A Tan and Sandy Silence (Travis McGee Mysteries)

From the author of A Purple Place for Dying and The Deep Blue Good-by comes the republication of the bestseller starring Travis McGee, a real American hero. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Fiction; Travis McGee (Fictitious character); Private investigators; Fiction in English; Large type books; Florida, fiction; Mcgee, travis (fictitious character), fiction; Fiction, mystery & detective, hard-boiled; Fort lauderdale (fla.), fiction; Private investigators, fiction; John D. MacDonald; Travis McGee; Series; 3 in 1; Book; #6; #12; #13; Crime; Mystery; Detective; Suspense; Thriller; Literature; Stories; Book Novel; Fiction, thrillers, suspense; Missing persons, fiction; Fiction, mystery & detective, general

Fiction

Travis McGee (Fictitious character)

Private investigators

Fiction in English

Large type books

Florida, fiction

Fort lauderdale (fla.), fiction

Private investigators, fiction

John D. MacDonald

Travis McGee

Series

3 in 1

Book

#6

#12

#13

Crime

Mystery

Detective

Suspense

Thriller

Literature

Stories

Book Novel

Fiction, thrillers, suspense

Missing persons, fiction

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Second wind

When a hurricane-chasing plane is downed on a Caribbean island, TV meteorologist Perry Stuart barely escapes with his life. But he can't escape what he saw on the island--and if the people who've tracked him back to England have their way, Stuart will have a zero percent chance of survival.

Mystery; Television weathercasters; Threats; Open Library Staff Picks; Meteorologists; British; Fiction; Conspiracy; Hurricanes; Classic Literature; Thriller; Large type books; Fiction, mystery & detective, general; England, fiction; Caribbean area, fiction; Fiction, action & adventure; Fiction, thrillers, espionage; Fiction, suspense

Second wind

Mystery
Television weathercasters
Threats
Open Library Staff Picks
Meteorologists
British
Fiction
Conspiracy
Hurricanes
Classic Literature
Thriller
Large type books
Fiction, mystery & detective, general
England, fiction
Caribbean area, fiction
Fiction, action & adventure
Fiction, thrillers, espionage
Fiction, suspense

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SS-GB

'Deighton's best book ... an absorbingly exciting spy story that is also a fascinating exercise in might-have-been speculation' The New York Times Book Review It is 1941 and Germany has won the war. Britain is occupied, Churchill executed and the King imprisoned in the Tower of London. At Scotland Yard, Detective Inspector Archer tries to do his job and keep his head down. But when a body is found in a Mayfair flat, what at first appears to be a routine murder investigation sends him into a world of espionage, deceit and betrayal. 'Len Deighton is the Flaubert of contemporary thriller writers ... this is much the way things would have turned out if the Germans had won' The Times Literary Supplement

Fiction; Fiction in English; Mystery; Spanish language; Thriller; World War, 1939-1945; Espionage/Intrigue; Large type books; Fiction, thrillers, espionage; Fiction, war & military; Fiction, historical, general; World war, 1939-1945, fiction; Great britain, fiction; Fiction, mystery & detective, general; alternate history; science fiction

SS-GB

Fiction
Fiction in English
Mystery
Spanish language
Thriller
World War, 1939-1945
Espionage/Intrigue
Large type books
Fiction, thrillers, espionage
Fiction, war & military
Fiction, historical, general
World war, 1939-1945, fiction
Great britain, fiction
Fiction, mystery & detective, general

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Assassini

For fans of The Da Vinci Code: A conspiracy thriller about an age-old brotherhood of killers. Once hired by princes of the Church to protect it in dangerous times, whose orders do they obey now? In the Vatican, the pope is dying as priestly vultures gather around, whispering the names of possible successors. In a forgotten monastery on Ireland's gale-swept coast, a dangerous document is hidden, waiting to be claimed. And in a family chapel in Princeton, New Jersey, a nun is murdered at her prayers. Sister Valentine was an outspoken activist, a thorn in the Church's side. When her brother, lawyer Ben Driskill, realizes that the Church will never investigate her death, he sets out to find the murderer himself -- and uncovers a dangerous, explosive secret.

Fiction; Mystery; Thriller; Fiction, suspense; Catholic Church; Catholic church, clergy, fiction; Lawyers, fiction; Fiction, thrillers, espionage; Driskill, ben (fictitious character), fiction; Mystery Fiction; German language materials; Assassins; Nuns; Popes; Clergy

Assassini

Fiction

Mystery

Thriller

Fiction, suspense

Catholic Church

Catholic church, clergy, fiction

Lawyers, fiction

Fiction, thrillers, espionage

Mystery Fiction

German language materials

Assassins

Nuns

Popes

Clergy

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Hand in Glove

One of Ngaio Marsh’s most ingenious novels.

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Hand in Glove

Mystery

Police

Open Library Staff Picks

Fiction in English

Fiction

Roderick Alleyn (Fictitious character)

English Detective and mystery stories

Romans policiers

London (england), fiction

England, fiction

Fiction, mystery & detective, general

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Strangers in death

Lieutenant Eve Dallas explores the hidden connections among friends and lovers, enemies and strangers in this thriller in the #1 New York Times bestselling In Death series. In 2060 New York, some murders still get more attention than others, especially those in which the victim is a prominent businessman, found in his Park Avenue apartment, tied to the bed—and strangled—with cords of black velvet. Fortunately, homicide cop Lt. Eve Dallas’s billionaire husband Roarke happens to own the prime real estate where Thomas Anders’s sporting-goods firm was headquartered, giving her some help with access. Before long, she’s knocking on doors—or barging through them—to look for the answers she needs. But some things don’t add up—and everyone’s alibi checks out, from the wife who was off in the tropics to the nephew who stood to inherit millions. Was this a crime of passion—or a carefully planned execution? It’s up to Dallas to solve a sensational case in which those who seem to be intimates sometimes guard secrets from each other—and strangers may be connected in unexpected, and deadly, ways...

Rich people; Women detectives; Police; Eve Dallas (Fictitious character); Crimes against; Policewomen; Businessmen; Open Library Staff Picks; Fiction; Dallas, Eve (Fictitious character); Mystery; Large type books; Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural; Dallas, eve (fictitious character), fiction; New york (n.y.), fiction; nyt:mass-market-paperback=2008-08-24; New York Times bestseller; Policewomen, fiction; Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths; Crime, fiction; Fiction, romance, suspense

Strangers in death

Rich people

Women detectives

Police

Eve Dallas (Fictitious character)

Crimes against

Policewomen

Businessmen

Open Library Staff Picks

Fiction

Dallas, Eve (Fictitious character)

Mystery

Large type books

New york (n.y.), fiction

nyt:mass-market-paperback=2008-08-24

New York Times bestseller

Policewomen, fiction

Crime, fiction

Fiction, romance, suspense

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Nothing to lose

The unputdownable, Sunday Times bestselling thriller from the multi-million-copy-selling author of Killing Floor and In Too Deep. ‘Jack Reacher is everyone's favourite rebel hero.' Karin Slaughter, bestselling author of the Will Trent series Two small towns in Colorado: Hope and Despair. Between them, nothing but twelve miles of empty road. Jack Reacher can't find a ride, so he walks. All he wants is a cup of coffee. What he gets are four redneck deputies, a vagrancy charge and a trip back to the line. Mistake. They're picking on the wrong guy. Reacher is a big man, and he's in shape. No job, no address, no baggage. Nothing, except bloody-minded curiosity. And he’s determined to find out: what are the secrets the locals seem so determined to hide? Praise for the Jack Reacher series: ‘Gripping’ The Times ‘If Rolls-Royce wrote thrillers, they would look a lot like the work of Child’ Daily Express ‘A thumping good read.' Time Out 'A high-testosterone adventure . . . a page turner.’ Observer 'These books are absolutely addictive. When you pick them up you can't put them down.' George R. R. Martin, bestselling author of Game of Thrones 'There's only one Jack Reacher. Accept no substitutes.' Mick Herron, bestselling author of Slow Horses Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, Nothing To Lose is 12th in the series. Be sure not to miss Reacher's newest adventure, In Too Deep! ***OUT NOW**

Mystery; Conspiracies in fiction; Conspiracies; Fiction; Colorado in fiction; Thriller; Jack Reacher (Fictitious character); City and town life; nyt:hardcover-fiction=2008-06-22; New York Times bestseller; Reacher, jack (fictitious character), fiction; Fiction, thrillers, suspense; Jack Reacher (Fictional character); New York Times reviewed; Fiction, suspense; Colorado, fiction; Retired military personnel; nyt:mass-market-paperback=2009-04-12

Nothing to lose

Mystery

Conspiracies in fiction

Conspiracies

Fiction

Colorado in fiction

Thriller

Jack Reacher (Fictitious character)

City and town life

nyt:hardcover-fiction=2008-06-22

New York Times bestseller

Fiction, thrillers, suspense

Jack Reacher (Fictional character)

New York Times reviewed

Fiction, suspense

Colorado, fiction

Retired military personnel

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Killshot

Fiction; Witnesses; Protection; Crime; Detective and mystery stories; Mystery; Mystery/Suspense; Large type books; Fiction, thrillers, suspense; Crime, fiction; Detroit (mich.), fiction; Man-woman relationships, fiction; Toronto (ont.), fiction; Fiction, mystery & detective, general; United states, fiction; Fiction, general; Authors, fiction; Testigos; Novela; Protección; thriller

Killshot

Fiction
Witnesses
Protection
Crime
Detective and mystery stories
Mystery
Mystery/Suspense
Large type books
Fiction, thrillers, suspense
Crime, fiction
Detroit (mich.), fiction
Man-woman relationships, fiction
Toronto (ont.), fiction
Fiction, mystery & detective, general
United states, fiction
Fiction, general
Authors, fiction
Testigos
Novela
Protección

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Steget efter

Con Pisando los talones, Mankell presenta a los lectores uno de los casos más complejos y llenos de suspense de la célebre serie policiaca protagonizada por el inspector Kurt Wallander. En efecto, casi al límite de sus fuerzas, y bajo la presión de un picajoso fiscal, el inspector tendrá que resolver los crímenes más enigmáticos a los que jamás se ha enfrentado. La noche de San Juan, alguien, agazapado tras un matorral, contempla cómo se divierten unos jóvenes... Por esas mismas fechas, ajeno al drama que se fragua, el inspector Kurt Wallander regresa de sus vacaciones, y en agosto, ya metido en la rutina, empieza a acusar un extraño agotamiento que está a punto de costarle la vida en un accidente de tráfico. Cuando acude al médico, se lleva un buen susto al saber el diagnóstico. Para colmo, Svedberg, uno de sus colegas, no aparece a su vuelta de las vacaciones, y una madre presiona a los agentes para que busquen a su hija: hace ya más de un mes, la joven se marchó de viaje con unos amigos de manera imprevista, y todo indica que las postales que han enviado son falsas. Svedberg, que sigue sin dar señales de vida, ¿no estaba investigando esas desapariciones? Wallander no puede ni imaginar las incógnitas que le presentará este caso... ni los sangrientos crímenes que deberá resolver, «y cuanto antes», como le pide el fiscal.

Mystery; Fiction; Kurt Wallander (Fictitious character); Murder; Police; Investigation; Theaters; Wallander, kurt (fictitious character), fiction; Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural; Fiction, crime; Sweden, fiction; Detective and mystery stories; New York Times reviewed; Mord; Policía; Novela; Kurt Wallander (Fictional character); Detectives; Spanish language; Reading materials; Fiction, mystery & detective, general

Steget efter

Mystery

Fiction

Kurt Wallander (Fictitious character)

Murder

Police

Investigation

Theaters

Fiction, crime

Sweden, fiction

Detective and mystery stories

New York Times reviewed

Mord

Policía

Novela

Kurt Wallander (Fictional character)

Detectives

Spanish language

Reading materials

Fiction, mystery & detective, general

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The Cuckoo's Calling

A remarkable debut - a classic crime novel in the tradition of James and Rendell.

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The Cuckoo's Calling

private investigators
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investigation
veterans
Afghan War
fiction
Cormoran Strike
crime
London
England
mystery
detective
nyt:hardcover-fiction=2013-08-04
New York Times bestseller
New York Times reviewed
Private investigators, fiction
Crime, fiction
London (england), fiction
Fiction, mystery & detective, general
Veterans, fiction
Afghan War, 2001-
History
Afghan War, 2001-2021


La patience de Maigret

Un grain de sable dans les rouages Depuis vingt ans, des vols de bijoux sont commis par une même bande que Maigret s'efforce de démasquer. Le chef – il le sait sans pouvoir en établir la preuve – est Manuel Palmari, indicateur de police à ses heures (ce qui lui a d'ailleurs valu de perdre les deux jambes à la suite d'un règlement de comptes). Aline, sa maîtresse, constitue son seul contact avec l'extérieur, et elle est étroitement surveillée par Maigret. Pourtant, malgré cette surveillance, Palmari est assassiné. Adapté pour la télévision en 1984, dans une réalisation d'Alain Boudet, avec Jean Richard (Commissaire Maigret), Jean-Pierre Kalfon (Barillard), Robert Manuel (Palmari), Annick Tanguy (Mme Maigret) et en 1993, par Andrzej Kostendo, avec Bruno Cremer (Commissaire Maigret), Agnès Soral (Aline), Anne Bellec (Mme Maigret). Retrouvez Simenon au Livre de Poche et dans les anthologies publiées chez Omnibus, une collection des Presses de la Cité.

French language; translation; mystery; Fiction; Jules Maigret (Fictitious character); Police; Large type books; Maigret, jules (fictitious character), fiction; France, fiction; Paris (france), fiction; Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author); Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural; Kriminalfall; Kriminalroman; Französisch

La patience de Maigret

French language

translation

mystery

Fiction

Jules Maigret (Fictitious character)

Police

Large type books

France, fiction

Paris (france), fiction

Kriminalfall

Kriminalroman

Französisch

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Darkness, take my hand

When Detectives Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro agree to protect the son of a prominent psychiatrist they soon find bodies are piling up around them. What's more, all the clues point to an unlikely suspect - a serial killer who has been in prison for twenty years, so he can't be killing again, can he? As the duo try to find out what kind of human being could perform such horrifying acts of mutilation, torture and dismemberment, they discover that the killer's motive is disturbingly rooted in their own past. In a series of heart-stopping climaxes that grow ever more bloody, ever more terrifying, the two detectives work frantically to capture the killer before they become victims themselves.

Patrick Kenzie (Fictitious character); Mystery; Private investigators; Detective and mystery stories; Angela Gennaro (Fictitious character); Fiction; Fiction, mystery & detective, hard-boiled; Kenzie, patrick (fictitious character), fiction; Gennaro, angela (fictitious character), fiction; Massachusetts, fiction; Boston (mass.), fiction; Private investigators, fiction; Fiction, mystery & detective, general; Mystery fiction; Russian language; Police; Psychological fiction; Azimuts; Psychiatrists; Murder; Investigation; Serial murderers

Darkness, take my hand

Patrick Kenzie (Fictitious character)

Mystery

Private investigators

Detective and mystery stories

Angela Gennaro (Fictitious character)

Fiction

Massachusetts, fiction

Boston (mass.), fiction

Private investigators, fiction

Fiction, mystery & detective, general

Mystery fiction

Russian language

Police

Psychological fiction

Azimuts

Psychiatrists

Murder

Investigation

Serial murderers

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La nuit du carrefour

Une vamp au sang froid... Un dimanche, Andersen découvre, dans son garage, la voiture de Michonnet dans laquelle se trouve le cadavre d'un certain Goldberg, diamantaire à Anvers ; quant à la voiture d'Andersen, elle est dans le garage de Michonnet. Adapté au cinéma en 1932 par Jean Renoir, avec Pierre Renoir (commissaire Maigret). Adapté pour la télévision en 1969, par François Villiers, avec Jean Richard (commissaire Maigret), Félix Marten (Oscar), en 1984, dans une réalisation de Stéphane Bertin, avec Jean Richard (commissaire Maigret), Michel Galabru (M. Michonnet), Annick Tanguy (Mme Maigret) et en 1991, sous le titre Maigret et la nuit du carrefour, par Alain Tasma, avec Bruno Cremer (commissaire Maigret), Roland Blanche (Victor), Myriam Boyer (Elyane Michonnet). Retrouvez Simenon au Livre de Poche et dans les anthologies publiées chez Omnibus, une collection des Presses de la Cité.

Fiction; Jules Maigret (Fictitious character); Police; Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural; Maigret, jules (fictitious character), fiction; Paris (france), fiction; Fiction, crime; Detective and mystery stories; French fiction; Mystery fiction; mystery; thriller; Kriminalfall; Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author); France, fiction; German language; Study and teaching; German literature

La nuit du carrefour

Fiction

Jules Maigret (Fictitious character)

Police

Paris (france), fiction

Fiction, crime

Detective and mystery stories

French fiction

Mystery fiction

mystery

thriller

Kriminalfall

France, fiction

German language

Study and teaching

German literature

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The Secret at Shadow Ranch

This book examines the narratives of series heroines that preceded and followed Nancy Drew, each in relation to their social, historical, and economic environments. Covering heroines including Miss Pickerell, Madge Sterling, and Polly the Powers Model, among others, this book illustrates that the recovery of stolen inheritances during the Great Depression serves different social ends than, for example, fighting Germans on an international stage. This book expands scholarship that tends to focus on Nancy Drew by drawing attention to the stories of some other “lost” heroines of twentieth century U.S. series fiction. Organized by time period, the chapters give insight into the cultural landscape that perpetuated the popularity of these heroines in their respective eras, how these series reflected the experiences of readers across the decades, and their continued impact well into the twenty-first century.

Detective and mystery stories; Juvenile literature; Mystery and detective stories; Children's fiction; Drew, nancy (fictitious character), fiction; Fiction; Juvenile fiction; Mystery; Treasure troves; Nancy Drew (Fictitious character); Adventure stories; Women detectives; Buried treasure; Buried treasure, fiction; Adventure and adventurers; Missing persons; Fathers and daughters; children's fiction; mystery fiction; Nancy Drew Mystery Stories

The Secret at Shadow Ranch

Detective and mystery stories

Juvenile literature

Mystery and detective stories

Children's fiction

Fiction

Juvenile fiction

Mystery

Treasure troves

Nancy Drew (Fictitious character)

Adventure stories

Women detectives

Buried treasure

Buried treasure, fiction

Adventure and adventurers

Missing persons

Fathers and daughters

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Mrs. March

“I read Virginia’s novel in one sitting and was so captured by it I knew I had to make it and play Mrs. March. As a character, she is fascinating, complex, and deeply human and I can’t wait to sink my teeth into her.” —Elisabeth Moss A Jenny Lawson "Fantastic Strangeling Book Club" Selection Oprah Daily • Best of the Month USA Today • Books Not to Miss Who is Mrs. March? George March’s latest novel is a smash. No one could be prouder than his dutiful wife, Mrs. March, who revels in his accolades. A careful creature of routine and decorum, she lives a precariously controlled existence on the Upper East Side until one morning, when the shopkeeper of her favorite patisserie suggests that her husband’s latest protagonist—a detestable character named Johanna—is based on Mrs. March herself. Clutching her ostrich leather pocketbook and mint-colored gloves, she flees the shop. What could have merited this humiliation? That one casual remark robs Mrs. March of the belief that she knew everything about her husband—and herself—thus sending her on an increasingly paranoid journey that begins within the pages of a book. While snooping in George’s office, Mrs. March finds a newspaper clipping about a missing woman. Did George have anything to do with her disappearance? He’s been going on a lot of “hunting trips” up north with his editor lately, leaving Mrs. March all alone at night with her tormented thoughts, and the cockroaches that have suddenly started to appear, and strange breathing noises . . . As she begins to decode her husband’s secrets, her deafening anxiety and fierce determination threaten everyone in her wake—including her stoic housekeeper, Martha, and her unobtrusive son, Jonathan, whom she loves so profoundly, when she remembers to love him at all. Combining a Hitchcockian sensibility with wickedly dark humor, Virginia Feito, a brilliantly talented and, at times, mischievous newcomer, offers a razor-sharp exploration of the fragility of identity. A mesmerizing novel of psychological suspense and casebook insecurity turned full-blown neurosis, Mrs. March will have you second-guessing your own seemingly familiar reflection in the mirror.

English literature; Authors' spouses; Fiction; Marriage; Gossip; Écrivains; Romans, nouvelles; Conjoints; Mariage; Potins; FICTION / Thrillers / Psychological; FICTION / Thrillers / Domestic; FICTION / Satire; Living arrangements; Secrecy; Authors; Books; Thriller; Mystery; Historical Fiction; Mystery Thriller; Horror; Suspense

Mrs. March

English literature
Authors' spouses
Fiction
Marriage
Gossip
Écrivains
Romans, nouvelles
Conjoints
Mariage
Potins
FICTION / Thrillers / Psychological
FICTION / Thrillers / Domestic
FICTION / Satire
Living arrangements
Secrecy
Authors
Books
Thriller
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Mystery Thriller
Horror
Suspense


The Comfort of Strangers

Rediscover the classic novel of love, violence and obsessions from Booker prize-winning Sunday Times bestselling author Ian McEwan. Colin and Mary are a couple whose intimacy knows no bounds. Away on a holiday together in a nameless city, they get lost one evening in a labyrinth of streets and canals. They happen upon Robert, a stranger with a dark history, who takes them to a bar and ushers them down into a subterranean land of violence and obsession. ‘Haunting and compelling’ The Times ‘No reader will begin The Comfort of Strangers and fail to finish it; a black magician is at work’ New York Times

Fiction; Violence; British; Mystery; Fiction, suspense; British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author); Fiction, psychological; Italy, fiction; Large type books; Fiction, thrillers, suspense; England, fiction

The Comfort of Strangers

Fiction

Violence

British

Mystery

Fiction, suspense

Fiction, psychological

Italy, fiction

Large type books

Fiction, thrillers, suspense

England, fiction

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The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie

WINNER OF THE AGATHA • ARTHUR ELLIS • DILYS • DEBUT DAGGER AWARDS “Wonderfully entertaining . . . sure to be one of the most loved mysteries of the year . . . [Flavia is] a delightful, intrepid, acid-tongued new heroine.”—Chicago Sun-Times It is the summer of 1950–and at the once-grand mansion of Buckshaw, young Flavia de Luce, an aspiring chemist with a passion for poison, is intrigued by a series of inexplicable events: A dead bird is found on the doorstep, a postage stamp bizarrely pinned to its beak. Then, hours later, Flavia finds a man lying in the cucumber patch and watches him as he takes his dying breath. For Flavia, who is both appalled and delighted, life begins in earnest when murder comes to Buckshaw. “I wish I could say I was afraid, but I wasn’t. Quite the contrary. This was by far the most interesting thing that had ever happened to me in my entire life.” BONUS: This edition contains a The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie discussion guide and an excerpt from Alan Bradley's The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag.

Sisters; Motherless families; Detectives; Fiction; Mystery; Novela; Hermanas; Familias sin madre; Ficción; Detective and mystery stories; Flavia De Luce (Fictitious character); Large type books; Sisters, fiction; England, fiction; Fathers and daughters, fiction; Fiction, mystery & detective, general; Death; Investigation; Fathers; History; Murder; Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths; Social conditions; Jia na da xiao shuo; Chang pian

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie

Sisters

Motherless families

Detectives

Fiction

Mystery

Novela

Hermanas

Familias sin madre

Ficción

Detective and mystery stories

Flavia De Luce (Fictitious character)

Large type books

Sisters, fiction

England, fiction

Fathers and daughters, fiction

Fiction, mystery & detective, general

Death

Investigation

Fathers

History

Murder

Social conditions

Jia na da xiao shuo

Chang pian

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Morality for beautiful girls

The third book in the multi-million copy bestselling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series The one with the boy who might have been raised by lions Facing financial trouble, the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency is obliged to move into the same premises as Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors. And on top of her domestic complications with her fiancé Mr J. L. B. Matekoni and his adopted children, Motholeli and Puso, Mma Ramotswe faces several challenging cases. These include some unattractive behaviour among the contestants in a beauty pageant, and the perplexing discovery of a boy running wild, who smells of lion... 'Charming, delightful, feel-good stuff' Daily Express 'Unalloyed pleasure' Sunday Telegraph 'Charming' Scotland on Sunday 'One of the most entrancing treats of many a year' Wall Street Journal

Mystery; Detective and mystery stories; Women private investigators; No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (Imaginary organization); Fiction; Beauty contests; Precious Ramotswe (Fictitious character); Homicide; Mystery fiction; Investigation; Games; Poisons; Large type books; Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths; Ramotswe, precious (fictitious character), fiction; Botswana, fiction; Private investigators, fiction; Women detectives; Novela de misterio; Investigadoras privadas; Ramotswe, Precious (Personaje literario); No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (Organización imaginaria); Ficción; Ramotswe, Precious (Personnage fictif); Romans, nouvelles; Femmes détectives; Concours de beauté

Morality for beautiful girls

Mystery

Detective and mystery stories

Women private investigators

Fiction

Beauty contests

Homicide

Mystery fiction

Investigation

Games

Poisons

Large type books

Botswana, fiction

Private investigators, fiction

Women detectives

Novela de misterio

Investigadoras privadas

Ficción

Ramotswe, Precious (Personnage fictif)

Romans, nouvelles

Femmes détectives

Concours de beauté

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Out of Sight

OUT OF SIGHT was made into the highly-acclaimed movie starring George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez. Jack Foley was busting out of Florida's Glades Prison when he ran head-on into Karen Sisco with a shotgun. Suddenly the world-class gentleman felon was sharing a cramped car trunk with a disarmed federal marshal - whose Chanel suit cost more than the take from Foley's last bank job - and the chemistry was working overtime. Here's a lady Jack could fall for in a big way, if she weren't a dedicated representative of the law that he breaks for a living. And as soon as she escapes, he's already missing her. But there are some seriously bad men and a major score waiting for Jack in Motown. And there's a good chance that when his path crosses Karen's again, she's going to be there for business, not pleasure.

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Out of Sight

Fiction

Escapes

Government investigators

Brigands and robbers

Mystery

Escapes -- Fiction

Burglary

Prisons

Brigands and robbers -- Fiction

Government investigators -- Fiction

Detroit (Mich.) -- Fiction

Large type books

Fiction, thrillers, suspense

Detroit (mich.), fiction

Michigan, fiction

Fugitives from justice

Fiction, mystery & detective, general

Crime, fiction

Criminals, fiction

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A sleeping life

Death is always solitary. For some, so is life . . . Fans of PD James, Ann Cleeves and Donna Leon will devour this enthralling mystery of deception, doubt and death from multi-million copy and SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author Ruth Rendell ... 'Probably the greatest crime writer in the world' -- Ian Rankin '[Wexford] has become an old friend who gets better with age' -- Herald 'A cracking good tale' -- ***** Reader review 'Rendell at her complex best' -- ***** Reader review 'Unputdownable' -- ***** Reader review 'A treat from start to finish' -- ***** Reader review 'Couldn't put it down' -- ***** Reader review ****************************************************************************************************** On a sultry August evening, the bloody body of a middle-aged woman is discovered beneath a hedge by a small boy. There are only two things that surprise Wexford about the murder scene. One, that the only contents of the woman's handbag are some keys and a wallet containing nothing but some money. And two, how even in death, her deathly grey eyes possess a scornful glare. The woman turns out to be Rhoda Comfrey, but there's no murder weapon, no apparent motive, and no one who actually cares that she died. Wexford's only hunch is that the clues to her murder must lie in her solitary London life. But her existence there becomes frustratingly impossible to trace.

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A sleeping life

Fiction

Police

Detective and mystery stories

Mystery

Large type books

Inspector Wexford (Fictional character)

Mystery fiction

England, fiction

Fiction, mystery & detective, general

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The Wench Is Dead

Winner of the CWA Gold Dagger award, The Wench is Dead is the eighth novel in Colin Dexter's Oxford-set detective series. As portrayed by John Thaw in ITV's Inspector Morse. That night he dreamed in Technicolor. He saw the ochre-skinned, scantily clad siren in her black, arrowed stockings. And in Morse's muddled computer of a mind, that siren took the name of one Joanna Franks . . . Early in the morning of the 22nd of June, 1859, the body of Joanna Franks was found floating at Duke’s Cut along the Oxford Canal – an event which led to the trial and hanging of two suspected murderers. A hundred and thirty years later Chief Inspector Morse is bedbound and recovering from a perforated ulcer at Oxford’s John Radcliffe Hospital when he is handed an old book to read, one that recounts the trial of a murder aboard the Barbara Bray canal boat: the murder of Joanna Franks. Investigating the account of the trial, Morse begins to question whether the two men hanged were truly guilty and sets out to prove his suspicions from the confines of his hospital bed . . . The Wench is Dead is followed by the ninth Inspector Morse book, The Jewel That Was Ours.

Fiction; Police in fiction; Police; Inspector Morse (Fictitious character); Mystery; Crime stories; Mystery  in fiction; Murder; Investigation; History; Morse, inspector (fictitious character), fiction; England, fiction; Fiction, mystery & detective, traditional; Lewis, sergeant (fictitious character), fiction; Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural

The Wench Is Dead

Fiction

Police in fiction

Police

Inspector Morse (Fictitious character)

Mystery

Crime stories

Mystery  in fiction

Murder

Investigation

History

England, fiction

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The best man to die

Another magnificently gripping and compelling thriller from multi-million copy and SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author Ruth Rendell full of twists and turns and the odd red herring! An absolute must for fans of PD James, Ann Cleeves and Donna Leon. 'The mistress of Mystery' -- Daily Mirror 'The Wexford books clearly display Rendell's great mastery of storytelling at its best' -- Sunday Telegraph 'Rendell never fails to come up trumps' - The Irish Times 'Consistently readable with a nice twist at the end' -- Daily Mail 'Had me gripped from the start' -- ***** Reader review 'There is simply no such thing as a bad Ruth Rendell book. She is a phenomenon. A brilliant read as always.' -- ***** Reader review 'Great Read! Rendell never disappoints.' -- ***** Reader review **************************************************************************** NOTHING IS EVER QUITE WHAT IT SEEMS... A man and his daughter lie dead after a car accident. Strangely, no other car was involved and no cause has been found. Wexford's only option is to wait and hope that the one surviving victim - the mother, Mrs Fanshawe - regains consciousness. But when she finally awakens six weeks later, Wexford's attention has already been distracted by a new and very violent case. Walking by the canal that same morning, Wexford discovered the bloody body of Charlie Hatton. The two cases are obviously unrelated, although something is bothering Wexford and he can't work out why or what. But just as he begins to wonder whether there could in fact be a connection, the unexpected occurs: the Fanshawe daughter, believed to be killed in the accident, appears at her mother's beside very much alive...

Fiction; Police in fiction; Police; Inspector Wexford (Fictitious character); Mystery; Inspector Wexford (fictional character); detective story; mystery; British detective; England, fiction; Wexford, inspector (fictitious character), fiction; Fiction, mystery & detective, general; Kingsmarkham (England : Imaginary place); Roman policier

The best man to die

Fiction

Police in fiction

Police

Mystery

Inspector Wexford (fictional character)

detective story

mystery

British detective

England, fiction

Fiction, mystery & detective, general

Roman policier


Bones in London

Fiction; Mystery; Thriller; Fiction, mystery & detective, general

Bones in London

Fiction
Mystery
Thriller
Fiction, mystery & detective, general


Le pendu de Saint-Pholien

Remords mortels... Au buffet de la gare d'une petite ville-frontière entre la Hollande et l'Allemagne, Maigret, intrigué par un individu, le suit jusqu'à son arrivée à Brême. L'inconnu, du nom de Jeunet, se suicide dans sa chambre d'hôtel après avoir constaté qu'on avait substitué à sa valise une autre absolument identique. Maigret, qui a procédé à la substitution lors du voyage en train, constate que ce bagage ne contient que de vieux vêtements tachés de sang.Adapté pour la télévision anglaise en 1961, sous le titre The Children's Party, dans une réalisation de Gerard Glaister, avec Rupert Davies (Commissaire Maigret) et pour la télévision française en 1981, sous le titre Maigret et le pendu de Saint-Pholien, par Yves Allégret, avec Jean Richard (Commissaire Maigret), Patrick Bouchitey (Jeunet), Michel Blanc (Belloir), Xavier Gélin (Van Damme). Retrouvez Simenon au Livre de Poche et dans les anthologies publiées chez Omnibus, une collection des Presses de la Cité.

Fiction; Jules Maigret (Fictitious character); Police; Kriminalfall; Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural; Maigret, jules (fictitious character), fiction; Crime, fiction; Paris (france), fiction; French fiction; mystery; thriller; Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author); France, fiction

Le pendu de Saint-Pholien

Fiction

Jules Maigret (Fictitious character)

Police

Kriminalfall

Crime, fiction

Paris (france), fiction

French fiction

mystery

thriller

France, fiction

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Prowadź swój pług przez kości umarłych

Filling a significant gap in contemporary criticism of recent prose fiction, this book offers a provocative analysis of the work of Nobel Laureate Olga Tokarczuk, situating her output in comparative contexts. The chapters making up the volume range from myth-critical focused readings to interdisciplinary and intercultural perspectives. Tokarczuk’s fiction is explored as mythopoeic and heterotopian experimentation, as well as being read alongside other arts and other authors of various national and linguistic backgrounds. This wide-ranging collection is the first monograph on Tokarczuk in English.

Eccentrics and eccentricities; Fiction; Murder; Investigation; FICTION / Crime; Retired teachers; Retired women; FICTION / General; FICTION / Satire; FICTION / Literary; Slavic philology; Mystery; Fiction, thrillers, psychological

Prowadź swój pług przez kości umarłych

Eccentrics and eccentricities
Fiction
Murder
Investigation
FICTION / Crime
Retired teachers
Retired women
FICTION / General
FICTION / Satire
FICTION / Literary
Slavic philology
Mystery
Fiction, thrillers, psychological


Comeback

Detective and mystery stories; Translations into Russian; Race horses; Open Library Staff Picks; Horse racing; Fiction; American Detective and mystery stories; Large type books; Fiction, mystery & detective, general; Halley, sid (fictitious character), fiction; Mystery; Fiction, general; New York Times reviewed; alternative rock

Comeback

Detective and mystery stories

Translations into Russian

Race horses

Open Library Staff Picks

Horse racing

Fiction

American Detective and mystery stories

Large type books

Fiction, mystery & detective, general

Mystery

Fiction, general

New York Times reviewed


Straight

In this mystery from New York Times bestselling author Dick Francis, a jockey becomes the sole inheritor of his late brother's business, horse, mistress, and enemies. Steeplechase jockey Derek Franklin has had more broken bones than he cares to count, but it seems his latest injury could very well bring his days on the race course to a screeching halt. But that’s the least of his concerns when his brother turns up dead, leaving Derek as the sole inheritor of his estate. It doesn’t take long for Derek to learn that his brother—a magistrate who imported and sold semiprecious stones—was keeping more than his share of secrets. Now Derek must recover $1.5 million worth of missing diamonds—and find out who wanted his brother dead—or else his career won’t be the only thing in danger of being cut short...

Fiction; Horse racing; Detective and mystery stories; Large type books; Fiction, mystery & detective, general; Franklin, derek (fictitious character), fiction; England, fiction; Jockeys, fiction; Mystery; Jockeys; Fiction, thrillers, suspense

Straight

Fiction

Horse racing

Detective and mystery stories

Large type books

Fiction, mystery & detective, general

England, fiction

Jockeys, fiction

Mystery

Jockeys

Fiction, thrillers, suspense

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The Mystery of the Pantomime Cat

A brilliant mystery series from bestselling author Enid Blyton, perfect for fans of The Secret Seven. Mr Goon is on holiday and there's a new policeman in town. While the Find-Outers are up to their usual games, he stumbles upon a puzzling mystery: the theatre safe has been robbed! The top suspect is Boysie, the pantomime cat, but Fatty, Larry, Daisy, Pip and Bets aren't convinced. Who could the real thief be? First published in 1949, this edition contains the original text and is unillustrated.

Animals; Juvenile fiction; Detective and mystery stories; Mystery and detective stories; Children's fiction; #mystery; #Five Find-Outers and Dog; #Enid Blyton; Five Find-Outers (Fictitious characters); Child detectives; Theft; Cats, fiction; Robbers and outlaws, fiction; Thieves

The Mystery of the Pantomime Cat

Animals

Juvenile fiction

Detective and mystery stories

Mystery and detective stories

Children's fiction

#mystery

#Five Find-Outers and Dog

#Enid Blyton

Child detectives

Theft

Cats, fiction

Robbers and outlaws, fiction

Thieves


Call Mr. Fortune

This collection of six classic stories introduces Reggie Fortune, a country doctor with a passion for sweets -- and a lackluster work ethic. But Reggie may have found his true calling when he stumbles into mysteries!

Detective and mystery stories; Fiction, short stories (single author); Forensic scientists -- Fiction; Fiction; Mystery; Shorts

Call Mr. Fortune

Detective and mystery stories
Fiction, short stories (single author)
Forensic scientists -- Fiction
Fiction
Mystery
Shorts


The Sins of the Fathers

A pretty young girl is butchered in her Greenwich Village apartment. The prime suspect, a minister's son, is found dead in his jail cell and as far as the NYPD is concerned the case is closed. Matt Scudder, an ex-cop who now does "favours for friends', is persuaded to lookinto the case by the dead girl's father. Suddenly he's up to his neck in sleaze and corruption, phoney religious cults and murderous lust. In New York's underbelly the children have no choice but to pay the price for their parent's most unspeakable sins.

Fiction; Private investigators; Matt Scudder (Fictitious character); Detective and mystery stories; Mystery; Fiction, mystery & detective, hard-boiled; Scudder, matt (fictitious character), fiction; New york (n.y.), fiction; Private investigators, fiction; Large type books; Murder; Investigation

The Sins of the Fathers

Fiction

Private investigators

Matt Scudder (Fictitious character)

Detective and mystery stories

Mystery

New york (n.y.), fiction

Private investigators, fiction

Large type books

Murder

Investigation


Thief of Time, A  Low Price

2022 Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award Finalist The author of eighteen spellbinding detective novels set on the Navajo Nation, Tony Hillerman simultaneously transformed a traditional genre and unlocked the mysteries of the Navajo culture to an audience of millions. His best-selling novels added Navajo Tribal Police detectives Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee to the pantheon of American fictional detectives. Morris offers a balanced portrait of Hillerman’s personal and professional life and provides a timely appreciation of his work. In intimate detail, Morris captures the author’s early years in Depression-era Oklahoma; his near-death experience in World War II; his sixty-year marriage to Marie; his family life, including six children, five of them adopted; his work in the trenches of journalism; his affliction with PTSD and its connection to his enchantment with Navajo spirituality; and his ascension as one of America’s best-known writers of mysteries. Further, Morris uncovers the almost accidental invention of Hillerman’s iconic detective Joe Leaphorn and the circumstances that led to the addition of Jim Chee as his partner. Hillerman’s novels were not without controversy. Morris examines the charges of cultural appropriation leveled at the author toward the end of his life. Yet, for many readers, including many Native Americans, Hillerman deserves critical acclaim for his knowledgeable and sensitive portrayal of Diné (Navajo) history, culture, and identity. At the time of Hillerman’s death, more than 20 million copies of his books were in print, and his novels inspired Robert Redford to adapt several of them to film. In weaving together all the elements of Hillerman’s life, Morris drew on the untapped collection of the author’s papers, extensive archival research, interviews with friends, colleagues, and family, as well as travel in the Navajo Nation. Filled with never-before-told anecdotes and fresh insights, Tony Hillerman will thrill the author’s fans and awaken new interest in his life and literary legacy.

Anasazi; Anthropology; Archaeology; Fiction; Navajo Indians; Navajo Indians in fiction; Ficción; Indian reservation police; Lt. Leaphorn, Joe (Fictitious character); Jim Chee (Fictitious character); Southwestern States in fiction; Indian reservation police in fiction; Police in fiction; Police; Chee, Jim (Personaje literario); Leaphorn, Joe, Tte. (Personaje literario); Navajos; Policía de reservas indias; Mystery; Women cabinet officers; Biography; Skönlitteratur; Indians of North America; Mystery fiction; Navajo (folk); Anthropologists; Leaphorn, Joe, Lt. (Fictitious character); Chee, Jim (Fictitious character); Large type books; Leaphorn, joe, lt. (fictitious character), fiction

Thief of Time, A  Low Price

Anasazi

Anthropology

Archaeology

Fiction

Navajo Indians

Navajo Indians in fiction

Ficción

Indian reservation police

Jim Chee (Fictitious character)

Southwestern States in fiction

Indian reservation police in fiction

Police in fiction

Police

Chee, Jim (Personaje literario)

Navajos

Policía de reservas indias

Mystery

Women cabinet officers

Biography

Skönlitteratur

Indians of North America

Mystery fiction

Navajo (folk)

Anthropologists

Chee, Jim (Fictitious character)

Large type books

Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural

United states, fiction

Chee, jim (fictitious character), fiction

Indians of north america, fiction

Arizona, fiction

Fiction, suspense

Navajo indian reservation, fiction

Fiction, thrillers, suspense

Anthropologists, fiction

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The drowning pool

'The new crime and espionage series from Penguin Classics makes for a mouth-watering prospect' Daily Telegraph Maude Slocum is in trouble. But luckily trouble is Investigator Lew Archer's business. A well-dressed, wealthy woman has arrived at Archer's L.A. office, having intercepted a poison pen letter accusing her of adultery. Reluctantly agreeing to help her find the culprit, he dives into the Slocums' moneyed, oil-rich California world. But when Maude's mother-in-law is found dead in the swimming pool, secrets come to the surface too. For the urbane, world-weary Archer, a case of blackmail soon becomes murder.

Fiction; Lew Archer (Fictitious character); Private investigators; Mystery; Fiction, mystery & detective, hard-boiled; Los angeles (calif.), fiction; California, fiction; Private investigators, fiction; Archer, lew (fictitious character), fiction; Large type books

The drowning pool

Fiction

Lew Archer (Fictitious character)

Private investigators

Mystery

Los angeles (calif.), fiction

California, fiction

Private investigators, fiction

Large type books


Sunday Philosophy Club, The

BOOK ONE IN THE MUCH-LOVED ISABEL DALHOUSIE SERIES Isabel Dalhousie knows that behind Edinburgh's Georgian facades, its moral compasses spin with greed, dishonesty and lust. As a philosopher, editor of the Review of Applied Ethics and founder of the Sunday Philosophy Club, her business is to map the intricacies of human behaviour. But when she sees a man tumble from the balcony at the Usher Hall, it's her instinct that tells her strongly that he didn't fall: he was pushed. Isabel turns amateur sleuth in a bid to solve the mystery of the falling man, and what she lacks in official status she makes up for in contacts and informants, including her housekeeper Grace, her beautiful niece Cat, and Cat's ex-boyfriend Jamie, whose charms are causing Isabel to review her own ethics. PRAISE FOR THE ISABEL DALHOUSIE NOVELS: 'Isabel Dalhousie's charm is undeniable' Sunday Times 'The No. 2 Lady Detective . . . anyone who loves Precious cannot fail to be charmed' Mail on Sunday 'Delightful . . . McCall Smith is a writer who celebrates kindness, in short supply in the world today' Sunday Telegraph 'McCall Smith's greatest gift as a writer - and God knows this is just one of many - is that he can write likeable characters' New Statesman

Novela de misterio; Mystery; Women detectives; Housekeepers; Women editors; Open Library Staff Picks; Household employees; Stockbrokers; Crimes against; Fiction; Mystery fiction; Spanish language; Women philosophers; Victims of crimes; Isabel Dalhousie (Fictitious character); Large type books; Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths; Edinburgh (scotland), fiction; Dalhousie, isabel (fictitious character), fiction; Roman policier; Detective and mystery stories; Editors; Fiction, mystery & detective, general

Sunday Philosophy Club, The

Novela de misterio

Mystery

Women detectives

Housekeepers

Women editors

Open Library Staff Picks

Household employees

Stockbrokers

Crimes against

Fiction

Mystery fiction

Spanish language

Women philosophers

Victims of crimes

Isabel Dalhousie (Fictitious character)

Large type books

Edinburgh (scotland), fiction

Roman policier

Detective and mystery stories

Editors

Fiction, mystery & detective, general

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Up country

Having taken to the lifestyle of a middle-aged civilian, the last thing Paul Brenner wanted to do was return to work for the Army's Criminal Investigation Division, the agency that thanked him for years of life-risking service by forcing him into early retirement. But when an old friend calls in a career's worth of favours, Paul finds himself moonlighting for the Army as he investigates a puzzling murder that took place thirty years before in the midst of the Vietnam war. Forced to return to the country that haunts him and work for the people who cast him aside, Paul must engage in the battle of his life as he attempts to find justice in a world of staggering corruption.

Mystery; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975; War stories; Detective and mystery stories; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Government investigators; Fiction; Americans; Mystery fiction; Fiction, general; Vietnam War (1961-1975) fast (OCoLC)fst01431664; Americans in Vietnam; Military offenses; Murder; Investigation; Vietnam war, 1961-1975, fiction; Vietnam, fiction; Fiction, war & military; Brenner, paul (fictitious character), fiction; Fiction, thrillers, suspense; Large type books

Up country

Mystery

Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975

War stories

Detective and mystery stories

Vietnam War, 1961-1975

Government investigators

Fiction

Americans

Mystery fiction

Fiction, general

Americans in Vietnam

Military offenses

Murder

Investigation

Vietnam war, 1961-1975, fiction

Vietnam, fiction

Fiction, war & military

Fiction, thrillers, suspense

Large type books

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An Unkindness of Ravens

Inspector Wexford thought he was merely doing a neighbourly good deed when he agreed to talk to Joy Williams about her missing husband, and certainly didn't expect to be investigating a most unusual homicide.

Police; Fiction; Inspector Wexford (Fictitious character); Mystery; Thriller; Detective and mystery stories; Natural history; Country life; Fiction, mystery & detective, general; Wexford, inspector (fictitious character), fiction; England, fiction; Chief Inspector Wexford (Fictitious character); Large type books

An Unkindness of Ravens

Police

Fiction

Mystery

Thriller

Detective and mystery stories

Natural history

Country life

Fiction, mystery & detective, general

England, fiction

Large type books

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No more dying then

Will you be able to get to the bottom of the mystery multi-million copy and SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author Ruth Rendell presents in No More Dying Then? Fans of PD James, Ann Cleeves and Donna Leon will devour this with its compelling drama and intricately woven web of murder, mystery, clues and crimes... 'Ruth Rendell has quite simply transformed the genre of crime writing' -- Sunday Times 'Rendell never fails to come up trumps, and her millions of admirers will eagerly consume this offering as they have all the others.' -- The Irish Times 'Didn't want to stop reading it!' -- ***** Reader review 'Excellent book - had me gripped from the start' -- ***** Reader review 'Great writing as always by the mistress of crime novels' -- ***** Reader review 'A must read'-- ***** Reader review ****************************************************************************************** On a stormy February afternoon, little Stella Rivers disappears - never to be seen again. There are no clues, no demands and no traces. And there is nowhere for Wexford and his team to look. All that remains is the cold fear and awful dread that touches everyone in Kingsmarkham. Just months later, another child vanishes - five-year-old John Lawrence. Wexford and Inspector Burden are launched into another investigation and, all too quickly, they discover chilling similarities to the Stella Rivers case. Then the letters begin. The horrifying, evil, threatening letters of a madman. And suddenly Wexford is fighting against time to find the missing boy, before he meets the same fate as poor Stella...

Fiction; Police; Inspector Wexford (Fictitious character); Detective and mystery stories; Mystery; Wexford, inspector (fictitious character), fiction; Fiction, mystery & detective, general; England, fiction; Large type books; Kingsmarkham (England : Imaginary place)

No more dying then

Fiction

Police

Detective and mystery stories

Mystery

Fiction, mystery & detective, general

England, fiction

Large type books

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Slippery Slope

Lemony Snicket; Brett Helquist; Rose-Marie Vassallo

NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES Like bad smells, uninvited weekend guests or very old eggs, there are some things that ought to be avoided. Snicket's saga about the charming, intelligent, and grossly unlucky Baudelaire orphans continues to alarm its distressed and suspicious fans the world over. The tenth book in this outrageous publishing effort features more than the usual dose of distressing details, such as snow gnats, an organised troupe of youngsters, an evil villain with a dastardly plan, a secret headquarters and some dangerous antics you should not try at home. With the weather turning colder, this is one chilling book you would be better off without.

Children's fiction; Orphans, fiction; Brothers and sisters, fiction; Humorous stories; Fiction; Mountains; Brothers and sisters; Orphans; Juvenile fiction; Brothers and sisters in fiction; Mountains in fiction; Orphans in fiction; Child and youth fiction; trade; stuck; Humour; Steampunk; Mystery; Gothic fiction; Absurdist fiction; English Humorous stories; Récits humoristiques anglais; Montagnes; Recits humoristiques; Freres et soeurs; Orphelins; Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse; Violet Baudelaire (Fictitious character); Klaus Baudelaire (Fictitious character); Sunny Baudelaire (Fictitious character); xkcd

Slippery Slope

Children's fiction

Orphans, fiction

Brothers and sisters, fiction

Humorous stories

Fiction

Mountains

Brothers and sisters

Orphans

Juvenile fiction

Brothers and sisters in fiction

Mountains in fiction

Orphans in fiction

Child and youth fiction

trade

stuck

Humour

Steampunk

Mystery

Gothic fiction

Absurdist fiction

English Humorous stories

Récits humoristiques anglais

Montagnes

Recits humoristiques

Freres et soeurs

Orphelins

Klaus Baudelaire (Fictitious character)

Sunny Baudelaire (Fictitious character)

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De man die even wilde afrekenen

In een van de chique restaurants van Malmö wordt een aanslag gepleegd op een grootindustrieel en geldmagnaat, die zelf niet helemaal zuiver op de graat is. Martin Beck wordt ingeschakeld bij deze delicate zaak. Hij moet voorkomen dat de zaak desastreuze internationale consequenties krijgt. De man die even wilde afrekenen is het zesde deel van de spraakmakende reeks rond inspecteur Martin Beck.

Police; Martin Beck (Fictitious character); Translations into English; Fiction; Swedish fiction; Fiction, mystery & detective, general; Beck, martin (fictitious character), fiction; Stockholm (sweden), fiction; Crime, fiction; Sweden, fiction; Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural; Mystery; Criminals, fiction

De man die even wilde afrekenen

Police

Martin Beck (Fictitious character)

Translations into English

Fiction

Swedish fiction

Fiction, mystery & detective, general

Stockholm (sweden), fiction

Crime, fiction

Sweden, fiction

Mystery

Criminals, fiction

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High Citadel

Mystery; Thriller; Adventure; Survival; Fiction; Hijacking of aircraft; South america, fiction; Fiction, thrillers, suspense; Large type books; thriller

High Citadel

Mystery
Thriller
Adventure
Survival
Fiction
Hijacking of aircraft
South america, fiction
Fiction, thrillers, suspense
Large type books


The Private Patient

THE MULTIMILLION-COPY BESTSELLING ADAM DALGLIESH SERIES FROM THE 'QUEEN OF ENGLISH CRIME' ( Guardian) 'A legend.' VAL MCDERMID 'Effortlessly entertaining.' THE TIMES 'P. D. James took the classic crime novel and turned up the dial.' MICK HERRON PERFECT FOR FANS OF VAL MCDERMID, RUTH RENDELL AND ELLY GRIFFITHS __________________________________________________________________________________ Dalgliesh's team are never called in to a commonplace murder. When the notorious investigative journalist, Rhoda Gradwyn, books into a private clinic in Dorset for the removal of a disfiguring scar, she has every chance of a successful operation and the beginning of a new life - but she won't leave Cheverell Manor alive. After her murder, and with the future of the clinic at risk, Dalgliesh and his team are shown every courtesy - but the case raises far more complicated problems than merely the question of innocence or guilt . . . __________________________________________________________________________________ 'P. D. James at the very top of her game . . . what we have here is a good old-fashioned country house murder.' 5* reader review 'Compelling read! I picked this up on holiday and was immediately hooked. A classic crime novel.' 5* reader review 'Ranks among the masterpieces of British crime writing.' SPECTATOR **Now a major Channel 5 series** __________________________________________________________________________________ READERS LOVE THE ADAM DALGLEISH SERIES: 'Adam Dalgleish is one of the best characters in modern detective fiction.' 5* reader review 'If you are not already an Adam Dalgliesh fan, I urge you to become one . . . James can describe a scene or delineate a character with precision and depth, like no other writer I have read . . . I usually stay up all night to read a P. D. James novel once I start one.' 5* reader review 'I would never give less than 5 stars to any P. D. James book. She is one of a kind, always constant, always wonderful writing, always great characters, and always a good mystery that you cannot put down.' 5* reader review 'P.D. James writes mysteries for ordinary people. Her characters are relatable and her hero is dynamic. But don't expect cell phones or computers. Her stories are strictly old school, which is what I love about them.' 5* reader review 'Crime writing at its very best!' 5* reader review PRAISE FOR P. D. JAMES: 'P. D. James is the crème de la crème of crime writers. Her books are shrewd puzzles, full of wit and depth.' IAN RANKIN 'Nobody can put the reader in the eye of the storm quite like P. D. James.' SUNDAY EXPRESS 'One of the literary greats. Her sense of place was exquisite, characterisation and plotting unrivalled.' MARI HANNAH 'James manages a depth and intelligence that few in her trade can match.' THE TIMES 'There are very few thriller writers who can compete with P. D. James at her best.' SPECTATOR 'The queen of English crime.' GUARDIAN

Fiction; Women journalists; Murder; Police; Crimes against; Investigation; Adam Dalgliesh (Fictitious character); Mystery; Fictional Works; Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural; Dalgliesh, adam (fictitious character), fiction; Women journalists, fiction; England, fiction; Fiction, mystery & detective, traditional; nyt:hardcover-fiction=2008-12-07; New York Times bestseller; nyt:trade-fiction-paperback=2009-11-22; New York Times reviewed; Large type books; crime fiction; mystery fiction; Adam Dalgliesh

The Private Patient

Fiction

Women journalists

Murder

Police

Crimes against

Investigation

Adam Dalgliesh (Fictitious character)

Mystery

Fictional Works

Women journalists, fiction

England, fiction

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New York Times bestseller

nyt:trade-fiction-paperback=2009-11-22

New York Times reviewed

Large type books

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Black As He's Painted

Roman.

Fiction; Fiction in English; Mystery; Police; Roderick Alleyn (Fictitious character); Large type books; Alleyn, roderick (fictitious character), fiction; Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural; England, fiction; Murder; Investigation; Fiction, mystery & detective, general; Crime, fiction

Black As He's Painted

Fiction

Fiction in English

Mystery

Police

Roderick Alleyn (Fictitious character)

Large type books

England, fiction

Murder

Investigation

Fiction, mystery & detective, general

Crime, fiction

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Field of thirteen

Collection of thirteen mystery stories about horse racing, with settings ranging from a spring race meeting at Cheltenham, England, to the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.

Horse racing in fiction; Open Library Staff Picks; English Detective and mystery stories; Horse racing; Fiction; English Sports stories; Large type books; Fiction, mystery & detective, general; Fiction, short stories (single author); Mystery; Sports stories, English; short dtories

Field of thirteen

Horse racing in fiction
Open Library Staff Picks
English Detective and mystery stories
Horse racing
Fiction
English Sports stories
Large type books
Fiction, mystery & detective, general
Fiction, short stories (single author)
Mystery
Sports stories, English
short dtories

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A Stab in the Dark

A gripping Matt Scudder novel from the author of A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES. Nine long years have passed since the killer last struck. Nine years since eight helpless young women were hideously slaughtered by an ice-pick wielding maniac. Now hard-drinking ex-cop and unlicensed investigator Matt Scudder has been hired to bring the murderer to justice at last. Relentlessly, Scudder follows an aging trail of blood towards a psychopath either long gone, long dead or very patiently awaiting the chance to kill again.

Fiction; Matt Scudder (Fictitious character); Private investigators; Detective and mystery stories; Mystery; Large type books; Fiction, mystery & detective, hard-boiled; Scudder, matt (fictitious character), fiction; New york (n.y.), fiction; Private investigators, fiction; Murder; Investigation; Korean language materials; Matthew Scudder

A Stab in the Dark

Fiction

Matt Scudder (Fictitious character)

Private investigators

Detective and mystery stories

Mystery

Large type books

New york (n.y.), fiction

Private investigators, fiction

Murder

Investigation

Korean language materials

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Asta's book

Asta's Book is a classic double-detective story by crime master Barbara Vine For a good, absorbing, well-told story, you could hardly better the unveiling of Asta's secret' Sunday Times It is 1905. Asta and her husband Rasmus have come to East London from Denmark with their two little boys. With Rasmus constantly away on business, Asta keeps loneliness and isolation at bay by writing a diary. These diaries, published over seventy years later, reveal themselves to be more than a mere journal. For they seem to hold the key to an unsolved murder and to the mystery of a missing child. It falls to Asta's granddaughter Ann to unearth the buried secrets of nearly a century before. 'A dazzling domestic thriller' Guardian 'Obsessively readable' Sunday Telegraph 'Engrossing . . . a mixture of biography, true crime and romance people with vivid minor players and red with herrings' Independent on Sunday 'Absolutely enthralling ... the best yet from the Vine/Rendell bureau. Essential reading' Literary Review 'Simply put, Vine is one of the greatest writers ever' Scott Turow Asta's Bookis a modern crime masterpiece and will be enjoyed by readers of P.D. James, Ian Rankin and Scott Turow. Barbara Vine is the pen-name of Ruth Rendell. She has written fifteen novels using this pseudonym, including A Fatal Inversion and King Solomon's Carpet which both won the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger Award. Her other books include: A Dark Adapted Eye; The House of Stairs; Gallowglass; Asta's Book; No Night Is Too Long; In the Time of His Prosperity; The Brimstone Wedding; The Chimney Sweeper's Boy; Grasshopper; The Blood Doctor; The Minotaur; The Birthday Present and The Child's Child.

Danes; Fiction; Family secrets; Danois; Romans, nouvelles; Secrets de famille; Diaries; Missing children; Detective and mystery stories; New York Times reviewed; Mystery; Trials (Murder); Mothers and daughters; Women; Large type books; Roman policier; Fiction, historical, general; Fiction, mystery & detective, general; Fiction, sagas; England, fiction; London (england), fiction; Mothers and daughters, fiction

Asta's book

Danes
Fiction
Family secrets
Danois
Romans, nouvelles
Secrets de famille
Diaries
Missing children
Detective and mystery stories
New York Times reviewed
Mystery
Trials (Murder)
Mothers and daughters
Women
Large type books
Roman policier
Fiction, historical, general
Fiction, mystery & detective, general
Fiction, sagas
England, fiction
London (england), fiction
Mothers and daughters, fiction

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Shake hands forever

Ruth Rendell; John Escott; Nigel Anthony

Krimi. Revisor Robert Hathall tager sin gamle mor med til Kingsmarkham på weekend for at bedre hendes forhold til hans anden kone, Angela - men hun er der ikke for at tage imod dem.

Fiction; Police; Inspector Wexford (Fictitious character); Mystery; Fiction, mystery & detective, general; Wexford, inspector (fictitious character), fiction; England, fiction; Large type books; Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural; Kingsmarkham (England : Imaginary place); Readers; Sussex (England)

Shake hands forever

Fiction

Police

Mystery

Fiction, mystery & detective, general

England, fiction

Large type books

Readers

Sussex (England)


Too Many Cooks

As Nero Wolfe prepares to speak at a gathering of the world’s great chefs, one is found indelicately murdered. When the target for killing shifts to himself, the great detective must close this case quickly or his next meal may be his last. World-class cuisine, charming company . . . The secret ingredient is poison. Everyone knows that too many cooks spoil the broth, but you'd hardly expect it to lead to murder. But that's exactly what's on the menu at a five-star gathering of the world's greatest chefs. As guest of honor, Wolfe was lured from his brownstone to a posh southern spa to deliver the keynote address. He never expected that between courses of haute cuisine he and Archie would be compelled to detect a killer with a poison touch—a killer preparing to serve the great detective his last supper. “It is always a treat to read a Nero Wolfe mystery. The man has entered our folklore.”—The New York Times Book Review A grand master of the form, Rex Stout is one of America’s greatest mystery writers, and his literary creation Nero Wolfe is one of the greatest fictional detectives of all time. Together, Stout and Wolfe have entertained—and puzzled—millions of mystery fans around the world. Now, with his perambulatory man-about-town, Archie Goodwin, the arrogant, gourmandizing, sedentary sleuth is back in the original seventy-three cases of crime and detection written by the inimitable master himself, Rex Stout.

Fiction; mystery; Private investigators; Nero Wolfe (Fictitious character); Large type books; Fiction, mystery & detective, general; Wolfe, nero (fictitious character), fiction; Private investigators, fiction; New york (n.y.), fiction

Too Many Cooks

Fiction

mystery

Private investigators

Nero Wolfe (Fictitious character)

Large type books

Fiction, mystery & detective, general

Private investigators, fiction

New york (n.y.), fiction

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Nero Wolfe:Fer De Lance

Fiction; mystery; Private investigators; Nero Wolfe (Fictitious character); Friend authors; American Detective and mystery stories; American fiction; Detective and mystery stories, American; Fiction, mystery & detective, general; Wolfe, nero (fictitious character), fiction; Private investigators, fiction; New york (n.y.), fiction; New york (state), fiction

Nero Wolfe:Fer De Lance

Fiction

mystery

Private investigators

Nero Wolfe (Fictitious character)

Friend authors

American Detective and mystery stories

American fiction

Detective and mystery stories, American

Fiction, mystery & detective, general

Private investigators, fiction

New york (n.y.), fiction

New york (state), fiction

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The Hunter (aka Point Blank and Payback)

When the phone rang, Parker was in the garage, killing a man. He makes it in time to pick up the call - and is immediately dispatched to Montana on a new job. This time he's in for a mighty haul, but he has to work with a new, unknown accomplice - the only man who can crack a formidable security system. With broken promises and bodies piling up behind them, one question remains: Is there enough room in this heist for both men to come out alive?

Fiction, general; Fiction, mystery & detective, hard-boiled; Parker (fictitious character : stark), fiction; Fiction; Large type books; Criminals; Parker (Fictitious character); Fiction, mystery & detective, general; Criminals, fiction; Mystery; Fiction, suspense; Comics & graphic novels, crime & mystery; Fiction, thrillers, general; Parker (Fictitious character from Stark) -- Fiction; Parker (Fictitious character from Stark)

Fiction, general

Fiction

Large type books

Criminals

Parker (Fictitious character)

Fiction, mystery & detective, general

Criminals, fiction

Mystery

Fiction, suspense

Fiction, thrillers, general


Snakehead

Anthony Horowitz; Antony Johnston; Amrit Birdi

The Burglar Diaries

Young Adult Fiction; Adventure and adventurers; Juvenile fiction; Alex Rider (Fictitious character); Comic and Graphic Books; Fiction; Thriller; Adventure stories; Spies; Orphans; Spy stories; Adventure fiction; Children's fiction; Rider, alex (fictitious character), fiction; Spies, fiction; Orphans, fiction; Adventure and adventurers, fiction; Terrorism; Child and youth fiction; Detective work; Disasters; English Detective and mystery stories; England, fiction; English Spy stories; Espionage; Espionnage; Espías; Ficción juvenil; Intelligence service; Juvenile Fiction

Snakehead

Young Adult Fiction

Adventure and adventurers

Juvenile fiction

Alex Rider (Fictitious character)

Comic and Graphic Books

Fiction

Thriller

Adventure stories

Spies

Orphans

Spy stories

Adventure fiction

Children's fiction

Spies, fiction

Orphans, fiction

Adventure and adventurers, fiction

Terrorism

Child and youth fiction

Detective work

Disasters

English Detective and mystery stories

England, fiction

English Spy stories

Espionage

Espionnage

Espías

Ficción juvenil

Intelligence service

Juvenile Fiction

Juvenile Juvenile fiction

Mystery

Mystery and detective stories

Novela adolescentes

Romans

Romans, nouvelles

School stories

Schools, fiction

Spies in fiction

Teenage boys

Teenagers

Terrorism, fiction

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Enduring Love

This is an excellent guide to 'Enduring Love'. It features a biography of the author, a full-length analysis of the novel, and a great deal more. If you're studying this novel, reading it for your book club, or if you simply want to know more about it, you'll find this guide informative, intelligent, and helpful. This is part of a new series of guides to contemporary novels. The aim of the series is to give readers accessible and informative introductions to some of the most popular, most acclaimed and most influential novels of recent years - from ‘The Remains of the Day' to ‘White Teeth'. A team of contemporary fiction scholars from both sides of the Atlantic has been assembled to provide a thorough and readable analysis of each of the novels in question.

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Enduring Love

Fiction

Obsessive-compulsive disorder

Gay men

Stalking in fiction

Gay men in fiction

Stalking

Mystery

Psychological fiction

Domestic fiction

Violence

LITERATURA INGLESA

Erotomania

Fiction, gay

England, fiction

Fiction, psychological

Gay men, fiction

Fiction, suspense

Large type books

Ehepaar

Verfolgung

Abnorme Persönlichkeit

Erotomanie

Belletristische Darstellung

Fiction, lgbtq+, gay

Fiction, thrillers, suspense

Névroses obsessionnelles

Romans, nouvelles

Harcèlement criminel

Homosexuels masculins

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The mummy case

Join our plucky Victorian Egyptologist , together with her devastatingly handsome and brilliant husband Radcliffe, in another exciting escapade The irascible husband of Victorian Egyptologist Amelia Peabody is living up to his reputation as 'The Father of Curses'. Denied permission to dig at the pyramids of Dahshoor, Emerson is awarded instead the 'pyramids' of Mazghunah - countless mounds of rubble in the middle of nowhere. Nothing in this barren spot seems of any interest but then a murder in Cairo changes all of that. The dead man was an antiques dealer, killed in his shop, so when a sinister-looking Egyptian spotted at the crime scene turns up in Mazghunah, Amelia can't resist following his trail. At the same time she has to keep an eagle eye on her wayward son Rameses and his elegant and calculating cat and look into the mysterious disappearance of a mummy case...

Amelia Peabody (Fictitious character); Fiction; Women archaeologists; Mystery and detective stories; Mystery; Peabody, amelia (fictitious character), fiction; Egypt, fiction; Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths; Fiction, historical, general; Women archaeologists, fiction; Mystery fiction; Women detectives; Excavations (Archaeology); Fiction, historical; Fiction, mystery & detective, general

The mummy case

Amelia Peabody (Fictitious character)

Fiction

Women archaeologists

Mystery and detective stories

Mystery

Egypt, fiction

Fiction, historical, general

Women archaeologists, fiction

Mystery fiction

Women detectives

Excavations (Archaeology)

Fiction, historical

Fiction, mystery & detective, general

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Bolt

Open Library Staff Picks; Horse racing; Fiction; Steeplechasing; Large type books; New York Times reviewed; Fielding, kit (fictitious character), fiction; Jockeys, fiction; England, fiction; Mystery; Horses - Crimes against - Fiction; Detective and mystery stories; Horse racing - Fiction; Jockeys; Fiction, mystery & detective, general; Fiction, thrillers, general; Fiction, suspense; Fiction, thrillers

Bolt

Open Library Staff Picks

Horse racing

Fiction

Steeplechasing

Large type books

New York Times reviewed

Jockeys, fiction

England, fiction

Mystery

Horses - Crimes against - Fiction

Detective and mystery stories

Horse racing - Fiction

Jockeys

Fiction, mystery & detective, general

Fiction, thrillers, general

Fiction, suspense

Fiction, thrillers

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Smiley's People

The classic Cold War novel. Into a shadowy, violent and intricate world steeped in moral ambivalences steps George Smiley – tubby, perceptive and morally perplexed as ever – sometime acting Chief of the Circus, as the Secret Service is known. A Russian émigré woman is accosted in Paris in broad daylight by a Soviet intelligence officer. A scared Estonian boy plays courier in Hamburg. In London at the dead of night, George Smiley is summoned from his lonely bed by news of the murder of an ex-agent. His brief is to bury the crime, not solve it. His dilemma is the number of ghosts from the past who clamour to him from the shadows. Through scenes of mounting revelation, and a cast of superbly drawn characters, through Switzerland, Hamburg, Paris and the fens of Schleswig-Holstein, le Carré rallies us irresistibly to the chase, till we find ourselves at Smiley’s very side on the Berlin border, where Smiley’s people – the ‘no-men of no-man’s land’ – conduct their grimy commerce.

John le Carré; America's #1 Bestseller; Fiction; Book; Books; Literature; Stories; Story; Espionage; British; Secret Service; Detective; Mystery; Suspense; Thriller; Spy stories; Large type books; George Smiley (Fictitious character); Smiley, george (fictitious character), fiction; Fiction, thrillers, espionage

Smiley's People

John le Carré

America's #1 Bestseller

Fiction

Book

Books

Literature

Stories

Story

Espionage

British

Secret Service

Detective

Mystery

Suspense

Thriller

Spy stories

Large type books

George Smiley (Fictitious character)

Fiction, thrillers, espionage


Kill Alex Cross

NOW THE INSPIRATION FOR THE ORIGINAL SERIES 'CROSS' ON PRIME VIDEO _____________________________________ 'No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades. The Alex Cross series proves it.' LEE CHILD 'Alex Cross is a legend.' HARLAN COBEN _________________________________________ THE SUNDAY TIMES NO. 1 BESTSELLER The President's children have been kidnapped. Detective Alex Cross is investigating the shocking crime, but someone powerful is trying to keep him off the case. Just days later, a deadly contagion in the DC water supply threatens to cripple the capital, and Cross fears that the stakes are much higher than he first thought - America is under attack. If Cross stands a chance of finding the missing children and preventing an event that could change the fate of the nation, he must make a desperate decision that goes against everything he believes in. _______________________________________ 'It's no mystery why James Patterson is the world's most popular thriller writer . . . Simply put: nobody does it better.' JEFFERY DEAVER 'The master storyteller of our times' HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON 'Patterson boils a scene down to the single, telling detail, the element that defines a character or moves a plot along. It's what fires off the movie projector in the reader's mind.' MICHAEL CONNELLY 'One of the greatest storytellers of all time' PATRICIA CORNWELL 'James Patterson is The Boss. End of.' IAN RANKIN

Drinking water; Kidnapping; Investigation; Contamination; African American detectives; Alex Cross (Fictitious character); Fiction; Crime Fiction; Mystery; Suspense; Cross, alex (fictitious character), fiction; Washington (d.c.), fiction; Fiction, suspense; Fiction, thrillers; African americans, fiction; Children of presidents; Large print books; Large type books; Alex Cross (Fictional character); Fiction, thrillers, general; nyt:mass-market-paperback=2012-12-09; New York Times bestseller; Police; nyt:combined-print-and-e-book-fiction=2011-12-04; Fiction, thrillers, suspense; nyt:trade-fiction-paperback=2012-06-10; collectionid:ac; Thrillers; crime fiction; mystery fiction; Alex Cross

Kill Alex Cross

Drinking water

Kidnapping

Investigation

Contamination

African American detectives

Alex Cross (Fictitious character)

Fiction

Crime Fiction

Mystery

Suspense

Washington (d.c.), fiction

Fiction, suspense

Fiction, thrillers

African americans, fiction

Children of presidents

Large print books

Large type books

Alex Cross (Fictional character)

Fiction, thrillers, general

nyt:mass-market-paperback=2012-12-09

New York Times bestseller

Police

Fiction, thrillers, suspense

nyt:trade-fiction-paperback=2012-06-10

collectionid:ac

Thrillers

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Skeleton Key

Alex Rider is now an IMDb TV/Amazon Original Series! Alex Rider is an orphan turned teen superspy who's saving the world one mission at a time—from #1 New York Times bestselling author! Alex Rider has been through a lot for his fourteen years. He's been shot at by international terrorists, chased down a mountainside on a makeshift snowboard, and has stood face-to-face with pure evil. Twice, young Alex has managed to save the world. And twice, he has almost been killed doing it. But now Alex faces something even more dangerous. The desperation of a man who has lost everything he cared for: his country and his only son. A man who just happens to have a nuclear weapon and a serious grudge against the free world. To see his beloved Russia once again be a dominant power, he will stop at nothing. Unless Alex can stop him first. Uniting forces with the CIA for the first time, teen spy Alex Rider battles terror from the sun-baked beaches of Miami all the way to the barren ice fields of northernmost Russia.

Mystery; Spies in fiction; Terrorism in fiction; Terrorism; Orphans; Tennis; Alex Rider (Fictitious character); Young Adult Fiction; Fiction; Tennis stories; England in fiction; Thriller; Orphans in fiction; Tennis in fiction; Spies; Juvenile fiction; Spy stories; England, fiction; Orphans, fiction; Spies, fiction; Tennis, fiction; Children's fiction; Terrorism, fiction; Rider, alex (fictitious character), fiction; Atom-Unterseeboot; Aufgabe; Bewährung; GAU; Geheimdienst; Macht; fantasy; Xanth

Skeleton Key

Mystery

Spies in fiction

Terrorism in fiction

Terrorism

Orphans

Tennis

Alex Rider (Fictitious character)

Young Adult Fiction

Fiction

Tennis stories

England in fiction

Thriller

Orphans in fiction

Tennis in fiction

Spies

Juvenile fiction

Spy stories

England, fiction

Orphans, fiction

Spies, fiction

Tennis, fiction

Children's fiction

Terrorism, fiction

Atom-Unterseeboot

Aufgabe

Bewährung

GAU

Geheimdienst

Macht

Tod

Zeitgeschichte

Initiative für Selbstbestimmtes Leben Behinderter Menschen

Murmansk

Accelerated Reader

Cartoons and comics

Adventure stories

Adventure fiction

Detective work

Disasters

English Detective and mystery stories

English Spy stories

Espionage

Espionnage

Espías

Ficción juvenil

Intelligence service

Juvenile Fiction

Juvenile Juvenile fiction

Mystery and detective stories

Novela adolescentes

Romans

Romans, nouvelles

School stories

Schools, fiction

Teenage boys

Teenagers

Serie:Alex-Rider

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Master of the moor

Mystery; suspense; Detective and mystery stories; Fiction; Serial murders; Crimes against; Women; Fiction, mystery & detective, traditional; Whalby, stephen (fictitious character), fiction; Large type books

Master of the moor

Mystery

suspense

Detective and mystery stories

Fiction

Serial murders

Crimes against

Women

Large type books

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LaBrava

Joe LaBrava is an ex-Secret Service agent who gets mixed up in a South Miami Beach scam involving a redneck former cop, a Cuban hit man who moonlights as a go-go dancer, and a onetime movie queen whose world is part make-believe, part deadly dangerous. This is vintage Leonard: fast-moving, pitch-perfect, and utterly, authentically irresistible.

Fiction; Mystery; Large type books; Fiction, mystery & detective, general; Miami (fla.), fiction; Photographers, fiction; Actresses; Rehabilitation centers; Photographers; Motion picture actors and actresses; Edgar Award; thriller

LaBrava

Fiction
Mystery
Large type books
Fiction, mystery & detective, general
Miami (fla.), fiction
Photographers, fiction
Actresses
Rehabilitation centers
Photographers
Motion picture actors and actresses
Edgar Award

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Polismördaren

Fiction; Police; Martin Beck (Fictitious character); Swedish fiction; Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural; Beck, martin (fictitious character), fiction; Sweden, fiction; Stockholm (sweden), fiction; Mystery; Fiction, crime; Mystery & Detective; General

Polismördaren

Fiction

Police

Martin Beck (Fictitious character)

Swedish fiction

Sweden, fiction

Stockholm (sweden), fiction

Mystery

Fiction, crime

Mystery & Detective

General


Kiss me, deadly

Before Jack Reacher . . . there was Mike Hammer One night, a blonde jumps out in front of PI Mike Hammer's car. She's so scared he doesn't have much choice but to give her a ride. At a police roadblock, he discovers she's on the run from a sanatorium, but he passes her off as his wife. Other people besides the police are after the blonde, and these people play rough. Real rough. The blonde turns out to be the star witness against some big-time mobsters. Mike has blundered into something unimaginably big, but the Feds don't want him involved - and take his PI licence and gun. For Mike, it's a chance to strike a blow against evil on a grand scale. He discovers that something representing a great deal of money, and a lot of power, has gone missing, and that some people will go to any lengths to get it back . . .

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Kiss me, deadly

Fiction

Private investigators

Mike Hammer (Fictitious character)

Private investigators in fiction

Mystery

Large type books

Fiction, mystery & detective, general

Los angeles (calif.), fiction

Private investigators, fiction

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The Mystery of the Hidden House

A brilliant mystery series from bestselling author Enid Blyton, perfect for fans of The Secret Seven. Fatty, Larry, Daisy, Pip and Bets are forbidden to solve any mysteries this summer. Then they meet Ern, Mr Goon's nephew, and can't help giving him a few false clues. But they don't expect their fake mystery to turn into a real one, or for Ern to go missing! First published in 1948, this edition contains the original text and is unillustrated.

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The Mystery of the Hidden House

Mystery

Juvenile fiction

English Detective and mystery stories

Children's stories

Children's fiction

Mystery and detective stories

Kidnapping, fiction

Detective and mystery stories

Adventure and adventurers, fiction

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Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories [11 stories]

Billy Wilder, hailed by most as a great filmmaker, often considered himself primarily as a writer. Yet to this day no publisher had thought fit to release literary interpretations of his work. Such an endeavor was clearly missing. The idea of this book is to offer academic but non hermetic readings of nine of his most significant films, informed by literary criticism, Gender Studies, semiotics, Film Studies, and the “artistic sensibility” of its contributors. Literary Readings of Billy Wilder should please film students, English students and Wilder fans alike.

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mystery

English Detective and mystery stories

Large type books

English literature

Livres en gros caractères

Large print books

Mystery and detective stories

New York Times reviewed

Fiction, short stories (single author)

England, fiction

Fiction, thrillers, general

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The Hostile Hospital

Lemony Snicket; Brett Helquist; Michael Kupperman

NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES The Baudelaires need a safe place to stay—somewhere far away from terrible villains and local police. A quiet refuge where misfortune never visits. Might Heimlich Hospital be just the place? In Lemony Snicket's eighth ghastly installment in A Series of Unfortunate Events, I'm sorry to say that the Baudelaire orphans will spend time in a hospital where they risk encountering a misleading newspaper headline, unnecessary surgery, an intercom system, anesthesia, heart-shaped balloons, and some very startling news about a fire.

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The Hostile Hospital

Juvenile fiction

Orphans

Medical fiction

Brothers and sisters

Children's fiction

Orphans, fiction

Brothers and sisters, fiction

Humorous stories

Fiction

Hospitals

Récits humoristiques anglais

English Humorous stories

Hospitals, fiction

Humour

Steampunk

Mystery

Gothic fiction

Absurdist fiction

Recits humoristiques anglais

Klaus Baudelaire (Fictitious character)

Sunny Baudelaire (Fictitious character)

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Miss or Mrs.?

Miss or Mrs?by Wilkie Collins

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Miss or Mrs.?

19th century

Detective and mystery stories, English

England

English Detective and mystery stories

English Love stories

English Sea stories

Fiction

Love stories, English

Social life and customs

Man-woman relationships

Detective and mystery stories

English Romance fiction

Mystery

Fiction, mystery & detective, general