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Mad money2023
Summary: In "Spree" : Nolan, the reformed thief, has finally gotten his life in order. He has a restaurant and a beautiful lady friend. Then Coleman Comfort shows up and makes things clear immediately. He and... more »- place hold (0)
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The donut legion2022
Summary: Charlie Garner has a bad feeling. His ex-wife, Meg, has been missing for over a week and one quick peek into her home shows all her possessions packed up in boxes. Neighbors claim she's running from... more »- place hold (0)
added 2 months ago
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Scorched grace2023
Summary: When Saint Sebastian's School becomes the target of a shocking arson spree, the Sisters of the Sublime Blood and their surrounding New Orleans community are thrust into chaos. Patience is a virtue,... more »- place hold (0)
added 3 months ago
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Blessing of the lost girls: a brady and walker novel
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on order - publisher release date: September 12, 2023
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Kill me if you can2022
Summary: Mike Hammer is on the case, this time hunting the murderer of his old friend and bootlegger-turned-legit-businessman Packy Paragon. Already torn up buy the disappearance of Velda, his beloved... more »- place hold (0)
added 9 months ago
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A man named Doll2021
Summary: Happy Doll is a charming, if occasionally inexpert, private detective living just one sheer cliff drop beneath the Hollywood sign with his beloved half-Chihuahua half-Terrier, George. A veteran of... more »- place hold (0)
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Blind vigil2020
Summary: Blinded by a gunshot wound to the face while working as a private investigator nine months ago, Rick Cahill is now sure of only one thing: he has to start a new life and leave his old one behind.... more »- place hold (0)
added 11 months ago
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Staff PickAll the queen's men : a novel2022
Summary: Amateur detective Queen Elizabeth II is back. At Buckingham Palace, the autumn of 2016 presages uncertain times. The Queen must deal with the fallout from the Brexit referendum, a new female prime... more »- place hold (0)
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Wrong light2018
Summary: Naomi Hendrix's sexy voice hovering over the radio waves isn't the only thing haunting the Southern California nights. A demented soul is stalking Naomi, hiding in the shadows of the night, waiting... more »- place hold (0)
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Lost tomorrows2019
Summary: A phone call thrusts Rick Cahill's past and all its tragic consequences into his present. Krista Landingham, his former partner on the Santa Barbara Police Department, is dead. When Rick goes to the... more »- place hold (0)
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Last redemption2021
Summary: Rick Cahill is finally living a settled, happy life. His fiancee, Leah Landingham, is pregnant with their first child and he is doing PI work that pays well and keeps him out of danger. Then a doctor... more »- place hold (0)
added 12 months ago
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Overboard2022
Summary: On her way home from an all-night surveillance job, V.I. Warshawski is led by her dogs on a mad chase that ends when they discover a badly injured teen hiding in the rocks along Lake Michigan. The... more »- place hold (0)
added 2 years ago
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Tough tender2022
Summary: Sometimes you bury the past. Sometimes it buries you. Every professional thief knows you never return to the scene of a crime. But what if you have no choice? Veteran thief Nolan and his young... more »- place hold (0)
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Quarry's blood2022
Summary: The professional hitman known as Quarry has put killing behind him. But after a beautiful writer of true-crime bestsellers drops by to announce he's the subject of her next book, killers descend to... more »- place hold (0)
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Give unto others2022
Summary: Brunetti is approached for a favor by Elisabetta Foscarini, a woman he knows casually, but her mother was good to Brunetti's mother, so he feels obliged to at least look into the matter privately,... more »- place hold (0)
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Nothing to lose2022
Summary: Years ago, when he was a homicide detective with the Seattle PD, J. P. Beaumont's partner, Sue Danielson, was murdered. Volatile and angry, Danielson's ex-husband came after her in her home and, with... more »- place hold (0)
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The goodbye coast : a Philip Marlowe novel2022
Summary: Present-day Los Angeles is still a city of scheming actors, ruthless gang members, and washed-out police; still a city of traffic, inequity, and exquisite cheap food. It is here that Joe Ide imagines... more »- place hold (0)
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The fabulous clipjoint2021
Summary: In the rough edges of 1940s Chicago, the discovery of a corpse in an alleyway isn't always enough to cause a big stir -- especially when the victim is killed in the midst of a night-long bender,... more »- place hold (0)
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Bye bye baby : a Spenser novel2022
Summary: Carolina Garcia-Ramirez is a rising star in national politics, taking on the establishment with her progressive agenda. Tough, outspoken, and driven, the young congresswoman has ignited a new... more »- place hold (0)
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Transient desires2021
Summary: Guido Brunetti faces a heinous crime committed outside his jurisdiction. He is drawn in innocently enough: two young American women have been badly injured in a boating accident, joy riding in the... more »- place hold (0)
added 3 years ago
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Nighthawking2021
Summary: When a nighthawker on the hunt for antiquities instead uncovers the body of a foreign student, Detective Adam Tyler is pulled into a serpentine mystery of dangerous secrets, precious finds, and illegal dealings.- place hold (0)
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Blood grove2021
Summary: Ezekiel "Easy" Porterhouse Rawlins is an unlicensed private investigator turned hard-boiled detective always willing to do what it takes to get things done in the racially charged, dark underbelly of... more »- place hold (0)
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Skim deep2020
Summary: The onetime world-class thief Nolan -- now happily gone straight with his own restaurant/nightclub -- whisks his longtime lover Sherry off to Vegas for a trip to a wedding chapel and a honeymoon... more »- place hold (0)
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A song for the dark times : an Inspector Rebus novel2020
Summary: When his daughter Samantha calls in the dead of night, John Rebus knows it's not good news. Her husband has been missing for two days. Rebus fears the worst -- and knows from his lifetime in the... more »- place hold (0)
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More better deals2020
Summary: Dispatched to repossess a Cadillac from a deadbeat pet-cemetery owner and his beautiful wife, an unscrupulous used-car salesman embarks on an affair that tests the limits of his character.- place hold (0)
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From the grave2020
Summary: A past case comes back to haunt Minnesota P.I. McKenzie as a stolen sum of money threatens to resurface. Once a police detective in St. Paul, Minnesota, Rushmore McKenzie became an unlikely... more »- place hold (0)
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Love & other crimes : stories2020
Summary: In "Miss Bianca," a young girl becomes involved in espionage when she befriends a mouse in a laboratory that is conducting dark experiments. Ten-year-old V.I. Warshawski appears in "Wildcat,"... more »- place hold (0)
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Of mice and minestrone : Hap and Leonard : the early years2020
Summary: A brand-new Hap and Leonard series collection chock full of Joe R. Lansdale's inimitable blend of humor, mayhem, and insight, it delivers never-before-seen stories, a selection of the boys' favorite... more »- place hold (0)
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Dead land2020
Summary: Chicago may be the city of broad shoulders, but its political law is "Pay to Play." Money changes hands in the middle of the night, and by morning, buildings and parks are replaced by billion-dollar... more »- place hold (0)
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Firewatching2020
Summary: "A taut and ambitious police procedural debut introducing Detective Sergeant Adam Tyler, a cold case reviewer who lands a high-profile murder investigation only to find the main suspect is a recent one-night stand..." --- place hold (0)
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When old midnight comes along : an Amos Walker novel2019
Summary: Amos Walker is hired by Francis X. Lawes, a private-sector mover and shaker in Detroit politics, to prove that his wife, Paula, who disappeared under sinister circumstances more than six years ago,... more »- place hold (0)
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Angel eyes : a Spenser novel2019
Summary: "Gabby Leggett left her Boston family with big dreams of making it as a model/actress in Hollywood. Two years later, she disappears from her apartment. Her family, former boyfriend, friends - and the... more »- place hold (0)
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Black and white ball : an Amos Walker novel2018
Summary: "Loren D. Estleman's most popular characters, PI Amos Walker and hit man Peter Macklin, are together in one story for the first time in Black and White Ball! Detroit hit man Peter Macklin forces... more »- place hold (0)
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The lioness is the hunter : an Amos Walker novel2017
Summary: Investigating the disappearance of an entrepreneur, Amos Walker becomes embroiled in a mystery involving a murder, questionable real estate practices, and a dangerous international fugitive.- place hold (0)
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Sins of the fathers : a J. P. Beaumont novel2019
Summary: "Former Seattle homicide cop J. P. Beaumont, is learning to enjoy the new realities of retirement--doing morning crossword puzzles by a roaring fireplace; playing frisbee with his new dog; having... more »- place hold (0)
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This storm : a novel2019
Summary: "From "one of the great American writers of our time" (Los Angeles Times Book Review)--a brilliant historical crime novel, a pulse-pounding, as-it-happens narrative that unfolds in Los Angeles and... more »- place hold (0)
added 5 years ago
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Dead man's mistress2019
Summary: "Louise Wykoff is arguably the most recognizable woman living in Minnesota, known for her presence in over one hundred paintings by the late and brilliant Randolph McInnis. Louise, known better as... more »- place hold (0)
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Murder, my love : a Mike Hammer novel2019
Summary: "Hammer is summoned to a meeting with Jamie Winters, United States Senator from New York, and Jamie's lovely, very smart wife, Nicole, considered by many to be the power behind the throne. Winters is... more »- place hold (0)
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Duplicity2018
Summary: Detroit crime reporter Julia Gooden struggles to overcome past demons and support a high-profile case against a drug trafficker who has orchestrated a bombing that has left Julia's assistant district attorney husband critically injured.- place hold (0)
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