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- The Drowned : A Novel. by Banville, John.;
PREVIOUS BOOK IN SERIES: SNOW, ISBN 9781335230003. From the renowned Booker Prize winner and nationally bestselling author of Snow comes a richly atmospheric new mystery about a womans sudden disappearance in a small coastal town in Ireland, where nothing is as it seems He had seen drowned people. A sight not to be forgotten. 1950s, rural Ireland. A loner comes across a mysteriously empty car in a field. Knowing he shouldnt approach but unable to hold back, he soon finds himself embroiled in a troubling missing person case, as a husband claims his wife may have thrown herself into the sea. Called in from Dublin to investigate is Detective Inspector Strafford, who soon turns to his old allythe flawed but brilliant pathologist Quirkea man he is linked to in increasingly complicated ways. But as the case unfolds, events from the past resurface that may have life-altering ramifications for all involved. At once a searing mystery and a profound meditation on the hidden worlds we all inhabit, The Drowned is the next great Strafford and Quirke novel from a beloved writer at the top of his game.Library Bound Incorporated- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); FICTION / Literary; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / International Crime & Mystery; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Traditional; FICTION / Thrillers / Historical;
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- The Paris Widow [electronic resource] : by Belle, Kimberly.aut; Penning, Marni.nrt; Zeller, Patrick.nrt; cloudLibrary;
A dream vacation turns deadly when secrets from the past catch up to a married couple in Paris in this new edge-of-your-seat thriller from USA Today bestselling author, Kimberly Belle.   When Stella met Adam, she thought she had finally found a nice, normal guy—a welcome change from her previous boyfriend and her precarious jetsetter lifestyle with him. But her secure world comes crashing down when Adam goes missing after an explosion in the city square. Unable to reach him, she panics.    As the French police investigate, it’s revealed that Adam was on their radar as a dealer of rare and stolen antiquities with a long roster of criminal clients. Reeling from this news, Stella is determined not to leave Paris until she has the full story. Was Adam a random victim or the target of the explosion? And why is someone following her through the streets of Paris?   An irresistible, fast-paced read set in some of Europe’s most inviting locales, The Paris Widow explores how sinister secrets of the past stay with us—no matter how far we travel. More gripping thrillers from Kimberly Belle: Dear Wife Stranger in the Lake My Darling Husband The Personal Assistant The Paris Widow- Subjects: Audiobooks.; Suspense; Contemporary Women; International Mystery & Crime;
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- Galway Confidential: A Jack Taylor Mystery [electronic resource] : by Bruen, Ken.aut; cloudLibrary;
In this new installment of Ken Bruen’s beloved Jack Taylor series, the whiskey-swigging Irish detective investigates a series of violent attacks on the local convent’s nuns. Jack Taylor wakes up from a coma to discover that much of the world has changed since he last walked the streets of Galway. The pandemic had hit while he was under, devastating the lives of many in his beloved city and beyond. Now, as Jack tries to recover from the attack that put him in the hospital and absorb the incredible changes in the world around him, a woman approaches him with a distressing case: two local nuns have been bludgeoned by a mysterious man wielding a hammer, and more are sure to follow. As the police fail to act while the violence against the Sisters escalates, Jack seems like their only hope. Initially wary of becoming involved in the investigation, Jack finds he cannot stay away from the mystery surrounding these vicious attacks. He also cannot shake a feeling of darkness that has haunted him since he awoke from his coma—a darkness that is far too close for comfort. Luckily an old friend is there to help see him through and there is always Jack’s dark wit and a drink to help shore up his mood.General adult.- Subjects: Electronic books.; Private Investigators; Suspense; International Mystery & Crime;
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- The Last Word A Novel [electronic resource] : by Griffiths, Elly.aut; cloudLibrary;
Words turn deadly with an unlikely detective duo on the case of a murdered obituary writer in this literary mystery from the internationally bestselling author of the Ruth Galloway series. Perfect for fans of Richard Osman and the Thursday Murder Club. Natalka and Edwin are perfect if improbable partners in a detective agency. At eighty-four, Edwin regularly claims that he’s the oldest detective in England. He is a master at surveillance, deploying his age as a cloak of invisibility. Natalka, Ukrainian-born and more than fifty years his junior, is a math whizz, who takes any cases concerning fraud or deception. Despite a steady stream of minor cases, Natalka is frustrated. She loves a murder, as she’s fond of saying, and none have come the agency’s way. That is until local writer Melody Chambers dies. Melody’s daughters are convinced that their mother was murdered. Edwin thinks that Melody’s death is linked to that of an obituary writer who predeceased many of his subjects. Edwin and Benedict go undercover to investigate and are on a creative writing weekend at isolated Battle House when another murder occurs. Are the cases linked and what is the role of a distinctly sinister book group attended by many of writers involved? By the time Edwin has infiltrated the group, he is in serious danger… Seeking professional help, the investigators turn to their friend, detective Harbinder Kaur, and find that they have stumbled on a plot that is stranger than fiction.- Subjects: Electronic books.; Police Procedural; Women Sleuths; International Mystery & Crime;
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- The Last Word A Novel [electronic resource] : by Griffiths, Elly.aut; Wadia, Nina.nrt; cloudLibrary;
Words turn deadly with an unlikely detective duo on the case of a murdered obituary writer in this literary mystery from the internationally bestselling author of the Ruth Galloway series. Perfect for fans of Richard Osman and the Thursday Murder Club. Natalka and Edwin are perfect if improbable partners in a detective agency. At eighty-four, Edwin regularly claims that he’s the oldest detective in England. He is a master at surveillance, deploying his age as a cloak of invisibility. Natalka, Ukrainian-born and more than fifty years his junior, is a math whizz, who takes any cases concerning fraud or deception. Despite a steady stream of minor cases, Natalka is frustrated. She loves a murder, as she’s fond of saying, and none have come the agency’s way. That is until local writer Melody Chambers dies. Melody’s daughters are convinced that their mother was murdered. Edwin thinks that Melody’s death is linked to that of an obituary writer who predeceased many of his subjects. Edwin and Benedict go undercover to investigate and are on a creative writing weekend at isolated Battle House when another murder occurs. Are the cases linked and what is the role of a distinctly sinister book group attended by many of writers involved? By the time Edwin has infiltrated the group, he is in serious danger… Seeking professional help, the investigators turn to their friend, detective Harbinder Kaur, and find that they have stumbled on a plot that is stranger than fiction.- Subjects: Audiobooks.; Police Procedural; Women Sleuths; International Mystery & Crime;
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- The Cuckoo. by Läckberg, Camilla.;
PREVIOUS BOOK IN SERIES: THE GIRL IN THE WOODS, ISBN 9780007518371. In this 11th entry of the 'Patrik Hedstrom and Erica Falck' series, two terrible murders, without obvious connection, shake Fjallbacka to its core. While Patrik Hedstrom investigates the cases, Erica Falck researches a murder on a trans man in Stockholm in the 1980s. Soon she realizes that the past and present are connected, and that old sins leave long shadows behind.Library Bound Incorporated- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / International Crime & Mystery; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural; FICTION / Thrillers / Psychological; FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense; FICTION / Women;
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- The Alaska Sanders Affair. by Dicker, Joël.;
PREVIOUS BOOK IN SERIES: THE TRUTH ABOUT THE HARRY QUEBERT AFFAIR, ISBN 9781443435642. In book three of the 'Marcus Goldman' series, Goldman is asked to investigate cold case from 11 years ago by his friend, Sergeant Perry Gahalowood, who was the lead investigator on what was at the time an open-and-shut case case. When new evidence comes to light, Goldman is determined to find redemption by setting the record straight once and for all. Goodreads Marketing Campaign.Library Bound Incorporated- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Amateur Sleuth; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / International Crime & Mystery; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural; FICTION / World Literature / Europe (General);
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- Butler to the world : how Britain helps the world's worst people launder money, commit crimes, and get away with anything / by Bullough, Oliver,1977-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."In his punchy follow-up to Moneyland, Oliver Bullough's Butler to the World unravels the dark secret of how Britain placed itself at the centre of the global offshore economy and at the service of the worst people in the world ... "--- Subjects: Finance; International crimes; Money laundering;
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- The fallen / by Baldacci, David,author.;
"Something sinister is going on in Baronville. The rust belt town has seen four bizarre murders in the space of two weeks. Cryptic clues left at the scenes-- obscure bible verses, odd symbols --have the police stumped. Amos Decker and his FBI colleague Alex Jamison are in Baronville visiting Alex's sister and her family. It's a bleak place: a former mill and mining town with a crumbling economy and rampant opioid addiction. Decker has only been there a few hours when he stumbles on a horrific double murder scene. Then the next killing hits sickeningly close to home. And with the lives of people he cares about suddenly hanging in the balance, Decker begins to realize that the recent string of deaths may be only one small piece of a much larger scheme--with consequences that will reach far beyond Baronville"--- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation; Government investigators; International crimes; Memory; Murder; Photographic memory;
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- The fallen [sound recording] / by Baldacci, David,author.; Brewer, Kyf,narrator.; Cassidy, Orlagh,narrator.; Hachette Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Kyf Brewer and Orlagh Cassidy."Something sinister is going on in Baronville. The rust belt town has seen four bizarre murders in the space of two weeks. Cryptic clues left at the scenes-- obscure bible verses, odd symbols --have the police stumped. Amos Decker and his FBI colleague Alex Jamison are in Baronville visiting Alex's sister and her family. It's a bleak place: a former mill and mining town with a crumbling economy and rampant opioid addiction. Decker has only been there a few hours when he stumbles on a horrific double murder scene. Then the next killing hits sickeningly close to home. And with the lives of people he cares about suddenly hanging in the balance, Decker begins to realize that the recent string of deaths may be only one small piece of a much larger scheme--with consequences that will reach far beyond Baronville"--- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Audiobooks.; United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation; Government investigators; International crimes; Memory; Murder; Photographic memory;
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