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Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
151 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When his superiors dismiss the death of a burglar as part of Paris's gang wars, Inspector Maigret defies their orders and tries to discover what really happened to the quiet, likeable crook he had known for years." -- back cover.
Author
Publisher
Penguin books
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
153 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
A retired manufacturer has been shot dead by his own pistol, last seen alive by his son-in-law. In this seemingly motiveless murder, Inspector Maigret must rely on his famous intuition to discover the truth.
1723) Killer smile
Author
Publisher
Mary Stone
Pub. Date
2022
Physical Desc
252 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
If looks can kill, a smile can be deadly. Special Agent Stella Knox became an FBI agent to find the dirty cops responsible for her father's murder and make them pay. But fresh out of Quantico, her first case has her seeking justice for a different victim--three of them, in fact. The bodies of three teenage boys have turned up in a sleepy town outside of Nashville, TN. There're no fingerprints, no DNA, and very little to connect the murders, except...
1724) Foul lady fortune
Author
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
511 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
In 1931 Shanghai, two Nationalist spies pose as a married couple to investigate a series of brutal murders causing unrest in the city.
It's 1931 in Shanghai, and the stage is set for a new decade of intrigue. Four years ago, Rosalind Lang was brought back from the brink of death, but the strange experiment that saved her also stopped her from sleeping and aging--and allows her to heal from any wound. In short, Rosalind cannot die. Now, desperate...
1725) Dogstar rising
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
ix, 384 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
When the Coptic community of Cairo is implicated in a series of child murders in the summer of 2001, Sudanese private investigator Makana fears an increase in religious tensions and identifies links to a woman with a dangerous secret.
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
Large print edition, First edition.
Physical Desc
602 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Joining the NYPD for a fresh start, French detective Luc Moncrief must become a quick study in the art of the steal, as gorgeous women drop dead at upscale department stores and priceless paintings vanish from a Park Avenue murder scene before a coldblooded killer strikes again.
1727) Dark queen wary
Author
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First world edition.
Physical Desc
215 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
""Uneasy lies the head which wears the crown." 1472. Edward IV reigns triumphant over England and his rivals, the Lancastrians. But he is uneasy, for one true claimant remains: the young Henry Tudor, son of Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond. Henry's continued existence worries Edward, so he hatches a plan to bring a cuckoo into the nest -- an imposter prince is presented to Margaret Beaufort as her son. Margaret is no fool and knows she must...
1728) Maigret's patience
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
159 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
When a gangster Maigret has been investigating for years is found dead in his apartment, the Inspector continues to bide his time and explore every angle until he finally reaches the truth.
1729) Death of an eye
Author
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
xv, 254 pages : maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Alexandria, 47 BC. Cleopatra shares the throne with her brother Ptolemy under the auspices of Julius Caesar, by whom Cleopatra is heavily pregnant. A shipment of new coins meant to reset the shaky Egyptian economy has been stolen and the Queen's Eye has been murdered, so Queen Cleopatra turns to childhood friend Tetisheri to find the missing shipment and bring the murderer to justice.
1730) Spark
Author
Publisher
Walker Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
314 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
A new mystery for Twitchers! When Jack rescues a wounded cat, he quickly suspects foul play. Could there be a wildlife criminal on the loose in Briddvale? Jack rushes to investigate, determined to catch the culprit, only to stumble into a deepening mystery and a sinister criminal plot. Can Jack and the Twitchers stop the villains before it's too late?
1731) Maigret's memoirs
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
148 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
In this make-believe memoir, Maigret recounts a meeting with the author himself. The account starts with the arrival of Georges Sim, as he is called here, at the Paris Police Judiciaire to soak up atmosphere for his crime novels by dogging the footsteps of Inspector Maigret. The detective is irritated by the audacious young writer who names a character after him and argues that he oversimplifies, in his fiction, the intricate duties of the police...
Author
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
404 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"A murder investigation draws firebrand attorney Samantha Brinkman into her boyfriend's past in this novel of high-risk suspense by bestselling author Marcia Clark. When it comes to relationships and self-preservation, defense attorney Samantha Brinkman has always been cut and run. But it's different with her new lover, Niko, an ambitious and globally famous entrepreneur. Sam is putting her faith in him. She has to. He's also her new client-a suspect...
1733) The Vivaldi cipher
Author
Publisher
Literati Editions
Pub. Date
2021
Physical Desc
iii, 361 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
During the election of a new Pope in the mid-18th century, famed violinist Antonio Vivaldi learns of a ring of art forgers who are replacing the Vatican's priceless treasures with expertly-painted fakes. Desperate, the composer hides a message in a special melody, hoping someone, someday, will take down the culprits.
1734) A guide to the dark
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
359 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Stranded at the Wildwood Motel while on their spring break road trip, Mira and Layla discover eight people died in their room and set out to find the connection between the deaths and the unexplainable things that keep happening inside Room 9.
1735) Maigret's pickpocket
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
183 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
A pickpocket helps himself to Maigret's wallet and which then leads him to a complicated case of murder.
Author
Publisher
Wednesday Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
296 pages : 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Enola Holmes, now independent and pursuing her profession as a scientific perditorian, joins forces with her brother Sherlock to solve the mysterious disappearance of Wolcott Balestier, a friend of Rudyard Kipling, as they uncover the ruthless world of book publishing and seek to bring him back safely.
1738) The guilt of innocents
Author
Publisher
William Heinemann
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
281 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
1739) A spy for the redeemer
Author
Publisher
Arrow
Pub. Date
2000
Physical Desc
xiv, 386 pages, maps ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
125 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Strange flash floods are making waves (and headlines) all over the Big Forest! Someone is pulling off particularly confounding capers and, between the flooding and the heists, Big Forest is in big trouble. When Madame HQ is nabbed right out of a very wet Woodland HQ, Agent Moose and Owlfred must wade through clues to get her back and stop the mystery criminal making a big splash in Big Forest! Can they find this fiendish villain before Big Forest...
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