New Mystery & Detective Books
New arrivals added to our Mystery & Detective Collection in the last 7 days
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| The path of the wicked by Peacock, Caro. |
Private investigator Liberty Lane travels to Cheltenham in order to determine the innocence of a man accused of murdering a governess. |
May 23, 2013 |
| Night terrors by Palumbo, Dennis, 1951- author. |
"Retired FBI profiler Lyle Barnes is falling apart mentally. Psychologist and trauma expert Daniel Rinaldi thinks he can help Barnes through his terrible night visions. Barnes, however, is also the target of an unknown assassin whose mounting list of victims paralyzes the city and lands Lyle in protective custody. Then Barnes disappears, drawing Daniel and the joint FBI-Pittsburgh PD Task Force into a desperate manhunt. Meanwhile, the mother of a youthful confessed killer awaiting trial is convi |
May 23, 2013 |
| The Unburied Past by Fraser, Anthea |
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May 23, 2013 |
| Visitation Street by Pochoda, Ivy |
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May 23, 2013 |
| The return of Sherlock Holmes by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930. |
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May 23, 2013 |
| Smarty bones - a Sarah Booth Delaney Mystery by Haines, Carolyn. |
When a contentious professor makes claims about the identity of a woman found in a mysterious Mississippi grave and implicates wealthy Zinnia families of having ties to a related scandal, Sarah Booth Delaney is hired by a group of society ladies to clear their names only to discover another body in the professor's hotel room. |
May 23, 2013 |
| When the devil doesn't show by Barber, Christine. |
"A housefire leads to the discovery of not just the bodies of the homeowners, but also a third, unidentified corpse. The search for the man's identity will lead Detective Gil Montoya not too far from Santa Fe to one of its notorious but rarely discussed neighbors, the Los Alamos National Laboratory. A DNA test reveals that the unknown victim is a native of Northern New Mexico, but Montoya has reason to believe that his ties to the infamous nuclear testing facility hold the solution. And when a s |
May 23, 2013 |
| Chain of evidence - a Burren mystery by Harrison, Cora. |
When Garrett MacNamara's dead body is found on the road, it appears to be an accident. When local claims he saw a chain attached to the body and then the body disappears, Mara and her scholars must investigate. |
May 23, 2013 |
| As she left it - a novel by McPherson, Catriona, 1965- |
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May 23, 2013 |
| Brush with death - a Gray Whale Inn mystery by MacInerney, Karen, 1970- |
For Natalie Barnes, the flurry of trendy artists setting up shop on Cranberry Island promises to be the perfect recipe for relaxing and enjoying the holiday season. But Natalieâs good luck is turning out to be a stroke of misfortune for her niece, Gwen. The local galleryâs new owner hates Gwenâs paintings, and her mentor Fernand is too distracted by a competing artist to help Gwen improve her style. When Natalie finds Fernand dead, seemingly the victim of suicide, she canât believe someone who h |
May 23, 2013 |
| A bat in the belfry by Graves, Sarah. |
When a local teen beauty-pageant winner from a troubled family is found murdered in the beloved 200-year-old Seaman's Church steeple, Jacobia Tiptree, while preparing for an epic nor-nor'easter, must wade through the rising waters of gossip and suspicion to find the truth. |
May 23, 2013 |
| Antiques chop by Allan, Barbara. |
The quaint Midwestern town of Serenity is about to hit the small screen. Brandy Borne and her dramatically ditzy mother, Vivian, will be starring in Antique Sleuths, a reality TV show based on the duo's antiquarian adventures--and their troubling talent for solving deadly crimes. What better shooting set than a creepy old house, the site of a 60-year-old unsolved axe murder? |
May 23, 2013 |
| The cat sitter's cradle - a Dixie Hemingway mystery by Clement, Blaize. |
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May 23, 2013 |
| Blotto, Twinks and the rodents of the Riviera by Brett, Simon. |
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May 23, 2013 |
| The black country by Grecian, Alex. |
When members of a prominent coal-mining family go missing, Scotland Yard's Murder Squad teammates Inspector Walter Day and Sergeant Nevil Hammersmith, aided by newly arrived forensics pioneer Dr. Bernard Kingsley, investigate dark secrets and realize that the family's village is slowly sinking into underground mines. |
May 23, 2013 |
| Capacity for Murder - A Professor Bradshaw Mystery by Pajer, Bernadette |
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May 23, 2013 |
| Board stiff - a dead-end job mystery by Viets, Elaine, 1950- |
"There's a dark cloud over Sunny Jim's Safety First Parasailing and Stand-Up Paddleboarding business on Florida's Riggs Beach--especially after one of his clients is killed in a tragic paddleboarding mishap. Sunny Jim is sure it was no accident, and he hires Helen and Phil to find the murderer. Between cutthroat competitors poaching his territory, the city threatening to revoke his license, a restaurant owner wanting his beach spot for a parking lot, and a wrongful death suit filed by the victim |
May 23, 2013 |
| Antidote to murder by Young, Felicity, 1960- |
In pre-WWI London Dr. Dody McCleland, is accused of performing a botched illegal abortion that claims the life of a scullery maid, Esther Craddock, who was taking lead pills to end her pregnancy. Dody had encountered those "medications" elsewhere -- her autopsy of a three-year-old boy found that he was poisoned by lead pill -- and must trace their source to clear her name. |
May 23, 2013 |
| Bordeaux - A Vengeance in the Vineyard Mystery by Hubbard, Janet |
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May 23, 2013 |
| Bled & Breakfast by Rowen, Michelle |
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May 23, 2013 |