizarre religious rites. Roderick exposes a conspiracy to kidnap his son, corrupt a young girl, and murder a wealthy spinster. 1954
Edinburgh inspector John Rebus helps London police track a serial killer dubbed the Wolfman because of the bite marks on…
victims' bodies. Rebus works with metropolitan CID counterpart George Flight and psychologist Lisa Frazer, who may have connections to the killer. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 1992
A serial killer targets young girls in Edinburgh, Scotland. Detective John Rebus receives taunting letters that he dismisses as coincidence--until…
they threaten his daughter. Reporter Jim Stevens, who is investigating Rebus's brother for drug trafficking, suspects Rebus is involved. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 1987
Las Vegas newcomer Jonathan Stride, of Immoral (DB 61116), investigates a playboy's slaying while Stride's lover, detective Serena Dial, handles…
two killings, including a hit-and-run. They link the three deaths to an exotic dancer's murder that occurred decades ago. Strong language, some explicit descriptions of sex, and some violence. 2006
Edinburgh. Inspector John Rebus investigates the case of a gangster's son found murdered in a medieval cellar, an apparent victim…
of a Northern Ireland-style punishment. Rebus heads to Belfast and uncovers possible connections to drugs, gun trafficking, the IRA, and loyalist paramilitary groups. Violence and strong language. 1994
The president of an African republic plans a goodwill mission to England, but someone seems intent on including murder in…
his itinerary. Inspector Alleyn of Scotland Yard, a former classmate of the president, finds himself in a ticklish predicament when he's put in charge of security precautions. Some strong language. 1973
When Detective Inspector John Rebus participates in a raid on an Edinburgh brothel, he is surprised to find a member…
of Parliament, Gregor Jack, among the guests. Because the press seems to have known about the raid, Rebus suspects a setup. Then Jack's wife is found murdered near their cottage in the Highlands. Some strong language
After a young girl is raped and murdered, one of the suspects and some of his family die under suspicious…
circumstances. A series of anonymous notes signed Paper Man, and the odd actions of the rape and murder victim's grief-stricken father, are among the clues that Chief Commander Coffin must sift through to solve the case. Some violence
Rich, vain, hypochondriac Sybil Foster, on a rest cure at posh Greengages, is found dead--a supposed but improbable suicide. Scotland…
Yard superintendent Roderick Alleyn investigates Foster's caddish doctor, ne'er-do-well stepson, nouveau-riche neighbor, and a Scots gardener. 1978
Members of a London acting troupe performing Shakespeare's Macbeth suspect the play is cursed after several pranks disrupt rehearsals. Their…
apprehension turns to horror when an actor is murdered onstage during a performance. Scotland Yard Chief Superintendent Roderick Alleyn, who happens to be in the audience, investigates. 1982
Sir Hubert Handesley hosts a weekend house party at his country estate, during which assorted guests engage in a game…
of "murder." When a real death interrupts their parlor game, Inspector Alleyn from Scotland Yard arrives to investigate. 1934
Inspector Roderick Alleyn of Scotland Yard tracks a killer in the seemingly peaceful English village of Swevenings after a body…
is found in a thicket by the trout stream. He discovers that violent death is just as gruesome among the gentry as among the working class. 1955