Nothing can stop Beatrice from investigating the disappearance of the Forbidden Rings of Aphrodite from her uncle's home, or her uncle's death. The Earl of Monkcrest is incensed with Beatrice and insists on giving his...
Detective And Mystery
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Author:GREGSON, J. MSummary:In an area famous for the Lancashire Witches four centuries earlier, it seems that witchcraft still flourishes. When a body is discovered in a derelict farmhouse, it is partly mummified, a pathetic ruin. Although an identity is...
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Author:RANKIN, IanSummary:Witch is a terrorist - one of the best - but this job is going to test even her to the very limit. This time her cold calculation may desert her just when she needs it most. On her tail are three very different detectives, one woman,...
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Author:FRANCIS, DickSummary:Thriller set in the world of horse racing, Thomas Lyon, a film director, finds himself caught in a moral dilemma when a close friend confesses to him on his deathbed, mistaking Thomas for a priest.
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Author:DARCY, EmmaSummary:Hollywood's hottest property, Camilla Page, has just wrapped up the shoot of her latest movie and she's chosen an exclusive Barrier Reef island resort as the setting for her surprise wedding to Australian cameraman, Jimmy...
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Bianca Bernini did not foresee she would inspire her own murder when she boarded the legendary Ghan for the two day train trip from Sydney to Alice Springs. Note: this description in in error. The Ghan travels from Adelaide in South...
- Author:DARCY, EmmaSummary:
Introducing K.C. Gordon, Australia's newest sleuth. An old school friend, model Angelique Lanci, leaves a cryptic message for K.C. but before they can meet, Angelique is murdered.
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An entertaining story combining horse racing, detection, suspense and a sensitive study of human relationships. Ex-jockey, Sid Halley, is a victim of his own success, overworked and stretched to do all the jobs he is offered, even with...
- Author:HALEY, RichardSummary:
Second crime novel to feature Yorkshire-based private investigator John Goss. Hired by an insurance company to examine the circumstances of a fatal car crash, Goss finds himself falling for the dead man's widow..
- Author:CORRIS, PeterSummary:
Someone's trying to cancel Cliff Hardy's licence, and he needs to find out why. He also need to find out why the case of missing schoolteacher Brian Madden keeps leading him back over fifty years to the construction of the...
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Author:CORNWELL, Patricia DanielsSummary:Five dismembered, beheaded bodies were found in Ireland years ago, now four have been discovered in Virginia. For Dr Kay Scarpetta, a lecture stint in Ireland provides the perfect opportunity to find out if the murders are connected....
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Author:MASTERTON, GrahamSummary:Widowed fortune-teller Sissy Sawyer is trying to decide whether to join her son in Florida for a winter vacation. But then her cards warn her that something terrible is going to happen, and she decides to stay. Meanwhile, Fidelio...
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Author:ADAMS, Jane A.Summary:Tally Palmer is a successful international photographer. When she abruptly breaks off a relationship with Simon Emmet, no one - except Simon himself - is very surprised. But Simon is devastated and becomes increasingly obsessed with...
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After the tragic death of her father, Bryony returns from abroad to find that her father's estate has become the responsibility of her cousin. There is something odd in her father's sudden death and danger and romance await...
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When the body of university student Clare Mills is dragged from the river, Superintendent John Lambert and his partner, Bert Hook, are first on the scene. It's a particularly tragic case, even in the eyes of the two seasoned...
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Author:EVANOVICH, JanetSummary:Stephanie Plum may not be the best bounty hunter but she's pretty damn good at turning situations her way. Her cousin Vinnie has posted bail on Samuel Singh, who mysteriously disappears just as his work visa is running out.
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Author:DUNN, CarolaSummary:In late 1923, Daisy Dalrymple and Insp. Alec Fletcher of Scotland Yard, newly married, take an ocean voyage to America. But a series of accidents and deaths leads them to the conclusion that there's a murderer on board.
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Author:LEON, DonnaSummary:A luminous spring day in Venice, and Commissario Brunetti and his sidekick Vianello play hooky from the Questura along the Grand Canal to rescue Vianello's friend Marco, who has been arrested during an environmental protest.
- Author:CHRISTIE, AgathaSummary:
The famous actress thought herself irresistable, but there was at least one "fan" who wanted her dead.
- Author:CHRISTIE, AgathaSummary:
Victoria Jones, a resourceful London typist, helps to thwart an attempt by an international network to split the civilised world into two factions.
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