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Lush life: A Novel
Par Richard Price. 2008
New York, Lower East Side. Frustrated actor-writer Eric Cash claims two teens mugged him and his drinking companions as they…
stumbled home, shooting Ike, an aspiring writer. But when Ike dies, detectives Matty Clark and Yolonda Bello arrest Eric for homicide. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2008The pure in heart: a Simon Serrailler mystery
Par Susan Hill. 2007
Detective chief inspector Simon Serrailler investigates a schoolboy's abduction that has the town of Lafferton on edge. Meanwhile, Simon's handicapped…
sister battles illness, his other sister gives birth, his former lover keeps bothering him, and a Laffertonian recently released from prison runs into trouble. Some strong language. 2005Easy prey (Prey Ser. #11)
Par John Sandford. 2001
Minneapolis police detective Lucas Davenport investigates the murder of supermodel Alie'e Maison, which has eclipsed a second murder that occurred…
at the same party. Suddenly, others in Maison's life are dying--in quick succession. While Davenport sorts through his suspects, his love life develops complications. Violence and strong language. 2000The various haunts of men: a Simon Serrailler mystery
Par Susan Hill. 2007
Chief inspector Simon Serrailler's new detective, Freya Graffham, investigates the disappearance of a middle-aged woman who was last seen on…
her morning run. As Freya falls for Simon, another woman vanishes. Meanwhile, Simon's physician sister investigates suspicious alternative medicine practitioners. Some violence and some strong language. 2004Blood money: a mystery (Jessie Drake Mysteries Ser. #No. 3)
Par Rochelle Majer Krich. 1999
LAPD detective Jessie Drake investigates the murder of an elderly man in a park. Jessie learns he was Norman Pomerantz,…
a Holocaust survivor from New York City. As additional killings occur, Jessie uncovers a case of stolen identity leading to a philanthropic organization that reclaims Jewish property in Germany. 1999Hollywood crows: a novel
Par Joseph Wambaugh. 2008
Nathan Weiss and Bix Ramstead, cops in Hollywood's Community Relations Office, help residents with quality-of-life issues like graffiti and panhandlers.…
Both men become entangled with Margot Aziz, who wants to get rid of her wealthy husband. Sequel to Hollywood Station (RC 65317). Violence and strong language. Bestseller. 2008Light thickens (The Roderick Alleyn Mysteries Ser.)
Par Ngaio Marsh, St. Martin`s Press. 2000
Members of a London acting troupe performing Shakespeare's Macbeth suspect the play is cursed after several pranks disrupt rehearsals. Their…
apprehension turns to horror when an actor is murdered onstage during a performance. Scotland Yard Chief Superintendent Roderick Alleyn, who happens to be in the audience, investigates. 1982The winds of change: a Richard Jury mystery (Richard Jury Mystery Ser. #19)
Par Martha Grimes. 2004
London, England. After being hospitalized in The Grave Maurice (BR 14363) superintendent Richard Jury investigates a five-year-old girl's murder. Evidence…
of sexual abuse leads him to a ring of pedophiles and to the body of a woman on a wealthy businessman's estate. Strong language and some violence. Bestseller. 2004A man lay dead
Par Ngaio Marsh. 1934
Sir Hubert Handesley hosts a weekend house party at his country estate, during which assorted guests engage in a game…
of "murder." When a real death interrupts their parlor game, Inspector Alleyn from Scotland Yard arrives to investigate. 1934A Christmas secret: a novel
Par Anne Perry. 2006
December, 1890. London vicar Dominic Corde and his wife, Clarice, spend Christmas in an isolated village where Dominic substitutes for…
the Reverend Wynter, who has taken a last-minute holiday. But Wynter isn't on vacation at all. Dominic and Clarice investigate but soon find themselves in danger. 2006Spinsters in jeopardy
Par Ngaio Marsh. 1981
En route to a family vacation, Inspector Roderick Alleyn finds himself in an alpine chateau that serves as the headquarters…
for a sinister cult of dope peddlers who practice bizarre religious rites. Roderick exposes a conspiracy to kidnap his son, corrupt a young girl, and murder a wealthy spinster. 1953Scales of justice
Par Ngaio Marsh. 1955
Inspector Roderick Alleyn of Scotland Yard tracks a killer in the seemingly peaceful English village of Swevenings after a body…
is found in a thicket by the trout stream. He discovers that violent death is just as gruesome among the gentry as among the working class. 1955A wreath for Rivera (The Roderick Alleyn Mysteries Ser. #15)
Par Ngaio Marsh, St. Martin`s Press. 1998
George Settinger, Lord Pastern, joins Breezy Bellairs's band much to the chagrin of his wife, Cécile, who also disapproves of…
the relationship between the band's piano-accordionist, Carlos Rivera, and her daughter, Félicité. When Carlos is murdered during a performance attended by Inspector Roderick Alleyn, Roderick investigates. 1949Killer dolphin (The Roderick Alleyn Mysteries Ser. #24)
Par Ngaio Marsh, St. Martin`s Press. 1999
The Dolphin, a newly restored dockside London theatre, opens with The Glove, a play inspired by the discovery of a…
genuine Shakespearean mitt. Inspector Roderick Alleyn supervises security precautions for the relic but is soon tracking a criminal when someone kills a caretaker and steals the glove. 1966Blue screen
Par Robert B Parker. 2006
It is Sunny Randall's job to protect starlet Erin Flint, the lover of sleazy movie producer Buddy Bollen. After Erin's…
sister Misty is murdered in Buddy's mansion, Sunny helps Jesse Stone, chief of police in Paradise, Massachusetts, expose a killer. Descriptions of sex, strong language, and some violence. 2006Shadow prey
Par John Sandford. 1990
As a rookie cop, FBI director Lawrence Clay raped a young Native American woman. Years later, an assassin seeking vengeance…
lures him to Minneapolis, where homicide detective Lucas Davenport and New York policewoman Lily Rothenburg investigate a series of ritual killings. Explicit descriptions of sex, violence, and strong language. 1990Invisible prey (Prey Ser.)
Par John Sandford. 2007
The Minnesota governor asks detective Lucas Davenport to investigate the murder of wealthy, elderly Constance Bucher. Subsequent deaths and missing…
artifacts soon suggest a link to antiques theft. Lucas also tackles the case of a politician accused of statutory rape. Violence and strong language. Bestseller. 2007Death of an addict (A Hamish Macbeth Mystery #15)
Par M. C. Beaton. 2001
Scottish Highlands. Recovering heroin user Tommy Jarret dies from an apparent drug overdose. Constable Hamish Macbeth goes undercover as a…
drug lord to investigate possible links to a religious cult and the illicit drug trade. Hamish is joined by beautiful Glasgow detective Olivia Chater, who poses as his wife. 1999The private patient (Adam Dalgliesh Mystery Ser.)
Par P. D. James. 2008
Forty-seven-year-old investigative reporter Rhoda Gradwyn hires London plastic surgeon George Chandler-Powell to remove a disfiguring childhood scar. Gradwyn is murdered…
while recuperating at the surgeon's Dorset manor clinic. Commander Adam Dalgliesh and his team are sifting through the staff's secrets when a second murder occurs. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2008Final curtain (The Roderick Alleyn Mysteries Ser. #14)
Par Ngaio Marsh, St. Martin`s Press. 1998
Troy Alleyn, wife of Inspector Roderick Alleyn, paints a portrait of Shakespearean actor Sir Henry Ancred, a patriarch preparing to…
marry a young chorus girl. After a tense birthday dinner, Henry is found dead. Troy, finally reunited with Roderick after a prolonged separation, suspects poisoning and enlists Roderick's aid. 1947