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19421) The Susan Syndrome
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Somebody is killing cheating husbands met in pickup bars, and dumping the bodies in Lake Chepachet, Rhode Island. Could it be mild mannered therapist / psychic Susan Sorrentino? A lot of people think so, especially police detective Tracy McMillan and her partner Mike Ferguson. Can they prove it? That's a different story. Shannon Flynn makes a guest appearance.
19422) Blood Truth
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Rick Cahill crime novels volume 4
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A hard-boiled PI novel for fans of Raymond Chandler, Ross MacDonald, and Dashiell Hammett.
Rick Cahill has long feared the truth about his own blood-the blood of his father coursing through his veins. When a long-hidden safe unlocks clues about why his father was kicked off the police force twenty-seven years ago and then spiraled into an early drunken death, Rick determines to find the truth even if it proves the one thing he's always feared....
19423) Deceived
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Tim Branch an American citizen marries to Angelina a woman of foreign descent. The marriage that seemed perfect comes crashing down after Angelina wife of Tim Branch became an American citizen. Tim began to discover strange behaviours from her that led him to beleive that he has been deceived. She cheated on him and intending to kill him hires a hit-man. She robbed him, transferred the money out of the country intending to build a big mansion in Manila....
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The story of Bletchley Park's codebreaking operations in the Second World War is now well known, but its counterparts in the First World War — Room 40 & MI1(b) — remain in the shadows, despite their involvement in and influence on most of the major events of that war.
From the First Battle of the Marne, the shelling of Scarborough, the battles of Jutland and the Somme in 1916, to the battles on the Western Front in 1918, the German naval mutiny...
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Une affaire menée par le commissaire Anconi et teintée d'humour noir !
En ce début d'été 1979, le commissaire Anconi ressent de curieux troubles digestifs, il part donc se reposer au Croisic, mais son état s'aggrave et le voilà hospitalisé à Saint-Nazaire !
La mort inattendue d'un sous-directeur, Albert Gutermann, au cours d'une intervention chirurgicale, va réveiller en lui la fibre policière, d'autant qu'il réalise rapidement qu'il...
19426) The Sinister
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Bruno Johnson novels volume 9
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Bruno Johnson, shaken to his core, but still a formidable force-unrelenting when it comes to saving a child
Ex-cop, ex-con Bruno Johnson and his wife Marie hide in plain sight from the law in an upscale L.A. hotel as Bruno heals from a run-in with a brutal outlaw motorcycle gang-and the loss of his son-a son he didn't know he had until it was too late.
Marie, now pregnant with her first child, fears Bruno may never fully recover. She knows that...
19427) Sniper: A Thriller
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When a sniper kills four people on Boston Common, Boston homicide detective Mike Houston and his partner Anne Bouchard are sent to investigate the case. Amidst the blood and terror, Houston discovers similarities, likenesses-the killer's positioning, his choice of victims, and his code of ethics-between the crime scene and his own training as a US Marine scout and sniper. And with the staging of the scene set for prime shock value, Houston has to...
19428) Man with the Muscle
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Assistant district attorney Audrey Kline has privilege at her feet-;until her latest courtroom battle brings danger to her door. Her quest to convict a cold-blooded gang leader makes her a target. The threats point to something beyond gang revenge...;like the work of a serial stalker.
It takes a man with extraordinary instincts and skill to guard Audrey from an elusive killer, and SWAT member Alex Taylor fits the bill. He's survived the gritty city...
19429) A Place for Murder
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Emma Lathen mysteries featuring SVP of the Sloan Guaranty Trust, John Putnam Thatcher, who gets to the bottom of things by cutting through divorce, carryings on, dog shows, and more to examine the financial motives and nail the killer. A humorous romp for those who like humor and good writing in their mysteries. Called the American Agatha Christie and Nero Wolfe with Portfolio, by the New York Times.
19430) Brooklyn Supreme: A Novel
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A hard-edged literary thriller about a racially charged police shooting.
No one knows better than Will Way that it's not so easy to get out of Brooklyn. Seeking escape, Will finds possible upward mobility in a relationship with Regine Pomeroy, the daughter of Brooklyn Supreme Court Judge Henry K. Pomeroy. But, Regine is a troubled young woman, and one day Will is called upon by her father, to fix a situation that proves beyond fixing.
Two decades...
19431) Requiem in E Sharp
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A troubled detective.
A tormented serial killer.
Sundays in South Africa's capital city are dangerous for selected women.
As The Bathroom Strangler's frenzy escalates and the body count mounts, Nico van Staaden, the lead detective on the case, finds himself confronting his own demons as he struggles to solve the brutal murders.
But how many women will die in this deadly game of cat and mouse?
19432) The Last Dance of Low Seward
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The brains of the biggest action star in the world are sprayed against a seedy apartment wall.
It's not how Detective Nick Archer wanted to start his day.
Movie star, Low Seward, has just been found shot in a dirty Skid Row hovel. Nick only has two leads--a packet of mysterious purple powder found on the victim and a set of whacked out witnesses glued to the floor.
Outside, roaming the dark streets of Los Angeles, Ray Cobb wants nothing more than...
19433) Dangerous Pursuit
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There are some secrets that seep out the sides of even the most confined places. Secrets that get people killed when they are supposed to be protected by them. Secrets that change the dynamics of life as we know it.
Michelina has been a victim of all these possibilities. The only thing she can do is continue to search for answers and try not to get herself killed in the process.
Family can be a wonderful blessing. It can also come at a cost. The...
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The generation ship, Conservation, has spent the last twenty-nine years sailing through deep space on an interstellar mission. With a crew consisting of humans, animals, insects, trees, and plants, the starship is a microcosm of planet Earth's ecosystem and biomass. Conservation's ultimate destination is Proxima b, an unpolluted, potentially habitable exoplanet where Earth's travelling lifeforms can start a fresh, utopian existence. The Universal...
19435) Hermana De Sangre
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Una fuerza siniestra se ha despertado en la pequeña isla de Serendipity. Annie Hansen, joven investigadora privada esquizofrénica, se enfrenta al reto de resolver los horripilantes asesinatos del alcalde de la isla y de un médico. Cuando el detective Mark Snow se suma a la investigación, hace equipo con Annie para agarrar al asesino. Pero el pasado de Annie la persigue y ella lucha por sobreponerse a su esquizofrenia, a la muerte de su madre y...
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Coral branches rarely wear a wristwatch. That was Jesse McDermitt's first thought when he found a partially denuded human arm, teeming with crab, lobster, and fish life, during his morning ocean swim. The discovery of a drifting mega-yacht the following day while fishing the Gulf Stream, causes quite a stir among the many alphabet agencies of the federal government, not to mention one shaggy canine. A severed leg and two whole bodies are discovered...
19437) Ne crie pas…
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À la suite d'une intense rivalité entre deux frères, Anna sera capturée par l'un d'eux, Daniel, violent psychopathe et expert dans la torture physique et mentale. Il fera subir à l'amour de son frère Julien les pires atrocités possibles. S'en sortira-t-elle vivante ? Embarquons, sous bonne escorte, au cœur même de la noirceur humaine.
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Passionnée de psychologie et d'études sur la noirceur humaine, Anaïs...
19438) Time to Kill
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After fifteen years in prison, a disgraced spy hunts down the man who put him away Jack Mason is ready to kill. For fifteen years he has plotted revenge from his prison cell. He has exercised daily, keeping his body and mind fit, and learned all he could about computers, so that he can finally manipulate them at will. He will need to use all his mental powers to find Sobell, then merciless strength to kill him. An ex-CIA agent, Mason was jailed...
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From dognappings to Munchausen by proxy to early forensics and hot felons, these unbelievable true crime stories will blow your mind.
2019 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award Silver Winner in Humor
Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards Winner-2018 BRONZE Winner for Humor (Adult Nonfiction)
Loaded with dozens of entertaining and amusing articles about actual crimes, this latest book from Portable Press will definitely leave you scratching your...
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La recherche de la vérité peut amener à des révélations surprenantes...
Jean (Nono) mène une vie de lycéen chez ses parents. Il souhaite devenir ingénieur. Il refait le monde avec son ami Paul qui habite le même immeuble. Un jour, achetant son pain, il bavarde plus longuement avec Rose, la fille de la boulangère. Débute alors avec elle une relation amoureuse. Alors qu'ils filent un grand amour, Rose disparaît mystérieusement. Rapidement...
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