Sisters Madeline and Ruby travel to a Central American jungle to help find their missing father, a renowned bird watcher, only to discover a nefarious plot that puts their lives in danger.
Missing persons
- Author:Phillips, HelenSummary:
- Author:Craig, AmandaSummary:
Five people connected by murder. All are immigrants living in London. Dispossessed, bewildered and suffering from culture shock they are also linked to a criminal underworld which services modern middle- class life. This is a detective...
- Author:COBEN, HarlanSummary:
Investigating his girlfriend's mysterious disappearance, Will Klein learns that she is somehow tied to his brother's death, and he becomes increasingly disturbed when he realizes that everyone he loves is harboring dark...
- Author:Degan, AliceSummary:
Toronto, 1925: An ancient manuscript and a modern cult promise the secret to personal metamorphosis. An atheist graduate student falls in love with a priest. A shiftless musician jilts his fiancée and disappears. From All False Doctrine...
- Author:Daniels, B. J.Summary:
Danger runs high and passions burn hot in Montana's wild country Big-city detective Bentley Jamison is a long way from home in the Beartooth wilderness when one of local rancher Maddie Conner's ranch hands goes missing....
- Author:Plum-Ucci, CarolSummary:
Legally-blind college reporter Mike Mavic hopes to get a story about a body found in Steepleton, believed to be that of long-missing teen Christopher Creed, but finds something odd about the town, including Justin Creed's obsessive...
- Author:Reichs, KathySummary:
CRIME & MYSTERY. In the run up to the biggest NASCAR raceweek of the year, Dr Temperance Brennan is called to a landfill site backing onto the Charlotte speedway track in north Carolina. Someone has discovered a barrel of hardened...
- Author:BARCLAY, LinwoodSummary:
It was the worst day of Tim Blake's life. His seventeen-year-old daughter, Sydney, was staying with him while she worked a summer job at the Just Inn Time hotel - father-daughter time to help with the after-effects of his divorce....
- Author:Baart, NicoleSummary:
Danica Greene loves living in Iowa with her pilot husband Etsell. But tragedy strikes when Etsell and his plane vanish while he's working in Alaska. Buoyed by her faith, Danica heads off to the Last Frontier to find answers.
- Author:Lewis, Mitchell ScottSummary:
Astrologer detective David Lowell’s most difficult case begins with a man, a briefcase and a challenge. Dr. Ethan Williamson promises a briefcase containing one million dollars if Lowell can find the twin brother of the doctor’s teenage...
- Author:Ahnhem, Stefan, Willson-Broyles, RachelSummary:
A high-speed chase ends in tragedy when a car crashes into Helsingborg harbour. In the front seat is one of Sweden’s most affluent IT entrepreneurs. Initially all signs point to an accident, but a closer examination of the body shows...
- Author:Leon, DonnaSummary:
Donna Leon's bestselling mystery novels set in Venice have won a multitude of fans for their insider's portrayal of La Serenissima. From family meals to coffee bars, and from vaporetti rides to the homes and apartments of Venetians, the...
- Author:Slade, Arthur G.Summary:
Robert's brother vanishes and he has to find him. This award-winning book offers a new sophistication to young adult fiction, and a terrifying take on the psychology of fear.
- Author:Shaw, LianeSummary:
Sixteen-year-old Frederick has a lot of rules for himself. Like if someone calls him Freddy he doesn’t have to respond; he only wears shirts with buttons and he hates getting dirty. His odd behavior makes him an easy target for the “...
- Author:Vernes, HenriSummary:
Petit-fils du chef des chefs de la Mafia, Don est traqué par celle-ci. Pour échapper à ses tueurs, il doit affronter les situations les plus critiques. Dans une atmosphère d'action et d'érotisme. De l'aventure à l'état pur. Traqué par...
- Author:Goulet, SylvainSummary:
Jeanne et Simon sont maintenant séparés depuis un peu plus de huit mois. Chacun traverse cette étape de façon différente. Simon ne s’en remet pas : il ne vit plus que pour ses enfants et son travail. Et voilà qu’il ressent une étrange...
- Author:Musgrave, JimSummary:
Finalist in the 2013 Clue Book Awards for Mysteries, Suspense and Thrillers Second Mystery in the Best-Selling Pat O'Malley Historical Steampunk Series It’s 1866 in New York City. Civil War Vet and Detective Pat O’Malley’s biggest case...
- Author:Wong, S. G.Summary:
Enter the world of Crescent City, an alternate history 1930s "Chinese Los Angeles" and home turf of private investigator, Lola Starke... A simple job. A den of thieves. A woman committed to the truth. It’s a straightforward case: find a...
- Author:TAYLOR, ChadSummary:
Mark Chamberlain is a man who has everything: a job he loves; the criminal record to prove it; a cop on his trail and a houseful of stolen goods. All he's missing is Caroline May, and she's been gone for more than twenty years...
- Author:Greenwood, KerrySummary:
Phryne Fisher is on holiday. She means to take the train to Sydney (where the harbour bridge is being built), go to a few cricket matches, dine with the Chancellor of the university and perhaps go to the Arts Ball with that celebrated...