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Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"When the daughter of a well-respected family is being poisoned, Rosalind Thorn and Bow Street officer Adam Harkness work together to solve this dangerous case that is rife with politics, jealousy, jewel thieves -- and a romance between them that would be frowned upon by society"--
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Series
Paperback sleuth mysteries volume 1
Publisher
Titan Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Cordelia knows books. An addict-turned-dealer of classic paperbacks, when she's not spending her days combing the charity shops and jumble sales of suburban London for valuable collector's items, she's pining for the woman of her dreams and nimbly avoiding her landlord's demands for rent. The man she's just robbed turns out be one of London's most dangerous gangsters, and now he's on her trail and out for blood.
Author
Series
Sam Levitt mysteries volume 1
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
The story begins high above Los Angeles, at the extravagant home and equally impressive wine cellar of entertainment lawyer Danny Roth. After inviting the "Los Angeles Times" to write an extensive profile extolling the liquid treasures of his collection, Roth finds himself the victim of a world-class wine heist. Enter Sam Levitt, former corporate, cultivated crime expert, and wine connoisseur, who follows his leads as he tracks down the source of...
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Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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"Paul O'Rourke is a man made of contradictions: he loves the world, but doesn't know how to live in it. He's a Luddite addicted to his iPhone, a dentist with a nicotine habit, a rabid Red Sox fan devastated by their victories, and an atheist not quite willing to let go of God. Then someone begins to impersonate Paul online, and he watches in horror as a website, a Facebook page, and a Twitter account are created in his name. What begins as an outrageous...
85) False face
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Series
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Bea Abbot's husband and talented artist, Piers, is in a state. His morning visit to actress and 'national treasure' Karina's Belgravia home has ended in chaos as Karina appears to have been robbed. When some of the missing items are found in Piers' pockets, Bea is dragged into the melee. But as she investigates, events take a chilling turn...
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Series
Publisher
Templar Books, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Someone has stolen the golden Cuckoo statues from the famous Cuckoo film studios and the awards ceremony is in two days time. Only William is debonair enough to schmooze the stars and learn who the culprit is. But every cat has his own feline fatale to contend with, and our hero is no exception.
Author
Publisher
Libros de Seda
Pub. Date
2020
Language
Español
Description
"During a lavish masked ball at the Liceo, Victoria, Countess of Cardona, appears murdered. She has a mortal wound on her head and in her hand a priceless ruby long gone. It will not be the only death in the Great Theater. Inspector Ignasi Requesens leads the investigation, but no one seems to have seen anything."--
88) Vanishing games
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Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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"The gritty, riveting, highly anticipated sequel to the national (and international) best seller Ghostman, by the very young, critically acclaimed, and award-winning Roger Hobbs. It's just before dawn on the South China Sea when three experienced pirates open fire on a small smuggling yacht. Their target: a bag of uncut sapphires worth millions. But when one of them stumbles across an enormous treasure that wasn't on the manifest, everything goes...
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English
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"Nina once bought into the idea that her fancy liberal arts degree would lead to a fulfilling career. When that dream crashed, she turned to stealing from rich kids in L.A. alongside her wily Irish boyfriend, Lachlan. Nina learned from the best: Her mother was the original con artist, hustling to give her daughter a decent childhood despite their wayward life. But when her mom gets sick, Nina puts everything on the line to help her, even if it means...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Ivy Lin is a thief and a liar--but you'd never know it by looking at her. Raised outside of Boston, she is taught how to pilfer items from yard sales and second-hand shops by her immigrant grandmother. Thieving allows Ivy to accumulate the trappings of a suburban teen--and, most importantly, to attract the attention of Gideon Speyer, the golden boy of a wealthy political family. But when Ivy's mother discovers her trespasses, punishment is swift and...
Author
Series
Gideon Sable novels volume 3
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Gideon Sable and his partner in crime, Annie Anybody, don't want to be shopkeepers, but when Harry of Old Harry's Place retires, he blackmails the pair into taking over the shop. Before the grand re-opening, a stranger named Smith arrives and asks them to appraise a small piece of rock Smith claims holds the echo of the last siren's song. Before Gideon and Annie can find out more, Smith disappears, leaving only the stone. And then the stone is stolen....
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Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
A scrooge steals the gifts from Sophie Winston's family and neighbors, and even takes their holiday meals. She ends the neighbors' finger-pointing by organizing a toy swap for the kids, which restores the spirit of the Christmas season, until a murder enters the picture. With Sophie's detective boyfriend, Wolf, out of town, it's up to Sophie to solve the murder and thefts so that the town's Christmas won't be ruined.
93) The lie
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Landmark
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Jane Hughes has a great boyfriend, a job in an animal shelter, and a tiny cottage in rural Wales. She's happier than she's ever been...but her life is a lie. Jane Hughes does not really exist. Five years earlier, Jane and her best friends set off on what was supposed to be the trip of a lifetime, but it rapidly descended into a nightmare that claimed the lives of two of her friends. Ever since, Jane has tried to put the past behind her and lead a...
Author
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Twenty-three-year-old Elaine Kelly doesn't earn much as a bank teller, and most of her salary goes toward caring for her terminally ill mother. When a lonely old man who deposits money at her bank every week gets hit and killed by a delivery truck, Elaine--a good Irish girl from Queens--thinks she's found the answer to her problems. She'll just transfer $1 million from the dead man's account into hers. Except that the lonely old man may not have...
96) Skeleton letters
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Series
Scrapbooking mysteries volume 9
Publisher
Kennebec Large Print
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
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English
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"London. December, 1942. As the Russian army repels German forces from Stalingrad, Maggie Hope, secret agent and spy, takes a break from the Special Operations Executive division to defuse bombs in London. But Maggie herself is like an explosion waiting to happen. Shaken by a recent case, she finds herself living more dangerously--taking more risks than usual, smoking again, drinking gin and riding a motorcycle--and the last thing she wants is to...
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Series
Spero Lucas mysteries volume 2
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
The job seems simple enough: retrieve the valuable painting -- The Double -- that Grace Kinkaid's ex-boyfriend stole from her. It's the sort of thing Spero Lucas specializes in: finding what's missing, and doing it quietly. But Grace wants more. She wants Lucas to find the man who humiliated her -- a violent career criminal with a small gang of brutal thugs at his beck and call. Lucas is a man who knows how to get what he wants, whether it's a thief...
Author
Series
Sam Levitt mysteries volume 4
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
When a Riviera socialite's diamonds are stolen--the latest in a string of seemingly unconnected but ever-more-audacious jewelry heists across France--Elena flies in to investigate the insurance claim. It's a trip she's more than happy to make, as it gives her a chance to meet up with old friends in Marseille--and, particularly, with Sam. Once reunited, Sam isn't entirely distracted by domestic matters. In the pattern of these "perfect crimes" he's...
Author
Publisher
Nan A. Talese
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Street-savvy, almost-thirteen-year-old Aaron Broom is guarding his father's car when he witnesses a robbery gone wrong in a jewelery store across the street. To Aaron's shock, his father, a traveling watch salesman in the wrong place at the wrong time, is fingered as the prime suspect in the murder. Despite seeing the real killer flee the scene, Aaron can't do much to help in the moment--no one will take a kid's word for it. Undaunted, Aaron enlists...
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