18 books like Above the Paw

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Men Without Women Ernest Hemingway · 1927 · ★ 3.6 · 159p · ≈ 5h · Challenging A collection of short stories, including three or four regarded as among his best. The subjects are varied, with In Another Country about a member of the Ambulance Corps in Italy during WW1, The Killers a taut crime thriller about two hit-men and The Undefeated about a bullfighter in Spain. Shares: Community pick

Chilled to the bone Quentin Bates · 2013 · ★ 3.8 · 317p · ≈ 10h · Moderate "When Sergeant Gunnhildur Giacute;sladottir of the local police force is called in to investigate the death of a man found tied to a bed in one of Reykjaviacutek's nicest hotels, she finds no sign of criminal activity but suspects there may be more to the case than meets the eye. Could the death of the shipowner be related to a local gangster's recent return to Iceland after many years abroad?… Shares: Women Sleuths, Policewomen, Police Procedural, Mystery & Detective

23 shades of black K. J. A. Wishnia · 1997 · 239p · ≈ 7h · Moderate This tense, psychological thriller set in the East Village punk scene during the early 1980s shadows a single evening shift of NYPD cop Filomena Buscarsela. When Filomena learns that the toxic leak may have been sabotage, and a key witness—an East Village artist—dies in a suspicious accident, she decides to pursue the case on her own by cruising the Alphabet City punk rock clubs for clues about… Shares: Women Sleuths, Policewomen, Police Procedural, Mystery & Detective

Against the paw Diane Kelly · 2016 · ★ 4.0 · 360p · ≈ 12h · Moderate While trying to find a convicted burglar who has broken his parole, rookie cop Megan Luz and her K-9 partner try to stop a Neighborhood Watch group on Peeping Tom patrol before they take the law into their own hands. Shares: Women Sleuths, Policewomen, Police Procedural, Mystery & Detective

Leverage in Death Nora Roberts · 2018 · ★ 4.4 · 404p · ≈ 13h · Moderate For the airline executives finalizing a merger that would make news in the business world, the nine a.m. meeting would be a major milestone. But after marketing VP Paul Rogan walked into the plush conference room, strapped with explosives, the headlines told of death and destruction instead. The NYPSD's Eve Dallas confirms that Rogan was cruelly coerced by two masked men holding his family… Shares: Women Sleuths, Policewomen, Police Procedural, Mystery & Detective

The other girl Erica Spindler · 2017 When Officer Miranda Rader of the Hammond PD in Louisiana and her partner are called to investigate a murder, she finds a faded newspaper clipping about a terrible night from her long-buried past. Shares: Women Sleuths, Policewomen, Police Procedural, Mystery & Detective

Who watcheth Helene Tursten · 2016 · 291p · ≈ 9h · Moderate "He watches the women from the shadows. He has an understanding with them; as long as they follow his rules, they are safe. But when they sin, he sentences them to death. A woman is found dead in a cemetery, strangled and covered in plastic. A thorough examination of the corpse reveals that the killer left behind no evidence. But just a few days before her death, the victim received a flower, an… Shares: Women Sleuths, Policewomen, Police Procedural, Mystery & Detective

Badlands C. J. Box · 2015 · ★ 4.1 · 278p · ≈ 9h · Moderate "Edgar Award-winning, New York Times bestselling author C.J. Box is back with a masterpiece of suspense set in a time and place that readers won't soon forget. Twenty miles across the North Dakota border, where the scenery goes from rolling grass prairie to pipeline fields, detective Cassie Dewell has been assigned as the new deputy sheriff of Grimstad-a place people used to be from, but were… Shares: Drug traffic, Women Sleuths, Policewomen, Police Procedural

Boar Island Nevada Barr · 2016 · 374p · ≈ 12h · Moderate "Anna Pigeon, in her career as a National Park Service Ranger, has had to deal with all manner of crimes and misdemeanors, but cyber-bullying and stalking is a new one. The target is Elizabeth, the adopted teenage daughter of her friend Heath Jarrod. Elizabeth is driven to despair by the disgusting rumors spreading online and bullying texts. Until, one day, Heath finds her daughter Elizabeth in… Shares: Women Sleuths, Police Procedural, Mystery & Detective

The silent dead Tetsuya Honda · 2016 · 292p · ≈ 9h · Moderate "When a body wrapped in a blue plastic tarp and tied up with twine is discovered near the bushes near a quiet suburban Tokyo neighborhood, Lt. Reiko Himekawa and her squad take the case. The victim was slaughtered brutally--his wounds are bizarre, and no one can figure out the "what" or the "why" of this crime. At age twenty-nine, Reiko Himekawa of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police's Homicide… Shares: Women Sleuths, Police Procedural, Mystery & Detective

The Stranger You Know Jane Casey · 2013 · ★ 4.4 He meets women. He gains their trust. He kills them. That's all London police detective Maeve Kerrigan knows about the man she is hunting. Three women have been strangled in their homes, and it appears to be the work of the same sadistic killer. With no sign of break-ins, every indication shows that the women let their attacker in willingly. The victims' neighbors and friends don't seem to… Shares: Women Sleuths, Police Procedural, Mystery & Detective

Apprentice in Death Nora Roberts · 2016 · ★ 4.5 · 551p · ≈ 18h · Moderate "Lieutenant Eve Dallas returns in a fast-paced new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author J.D. Robb. Nature versus nurture ... The shots came quickly, silently, and with deadly accuracy. Within seconds, three people were dead at Central Park's ice skating rink. The victims: a talented young skater, a doctor, and a teacher. As random as random can be. Eve Dallas has seen a lot of killers… Shares: Women Sleuths, Policewomen, Police Procedural, Mystery & Detective

Killing by colours Wonny Lea · 2014 A twisty and unputdownable detective crime novel perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Faith Martin, J.R. Ellis, LJ Ross, Miss Marple and Midsummer Murders!'Killing by Colours' is the fourth instalment in Wonny Lea's DCI Martin Phelps series, set in the thriving Welsh capital city of Cardiff.When the body of the killer's first victim is discovered at a popular Cardiff leisure… Shares: Police Procedural, Mystery & Detective

Dark Country Darren E Laws · 2015 · 304p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Three related famous country and western singers are kidnapped over a period of 50 years. Only one body has ever been found.Battling a debilitating illness, FBI agent Georgina O’Neil joins forces with newly licensed private investigator, Leroy La Portiere to find Susan Dark, the latest in the Dark family to go missing as she is on the verge of national stardom. But Georgina’s search for the truth… Shares: Police Procedural, Mystery & Detective

Dark in Death Nora Roberts · 2018 · ★ 4.3 · 416p · ≈ 13h · Moderate "It was a stab in the dark. On a chilly February night, during a screening of Psycho in midtown, someone sunk an ice pick into the back of Chanel Rylan's neck, then disappeared quietly into the crowds of drunks and tourists in Times Square. To Chanel's best friend, who had just slipped out of the theater for a moment to take a call, it felt as unreal as the ancient black-and-white movie up on the… Shares: Women Sleuths, Policewomen, Police Procedural, Mystery & Detective

Dead to me Cath Staincliffe · 2012 · ★ 4.2 · 392p · ≈ 13h · Moderate "A riveting, sharply observed and thoroughly modern police procedural featuring a stellar but unlikely female dectective team, perfect for fans of Tess Gerritsen and Deborah Crombie Detective Constable Janet Scott is subtle and reliable, a diplomatic thinker with a wry sense of humor. She's put in the time and seen it all, but has no desire for the boss's job--she loves her own too much. Rachel… Shares: Women Sleuths, Police Procedural, Mystery & Detective

Web of deceit Katherine Howell · 2013 · 347p · ≈ 11h · Moderate "Shortlisted for the 2013 Ned Kelly Award for Best Crime Fiction Often compared to Karin Slaughter and Patricia Cornwell, prize-winning author Katherine Howell thrills readers in this gripping novel featuring a determined homicide detective and a team of emergency medics. When frantic man refuses to leave the car that witnesses say he deliberately crashed, paramedics Jane and Alex think it's a… Shares: Policewomen, Police Procedural, Mystery & Detective

Goodnight Nobody Paul Von Helsing · 2000 Shares: Police Procedural, Mystery & Detective

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