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Calculated Risk
by Katherine Neville
Financial executive Verity Banks and her former mentor, Dr. Zoltan Tor, engage in a friendly--but highly illegal competition--as they steal a billion dollars and invest it. By the author of The Eight. Reprint. NYT. AB.
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Lois Meade Mystery: Book 1
Murder on Monday
by Ann Purser
A devoted wife and mother of three, Lois Meade cleans houses in the quaint village of Long Farnden. When a local spinster is murdered, Lois finds herself poking around her clients' houses for clues. But her quest for the killer will uncover some surprising secrets about this seemingly peaceful village-and put her family in mortal danger.
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Gunman's Rhapsody
by Robert B. Parker
A novel of the Old West, imagined as only Robert B. Parker can. "He already had a history by the time he first saw her . . . he was already a figure of the dime novels, and he already half-believed in the myth of the gunman that he was creating, even as it created him." Robert B. Parker, the undisputed dean of American crime fiction, has long been credited with single-handedly resuscitating the private-eye... (more)
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Amsterdam Cops: Book 1
Outsider in Amsterdam
by Janwillem Van De Wetering
Two mysteries starring quirky detectives Grijpstra and de Gier, the first of van de Wetering's celebrated Amsterdam crime series, launch the trade paperback Soho Crime series. Copyright 1994 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
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Gaslight Mystery: Book 1
Murder on Astor Place
by Victoria Thompson
Sprinkled with fascinating details of turn-of-the-century New York City, Thompson's old-fashioned mystery takes the reader from the mansions of Fifth Avenue to the flophouses of the Lower East Side. Sarah Brandt is a midwife who has been estranged from her wealthy family for years. When Alicia VanDamm, a young woman from a prominent family, is murdered, Sarah must return to the upper-class society she has scorned... (more)
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Beyond Reason
by Ken Englade
The Woman: She was a beautiful, gifted descendant of Lady Astor. But Elizabeth Haysom was also a spoiled, willful daughter of privilege. The Lover: He was the brilliant young son of a German diplomat. But his love for Elizabeth would draw Jens Soering into a web of madness and murder. The Murder: When Elizabeth's parents were found savagely butchered in their elegant Virginia country home, she and Jens fled to... (more)
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Jack Swyteck: Book 1
The Pardon
by James Grippando
After getting a confessed killer off on a technicality, brilliant young defense attorney Jack Swyteck, estranged son of Governor Harry Swyteck, a proponent of the death penalty, finds himself framed for murder. A first novel. 75,000 first printing. $100,000 ad/promo. Lit Guild. Tour.
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Candy Shop Mysteries: Book 1
Candy Apple Dead
by Sammi Carter
Abby Shaw has returned to her hometown of Paradise, Colorado--leaving behind a career in corporate law and a cheating husband--to take over her aunt's candy shop, Divinity. But her sweet new life quickly turns sour when a fellow merchant dies in a fire. With all clues pointing to arson--and Abby's brother as the number one suspect--she must sink her teeth into finding the killer.
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Bob Skinner: Book 1
Skinner's Rules
by Quintin Jardine
As head of Edinburgh's CID, Bob Skinner has seen it all—but even he is shocked by the mutilated corpse discovered in a dark alleyway. The motive for the brutal murder remains a mystery, until an elaborate smokescreen emerges which shrouds an intricate conspiracy.
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A White House Chef Mystery: Book 1
State of the Onion
by Julie A. Hyzy
Introducing White House Assistant Chef Olivia Paras, who is rising-and sleuthing-to the top. Includes recipes for a complete presidential menu! Never let them see you sweat-that's White House Assistant Chef Olivia Paras's motto, which is pretty hard to honor in the most important kitchen in the world. She's hell-bent on earning her dream job, Executive Chef. There's just one thing: her nemesis is vying for... (more)
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Open Season on Lawyers
by Taffy Cannon
Somebody is killing the sleazy lawyers of Los Angeles. LAPD Robbery-Homicide Detective Joanna Davis matches wits with a serial killer who tailors each murder to a specific legal abuse. His victim profile: attorneys who use the law to achieve outrageous results. His murders: vehicles for poetic justice: • a lawyer who won big bucks for careless coffeeservers is parboiled in his hot tub • another who got a... (more)
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Haunted Bookshop: Book 4
The Ghost and the Femme Fatale
by Alice Kimberly
Haunted by her past...The Movie Town Theater is holding its first ever Film Noir Festival, with Penelope Thornton-McClure handling book sales for the guest speakers, including screen actress Hedda Geist. The legendary femme fatale has been out of the spotlight for decades. Unfortunately, the moment she steps back into it, she's nearly killed. Then other guests start to die, and Penelope wants to know why her... (more)
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Haunted Bookshop: Book 5
The Ghost and The Haunted Mansion
by Alice Kimberly
Rhode Island bookshop owner Penelope McClure never believed in ghosts -- until she met the spirit of Jack Shepard, a big city private investigator who was gunned down in her store over sixty years ago. Now Penelope not only believes in her hard-boiled ghost, she asks for his help in solving a murder. A loyal customer of Penelope's bookshop has been found dead on posh Larchmont Avenue. The elderly woman left a... (more)
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Rusty Sabich: Book 2
Innocent
by Scott Turow
The sequel to the genre-defining, landmark bestseller Presumed Innocent , INNOCENT continues the story of Rusty Sabich and Tommy Molto who are, once again, twenty years later, pitted against each other in a riveting psychological match after the mysterious death of Rusty's wife.
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TrailBreakers
by Rod Perry
Trail Breakers is the most complete, most accurate telling of how the fabled Iditarod Trail came to be. As it relates the 1840-1930 progression of events establishing the Last Great Gold Rush Trail in North America, this book educates and corrects long-standing myths and misinformation that have grown up. It interests and entertains, filled as it is with humorous anecdotes and colorful gold rush tales. Anyone... (more)