Discovering the murdered body of a young woman, Sicilian detective Salvo Montalbano finds suspects in the victim's aging husband, a famous doctor, a missing admirer, an antiques dealer, a close friend, and a reclusive violinist
Mystery
- Author:Camilleri, AndreaSummary:
- Author:Schraff, AnneSummary:
Written for young adults, the Urban Underground series confronts issues that are of great importance to teens, such as friendship, loyalty, drugs, gangs, abuse, urban blight, bullies and self-esteem to name a few. More than...
- Author:DENVER, ShadSummary:
Sheriff Whelchan finds two men hanging in the tall tree and sets about unravelling the mystery.
- Author:Rasmussen, Dawn J.Summary:
Twelve years of heartache. Twelve acts to uncover the truth. "...and born of my torment, a plan conceived: daring, dastardly, and a touch divine, a frantic clutch at fate's unruly ruffs, that the great black hole of despair...
- Author:Galbraith, RobertSummary:
A breathtaking, labyrinthine epic, Troubled Blood is the fifth Strike and Robin novel and the most gripping and satisfying yet. Private Detective Cormoran Strike is visiting his family in Cornwall when he is approached by a woman asking...
- Author:Harvey, BrianSummary:
Frank Ryan navigates the unfamiliar culture and structure of Tokyo.
- Author:Hesse, MonicaSummary:
A tour de force historical mystery from Monica Hesse, the bestselling and award-winning author of Girl in the Blue Coat. Germany, 1945 . The soldiers who liberated the Gross-Rosen concentration camp said the war was over, but nothing...
- Author:GREGSON, J. M.Summary:
When a novice young prostitute is killed in the town of Brunton after her first night, Inspector Peach tries to solve the crime.
- Author:RHEA, NicholasSummary:
Arriving in the small Yorkshire village of Roberthorpe to investigate the death of an elderly, church-going man, DS Mark Pemberton can think of only one word when he sees the crime scene - execution.
- Author:North, AlexSummary:
"If you liked The Whisper Man , you'll love this. Alex North has crafted a second novel which is just as gripping as his first and even scarier. Hugely atmospheric and deliciously creepy, it's about how the past...
- Author:childers, ErskineSummary:
One of the first spy novels ever written, The Riddle of the Sands had an enormous impact upon its publication in 1903. Author Erskine Childers-a Boer War veteran and expert yachtsman-crafted a riveting tale of two men who sail close to...
- Author:Johansen, IrisSummary:
When Eve Duncan's daughter, Jane MacGuire, becomes a madman's target, Jane must team up with longtime love interest Seth Caleb in this suspense novel from the #1 bestselling author of Smokescreen . Forensic sculptor Eve...
- Author:Marsh, NgaioSummary:
A collection of the BBC's dramatisations of Ngaio Marsh's most famous sleuth: Chief Inspector Roderick Alleyn. This collection would include the following works by Ngaio Marsh: A Man Lay Dead - The gentleman detective tackles...
- Author:Burke, James LeeSummary:
Detective Robicheaux fishes a prostitute's corpse from a New Orleans bayou and finds that no one, not even the law, cares about a dead hooker.
- Author:Connelly, MichaelSummary:
Lincoln Lawyer Mickey Haller is back in the heartstopping new thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly. Defense attorney Mickey Haller is pulled over by police, who find the body of a client in the trunk of...
- Author:MARTINI, SteveSummary:
Paul Madriani has good reason to suspect he's representing a guilty man. Dr. David Crone, a respected medical researcher is charged with the murder of a colleague; 26 year old Kalista Jordan, a researcher whose body washed up on a...
- Author:STEWART, MarySummary:
A novel of suspense and mystery with romantic overtones.
- Author:Cook, Thomas H.Summary:
One day in 1952, the strangled body of 10-year-old Cathy Lake is discovered in a public park. A homeless suspect, Albert Jay Smalls, is arrested and held for interrogation. Now, Officers Norman Cohen and Jack Pierce have only 24 hours...
- Author:Chard, RosieSummary:
Edith Stoker's father is building a wall in their backyard. A very, very high wall - a brick bulwark in his obsessive war against their hated neighbour Edward Black. It is 1969, and far away, preparations are being made for man to...
- Author:Barnes, Jennifer LynnSummary:
A Cinderella story with deadly stakes and thrilling twists, perfect for fans of One of Us is Lying and Knives Out. Avery Grambs has a plan for a better future: survive high school, win a scholarship, and get out. But her fortunes...