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Murder at the Petroglyphs (Harrie McKinsey Mysteries #Vol. 4)
By Patricia Smith Wood. 2019
When the police and FBI are baffled by a corpse found at a national park, they must rely on a…
psychic amateur sleuth to solve the mystery. The spirits of Native American ancestors are said to inhabit the sacred rocks at Petroglyph National Monument. So when an unidentified body is found there, everyone from the local police to the FBI are up in arms. But no one can figure out who the victim is until the CIA steps in, claiming that there is one person who might have answers: Harrie McKinsey. Now it seems everyone is keeping an eye on the infamous sleuth Harrie, even her FBI agent husband, DJ, who is mystified by his wife&’s connection to the dead man. It&’s going to be up to Harrie to use her psychic intuition and savvy sleuthing skills to find the killer—unless, of course, he gets her first . . . &“Readers will slip right into this engaging tale of murder, camaraderie, complications and clever crime solving.&” —Anne Hillerman, New York Times–bestselling author of the Leaphorn, Chee, Manuelito mystery series.Six Motives for Murder (Brackerley Prison Mysteries)
By Frances Brody. 2024
'Frances Brody has made it to the top rank of crime writers' DAILY MAILA charming historical mystery set in 1960s…
Yorkshire, starring prisoner governor and amateur sleuth Nell Lewis. This is the perfect page-turner if you love Agatha Christie and Jacqueline Winspear.___________Yorkshire, 1969. Nell Lewis is four months into her new role as governor of HMP Brackerley when the prison takes on a catering contract for Brackerley village's wedding of the year.Almost all the female inmates are delighted to be involved in the celebrations, though Linda is desperate to avoid the event in case she is spotted, photographed, and once more appears on the front pages of the gutter press.During the wedding reception, one of the inmates discovers the father of the bride, Mr Chapin, stabbed to death behind the marquee.The murder shocks the close-knit village and police enlist Nell's help to solve the mystery. There are multiple suspects at the wedding, all with strong motives for wanting Mr Chapin dead, but the prison workforce was closest to the scene of the crime . . .What readers are saying about Frances Brody:'Witty, acerbic and very, very perceptive' Ann Cleeves'A splendid heroine' Ann Granger'Have just read the most fun book in ages. Writing is witty, funny, perfect yet not dismissive of murders at its heart' @StairwellBooksBonehead: the gripping new crime thriller from the international bestseller
By Mo Hayder. 2024
**THE FINAL NOVEL FROM THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER MO HAYDER, WITH A FOREWORD FROM KARIN SLAUGHTER**A terrifying accident . . .…
Alex Mullins knows she is one of the lucky ones. When a fatal coach crash at her school reunion killed several of her classmates, she was saved from a grisly fate. She is haunted by what she thinks she saw that night - a vision of a skeletal woman, known by the locals as the Bonehead - a woman who brings bad luck to all that see her. A mystery waiting to be solved . . . Now a police officer in Gloucestershire, Alex fights to overcome the past by helping other people. But when her path crosses with someone who was there that fateful night, her new life begins to unravel at the seams. What really happened the night of the crash? And what does she have to do for the petrifying Bonehead to finally leave her be? A new crime thriller from the Queen of Fear - prepare to be terrified by Bonehead . . . PRAISE FOR MO HAYDER:'Hayder has a profound ability to shock and surprise her readers' Karin Slaughter'Oozes sinisterness from the first page' Entertainment Weekly'With Mo Hayder you never know where you are going until you get there' Times'A first-class shocker . . . a frightening mix of forensics, thrills, analytical police work and poetic images' Guardian'Wickedly constructed . . . The detail, if you can stomach it, is fascinating' Daily Telegraph'Lacerating' Independent'Stomach-churning, fast-paced, top-notch' Sunday Express'Haunting, lyrical, disturbing, important, suspenseful and wonderfully written' Harlan Coben'This is writing of breathtaking power and poetry' Tess Gerritsen'An authentically disturbing, gripping winner' Financial TimesBonehead: the gripping new crime thriller from the international bestseller
By Mo Hayder. 2024
**THE FINAL NOVEL FROM THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER MO HAYDER, WITH A FOREWORD FROM KARIN SLAUGHTER**A terrifying accident . . .…
Alex Mullins knows she is one of the lucky ones. When a fatal coach crash at her school reunion killed several of her classmates, she was saved from a grisly fate. She is haunted by what she thinks she saw that night - a vision of a skeletal woman, known by the locals as the Bonehead - a woman who brings bad luck to all that see her. A mystery waiting to be solved . . . Now a police officer in Gloucestershire, Alex fights to overcome the past by helping other people. But when her path crosses with someone who was there that fateful night, her new life begins to unravel at the seams. What really happened the night of the crash? And what does she have to do for the petrifying Bonehead to finally leave her be? A new crime thriller from the Queen of Fear - prepare to be terrified by Bonehead . . . PRAISE FOR MO HAYDER:'Hayder has a profound ability to shock and surprise her readers' Karin Slaughter'Oozes sinisterness from the first page' Entertainment Weekly'With Mo Hayder you never know where you are going until you get there' Times'A first-class shocker . . . a frightening mix of forensics, thrills, analytical police work and poetic images' Guardian'Wickedly constructed . . . The detail, if you can stomach it, is fascinating' Daily Telegraph'Lacerating' Independent'Stomach-churning, fast-paced, top-notch' Sunday Express'Haunting, lyrical, disturbing, important, suspenseful and wonderfully written' Harlan Coben'This is writing of breathtaking power and poetry' Tess Gerritsen'An authentically disturbing, gripping winner' Financial TimesThe Last Picture Show (Last Picture Show Trilogy #No. 1)
By Larry McMurtry. 2011
“McMurtry is an alchemist who converts the basest materials to gold.” — New York Times Book Review The Last Picture…
Show (1966) is both a rambunctious coming-of-age story and an elegy to a forlorn Texas town trying to keep its one movie house alive. Adapted into the Oscar-winning film, this masterpiece immortalizes the lives of the hardscrabble residents who are threatened by the inexorable forces of the modern world.The Homesman: A Novel
By Glendon Swarthout. 2014
Now a major film directed by and starring Tommy Lee Jones and co-starring Meryl Streep, Hilary Swank, and John Lithgow,…
this classic Western novel captures the devastating realities of early frontier life through the eyes of one extraordinary woman.Now a major motion picture directed by Tommy Lee Jones, The Homesman is a devastating story of early pioneers in 1850s American West. It celebrates the ones we hear nothing of: the brave women whose hearts and minds were broken by a life of bitter hardship. A &“homesman&” must be found to escort a handful of them back East to a sanitarium. When none of the county&’s men steps up, the job falls to Mary Bee Cuddy—ex-teacher, spinster, indomitable and resourceful. Brave as she is, Mary Bee knows she cannot succeed alone. The only companion she can find is the low-life claim jumper George Briggs. Thus begins a trek east, against the tide of colonization, against hardship, Indian attacks, ice storms, and loneliness—a timeless classic told in a series of tough, fast-paced adventures. In an unprecedented sweep, Glendon Swarthout&’s novel won both the Western Writers of America&’s Spur Award and the Western Heritage Wrangler Award. A new afterword by the author&’s son Miles Swarthout tells of his parents Glendon and Kathryn&’s discovery of and research into the lives of the oft-forgotten frontier women who make The Homesman as moving and believable as it is unforgettable.The Deepest Lake
By Andromeda Romano-Lax. 2024
In this atmospheric thriller set at a luxury memoir-writing workshop on the shores of Lake Atitlán, Guatemala, a grieving mother…
goes undercover to investigate her daughter&’s mysterious death.Rose, the mother of twentysomething aspiring writer Jules, has waited three months for answers about her daughter&’s death. Why was she swimming alone when she feared the water? Why did she stop texting days before she was last seen? When the official investigation rules the death an accidental drowning, the body possibly lost forever in Central America&’s deepest lake, an unsatisfied Rose travels to the memoir workshop herself. She hopes to draw her own conclusion—and find closure. When Rose arrives, she is swept into the curious world created by her daughter&’s literary hero, the famous writing teacher Eva Marshall, a charismatic woman known for her candid—and controversial—memoirs. As Rose uncovers details about the days leading up to Jules&’s disappearance, she begins to suspect that this glamorous retreat package is hiding ugly truths. Is Lake Atitlán a place where traumatized women come to heal or a place where deeper injury is inflicted? The Deepest Lake is both a sharp look at the sometimes toxic, exclusionary world of high-class writing workshops and an achingly poignant view of a mother&’s grief.Star Struck (A Hollywood Mystery #2)
By Marjorie McCown. 2024
Perfect for fans of Elle Cosimano and Kellye Garrett, in this second Hollywood mystery, film costumer Joey Jessop discovers that…
Hollywood buries its secrets deep when a superstar&’s assistant turns up dead.Costumer Joey Jessop is working on a movie set in 1930s Hollywood and starring two of the world&’s biggest stars. The male lead is also a dedicated social activist, and the female lead, Gillian Best, is known for her lifestyle brand. After a hit-and-run near the set, Joey realizes that the car involved belongs to Gillian, and she begins to wonder if the actress has more to hide than her Botox appointments.Her suspicions deepen when Gillian&’s personal assistant, Rita, vows to get revenge for Gillian replacing her and is found dead shortly after. Gillian quickly labels Rita&’s death a suicide, and the police seem to agree–but Joey isn&’t so sure.With the police standing aside, it&’s up to Joey to dig up the truth—but Hollywood stars know how to keep their secrets close, and a woman like Gillian Best won&’t take kindly to someone sniffing around her affairs. Joey is certain that Gillian has something to hide–and she&’s determined to find out what.Nonna Maria and the Case of the Lost Treasure: A Novel
By Lorenzo Carcaterra. 2024
Nonna Maria, &“one of the most charming amateur sleuths ever created&” (Tess Gerritsen), dodges assassins and hunts for hidden treasure…
in this transporting mystery from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lorenzo Carcaterra.As Nonna Maria&’s longtime pal and sometimes colleague, Captain Murino, in charge of the local carabinieri, never wanted to see harm brought to the doorstep of everyone&’s favorite espresso-brewing, counsel-giving amateur sleuth. But when you live a long life, you&’re bound to make a few enemies. And when those enemies come calling, you have to rely on friends. Faced with an assassin seeking revenge for a decades-old grudge, Captain Murino has no choice but to turn to Maria, who must use all her neighborly resources, clever faculties, and web of connections to save him from his perilous predicament. On the other side of the island, a second mystery begins to unfold at the deathbed of another of Maria&’s old friends, as he hands his granddaughter a yellowed map and tells her of a treasure to be found in one of Ischia&’s secret caverns. However, there are traps and pitfalls. There will be others with sinister motives who will do all they can to make the treasure their own. But this map is a guide—the only gift he has to give. When the granddaughter needs help cracking the code, she turns to her grandfather&’s most trusted friend: Nonna Maria. From battling foes in medieval castles to exploring the notorious caverns where smugglers hide their goods, Nonna Maria and her friends—some old, some new—embark on their most swashbuckling adventure yet.The Kid
By Jeff Schill. 2024
The Kid is the quickest draw in the West. Little does anyone know he isn&’t real. A fast-paced, cleverly woven,…
witty middle grade western adventure.It's 1881 in Destiny, Colorado. Fourteen-year-old Henry Upton&’s parents have died, and he&’s trying to keep his three younger brothers together on the farm. Henry writes a story about The Kid, the fastest draw in the West, to keep people away from their parts. But his stories will soon put more than his family and the farm at risk.Meanwhile, Herbert might lose his job as an editor at Gunslinger Magazine in Philadelphia if he can't find out why the author of The Kid stories recently stopped sending them. The soft city slicker is headed out west to find the author.And Snake-Eye Sam has set his sights on The Kid, whom he thinks is real. Sam has evil in his heart and jealousy in his veins. Breaking out of prison to shoot down The Kid is about the only thing that can cure the itch running down Sam's spine.Three storylines—plus Gunslinger Magazine&‘s The Kid stories—intertwine and come together just as Snake Eye Sam and Herbert both arrive in Destiny. On Main Street at high noon, a master plan is put in place at the same time that Henry and the Destiny sheriff get what they need to keep the Upton brothers together.Pull up for a tall frothy glass of sarsaparilla and enjoy this engaging and satisfying Western tale, full of quirky characters, snappy dialogue, and heart.Rip Chord (A Ripple Effect Cozy Mystery #9)
By Jeanne Glidewell. 2024
When a Man Falls from a 13th Floor Balcony, Rapella Suspects Murder in Rip Chord, A Cozy Mystery Adventure from…
Jeanne GlidewellSeeking a peaceful retreat amid the beauty of the Redwood National Forest, Rip and Rapella Ripple are camping at the serene Mystic River RV Park in Klamath, California. Their inspirational Sunday morning church service turns to intrigue when Charlie Short invites Rip to fill in as the tenor singer in a barbershop quartet competition. Henry Harpodingle, their original tenor, mysteriously died in what was deemed an accidental fall from a thirteenth-story balcony.Rapella finds the circumstances of Henry’s death anything but accidental and quickly amasses a list of suspects, including the peculiar Charlie Short and his wife, Fern.Will Rapella solve this deadly melody, or will they find themselves in grave danger? Don't miss this thrilling adventure in the beloved series featuring Rip and Rapella Ripple, where each clue is a note closer to exposing a killer.From The Publisher: The Ripple Effect series will be enjoyed by fans of Joanne Fluke, Madison Johns, Ceecee James, and readers of cozy mysteries who enjoy light-hearted, clean & wholesome mysteries featuring female amateur sleuths and senior citizens.“Glidewell succeeds in maintaining a rapidly paced storyline that dramatically builds suspense, while her tongue-in-cheek sense of humor provides plenty of laugh-out-loud moments.” ~Booklist on Leave No Stone Unturned“Jeanne Glidewell’s mysteries are fast-paced, complex, and has just the right hint of romance.” ~Jill Churchill, author of the Jane Jeffry and Grace and Favor Mysteries“I hope this series continues. Being Rip and Rapellas’ age I am happy to see them featured in adventures. I can recommend this book to anyone who likes mysteries, cozy or not.” ~Anna, ReviewerTHE RIPPLE EFFECT MYSTERIES, in series orderA Rip Roaring Good TimeRip TideRipped to ShredsRip Your Heart OutRipped ApartRipped OffNo Big RipThe Grim RipperRip ChordTHE LEXIE STARR MYSTERIES, in series orderLeave No Stone UnturnedThe Extinguished GuestHauntedWith This RingJust DuckyThe Spirit of the Season - a holiday novellaCozy CampingMarriage & MayhemOff to the races: A small town enemies to lovers romance (Gold Rush Ranch #1)
By Elsie Silver. 2023
Keeping things professional with my employees has never been an issue. Until she waltzed onto my property. Billie is talented.…
She's mouthy. And she's so damn tempting. I can't stop thinking about all the ways I could take her down a peg. I can't stop thinking about her, period. We clash from the moment we meet. And in a small town, on an even smaller farm, it's hard to keep your distance. It's even harder to keep that friction from turning to fire. But keeping my distance? That might be the biggest struggle of all. Because Billie is the whole package, whip-smart with a body I fantasize about when I'm alone, and quite possibly the only woman who can save this business-and me. She drives me crazy. In every sense of the word. Every smart-mouthed little comment-every game we play-I end up wanting more. Wanting her closer. With me. Under me. I try not to let her get to me, but the more time we spend together the more I crave her. Her lips. Her trust. Her heart. I want it all. But at what cost? Because suddenly I don't just want to win races, I want to win the girl. Contains mature themesMontana (Montana #1)
By William W Johnstone. 2024
Bordered by the Blackfeet Reservation to the north and mountain ranges to the east and west, Cutthroat County is seven-hundred…
glorious square miles of Big Sky grandeur. For generations, the Maddox and Drew families have ruled the county-often at odds with each other. Today, Ashton Maddox runs the biggest Black Angus ranch in the country, while County Sheriff John T. Drew upholds the law like his forefathers did over a century ago. A lot has changed since the county was established in 1891. But some things feel straight out of the 1800s. Especially when cows start disappearing from the ranches . . . Residents and news media still recall a gun-blazing tale of the land-grabbing battles fought by Maddox's and Drew's ancestors. Meanwhile, their present-day descendants face a new kind of war that's every bit as bloody. Sheriff Drew's girlfriend/deputy is shot and seriously wounded in what appears to be a routine traffic stop. When Ashton Maddox's rival rancher's foreman is found murdered and a modern-day vigilante group hires a hard-drinking, publicity-hungry retired Texas Ranger to investigate, Drew and Maddox decide to do what their forefathers did so many years ago: join forces against a common enemy. Risk their skins against all odds. And keep the dream of Montana alive for generations to comeGrim (Withering Mysteries #1)
By Amy Boyles. 2024
The Witcher meets Dresden Files in this action-packed mystery. It only takes an instant for Grim-monster hunter and emotionally scarred…
hero-to lose everything. Grim is having a bad year. A hunter by trade, his world is ripped apart when he is cursed with a sickness that is slowly changing him into one of the very creatures he hunts. Worse, Grim is forced to abandon the woman he loves for fear that he'll destroy her. So he must find a cure. Otherwise, they'll never be together. Yet there's hope in a thorny alliance with an eccentric billionaire who lives in a castle. But the billionaire has his own problems. He's being hunted by an elusive monster, one that wants him dead. So, he strikes a deal with Grim-capture the creature and Grim will be healed. Now Grim must navigate a castle filled with creeping shadows and portraits that seem alive, a suspicious butler, and the billionaire's young daughter. She may hold the key to unlocking the truth behind why the creature is hunting her father-if only she could remember the past. Can Grim stop the monster, break the curse plaguing him, and be reunited with the woman he loves? Or will he succumb to the darkness growing inside of him?Murder in an Irish Village: A Charming Irish Cozy Mystery (An Irish Village Mystery #1)
By Carlene O'Connor. 2016
&“If Janet Evanovich and Maeve Binchy wrote a book together, [this] would be the result . . . Siobhán O&’Sullivan is a…
character to savor.&”—Laurien Berenson, author of Game of Dog Bones In the small village of Kilbane, County Cork, Ireland, Naomi&’s Bistro has always been a warm and welcoming spot to visit with neighbors, enjoy some brown bread and tea, and get the local gossip. Nowadays twenty-two-year-old Siobhán O&’Sullivan runs the family bistro named for her mother, along with her five siblings, after the death of their parents in a car crash almost a year ago. It&’s been a rough year for the O&’Sullivans, but it&’s about to get rougher. One morning, as they&’re opening the bistro, they discover a man seated at a table, dressed in a suit as if for his own funeral, a pair of hot pink barber scissors protruding from his chest. With the local garda suspecting the O&’Sullivans and their business in danger of being shunned—murder tends to spoil the appetite—it&’s up to feisty redheaded Siobhán to solve the crime and save her beloved brood. &“Kicks off a new series in splendid fashion! If you love cozy mysteries and traveling, then give Murder in an Irish Village a try. You&’ll feel like you&’ve stepped into Ireland as you turn the pages.&”—Fresh Fiction &“A smart whodunnit in an idyllic locale. I dare you not to be charmed by sleuth Siobhán and her siblings, the O&’Sullivan Six.&”—Barbara Ross, author of A Maine Clambake Mystery Series &“A delightful, funny, fast-paced romp of a book.&”—Isis Crawford, author of A Mystery with Recipes SeriesThe 24th Hour: Is This The End? (A Women's Murder Club Thriller)
By James Patterson, Maxine Paetro. 2024
&“Tough-but-tender cop Lindsay Boxer&” (People) leads the Women&’s Murder Club in the high-profile murder investigation of a billionaire San Francisco…
couple. As enemies lurk in the shadows, will Cindy, Claire, Yuki, and Lindsay still be standing when the clock strikes midnight? SFPD Sergeant Lindsay Boxer, Medical Examiner Claire Washburn, Assistant District Attorney Yuki Castellano, and crime writer Cindy Thomas gather at one of San Francisco&’s finest restaurants to celebrate exciting news: Cindy is getting married. Before they can raise their glasses, there&’s a disturbance in the restaurant. A woman has been assaulted. Claire examines the victim. Lindsay makes an arrest. Yuki takes the case. Cindy covers it. The legal strategy is complicated by gaps in the plaintiff&’s memory—and the shocking reason behind her ever-changing testimony. As Yuki leads the prosecution, Lindsay chases down a high-society killer whose target practice may leave the Women&’s Murder Club short a bridesmaid … or two.Death at the Hunting Lodge: A brand new totally addictive murder mystery (Amelia Adams)
By Laura Stewart. 2024
A Scottish village is turned upside-down by a Gaelic pagan festival, an archaeological dig, and a murder, in this absorbing…
new cozy mystery. Amelia Adams, proprietor of Stone Manor, is hosting four archaeologists at her luxurious hotel as they excavate a ruined abbey. Meanwhile, the village is preparing for a festival that heralds the start of summer—an event that&’s brought Moira, a tarot reader and practicing white witch, back to her hometown. But relics aren&’t the only things being unearthed—as the locals air resentments about the dig, an old mystery is resurrected and a dead body turns up. Has a peace-loving Wiccan become a predator, or is something deeper going on?The Harlot's Tale: A Midwife Mystery (The Midwife's Tale #2)
By Sam Thomas. 2013
Sam Thomas's The Harlot's Tale takes readers back to Civil War England in this riveting sequel to The Midwife's Tale,…
hailed as an "ingenious, fast-paced mystery" by Kirkus ReviewsIt is August, 1645, one year since York fell into Puritan hands. As the city suffers through a brutal summer heat, Bridget Hodgson and Martha Hawkins are drawn into a murder investigation more frightening than their last. In order to appease God's wrath—and end the heat-wave—the city's overlords have launched a brutal campaign to whip the city's sinners into godliness. But for someone in York, this is not enough. First a prostitute and her client are found stabbed to death, then a pair of adulterers are beaten and strangled. York's sinners have been targeted for execution.Bridget and Martha—assisted once again by Will, Bridget's good-hearted nephew—race to find the killer even as he adds more bodies to his tally. The list of suspects is long: Hezekiah Ward, a fire and brimstone preacher new to York; Ward's son, Praise-God, whose intensity mirrors his father's; John Stubb, one of Ward's fanatic followers, whose taste for blood may not have been sated by his time in Parliament's armies. Or could the killer be closer to home? Will's brother Joseph is no stranger to death, and he shares the Wards' dreams of driving sin from the city.To find the killer, Bridget, Martha, and Will must uncover the city's most secret sins, and hope against hope that the killer does not turn his attention in their direction.The Glory River: A Bushrod Underhill Novel (Underhill Series #1)
By Cameron Judd. 1998
In the tradition of Louis L'Amour's Sackett series, the Underhill novels chronicle the dramatic saga of one man's life--a life…
that follows the days of the early American frontier, of the men and women who came together as friends, family, and enemies, and of the pioneers who pushed westward into the raging violence of the Indian wars.His name was Bushrod Underhill, a son of the Cumberland mountains, inheritor of a pioneer spirit and a restless soul. Raised by a French-born Indian trader among the Cherokees and Creeks, Bushrod left the dark mountains of the American Southesast for the promise of an open frontier. But in the era of the Natchez Trace and Louisiana Purchase, a storm of violence was waiting for Bushrod across the mighty Mississippi. Now, what separated Bushrod from those around him was a strange gift given by an old slave, a young man's daring to take on any fight, and the skill to walk away alive...Down the Aisle with Murder: An Otter Lake Mystery (The Otter Lake Mysteries #5)
By Auralee Wallace. 2018
First comes love. Then comes. . .murder?Some wedding stories are so bizarre that you can't even make them up. Take…
Erica Bloom's latest case of an Otter Lake bride whose BFF is MIA at the time she's supposed to perform her duties as maid of honor. ..only to be found DOA. Erica and her security team—minus her beloved Grady, who's on vacation, trying to stay out of town business and has a no-nonsense sheriff covering for him—have followed every possible lead to find out what really happened to the young woman. Is her death the result of a bachelorette party gone wildly wrong? Or did someone with cold feet snap—and turn into a cold-blooded killer? These are the questions that must be answered for the nuptials, which at the eleventh hour receive a dramatic makeover, to go off without a hitch…before 'til death do us part.Down the Aisle with Murder is part of the Otter Lake mystery series by Auralee Wallace.