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"When a community center opens in town, many embrace it as a space where locals of all ages can gather and create. Others view it as a waste of taxpayer dollars. The director, Darleen Busby-Platt, is no less controversial. Intense and showy, Darleen has huge plans for her new role. But Lucy believes the woman isn't exactly as warm hearted--or qualified--as she seems. That hunch deepens when Darleen and a young employee vanish... and dismembered remains...
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An inspector and four uniformed constables arrive one morning, unannounced, at Greystones, the imposing and remote country house of the Elderly family. Inspector Biggs brushes past the immaculate and outraged butler and demands to see John Elderly, head of the family. Behind the dark oak library door is the scene of a struggle; overturned and disarranged furniture, the telephone receiver is off the hook… Where has the master gone? Who has cut the...
3) Bang Stick
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It is New Year's Eve in nineteen sixty-nine and Southern California's normally placid climate is experiencing a bitter winter cold snap. It is certainly not the weather for murder. The strange unknown weapon constitutes the perfect crime. Bodies are stacking up faster than chips in a winning hand of high stakes poker. The only thing piling up faster is the ever growing list of suspects. Incompetent San Diego Police Detective Jake Smith is in charge...
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Detective Mike Shepherd chases sadistic Ferlin Husky Lewis, a self-proclaimed survivalist, who escaped from police. Shepherd ruins his only suit, misses an important dinner date, and loses Lewis.Ferlin, so incensed by Mike chasing him, decides to murder Mike and anyone who gets in the way.
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Ifenna, a young journalist, takes the job of reporting on a popular megachurch in Lagos but veers off-script to investigate the death of a priest during the construction of the church. The article offends the young and powerful Pastor Nicholas who runs the church and Ifenna gets fired from his job. Down and out of luck, Ifenna becomes a blogger to expose the corruption and hypocrisy of the men of God and his path crosses with Pastor Nicholas wife,...
6) Diego Killer
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A steamy hot August in San Diego, California. The rotting body of an immigration attorney, Diego Ortiz found with a Mexican stiletto protruding from his chest. Disgraced Jake Smith is back from Arkansas and set up a private investigation service. He has been keeping a low profile, not wanting to confront his old nemesis, SDPD Detective Stephen Lyle. Now fruitless with the death of his only client. Smith has no choice but to insert himself in the...
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Chicago PI, Mike Shepherd spots a child silently crying on an otherwise empty mall bench. Mike and his fiancé try to help four-year-old Madison. A surveillance tape reveals one hour earlier a man had kidnapped Madison's mother. Mike must rescue the woman despite dealing with a disgruntled federal officer.
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A sniper? In Bel Air?The peace of wealthy Bel Air is shattered on a Friday night by a rifle shot. Anyone who's outdoors in the neighborhood hears the shot, including Kevin Brodie and Kristen Beach, but no one knows where the shot came from or the identity of the intended target…until the next day, when Jamie Brodie brings his dog, Ammo, to Kevin's house. Ammo, a trained cadaver dog, drags Jamie and Kevin up the street about a half-mile then alerts...
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When Nathan, a seasoned detective, receives a call in the middle of the night, he is thrown into a race against time to find the murderer before they strike again. As Nathan delves deeper into the case, he discovers that the murders may be connected to an old case and a person from his past. With the help of his partner Jason, Nathan must navigate the twists and turns of the case and confront his demons before it's too late. "Bloodline Justice" is...
10) Pool Party
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A pool party. A man is murdered. There is an old gun in a chest. Investigation leads to murders ten years ago. A brothel that is now a private home. an attic full of valuable antiques.
How is all thia connected?
11) Murder Quartet
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CD gets some cases in Florida, falls in love with the place and builds a home there.A developer is murdered. A stock broker is murdered. A young boy is murdered. Thereis a druggie execution that wasn't.CD gets to know some of the continuing characters. The lifestyle is different from that in Nicely.
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Three detectives, CD. Grimes, Nick Storie, and Clint Faraday, retired and living in Panamá on the Comarca Ngobe Bugle, are requested by the chief of the section in Cusapin to find what is going wrong in three parts of the comarca. There are four murders that have no connections they can find – except the victims all came to Panamá on the same private yacht.
Author's note: This is a bit of prediction, in a way. Much of my SF has come true, but...
13) A Step Too Far
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Threaten CD Grimes' family? What? You're totally crazy ?This is the final book of the CD Grimes Mystery seriesCritic commentAnother one more in an action vein. I've stated before I like this kind of crap, and Moulton handles it far better than most.– JDM ****
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Una nueva novela de Roberto Sánchez donde nada es lo que parece. En junio de 2018 se localiza un yate varado en aguas internacionales. Está siendo consumido por el fuego. No hay rastro de sus tripulantes, los Vila Monsonís -una conocida pareja de abogados de Fotheringale-, ni del patrón del barco.Desde ese momento, se abren todas las hipótesis sobre qué ha podido ocurrir en alta mar. No hay testigos.El caso genera muchísima expectación mediática...
15) Frisky Business
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Frisky Business is a gripping tale of danger, deception, and determination, as T. J. O'Sullivan takes on a missing person case that leads her down a dark and treacherous path. With twists and turns that will keep readers on the edge of their seats, this novel is a thrilling ride through the seedy underbelly of Honolulu. Join T. J. as she navigates a dangerous world of crime and corruption, facing off against powerful adversaries with nothing but her...
16) Healer
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What if the Target of an FBI Manhunt is More Than What He Seems?Sheriff Stuart Benson of Forgetful, Nevada leads a quiet life and has come to expect nothing will change that. But when an idling rental car is left, doors locked, in the parking lot of a local diner with what appears to be an urn of human remains on the front passenger seat, his life will be turned upside down. Soon he is swept up in an FBI manhunt across several states for a dangerous...
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Dashiell Hammett is universally regarded as one of the finest American writers of "hard boiled" detective fiction and his short stories and novels have been hailed as some of the best mystery stories ever written. Hammett would doubtless have gone down in literary history simply for his creation of the detective Sam Spade ("The Maltese Falcon") as well as Nick and Nora Charles ("The Thin Man" series), but he is also the creator of another of the most...
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On a much needed vacation with his daughter Regan and close friend Oz in Puerto Rico, John Bekker finds his vacation cut short when, on a hot night, he can't sleep and takes some fresh air on the balcony of his hotel room. Bekker's hotel is directly across the street from the famed Luquillo Beach. The ocean is invisible in the dark, but street lights illuminate the sidewalks. A man is calmly smoking a cigarette on the sidewalk, seemingly minding his...
19) Death Bus
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A bus has been modified in the driving, seven passengers of each mind, a well-designed conspiracy slaughter, to the initial who can escape from their own sins, in the trap of killing everywhere to find the initial line of vitality.
1, a reflective hall outside, several primary car winding display docked in front of the front door, followed by a moment, from the reflective hall came out of a number of people, one of them was behind a number of people...
20) D is for Dog
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Blackie, a Labrador Retriever, is the light of Rodrigo's life, his best friend. But when Blackie falls ill and the veterinarian can no longer help the dog, his master takes him on a road trip through Spain, searching for healing. Along the way, they find a young woman from Morocco who becomes their friend. And Blackie's master learns lessons about the meaning of life.
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