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"DELIGHTFUL."
—The Wall Street Journal
In short mysteries so brilliantly plotted they'll confound the cleverest of souls, Inspector Morse remains as patient as a cat at a mouse hole in the face of even the most resourceful evildoers. Muldoon, for instance, the one-legged bomber with one fatal weakness . . . the quartet of lovers whose bizarre entanglements Morse deciphers only after a beautiful woman is murdered . . . and those artful...
—The Wall Street Journal
In short mysteries so brilliantly plotted they'll confound the cleverest of souls, Inspector Morse remains as patient as a cat at a mouse hole in the face of even the most resourceful evildoers. Muldoon, for instance, the one-legged bomber with one fatal weakness . . . the quartet of lovers whose bizarre entanglements Morse deciphers only after a beautiful woman is murdered . . . and those artful...
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"A TRIUMPH . . . A model of the richness and subtleties of relationships, characters, and story construction."
—Chicago Sun-Times
In his family life, Angus Stonefield had been gentle and loving; in business, a man of probity; and in his relationship with his twin brother, Caleb, a virtual saint. Now Angus is missing, and it appears more than possible that Caleb—a creature long since abandoned to depravity—has murdered him. Hired...
—Chicago Sun-Times
In his family life, Angus Stonefield had been gentle and loving; in business, a man of probity; and in his relationship with his twin brother, Caleb, a virtual saint. Now Angus is missing, and it appears more than possible that Caleb—a creature long since abandoned to depravity—has murdered him. Hired...
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As a hurricane bears down on Miami, a crime reporter confronts the mystery of her own father’s past: “[An] irresistible series” (Kirkus Reviews).
When Miami crime reporter Britt Montero reports a missing teenager, she discovers that the case may be related to a string of unsolved disappearances. As Britt delves into the baffling case, an old mystery opens new wounds: she unexpectedly meets two men...
When Miami crime reporter Britt Montero reports a missing teenager, she discovers that the case may be related to a string of unsolved disappearances. As Britt delves into the baffling case, an old mystery opens new wounds: she unexpectedly meets two men...
5) Nathan's run
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A 12-year-old boy goes on the run after being falsely accused of murder. Pursued by police and a hired killer, he breaks into homes, steals cars, a gun--politely leaving notes of apology--and regularly calls a radio show to defend himself. A first novel.
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Best-selling, award-winning author Jan Burke presents Remember Me, Irene, a novel of "electric suspense" (Grand Rapids Press). Here, daring investigative reporter Irene Kelly encounters a most unexpected blast from the past. "I'm not who I used to be," whispers an apparent stranger on the street. This cryptic remark puts Irene on the path to uncovering the very core of the city's corruption.
8) Treasure box
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Wealthy recluse Quentin Fears meets the woman of his dreams on a rare outing to a party and the relationship seems perfect until he learns she holds the key to a dirty family secret and only he can stop her from unleashing an ageless malevolence upon the world.
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When renowned Washington chef Laurence Levain collapses the night before a celebrity benefit, everyone assumes he was a victim of his outrageous cholesterol level--that is everyone but restaurant critic Chas Wheatley. Convinced somone wanted his secrets to die with him, Chas uses all her investigative resources to find the culprit.
13) The judgment
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Another legal thriller filled with the aching human frailties that are hidden in all of us.
17) The witchfinder
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In 17th-century New England witchfinders were the bearers of false witness -- and were paid handsomely for theirs lies. In 20th-century Detroit, the pickings are easier, and the pay has gone through the roof. Now, a world-renowned architect, thought to be dying in an L.A. hospital, has called private eye Amos Walker to a hotel room at Detroit Metropolitan Airport to find the person who engineered a lie and cost him the woman he loved. It began with...
18) Kidnapped
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When Irene Kelly's articles profiling missing children run in the Las Piernas Express, she anticipates the renewed public interest and the deluge of phone tips and remembered clues; she even anticipates the renewed pain of the anguished parents. What she doesn't expect is that the articles will set off a murderous chain reaction -- and put her life in peril. Perhaps one of the more tragic disappearances in recent Las Piernas history was that of Jenny...
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