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THE RIVALS OF SHERLOCK HOLMES : A COLLECTION OF VICTORIAN DETECTIVE TALES : Fall River Classics

By Stefan Dziemianowicz (comp.). Barnes & Noble Inc 2015 , This volume collects more than forty detective tales published in the same years that Sherlock Holmes earned his formidable reputation as the Great Detective. It includes stories by Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Dickens, Robert Louis Stevenson, and others that broke ground for the detective story, as well as featuring lady sleuths in stories by Wilkie Collins, Richard Marsh, Anna Katherine Green, and others. Also included are Sherlockian Satires and Homages, in the form of respectful and comic riffs on Sherlock Holmes and his methods by Henry, Bret Harte, Mark Twain, and others. 9781435160200

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AND THEN THERE WERE NONE

By Agatha Christie. Harper 2015 , Considered the best mystery novel ever written by many readers, And Then There Were None is the story of 10 strangers, each lured to Indian Island by a mysterious host. Once his guests have arrived, the host accuses each person of murder. Unable to leave the island, the guests begin to share their darkest secrets--until they begin to die. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Review 'Agatha Christie's masterpiece.' Spectator 'One of the very best, most genuinely bewildering Christies.' Observer 'The most astonishingly impudent, ingenious and altogether successful mystery story since The Murder of Roger Ackroyd.' Daily Herald 'One of the most ingenious thrillers in many a day.' Time Magazine 'There is no doubt that this is a highly ingenious jigsaw by a master of puzzling.' Books 'There is no cheating; the reader is just bamboozled in a straightforward way from first to last... The most colossal achievement of a colossal career. The book must rank with Mrs Christie's previous best - on the top notch of detection.' New Statesman 'The whole thing is utterly impossible and utterly fascinating. It is the most baffling mystery Agatha Christie has ever written.' New York Times --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. See all Editorial Reviews 9780008123208

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MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD

By Agatha Christie. Harper 2013 9780007527526

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STALKER

By Kepler, Lars. London Harper Collins 2016 , The much-anticipated fifth thriller in Lars Kepler’s bestselling series featuring Joona Linna. Perfect for fans of Stieg Larsson and Jo Nesbo. A video-clip is sent to the National Criminal Investigation Department. Someone has secretly filmed a woman through her window from the garden. The next day she is found dead after a frenzied knife-attack. The police receive a second film of another unknown woman. There is no way of identifying her before time runs out. When her husband finds her he is so traumatised that he cleans the whole house and puts her to bed. He may have seen a vital clue, but is in such an extreme state of shock that the police are unable to question him. Psychiatrist Erik Maria Bark is called in to hypnotise him – but what the man tells him under hypnosis leads Erik to start lying to the police. If the lights are on, a stalker can see you from outside. But if the lights are off, you can't see a stalker who is already inside the house. 9780007467853

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NEVER NEVER Its easy to go missing in the middle of nowhere

By Patterson,James. London Century 2016 , Never... assume you know someone. Harry Blue is the top Sex Crimes investigator in her department. She's a seasoned pro who's seen it all. But even she didn't see this coming: her own brother arrested for the grisly murders of three beautiful young women. Never... accept a reassignment to the middle of nowhere "for your own good." Harry's been sent to a makeshift town in a desolate landscape-a world full of easy money, plenty of illegal ways to spend it, and a ragtag collection of transient characters who thrive on the fringes of society. A place where little grows, but evil flourishes. Never... trust anyone. Looking into a seemingly simple missing persons case, Harry's been assigned to a new "partner." But is he actually meant to be a watchdog? Still reeling from the accusations against her brother, Harry can't even trust her own instincts, which she's never doubted...until now. Never... go anywhere without leaving a trace. Far from the world she knows and desperate to clear her brother's name, Harry has to mine the dark secrets of her strange new home for answers to a deepening mystery-before she vanishes in a place where no one would ever think to look for her. Never Never is an edge-of-your-seat thrill ride with enough intrigue and suspense to keep you guessing until the final page. You'll never be able to put it down. 9781780895444

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SIGN OF FOUR

By Doyle,Arthur Conan. London Leopard 1996 9780752903828

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BITTER SWEET RAIN

By Brown,Sandra. New York Warner Books 2000 7099300699

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PLAY DIRTY

By Brown,Sandra. London Hodder 2007 9780340923627

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DEATH CURE

By Danshner, James. UK Chicken House 2011 , The Trials are over. WICKED have collected all the information they can. Now it's up to the Gladers to complete the blueprint for the cure to the Flare with a final voluntary test. But something has happened that no-one at WICKED has foreseen: Thomas has remembered more than they think. And he knows WICKED can't be trusted ...The time for lies is over. But the truth is more dangerous than anyone could have imagined. With the Gladers divided, can they all make it 9781908435200

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SEASON OF GHOSTS

By Ruskin Bond. USA Penguin 2000 9780140287844

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RHYTHM OF RIDDLES : Three Byomkesh bakshi mysteries

By Saradindu Bandyopadhyay. Haryana Puffin books 2012 , Saradindu Bandyopadyay's immortal detective Byomkesh Bakshi has enjoyed immense popularity for several decades. From being a household name in the Calcutta of 1930s, when he first created, to a popular face on TV in the 1990s, Byomkesh along with his friend-cum-foil Ajit is perhaps the best-loved of India's literary detectives. This collection brings together three of his classic whodunnits. From a murder in a boarding house with too many suspects to a mystery with a supernatural twist, and then busting a black - marketeering ring in rural bengal, these stories take the super sleuth to different locales on his quest for truth, and bring out his ingenuity and astuteness. Translated into English for the first time by award-winning translator Arunava Sinha, the breathless pace and thrilling plots of these action-packed adventures will win Byomkesh a new genertion of admirers. 9780143331827

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MYSTERY OF HOLLY LANE : 11

By Enid Blyton. London Egmont 2013 9781405247153

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MYSTERY OF TALLY-HO COTTAGE

By Enid Blyton. London Egmont 2013 9781405266857

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THE HOUSE OF DEATH : THE ADVENTURES OF FELUDA

By Satyajit Ray's. London Puffin 2016 9780143334491

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MURDER ON THE MENU

By Haining , Peter (ed.). Great Britain Chancellor Press 1993 978-1851523146

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WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES

By Block, Lawrence.. New York : Morrow, 1992 0688103502 (acidfree paper) :

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DEVIL KNOWS YOU'RE DEAD a Matthew Scudder novel /

By Block, Lawrence.. New York : Morrow, 1993 0688121926 :

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BURGLARS CAN'T BE CHOOSERS

By Block, Lawrence.. New York : Random House, 1977 0394411838 :

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SCARLET RUSE

By MacDonald, John D. New York : Lippincott & Crowell, 1973 0690018878

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ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS : DATES WITH DEATH Tales from a month of mystery

By Hitchcock, Alfred (ed.). Ndew York Dell 1969

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JUST THE WAY IT IS

By Chase, James Hadley. London : Panther 1944

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JUST THE WAY IT IS

By Chase, James Hadley. London : Panther 1944

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SHERLOCK HOLMES : WORLD FAMOUS DETECTIVE STORIES 3

By Doyle, Arthur Conan. Chennai Seasons 9788187834663

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FAMOUS FIVE AND THE GOLDEN GALLEON

By Blyton,Enid. Great Brittain Knight Books 1980 978-0340278666

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WHITE TEARS

By Kunzru,Hari . UK Penguin Books 2017 , Carter and Seth are worlds apart - one a trust fund hipster, the other a suburban nobody - and yet they are united by a love of music. Rising fast on the New York scene, one day they stumble across an old blues song long forgotten by history - and everything starts to unravel. Carter quickly becomes obsessed with the unknown singer, drawn down a path that allows no return, and Seth has no choice but to follow his friend into the darkness. Trapped in a game he doesn't understand, Seth plays the same cards that have been played before, says the lines exactly as they have always been spoken, acts the old familiar parts as if for the first time. He moves unsteadily across a chessboard of white and black, performer and audience, righteous and forsaken, caught between the man who makes the music and the one who calls the tune. But we have been here before, oh so many times over, and the game always ends the same way . . . 9780241272961

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AND THEN THERE WERE NONE

By Christie,Agatha . UK Harper 2015 , Considered the best mystery novel ever written by many readers, And Then There Were None is the story of 10 strangers, each lured to Indian Island by a mysterious host. Once his guests have arrived, the host accuses each person of murder. Unable to leave the island, the guests begin to share their darkest secrets--until they begin to die. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Review 'Agatha Christie's masterpiece.' Spectator 'One of the very best, most genuinely bewildering Christies.' Observer 'The most astonishingly impudent, ingenious and altogether successful mystery story since The Murder of Roger Ackroyd.' Daily Herald 'One of the most ingenious thrillers in many a day.' Time Magazine 'There is no doubt that this is a highly ingenious jigsaw by a master of puzzling.' Books 'There is no cheating; the reader is just bamboozled in a straightforward way from first to last... The most colossal achievement of a colossal career. The book must rank with Mrs Christie's previous best - on the top notch of detection.' New Statesman 'The whole thing is utterly impossible and utterly fascinating. It is the most baffling mystery Agatha Christie has ever written.' New York Times --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. See all Editorial Reviews 9780008123208

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11TH HOUR

By Patterson,James. London Arrow Books 2012 , Summary: Is one of Detective Lindsay Boxer's colleagues a vicious killer? She won't know until the 11th hour. A notorious drug dealer is gunned down using a weapon taken from the evidence locker in Lindsay's own department! Lindsay must investigate her closest colleagues. But who can she trust? And is she placing herself, and her unborn baby, in a deadly situation? 9780099550198

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AGATHA CHRISTIE : AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY

By Christie,Agatha . UK Harper Collins 1977 , Agatha christie died on 12 january 1976, having become the best-selling novelist in history. Her autobiography, published in 1977 a year after her death, tells of her fascinating private life, from early childhood through two marriages and two world wars, and her experiences both as a writer and on archaeological expeditions with her second husband, max mallowan. Not only does the book reveal the true genius of her legendary success, but the story is vividly told and as captivating as one of her novels. 9780007293384

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SAVASAMSKARATHINU SESHAM /ശവസംസാകരത്തിനു ശേഷം/After The Funeral

By Christie,Agatha. Kottayam D C books 2014 9788126452538

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POCKET FULL OF RYE

By Christie,Agatha. UK Harper 2002 , Summary: A handful of grain is found in the pocket of a murdered businessman.. 9780007299690

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SITTAFORD MYSTERY

By Christie,Agatha . London Harper Collines Pub. 2002 9780007299751

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BURIED LIES :

By Ohlsson, Kristina. London Simon & Schuster 2014 , How do you vindicate a deceased, self-proclaimed killer? A criminal lawyer in Stockholm, Martin Benner sees himself as a man who has it all.Then Bobby T barges into his office one day, demanding his help. Bobby says he's the brother of Sara Tell, a young woman dubbed "Sara Texas" by the tabloids after she confessed to five brutal murders some time back -- three in Sweden, and two in Texas. Six months ago, she shocked everyone when she escaped from pre-trial custody and leapt off a bridge to her death. But Bobby says she was innocent. He needs Martin's help to clear her name and to find Sara's son, Mio, who he says disappeared around the time of her death. As Martin and Lucy, the partner in his firm, delve deeper into the case, their pursuit of the truth takes them across the ocean to Texas, where the pieces of the puzzle slowly fall into place. But before Martin can continue his investigation, he receives some devastating news that turns his world upside down... 9781471148835 | 1471148831 | 9781471148828 | 1471148823

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WORD IS MURDER

By Horowitz,Anthony . London Century 2017 , The New York Times bestselling author of Magpie Murders and Moriarty brilliantly reinvents the classic crime novel once again with this clever and inventive mystery starring a fictional version of the author himself as the Watson to a modern-day Holmes, investigating a case involving buried secrets, murder, and a trail of bloody clues. A woman crosses a London street. It is just after 11am on a bright spring morning, and she is going into a funeral parlor to plan her own service. Six hours later the woman is dead, strangled with a crimson curtain cord in her own home. Enter disgraced police detective Daniel Hawthorne, a brilliant, eccentric man as quick with an insult as he is to crack a case. And Hawthorne has a partner, the celebrated novelist Anthony Horowitz, curious about the case and looking for new material. As brusque, impatient, and annoying as Hawthorne can be, Horowitz—a seasoned hand when it comes to crime stories—suspects the detective may be on to something, and is irresistibly drawn into the mystery. But as the case unfolds, Horowitz realizes he’s at the center of a story he can’t control . . . and that his brilliant partner may be hiding dark and mysterious secrets of his own. A masterful and tricky mystery which plays games at many levels, The Word Is Murder is Anthony Horowitz at his very best. 9781780896854

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SECRET HISTORY

By Tartt, Donna . UK Penguin 2017 , Truly deserving of the accolade Modern Classic, Donna Tartt's cult bestseller The Secret History is a remarkable achievement - both compelling and elegant, dramatic and playful.Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at an elite New England college discover a way of thinking and living that is a world away from the humdrum existence of their contemporaries. But when they go beyond the boundaries of normal morality their lives are changed profoundly and for ever. 9780241982884

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PROBLEM AT POLLENSA BAY

By Christie , Agatha . London Harper 1991 , Problem at Pollensa Bay and other stories Summary: A collection of short stories featuring some of Agatha Christie's best-loved detectives - Hercule Poirot, Parker Pyne, Mr Satterthwaite and Harley Quin... 9780007299560

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BURDEN

By Christie,Agatha . London Harper 2009 , The burden : a Mary Westmacott novel Summary: Laura Franklin bitterly resented the arrival of her younger sister Shirley, an enchanting baby loved by all the family. But Laura's emotions towards her sister changed dramatically one night, when she vowed to protect her with all her strength and love. While Shirley longs for freedom and romance, Laura has to learn that loving can never be a one-sided affair, and the burden of her love for her sister has a dramatic effect on both their lives. 9780007357901

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MURDER IN THE MEWS

By Christie , Agatha. Harper Collins Pub. 1993 9780007299812

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SIRENS

By Knox,Joseph . UK Black Swan 2017 9781784162146

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MURDER ON MALABAR HILL : Perveen Mistry Investigates

By Sujata Massey. USA Penguin 2018 , Bombay, 1921. Intrepid and intelligent, young Perveen Mistry joins her fathers prestigious law firm to become one of Indias first female lawyers. Her tumultuous past also makes her especially devoted to championing and protecting womens rights. When Mistry Law is appointed to execute the will of Omar Farid, a wealthy mill owner, Perveens suspicions are aroused by a curious provision which could disinherit Farids three widows and leave them vulnerable. Are the Farid widows-who live in strict seclusion, never leaving the womens quarters or speaking to men-being taken advantage of by an unscrupulous guardian? Perveen decides to investigate, but when tensions escalate to murder, it becomes clear that her own life is in mortal peril and she will need to use everything in her power to outwit a dangerous criminal. 9780143428237

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THIRTEEN PROBLEMS

By Christie,Agatha. William Collins 1988 , On Tuesday evening a group gathers at Miss Marple's house and the conversations turns to unsolved crimes: the case of the disappearing bloodstains; the thief who committed his crime twice over; the strange case of the invisible will; and the death-bed message that red "heap of fish". 9780006162742

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JUROR NO.3

By Patterson,James . London Century 2018 , Summary: Ruby Bozarth, a newcomer to Rosedale, Mississippi, is also fresh to the Mississippi Bar and to the docket of Circuit Judge Baylor, who taps Ruby as defence counsel in a racially charged felony. The murder of a woman from one of the town's oldest families has Rosedale's upper crust howling for blood, and the prosecutor is counting on Ruby's inexperience to help him deliver a swift conviction. Ruby's client is a college football star who has returned home after a career-ending injury, and she is determined to build a defence that will stick. She finds help in unexpected quarters from Suzanne, a hard-charging attorney armed to the teeth, and Shorty, a diner cook who knows more than he lets on. Ruby never belonged to the country-club set, but once she nearly married into it. As news breaks of a second murder, Ruby's ex-fiance, Lee Greene, shows up on her doorstep a Southern gentleman in need of a saviour. As lurid, intertwining investigations unfold, no one in Rosedale can be trusted, especially the twelve men and women impanelled on the jury. They may be hiding the most incendiary secret of all. 9781780895307

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TIMMY FAILURE : Now Look What You've Done

By Pastis,Stephan . London Walker Books Ltd 2015 , + Add to Wishlist Browse Related Subjects Children's Fiction > Mysteries & Detective Stories Children's Fiction > Humorous Stories Children's Fiction > Comics & Graphic Novels Schools Humorous stories (Children's/YA) Globes The clueless, comically self-confident kid detective returns with style in the second book in the Timmy Failure series. Timmy Failure is back and he's as clueless as ever in this New York Times bestselling sequel to Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made. Packed full of laughs, this hilarious book is perfect for fans of Wimpy Kid and Barry Loser. Timmy Failure is the founder, president and CEO of the greatest detective agency in town, probably the country, perhaps the world. And he's about to crack the biggest case of his generation: a school competition to find a stolen globe. But someone is clearly trying to cheat. Bamboozle. Hoodwink. Con. Defraud. So it's up to Timmy, with the dubious help of Total, his lazy polar bear partner, and his unlikely new ally, eccentric Great Aunt Colander, to find a way to avenge these shenanigans. Defeat this injustice. And obliterate Timmy's arch-nemesis, the WEDGIE, aka the Worldwide Enemy of Da Goodness In Everything. If he can only get his entry form in on time. 9781406360721

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CREAM BUNS AND CRIME : Murder Most Unladylike Collection

By Stevens, Robin . UK Puffin 2017 , A collection of short stories for budding Detective Society members. Daisy and Hazel invite you to discover their untold stories . . . Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are famous for the murder cases they have solved - but there are many other mysteries in the pages of Hazel's casebook. From the macabre Case of the Deepdean Vampire, to the baffling Case of the Blue Violet, and their very first case of all: the Case of Lavinia's Missing Tie. Just like Daisy and Hazel's cases, there's more to this book than meets the eye, including: Brilliant mini-mysteries, including two brand-new and never seen before stories Daisy and Hazel's own tips, tricks and facts This is the perfect book for Agatha Christies In Waiting and fans of the award-winning, bestselling Murder Most Unladylike series. 9780141376561

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THE VETERAN AND OTHER STORIES

By Forsyth, Frederick. London, India Corgi Books -- Penguin Random House --9780552149235 2002 , Summary: A collection of five suspenseful stories. Justice does not always come easily, and it comes in many guises. On the seedier side of London, a shopkeeper witnesses a brutal beating in The Veteran. In a better neighborhood, a famous London auction house is scammed in The Art of the Matter. Other stories venture to a persecution in 16th century Sienna, a mid-flight drug smuggling heist, and the lone survivor of Custer's Last Stand. 9780552149235

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DARKNESS

By Jónasson,Ragnar . UK Penguin 2018 , One of Ian Rankin's favourite books of the year - 'An intelligent, provocative whodunit with a killer twist' ____________ A body is found off the coast of Iceland. A young Russian woman, Elena, hoped to find a fresh start. Instead she found death. A cursory police investigation calls it suicide. Another statistic, she's soon forgotten . . . But not by Reykjavik Detective Inspector Hulda Hermannsdóttir. Difficult and unconventional, Hulda is being forced into early retirement. Offered one last cold case to investigate she chooses Elena's. On discovering another woman has vanished, she believes a killer roams free. Her colleagues, however, think she's out to cause trouble. With days before she's stripped of her badge, can Hulda catch the killer alone? 9781405930802

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MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD

By Christie,Agatha . UK Harper 2013 9780007527526

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ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES

By Doyle,Arthur Conan. New Delhi Mahavir Jain 2018 9788188524181

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18TH ABDUCTION

By Patterson, James. London Century 2019 , Three missing women. Two impossible cases. One determined detective. When three teachers disappear without a trace, Sergeant Lindsay Boxer takes the lead in the investigation. But with no clues and no suspects, the odds of finding the women alive are getting slimmer by the second. Under pressure at work, Lindsay needs support at home. But her husband Joe is drawn into an encounter with a woman who's seen a ghost - a notorious war criminal from her Eastern European home country, walking the streets of San Francisco. When Joe's informant disappears, the two investigations collide. It will take the combined skills of Lindsay, Joe and the entire Women's Murder Club to protect their city, and themselves, from a monster. 9781780899336

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INNOCENT BLOOD

By James,P D. London Faber & Faber 2019 , Philippa Palfrey, adopted as a child, believes herself to be the motherless, illegitimate daughter of an aristocratic father. At eighteen she exercises her right to find out the truth. What she discovers will change her life forever. Philippa embarks on a thrilling investigation, enters a new and terrifying world and soon comes to realize that she is not the only one interested in her parents' whereabouts. From the bestselling author of Death Comes to Pemberley, Children of Men and Death in Holy Orders, Innocent Blood is both a mystery and a thriller, a superb novel that explores the themes of self-identity, blood ties, guilt and revenge. P.D. James has been influential as a crime writer for many years and her writing is often compared to the work of authors such as Val Mcdermid, Ian Rankin and Peter Robinson. 'A fascinating psychological study of blood ties, guilt and revenge' Sunday Telegraph 9780571350766

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PRIVATE

By Patterson, James. Great Britain Penquin Random House 2019 , Former US Marine Jack Morgan runs Private, an international detective agency. Jack and his team of investigators use the world's most advanced forensic tools to solve cases, and they're never afraid to break the rules. When the wife of Jack's best friend is found murdered, Jack's work life gets personal. Penguin Readers is a series of the best new fiction, essential non-fiction and popular classics written for learners of English as a foreign language. Beautifully illustrated and carefully adapted, the series introduces language learners around the world to the bestselling authors and most compelling content from Penguin Random House. The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework and include language activities that help readers to develop key skills. 9780241397701

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