Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?browse=true&Ne=7091&N=6594+4294966739&No=100 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1706860 Ali Reynoldss old friend, a Santa Cruz deputy sheriff, is gunned down, an apparent victim of the drug wars. But looks can be deceiving, and when more bodies begin to pile up, Ali suspects that everyone looking into the case is a potential victim--including her. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1641663 Found cowering and covered in blood, Karina Guerreros fourteen-year-old brother is accused of a crime that shes certain he didnt commit. Only one man can help Karina prove the boys innocence. Private investigator Mason Sinclair knows firsthand what its like to be framed. But the former cop, now committed to helping the falsely accused, is clearly uneasy being back in Albuquerque--and working with his former flame. Still, Karina cant help falling for the handsome P.I. as they hunt the real killer: a cold-blooded murderer with dangerous ties to them both--Publisher. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1646670 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703206 In a quiet college town in New Jersey, five million dollars in cashiers checks lies hidden in a dead mans house, and whoever finds the checks gets to keep it all. Four family members have four weeks before the house and its contents become the property of a small college. Soon two deaths by drowning from the past and another clear case of murder in the present complicate matters. It takes the combined skills of a superbly trained homicide detective, Charlie, and an equally well trained psychologist, Constance, to unravel the mystery of the Bainbridge curse--and expose a killer. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1641750 After serving out a year of hard labor in the salt mines of Endovier for her crimes, 18-year-old assassin Celaena Sardothien is dragged before the Crown Prince. Prince Dorian offers her her freedom on one condition: she must act as his champion in a competition to find a new royal assassin. Celaena finds her training sessions with the captain of the guard, Westfall, challenging and exhilirating. But shes bored stiff by court life. Things get a little more interesting when the prince starts to show interest in her... but its the gruff Captain Westfall who seems to understand her best. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1698797 When an old friends husband goes missing, she calls Cindy for help. Fresh from her own tragedy, Cindy returns to the Caribbean, this time to the gorgeous, lush island of Grenada, to find him.Cindy, still grieving her own husbands death, stays at her friends incredible villa on the ocean, as she does her best to help track down her friends husband, Ames. As Cindy investigates, she meets the different characters on the island, some local, some fantastically rich, all of whom seem to be involved with each other, either romantically or in shady business dealings. As Cindy uncovers secret affairs, odd money dealings and drugs, she realizes there is a complex web on the island, hidden from public view. And as she digs deeper into Ames life, she is shocked to discover how many secrets he had been hiding from his wife -- and that she never really knew the man she loved. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748623 Bernard LeVasque has opened a multi-million dollar cooking school in Hemlock Falls, and has even stolen customers from Sarah and Meg Quilliams Inn. But someone finds the infamous chef too bitter-and takes him off the menu for good. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1639949 My name is Amelia Gray. I am the Graveyard Queen, a cemetery restorer who sees ghosts. My father passed down four rules to keep me safe and Ive broken every last one. A door has opened and evil wants me back. In order to protect myself, Ive vowed to return to those rules. But the ghost of a murdered cop needs my help to find his killer. The clues lead me to the dark side of Charleston where witchcraft, root doctors and black magic still flourish and back to John Devlin, a haunted police detective I should only love from afar. Now Im faced with a terrible choice: follow the rules or follow my heart. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1646685 Karin Slaughters new novel is an epic tale of love, loyalty, and murder that encompasses forty years, two chillingly similar murder cases, and a good mans deepest secrets. Will Trent is a brilliant agent with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Newly in love, he is beginning to put a difficult past behind him. Then a local college student goes missing, and Will is inexplicably kept off the case by his supervisor and mentor, deputy director Amanda Wagner. Will cannot fathom Amandas motivation until the two of them literally collide in an abandoned orphanage they have both been drawn to for different reasons. Decades before--when Wills father was imprisoned for murder--this was his home. Flash back nearly forty years. In the summer Will Trent was born, Amanda Wagner is going to college, making Sunday dinners for her father, taking her first steps in the boys club that is the Atlanta Police Department. One of her first cases is to investigate a brutal crime in one of the citys worst neighborhoods. Amanda and her partner, Evelyn, are the only ones who seem to care if an arrest is ever made. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1643912 As commander of the River Police, Monk is accustomed to violent death, but the mutilated female body found on Limehouse Pier one chilly December morning moves him with horror and pity. The victims name is Zenia Gadney. Her waterfront neighbors can tell him little, only that the same unknown gentleman had visited her once a month for many years. She must be a prostitute, but, described as quiet and kempt, she doesnt appear to be a fallen woman. What sinister secrets could have made poor Zenia worth killing? And why does the government keep interfering in Monks investigation? While the public cries out for blood, Monk, his spirited wife, Hester, and their brilliant barrister friend, Oliver Rathbone, search for answers. From dank waterfront alleys to Londons fabulously wealthy West End, the three trail an ice-blooded murderer toward the unbelievable, possibly unprovable truth, and ultimately engage their adversaries in an electric courtroom duel. But unless they can work a miracle, a monumental evil will go unpunished and an innocent person will hang. This is a novel of intrigue and suspense in which Monk is driven to make the hardest decision of his life. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748853 Levi Vogue, chairman of the powerful Utah Board of Pardons and Parole, is gunned down in the driveway of his home as he returns from a late evening tryst with Sue Ann Winkler, an exotic dancer at a Salt Lake City strip club. Sam Kincaid, chief of the Special Investigations Branch of the Utah Department of Corrections, is assigned to help Salt Lake City Police Department homicide detective Lieutenant Kate McConnell solve Vogues murder... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1573441 Single mum Hayley Powell is barely keeping her leaking roof over her head when her boss at the Island Times gives her a new assignment - taking over the papers food column. Hayleys not sure she has the chops--shes an office manager, not a writer, even if her friends clamor for her mouth-watering potluck dishes. But the extra income is tempting, and Hayleys chatty first column is suddenly on everyones menu - with one exception. When rival food writer Karen Appelbaum is found face-down dead in a bowl of Hayleys creamy clam chowder, all signs point to Hayley. To clear her name, shell have to enlist some help, including her BFFs, a perpetually pregnant lobster woman, and a glamorous real estate agent. As she whips up a list of suspects, Hayley discovers a juicy secret about the victim - and finds herself in a dangerous mix with a cold-blooded killer. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1644068 When Odelia attempts to confront her new boss, Erica Mayfield, after she leaves her three-year-old niece with her for the weekend, she finds Ericas sister murdered and must prove her innocence. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1561947 Maisie Dobbs takes on her most personal case yet, a twisting investigation into the brutal killing of a street peddler that will take her from the working-class neighborhoods of her childhood into Londons highest circles of power. Set in London between the two world wars. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1726734 Cindy and Mattheus, finally together, prepare to take time off and live together--when a stunning upset in their relationship tears them apart. Cindy flies home to New York, resigned to never work as a detective--and never see Mattheus--again.And then a shocking phone call comes out of the blue: it is Mattheus. A new body has turned up. Cindy at first refuses--until he tells her who it is: his wife. They finally found her, on the shores of Key West. Brutally murdered, they suspect, by an abusive boyfriend. Mattheus world is upside down, and Cindy has no choice but to fly back down to the islands and help him uncover what really happened. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703405 Joe OLoughlin investigates the murder of a married couple during a horrible London blizzard, but does not believe that the prime suspect--a troubled young man who reported the killings but cannot explain why he was at the crime scene--is really the killer. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1646582 Maisie Dobbs takes on her most personal case yet, a twisting investigation into the brutal killing of a street peddler that will take her from the working-class neighborhoods of her childhood into Londons highest circles of power. Set in London between the two world wars. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1699466 Investigating the murder of a prostitute in 1892 Portland, Maine, Deputy Marshal Archie Lean discovers that the victim was ritually executed as a witch, and enlists the help of a criminologist with whom he follows a trail to the spiritual societies of gothic New England. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1641872 Its time for the biggest event of the year at Toomey High - Prom Night. Taffeta and tiaras, kings and queens have been replaced by mayhem and murder. Whos next on the killers list? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707237 After the deranged lunatic who murdered Sarah Durandts husband and son is executed, Sarah returns to her home in the Adirondacks in hopes of achieving some measure of closure. But once there, Sarah is forced to face a nightmarish possibility. The wrong man may have been sent to his death, and the killer of her loved ones may be hunting for a new victim. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1644050 On a residential Bay Area block struggling with the collision of gentrifier condos and longtime residents, stymied recent MFA grad Philip Kim is sleeping the night away when bullets fly through a window in his apartment building and end up killing one of his neighbors. Philip only learns about the murder the next day when bored and Googling himself. But when he gets caught up in the investigation he becomes the focus of an elaborate, violent scheme. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703276 When sheriff and former CIA agent Ike Schwartz and his fiance, Ruth Dennis, vacation on Scone Island, a small piece of land off the coast of Maine with no electricity or phone service, Ikes CIA past comes back to haunt them. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1646624 Seventeen-year-old Emma Paxton steps into the life of her long-lost twin Sutton to solve her murder, while Sutton looks on from her afterlife. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1573991 Seventeen-year-old Emma Paxton steps into the life of her long-lost twin Sutton to solve her murder, while Sutton looks on from her afterlife. Two months before Sutton died, her best friends brother disappeared. Now Thayers back, and Emma has to move fast to figure out if hes after revenge... or if hes already gotten it. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1540741 Andy Barber has been an assistant district attorney in his suburban Massachusetts county for more than twenty years. When a shocking crime shatters their New England town, Andy is blindsided by what happens next: his fourteen-year-old son is charged with the murder of a fellow student. As the crisis reveals how little a father knows about his son, Andy will face a trial of his own-- between loyalty and justice, between truth and allegation, between a past hes tried to bury and a future he cannot conceive. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1646716 It is 1937, and Captain Alexei Korolev finds himself on an airplane bound for Odessa after the suspicious suicide of a loyal young party member who supposedly had an illicit relationship with the party director. His instructions are to determine if her suicide was actually a cover-up for murder, and if so, to find her killer. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1727027 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748824 Lindsay Boxer is pregnant at last! But her work doesnt slow for a second. When millionaire Chaz Smith is mercilessly gunned down, she discovers that the murder weapon is linked to the deaths of four of San Franciscos most untouchable criminals. And it was taken from her own departments evidence locker. Anyone could be the killer--even her closest friends. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1574636 A train in Norway careens off track during a blizzard, and the passengers find shelter at a nearby old hotel. They think they are safe until one of them turns up dead. Paralyzed retired police inspector Hanne Wilhelmsen must act fast before the killer strikes again. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703341 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1639824 All human beings, says an African legend, have an animal double. Some doubles are benign, others wicked. This legend comes to life in Alain Mabanckous outlandish, surreal, and charmingly nonchalant Memoirs of a Porcupine . When Kibandi, a boy living in a Congolese village, reaches the age of 11, his father takes him out into the night and forces him to drink a vile liquid from a jar that has been hidden for years in the earth. This is his initiation. From now on, he and his double, a porcupine, become accomplices in murder. They attack neighbors, fellow villagers, and people who simply cross. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1574609 On an all-expenses-paid trip to a Hollywood Hills luxury spa to create a unique wedding cake, Piper Donovan discovers the gruesome murder of another guest. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1643294 Interior designer Deva Dunnes latest project comes to a screeching halt when blood on the carpet leads her to the body of her client, an exotic dancer with a mysterious past. But the murdered woman is not the only resident of the posh beachfront condominium with secrets, and investigating officer Lieutenant Victor Rossi considers them all suspects. Though wary of working in the killers midst, Deva continues decorating the unit for the new owner. When she stumbles upon clues that might help crack the case, she cant resist doing a little digging of her own, despite Rossis orders to quit meddling. Now, shes juggling the investigation, her career and sexy neighbor Simon Yaeger, who seems interested in more than her etchings. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1574604 New Yorker Clare Cosi manages a coffee shop, but this summer shell leave it behind as she heads for the Hamptons-and perhaps the biggest jolt of her life ... Clare Cosis new friend, millionaire David Mintzer, has an offer no New York barista could turn down: an all-expenses-paid summer away from the sticky city. At his Hamptons mansion, shell relax, soak up the sun, and, oh yes, train the staff of his new restaurant. So Clare packs up her daughter, her former mother-in-law, and her special recipe for iced coffee-for what she hopes will be one de-latte-ful summer ... Soon, Clare tends the coffee bar at her first Hamptons gala. But the festivities come to a bitter end when an employee turns up dead in Davids bathroom-a botched attempt on the millionaires life. Thanks to the Fourth of July fireworks no one heard any gunshots, and the police are stuck in holiday traffic. Concerned for everyones safety, Clare begins to investigate. What she finds will keep her up at night-and its not the java jitters ... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1699680 Lights, camera, murder -- who wrote dying into Hannah Ives script? It does not take much arm-twisting to persuade Hannah Ives to join the twelve-strong cast of Patriot House, 1774, a reality show recreating eighteen-century colonial life during the turbulent days leading up to the American Revolution. But when Hannah befriends Amy Cornell, a maid on set and the young widow of a Navy SEAL off it, and the crews dance master is found murdered, events away from the camera become just as dramatic as those on it. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1574785 While most of the residents in the wealthy, historic Charleston enclave of Landgrave Hall are asleep at two-thirty in the morning, Huger Dillard and his father, Unc, are heading, via jonboat, to the adjoining golf course. Blinded by a terrible accident that killed his wife, Unc prefers to practice his golf game when no one is watching. But before anyone can even tee off, Huger makes a grisly find: a womans body, anchored deep in the mud at the waters low tide. The discovery sets off a chain of events that puts Huger and his family up against secret military forces, old friends, longtime neighbors, lost loves, and shadowy global networks. The only thing connecting them all is Landgrave Hall--and the treacherous reason why this area is so important to so many people. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703236 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703347 Sydney Simone is dedicated to helping those whose wrongs cant be righted by orthodox means. Via a cloaked identity, she first verifies the clients story and then accepts half payment up front and half on completion of her work. For cover, she works at a gallery in Palm Beach run by Oscar Leopold. Oscars former partner Roy is arrested for murdering an attorney called Big Jack. At the same time, Sydney is dealing with a client who has seemingly penetrated her defenses. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1642002 To his parishoners, minister Matt Baker seemed a pious and good man. To his wife, Kari, he as a devoted husband and caring father. Always sunny and vivacious, Kari never questioned their frequent relocations from one small Texas Baptist church to another. Even when tragedy struck, Kari remained strong - until one day, inexplicably, she took her own life. To friends and family, Karis suicide made no sense and they struggled with questions they couldnt answer. Why couldnt Matt hold a job with any one church? Why did he cut off all contact with Karis devastated parents soon after her death? And who was the blond companion he began appearing with just days after the funera? But it would take a team of investigators and dogged determination to bring Matt Bakers dark secret to light - revealing a shocking history of lies, infidelity, cruelty, and sexual obsession that may have led a serial predator cloaded in Gods word to commit murder.--Cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1698782 L.A. shoe designer, Maddie Springer, lives her life by three rules: Fashion. Fashion. Fashion. But when she stumbles upon the work of a brutal killer, her life takes an unexpected turn from Manolos to murder. And things only get worse when her boyfriend disappears - along with $20 million in embezzled funds - and her every move is suddenly under scrutiny by the LAPDs sexiest cop. With the help of her post-menopausal bridezilla of a mother, a 300 pound psychic and one seriously oversexed best friend, Maddie finds herself stepping out of her stilettos and onto the trail of a murderer. But can she catch a killer before the killer catches up to her. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1574626 Its 1976. Despite fierce international controversy over whether in vitro fertilization should ever be performed in humans, doctors around the world race to be first to produce a baby through this procedure. Dr. Colin Sanford has a plan. He recruits Dr. Giselle Hearn, an experienced laboratory geneticist-embryologist. Drs. Sanford and Hearn, working secretly, set out to put their names in history books. Unfortunately, a secret that big is hard to keep. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1646662 Bellamy Lyston was only 12 years old when her older sister Susan was killed on a stormy Memorial Day. Bellamys fear of storms is a legacy of the tornado that destroyed the crime scene along with her memory of what really happened during the days most devastating moments. Now, 18 years later, Bellamy has written a sensational, bestselling novel based on Susans murder. Because the book was inspired by the tragic event that still pains her family, she published it under a pseudonym to protect them from unwanted publicity. But when an opportunistic reporter for a tabloid newspaper discovers that the book is based on fact, Bellamys identity is exposed along with the family scandal. Moreover, Bellamy becomes the target of an unnamed assailant who either wants the truth about Susans murder to remain unknown or, even more threatening, is determined to get vengeance for a man wrongfully accused and punished. In order to identify her stalker, Bellamy must confront the ghosts of her past, including Dent Carter, Susans wayward and reckless boyfriend -- and an original suspect in the murder case. Dent, with this and other stains on his past, is intent on clearing his name, and he needs Bellamys sealed memory to do it. But her safeguarded recollections -once unlocked-pose dangers that neither could foresee. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1640090 When Emma Dunham, the woman they believe is the height of female perfection, is murdered by her husband, Frances, Lisa and Jill discover that things arent always what they seem, which forces them to come to terms with the secrets of their own lives. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1574714 When a reclusive billionaire offers Dr. Peter Brown, a.k.a. Pietro Brnwa, a job accompanying a sexy but self-destructive paleontologist on the worlds worst field assignment, Brown has no real choice but to say yes. Even if it means that an army of murderers, mobsters, and international drug dealers--not to mention a lake monster--are about to have a serious Pietro Brnwa problem. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1643699 Sending his family away years ago was the hardest thing FBI special agent Garrett Drake ever did. But it was the only way to shield them from a case turned terrifyingly personal. Now a serial killer has come to town. To safeguard his estranged son--and the entire Port Whisper community--Garrett needs help. And that means reaching out to Lana Burns, a captivating woman who cuts through his defenses. Garrett would willingly risk his life to uncover the killer. But to get a second chance at happiness, Lana has to convince the wary agent to risk his heart--Publisher. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1644288 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1583653 While contending with wounded soldiers and influenza patients, battlefield nurse Bess Crawford stumbles upon the body of an officer and family friend who has been murdered, and uses her fathers connections in the military to search for an elusive killer. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1643581 Joey McCarthy is stabbed to death in a pub car park in a random act of violence. Shortly afterwards Charlotte Stones terminally ill mother dies and then, within weeks, two of her teenage friends commit suicide. With her home life disintegrating and both her father and brother racing towards self-destruction Charlotte realises that her own personal nightmare may not be over yet. When DC Gary Goodhew finds the body of another suicide victim he is forced to recall some deeply buried memories of an earlier death; memories which lead him to Charlotte Stone and the events in her life. From their individual points of view they both begin to wonder whether all these tragedies are somehow linked to a bigger picture. And if they are right, then who will be the next victim? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1727266 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748851 When the body of Joe Rose, a precious-metals assayer, turns up trampled behind her saloon, Inez Stannert is asked by the victims widow to help settle his affairs, a job that leads Inez into a web of skewed assays, counterfeit money, blackmail, and murder. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1640009 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1562391 In the U.N. building in New York City, a U.S. Ambassador contracts an unknown virus after opening a threatening letter. In a slum near Paris, a rogue geneticist is found dead, tortured and defiled. His last message, a desperate plea for help, was sent to an old friend and fellow outcast, the ex-CIA agent and former mercenary named Hawker. His final legacy appears to be the fingerprints he left all over the letter to the Ambassador. Consumed by thoughts of revenge but fighting to see the truth, Hawker teams up with NRI operative Danielle Laidlaw on a quest to find the killers and track down the secrets his dead friend may have lost or sold. From the streets of Paris to an underground auction in the catacombs of Beirut to the merciless deserts of Iran, Hawker and Danielle find themselves hunting a murderous cult leader whose scientific arsenal could lead humanity to a new Eden-or unleash hell on the Earth itself. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748316 Sarah and Meg Quilliam have an inn full of conventioneers from the International Association of Pet Food Providers who cant stop fighting and when two end up murdered, its time for them to take the investigation into their own hands. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703234 Its Christmas in Parkland, North Carolina, and Private Investigator David Randall is looking forward to his mothers visit to 302 Grace Street, even though he knows shell want to talk about his daughter, who died in a car accident... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1574624 Benjamn Chaparro is a retired detective still obsessed by the brutal, decades-old rape and murder of a young married woman in her own bedroom. While attempting to write a book about the case, he revisits the details of the investigation. As he reaches into the past, Chaparro also recalls the beginning of his long, unrequited love for Irene Hornos, then just an intern, now a respected judge. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707163 Amanda Gleasons infant son Justin suffers from a rare immune deficiency. His best chance for survival died with his father, Paul, who was murdered before Justin was born. But when a recent photo surfaces of a man who looks like a very-much-alive Paul, Amanda hires Forensic Instincts to investigate. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748314 Willie Black is a newspaper reporter who has squandered a lot of things in his life and is lucky to be employed, having managed to drink and smart-talk his way out of a nice, cushy job covering--and partying with--the politicians down at the capitol. Now hes back on the night cops beat, right where he started when he came to work for the Richmond paper almost thirty years ago. When a coed at the local university where Willies daughter is a perpetual student is murdered, her headless body found along the South Anna River, the hapless alleged killer is arrested within days. Everyone seems to think the case is closed. But Willie, against the orders and advice of his bosses at the paper, the police, and just about everyone else, doesnt think the case is solved at all and embarks on a one-man crusade to do what hes always done: get the story. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1642789 Five years after seventeen-year-old Roses mother and Joshuas father disappeared, when the step-siblings reconnect in London, Rose witnesses two murders which she fears are linked to coded notebooks Joshua has found and his investigation of the disappearance. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1639865 No woman could deny the appeal of the sexy deputy sheriff Jonas Porter. But to Courtney Allen, Jonas has one major flaw--his badge. Years ago, Courtneys father was wrongfully convicted of a crime and she vowed to never trust a cop again. But when Jonas becomes the only man to believe in her fathers innocence, Courtney begins seeing the brooding lawman in a whole new way. Jonas knows in his gut that the real killer is still out there and determined to finish what he started long ago. To protect Courtney and bring the criminal to justice will require all the skills he can muster. And that means focusing on the job. Not the woman who makes him forget his troublesome past and arouses in him a passion that is anything but professional. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1710207 The late October fog obscures the streets of 1867 London, providing cover for vicious crimes. Early one morning, the mist lifts to reveal the beautiful Italian wife of an art dealer dead in Green Park and Inspector Ross is called in to investigate. Meanwhile his intrepid wife Lizzie does some digging of her own. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1646803 From Katherine Webb, the author of the acclaimed international bestseller The Legacy, comes a compelling tale of love, deception, and illusionA vicar with a passion for nature, the Reverend Albert Canning leads a happy existence with his naive wife, Hester, in their sleepy Berkshire village in the year 1911... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1643702 While speaking at a Hong Kong medical conference, neurosurgeon Dr. Lucas McCrae slips the cloth off a cadavers head during a routine medical demonstration and is overwhelmed with the shock by whats staring back at him: his best friend, Andy Baer. Stunned, McCrae races back to Seattle to discover that Andy is in fact missing and may have been murdered by a gang of body snatchers who operate a legit funeral business and make a fortune by selling recovered body parts to medical researchers. McCrae teams up with an unlikely pair--a beautiful but hardnosed female cop and a gang member whose family was victimized by the body parts ring--to try to expose a macabre web of corruption that involves law enforcement, politicians, funeral home curators, and murdered prostitutes. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1641987 Life is definitely not easy for 32-year-old Rosie ODoyle Keefe, but she can handle working in New York Citys World War II shipyards-until her foreman winds up dead-right after she rebuffed his requirements for a promotion. Never one to sit back and hope for the best, Rosie discovers that everyone who knew the foreman had good reasons to kill him off. She also finds that she has a surprise ally in the darkly handsome police lieutenant Jack Riordan. But Jack also has to produce a viable suspect for his captain in five days-even if it has to be Rosie. Before long, the mystery spirals onto the streets of wartime New York. With the clock ticking and her freedom on the line, Rosie and Lt. Riordan will need to join forces to find the truth and catch the now very desperate killer...who may be much closer then they think.--publisher description. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1646597 Private investigator Dana Cutler and lawyer Brad Miller are brought together once again when the convicted serial killer they put away escapes from death row and a new terrorist threat emerges. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748653 The evil thats in East Salem is no longer content to hide in the shadows. The stakes--and the darkness--are rising.Dani Harris thought there wasnt much left that could surprise her after serving as a forensic psychiatrist in East Salem. And Tommy Gunderson has faced few challenges in his life that he couldnt overcome by either physical strength or his celebrity status.But as they race to uncover whats really happening behind the high walls of St... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1699203 Faced with the death of his father and a growing international scandal, Em Governton must uncover the secrets behind the Knights of Themis before its too late-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1699034 In June 1951, Edna Ferber heads to Hollywood to support an old friend, Max, who has found himself blacklisted in the McCarthy anti-Communist hearings, which have rattled Hollywood with allegations of Communist sympathies. She has no plans of becoming involved with the soon-to-be-released MGM film based on her bestselling novel Show Boat. Ednas visit is one of friendship, nothing more, until Max ends up dead. Edna now must search for answers to the questions surrounding his death. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703356 Clares grown very fond of Alfred Glockner, the part-time comic and genuinely jolly charity Santa whos been using her coffeehouse as a place to warm his mittens. When she finds him gunned down in a nearby alley, a few subtle clues convince her that Alfred... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1641523 Cassidy, Allison, and Nicole fight for justice every day-Cassidy as a crime reporter, Nicole as an FBI agent, and Allison as a federal prosecutor. Together theyre a Triple Threat to be reckoned with. But when a ruthless murderer kills one of their number-and the authorities seem intent on keeping them out of the investigation of the crime-their desire for justice goes into overdrive. They find an unexpected ally in a quirky private investigator named Ophelia whose methods confound the wise. Yet just when it seems police have the killer in custody and justice is within sight, he somehow strikes again. Not knowing whom to trust, the team engage in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with the killer. Nothing can be taken at face value...and nothing will ever be the same. A riveting Triple Threat mystery that will leave readers shocked and satisfied. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1641618 When Perry Borntrager, an inhabitant of the quiet Amish town of Crittenden, Kentucky, is found dead, Perrys former girlfriend and his best friend, suspects in the crime, are drawn together as they try to prove their innocence. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1639909 A novel on youth violence in Britain, the villain being a 15-year-old boy specializing in robbing the old. Soon after his arrest he is found hanging, then the investigating police officer is killed. Inspector Resnick sets out to find the connection. A social novel as well as a mystery. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1644476 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1643591 Twenty-five years ago, Juliette Taylor walked away from her career as a supermodel after a chance encounter with a handsome stranger. Shes never regretted that decision--and never forgotten the man who gave her the courage to change her life. These days, Juliettes ministry is providing encouragment to women who spend their time caring for and nurturing others. She uses her successful skin care line and spa retreats to rejuvenate these servers. Isnt it time someone took care of you for a change? Thats the theme for this weekends retreat, and Juliette cant wait. But as she heads for the world-renowned Palm Grotto Resort and Spa, she runs into Raven, a fellow supermodel from back in the day known for her fiery red hair and equally fiery temper. Within minutes, Raven flies into a rage and threatens to kill Juliette. Two hours later, Raven is dead. Filled with guilt and sadness, at first Juliette doesnt even notice the curious arrival of TOTGA--The One That Got Away. Now she must sort out her feelings for this man from her past, as well as try to learn who killed her old modeling rival and why--before she becomes the prime suspect ... or the next victim.--P. [4] of cover of print version. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1574643 For third-generation Irish-American Sean Corrigan, the past is whatever happened yesterday. Then, on his 21st birthday, his father gives him a musty leather-bound journal that changes his life. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748485 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707155 In Switzerland, cathedral night watchman Marc Rochat awaits the angel his mother said hed have to save. When he spots high-class prostitute Katherine Taylor, he thinks hes finally found her. But then Marc and Katherine meet British detective Jay Harper and discover they all share a common destiny. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703307 Someone is bumping off rocks wrinkled royalty. After the death of the third aging rock star, 58-year-old Freddie Finger, lead singer for multiplatinum band Rocket Fire, astrologer-detective David Lowell is brought into the case. Freddie wasnt well liked, and Lowell has his hands full with plenty of suspects: Freddies ex-wives, his disgruntled band members, his greedy manager, and the musician whose career Freddie sabotaged many years ago. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1574632 Northern Ireland, spring 1981. Hunger strikes, riots, power cuts, a homophobic serial killer with a penchant for opera, and a young womans suicide that may yet turn out to be murder: on the surface, the events are unconnected, but then things-and people-arent always what they seem. Detective Sergeant Duffy is the man tasked with trying to get to the bottom of it all. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707208 His heart torn between work and family, Detective Sergeant Aector McAvoy finds himself at the center of a perplexing mystery involving the sole survivors of a seemingly unconnected series of tragedies. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748705 A new trainee at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Lucy Kincaid has already seen more than her share of murder and mayhem. Still reeling from the sex-crime case that sealed her reputation, shes found a true friend and mentor in Agent Tony Presidio. No matter what goes down at the Bureau, Tonys got her back--until hes called to New York to help investigate the murder of a reporter with ties to Lucy. But the reporter may not be the first victim of a patient killer with a penchant for revenge, and shes definitely not the last. Connections between closed cases, a missing person, and Tony himself lead Lucy to fear for those she cares for most. When the FBI is rocked by the death of one of their own, Lucy seeks the help of her boyfriend, private investigator Sean Rogan, to help put together the puzzle--and puts her career in jeopardy. But the harder she pushes for answers, the clearer the truth becomes: Theres a killer inside Quantico. Watching her every move. Waiting to kill again... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1639847 Brooke Ramsey is running out of time. She needs to save her fathers reputation before she loses him to illness. That means finding the painting that went missing while in his care. Fast. Which is why she teams up with Victor Gage, owner of Treasure Seekers agency. The charming private detective has more at stake than uncovering a lost masterpiece. Hes investigating his wifes death, and the artwork holds the answer. As Victor and Brooke draw closer to each other, so does a murderer. Someone wants the past to remain buried and will kill again to keep it hidden. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1699603 The wife of the White House deputy chief of staff has been beaten to death, and their one-year-old daughter is missing. D.C. Police Lieutenant Sam Holland is in charge of the murder investigation, but shes forced to collaborate with Special Victims Unit detectives as well as thorn-in-her-side FBI Special Agent Avery Hill. Then, a cold case of her fathers resurrects old hurts--a distraction Sam cannot afford. As Sams investigation heats up, so does Nicks political career--and the heat carries over to their bedroom. Will Sam put the pieces together in time to catch a killer and find the baby, or will ambition, greed and lies prove fatal? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1639841 Her mothers killer is on death row ... or so Lily thought. Now the case is being reopened--by Detective John Tyler, the man who broke her teenage heart the night of the murder. Only she can help him find the truth. For Lily Cantrell, suffering amnesia and hiding a secret, Johns investigation unleashes tormenting dreams, grave doubts and conflicting emotions about the crush she never got over. As much as she wants John, how can she forgive the man who treated her so cruelly? Or trust a man who might betray her? What Lily does know is their reawakening passion is bound to be dangerous ... but not nearly as dangerous as the madman bent on killing her. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1699233 The two Minnesota towns couldnt be more different: in affluent Barron, a powerful and secretive scientific research corporation enriches its residents, while downriver in blue-collar St. Croix, victims of that companys carcinogenic waste struggle to survive. The bad blood between the communities escalates into open warfare when the beautiful Ashlynn, daughter of the corporations president, is found shot dead--and a St. Croix girl, Olivia Hawk, is accused of the crime. Olivias father, Christopher, a Minneapolis lawyer, comes to defend his daughter and uncovers some ugly truths that endanger the residents of both towns. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703219 Detective Zach Jordan investigates a series of brutal, public crimes that coincide with the arrival of dozens of glamorous celebrities in town for parties and premieres. NYPD Red is a special task force charged with protecting the interests of Manhattans wealthiest and most powerful citizens. When a world-famous movie producer is poisoned on the first day of a Manhattan film festival called Hollywood on the Hudson, they are the first ones called. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1639400 The story of a girl trapped in an unhappy marriage to her first cousin so captivated the French writer Emile Zola that he explored it in multiple works, producing both a novel and a play based on the same core set of characters. The protagonist, Camille, becomes desperate and takes matters into her own hands, committing what may be the perfect crime in order to build a new life for herself. Will she get away with it, or will her paralyzing guilt give her away? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1562507 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1644040 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1639911 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1699692 After the death of her husband, Pastor Hezekiah Cleaveland, Samantha has been installed as the interim pastor of New Testament Cathedral. Shes also become the head of the international television ministry, but not everyone is happy about it. Danny St. John was having an affair with Samanthas husband before he was assassinated in the pulpit one Sunday. Danny is convinced that Samantha had her husband murdered, and he wants revenge. Cynthia Pryce, the wife of the churchs assistant pastor, Reverend Percy Pryce, wants to see her husband become the churchs permanent pastor. Shes working behind the scenes to see that Samantha is removed from the position. Gideon Truman, a well-known investigative reporter, believes that solving the murder of Pastor Cleaveland will establish his career as the black Anderson Cooper. He starts rummaging through the skeletons in Samanthas closet in his quest for the truth. Danny, Cynthia, and Gideon all desire to take Samantha down for different reasons. They might be underestimating the cunning and dangerous nature of their prey, though. Samantha has a secret that shes willing to go to any length to protect, and she doesnt care who she has to destroy in the process. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1698605 In the midst of gorgeous St. Barts, a few days before Christmas, a Senators daughter is found stabbed and strangled on the beach -- the day after her engagement party. While the rich and famous are pouring in to celebrate the holidays, the local police are desperate to keep it quiet and not cause an uproar. But the Senators family wants justice for their daughter, and they hire Cindy and Mattheus to solve the crime. As Cindy and Mattheus investigate, they meet the elite crowd surrounding the Senators family, an exclusive world of unimaginable wealth, of luxurious parties on yachts and private villas. They learn of all the people who may have wanted the young woman dead, all the jealousies and rivalries, the secret ex-es and affairs. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707175 All but one member of the Spain family lies dead, and its up to Mick Scorcher Kennedy to find out why. Mick must piece together why their house is full of cameras pointed at holes in the walls and how a nighttime intruder bypassed all the locks. Meanwhile, the town of Broken Harbor holds something else for Mick--disturbing memories of a childhood summer gone terribly wrong. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1646616 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703277 Hemlock Falls is a pretty little town in upstate New York. Sarah Quill Quilliam, with her talent for business, runs the Inn at Hemlock Falls, while her sister, Meg, keeps the guests happy with her culinary abilities. But when it comes to murder, the Quilliam sisters have to rely on other skills--spotting clues, solving crimes, and catching culprits. This year, March comes in like a lion, and its Meg and Quill who take the brunt of the bite. First, a notorious state supreme court justice has decided to sequester the jury of a high-profile case at their cozy inn. Then, a raucous group of protestors called Friends of the Dead takes over the town to picket the planned relocation of the Civil War cemetery. But havoc turns to horror when the leader of the Friends becomes one of the dead. Now the Quilliam sisters must quell fears and catch a killer before another local VIP is greeted with an untimely RIP. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1562031 Follows the friendship and support among a group of five women on Manhattans Upper East Side. Dinahs favorite son and Aviss only daughter fall in love and marry. Over the years, as their commitment is strained by time and change, secrets surface and friendships alter ... having a shattering effect on all their lives. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707222 Sister Jane Arnold tracks clues during an outbreak of crimes related to the world of competitive hunting and the tobacco industry. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1642450 As a medical examiner, Samantha Owens job is to make a certain sense of death with crisp methodology. But the day the Tennessee floods took her husband and children, the light vanished from her life. Shes pulled into a suffocating grief until she receives a peculiar call from Washington D.C. On the end of the line is an old boyfriends mother, asking Sam to do a second autopsy on her son. Eddie Donovan is officially the victim of a vicious carjacking, but the forensics tell a darker story. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703209 Jazz pianist Evan Horne is hired by a Hollywood star to tutor him for an upcoming role. But during a scuffle between the star and paparazzi, a photographer is killed. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1639596 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1699146 Christmas isnt a holiday when David Randalls psychic friend Camden has harrowing flashbacks to a murder, Randalls mother has a startling lifestyle change, and his girlfriend Kary decides to join a group of superheroes. Randalls investigations lead him down into tunnels underneath Parkland, NC, and down into his own unresolved grief.