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281) The pawn
Author
Series
Bowers files volume 1
Publisher
Revell
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
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Description
After visiting the mountain vistas where the murderer posed his dead victims, FBI Special Agent Bowers receives a taunting call from the "Illusionist." Although Bowers gets close, his insidious foe continues to elude him.
282) The skeleton road
Author
Series
Karen Pirie novels volume 3
Language
English
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Description
"In the center of historic Edinburgh, builders are preparing to convert a disused Victorian Gothic building into luxury flats. They are understandably surprised to find skeletal remains hidden in a high pinnacle that hasn't been touched by maintenance for years. But who do the bones belong to, and how did they get there? Could the eccentric British pastime of free climbing the outside of buildings play a role? Enter cold case detective Karen Pirie,...
Author
Language
English
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Read alikes for Jodi Picoult's Mad Honey
Read Alikes for We Begin at the End
Description
Retreating to her childhood foster home in the wake of a tragedy, a veteran missing-persons detective becomes entwined in the search for a local teen whose disappearance eerily resembles an unsolved case from the detective’s past.
"Anna Hart is a seasoned missing persons detective in San Francisco with far too much knowledge of the darkest side of human nature. When unspeakable tragedy strikes her personal life, Anna, desperate and numb, flees...
Author
Series
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Jacobia "Jake" Tiptree discovers that the past she thought she'd laid to rest comes calling at her lovingly restored 1823 Federal-style house in Eastport, Maine. Back in her days as a hotshot financial manager she did business with plenty of shady characters, but she's still baffled as to the identity of her nemesis--until she receives a photo of a murdered man.
285) Witness in death
Author
Series
In Death series volume 10
Language
English
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Description
The year is 2059 and Eve Dallas, a New York City homicide lieutenant, is attending her husband's revival of Agatha Christie's "Witness for the prosecution." But opening night turns from a stage scene to a crime scene when the leading man is stabbed to death. Now Eve has a high-profile celebrity homicide on her hands. Not only is she lead detective, she's also a witness--and when the press discovers that her husband owns the theater, there's more media...
286) Snow Creek
Author
Series
Detective Megan Carpenter novels volume 1
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
When Detective Megan Carpenter investigates a report of a missing person, she becomes convinced that the case is connected to the discovery of a body and secrets buried within the isolated community of Snow Creek.
287) The last exit
Author
Series
Publisher
Crooked Lane
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
In a near future where controversial longevity treatments are available only to the very rich, Jen Lu, a detective in the Elder Abuse department, and her partner, Chandler--a SIM implant in her brain--investigate bizarre cases of people aging overnight that may be caused by an illegal version of a longevity drug.
289) Real easy
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Language
English
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Description
"It's 1999, and Samantha has danced for years at the Lovely Lady strip club. She's not used to taking anyone under her wing-after all, between her disapproving boyfriend and his daughter, who may as well be her own child, she has enough to worry about. But when Samantha overrides her better judgment to drive a new dancer home, they are run off the road. The police arrive at the scene of the accident-but find only one body. Georgia, another dancer,...
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Series
Language
English
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Description
"Clare Washington's visit is off to a graceful start, when she lands a housesitting job in a Georgetown mansion and is invited to work on the Smithsonian's salute to coffee in America. Unfortunately, her new Village Blend DC is struggling--until its second floor Jazz Space attracts a high-profile fan in the daughter of the President. But as Clare's stock rises, she learns a stark lesson: Washington can be murder. First a State Department employee...
291) Gone gull
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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Description
"Gone Gull brings readers yet another knee-slapping adventure filled with New York Times bestselling author Donna Andrews' cast of wacky characters. Meg Langslow is spending the summer at the Biscuit Mountain Craft Center, helping her grandmother Cordelia run the studios. But someone is committing acts of vandalism, threatening to ruin the newly-opened center's reputation. Is it the work of a rival center? Have the developers who want to build a resort...
292) Death by smoothie
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Freelance writer and long‑time Ben & Jerry’s addict Jaine Austen uncovers murderers on the mean streets of Beverly Hills, with a little help from her snarky cat, Prozac, in this witty mystery series from acclaimed TV comedy writer and novelist Laura Levine—a lighthearted treat for cat cozy fans and readers of Joanne Fluke, Miranda James, and Laura Childs. The Bewitched knockoff I Married a Zombie may have flopped in its day, but it’s got...
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Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"It's not always easy to live in the hidden town of Rockton, something Detective Casey Duncan knows firsthand. Tucked away in the Yukon wilderness, the community survives-and thrives-because the residents' many secrets stay just that-secret. But what happens when these secrets start to come out? Overnight, no one is safe. It's not a question of if your secret will come out-but when. Casey and her boyfriend, Sheriff Eric Dalton, need to find the culprit...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Description
"A new side-splitting Meg Langslow mystery from award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of Terns of Endearment. When Meg's grandmother Cordelia hosts a Renaissance Faire at her craft center, the whole family is put to work: Meg handles the blacksmithing, Michael and the boys will be performing, and no one misses the opportunity to dress up in full regalia. More exciting to Grandfather is the pair of rare falcons he discovers breeding at the...
296) The torso
Author
Series
Publisher
Soho
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
A partial torso is washed up on a Swedish beach, its only identifying mark a tattoo. Detective Inspector Irene Huss of the Göteborg Criminal Police liases with her Danish counterparts who have a similar unsolved murder. Then it begins to seem as if the killer may be following her and may even be a colleague.
297) 18 seconds
Author
Series
Sherry Moore thrillers volume 1
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Investigative consultant Sherry Moore is blind with the ability to "see" the deceased's last eighteen seconds of memory by touching the corpse. Serial killer Earl Sykes was never caught for his vicious murders, now thirty years later, he returns to the seaside town of Wildwood, New Jersey and to abducting young female victims for his gruesome games.
298) The devil's own game
Author
Series
Publisher
Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"When her Mondo-Mega-Jackpot-winning boyfriend and business partner is targeted by a revenge killer, Allie Harper realizes that for the first time in her life, she has a lot to lose. Luckily, she knows how to fight for it"--
299) Resolution
Author
Series
Publisher
Carroll & Graf Publishers
Pub. Date
2002, c2001
Language
English
Description
Mental breakdown survivor Maureen is facing the darkest episode of her life. Her abuser has returned to Glasgow, her friend Ella has died in hospital after a brutal beating and Maureen's life is under threat at a time when she has very few protectors.
Author
Series
Puzzle lady mysteries volume 19
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Agreeing to help an obnoxious teen solve a puzzle, amateur sleuth and crossword impresario Cora Felton discovers a blood-stained knife in the puzzle's place before a body is discovered in the middle of Main Street, a case that is further complicated by her ex-husband's real-estate scam. By the co-author of the Teddy Fay series.
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