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Recommendations based on Final Jeopardyby Linda Fairstein
* statistically, based on millions of data-points provided by fellow humans
Seven Up
by Janet Evanovich
Stephanie Plum, a bounty hunter, is back with her quirky family and friends to solve another mystery. This time, it involves a missing man and a stolen delivery truck.
Stephanie 's latest quarry is Eddie DeChooch, a septuagenarian semi-retired mobster who was arrested for smuggling cigarettes into New Jersey from Richmond, Virginia . Stephanie finds him in a state ... (Wikipedia)
Along Came a Spider
by James Patterson
A detective races against time to solve a kidnapper's twisted game.
What have we got? A missing little girl named Maggie Rose . . . a family of three brutally murdered in the projects of Washington, D.C. . . . the thrill-killing of a beautiful elementary school ... (Goodreads)
E is for Evidence
by Sue Grafton
A homicide detective investigates a murder case and uncovers a web of lies.
Just after Christmas, Kinsey Millhone discovers that five thousand dollars has mysteriously been credited to her bank account. She flashes back a few days to when she was asked to investigate a fire ... (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 Runaway Jury
by John Grisham
A jury trial where the jury's decision is up for sale as two sides battle for a multi-million dollar verdict.
Wendall Rohr and his team of tort lawyers have filed suit on behalf of plaintiff Celeste Wood, whose husband died of lung cancer , against the tobacco company Pynex. The trial is to be held in Biloxi ... (Wikipedia)
When the Bough Breaks
by Jonathan Kellerman
A detective unravels the secrets of a mysterious murder in Los Angeles.
The first Alex Delaware novel. It's a good one! We meet Dr. Morton Handler who practiced a strange brand of psychiatry. Among his specialties were fraud, extortion, and sexual manipulation. Handler ... (Goodreads)
V is for Vengeance
by Sue Grafton
A private detective investigates a cold case leading her to uncover a sinister plot.
For the fourth straight novel in the Alphabet Mystery series, the viewpoint alternates between Millhone and other characters, principally Nora Vogelsang and Lorenzo Dante. The opening chapter, ... (Wikipedia)
U is for Undertow
by Sue Grafton
Private detective Kinsey Millhone investigates a cold case that leads to dark secrets and a deadly game of revenge.
In April 1988, Kinsey Millhone is hired by a young man named Michael Sutton to investigate a memory that he claims to have recovered of two people burying a body in the woods in the exclusive Horton ... (Wikipedia)
Blindsighted
by Karin Slaughter
A small Georgia town is rocked by a series of gruesome murders, and it's up to a female detective to solve the case.
A small Georgia town erupts in panic when a young college professor is found brutally mutilated in the local diner. But it’s only when town pediatrician and coroner Sara Linton does the autopsy that ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Pelican Brief
by John Grisham
A law student's investigation into a political assassination, uncovering a deadly conspiracy.
The story begins with the assassinations of two ideologically divergent Supreme Court Justices. Both murders are committed by Khamel, the most wanted hitman in the world. Justice Rosenberg, a ... (Wikipedia)
High Five
by Janet Evanovich
A wild adventure full of unexpected twists and turns as a bounty hunter searches for his missing brother.
The only Failure-to-Appear (F.T.A.) Vinnie has for Stephanie is so minor league (Briggs), that she focuses her attention on the mysterious disappearance of her Uncle Fred instead. Mabel gives ... (Wikipedia)
Hot Six
by Janet Evanovich
A crime-solving adventure set in the wilds of New Jersey, featuring a daring and resourceful female protagonist.
The prologue begins at the point where, High Five, ended, revealing who Stephanie picked: Ranger or Joe Morelli. Five months later... Stephanie's latest FTA , Carol Zabo, is attempting to avoid ... (Wikipedia)
The Surgeon
by Tess Gerritsen
A serial killer is on the loose in Boston, targeting young women. Detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles race to catch the killer before he strikes again.
A terrifying new serial killer begins stalking the streets of Boston , using his vast medical knowledge to systematically torture and kill vulnerable women, a modus operandi which has earned him the ... (Wikipedia)
1st to Die
by James Patterson
Four female friends team up to catch a killer preying on newlyweds.
Four crime-solving friends face off against a killer in San Francisco in the Women's Murder Club novel that started James Patterson's thrilling series. Each one holds a piece of the puzzle: Lindsay ... (Goodreads)
Murder at the Vicarage
by Agatha Christie
A seemingly peaceful English village is shaken when its vicar is murdered.
The novel is narrated by Rev. Leonard Clement, the vicar of St. Mary Mead, who lives with his much younger wife Griselda and their nephew Dennis. Colonel Lucius Protheroe, Clement's churchwarden , is ... (Wikipedia)
Milk and Honey
by Faye Kellerman
A gripping murder mystery set in Los Angeles, where a detective must solve a case involving a wealthy family and their secrets.
Decker finds a toddler with blood-soaked pajamas in the early morning hours while driving home from the yeshiva . He brings her in to the station to turn her over to child services and starts trying ... (Wikipedia)
Fracture
by Megan Miranda
After a mysterious accident, Delaney's life is forever changed as she tries to uncover the truth about what really happened.
New York Times, bestselling author Megan Miranda's heart-wrenching debut—a hauntingly beautiful story about what it means to truly live. Eleven minutes passed before Delaney Maxwell was pulled from ... (Barnes & Noble)
Killing Floor
by Lee Child
An ex-military cop is thrust into a dangerous criminal underworld to solve the murder of a woman.
Jack Reacher gets off a Greyhound bus in the town of Margrave, Georgia , because he remembers his brother mentioning that a blues musician named Blind Blake had died there. Much to his surprise, ... (Wikipedia)
The List
by Steve Martini
A lawyer is hired to defend a man accused of murdering his wife, but soon realizes there is more to the case than meets the eye.
A bold and successful scheme to outwit the biggest players in publishing and film animates this novel by the bestselling author of, The Judge,–a suspenseful thriller in which the price of fame ... (Goodreads)
Devil's Waltz
by Jonathan Kellerman
A psychologist investigates a series of murders that seem to be connected to a popular dance club. As he delves deeper, he uncovers a web of secrets and lies.
The doctors call it Munchausen by proxy, the terrifying disease that causes parents to induce illness in their own children. Now, in his most frightening case, Dr. Alex Delaware may have to prove ... (Goodreads)
Dying for Chocolate
by Diane Mott Davidson
Caterer Goldy Schulz investigates a murder at a chocolate-themed party. Recipes included.
The Caterer Meet Goldy Bear: a bright, opinionated, wildly inventive caterer whose personal life has become a recipe for disaster. She's got an abusive ex-husband who's into making tasteless threats, ... (Goodreads)
Private Vegas
by James Patterson
Jack Morgan, owner of Private Investigations, is hired to organize a unique and deadly game for a wealthy client in Las Vegas.
What happens in Vegas...stays Private. Las Vegas is a city of contradictions: seedy and glamorous, secretive and wild, Vegas attracts people of all kinds–especially those with a secret to hide, or a ... (Goodreads)
Dr. Death
by Jonathan Kellerman
A psychologist investigates the murder of a former patient, uncovering dark secrets and a web of lies.
A brutalized corpse discovered in a remote region of the Hollywood Hills plunges psychologist-detective Alex Delaware into a landscape of rage and madness as he struggles to solve this most baffling ... (Goodreads)
Poppy Done to Death
by Charlaine Harris
A small town librarian investigates the murder of a local socialite, uncovering secrets and scandals along the way.
The novel that forms the basis of, Reap What You Sew, the latest Aurora Teagarden Mystery. Premieres Sunday, April 15, 2018 on the Hallmark Movies and Mysteries Channel Aurora Teagarden, ... (Barnes & Noble)
Night Chills
by Dean Koontz
A small town is plagued by a mysterious force that causes people to turn into violent killers. A chilling thriller that will keep you on edge.
#1, New York Times, bestselling author Dean Koontz unleashes a contagion on a small Maine town–one that triggers the darkest desires of the soul. Designed by top scientists and unleashed in a ... (Goodreads)
A Fool and His Honey
by Charlaine Harris
Small-town waitress and amateur sleuth, Aurora Teagarden, investigates the murder of her ex-boyfriend's new wife.
Author of the books that inspired, True Blood, on HBO and, Midnight, Texas, on NBC Aurora Teagarden should be used to surprises by now. Yet when a local handyman begins dancing naked in her yard, ... (Barnes & Noble)
Backfire
by Catherine Coulter
FBI agents investigate a series of murders linked to a computer virus. As they get closer to the truth, danger lurks around every corner.
San Francisco Judge Ramsey Hunt, longtime friend to FBI agents Lacey Sherlock and Dillon Savich, is presiding over the trial of Clive and Cindy Cahill – accused in a string of murders – when the ... (Goodreads)
Chasing The Night
by Iris Johansen
Forensic sculptor Eve Duncan is on a mission to find her missing daughter, while being pursued by a dangerous enemy.
A CIA agent's two-year-old child was stolen in the night as a brutal act of vengeance. Now, eight years later, this torment is something Catherine Ling awakens to every day. Her friends, family, and ... (Goodreads)
Hornet's Nest
by Patricia Cornwell
A small town in North Carolina is rocked by a series of murders, and the investigation uncovers dark secrets and corruption.
Deputy Chief Virginia West likes and respects her boss, Hammer, but with an increasing number of visiting businessmen being murdered in her city by a maniac with a penchant for painting his victims ... (Goodreads)
Whiplash
by Catherine Coulter
FBI agents investigate a series of murders linked to a high-end matchmaking service. Fast-paced and suspenseful thriller.
Yale professor Dr. Edward Kender’s father is undergoing chemotherapy when the supply of a critical accompanying drug suddenly runs out. Unwilling to accept the drug company’s disingenuous excuse of ... (Goodreads)
