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The organized criminal gangs of the former Soviet Union are bound by what they call the thieves' code. The first rule is this: A thief must forsake his mother, father, brothers, and sisters. He must have no family, no wife, and no children. We are his family. If any of the rules are broken, it is punishable by death. Frank Meyer had the American dream, until the day a professional crew invaded his home and murdered everyone inside.
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Amos Walker novels volume 20
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2010
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English
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In his exciting twentieth mystery, hardboiled detective Amos Walker is hired to help free a mobster who once tried to kill Barry Stackpole, Walker's only true friend.
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Sherlock's war volume 1
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Pegasus Crime
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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In 1942 London, Sherlock Holmes and his faithful friend Watson track down a serial killer, Crimson Jack, who is murdering women on the exact dates of the infamous Jack the Ripper killings of 1888.
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When a Member of Parliament shows up at New Scotland Yard requesting an investigation into the suicide of the son of one of his constituents in the beautiful town of Ludlow, the Assistant Commissioner sees two opportunities in this request: the first is to have an MP owing him a favour, and the second is to get rid of Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers, whose career at the Met has been hanging by a thread for quite some time. So he assigns Havers to...
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Reverend Mother mysteries volume 1
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Severn House
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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When Reverend Mother Aquinas of Saint Mary's of the Isle in Cork, Ireland, finds the body of a young woman in an evening gown one morning in 1923, she becomes involved with a police sergeant, a doctor, and rebels in resolving the case.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.2 - AR Pts: 9
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"In the early morning of June 1, 1921, a white mob marched across the train tracks in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and into its predominantly Black Greenwood District--a thriving, affluent neighborhood known as America's Black Wall Street. They brought with them firearms, gasoline, and explosives. In a few short hours, they'd razed thirty-five square blocks to the ground, leaving hundreds dead. The Tulsa Race Massacre is one of the most devastating acts of racial...
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Severn House
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2022.
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English
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December 1924. Young widow Maddie Pastore feels fortunate to be employed by well-meaning fake medium Carlotta Romany. It's not work she's proud of, but she's proud of how well she does it. But when her investigations into a new client get her mixed up with Chicago's violent gangs, she'll need all her wits about her if she's to make it out alive.
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"PI Sunny Randall has often relied on her best friend, Spike, in times of need. When Spike's restaurant is taken over under a predatory loan agreement, Sunny has a chance to return the favor. At the same time, Sunny's cop contact Lee Farrell asks her to intervene with his niece, a college student who reported being the victim of a crime but seems to know more than she is telling police. Then, what appear to be two disparate cases are united by a common...
12) The Shadow
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Only two people know that Lamont Cranston has a secret identity as a crusader for justice: his greatest love, Margo Lane, and his fiercest enemy, Shiwan Khan. When Khan ambushes the couple, they must risk everything for the slimmest chance of survival, in the future.
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Kensington Books
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2020.
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English
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"PI Savannah Reid has delved into the ugly side of SoCal's celebrity culture more than once. But the Moonlight Magnolia Detective Agency may have bitten off more than they can chew when a Hollywood legend makes a deadly comeback... It will be a cold day in San Carmelita before Savannah skips over a high-profile homicide case, especially one attached to a tasty reward. But when 90-year-old former silver screen siren Lucinda Faraday is murdered inside...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2012
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English
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"When Great War veteran Laurence Bartram arrives in Easton Deadall, he is struck by the beauty of the place: a crumbling manor, a venerable church, and a memorial to the village's soldiers, almost all of whom died in one bloody battle. Now peace prevails, and the rest of England is newly alight with hope, but Easton Deadall remains haunted by tragedy-as does the Easton family. In 1911, five-year-old Kitty disappeared from her bed and has not been...
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Astra House
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[2022]
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English
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"Wang Er, whose long affair with Chen Qinyang has attracted the attention of local authorities, is shamed and forced to write a confession of his crimes. Instead, he takes it upon himself to write a modernist literary tract. Later, as a lecturer at a chaotic, newly built university, Wang Er navigates the bureaucratic maze of 1980's China, boldly writing about the Cultural Revolution's impact on his life and those around him. Finally, alone and humbled,...
16) In bitter chill
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In bitter chill volume 1
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Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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"The deepest secrets are the ones we keep from ourselves in this richly atmospheric, compellingly written, and expertly constructed crime debut from an emerging talent. Derbyshire, 1978: a small town in the idyllic English countryside is traumatized by the kidnapping of two young schoolgirls, Rachel Jones and Sophie Jenkins. Within hours, Rachel is found wandering alone near the roadside, unharmed yet unable to remember anything, except that her abductor...
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Reverend Mother mysteries volume 3
Publisher
Severn House Publishers
Pub. Date
2018.
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English
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"Reverend Mother Aquinas must discover who murdered a much-loved priest in the third of this compelling new Irish historical mystery series. Ireland. 1925. Pierced through to the brain, the dead body of the priest was found wedged into the small, dark confessional cubicle. Loved by all, Father Dominic had lent a listening ear to sinners of all kinds: gunmen and policemen; prostitutes and nuns; prosperous businessmen and petty swindlers; tradesmen...
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Miss Dimple Kilpatrick mysteries volume 1
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English
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It's 1942, and the residents of the small town of Elderberry, Georgia, have been rattled down to their worn, rationed shoes. For young teacher Charlie Carr, life and love aren't going exactly as planned--her head dictates loyalty to the handsome corpsman, Hugh, but whenever she thinks of her best friend's beau, Will, her heart does the Jersey Bounce. Charlie is doubly troubled by the disappearance of beloved schoolmistress Miss Dimple Kilpatrick one...
20) Tell me no lies
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Lady Dunbridge series volume 2
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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1907. The social events of New York's summer have been amusing but Lady Philomena Dunbridge is searching for excitement. Then an early morning visitor arrives, begging for her help investigating the untimely death of a handsome young business tycoon. His death could send another financial panic through Wall Street-- and beyond. With the elegant Plaza Hotel, Metropolitan Museum of Art and the opulent mansions of Long Island's Gold Coast as the backdrop,...
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