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42) The Killer Touch
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An American cop stumbles across a drug ring on a tropical island No matter how hard she tries, Tracy can't seem to kill herself. Her hands shake too much to cut her wrists. Wading into the ocean, her body refuses to be drowned. Even the heroin she has been shooting for years has failed to kill her. Her joints aching, she takes another hit, promising herself that she'll attempt suicide again tomorrow. But she won't get the chance. Tracy's just sinking...
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A summertime slaying sets a suburban housewife on the hunt for a killer On a scorching summer afternoon, Nancy Howell bakes in the sun, hoping her neighbor will invite her inside. Lila has central air conditioning-a priceless luxury this time of year-and while Nancy doesn't think much of her notoriously promiscuous neighbor, she would do anything to cool down. Sadly, Lila doesn't step outside. She never will again. After more than a day without seeing...
44) Dead Man's Tale
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A fixer hunts down a man in Europe for the sake of his lover's fortune In 1943, Barney Street was flying a bombing mission over Holland when the Germans knocked his plane out of the sky. He bailed out at the last minute and was rescued from the Nazis by a Czech officer named Milo Hacha. Decades later, Street is dead, and his widow is desperate to get her greedy mitts on his estate. There's just one problem: His will leaves every cent to Hacha, who...
45) The amber eyes
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MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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A San Francisco couple sorts through scandals to find a killer in this classic mystery starring "one of the more interesting married teams of detectives" ( Thrilling Detective ). Pat and Jean Abbott's new San Francisco neighbors give new meaning to the term dysfunctional family. And now, amid the mess of exes, stepchildren, rivalries, and resentments, there's been a tragic death--little Lisa, a vulnerable ten-year-old, has fatally overdosed on cough...
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MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
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2022.
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English
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A PI and his wife just want some fun at the Kentucky Derby-but murder is a horse of a different color . . .
Private investigator Pat Abbott and his wife, Jean, are looking forwarding to seeing Pat's old World War II buddy and taking in the splendor of the Kentucky Derby-but they didn't bet on murder. When Pat's friend, Dr. Seth Godwin, tells them about the death of one of his patients, a self-destructive alcoholic whose estranged wife is accused...
47) Black Cypress
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MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
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2022.
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English
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A family gathering and a body on the beach keep the sleuthing couple busy in this tale of "ample suspense, and breathless conclusion" ( Saturday Review ). Pat and Jean Abbott are in lovely Laguna Beach, invited to visit some distant relatives at the Black Cypress estate. But the invitation is more professional than personal, since Pat is a PI and family member Enid Ponsonby appears to be targeted by a killer. Whether her disagreeable personality has...
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MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
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2022.
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English
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As World War II rages, a newlywed PI must engage in some detection before his deployment . . .
Pat Abbott has put aside his work as a private detective to serve his country as a marine in World War II-though more presently, he's sneaking in a quick New York honeymoon with his beloved brand-new wife, Jean. But because of the war, many of his old acquaintances are reluctantly returning from Paris-and one of them is now suspected of murder.
Neither...
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MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
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2022.
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English
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The Abbotts travel to Texas and their dachshund finds a dead body in a mystery starring "one of the more interesting married teams of detectives" (Thrilling Detective).
When Jean Abbott arrives in Dallas to join her private investigator husband, Pat, she's disappointed to discover that their dog, Pancho, is not welcome at the hotel. She finds a temporary place for him with the daughter of Pat's wealthy client, oilman Iles Dollahan. Then little...
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MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
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2022.
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English
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After a body is found on a Florida fishing boat, a vacationing PI and his wife must cast a wide net . . .
After Capt. Cy Martingale's boat is docked in Key West, a passenger is left behind-not just dead drunk, but dead. Pat and Jean Abbott are in town for some rest and relaxation, but the captain is a friend and he wants their help. Unfortunately, what he wants help with is getting rid of the body, since he doesn't really trust the local police.
Pat...
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A series of cryptic notes announce a death in a bizarre wealthy family. York Square is a tidy private garden surrounded by 4 matching castles, each inhabited by a different branch of the York family. There's Robert, commanding and icy; Myra, gentle and ill; Emily, who would prefer to live in a cottage; and Percival, who has many personal secrets. Watching them all is the gardener, Walt, who sees more than any of them realize. When an anonymous scribe...
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Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2010
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IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 10
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Former CIA agent Jack Morgan runs Private, an international investigation company involved in solving important cases around the world. When he learns that his best friend's wife and Jack's former lover has been killed, Jack devotes all of the company's resources to tracking down her killer, while navigating a workplace romance that threatens to disrupt his plans.
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A city seethes with racial tension, and a political fixer tries to keep the peace In a forgotten neighborhood of downtown Banbury, Harlan James preaches the revolution, teaching young black men and women to stand up for their rights. According to the district attorney, he's also been teaching them to make bombs. This is a lie, a political ploy designed to undermine the radical leader and maintain Banbury's status quo. But no matter how tightly the...
54) X
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"Of #1 New York Times-bestselling author Sue Grafton, NPR's Maureen Corrigan said, "Makes me wish there were more than 26 letters." With only two letters left, Grafton's many devoted readers will share that sentiment. X: The number ten. An unknown quantity. A mistake. A cross. A kiss. X: The shortest entry in Webster's Unabridged. Derived from Greek and Latin and commonly found in science, medicine, and religion. The most graphically dramatic...
55) Agent X
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"Vail is in the mold of Lee Child's Jack Reacher and Robert Crais's Joe Pike….This guy has movie written all over him." -Chicago Sun-Times
In the pulse-pounding follow-up to the explosive debut thriller The Bricklayer - now a major motion picture starring Nina Dobrev and Aaron Eckhart - former FBI agent Steve Vail hunts down an elusive Russian Spy.
Ex-FBI Steve Vail is looking forward to a well-earned and romantic New Years Eve in Washington,...
56) Case histories
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Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2011
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English
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Detective Jackson Brodie takes on the case of a girl who disappeared 30 years ago, helps a crime novelist who becomes involved in a road rage incident, investigates the mystery of a novelist's holiday in Russia, and looks for another missing girl after being released from jail.
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MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
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[2016]
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English
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A hallucination of Sherlock Holmes helps hardboiled PI Jack Watson solve a perplexing case in this unique take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's legendary detective. In the city of Los Angeles, there's no private detective quite like Jack Watson. A tough-as-nails gumshoe, he's made a reputation as the kind of sleuth who will take any case, no matter how sleazy or small. He's in the middle of a particularly nasty divorce investigation when his client's mistress...
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MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
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[2017]
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English
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The stylish tale of a dead poet, a rediscovered pulp novel, and a lovely lady with a story to sell from the author of the Charles Resnick Mysteries. Ex--Metropolitan Police Officer Jack Kiley spent his career discerning fact from fiction. Now a private detective, Kiley has agreed to investigate the provenance of a newly discovered manuscript. Lost for decades, Dead Dames Don't Sing is typical pulp fodder: "Hard, fast, and deadly," according to Daniel...
59) The Three Fears
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MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
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[2018]
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English
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Dr. Hugh Westlake and his daughter, Dawn, help a diva in danger, by the Edgar Award winning author who wrote the Peter Duluth Mysteries as Patrick Quentin. Patrick Quentin, best known for the Peter Duluth puzzle mysteries, also penned outstanding detective novels from the 1930s through the 1960s under other pseudonyms, including Q. Patrick and Jonathan Stagge. Anthony Boucher wrote: "Quentin is particularly noted for the enviable polish and grace...
60) Shoot the Scene
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An on-set Hollywood romance marks a screenwriter for death Casey Blake is the only modest man in Hollywood, which is lucky, because an ego is something screenwriters can't afford. Blake makes his living churning out B movies for Joe Maddox, an actor turned producer who somehow got the strange idea that a well-written script is something worth paying for. Blake's latest is Ill Wind, a taut thriller that could bring in an Oscar-if Maddox can keep his...
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