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By Giles Blunt. 2003
When the dismembered corpse of an American tourist turns up half-eaten by bears in the woods near Algonquin Bay, Detective…
John Cardinal is assigned to the case. Usually his small-town cases practically solve themselves, but not only does he not have a single lead this time, but both the RCMP and CSIS get involved. Then a well-respected woman is found frozen under a glaze of ice, and Cardinal realizes that the two very different murders might well be linked. Some strong language. Sequel to "Forty words for sorrow", followed by "Blackfly season". 2003.By Maureen Jennings. 2002
Constable Oliver Wicken dies in what appears to be a suicide. However, when new evidence is discovered, Detective William Murdoch…
is asked to investigate further. During the investigation, he begins to suspect that the suicide is not what it seems. 2002.By Peter Robinson. 2006
As he launches a probe into the killing of a freelance music journalist, Detective Inspector Alan Banks finds his investigation…
journeying back in time more than thirty years and into the heart of the mystery surrounding a decades-old crime. 2006.By Daphne Du Maurier. 1952
While in Italy, Philip's uncle Ambrose marries charming Rachel. When Ambrose dies unexpectedly, Rachel comes to England to live with…
Philip. Soon, Philip begins to suspect that Rachel murdered Ambrose. 1952.By Maureen Jennings. 2003
In 1890's Toronto, Detective Murdoch learns that his beloved sister, who long ago fled to a convent to evade their…
drunken and abusive father, is on her deathbed. At the same time, the father he has pushed out of his life, Harry, is convicted of murder, and he calls on his estranged son to prove his innocence. Some strong language and descriptions of sex and violence. 2003.By Nora Roberts. 2001
Wealthy American Trevor Magee returns to his ancestral village of Ardmore, Ireland, and falls in love with ambitious Darcy Gallagher.…
But the native ghosts have their own plans. Sequel to "Tears of the moon." Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller. 2000. (The Irish trilogy ; 3)By Ruth Rendell. 2005
The local media accuse Chief Inspector Wexford and his partner Mike Burden of being too old-fashioned, but the two policemen…
succeed in tying together the murder of a teenage girl with another killing. Now, Wexford worries about his daughter, a pregnant single mother. Sequel to "The babes in the wood", followed by "Not in the flesh". 2005.By Christina Skye. 2004
Jess Mulcahey, a hotel evaluator, does her job pretending to be a minor European princess. Navy SEAL Lieutenant Hawk Mackenzie…
is at the same hotel, searching for a kidnapped and very special research animal. Jess has to leave quickly after filing her report, but a storm causes the claustrophobic inspector to find herself locked in an elevator with Hawk, who is experiencing the libido of a teenager because of an experimental medication. 2004.By Quintin Jardine. 2008
Still reeling from the tragic death of their much-loved colleague, Skinner's men are about to discover that a disturbed serial…
killer is still at large and very close to home. It's the second week of July Trades Holiday in Edinburgh and things seem very quiet. Until, that is, DCC Bob Skinner and his men get a call informing them that the body of a young woman has been found on a golf course. The way she has been laid out is uncannily familiar. The body has been 'composed', just like the bodies of three other young women in a previous case. Sequel to "Death's door", followed by "Fatal last words". 2008.By Sandra Brown. 2004
Destiny, Louisiana. Sayre Lynch returns home after her brother's questionable suicide. She investigates the death as charges of labour unrest,…
bribery, and murder envelop other relatives. Darker secrets emerge while she develops a love/hate relationship with a close family associate. Bestseller. Explicit descriptions of sex, descriptions of violence and strong language. 2004.By Mary Higgins Clark. 2003
Lynn Spencer asks financial reporter Carley DeCarlo, her stepsister, to investigate the case of Lynn's missing husband, Nick. Nick's medical…
research company, which may have been on the verge of discovering a cure for cancer, has been left nearly bankrupt by Nick's disappearance along with substantial corporate assets. 2003.By Mary Stewart. 1997
In 1947 Kate Herrick returns to her childhood home to retrieve some family mementoes before her grandmother sells the cottage.…
She discovers that there have been sightings of night prowlers - even ghosts - in the cottage garden. Her search for explanations leads her into another, more personal quest. And as she explores her past, she finds a place for herself in the present, and the promise of great happiness in the future.By Laurie Thompson, Henning Mankell. 2003
In peaceful southern Sweden, Louise Akerblom, an estate agent, pillar of the Methodist church, wife and mother, disappears. There is…
no explanation. Inspector Kurt Wallander and his team are called in to investigate. Immediately, Wallander has a gut feeling that the victim will never be found alive, but he has no conception of how far he will have to go in search of the killer and the origin of the crime. Sequel to "The dogs of Riga" (EB73790). Some descriptions of violence and some strong language. 1998. (Kurt Wallander ; 3) Uniform title: Vita lejoninnan.By Ruth Rendell. 2004
Mix Cellini is superstitious about the number thirteen, and he is obsessed with 10 Rillington Place, where the notorious John…
Christie once committed a series of foul murders. He is also infatuated with a beautiful model who lives nearby, who would not look at him twice, while his landlady, Gwendolen Chawcer, is equally reclusive, living her life through her library. Both landlady and lodger inhabit weird worlds of their own, but when reality intrudes into Mix's life, a long pent-up violence explodes. 2004.By Ruth Rendell. 2003
The latest victim of 'the Rottweiler' was discovered very near Inez Ferry's antique shop in Marylebone. Someone spotted a shadowy…
figure running away but couldn't say for sure if it was a man or a woman. There were only two other clues: the murderer seemed to have a preference for strangling his victims and then removing something personal. 2003.By Nora Roberts. 1989
Pregnant, alone, and on the run to protect her unborn child, Laura Malone found herself stranded on a snowy Colorado…
road, at the mercy of a stranger. Fortunately, Gabriel Bradley's only intention that fateful night was to provide her shelter. Together they weathered the storm, sharing their intimate secrets and soon powerful passion. By the time the roads had cleared, a promise had been made. For Gabe understood Laura needed protection if she hoped to keep custody of her child through the coming court battle. Descriptions of sex. 1989.By Michael Connelly. 2005
Haller is a Lincoln Lawyer, a criminal defence pro who operates out of the backseat of his Lincoln Town Car,…
to defend the clients at the bottom of the legal food chain. When a Beverly Hills rich boy is arrested for brutally beating a woman, Haller has his first high-paying client in years. It's a franchise case and for once, he may be defending a client who is actually innocent. But an investigator is murdered for getting too close to the truth and Haller quickly discovers that his search for innocence has taken him face-to-face with a kind of evil as pure as a flame. To escape without being burned, Haller must use all of his skills to manipulate a system in which he no longer believes. Some descriptions of sex, descriptions of violence and strong language. 2005.By Michael Connelly. 2004
Retired LAPD detective Harry Bosch investigates the death of his pal Terry McCaleb from "A Darkness More than Night". Disgraced…
FBI agent Rachel Walling tracks down serial killer Bob Backus, her former boss. The two cases merge as more bodies are discovered. Sequel to "Lost light", followed by "The closers". 2004.By Michael Connelly. 1997
When a mob-connected Hollywood film producer is murdered, detective Harry Bosch begins his crime hunt in Las Vegas. Along the…
trail, Bosch deals with an old flame, seedy cops, and the sordid underworld. Strong language, violence, and descriptions of sex. Sequel to "The last coyote", followed by "Angels flight". 1997.By Ed McBain. 2005
Detectives Carella, Meyer, and Weeks seek the serial killer who's targeting older men and women in the city. The police…
trace back through the victims' lives to their youth to find a common element and to crack the case of the Glock Murders. Violence and strong language. 2005.