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A schoolmaster has been found beheaded and crucified in rural Arroyo, West Virginia. Ellery Queen, amateur sleuth, insists that he and his father take up the case. As victims turn up all over the world--all killed in the same manner--Ellery must quickly find a clue to unlock the mystery.

Paragon of housewifery Trixie Thomas moves to Lochdubh, Scotland, and quickly convinces the local ladies to embrace a healthier, more refined lifestyle. Soon the town's fish-and-chips-loving men are up in arms, and Constable Hamish Macbeth must solve the murder of the perfect wife.

The most hated man in the most dour town in Scotland has been dumped into a tank filled with crustaceans--which is then shipped off to Britain's best restaurants. Soon the whole affair lands on the plate of Constable Hamish Macbeth.

In ancient Rome it was whispered that the great philosopher Plotinus could project his soul into another human being in a ritual that hinged on a kiss. In present-day California, three girls must battle the dangerous secret society that will do anything to protect this ancient Greek power.

In Death of a Gossip, gossip columnist Lady Jane Winters is strangled, and Constable Hamish Macbeth faces no shortage of suspects. In Death of a Cad, a despised captain is shot, and Hamish must tread carefully as he investigates a number of titled suspects.

This novel Firebreak takes Parker to a palatial Montana "hunting lodge" where a dot-com millionaire hides a gallery of stolen old masters, which will fetch Parker a pretty penny if his team can just get it past the mansion's tight security. The forests of Montana are an inhospitable place for a heister when well-laid plans fall apart, but no matter how untamed the wilderness, Parker's guaranteed to be the most dangerous predator around.

Lindsay Boxer's beautiful baby is born! But after only a week at home with her new daughter, Lindsay is forced to return to work to face two of the biggest cases of her career. A rising star football player for the San Francisco 49ers is the prime suspect in a grisly murder. At the same time, Lindsay is confronted with the strangest story she's ever heard: An eccentric English professor has been having vivid nightmares about a violent murder and he's convinced it's real.

As the first leaves of autumn begin to fall, Vice Questore Patta asks Brunetti to look into a minor violation committed by the mayor's future daughter-in-law. Brunetti has no interest in helping his boss amass political favors, but he has little choice but to comply.

Caterina Pellegrini is a native Venetian, and like so many of them, she's had to leave home to pursue her career elsewhere, mostly abroad. She lands in Birmingham, England, as a research fellow and assistant professor. Birmingham, however, is no Venice, so when she gets word of a position back home, Caterina jumps at the opportunity. After nearly three centuries, two locked trunks, believed to contain the papers of a once-famous, now largely forgotten baroque composer, have been discovered.

Arthur Cathcart, market researcher and occasional finder of missing persons, had it all; life was good. Then in seconds, it was all gone. The world thought he was dead. He had a choice: make it official, or go after the evil that took it all way. Arthur chooses to live on and fight.