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Berkley Romance
Pub. Date
2024.
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"A stoic private investigator finds himself employed by a devilishly bright apothecary whose business is brimming with tinctures to cure any ailment . . . except perhaps true love. When Lucinda Peterson's recently perfected formula for a salve to treat croup goes missing, she's certain it's only the latest in a line of misfortunes at the hands of a rival apothecary. Outraged and fearing financial ruin, Lucy turns to private investigator Jonathan Thorne...
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Riley Thorn volume 2
Publisher
Bloom Books
Pub. Date
2024.
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"First, her disapproving grandmother arrives determined to make Riley take her powers seriously or face the wrath of "the Guild." Then there's the homicide detective who needs her help figuring out who murdered the well-dressed corpse in the walk-in closet. Nick's got his own hands full with a tricky missing person case and his parents who want to know why he didn't tell them about his live-in girlfriend. Then there's the fact that he's still the...
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Emily Bestler Books / Atria
Pub. Date
2024.
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For a sixteen-year-old, a summer internship working for a private investigator seems like a dream come true--particularly since the PI is investigating the most shocking crime to hit Bloomington, Indiana, in decades. A local woman has vanished, and the last time anyone saw her, she was in the backseat of a police car driven by a man impersonating an officer. Marshall Miller's internship puts him at the center of the action, a position he relishes...
4) 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...
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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.
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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,...
9) 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...
10) 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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Books 4-6 in the Brandon Hall Series...Loose EndsHall is lured into a trap, then rescued by an old acquaintance. That same acquaintance also helps Hall get his next job. It's nothing but a simple blackmail case. Only in this case, there's nothing simple about it.Is anybody actually who they appear to be? And have we seen the last of James Rankin? Or is he the mastermind behind the latest case, once again?The Dead ClientHall's latest case involves...
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When Nathan, a seasoned detective, receives a call in the middle of the night, he is thrown into a race against time to find the murderer before they strike again. As Nathan delves deeper into the case, he discovers that the murders may be connected to an old case and a person from his past. With the help of his partner Jason, Nathan must navigate the twists and turns of the case and confront his demons before it's too late. "Bloodline Justice" is...
13) 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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"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...
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Private investigators Lily Raynor and Felix Wilbraham have to hunt down an escapee from a French asylum, in this new, gripping World's End Bureau Victorian mystery from critically-acclaimed author Alys Clare.
London, April 1882. When cool-headed Phyllida visits the World's End Investigation Bureau to offer a curious case concerning her fiance, proprietor Lily Raynor is intrigued - and privately excited. For accepting the case means taking an unexpected...
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Myrna Yates shows up at Benny Cooperman's office asking him to check up on her husband, the contractor Chester Yates, who she believes is having an affair. It seems like an open-and-shut case, until Cooperman finds out that the straying spouse has committed suicide. Something doesn't add up; Mr. Yates bought a 10-speed bicycle just 2 hours before he killed himself. Could this "suicide" in fact be murder? The Jewish detective's got a whole new case...
17) A Step Too Far
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Threaten CD Grimes' family? What? You're totally crazy ?This is the final book of the CD Grimes Mystery seriesCritic commentAnother one more in an action vein. I've stated before I like this kind of crap, and Moulton handles it far better than most.– JDM ****
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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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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.
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Una nueva novela de Roberto Sánchez donde nada es lo que parece. En junio de 2018 se localiza un yate varado en aguas internacionales. Está siendo consumido por el fuego. No hay rastro de sus tripulantes, los Vila Monsonís -una conocida pareja de abogados de Fotheringale-, ni del patrón del barco.Desde ese momento, se abren todas las hipótesis sobre qué ha podido ocurrir en alta mar. No hay testigos.El caso genera muchísima expectación mediática...
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