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A Greenwich Village PI and her pit bull hunt down killers in these three smart, witty mysteries from a Shamus Award winner. In This Dog for Hire, the debut of New York private detective Rachel Alexander and her pit bull, Dash-short for Dashiell-a hit-and-run leaves a local painter dead and his show dog, a basenji, temporarily missing. After cracking that case, Rachel and Dash return in The Dog Who Knew Too Much to investigate a t'ai chi teacher's...
49822) Prim and Proper
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Magical Girls meet Cthulhu.In the city of Markha, ex magical girl turned Police Detective Berrill Straw and her colleague Daniel are charged with investigating the grisly murder of a retired magical girl under protection. In a world where the evil eldritch god of the week bakes cookies in his off times, cultists pray every week at church, and ever-youthful magical girls sell merchandise to keep themselves afloat after decades on the job, the villain...
49823) Leave Tomorrow Behind
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"Parker is proficient in showing the crossroads between civilization and the frontier, including emerging new roles for women. A cliffhanger ending sets a promising stage for the next installment."-Publishers Weekly
It's the summer of 1880, and potential investment in Leadville's silver mines has brought former president and Civil War general Ulysses S. Grant to this city at the top of the Rockies. But others in his retinue and in town have different...
49824) Scorpions in Corinth
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Murder with a sting in the tail.
Popular playwright Philocles and his actors are hired to take his latest play to Corinth to promote goodwill between the two cities. But on arrival, their guide and fixer Eumelos drops dead - poisoned.
Philocles is convinced someone is out to sabotage the play. To find out who - and why - he must first uncover the murderer.
But in Corinth the ruling oligarchs seem more interested in commerce than justice. And with...
49825) Fifth, Wrath
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Interpol agent Alex Quinn, 29, born to Italian-Turkish parents, is a multi-lingual genius. With an advanced degree in Criminal Psychology from a university in France and a PHD from a Germany university, Alex was recruited by Interpol at the age of 25-their youngest recruit-because of her encyclopedic knowledge of serial killers. In a desolate landscape in Turkey, a body is found murdered beside the flames of Chimaera-victim of a serial killer with...
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Brooke Burrell thrillers volume 1
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It always starts out as routine, even when you are only doing it while your husband is deployed at sea. Even if it began as a safe, easy way to make enough cash to start a family. Even if there was no way you would ever get stuck doing it full time... after all, that's why you retired from the FBI.
But then they killed off your prime witnesses all over the globe, erased all their digital fingerprints from a Wall Street hedge fund, blew up your...
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Sir Henry Merrivale mysteries volume 2
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James Bennett has been invited to stay at White Priory for Christmas among the retinue of the glamorous Hollywood actress Marcia Tait. Her producer, her lover, the playwright for her next hit and her agent are all here, soon to become so many suspects when Tait is found murdered on a cold December morning in the lakeside pavilion. Only the footprints of her discoverer disturb the snow which fell overnight – and which stopped just shortly after Marcia...
49828) Bunny Lake Is Missing
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Blanche Lake is not like the other mothers who come to collect their children at the local nursery school on New York's Upper East Side. She lives alone, has a job, and has never been married. It's the first day of school when this story begins, and Blanche is eager to see how her daughter, Bunny, has fared away from home. But her expectant waiting becomes a mother's most dreaded nightmare: Bunny never materializes. Neither teachers nor students recall...
49829) Fast Break
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How did Nick get where he is today? How did an ex-basketball star end up being a freelance photographer? Nick is preparing for the game of his life. But a sense of dread comes over him every time he thinks about it. His girlfriend even seems to have doubts.With his parents, scouts and a huge crowd watching, Nick's life will change forever.Find out where it all started in the Nick O'Flannigan story, Fast Break. Enjoy!
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From the mean streets of "Lynn, Lynn, City of Sin" to the sleepy suburbs…From the grime of the Boston subways to a tavern in the afterlife…From sandy ancient Israel to the plains of the Serengeti…Award-winning master of mystery and suspense David H. Hendrickson finds crime and punishment wherever he looks… and these ten thrilling tales prove it."David H. Hendrickson is one of my favorite writers."--Edgar-nominated author Kris Nelscott"One...
49831) All He Sees
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ALL HE SEES (A Nicky Lyons FBI Suspense Thriller-Book 3) is book #3 in a new series by #1 bestselling and critically acclaimed mystery and suspense author Blake Pierce.
Nicky Lyons, 28, a missing-persons specialist in in the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit, is an expert at tracking down abductees and bringing them home. The connection is personal: after Nicky's twin sister was abducted at 16, Nicky made stopping kidnappers her life's work.
But when...
49832) Springtime Murder
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Polly Blake never expects her annual spring barbecue to kick off with her uncle dropping dead in her backyard. When his death is ruled a homicide, Polly must turn her focus to finding a murderer. Unfortunately, her investigation soon reveals there's no shortage of suspects within her own family. Will the amateur sleuth be able to figure out "whodunit" before the killer strikes again?
This murder mystery novelette was previously published as part of...
49833) Authorized Personnel Only
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For Chicago cop Suze Figueroa, home is a sanctuary, a quiet refuge from the crime, corruption, and tragedy she encounters everyday on the job. The creaky old Victorian house she shares with her little boy, her invalid sister, and her sister's family seems far removed from the threats and dangers of the mean city streets...or so she believes.
The truth is far more terrifying, for, unknown to Suze, a stranger has moved into the house: an intruder who...
49834) Dangerous Pursuit
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There are some secrets that seep out the sides of even the most confined places. Secrets that get people killed when they are supposed to be protected by them. Secrets that change the dynamics of life as we know it.
Michelina has been a victim of all these possibilities. The only thing she can do is continue to search for answers and try not to get herself killed in the process.
Family can be a wonderful blessing. It can also come at a cost. The...
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New York Times bestselling author B.J. Daniels continues the saga of Whitehorse, Montana, where the romance is wild and the danger is real.
Rough Rider His family never fully recovered from the kidnapping of his siblings decades ago. Now Boone McGraw finally has a lead on his missing sister's location, but it means working with feisty private investigator C.J. Knight. Desperate to solve her partner's murder, C.J. doesn't believe her case could...
49836) Sins of Commission
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In nineteenth-century Philadelphia, a case of arson turns lethal-but who was the perpetrator and what was the motive? While Thomas Kelman, Martha Beale's beau, investigates the blaze, her adoptive daughter, Ella, is abducted. Then another fire destroys the home of industrialist Darius Rause, killing his adulterous wife. Is there a connection between the crimes? Martha and Kelman work to find an answer as they fight to rescue Ella before she also perishes,...
49837) The Burying Place
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Is there a killer on the Cornish coast?
When a high-profile case hits D.I. Rachel Morrison's desk, she's faced with no leads, no witnesses, and no body.
Local people have gone missing, and the pressure to find answers is mounting.
Amanda Walker's mother has vanished without a trace, and Amanda, desperate for answers, turns to a mysterious, underground group she believes is responsible.
With time running out, D.I. Morrison races to uncover the...
49838) The Forgotten Portrait
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In a dusty attic of an old Victorian house nestled in a quaint town, Emily stumbles upon a weathered photograph tucked away in a forgotten corner. The image depicts a group of people, their faces etched with solemnity, standing in front of a grand estate. Among them is a woman bearing a striking resemblance to Emily herself, yet she is surrounded by unfamiliar faces. Intrigued by the discovery, Emily embarks on a journey to unravel the mystery behind...
49839) Synthetic Sea
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In the distant future of planet cracking, VR distraction, and corporate greed, grieving private detective Ryoma LeBeau takes what seems to be a simple job on the opulent casino planetoid of Scylla. Captivated by a chance meeting with the cybernetic musician Guin, he finds himself drawn to the smoky anachronistic lounge bar where they perform. But it seems there's a lot more to both Guin and this case and Ryoma can't help but pull at the threads of...
49840) The Bedford Row Mystery
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Henry Marchmont is a prosperous and respectable solicitor with an uneventful past. However, one night he is found murdered in his London home. The scanty clues seem to poin to a mysterious Mr Landale, who has met the solicitor on the very day of his death, for the first time in twenty-five years. But the detective and young Richard Marchmont soon discover that there is a triangle of financial intrigue to unravel before the truth can be learned, and...
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