Detective and mystery fiction

  • Peace talks : The Dresden Files, book 16

    Creator

    Butcher, Jim

    Abstract

    Harry Dresden is back and ready for action in the new entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling Dresden Files. When the Supernatural nations of the world meet up to negotiate an end to ongoing hostilities, Harry Dresden, Chicago's only professional wizard, joins the White Council's security team to make sure the talks stay civil. But can he succeed, when dark political manipulations threaten the very existence of Chicago—and all he holds dear?

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Penguin Audio

    Not specified
  • Masked prey : Lucas Davenport, book 30

    Creator

    Sandford, John

    Abstract

    Lucas Davenport investigates a vitriolic blog that seems to be targeting the children of U.S. politicians in the latest thriller by #1 New York Times-bestselling author John Sandford. The daughter of a U.S. Senator is monitoring her social media presence when she finds a picture of herself on a strange blog. And there are other pictures... of the children of other influential Washington politicians, walking or standing outside their schools, each identified by name. Surrounding the photos are texts of vicious political rants from a motley variety of radical groups.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Penguin Audio

    Not specified
  • The goodbye man

    Creator

    Deaver, Jeffery

    Abstract

    In this twisty thriller from the New York Times bestselling master of suspense, reward-seeker Colter Shaw infiltrates a sinister cult after learning that the only way to get somebody out... is to go in. In the wilderness of Washington State, expert tracker Colter Shaw has located two young men accused of a terrible hate crime. But when his pursuit takes a shocking and tragic turn, Shaw becomes desperate to discover what went so horribly wrong and if he is to blame. Shaw's search for answers leads him to a shadowy organization that bills itself as a grief support group.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Penguin Audio

    Not specified
  • Battle ground : The Dresden Files, book 17

    Creator

    Butcher, Jim

    Abstract

    Things are about to get serious for Harry Dresden, Chicago's only professional wizard in the next entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling Dresden Files. Harry has faced terrible odds before. He has a long history of fighting enemies above his weight class. The Red Court of vampires. The fallen angels of the Order of the Blackened Denarius. The Outsiders. But this time it's different. A being more powerful and dangerous on an order of magnitude beyond what the world has seen in a millennium is coming. And she's bringing an army.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Penguin Audio

    Not specified
  • Troubled blood : Cormoran strike, book 5

    Creator

    Galbraith, Robert

    Abstract

    A breathtaking, labyrinthine epic, Troubled Blood is the fifth Strike and Robin novel and the most gripping and satisfying yet. Private Detective Cormoran Strike is visiting his family in Cornwall when he is approached by a woman asking for help finding her mother, Margot Bamborough—who went missing in mysterious circumstances in 1974. Strike has never tackled a cold case before, let alone one forty years old.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Ashland

    New York

    Mulholland Books

    Little, Brown and Company

    Not specified
  • Heaven, my home : Highway 59, book 2

    Creator

    Locke, Attica

    Abstract

    The thrilling follow-up to the award-winning Bluebird, Bluebird: Texas Ranger Darren Matthews is on the hunt for a boy who's gone missing—but it's the boy's family of white supremacists who are his real target. Nine-year-old Levi King knew he should have left for home sooner; now he's alone in the darkness of vast Caddo Lake, in a boat whose motor just died. A sudden noise distracts him—and all goes dark.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Ashland

    New York

    Mulholland Books

    Little, Brown and Company

    Not specified
  • The inheritance games : Inheritance games, book 1

    Creator

    Barnes, Jennifer Lynn

    Abstract

    A Cinderella story with deadly stakes and thrilling twists, perfect for fans of One of Us is Lying and Knives Out. Avery Grambs has a plan for a better future: survive high school, win a scholarship, and get out. But her fortunes change in an instant when billionaire Tobias Hawthorne dies and leaves Avery virtually his entire fortune. The catch? Avery has no idea why—or even who Tobias Hawthorne is. To receive her inheritance, Avery must move into sprawling, secret passage-filled Hawthorne House, where every room bears the old man's touch—and his love of puzzles, riddles, and codes.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Little, Brown and Company

    Not specified
  • Hi five : IQ, book 4

    Creator

    Ide, Joe

    Abstract

    One woman. Five personalities. Private investigator IQ is back to piece together a Newport Beach murder with an eyewitness who gives "people person" a whole new meaning. Cristiana is the daughter of the biggest arms dealer on the West Coast, Angus Byrne. She's also the sole witness and number one suspect in the murder of her boyfriend, found dead in her Newport Beach boutique. Isaiah Quintabe is coerced into taking the case to prove her innocence. If he can't, Angus will harm the brilliant PI's new girlfriend, ending her career. The catch: Christiana has multiple personalities.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Little, Brown and Company

    Not specified
  • The law of innocence : Mickey Haller, book 6

    Creator

    Connelly, Michael

    Abstract

    Lincoln Lawyer Mickey Haller is back in the heartstopping new thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly. Defense attorney Mickey Haller is pulled over by police, who find the body of a client in the trunk of his Lincoln. Haller is charged with murder and can't make the exorbitant $5 million bail slapped on him by a vindictive judge.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Little, Brown & Company

    Not specified
  • Deadly cross : Alex Cross, book 28

    Creator

    Patterson, James

    Abstract

    A double homicide in the nation's capital opens the psychological case files—Detective Alex Cross. Kay Willingham led a life as glamorous as it was public—she was a gorgeous Georgetown socialite, philanthropist, and the ex-wife of the vice-president. So why was she parked in a Bentley convertible idling behind a DC private school, in the middle of the night, with the man who was the head of that school? Who shot them both, point blank, and why? The shocking double homicide is blazed across the internet, TV, newspapers—and across Alex Cross' mind. Kay had been his patient once.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Ashland

    Little, Brown & Company

    Not specified