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  • White heat : a novel
    Author:
    McGrath, M. J.
    Summary:

    Half Inuit, half outsider, Edie Kiglatuk is the best guide in her corner of the Arctic. When a man is murdered under her watch, she sets out to investigate but is shocked by the suicide of someone close to her. The events seem unrelated...
  • When no one is watching : a thriller
    Author:
    Cole, Alyssa
    Summary:

    Sydney Green starts a Brooklyn walking tour and finds an unlikely assistant in her neighbor Theo. But their deep dive into history quickly becomes a dizzying descent into paranoia and fear.
  • To die but once
    Author:
    Winspear, Jacqueline
    Summary:

    Spring 1940. With Britons facing what has become known as "the Bore War," Maisie Dobbs is asked to investigate the disappearance of a local lad, a young apprentice craftsman working on a government contract. At the same time,...
  • The Windsor knot : a novel
    Author:
    Bennett, S. J.
    Summary:

    It is the early spring of 2016, and Queen Elizabeth is at Windsor Castle in advance of her nintieth birthday celebrations. But the preparations are interrupted when a guest is found dead in one of the castle bedrooms. Unhappy at the...
  • The third sister : Ilka Jensen series, book 3
    Author:
    Blaedel, Sara
    Summary:

    Six Feet Under meets Lisa Scottoline in the explosive conclusion to #1 international bestselling author Sara Blaedel's new Family Secrets series, where family drama is infused with edge-of-your-seat suspense. When Ilka Jensen...
  • The silent wife
    Author:
    Slaughter, Karin
    Summary:

    GBI investigator Will Trent needs medical examiner Sara Linton to help him hunt down a ruthless murderer. But when the past and present collide, everything Will values is at stake.
  • The scorpion's tail
    Author:
    Child, Lincoln, Preston, Douglas J.
    Summary:

    FBI Agent Corrie Swanson takes on a new case involving a fifty-year-old, mummified corpse. Out of her depth, she soon realizes she needs the help of her foe-turned-ally, archaeologist Nora Kelly.
  • The princeling of nanjing
    Author:
    Hamilton, Ian.
    Summary:

    Ava is in Shanghai for the launch of the PO clothing line. She has invited Xu, and over the course of the glitzy event and a late-night dinner, she detects a certain hesitancy in him. He confides that the Tsai family, headed by Tsai...
  • The ninja daughter
    Author:
    Eldridge, Tori
    Summary:

    After her sister is raped and murdered, Lily Wong dedicates her life and ninja skills to the protection of women. She has to hide her true self from her Hong Kong tiger mom, who is already disappointed at her less-than-feminine ways,...
  • The murder book
    Author:
    Redmond, Lissa Marie
    Summary:

    After being brutally stabbed at her desk late one night, Lauren Riley works her way backwards through the haze to piece together who attacked her and why. A mysterious phone message forces her to enlist the help of a retired lieutenant...
  • The midwife murders
    Author:
    DiLallo, Richard, Patterson, James
    Summary:

    When two kidnappings and a vicious stabbing happen in a university hospital, something has to be done, and Senior Midwife Lucy Ryuan is fearless enough to try.
  • The Jigsaw man : a novel
    Author:
    Matheson, Nadine
    Summary:

    Detective Inspector Angelica Henley is called to a crime scene that bears a striking resemblance to Peter Olivier, the notorious Jigsaw Killer, who has spent the past two years behind bars. And when he learns that someone is co-opting...
  • The gift of the magpie : Meg Langslow mystery series, book 28
    Author:
    Andrews, Donna
    Summary:

    ** An AudioFile Earphones Award-winning production. ** New York Times bestselling author Donna Andrews returns with another Meg Langslow mystery written "firmly in the grand tradition of Agatha Christie's Christmas books...
  • The falcon always wings twice : Meg Langslow mystery series, book 27
    Author:
    Andrews, Donna
    Summary:

    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...
  • The bullet
    Author:
    Johansen, Iris
    Summary:

    Eve Duncan and Joe Quinn must protect the life of a brilliant scientist so that she can live long enough to bring her discovery to the world. Now Eve is trapped in a web of murder and deceit as powerful enemies rush to cover up the...
  • The book of lamps and banners
    Author:
    Hand, Elizabeth
    Summary:

    Cass Neary needs cash to get home, and she's already sold her camera. Now her best chance is to get in on a deal for an ancient illuminated manuscript. But an intruder suddenly steals it out from under the dealer's nose. To...
  • The bone seeker
    Author:
    McGrath, M. J.
    Summary:

    Edie Kiglatuk is working as a summer school teacher in the Canadian Arctic. When one of her students is found dead in a nearby lake, Edie enlists the help of Sergeant Derek Palliser to pursue the case, promising the girl's Inuit...
  • The ava lee series bundle 3 the king of shanghai
    Author:
    Hamilton, Ian.
    Summary:

    Exclusive bundle of books 7, 8, and 9 in the wildly popular series Ava Lee: The Triad Years. This bundle includes: In The King of Shanghai Ava is finally ready to begin her new life as a partner in the Three Sisters venture capital firm...
  • The 20th victim : Women's murder club series, book 20
    Author:
    Patterson, James
    Summary:

    Three victims, three bullets, three cities. Simultaneous murders in LA, Chicago, and San Francisco — SFPD Sergeant Lindsay Boxer's jurisdiction, and local reporter Cindy Thomas's beat. The shooters' aim is as fearsomely...
  • The 17th suspect
    Author:
    Paetro, Maxine, Patterson, James
    Summary:

    A series of shootings exposes San Francisco to an unpredictable killer, and a reluctant woman puts her trust in Sergeant Lindsay Boxer. The confidential informant's tip leads Lindsay to disturbing conclusions, including that...

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