Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?Re=7431&N=3+7456 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1759314 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743556 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743860 When animal psychic Pru Marlowe is called in to retrain an African gray parrot after its owners death, she discovers that the parrot witnessed its owners murder, and Pru begins to investigate. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743922 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1759333 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1759372 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1752796 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1736004 O foul villainy! Someone has stolen valuable paintings from Tawcester Towers, ancestral home of Blotto (the future Duke of Tawcester) and his sister, Twinks. Blotto is content to run around in a (handsome) sweat, cursing the thieving varlets and vowing revenge, but Twinks, rather more pragmatically, tracks the valets to France. She and Blotto, accordingly, go zipping off to Paris-- where they have rather a jolly time with the Left Bank bohemian set-- but before the hangovers can take hold Twinks has redirected the search to the Riviera, headquarters of that dastardly criminal mastermind, La Puce! Will the noble Blotto and the brilliant Twinks recover their paintings, vanquish La Puce, and rescue the kidnapped film star I neglected to mention? Mesdames et messieurs, place your bets -- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1698355 A triple homicide in one of Goteborgs most fashionable neighborhoods culminates in a frantic investigation for Detective Inspector Irene Huss that is complicated by a dot-com diva who refuses to speak and Irenes partner Tommys suspicious behavior. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1759334 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1759317 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743924 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1759373 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1754261 When a contentious professor makes claims about the identity of a woman found in a mysterious Mississippi grave and implicates wealthy Zinnia families of having ties to a related scandal, Sarah Booth Delaney is hired by a group of society ladies to clear their names only to discover another body in the professors hotel room. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1754169 Receiving a sealed bottle with a years-old plea for help by two young victims imprisoned in a boathouse by the sea, Detective Carl Mrck follows leads to a desperate woman trapped in a brutal marriage to a man who keeps her in isolation and hides deadly secrets. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1715319 When a murdered body is discovered in the sacred Temple in 29 C.E. Jerusalem, ranking rabbi Gamaliel teams up with the physician Loukas to solve the crime and restore peace, a situation that is further complicated by additional killings. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713751 From back cover -- Disaster strikes a mere week before the Hemlock Falls Ladies Auxiliary hosts the annual Spring Fete when the festivals chairwoman--the redoubtable Adela Henry--gives up her job in a huff. Who will stop the members of the Craft Guild from sabotaging their rivals, the Crafty Ladies? More to the point, whos got the tact, diplomacy, and iron will necessary to organize the booths and settle quarrels over the programming? Hemlocks mayor hopes to assure the fetes success when he recruits professional organizer Linda Connally and her staff to take over Adelas duties. But when Connallys body turns up in the trunk of a used car at Petersons Automotive, Meg and Sarah Quilliam, owners of the Inn at Hemlock Falls, are back in the detecting business... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1715868 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1696565 Zookeeper Teddy Bentley takes Alejandro, the Gunn Zoo llama, to a Monterey Bay-area Renaissance Faire. When she discovers the body of the Reverend Victor Emerson, owner of the local wedding chapel, dressed in his royal robes as Henry the Eighth, it appears as if Aljandro stomped the man to death, but a closer look reveals a crossbow dart in the mans back. And the reverend is really an escaped convict, and every marriage hes performed in the past twenty years is null and void! When Teddys mother Caro becomes the chief suspect, Teddy puts her crime solving skills to work. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732442 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1759339 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743560 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1675984 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1705447 Kate Shackleton picks up her second professional sleuthing case in 1922 England. Exposing the culprit of a pawn-shop robbery turns sinister when her investigation takes her to Harrogate, and murder is only one step behind. A night at the theatre should have been just what the doctor ordered, until Kate stumbles across a body in the doorway. The knife sticking out of its chest definitely suggests a killer in the theatres midst. Kate likes nothing better than a mystery, and nothing better than solving them. So when a ransom note demands 1,000 for the safe return of the plays leading lady, the refined streets of Harrogate play host to Kates skills in piecing together clues -- and luring criminals out of their lairs. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1753625 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1759362 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743946 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743933 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1759318 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708664 Boo Malone lost everything when he was sent to St. Gabriels Home for Boys. There, he picked up a few key survival skills; a wee bit of an anger management problem; and his best friend for life, Junior. Now adults, Boo and Junior have a combined weight of 470 pounds (mostly Boos), about ten grand in tattoos (mostly Juniors), and a talent for wisecracking banter. Together, they provide security for The Cellar, a Boston nightclub where the bartender Audrey doles out hugs and scoldings for her favorite misfits, and the night porter, Luke, expects them to watch their language. At last Boo has found a family. But when Boo and Junior are hired to find Cassandra, a well-to-do runaway slumming among the authority-shy street kids, Boo sees in the girl his own long-lost younger sister. And as the case deepens with evidence that Cassie is being sexually exploited, Boos blind desire for justice begins to push his surrogate familys loyalty to the breaking point. Cassies life depends on Boos determination to see the case through, but that same determination just might finally drive him and Junior apart. Whats looking like an easy payday is turning into a hard bounce--for everyone. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743925 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1759374 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1758121 A killer is targeting women who resemble the stars of Alfred Hitchock movies...and is videotaping himself killing them in the same way they were killed in the films! http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1759119 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1733023 Detective Samuel Cooper, Coop to all who know him, is the Chief of Police in Gulf Front, Florida, a sleepy little town that doesnt see many outsiders. Indeed, Chief of Police is a grand title, considering Coops the only officer on the force. Hes living the quiet life when a call comes out of the blue: would he take a side job as bodyguard to Cherry Page, the most seductive movie star around? Someone has been sending gruesome threats to Cherrys personal email address, and Coop gets more of a fight than he bargained for when it becomes clear that a maniacal serial killer is on the loose.--Publishers description. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713752 When a wedding guest becomes seriously ill after eating one of her desserts, Ella Mae, whose baked goods are literally magical, must whip up some clues to prove that her pies didnt contain the killer ingredient. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1711636 Why should Dorothy Parkers friends be the only ones making enviable names in science, art, and parlor games? Dorothy can play with the best of them--as she sets out to prove at a New Years Eve party at the Algonquin Hotel. Since the swanky soiree is happening in the penthouse suite of swashbuckling star Douglas Fairbanks, some derring-do is called for. How about a little game of Murder? Each partygoer draws a card to be detective, murderer, or victim. But young Broadway starlet Bibi Bibelot trumps them all when her dead body is found in the bathtub. No one knows who the killer is, but one thing is for sure--they wont be making gin in that bathtub. When more partiers are put in peril, it becomes clear the game is indeed on, and its up to Dorothy, surprise guest Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and the members of the Round Table to stay alive--and relatively sober--long enough to find the killer...--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743952 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1750515 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1759367 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729555 It was pure luck that Josie Gray spotted Cassidy Harpers car, abandoned on the side of the road. If she hadnt, then shed never have found Cassidy, lying nearly dead of heatstroke on the desert sand beside the body of a Mexican immigrant. But Cassidy cant explain why she was out for a walk in the midday desert heat, let alone how she happened upon the corpse. And once Josie sees the ominous wounds on the mans body, she knows she needs to find the answer fast, before her own life is in danger. Tricia Fieldss The Territory marked her as talented new author of Southwestern crime, and Scratchgravel Road marks an inventive new mystery set in the unique world of smalltown Texas. Buckle your seatbelts for an off-road trip full of adrenaline. Tough and determined to make her way in todays Wild West, Josie is the type of police chief youd want in your hometown, a gutsy new heroine who would be friends with Nevada Barrs Anna Pigeon and probably Lori Armstrongs Mercy Gunderson, too. --Library Journal (starred)-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743938 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732443 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1752884 A housefire leads to the discovery of not just the bodies of the homeowners, but also a third, unidentified corpse. The search for the mans identity will lead Detective Gil Montoya not too far from Santa Fe to one of its notorious but rarely discussed neighbors, the Los Alamos National Laboratory. A DNA test reveals that the unknown victim is a native of Northern New Mexico, but Montoya has reason to believe that his ties to the infamous nuclear testing facility hold the solution. And when a second housefire is found to contain more bodies, hes determined to find out the answer no matter the cost--Amazon.com. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1715484 Soloing the detective agency when her long-term partner leaves for a new job, Aimee is hired by a mysterious elderly Russian man to protect a valuable painting that is stolen before Aimee can start her work, a situation that is complicated by the clients murder and dangerous adversaries who also seek the painting. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1754471 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738979 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738954 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1759340 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1759327 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1683317 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1683283 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1760623 In 1971, university students Walter Bishop and William Bell use an exotic chemical compound to link their subconscious minds. Unexpectedly, they open a rip in space through which comes a menace unlike any our world has ever seen - the zodiac killer. His singular goal is death, and it falls to Bishop, Bell, and Nina Sharp to stop him--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1700251 Leo Maxwell grew up in the shadow of his older brother, Teddy, a successful yet reviled criminal defense attorney who racked up enemies as quickly as he racked up acquittals. As children, their father was jailed for the murder of their mother, and Teddy was left to care for Leo who tried to emulate his older brother, even following him into the legal profession. The two are at lunch one day when Teddy, supposed to give the closing argument of his current trial that afternoon, is shot: in public, in cold blood, the shooter escaping without Leo being able to identify him. As Teddy lies in a coma, Leo comes to the conclusion that the search for his brothers shooter falls upon him and him alone, as his brothers enemies were not merely the scum on the street but embedded within the police department as well. As he begins to examine the life of a brother he realizes he barely knew, Leo quickly realizes that the list of possible suspects is much larger than he could have imagined. The deeper Leo digs into Teddys life, the more questions arise: questions about Teddy and his ex-wife, questions about the history of the Maxwell family, even questions about the murder that tore their family apart all those years ago. And somewhere, the person who shot his brother is still on the loose, and there are many who would happily kill Leo in order to keep it that way -- Amazon.com. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743581 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1759363 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732437 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1759336 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738569 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1752860 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743947 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743934 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1740363 Realtor and amateur sleuth Darby Farr is back in her Maine hometown for the highly anticipated wedding of her fellow real estate associate, Tina Ames. But the festive mood on the snow-swept island of Hurricane Harbor is darkened when the body of Lorraine Delvecchio-- the police chiefs assistant-- is found tangled in a lobster trap near the abandoned lighthouse on the Manatuck Breakwater. Darby uncovers evidence that the death was more than just a slip on the ice, and its up to her to find the murderer before she becomes the next victim. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1716087 Joe Gunther and his team at the Vermont Bureau of Investigation are alerted to a string of unrelated burglaries across Vermont. Meanwhile, in Boston, an elderly woman surprises thieves in her Beacon Hill home and is viciously murdered. The police find that the loot is similar to whats been stolen in Vermont, and it may have the same destination. Word is that someone powerful is purchasing the items in the Paradise City of Northampton, Mass. Now Gunther, the Boston police, and the old ladys vengeful niece converge on the city. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1694762 Olivia has always believed that her father was an honorable man--until a trip to visit her mother reveals that he was dishonorably discharged from the army. Olivia is even more shocked to learn that he was brutally murdered because someone at his company suspected him of selling corporate secrets. Refusing to believe that her father was a scoundrel, Olivia wont rest until she proves his innocence. Enlisting the help of her boyfriend, Gav, Olivia must reach out to her fathers colleagues to discover the truth behind his murder. What shes about to discover may not only put her at risk, but threaten national security as well...--back cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1759353 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743926 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732455 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1711907 Chief Inspector Mario Silva and his team have a heavy work load with several high-profile cases. First, a suicide bombing that was apparently the work of a militant Islamist group. Then, a gubernatorial candidate is assassinated in broad daylight at a campaign rally. Could the cases be related? To complicate Silvas investigation, a criminal with a very bad grudge against the Chief Inspector has been released from prison and is plotting ugly revenge-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1750460 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1759322 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1687046 The ladies of the Cumberland Scrapbook Crop are welcoming an eccentric newbie into their fold. A self-proclaimed witch, Cookie Crandall can whip up a sumptuous vegan meal and rhapsodize about runes and moon phases with equal aplomb. She becomes fast friends with her fellow scrapbookers, including freelance reporter Annie, with whom she shares shallow roots in a community of established family trees. So when Cookie becomes the prime suspect in a series of bizarre murders, the croppers get scrappy and set out to clear her name. Annie starts digging and discovers that the victims each had strange runic patterns carved on their bodies - a piece of evidence that points the police in Cookies direction. Even her friends begin to doubt her innocence when they find an ornate, spiritual scrapbook that an alleged beginner like Cookie could never have crafted. As Annie and the croppers search for answers, theyll uncover a shockingly wicked side of their once quiet town - and a killer on the prowl for another victim.--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732405 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713753 When a local baker gets run over by a big white Cadillac and her Granny stands accused of the crime, psychic Sunny Meadows refuses to ignore her visions and joins in the investigation despite Detective Mitchs objections. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1757401 In the midst of a catastrophic August rainstorm, a grisly discovery shatters the serenity of a summer evening in northern Wisconsin. Moving quickly to prevent a panic among tourists, Loon Lake Police Chief Lewellyn Ferris enlists the forensic and interrogation skills of her close friend and fellow fly fisherman, the retired dentist Doc Osborne. Within hours of launching their investigation, they find themselves faced with a national media circus as Loon Lake becomes the focus of a murderous scenario that links the murder to the race for the U.S. Senate by a woman who is heir to a Northwoods fortune and other, less savory, family traditions. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1694151 Hoping to help her alcoholic brother, Nash, make a fresh start, Ruby McGavin returns to Cardinal, California, where she must confront her estranged mother and a terrible secret. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1715469 Tea shop owner and bridesmaid Theodosia Browning investigates when the groom is literally late on the couples big day. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1696567 When the landlady of Brad Lovings vacated house rings pest control over what she suspects is a dead rat, a shocking discovery is made: five bodies, two of which are skeletal. One of the bodies is that of Emily Sherman, whose stepmother, Martha, Homicide Investigator Lucinda Pierce helped convict for Emilys murder. As doubts are raised over the investigation and another of Lucindas previous cases, and her young friend, Charley Spencer, is arrested on suspicion of vandalism, Lucinda faces her toughest test yet.... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1757410 Most folks arent forced by court order to attend a library-book discussion group, but thats just what happens to B and B proprietor and ex-Manhattanite Bea Cartwright, hippy cat lover Chandra Morrisey, and winery owner Kate Wilder after a small-town magistrate has had enough of their squabbling. South Bass, an island on Lake Erie, is home to an idyllic summer resort, but these three ladies keep disturbing the peace. The initial book choice is Agatha Christies Murder on the Orient Express, and that sets their mouths to watering. The Orient Express is the islands newest Chinese restaurant. They might not agree about much, but the ladies all love the orange chicken on the menu. But their meal is spoiled when the restaurants owner, Peter Chan, has the bad fortune of getting murdered. Now, with Christie as their inspiration, the League of Literary Ladies has a real mystery to solve...if they can somehow catch a killer without killing each other first.--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1672620 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1759303 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1759368 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704722 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1750505 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1715753 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732465 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732444 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704307 Everyone in Athena, Mississippi, knows Charlie Harris, the librarian with a rescued Maine coon cat named Diesel. Hes returned to his hometown to immerse himself in books, but when a feud erupts between the towns richest ladies, the writing on the wall spells murder. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1715485 While investigating the murder of a well-respected barrister who was found dead at a seedy hotel in Crystal Palace, Detective Inspector Gemma James and her partner, Detective Sergeant Melody Talbot, begin to question everything they think they know about their world and those they trust most. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732416 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743974 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743763 Its summer, 1936. The writer, Josephine Tey, joins her friends in the holiday village of Portmeirion to celebrate her fortieth birthday. Alfred Hitchcock and his wife, Alma Reville, are there to sign a deal to film Josephines novel, A Shilling for Candles, and Hitchcock has one or two tricks up his sleeve to keep the holiday party entertained. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738971 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1759328 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732113 Griffin Shaw and his wife were both murdered fifty years ago. Now a minor angel, Grifs been granted permission to solve the mystery of his own death--if he helps the Pure angels guide those souls who might otherwise be Lost. Souls like Jeap Yang, a drug addict in his final moments of life. Grif knows that death is coming, but he cannot intervene. However, Grifs mortal lover, reporter Katherine Kit Craig, isnt constrained by angelic protocol. If she can stop a death, she will. But as Kit is about to find out, there are things more traumatic and evil than murder. A strange new drug is literally eating tweakers flesh from their bones, and Kits crusade to get it off the streets is set to propel her and Grif into a battle with a vicious drug cartel. Theyll have to scramble to stay alive, stay together, and choose their own fate--before its chosen for them.-- P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732020 Sergeant Hamish Macbeth pays no mind to a bothersome woman who went out drinking and forgot all the events of the previous evening, until she turns up murdered. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1683293 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1750416 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743529 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1759275