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Department Q volume 1
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English
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"Originally published with the title Mercy in Great Britain by Penguin Books." Chief detective Carl M©¸rck, recovering from what he thought was a career-destroying gunshot wound, is relegated to cold cases and becomes immersed in the five-year disappearance of a politician. Translated from the Danish
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Dave Gurney novels volume 1
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Includes excerpt from Shut your eyes tight (p. [501]-511). Recently retired after a prestigious career with the NYPD, homicide detective Dave Gurney is pulled back into service when an old college friend receives threatening letters from a murderous sender who has an uncanny ability to read a person's thoughts.
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Includes recipe index. When Hannah Swensen hears that the Cinnamon Roll Six jazz band will be playing at a festival in Lake Eden, Minnesota, she bakes up a supply of their namesake confections to welcome them. But tragedy strikes when their tour bus overturns on its way into town. And keyboard player Buddy Neiman's minor injuries turn deadly serious when someone plunges surgical scissors into his chest...Turns out, Buddy Neiman isn't the victim's...
25) The Last Place
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Tess Monaghan mysteries volume 7
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English
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P.I. Tess Monaghan dives into a book of unsolved cases and uncovers danger and possibly a serial killer, as she confronts her own demons and finds echoes of her own past that could lead to the truth about the murder of her former lover.
26) Dog tags
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Andy Carpenter novels volume 8
Pub. Date
2010
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English
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Dog-loving lawyer Andy Carpenter plunges into a high profile murder case in which a rogue German shepherd police dog may be the only hope for its owner, an Iraq war vet and former-cop-turned-thief accused of murder.
27) Fantasy in death
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In Death series volume 30
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Originally published: New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2010. As she investigates the bizarre murder of a millionaire video game maven within a locked room, NYPSD Lieutenant Eve Dallas is baffled by a lack of suspects and the victim's demise in spite of his considerable resources.
28) Plum spooky
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Wulf Grimoire is a world wanderer and an opportunist who can kill without remorse and disappear like smoke. He's chosen Martin Munch, boy genius, as his new business partner, and he's chosen the Barrens of Trenton, New Jersey, as his new playground. It's up to Plum and Diesel, an über bounty hunter with special skills when it comes to tracking men and pleasing women, to hunt down Munch and Grimoire.
29) The Silent Girl
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Boston homicide detective Jane Rizzoli is already at the crime scene when medical examiner Maura Isles arrives on the Chinatown rooftop. Rizzoli's gut says they're on the trail of a twisted predator and when a monkey hair is found on the body, other clues point Rizzoli and Isles in the direction of the fable of the Monkey King.
30) L.A. Times
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After turning a film student's directorial debut into a hit movie, New York mobster and movie fanatic Vinnie Callabrese takes off for the bright lights of Hollywood, where he begins a new life as Michael Vincent, Producer. A natural born wheeler-dealer, he lands not only a major studio deal, but also a gorgeous actress girlfriend.
It isn't long before Michael Vincent is one of the most successful producers in town, given his knack for bringing in...
31) Without mercy
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Originally published: New York : Kensington Books, c2010. Includes a sneak peek of Devious! (p. [529]-536). When her troubled sister Shaylee is sent to an elite boarding school called the Academy, a place where several girls have disappeared, Jules gets a teaching position there to keep an eye on Shay and discovers that something evil lurks in the halls.
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The disappearance forty years ago of Harriet Vanger, a young scion of one of the wealthiest families in Sweden, gnaws at her octogenarian uncle, Henrik Vanger. He is determined to know the truth about what he believes was her murder. He hires crusading journalist Mikael Blomkvist, recently at the wrong end of a libel case, to get to the bottom of Harriet's disappearance. Lisbeth Salander, a twenty-four-year-old, pierced, tattooed genius hacker, possessed...
33) Fatally Flaky
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Originally published: New York : William Morrow, c2009. "Includes scrumptious recipes from Goldy's kitchen!"--Cover. Colorado caterer Goldy Schulz endeavors to solve a murder that has overshadowed a spoiled bride's nuptial plans.
34) The final cut
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Brit in the FBI volume 1
Pub. Date
2013
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English
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Includes an excerpt from The lost key (p. [519]-530). Scotland Yard's new chief inspector Nicholas Drummond is on the first flight to New York when he learns his colleague, Elaine York, the "minder" of the Crown Jewels for the "Jewel of the Lion" exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, was found murdered. Then the centerpiece of the exhibit, the infamous Koh-i-Noor Diamond, is stolen from the Queen Mother's crown. Drummond, American-born but raised...
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Andy Carpenter novels volume 10
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English
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Over the course of his legal career, Andy Carpenter has lost a few cases. But that doesn't mean he forgets his clients. Andy has always been convinced that Joey Desimone, a man convicted of murder nine years ago, was innocent and believes that Joey's family's connections to organized crime played a pivotal role in his conviction. While there isn't much Andy can do for him while he serves out his prison sentence, Joey suggests that he check up on
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Isabel Dalhousie mysteries volume 6
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English
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Cover title: The lost art of gratitude : an Isabel Dalhousie novel.
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Isabel Dalhousie mysteries volume 8
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English
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Originally published in hardcover in Great Britain by Little, Brown, and subsequently published in hardcover in the United States by Pantheon Books. Isabel Dalhousie helps a new friend discover the identity of her father. But Isabel also manages to find time for her own concerns: her young son, Charlie, already walking and talking; her housekeeper, Grace, whose spiritualist has lately been doubling as a financial adviser; her niece Cat's latest relationship;...
39) The Overlook
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Harry Bosch mysteries volume 13
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English
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Having left the LAPD's Open Unsolved Unit for the prestigious Homicide Special squad, Harry Bosch investigates the murder of a doctor whose death is linked to the theft of a dangerous radioactive substance that Harry fears may be part of a terrorist plot.
40) Tag Man
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Joe Gunther mysteries volume 22
Pub. Date
2011
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English
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Joe Gunther leads a team in the investigation of break-ins in a wealthy community during which the perpetrator leaves Post-it notes reading "You're it," while the criminal tries to protect his life after finding evidence in one of the homes that is connected to a string of murders.
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