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The Museum Detective [electronic resource] : by Phillips, Maha Khan.aut; CloudLibrary;
Inspired by a real-life antiquities scandal in Pakistan, this gripping series debut introduces archaeologist Dr. Gul Delani, whose investigation into the discovery of a mummy gets complicated—and personal—when it collides with her years-long search for a missing family member. Perfect for fans of Sue Grafton and Elsa Hart. When Dr. Gul Delani receives a call in the middle of the night from the Sindh police, she thinks they may have finally found her niece, Mahnaz—a precocious, politically conscious teenage girl who went missing three years prior. Gul has been racked with grief since Mahnaz’s disappearance and distracts herself through work: a talented curator at the Museum of Heritage and History in Karachi, she is one of the country’s leading experts in archaeology and ancient civilizations, a hard-won position for a woman. But there is no news of Mahnaz. Instead, Gul is summoned to a narcotics investigation in a remote desert region in western Pakistan. In her wildest dreams, Gul couldn’t have imagined what she’d find there: amid a drug bust gone wrong, there is a mummy—life-size, seemingly authentic, its sarcophagus decorated with symbols from Persepolis, the capital of the Achaemenid Empire. The discovery confounds everyone. It is both too good to be true, and for Gul, too precious to leave in careless or corrupt hands. Aided by her team of unlikely misfits, Gul will stop at nothing to get to the bottom of it, even as her quest for the truth puts her in the throes of a dangerous conspiracy and threatens to collide with her ongoing search for Mahnaz. A portrait of a city fueled by corruption and a woman relentlessly in pursuit of justice, The Museum Detective is an exciting, gritty new crime thriller that announces a whip-smart and brilliant sleuth and builds to a stunning, emotional conclusion that readers won’t soon forget.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Crime; Women Sleuths; International Mystery & Crime;
© 2025., Soho Press,
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Murder in Berkeley Square [electronic resource] : by Riley, Vanessa.aut; cloudLibrary;
Offering “a vibrant picture of the roles Black and mixed-race people played in Regency life” (Publishers Weekly), this unique historical mystery series, featuring a mixed-race heroine with a notorious past, will appeal to Bridgerton fans who want a sharper edge to their drama. A marriage of convenience saved Lady Abigail Worthing’s family from disgrace, but she’s finding her absent husband's endless conditions increasingly repressive. Unable to stay at their London home during the oncoming winter, she accepts a ride to the country from her neighbor, Stapleton Henderson. However, she's less than delighted that she’s his excuse to avoid a dinner held by Lord Charles Duncan, one of London's most powerful—and relentless—magistrates. More irritating, women are decidedly unwelcome at the evening’s prestigious discussion of criminality—even though Abigail and Stapleton have solved several cases together . . .   Then an unexpected blizzard strands them at Lord Duncan’s with his now-houseguests. Suddenly, an evening of fine dining, fine brandy, and insightful debate becomes an inescapable—and deadly—ordeal. The ultimate test for Abigial’s skill. One of the dinner guests is found dead in front of the Berkley Square mansion. And when another party is murdered, Abigail discovers each had received a taunting, prophetic nursery rhyme . . . coincidence, or clues left by a killer on the loose? Through deft interrogation, she learns everyone present is connected to Lord Duncan's greatest failure in the courts: the conviction of a Martinique plantation informant for a murder he didn’t commit. But as Abigail races to find who was really responsible for the miscarriage of justice, she'll be forced to put her own and Stapleton's lives at risk in a gambit that will alter their fates forever—or end them permanently.General adult.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Historical; Mystery & Detective; Women Sleuths;
© 2024., Kensington Books,
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Her One Regret. by Freitas, Donna.;
'Her One Regret' is at once a feminist thriller, a moving depiction of the realities of motherhood, and a rich exploration of a subject our culture and society have rendered nearly verboten - the possibility that for some women, motherhood is an unfixable mistake. From the author of 'The Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano'. Book Club.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); FICTION / Feminist; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths; FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense;
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We Are All Guilty Here [text (large print)] : A Novel. by Slaughter, Karin.;
North Falls is a small town where everyone knows everyone. But when two teenage girls vanish, Officer Emmy Clifton combs through the puzzles the girls left behind, and realizes that no one really knew them. Every teenage girls has secrets, but who would kill for them? And what else is the town hiding.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); FICTION / Crime; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths; FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense;
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We Are All Guilty Here : A Novel. by Slaughter, Karin.;
North Falls is a small town where everyone knows everyone. But when two teenage girls vanish, Officer Emmy Clifton combs through the puzzles the girls left behind, and realizes that no one really knew them. Every teenage girl has secrets, but who would kill for them? And what else is the town hiding?Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); FICTION / Crime; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths; FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense;
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2 Sisters Murder Investigations A Thriller [electronic resource] : by Patterson, James.aut; Fox, Candice.aut; Lee, Mela.nrt; CloudLibrary;
Patterson’s greatest crime-solving team since the Women’s Murder Club is the Bird Sisters.  Rhonda and Barbara “Baby” Bird are half-sisters—and full partners in their Los Angeles detective agency. They agree on nothing.   Rhonda, a former attorney, takes a by-the-book approach to solving crimes, while teenage Baby relies on her street smarts.     But when they take a controversial case of a loner whose popular wife has gone missing, they’re accused of being PIs who can’t tell a client from a killer.     The Bird sisters share a late father, but not much else…except their willingness to fight.   Fight the system. Fight for the underdog. Fight for the truth. If they can stop fighting each other long enough to work together.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Crime; Private Investigators; Women Sleuths;
© 2025., Hachette Audio,
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Don't forget me, little Bessie [sound recording] : a novel. by Burke, James Lee.;
Read by Stribling, Amanda."At the beginning of the twentieth century, as America grapples with forces of human and natural violence more powerful than humanity has ever seen, Bessie Holland yearns for the love that she has never known. She finds a soulmate and mentor in a brilliant but tormented suffragette English teacher, who inspires Bessie to fight the forces of evil that permeate her world. Watching the vast Texas countryside being destroyed by an oil company and a menacing figure with a violent past, Bessie is prepared to defend her home and her family. But when she accidentally kills an unarmed man to defend her father Hackberry, she must flee to New York. There, her older brother introduces her to boys who will grow into gangsters, but as children admire and respect Bessie's spirit and fortitude as she is cast into a gangland that yearns for justice and mercy. A welcome return to the beloved Holland series and populated with characters both radiant and despicable, Don't Forget Me, Little Bessie is an epic story of a remarkable young girl who fights against potentially overwhelming forces"--Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Historical fiction.; FICTION / Crime; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths; FICTION / Thrillers / Historical;
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The Dark Wives Crack the case with Vera Stanhope in a new suspenseful mystery from the Sunday Times Bestseller [electronic resource] : by Cleeves, Ann.aut; cloudLibrary;
'Expertly plotted and mesmerising crime' - Mick Herron A local myth. A deadly threat. Vera Stanhope, star of ITV's Vera, returns for her most shocking case so far . . . I can't see anything. It's as if this house is on its own in the world, as if I'm on my own in the world and nobody would care if I died . . . When a body is found on the common outside Rosebank, an isolated care home for troubled teens, DI Vera Stanhope is called out to investigate. The victim is Josh, a staff member, who never showed up to work, and her only clue is the disappearance of fourteen-year-old resident Chloe. Vera can’t bring herself to believe that a teenager is responsible for the murder, but even she can’t dismiss the possibility. Then, in the wilds of the Northumbrian countryside, near the Three Dark Wives standing stones, a second body is found. As folklore and fact begin to collide, Vera knows she has to find Chloe to get to the truth. But it seems that there are dark secrets in their community - ones that may be far more dangerous than she could ever have believed . . . The Dark Wives is the next thrilling mystery in the Sunday Times No. 1 bestselling series from Ann Cleeves. **** 'Like Rendell and James before her, like McDermid and Rankin today, Ann Cleeves is one of our secret chroniclers, charting – under cover of a series of expertly plotted and mesmerising crime novels – how we live now' - Mick Herron, author of Slow Horses 'Cleeves's Northumberland novels are strong on atmosphere, combing old-fashioned detective work with a modern take on class' - The Sunday Times 'A thoroughly engrossing thriller' - The Mail on Sunday 'One of Britain's best crime writers' - Daily Express 'A story that keeps you guessing until the end where all the clues are pulled together masterfully' - Reader review 'As stunning on the page as on TV' - Reader review 'The storyline, the characters and the atmosphere of North East England all fit together beautifully' - Reader reviewGeneral adult.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Crime; Police Procedural; Women Sleuths;
© 2024., Pan Macmillan,
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Just Another Dead Author : A Novel. by Bivald, Katarina.;
'Just Another Dead Author' is a delightful mystery that transports readers to a writers' retreat in France, where a famous writer is murdered - and the 20 wannabe authors at the retreat all have a motive. From the author of 'The Murders in Great Diddling' (a RADD Pick).Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Amateur Sleuth; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Traditional; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths;
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Liar Liar [electronic resource] : by Patterson, James.aut; Fox, Candice.aut; cloudLibrary;
Subjects: Electronic books.; Police Procedural; Women Sleuths; Crime;
© 2019., Little, Brown and Company,
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