Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?browse=true&N=4+7194+4294957231+4294967124 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=726788 Nicholas Angel is the finest cop London has to offer. He has an arrest record that is higher than any other officer on the force. As a result, Angels superiors send him to a place where his talents wont be quite so obvious. They send him to the sleepy and seemingly crime-free village of Sandford. He is partnered with the well-meaning but overeager police officer Danny Butterman, who is the son of the police chief. Danny is a huge action movie fan and believes this may be his chance to experience the life of gunfights and car chases. However, as a series of grisly accidents rocks the village, Angel is convinced that Sandford is not what it seems and as the intrigue deepens, Dannys dreams of explosive, high-octane, car-chasing, gunfighting, all-out action seem more and more like a reality. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=708584 A postman dies on the operating table at a rural English hospital, in the midst of the Nazi blitz. But was his death accidental? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=770552 It is Havers first day back at work after being shot, and her first case involves a young woman murdered with a shotgun in rural Suffolk. Though Havers is outwardly stoic, Lynley worries that it will reopen old wounds. When a photography of the murdered woman arguing with a man is sent to the local police station, and a mysterious word is painted on the wall of the crime scene, it seems that someone connected with the case is trying to send them clues --Container. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=770553 Lynley and Havers are called to Smithfields Market, where the body of a man has been found frozen inside a meat truck. The victim is carrying a forged British passport and a parchment covered in Arabic script ... The page turns out to be part of an immensely valuable ancient golden Koran, more than enough motive for murder. -- container. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=770551 Lynley and Havers are assigned to a new case back in London, following the discovery of a body floating in the Thames. The victim, Eric Ramsey, was a doorkeeper at the House of Lords. On closer inspection, it appears that he has been savagely beaten, having had his hands tied behind his back. Initially, it looks as if the murder may be connected to Ramseys gambling debts, but when a Clerk at the House of Lords is also murdered, events seem to point to a wider conspiracy involving stolen documents. -- container. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=770550 After spending some of her compensation money learning Aikido at a retreat in Cornwall, Havers has been invited by Lynleys mother, Lady Asherton, to stay at the family estate. Lynley is also in Cornwall visiting his mother, but avoiding answering any questions about his relationship with Helen. So when horse trainer Jim Fenner, who lives on a neighboring estate, is found hanged in his stable, it is a welcome diversion to delay the inevitable questioning. -- container. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=570086 Its spring 1948 and Inspector Alleyn joins a weekend party at Frantock Hall. The host, Sir Hubert Handesley, tries to liven up the scene with a game of murder but one guest really does end up dead. Alleyn has to solve more than one mystery when he finds that, in addition to the murder, an enormously valuable silver chalice has gone missing. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=591957 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=573180 Inspector Alleyn has the upper crust contacts and manners, but like more modern detectives, hes a bona fide cop. Offers elegant country house settings, complex cases, and a detective who works for Scotland Yard. Agatha Troy is the Inspectors independent and insightful lady friend. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=570084 Troy has a commission to paint a birthday portrait of the famous actor Sir Henry Ancred at his country estate, Ancreton Manor. She finds the volatile Sir Henry agitated and ill, surrounded by his eccentric and equally dramatic family. A sudden, suspicious death at the manor leads Troy to call in Alleyn to investigate. He finds a tale of anonymous letters and bitter arguments over the dead mans will, lending credence to Troys suspicions. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=570085 The British Home Secretary dies after an operatin for abdominal pains, but his wife insists hes been murdered. When Alleyn investigates her claim, he finds a great many things at the nursing home are not as they should be. He also finds a great many suspects, including a surgeon with a grievance, a nurse crossed in love, a betrayed wife, and a bewildering array of political enemies. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=565055 An eminent barrister dies in an incident at a village inn, seemingly killed by a poisoned dart. That is mystery enough, but when Alleyn goes to investigate he finds a wealth of suspects and a web of deceit he must unravel to catch the murderer. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=527705 Begins by recapitulating the final scene of Henry IV, Part III with Edward IV being crowned king. In the background of the celebration, Richard jealously views the proceedings. Soon afterwards, Edward IV is murdered, drowned in a vat of wine. Richard becomes king and, after proceeding with a succession of intrigues and duplicities, he finds his kingdom in dire peril, set upon by Henry Tudor and mustering a final defense for his realm at the Battle of Bosworth. An immortal tale of lust, murder, treachery and the ruthless pursuit of power. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=619461 An ex-con and a call girl are thrown together when he becomes her chauffeur. Initially he detests her but winds up under her spell.