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Salvation Boulevard
Some cases test a private investigator's wits, others test his courage, and still others, his character. In Salvation Boulevard, P.I. Carl Van Wagener has found a case that tests them all, and then goes on to test his soul. A professor is dead and a suspect-who has confessed-is in custody. But nothing is what it seems. After all, the dead man is an atheist professor, the accused an Islamic…
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Proof positive
Defense attorney Doug Weaver believes his client, Jacob Cohen, is innocent--but the forensic evidence proves beyond the shadow of a doubt that the meek, mentally ill homeless man killed and dismembered a woman.. Hired to defend gangster Art Prochaska against charges that he murdered an informer, lawyer Amanda Jaffe and her father, Frank, have their work cut out for them--because, as improbable as…
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Run Away
You've lost your daughter.
She's addicted to drugs and to an abusive boyfriend. And she's made it clear that she doesn't want to be found.
Then, by chance, you see her playing guitar in Central Park. But she's not the girl you remember. This woman is living on the edge, frightened, and clearly in trouble.
You don't stop to think. You approach her, beg her to come home.
She…
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Patrick Butler for the defense
Patrick Butler for the Defence, first published in 1956, is a detective story by American writer John Dickson Carr, which features Carr's series detective Patrick Butler (who previously appeared in Below Suspicion).[1]: 5 This novel is a mystery of the type known as a whodunnit.
Plot summary
James Vaughan and Hugh Prentice are the two junior partners of the law practice of Prentice, Prentice &…
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A Purple Place for Dying
A Purple Place for Dying
From a beloved master of crime fiction, A Purple Place for Dying is one of many classic novels featuring Travis McGee, the hard-boiled detective who lives on a houseboat.   Travis McGee’s taking his retirement in installments while he’s still young enough to enjoy it. But sooner or later, his money runs out and he has to work. This time McGee’s lured out West to a strangely secretive meeting…
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The Bones She Buried
The Bones She Buried
Josie works until her arms ache, until the paramedics arrive and pull her gently away from the woman’s cold, fragile body. Noah’s voice cracks beside her as he calls the time of death for his own, beloved mother.
Arriving with her partner Noah for dinner at his family’s immaculate countryside home, Detective Josie Quinn is devastated to find Noah’s mother, Colette, lying lifeless in…
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Magic City Murder
Magic City Murder
A missing husband. A murdered journalist. A city where everyone has something to hide.Blind former Houston homicide detective Steve Smiley and his partner Heather McBlythe take on what looks like a straightforward case: track down a missing husband so his estranged wife can finally file for divorce.The simple case turns deadly when the body of the woman the husband has been living with is found…
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A Desperate Place for Dying
A Desperate Place for Dying
An old flame.A killer on the loose.A crazy cult on the rise.Nearly a year has passed since Garrison Gage became the reluctant guardian of a troubled teenage girl, but neither fatherhood nor the the intervening months has improved his mood. His right knee is still mostly worthless. He still prefers to drink his bourbon alone. And even with a certain blonde bombshell a persistent part of his life,…
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The Lies We Bury
The Lies We Bury
It’s the case that has tormented him for years…
Detective Cage Foster’s past has come back to haunt him. It’s been seven years since two girls disappeared because of his rookie mistake, and since then he’s lived under the weight of guilt. Now Annabeth, one of the girls, has been found, but with her comes more unanswered questions. Cage realizes this time there’s no room for error because the…
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The Workers of Iniquity: A C.T. Ferguson Private Investigator Mystery
The Workers of Iniquity: A C.T. Ferguson Private Investigator Mystery
A bankrupt client. A missing husband. One cyber sleuth will follow the money trail to the root of all evil. Private investigator C.T. Ferguson believes justice shouldn't come with a price tag. As a trust fund baby and former hacker, he uses his resources to track down criminals who prey on society's most vulnerable members.When an old acquaintance falls on hard times, he vows to solve…
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Dead Men Walking
Dead Men Walking
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The Quick Red Fox
The Quick Red Fox
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Lights Out (Jack Reacher's Special Investigators)
Lights Out (Jack Reacher's Special Investigators)
A USA TODAY BESTSELLING SERIES
In the explosive third installment of JACK REACHER'S SPECIAL INVESTIGATORS, the team investigates a heinous crime and the stakes have never been higher.
A white-knuckled thrill ride.
Set in the Reacher universe by permission of Lee Child.
"Ames is a sensation among readers who love fast-paced thrillers."
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Cape Fear
Cape Fear
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this masterwork of suspense from “a mesmerizing storyteller” (Stephen King), a mild-mannered family is tormented by an obsessed criminal—and decides to take matters into their own hands.Now an Apple TV limited series starring Javier Bardem, Amy Adams, and Patrick Wilson, from executive producers Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg“An acute psychological study of…
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So Shall You Reap
So Shall You Reap
In the thirty-second installment of Donna Leon’s bestselling series, a connection to Guido Brunetti’s own youthful past helps solve a mysterious murderOn a cold November evening, Guido Brunetti and Paola are up late when a call from his colleague Ispettore Vianello arrives, alerting the Commissario that a hand has been seen in one of Venice’s canals. The body is soon found, and Brunetti is…
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Nightmare in Pink
Nightmare in Pink
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Ashes and Bone (Delta Crossroads Mystery Romance)
Ashes and Bone (Delta Crossroads Mystery Romance)
Just when Jaymee Ballard’s life seems to be on track, a massive derecho attacks the Delta Crossroads sowing destruction in its path. Her boyfriend, investigative journalist Nick Samuels, comes up missing, and she fears the worst. 
Nick’s abandoned car contains evidence of his involvement uncovering a controversial case mired in political power and greed. While her friend and local detective,…
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Her Final Confession
Her Final Confession
Watching her friend dragged away in handcuffs, Josie couldn't believe for one second that Gretchen had killed that poor boy. Confession or not, someone else was involved. She would find out who…
When the body of a young student is found on the driveway of a local Denton home, a photograph pinned to his collar, Detective Josie Quinn is first on the scene. The house belongs…
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