Detective and mystery fiction

  • A solitude of wolverines : Alex Carter, book 1

    Creator

    Henderson, Alice

    Abstract

    Targeted by aggressive locals attempting to sabotage her research on a Montana endangered wildlife sanctuary, biologist Alex Carter reports evidence of an injured person to indifferent authorities before uncovering the activities of a serial killer.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    HarperCollins

    Not specified
  • House of correction

    Creator

    French, Nicci

    Abstract

    When a body is discovered in Okeham, England, Tabitha is shocked to find herself in handcuffs. But as dark memories come to light, she begins to question if she knows who she really is.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    HarperCollins

    Not specified
  • The book of lamps and banners : Cass Neary, book 4

    Creator

    Hand, Elizabeth

    Abstract

    Cass Neary needs cash to get home, and she's already sold her camera. Now her best chance is to get in on a deal for an ancient illuminated manuscript. But an intruder suddenly steals it out from under the dealer's nose. To clear her name, and keep the missing text out of dangerous hands, Cass plunges into a curious underworld at the intersection of antiquarian books, cutting-edge software, and modern nationalist politics.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Hachette Book Group

    Not specified
  • The return

    Creator

    Sparks, Nicholas

    Abstract

    Tending to his grandfather's beehives while gearing up for a second stint in medical school, Trevor isn't prepared to fall in love, and yet he senses a connection with deputy sheriff Natalie Masterson.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Hachette Book Group

    Not specified
  • To tell you the truth

    Creator

    Macmillan, Gilly

    Abstract

    When mystery writer Lucy Harper's husband suddenly goes missing, his disappearance evokes dark memories that take Lucy back more than thirty years, to the day her brother vanished.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    HarperCollins

    Not specified
  • Submitting to the sheriff : Cowboy doms, book 2

    Creator

    Wane, B. J.

    Abstract

    After overhearing two crooked Chicago cops plotting against her, Avery Pierce goes on the run, not knowing who she can trust. When her low finances force her to take a job as a sex phone operator, she struggles, so when a caller senses her desperation and inexperience and offers assistance, she's tempted to agree.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Ashland, Oregon]

    Blackstone Publishing

    Not specified
  • Until it's over

    Creator

    French, Nicci

    Abstract

    A group of housemates must determine the killer among them when a series of murders occur. As the difference between friend and stranger becomes vaguer, the line between attraction and danger thins.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    HarperCollins

    Not specified
  • The butcher's daughter : The foundlings trilogy, book 3

    Creator

    Staub, Wendy Corsi

    Abstract

    Investigative genealogist Amelia Crenshaw solves clients' genetic puzzles, while hers remain shrouded in mystery. Now she suspects that the key to her birth parents' identities lies in an unexpected connection to a stranger who's hired her to find his long-lost daughter. Bracing herself for a shocking truth, Amelia is blindsided by a deadly one.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    HarperCollins

    Not specified
  • Read or alive : Bookmobile mystery, book 3

    Creator

    Page, Nora

    Abstract

    When an antique book fair comes to town, septuagenarian librarian Cleo Watkins's cousin Dot is conned by a flirtatious book scout. And when he's found dead the very next morning, Dot's freedom is on the line.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Ashland, Oregon]

    Blackstone Publishing

    Not specified
  • Read on arrival : Bookmobile mystery, book 2

    Creator

    Page, Nora

    Abstract

    Septuagenarian librarian Cleo Watkins uses her librarian skills to investigate a murder. Another death is coming due, and Cleo fears the killer may be about to turn the final page on someone she loves.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Ashland, Oregon]

    Blackstone Publishing

    Not specified