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The stakes / by Sanders, Ben,1989-author.;
Rip-offs are a dangerous game, but Detective Miles Keller thinks he's found a good strategy: rob rich New York criminals and then quit the NYPD early, before word's out about his true identity. New town, new name, no worries. Retirement can't come soon enough, though. The NYPD is investigating him for the shooting of a hitman named Jack Deen, who was targeting Lucy Gates--a former police informant and Miles's ex-lover. Miles thinks shooting hitmen counts as altruism, but in any case a murder charge would make life difficult. He's ready to go to ground, but then Nina Stone reappears in his life. Nina is a fellow heist professional and the estranged wife of LA crime boss Charles Stone. Miles last saw her five years ago, and since then her life has grown more complicated: her husband wants her back, and he's dispatched his go-to gun thug to play repo man. Complicating matters is the fact that the gun thug in question is Bobby Deen, cousin of the dead Jack Deen--and Bobby wants vengeance. The stakes couldn't be higher, but Nina has an offer that could be lucrative. Maybe Miles can stick around a while longer.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Murder; Police corruption;
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Saha : a novel / by Cho, Nam-ju,1978-author.; Chang, Jamie,translator.; translation of:Cho, Nam-ju,1978-Sahamaensyeon.English.;
In a country called Town, Su is found dead in an abandoned car. The suspected killer is presumed to come from the Saha Estates. Town is the safest and richest nation on earth, controlled by a secretive organization of seven ministers. It is a society clearly divided into the haves and have-nots, and those who have the very least live in the decrepit Saha Estates. Among them is Jin-Kyung, a young woman whose brother, Do-kyung, was in a relationship with Su and quickly becomes the police's prime suspect. When Do-kyung disappears, Jin-kyung is determined to get to the bottom of things. On her quest to find the truth, though, she will uncover a reality far darker and crimes far greater than she could ever have imagined. At once a dystopian mystery and a devastating critique of how we live now, Saha lifts the lid on corruption, exploitation, and government oppression, while, with deep humanity and compassion, showing us the lives of those who suffer at the hand of brutal forces far beyond their control. Eight years in the making, Saha is a powerful tale of dystopia and a battle cry for the dispossessed.
Subjects: Dystopian fiction.; Novels.; Corruption; Equality; Murder; Political corruption; Siblings;
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Sweet thing / by Swinson, David,author.;
In this standalone novel from David Swinson, DC homicide detective Alex Blum is brought in to investigate the murder of Chris Doyle. As he roots around for evidence, he finds an old polaroid of the decedent with Arthur Holland, Blum's informant from years ago. But Arthur has been missing for days. Blum's only source is Arthur's girl, Celeste, whom he can't get out of his head. Swallowed by desire, Blum's single misstep sends him tunnelling down a rabbit hole of transgression. He may soon find the only way out is down below.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Corruption; Man-woman relationships; Murder;
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Sunset beach : a novel / by Andrews, Mary Kay,1954-author.;
Pull up a lounge chair and have a cocktail at Sunset Beach -- it comes with a twist. Drue Campbell's life is adrift. Out of a job and down on her luck, life doesn't seem to be getting any better when her estranged father, Brice Campbell, a flamboyant personal injury attorney, shows up at her mother's funeral after a twenty-year absence. Worse, he's remarried -- to Drue's eighth grade frenemy, Wendy, now his office manager. And they're offering her a job. It seems like the job from hell, but the offer is sweetened by the news of her inheritance -- her grandparents' beach bungalow in the sleepy town of Sunset Beach, a charming but storm-damaged eyesore now surrounded by waterfront McMansions. With no other prospects, Drue begrudgingly joins the firm, spending her days screening out the grifters whose phone calls flood the law office. Working with Wendy is no picnic either. But when a suspicious death at an exclusive beach resort nearby exposes possible corruption at her father's firm, she goes from unwilling cubicle rat to unwitting investigator, and is drawn into a case that may -- or may not -- involve her father. With an office romance building, a decades-old missing persons case re-opened, and a cottage in rehab, one thing is for sure at Sunset Beach: there's a storm on the horizon. Sunset Beach is a compelling ride, full of Mary Kay Andrews' signature wit, heart, and charm.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Fathers and daughters; Law offices; Missing persons; Corruption investigation; Man-woman relationships;
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Sunset beach [sound recording] / by Andrews, Mary Kay,1954-author,narrator.; McInerney, Kathleen,narrator.; Macmillan Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Kathleen McInerney ; special bonus features read by the author.Pull up a lounge chair and have a cocktail at Sunset Beach -- it comes with a twist. Drue Campbell's life is adrift. Out of a job and down on her luck, life doesn't seem to be getting any better when her estranged father, Brice Campbell, a flamboyant personal injury attorney, shows up at her mother's funeral after a twenty-year absence. Worse, he's remarried -- to Drue's eighth grade frenemy, Wendy, now his office manager. And they're offering her a job. It seems like the job from hell, but the offer is sweetened by the news of her inheritance -- her grandparents' beach bungalow in the sleepy town of Sunset Beach, a charming but storm-damaged eyesore now surrounded by waterfront McMansions. With no other prospects, Drue begrudgingly joins the firm, spending her days screening out the grifters whose phone calls flood the law office. Working with Wendy is no picnic either. But when a suspicious death at an exclusive beach resort nearby exposes possible corruption at her father's firm, she goes from unwilling cubicle rat to unwitting investigator, and is drawn into a case that may -- or may not -- involve her father. With an office romance building, a decades-old missing persons case re-opened, and a cottage in rehab, one thing is for sure at Sunset Beach: there's a storm on the horizon. Sunset Beach is a compelling ride, full of Mary Kay Andrews' signature wit, heart, and charm.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Audiobooks.; Fathers and daughters; Law offices; Missing persons; Corruption investigation; Man-woman relationships;
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Dead man's grave / by Lancaster, Neil,author.;
This grave can never be opened. The head of Scotland's most powerful crime family is brutally murdered, his body dumped inside an ancient grave in a remote cemetery. This murder can never be forgotten. Detectives Max Craigie and Janie Calder arrive at the scene, a small town where everyone has secrets to hide. They soon realise this murder is part of a blood feud between two Scottish families that stretches back to the 1800s. One thing's for certain: it might be the latest killing, but it won't be the last ... This killer can never be caught. As the body count rises, the investigation uncovers large-scale corruption at the heart of the Scottish Police Service. Now Max and Janie must turn against their closest colleagues - to solve a case that could cost them far more than just their lives.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Corruption; Detectives; Murder;
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The judge's list [text (large print)] / by Grisham, John,author.;
In The Whistler, Lacy Stoltz investigated a corrupt judge who was taking millions in bribes from a crime syndicate. She put the criminals away, but only after being attacked and nearly killed. Three years later and approaching 40, she is tired of her work for the Florida Board on Judicial Conduct and ready for a change. Then she meets a mysterious woman who is so frightened she uses a number of aliases. Jeri Crosby's father was murdered 20 years earlier, in a case that remains unsolved and that has grown stone cold. But Jeri has a suspect whom she has become obsessed with and has stalked for two decades. Along the way, she has discovered other victims. Suspicions are easy enough, but proof seems impossible. The man is brilliant, patient, and always one step ahead of law enforcement. He is the most cunning of all serial killers. He knows forensics, police procedure and most important - he knows the law. He is a judge, in Florida - under Lacy's jurisdiction. He has a list, with the names of his victims and targets, all unsuspecting people unlucky enough to have crossed his path and wronged him in some way. How can Lacy pursue him, without becoming the next name on his list?
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Large type books.; Judges; Judicial corruption; Murder;
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Down the river unto the sea / by Mosley, Walter,author.;
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Private investigators; Judicial error; Police corruption;
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Moneyland : the inside story of the crooks and kleptocrats who rule the world / by Bullough, Oliver,1977-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Money laundering investigation; Money laundering investigation; Money laundering; Racketeering.; Organized crime.; Political corruption.;
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The devil you know / by Lancaster, Neil(Crime author),author.;
in exchange for his freedom, imprisoned gang boss Davie Hardie is willing to tell the police where the body of Beata Dabrowski is buried. But when the mission to locate Beata's body is hijacked, DS Max Craigie is drafted on to the case. Someone is selling secrets. Max will stop at nothing to expose police corruption and uncover Beata's murderer, but can you ever really trust a killer to catch a killer?
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Cold cases (Criminal investigation); Detectives; Murder; Police corruption; Prisoners; Secrecy;
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