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The follow-up to Vaara, Snow Angels finds Vaara dealing with personal demons and banishment to the graveyard shift in Helsinki's homicide unit. Thrust into the investigation of a World War II hero and the murder of a Russian businessman's wife, Vaara is about to find that the past has a deadly reach indeed.
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Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
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English
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Cop Billy Harney was left for dead, but survived only to be charged with murder. Billy retraces his steps to get to the bottom of what happened. When he discovers the existence of a little black book that everyone wants, Billy hopes the book will set him free.
4) Relentless
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Cherry blossom season is Washington, D.C.'s most beautiful time of the year. But as tourists flock to the city, this year's festivities are marred by the discovery of the naked body of a young woman floating in the Tidal Basin. Veteran homicide detective Brian (Brick) Kavanagh is assigned to the case. He's shocked when he learns the victim is connected to another homicide which makes the investigation very personal for him. Brick's efforts to solve...
5) Damage
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Dutton
Pub. Date
c2011
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English
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Homicide chief Abe Glitsky and attorney Dismas Hardy work to make sure Ro Curtlee, convicted of raping and murdering a family housekeeper, is sent back to prison when he is released after serving ten years of his sentence, pending a new trial ordered by the appeals court under pressure from Curtlee's parents, owners of a major San Francisco newspaper.
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2017.
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" ''One of the most stunning debuts I've ever read . . . Every word is near perfect.' -- David Baldacci. A small town hides big secrets in The Dry, an atmospheric, page-turning debut mystery by award-winning author Jane Harper. After getting a note demanding his presence, Federal Agent Aaron Falk arrives in his hometown for the first time in decades to attend the funeral of his best friend, Luke. Twenty years ago when Falk was accused of murder,...
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Chicago Review Press
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English
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In late 1980s Chicago, Nick Hayden, a rookie INS field agent, is eager to make his mark in the unit responsible for picking up illegal immigrants around the city. Hayden excels, whether he's raiding factories or busting Colombian drug dealers. Seen as a rising star by supervisors, over time the green, idealistic Hayden evolves into what one veteran agent terms a "gladiator," an agent willing to do whatever is necessary to get the job...
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Mr. Parker Pyne is having trouble trying to get to Beirut, what with his rusty linguistic skills and the less-than-comfortable travelling arrangements. But, with the help of a German pilot, Herr Schlagel, he is soon able to get his bearings. Herr Schlagel confesses that his thoughts are dominated by the mysterious and sudden death of one of his last passengers, who was in the company of Lady Esther from the House of Shiraz. Taking the initiative,...
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Officer Rainie Conner, leading her first homicide investigation, finds herself the center of controversy when the son of the sheriff confesses to a horrible crime but the evidence suggests he may not be guilty, and when FBI profiler Pierce Quincy arrives on the scene, Rainie's worst fears are confirmed.
10) The survivors
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2021.
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English
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Kieran Elliott's life changed forever on a single day when a reckless mistake led to devastating consequences. The guilt that haunts him still resurfaces during a visit with his young family to the small coastal town he once called home. Kieran's parents are struggling in a community which is bound, for better or worse, to the sea that is both a lifeline and a threat. Between them all is his absent brother Finn. When a body is discovered on the beach,...
11) Ricochet
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"When Detective Sergeant Duncan Hatcher is summoned to the home of Judge Cato Laird in the middle of the night to investigate a fatal shooting, he knows that discretion and kid-glove treatment are the keys to staying in the judge's good graces and keeping his job. At first glance, the case appears open-and-shut: Elise, the judge's trophy wife, interrupted a burglary in progress and killed the intruder in self-defense. But Duncan is immediately suspicious...
12) Miss Marple
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A&E Home Video
Pub. Date
2001, c1987-1992
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English
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Jane Marple is vacationing in Barbados when a string of dead bodies forces the detective back to work. An American movie star comes to Miss Marple's village to shoot a picture. Murders among the cast and crew bring Miss Marple into a web of jealousies. A young couple buys a house. Soon after they move in, they are haunted by visions of a body. Jane Marple comes and unravels the past of the house to stop any more murders. A friend of Miss Marple's...
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William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
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[2018]
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English
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Sheriff Joanna Brady’s best intentions to stay on maternity leave take a hit when a serial homicide case rocks Cochise County, dragging her into a far-reaching investigation to bring down a relentless killer in this chilling tale of suspense from New York Times bestselling author J. A. Jance. This time Sheriff Joanna Brady may expect to see her maternity leave through to completion, but the world has other plans when a serial homicide case surfaces...
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