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A California PI hunts for a killer in the shadowy world of online escorts in a thriller by the New York Times–bestselling author.
Jack Till, a retired LAPD homicide detective, is now happy to take routine cases as a private investigator. But when a murdered girl's parents ask for his help, Till can't say no. The victim had been working as a high-class prostitute, and Till soon finds that she was one of several escorts killed in different cities...
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After the screen of a run-down drive-in movie theatre collapses and kills four people, the daughter of one of the victims asks private investigator Cal Weaver to look into a break-in at her father's house. Cal discovers a hidden room where salacious activities have taken place - as well as evidence of missing DVDs. But it may not be the discs the thief was interested in. . . .Meanwhile, Detective Barry Duckworth is still trying to solve two murders...
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"Two gifted people fall deep into the dark world of ancient secrets in this second installment of the new chilling Fogg Lake series by New York Times bestselling author Jayne Ann Krentz. North Chastain has always had the mysterious ability to channel energy through crystals. He and his father both have the ability, which is what the doctors believe is the cause of his father's sudden coma. But North knows that isn't the case. He's convinced it was...
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Flavia De Luce mysteries volume 8
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It's Christmastime, and after being ejected from Miss Bodycote's Female Academy in Toronto, Flavia is excited to be sailing home to England. But instead of a joyous homecoming, she is greeted with unfortunate news: Her father is ill, and a hospital visit will have to wait while he rests. Eager to run an errand for the vicar's wife, Flavia hops on her trusty bicycle to deliver a message to a reclusive wood-carver. Finding the front door ajar, Flavia...
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Amory Ames mysteries volume 2
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Amory Ames is looking forward to a tranquil period of reconnecting with reformed playboy husband Milo after an unexpected reconciliation following the murderous events at the Brightwell Hotel. However, she is drawn into another investigation when Serena Barrington asks her to look into the disappearance of valuable jewelry snatched at a dinner party. Amory agrees to help lay a trap to catch the culprit at a lavish masked ball hosted by the notorious...
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Flavia De Luce mysteries volume 7
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Youthful chemist and aspiring detective Flavia de Luce once again brings her knowledge of poisons and her indefatigable spirit to solve dastardly crimes - but this time, she leaves behind her beloved English countryside, and takes her sleuthing prowess across the sea to Canada to Miss Bodycote's Female Academy, the boarding school that her mother, Harriet once attended.
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Timmy Failure volume 2
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Bestselling author Stephan Pastis is the creator of the award-winning comic strip Pearls Before Swine. Now Look What You've Done finds comically clueless kid detective Timmy Failure on the cusp of cracking the biggest case of his generation. The school globe' s been stolen and a $500 reward is up for grabs. But before claiming the prize, Timmy and his polar-bear sidekick Total will have to trip up a rascal trying to scam the system.
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Eleven-year-old chemist and aspiring detective Flavia de Luce's sleuthing skills are put to the test when a stranger whispers a cryptic message into her ear and then is mysteriously pushed under a train. Her investigation leads to the discovery of a reel of film that unlocks the most guarded secrets of the de Luce clan, involving none other than Winston Churchill himself.
11) Cocaine blues
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From the author of the bestselling Phryne Fisher Series comes Cocaine Blues, the first historical mystery featuring the sensual, posh, and intrepid murder detective Phryne Fisher...
"Phryne can not get enough of adventure and the reader can not get enough of Phryne."—Deadly Pleasures
Looking for a riveting historical mystery series? This book is for you:
Perfect for Fans of Rhys Bowen and Dorothy
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Timmy Failure volume 5
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Banishment from his life's calling can't keep a comically overconfident detective down in the latest episode by New York Times bestseller Stephan Pastis. This book was never meant to exist. No one needs to know the details. Just know this: there's a Merry, a Larry, a missing tooth, and a teachers' strike that is crippling Timmy Failure's academic future. Worst of all, Timmy is banned from detective work. It's a conspiracy of buffoons. He recorded...
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When the tomb of Saint Tancred, the patron saint of Bishop's Lacey, is opened on the five-hundredth anniversary of his death and the body of the missing church organist, Mr. Collicutt, is discovered inside, eleven-year-old amateur detective Flavia de Luce launches her own investigation into his death.
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Pentecost and Parker novels volume 1
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"New York, 1942: Willowjean "Will" Parker is a scrappy circus runaway whose knife-throwing skills have just saved the life of private investigator, Lillian Pentecost. Lillian's multiple sclerosis means she can't keep up with her old case load alone, so she wants to hire Will to be her right-hand woman. In return, Will is to receive a salary, room and board, and training in Lillian's very particular art of investigation. Three years later: Will and...
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Colonel de Luce rents his beloved estate of Buckshaw to a film company. They will be shooting a movie over the Christmas holidays with a reclusive star. She is widely despised, so it is to no one's surprise when she turns up murdered, strangled by a length of film from one of her own movies! With a blizzard raging outside and Buckshaw locked in, the house is full of suspects. But Flavia de Luce is more than ready to put aside her investigations into...
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