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Blood and circuses: a Phryne Fisher mystery (Phryne Fisher Mysteries Ser. #6)
Par Kerry Greenwood. 2006
Australia, 1928. Detective Phryne Fisher's former love interest Alan Lee asks Phryne to investigate vandalism at the circus, including poisoned…
animals, sabotaged tightropes--and murder. When ex-performer Amelia Parkes is arrested, Phryne goes undercover at the carnival to expose the truth. Some strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1994Dead until dark: A Sookie Stackhouse Novel (Sookie Stackhouse/True Blood #1)
Par Charlaine Harris. 2001
While telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse serves tables at Merlotte's bar in Bon Temps, Louisiana, she meets handsome vampire Bill. But…
when a rowdy vampire gang moves into town and murders remain unsolved, Sookie's attraction to Bill puts her in danger. Violence, explicit descriptions of sex, and some strong language. Bestseller. 2001Angel's tip: a novel (Ellie Hatcher Ser.)
Par Alafair Burke. 2008
NYPD detective Ellie Hatcher, permanently working in homicide after the events of Dead Connection (BR 18336), investigates the case of…
a college student tourist who was murdered after leaving a club. Ellie soon realizes her late partner Flann McIlroy was looking into similar cases. Violence and some strong language. 2008Club dead (Sookie Stackhouse/True Blood #3)
Par Charlaine Harris. 2003
After Sookie's cheating boyfriend, vampire Bill, disappears, his boss Eric convinces Sookie to rescue Bill from kidnappers. She travels to…
Jackson, Mississippi, where werewolf Alcide helps Sookie search nightclubs for her wayward lover. Strong language, explicit descriptions of sex, and some violence. 2003Still water (A Charles Resnick Mystery Ser.)
Par John Harvey. 2008
The disappearance of a friend of Inspector Charlie Resnick's lover, Hannah, interrupts his missing-paintings investigation. When the friend's corpse is…
found in the river, the death is considered a murder linked to similar cases. But Hannah persuades Charlie to look deeper. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1997The honorary consul
Par Graham Greene. 2008
Argentina. A British consul is kidnapped by Paraguayan revolutionaries who have mistaken him for the American ambassador. A local physician…
with his own divided loyalties negotiates between the rebels and the authorities. A tale of political chaos, love, faith, and betrayal. Includes 2008 introduction by Mark Bosco. 1973The museum of Dr. Moses: tales of mystery and suspense
Par Joyce Carol Oates. 2007
Ten macabre tales by National Book Award winner. In "Bad Habits" a serial killer's children attempt to understand their father's…
choice of victims. In the title story a woman tries to rescue her mother from a demented ex-coroner. Includes "Feral" and "Suicide Watch." Violence and strong language. 2007The grub-and-stakers pinch a poke
Par Alisa Craig. 1988
Ontario. Dittany Monk, museum-board secretary, convinces her writer husband to enter a drama festival competition. When someone tries to kill…
the play's lead actor, Dittany helps investigate a booby-trapped "poke" of shaving gear and a cast of suspects including a jealous rival, a jaded fiancée, and a vengeful ex-wife. 1988Where evil sleeps
Par Valerie Wilson Wesley. 1996
PI Tamara Hayle is vacationing in Jamaica when she meets Lilah Love, also from New Jersey. Tamara reluctantly agrees to…
go clubbing with Lilah and her obnoxious husband. When the husband is stabbed at the bar, Lilah flees with Tamara's passport. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 1996Cutting edge (A Charles Resnick Mystery Ser.)
Par John Harvey. 2007
When physician Tim Fletcher is attacked by a scalpel-wielding assailant after leaving the hospital, inspector Charlie Resnick and his team…
investigate the incident and a series of other assaults. Meanwhile Charlie's ex-wife tries to make contact. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 1991Black and white and dead all over
Par John Darnton. 2008
Both NYPD detective Priscilla Bollingsworth and reporter Jude Hurley are assigned the murder case of New York Globe editor Theodore…
Ratnoff, whose body was found with a taunting note. Known for killing reporters' stories, Ratnoff had many enemies. Other deaths complicate the investigation. Some violence and some strong language. 2008Footprints on the horizon (Pine Ridge portraits #3)
Par Stephanie Grace Whitson. 2005
Nebraska, 1945. Josephine, daughter of the Reverend Hale, spend the summer on her aunt’s ranch. There she encounters Dieter Brock,…
a German prisoner of war being held locally at Fort Robinson. Dieter takes an interest in both Jo and her father’s sermons, though the town and Jo’s mother disapprove. AdultCold light (A charles Resnick Mystery Ser.)
Par John Harvey. 2008
As detective Charlie Resnick deals with the usual Christmas crime wave, a social worker is reported missing. When the evidence…
points to a psychopathic kidnapper, Resnick is off on a race against time to rescue the victim. Strong language, some violence, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1994Easy meat (A charles Resnick Mystery Ser.)
Par John Harvey. 2008
The apparent suicide of a fifteen-year-old delinquent being held in police custody prompts a probe by detective Bill Aston. When…
Aston is found beaten to death, Inspector Charlie Resnick and his team's investigation takes them into the depths of the British underclass. Violence, strong language, and descriptions of sex. 1996What I saw and how I lied
Par Judy Blundell. 2008
1947. Teenage Evie, her mother Beverly, and Evie's stepfather Joe celebrate Joe's return from World War II by vacationing in…
Florida. Evie's attraction to ex-soldier Peter--who has a strange hold on Joe--leads her to discover a devastating web of lies. For senior high and older readers. National Book Award. 2008Off minor (A Charles Resnick Mystery Ser.)
Par John Harvey. 2008
Inspector Resnick's team investigates the disappearance of little Gloria Summers, last seen at a playground. Months later an odd, troubled…
youth who knew Gloria finds her body and becomes a suspect. Then another young girl living nearby also disappears. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1991Responding to an interrupted message from the Reverend Shipton Cruet and his daughter, the Mumby family swiftly embarks on a…
mission to planet Georgium Sidus. They hope to rescue their friends and investigate the monstrous cloud encroaching on the known universe. Sequel to Starcross (BR 17670). For grades 6-9. 2008Lord Edgware dies (Hercule Poirot Mystery Ser.)
Par Agatha Christie. 1984
Detective Hercule Poirot attends a supper party where the hostess, actress Jane Wilkinson, voices her desire to get rid of…
her eccentric husband, Lord Edgware. Within twenty-four hours Lord Edgware is dead, and Poirot must use his detective skills to clear Jane's name. Also published as Thirteen at Dinner. 1933Man in the dark
Par Paul Auster. 2008
Recuperating at his daughter's Vermont home, insomniac widower August Brill suppresses painful memories of his wife by imagining an America…
mired in civil war. He commiserates with his granddaughter, Katya, whose boyfriend was murdered in Iraq, and eventually confronts his past. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2008Living proof (A Charles Resnick Mystery Ser.)
Par John Harvey. 2008
Nottingham inspector Resnick and his team juggle two cases. A prostitute is stabbing her johns, and one dies. And an…
American crime writer in town for a convention is plagued by anonymous, threatening letters and increasingly disturbing pranks. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1995