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A timeless whodunit about the unusual murder of one of London's elite and the twisting and treacherous investigation to find the true killer Despite wealthy old Mr. Henry Courtenay's steadily declining health, his death comes as a shock to those around him. It was murder, Courtenay's prim manservant exclaims, and he implores Dr. Ralph Boyd to find the culprit. The list of suspects appears to be short: Only someone who lives in Courtenay's suburban...
42) The Second Wife
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Gwen Lake is a forty-five-year-old police officer with a desk job, an ex-husband, and a future not even close to the American dream. A year after her divorce, and more out of boredom and curiosity than anything else, she agrees to a meeting with her ex's new wife. She has no idea that the encounter will lead to murder. And she has decidedly mixed emotions when her ex-husband is arrested for the crime. Instead of accepting the lead detective's advice...
43) Venom
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Called the Fiddleback, he is an inhuman predator with a taste for human prey and an appetite for torture. Dallas cop Courtney Bedell is the only person who has ever seen this killer and lived to tell about it. Now, to save herself and those she loves, Courtney must match wits with a madman unlike any she's ever known-and lure the Fiddleback into a web of her own design.
Venom is a tautly spun thrill ride that will keep listeners on the edge of their...
44) Votive Candles
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The River Front: Introduces Alex as Cincinnati's first Black female detective.
The Girl on the Grill: Deals with the murder of a young woman by a local drug distributor.
Missing: Alex solves a fifteen year old abduction cold case
Maggot: Alex's work with the DEA has a Mexican Drug cartel boss attacking her.
Racist: Alex is targeted to be killed by a racist.
Votive Candles: A local priest gives Alex a new perspective of crime.
Country Road: An...
45) Lake Isle
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In France, a police detective hunts for an elusive killer in this novel by an award-winning author who "writes like no one else" (Los Angeles Times).
In the tiny French town of Soulay, Inspector Henri Castang is dealing with a brutal robbery, a drugged teenager, and the sad delusions of a nervous old lady. But when a violent death suggests a mysterious connection to recent events in Paris Castang must untangle a mix of spiteful small-town gossip...
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An elusive gang leader and his minions frighten London and frustrate Scotland Yard in this classic crime thriller.
The secret organization whose members were known only as "the Frogs" was the subject of rumors and jokes-until serious crimes began to occur, one after another. The perpetrators, once caught, were found to bear tattooed frogs on their wrists and kept their mouths firmly shut, and the populace grew terrified of them.
The police were frustrated...
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This exclusive, limited edition box set includes the seventh, eighth and ninth books in the bestselling Knight & Culverhouse crime thriller series.
WITH A VENGEANCE
Eleven years ago. A bungled armed robbery led by career criminal Freddie Galloway leaves a police officer shot in the face, fighting for his life.
Present day. The shooter is released from prison, hell bent on revenge. That night, Freddie Galloway leaps to his death to escape a blazing...
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Greed, envy and ego in a small town in western Oklahoma.
Lorna was mean and petty and wanted to control everyone. That signed her death warrant.
Discover life in a small town. Secrets, affairs and shocking surprises.
If you love mysteries than you will adore this nail biting thriller.
49) Power on her Own
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Introducing Birmingham Detective Sergeant Kate Power, exiled from London's Metropolitan Police by personal tragedy and making a new start in the distant outpost of Birmingham CID. Her new Brummie bosses are good men, for the most part, but they can't seem to let their new female colleague alone long enough to get on with her job. Kate is anxious to lose herself in her work, and before too long a case comes along that will consume her in a way she...
50) Missing
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The River Front: Introduces Alex as Cincinnati's first Black female detective.
The Girl on the Grill: Deals with the murder of a young woman by a local drug distributor.
Missing: Alex solves a fifteen year old abduction cold case
Maggot: Alex's work with the DEA has a Mexican Drug cartel boss attacking her.
Racist: Alex is targeted to be killed by a racist.
Votive Candles: A local priest gives Alex a new perspective of crime.
Country Road: An...
51) The Spider Bites
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When detective Rick Montoya returns to the city to try to clear his name after being accused of taking a bribe, he discovers someone is living in his apartment. Before he can find out who it is, the apartment house goes up in flames. Rick watches covertly as the police remove two bodies. Was the firebombing meant for him? Who exactly was killed in the fire? And why? What was his landlady Cheryl doing at home in the middle of the afternoon? And why...
52) Initials Only
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This early work by Anna Katharine Green was originally published in 1911 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introduction. 'Initials Only' is one of Green's novels of crime and mystery. Anna Katharine Green was born in Brooklyn, New York, USA in 1846. She aspired to be a writer from a young age, and corresponded with Ralph Waldo Emerson during her late teens. When her poetry failed to gain recognition, Green produced her first and best-known...
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Revenge comes to Branton. Inspector Stone's past catches up to him with blood and flames. A series of murders rocks the small town of Branton and leaves Inspector Stone with his toughest case, one which may see him paying a tremendous personal price if he can't solve it quick enough. At first glance the murder of the wife and mother of an Asian shopkeeper appears racially motivated, and the local paper is quick to stir up tensions within the community....
54) Windy City
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The River Front: Introduces Alex as Cincinnati's first Black female detective.
The Girl on the Grill: About the murder of a young woman by a local drug distributor.
Missing: Alex solves a fifteen year old abduction cold case
Maggot: Alex's work has a Mexican Drug cartel boss attacking her.
Racist: Alex is targeted to be killed by a racist.
Votive Candles: A local priest gives Alex a new perspective of crime.
Windy City: Alex is hired to root...
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Fresh off investigating the ambush murders of two police officers, Colorado Bureau of Investigation Agent, Buck Taylor and his team are called upon to find a missing journalist, in a case that leads to child porn, and murder, in the much anticipated fourth "Crime" novel. She was about to thank the Good Samaritan when he reached a huge hand behind her head and in one swift move slammed her forehead into the steering wheel. The blow was so hard that...
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What do you do when you can't remember something your hometown can't forget? The Killer in Kynance Cove mystery has been solved, but haunted by the aftermath, DI Rachel Morrison is in need of a change of scene. After accepting a secondment from Cornwall to a brand new Task Force in Liverpool, she gets stuck in immediately clearing the Missing Person's cases that have been cluttering up the Reactive Crime Unit's archives. One day, a new, mysterious...
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Before Kathy Reichs's Temperance Brennan and Patricia Cornwell's Kay Scarpetta, there was Dr. Thorndyke, the first ever fictional forensic scientist. The only evidence against young Reuben Hornby in a jewel theft is his thumb print smeared in blood. It is enough to convict him of the crime until physician Dr. John Thorndyke dares to ask-and answer-the question, "Can a fingerprint be forged?" The first detective novel to engage in scientific technology,...
58) Escape
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"New York Times bestselling detective Billy Harney of The Black Book is chasing down a billionaire crime boss and a prison escape artist while a young girl's life hangs in the balance. As Chicago PD's special-ops leader, Detective Billy Harney knows well that money is not the only valuable currency. The filthy rich man he's investigating is down to his last twenty million. He's also being held in jail. For now. Billy's unit is called in when an escape...
59) Reverse Onus
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Glen David Easson was a constable with the Peterborough Police Force in the 1970s and '80s. He worked at Trent University in the Skilled Trades, earned alumni status and served two terms on the University's Board of Governors. He retired from Trent in 2014 after more than 25 years. Glen continues as a singer/songwriter and musician and has performed with many local Peterborough bands.
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This gritty and thought-provoking novel reflects the underbelly of the 1980s West End. The vibrant glamorous tourist-filled streets by day harshly contrast with the shady, violent and hedonistically driven nights on these same London streets. We are plunged into the dramatic life of WPC Kath Peters, as she embarks on her night shift.
'Night Duty, West End' depicts in dramatic detail how policing in the West End of London in the 1980s was a trial...
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