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Scenarios: a "nameless detective" casebook (A Nameless Detective Mystery Ser.)
By Bill Pronzini. 2003
Fourteen short mysteries spanning thirty-five years of "nameless" San Francisco PI stories. In "It's a Lousy World" Nameless vindicates a…
friend suspected of--and shot for--robbing a liquor store. Also includes "Wrong Place, Wrong Time" and "Incident in a Neighborhood Tavern." Violence and some strong language. 2003The Christmas thief: A Novel
By Mary Higgins Clark, Carol Higgins Clark. 2004
During a vacation weekend in Stowe, Vermont, lottery winner Alvirah Meehan and her friend private investigator Regan Reilly become involved…
in the case of a stolen Christmas tree. The tree, designated for Rockefeller Center, connects a scam artist, a swindled waitress, and a sparkling treasure. 2004Le 9e jugement: roman (Suspense & Cie)
By James Patterson. 2011
" Une mère et son bébé sont froidement abattus près de leur voiture, dans le parking d'un centre commercial. Il…
n'y a aucun témoin, et le sergent Lindsay Boxer dispose pour seul indice d'un mystérieux message écrit au rouge à lèvres sur le pare-brise. Le même soir, la femme de Marcus Dowling, un célèbre acteur de cinéma, est tirée de son sommeil par un cambrioleur qui vient de lui dérober ses bijoux. Le meurtre de la jeune femme va provoquer un tapage médiatique sans précédent. Lindsay mettra tout en oeuvre pour résoudre ces énigmes avec l'aide de son coéquipier, Rich. Mais l'attirance qu'elle ressent pour lui risque de mettre en péril son couple et le Women Murder Club... Une enquête palpitante, où se mêlent le danger et l'horreur. " -- 4e de couvThe probable future
By Alice Hoffman. 2003
For generations women of the Sparrow family in Massachusetts have been blessed--or cursed--with clairvoyant powers. When thirteen-year-old Stella has a…
premonition that lands her father in jail on suspicion of murder, she goes to live in the historic ancestral home where she confronts her haunting legacy. Some strong language. 2003The return of the Black Widowers
By Isaac Asimov, Charles Ardai. 2003
Sixteen stories, some previously unpublished in any collection, involving the Black Widowers club members who gather monthly to dine and…
solve a brainteasing puzzle. The men ponder mysteries ranging from murder and theft to an umbrella's seemingly inexplicable disappearance into a space warp. Foreword by Harlan Ellison. Some strong language. 2003Haunting at home plate
By David Patneaude. 2000
Twelve-year-old Nelson recruits his female cousin Mike to coach his baseball team. They are on a losing streak when they…
see messages scratched in the dirt at home plate. The team wonders if the ghost of a boy who died years ago is responsible. For grades 4-7. 2000Ginger Pye (Young Classic Ser.)
By Eleanor Estes. 2000
Ten-year-old Jerry Pye and his younger sister Rachel get a new puppy and name him Ginger. When Ginger disappears, the…
adventurous children set out to find him. They suspect the little dog has been spirited away by a mysterious stranger wearing a yellow hat. For grades 3-6. Newbery Medal. 1951Storm catchers
By Tim Bowler. 2003
Cornwall, England. Thirteen-year-old Ella is kidnapped and held in a cave after her older brother Fin leaves her and their…
three-year-old brother home alone. As his parents deal with the kidnapper's demands Fin begins his own investigation and uncovers a deadly family secret. For grades 6-9. 2001Murder on the Marmora (Dillman And Masefield Mysteries Ser. #Bk. 5)
By Conrad Allen. 2004
1908. Aboard the Egypt-bound cruise ship Marmora, American detective George Dillman and partner Genevieve Masefield, by investigating a jewel theft,…
become bodyguards of the English princess royal. When a body is found, George and Genevieve inquire among the passengers, including Genevieve's ex-fiancé, to find connections. Some violence. 2004The deserter: murder at Gettysburg (Homer Kelly Mystery Ser. #Bk. 17)
By Jane Langton. 2003
Homer Kelly's wife, Mary, wants to clear the name of her Civil War ancestor, Seth Morgan, accused of deserting the…
Union during the Battle of Gettysburg. In the narrative alternating between past and present, the Kellys come to suspect Seth's former Harvard classmate and comrade-at-arms, Otis Pike. Some strong language. 2003Birds of a feather: a novel (Maisie Dobbs Mystery Ser. #Bk. 2)
By Jacqueline Winspear. 2005
London, 1930s. Wealthy Joseph Waite hires private investigator Maisie Dobbs, a former battlefield nurse, to locate his missing thirty-two-year-old daughter,…
Charlotte. Maisie finds chilling links to Scotland Yard inspector Stratton's latest murder case and the Great War's terrible legacy. 2004Red tide: A Novel
By G. M Ford. 2004
Seattle. While disgraced journalist Frank Corso attends ex-lover Meg Dougherty's photo exhibition, a terrorist releases a modified Ebola virus into…
a bus tunnel, killing 116 people. Police, firefighters, and federal officials race for answers. During the chaos Corso infiltrates the scene--and becomes a prime suspect. Violence and strong language. 2004A time gone by: a novel
By William Heffernan. 2003
While investigating the murder of a prominent NYC judge, rookie homicide detective Jake Downing has an affair with the judge's…
widow and knowingly sends the wrong man to the electric chair. Thirty years later, haunted by his decisions, Jake reopens the case. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2003Eighteen: a novel of suspense
By Jan Burke. 2004
Eighteen short mystery and suspense stories by Edgar Award winner and author of Nine (DB 55576). In "Mea Culpa" a…
disabled boy believes his stepfather will kill his mom. Includes "Miscalculation," about the wartime service of the oceanliner Queen Mary, "Unharmed," "The Muse," and others. Some violence. 1993Rebel
By Willo Davis Roberts. 2003
When her grandmother leaves the assisted-living home and opens a college-student rooming house fourteen-year-old Amanda Jane "Rebel" Keeling helps her.…
Rebel's attraction to fifteen-year-old Moses, the grandson of Gram's business partner, embroils the teenagers in a mystery. For grades 6-9. 2003The last treasure
By Janet Anderson. 2003
Distant cousins Ellsworth and Jess spend the summer looking for hidden treasure at the old clan homestead, where an ancestor's…
spirit still roams. Along the way the teens also uncover family secrets. For grades 6-9. 2003Tar baby (Vintage International)
By Toni Morrison. 2004
Son, a black fugitive, invades the West Indian home of a retired millionaire, upsetting the racially diverse household. He captivates…
pampered Jadine, a black fashion model. Their ideologically complicated love affair plays out from the Caribbean to Manhattan. 2004 foreword by the author. Strong language. 1981Murder in Montparnasse: a Phryne Fisher mystery (Phryne Fisher Mysteries Ser. #12)
By Kerry Greenwood. 2004
Australia, 1928. Bert and Cec, soldiers who unknowingly witnessed a murder in post-WWI Paris, appeal to Phryne Fisher to investigate…
the suspicious deaths of two comrades. Phryne confronts her own repressed memories as she proceeds with this assignment. Some explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2002Done for a dime
By David Corbett. 2003
When a legendary blues musician is murdered, his son, Toby, is a major suspect. As Rio Mirada detective Dennis Murchison…
investigates, it becomes apparent that the killing is only part of a larger, darker scheme centering around racism and mob activity. Strong language and some violence. 2003Shoulder the sky: a novel (World War One Ser.)
By Anne Perry. 2004
Chaplain Joseph Reavley from No Graves as Yet (DB 57506) journeys to the Flanders war front in 1915 to help…
the wounded. When a hated military correspondent is murdered, Reavley probes into the mystery of his own parents' deaths caused by the unknown "Peacemaker." Some violence. 2004