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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 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.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.