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The Crocus list (Harry Maxim ; #3)
By Gavin Lyall. 1985
When three shots from a Russian rifle narrowly miss the American President at a Westminster Abbey memorial service, it is…
the assassin's bad luck that Major Harry Maxim is on duty just outside. 1985. (Harry Maxim ; 3)The confusion: Volume Two of The Baroque Cycle (Baroque cycle. #2.)
By Neal Stephenson. 2004
1689. Jack Shaftoe, criminal mastermind, recovers his memory in Algiers, evades galley slavery, and joins a quest for the lost…
treasure of a Spanish pirate. Meanwhile, Eliza, secret agent and former prisoner in a Turkish harem, is captured by a privateer while trying to escape to England with her baby. She must then navigate the intrigues of the court of Louis XIV, which are less lethal than those of the Inquisition by only a small margin. Sequel to "Quicksilver" (DC26645). 2004. (Baroque cycle ; 2)The color of night
By David L Lindsey. 1999
Former spy and recent widower Harry Strand has a second career as an art dealer in Houston. When client Mara…
Song contacts him about a portfolio of drawings, Harry's life changes. Then a videotape in Mara's VCR reveals that his past is not yet behind him. Some violence and some strong language. c1999.The conduct of Major Maxim
By Gavin Lyall. 1982
Major Harry Maxim, SAS-trained and still mourning the loss of his wife to a terrorist bomb, is asked to help…
Corporal Blagg, on the run from his battalion in Germany. 1982.The Cassandra virus
By K. V Johansen. 2006
Jordan shadows his sister, Cassie, a graduate student studying computer engineering. First the bored computer geek designs a program that…
develops a mind of its own, then Jordan uses Cassie's computer parts to create a robot that responds to voice and visual commands. When a self-serving university administrator wants to use it for sinister purposes, danger ensues as men trash Cassie's lab and, finding nothing, set out for Jordan's house. Grades 5-8. Some descriptions of violence. 2006.The Bourne initiative (New Jason Bourne novel. #14.)
By Eric Lustbader. 2017
Can Jason Bourne be working against his own country? The US Government is convinced of his treason, and Bourne's only…
hope is to join forces with his bitterest enemy. Sequel to "The Bourne enigma". 2017.The chemist
By Stephenie Meyer. 2016
She used to work for the U.S. government, one of the darkest secrets of an agency so clandestine it doesn't…
even have a name. And when they decided she was a liability, they came without warning, and they killed the only other person she trusted. When her former handler offers her a way out, it is her only chance to erase the giant target on her back. But the information she acquires only makes her situation more dangerous. And now she finds herself falling for a man who can only complicate her likelihood of survival. As she sees her choices being rapidly whittled down, she must apply her unique talents in ways she never dreamed of. Bestseller. 2016.The cat who sniffed glue (Jim Qwilleran mystery. #8.)
By Lilian Jackson Braun. 1993
Everyone is stymied when two of Pickax's most prominent citizens are found murdered in their home. But even more puzzling…
to Qwill is Koko's sudden and unaccountable attraction to rubber cement. Sequel to “The cat who knew Shakespeare”, followed by “The cat who went underground”. 1993.The cat who had 60 whiskers (Jim Qwilleran mystery. #29.)
By Lilian Jackson Braun. 2007
With his companion Polly in Paris, Qwill keeps himself occupied by writing an absurdist play called "The Cat Who Got…
Elected Dog Catcher." Meanwhile, things are spicing up in Pickax. Huge inheritances from old families are suddenly and mysteriously pouring in to town, but nobody is quite sure why. Except Koko, that is - and she's not telling. Then things get really interesting when one resident drops dead from an apparent bee sting. Can Qwill and his cats get to the bottom of things? Bestseller. Sequel to “The cat who dropped a bombshell”. 2007.The cat who dropped a bombshell (Jim Qwilleran mystery. #28.)
By Lilian Jackson Braun. 2006
Pickax is preparing for its sesquicentennial celebration, and in the midst of all the family reunions, the Siamese super-sleuth Koko…
smells trouble. One evening Koko pounces down on the head of the wealthy Ledfields' obnoxious nephew, and when the Ledfields fall ill, Jim Qwilleran begins to think that Koko's behaviour is more forewarning than feline frolicking. Bestseller. Sequel to “The cat who went bananas“, followed by “The cat who had 60 whiskers“. 2006.The cat who went bananas (Jim Qwilleran mystery. #27)
By Lilian Jackson Braun. 2005
The people of Pickax are in a state of eager anticipation. The Pirate's Chest, the long-awaited new bookstore, is finally…
set to open, and the Theatre Club is preparing to perform Oscar Wilde's 'The Importance of Being Earnest'. However, the play is brought to an abrupt halt as a cast member is killed in a car accident. But was it really an accident? As suspicions rise, Qwill and his sleuthing Siamese cats have their work cut out for them. Bestseller. Sequel to "The cat who talked turkey", followed by "The cat who dropped a bombshell". 2005.The cat who talked turkey (Jim Qwilleran mystery. #26.)
By Lilian Jackson Braun. 2004
What Pickax, the town "400 miles north of everywhere," needs is a new bookstore. But just as Pickax prepares to…
celebrate the ground breaking for a new one, a body is discovered in a nearby wooded area. Turning their attention from books to clues, Qwill, Koko, and Yum Yum set off on a hunt that will entertain. Bestseller. Sequel to “The cat who brought down the house”, followed by “The cat who went bananas”. 2004.The cat who brought down the house (Jim Qwilleran mystery. #25.)
By Lilian Jackson Braun. 2003
Thelma Thackeray, a native of Moose County, has achieved fame and fortune in Hollywood. Now 82, she has returned to…
Pickax to have some fun before she dies. Purchasing the old opera house, Thelma reopens it as a film club. But when the premier event, the Kit Kat Revue, sets the stage for murder, Jim Qwilleran and his perceptive Siamese cats are ready to spring into action. Sequel to “The cat who went up the creek“, followed by “The cat who talked turkey“. 2003.The cat who went up the creek (Jim Qwilleran mystery. #24)
By Lilian Jackson Braun. 2002
Pickax's favorite columnist, James Qwilleran, is enjoying a brief vacation with his two Siamese cats at the Nutcracker Inn, in…
the nearby town of Black Creek. But the tranquillity of the place is interrupted by the discovery of a body floating down the creek -- the body of a man who had been a guest at the inn. Bestseller. Sequel to “The cat who smelled a rat”, followed by “The cat who brought down the house”. 2002.The cat who smelled a rat (Jim Qwilleran mystery. #23)
By Lilian Jackson Braun. 2001
After a long drought, the citizens of Pickax are worried about wildfires. Their fears are soon realized. With a case…
of arson, the shooting of a volunteer fire-watcher and the murder of the president of the curling club, James Qwilleran and Co. are called in to sniff out the rat responsible. Bestseller. Sequel to “The cat who robbed a bank”, followed by “The cat who went up the creek”. 2001.The cat who saw stars (Jim Qwilleran mystery. #21)
By Lilian Jackson Braun. 1999
Qwilleran and his feline colleagues go to Moose Lake for a little R & R. The trio quickly find themselves…
looking into the disappearance of a backpacker and other unusual goings on. Bestseller. Sequel to “The cat who sang for the birds”, followed by “The cat who robbed a bank”. 1999.The cat who sang for the birds (Jim Qwilleran mystery. #20)
By Lilian Jackson Braun. 1998
It's up to the philanthropic master sleuth and his clue-finding Siamese cats to unravel a mystery beginning when the art…
centre is broken into and an elderly woman dies in a suspicious fire. Bestseller. Sequel to “The cat who tailed a thief”, followed by “The cat who saw stars”. 1998.The cat who robbed a bank (Jim Qwilleran mystery. #22.)
By Lilian Jackson Braun. 2000
The residents of Pickax are delighted that the old bombed-out Pickax Hotel is reopening with a whole new look. Everyone…
is thrown into a topspin when one of the hotel's first guests winds up a victim of murder. Qwilleran and his brilliant Siamese put their whisker-twitching, crime-solving talents to work to find a killer. Bestseller. Sequel to “The cat who saw stars“, followed by “The cat who smelled a rat“. 2000.The case of the curious bride (A perry Mason Mystery Ser.)
By Erle Stanley Gardner. 1934
Carl W. Montaine, potential heir to a fortune, has recently married Rhoda against his family's wishes. Though it is more…
than seven years since the death of Gregory Moxley, Rhoda's previous husband, she is still afraid to collect his insurance. She also wonders if she could be prosecuted if Moxley's body is ever found. Poorly disguised as Helen Crocker, Rhoda consults criminal lawyer Perry Mason. 1989, c1934.The case of the vagabond virgin: a Perry Mason mystery (A perry Mason Mystery Ser.)
By Erle Stanley Gardner. 1948
Prominent businessman John Addison persuades Perry Mason to spring Veronica Dale, a sweet young thing, from the local jail where…
she was locked up overnight for vagrancy. Once her release is arranged, however, Mason discovers that this innocent-looking girl, who is new in town, is part of an elaborate blackmail plot and wanted for murder. Some strong language. 1990, c1948.