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The case of the race against time (Jigsaw Jones Mystery Ser. #20)
By James Preller. 2003
Jigsaw has an appointment with his father to replace a broken chain on his grandfather's pocket watch. But the watch…
disappears while Jigsaw is at the barbershop. Will his friends find the watch before it's too late? For grades 2-4. 2003The case of the rainy day mystery (Jigsaw Jones Mystery Ser. #No. 21)
By James Preller. 2003
Bigs Maloney is acting weird, so Lucy hires Jigsaw to find out why. Because Jigsaw's partner, Mila, has the chicken…
pox, Jigsaw gets Joey to tail Bigs. But Joey isn't a good detective. For grades 2-4. 2003A man lay dead
By Ngaio Marsh. 1934
Sir Hubert Handesley hosts a weekend house party at his country estate, during which assorted guests engage in a game…
of "murder." When a real death interrupts their parlor game, Inspector Alleyn from Scotland Yard arrives to investigate. 1934The case of the bear scare (Jigsaw Jones Ser. #No. 18)
By James Preller. 2002
Lightning Lou, TV animal show host from Australia, visits Jigsaw's school and announces plans to film a black bear in…
the area. When signs of a bear appear in Lucy's backyard, Jigsaw and Mila investigate. For grades 2-4. 2002A Christmas secret: a novel
By Anne Perry. 2006
December, 1890. London vicar Dominic Corde and his wife, Clarice, spend Christmas in an isolated village where Dominic substitutes for…
the Reverend Wynter, who has taken a last-minute holiday. But Wynter isn't on vacation at all. Dominic and Clarice investigate but soon find themselves in danger. 2006Spinsters in jeopardy
By Ngaio Marsh. 1981
En route to a family vacation, Inspector Roderick Alleyn finds himself in an alpine chateau that serves as the headquarters…
for a sinister cult of dope peddlers who practice bizarre religious rites. Roderick exposes a conspiracy to kidnap his son, corrupt a young girl, and murder a wealthy spinster. 1953Scales of justice
By Ngaio Marsh. 1955
Inspector Roderick Alleyn of Scotland Yard tracks a killer in the seemingly peaceful English village of Swevenings after a body…
is found in a thicket by the trout stream. He discovers that violent death is just as gruesome among the gentry as among the working class. 1955Chill factor: A Novel
By Sandra Brown. 2005
Lilly Martin accidentally injures acquaintance Ben Tierney in a car accident during a winter storm, forcing them to seek shelter…
in Lilly's vacation cabin. Meanwhile her ex-husband, police chief Dutch Burton, discovers that Ben may be a serial killer. Explicit descriptions of sex, strong language, and some violence. Bestseller. 2005The janissary tree: a novel (Investigator Yashim #1)
By Jason Goodwin. 2006
Istanbul, 1836. Court eunuch Yashim Togalu has orders from Sultan Mahmut II to find out who is killing military cadets.…
He scours the city, suspicious that the outcast Janissary corps soldiers are planning an insurrection. Violence and strong language. Edgar Allan Poe Award. 2006The sixth man and other stories (Harpur And Iles Ser.)
By Bill James. 2006
One poem and fourteen short stories dating back to the 1990s, several of which feature Detective Chief Superintendent Colin Harpur…
and Assistant Chief Constable Desmond Iles. In the title piece the English detectives investigate the demise of a born-again factory worker. Strong language and some violence. 2006The crimes of Jordan Wise: a novel
By Bill Pronzini. 2006
1977. Gold-digger Annalise Bonner tempts mild-mannered San Francisco accountant Jordan Wise into embezzling funds from his company and fleeing to…
the Virgin Islands. Annalise's constant demands drive Jordan to commit two additional crimes. Strong language, some explicit descriptions of sex, and some violence. 2006The bee's kiss: A Detective Joe Sandlands Mystery (Detective Joe Sandilands Ser.)
By Barbara Cleverly. 2005
London, 1926. Back home from India, Detective Joe Sandilands of Scotland Yard investigates the murder of Dame Beatrice Jagow-Joliffe, the…
founder of the Women's Royal Naval Service (Wrens). Joining Sandilands is Constable Mathilda Westhrope and Detective Sergeant Bill Armitage, who discover multiple suicides among the Wrens. Some strong language. 2005A wreath for Rivera (The Roderick Alleyn Mysteries Ser. #15)
By Ngaio Marsh, St. Martin`s Press. 1998
George Settinger, Lord Pastern, joins Breezy Bellairs's band much to the chagrin of his wife, Cécile, who also disapproves of…
the relationship between the band's piano-accordionist, Carlos Rivera, and her daughter, Félicité. When Carlos is murdered during a performance attended by Inspector Roderick Alleyn, Roderick investigates. 1949Mourners: a nameless detective novel (Nameless Detective Novels #34)
By Bill Pronzini. 2006
The Nameless Detective is hired by James Troxell's wife to discover why her husband has taken to attending the funerals…
of murdered women he doesn't know. "Nameless" is also having marital problems; and his partners, Tamara and Jake, have their own issues with mourning. Violence and strong language. 2006The old wine shades: a Richard Jury mystery (A richard Jury Novel Ser.)
By Martha Grimes. 2006
On leave since The Winds of Change (DB 58862), detective Richard Jury is intrigued by a tale physicist Harry Johnson…
tells at a pub: the family of Johnson's friend disappeared and only the dog returned. Jury is investigating when a body is found. Strong language and some violence. Bestseller. 2006Murder at the opera: a capital crimes novel (Capital Crimes Ser. #Vol. 22)
By Margaret Truman. 2006
Washington, D.C. A promising young Canadian singer is found murdered backstage at the Kennedy Center. Law professor Mac Smith--an extra…
in the Washington National Opera's upcoming production of Puccini's Tosca--and his wife, Annabel, investigate. Aided by PI Ray Pawkins the pair uncovers a far-reaching international conspiracy. 2006Killer dolphin (The Roderick Alleyn Mysteries Ser. #24)
By Ngaio Marsh, St. Martin`s Press. 1999
The Dolphin, a newly restored dockside London theatre, opens with The Glove, a play inspired by the discovery of a…
genuine Shakespearean mitt. Inspector Roderick Alleyn supervises security precautions for the relic but is soon tracking a criminal when someone kills a caretaker and steals the glove. 1966The rise of Lubchenko
By Michael Simmons. 2006
Sixteen-year-old Evan Macalister, from Finding Lubchenko (BR 16399), learns that his father's business partner is flying abroad to sell a…
smallpox virus to terrorists. Evan takes friends Erika and Ruben back to Europe to find freedom fighter Lubchenko and foil the plot. For senior high readers. 2006Blue screen
By Robert B Parker. 2006
It is Sunny Randall's job to protect starlet Erin Flint, the lover of sleazy movie producer Buddy Bollen. After Erin's…
sister Misty is murdered in Buddy's mansion, Sunny helps Jesse Stone, chief of police in Paradise, Massachusetts, expose a killer. Descriptions of sex, strong language, and some violence. 2006At some disputed barricade: a novel (World War One Ser.)
By Anne Perry. 2007
The Western Front, 1917. British intelligence officer Matthew Reavley tracks a traitor called Peacemaker. Meanwhile, his brother Joseph, a chaplain,…
and sister Judith, an ambulance driver, experience ambivalence when twelve British soldiers face execution for killing an incompetent officer. Sequel to Angels in the Gloom (DB 61869, BR 16291). Some violence. 2007