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A book of bones / by Connolly, John,1968-author.;
Includes bibliographical references.PREVIOUS BOOK IN SERIES: THE WOMAN IN THE WOODS, ISBN 9781501171925. Private Investigator Charlie Parker returns in this 17th installment of the series as he seeks revenge against the darkest forces in the world, a task that will take him from the forests of Maine to the deserts of the Mexican border and from the canals of Amsterdam to the streets of London. Goodreads Giveaway.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Parker, Charlie "Bird" (Fictitious character); Private investigators;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Field of bones / by Jance, Judith A.,author.;
This time Sheriff Joanna Brady may expect to see her maternity leave through to completion, but the world has other plans when a serial homicide case surfaces in her beloved Cochise County. Rather than staying home with her newborn and losing herself in the cold cases to be found in her father's long unread diaries, Joanna instead finds herself overseeing a complex investigation involving multiple jurisdictions.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Brady, Joanna (Fictitious character); Policewomen; Sheriffs; Murder;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Bones of the lost / by Reichs, Kathy.;
"The latest from Kathy Reichs finds Tempe Brennan investigating the connections between a long-dead business man, the smuggling of mummified dogs from Peru, and the death of a teenage girl killed in a hit and run. When she discovers a human trafficking enterprise at the center of it all, the scope of the case extends from South America to Afghanistan. And Tempe's soon-to-be ex might have connections that run to the very heart of the trafficking ring"-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Detective and mystery stories.; Mystery fiction.; Brennan, Temperance (Fictitious character); Human trafficking; Women forensic anthropologists;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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This is why we lied / by Slaughter, Karin,1971-author.;
"For GBI investigator Will Trent and medical examiner Sara Linton, McAlpine Lodge seems like the ideal getaway to celebrate their honeymoon. Set on a gorgeous, off-the-grid mountaintop property, it's the perfect place to unplug and reconnect. Until a bone-chilling scream cuts through the night. Mercy McAlpine, the manager of the Lodge, is dead. With a vicious storm raging and the one access road to the property washed out, the murderer must be someone on the mountain. But as Will and Sara investigate the McAlpine family and the other guests, they realize that everyone here is lying ... Lying about their past. Lying to their family. Lying to themselves. It soon becomes clear that normal rules don't apply at McAlpine Lodge, and Will and Sara are going to have to watch their step at every turn. Trapped on the resort, they must untangle a decades-old web of secrets to discover what happened to Mercy. And with the killer poised to strike again, the trip of a lifetime becomes a race against the clock."--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Linton, Sara (Fictitious character); Trent, Will (Fictitious character); Georgia Bureau of Investigation; Government investigators; Medical examiners (Law); Mountain resorts; Murder; Resorts; Secrecy; Truthfulness and falsehood;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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She-Hulk. [graphic novel] / by Rowell, Rainbow,author.; Bartel, Jen,illustrator.; Caramagna, Joe,letterer.; Maresca, Luca,illustrator.; Miyazawa, Takeshi,illustrator.; Renzi, Rico,colorist.;
"Questions abound for the jade giantess! Nightcrawler visits Book Law, but what does the X-Men's resident fuzzy elf need legal defense for? Which of Marvel's greatest traditions will She-Hulk help uphold? And how many miles does it take ... to save the universe? After shocking events hit like an earthquake, Jennifer Walters has some serious work to do -and a humdinger of a mystery to solve. And trust us, you will not be able to predict what she finds! She-Hulk's new archnemeses finally step from the shadows -but who are they, and what do they want with her? The answers to these questions will chill She-Hulk to the bone! Can Jen and her adorable new beau, Jack of Hearts, make it through this alive -or will this power couple suffer heartbreak?"--
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Superhero comics.; Jack of Hearts (Fictitious character); She-Hulk (Fictitious character); Good and evil; Women lawyers; Women superheroes;
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Paradox / by Coulter, Catherine,author.;
With unparalleled suspense and her trademark explosive twists, #1 New York Times bestselling author Catherine Coulter delves into the terrifying mind of an escaped mental patient obsessed with revenge in this next installment of her riveting FBI series. When he fails to kidnap five-year-old Sean Savich, agents Sherlock and Savich know they're in his crosshairs and must find him before he continues with his 'kill' list. Chief Ty Christie of Willicott, Maryland, witnesses a murder at dawn from the deck of her cottage on Lake Massey. When dragging the lake, not only do the divers find the murder victim, they also discover dozens of bones. Even more shocking is the identification of a unique belt buckle found among the bones. Working together with Chief Christie, Savich and Sherlock soon discover a frightening connection between the bones and the escaped psychopath. Paradox is a chilling mix of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, old secrets that refuse to stay buried, and ruthless greed that keep Savich and Sherlock and Chief Ty Christie working at high speed to uncover the truth before their own bones end up at the bottom on the lake.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation; Sherlock, Lacey (Fictitious character); Savich, Dillon (Fictitious character); Murder;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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The dead woman of Deptford / by Granger, Ann,author.;
On a cold November night in a Deptford yard, dock worker Harry Parker stumbles upon the body of a dead woman. Inspector Ben Ross is summoned from Scotland Yard to this insalubrious part of town, but no witness to the murder of this well-dressed, middle-aged woman can be found. Even Jeb Fisher, the local rag-and-bone man, swears he's seen nothing. Meanwhile, Ben's wife Lizzie is trying to suppress a scandal: family friend Edgar Wellings has a gambling addiction and no means of repaying his debts. Reluctantly, Lizzie agrees to visit his debt collector's house in Deptford, but when she arrives she finds her husband is investigating the murder of the woman in question. Edgar was the last man to see Mrs Clifford alive and he has good reason to want her dead, but Ben and Lizzie both know that a case like this is rarely as simple as it appears.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Ross, Ben (Fictitious character); Murder;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Tooth and claw / by Johnson, Craig,1961-author.;
"In the tradition of Wait for Signs and The Highwayman, Craig Johnson is back with a short novel set in the Alaska tundra where a young Walt Longmire and Henry Standing Bear face off with powerful enemies who will do anything to get what they want. Tooth and Claw follows Walt and Henry up to Alaska as they look for work after they both returned from serving in Vietnam. While working for an oil company in the bitter cold of winter, they soon encounter a ferocious polar bear who seems hell-bent on their destruction. But it's not too long until they realize the danger does not lurk outside in the frozen Alaskan tundra, but with their co-workers who are after priceless treasure and will stop at nothing to get it. Fans of Longmire will thrill to this pulse-pounding and bone-chilling novel of extreme adventure that adds another indelible chapter to the great story of Walt Longmire"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novellas.; Longmire, Walt (Fictitious character); Oil industry workers; Polar bear; Sheriffs; Treasure hunting; Vietnam War, 1961-1975;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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Blue Christmas bones / by Haines, Carolyn,author.;
"Sarah Booth Delaney and her friends can't help falling in love with Christmas this year, which they plan to spend celebrating the King of Rock n' Roll at the annual Elvis Festival in Tupelo. The main attraction is an Elvis impersonator competition, drawing impersonators from all over the world to honor the king. But before the revelry can get underway, a priceless jewel-encrusted replica of a belt once worn by Elvis is stolen from its display case, and Sarah Booth and Tinkie are roped into one of the biggest heists in the history of Mississippi. Soon suspicious minds are lurking around every corner, with one eyewitness even claiming to have seen Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis's long deceased and highly questionable manager, prowling around the festivities. Sarah Booth will have to find the devil in disguise or she might just end up singing Jailhouse Rock herself"--
Subjects: Christmas fiction.; Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Delaney, Sarah Booth (Fictitious character); Christmas stories; Celebrity impersonators; Contests; Elvis Presley impersonators; Jewel thieves; Theft; Women private investigators;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Tell-tale bones / by Haines, Carolyn,author.;
"Private Investigator Sarah Booth Delaney and her partner Tinkie are in Sheriff Coleman Peters's office, consulting Coleman about cold cases, when Elisa Redd storms in with a case of her own. She wants Coleman to reopen the investigation of her missing daughter, Lydia Redd Maxell, the heiress to a large fortune who disappeared along with her friend Bethany nearly seven years ago. Lydia and Bethany were rumored to be working as human rights organizers abroad, but Elisa suspects Lydia's problems might have stemmed closer to home. Now Lydia's husband, Tope, is set to inherit the fortune, and Elisa believes he's behind the disappearance. Sarah Booth and Tinkie soon connect the case to a series of mysterious disappearances over the years, as well as to a perplexing recurring dream. With another woman's life at stake, the friends follow an increasingly twisty trail all over Sunflower County, leading them to a tree and an empty grave in the county cemetery. A grave that's said to be haunted."--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Cold cases (Criminal investigation); Delaney, Sarah Booth (Fictitious character); Missing persons; Women private investigators;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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