Detective and mystery fiction

  • Random in death

    Creator

    Robb, J. D.

    Abstract

    In this crime thriller from #1 New York Times -bestselling J.D. Robb, a small and easily concealed weapon wreaks havoc, and the killer is just a face in the crowd. Jenna's parents had finally given in, and there she was, at a New York club with her best friends, watching the legendary band Avenue A, carrying her demo in hopes of slipping it to the guitarist, Jake Kincade. Then, from the stage, Jake catches her eye, and smiles. It's the best night of her life. It's the last night of her life.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    St. Martin's Press

    Not specified
  • Resurrection walk : The Lincoln lawyer, book 7

    Creator

    Connelly, Michael

    Abstract

    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly: Lincoln Lawyer Mickey Haller enlists the help of his half-brother, Harry Bosch, to prove the innocence of a woman convicted of killing her husband. Defense attorney Mickey Haller is back, taking the long shot cases, where the chances of winning are one in a million. After getting a wrongfully convicted man out of prison, he is inundated with pleas from incarcerated people claiming innocence. He enlists his half brother, retired LAPD Detective Harry Bosch, to weed through the letters, knowing most claims will be false.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Little, Brown and Company

    Not specified
  • The bullet that missed

    Creator

    Osman, Richard

    Abstract

    INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A new mystery is afoot in the third book in the Thursday Murder Club series from million-copy bestselling author Richard Osman.  "The quartet of aging amateur sleuths…remain wonderful company," -the New York Times Book Review " The Bullet That Missed hits on every front. " -the Wall Street Journal It is an ordinary Thursday, and things should finally be returning to normal. Except trouble is never far away where the Thursday Murder Club are concerned.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Pamela Dorman Books

    Not specified
  • The damages

    Creator

    Scott, Genevieve

    Abstract

    Sharp and propulsive, The Damages is an engrossing novel set in motion by the disappearance of a student during an ice storm, and explores themes of memory, trauma, friendship, and identity. What I remember best about that week in January is trying to keep track of all the lies I told. 1997: For Ros, starting university at Regis is an opportunity for reinvention-a chance to be seen as interesting, to be accepted by the in-crowd, and maybe even get a boyfriend. But when she meets her roommate, Megan, with her pleated jeans and horse-print bedding, she sees her as a social liability.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Random House Canada

    Not specified
  • The edge : The 6:20 man, book 2

    Creator

    Baldacci, David

    Abstract

    The 6:20 Man is back, dropped by his handlers into a small coastal town in Maine to solve the murder of a CIA agent who knew America's dirtiest secrets-can Travis Devine uncover the truth before his time runs out? When CIA operative Jenny Silkwell is murdered in rural Maine, government officials have immediate concerns over national security. Her laptop and phone were full of state secrets that, in the wrong hands, endanger the lives of countless operatives. In need of someone who can solve the murder quickly and retrieve the missing information, the U.S.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Grand Central Publishing

    Not specified
  • The frozen river

    Creator

    Lawhon, Ariel

    Abstract

    From the New York Times bestselling author of I Was Anastasia and Code Name Hélène comes a gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th-century midwife who defied the legal system and wrote herself into American history. "Fans of Outlander 's Claire Fraser will enjoy Lawhon's Martha, who is brave and outspoken when it comes to protecting the innocent. . .

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Doubleday

    Not specified
  • The ghost orchid : Alex Delaware, book 39

    Creator

    Kellerman, Jonathan

    Abstract

    Psychologist Alex Delaware and Detective Milo Sturgis confront a baffling, vicious double homicide that leads them to long-buried secrets worth killing for in the riveting thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling "master of suspense" ( Los Angeles Times ). LAPD homicide lieutenant Milo Sturgis sees it all the time: Reinvention's a way of life in a city fueled by fantasy. But try as you might to erase the person you once were, there are those who will never forget the past . . . and who can still find you.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Ballantine Books

    Not specified
  • The guest list : a Reese's book club pick

    Creator

    Foley, Lucy

    Abstract

    A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BEST THRILLERS OF THE YEAR "I loved this book. It gave me the same waves of happiness I get from curling up with a classic Christie...The alternating points of view keep you guessing, and guessing wrong." - Alex Michaelides, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Patient "Evok[es] the great Agatha Christie classics...Pay close attention to seemingly throwaway details about the characters' pasts.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    William Morrow Cookbooks

    Not specified
  • The hunting party

    Creator

    Foley, Lucy

    Abstract

    "My favorite kind of whodunit, kept me guessing all the way through, and reminiscent of Agatha Christie at her best - with an extra dose of acid." - Alex Michaelides, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Silent Patient. Everyone's invited...everyone's a suspect... During the languid days of the Christmas break, a group of thirtysomething friends from Oxford meet to welcome in the New Year together, a tradition they began as students ten years ago.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    William Morrow Cookbooks

    Not specified
  • The man who died twice

    Creator

    Osman, Richard

    Abstract

    An instant New York Times bestseller! The second gripping novel in the New York Times bestselling Thursday Murder Club series, soon to be a major motion picture from Steven Spielberg at Amblin Entertainment "It's taken a mere two books for Richard Osman to vault into the upper leagues of crime writers . . . The Man Who Died Twice . . . dives right into joyous fun." -The New York Times Book Review.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Penguin Books

    Not specified