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The fiend in human: a mystery
By John Gray. 2003
It's 1852 in London, and Edmund Whitty, dissipated tabloid correspondent, has just come up with the name Chokee Bill for…
the fiend who has been choking prostitutes with a white silk scarf. With the arrest of William Ryan for the crime, the city can breathe again, but Whitty discovers that the murders are continuing. While fighting off his creditors and his addictions, he endeavours to find the real Chokee Bill, greeted with hostility on all sides. Some strong language and descriptions of violence. 2003.The fault tree
By Mickey Friedman. 1984
Marina Robinson investigates a fatal accident at an amusement park. In the midst of the investigation, she receives a phone…
call about her sister, Catherine, who supposedly died ten years ago in India. 1984.The Falcon's Malteser: a Diamond brothers mystery (The diamond Brothers Ser.)
By Anthony Horowitz. 2004
After his older brother, a fledgling private detective, agrees to safeguard a package for a dwarf who does not live…
long, thirteen-year-old Nick scampers to solve the mystery while also trying to stay one step ahead of an assortment of thugs. Some descriptions of violence. 2004, c1986, 1995.The false Inspector Dew
By Peter Lovesey. 1982
There appears to be only one foreseeable outcome to Alma Webster's passionate love for her dentist: the murder of his…
wife. The case of notorious real-life murderer Dr. Crippen provides the inspiration for their plan, except that they avoid the mistakes that led to Crippen's arrest. On a cruise, the dentist whimsically takes the name of Dew, the detective who arrested Crippen, and is invited to investigate the murder on board. 1982.The family vault
By Charlotte MacLeod. 1979
The fall (CHERUB ; #7)
By Robert Muchamore. 2007
When an MI5 operation goes disastrously wrong, James Adams needs all of his skills to get out of Russia alive.…
Meanwhile, his sister Lauren is on her first solo mission, trying to uncover a brutal human trafficking operation. And when James does get home, he finds that his nightmare is just beginning! For Junior High readers. Sequel to "Man vs beast" (DC38144). Followed by "Mad dogs". 2007. (CHERUB ; 7)The fifth witness: a novel (Mickey Haller ; #4)
By Michael Connelly. 2011
Defense attorney Mickey Haller, from "The Lincoln Lawyer", now focuses on foreclosure work. But when his client Lisa Trammel is…
accused of murdering the banker who has been trying to take her house, Mickey once again has a high-profile case. Bestseller. 2011.The falls (Inspector Rebus. #13.)
By Ian Rankin. 2000
Edinburgh's Detective Inspector John Rebus investigates the murder of wealthy coed Philippa Balfour. He follows the hard clues, while Constable…
Siobhan Clarke researches a computer role-playing game found on the victim's laptop. Rebus uncovers a serial killer before he is suspended for his unorthodox methods. 2000.The famous DAR murder mystery
By Graham Landrum. 1992
Members of a Virginia chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution are tracking down a century-old gravesite when they…
find a body. The police write the man off as a transient, but the ladies know differently. He has manicured hands and a glorious tan. Each of the "daughters" explain their part in determining who the dead man was, who killed him, and why. 1992.The fencing master
By Arturo Pérez-Reverte, Margaret Jull Costa. 1998
Madrid, 1866. Don Jaime Astarloa is an honourable man of tradition who makes his living teaching fencing to wealthy students.…
But his life changes forever when a beautiful young lady enters his studio requesting advanced lessons. Don Jaime unwittingly becomes embroiled in political intrigue - and murder. Some descriptions of sex and violence. 1988. Uniform title: Maestro de esgrima.The female of the species: tales of mystery and suspense
By Joyce Carol Oates. 2005
From adulterers to murderers, the women portrayed here possess a killer combination of venom and vice. In "The Haunting," a…
mother reinvents herself after her husband's suspicious death. Mysterious late-night phone calls prompt an unhappy young wife to seek vengeance on her volatile mate in "So Help Me God." Explicit descriptions of sex and violence. Contains strong language. 2005.The fear index
By Robert Harris. 2011
Dr Max Hoffman is a physicist who uses a revolutionary & highly secret system of computer algorithms to trade on…
the world's financial markets. Hoffman's hedge fund - built around the standard measure of market volatility - generates astonishing returns for his investors. Late one night, an intruder disturbs Hoffman & his wife. 2011.The fever tree: and other stories
By Ruth Rendell. 1982
The fallen curtain, and other stories
By Ruth Rendell. 1976
The author has acquired a reputation for handling themes in which the subject is crime but with the emphasis on…
the exploration of the character and the creation of an atmosphere of unease and suspense. These are the qualities manifest in this collection of short stories. The recurrent themes are those of the consequences of conscience, of the accuser becoming the accused, of the assailant becoming the victim. In two of the stories, for example, the author deals with forms of mental disturbance, while another two cross the frontiers of the supernatural. 1976.The fallen angel: a novel (Gabriel Allon. #12.)
By Daniel Silva. 2012
Vatican City. Art restorer and spy Gabriel Allon is working on a Caravaggio masterpiece when he is summoned by Donati,…
the pope’s private secretary. Donati wants Allon to discreetly investigate the death of a woman whose body was found in St. Peter’s Basilica. Violence and some strong language. Bestseller. 2012. (Gabriel Allon ; 12)The falls: a novel
By Joyce Carol Oates. 2004
Ariah is widowed on the first day of her honeymoon in Niagara Falls. Local lawyer Dirk Burnaby falls in love…
with Ariah and marries her. But when he later takes on the Love Canal lawsuit he becomes estranged from his family. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. 2004.The far side of the world (Jack Aubrey ; #10)
By Patrick O'Brian. 1997
It is the war of 1812 and Jack Aubrey and his tetchy, sardonic friend Stephen Maturin set sail across the…
South Atlantic to intercept a powerful American frigate outward bound from Boston to play havoc with the British whaling trade. It is a commission after Jack's own heart, and best of all he's given his much-loved ship "Surprise" - reprieved from the breaker's yard because of her exceptional sailing qualities. Sequel to "Treason's harbour" (DC31586). Followed by "The reverse of the medal" (DC31583). 1997. (Jack Aubrey ; 10)The corpse with the golden nose (A Cait Morgan mystery ; #2)
By Cathy Ace. 2013
Convinced that the world-famous owner of a family-run vineyard was murdered, criminologist Cait Morgan shares her findings with Bud Anderson,…
a retired homicide cop. But he believes that the woman took her own life, whatever her grief-stricken sister might say. That is, until death strikes again, in the neat rows of grapevines that clamber up the banks of Lake Okanagan. Uncovering obsessions that might have fuelled murderous thoughts among the victim's wacky neighbours is a start, but as Cait unravels the clues, she realizes that more lives are at stake. Sequel to "The corpse with the silver tongue". 2013.The corpse with the silver tongue (A cait Morgan Mystery Ser.)
By Cathy Ace, Frances Thorsen. 2012
In the south of France where hatred simmers in the heat, a man seemingly admired, and certainly feared, drops dead…
at a dinner party. All of the guests fall under suspicion, including Welsh-Canadian professor Cait Morgan. A criminologist who specializes in profiling victims, Cait sets out to solve the murder - and clear her name. Add to this the disappearance of an ancient Celtic gold collar said to be cursed and you have the ingredients for a Nicoise salad of death, secrets, and lies. Will Cait find the killer before she too falls victim to a murderer driven by a surprising and disturbing motive? 2012.The devil at my heels
By Charles Mossop. 2011
Following the murder of his friend, George Randall, mild-mannered professor of history, finds himself caught up in a race to…
uncover the killer's identity and find the solution to an eight-hundred-year-old mystery surrounding the disappearance of a priceless royal treasure. Randall's search takes him from England to Italy, Austria and Germany, where he employs his research skills as well as deception and fast footwork as he searches for an ancient manuscript that holds all the answers. Some descriptions of violence. 2011.