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- Triple jeopardy : a Daniel Pitt novel / by Perry, Anne,author.;
"Young lawyer Daniel Pitt must defend a British diplomat accused of a theft that may cover up a deadly crime in this riveting novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Twenty-one Days. Daniel Pitt, along with his parents, Charlotte and Thomas, is delighted that his sister, Jemima, and her family have returned to London from the States for a visit. But the Pitts soon learn of a harrowing incident: In Washington, D.C.,one of Jemima's good friends has been assaulted and her treasured necklace has been stolen. The perpetrator appears to be a man named Philip Sidney, a British diplomat stationed in America's capital who, in a cowardly move, has fled to London, claiming diplomatic immunity. But that claim doesn't cover his other crimes. When Sidney winds up in court on a separate charge of embezzlement, it falls to Daniel to defend him. He plans to provide only a competent enough defense to avoid a mistrial, allowing the prosecution to put his client away. But when word travels across the pond that an employee of the British embassy in Washington has been found dead, Daniel grows suspicious about Sidney's alleged crimes and puts on his detective hat to search for evidence in what has blown up into an international affair. As the embezzlement scandal heats up, Daniel takes his questions to intrepid female scientist Miriam fford Croft, who brilliantly uses the most up-to-date technologies to follow a whole new path of investigation. Daniel and Miriam travel to the Channel Islands to chase a fresh lead, and what began with a stolen necklace turns out to have implications in three far greater crimes--a triple jeopardy, including possible murder"--
- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Pitt, Charlotte (Fictitious character); Pitt, Daniel (Fictitious character); Pitt, Thomas (Fictitious character); Murder; Police spouses; Police; Private investigators;
- Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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- Diamond and the eye / by Lovesey, Peter,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."If there's one thing detective Bath Peter Diamond has no patience for, it's a dumb git trying to get involved in one of his investigations-for example, a Philip Marlowe-wannabee private investigator like the self-styled Johnny Getz (his card claims he Getz results). But fate has saddled Diamond with this trial. A Bath antiques dealer, Septimus "Seppy" Hubbard, has disappeared without a trace, and his daughter, Ruby, has hired Johnny Getz to find him. When a dead body is discovered in Seppy's locked-up store, the missing persons case becomes a murder investigation, and now Diamond has to collaborate with the insufferable private eye"--
- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Diamond, Peter (Fictitious character); Murder; Police; Private investigators;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- Richard Jewell [videorecording] / by Arianda, Nina,actor.; Bates, Kathy,1948-actor.; Gomez, Ian,1964-actor.; Hamm, Jon,1971-actor.; Hauser, Paul Walter,1986-actor.; Nicotera, Niko,actor.; Rockwell, Sam,actor.; Wilde, Olivia,actor.; Eastwood, Clint,1930-film director.; Warner Bros. Entertainment,film distributor.;
Olivia Wilde, Sam Rockwell, Jon Hamm, Kathy Bates, Nina Arianda, Ian Gomez, Niko Nicotera, Paul Walter Hauser.The world is first introduced to Richard Jewell as the security guard who reports finding the device at the 1996 Atlanta bombing, his report making him a hero whose swift actions save countless lives. But within days, the law enforcement wannabe becomes the FBI's number one suspect, vilified by press and public alike, and his life ripped apart. Reaching out to independent, anti-establishment attorney Watson Bryant, Jewell staunchly professes his innocence.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: R.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format ; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 DVS ; Dolby digital 5.1.
- Subjects: Fiction films.; Feature films.; Biographical films.; Historical films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Jewell, Richard A.; Olympic Games 1996 : Atlanta, Ga.); Centennial Olympic Park Bombing, Atlanta, Ga., 1996; Bombing investigation; Mass media; Police, Private;
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- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- Galway girl / by Bruen, Ken,author.;
"Jack Taylor has never quite been able get his life together, but now he has truly hit rock bottom. Still reeling from a violent family tragedy, Taylor is busy drowning his grief in Jameson and uppers when a high-profile officer in the local Garda is murdered. After another Guard is found dead, and then another, Taylor's old colleagues from the force implore him to take on the case. The plot is one big game, and all of the pieces seem to be moving at the behest of one dangerously mysterious team: a trio of young killers with very different styles, but who are united by a common desire to take down Jack Taylor. Their ring leader is Jericho, a psychotic girl from Galway who is grieving the loss of her lover and who will force Jack to confront some personal trauma from his past"--
- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Taylor, Jack (Fictitious character); Ex-police officers; Murder; Police; Private investigators;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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- Lady of bones / by Haines, Carolyn,author.;
"Carolyn Haines's Lady of Bones is the next novel in the series that Kirkus Reviews characterizes as "Stephanie Plum meets the Ya-Ya Sisterhood" featuring sassy Southern private investigator Sarah Booth Delaney. It's Halloween season in Mississippi as Sarah Booth and the gang gather to decorate and gush over Tinkie's new baby, Maylin. Sarah Booth is just about to refresh the cocktails when she hears a knock on the door and opens it to find a woman named Frankie, distraught at the disappearance of her daughter Christa, a young journalist. Christa had been investigating the disappearance of young women in New Orleans over a five-year period-one every year around Halloween. Now Christa herself is missing, and Frankie fears it may be connected to a cult based in the Garden District, called People of Eternity. People of Eternity are known to have far-reaching connections which Frankie worries may reach as high as law enforcement. Refusing to contact the authorities, she turns to Delaney Detective Agency as her only hope. Despite initial reservations, Sarah Booth accepts the case, which takes her on a journey to a secret underworld of beguiling cult leaders, witchcraft, and potentially human sacrifice. She'll have to keep her wits about her if she wants to crack this case ... and make it home alive"--
- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Cozy mysteries.; Novels.; Delaney, Sarah Booth (Fictitious character); Cults; Halloween; Missing persons; Police corruption; Private investigators; Women private investigators;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- Except the dying [sound recording] / by Jennings, Maureen,author.; Marantz, David,narrator.; Audible, Inc.,publisher.; Brilliance Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by David Marantz."In the cold Toronto winter of 1895, the unclad body of a young woman is found naked and frozen in a quiet laneway. Acting Detective William Murdoch, driven by pity for the girl and the desire to secure his promotion, is determined to pursue every lead and reveal the truth. Although influential people pressure the police to solve the mystery quickly, when the girl is eventually identified, it becomes clear that those connected with her life have secrets to hide"--Amazon.
- Subjects: Audiobooks.; Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Murder; Murdoch, William (Fictitious character); Police; Private investigators;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- Gone by midnight / by Fox, Candice,author.;
"Crimson Lake is where people with dark pasts come to disappear-and where others vanish into thin air ... Four young boys are left alone in a hotel room while their parents dine downstairs. When Sara Farrow checks on the children at midnight, her son is missing. Distrustful of the police, Sara turns to Crimson Lake's unlikeliest private investigators-disgraced cop Ted Conkaffey and convicted killer Amanda Pharrell. For Ted, the case couldn't have come at a worse time. Two years ago a false accusation robbed him of his career, his reputation, and most importantly, his family. But now Lillian, the daughter he barely knows, is coming to stay in his ramshackle cottage by the lake. Ted must dredge up the area's worst characters to find the missing boy. The clock is ticking, and the danger he uncovers could well put his own child in deadly peril"--
- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Missing children; Missing persons; Private investigators; Ex-police officers; Women private investigators;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- In the Galway silence / by Bruen, Ken,author.;
"Ken Bruen has been called "hard to resist, with his aching Irish heart, silvery tongue, and bleak noir sensibility" (New York Times Book Review). His prose is as characteristically sharp as his outlook in the latest Jack Taylor novel, In the Galway Silence. After much tragedy and violence, Jack Taylor has at long last landed at contentment. Of course, he still knocks back too much Jameson and dabbles in uppers, but he has a new woman in his life, a freshly bought apartment, and little sign of trouble on the horizon. Once again, trouble comes to him, this time in the form of a wealthy Frenchman who wants Jack to investigate the double-murder of his twin sons. Jack is meanwhile roped into looking after his girlfriend's nine-year-old son, and is in for a shock with the appearance of a character out of his past. The plot is one big chess game and all of the pieces seem to be moving at the behest of one dangerously mysterious player: a vigilante called "Silence," because he's the last thing his victims will ever hear.This is Ken Bruen at his most darkly humorous, his most lovably bleak, as he shows us the meaning behind a proverb of his own design--"the Irish can abide almost anything save silence" --
- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Taylor, Jack (Fictitious character); Private investigators; Ex-police officers;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- Big sky / by Atkinson, Kate,author.;
Jackson Brodie has relocated to a quiet seaside village in North Yorkshire, in the occasional company of his recalcitrant teenage son and an aging Labrador, both at the discretion of his ex-partner Julia. It's picturesque, but there's something darker lurking behind the scenes. Jackson's current job, gathering proof of an unfaithful husband for his suspicious wife, is fairly standard-issue, but a chance encounter with a desperate man on a crumbling cliff leads him into a sinister network - and back across the path of his old friend Reggie.
- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Brodie, Jackson (Fictitious character); Private investigators; Ex-police officers;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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- Big sky [sound recording] / by Atkinson, Kate,author.; Isaacs, Jason,1963-narrator.; Hachette Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Jason Isaacs.Jackson Brodie has relocated to a quiet seaside village in North Yorkshire, in the occasional company of his recalcitrant teenage son and an aging Labrador, both at the discretion of his ex-partner Julia. It's picturesque, but there's something darker lurking behind the scenes. Jackson's current job, gathering proof of an unfaithful husband for his suspicious wife, is fairly standard-issue, but a chance encounter with a desperate man on a crumbling cliff leads him into a sinister network - and back across the path of his old friend Reggie.
- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Audiobooks.; Brodie, Jackson (Fictitious character); Private investigators; Ex-police officers;
- Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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