Detective and mystery fiction

  • Gingerbread danger : An Amish Candy Shop mystery, book 9

    Creator

    Flower, Amanda

    Abstract

    Amish candy shop owner and star of TV’s Bailey’s Amish Sweets, Bailey King, has a lot to be excited about. She’s happily engaged to Aiden Brody, newly appointed county sheriff, and her candy factory is finally having its grand opening in Harvest, Ohio—just before Christmas! Bailey is ready to let the sweet celebrations begin . . . With the help of local community organizer Margot Rawlings, Harvest will have a Candy Land themed Christmas on the village square—featuring Bailey’s recently perfected recipe for gingerbread men.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Old Saybrook

    Tantor Media

    Not specified
  • Skinny dip : Skink, book 5

    Creator

    Hiaasen, Carl

    Abstract

    Chaz Perrone might be the only marine scientist in the world who doesn’t know which way the Gulf Stream runs. He might also be the only one who went into biology just to make a killing, and now he’s found a way–doctoring water samples so that a ruthless agribusiness tycoon can continue illegally dumping fertilizer into the endangered Everglades. When Chaz suspects that his wife, Joey, has figured out his scam, he pushes her overboard from a cruise liner into the night-dark Atlantic. Unfortunately for Chaz, his wife doesn’t die in the fall.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Random House Audio

    Not specified
  • Razor girl

    Creator

    Hiaasen, Carl

    Abstract

    The new full-tilt, unstoppably hilarious and entertaining novel from the best-selling author of Skinny Dip and Bad Monkey. When Lane Coolman’s car is bashed from behind on the road to the Florida Keys, what appears to be an ordinary accident is anything but (this is Hiaasen!). Behind the wheel of the other car is Merry Mansfield—the eponymous Razor Girl—and the crash scam is only the beginning of events that spiral crazily out of control while unleashing some of the wildest characters Hiaasen has ever set loose on the page.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Random House Audio

    Not specified
  • Blueberry blunder : An Amish candy shop mystery, book 8

    Creator

    Flower, Amanda

    Abstract

    Bailey King, star of TV's Bailey's Amish Sweets, is building her dream candy factory in Harvest, Ohio. But no sooner is the frame of the new building up than she finds the dead body of a surly contractor who has a long list of enemies—including people in the Amish community. To add to the drama, Bailey is being filmed by a crew for her upcoming show. When Bailey's TV producer pitched a reality show about building the factory, Bailey was shocked that the network picked it up. She's not shocked that many of the Amish working on the jobsite refuse to be on camera.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Old Saybrook

    Tantor Media

    Not specified
  • 'Til heist do us part : Simi Chopra, book 2

    Creator

    Desai, Sara

    Abstract

    "The perfect blend of romance, mystery and thrills."—US Weekly. Diamond necklaces, billionaires, Mafia bosses, and student loans—it’s all in a day’s work for Simi Chopra and her ragtag heist crew in the next romantic-comedy caper from Sara Desai. It’s been a year since Simi Chopra’s motley crew pulled off a high-wire diamond necklace heist with the help of sexy rogue Jack Danger. After living it up on the reward money, they're back where they started, struggling to pay their bills.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Berkley Romance

    Not specified
  • À qui sait attendre

    Creator

    Connelly, Michael

    Abstract

    Harry Bosch et Renée Ballard enquêtent sur des cold cases qui ont marqué la cité des Anges. À la tête de l'unité des Affaires non résolues, Renée Ballard retrouve la trace, grâce à l'ADN, d'un violeur en série qui a terrorisé Los Angeles deux décennies plus tôt avant de disparaître. Mais très vite, elle va se heurter à des secrets et à des obstacles juridiques qui la forcent à demander son aide à Harry Bosch.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [S.l.]

    Calmann-Lévy

    Not specified
  • A step past darkness

    Creator

    Kurian, Vera

    Abstract

    Six classmates. One terrifying night. A murder twenty years in the making... There's something sinister under the surface of the idyllic, suburban town of Wesley Falls, and it's not just the abandoned coal mine that lies beneath it. The summer of 1995 kicks off with a party in the mine where six high school students witness a horrifying crime that changes the course of their lives.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Park Row Books

    Not specified
  • All the sinners bleed

    Creator

    Cosby, S. A.

    Abstract

    Instant New York Times bestseller. USA Today bestseller. Washington Post's The Twelve Best Thrillers of the Year. TIME's 100 Must Read Books of the Year. Goodreads Choice Award nominee. USA Today's Best Reviewed Books of the Year. BookPage's Best Mystery of the Year. Publishers Weekly's Best Books of the Year. New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice. Cover of the New York Times Book Review. Barack Obama's Summer Reading List. The Financial Times's Best Crime Books of the Year. ALA Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction longlist.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Flatiron Books

    Not specified
  • Arsenic and adobo : Tita Rosie's kitchen mystery, book 1

    Creator

    Manansala, Mia P.

    Abstract

    A RUSA Award-winning novel! The first book in a new culinary cozy series full of sharp humor and delectable dishes—one that might just be killer... When Lila Macapagal moves back home to recover from a horrible breakup, her life seems to be following all the typical rom-com tropes. She's tasked with saving her Tita Rosie's failing restaurant and dealing with a group of matchmaking aunties who shower her with love and judgment.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Berkley Prime Crime

    Not specified
  • Blackmail and bibingka : Tita Rosie's kitchen mystery, book 1

    Creator

    Manansala, Mia P.

    Abstract

    When her long-lost cousin comes back to town just in time for the holidays, Lila Macapagal knows that big trouble can’t be far behind in this new mystery by Mia P. Manansala, author of Arsenic and Adobo. It’s Christmastime in Shady Palms, but things are far from jolly for Lila Macapagal. Sure, her new business, the Brew-ha Cafe, is looking to turn a profit in its first year. And yes, she’s taken the first step in a new romance with her good friend Jae Park.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Berkley Prime Crime

    Not specified