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The fear index
Par Robert Harris. 2011
Dr Max Hoffman is a physicist who uses a revolutionary & highly secret system of computer algorithms to trade on…
the world's financial markets. Hoffman's hedge fund - built around the standard measure of market volatility - generates astonishing returns for his investors. Late one night, an intruder disturbs Hoffman & his wife. 2011.The fever tree: and other stories
Par Ruth Rendell. 1982
The fallen curtain, and other stories
Par Ruth Rendell. 1976
The author has acquired a reputation for handling themes in which the subject is crime but with the emphasis on…
the exploration of the character and the creation of an atmosphere of unease and suspense. These are the qualities manifest in this collection of short stories. The recurrent themes are those of the consequences of conscience, of the accuser becoming the accused, of the assailant becoming the victim. In two of the stories, for example, the author deals with forms of mental disturbance, while another two cross the frontiers of the supernatural. 1976.The fallen angel: a novel (Gabriel Allon. #12.)
Par Daniel Silva. 2012
Vatican City. Art restorer and spy Gabriel Allon is working on a Caravaggio masterpiece when he is summoned by Donati,…
the pope’s private secretary. Donati wants Allon to discreetly investigate the death of a woman whose body was found in St. Peter’s Basilica. Violence and some strong language. Bestseller. 2012. (Gabriel Allon ; 12)The falls: a novel
Par Joyce Carol Oates. 2004
Ariah is widowed on the first day of her honeymoon in Niagara Falls. Local lawyer Dirk Burnaby falls in love…
with Ariah and marries her. But when he later takes on the Love Canal lawsuit he becomes estranged from his family. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. 2004.The corpse with the golden nose (A Cait Morgan mystery ; #2)
Par Cathy Ace. 2013
Convinced that the world-famous owner of a family-run vineyard was murdered, criminologist Cait Morgan shares her findings with Bud Anderson,…
a retired homicide cop. But he believes that the woman took her own life, whatever her grief-stricken sister might say. That is, until death strikes again, in the neat rows of grapevines that clamber up the banks of Lake Okanagan. Uncovering obsessions that might have fuelled murderous thoughts among the victim's wacky neighbours is a start, but as Cait unravels the clues, she realizes that more lives are at stake. Sequel to "The corpse with the silver tongue". 2013.The corpse with the silver tongue (A cait Morgan Mystery Ser.)
Par Cathy Ace, Frances Thorsen. 2012
In the south of France where hatred simmers in the heat, a man seemingly admired, and certainly feared, drops dead…
at a dinner party. All of the guests fall under suspicion, including Welsh-Canadian professor Cait Morgan. A criminologist who specializes in profiling victims, Cait sets out to solve the murder - and clear her name. Add to this the disappearance of an ancient Celtic gold collar said to be cursed and you have the ingredients for a Nicoise salad of death, secrets, and lies. Will Cait find the killer before she too falls victim to a murderer driven by a surprising and disturbing motive? 2012.The devil at my heels
Par Charles Mossop. 2011
Following the murder of his friend, George Randall, mild-mannered professor of history, finds himself caught up in a race to…
uncover the killer's identity and find the solution to an eight-hundred-year-old mystery surrounding the disappearance of a priceless royal treasure. Randall's search takes him from England to Italy, Austria and Germany, where he employs his research skills as well as deception and fast footwork as he searches for an ancient manuscript that holds all the answers. Some descriptions of violence. 2011.The courtship gift
Par Julie Parsons. 1999
Upon finding her husband dead in their study, Anna Neale probes into his untimely death out of fear of foul…
play. Crippled by the discovery of debts, fraud, and infidelities, she finds herself defenceless and vulnerable. But this is just what Matthew has always wanted. He is watching and waiting, and when he is ready, he will bring her his courtship gift. 1999.The dogs of Riga (Kurt Wallander ; #2)
Par Laurie Thompson, Henning Mankell. 2001
Inspector Kurt Wallander and his team at the Ystad police station in Skåne, southern Sweden, receive an anonymous tip-off that…
comes to pass a few days later: a life raft is washed up on a beach. In it are two men, dressed in expensive suits, shot dead. The dead men were Eastern European criminals, victims of what seems to have been a gangland hit. But as the case soon takes on a sinister turn, Wallander finds himself in Riga, Latvia. There he is plunged into a frozen, alien world of police surveillance, scarcely veiled threats and lies. Some strong language. 2001. (Kurt Wallander ; 2) Uniform title: Hundarna i Riga.The concrete blonde (Harry Bosch series. #3.)
Par Michael Connelly. 1994
Harry Bosch, maverick homicide detective, is hauled into court, the chief defendant in a civil suit against the LAPD. The…
plaintiffs are the family of "The Dollmaker", a notorious serial killer whom Bosch shot during an arrest three years before. Their allegation? That Bosch killed the wrong man - an accusation which becomes horribly plausible when a new body is found to carry all the hallmarks of a Dollmaker slaying. To clear his name, Bosch must prove that a copycat killer is at work. But can he? Sequel to "The black ice", followed by "The last coyote". 1994.The curse of the pharaohs (Amelia Peabody mystery. #2)
Par Elizabeth Peters. 2006
When Lady Baskerville's husband Sir Henry dies after discovering what may have been an undisturbed royal tomb in Luxor, she…
appeals to eminent archaeologist Radcliffe Emerson and his wife Amelia to take over the excavation. Amid rumours of a curse haunting all those involved with the dig, the intrepid couple proceeds to Egypt, where they begin to suspect that Sir Henry did not die a natural death, and they are confident that the accidents that plague the dig are caused by a sinister human element, not a pharaoh's curse. Sequel to "Crocodile on the sandbank", followed by "The mummy case". 2006.The corpse with the ruby lips (Cait Morgan mystery. #8.)
Par Cathy Ace. 2016
A gig as guest lecturer at the university in Budapest should have been a dream job for a travelling criminologist…
and food lover. But wherever Cait Morgan goes, murder seems to follow. One of Cait’s new students pleads with her to solve the mystery of her grandmother’s brutal slaying. She agrees, but when she is repeatedly hassled by a weird colleague, and as bizarre details about the student’s family members come to light, Cait is beset by uncertainty. As she gets closer to the truth, Cait's investigation puts the powers-that-be on high alert, and her instincts tell her she's in grave danger. Bud races to Budapest to come to Cait's aid, but will it be too late? Sequel to "The corpse with the garnet face". 2016.The corpse with the garnet face (Cait Morgan mystery. #7.)
Par Cathy Ace. 2016
To Bud Anderson’s surprise, he discovers he has a long-lost uncle, Jonas, who’s met an untimely death. Bud's mother assures…
him Jonas was a bad child, but, from beyond the grave, Uncle Jonas begs his nephew to visit the city he adopted as his home to delve into the life he built for himself there, founded on his passion for art. With an old iron key as their only clue, Cait and Bud travel to Amsterdam to solve the cryptic message left by Jonas, and to honour the final wishes of a long-lost relative. Sequel to "The corpse with the diamond hand". 2016.The corpse with the diamond hand (Cait Morgan mystery. #6.)
Par Cathy Ace. 2015
Professor Cait Morgan and Bud Anderson have finally said 'I do'. To celebrate, they set sail on a romantic Hawaiian…
honeymoon cruise and, for nearly two weeks, the mystery solving newlyweds are worry-free. But then a man drops dead in the games room right in front of them and Cait and Bud can't help but lend their expertise. To the others in the games room, the sudden death of Tommy Trussler--the ship's onboard card-game tutor--appears to have been from natural causes. But the professor suspects something much more sinister. Sequel to "The corpse with the sapphire eyes". 2015.The corpse with the sapphire eyes (Cait Morgan mystery. #5.)
Par Cathy Ace. 2014
It's Cait and Bud's wedding weekend and for the first time she feels like a bride - or at least,…
she's supposed to. But then the rain won't quit, the supposedly romantic Welsh castle feels creepy, and there's a dead body on the stairs. What first appears to have been the untimely, unfortunate, and accidental death of their wedding choirmaster quickly reveals itself to have been a murder. And when a series of mysterious events occur around the castle, Cait, Bud, and Cait's sister Sian tackle the case of The Corpse with the Sapphire Eyes, attempting to solve the mystery before another sinister event can ruin their destination wedding. Sequel to "The corpse with the platinum hair", followed by "The corpse with the diamond hand". 2014.The corpse with the platinum hair (Cait Morgan mystery. #4.)
Par Cathy Ace, Frances Thorsen. 2014
With birthday celebrations in the cards, criminologist Cait Morgan and her significant other, retired cop Bud Anderson, travel to Las…
Vegas. As they are about to finish dinner in the casino owners’ exclusive private dining room, Miss Shirley, a woman acknowledged as Queen of The Strip, is murdered. Security locks down the room. Cait, Bud, a corpse, and ten possible murderers are trapped in the luxurious restaurant for twelve deadly hours. The bodies pile up, the tension mounts, the list of suspects dwindles - and Cait knows she has to work out who the killer is because there’s no telling who might be next to die. Sequel to "The corpse with the emerald thumb". 2014.The end of act three (Dani Ross mysteries. #3)
Par Gilbert Morris. 2001
Jonathan Ainsley turns to investigator Dani Ross to help when he receives threats regarding his latest play. Dani must discover…
who's telling the truth and who's just playing another part before it's too late. Sequel to "And then there were two", followed by "Four of a kind". 2001.The factory voice
Par Jeanette Lynes. 2009
Fort William, 1941. Something's gone wrong with the Mosquitos being built for the war effort - they keep crashing in…
flight tests, for no apparent reason. Is the problem with their design, or are they being sabotaged? Everyone's on high alert, and "The Factory Voice" newsletter keeps abreast of the details - or at least the rumours. Some strong language. c2009.The essence of malice (Amory Ames mystery. #4.)
Par Ashley Weaver. 2017
When Milo Ames receives a troubling letter from his childhood nanny, Madame Nanette, he and Amory travel to Paris where…
they are soon embroiled in a mystery surrounding the death of a famous parfumier. Helios Belanger died suddenly, shortly before the release of his newest, highly anticipated perfume, and Madame Nanette, who works for the family, is convinced that her employer's death was not due to natural causes. The more Amory and Milo look into the motives of industry rivals and the Belanger heirs who are vying for control of his perfume empire, the more they are convinced that Nanette may be right. When secrets unfold and things take a dangerous turn, Amory and Milo must work quickly to uncover the essence of the matter and catch a killer before the scent goes cold. Sequel to "A most novel revenge". 2017.