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  • The devil's bed
    Author:
    Krueger, William Kent
    Summary:

    When President Clay Dixon's father-in-law -- a former vice president -- is injured in a farming accident, First Lady Kate Dixon returns to Minnesota to be at his side. Assigned to protect her, Secret Service agent Bo Thorsen soon...
  • The deadliest sin
    Author:
    Summary:

    In the spring of 1348, tales begin arriving in England of poisonous clouds fast approaching, which have overwhelmed whole cities and even countries, with scarcely a human being left. While some pray more earnestly and live yet more...
  • The countess of prague book one
    Author:
    Weeks, Stephen
    Summary:

    The Countess of Prague is the wonderfully exciting introduction to Beatrice von Falklenburg, known to her intimates as Trixie, who will lead us from Prague through Europe and occasionally beyond on a ten-book set of investigations that...
  • The cheltenham square murder
    Author:
    Bude, John
    Summary:

    In the seeming tranquility of Regency Square in Cheltenham live the diverse inhabitants of its ten houses. One summer's evening, the square's rivalries and allegiances are disrupted by a sudden and unusual death - an arrow to...
  • The chalk pit
    Author:
    Griffiths, Elly
    Summary:

    In the ninth Ruth Galloway mystery, Ruth and Nelson investigate a string of murders and disappearances deep within the abandoned tunnels hidden far beneath the streets of Norwich. Norwich is riddled with old chalk-mining tunnels, but no...
  • The burglar who counted the spoons
    Author:
    Block, Lawrence
    Summary:

    Ever since The Burglar on the Prowl climbed the bestseller lists in 2004, fans have been clamoring for a new book featuring the lighthearted and lightfingered Bernie Rhodenbarr. Now everybody's favorite burglar returns in an...
  • The blood card
    Author:
    Griffiths, Elly
    Summary:

    In the third Magic Men mystery, the first partially set in America, a threat of mass violence looms over Elizabeth II's coronation: Can DI Edgar Stephens and Max Mephisto crack the case and save the crown' Elizabeth II's...
  • The big cat nap
    Author:
    Brown, Rita Mae.
    Summary:

    When a local mechanic gets his odometer turned back--for good--Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen steps in to investigate. There's more to the crime than meets the eye, though, and sleuthing cats Mrs. Murphy and Pewter, along...
  • The Bad Kitty Lounge : a mystery
    Author:
    Wiley, Michael
    Summary:

    Greg Samuelson hired PI Joe Kozmarski to dig up dirt on his wife and her lover, Eric Stone, but soon everything is turned upside down when it appears Samuelson has torched Stone's car, killed his boss, and shot himself.
  • The arnifour affair
    Author:
    Harris, Gregory
    Summary:

    When a carriage bearing the Arnifour family crest - a vulture devouring a slaughtered lamb - arrives at the Kensington home of Colin Pendragon, it is an ominous beginning to a perplexing new case. Lady Arnifour's husband has been...
  • The 12.30 from Croydon
    Author:
    Crofts, Freeman Wills
    Summary:

    We begin with a body. Andrew Crowther, a wealthy retired manufacturer, is found dead in his seat on the 12.30 flight from Croydon to Paris. Rather less orthodox is the ensuing flashback in which we live with the killer at every stage,...
  • Thale's folly
    Author:
    Gilman, Dorothy
    Summary:

    Crafted by the creator of the beloved Mrs. Pollifax series, this little gem of a novel sparkles with romance and intrigue. The story whisks you to the enchanting rural abode known as "Thale's Folly," whose occupants are...
  • Skippyjon jones, lost in spice
    Author:
    Schachner, Judith Byron
    Summary:

    In Lost in Spice, Skippyjon Jones determines that the planet Mars is red because it's covered in cayenne pepper. Unable to resist such an enticement, Skippyjon blasts off for an adventure filled with craters, otherworldly creatures...
  • Silent scream
    Author:
    Rose, Karen
    Summary:

    Detective Olivia Sutherland discovers a blackmailer who preys on young people, murdering without hesitation. Along with firefighter David Hunter she must scour the city for a calculating criminal who is close and moving in for the kill...
  • Severe clear : a Stone Barrington novel
    Author:
    Woods, Stuart
    Summary:

    "Stone Barrington is in Bel-Air, overseeing the grand opening of the ultra-luxe hotel, The Arrington, built on the grounds of the mansion belonging to his late wife, Arrington Carter. The star-studded gala will be attended by...
  • Scarweather
    Author:
    Rolls, Anthony
    Summary:

    With an introduction by Martin Edwards 'My friend Ellingham has persuaded me to reveal to the public the astounding features of the Reisby case. As a study in criminal aberration it is, he tells me, of particular interest, while in...
  • Ruddy gore
    Author:
    Greenwood, Kerry
    Summary:

    Running late to the Hinkler gala performance of Gilbert and Sullivan's Ruddigore, Phryne Fisher meets some thugs in a dark alley and handles them convincingly before they can ruin her silver dress. Phryne then finds that she has...
  • River of darkness
    Author:
    Airth, Rennie
    Summary:

    In 1921, the bloodied bodies of Colonel Fletcher, his wife and two staff are found in a manor house in Surrey. The police have put the murders down to a violent robbery, but Detective Inspector Madden from Scotland Yard has his own...
  • Rest in pieces
    Author:
    Brown, Rita Mae.
    Summary:

    In this second entry from the New York Times best-selling series by Rita Mae Brown and Sneaky Pie Brown, the citizens of Crozet, Virginia, reap a gruesome harvest'of human body parts. Ever since her husband's affair, Mary...
  • Random road introducing Geneva Chase
    Author:
    Kies, Thomas
    Summary:

    It's a crime scene worthy of Hieronymus Bosch, so shocking and so senseless it challenges the local law and intrigues veteran reporter Geneva Chase whose career may be dying alongside that of her small town newspaper. The Sheffield...

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