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81) The seventh girl
Author
Series
Detective Kat Ballantyne volume 1
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Fifteen years ago, a serial killer was on a rampage murdering young women in Middlehampton. Then, suddenly, the killings stopped, and the murderer was never found... So when the body of another young woman is found bearing the twisted killer's unique hallmark -- the overpowering stench of lavender and an origami heart -- DS Kat Ballantyne knows this can only mean one thing: the killer is back. For Kat, whose best friend was the killer's last victim...
82) Liar!
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Even though Luna and her brother Cullen seem like complete opposites, they're identical in two ways: they'll never let injustice stand and they always have each other's back. Fern Michaels blends mystery, drama and a touch of romance for the third in her Lost & Found series, as the siblings set out to unravel a cold case connected to a mysterious armoire."--
Author
Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Fans of true crime shows like CSI, NCIS, Criminal Minds, and Law and Order know that when it comes to "getting the bad guy" behind bars, your best chance of success boils down to the strength of your evidence-and the forensic science used to obtain it. Beyond the silver screen, forensic science has been used for decades to help solve even the most tough-to-crack cases. In 2018, the accused Golden State Killer, Joseph DeAngelo, was finally apprehended...
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
On November 24, 1971, an unidentified man hijacked an airplane that was flying from Portland, Oregon, to Seattle, Washington. He demanded $200,000 and told a flight attendant that he had weapons. After stopping in Seattle, the hijacker was given the money and he released the attendants. But he demanded that the pilots stay on-board, refuel, and fly him to Mexico City. Just thirty minutes after the plane took off, the man jumped out of the aircraft...
Author
Series
Max Rupert novels volume 2
Publisher
Seventh Street Books, an imprint of Prometheus Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
After being subpoenaed by a grand jury under suspicion of corruption, Minnesota detective Alexander Rupert attempts to salvage his career and reputation investigating the false identity of recent car accident victim.
86) Last rites
Author
Series
Secrets and shadows volume 2
Publisher
Sourcebooks Casablanca
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Shirley Wallace and her four sons come to her childhood home in Kentucky with a lifetime of hardship behind them, hoping to find peace and begin their lives anew. Eldest brother Aaron Pope returns to his life as a police officer and is settling in when an investigation into an attempted murder leads him to Dani Owens. Dani came to Kentucky to escape her own dark past, but she witnesses a crime and becomes embroiled in a drama she never expected....
88) Taste of blood
Author
Series
Jane Tennison mysteries volume 9
Publisher
Zaffre
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Leaving the relentless pressure of her West End precinct for the quiet, local police station in Bromley, Detective Jane Tennison is pulled into a complicated domestic assault.
89) Last one alive
Author
Series
Coroner's daughter volume 3
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Back in Chicago, Dr. Emily Hartford is ready to leave the past behind, until a new investigation sends her into the path of a killer. Seventeen months after the Parkman case, Dr. Hartford has returned to Chicago to finish her surgical residency. But when she is contacted out of the blue by Solange McClelland, the only survivor of a decade-old triple homicide, Emily is compelled to dig deeper. She doesn't know the details of the event but is familiar...
Publisher
CBS
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Special Agent Jane Tennant and the team investigate even more high-stakes crimes involving military personnel, national security, and the mysteries of the Aloha State itself. The season starts with a bang after the team learns about a planned attack on RIMPAC (The Rim of the Pacific Exercises) in Oahu, the world's largest international maritime warfare exercise.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"April Eden is about to have the night of her life. After years struggling uphill as a female director, her debut movie The Vanished Woman is up for a major British film award, placing her firmly on Hollywood's radar. Her leading lady, Essie Lay -- a fragile but magnetic former TV host -- is on the cusp of a stunning comeback after being canceled for a disturbing scandal."--
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
In the final season of NCIS: LOS ANGELES, amidst the happy news about Callen and Anna's engagement, Hetty Lange is still on a dangerous mission and will need the help of the NCIS team to save her. The NCIS team must also focus on dangers both at home and abroad, with a bombing at a military combat drone facility and shocking news about the fighting overseas. The six-Disc collection includes every thrilling episode, along with exclusive special features...
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
The sun-soaked, smash-hit whodunnit returns for more murder mysteries with a light touch and a warm heart. DI Neville Parker has more crimes to solve on the blissful island of Saint Marie, kicking off with the mysterious death of a celebrity astronomer. And on a quiet hillside on the island, a bunch of Preppers is digging in for the apocalypse when one of them is killed. There's also a baffling killing on a boat, a famous singer who finds herself...
95) The blue bar
Author
Series
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
On the dark streets of Mumbai, the paths of a missing dancer, a serial killer, and an inspector with a haunted past converge in an evocative thriller about lost love and murderous obsession. After years of dancing in Mumbai's bars, Tara Mondal was desperate for a new start. So when a client offered her a life-changing payout to indulge a harmless, if odd, fantasy, she accepted. The setup was simple: wear a blue-sequined saree, enter a crowded railway...
Publisher
Hallmark
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
A Beautiful Place to Die: After being forced into retirement, former detective Jeff Jackson returns to a quiet life on Martha's Vineyard. Quiet, at least, until a body washes up and he's drawn back into crime solving.
Riddled With Deceit: Former detective Jeff Jackson teams up with Dr. Zee Madeiras to track down their friend's missing emerald brooch, a thief, and also a murderer.
Ships in the Night: When an art gallery robbery leads to the death...
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"The year is now 1954 and the sleepy Cotswold village of Kembleford sees new faces join Father Brown's team of sleuths. The dashing Chief Inspector Sullivan is back and proves a pleasant distraction for Mrs Devine, Father Brown's lively new Parish Secretary, while plucky new housekeeper Brenda helps the priest's crime solving. With royal visits, kidnappings and notorious gangsters to contend with, Father Brown also faces his old adversary Flambeau...
98) Cold threat
Author
Series
Publisher
Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Former FBI behavioral analysts River Ryland and Tony St. Clair are asked to assist on a profile to catch the Snowman, a serial killer who has stayed hidden for over twenty years. As the killer's pattern emerges and danger mounts, River and Tony are in a race against the clock to catch a killer before he catches one of them"--
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
In Miss Scarlet and The Duke Season 4, Eliza has taken over the business of Nash & Sons (not that he has any sons) and things are not going entirely smoothly, although help comes from some familiar sources. Outside of work, her relationship with William 'The Duke' Wellington builds towards a looming decision that will shape both their lives.
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