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The way of all flesh / by Parry, Ambrose,author.;
"Young women are being discovered dead across the Old Town, all having suffered similarly gruesome ends. In the New Town, medical student Will Raven is about to start his apprenticeship with the brilliant and renowned Dr Simpson. Simpson's patients range from the richest to the poorest of this divided city. His house is like no other, full of visiting luminaries and daring experiments in the new medical frontier of anaesthesia. It is here that Raven meets housemaid Sarah Fisher, who recognises trouble when she sees it and takes an immediate dislike to him. She has all of his intelligence but none of his privileges, in particular his medical education. With each having their own motive to look deeper into these deaths, Raven and Sarah find themselves propelled headlong into the darkest shadows of Edinburgh's underworld, where they will have to overcome their differences if they are to make it out alive."--Amazon.com.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Physicians; Medical students; Murder;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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My friends : a novel / by Matar, Hisham,1970-author.;
"One evening, as a young boy growing up in Benghazi, Khaled hears a bizarre short story read aloud on the radio, about a man being eaten alive by a cat. Obsessed by the power of those words - and by their enigmatic author, Hosam Zawa - Khaled eventually embarks on a journey that will take him far from home, to pursue a life of the mind at the University of Edinburgh. There, thrust into an open society that is light years away from the world he knew in Libya, Khaled begins to change. He attends a protest against the Qaddafi regime in London, only to watch it explode in tragedy. In a flash, Khaled finds himself injured, clinging to life, an exile, unable to leave England, much less return to the country of his birth. To even tell his mother and father back home what he has done, on tapped phone lines, would jeopardize their safety. When a chance encounter in a hotel brings Khaled face to face with Hosam Zawa, the author of the fateful short story, he is subsumed into the deepest friendship of his life. It is a friendship that not only sustains him, but eventually forces him, as the Arab Spring erupts, to confront agonizing tensions between revolution and safety, family and exile, and how to define his own sense of self against those closest to him"--
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Novels.; Arab Spring, 2010-; Authors; College students; Demonstrations; Friendship; Libyans;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Perfect Passion Company / by McCall Smith, Alexander,1948-author.;
"As the new manager of The Perfect Passion Company at No. 24 Mouse Lane in New Town, Katie Donald has made it her mission to provide help to the lovelorn citizens of Edinburgh. With the help of her amiable and handsome office neighbor William Kidd, she finds herself making matches for the lonely hearts of Edinburgh who want a more personal touch. In this tale, Katie helps an airline pilot figure out what it is he really wants in a partner by sending him to cooking school. Another customer, a hotelier with a particularly overbearing mother, arrives looking for a bit of freedom -- and space. Along the way, Katie learns that the work of the Perfect Passion Company may be a little broader in its scope than she had originally thought."--
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Novels.; Dating (Social customs); Dating services; Interpersonal attraction; Mate selection;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Perfect remains / by Fields, Helen,1969-author.;
The first in a nail-shredding new crime series. On a remote Highland mountain, the body of Elaine Buxton is burning. All that will be left to identify the respected lawyer are her teeth and a fragment of clothing. In the concealed back room of a house in Edinburgh, the real Elaine Buxton screams into the darkness. Detective Inspector Beau Callanach has barely set foot in his new office when Elaine's missing persons case is escalated to a murder investigation. Having left behind a promising career at Interpol, he's eager to prove himself to his new team. But Edinburgh, he discovers, is a long way from Lyon, and Elaine's killer has covered his tracks with meticulous care. It's not long before another successful woman is abducted from her doorstep, and Callanach finds himself in a race against the clock. Or so he believes. The real fate of the women will prove more twisted than he could have ever imagined.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Detectives; Women; Missing persons; Serial murder investigation;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Market for murder / by Graham, Heather,author.;
"Scotland has a dead body problem. Another one. And in the wake of a similar spate of tribute killings, Special Agents Luke Kendrick and Carly MacDonald know they have their work cut out for them. Working along side a new team of agents, the partners have more questions than answers when the crime scenes yield little evidence. In the style of infamous killers Burke and Hare, it appears victims are being moved to a secondary location, where they're dissected and sold for spare parts. With the clock ticking on every organ being harvested, the members of Blackbird know the killers must be near at hand, and soon discover that they're also being closed in on. As questions begin to arise about the newest additions to their team, Luke and Carly are running out of time--and people they can trust--to catch the killers before the agents themselves are the next to be put on ice"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Castles; Government investigators; Man-woman relationships; Organ trafficking; Serial murder investigation; Serial murderers;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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In place of fear / by McPherson, Catriona,1965-author.;
"Edinburgh, 1948. Helen Crowther leaves a crowded tenement home for her very own office in a doctor's surgery. Upstart, ungrateful, out of your depth - the words of disapproval come at her from everywhere but she's determined to take her chance and play her part. She's barely begun when she stumbles over a murder and learns that, in this most respectable of cities, no one will fight for justice at the risk of scandal. As Helen resolves to find a killer, she's propelled into a darker world than she knew existed, hardscrabble as her own can be. Disapproval is the least of her worries now."--Publisher.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; National Health Service in Scotland; Murder; Nineteen forties; Social workers; Young women;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A rip through time / by Armstrong, Kelley,author.;
"'A great read.'--Charlaine Harris. In this series debut from New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong, a modern-day homicide detective finds herself in Victorian Scotland-in an unfamiliar body-with a killer on the loose. May 20, 2019: Homicide detective Mallory is in Edinburgh to be with her dying grandmother. While out on a jog one evening, Mallory hears a woman in distress. She's drawn to an alley, where she is attacked and loses consciousness. May 20, 1869: Housemaid Catriona Thomson had been enjoying a half-day off, only to be discovered that night in a lane, where she'd been strangled and left for dead ... exactly one-hundred-and-fifty years before Mallory was strangled in the same spot. When Mallory wakes up in Catriona's body in 1869, she must put aside her shock and adjust quickly to the reality: life as a housemaid to an undertaker in Victorian Scotland. She soon discovers that her boss, Dr. Gray, also moonlights as a medical examiner and has just taken on an intriguing case, the strangulation of a young man, similar to the attack on herself. Her only hope is that catching the murderer can lead her back to her modern life ... before it's too late. Outlander meets The Alienist in Kelley Armstrong's A Rip Through Time, the first book in this utterly compelling series, mixing romance, mystery, and fantasy with thrilling results"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Man-woman relationships; Murder; Policewomen; Time travel; Women household employees;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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A rip through time [sound recording] / by Armstrong, Kelley,author.; Handford, Kate,narrator.; Macmillan Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Kate Handford."'A great read.'--Charlaine Harris. In this series debut from New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong, a modern-day homicide detective finds herself in Victorian Scotland-in an unfamiliar body-with a killer on the loose. May 20, 2019: Homicide detective Mallory is in Edinburgh to be with her dying grandmother. While out on a jog one evening, Mallory hears a woman in distress. She's drawn to an alley, where she is attacked and loses consciousness. May 20, 1869: Housemaid Catriona Thomson had been enjoying a half-day off, only to be discovered that night in a lane, where she'd been strangled and left for dead ... exactly one-hundred-and-fifty years before Mallory was strangled in the same spot. When Mallory wakes up in Catriona's body in 1869, she must put aside her shock and adjust quickly to the reality: life as a housemaid to an undertaker in Victorian Scotland. She soon discovers that her boss, Dr. Gray, also moonlights as a medical examiner and has just taken on an intriguing case, the strangulation of a young man, similar to the attack on herself. Her only hope is that catching the murderer can lead her back to her modern life ... before it's too late. Outlander meets The Alienist in Kelley Armstrong's A Rip Through Time, the first book in this utterly compelling series, mixing romance, mystery, and fantasy with thrilling results"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Audiobooks.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Man-woman relationships; Murder; Policewomen; Time travel; Women household employees;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The conditions of unconditional love / by McCall Smith, Alexander,1948-author.;
"In this latest installment of the beloved Isabel Dalhousie series, Isabel finds herself navigating tricky problems both public and personal "McCall Smith's assessments of fellow humans are piercing and profound ... [His] depictions of Edinburgh are vivid and seamless." -San Francisco Chronicle. Isabel Dalhousie, everyone's favorite moral philosopher, is once again called on to help navigate a decidedly delicate dispute with all of the insight and compassion she has become known for. What makes Isabel's investigations so unique is her uncanny ability to view all sides of a situation with coolness and reserve - and she will tap deep into her stores of both in order to help see this one through. Meanwhile, Isabel and her husband Jamie will together be dealing with tricky personal issues of their own. Philosophical observations and humorous asides abound in this fifteenth installment of the beloved series"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Philosophical fiction.; Novels.; Dalhousie, Isabel (Fictitious character); Hospitality; Man-woman relationships; Philosophers; Women philosophers;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The conditions of unconditional love [text (large print)] / by McCall Smith, Alexander,1948-author.;
"In this latest installment of the beloved Isabel Dalhousie series, Isabel finds herself navigating tricky problems both public and personal "McCall Smith's assessments of fellow humans are piercing and profound ... [His] depictions of Edinburgh are vivid and seamless." -San Francisco Chronicle. Isabel Dalhousie, everyone's favorite moral philosopher, is once again called on to help navigate a decidedly delicate dispute with all of the insight and compassion she has become known for. What makes Isabel's investigations so unique is her uncanny ability to view all sides of a situation with coolness and reserve - and she will tap deep into her stores of both in order to help see this one through. Meanwhile, Isabel and her husband Jamie will together be dealing with tricky personal issues of their own. Philosophical observations and humorous asides abound in this fifteenth installment of the beloved series"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Large print books.; Philosophical fiction.; Novels.; Dalhousie, Isabel (Fictitious character); Hospitality; Man-woman relationships; Philosophers; Women philosophers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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