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4121) Cracker bling
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English
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A contemporary New York noir coming-of-age story - Nineteen-year-old Hootie has been in trouble all his life. An outsider, his father was Crow Indian; his mother is black; but Hootie is neither black, nor white, nor Latino, nor Asian. When he meets Bubba Yablonsky, the biggest white man he's ever seen, at a subway station in Harlem, he knows something's up. Then Bubba opens fire at an innocent rat before offering Hootie money and a place to live....
4122) Private London
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Pub
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Terror has followed beautiful young American Hannah Shapiro to London, and now it is down to former Royal Military Police Sergeant Dan Carter, head of Private London, to save her all over again. In central London, young women are being abducted off the street. When the bodies are found, some days later, they have been mutilated in a particularly mysterious way.
4123) Shadows of Athens
Author
Series
Philocles volume 1
Publisher
Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Historical crime writing that virtually reinvents the genre. Ancient Athens is recreated with a masterly touch . . . Philocles is the perfect protagonist." -Financial Times 443 BC, and, after decades of war with Persia, peace has finally come to Athens. The city is being rebuilt, and commerce and culture are flourishing.
Aspiring playwright Philocles has come home to find a man with his throat cut slumped against his front gate. Is it just...
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Series
Clara Montague mystery volume 1
Publisher
Woodhall Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Clara Montague is a whip-smart and wisecracking amateur detective who relies on her wits and an unusual "gift" rather than weapons or fists. This contemporary murder mystery is crafted by a writer with a gift for prose. You can go home again, but should you? Clara Montague didn't want to go home to Connecticut for Christmas. Her mother Constance never seemed to like her -- or her intuitive dreams about the people she loved. Clara tried to warn...
4125) Stillwater
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
A father travels from Oklahoma to France to help his estranged daughter, who is in prison for a murder she claims she didn't commit.
4126) If I'm Found
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Series
If I run volume 2
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"In this riveting sequel to the USA TODAY bestseller If I Run, evil lurks, drawing Casey out of the shadows... but there is light shining in the darkness. Casey Cox is still on the run, fleeing prosecution for a murder she didn't commit. Dylan Roberts--her most relentless pursuer--is still on her trail, but his secret emails insist he knows the truth and wants to help her. He's let her escape before when he had her in his grasp, but trust doesn't...
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Series
Publisher
MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
In pursuit of the find of a lifetime, an academic confronts an old rival. Once visited by the likes of Charles Dickens, William Thackeray, and George Eliot, the London Library is a maze of books -- a jumble of first editions and forgotten texts. For Tony, it is a refuge from the failure his life has become -- and it is about to be invaded by a destructive old friend. Adam is a world-renowned novelist who spends so much time writing articles and appearing...
4128) The crossing: a novel
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English
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"Detective Harry Bosch has retired from the LAPD, but his half-brother, defense attorney Mickey Haller, needs his help. The murder rap against his client seems ironclad, but Mickey is sure it's a setup. Though it goes against all his instincts, Bosch takes the case. With the secret help of his former LAPD partner Lucia Soto, he turns the investigation inside the police department. But as Bosch gets closer to discovering the truth, he makes himself...
4129) Espresso shot
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Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Coffeehouse manager Clare Cosi is hired to create a gourmet coffee and dessert bar for her ex-husband's upcoming wedding to magazine editor Breanne Summour, a difficult task that is complicated by a series of fatal "accidents" targeting people close to Breanne.
4130) Naughty in Nice
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Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Lady Georgiana Rannoch, thirty-fourth in line to the throne, is sent to the French Rivera by Her Majesty the Queen on a special assignment to recover a priceless, stolen snuffbox from Sir Toby Groper, but her trip is complicated by an invitation from Coco Chanel to be her model and the threat of a killer on the loose.
4131) Identical Stranger
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English
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A woman identical to her is missing. Will she be next? Private investigator Jackson Travers swears he's located his best friend's missing wife, but Sophie Sparrow is not Sabrina Cromwell, even if she looks identical to the woman in Jack's photo. When Sophie is nearly killed, Jack wonders if it's a case of mistaken identity. Can he uncover the truth before Sophie -- and her missing doppelg�Snger -- end up dead?
4132) Protective Duty
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English
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HIGH-RISK REUNION Minutes into FBI profiler Bryn Eastman's first case since a near-fatal shooting, a brazen serial killer sets his sights on her next. Now her life -- and career -- is in the hands of her new partner, Detective Eric Hale, the man she once loved and lost. Racked with nightmares of the shooting and regrets for the tragedy that tore her and Eric apart, Bryn doesn't want Eric to discover the secrets she carries -- but she needs him. Seeing...
4133) Blowback
Author
Series
Enzo files volume 5
Publisher
Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Forensics expert Enzo Macleod tackles a twenty-year-old murder mystery, aided by clues the dead man left behind in his study to reveal his killer's identity to his son, who died too soon after his father to solve the crime.
4134) From Bruges with Love
Author
Series
Inspector Van In novels volume 3
Publisher
Open Road Media Mystery & Thriller
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Behind the glamorous facade of elite Belgian society lies a seedy world unseen by the public eye--but nothing stays hidden forever Inspector Pieter Van In is begrudgingly finishing up a healthy lunch when he hears the news: While restoring their farmhouse, the Vermasts have found a skeleton in the backyard. Van In, who happens to be married to the deputy public prosecutor, is determined to solve the case in double-quick time and squeeze in one last...
4135) Partners in Lime
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Series
Seaside café mystery volume 6
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English
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"In the sixth book of the popular Seaside Café Mystery series, Partners in Lime , Everly Swan just wants to enjoy Charm's annual outdoor play. But a when a surfer rolls into town then turns up dead and Everly's EMT friend Matt is the prime suspect things gets dicey. Will Everly be able to crack the case and save her friend by opening night? Hitting all the sweet tea spots, this series is: A delightful Tea Shop and Café Culinary Mystery The ideal...
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Series
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Award-winning author Vannetta Chapman's Shipshewana Amish Mystery series now available in one volume! Falling to Pieces In the Amish community of Shipshewana, two women -- one Amish, one English -- reluctantly join forces for a short-term business venture. Neither is looking for friendship, but when the town's newspaper editor is murdered, and an unexpected prime suspect is identified, the women form an unlikely alliance to solve the mystery. A Perfect...
4137) City of endless night
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Series
Pendergast novel volume 17
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
When Grace Ozmian, the beautiful and reckless daughter of a wealthy tech billionaire, first goes missing, the NYPD assumes she has simply sped off on another wild adventure. Until the young woman's body is discovered in an abandoned warehouse in Queens, the head nowhere to be found. Lieutenant CDS Vincent D'Agosta quickly takes the lead. He knows his investigation will attract fierce scrutiny, so D'Agosta is delighted when FBI Special Agent A.X.L....
4138) Night school
Author
Series
Jack Reacher volume 21
Publisher
Random House Large Print
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"It's 1996, and Reacher is still in the army. In the morning they give him a medal, and in the afternoon they send him back to school. That night he's off the grid. Out of sight, out of mind. Two other men are in the classroom--an FBI agent and a CIA analyst. Each is a first-rate operator, each is fresh off a big win, and each is wondering what the hell they are doing there. Then they find out: A Jihadist sleeper cell in Hamburg, Germany, has received...
4139) Burn
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Publisher
Little, Brown & Company
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
At last, Detective Michael Bennett and his family are coming home to New York City. Thanks to Bennett, the ruthless crime lord whose vengeful mission forced the Bennett family into hiding has been brought down for good. Back in the city that never sleeps, Bennett takes over a chaotic Outreach Squad in Harlem, where he receives an unusual call: a man claims to have seen a group of well-dressed men holding a bizarre party in a condemend building. With...
4140) The Valley of Fear
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English
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Step into the captivating world of "The Valley of Fear," a thrilling masterpiece by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle that takes Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson on an unforgettable journey into the heart of mystery and intrigue. Published in 1915, this novel is a riveting addition to the iconic detective series, offering a perfect blend of suspense, deduction, and rich storytelling.
Picture yourself immersed in the atmospheric landscapes of the American...
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