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Bones of the Lost
by Kathy Reichs
Forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan investigates the murder of a young girl and uncovers a human trafficking ring.
When Charlotte police discover the body of a teenage girl along a desolate stretch of two-lane highway, Temperance Brennan fears the worst. The girl’s body shows signs of foul play. Inside her purse, ... (Goodreads)
Spider Bones
by Kathy Reichs
Forensic anthropologist uncovers secrets and lies in the investigation of a missing person.
Brennan is called to examine a newly-dead body in Quebec , which turns out to be that of John "Spider" Lowery, an American ex-soldier apparently killed in Vietnam in 1968. After exhuming the remains ... (Wikipedia)
Bones to Ashes
by Kathy Reichs
A forensic anthropologist investigates a cold case, uncovering secrets & dark truths.
The opening two chapters provide details of Brennan's childhood and her holiday friendship on Pawleys Island, South Carolina , with an Acadian girl, Evangeline Landry, who mysteriously disappeared in ... (Wikipedia)
W is for Wasted
by Sue Grafton
Detective Kinsey Millhone investigates the death of a young woman whose life was ruined by drugs and alcohol.
The narrative is set in Santa Teresa, a small fictional town near the California coast where Kinsey lives and spends time with her elderly landlord. The story, however, takes place in the very real ... (Wikipedia)
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)
Lethal Bayou Beauty
by Jana Deleon
CIA assassin Fortune Redding goes undercover in a small Louisiana town to solve a murder mystery.
No one in Sinful liked Pansy Arceneaux, but who hated her enough to kill her? When aspiring actress Pansy Arceneaux returns to Sinful, Louisiana to head up the beauty pageant portion of the Summer ... (Goodreads)
Frozen Heat
by Richard Castle
Detective Nikki Heat investigates the murder of a prominent New York City real estate tycoon.
NYPD Homicide Detective Nikki Heat gets more mystery than she imagined when she arrives at her latest crime scene. The body of an unidentified woman has been found stabbed to death and stuffed inside ... (Barnes & Noble)
A Discovery of Witches
by Deborah Harkness
An enchanted journey of forbidden love, as a witch and a vampire search for an ancient magical book.
Book one of the, New York Times,-bestselling All Souls trilogy—"a wonderfully imaginative grown-up fantasy with all the magic of, Harry Potter, and, Twilight,” (,People,). Look for the hit TV series ... (Barnes & Noble)
Dance Upon the Air
by Nora Roberts
A woman's journey of self-discovery, as she finds love and learns to trust in the face of danger.
When Nell Channing arrives on charming Three Sisters Island, she believes that she's finally found refuge from her abusive husband–and from the terrifying life she fled so desperately eight months ... (Goodreads)
Red Mist
by Patricia Cornwell
Dr. Kay Scarpetta investigates the murder of a young woman, while dealing with personal and professional challenges.
The new Kay Scarpetta novel from the world's #1 bestselling crime writer. Determined to find out what happened to her former deputy chief, Jack Fielding, murdered six months earlier, Kay Scarpetta ... (Goodreads)
Victims
by Jonathan Kellerman
A psychologist investigates a series of murders in Los Angeles, uncovering dark secrets and twisted motives.
Unraveling the madness behind L.A.’s most baffling and brutal homicides is what sleuthing psychologist Alex Delaware does best. And putting the good doctor through his thrilling paces is what mystery ... (Goodreads)
The Secret Keeper
by Kate Morton
A woman unravels her family's past, uncovering secrets and lies that span generations.
During a summer party at the family farm in the English countryside, sixteen-year-old Laurel Nicolson has escaped to her childhood tree house and is happily dreaming of the future. She spies a ... (Goodreads)
Point of Origin
by Patricia Cornwell
An FBI agent investigates a string of arson cases, uncovering a mysterious criminal.
Dr Kay Scarpetta, Virginia Chief Medical Examiner and consulting pathologist for the federal law enforcement agency ATF , is called out to a farmhouse in Virginia that has been destroyed by fire. In ... (Wikipedia)
The 9th Girl
by Tami Hoag
A serial killer is on the loose, and the ninth victim is missing. Detective Kovac and his team race against time to find her before it's too late.
#1, New York Times, bestselling author Tami Hoag brings back her fan-favorite Minneapolis investigators Sam Kovac and Nikki Liska in the haunting new thriller, The 9th Girl,. "Kovac had seen more ... (Goodreads)
Flesh and Blood
by Patricia Cornwell
Dr. Kay Scarpetta investigates a series of murders with a personal connection to her past.
#1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Cornwell delivers another enthralling thriller in her high-stakes forensic series starring Kay Scarpetta. It’s Dr. Kay Scarpetta’s birthday and she’s ... (Barnes & Noble)
Unlucky 13
by James Patterson
A murder mystery set in a small town, as a detective attempts to uncover the truth.
When two dead bodies are found inside a wrecked car on the Golden Gate Bridge, Detective Lindsay Boxer doubts that it will be anything as simple as a traffic accident. The scene is more gruesome than ... (Goodreads)
Festive in Death
by J.D. Robb
Detective Eve Dallas investigates a murder in a time of celebration.
Personal trainer Trey Ziegler was in peak physical condition. If you didn’t count the kitchen knife in his well-toned chest. Lieutenant Eve Dallas soon discovers a lineup of women who were loved and ... (Goodreads)
Touch & Go
by Lisa Gardner
A gripping thriller of a woman's desperate quest to uncover her family's dark secrets.
#1 New York Times bestseller Lisa Gardner, author of Catch Me and Love You More , returns with a heart-thumping thriller about what lurks behind the facade of a perfect family. This is my family: ... (Goodreads)
The Forgotten Garden
by Kate Morton
A woman's quest to uncover the secrets of her family's past, leading to a mysterious garden.
At Nell's joyous 21st birthday party her world falls apart when her father tells her she was adopted as a 4-year-old in 1913, seemingly abandoned on an Australian wharf and unable to remember her ... (Wikipedia)
Death in Holy Orders
by P.D. James
A detective investigates a suspicious death at a remote theological college.
Dalgliesh visits Saint Anselm's in a semi-official capacity to follow up the death of a student some time previously as the student's father was not satisfied with the verdict. Whilst there, a ... (Wikipedia)
Look Alive Twenty-Five
by Janet Evanovich
Stephanie Plum is back, this time investigating a series of bizarre crimes at the local funeral home.
Stephanie Plum faces the toughest puzzle of her career in the twenty-fifth entry in Janet Evanovich's #1, New York Times, bestselling series. There's nothing like a good deli and the Red River Deli ... (Goodreads)
Obsession in Death
by J.D. Robb
Detective Eve Dallas investigates a serial killer targeting couples in the throes of passion.
There's a thin line between hero worship and dangerous obsession...the explosive new Eve Dallas and Roarke thriller A crisp winter morning in New York. In a luxury apartment, the body of a woman lies ... (Goodreads)
Carved in Bone
by Jefferson Bass
Forensic anthropologist explores a murder in the Smoky Mountains.
The Body Farm is a patch of ground in Tennessee dedicated to the science of death, where human remains lie exposed to be studied for their secrets. Renowned anthropologist Dr. Bill Brockton has spent ... (Barnes & Noble)
Top Secret Twenty-One
by Janet Evanovich
Stephanie Plum, a bounty hunter, is on the hunt for a used-car dealer who has skipped bail. But things get complicated when dead bodies start showing up.
Catch a professional assassin: top priority. Find a failure-to-appear and collect big bucks: top score. How she’ll pull it all off: top secret. Trenton, New Jersey’s favorite used-car dealer, Jimmy ... (Goodreads)
Unnatural Causes
by P.D. James
A detective investigates a series of mysterious deaths, uncovering a sinister plot.
AN ADAM DALGLIESH MYSTERY Superintendent Adam Dalgliesh had been looking forward to a quiet holiday at his aunt's cottage on Monksmere Head, one of the furthest-flung spots on the remote Suffolk ... (Goodreads)
Twelve Sharp
by Janet Evanovich
A female bounty hunter tracks down a murderer while uncovering a larger conspiracy.
Welcome to Trenton, New Jersey, where bounty hunter Stephanie Plum's life is about to implode in Janet Evanovich's wildest, hottest novel yet! FIRST A STRANGER APPEARS While chasing down the usual ... (Goodreads)
The Bat
by Jo Nesbø
Detective Harry Hole uses his sharp wit and investigative skills to hunt down a serial killer.
Norwegian police officer Harry Hole is sent to Sydney , Australia to serve as an attaché for the Australian police's investigation into the murder of a young female Norwegian girl residing in ... (Wikipedia)
S is for Silence
by Sue Grafton
A female detective investigates a missing persons case that reveals a sinister family secret.
In 1953, Violet Sullivan vanishes after going out for a Fourth of July party in the small town of Serena Station, California. The exact reason for her disappearance is unknown, but rumors abound that ... (Wikipedia)
The Keeper of Lost Causes
by Jussi Adler-Olsen
A police detective investigates a mysterious disappearance, uncovering a sinister conspiracy.
Carl Mørck is demoted to Department Q, the cold case unit, after a raid goes wrong. One case, a suspected suicide, piques his interest. His investigations suggest that the woman, a rising politician, ... (Wikipedia)
My Cousin Rachel
by Daphne du Maurier
A young man's journey of suspicion and intrigue, searching for the truth about his mysterious cousin.
Ambrose Ashley is the owner of a large country estate on the Cornish coast and has been guardian to his orphaned cousin Philip since he was three years old. On Sundays, Philip's godfather , Nick ... (Wikipedia)
