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Hard dough homicide / by Matthews, Olivia,author.;
"Spice Isle Bakery owner Lyndsay Murray is always looking for new ways to grow her family's business. But she already regrets agreeing to host the retirement dinner for local high school principal Emily Smith. The tyrant used to be her mother's boss and they did not get along. Six guests arrive for the celebration, but only five survive. Emily starts convulsingright after eating the curry chickenand dies soon after. It's not long before the police are knocking on Spice Isle's door, bringing the Murray family back into the heart of another murder investigationdriving away customers in the process. Lyndsay can't help but wonder if this is the end of the bakery, even though it's just begun. She must put aside her reservations about investigating another crime, because the Murrays refuse to go down without a fight."
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Recipes.; Bakeries; Murder;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Inherit the Dead / by Santlofer, Jonathan,1946-editor of compilation.;
"TO FIND AN ANGEL, HE MADE A DEAL WITH THE DEVIL. Pericles "Perry" Christo is a PI with a past--a former cop, who lost his badge and his family when a corruption scandal left him broke and disgraced. When wealthy Upper East Side matron Julia Drusilla summons him one cold February night, he grabs what seems to be a straightforward (and lucrative) case. The socialite is looking for her beautiful, aimless daughter, Angelina, who is about to become a very wealthy young woman. But as Christo digs deeper, he discovers there's much more to the lovely "Angel" than meets the eye. Her father, her best friend, her boyfriends all have agendas of their own. Angel, he soon realizes, may be in grave danger. and if Christo gets too close, he just might get caught in the crossfire. This classic noir tale twists and turns down New York's mean streets and along Hamptons' beaches and back roads during a bitterly cold and gray winter where nothing is as it seems and everyone has something to hide. In an inventive storytelling approach, each writer brings his or her distinctive voice to a chapter of Inherit the Dead, building the tension to a shocking, explosive finale"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Detective and mystery stories.; Mystery fiction.; Ex-police officers; Noir fiction.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The jazz club spy : a novel / by Rich, Roberta,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."A sweeping, New York-set historical novel following a Jewish cigarette girl who moonlights as a spy and attempts to bring justice to her family on the eve of World War II"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Historical fiction.; Spy fiction.; Novels.; Betrayal; Immigrants; Jews; Russians; Women spies;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Tanqueray / by Johnson, Stephanie(Dancer),author.; Stanton, Brandon,author.; Yee, Henry Sene,illustrator.;
"In 2019, Humans of New York featured a photo of a woman in an outrageous fur coat and hat she made herself. She instantly captured the attention of millions. Her name is Stephanie Johnson, but she's better known to HONY followers as "Tanqueray," the indefatigable woman who was once one of the best-known burlesque dancers in New York City. Brandon Stanton chronicled her life in the longest series he had yet posted on HONY, but, now, Stephanie Johnson-a woman as fabulous, unbowed, and irresistible as the city she lives in-tells all in Tanqueray, a book filled with never-before-told stories, personal photos from her own collection, and glimpses of New York City back in the day when the name "Tanqueray" was on everyone's lips"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Johnson, Stephanie (Dancer); Burlesque (Theater); Stripteasers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The vixen : a novel / by Prose, Francine,1947-author.;
In 1953 at a distinguished New York publishing firm, Simon Putnam, a recent Harvard graduate, is tasked with editing a steamy bodice-ripper based on the trial of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg--a project that makes him realize that the people around him are not what they seem.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Book editors; Publishers and publishing; Jews;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A daring venture / by Camden, Elizabeth,1948-author.;
Subjects: Religious fiction.; Historical fiction.; Man-woman relationships; Water-supply;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Before you knew my name : a novel / by Bublitz, Jacqueline,author.;
"A psychological suspense novel about two young women who have recently moved to New York City: Alice, who is brutally murdered, and Ruby, who finds Alice and investigates her death"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Australians; Murder; Murder; Women;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Obsession in death / by Robb, J. D.,1950-author.;
Police lieutenant Eve Dallas must contend with an admirer who is killing innocent people to prove his devotion.
Subjects: Detective and mystery stories.; Mystery fiction.; Dallas, Eve (Fictitious character); Murder; Policewomen;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Midnight alias / by Kennedy, Elle.;
Subjects: Romantic suspense fiction.; Government investigators; Undercover operations; Soldiers of fortune; Organized crime;
© c2013., Signet Eclipse,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Perfect fit / by Phillips, Carly.;
Subjects: Love stories.; Serendipity (N.Y. : Imaginary place); Police;
© c2013., Berkley,
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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