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Crime On Their Hands
By Dell Shannon. 1969
When a con-man with many aliases is found shot dead in his car, there is only one clue - a…
single word that he had scrawled on a memo-pad as he was dying - and the suspects are many. Enter Lieutenant Mendoza and his team at the Los Angeles Police Department, who approach the case with their usual tenacity and a dash of flair . . .The Doubt Factory: A page-turning thriller of dangerous attraction and unscrupulous lies
By Paolo Bacigalupi. 2014
In this page-turning contemporary thriller, National Book Award Finalist and New York Times bestselling author Paolo Bacigalupi explores the timely…
issue of how public information is distorted for monetary gain, and how those who exploit it must be stopped.Everything Alix knows about her life is a lie. At least that's what a mysterious young man who's stalking her keeps saying. But then she begins investigating the disturbing claims he makes against her father. Could her dad really be at the helm of a firm that distorts the truth and covers up wrongdoing by hugely profitable corporations that have allowed innocent victims to die? Is it possible that her father is the bad guy, and that the undeniably alluring criminal who calls himself Moses--and his radical band of teen activists--is right? Alix has to make a choice, and time is running out, but can she truly risk everything and blow the whistle on the man who loves her and raised her?Secrets and Lies (Truth or Dare #2)
By Jacqueline Green. 2014
Can you keep a secret?Tenley Reed and Sydney Morgan have never seen eye to eye -- until now. United by…
a common goal, they are determined to find out who was behind their friend's murder. Joined by Emerson Cunningham, a gorgeous but troubled teen model, the girls start their own investigation. But in the isolated beach town of Echo Bay, it's hard to know who's a friend and who's an enemy.Secrets and Lies is the second book in the Truth or Dare series -- and will keep readers in suspense from beginning to end.Kiss and Tell (Truth or Dare #3)
By Jacqueline Green. 2015
Since their dangerous game of truth or dare began, Tenley Reed, Sydney Morgan, and Emerson Cunningham have lost almost everything.…
Closely guarded secrets, romantic relationships, and sought-after spots at the top of their school's social hierarchy-all gone in the blink of an eye. Now the darer has upped the stakes, leaving another body behind in the girls' isolated beach town of Echo Bay. And if they can't untangle the twisted web leading to whoever is behind the mysterious deaths, one of them could be next. But what happens when the trail leads to those they trusted, those they loved? Filled with intoxicating twists and shocking betrayals, the final installment in the Truth or Dare trilogy will keep readers guessing until the very end.Dance of Death
By Helen McCloy. 1938
When a prominent New York socialite is murdered by means of an overdose of medication, it takes Dr Basil Willing,…
a psychiatrist attached to the police department, to solve the case.But mysterious accidents start occurring during his investigation, and Willing must look deeper to uncover the motive and prevent the murderer from striking again ...Alter Ego
By Dell Shannon. 1988
Mystery writer Brendan Monroe is tormented by the fear that his flamboyant fictional detective P. I. Roy Barron has come…
to life. Is the author losing his mind? Or is someone making it seem that way?When Barron is found dead, Sergeant Dan Valentine of the Santa Monica police focuses his investigation on the local chapter of the Mystery Writers of America, where he faces the fascinating challenge of trying to trap a murderer whose profession is devising diabolical plots.'My favourite American crime-writer' New York Herald TribuneCold Trail
By Dell Shannon. 1978
The body of a woman from respectable, conservative Glendale is found stashed under a ramshackle house in the middle of…
the inner city. Detective Luis Mendoza marks the rising heat by the crime and violence raging through the sun-baked streets of Los Angeles - and it's going to be a hot one . . . A thug is shot to death. A mysterious string of robberies continues unabated . . . all without a clue. But the family-man cop knows that where there's heat there's fire - and a cold trail to nowhere promises to turn into a red-hot path leading straight to the damned.No Villain Need Be
By Dell Shannon. 1979
Famous LAPD husband and wife sleuths Sergeant Ivor and Detective Sue Maddox return again, this time juggling half a dozen…
investigations at once. Balancing solving the cases of an enterprising team of daytime burglars, a scandalous sex ring and suspicious-seeming fatal accidents, they are stretched to the limit when a grandmother and her two-year-old granddaughter are discovered murdered . . .No Holiday for Crime
By Dell Shannon. 1973
There's no holiday from crime at the Los Angeles Police Department, not even at Christmas. Among a string of bizarre…
cases, there's the very mysterious killing of Lila Askell, the young devout Mormon who was on her way home for Christmas but is found strangled and thrown out of a car. As the Christmas trees are being decorated and the presents wrapped, Lieutenant Luis Mendoza has one of his toughest cases on his hands...Case Pending (Lieutenant Luis Mendoza #1)
By Dell Shannon. 1960
In Lieutenant Luis Mendoza's first case, he is faced with a three-way mystery involving the senseless killing of Elena Ramirez,…
a blackmailing involving a below-the-radar adoption, and a young man's guilt. And when Mendoza connects Elena's death with that of another woman, and investigates two further hunches, he draws closer to a solution...A Question of Time
By Helen Mccloy. 1971
They told Lisa she was the daughter of an American aristocrat and an Italian princess both of whom died shortly…
after Lisa's birth. They told Lisa she was heiress to a vast Boston fortune, and that her American family cherished her and wanted her to stay with them.At first Lisa tried to believe it all. Then she tried to separate the truth from the lies. Finally, she would know one thing for sure. Somebody or something was out to destroy her . . .If It Ain't about the Money (If It Ain't About the Money #1)
By Saundra. 2018
Three friends. One slim chance to beat the streets. But even when you fight your way out by any means…
necessary, cold hard cash is still no guarantee you'll escape . . . Secret. Penny. Isis. Two sisters, one best friend. Between neglectful parents and growing up in Miami's worst neighborhood, the three have had each others’ backs since forever. So there's nothing Secret won't do to grab the cash flow and glamorous lives she, innocent Penny, and idealistic Isis surely deserve. And she and lowlife fixer Kirk have the perfect plan: transfer rich folks’ wealth to new accounts, cleverly make withdrawals, and line their pockets . . . Soon it's raining money, exclusive condos, fast cars—and major bad-news trouble. ʼCause Isis just found real love and now wants out of the game for good. And when a merciless enemy, a disastrous old scam-gone-bad, and unexpected betrayal turn the girls’ glittering world inside out, how far will they game each other—and risk their friendship—to survive? Praise for Saundra’s Her Sweetest Revenge “Mya is an amazing character and despite some of her choices, I rooted for her all the way.” —Mary Monroe, New York Times bestselling author “An entertaining and drama-filled story. Saundra’s vivid depiction of this girl from Detroit makes this book an extremely fast read.” —RT Book Reviews “Saundra writes page-turning experiences that readers feel. . . . Drama at its best, her character Mya is fearless.” —Tamika Newhouse, author of The Ultimate No-No seriesThe Singing Diamonds and Other Stories
By Helen Mccloy. 1965
In this collection of eight stories by one of America's most gifted writers, Helen McCloy takes the reader into a…
world of mystery and imagination.In the signature story - 'The Singing Diamonds' - Mathilde Verworn enlists the help of Basil Willing, a psychiatrist-sleuth, to answer the question of whether there is such a thing as collective hallucination. Six people from six different locations have testified to seeing diamond-shaped objects in the sky, and four of those six have died in peculiar circumstances in the past twelve days . . .Beneath the Darkest Sky (The Renaissance Series #2)
By Jason Overstreet. 2018
In this riveting and emotionally powerful historical drama, an ex-FBI agent plunges into the darkest shadows of 1930s Europe, where…
everything he loves is on the line . . . International consultant Prescott Sweet’s mission is to bring justice to countries suffering from America’s imperialistic interventions. With his outspoken artist wife, Loretta, and their two children, he lives a life of equality and continental elegance amid Europe’s glittering capitals—beyond anything he ever dared hope for. But he is still a man in hiding, from his past with the Bureau, from British Intelligence—and from his own tempting, dangerous skill at high-level espionage. So when he has the opportunity to live in Moscow and work at the American Embassy, Prescott and his family seize the chance to take refuge and at last put down roots in what they believe is a fair society. Life in Russia, however, proves to be a beautiful lie. Reduced to bare survival, with his son gravely ill, Prescott calls on all his skills in a last-ditch effort to free his family from the grips of Stalin. But between honor and expediency, salvation and atrocity, he’ll be forced to play an ever more merciless hand and commit unimaginable acts for a future that promises nowhere to run . . .Twist
By Amaia Gabantxo, Harkaitz Cano. 2017
A moving portrayal of violence's emotional legacy in the Basque Country. Twist is tale of guilt, love, friendship, and betrayal,…
and of the difficulties that arise when one flees one's own skin to inhabit the minds of others.Set in the politically charged climate of the Basque Country in the 1980s, Twist relates the disappearance and brutal murder of two ETA militants at the hands of the Spanish army. The novel centers on their friend and fellow activist Diego Lazkano, who, since revealing his comrades to the authorities, has been tormented by guilt. In Twist, Harkaitz Cano provides a multi-vocal account of a conscience and a society in turmoil.A Change of Heart
By Helen Mccloy. 1973
Girzel Graeme looked on her father as the embodiment of all that was wise and good. But now her father…
lay in a hospital hovering between life and death, and the evil that struck him down reached out to claim his daughter.What terrifying secret did her father's past conceal? What horrifying act could he have committed? And what nameless danger threatened his daughter as she followed the lure of a fabulous jewel into a labyrinth of deceit, on the trail of a mysterious man who could save her faith in her father - or destroy both it and her.Before I Die
By Helen Mccloy. 1963
Kyra Novacs: Who was she? Where did she come from? Bob knew almost nothing about her, just enough to fall…
hopelessly in love with her. They were thrown together for business reasons and, believing her to be single, he threw caution to the wind.But Kyra isn't single. And when her husband is killed in the midst of an argument over divorce, it falls to Bob's loyal wife of seventeen years, Susan, to prove his innocence . . .'Miss McCloy compels you to read every word' ObserverMr Splitfoot
By Helen McCloy. 1968
To wake the devil, Lucinda summoned the arch fiend with the ancient invocation, and from the secret room where her…
friend Vanya had agreed to hide came the eerie response. The rapping called up all the terror of the old tales, and the joke was going marvellously.Until Lucinda realised that Vanya had never arrived at the old house ...Who's Calling?
By Helen McCloy. 1942
The engagement of Archie, a young doctor, to night club artiste Frieda evokes ghostly phenomena when Archie takes Frieda to…
visit his mother near Washington. Untraceable phone calls, vandalism - and a murder - all happen before Dr Basil Willing, psychologist-sleuth, takes over and solves the mystery.The Lady of Sorrows
By Anne Zouroudi. 2010
An uncovered forgery sparks wrath on a remote island in Anne Zouroudi's latest spellbinding crime novel set in modern Greece.…
A painter is found dead at sea off the coast of a remote Greek island. For our enigmatic detective Hermes Diaktoros, the plot can only thicken: the painter's work, an icon of the Virgin long famed for its miraculous powers, has just been uncovered as a fake. But has the painter died of natural causes or by a wrathful hand? What secret is a dishonest gypsy keeping? And what haunts the ancient catacombs beneath the bishop's house?In the fourth of the Seven Deadly Sins mysteries, the inimitable Hermes faces forgery, betrayal, and superstition, and the consequences of all-consuming rage.