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The absolution / by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir,author.; Cribb, Victoria,translator.; translation of:Yrsa Sigurðardóttir.Aflausn.English.;
The police find out about the crime the way everyone does: on Snapchat. The video shows the terrified victim begging for forgiveness. When her body is found, it is marked with a number 2 ... Detective Huldar joins the investigation, bringing child psychologist Freyja on board to help question the murdered teenager's friends. Soon, they uncover that Stella was far from the angel people claim-- but even so, who could have hated her enough to kill? Then another teenager goes missing, and more clips are sent. Freyja and Huldar can agree on two things at least: the truth is far from simple. And the killer is not done yet.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Snapchat (Electronic resource); Teenagers; Police; Serial murder investigation; Women psychologists; Social media; Police;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A bird in the hand / by Cleeves, Ann,author.;
A new breed has been sighted in England's bird watching paradise: a murderer. George Palmer-Jones and his wife, Molly, investigate.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Bird watchers; Bird watching; Murder; Palmer-Jones, George (Fictitious character); Palmer-Jones, Molly (Fictitious character);
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Murder in Tinseltown / by Nightingale, Max,author.;
Can your sleuthing skills help identify the murderer of a Hollywood starlet? Los Angeles, 1958. The biggest, brightest and best names in Hollywood have gathered at the Royale Premiere Hotel on the eve of the biggest awards show of the year. Things take a devilish turn when leading lady Blanche Aikerman is found murdered in her room. With a list of suspects as long as Aikerman's accolades and credits, YOU are thrust into the action and must fully immerse yourself in the role of an LAPD homicide detective on the scene to hunt, capture and correctly charge the culprit. Blending all the fun and appeal of the traditional hard-boiled detective story with a classic choose-your-own-adventure model, the book puts you right in the thick of the action.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Choose-your-own stories.; Novels.; Actresses; Detectives; Murder; Nineteen fifties; Police; Women;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Forfeit / by Nadel, Barbara,author.;
PREVIOUS BOOK IN SERIES: BLOOD BUSINESS, ISBN 9781472254863. Greed, lust and betrayal lead to murder in Barbara Nadel's 23rd 'Inspector Ikmen' mystery, as Ikmen and Suleyman work to uncover a tragic tale of dark secrets and double lives.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Ikmen, Çetin (Fictitious character); Families; Avarice; Murder; Police; Television personalities;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The longest goodbye / by Hannah, Mari,author.;
Three years ago police officer Georgina Ioannau was murdered, her killers never brought to justice. Now the prime suspects have been shot dead within hours of their return to the UK. Has someone finally taken the law into their own hands? Seeking out the truth will force Kate Daniels to confront her own past mistakes, and put her career, and her team's lives, on the line.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Daniels, Kate (Fictitious character); Murder; Police; Suspects (Criminal investigation); Truthfulness and falsehood;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Marked fur murder / by Lyle, Dixie.;
Subjects: Detective and mystery stories.; Ghost stories.; Lancaster, Deirdre (Fictitious character); Human-animal communication; Sisters; Shapeshifting; Billionaires; Employees; Psychics; Ghosts;
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The last sinner / by Jackson, Lisa,author.;
When a victim surfaces bearing the signature of serial killer Father John, a fake priest who used the sharpened beads of a rosary to strangle prostitutes, Detectives Bentz and Montoya are convinced the monster is back and he will not be stopped until the last sinner has paid the ultimate price.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Bentz, Rick (Fictitious character); Montoya, Reuben (Fictitious character); Police; Prostitutes; Serial murder investigation;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The last sinner [sound recording] / by Jackson, Lisa,author.; Ross, Natalie,narrator.; Brilliance Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Natalie Ross.When a victim surfaces bearing the signature of serial killer Father John, a fake priest who used the sharpened beads of a rosary to strangle prostitutes, Detectives Bentz and Montoya are convinced the monster is back and he will not be stopped until the last sinner has paid the ultimate price.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Novels.; Thrillers (Fiction); Bentz, Rick (Fictitious character); Montoya, Reuben (Fictitious character); Police; Prostitutes; Serial murder investigation;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Passions in death / by Robb, J. D.,1950-author.;
"Homicide Detective Eve Dallas hunts a killer who turns a wedding party into a murder scene in the next novel by the #1 New York Times bestselling author, J.D. Robb, Passions in Death. On a hot August night, Lt. Eve Dallas and her husband, Roarke, speed through the streets of Manhattan to the Down and Dirty club, where a joyful, boisterous pre-wedding girls' night out has turned into a murder scene. One of the brides lies in a pool of blood, garroted in a private room where she was preparing a surprise for her fiancé -- two scrimped and saved -- for tickets to Hawaii. Despite the dozens of people present, useful witnesses are hard to come by. It all brings back some bad memories for Eve who once suffered an assault in the very same room -- but she'd been able to fight back and survive. She'd gotten justice. And now she needs to provide some for poor young Erin. Eve knows that the level of violence and the apparent premeditation involved suggest a volatile mix of hidden, heated passion and ice-cold calculation. This is a crime that can be countered only by hard detective work and relentless dedication -- and Eve will not stop until she finds the killer who destroyed this couple's dreams before the honeymoon even began ... "--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Dallas, Eve (Fictitious character); Brides; Murder; Policewomen; Women detectives;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 4
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Hush Harbor : a novel / by Vance, Anise,author.;
"A resistance group takes America's racial reckoning into its own hands in this powerful, stirringly original debut novel. After the murder of an unarmed Black teenager by the hands of the police, protests spread like wildfire in Bliss City, New Jersey. A full-scale resistance group takes control of an abandoned housing project and decide to call it Hush Harbor, in homage to the secret spaces their enslaved ancestors would gather to pray. Jeremiah Prince, alongside his sister Nova, are leaders of the revolution, but have ideological differences regarding how the movement should proceed. When a new mayor with ties to white supremacists threatens the group's pseudo-sanctuary and locks the city down, the collective must come to a decision for their very survival. Haunting, provocative, heart-pounding and tender, Hush Harbor presents a high-stakes world grounded on the thought-provoking premise: What would you sacrifice in the name of justice?"--
Subjects: Dystopian fiction.; Social problem fiction.; Novels.; African Americans; African Americans; Dystopias; Government, Resistance to; Murder; Police brutality; White supremacy movements;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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