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Murder on K Street: a Capital crimes novel (Capital Crimes Ser. #Vol. 23)
By Margaret Truman. 2007
U.S. senator Lyle Simmons discovers his wife Jeannette murdered in their Washington, D.C., mansion. Retired assistant U.S. attorney Phil Rotondi,…
who once dated Jeannette and who has been Lyle's friend since college, helps him. As police investigate the politician's dealings, additional deaths occur. Some violence and some strong language. 2007The tenderness of wolves
By Stef Penney. 2007
Canadian wilderness, 1860s. The day her adopted seventeen-year-old son Francis disappears, Mrs. Ross discovers her neighbor's murdered corpse. The community…
suspects Francis of the crime. Mrs. Ross leaves her husband and sets out with half-Indian William Parker to find the teen. Some violence. Costa Book of the Year. 2006Beyond reach (Grant County Ser. #Bk. 6)
By Karin Slaughter. 2007
Detective Lena Adams, last seen in Faithless (BR 16326), spends her vacation checking on her drug-addicted uncle Hank. When Lena…
is wrongly arrested for murder, her police-chief boss Jeffrey Tolliver and his medical-examiner wife Sara Linton help solve the bigotry-filled mystery. Violence and strong language. 2007The wheel of darkness (Pendergast Ser. #No. 8)
By Douglas J Preston. 2007
FBI agent Aloysius Pendergast and his ward Constance Greene are studying at a Tibetan monastery when Pendergast is asked to…
recover a stolen relic that could wipe out mankind. His search leads to a luxury cruise ship where a murderer awaits. Some violence and some strong language. 2007Petticoat Ranch (Lassoed In Texas Ser.)
By Mary Connealy. 2007
Texas, 1867. When Ranger deputy Clay McClellen discovers that his long-lost twin brother, Cliff, was murdered, he vows to marry…
Cliff's widow, Sophie, and care for her daughters. The unlikely newlyweds work together, with God, to bring Cliff's killer to justice, save their land, and forge a new love. 2006The spring cleaning murders (Ellie Haskell Mystery Ser. #No. 8)
By Dorothy Cannell. 1999
Ellie Haskell, housewife extraordinaire, seeks a new maid after her beloved Roxie quits. But when Gertrude Large, a member of…
Roxie's local charwomen's association, is murdered, Ellie turns to sleuthing. Aided by her husband and various cleaning products, Ellie tackles Gertrude's former clients to tidy up--and snoop around--their homes. 1998The spies of Warsaw: a novel
By Alan Furst. 2008
Warsaw, 1937. Colonel Jean-Franúois Mercier, French military attaché to Poland, spends his time socializing and recruiting spies. Mercier alerts his…
superiors to the threat of Nazi invasion but is ignored. Meanwhile he falls in love and rescues an agent. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller. 2008The chaos king
By Laura Ruby. 2007
In this sequel to The Wall and the Wing (BR 16650), newfound fame and fortune have estranged friends Bug and…
Gurl--now called Georgie. But Georgie and Bug join forces again when a punk, vampires, and a giant sloth attack them in a future New York City. For grades 5-8. 2007Land of the blind
By Jess Walter. 2003
Burned-out Spokane police detective Caroline Mabry is puzzled by the man in her interview room. Attorney and failed politician Clark…
Mason insists he's responsible for a murder, but his statement is taking him hours to write, and it starts with his childhood. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2003The thin woman: an epicurean mystery (Ellie Haskell #1)
By Dorothy Cannell. 1992
Ellie Simons, beautiful but overweight, hires escort Bentley Haskell to pose as her fiancé on a visit to her uncle…
Merlin's imposing estate. Ellie encounters unexpected romance and a treasure hunt when Merlin suddenly passes away, leaving his fortune to her and Bentley--provided that she shed sixty pounds. 1984Phantom prey (Prey)
By John Sandford. 2008
At his wife's request, detective Lucas Davenport agrees to look into the unsolved murder of her wealthy, widowed friend's daughter…
Frances Austin, who was a Goth. Now other Goths are being murdered. But a series of unusual bank transactions causes confusion. Descriptions of sex, violence, and strong language. Bestseller. 2008Snakehead (Alex Rider #7)
By Anthony Horowitz. 2007
Alex reluctantly agrees to the Australian Secret Service's request to travel to Bangkok to infiltrate the southeast Asia Snakehead gang,…
who smuggle drugs, weapons, and people. While working on this dangerous mission, he uncovers information about the murder of his parents. For grades 6-9. 2007Devil may care
By Sebastian Faulks, Ian Fleming. 2008
James Bond is sent to prevent Dr. Julius Gorner from flooding England with heroin. Bond meets Scarlett Papava, who wants…
to save her twin sister from Gorner's clutches. But Gorner has plans to provoke a nuclear war with Russia. Violence, some descriptions of sex, and some strong language. Bestseller. 2008Hollywood crows: a novel
By Joseph Wambaugh. 2008
Nathan Weiss and Bix Ramstead, cops in Hollywood's Community Relations Office, help residents with quality-of-life issues like graffiti and panhandlers.…
Both men become entangled with Margot Aziz, who wants to get rid of her wealthy husband. Sequel to Hollywood Station (RC 65317). Violence and strong language. Bestseller. 2008Fools rush in: a Sam McCain mystery (Sam Mccain Mystery Ser. #Bk. 7)
By Edward Gorman. 2007
Black River Falls, Iowa; 1963. Attorney Sam McCain discovers the bodies of Richie Neville, a white blackmailer, and David Leeds,…
an African American college student who was dating the daughter of a white senator. Suspects include a biker gang and the daughter's ex-boyfriend. Strong language and some violence. 2007The night ferry: a novel
By Michael Robotham. 2007
London. Sikh detective constable Alisha Barba, recovering from a broken back sustained in Lost (RC 62125, BR 16407), responds when…
a childhood friend needs assistance. Alisha recruits retired inspector Vincent Ruiz's help investigating an Amsterdam gang that steals babies to sell to adopting couples. Violence and strong language. 2007Change of heart: a novel
By Jodi Picoult. 2008
Death row inmate Shay Bourne offers to donate his heart to the sister of the child he murdered. Bourne's ability…
to heal his fellow inmates leads priest Father Michael and attorney Maggie Bloom to question his verdict, while the child's mother, June Nealon, is stunned. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2008The sign of the four: or The problem of the Sholtos
By Arthur Conan Doyle. 1975
Mary Morstan receives one pearl anonymously every year following the disappearance of her father, an Indian regiment captain. Investigating the…
father's fate, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson meet Mary's benefactor. Inquiries reveal murder, missing treasure, and a villain with a wooden leg. Meanwhile Watson finds romance. Contains 2001 introduction. 1890A Christmas beginning: a novel
By Anne Perry. 2007
Superintendent Runcorn of Scotland Yard takes a December holiday on the Isle of Anglesey off the Welsh coast. During a…
stroll through a churchyard, Runcorn discovers the body of Olivia, the town vicar's spirited sister. Runcorn must determine who among Olivia's friends, neighbors, and suitors, murdered her. 2007The Da Vinci code: a novel (Robert Langdon #2)
By Dan Brown. 2003
Professor Robert Langdon from Angels and Demons (DB 51799) investigates the crime scene of the Louvre's murdered curator. Joining him…
is French cryptologist Sophie Neveu. The clues left behind pit two Catholic societies against each other in search of the Holy Grail. Some violence and some strong language. 2003