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Sleuth Joanne Kilbourn is dismayed to find out that her friend Jill is marrying filmmaker Evan MacLeish. While he is…
famous, he has also exploited the lives - and deaths - of the two wives he lost to suicide by making acclaimed films about them. And now, he is on the point of releasing his most potentially explosive film yet, one that features his 17-year-old daughter Bryn. Some strong language. 2003.The full cupboard of life (Precious Ramotswe ; #5)
By Alexander McCall Smith. 2003
Gaborone, Botswana. A wealthy woman hires Precious Ramotswe, head of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, to investigate the sincerity…
of several potential husbands. Precious resolves not only her client's quandary but also her own fiancé's reluctance to marry. Sequel to "The Kalahari typing school for men" (DC29230). Bestseller. 2003. (Precious Ramotswe ; 5). (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series)The delicate storm (John Cardinal series. #2.)
By Giles Blunt. 2003
When the dismembered corpse of an American tourist turns up half-eaten by bears in the woods near Algonquin Bay, Detective…
John Cardinal is assigned to the case. Usually his small-town cases practically solve themselves, but not only does he not have a single lead this time, but both the RCMP and CSIS get involved. Then a well-respected woman is found frozen under a glaze of ice, and Cardinal realizes that the two very different murders might well be linked. Some strong language. Sequel to "Forty words for sorrow", followed by "Blackfly season". 2003.The dead-house (Alexandra Cooper mystery.)
By Linda A Fairstein. 2001
New York D.A. Alexandra Cooper, last seen in “Cold Hit”, investigates the death of an anthropology professor being stalked by…
her ex-husband. New suspects emerge as Alex learns more about the woman’s colleagues and her interest in the ruins of a former island prison. Violence and strong language. 2001.Stone angel (Kathleen Mallory mystery. #4.)
By Carol O'Connell. 1997
Renegade police detective Kathleen Mallory left New York in search of answers about her past. Months later she turned up…
in a small Louisiana town with shocking evidence and a plan to seek revenge on the people who stoned her mother to death and the town which stood by and let it happen. Violence. Sequel to “Killing critics”, followed by “Shell game”. 1997.Southern cross (Andy Brazil Ser. #No. 2)
By Patricia Daniels Cornwell. 1999
Robbery, murder, incompetence and not enough parking spaces - just another day in the life of a big city's police…
department. Judy Hammer investigates as a virus crashes the police computer, freezing screens with a design of blue fish - the same one a gang called the Pikes claim is their symbol. Strong language. 1999.Almost blue
By Oonagh Stransky, Carlo Lucarelli. 2003
A serial killer is terrorising the students of Bologna. Rookie female detective Grazia Negro is determined to solve the case.…
Only one witness can positively identify the killer...and he's blind. Simone spends his days in solitude, listening to Elvis Costello's Almost Blue and scanning the radio waves of the city to eavesdrop on other people's lives. He likes to imagine what people are like - based on the tone and 'colour' of their voice - and his acute hearing sets alarm bells ringing upon hearing the voice of the killer. Some descriptions of sex and violence. 2003. Uniform title: Almost blue.Hoot to kill (Robyn Devara Mystery Ser.)
By Karen Dudley. 1998
When Robyn Devara goes into the field to research spotted owls near the remote logging town of Marten Valley she…
really doesn't expect any trouble. Then she discovers the body of a murdered logging foreman in the woods and things start to get scary. Robyn must deal with angry townspeople, her attractive male colleague, and the suspicion that she herself may have been involved in the murder. 1998.Eleven on top (Stephanie Plum novel. #11.)
By Janet Evanovich. 2005
New Jersey bounty hunter Stephanie Plum quits her job, tired of being mistreated. While trying her hand at various menial…
occupations, she receives threatening notes from a criminal who is supposed to be dead. Stephanie investigates with the help of former colleague Ranger. Bestseller. 2005.By the time you read this (John Cardinal series. #4.)
By Giles Blunt. 2006
Detective John Cardinal of remote Algonquin Bay, Ontario is in mourning for his wife, an apparent suicide, when he starts…
receiving hate-filled notes gloating over his loss. Believing that his wife may have been murdered, he begins looking into who might be behind it. Meanwhile, his partner Lise Delorme is trying to track down the pedophile responsible for a cache of appalling photos featuring a possibly local girl. Some descriptions of sex and violence, some strong language. Sequel to "Blackfly season", followed by "Crime machine". 2006.A most dangerous woman
By Lee Jackson. 2007
London, 1850's. When the mysterious Sarah Tanner opens her Dining and Coffee Rooms, few doubt that she has a past.…
When an old friend is brutally murdered, she is unable to turn to the police, and reluctantly finds herself drawn back into London's underworld. Assisted by unlikely friends and dogged by the greatest villain in the city, Sarah must unravel a web of treachery and deceit. Some descriptions of violence. 2007.4th of July (Women's murder club. #4.)
By James Patterson, Maxine Paetro. 2006
San Francisco police lieutenant Lindsay Boxer retreats to her sister's house in Half Moon Bay while fighting a charge of…
police brutality. But a killer is loose, and Lindsay enlists the help of the Women's Murder Club to catch him. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller 2005. (Women's Murder Club ; 4)2nd chance: a novel (Women's Murder Club Ser. #No. 2)
By James Patterson, Andrew Gross. 2002
The tragic end of the honeymoon murder case left Lindsay Boxer unsure if she could ever return to work. But…
when a little girl is shot outside a San Francisco church, she knows it's time to reconvene the Women's Murder Club. Working with reporter Cindy Thomas, assistant DA Jill Bernhardt and medical examiner Claire Washburn, Lindsay starts to track a mystifying killer who quickly turns her pursuers into his victims. 2002.Bare bones: A Novel (Temperance Brennan Ser. #No. 6)
By Kathy Reichs. 2003
Dr. Temperance Brennan is a forensic anthropologist who is about to take her first vacation in years, but then the…
bones start showing up. First, a newborn baby burned in a woodstove whose mother is missing, then a plane crash with the victims burnt and covered in a strange substance, then a body found by Temperance's dog. And someone is following her family. 2003.Immortal in death (In Death Ser. #3)
By J. D. Robb. 2000
New York City, 2058. Homicide detective lieutenant Eve Dallas's friend Mavis introduces Eve to her new fashion designer lover, Leonardo.…
Leonardo, however, is also involved with model Pandora, later found dead. Eve investigates the murder to clear Mavis's name. Strong language, some explicit descriptions of sex, and some violence. 1996.Origin in death (Eve Dallas mysteries)
By J. D. Robb. 2005
Police lieutenant Eve Dallas and her partner Delia Peabody investigate the murder of a benevolent celebrity plastic surgeon. Eve enlists…
help from her husband, Roarke, after the victim's son, a doctor who took over the practice, is also killed. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller 2005.Trace (Dr. Kay Scarpetta mysteries. book XIII #No. 13)
By Patricia Daniels Cornwell. 2004
Former medical examiner Kay Scarpetta returns to Richmond, Virginia, to advise on the mysterious death of a teenage girl whose…
father is associated with Homeland Security. Meanwhile Kay's lover, Benton, and niece Lucy investigate another case - which later appears connected to Kay's. Some descriptions of sex and violence, some strong language. Bestseller. 2004. (Dr. Kay Scarpetta mysteries ; 13)The last precinct (Dr. Kay Scarpetta mysteries. #12.)
By Patricia Daniels Cornwell. 2000
In this sequel to "Black notice" (DC21800), Dr. Kay Scarpetta has escaped death from the serial killer "werewolf" and continues…
investigating crimes committed by his French syndicate. But then the doctor herself faces a murder accusation. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2000. (Dr. Kay Scarpetta mysteries ; 12)Guardian of the horizon (Amelia Peabody mystery. #16.)
By Elizabeth Peters. 2004
Egypt, 1907. Archaeologist family headed by Amelia Peabody and husband Emerson accepts a hazardous mission to Lost Oasis to save…
their friend Prince Tarek, suffering from a strange sickness. They encounter constant deceptions and dangers on the desert trek, ultimately finding themselves victims of a ruse to dethrone the prince. Sequel to "Children of the storm", followed by "The serpent on the crown". 2004.One for the money: A Stephanie Plum Novel (Stephanie Plum novel ; #1)
By Janet Evanovich. 1994
Out-of-work lingerie buyer Stephanie Plum blackmails her cousin Vinnie into hiring her as a bounty hunter. Her first case is…
Joe Morelli, a vice cop accused of shooting an unarmed man. Stephanie's feelings towards Joe are mixed because he never called after she gave up her virginity to him in high school. She locates Joe over and over again, but he refuses to cooperate unless she helps him prove his innocence. Strong language and some violence. Followed by "Two for the dough" (DC29484). 1994. (Stephanie Plum novel ; 1)