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"TJ Devlin is the charming disappointment in the prominent Devlin family, all of whom are lawyers at their highly successful firm -- except him. After a stint in prison and rehab for alcoholism, TJ can't get hired anywhere except at the firm, in a make-work job with the title of investigator. But one night, TJ's world turns upside down after his older brother John confesses that he just murdered one of the clients, an accountant he'd confronted with...
2) Blood hollow
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Cork O'Connor mystery volume 4
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Dismissing circumstantial evidence that incriminates a young man in the murder of his girlfriend in Aurora, Minnesota, former sheriff Cork O'Connor confronts local bigotry and bureaucracy in order to find the true killer.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm.
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"In this instant noir classic, hard-boiled cat detective Kitty Feral combs the city on a hunt for best buddy Mitch the Mutt--and a missing candy crusted confection! Dangerous denizens lurk around every dark corner as Kitty searches for clues in bookstores, alleyways, rooftops, and waterfronts. Who made off with the majestic Marshmallow Monkey? Where is the beloved Mitch the Mutt? Kitty's got plenty of questions and not enough answers! Follow along...
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Chicago PI, Mike Shepherd spots a child silently crying on an otherwise empty mall bench. Mike and his fiancé try to help four-year-old Madison. A surveillance tape reveals one hour earlier a man had kidnapped Madison's mother. Mike must rescue the woman despite dealing with a disgruntled federal officer.
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An inspector and four uniformed constables arrive one morning, unannounced, at Greystones, the imposing and remote country house of the Elderly family. Inspector Biggs brushes past the immaculate and outraged butler and demands to see John Elderly, head of the family. Behind the dark oak library door is the scene of a struggle; overturned and disarranged furniture, the telephone receiver is off the hook… Where has the master gone? Who has cut the...
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Detective Mike Shepherd chases sadistic Ferlin Husky Lewis, a self-proclaimed survivalist, who escaped from police. Shepherd ruins his only suit, misses an important dinner date, and loses Lewis.Ferlin, so incensed by Mike chasing him, decides to murder Mike and anyone who gets in the way.
7) Bang Stick
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It is New Year's Eve in nineteen sixty-nine and Southern California's normally placid climate is experiencing a bitter winter cold snap. It is certainly not the weather for murder. The strange unknown weapon constitutes the perfect crime. Bodies are stacking up faster than chips in a winning hand of high stakes poker. The only thing piling up faster is the ever growing list of suspects. Incompetent San Diego Police Detective Jake Smith is in charge...
8) Diego Killer
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A steamy hot August in San Diego, California. The rotting body of an immigration attorney, Diego Ortiz found with a Mexican stiletto protruding from his chest. Disgraced Jake Smith is back from Arkansas and set up a private investigation service. He has been keeping a low profile, not wanting to confront his old nemesis, SDPD Detective Stephen Lyle. Now fruitless with the death of his only client. Smith has no choice but to insert himself in the...
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Ifenna, a young journalist, takes the job of reporting on a popular megachurch in Lagos but veers off-script to investigate the death of a priest during the construction of the church. The article offends the young and powerful Pastor Nicholas who runs the church and Ifenna gets fired from his job. Down and out of luck, Ifenna becomes a blogger to expose the corruption and hypocrisy of the men of God and his path crosses with Pastor Nicholas wife,...
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187 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
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Bones and Catson are on a train bound for Paris when another passenger, a famous magician, vanishes in the middle of the night. Catson is convinced of foul play ... but none of the other passengers seem to know anything about the magician. Was he on the train at all? And how is his disappearance connected with a fiendish plot to steal the world's most famous painting, the Mona Lemur? Bones and Catson are up against it to reach Paris and solve the...
11) Dead or a Lie
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Private Investigator Henry Walsh thought trouble was done knocking. But when it arrives on his doorstep, he can't ignore the call to chaos...Eager to savor his newfound sense of home, Henry finds solace elusive in the place he once considered a haven. Struggling to keep Walsh Investigations afloat, he yearns for a game-changing client. However, fate deals a different hand when an unwelcome specter from his past, Brock Mason, resurfaces, seeking Henry's...
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He has no badge and no authority, in a county full of corruption, drugs and murder. When Fen Maguire left office as sheriff nine months ago Newman County was clean and safe. But the dead drug dealer found floating down the river says things may be changing… and not for the better. Fire engulfs the dead man's home, and all evidence points to the new sheriff's father. Fen, however, knows there's more to this case than a drug deal gone bad. When he...
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"The Classic Collection of Agatha Christie brings together an enthralling array of mysteries featuring the brilliant detectives Hercule Poirot, Colonel Race, and Superintendent Battle. This extensive compilation includes timeless works such as 'The Mystery of the Blue Train,' 'The Big Four,' 'The Murder of Roger Ackroyd,' 'The Secret of Chimneys,' 'The Man in the Brown Suit,' and a host of others, showcasing the unparalleled ingenuity and storytelling...
14) Murder Quartet
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CD gets some cases in Florida, falls in love with the place and builds a home there.A developer is murdered. A stock broker is murdered. A young boy is murdered. Thereis a druggie execution that wasn't.CD gets to know some of the continuing characters. The lifestyle is different from that in Nicely.
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Inspector Coleman got to know the highways and byways of the Rockhampton Police District because he'd served there for the term of his life as a police inspector. On retirement, he moved to the Serendipity Retirement Village in Brisbane and after a year as an undercover detective in the village, and a romance that wins him a new wife, he is able to fulfil his retirement dream of putting his most interesting cases in a book.
Concerned about his...
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It wasn't Hooker's first recovery wreck from water. At least this was in the sunny summer instead of winter in freezing water and rain. Everything was routine until the officer pulled a skull out of the water.
Someone is killing the street walkers of downtown San Jose. As Hooker investigates, it becomes personal, and dangerous.
17) Deadly Sins
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Lust, pride, and wrath are the deadly sins private investigator Vance Devane must face when his sister-in-law and employer Maura sends her DNA to a genealogy website. She uncovers a secret that threatens to shatter her family. As Vance races to keep the skeletons in the closet, he is forced to reckon with his own past deadly sins.
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Three detectives, CD. Grimes, Nick Storie, and Clint Faraday, retired and living in Panamá on the Comarca Ngobe Bugle, are requested by the chief of the section in Cusapin to find what is going wrong in three parts of the comarca. There are four murders that have no connections they can find – except the victims all came to Panamá on the same private yacht.
Author's note: This is a bit of prediction, in a way. Much of my SF has come true, but...
19) Hunted to Death
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A sniper? In Bel Air?The peace of wealthy Bel Air is shattered on a Friday night by a rifle shot. Anyone who's outdoors in the neighborhood hears the shot, including Kevin Brodie and Kristen Beach, but no one knows where the shot came from or the identity of the intended target…until the next day, when Jamie Brodie brings his dog, Ammo, to Kevin's house. Ammo, a trained cadaver dog, drags Jamie and Kevin up the street about a half-mile then alerts...
20) Pool Party
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A pool party. A man is murdered. There is an old gun in a chest. Investigation leads to murders ten years ago. A brothel that is now a private home. an attic full of valuable antiques.
How is all thia connected?
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