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A hurricane hinders a kidnapping and Spenser goes on a search for the man responsible— the infamous Gray Man, who has both helped and hunted Spenser in the past . Heidi Bradshaw is wealthy, beautiful, and well connected —and she needs Spenser’s help. In a most unlikely request, Heidi, a notorious gold digger recently separated from her latest husband, recruits the Boston P.I. to accompany her to her private... (more)

Dexter: Book 1

Darkly Dreaming Dexter

by Jeff Lindsay

Meet Dexter, a polite wolf in sheep’s clothing . . . a monster who cringes at the site of blood . . . a serial killer whose one golden rule makes him immensely likable: he only kills bad people . Dexter Morgan isn’t exactly the kind of man you’d bring home to Mom. Though he’s playful and has a wonderfully ironic sense of humor, Dexter’s one character flaw (his proclivity for murder) can be off-putting. But at... (more)

Kinsey Millhone: Book 2

"B" Is for Burglar

by Sue Grafton

Although business has been slow lately for P.I. Kinsey Millhone, she’s reluctant to take on the case of locating Beverly Danziger’s sister Elaine Boldt. It’s a small matter that Beverly should be able to handle herself. So why is she enlisting Kinsey’s services? Beverly claims she needs Elaine’s signature on some documents so that she can collect a small inheritance. But the whole affair doesn’t sit well with... (more)

Shadows in the Darkness (Changeling)

by Elaine Cunningham

Gwen "GiGi" Gelman, a ten year veteran of the Providence, Rhode Island vice squad, finds herself unemployed after being blamed for a routine bust that turned into a bloodbath. GiGi is used to being on her own, though, and with the help of a DA who owes her, she's scraped together enough capital to start her own PI business, specializing in"family problems"-in particular runaways who have disappeared into... (more)

The Mercedes Coffin (Peter Decker & Rina Lazarus Novels)

The Mercedes Coffin (Peter Decker & Rina Lazarus Novels)

by Faye Kellerman

Billionaire genius Genoa Greeves never got over the shocking death of her favorite teacher, Bennett "Dr. Ben" Alston Little, murdered execution-style and stuffed into the trunk of his Mercedes-Benz. No arrests were ever made, no killer charged for the brutal crime. Fifteen years later, the high-tech CEO reads about another execution-style murder; this time the victim is a Hollywood music producer named Primo... (more)

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: Book 9

The Miracle at Speedy Motors

by Alexander McCall Smith

In the latest installment of this infinitely enjoyable and best-selling series, Precious Ramotswe is doing what she does best--helping people with their problems and enjoying the simple pleasures of life. Mma Ramotswe is busy investigating her latest case: a woman who is looking for her family. The problem is, the woman doesn't know her real name of whether any members of her family are now living. Meanwhile,... (more)

Not in the Flesh

by Ruth Rendell

A new Chief Inspector Wexford mystery from the author who Time magazine has called “the best mystery writer in the English-speaking world.” When the truffle-hunting dog starts to dig furiously, his master’s first reaction is delight at the size of the clump the dog has unearthed: at the going rate, this one truffle might be worth several hundred pounds. Then the dirt falls away to reveal not a precious... (more)

Careless in Red: A Novel (Thomas Lynley and Barbara Havers Novels)

Careless in Red: A Novel (Thomas Lynley and Barbara Havers Novels)

by Elizabeth George

In her most eagerly anticipated novel yet, Elizabeth George brings back Scotland Yard's Thomas Lynley to investigate a ruthless crime. After the senseless murder of his wife, Detective Superintendent Thomas Lynley retreated to Cornwall, where he has spent six solitary weeks hiking the bleak and rugged coastline. But no matter how far he walks, no matter how exhausting his days, the painful memories of... (more)

Alex Delaware: Book 23

Bones

by Jonathan Kellerman

When it comes to writing deftly layered, tightly coiled novels of suspense, #1 New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Kellerman reigns supreme as “master of the psychological thriller” ( People ). Now, Kellerman has worked his magic again in this chilling new masterpiece. The anonymous caller has an ominous tone and an unnerving message about something “real dead . . . buried in your marsh.” The... (more)

The Brass Verdict: A Novel

by Michael Connelly

Things are finally looking up for defense attorney Mickey Haller. After two years of wrong turns, Haller is back in the courtroom. When Hollywood lawyer Jerry Vincent is murdered, Haller inherits his biggest case yet: the defense of Walter Elliott, a prominent studio executive accused of murdering his wife and her lover. But as Haller prepares for the case that could launch him into the big time, he learns that... (more)

The Private Patient

by P. D. James

Cheverell Manor is a lovely old house in deepest Dorset, now a private clinic belonging to the famous plastic surgeon George Chandler-Powell. When investigative journalist Rhoda Gradwyn arrived there one late autumn afternoon, scheduled to have a disfiguring and long-standing facial scar removed, she had every expectation of a successful operation and a pleasant week recuperating. Two days later she was dead, the... (more)

Blood Born

by Kathryn Fox

Alexandra Cooper: Book 1

Final Jeopardy

by Linda Fairstein

This critically acclaimed, explosive thriller is a book only prosecutor Linda Fairstein could write. Patricia Cornwall knows the morgue; John Grisham knows the courtroom; but no one knows the inner workings of the D.A.'s office like Linda Fairstein, renowned for two decades as head of Manhattan Sex Crimes Unit. Now that world comes vividly to life in a brilliant debut novel of shocking realism, powerful insight,... (more)

Shadows in the Starlight (Changeling Detective)

Shadows in the Starlight (Changeling Detective)

by Elaine Cunningham

Gwen -GiGi+ Gelman, a ten-year veteran of the Providence, Rhode Island vice squad, finds herself on the outs and unemployed after a bust goes bad, resulting in a bloodbath.GiGi, a foundling herself and used to being alone, scrapes together enough of a nest-egg to start her own PI business specializing in runaways and -family problems.+As the devilish Ian Forest attempts to awaken elements of her true heritage,... (more)

'Til Death Do Us Part

by Kate White

When "Gloss" magazine writer and sometime-sleuth Bailey Weggins receives a call from Ashley Hanes on a frigid January night, it isn't about fashion tips. It's about the recent marriage of Peyton Cross, a Martha Stewart wannabe at whose wedding both Bailey and Ashley served as bridesmaids. Now, two of their fellow brides-maids have recently met with untimely deaths, and Ashley wants Bailey to investigate. When... (more)

Ghosts, An 87th Precinct NovelEd McBain

Ghosts, An 87th Precinct Novel

by Ed McBain

Hounded To Death

by Laurien Berenson

Melanie Travis, her sister-in-law Bertie and Melanie's Aunt Peg are taking a road trip to a judges' symposium at a Pocono Mountain resort. But the trip takes a sinister turn when Charles Evans, an esteemed judge and animal rights activist who had just delivered a controversial speech calling for an end to dog shows, is found dead in the resort's hot tub.

Sharpshooter: A Sunny McCoskey Napa Valley Mystery

Sharpshooter: A Sunny McCoskey Napa Valley Mystery

by Nadia Gordon

Sunny McCoskey is the independent chef/owner of Wildside, a little café nestled in Napa Valley, where the food is exactly right. When the heir apparent to a major vineyard is shot dead, and Sunny’s eccentric winemaker friend, Wade, is arrested for the murder, she launches her own investigation. The solution lies in the tangled personalities and politics of the wine industry, and in the threat posed to the valley... (more)

Alex Delaware: Book 22

Compulsion

by Jonathan Kellerman

Once again, the depths of the criminal mind and the darkest side of a glittering city fuel #1 New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Kellerman’s brilliant storytelling. And no one conducts a more harrowing and suspenseful manhunt than the modern Sherlock Holmes of the psyche, Dr. Alex Delaware. A tipsy young woman seeking aid on a desolate highway disappears into the inky black night. A retired... (more)

Fear No Evil: A Novel

by Allison Brennan

In cyberspace, no one can hear you scream. Instead of preparing for her high school graduation, Lucy Kincaid is facing a vicious execution. Lured by an online predator, she’s destined to die horribly–live on the Internet–while hundreds of heartless viewers watch and vote on the method of her slaughter. Her family’s only hope rests with Kate Donovan, an FBI agent who took on the same sadistic killer once before .... (more)

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by Robert B. Parker

by Jeff Lindsay

by Sue Grafton

by Elaine Cunningham

by Faye Kellerman

by Alexander McCall Smith

by Ruth Rendell

by Elizabeth George

by Jonathan Kellerman

by Michael Connelly

by P. D. James

by Kathryn Fox

by Linda Fairstein

by Elaine Cunningham

by Kate White

by Ed McBain

by Laurien Berenson

by Nadia Gordon

by Jonathan Kellerman

by Allison Brennan