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241) Hitting the books
Author
Series
A library lover's mystery volume 9
Language
English
Description
"It is murder by the book in the latest Library Lover's Mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of Death in the Stacks. When a stack of library material is found at the scene of a hit-and-run, library director Lindsey Norris finds herself dragged into the investigation as the police try to link the driver of the stolen car to the person who borrowed the CDs. Before Lindsey can delve into the library's records, the victim of the hit-and-run,...
242) Whiskers in the dark
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Series
Language
English
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Description
The discovery of a body in the beautiful Blue Ridge mountains dredges up mysteries that have lingered from Revolutionary Virginia through the Civil War and beyond... A trial is underway in Albemarle County, where Mary Minor "Harry" Harristeen and her trusty crew of two- and four-legged friends hope to catch a killer--who may not be the person accused of the crime. Since an old friend's body was discovered by the hunting club's faithful beagles, it...
243) The wrath of angels
Author
Series
Charlie Parker volume 11
Publisher
Emily Bestler Books/Atria
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
1st Emily Bestler Books/Atria books hardcover ed.
Physical Desc
474 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
A latest entry in the popular series finds the intrepid detective racing against time to acquire a list of strategically important names from the site of a mysterious plane crash in the Maine woods, an effort that lures both good and evil individuals including a brutal serial killer.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
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Description
With approval from the estate of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, a best-selling novelist and Sherlock Holmes expert brings the greatest detective in literary history back to life on Baker Street for the first time since 1930.
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Language
English
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Description
" In #1 New York Times bestseller Lisa Gardner's latest pulse-pounding thriller, Detective D. D. Warren must face a new fear as a serial killer terrorizes Boston. My name is Dr. Adeline Glen. Due to a genetic condition, I can't feel pain. I never have. I never will. The last thing Boston Detective D. D. Warren remembers is walking the crime scene after dark. Then, a creaking floorboard, a low voice crooning in her ear. She is later told she managed...
247) Extreme prey
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Series
Language
English
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Description
"The extraordinary new Lucas Davenport thriller from #1 New York Times-bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize winner John Sandford. After the events in Gathering Prey, Lucas Davenport finds himself in a very unusual situation--no longer employed by the Minnesota BCA. His friend the governor is just cranking up a presidential campaign, though, and he invites Lucas to come along as part of his campaign staff. "Should be fun!" he says, and it kind of...
248) Heat rises
Author
Series
Nikki Heat volume 3
Publisher
Hyperion
Language
English
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Description
"In the third book of the New York Times bestselling Nikki Heat series, following HEAT WAVE and NAKED HEAT, Richard Castle's new thrilling mystery continues the story of NYPD Homicide Detective, Nikki Heat. Tough, sexy, professional, Nikki Heat carries a passion for justice as she leads one of New York City's top homicide squads. In what's sure to be another smash sensation by blockbuster author Richard Castle, readers will once again follow Nikki...
249) The house husband
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Harry Posehn is the best dad, the best husband ... well, maybe not. Detective Teaghan Beaumont is getting closer and closer to discovering the truth about Harry Posehn. But there's a twist that she will never see coming"--Page 4 of cover.
250) Abandoned in death
Author
Series
In death volume 54
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
The woman’s body was found in the early morning, on a bench in a New York City playground. She was clean, her hair neatly arranged, her makeup carefully applied. But other things were very wrong—like the tattoo and piercings, clearly new. The clothes, decades out of date. The fatal wound hidden beneath a ribbon around her neck. And the note: Bad Mommy, written in crayon as if by a child.
Eve Dallas turns to the department’s top profiler, who...
251) Alex Cross must die
Author
Series
Publisher
Little Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
388, 16 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Detective Cross and his partner John Sampson are hot on the trail of the Dead Hours Killer, who is targeting commercial pilots, in the latest addition to the long-running series following Deadly Cross.
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"A possible serial killer on the loose sends tea maven Theodosia Browning into a whirlwind of investigation in this latest installment of the New York Times bestselling series. It was a dark and stormy night, but that was the least of Theodosia Browning's troubles. As she approaches St. Philips Graveyard, Theodosia sees two figures locked in a strange embrace. Wiping rain from her eyes, Theodosia realizes she has just witnessed a brutal murder and...
253) Heat rises
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
[2011]
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
305 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
NYPD Homicide Detective Nikki Heat, who has a passion for justice, teams up with hotshot reporter Jameson Rook to catch a sadistic killer.
254) Damage
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Language
English
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Description
His career derailed by the vengeful billionaire Curtlee family for his part in convicting one of their number for murder, former homicide detective Abe Glitsky learns that the killer has won a retrial at the same time a star witness has been murdered.
Author
Series
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
292 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
With new-found leisure time, Claire Malloy tries to learn French cooking and becomes an ESL tutor, but ends up investigating a murder when one of her students, an unpleasant Russian woman, is found dead at the Farberville Literary Council.
256) The unseen
Author
Series
Krewe of Hunters volume 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
When San Antonio becomes a dumping ground for the battered bodies of young women, Texas Ranger Logan Raintree must use his powerful ability to commune with the dead and lead a brand-new group of elite paranormal investigators to solve this disturbing case.
257) Strategic moves
Author
Series
A Stone Barrington Novel volume 19
Language
English
Formats
Description
Hand-picked by a million-dollar client for his undercover dealings with MI6, Stone Barrington is made a partner at the Woodman & Weld law firm before learning that the lucrative new client may be a Bernie Madoff in disguise.
259) The promise
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Series
Language
English
Description
"Loyalty, commitment, the fight against injustice--these are the things that have always driven Elvis Cole and Joe Pike. If they make a promise, they keep it. Even if it could get them killed. When Elvis Cole is hired to locate a woman who may have disappeared with a stranger she met online, it seems like an ordinary case--until Elvis learns the missing woman worked for a defense contractor and was being blackmailed to supply explosives components...
260) The burnt house
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Series
Language
English
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Description
In the aftermath of a suspicious commuter plane crash in Los Angeles, police lieutenant Peter Decker investigates the claims of one family that foul play had been involved, a suspicion that gains credibility when a key victim is discovered to be someone else.