"Debbie Sheldon was twenty-five, attractive, and a free-lance commercial photographer. She lived back of her studio in a business section of London near Regent Street-which was fine, because at night, when the stores and offices were closed, everything was quiet. Then one night Debbie was awakened by the unusual noise of a car engine in the quiet street below. It was five minutes past four. Puzzled, she peered through the blind...
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"On the Cornish moor where Sister Joan lives with other Sisters of the Daughters of Compassion, a shadowy figure is stalking the night, slashing trees. When Father Malone's housekeeper is found dead, suicide is the verdict - but Sister Joan and her old friend, Detective Sergeant Mill, think otherwise. When Sister Joan is sent to the presbytery to work as temporary housekeeper, the stage is set for a race a...
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Originally published in 1958 as "The Death Dealers", this is another of the Good Doctor's excelle...
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"An eccentric English Lord stages a bizarre 'murder' at a society nightclub, and Inspector Roderick Alleyn is along for the fun. But the joke turns grim when the corpse doesn't laugh -- and it is discovered that the staged murder is the cover for a read one!"; 5¾" - 6¾" Tall
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"The double kidnapping of the daughter of a famous Hollywood actress and the young son of the Secretary of the Treasury. And that's only the beginning! Gary Soncji is a murderous serial kidnapper who wants to commit the crime of the century. Alex Cross is the brilliant homicide detective pitted against him. Jezzie Flanagan is the female supervisor of the Secret Service who completes one of the most unusual suspense triangles in any thriller you have ever read."; 16mo - over 5¾...
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"The double kidnapping of the daughter of a famous Hollywood actress and the young son of the Secretary of the Treasury. And that's only the beginning! Gary Soncji is a murderous serial kidnapper who wants to commit the crime of the century. Alex Cross is the brilliant homicide detective pitted against him. Jezzie Flanagan is the female supervisor of the Secret Service who completes one of the most unusual suspense triangles in any thriller you have ever read."; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾&...
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"Rocksburg's new mayor is a 34-year-old physical fitness fanatic, a moralizing do-godder -- and a man very eager to spiff up the police departement. And that's just the beginning of Police Chief Mario Balzic's troubles.
An unidentified young woman is shot down on the streets; the apartment of a known drug dealer is torn apart as federal narcotics agents sit idly by; and Balzic finds that his closest ally is the Reverend Rutherford Rufee, a preacher who doubles as Rocksburg's vice lord. As Balzic struggles to get to the bottom of the case, he finds himself in a ...
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After ten years as the prosecuting attorney for Iron Cliffs County, Paul Biegler was defeated by Mitchell Lodwick and is now struggling to make his way as a defense attorney. It seems like an open and shut case when he is called to defend an Army lieutenant whose wife was raped and beaten and who then shot and killed the rapist in front of a dozen witnesses. Biegler seizes the only chance – persuading the jury that Lt. Manion was acting on an ‘irresistible impulse’ – that he was l...
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After ten years as the prosecuting attorney for Iron Cliffs County, Paul Biegler was defeated by Mitchell Lodwick and is now struggling to make his way as a defense attorney. It seems like an open and shut case when he is called to defend an Army lieutenant w...
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"Indianapolis social worker Adele Buffington has her hands full with child welfare, a difficult daughter and a private-eye boyfriend. But when a man breaks into the office, copies a file, then disappears-followed by the discovery of a corpse with an unflattering note to social workers pinned to his lapel-Adele digs for answers. What file had the intruder photocopied? Was it a coincidence the murder victim had a name identical to...
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"Returning to the Caribbean island of St. Matthew's for a holiday, Chief Superintendent of Scotland Yard Henry Tibbett and his wife, Emmy, looked forward to a relaxing time in the sun. But beneath the calm surface is the menace of a vicious drug ring and a conspiracy to gain a stranglehold on island life. . . When an elderly English spinster vanishes on what should have been the first lap of her homewa...
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"It's the early 1980s. Crack cocaine has made its devastating appearance. Violence is escalating, morality is declining. Things are happening that never happened before. One of those things is the brutal kidnapping of an innocent 12-year-old girl. But this kidnapper has made a deadly mistake. He has brought Boomer Frontieri back to life . . . a NYC detective forced to retire after being wounded, Boomer thirsts to return to the life he loved. When an old friend turns to him...
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"When Priscilla Pringle, a well-known writer of clerical murder mysteries, learns that the last rector of a West Country village died under questionable circumstances, she decides to see if there's material for a new book. In addition, Priscilla's curiosity is piqued by Captain Bulkington, a peculiar resident of the village who is seeking her advice on an ingenious murder device for a novel he may be writing. As the maniacal plot twist accumulate and Miss Pringle becomes aware of the deadly reality, Sir John Appleby, retired Commiss...
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"Sir John Appleby could never resist the intrigues of the rich and powerful -- especially when they resulted in murder. So when his host at a house party at the elegant Elvedon Court is found dead amid an extraordinary collection of suspects, Sir John sets to work. It's up to him to determine just who had the strongest motive: the prodigal son, the indiscreet second wife, the "loving" mistress, the shady art dealer -- maybe even the butler.
With his usual aplomb, Sir John comes up with the solution, and his own special way of ...
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"A call from an ex-husband is never welcome. For Berkeley cop Jill Smith it wins a Nobel prize for chutzpah. Her ex wants a favor. His 'friend' and co-worker, Anne Spaulding, is missing. Anne's ransacked apartment-complete with blood-s-rayed walls-gives Jill the chilling feeling that her ex may be up to his arrogant neck in murder. Now Jill's out with the street people of Berkeley and the crazies of People's Park to uncover the fate of a welfare worker. But her bes...
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"A bright, young British foreign correspondent in Moscow, Lord Tim Quainton, starts checking up on why the Soviet government has condemned in absentia his girlfriend's father for war crimes committed in 1944 in Loda camps. Suddenly, he finds his own neck in a fast-tightening noose."; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
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"When Nell MacDermott learns that her husband, architect Adam Cauliff, and three of his business associates have died in an explosion of his new cabin cruiser, she is not only devastated but wracked with guilt. The last time she saw Adam, they had a bitter quarrel over her plan to run for the congressional seat long held by her grandfather; she had told him not to come home. As the investigation into the boat's explosion proceeds, Nell learns that it was not an accident but a bomb. Despite her skepticism, Nell is swayed by her great-aunt G...
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"When Nell MacDermott learns that her husband, architect Adam Cauliff, and three of his business associates have died in an explosion of his new cabin cruiser, she is not only devastated but wracked with guilt. The last time she saw Adam, they had a bitter quarrel over her plan to run for the congressional seat long held by her grandfather; she had told him not to come home. As the investigation into the boat's explosion proceeds, Nell learns that it was not an accident but a bomb. Despite her skept...
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"Meet the Matthews -- while they last . . . Gregory, Harriet, Gertrude, Zoe, Guy, Stella and Randall. An intriguing family. Fascinating and clever to a fault. The fault is murder. The method most bizarre . . . as Georgette Heyer's witty, world-famous detective, Inspector Hannasyde, discovers in the perfect thriller . . ."; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall
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"Albert Edward, Prince of Wales—bon viveur, playboy, sportsman, "Bertie" to his uppercrust pals—who made his detective debut in Bertie and the Tinman—is off and running with a new and baffling adventure. The prince is pleased to accept the invitation of Lady Amelia Drummond to an October shooting party at her country home. Desborough Hall is one of the great houses of England, the guest list is to his liking—and Lady Amelia herself is a f...
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