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Havana Gold
By Peter Bush, Leonardo Padura. 2001
In this fourth novel in Edgar Award nominee Gabriel Cohen's acclaimed crime series, Brooklyn homicide detective Jack Leightner reopens the…
case of his brother's death four decades laterCutting class, young Jack Leightner and his brother, Petey, are playing near the Brooklyn waterfront when they find a hidden case of Scotch. They are carrying it home when two teenagers from outside the neighborhood stop them and demand they hand over the booze. Jack refuses, and one of the muggers draws a knife, changing Jack's life forever.Forty years later, now a veteran of the elite Brooklyn South Homicide Task Force, Leightner still has not come to grips with that fateful day in Red Hook. He is making breakfast one morning when a man appears on his doorstep and introduces himself as Petey's killer. Leightner could arrest him, but the man makes him a deal: Let me go and I'll tell you the real reason I stabbed your brother.As Leightner digs into the hidden causes of his family tragedy, he finds his brother's murder was about much more than a case of Scotch.Raw Bone
By Scott Thornley. 2015
In the third novel of Scott Thornley's much-praised MacNeice mystery series, Detective Superintendent MacNeice's life--and heart--are in serious danger. On…
a morning with just a hint of spring in the air, the body of a young woman is found trapped in the ice of Cootes Paradise on Dundurn Bay. She has no piercings or tattoos or nail polish, and is as pristine as if she'd stepped out of a more innocent time. The next day at dawn, in Gage Park in the heart of the city, a homeless man is woken by the sound of squeaking wagon wheels and spots someone abandoning what looks like a bundle of silvery garbage in the middle of a grassy lawn. Then he realizes that the bundle is actually a man, gagged and duct-taped to the wagon but still alive. It turns out that the man is booby-trapped, rigged to blow as soon as the emergency personnel attempt to cut him loose. And MacNeice is faced with the gruesome murder of another apparently innocent victim, a blameless and bland high-school teacher and devoted single father whom it seems, nobody could summon the energy to hate. The investigations lead MacNeice and his team into the bars and rooming houses of Dundurn, where Irish immigrants intersect with mercenaries and criminal gambling racketeers. Soon MacNeice himself is a target, along with the first woman he has allowed himself to touch since his wife died. And then he discovers that the worst crime of all is one hidden in the secret life of that oh-so-normal high school teacher.Dame Fortune
By Meredith Bond. 2006
Searching For A Wealthy Husband. . . As the spirited daughter of a famed archeologist, Rose Grace has led a…
life of grand adventure. But in an instant, everything changes. Now it's Rose who must take charge of her unruly younger sisters, and it's Rose who must save her family from financial ruin by snagging a wealthy husband. Yet even as the quick-witted beauty sets her sights on a rich lord, another man waits in the wings. . . a gallant playboy with designs on her heart. . . Looking For A Perfect Love. . . St. John Fotheringay-Phipps, known to all as Fungy, has spent the past fifteen years thinking little more than of his own pleasure. Then he meets the darling Miss Grace, and finds himself yearning to turn over a new leaf. Suddenly, the elegant, dapper, deliciously amusing Fungy is well on his way to becoming a reformed rake. But to win the lady of his dreams, he must do two things: thwart the blackguard who would lead her astray. . . and wait for the moment when she discovers what true love really means.The Chicago Way
By Michael Harvey. 2007
From the co-creator and executive producer of the television show Cold Case Files, a fast-paced, stylish murder mystery featuring a…
tough-talking Irish cop turned private investigator who does for the city of Chicago what Elmore Leonard did for Detroit and Raymond Chandler did for Los Angeles. Chicago private investigator Michael Kelly is hired by his former partner, John Gibbons, to help solve an eight-year-old rape and battery case, a case it turns out his old friend was once ordered to forget. When Gibbons turns up dead on Navy Pier, Kelly enlists a team of his savviest colleagues to connect the dots between the recent murder and the cold case it revived: Diane Lindsay, a television reporter whose relationship with Kelly is not strictly professional; his best friend from childhood, Nicole Andrews, a forensic DNA expert; Nicole's boyfriend, Vince Rodriguez, a detective with a special interest in rape cases; and Bennett Davis from the DA's office, a friend since Kelly's days on the force. To close the case, Kelly will have to face the mob, a serial killer, his own double-crossing friends, and the mean streets of the city he loves. Ferociously plotted and crackling with wit, The Chicago Way is first-rate suspense steeped in the glorious, gritty atmosphere of a great city: a marvelous debut.Bring the Heat
By Jo Davis. 2015
The author of On the Run and the Firefighters of Station Five series once again proves that nothing is hotter…
than loving a man in uniform--or more dangerous...Being on the Sugarland P.D. means never backing down, no matter how intense the case--or how dangerous the attraction... Captain Austin Rainey knows all too well that being a good cop sometimes means gaining some bad enemies. After his ex-wife is killed, he finds himself on the wrong side of the law, trying to prove he's innocent of her murder. The last thing he needs is a distraction--especially of the irresistible female kind... Medical examiner Laura Eden has always found Austin more than a little intriguing, but she's kept her feelings under wraps. Now she's determined to do her job and clear his name--but as her investigation brings them into close proximity, she can't deny the attraction between them--or resist the temptation he presents. But Laura and Austin soon realize their budding feelings might be more than emotionally perilous. Someone is coming after everyone Austin holds dear--and Laura might be the next one in the line of fire...A Southern Promise
By Jennifer Lohmann. 2015
A promise to protect They say money and murder go together like biscuits and gravy, but Julianne Dawson thought her…
family was different. Even if they are the wealthiest family in Durham, North Carolina, she can't believe someone close to her could've killed her beloved Aunt Binnie. Detective Howie Berry is determined to find the murderer. But the more he gets to know Julianne, the more he's drawn to her. She's not just the town's golden girl-she's smart and incredibly tough. Howie can't get involved, though, since the next clue he uncovers could tear her family apart. He'll protect Julianne at any cost...except the truth.The Daughter of Time
By Josephine Tey.
What does a great detective do when he's stuck in bed? Inspector Grant is used to prowling the streets, solving…
crimes and unraveling mysteries, so when he finds himself bedridden in the hospital, he needs something to occupy his mind. He turns his attention to the figure of Richard III--generally considered a murderous monster by history. But is the reputation really earned? Soon the inspector has his friends delivering stacks of history books to him, but can any detective, even one of his skill, solve a 400-year-old mystery? In 1990, the UK Crime Writers' Association ranked it at number one on their list of The Top 100 Crime Novels of All Time. Penguin Random House Canada is proud to bring you classic works of literature in e-book form, with the highest quality production values. Find more today and rediscover books you never knew you loved.The Perfidious Parrot
By Janwillem van de Wetering. 1997
The fourteenth Amsterdam Cops MysteryRetired policemen Grijpstra and de Gier are being blackmailed. The threat is a serious one: to…
set the income tax authority on them. The blackmailers, a wealthy yacht owner and his son, want them to investigate the mysterious hijacking of a supertanker's entire cargo in the Caribbean. The Amsterdam cops reluctantly agree to take the case. Their rendezvous is in Key West, where they are confronted with a murder.From the Trade Paperback edition.The Purity of Vengeance: A Department Q Novel (A Department Q Novel #4)
By Jussi Adler-Olsen. 2013
Jussi Adler-Olsen's Department Q series, with more than fourteen million copies sold worldwide, continues with the most chilling cold case…
yet. In 1987, Nete Hermansen plans revenge on those who abused her in her youth, including Curt Wad, a charismatic surgeon who was part of a movement to sterilize wayward girls in 1950s Denmark. More than twenty years later, Detective Carl Mørck already has plenty on his mind when he is presented with the case of a brothel owner, a woman named Rita, who went missing in the eighties: New evidence has emerged in the case that destroyed the lives of his two partners--the case that sent Carl to Department Q. But when Carl's assistants, Assad and Rose, learn that numerous other people disappeared around the same weekend as Rita, Carl takes notice. As they sift through the disappearances, they get closer and closer to Curt Wad, who is more determined than ever to see the vision of his youth take hold and whose brutal treatment of Nete and others like her is only one small part of his capacity for evil.To Love and Be Wise
By Josephine Tey. 1978
Leslie Searle is the top of the heap when it comes to Hollywood photographers, and any star, from the aspiring…
to the headliner, would kill--figuratively, of course--to have their picture taken by him. But when he goes missing in a little English village, Inspector Grant must step in to determine if someone has taken that saying a little bit too literally. . . Penguin Random House Canada is proud to bring you classic works of literature in e-book form, with the highest quality production values. Find more today and rediscover books you never knew you loved.'57, Chicago
By Steve Monroe. 2001
A slice of underworld life, '57, Chicago is a fact-based fictional thriller. The banker's dead--a mob killing with repercussions. Money's…
tied up. Three men are on a collision course: Al. He's a layoff bookie, thinks he can live as a middleman between his customers and the Outfit. His credo: Never take a position. The Lip. Desperate and dangerous, he's a fight promoter trying to create the fight of a lifetime. The Hammer. A great black hope. He's a boxer, thrust into an uncomfortable limelight. A potential heavyweight champ, his biggest fight is with himself. The cops swarm. The gangsters rage. One night. One fight. No way they can all win. The heat's intense, the stakes are high and the outcome's impossible to predict. The mystery: Who makes it out alive? It's a bloody, savage night in '57, Chicago.Pursuit
By Steve Monroe. 2015
Present day: A major mob bust going down. The FBI pulls back surveillance, a killer flees. There's slaughter in the…
'burbs of Chicago; a murderer heads downtown. Why did he do it? Where is he going? Above all, what will he do next? Detective Wallace Greer and his partner, Romar Jones, are hot on the killer's trail. They give chase through the Gold Coast and its tony restaurants, under the El in the East Loop, by Lake Michigan and the Chicago River, following the evidence, but always slightly behind; bodies mark the route. Five days in a cold Chicago winter. Motives collide. Psyches split. There's no rest, no time; it's all angles and action. They have to head off the killer, prevent killings too close to home. But can they catch him? Kill him? There's only one way to find out.Gerechtigkeit hat ihren Preis
By Alan Brenham, Petra Rieker. 2016
Er konzentriert sich auf die Aufklärung der Morde, doch dann passiert etwas Unvorstellbares ... Detective Jason Scarsdale vom Austin Police…
Department ist seit kurzem verwitwet und arbeitet an der Aufklärung der Morde an zwei Pädophilen, während er gleichzeitig versucht sowohl Mutter als auch Vater für seine fünfjährige Tochter zu sein. Während seinen Ermittlungen, gerät Scarsdale ins Fadenkreuz zweier Commander von der Polizei, die es auf ihn abgesehen haben. Scarsdale fühlt sich zu Dani Mueller, der Kriminalanalytikerin des Austin Police Departments, hingezogen, die selbst Tragisches erlebt hat. Er versucht gegen seine Zuneigung zu ihr und gegen seinen Verdacht, dass irgendetwas nicht in Ordnung ist, anzukämpfen ... Sie hütet ein Geheimnis, das sie nicht nur ihren Job, sondern auch ihr Leben kosten könnte... Dani verheimlicht ihre dunkle Vergangenheit. Nachdem man ihre Tochter brutal ermordet hatte, hatte sie Rache genommen, ihre Identität gewechselt und war nach Austin geflohen. Sie weiß, dass es für sie nirgendwo mehr einen Platz geben wird, an dem sie vor der rachsüchtigen Familie des Mordopfers sicher ist, sollten diese ihr Geheimnis herausbekommen. Als Scarsdale und Dani in ein Netz aus Täuschung und Arglist verstrickt werden, überschreiten sie das Gesetz und machen es sich zu Nutze. Und als die beiden denken, dass es nicht noch schlimmer kommen kann ... dann geht es erst richtig los.With Deadly Intent
By Louise Hendricksen. 1993
There was no body when Dr. Amy Prescott arrived at her cousin's apartment after an early morning call. But there…
was chaos and a missing fiancée. Oren Prescott was innocent, Amy believed, although he was nowhere to be found. Working for the Seattle State Crime Lab, where her father is the local medical examiner, Amy is surrounded by trouble. This time, as reporter Simon Kittredge teams up with Dr. Amy Prescott, they find clues leading them from Montana to an abandoned waterfront pier. Lurking behind their every move, someone watches. As the real body surfaces, Amy discovers that she could be the next victim.Temporary Perfections
By Gianrico Carofiglio. 2010
The electrifying best-selling crime thriller from Italy, available for the first time in English. An instant sensation and number-one best…
seller since its publication, Temporary Perfections is the fourth crime novel by former Italian prosecutor Gianrico Carofiglio to feature Guido Guerrieri. A lawyer practicing in Bari, in southwest Italy, Guido Guerrieri is hired by an old colleague to work a missing-persons case that the police have failed to solve. Manuela Ferraro disappeared six months ago after spending a September weekend at a beach resort; as Guerrieri digs deep into her life and activities, he stumbles into a sinister drug ring and the real truth about why Ferraro vanished. Simultaneously thoughtful and suspenseful, this is crime fiction at its best. From the Hardcover edition.The Last Kashmiri Rose
By Barbara Cleverly. 2001
In a land of saffron sunsets and blazing summer heat, an Englishwoman has been found dead, her wrists slit, her…
body floating in a bathtub of blood and water. But is it suicide or murder? The case falls to Scotland Yard inspector Joe Sandilands, who survived the horror of the Western Front and has endured six sultry months in English-ruled Calcutta. Sandilands is ordered to investigate, and soon discovers that there have been other mysterious deaths, hearkening sinister ties to the present case.Now, as the sovereignty of Britain is in decline and an insurgent India is on the rise, Sandilands must navigate the treacherous corridors of political decorum to bring a cunning killer to justice, knowing the next victim is already marked to die.The Investigation: A Novel (Murder Room Ser.)
By Dorothy Uhnak. 1977
Is she a loving, devoted mother or a cold-blooded killer? In a peaceful, residential section of Queens, Kitty Keeler's young…
sons have gone missing. Both she and her husband say they have no idea where the children are. Then New York Police Department cop Joe Peters gets the call he's been dreading. The bodies of two blond, blue-eyed boys have been found. The youngest was strangled to death. The other was shot in the back of the head. The case ignites a media frenzy. As Joe launches an investigation, he becomes dangerously drawn to the exquisite Kitty. With the evidence against her mounting and the world calling her a heartless killer, Joe vows to uncover the truth, no matter what the cost. But as violence begets violence, and his obsession with Kitty grows, Joe knows he'll never rest until he finds the answer to the burning question: Did Kitty Keeler murder her own children? This ebook features an illustrated biography of Dorothy Uhnak including rare images from the author's estate.Protector
By Laurel Dewey. 2007
Here is the gut-wrenching, heartrending story of hard-bitten Denver homicide detective Jane Perry and nine-year-old Emily Lawrence. Emily has witnessed…
the murder of her parents - murders authorities believe have ties to a larger wave of crime. But Emily can't recall a thing about the killings. When the murderers come after Emily, Jane's boss sends the two of them to a remote town in Colorado. There, Jane, who doesn't have a maternal bone in her body, must pose as Emily's mother and serve as her protector. At the same time, she needs to help Emily slowly remember the devastating event without traumatizing her further.And while she does so, the killer is closing in . . . .Protector marks the debut of Jane Perry, an immensely flawed, utterly sympathetic character. She will shock you, confound you, astonish you, and ultimately grip your soul.Home to Stay
By Kate James. 2017
She's bringing his son home A missing little boy triggers San Diego K-9 officer Shannon Clemens and her canine search-and-rescue…
partner into instant action. For the rookie cop haunted by a childhood tragedy, bringing Sawyer Evans's son safely home is more than a job. It's a mission she can't fail... But forging a friendship with the father is a tactical error that could compromise her first solo assignment. Yet the deepening bond between them is almost impossible to resist...