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Sherlock Holmes and Frankenstein's diary by Grant, Barry.

Sherlock Holmes and Frankenstein's diary

After recovering from the icy journey that brought him to present day London, Sherlock Holmes and his companion, James Wilson, investigate a mad scientist torturing apes, the mysterious death of Sylvia Swann, and the cyberterrorist attacking England.

May 19, 2013
Seeing a Large Cat by Peters, Elizabeth

Seeing a Large Cat

May 19, 2013
Rottweiler rescue - a Dianne Brennan mystery by O'Connell, Ellen.

Rottweiler rescue - a Dianne Brennan mystery

"When Dianne Brennan volunteered as a foster home for Rottweiler Rescue, she knew the job wouldn't be easy, but she didn't expect it to be murderously hard! Yet murder is what Dianne finds herself dealing with when she takes a dog to meet an adopter, finds the adopter dead and sees the killer leaving the scene. Can Dianne keep herself and her dogs safe long enough to track down the killer? Can Dianne and her Rottweilers collar the killer?"--Publisher's website.

May 14, 2013
Rottweiler rescue - a Dianne Brennan mystery by O'Connell, Ellen.

Rottweiler rescue - a Dianne Brennan mystery

"When Dianne Brennan volunteered as a foster home for Rottweiler Rescue, she knew the job wouldn't be easy, but she didn't expect it to be murderously hard! Yet murder is what Dianne finds herself dealing with when she takes a dog to meet an adopter, finds the adopter dead and sees the killer leaving the scene. Can Dianne keep herself and her dogs safe long enough to track down the killer? Can Dianne and her Rottweilers collar the killer?"--Publisher's website.

May 19, 2013
Robert B. Parker's Wonderland by Parker, Robert B., 1932-2010.

Robert B. Parker's Wonderland

Henry Cimoli and Spenser have been friends for years, yet the old boxing trainer has never asked the private eye for a favor. Until now. A heavy-handed developer is trying to buy up Henry's condo on Revere Beach and sends thugs to move the process along. Soon Spenser and his apprentice, Zebulon Sixkill, find a trail leading to a mysterious and beautiful woman, a megalomaniacal Las Vegas kingpin, and plans to turn to a chunk of land north of Boston into a sprawling casino. Bitter rivals emerge, a

May 19, 2013
Riverwatcher by Weber, Ronald, 1934-

Riverwatcher

Donal Fitzgerald and his girlfriend, DNR officer Mercy Virdon investigate the mysterious death of thier old friend.

May 19, 2013
Right Side of Wrong - A Red River Mystery by Wortham, Reavis Z.

Right Side of Wrong - A Red River Mystery

May 19, 2013
Play dead by James, Bill, 1929-

Play dead

Following a deep investigation into an incident in another Force, Colin Harpur and his boss, Assistant Chief Constable Desmond Iles, uncovered an unpalatable truth: there is corruption in the ranks. Corruption which led to murder.

May 19, 2013
Picture perfect corpse by Campbell-Slan, Joanna.

Picture perfect corpse

Police detective Chad Detweiler is overjoyed to learn he’s having a baby with Kiki Lowenstein. But when his estranged wife, Brenda, is found shot to death with bullets from his revolver, the proud papa-to-be finds himself up the creek without a lawyer. Meanwhile, Kiki and Dodie Goldfader are in for a surprise when an unidentified young woman bursts into their craft store claiming to have killed Dodie’s son. Embarking on a memorial scrapbook project as a ruse to unravel the facts, Kiki can’t stop

May 19, 2013
Peril on the royal train by Marston, Edward.

Peril on the royal train

May 19, 2013
Pecos Valley rainbow by Duncan, Alice, 1945-

Pecos Valley rainbow

May 19, 2013
Pale horses by Mackenzie, Jassy.

Pale horses

Johannesburg, South Africa: At first, the case appears to be one of simple misadventure. Sonet Meintjies, a base jumper, falls to her death while attempting to parachute off a newly built sixty-five-story skyscraper. But Sonet's jumping partner insists that this was no accident, and he hires private investigator Jade de Jong to uncover the truth. Jade discovers that Sonet worked for a charity that helped impoverished communities become self-supporting farming units. When Jade travels out to the

May 16, 2013
Out of the frying pan by Allen, Robin, 1964-

Out of the frying pan

May 19, 2013
Oscar Wilde and the murders at Reading Gaol - a mystery by Brandreth, Gyles Daubeney, 1948-

Oscar Wilde and the murders at Reading Gaol - a mystery

Oscar Wilde has fled to France after his release from Reading Gaol. Tonight he is sharing a drink and the story of his cruel imprisonment with a mysterious stranger. Oscar has endured the treadmill, solitary confinement, censored letters, no writing materials. Yet even in the midst of such deprivation, his astonishing detective powers remain undiminished. When first a brutal warder and then the prison chaplain are found murdered, who else should the Governor turn to for help other than Reading G

May 19, 2013
Original skin by Mark, David John, 1977-

Original skin

Suspecting foul play in the alleged suicide of a depressed man in an East Yorkshire neighborhood where a new gang has recently seized control of the local drug trade, Detective Sergeant Aector McAvoy finds the investigation pitting him against elite political figures and other powerful individuals who murderously protect their secrets.

May 19, 2013
Onion Street by Coleman, Reed Farrel, 1956-

Onion Street

"It's 1967 and Moe Prager is wandering aimlessly through his college career and his life. All that changes when his girlfriend Mindy is viciously beaten into a coma and left to die on the snow-covered streets of Brooklyn. Suddenly, Moe has purpose. He is determined to find out who's done this to Mindy and why. But Mindy is not the only person in Moe's life who's in danger. Someone is also trying to kill his best and oldest friend, Bobby Friedman. Things get really strange when Moe enlists the ai

May 19, 2013
Night terrors by Palumbo, Dennis, 1951- author.

Night terrors

"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 19, 2013
Night fall by Smith, Frank 1927-

Night fall

When a body is found having been bound, gagged, thrown off a bridge, and with the letter 'A' carved into his forehead, Detective Inspector Neil Paget has nothing to go in until another body appears in a similar condition.

May 19, 2013
Nemesis by Pronzini, Bill.

Nemesis

May 19, 2013
Mystery Writers of America presents the mystery box by

Mystery Writers of America presents the mystery box

May 19, 2013