Brandvägg

Kurt Wallander kopplas in för att utreda ett brutalt taximord. Två unga flickor grips och erkänner. De verkar helt oberörda av sitt besinningslösa dåd. Sent en kväll blir stora delar av Skåne mörkt. Strömavbrottet spåras till en enslig transformatorstation där en fasansfull upptäckt görs. Wallanders intuition säger honom att händelserna hänger ihop. Henning Mankells älskade och hyllade Wallanderserie är översatt till över 40 språk och har filmatiserats ett flertal gånger. Brandvägg är den åttonde delen i en serie fristående böcker om kommissarie Kurt Wallander.

Mystery; Fiction; Kurt Wallander (Fictitious character); Murder; Police; Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural; Fiction, crime; Sweden, fiction; Wallander, kurt (fictitious character), fiction; New York Times reviewed; Mord; Fiction, mystery & detective, general; Swedish Authors; Translations into English

Brandvägg

Mystery

Fiction

Kurt Wallander (Fictitious character)

Murder

Police

Fiction, crime

Sweden, fiction

New York Times reviewed

Mord

Fiction, mystery & detective, general

Swedish Authors

Translations into English

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Sacred

Dying billionaire, Trevor Stone hires private detectives, Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro to find his missing daughter. Grief-stricken over the death of her mother and the impending death of her father, Desiree Stone has been missing for three weeks. So has the first investigator, Trevor Stone hired to find her: Jay Becker, Patrick's mentor. As Patrick and Angie begin their search, they are led down a trail of half-truths and corruption into a world in which a therapeutic organization may be fronting for a dangerous cult; a hi-tech private investigation firm may be covering up lethal crimes; and a stolen cache of millions in illegal funds may be tied to both disappearances and a tanker full of heroin. Nothing is remotely what it seems as the detectives travel from the wind-blown streets of Boston to the rum-punch sunsets of Florida's Gulf Coast and back again, searching for a woman and a man who could be saints or sinners, victims or victimizers, alive or dead. And the more Patrick and Angie discover, the more they realize that on this case, any wrong step will certainly be their last.

Fiction; Patrick Kenzie (Fictitious character); Angela Gennaro (Fictitious character); Private investigators; Mystery; Missing persons; Fiction, mystery & detective, hard-boiled; Kenzie, patrick (fictitious character), fiction; Gennaro, angela (fictitious character), fiction; Private investigators, fiction; Boston (mass.), fiction; Massachusetts, fiction; Fiction, mystery & detective, general; Détectives; Romans, nouvelles; Gennaro, Angela (Personaje literario); Detectives privados; Kenzie, Patrick (Personaje literario); Ficción; Personas desaparecidas

Sacred

Fiction

Patrick Kenzie (Fictitious character)

Angela Gennaro (Fictitious character)

Private investigators

Mystery

Missing persons

Private investigators, fiction

Boston (mass.), fiction

Massachusetts, fiction

Fiction, mystery & detective, general

Détectives

Romans, nouvelles

Gennaro, Angela (Personaje literario)

Detectives privados

Kenzie, Patrick (Personaje literario)

Ficción

Personas desaparecidas

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My Lady's Money

Ok, nobody wants to lose pound500 – but is it big enough of a deal to deserve a short story? To put it into context: a Victorian pound500 was about pound60,000 in today’s money. So, yeah, it’s a big deal. That’s why, when Lady Lydiard has the money stolen from her, the plot becomes a whodunnit. A precursor to modern-day detective novels, this novella revolves around the colourful characters (and a Scottie dog) who are all present in Lady Lydiard’s household when her pound500 disappears. In this fun and compelling tale, two of the men suspected are both romantically interested in Isabel Miller, Lady Lydiard’s companion-cum-adoptive-daughter. "My Lady’s Money" follows these suspects as the intensity of both the theft and romance increases. A classic mystery novella with a love story: think Miss Marple but with marriage proposals. London-born Wilke Collins (1824-1889) became known in Victorian England for his novels and plays, sometimes writing together with Charles Dickens. His most famous works, "The Woman in White" (1859) and "The Moonstone" (1868), are examples of the first modern detective novels.

Fiction; Mystery; British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author); Fiction, mystery & detective, traditional; Fiction, general

My Lady's Money

Fiction

Mystery

Fiction, general


Jung gesellen =

Fiction, humorous, general; Bachelors; Fiction; Mediums; Trials (Fraud); London (england), fiction; British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author); Mystery; Fiction, general; Fraud; Friendship; Psychological fiction

Jung gesellen =

Fiction, humorous, general

Bachelors

Fiction

Mediums

Trials (Fraud)

London (england), fiction

Mystery

Fiction, general

Fraud

Friendship

Psychological fiction


Kinesen

El mayor éxito de ventas de Henning Mankell. La investigación de una terrible venganza en la actualidad por unos hechos acaecidos hace dos siglos. Una helada mañana de enero de 2006, un fotógrafo hace un descubrimiento aterrador: en el pueblecito sueco de Hesjövallen aparecen brutalmente asesinadas diecinueve personas. La policía sospecha que es obra de un perturbado; pero la jueza Birgitta Roslin, que se interesa por el caso en cuanto sabe que entre las víctimas figura la familia adoptiva de su madre, sostiene otra teoría. Una cinta de seda roja encontrada en la nieve le pone en la pista de un sospechoso llegado de fuera, y de una inquietante trama oculta que parece arrancar en Pekín. Birgitta ignora que todo se remonta a una vieja historia del año 1860, cuando miles de chinos fueron llevados a Estados Unidos a trabajar casi como esclavos en la construcción del ferrocarril en la costa oeste. Las consecuencias de esa dramática odisea, encarnada en los descendientes de los hermanos Wu, San y Gou Si, llegan hasta la conflictiva pero poderosa China del siglo xxi, donde cruentas luchas de poder en el seno del Partido Comunista Chino están decidiendo el futuro del país a las puertas de los Juegos Olímpicos. Pero su persecución del asesino, en solitario y al margen de la policía, se interrumpe en cuanto Birgitta siente en la nuca el aliento frío de quienes quieren acabar con su vida.

Fiction; Mystery; Literature; Thriller; Women judges; Massacres; Serial murder investigation; Revenge; Murder; Schwedisch; Kriminalroman; Swedish fiction; Translations into English; Large type books; nyt:hardcover-fiction=2010-03-07; New York Times bestseller; Sweden, fiction; Serial murders, fiction; Fiction, suspense; Women judges, fiction; Fiction, thrillers, suspense; Mass murder; Investigation; Slave trade; History; Femmes juges; Romans, nouvelles; Immigrants; Meurtre multiple; Esclaves

Kinesen

Fiction
Mystery
Literature
Thriller
Women judges
Massacres
Serial murder investigation
Revenge
Murder
Schwedisch
Kriminalroman
Swedish fiction
Translations into English
Large type books
nyt:hardcover-fiction=2010-03-07
New York Times bestseller
Sweden, fiction
Serial murders, fiction
Fiction, suspense
Women judges, fiction
Fiction, thrillers, suspense
Mass murder
Investigation
Slave trade
History
Femmes juges
Romans, nouvelles
Immigrants
Meurtre multiple
Esclaves
Commerce
Histoire
Enquêtes criminelles
Roman policier suédois
Mass murder investigation

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The Bungalow Mystery

During World War I, as young men journeyed overseas to battle, American women maintained the home front by knitting, fundraising, and conserving supplies. These became daily chores for young girls, but many longed to be part of a larger, more glorious war effort--and some were. A new genre of young adult books entered the market, written specifically with the young girls of the war period in mind and demonstrating the wartime activities of women and girls all over the world. Through fiction, girls could catch spies, cross battlefields, man machine guns, and blow up bridges. These adventurous heroines were contemporary feminist role models, creating avenues of leadership for women and inspiring individualism and self-discovery. The work presented here analyzes the powerful messages in such literature, how it created awareness and grappled with the engagement of real girls in the United States and Allied war effort, and how it reflects their contemporaries' awareness of girls' importance.

Children's fiction; Drew, nancy (fictitious character), fiction; Mystery and detective stories; Adventure and adventurers; Detective and mystery stories; Fiction; Juvenile fiction; Mystery; Nancy Drew (Fictitious character); Women detectives; Animals, juvenile literature; Rabbits; Adventure stories; Rescue work, fiction; Wills, fiction; children's fiction; Nancy Drew Mystery Stories

The Bungalow Mystery

Children's fiction

Mystery and detective stories

Adventure and adventurers

Detective and mystery stories

Fiction

Juvenile fiction

Mystery

Nancy Drew (Fictitious character)

Women detectives

Animals, juvenile literature

Rabbits

Adventure stories

Rescue work, fiction

Wills, fiction

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The Missing Chums

The Missing Chums is a thrilling mystery novel in the iconic Hardy Boys series, written by Franklin W. Dixon. In this captivating story, Frank and Joe Hardy, along with their friends Chet Morton and Biff Hooper, find themselves embroiled in a puzzling case involving the disappearance of their chums. As the young detectives follow a trail of clues and face dangerous adversaries, readers are taken on a suspenseful journey filled with intrigue, suspense, and unexpected twists. Join the Hardy Boys as they use their wit, courage, and resourcefulness to unravel the mystery and bring their missing friends back home safely.

Children's stories; Fiction; Missing persons; Mystery and detective stories; Kidnapping; Brothers; Juvenile fiction; Mystery fiction; Friendship; Hardy Boys (Fictitious characters); Children's fiction; Hardy boys (fictitious characters), fiction; Missing persons, fiction; series:HardyBoys; collectionID:HBMS1; Brothers -- Juvenile fiction; Missing persons -- Juvenile fiction; Hardy Boys (Fictitious characters) -- Juvenile fiction; Adventure; Children’s; Mystery; Joe Hardy (Fictitious character); Frank Hardy (Fictitious character); Detective and mystery stories; Juvenile literature; children's fiction; The Hardy Boys

The Missing Chums

Children's stories

Fiction

Missing persons

Mystery and detective stories

Kidnapping

Brothers

Juvenile fiction

Mystery fiction

Friendship

Hardy Boys (Fictitious characters)

Children's fiction

Missing persons, fiction

series:HardyBoys

collectionID:HBMS1

Brothers -- Juvenile fiction

Missing persons -- Juvenile fiction

Adventure

Children’s

Mystery

Joe Hardy (Fictitious character)

Frank Hardy (Fictitious character)

Detective and mystery stories

Juvenile literature

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The Big Kill

Before Jack Reacher . . . there was Mike Hammer One rainy night, Hammer sits brooding, alone, in a bar. But when he sees a desperate guy abandon his kid only to step outside and get blown away, Hammer's mood switches from bad to worse. By the time he reaches the man with the gun, the getaway driver has run him over to stop him talking. Hammer vows revenge on whoever's behind the crime. The trail of vengeance pits Hammer against his police friend Pat Chambers, the DA and his stooges and lands him in a world of trouble from gangsters, where he gives as good as he gets . . . . . . And leads back to Marsha, a beautiful former Hollywood actress, who has more to offer Hammer than meets the eye.

Fiction; Private investigators; Mike Hammer (Fictitious character); Private investigators in fiction; Fiction, mystery & detective, general; Hammer, mike (fictitious character), fiction; New york (state), fiction; Private investigators, fiction; Mystery; American literature; United states, fiction

The Big Kill

Fiction

Private investigators

Mike Hammer (Fictitious character)

Private investigators in fiction

Fiction, mystery & detective, general

New york (state), fiction

Private investigators, fiction

Mystery

American literature

United states, fiction


To the hilt

Discover the classic mystery from Dick Francis, one of the greatest thriller writers of all time 'Great characters, twisting plot. One of the very best Francis novels' 5***** Reader Review 'Tense, puzzling and powerful . . . Francis is a consummate craftsman' 5***** Reader Review ______ Just after learning that his stepfather is gravely ill, artist Al Kinloch, returning to his remote home in the Scottish Highlands, is attacked by four men. They ask one question - 'where is it?' - then leave him for dead . . . Baffled and hurt, Al visits his stepfather and learns millions of pounds are missing and a valuable racehorse is under threat. Already roughed up, Al decides he has nothing to lose getting to the bottom of this. Unfortunately, the thugs who beat him up and the person behind them will make sure that Al doesn't survive their next encounter . . . Packed with intrigue and hair-raising suspense, To the Hilt is just one of the many blockbuster thrillers from legendary crime writer Dick Francis. Praise for Dick Francis: 'As a jockey, Dick Francis was unbeatable when he got into his stride. The same is true of his crime writing' Daily Mirror 'The narrative is brisk and gripping and the background researched with care . . . the entire story is a pleasure to relish' Scotsman 'Dick Francis's fiction has a secret ingredient - his inimitable knack of grabbing the reader's attention on page one and holding it tight until the very end' Sunday Telegraph 'A regular winner . . . as smooth, swift and lean as ever' Sunday Express 'The master of suspense and intrigue' Country Life 'Francis writing at his best' Evening Standard 'Still the master' Racing Post

Fiction; Horse racing; Painters; Translations into Russian; American Detective and mystery stories; Large type books; Eccentrics and eccentricities; Detective and mystery stories; Peintres; Romans, nouvelles; Fiction, mystery & detective, general; Kinloch, alexander (fictitious character), fiction; Artists, fiction; Scotland, fiction; Mystery

To the hilt

Fiction

Horse racing

Painters

Translations into Russian

American Detective and mystery stories

Large type books

Eccentrics and eccentricities

Detective and mystery stories

Peintres

Romans, nouvelles

Fiction, mystery & detective, general

Artists, fiction

Scotland, fiction

Mystery

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The Dark Wind

Don’t miss the TV series, Dark Winds, based on the Leaphorn, Chee, & Manuelito novels, now on AMC and AMC+! The fifth novel in Tony Hillerman's iconic Leaphorn and Chee mystery series The corpse had been “scalped,” its palms and soles removed after death. Sergeant Jim Chee of the Navajo Tribal Police knows immediately he will have his hands full with this case, a certainty that is supported by the disturbing occurrences to follow. A mysterious nighttime plane crash, a vanishing shipment of cocaine, and a bizarre attack on a windmill only intensify Chee’s fears. A dark and very ill wind is blowing through the Southwestern desert, a gale driven by Navajo sorcery and white man’s greed. And it will sweep away everything unless Chee can somehow change the weather.

Mystery; Police in fiction; Navajo Indians in fiction; Police; New southwest in fiction; Navajo Indians; Jim Chee (Fictitious character); Southwestern States in fiction; Fiction; Chee, Jim (Fictitious character); Large type books; Chee, jim (fictitious character), fiction; Indians of north america, fiction; Arizona, fiction; Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural; Fiction, suspense; Fiction, westerns; Navajo indian reservation, fiction; Fiction, thrillers, suspense; Southwestern states, fiction

The Dark Wind

Mystery

Police in fiction

Navajo Indians in fiction

Police

New southwest in fiction

Navajo Indians

Jim Chee (Fictitious character)

Southwestern States in fiction

Fiction

Chee, Jim (Fictitious character)

Large type books

Indians of north america, fiction

Arizona, fiction

Fiction, suspense

Fiction, westerns

Navajo indian reservation, fiction

Fiction, thrillers, suspense

Southwestern states, fiction

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Promise Me

Three novels from the bestselling author and creator of the hit Netflix drama The Stranger—together in one exciting collection. PROMISE ME As the school year winds down, Myron Bolitar is determined to help keep his friends’ children safe from the dangers of drinking and driving. So he makes two neighborhood girls promise him that if they are ever in a bind but are afraid to call their parents, they must call him. Several nights later, the call comes at two a.m. The next day, a girl is missing and Myron is the last person who saw her. Racing to find her before she’s gone forever, Myron must outrun his own troubled past and decide once and for all who he is and what he will stand up for... NO SECOND CHANCE Shot twice by an unseen assailant, Dr. Marc Seidman lies in a hospital bed. His wife has been killed. His six-month-old daughter has vanished. But just when his world seems forever shattered, the ransom note arrives: We are watching. If you contact the authorities, you will never see your daughter again. There will be no second chance. With no one to trust, and mired in a deepening quicksand of deception and deadly secrets, Marc clings to one unwavering vow: bring home his daughter, at any cost. JUST ONE LOOK When Grace Lawson picks up a newly developed set of family photographs, there is a picture that doesn't belong-a photo from at least twenty years ago with a man in it who looks strikingly like her husband, Jack. And though Jack denies it's him, he disappears that night, taking the photo with him. Now, to save her family from a fierce, silent killer who will stop at nothing to get the photo, Grace must confront the dark corners of her own tragic past...

Missing children in fiction; Detective and mystery stories; Sports agents; Missing children; Open Library Staff Picks; Crimes against; Fiction; Teenage girls; Sports agents in fiction; Myron Bolitar (Fictitious character); Teenage girls in fiction; Large type books; Fiction, thrillers, suspense; Bolitar, myron (fictitious character), fiction; mystery; missing; Edgar Award-winner; agent; drunk driving; Shamus Award-winner; Fiction, mystery & detective, general; Missing persons, fiction; Litterature americaine; Traductions francʹaises; Enfants disparus; Roman policier noir americain; Romans, nouvelles; Romans policiers; Fiction, thrillers, general; Fiction, suspense

Promise Me

Missing children in fiction

Detective and mystery stories

Sports agents

Missing children

Open Library Staff Picks

Crimes against

Fiction

Teenage girls

Sports agents in fiction

Myron Bolitar (Fictitious character)

Teenage girls in fiction

Large type books

Fiction, thrillers, suspense

mystery

missing

Edgar Award-winner

agent

drunk driving

Shamus Award-winner

Fiction, mystery & detective, general

Missing persons, fiction

Litterature americaine

Traductions francʹaises

Enfants disparus

Roman policier noir americain

Romans, nouvelles

Romans policiers

Fiction, thrillers, general

Fiction, suspense

Roman policier

Roman suspens

Agents d'affaires (Sports)

Young women, fiction

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Indelible

When medical examiner Sara Linton and police chief Jeffrey Tolliver take a trip away from the small town of Heartsdale - an escape from all the pressures which complicate their relationship - it should be a straightforward weekend at the beach. But they decide to take a detour via Jeffrey's hometown and things go violently wrong when Jeffrey's best friend Robert shoots dead an intruder who breaks into his house. Jeffrey and Sara are first on the scene and Jeffrey's keen to clear his friend's name, but for Sara things aren't so simple. The sear marks around the bullet-hole don't tally with Robert's story. Robert's wife, Jessie, is incoherent and confused. And when Jeffrey appears to change the crime scene, Sara no longer knows who to trust. Twelve years later, Sara and Jeffrey are caught up in a shockingly brutal attack which threatens to destroy both their lives. But they're not random victims. They've been targeted. And it seems the past is catching up with both of them...

Mystery; Police chiefs in fiction; Jeffrey Tolliver (Fictitious character); Police; Women physicians in fiction; Police in fiction; Fiction; Women physicians; Sara Linton (Fictitious character); Suspense fiction; Georgia in fiction; Police chiefs; Georgia, fiction; Women physicians, fiction; Fiction, mystery & detective, general; Fiction, suspense; Fiction, thrillers, general; Large type books; Fiction, thrillers, suspense; Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural; Fiction, thrillers; Medical examiners (Law)

Indelible

Mystery

Police chiefs in fiction

Jeffrey Tolliver (Fictitious character)

Police

Women physicians in fiction

Police in fiction

Fiction

Women physicians

Sara Linton (Fictitious character)

Suspense fiction

Georgia in fiction

Police chiefs

Georgia, fiction

Women physicians, fiction

Fiction, mystery & detective, general

Fiction, suspense

Fiction, thrillers, general

Large type books

Fiction, thrillers, suspense

Fiction, thrillers

Medical examiners (Law)


Baltimore Blues (A Tess Monaghan Investigation)

'A very special kind of twisted genius.' SARAH HILARY 'A natural storyteller at the height of her powers.' LEE CHILD A TESS MONAGHAN MYSTERY Meet Tess Monaghan - ex-Baltimore Star reporter and accidental PI - as she investigates cases of murder, corruption and injustice in Charm City . . . Until her newspaper, The Baltimore Star, crashed, Tess Monaghan was a first-rate reporter who knew her home town intimately - from historic Fort McHenry to the crumbling projects of Cherry Hill. Now gainfully unemployed, she's willing to do any freelance job to pay the rent - including a bit of unorthodox snooping for her rowing buddy Darryl 'Rock' Paxton. In a city where someone is murdered almost every day, attorney Michael Abramowitz's death should be just another statistic. But the lawyer's notoriety and his trysts with Rock's fiancée, make the case front page news - and make Rock the chief suspect. . . 'Anyone that likes mysteries, even a little bit, should read this book and the rest in the series!' 5* reader review 'Loved it. Fast pace, big surprises!' 5* reader review 'Very engaging. . .unpredictable.' 5* reader review PRAISE FOR THE TESS MONAGHAN SERIES 'Tess is a heroine with a nose for what she is not being told, and she is never content with half the story. These Baltimore novels are effective thrillers, because they are stories about wanting to know what happens next.' Times Literary Supplement 'Whip smart female protagonist, gritty Baltimore setting. Loved Tess!' 5* reader review 'Readers won't be able to resist Tess, who, like one of Baltimore's famous crabs, sports a tough shell that hides a sweet centre.' BOOKLIST 'Digestible, fun, tense' NPR 'In this series, Lippman has developed sturdy tales, wry humour, and snappy dialogue wrapped around an insider's view of Baltimore.' SUN-SENTINEL 'Tess, is a ballsy, free-spirited woman who thinks on her feet and has a commanding physical presence. . . Highly recommend' 5* reader review 'What fun! I discovered a new (to me) mystery series. Tess Monaghan is a terrific main character.' 5* reader review 'I really have fallen in love with Tess Monaghan. These mystery novels well deserve the awards Lippman has won.' 5* reader review

Monaghan, tess (fictitious character), fiction; Baltimore (md.), fiction; Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths; Private investigators, fiction; Large type books; Mystery; Lawyers; Tess Monaghan (Fictitious character); Women private investigators; Fiction; Crimes against; nyt:e-book-fiction=2011-02-20; New York Times bestseller; Women journalists; Women detectives; New York Times reviewed

Baltimore (md.), fiction

Private investigators, fiction

Large type books

Mystery

Lawyers

Tess Monaghan (Fictitious character)

Women private investigators

Fiction

Crimes against

nyt:e-book-fiction=2011-02-20

New York Times bestseller

Women journalists

Women detectives

New York Times reviewed

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In the Company of Cheerful Ladies (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency (Audio))

The sixth book in the multi-million copy bestselling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series The one where Mma Makutsi finds a dancing partner . . . Although Mma Ramotswe and Mr J. L. B. Matekoni have finally settled down, at the shared premises of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency and Speedy Motors, the staff - especially Mma Makutsi and Charlie the garage apprentice - are not mixing in a perfectly peaceful manner. But in the course of investigating her latest case, of a very unhappy young lady, Mma Ramotswe's tiny white van comes into contact with a man on a bicycle who might be able to restore harmony. And Mma Makutsi does at last seem to have found someone special... 'A rare pleasure' Daily Telegraph 'Gentle, rich' Sunday Times 'A strong, independent and endearing model for contemporary women' Boston Globe 'A literary confection... there is no end to the pleasure' New York Times

Mystery; Women private investigators; No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (Imaginary organization); Fiction; Precious Ramotswe (Fictitious character); Large type books; Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths; Ramotswe, precious (fictitious character), fiction; Private investigators, fiction; Botswana, fiction

Mystery

Women private investigators

Fiction

Large type books

Private investigators, fiction

Botswana, fiction

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The full cupboard of life

The fifth book in the multi-million copy bestselling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series The one where J. L. B. Matekoni takes a great leap . . . Once again, Mma Ramotswe is asked to look into the love lives of fellow Botswanans: a rich woman has a number of suitors and wants her to investigate their motives. But to tell the truth, it is her own love life about which Precious wants answers. She has been engaged to Mr J.L.B. Matekoni for so long that she is starting to wonder if they will ever marry. His mind, though, is elsewhere - Mma Potokwani has persuaded him to perform a parachute jump for charity, and he is not happy about it at all . . . 'Hugely enjoyable' Sunday Times 'Extremely funny' Mail on Sunday 'I haven't read anything with such unalloyed pleasure for a long time' Sunday Telegraph 'McCall Smith is a natural born storyteller' Scotland on Sunday

Mystery; Detective and mystery stories; Open Library Staff Picks; Women private investigators; Fiction; Mystery fiction; Precious Ramotswe (Fictitious character); Large type books; Precious Ramotswe (Fictional character); Schools; Juvenile fiction; Humorous stories; Nicknames; Ramotswe, precious (fictitious character), fiction; Botswana, fiction; Private investigators, fiction; Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths

The full cupboard of life

Mystery

Detective and mystery stories

Open Library Staff Picks

Women private investigators

Fiction

Mystery fiction

Large type books

Precious Ramotswe (Fictional character)

Schools

Juvenile fiction

Humorous stories

Nicknames

Botswana, fiction

Private investigators, fiction

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The Vivero Letter

Action thriller by the classic adventure writer set in South America.

Mystery; Thriller; Mafia; Adventure; Treasure hunt; Mayan; Fiction, thrillers, espionage; Fiction, mystery & detective, general; Fiction, suspense; Fiction, thrillers, general; Fiction, thrillers, suspense; Fiction in English; Fiction and related items / Thriller / suspense; FICTION; Thrillers; General; Suspense; thriller

The Vivero Letter

Mystery

Thriller

Mafia

Adventure

Treasure hunt

Mayan

Fiction, thrillers, espionage

Fiction, mystery & detective, general

Fiction, suspense

Fiction, thrillers, general

Fiction, thrillers, suspense

Fiction in English

FICTION

Thrillers

General

Suspense


Watchman (Crime Club)

Fiction, espionage; Fiction, thrillers, general; Northern ireland, fiction; Fiction, thrillers, espionage; Large type books; Fiction; Mystery; Intelligence service; Thriller; London (england), fiction; Miles Flint (Fictitious character); Spy stories; spying; murder; Fiction, thrillers; Inspector Rebus (Fictitious character); Police

Watchman (Crime Club)

Fiction, espionage
Fiction, thrillers, general
Northern ireland, fiction
Fiction, thrillers, espionage
Large type books
Fiction
Mystery
Intelligence service
Thriller
London (england), fiction
Miles Flint (Fictitious character)
Spy stories
spying
murder
Fiction, thrillers
Inspector Rebus (Fictitious character)
Police

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The Shore Road Mystery

Buckle up for a thrilling ride in the sixth installment of the Hardy Boys mystery series! Frank and Joe Hardy, their father, Fenton Hardy, and a cast of colorful characters race against time to solve a puzzling case of car thefts along Shore Road in Bayport.

Detective and mystery stories; Fiction; Hardy Boys (Fictitious characters); Juvenile fiction; Mystery; Mystery and detective stories; Hardy boys (fictitious characters), fiction; Children's fiction; series:HardyBoys; collectionID:HBMS1; Joe Hardy (Fictitious character); Frank Hardy (Fictitious character); children's fiction; The Hardy Boys

The Shore Road Mystery

Detective and mystery stories

Fiction

Hardy Boys (Fictitious characters)

Juvenile fiction

Mystery

Mystery and detective stories

Children's fiction

series:HardyBoys

collectionID:HBMS1

Joe Hardy (Fictitious character)

Frank Hardy (Fictitious character)

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Brimstone Wedding, The

Mystery novel focusing on the secret past of a female resident of a nursing home.

Fiction; Mystery; Fiction, suspense; England, fiction; Nurses' aides; Nursing home patients; Female friendship; England; Open Library Staff Picks; Large type books; Roman policier; Fiction, thrillers, suspense

Brimstone Wedding, The

Fiction
Mystery
Fiction, suspense
England, fiction
Nurses' aides
Nursing home patients
Female friendship
England
Open Library Staff Picks
Large type books
Roman policier
Fiction, thrillers, suspense

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Pyramiden

Detectives; Kurt Wallander (Fictitious character); Fiction; Short stories; Mystery; Policía; Ficción; Police; Wallander, kurt (fictitious character), fiction; Sweden, fiction; Fiction, mystery & detective, general; Fiction, short stories (single author); Kriminalgeschichte; Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse; Roman policier suédois; Traductions françaises; Finnlandschwedisch; Kriminalroman; Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural; Translations into English; Swedish Detective and mystery stories; Romans en novellen ; vertaald; Swedish fiction; Translations into Spanish; Novela sueca; Novela policiaca sueca; Detective and mystery stories

Pyramiden

Detectives

Kurt Wallander (Fictitious character)

Fiction

Short stories

Mystery

Policía

Ficción

Police

Sweden, fiction

Fiction, mystery & detective, general

Fiction, short stories (single author)

Kriminalgeschichte

Roman policier suédois

Traductions françaises

Finnlandschwedisch

Kriminalroman

Translations into English

Swedish Detective and mystery stories

Romans en novellen ; vertaald

Swedish fiction

Translations into Spanish

Novela sueca

Novela policiaca sueca

Detective and mystery stories

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Crocodile on the sandbank

From a New York Times bestselling author, a Victorian-era thriller featuring Egyptologist Amelia Peabody, a self-proclaimed spinster and heiress who's unrattled by anyone–including mummies. The unshakeable Amelia Peabody embarks on an Egyptian adventure armed with self-confidence, a journal to record her thoughts, and, of course–a sturdy umbrella. On her way to Cairo, Amelia rescues young Evelyn Barton-Forbes, who has been abandoned by her scoundrel lover. Together the two women sail up the Nile to an archeological site run a pair of handsome brothers. Strange visitations, suspicious accidents, and a botched kidnapping convince Amelia that there is a plot afoot to harm Evelyn. Now Amelia finds herself up against an unknown enemy–and perilous forces that threaten to make her first Egyptian trip also her last...

Fiction; Amelia Peabody (Fictitious character); Women archaeologists; Archaeologists' spouses; Mystery; Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths; Peabody, amelia (fictitious character), fiction; Egypt, fiction; Fiction, historical; Women archaeologists, fiction; Fiction in English; Fiction, mystery & detective, general; Fiction, historical, general; Women detectives

Crocodile on the sandbank

Fiction

Amelia Peabody (Fictitious character)

Women archaeologists

Archaeologists' spouses

Mystery

Egypt, fiction

Fiction, historical

Women archaeologists, fiction

Fiction in English

Fiction, mystery & detective, general

Fiction, historical, general

Women detectives

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The Deep Blue Goodbye

The edge-of-your-seat thriller that was so good it inspired a generation of crime writers. Well-paced, intelligently written and with a penchant for characterisation, this series is not one to miss. Perfect for fans of Lee Child, James Patterson and John Grisham. 'MacDonald had a huge influence on me . . . Reacher is like a fully detached version of Travis McGee' - LEE CHILD 'The great entertainer of our age, and a mesmerizing storyteller' - STEPHEN KING 'To diggers a thousand years from now, the works of John D. MacDonald would be a treasure on the order of the tomb of Tutankhamen.' - KURT VONNEGUT ******************************************************** Travis McGee isn't your typical knight in shining armour. He only works when his cash runs out, and his rule is simple: He'll help you find whatever was taken from you, as long as he can keep half. Travis McGee isn't particularly strapped for cash, but how can anyone say no to Cathy, a sweet girl who's been tortured repeatedly by her manipulative ex-boyfriend Junior Allen? What Travis isn't anticipating is just how many women Junior has torn apart and left in his wake. As Travis hunts for the ruthless man who steals women's sensibilities and livelihoods, he can't guess how violent his quest is soon to become. He'll learn the hard way that there must be casualties in this game of cat and mouse... Featuring an introduction by Lee Child. Further Praise for the Travis McGee series: 'The consummate pro, a master storyteller and witty observer . . . The Travis McGee novels are among the finest works of fiction ever penned by an American author and they retain a remarkable sense of freshness' - Jonathan Kellerman 'Travis McGee is my favourite fiction detective. He's great because he has a philosophical side - he will fight a bunch of mobsters in a car park and then have a muse about life, the universe and everything' - Tony Parsons 'A dominant influence on writers crafting the continuing series character . . . I envy the generation of readers just discovering Travis McGee' - Sue Grafton '. . . my favorite novelist of all time' - Dean Koontz 'A master storyteller, a masterful suspense writer . . . John D. MacDonald is a shining example for all of us in the field' - Mary Higgins Clark 'What a joy that these timeless and treasured novels are available again' - Ed McBain 'There's only one thing as good as reading a John D. MacDonald novel: reading it again . . . He is the all-time master of the American mystery novel' - John Saul

Travis McGee (Fictitious character); Fiction; Private investigators; Mcgee, travis (fictitious character), fiction; Fiction, mystery & detective, hard-boiled; Private investigators, fiction; Florida, fiction; Fort lauderdale (fla.), fiction; first book; collectionID:Sleazy_pulp; mystery; pulp fiction; classic crime; murder; Fawcett Crest Gold Medal; Large type books; Sex crimes; Fiction, mystery & detective, general

The Deep Blue Goodbye

Travis McGee (Fictitious character)

Fiction

Private investigators

Private investigators, fiction

Florida, fiction

Fort lauderdale (fla.), fiction

first book

collectionID:Sleazy_pulp

mystery

pulp fiction

classic crime

murder

Fawcett Crest Gold Medal

Large type books

Sex crimes

Fiction, mystery & detective, general

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The Golf Course Mystery

A classic work in the genre of mystery fiction. This is a work brimming with action sequences. A robbery as well as a murder has to be dealt with and all in a short span of time. A challenge that keeps the readers on their toes. Engrossing!

Golf courses in fiction; Golf courses; Fiction; Mystery; Teachers; Salaries; Games

The Golf Course Mystery

Golf courses in fiction
Golf courses
Fiction
Mystery
Teachers
Salaries
Games


The Lighthouse Mystery

Gertrude Chandler Warner; Shane Clester; David Cunningham

Benny's curiosity is aroused when an unidentified midnight visitor is seen at a deserted seashore cottage

Fiction; Orphans; Detective and mystery stories; Juvenile fiction; Mystery and detective stories; Boxcar children (Fictitious characters); Family; Families; Mystery; Lighthouse; Orphans,; Lighthouses; Children's fiction; Boxcar children (fictitious characters), fiction; Orphans, fiction; Adventure and adventurers, fiction; Primers; series:BoxcarChildren; collectionID:Boxcar1

The Lighthouse Mystery

Fiction

Orphans

Detective and mystery stories

Juvenile fiction

Mystery and detective stories

Boxcar children (Fictitious characters)

Family

Families

Mystery

Lighthouse

Orphans,

Lighthouses

Children's fiction

Orphans, fiction

Adventure and adventurers, fiction

Primers

series:BoxcarChildren

collectionID:Boxcar1

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The Blessing Way CD Low Price

Mystery; Detective and mystery stories; Police; Indians of North America; Chee, Jim (Fictitious character; Navajo Indians; Leaphorn, Joe, Lt. (Fictitious character; Jim Chee (Fictitious character); Mystery fiction; Indian reservation police; Lt. Leaphorn, Joe (Fictitious character); Southwestern States; Fiction; Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural; Leaphorn, joe, lt. (fictitious character), fiction; Arizona, fiction; Navajo indian reservation, fiction; Indians of north america, fiction; Fiction, thrillers, general; Chee, jim (fictitious character), fiction; Large type books; nyt:e-book-fiction=2016-09-04; New York Times bestseller

The Blessing Way CD Low Price

Mystery

Detective and mystery stories

Police

Indians of North America

Chee, Jim (Fictitious character

Navajo Indians

Jim Chee (Fictitious character)

Mystery fiction

Indian reservation police

Southwestern States

Fiction

Arizona, fiction

Navajo indian reservation, fiction

Indians of north america, fiction

Fiction, thrillers, general

Large type books

nyt:e-book-fiction=2016-09-04

New York Times bestseller


Time to Murder and Create (Matthew Scudder)

Hired by small-time stoolie Jake "The Spinner" Jablon to find Jablon's killer after he is murdered, Matt Scudder, an ex-cop-turned-private eye confronts The Spinner's most dangerous enemies.

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

Fiction

Mystery

Private investigators

Matt Scudder (Fictitious character)

Fiction in English

Large type books

New york (n.y.), fiction

Private investigators, fiction

Detective and mystery stories

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The What the Dead Know CD

'Echoes Dennis Lehane's SHUTTER ISLAND and Alice Sebold's THE LOVELY BONES ... but surpasses them' Washington Post A woman causes an accident on a major highway, flees the scene and is later picked up wandering on the shoulder of the Interstate. The accident occurs just a mile from the former home of the Bethany family. Thirty years before, twelve-year-old Heather persuaded her older sister Sunny to let her tag along on a visit to the mall. Neither of the girls has been seen since. Now, the woman on the Beltway claims to be Heather Bethany. Today she has a different name; a different identity. What has prompted this woman to announce her true - if it is true - identity at this moment? As the layers of Heather's past are revealed, secrets are discovered about her parents, sister, friends, teachers, and the detective who handled the case - until finally the shocking truth is uncovered about what really happened to Heather and Sunny on that long ago afternoon.

Fiction; Kidnapping; Police; Kevin Infante (Fictitious character); Cold cases (Criminal investigation); Mystery; Kevin Infante (Fictional character); Criminal investigation; Mystery fiction; nyt:e-book-fiction=2014-01-05; New York Times bestseller; Juvenile fiction; Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural; Large type books; Baltimore (md.), fiction; Infante, kevin (fictitious character), fiction; Missing persons, fiction; Missing persons; New York Times reviewed

The What the Dead Know CD

Fiction

Kidnapping

Police

Kevin Infante (Fictitious character)

Cold cases (Criminal investigation)

Mystery

Kevin Infante (Fictional character)

Criminal investigation

Mystery fiction

nyt:e-book-fiction=2014-01-05

New York Times bestseller

Juvenile fiction

Large type books

Baltimore (md.), fiction

Missing persons, fiction

Missing persons

New York Times reviewed

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The Good Husband of Zebra Drive (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Series)

Fans around the world adore the bestselling No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series and its proprietor, Precious Ramotswe, Botswana’s premier lady detective. In this charming series, Mma Ramotswe—with help from her loyal associate, Grace Makutsi—navigates her cases and her personal life with wisdom, good humor, and the occasional cup of tea. There is rarely a dull moment in the life of Precious Ramotswe, and on Zebra Drive and Tlokweng Road many changes are afoot. Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni wants be put in charge of a case involving an errant husband, and Mma Makutsi is considering leaving the agency, taking her near perfect score on the Botswana Secretarial College typing exam with her. Meanwhile, Mma Ramotswe has been asked to investigate a series of unexpected deaths at the hospital in Mochudi. Along the way, she encounters other tricky mysteries, and once again displays her undying love for Botswana, a country of which she is justly proud.

Open Library Staff Picks; Women private investigators; No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (Imaginary organization); Husbands; Parent and child; Fiction; Precious Ramotswe (Fictitious character); Large type books; Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths; Ramotswe, precious (fictitious character), fiction; Botswana, fiction; Private investigators, fiction; Mystery; Women Private Investigators -; Botswana - Fiction; No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (Fictional Organization); Detective and Mystery Fiction; Roman policier; Romans, nouvelles; Littérature anglaise; Roman; Roman policier anglais; English fiction

Open Library Staff Picks

Women private investigators

Husbands

Parent and child

Fiction

Large type books

Botswana, fiction

Private investigators, fiction

Mystery

Women Private Investigators -

Botswana - Fiction

Detective and Mystery Fiction

Roman policier

Romans, nouvelles

Littérature anglaise

Roman

Roman policier anglais

English fiction

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The Talbot odyssey

For forty years Western intelligence agents have known a terrible secret: the Russians have a mole - code-named Talbot - inside the CIA. At first Talbot is suspected of killing European agents. Then a street-smart ex-cop uncovers a storm of espionage and murder on the streets of New York, while in a Long Island suburb a civic demonstration against the Russian mission masks a desperate duel of nerves and wits. Engineered by Talbot, a shadow world of suspicion and deceit is spilling onto the streets - leading to a new Soviet weapon and a first-strike war plan threatening the foundations of American government. For the U.S., time is running out. For Talbot, the time is now...

New york (n.y.), fiction; Fiction, thrillers, espionage; Soviet Espionage; Fiction; Fiction, espionage; Fiction, thrillers, general; Nelson De Mille; Nelson DeMille; Adult; Literature; Novel; Hardcover; Paperback; e-book; Kindle; Crime; Soviet; Espionage; Cold War; Spy; Adventure; Detective; Murder; Mystery; Thriller; Large type books; Fiction, mystery & detective, general; Spy stories

The Talbot odyssey

New york (n.y.), fiction
Fiction, thrillers, espionage
Soviet Espionage
Fiction
Fiction, espionage
Fiction, thrillers, general
Nelson De Mille
Nelson DeMille
Adult
Literature
Novel
Hardcover
Paperback
e-book
Kindle
Crime
Soviet
Espionage
Cold War
Spy
Adventure
Detective
Murder
Mystery
Thriller
Large type books
Fiction, mystery & detective, general
Spy stories

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Bad Boy Brawly Brown (Easy Rawlins Mysteries)

An Easy Rawlins Mystery - from Bill Clinton's favourite novelist. The year is 1964, and though Easy seems settled into honest work as a Los Angeles custodian, he's having other problems - notably, his adopted son's wish to quit school, and lingering remorse over the death (in A LITTLE YELLOW DOG) of his homicidal crony, Raymond "Mouse" Alexander. Yet he remains willing to do "favors" for folks in need. So, when Alva Torres comes to him, worried that her son, Brawly Brown, will get into trouble running with black revolutionaries, Easy agrees to find the young man and "somehow ... get him back home." His first day on the job, however, Rawlins stumbles across Alva's ex-husband - murdered - and he's soon dodging police, trying to connect a black activist's demise to a weapons cache, and exposing years of betrayal that have made Brawly an ideal pawn in disastrous plans.

New York Times reviewed; African American men in fiction; Mystery; Easy Rawlins (Fictitious character); Fiction; African American men; Detective and mystery stories; FICTION; Los angeles (calif.), fiction; Rawlins, easy (fictitious character), fiction; Fiction, mystery & detective, general; Large type books; African americans, fiction; Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural; Private investigators, fiction

New York Times reviewed

African American men in fiction

Mystery

Easy Rawlins (Fictitious character)

Fiction

African American men

Detective and mystery stories

FICTION

Los angeles (calif.), fiction

Fiction, mystery & detective, general

Large type books

African americans, fiction

Private investigators, fiction


Little Scarlet (Easy Rawlins Mysteries)

Just after devastating riots tear through Los Angeles in 1965, the police turn up at Easy Rawlins' doorstep to ask for his help. A man was wrenched from his car by a mob at the peak of the riots and escaped into a nearby apartment building. Soon afterwards, a redheaded woman known as Little Scarlet was found dead in that building - and the fleeing man is the obvious suspect. But the man has vanished. The police fear that their presence in certain neighbourhoods could spark a new inferno, so they ask Easy Rawlins to see what he can discover. The vanished man is the key, but he is only the beginning. Easy's hunt for the killer reveals a new city emerging from the ashes...

Fiction; Private investigators; African American men; Easy Rawlins (Fictitious character); Mystery; Large type books; Los angeles (calif.), fiction; Rawlins, easy (fictitious character), fiction; African americans, fiction; Fiction, mystery & detective, general; Private investigators, fiction; Literatura Estadounidense; Novela Estadounidense; Novelas de ciencia ficción

Little Scarlet (Easy Rawlins Mysteries)

Fiction

Private investigators

African American men

Easy Rawlins (Fictitious character)

Mystery

Large type books

Los angeles (calif.), fiction

African americans, fiction

Fiction, mystery & detective, general

Private investigators, fiction

Literatura Estadounidense

Novela Estadounidense

Novelas de ciencia ficción

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Brandbilen som försvann

Mellan åren 1965 och 1975 skrev Maj Sjöwall och Per Wahlöö tio polisromaner i boksviten Roman om ett brott. Med böckerna om Martin Beck och hans kollegor lade de grunden för den moderna kriminalromanen - böcker som sedan dess varit en central inspirationskälla för en lång rad av världens främsta kriminalförfattare.

Police; Martin Beck (Fictitious character); Fiction; Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural; Beck, martin (fictitious character), fiction; Stockholm (sweden), fiction; Sweden, fiction; Mystery; Crime, fiction; Fiction, mystery & detective, general; Murder; Investigation; Arson investigation; Suicide

Brandbilen som försvann

Police

Martin Beck (Fictitious character)

Fiction

Stockholm (sweden), fiction

Sweden, fiction

Mystery

Crime, fiction

Fiction, mystery & detective, general

Murder

Investigation

Arson investigation

Suicide

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Running blind

Fiction; Fiction in English; Large type books; Mystery; Thriller; Adventure; Fiction, mystery & detective, general; Iceland, fiction

Running blind

Fiction
Fiction in English
Large type books
Mystery
Thriller
Adventure
Fiction, mystery & detective, general
Iceland, fiction

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The tightrope men

Action thriller by the classic adventure writer set in Norway and Finland.

Fiction in English; Large type books; Mystery; Adventure; Thriller; Fiction, mystery & detective, general; Fiction, general; Fiction, action & adventure

The tightrope men

Fiction in English
Large type books
Mystery
Adventure
Thriller
Fiction, mystery & detective, general
Fiction, general
Fiction, action & adventure

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I, the Jury

Jack Williams, el mejor amigo de Mike Hammer y a quien éste le debe la vida, ha sido brutalmente asesinado. Hammer, ante el cadáver de Williams, hace el solemne juramento de encontrar al autor del homicidio y de tomarse la justicia por su mano, puesto que no confía en que el sistema judicial estadounidense imponga el castigo que él pretende infligir. Sin embargo, el camino hacia su objetivo final no será nada fácil, ya que lo que se esconde tras el asesinato de Williams parece ser más complejo y peligroso de lo previsto. Con Yo, el jurado Mickey Spillane presentó en sociedad a Mike Hammer, uno de los personajes más famosos y políticamente incorrectos de la historia del género policíaco, el cual, a pesar de las polémicas que ha levantado a lo largo de su vida literaria, ha sabido siempre conectar fácilmente con el gran público, como lo demuestran las cifras millonarias de ventas de sus novelas y el hecho de haber sido llevado en diversas ocasiones a la gran pantalla y a la televisión.

Fiction; Private investigators; Mike Hammer (Fictitious character); Mystery; Large type books; American literature; Fiction, mystery & detective, general; Hammer, mike (fictitious character), fiction; crime fiction

I, the Jury

Fiction

Private investigators

Mike Hammer (Fictitious character)

Mystery

Large type books

American literature

Fiction, mystery & detective, general

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Darkly dreaming Dexter

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The “dark comedy with a creative twist” (Miami Herald) that introduced America’s favorite serial killer—the character that inspired the latest Showtime hit series Dexter: Resurrection. “A macabre tour-de-force.”—The New York Times Book Review Meet Dexter Morgan, a polite wolf in sheep’s clothing. He’s handsome and charming, but something in his past has made him abide by a different set of rules. He’s a serial killer whose one golden rule makes him immensely likeable: he only kills bad people. And his job as a blood splatter expert for the Miami police department puts him in the perfect position to identify his victims. But when a series of brutal murders bearing a striking similarity to his own style start turning up, Dexter is caught between being flattered and being frightened–of himself or some other fiend. Look for all of Jeff Lindsay’s deliciously twisted Dexter novels: DARKLY DREAMING DEXTER • DEARLY DEVOTED DEXTER • DEXTER IN THE DARK • DEXTER BY DESIGN • DEXTER IS DELICIOUS • DOUBLE DEXTER • DEXTER’S FINAL CUT • DEXTER IS DEAD

Serial murderers; Vigilantes; Serial murders; Fiction; Forensic scientists; Dexter Morgan (Fictitious character); Large type books; Fiction, thrillers, suspense; Serial murders, fiction; Miami (fla.), fiction; Mystery; Scientists, fiction; Fiction, psychological; Fiction, suspense

Darkly dreaming Dexter

Serial murderers
Vigilantes
Serial murders
Fiction
Forensic scientists
Dexter Morgan (Fictitious character)
Large type books
Fiction, thrillers, suspense
Serial murders, fiction
Miami (fla.), fiction
Mystery
Scientists, fiction
Fiction, psychological
Fiction, suspense

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The Mystery of the Missing Man

A brilliant mystery series from bestselling author Enid Blyton, perfect for fans of The Secret Seven. The Trottevilles have a house guest named Eunice, and Fatty will do anything to avoid her. While hiding from Eunice his disguise leads a mystery right to him: there's an escaped prisoner in Peterswood who is also a master of disguise. Now Fatty, Larry, Daisy, Pip and Bets have to find the man and avoid Eunice at the same time... First published in 1956, this edition contains the original text and is unillustrated.

Children's stories; Mystery and detective stories; Children's fiction; Five Find-Outers (Fictitious characters); Juvenile fiction; Mystery; Find-Outers (Fictitious characters); Detective and mystery stories; Prisoners; children's fiction; The Five Find-Outers

The Mystery of the Missing Man

Children's stories

Mystery and detective stories

Children's fiction

Juvenile fiction

Mystery

Find-Outers (Fictitious characters)

Detective and mystery stories

Prisoners


The torment of others

The Number One bestselling crime series featuring Tony Hill, hero of TV’s Wire in the Blood, written by the award-winning Val McDermid. This is a psychological thriller – and serial killer – that will keep you up at night.

Mystery; Police psychologists; Police; Serial murders; Prostitutes; Crimes against; Fiction; Policewomen; Doctor Hill, Tony (Fictitious character); Detective Chief Inspector Jordan, Carol (Fictitious character); Fiction, mystery & detective, general; Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural; Jordan, carol, detective chief inspector (fictitious character), fiction; Hill, tony, doctor (fictitious character), fiction; England, fiction; Tony Hill (Fictitious character); Serial murder investigation; Policewomen, fiction; Fiction, psychological; Serial murders, fiction; Suspense fiction; Psychologues policiers; Romans, nouvelles; Meurtres en série; Enquêtes; Crime

The torment of others

Mystery

Police psychologists

Police

Serial murders

Prostitutes

Crimes against

Fiction

Policewomen

Fiction, mystery & detective, general

England, fiction

Tony Hill (Fictitious character)

Serial murder investigation

Policewomen, fiction

Fiction, psychological

Serial murders, fiction

Suspense fiction

Psychologues policiers

Romans, nouvelles

Meurtres en série

Enquêtes

Crime

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Absolute Fear

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson comes a pulse-pounding novel featuring two of her most acclaimed characters, New Orleans detectives Rick Bentz and Reuben Montoya--as a series of ritual slayings draw a psychology student back to a decaying asylum . . . Eve Renner loved Cole Dennis—until the moment he tried to kill her. That was three months ago, when Eve was lured to a cabin where she found an old friend brutally murdered. Eve is almost positive it was Cole’s face she saw right before she was shot. But her memories were too shaky to stand up to trial. Cole is a free man again. And a new string of killings has begun. The murders all link back to Our Lady of Virtues, the asylum where Eve’s father worked as a doctor. She wandered those hallways as a child, exploring hidden rooms and chambers, too young to understand what was happening there. Now, with every victim found, each body tattooed with a number, the pieces of a deadly puzzle fall into place—and all point back to Eve and the ruins of the once-grand hospital. Detective Reuben Montoya and his partner, Rick Bentz, once convinced of Cole’s guilt, now suspect a deeper evil at work. Eve knows she has little choice but to return to Our Lady of Virtues—and to trust Cole in her search for answers. But as Eve’s memories gradually return, they only lead her closer to danger, toward the final, meticulously planned act of a killer obsessed with vengeance—and with her.

Mystery; Serial murders; Reuben Montoya (Fictitious character); Fiction; Suspense fiction; Mystery fiction; Rick Bentz (Fictitious character); Large type books; American literature; New orleans (la.), fiction; Fiction, mystery & detective, general; Fiction, thrillers, suspense; Serial murders, fiction

Absolute Fear

Mystery
Serial murders
Reuben Montoya (Fictitious character)
Fiction
Suspense fiction
Mystery fiction
Rick Bentz (Fictitious character)
Large type books
American literature
New orleans (la.), fiction
Fiction, mystery & detective, general
Fiction, thrillers, suspense
Serial murders, fiction

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Champagne for One

Faith Usher had a decidedly morbid personality. She talked about taking her life, and kept cyanide in her purse. So when she collapses and dies from a lethal champagne cocktail in the middle of a high society dinner party, everyone calls it suicide—including the police. But Archie was watching it all, and suspects it was murder. So does Nero Wolfe, especially after he's warned by four men against taking the case. For the world's most formidable detective it is a tantalizing puzzle involving an unlikely combination of philanthropy, deception, blackmail, and an unrepentant killer who just may have committed the perfect crime. Introduction by Lena Horne “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.

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Champagne for One

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Private investigators

Nero Wolfe (Fictitious character)

Fiction in English

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61 hours

A tour bus crashes in a savage snowstorm and lands Jack Reacher in the middle of a deadly confrontation. In nearby Bolton, South Dakota, one brave woman is standing up for justice in a small town threatened by sinister forces--and Reacher will risk his own to save her from a coldly proficient assassin who never misses.

Mystery; Winter storms; Assassins; Jack Reacher (Fictitious character); Retired military personnel; Fiction; Witnesses; Protection; New York Times bestseller; nyt:hardcover_fiction=2010-07-11; Thriller; Fiction, thrillers, general; Reacher, jack (fictitious character), fiction; South dakota, fiction; Fiction, suspense; New York Times reviewed; Fiction, thrillers, suspense; Fiction, thrillers; Large type books; Winter storm

61 hours

Mystery

Winter storms

Assassins

Jack Reacher (Fictitious character)

Retired military personnel

Fiction

Witnesses

Protection

New York Times bestseller

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Thriller

Fiction, thrillers, general

South dakota, fiction

Fiction, suspense

New York Times reviewed

Fiction, thrillers, suspense

Fiction, thrillers

Large type books

Winter storm

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Borrower of the night

A new heroine from the creator of the internationally bestselling Amelia Peabody series A missing masterwork in wood, the last creation of a master carver who died in the violent tumult of sixteenth century Germany, may be hidden in the medieval castle in the town of Rothenburg. The prize has called to Vicky Bliss, drawing her and an arrogant male colleague into the forbidding citadel and its dark secrets. But the treasure hunt soon turns deadly. Here, where the blood of the long forgotten stains ancient stones, Vicky must face two perilous possibilities: either a powerful supernatural evil inhabits the place... or someone frighteningly real is willing to kill for what Vicky is determined to find.

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Borrower of the night

Fiction

Vicky Bliss (Fictitious character)

Large type books

Women art historians

Detective and mystery stories

Germany, fiction

Fiction, thrillers, suspense

Mystery

Fiction, suspense

Fiction in English

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Thirteen reasons Why

Unlock the more straightforward side of Thirteen Reasons Why with this concise and insightful summary and analysis! This engaging summary presents an analysis of Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher, a New York Times-bestselling young adult novel with a difference. The high school student at the heart of the story, Hannah Baker, committed suicide a few weeks before it begins, leaving behind a collection of audio tapes addressed to key figures in her life. It is up to her friend Clay Jensen to listen to the shocking recordings and piece together the reasons for her suicide. Thirteen Reasons Why was a major hit with readers, and has since been adapted into a popular Netflix series. It is Jay Asher’s debut novel; he has since written The Future of Us (with Carolyn Mackler) and What Light. Find out everything you need to know about Thirteen Reasons Why in a fraction of the time! This in-depth and informative reading guide brings you: • A complete plot summary • Character studies • Key themes and symbols • Questions for further reflection Why choose BrightSummaries.com? Available in print and digital format, our publications are designed to accompany you in your reading journey. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. See the very best of literature in a whole new light with BrightSummaries.com!

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Thirteen reasons Why

Mystery

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Young adult fiction

Schools in fiction

Fiction

Interpersonal relations in fiction

Interpersonal relations

New York Times bestseller

High schools

Schools

Suicide in fiction

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High schools in fiction

Teenage boys

Consequences

Secrets

Suicide victims

Death

Guilt

Teenager

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Reading Level-Grade 10

Reading Level-Grade 12

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Suicide, fiction

Schools, fiction

Interpersonal relations, fiction

Mysteries & Detective Stories

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drama

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Suicidio

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Some Lie And Some Die (Wexford Collection)

Fans of PD James, Ann Cleeves and Donna Leon will devour this captivating and compelling thriller from multi-million copy and SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author Ruth Rendell. Mesmerically gripping, it highlights that fame can come at a price - and that that price can be lethal. 'The most brilliant mystery novelist of our time' -- Patricia Cornwell '[Wexford] has become an old friend who gets better with age' -- Herald 'Had me gripped from the start' -- ***** Reader review 'Brilliant' -- ***** Reader review 'Rendell is a master of psychological suspense' -- ***** Reader review **************************************************************************************** When the body of a brutally beaten girl is found in a quarry during a hedonistic hippy festival near Kingsmarkham, Wexford is first on the scene. The victim's face has been pulped by the back-end of a bottle, but who, in this atmosphere of peace and love, could be capable of such violence? The body is that of local girl turned stripper Dawn Stonor, but it is the unlikely link between this ill-fated girl and the mysterious folk-singer Zeno Vedast that piques Wexford's interest. Through an intricate web of lies and deceit, Wexford uncovers a history of love and hate that began years earlier. In all his years of police work, he has never been faced with a crime of such desperate passion...

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Inspector Wexford (fictional character)

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mystery

British detective

Fiction

Police

Mystery

Large type books

England, fiction

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The Ghostway CD Low Price

Mystery; Police; Navajo Indians; Jim Chee (Fictitious character); Fiction; Large type books; Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural; Chee, jim (fictitious character), fiction; Arizona, fiction; Navajo indian reservation, fiction; Indians of north america, fiction; Los angeles (calif.), fiction; Fiction, thrillers, suspense; Fiction, ghost; Southwestern states, fiction

The Ghostway CD Low Price

Mystery

Police

Navajo Indians

Jim Chee (Fictitious character)

Fiction

Large type books

Arizona, fiction

Navajo indian reservation, fiction

Indians of north america, fiction

Los angeles (calif.), fiction

Fiction, thrillers, suspense

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Southwestern states, fiction


8 Million Ways to Die

NO TODOS LOS CRÍMENES SON IGUALES EN LA CIUDAD QUE NUNCA DUERME Nueva York tiene infinidad de maneras de acabar con sus habitantes y Matthew Scudder, expolicía y alcohólico, lo sabe mejor que nadie. Kim era una prostituta de lujo que también intuía esa verdad implacable y por eso quería dejar su trabajo. Ahora está muerta y es demasiado tarde para ella. Pero Scudder hará lo que sea por averiguar quién la mató.

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8 Million Ways to Die

Matt Scudder (Fictitious character)

Fiction

Private investigators

New york (n.y.), fiction

Private investigators, fiction

Mystery

Detective and mystery stories

Large type books

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Sacred and Profane

The second book in the hugely popular Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus series from New York Times bestselling author Faye Kellerman

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Sacred and Profane

Fiction

Detective and mystery stories

Police spouses

Mystery

Camping, fiction

Fathers and daughters, fiction

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The Forgotten

The thirteenth book in the hugely popular Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus series from New York Times bestselling author Faye Kellerman

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The Forgotten

Mystery

Detective and mystery stories

Police

Police spouses

Fiction

Hate crimes in fiction

Hate crimes

Police in fiction

Police spouses in fiction

Detectives

Antisemitism

Adventure therapy

Murder

Investigation

Fiction, general

Prejudices

Crime, fiction

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Justice

"Called to investigate the shocking murder of a local high school's prom queen, detective Peter Decker confronts an expecially exotic subculture: the rootless, affluent, sometimes violent teenagers of Southern California. As the father of a nineteen-year-old daughter, Decker must deal not only with the brutality of the killing but with his own parental terror. When a disturbed young man with a mysterious history is identified as the prime suspect, everyone is relieved - except for Decker, whose professionalism and integrity lead him to startling and controversial conclusions."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

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Justice

Fiction

Police

Police spouses

Detective and mystery stories

Mystery

Police in fiction

Police spouses in fiction

HIghschool

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Burglar in Closet

A thief finds himself in the wrong place and suspected of the wrong crime in the "unfailingly entertaining" series from bestselling author ( The New York Times). It's hard to ignore someone with his hands in your mouth. Bernie Rhodenbarr's all ears when Dr. Sheldrake, his dentist, starts complaining about his detestable, soon-to-be-ex wife, and happens to mention the valuable diamonds she keeps lying around the apartment. Since Bernie's been known to supplement his income as a bookstore owner with the not-so-occasional bout of high-rise burglary, a couple of nights later he's in the Sheldrake apartment with larceny on his mind—and has to duck into a closet when the lady of the house makes an unexpected entrance. Unfortunately he's still there when an unseen assailant does Mrs. Sheldrake in . . . and then vanishes with the jewels. Bernie's got to come out of the closet some time. But when he does, he'll be facing a rap for a murder he didn't commit—and for a burglary he certainly attempted—unless he can hunt down the killer who left him hanging. "Light-hearted crime at its very best." —Robert Ludlum "Hilarious." — St. Louis Post-Dispatch "A forgery ring turns up—along with the breezy Manhattan repartee and charmingly crude New Yorkers we've come to expect from the likably smart-alecky Mr. Block." — Kirkus Reviews

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Burglar in Closet

Fiction

Thieves

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Fiction in English

Mystery

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Burglar Who Liked to Quote Kipling, The

Bernie Rhodenbarr has gone legit -- almost -- as the new owner of a used bookstore in New York's Greenwich Village. Of course, dusty old tomes don't always turn a profit, so to make ends meet, Bernie's forced, on occasion, to indulge in his previous occupation: burglary. Besides which, he likes it. Now a collector is offering Bernie an opportunity to combine his twin passions by stealing a very rare and very bad book-length poem from a rich man's library. The heist goes off without a hitch. The delivery of the ill-gotten volume, however, is a different story. Drugged by the client's female go-between, Bernie wakes up in her apartment to find the book gone, the lady dead, a smoking gun in his hand, and the cops at the door. And suddenly he's got to extricate himself from a rather sticky real-life murder mystery and find a killer -- before he's booked for Murder One.

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Burglar Who Liked to Quote Kipling, The

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Mystery

Thieves

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Criminals, fiction

New york (n.y.), fiction

New england, fiction

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Hope to Die

The fifteenth Matt Scudder mystery from NEW YORK TIMES bestseller Lawrence Block. Byrne and Susan Hollander stroll home from a concert on a fine summer's evening in New York. Some hours later, their daughter Kristin arrives home to discover her parents brutally killed and the house ransacked. She also finds she is now a very young millionaire. A few days later the police trace the two killers to an apartment in Coney Island, and both are dead. One killed the other before turning the gun on himself - at least that's the way it looks. So that's another case solved. But for Matt Scudder it's only the beginning. The more he looks into it, the more things look wrong to him. There's a murderer out there, and he's just getting started. Pitted in a deadly game of cat and mouse, Scudder is up against the most resourceful and diabolical killer of his career.

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Hope to Die

Mystery

Private investigators

Detective and mystery stories

Fiction

Matt Scudder (Fictitious character)

New York Times reviewed

Fiction, mystery & detective, general

New york (n.y.), fiction

Private investigators, fiction

Large type books

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Definitely Dead (Southern Vampire Mysteries, Book 6)

Sookie doesn't have that many relations, so she hated to lose one - but of all the people to go, she didn't expect it to be her cousin Hadley, a consort of New Orleans' vampire queen - after all, Hadley was technically already dead. But she is gone, beyond recall, and she's left Sookie an inheritance - one that comes with a bit of a risk - not least because someone doesn't want Sookie digging too deep into Hadley's past - or her possessions. Sookie's life is once again on the line, and this time the suspects range from the rogue werewolves who have rejected Sookie as a friend of the pack to her first love, the vampire Bill. Sookie's got a lot to do if she's going to keep herself alive ... The Sookie Stackhouse books are delightful Southern Gothic supernatural mysteries, starring Sookie, the telepathic cocktail waitress, and a cast of increasingly colourful characters, including vampires, werewolves and things that really do go bump in the night.

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Telepathy

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Cocktail waitresses

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New York Times bestseller

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The Fabulous Clipjoint

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The Fabulous Clipjoint

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Private investigators, fiction
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Fathers and sons
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The veiled one

Who would garrote a middle-aged housewife and leave her body in the parking garage of a suburban shopping mall? Chief Inspector Wexford is no sooner on the case than a car bomb's explosion lands him in the hospital. It's now up to Mike Burden to step in and solve the case. He's got a suspect . . . but will he be able to make him talk?

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The veiled one

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Police

Detective and mystery stories

Mystery

Large type books

New York Times reviewed

Fiction, mystery & detective, general

England, fiction

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Killer in the rain

'I pushed her back into the house without saying anything, shut the door. We stood looking at each other inside. She dropped her hand slowly and tried to smile. Then all expression went out of her white face and it looked as intelligent as the bottom of a shoe box...I lit my cigarette, puffed it slowly for a moment and then asked: "What are you doing here?" Before creating Philip Marlowe, Raymond Chandler perfected the hardboiled private detective story in the pages of Blask Mask magazine - tough, spare tales of gumshoes and murder, laced with a weary lyricism and deadpan, laconic wit. 'Killer in the Rain' is vintage Chandler, the groundwork for his classic first novel The Big Sleep.

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Killer in the rain

English Short stories

Fiction

Mystery

Short stories, English

Detective and mystery stories

California, fiction

Los angeles (calif.), fiction

Private investigators, fiction

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The remorseful day

For a year, the murder of Mrs. Yvonne Harrison at her home in Oxfordshire had baffled the Thames Valley CID. The manner of her death--her naked handcuffed body left lying in bed--matched her reputation as a women of adventuresome sexual tastes. The case seemed perfect for Inspector Morse. So why has he refused to become involved--even after anonymous hints of new evidence, even after a fresh murder? Sgt. Lewis's loyalty to his infuriating boss slowly turns to deep distress as his own investigations suggest that Mrs. Harrison was no stranger to Morse. Far from it. Never has Morse performed more brilliantly than in this final adventure, whose masterly twists and turns through the shadowy byways of passion grip us to the death. . . .

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The remorseful day

Mystery

Detective and mystery stories

Police

Inspector Morse (Fictitious character)

Open Library Staff Picks

Fiction

Murder

Investigation

Large type books

New York Times reviewed

England, fiction

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The Copper Peacock

The Copper Peacock: a hideous bookmark given to Bernard, a writer, by his attractive cleaning lady, Judy. She had brought order to a hitherto chaotic life, but now the bookmark destroys all this, shattering his razor sharp sensibilities. If only she had given herself, then she might have lived... In this, and eight other landmark short stories, including the Wexford tale An Unwanted Woman, Ruth Rendell once again proves she is the mistress of crime and mystery genres.

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The Copper Peacock

Mystery

Fiction

Fiction, general

English Detective and mystery stories

Detective and mystery stories

Large type books

Fiction, mystery & detective, general

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To fear a painted devil

Like any small community, Linchester has its intrigues: love affairs, money problems, unhappy marriages. But the gossip is elevated to new heights when young Patrick Selby dies on the very night of his beautiful wife's birthday party. The whole neighbourhood was there, witness to the horrible attack of wasp stings Patrick suffered at the end of the evening. But did Patrick die of a wasp sting? Dr. Greenleaf thinks not. Heart failure, more likely. Still, Greenleaf isn't at peace about his death. After all, everyone in Linchester hated Patrick. With the help of a certain naturalist, Dr. Greenleaf begins to think about murder.

Fiction in English; Large type books; mystery; Fiction, mystery & detective, general; Fiction, general

To fear a painted devil

Fiction in English
Large type books
mystery
Fiction, mystery & detective, general
Fiction, general


Blood Lines

Ruth Rendell now delivers an all-new collection of long and short story mysteries.

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Blood Lines

English Psychological fiction
English Detective and mystery stories
English Suspense fiction
Fiction
Literary Anthologies
Mystery
Fiction, mystery & detective, general
Fiction, short stories (single author)
Large type books
English Short stories
Short stories
Detective and mystery stories

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A Guilty Thing Surprised

In A Guilty Thing Surprised, multi-million copy and SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author Ruth Rendell has created a thriller so taut and tense and full of twists and turns, you'll be gripped from page one. An absolute must for fans of PD James, Ann Cleeves and Donna Leon. 'Ruth Rendell is England's premier detective-thriller writer' -- Spectator 'The best mystery writer in the English-speaking world' -- The Times 'Ruth Rendell has a sharp and perceptive eye for everyday detail, an uncanny understanding of human behaviour and, above all, the ability to colour innocence with evil' -- The Sunday Telegraph 'I could not put the book down!' -- ***** Reader review 'You'll love it!' -- ***** Reader review 'A real page-turner' -- ***** Reader review 'Wexford at his compelling best' -- ***** Reader review ********************************************************************** EVEN THE DEAD HAVE SOMETHING TO HIDE... The discovery of Elizabeth Nightingale's broken body in the woods near her home could not have come as a bigger shock. Called in to investigate, Chief Inspector Wexford quickly determines that the Nightingales were considered the perfect couple - wealthy, attractive and without an enemy in the world. However, someone must have been alone with Elizabeth that night in the woods. Someone who hated - or perhaps loved - her enough to beat her to death. The case seems straightforward. But Wexford soon learns that beneath the placid surface of the Nightingales' lives lie undercurrents and secrets no one ever suspected...

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A Guilty Thing Surprised

Fiction

Police

Mystery

England, fiction

Fiction, mystery & detective, general

Large type books

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The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “Flavia is incisive, cutting and hilarious . . . one of the most remarkable creations in recent literature.” —USA Today Flavia de Luce, a dangerously smart eleven-year-old with a passion for chemistry and a genius for solving murders, thinks that her days of crime-solving in the bucolic English hamlet of Bishop’s Lacey are over—until beloved puppeteer Rupert Porson has his own strings sizzled in an unfortunate rendezvous with electricity. But who’d do such a thing, and why? Does the madwoman who lives in Gibbet Wood know more than she’s letting on? What about Porson’s charming but erratic assistant? All clues point toward a suspicious death years earlier and a case the local constables can’t solve—without Flavia’s help. But in getting so close to who’s secretly pulling the strings of this dance of death, has our precocious heroine finally gotten in way over her head? BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Alan Bradley's A Red Herring Without Mustard, discussion questions, and an essay by the author.

Fiction; Mystery; Fiction, mystery & detective, general; Crime, fiction; England, fiction; Large type books; Detectives; Murder; Investigation; Flavia De Luce (Fictitious character); Detective and mystery stories; American literature; Bishop's Lacey, England; Dysfunctional families

The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag

Fiction
Mystery
Fiction, mystery & detective, general
Crime, fiction
England, fiction
Large type books
Detectives
Murder
Investigation
Flavia De Luce (Fictitious character)
Detective and mystery stories
American literature
Bishop's Lacey, England
Dysfunctional families

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Hannibal Rising

He is one of the most haunting characters in all of literature. At last the evolution of his evil is revealed. Hannibal Lecter emerges from the nightmare of the Eastern Front, a boy in the snow, mute, with a chain around his neck. He seems utterly alone, but he has brought his demons with him. Hannibal’s uncle, a noted painter, finds him in a Soviet orphanage and brings him to France, where Hannibal will live with his uncle and his uncle’s beautiful and exotic wife, Lady Murasaki. Lady Murasaki helps Hannibal to heal. With her help he flourishes, becoming the youngest person ever admitted to medical school in France. But Hannibal’s demons visit him and torment him. When he is old enough, he visits them in turn. He discovers he has gifts beyond the academic, and in that epiphany, Hannibal Lecter becomes death’s prodigy.

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Hannibal Rising

ortolans

tantō

war criminals

sodium thiopental

inheritance tax

psychological trauma

Nazis

Hiwi

Soviet Army

World War II

novels

human cannibalism

Fiction

serial murderers

psychological fiction

suspense fiction

espionage

thriller

mystery

suspense

spirits

adventure stories

Serial murderers -- Fiction

Cannibalism

Fiction, thrillers, general

Fiction, psychological

Large type books

Fiction, suspense

Hannibal Lecter (Fictitious character)

Hannibal Lecter (Fictional character)

Serial killers

New York Times reviewed

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