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Murder in Abbot's Folly (Marsh and Daughter Mysteries #8)
By Amy Myers. 2011
In a crumbling Georgian mansion the secret letters of Jane Austen provide a clue to a modern-day double murder…
Father and daughter investigators Peter and Georgia Marsh are looking forward to attending a Jane Austen-themed summer gala at Stourdens It s said that the eighteenth-century country manor in Kent was the author s inspiration for her unfinished novel The Watsons It s here that a collection of Austen s never-before-published letters of a mysterious love affair are locked away And most intriguing to Peter and Georgia Stourdens is also the site of an unsolved murder cold for nearly three decades As the event unfolds and tourists and literary groupies swarm tensions begin to stir among the mansion s volatile family When another murder occurs on the grounds the Marshes are compelled to investigate That means unearthing the secrets of both the past and the present that someone will kill again to protect Including those of a young woman whose heart was broken more than a hundred years agoBrotherhood of Blades (The DI Johnston and DS Green Mysteries #1)
By Linda Regan. 2011
Introducing DI Georgia Johnston and DS Stephanie Green, a tough new crime-fighting team on the mean streets of south London.—Former…
gang leader Jason Young is determined to put his criminal past behind him. But, returning to the rundown south London estate he used to terrorize, in an attempt to persuade his ex-girlfriend Chantelle to join him, he witnesses the murder of Chantelle’s aunt – the woman who grassed him up to the police. While Jamaican DI Georgia Johnston, and her partner, DS Stephanie Green, investigate, Jason makes a decision: to draw on all his cunning and criminal experience to track down the culprit – and stay alive in the process.Footsteps on the Shore (The Andy Horton Marine Mysteries #6)
By Pauline Rowson. 2011
The new Detective Inspector Horton mystery Friday the thirteenth starts badly for DI Andy Horton Convicted Murderer…
Luke Felton has gone missing at the same time a decomposed corpse is washed up in Portsmouth harbour But before Horton can get to grips with either case he is called to the house of a woman he had met only the day before to find her brutally murderer Is Luke Felton the prime suspect or is his body in the mud of the harbour Horton is under pressure and little does he suspect that things are about to get a whole lot worseStalker (Peter Decker & Rina Lazarus Series, #12)
By Faye Kellerman. 2000
A first-year rookie with the LAPD's Hollywood Division, Cynthia Decker became a cop against her father's wishes. But police work…
is in her blood, and she's determined to make it on her own, without Peter Decker's help. Although her time in uniform has been brief, her instincts for danger are already razor sharplike the electric tingle that is telling her something is very wrong . . . right now. It begins with a nagging sense that she is being watched, that little things are being moved around in her apartment. The feeling of dread escalates when she finds that some personal effects have been crudely destroyed. But it's a harrowing trip down a dark canyon road that substantiates Cindy's worst fear: For some unknown reason someone fiendishly relentless-someone with decidedly evil intentions-is stalking her. Cindy is fiercely independent, and her stubborn pride will not allow her to confide in her father-nor can she seek the guidance and advice of her stepmother, Rina. And as Decker's own investigation into a particularly heinous string of carjackings further isolates him from his daughter's tSnakehead
By Peter May. 2002
In the fourth of Peter Mayas acclaimed China Thrillers, American pathologist Margaret Campbell finds herself back on home soil, only…
to be faced by a truck full of dead Chinese and an unavoidable confrontation with her past. Beijing detective Li Yan, now based at the Chinese embassy in Washington, is dispatched to find out how his fellow countrymen suffocated in a sealed refrigeration unit in southern Texasaonly to find himself face-to-face with...Chinese Whispers
By Peter May. 2004
His victims are young, beautiful and viciously mutilated. He calls himself the Beijing Ripper. And the media and terror-sticken public…
are demanding his arrest. Now Li Yan, the head of Beijing's serious crime squad, has been put in the spotlight. But he can't stop the Beijing Ripper alone. American pathologist Margaret Campbell is invited to perform an autopsy on one of the victims and her results send shockwaves through the investigation. Then Li begins receiving personal letters from the killer, and his life and career start falling apart. Li needs to uncover the Ripper's identity if he is to save himself and his family. Li Yan and Margaret Campbell find themselves facing an unscrupulous foe who could prove to be their deadliest enemy yet.A Perfect Evil: A Perfect Evil / Split Second (A Maggie O'Dell Novel #1)
By Alex Kava. 2000
“O’Dell could be Reacher’s long-lost twin.” —Lee ChildRediscover where it all began for Maggie O’Dell in this intense thriller by…
New York Times bestselling author Alex Kava.On July 17, a convicted serial killer, Ronald Jeffreys was executed for three heinous murders. He went to his grave with a terrible truth no one would listen to.Three months later another body is found killed in the same style as Jeffreys’ victims.Sheriff Nick Morelli knows he isn’t equipped to handle the killer who is terrorizing his small Nebraska community. He’s grateful when the FBI sends one of their best criminal profilers, special agent Maggie O’Dell. Maggie quickly recognizes this is someone who has killed before.When another victim is found dead and a third kidnapped, Nick and Maggie realize they’re running out of time. And the terrible truth becomes clear. Ronald Jeffreys may have been convicted of crimes he didn’t commit.Originally published in 2000“Meet Kava’s FBI special agent Maggie O’Dell. But beware—it could be the start of a new addiction.” —Peterborough Evening Telegraph, UK “Kava’s writing is reminiscent of Patricia Cornwell in her prime.” —Mystery Ink“This debut thriller pumps the suspense out. Maggie is gutsy and appealing as an FBI agent facing constant danger.” —Library Journal“Kava proves her mastery of the thriller.” —BookPageA Curse Of Silence
By Lauren Haney. 2000
A vile rumor sweeps across the desert like a swiftly gathering sandstorm: Queen Hatshepsut plans to disband much of her…
frontier army and transform its fortresses into storehouses. The arrival of Amonked-the Queen's cousin and Storekeeper of Amon-at the city of Buhen convinces an uneasy Lieutenant Bak of the Medjay police that the whisperings that have alarmed the populace are true. Then, a day after Amonked inspects the local garrison and departs, a body is found stabbed in the house where he and his party rested. The slain man was a local prince, beloved by his people, so Bak travels upriver to join the caravan and investigate. Though nothing tangible connects Amonked and his people to the heinous act, Bak's inquiry soon sheds a disturbing light on an inexplicable crime. For the clues suggest that twisted honor and vengeance lie at its root . . . and a shocking secret, protected by murder and silence, that could itself silence the truth-and Bak-for eternity.The Dark Valley
By Joseph Farrell, Valerio Varesi. 2005
It is autumn in Parma. Commissario Soneri decides to escape the city to return to his home village in the…
Appenines for a much-needed holiday. He plans to spend the time hunting for mushrooms on the wooded slopes of Montelupo. The small and isolated village revolves around the fortunes of the Rodolfi family, salami manufacturers for generations. Its patriarch, the gifted Palmiro, runs a tight ship, but behind the scenes, all is not well: his son, Paride, has other plans for his future. And then all of a sudden the family finds itself in the throes of a financial scandal, with worrying implications for the entire community. Soon afterwards a hiker discovers a decomposing body in the woodsAfter initial protestations, Soneri soon gives up all hope of a peaceful break. The complicated relationship he uncovers between Rodolfi and his son becomes all the more pertinent when he learns that his own father and Palmiro Ridolfi were once friends.The Death of an Irish Sinner
By Bartholomew Gill. 2001
Local benefactress and celebrated biographer Mary-Jo Stanton is a supplicant to death -- left lifeless on her knees in a…
patch of daffodils, a barbaric religious implement wrapped tightly around her neck. A clergyman has approached Peter McGarr, requesting that the Chief Superintendent quietly investigate this outrage that occurred at Barbastro, the slain grand lady's compoundlike Dublin estate. Murder is McGarr's business, but this one might be his undoing, as it draws him ever-closer to Opus Dei. A secret order of religious zealots devoted to enforcing the Lord's edicts no matter what the cost in money -- or human life -- it has ensnared the dedicated policeman in its lethal web. And now its madness is reaching out across a century to touch the place Peter McGarr is most vulnerable: the precious heart of his own adored family.Death of a Nurse (Hamish Macbeth Mystery #32)
By M. C. Beaton. 2016
M. C. Beaton's New York Times bestselling Hamish Macbeth series continues with a new mystery featuring Scotland's most quick-witted but…
unambitious policeman.James Harrison has recently moved to a restored hunting lodge in Sutherland with his gorgeous private nurse Gloria Dainty. When Hamish visits Mr. Harrison to welcome him to the neighborhood, the old man treats him very rudely. Gloria apologizes for her employer's behavior, and Hamish takes the plunge and invites her out for dinner. On the appointed evening, Hamish waits for Gloria at the restaurant. And waits. Gloria never shows up. Four days later, Gloria's body washes up on the beach near Braikie. Now without a date and without his former policeman Dick Fraser (who left the force to buy a bakery), Hamish must find out who killed the beautiful new resident of Sutherland, and why, before the murderer strikes again....The Lost Woman (Louise Rick Series #9)
By Sara Blaedel. 2017
Following the incredible success of Sara Blaedel's #1 international bestsellers The Forgotten Girls and The Killing Forest, Louise Rick-head of…
the police department's elite Special Search Agency charged with missing persons cases-returns in Sara's latest twist-filled suspense novel...THE LOST WOMANA housewife is the target of a shocking, methodical killing. Shot with a hunting rifle through her kitchen window, the woman is dead before she hits the ground. Though murdered in England, it turns out that the woman, Sofie Parker, is actually a Danish citizen who's been on the Missing Persons list for almost two decades-so Louise Rick is called on to the case. Then, in an unexpected twist, the police discover that Sofie had been reported missing eighteen years ago by none other than Eik, Louise Rick's police colleague and lover.Impulsive as ever, Eik rushes to England, and ends up in jail on suspicion of Sofie's murder. Completely blindsided by Eik's connection to the case, Louise is thoroughly unsettled and sick with worry, yet she must set aside her own emotional turmoil if she hopes to find the killer in what will become her most controversial case yet...Knock, Knock, You're Dead!: A Hamish Macbeth Short Story (A Hamish Macbeth Mystery #32)
By M. C. Beaton. 2016
Hamish Macbeth, Scotland's most quick-witted but unambitious policeman returns in a new short story from New York Times bestselling author…
M.C. BeatonKNOCK KNOCK, YOU'RE DEAD!A Hamish Macbeth Short StoryMrs. Morag McPhie hits upon the idea of selling some of her old furniture to raise money to visit her daughter in Australia. But when a dead body turns up, Police Sergeant Hamish Macbeth wonders if the antique business is even more cutthroat than he thought...Death of a Liar (Hamish Macbeth Mystery #30)
By M. C. Beaton. 2015
Sergeant Hamish Macbeth is alarmed to receive a report from a woman in the small village of Cronish in the…
Scottish Highlands. She has been brutally attacked and the criminal is on the loose. But upon further investigation, Hamish discovers that she was lying about the crime. So when the same woman calls him back about an intruder, he simply marvels at her compulsion to lie. This time, though, she is telling the truth. Her body is found in her home and Hamish must sort through all of her lies to solve the crime.The Blind (The Apostles #3)
By Shelley Coriell. 2015
When art imitates death . . . As part of the FBI's elite Apostles team, bomb and weapons specialist Evie…
Jimenez knows playing it safe is not an option. Especially when tracking a serial killer like the Angel Bomber. He calls himself an artist-using women as his canvas and state-of-the-art explosives as his brush. His art lives and breathes, and with the flick of a switch . . . dies. Now as the clock ticks down to his next strike, Evie faces an altogether different challenge: billionaire philanthropist and art expert Jack Elliott, who's made it clear he doesn't care for Evie's wild-card tactics. Jack never imagined the instant heat for the fiery Evie would explode his cool and cautious world-and make him long to protect her. But as Evie and Jack get closer to the killer's endgame, they will learn that safety and control are all illusions. For their quarry has set his sight on Evie for his final masterpiece . . .The Broken (The Apostles #1)
By Shelley Coriell. 2014
He took her life, but left her alive.Three years ago, reporter Kate Johnson was the first victim-and only survivor-of the…
Broadcast Butcher. Scarred both physically and psychologically by the brutal serial killer, Kate lives life on the run, knowing that one day, he will find her and finish what he started.In the pursuit of justice, you sometimes have to step outside the law.Agent Hayden Reed spends his life chasing monsters. The only way to stay sane is to detach, but the second the Broadcast Butcher case crosses his desk, Hayden knows this is the case that might just cost him his soul. To catch this vicious murderer before he strikes again, Hayden must find Kate and earn her trust. For it's her darkest secrets that hold the key to stopping this madman once and for all . . .The Buzzard Table (A Deborah Knott Mystery #18)
By Margaret Maron. 2012
New York Times bestselling author Margaret Maron returns with a thrilling new Deborah Knott mystery . . . THE BUZZARD…
TABLEJudge Deborah Knott and her husband, Sheriff's Deputy Dwight Bryant, are back home in Colleton County amid family and old friends. But the winter winds have blown in several new faces as well. Lt. Sigrid Harald and her mother, Anne, a well-known photographer, are down from New York to visit Mrs. Lattimore, Anne's dying mother. When the group gathers for dinner at Mrs. Lattimore's Victorian home, they meet the enigmatic Martin Crawford, an ornithologist researching a book on Southern vultures. He's also Mrs. Lattimore's long-lost nephew. With her health in decline, Mrs. Lattimore wants to make amends with her family-a desire Deborah can understand, as she, too, works to strengthen her relationship with her young stepson, Cal.Anne is charmed by her mysterious cousin, but she cannot shake the feeling that there is something familiar about Martin . . . something he doesn't want her or anyone else to discover. When a string of suspicious murders sets Colleton County on edge, Deborah, Dwight, and Sigrid once again work together to catch a killer, uncovering long-buried family secrets along the way.The Fire Pit (Faroes novel #3)
By Chris Ould. 2018
THE FIRE PIT IS THE THIRD BOOK IN THE FAROES NOVEL SERIES, FOLLOWING ON FROM THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED THE KILLING…
BAYIn the wake of a dying man's apparent suicide, the skeleton of a young woman is discovered on a windswept hillside. Detective Hjalti Hentze suspects that it is the body of a Norwegian woman reported missing forty years earlier, while a commune occupied the land, and whose death may be linked to the abduction and rape of a local Faroese girl. Meanwhile British DI Jan Reyna is pursing his investigation into his mother's suicide. But as he learns more about her final days, links between the two cases start to appear: a conspiracy of murder and abuse spanning four decades. And as Hentze puts the same pieces together, he realizes that Reyna is willing to go further than ever before to learn the truth...The Moonstone
By Wilkie Collins.
Three-Day Town (A Deborah Knott Mystery #17)
By Margaret Maron. 2011
Three-Day Town is the winner of the Agatha award for best novel.After a year of marriage, Judge Deborah Knott and…
Sheriff's Deputy Dwight Bryant are off to New York City for a long-delayed honeymoon. January might not be the perfect time to take a bite of the Big Apple, but Dwight's sister-in-law has arranged for them to stay in her Upper West Side apartment for a week.Deborah had been asked to deliver a package to Lieutenant Sigrid Harald of the NYPD from Sigrid's Colleton County grandmother. But when the homicide detective comes to pick it up, the package is missing and the building's super is found murdered. Now despite their desire to enjoy a blissful winter getaway, Deborah and Dwight must team up with Lt. Harald to catch the killer before he strikes again. 70000 words