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Book of the Dead
by Patricia Cornwell
Dr. Kay Scarpetta investigates a series of murders with a connection to an ancient Egyptian tomb.
Soon after relocating to Charleston, S.C., to launch a private forensics lab, Scarpetta is asked to consult on the murder of U.S. tennis star Drew Martin, whose mutilated body was found in Rome. ... (Goodreads)
Scarpetta
by Patricia Cornwell
Dr. Kay Scarpetta, Chief Medical Examiner, investigates a series of brutal murders in Richmond, Virginia.
Leaving behind her private forensic pathology practice in Charleston, South Carolina, Kay Scarpetta accepts an assignment in New York City, where the NYPD has asked her to examine an injured man on ... (Goodreads)
Port Mortuary
by Patricia Cornwell
Dr. Kay Scarpetta investigates a death at a military morgue, uncovering a dangerous conspiracy.
Port Mortuary , the title of Patricia Cornwell's eighteenth Scarpetta novel, is literally a port for the dead. In this fast-paced story, a treacherous path from Scarpetta's past merges with the high- ... (Goodreads)
206 Bones
by Kathy Reichs
Forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan investigates a case involving a missing girl and a mysterious message.
The book opens with Brennan imprisoned in an enclosed space, unable to remember where she is and how she got there. , The plot is interspersed with Brennan's account of how she escapes, culminating ... (Wikipedia)
Postmortem
by Patricia Daniels Cornwell
Dr. Kay Scarpetta, Chief Medical Examiner, investigates a serial killer in Richmond, Virginia.
The novel opens as Dr. Kay Scarpetta, Chief Medical Examiner for the Commonwealth of Virginia, receives an early-morning call from Sergeant Pete Marino, a homicide detective at the Richmond Police ... (Wikipedia)
The Search
by Nora Roberts
A romantic suspense novel about a woman who must confront her past to save her future.
To most people, Fiona Bristow seems to have an idyllic life: a quaint house on an island off Seattle's coast, a thriving dog-training school, and a challenging volunteer job performing canine search ... (Goodreads)
Kindred in Death
by J.D. Robb
Lieutenant Eve Dallas investigates a series of brutal murders that lead her to confront her own painful past.
When the newly promoted captain of the NYPSD and his wife return a day early from their vacation, they were looking forward to spending time with their bright and vivacious sixteen-year-old daughter ... (Goodreads)
Bones Are Forever
by Kathy Reichs
Forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan investigates the murder of three newborn babies and their mother.
The discovery of three dead new-born babies in Montreal leads Brennan and on-off lover Detective Andrew Ryan to follow the trail of the missing mother first to Edmonton and then on to Yellowknife , ... (Wikipedia)
Heat Rises
by Richard Castle
Detective Nikki Heat investigates the murder of a gossip columnist, uncovering a web of secrets and lies in the process.
In the third book of the New York Times bestselling Nikki Heat series, following HEAT WAVE and NAKED HEAT, Richard Castle's new thrilling mystery continues the story of NYPD Homicide Detective, Nikki ... (Barnes & Noble)
I, Alex Cross
by James Patterson
Detective Alex Cross investigates a series of brutal murders while balancing his personal life and struggles with his own emotions.
Detective Alex Cross is enjoying a birthday party with his family when he receives a call from his bosses informing him that Caroline, the 24-year-old only daughter of his late brother Blake, has ... (Wikipedia)
Ashes to Ashes
by Tami Hoag
Serial killer investigation unearths a decades-old unsolved murder case.
He performs his profane ceremony in a wooded Minneapolis park, anointing his victims, then setting the bodies ablaze. He has already claimed three lives, and he won’t stop there. Only this time there ... (Goodreads)
Immortal in Death
by J.D. Robb
Detective Eve Dallas investigates a murder case involving immortality and resurrection.
When Police Lieutenant Eve Dallas investigates the murder of a top model, she is putting her career on the line, because the prime suspect is her best friend. Eve's investigations lead her into the ... (Goodreads)
One Shot
by Lee Child
A former military investigator must solve a murder case in a short period of time.
In a small Indiana city, a lone gunman in a parking garage calmly fires into a rush-hour crowd in a public plaza, committing a massacre of five apparently random victims with six shots. The shooter ... (Wikipedia)
Sizzling Sixteen
by Janet Evanovich
A fast-paced mystery, following Stephanie Plum as she investigates a missing businessman.
Stephanie's boss, her cousin Vinnie, has been abducted by his bookie , who demands that Vinnie pay back his gambling losses (more than a million dollars) in five days, or he's dead. Stephanie, Connie ... (Wikipedia)
Dreams of Joy
by Lisa See
A young woman's journey to discover her Chinese roots, only to find unexpected truth and tragedy.
Dreams of Joy is organized in four sections—The Tiger Leaps, The Rabbit Dodges, The Dog Grins, and The Dragon Rises. Joy is the Tiger – romantic, artistic, rash, and impulsive. In this novel, unlike ... (Wikipedia)
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
by Jonas Jonasson
An adventurous old man escapes a nursing home for an unexpected journey of self-discovery.
Allan Karlsson is about to celebrate his hundredth birthday, and his retirement home in Malmköping is planning to throw a party. Allan is not interested. Instead, he climbs out the window and ... (Wikipedia)
The Guardian
by Nicholas Sparks
A young widow and a single father fall in love, but their pasts threaten to tear them apart.
Julie Barenson's young husband left her two unexpected gifts before he died: a Great Dane puppy named Singer and the promise that he would always be watching over her. Now, four years have passed. ... (Goodreads)
The Rainmaker
by John Grisham
A young lawyer's quest to bring justice to a family in need.
Rudy Baylor is about to graduate from Memphis State Law School . He secures a position with a Memphis law firm , who then loses his job when the firm is bought out by the large Memphis law firm ... (Wikipedia)
Judgment in Death
by J.D. Robb
Detective Eve Dallas investigates a series of mysterious murders in New York City.
'She stood in Purgatory and studied death. The blood and the gore of it, the ferocity of its glee. It had come to this place with the wilful temper of a child, full of heat and passion and careless ... (Goodreads)
Library of Souls
by Ransom Riggs
The final installment of the Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children trilogy, as the heroes battle to save their world.
After the events of the previous novel's ending, in which Jacob and Emma hide in a phone booth with Addison, Jacob discovers he has the ability to control hollowgasts as well as see them, Jacob then ... (Wikipedia)
Bloodlust
by L.J. Smith
A young girl discovers her vampire heritage and must navigate the dangerous world of bloodthirsty immortals.
The second book in the, New York Times, bestselling series by L.J. Smith.,, Bloodlust, is the second book in L.J. Smith’s bestselling Stefan’s Diaries series, which reveals the backstory of brothers ... (Barnes & Noble)
Déjà Dead
by Kathy Reichs
An action-packed mystery featuring a female forensic anthropologist as she investigates a series of mysterious murders.
When the meticulously dismembered body of a woman is discovered in the ground of an abandoned monastery in Montreal , Canada , which is too "decomposed for standard autopsy ", an anthropologist is ... (Wikipedia)
As Time Goes By
by Mary Higgins Clark
A young woman's life is turned upside down when she discovers a shocking family secret that leads her on a dangerous journey of self-discovery.
The #1, New York Times, bestselling “Queen of Suspense” Mary Higgins Clark crafts a thrilling mystery in which a news reporter develops an interest in her birth parents just as she is assigned to ... (Barnes & Noble)
An Echo in the Bone
by Diana Gabaldon
18th-century Scottish and American characters struggle with loyalty, betrayal, and love in the midst of war.
In the 20th century at Lallybroch, Brianna, Roger, Jem, and Mandy are reading letters from Claire and Jamie from the past, one of which mentions hidden gold, with a location known only to Jem. ... (Wikipedia)
4th of July
by James Patterson
An ex-FBI agent takes on a case of a missing girl, uncovering a dangerous conspiracy.
When Lindsay Boxer gets a lead on a recent murder of two teenagers, she responds to the call and joins Warren Jacobi on a stakeout of a Mercedes. When the car takes off, a high speed chase ends in a ... (Wikipedia)
Hollow City
by Ransom Riggs
An orphan and his friends set out on a daring journey to save their world from destruction.
After fleeing in a boat from the hollowgasts, the peculiar children are caught up in a bad storm and need to find land. They land on a beach only to find that the wights are trying to track them ... (Wikipedia)
Black Friday
by James Patterson
A deadly virus spreads during the busiest shopping day of the year, causing chaos and destruction in New York City.
The breathtaking suspense of Kiss the Girls and the authenticity of N.Y.P.D. Blue: Welcome to James Patterson's classic superthriller, Black Friday . A courageous federal agent, a powerful and ... (Goodreads)
Sycamore Row
by John Grisham
A lawyer in Mississippi must unravel a mysterious will and its secrets.
The title refers to a row of sycamore trees in the countryside near the fictional town of Clanton, in fictional Ford County, Mississippi . The trees play an important role in the book's plot, though ... (Wikipedia)
Eye of the Needle
by Ken Follett
A thrilling tale of espionage and wartime romance, set in the chaos of WWII.
In 1940, Henry Faber, a German spy nicknamed 'die Nadel' ('The Needle') due to his trademark weapon being a stiletto , is working at a London railway depot, collecting information on troop movements. ... (Wikipedia)
Ashes to Ashes
by Jenny Han
A girl struggles to come to terms with her mother's death and the secrets she left behind.
Think Mary, Kat, and Lillia have nothing left to lose? Think again. The fiery conclusion to the Burn for Burn trilogy from New York Times bestselling author of To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before (soon ... (Barnes & Noble)
