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The girl from Addis
By Ted Allbeury. 1984
The last time Johnny had been in Ethiopia was in 1942: his MI6 cover had been blown and he had…
been given 48 hours to get out of the country. Now, five years later, he is back, ostensibly an ace photographer but his past is still remembered; by his old employers as well as the Ethiopians. Deadly enemies hatch plots more subtle and lethal than anywhere else in Africa. 1984.The Garden of Eden and other criminal delights
By Faye Kellerman. 2006
Seventeen short stories include mysteries and family tales. In the previously unpublished title piece, Rina Decker discovers the body of…
her elderly gardening buddy. In "The Stalker", Dana's boyfriend changes after they marry. Strong language, some explicit descriptions of sex, and some violence. 2006.The ghost in the Tokaido Inn
By Dorothy Hoobler, Thomas Hoobler. 1999
Japan, 1735. While attempting to solve the mystery of a stolen jewel, Seikei, a merchant's fourteen-year-old son who longs to…
be a samurai, joins a group of Kabuki actors. Junior High. 1999.The general (CHERUB. #10.)
By Robert Muchamore. 2008
The world's largest urban warfare training compound stands in the desert near Las Vegas. Forty British commandos are being hunted…
by an entire American battalion. But their commander has an ace up his sleeve: he plans to smuggle in ten CHERUB agents, and fight the best war game ever. Includes violence and strong language. Junior high readers. 2008.The game
By Mandasue Heller. 2005
When Mary's mother throws her out, the sassy teenager soon learns how tough life can be. Her new friend Lynne…
is older, more sophisticated. She has a taste for cocaine and isn't above walking the streets for extra cash to pay for it. Mary sticks to a straighter path, until the night Lynne brings Ali and Raiz back to their flat. The women don't know that their sexy new friends are small-time criminals, desperate for alibis for a drug-dealer's murder. All too soon, Mary is in more trouble than she can handle. 2005.The garden club
By Muriel Resnik Jackson. 1992
Merrie Lee and Warren Spencer, forced by the recession to rent out their New York penthouse and move into an…
inherited house in North Carolina, find it hard to adjust to small-town life. Merrie Lee finds it even harder when she is asked to believe that a prominent citizen died of a sprained ankle. Her curiosity is then excited by a mysterious note that reads "Stop meddling," and by a few more suspicious deaths. Some strong language. 1992.The forgotten (John Puller series. #2.)
By David Baldacci. 2012
John Puller is called out on another case--and this time, it's close to home. His Aunt Betsy has been found…
dead in her Florida apartment, drowned in her backyard pool. The local police have ruled the death an accident, but Puller isn't so sure. Sequel to "Zero day", followed by "The escape". 2012.The frame-up
By Wendy McLeod MacKnight. 2018
Don't let anyone know the paintings are alive. Thirteen-year-old Mona Dunn has followed that rule for almost one hundred years,…
ever since she was painted by William Orpen and her portrait was hung on the walls of the Beaverbrook Art Gallery. So when the gallery director's son, Sargent Singer, discovers Mona is alive, she's sure she's just exposed the gallery's biggest secret. But Sargent, an aspiring artist himself, just wants to know more about the world beyond the frames. When Mona and Sargent suspect shady dealings in the gallery, they set out to find the culprit. Grades 5-8. 2018.Former police chief Katherine Sullivan has been called brilliant, brave, compassionate, and quirky, but after decades of crime fighting, this…
resilient grandmother with an artist's soul is discovering that retirement can be just as deadly as being on the job. Followed by "Death in the abstract". 2016.The force
By Don Winslow. 2017
Denny Malone is the "King of Manhattan North," a highly decorated NYPD detective sergeant and the real leader of "Da…
Force," an elite special unit. Only a few know that Malone is a dirty cop. Now he's in a trap and must walk the thin line. Bestseller. 2017.The fourth monkey: a novel
By J. D Barker. 2017
For over five years, the Four Monkey Killer has terrorized the residents of Chicago. When his body is found, the…
police quickly realize he was on his way to deliver one final message, one which proves he has taken another victim who may still be alive. As the lead investigator on the 4MK task force, Detective Sam Porter knows even in death, the killer is far from finished. When he discovers a personal diary in the jacket pocket of the body, Porter finds himself caught up in the mind of a psychopath, unraveling a twisted history in hopes of finding one last girl, all while struggling with personal demons of his own. With only a handful of clues, the elusive killer's identity remains a mystery. Time is running out and the Four Monkey Killer taunts from beyond the grave. 2017.The forgotten soldier (Pike Logan thriller. #9.)
By Brad Taylor. 2016
For years, the extralegal counterterrorist unit known as the Taskforce has worked in the shadows, anticipating and preventing attacks around…
the globe. Then a Special Forces soldier is killed on an operation in Afghanistan, and complicit in the attack is a government official of an allied nation. While the US administration wants to forget the casualty, one Taskforce member will not. When he sets out to avenge his brother's death, his actions threaten to not only expose the Taskforce's activities, but also destroy a web of alliances against a greater evil. Brought in to eliminate the risk, Pike Logan is now forced to choose between his friend and the administration he's sworn to protect, while unbeknownst to either of them, the soldier's death is only the beginning. Sequel to “The insider threat”, followed by “Ghosts of war”. 2016.The fire dance (Inspector Irene Huss investigation. #6.)
By Helene Tursten, Laura A Wideburg. 2014
Detective Inspector Irene Huss hasn't seen Sophie Malmborg for over fifteen years, but she's still haunted by the young ballerina's…
role in the fire that killed her stepfather. The case resurfaces when Sophie disappears and the charred remains of a dancer are found. Sequel to "The golden calf", followed by "The beige man". 2014. Uniform title: Eldsdansen.The forgotten girls (Louise Rick/Camilla Lind series. #7)
By Sara Blædel, Signe Rød Golly. 2015
In a forest in Denmark, a ranger discovers the fresh corpse of an unidentified woman. A large scar on one…
side of her face should make the identification easy, but nobody has reported her missing. After four days, Louise Rick--the new commander of the Missing Persons Department--is still without answers. But when she releases a photo to the media, an older woman phones to say that she recognizes the woman as Lisemette, a child she once cared for in the state mental institution many years ago. Lisemette, like the other children in the institution, was abandoned by her family and branded a "forgotten girl." But Louise soon discovers something more disturbing: Lisemette had a twin, and both girls were issued death certificates over thirty years ago. As the investigation brings Louise closer to her childhood home, she uncovers more crimes that were committed--and hidden--in the forest, and finds a terrible link to her own past that has been carefully concealed. Sequel to "The stolen angel", followed by "The killing forest". 2015. Uniform title: Glemte piger.The forsaken (Quinn Colson novel. #4.)
By Ace Atkins. 2014
Thirty-six years ago, a nameless black man wandered into Jericho, Mississippi, with nothing but the clothes on his back and…
a pair of paratrooper boots. Less than two days later, he was accused of rape and murder, hunted down by a self-appointed posse, and lynched. Now evidence has surfaced of his innocence, and county sheriff Quinn Colson sets out not only to identify the stranger's remains, but to charge those responsible for the lynching. As he starts to uncover old lies and dirty secrets, though, he runs up against fierce opposition from those with the most to lose. Sequel to “The broken places”. 2014.The forgotten affairs of youth (Isabel Dalhousie. #No. 8)
By Alexander McCall Smith. 2011
Edinburgh, Scotland. Isabel Dalhousie agrees to help fellow philosopher Jane Cooper, who is Australian, search for her biological father. Meanwhile…
Isabel considers marrying the father of her two-year-old son, and Isabel’s niece Cat has inadvertently served a poisonous mushroom tart to people at her café. 2011.The front (Win Garano novels ; #2)
By Patricia Daniels Cornwell. 2008
Massachusetts State Investigator Win Garano is given one of his most challenging cases yet when he is asked to investigate…
the death of a young British woman murdered more than forty years ago. Assumed to be a victim of the Boston Strangler, Janie Brolin was raped and left for dead in 1962. With no DNA and sketchy police records, this is a case that will test Garano to his limits. 2008. (Win Garano novels ; 2)The Friday Society
By Adrienne Kress. 2012
Cora, Nellie, and Michiko, teenaged assistants to three powerful men in Edwardian London, meet by chance at a ball that…
ends with the discovery of a murdered man, leading the three to work together to solve this and related crimes without drawing undue attention to themselves. For junior and senior high readers. Includes violence and strong language. 2012.The Four Courts murder
By Andrew Nugent. 2006
When an unpopular judge is found kicked to death in his chambers, police detectives Denis Lennon and Molly Power uncover…
a wide variety of suspects, some of whom could be linked to the judge's questionable dealings in the art world. Strong language. 2006.It should have been the night that launched a new pop idol. Tamar Valparaiso was set to launch her debut…
album, Bandersnatch, on a luxury yacht. But halfway through her performance, masked men dragged Tamar off the stage and took off, while the partygoers looked on helplessly. Violence and strong language. 2004.