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The courtship gift
By Julie Parsons. 1999
Upon finding her husband dead in their study, Anna Neale probes into his untimely death out of fear of foul…
play. Crippled by the discovery of debts, fraud, and infidelities, she finds herself defenceless and vulnerable. But this is just what Matthew has always wanted. He is watching and waiting, and when he is ready, he will bring her his courtship gift. 1999.The dogs of Riga (Kurt Wallander ; #2)
By Laurie Thompson, Henning Mankell. 2001
Inspector Kurt Wallander and his team at the Ystad police station in Skåne, southern Sweden, receive an anonymous tip-off that…
comes to pass a few days later: a life raft is washed up on a beach. In it are two men, dressed in expensive suits, shot dead. The dead men were Eastern European criminals, victims of what seems to have been a gangland hit. But as the case soon takes on a sinister turn, Wallander finds himself in Riga, Latvia. There he is plunged into a frozen, alien world of police surveillance, scarcely veiled threats and lies. Some strong language. 2001. (Kurt Wallander ; 2) Uniform title: Hundarna i Riga.The concrete blonde (Harry Bosch series. #3.)
By Michael Connelly. 1994
Harry Bosch, maverick homicide detective, is hauled into court, the chief defendant in a civil suit against the LAPD. The…
plaintiffs are the family of "The Dollmaker", a notorious serial killer whom Bosch shot during an arrest three years before. Their allegation? That Bosch killed the wrong man - an accusation which becomes horribly plausible when a new body is found to carry all the hallmarks of a Dollmaker slaying. To clear his name, Bosch must prove that a copycat killer is at work. But can he? Sequel to "The black ice", followed by "The last coyote". 1994.The curse of the pharaohs (Amelia Peabody mystery. #2)
By Elizabeth Peters. 2006
When Lady Baskerville's husband Sir Henry dies after discovering what may have been an undisturbed royal tomb in Luxor, she…
appeals to eminent archaeologist Radcliffe Emerson and his wife Amelia to take over the excavation. Amid rumours of a curse haunting all those involved with the dig, the intrepid couple proceeds to Egypt, where they begin to suspect that Sir Henry did not die a natural death, and they are confident that the accidents that plague the dig are caused by a sinister human element, not a pharaoh's curse. Sequel to "Crocodile on the sandbank", followed by "The mummy case". 2006.The corpse with the ruby lips (Cait Morgan mystery. #8.)
By Cathy Ace. 2016
A gig as guest lecturer at the university in Budapest should have been a dream job for a travelling criminologist…
and food lover. But wherever Cait Morgan goes, murder seems to follow. One of Cait’s new students pleads with her to solve the mystery of her grandmother’s brutal slaying. She agrees, but when she is repeatedly hassled by a weird colleague, and as bizarre details about the student’s family members come to light, Cait is beset by uncertainty. As she gets closer to the truth, Cait's investigation puts the powers-that-be on high alert, and her instincts tell her she's in grave danger. Bud races to Budapest to come to Cait's aid, but will it be too late? Sequel to "The corpse with the garnet face". 2016.The corpse with the garnet face (Cait Morgan mystery. #7.)
By Cathy Ace. 2016
To Bud Anderson’s surprise, he discovers he has a long-lost uncle, Jonas, who’s met an untimely death. Bud's mother assures…
him Jonas was a bad child, but, from beyond the grave, Uncle Jonas begs his nephew to visit the city he adopted as his home to delve into the life he built for himself there, founded on his passion for art. With an old iron key as their only clue, Cait and Bud travel to Amsterdam to solve the cryptic message left by Jonas, and to honour the final wishes of a long-lost relative. Sequel to "The corpse with the diamond hand". 2016.The corpse with the diamond hand (Cait Morgan mystery. #6.)
By Cathy Ace. 2015
Professor Cait Morgan and Bud Anderson have finally said 'I do'. To celebrate, they set sail on a romantic Hawaiian…
honeymoon cruise and, for nearly two weeks, the mystery solving newlyweds are worry-free. But then a man drops dead in the games room right in front of them and Cait and Bud can't help but lend their expertise. To the others in the games room, the sudden death of Tommy Trussler--the ship's onboard card-game tutor--appears to have been from natural causes. But the professor suspects something much more sinister. Sequel to "The corpse with the sapphire eyes". 2015.The corpse with the sapphire eyes (Cait Morgan mystery. #5.)
By Cathy Ace. 2014
It's Cait and Bud's wedding weekend and for the first time she feels like a bride - or at least,…
she's supposed to. But then the rain won't quit, the supposedly romantic Welsh castle feels creepy, and there's a dead body on the stairs. What first appears to have been the untimely, unfortunate, and accidental death of their wedding choirmaster quickly reveals itself to have been a murder. And when a series of mysterious events occur around the castle, Cait, Bud, and Cait's sister Sian tackle the case of The Corpse with the Sapphire Eyes, attempting to solve the mystery before another sinister event can ruin their destination wedding. Sequel to "The corpse with the platinum hair", followed by "The corpse with the diamond hand". 2014.The corpse with the platinum hair (Cait Morgan mystery. #4.)
By Cathy Ace, Frances Thorsen. 2014
With birthday celebrations in the cards, criminologist Cait Morgan and her significant other, retired cop Bud Anderson, travel to Las…
Vegas. As they are about to finish dinner in the casino owners’ exclusive private dining room, Miss Shirley, a woman acknowledged as Queen of The Strip, is murdered. Security locks down the room. Cait, Bud, a corpse, and ten possible murderers are trapped in the luxurious restaurant for twelve deadly hours. The bodies pile up, the tension mounts, the list of suspects dwindles - and Cait knows she has to work out who the killer is because there’s no telling who might be next to die. Sequel to "The corpse with the emerald thumb". 2014.The end of act three (Dani Ross mysteries. #3)
By Gilbert Morris. 2001
Jonathan Ainsley turns to investigator Dani Ross to help when he receives threats regarding his latest play. Dani must discover…
who's telling the truth and who's just playing another part before it's too late. Sequel to "And then there were two", followed by "Four of a kind". 2001.The factory voice
By Jeanette Lynes. 2009
Fort William, 1941. Something's gone wrong with the Mosquitos being built for the war effort - they keep crashing in…
flight tests, for no apparent reason. Is the problem with their design, or are they being sabotaged? Everyone's on high alert, and "The Factory Voice" newsletter keeps abreast of the details - or at least the rumours. Some strong language. c2009.The essence of malice (Amory Ames mystery. #4.)
By Ashley Weaver. 2017
When Milo Ames receives a troubling letter from his childhood nanny, Madame Nanette, he and Amory travel to Paris where…
they are soon embroiled in a mystery surrounding the death of a famous parfumier. Helios Belanger died suddenly, shortly before the release of his newest, highly anticipated perfume, and Madame Nanette, who works for the family, is convinced that her employer's death was not due to natural causes. The more Amory and Milo look into the motives of industry rivals and the Belanger heirs who are vying for control of his perfume empire, the more they are convinced that Nanette may be right. When secrets unfold and things take a dangerous turn, Amory and Milo must work quickly to uncover the essence of the matter and catch a killer before the scent goes cold. Sequel to "A most novel revenge". 2017.The exile (BookShots)
By James Patterson, Alison Joseph. 2017
The woman Finn O'Grady swore to protect is convinced an ancient curse has put her family in danger. O'Grady has…
seen too much evil to believe in the supernatural. And then the killing starts. 2017.The escape (John Puller series ; #3)
By David Baldacci. 2014
John Puller's older brother, Robert, was convicted of treason and national security crimes. His inexplicable escape from prison makes him…
the most wanted criminal in the country. Some in the government believe that John Puller represents their best chance at capturing Robert alive, and so Puller must bring in his brother to face justice. But Puller quickly discovers that his brother is pursued by others who don't want him to survive. Puller is in turn pushed into an uneasy, fraught partnership with another agent, who may have an agenda of her own. They dig more deeply into the case together, and Puller finds that not only are her allegiances unclear, but there are troubling details about his brother's conviction, and someone out there doesn't want the truth to ever come to light. As the nationwide manhunt for Robert grows more urgent, Puller's masterful skills as an investigator and strengths as a fighter may not be enough to save his brother--or himself. Sequel to "The forgotten", followed by "No man's land". 2014.The escape artist
By Brad Meltzer. 2018
Nola Brown's body was found on a plane that mysteriously fell from the sky as it left a secret military…
base in the Alaskan wilderness. Her commanding officer verifies she's dead. The US government confirms it. But Jim "Zig" Zigarowski has just found out the truth: Nola is still alive. Bestseller. 2018.The end of Lieutenant Boruvka
By Josef Škvorecký. 1989
As Lieutenant Boruvka pursues the truth about Prague's latest murders, he is caught in a web of conflict, deceit and…
treachery. For this is 1968 -- the year of the Prague Spring, the Russian invasion, and massive defections to the West. 1989. Uniform title: Konec porucíka Boruvky.When journalist Kathryn Morrissey's book about thirteen adult children of prominent Canadians is published, one of the parents, Sam Parker,…
is furious enough to take a pot shot at the author. Joanne Kilbourn is covering his trial for television while her boyfriend, lawyer Jack Shreve, is hired by Parker. On the day of the verdict, Morrissey is brutally murdered, and Joanne's investigation quickly has her trying to unravel the endless knot of the relationship between parent and child. 2006.The evidence exposed
By Elizabeth George. 2000
A collection of three short stories. In 'The evidence exposed', the two week course on 'Great Houses of Britain' brings…
together a varied group of enthusiasts. When one turns up dead, Inspector Thomas Lynley makes a cameo appearance. In 'I, Richard', Malcolm Cousins has spent years in the single-minded pursuit of a priceless letter, probably written by Richard III on the eve of the Battle of Bosworth, but does he want it enough to kill for it? Some strong language. 2000.The falconer's knot
By Mary Hoffman. 2008
Silvano and Chiara are two teenagers with a difference. Silvano has been accused of a murder he did not commit.…
Chiara has been ousted from her family as a young woman with no marriage prospects. For these two very different reasons they are forced to seek refuge in a neighbouring convent and friary. And when they meet they are instantly aware that they are both outsiders, ill at ease with monastic life. Then a grisly murder occurs - followed by another, and then another. For Junior and Senior High readers. 2008.The empress file (A Kidd novel. #2)
By John Sandford. 2002
Sandford takes us into the minds of two irresistible con artists - Kidd and LuEllen - a winning pair of…
lovers and liars plotting the ultimate sting. Sequel to "The fool's run", followed by "The devil's code". 2002, c1991.