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THE NEW SLIM HARDY MYSTERY One autumn night in 1992, young trapeze artist Maria's circus career is cut short by a horrific fall. Later investigation reveals sabotage, but by then the ramshackle Southern Cross Circus has folded, and its garrulous ring master and owner fled to Spain. And the prime suspect in the possible crime, Maria's boyfriend, has disappeared without trace, never to be seen again. After a chance encounter with Maria decades afterwards,...
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A private investigator follows a trail of blood and bodies to find his latest target–or die trying–in this riveting thriller perfect for fans of Jeffery Deaver and Mick Herron. Noland Twice, a star athlete turned private investigator, can find anyone, no matter how far they run or how well they hide. He works the Orlando-Tampa corridor, a bizarre land where theme parks and tourists coexist with drug deals and crooked businessmen. When a shady...
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A Late-Night Phone Call. A Voice from the past. An Apparent Suicide. The phone call came on a Tuesday evening in the middle of August. Harry Starke hadn't heard from his old school friend in almost five years, and he hadn't thought about him in almost as long. Tom Sattler wanted to meet, and it wouldn't wait until morning. But when Harry arrived at Sattler's home less than an hour later, he found him lying in a pool of blood with a single gunshot...
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Coming in from the cold had never been so heated by an old attraction On the run for two years, former FBI agent Cade Landry has only one person he can turn to: Olivia Sharp, his former partner-and lover. But after all this time, trusting the beauty is sure to put both their lives on the line. Taking that risk, Cade braves a raging storm to seek her help. The moment they're reunited, and with no time to explore their reignited passion or the case...
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Two wolves are better than one, but a pack of wolves beats trouble any day... Ski Lodge owner and gray wolf Kayla Wolff hasn't had the best romantic history, so dating Private Investigator and fellow pack mate Nate Grayson feels like she's hit the jackpot. When she thinks about the way her last relationship ended, Kayla worries that she'll screw up again and lose Nate too. When Nate's latest investigation puts Kayla in the crosshairs, the pack comes...
46) King Tide
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The USA Today Bestselling Series
A hurricane is bearing down on the Florida coast. At one of Palm Beach's most prestigious hotels a guest dies. Was it an accident or murder?
Trapped by the storm, Miami Jones and his nemesis from the local police department must match wits in a search for the truth, before the rising water or something worse consumes them all.
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Sherlock Holmes investigates the mystery surrounding his college friend's father in the famous detective's earliest canonical adventure. Set during Summer 1875.
First published in 1893 and collected as part of "The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes".
Narrated by Robin Reads.
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The second collection of Jack Benton's thrilling Slim Hardy Mysteries, including books 4-6 in the series: Slow Train, The Angler's Tale and Eight Days.
Slow Train
On the evening of Saturday, January 15th, 1977, a local commuter train is delayed at a small village station by a freak blizzard. Young nurse Jennifer Evans, keen to get back to her family, plans to walk the last couple of miles to her home in a neighbouring village. She phones her daughter...
49) Throttled
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Scott Fletcher is dead – his lifeless body in a pool of blood.
Sarah Holden's life is turned upside-down the day she is discovered with her fiancé's body next to the motorbike he'd been working on. She has blood on her hands, but the screams do not come.
If she didn't kill him, then who did?
The answer seems too easy. The likely culprit too obvious.
With a dead husband and now dead fiancé, is Sarah just unlucky in love?
Peddyr and Connie Quirk,...
50) Our Little Nest
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Detective Adam Potter invites his lover Patrick Valdez to move in with him, he couldn't be happier. But with this new chapter comes unexpected challenges. Adam, hoping Patrick will adjust to his world proves difficult for his aristocrat who longs for the luxury of having others at his beck and call.
Wealthy businessman Yuri Jin hires Adam to bodyguard his partner, Jamie Steward. As Adam delves deeper into the case, he uncovers a series of mysterious...
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Gabby Dixon is dead. That's news to her...
Recently divorced and bereaved, Gabby Dixon is trying to start a new chapter in her life.
As her new life begins, it ends. On paper at least.
But Gabby is still very much alive. As a woman who likes to be in control, this situation is deeply unsettling.
She has two crucial questions: who would want her dead, and why?
Enter Peddyr and Connie Quirk. husband-and-wife private investigators. Gabby needs their...
52) Already Guilty
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A murdered police officer. The thin blue line.
One PI will take on the system to get justice.
For someone who never got along well with the cops, C.T. Ferguson finds himself in a good place.
His relationship with the Baltimore police is as solid as it's been. He and his detective cousin Rich are almost friends.
Then the news comes in: Officer down.
The police quickly arrest a suspect. C.T. wants nothing to do with the case.
You can't always get what...
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A wealthy businessman hires River City PI, Nick Fox, to expose a dodgy spiritualist taking advantage of his wife and his money. What looks like an easy investigation gets complicated and leads Nicky to a table that doesn't like gravity -- and murder.
Music from https://filmmusic.io
"Dirt Rhodes" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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In Coastside Detectives, Distant Islands, the world-weary detective Mike Mason becomes embroiled in the local politics of coastal preservation when he is called upon to explain his involvement with an environmental activist found murdered; the body of which was recovered from a local garbage dump. Joined by his partner, Joe Ballard, the two private investigators embark on a quest to find the activists murderer and in doing so realize things are not...
55) Verity Vanishes
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The Quirks are back, and there is another crime to solve for P.Q. Investigations.
When Verity Hudson goes missing, Peddyr Quirk – with assistance from his effervescent wife Connie – investigates a strange new case which unfolds in an unsavoury part of town. It soon becomes apparent that they are not the only ones looking for Verity.
A freelance researcher is searching for her birth mother.
An influential man of power and money is desperate to...
56) The Winter Crash
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An ex cop in a wheelchair, a med school drop out on crutches.
Not your standard PI duo.
After a hit-and-run car crash Caitlyn's life is put on hold. Her broken leg refuses to heal, and she is questioning her future career plans as a doctor. She realizes the only way forward is to find out what happened, who hit her and left her to die, and – most importantly - who was at fault.
She dust off her (very average) hacking skills, and enlists the help...
57) Crash Tack
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"Combines a nuanced lead with a challenging whodunit." - Publishers Weekly/Booklife
Sailing the Caribbean is every yacht owner's dream. Azure waters, golden sunshine, and warm winds greet sailors in every port. But that dream is shattered when one boat returns from a race without its captain. The story is that the skipper fell overboard, but the clues point to something much more sinister and one of the crew is arrested. And that crew member happens...
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Peddyr and Connie Quirk head for the Isle of Man, hoping for a well-deserved break from their private investigation business. However, in an underhand move by Peddyr's cousin Superintendent Eddie Cadogan, their hotel booking is changed, and they are redirected to Hodge Fell Farm, with its farm shop, butchery, café and quaint holiday cottages.
When they meet their hosts – including a certain Nick Popadopoulos – a relaxing holiday of bracing walks...
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Did my brother kill your husband?
Mitchum is back. His brother's been charged with murder. Nathaniel swears he didn't kill anyone, but word on the street is that he was involved with the victim's wife. Now, Navy SEAL dropout Mitchum will break every rule to expose the truth--even if it destroys the people he loves.
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When celebrated author Jack Rogan stumbles upon a hidden diary, he can't resist investigating.
Honouring the last wish of a dying friend, he is irresistibly drawn into a web of intriguing clues, hinting at a long-forgotten treasure. Joining forces with Cecilia Crawford, a glamorous New York journalist, and Tristan, a remarkable boy with psychic powers, Jack soon finds himself on a precarious journey of discovery, exposing dark secrets from a distant,...
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