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  Centaur of the Crime

  by Michael Angel

  Dayna Chrissie, the leading Crime Scene Analyst for the LAPD, enjoys nothing more than finding the one clue that can solve a crime.The day she finds a golden medallion on a body that’s been dumped at a downtown construction site, she doesn’t think much about it. Until that medallion transports her to the magical kingdom of Andeluvia. Dayna discovers that she’s been summoned to solve the murder of the... (more)
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  Danger Road: A True Crime Story of Murder and Redemption

  by John P. Contini

  Danger Road: A true crime story of murder and redemption , recounts Contini s defense of Gil Fernandez, Jr., a former Miami-Dade cop and Mr. Florida body building champion, kick boxer and black belt karate instructor. The former cop was charged with an execution-style triple murder in 1990, and was also alleged to have been a soldier for the mob in South Florida. As many as eight (8) other members of his own crew... (more)
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  If Looks Could Kill

  by M. William Phelps

  "A great true crime story . . . . Readers will feel the effects of Phelps' skill from beginning to end." --Stephen Singular Big and brash, Jeff Zack didn't hide his rough lifestyle. And when he died, it was in plain sight: executed in the parking lot of a BJ's Wholesale Club in Akron, Ohio, by a motorcycle-riding assassin dressed in black. "Phelps uses a unique combination of investigative skills and... (more)
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  The Trouble With Change

  by Alma Hudson

  Sondra's only dream in life is to complete college and make her family proud. But when she moves into an apartment she can barely afford near the University of Southern California, her dreams start changing. After paying for school with an academic scholarship and barely surviving with very little money, her suspicious and somewhat creepy neighbor Vick shows an interest in her. But Sondra still has her mind set on... (more)
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  Kate Fansler mysteries: Book 2

  The James Joyce Murder

  by Amanda Cross

  "If by some cruel oversight you haven't discovered Amanda Cross, you have an uncommon pleasure in store for you." THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW Kate Fansler is vacationing in the sweet and harmless Berkshires, sorting through the letters of Henry James. But when her next-door neighbor is murdered, and all her houseguests are prime suspects, her idyll turns prosaic, indeed....
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  Il terno di San Gennaro (Italian Edition)

  by Massimo Siviero

  “Il terno di San Gennaro” è il secondo dei cinque polizieschi di Massimo Siviero, giornalista e scrittore di thriller. Ha vinto l’edizione 1999 del premio Napoli in Giallo per il miglior giallo italiano ambientato nella città partenopea. La giuria era presieduta dal mai dimenticato Attilio Veraldi. Il romanzo si è poi aggiudicato il premio speciale Procida, Isola di Arturo, Elsa Morante. Il commissario Gabriele... (more)
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  El Dorado Blues (An Atticus Fish Novel)

  by Shaun Morey

  Atticus Fish returns in novelist Shaun Morey’s offbeat mystery adventure set in the badlands of Baja California. Based on the legend of the Jesuit Treasure, this follow-up to Wahoo Rhapsody finds the ruggedly handsome expatriate billionaire, Atticus Fish, sabotaging illegal commercial longliners from his one-man submarine, and schooling boneheaded tourists in civility from the back of an Appaloosa mule. But... (more)
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  Wrong Place Wrong Time

  by David P Perlmutter

  After a reckless night out and losing everything I had worked so hard for, I leave memories of a London police cell behind me and head for Marbella with its promise of adventure and fun. Little do I know that I’m about to be thrust into the most terrifying time of my life. "Wrong Place Wrong Time" is a gripping true-life story of an unimaginable nightmare and how my ticket to a new life turns out to be a one way... (more)
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  In A Small Town

  by Marc A. DiGiacomo

  The shotgun blast catches Detective Matthew Longo by surprise. His world unravels into a nightmare that seemingly won't end. Murder, rapes, pedophiles, the small town of Hutchville, N.Y. is changing. It is up to him to make a difference. While partner Donny Mello is in Italy attending a funeral for a family member who is connected, to say the least, a beautiful F.B.I. agent waits to question him about his family... (more)