When the body of a crucified boy is found by the river in Kansas City, Lieutenant Thomas Noel, a priest turned homicide detective, is assigned the case. In their search for the boy’s killer, Noel and his new partner, Daniel Qo, follow...
Detective and mystery fiction
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Author:Wilde, JeromeSummary: - Author:Joseph, NicSummary:
With his father as the prime suspect in a boy's disappearance, Francis must confront his family's dark past-and his brother's unsolved murder. Twenty-three years ago, at a small dinner party in a Chicago suburb, Francis Scroll's nine-...
- Author:Kaehler, TammySummary:
The championship race weekend and an undercurrent of threats on all sides rev Kate’s nerves to their limits. From on-track action, to sponsor parties, to the Series awards banquet, she’s part of the action, uncovering motives, secrets,...
- Author:Scott, MarcSummary:
Marina, responable culturelle du gouvernenet mexicain appelle Jack Delorme, détective privé canadien, au secours. C'est le début d'une aventure encore plus rocambolesque que sa première aventure dans Bisbille à Manille....
- Author:Les Becquets, DianeSummary:
It is the last weekend of the season for Amy Raye Latour to get away. Driven to spend days alone in the wilderness, Amy Raye, mother of two, is compelled by the quiet and the rush of nature. But this time, her venture into a remote area...
- Author:Neggers, CarlaSummary:
Quinn Harlowe leaves the Justice Department to enjoy greater freedom as an independent contractor. But when her friend turns up dead outside her bayside cottage, Quinn finds herself in the midst of a deadly conspiracy.
- Author:McCulloch, AmySummary:
AS SEEN ON THE TODAY SHOW A high-altitude thriller that will take your breath away--Cecily Wong is on her most dangerous climb yet, miles above sea level. But the elements are nothing compared to one chilling truth: There's a...
- Author:Chatham, VictoriaSummary:
In the dirty thirties jobs were hard to come by. Having lost her father and her home in southern Alberta, Tilly McCormack is thrilled when her application for a position as a chambermaid at the prestigious Banff Springs Hotel, one of...
- Author:Butcher, JimSummary:
An all-new Dresden Files story headlines this urban fantasy short story collection starring the Windy City's favorite wizard. The world of Harry Dresden, Chicago's only professional wizard, is rife with intrigue--and creatures...
- Author:Fellowes, JessicaSummary:
"True and glorious indulgence. A dazzling example of a golden age mystery." - Daisy Goodwin, author of Victoria and The American Heiress on The Mitford Murders Set amid the legendary Mitford household, Bright Young Dead is the second...
- Author:Carpenter, J.D.Summary:
When racehorse trainer Delbert "Shorty" Rogers is found dead in a stall at Caledonia Downs, Homicide Detective Campbell Young is drawn into the investigation. Add to the mix a lottery winner, an Internet mogul, a reclusive...
- Author:Preston, Douglas J., Child, LincolnSummary:
Art critic Jeremy Grove is found dead, his face frozen in a mask of terror. He is discovered in a room barricaded from the inside, his body temperature is grotesquely high, the smell of brimstone is everywhere, and the unmistakable...
- Author:Harper, HelenSummary:
A werewolf killer. A paranormal murder. How many times can Emma Bellamy cheat death? I'm one placement away from becoming a fully fledged London detective. It's bad enough that my last assignment before I qualify is with Supernatural...
- Author:Sawyer, Kim VogelSummary:
The author of more than a million books sold brings a gripping saga of the little girl who goes missing in 1943 and the sister who remains, forced to live with the consequences of the event for the next seventy years of her life. When...
- Author:Slaughter, KarinSummary:
When Special Agent Will Trent arrives in Grant County, he finds a police department determined to protect its own and far too many unanswered questions about a prisoner's death. While the police force investigates the murder of a young...
- Author:McDermid, Val.Summary:
Internationally bestselling author Val McDermid is one of our finest crime writers, and her gripping, masterfully plotted novels have garnered millions of readers from around the globe. In Broken Ground, cold case detective Karen Pirie...
- Author:Hayes, J. M.Summary:
Sleepy Benteen County, Kansas, turns frantic on election day. Sheriff English, better known as "Englishman," faces his toughest re-election challenge yet. The radical religious right is out to unseat him, their candidate an Iraq war...
- Author:Aaronovitch, BenSummary:
My name is Peter Grant, and I am a keeper of the secret flame whatever that is. Truth be told, there's a lot I still don't know. My superior Nightingale, previously the last of England's wizardly governmental force, is trying to teach...
- Author:Parshall, SandraSummary:
Summer is deadly in the mountain community of Mason County, Virginia. Deputy Sheriff Tom Bridger and veterinarian Rachel Goddard are caught in a maelstrom of lies that stretch far into the past and suspicions that threaten the future....
- Author:Sandford, JohnSummary:
Lucas Davenport is on the trail of a gruesome killer. The main suspect, Charlie Pope, was recently released from a mental hospital, where he was locked up with a trio of sadistic murderers. But there are two problems: Charlie hardly...
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