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Shadows in the White City: An Inspector Alastair Ransom Mystery

Shadows in the White City: An Inspector Alastair Ransom Mystery

by Robert W. Walker

The nation and the world gaze in awe at Chicago's magnificent "White City" in this summer of 1893. But Inspector Alastair Ransom sees the rot beneath the splendor of the great Exposition—and he is consumed with an over-powering need for vengeance. "The Phantom of the Fair," a blood-thirsty fiend who nearly added Ransom to his ever-growing list of slaughtered victims, is still lurking somewhere in the shadows of... (more)

NOBODY

by Creston Mapes

They said, “He’s a nobody.” They were dead wrong. When reporter Hudson Ambrose hears an early morning call on his police scanner about an injured person at a bus stop on Las Vegas Boulevard, he rushes to the scene to get the scoop. His world is blown off its axis when he discovers a murdered homeless man with a bankbook in his pocket showing a balance of almost one million dollars. Should he wait for the... (more)

Dogwood

by Chris Fabry

2009 Christy Award winner! In the small town of Dogwood, West Virginia, Karin has buried her shattered dreams by settling for a faithful husband whose emotional distance from her deep passions and conflicts leaves her isolated. Loaded with guilt, she tries to raise three small children and "do life" the best she can. Will returns to Dogwood intent on pursuing the only woman he has ever loved--only to find there... (more)

First Avenue

by Lowen Clausen

Written with compelling authenticity by a former Seattle police officer, this debut novel is the passionate and powerful story of a Seattle cop who can't shake the image of the abandoned, dead baby he finds in a seedy hotel-and who can't give up on finding the truth until those responsible are taken down...

Small Crimes

by Dave Zeltserman

“There's a new name to add to the pantheon of the sons and daughters of Cain: Dave Zeltserman . His new novel, Small Crimes , is ingeniously twisted and imbued with a glossy coating of black humor… The plot of Small Crimes ricochets out from <its> claustrophobic opening, and it's a thing of sordid beauty.”- Maureen Corrigan for NPR’s Best Books of 2008 “Unputdownable. Classic noir, dark, funny,... (more)

The Night Watchman (Ray Quinn Series, Book 1)

The Night Watchman (Ray Quinn Series, Book 1)

by Mark Mynheir

Eleven months ago, Ray Quinn was a tough, quick-witted Orlando homicide detective at the top of his game–until a barrage of bullets ended his career…and his partner’s life. Now medically retired with a painful handicap, Ray battles the haunting guilt for his partner’s death. Numbing the pain with alcohol and attitude, Ray takes a job as a night watchman at a swanky Orlando condo. But when a pastor and an exotic... (more)

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