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One by one: a Danny Ryan mystery (A Danny Ryan Thriller #2)
By Sarah Cain. 2017
Recently widowed young Philadelphia journalist Danny Ryan gets an unexpected request from former high school acquaintance Greg Moss. Greg has…
been getting odd biblical texts and--worried that they were linked to the deaths of others in their class--he asks Danny to investigate. Then Greg, too, is killed. Violence and strong language. 2017The last temptation (Dr. Tony Hill and Carol Jordan Mysteries Ser. #3)
By Val McDermid, St. Martin`s Press. 2003
After the horrifying events of The Wire in the Blood (DB xxxxx), Tony Hill has left profiling work for academia.…
Two years later, Carol Jordan calls for advice on an unexpected undercover assignment. Her dangerous case is soon complicated by a stalking serial killer. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2002The cook, the crook, and the real estate tycoon: a novel of contemporary China
By Howard Goldblatt, Sylvia Li-chun Lin, Liu Zhenyun. 2015
Liu Yuejin, a worksite cook and a thief, has his pack with money stolen. While searching for it, he discovers…
another bag which contains a USB card detailing corruption of high officials and putting him in danger. Translated from the original 2007 Chinese edition. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2015My soul to take: Ashes to dust ; The day is dark ; Someone to watch over me (Thora Gudmundsdottir Ser. #3)
By Philip Roughton, Yrsa Sigurdardottir, Yrsa Sigurðardóttir. 2012
Following Last Rituals (DB 80360), books two through five, written between 2006 and 2009, in the series featuring Icelandic attorney/sleuth…
Thóra Gudmundsdóttir. In Someone to Watch over Me, a young man with Down Syndrome is accused of burning down his assisted-living facility. Originally published in Icelandic. Strong language and some violence. 2013Sacrifice: A Novel (The Nevernight Chronicle Ser. #11)
By Sharon Bolton, S. J. Bolton. 2008
Digging in the Shetland Islands peat, newcomer obstetrician Tora Hamilton unearths the body of a woman who had recently given…
birth and whose heart was removed. Tora becomes obsessed with investigating, even when the police, her colleagues, and eventually even her husband--a local--warn her against it. Violence and strong language. 2008Awakening: A Novel
By Sharon Bolton, S. J. Bolton. 2010
Disfigured by a childhood accident, wildlife veterinarian Clara Benning generally prefers the company of animals to people. When a local…
man dies following a supposed snakebite, however, Clara's expertise is needed. As additional shocking snake incidents occur, it becomes clear that a human is involved. Violence and some strong language. 2009Blood harvest
By Sharon Bolton, S. J. Bolton. 2011
Something isn't quite right in the small moors town of Heptonclough, particularly the mysterious accidental deaths of three toddlers over…
the last ten years. Troubles begin for ten-year-old newcomer Tom and his family when Tom sees a mysterious child lurking around the nearby churchyard. Violence and some strong language. 2010Nemesis: A Marcus Didius Falco Novel (Marcus Didius Falco Mysteries Ser. #20)
By Lindsey Davis, St. Martin`s Press. 2011
77 A.D. Roman informer Marcus Didius Falco grieves over the loss of both his newborn son and his father on…
the same day. Looking into his father's unfinished business, Falco discovers that the couple who had supplied his father statues has mysteriously disappeared. Some strong language. 2010Crush: a Karen Vail novel (Karen Vail Ser.)
By Alan Jacobson, Perseus. 2009
In Napa Valley for a much-needed vacation after the events of The Seventh Victim (DB 70938), FBI profiler Karen Vail…
and her boyfriend, policeman Robby Hernandez, stumble upon a murder scene. Vail, who suspects a serial killer, forces her way onto the case. Strong language and some violence. 2009The 7th victim: a novel (Karen Vail Ser.)
By Alan Jacobson, Perseus. 2008
Virginia. FBI profiler Karen Vail's messy divorce and custody battle hamper her hunt for a serial killer known as Dead…
Eyes. As the investigation continues, she learns facts about her past that link her to the killings. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2008Improbable fiction: the life of Mary Roberts Rinehart
By Jan Cohn. 2006
Mary Roberts Rinehart (1876-1958) was born in Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh). She trained as a nurse, married a physician,…
and by 1902 had three sons. To supplement the family income, she began to write. Her work included mysteries, serious fiction, plays, and regular contributions to "The Saturday Evening Post". 1980Ces orages-là
By Sandrine Collette. 2021
C'est une maison petite et laide. Pourtant en y entrant, Clémence n'a vu que le jardin, sa profusion minuscule, un…
mouchoir de poche grand comme le monde. Au fond, un bassin de pierre, dans lequel nagent quatre poissons rouges et demi. Quatre et demi, parce que le cinquième est à moitié mangé. Boursouflé, abîmé, meurtri : mais guéri. Clémence l'a regardé un long moment. C'est un jardin où même mutilé, on peut vivre. Clémence s'y est installée. Elle a tout abandonné derrière elle en espérant ne pas laisser de traces. Elle voudrait dresser un mur invisible entre elle et celui qu'elle a quitté, celui auquel elle échappe. Mais il est là tout le temps. Thomas. Et ses orages. Clémence n'est pas partie, elle s'est enfuie. Avec Ces orages-là, Sandrine Collette se fait la voix de l'intime et nous offre un roman brut somptueux sur les ravages de l'obsession, servi par cette écriture au cordeau qui la distingueRose royal: Suivi d'un entretien avec l'auteur
By Nicolas Mathieu. 2020
Rose a la cinquantaine, une vie derrière elle, avec ses joies, ses déveines, des gosses, un divorce. Et des mecs…
qui presque tous lui ont fait mal. Chaque soir, en sortant du boulot, elle se rend au Royal, un bar où elle a ses habitudes. Là, elle boit. De temps en temps, elle y retrouve sa grande copine Marie-Jeanne. Puis, elle rentre chez elle et le lendemain tout recommence. Mais une nuit, Luc débarque au Royal et Rose se laisse prendre une dernière fois à cette farce du grand amour. Sauf qu'elle s'est juré que plus jamais un mec ne lui ferait du mal. Rose Royal, court et cinglant, se distingue par son portrait d'une époque, saisissant de réalisme. Une prouesse littéraire, lue avec pudeur et maîtrise par l'auteur, lauréat du Prix Goncourt en 2018 pour Leurs enfants après eux (Actes Sud)In the dark (Jonathan Stride Ser. #4)
By Brian Freeman, St. Martin`s Press. 2009
Tish Verdure asks Duluth detective Jonathan Stride to help her investigate a thirty-year-old murder. The victim, Laura Starr, was Tish's…
best friend and Jonathan's late wife's sister. Tish has long-kept secrets about the night eighteen-year-old Laura was bludgeoned to death with a baseball bat. Violence and strong language. 2009What was lost: a novel
By Catherine O'Flynn, Henry Holt and Co.. 2008
In 1984 England, young Kate, accompanied by her monkey toy, spends hours conducting surveillance on suspicious-looking characters. One day she…
disappears. Two decades later, after a mall security guard sees still-young Kate on his monitor, he remembers noticing her that fateful day. Then her monkey shows up. Strong language. 2007Shadows & lies
By Marjorie Eccles, St. Martin`s Press. 2008
England, 1909. After an accident, thirty-three-year-old Hannah Jackson struggles to recall the past nine years of her life. Meanwhile, an…
unidentified woman is found murdered at Belmonde, the Chetwynd family's ancestral home. As Hannah's past in South Africa comes to light, her connection to the dead woman is revealed. 2005Endless night
By Agatha Christie, Alexis Harrington, St. Martin`s Press. 2002
England. Chauffeur Michael Rogers's dream of owning a beautiful home seems out of reach until he marries American oil heiress…
Ellie Goodman. Despite warnings from locals and other sinister omens, they acquire a property rumored to be cursed by gypsies. Michael soon succumbs to resident evil. Some strong language. 1967The lost luggage porter: A Jim Stringer Mystery
By Andrew Martin. 2008
1906. Following the events in The Blackpool Highflyer (RC 67229), Jim Stringer is now an official railway detective for York…
Station. Stringer meets the unusual lost-luggage porter, who tells him about some platform thefts that need to be investigated. Stringer's undercover work reveals more than pickpockets. Some strong language. 2006A place of execution
By Val McDermid, St. Martin`s Press. 2001
Scardale, England; late 1963. Thirteen-year-old Alison Carter disappears while walking her dog. New detective inspector George Bennett heads the investigation…
and deals with closed-mouthed neighbors in the rural community and Alison's arrogant stepfather, the village squire. Some strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1999