Detective and mystery fiction

  • The big sleep

    Creator

    Chandler, Raymond

    Abstract

    Marlowe takes on an assignment from the Sternwood family: the child-woman Carmen, the sultry Frances, and the ancient General too far past his prime to cope with his daughters' brand of trouble. Stepping in to deal with a case of blackmail, Marlowe follows a trail that leads him into a landscape littered with murder and deception.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Beverly Hills, Calif.]

    Phoenix Audio

    Not specified
  • The big Kahuna

    Creator

    Evanovich, Peter

    Evanovich, Janet

    Abstract

    A stoner, an Instagram model, a Czech oligarch, and a missing unicorn. Nick Fox and Kate O'Hare have their work cut out for them in their weirdest, wildest adventure yet in this latest entry in the New York Times bestselling series by Janet and Peter Evanovich. Straight arrow FBI Agent Kate O'Hare always plays by the rules. Charming Con Man Nicholas Fox makes them up as he goes along. She thinks he's nothing but a scoundrel. He thinks she just needs to lighten up. They're working together to tackle the out-of-bounds cases ordinary FBI agents can't touch.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York, NY]

    Penguin Audio

    Not specified
  • The big four

    Creator

    Christie, Agatha

    Abstract

    Framed in the doorway of Hercule Poirot's bedroom stands an uninvited guest, coated from head to foot in dust. The man stares for a moment, then he sways and falls. Who is he? Is he suffering from shock or just exhaustion? Above all, what is the significance of the figure 4, scribbled over and over again on a sheet of paper? Poirot finds himself plunged into a world of international intrigue, risking his life and that of his "twin brother" to uncover the truth.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Harper Audio

    Not specified
  • The bat

    Creator

    Nesbø, Jo

    Abstract

    Follows Harry Hole's efforts to solve the murder of a television celebrity whose demise is linked to a string of serial killings.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Books on Tape

    Not specified
  • The art of theft

    Creator

    Thomas, Sherry

    Abstract

    As "Sherlock Holmes, consulting detective," Charlotte Holmes has solved murders and found missing individuals. But she has never stolen a priceless artwork--or rather, made away with the secrets hidden behind a much-coveted canvas. But Mrs. Watson is desperate to help her old friend recover those secrets and Charlotte finds herself involved in a fever-paced scheme to infiltrate a glamorous Yuletide ball where the painting is one handshake away from being sold and the secrets a bare breath from exposure.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Berkley

    Not specified
  • The art of deception

    Creator

    Goldberg, Leonard S.

    Abstract

    "Suspenseful and entertaining, with many twists and turns ... This is one of the best Sherlock Holmes series since Laurie R. King's Mary Russell books."--Historical Novel SocietyUSA Today bestselling author Leonard Goldberg returns with another puzzling case for the daughter of Sherlock Holmes to unravel in this exciting mystery, The Art of Deception, sure to be enjoyed by fans of Sherlock Holmes as well as Laurie R. King and Charles Finch.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Macmillan Audio

    Not specified
  • The ancient nine

    Creator

    Smith, Ian

    Abstract

    Spencer Collins thinks his life at Harvard will be all about basketball and pre-med, hard workouts and grinding work in class. The friends he’s made when he hits the storied, ivy-clad campus from a very different life in urban Chicago are a happy bonus. But Spencer is about to be introduced to the most mysterious inner sanctum of the inner sanctum: To his surprise, he’s in the running to be “punched” for one of Harvard’s elite final clubs.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Macmillan Audio

    Not specified
  • The anatomy of desire

    Creator

    Dorn, L. R.

    Abstract

    Performed docuseries style by a star-studded full cast including Santino Fontana, Shelby Young, Marin Ireland, JD Jackson, Dan Bittner, Vikas Adam, Gabra Zackman, Fred Berman, Darrell Dennis, Oliver Wyman, Jonathan Davis, Hilary Huber, and Lisa Flanagan. For fans of riveting true crime docuseries a la Serial and Making a Murderer, The Anatomy of Desire is a modern tale of crime and punishment exploring unbridled ambition, blinding passion, and the dark side of desire. Claire Griffith has it all, a thriving career, a gorgeous boyfriend, glamorous friends.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Place of publication not identified]

    HarperAudio

    Not specified
  • The Agathas

    Creator

    Glasgow, Kathleen

    Abstract

    Last summer, Alice Ogilvie’s basketball-star boyfriend Steve dumped her. Then she disappeared for five days. She's not talking, so where she went and what happened to her is the biggest mystery in Castle Cove. Or it was, at least. But now, another one of Steve’s girlfriends has vanished: Brooke Donovan, Alice’s ex-best friend. And it doesn’t look like Brooke will be coming back... Enter Iris Adams, Alice’s tutor. Iris has her own reasons for wanting to disappear, though unlike Alice, she doesn’t have the money or the means.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    [S.I.]

    Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group

    Not specified