Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives

"e;A slick, sassy book"e; from the author of Secret Lives of Second Wives.

From the author of Secret Lives of Second Wives: "e;a can't-put-it-down novel .

An Oxford don's death in an opium den is investigated by the literary detective duo-with some help from fellow author Charles Dodgson .

Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins reveal the darker side of Victorian London-and a killer's identity-in this "e;well-crafted adventure"e; (Publishers Weekly).

Charles Dickens helps hunt for a double murder on the gritty streets of London in a historical mystery with "e;plenty of Victoriana"e; (Booklist).

"e;A thriller with suspense, intelligence, and compassion"e; (Alafair Burke, New York Times-bestselling author of The Wife).

The Chicago PI is out to find a Russian defector with dangerous Soviet secrets in this hardboiled mystery from the author of Death Wore Gloves.

Wisecracking Chicago PI Lacey Lockington gets caught in a dangerous game of international espionage in this gritty, "e;truly hilarious"e; mystery (Kirkus Reviews).

In this "e;pugnacious, feisty"e; mystery series debut from the author of Death Wore Gloves, a devious killer has it in for a poison penned beauty (Kirkus Reviews).

A Chicago PI faces a deadly world of femme fatales and not-so-saintly nuns in this crime novel from a "e;wild, shrewd, mad, and unexpectedly funny"e; author (The New York Times).

"e;The mystery fiction that Sara Paretsky fashions from Chicago's South Side is fully matched in Raleigh's gritty North Side tales"e; (Publishers Weekly).

A female private investigator goes undercover to expose a high-flying prostitution ring in this "e;action-filled thriller [that] packs an erotic punch"e; (The Boston Globe).

Alex Shanahan investigates a fatal plane crash that could ground Majestic Airlines forever in this "e;edge-of-your seat thriller"e; (Lisa Gardner).

A PI combs the seedy Chicago streets to untangle a web of old feuds that may have turned fatal: "e;This series is a small treasure"e; (Booklist).

Death on the Chicago waterfront pulls a PI into a twisting case: "e;An underappreciated, carefully crafted series"e; (Booklist).

A killer terrorizes a diverse Chicago neighborhood in this "e;impressive first mystery"e; (Publishers Weekly).

This globe-spanning treasure-hunt adventure is filled with "e;action, suspense, and excitement .

Globetrotting detective Al Colby makes his debut in this dazzling mystery from the author of To Catch a Thief.

In one volume, the first five novels in the "e;irresistible series"e; starring a Miami crime reporter, from an Edgar Award-nominated author (Kirkus Reviews).

A movie star comes to Miami-and mayhem ensues-in this crime thriller by an Edgar Award finalist: "e;[An] extremely likable heroine"e; (Publishers Weekly).

As a hurricane bears down on Miami, a crime reporter confronts the mystery of her own father's past: "e;[An] irresistible series"e; (Kirkus Reviews).

From New York Times-bestselling author comes the first in the hard-hitting series starring a Miami crime reporter is "e;a crackling good page-turner"e; (USA Today).

A Miami crime reporter contends with a brutal murder-and a backstabbing colleague-in this "e;entertaining"e; mystery from the Edgar Award-nominated author (Booklist).

Edgar Award Finalist: A Florida crime reporter juggles multiple mysteries in a novel that "e;pulses with excitement, grit and verite"e; (Faye Kellerman, New York Times-bestselling author).

In 1970s Chicago, a young man searches for the woman he lost-and finds a mystery: "e;Clever and surprising, a pleasure of a read"e; (Michael Allen Dymmoch, award-winning author of the Caleb & Thinnes novels).

This chilling legal thriller that brings readers into the depths of human memory "e;hooks you .

"e;An engrossing mystery with a wonderfully unique sleuth [who] tackles the most mysterious setting of all: the Bermuda Triangle of human memory"e; (Barbara Seranella, author of the Munch Mancini Novels).

The BRAND NEW gripping cozy mystery from Anita Davison, perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, Helena Dixon and Verity Bright!

2018 Shamus Award Finalist: A "e;tricky and delightfully surprising crime novel"e; set at the dawn of the digital age in San Francisco (Publishers Weekly).

The highly entertaining debut crime-fiction novel from Brazilian music icon and best-selling author Bellotto is finally published in English.

A Virginia veterinarian becomes a sleuth when local opponents to a resort development are murdered in this mystery by the author of Bleeding Through.

"e;[F]ans of animal mysteries will find plenty to keep them entertained here.

A California poetry publisher must clear his name when a shady business deal leads to a fiery death in this mystery by the author of The Poet's Funeral.

A zombie detective faces feral chickens, a serial-killer demon, redneck vampires, and more, in this humorous mystery by a New York Times-bestselling author.

When the rock concert Christy and Quinn are enjoying ends in a murder, the sleuthing couple are pulled into the case.

Arriving to view what will hopefully be her dream home, Thea Kozak finds her real estate agent, Ginger Stevens, tied to a chair, surrounded by fiery space heaters.

"e;Loved the story, loved the mystery and, of course, the cat.

Stormy the Cat, rescued by journalist Quinn Armstrong, is not what he seems.

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Chicago Journalist Thea Barlow Digs Deep to Unravel the Mystery of a Legendary Wyoming Brothel and Uncovers a Modern-Day MurdererThea Barlow, Chicago native and newly minted editor for the city's Western True Adventures Magazine, is on her first assignment: prove her worth by unravelling the mysteries of Halfway Halt, a defunct brothel in Hijax, Wyoming.

When a student is found drowned in the campus pond of a prestigious New England boarding school, Thea Kozak is called in for crisis management.

Smart and funny, Thea Kozak is carving out a career for herself while trying to win her critical mother's approval.

After surviving her husband's tragic death, then solving her sister's murder, Thea Kozak thought her amateur detective days were over, until she met a woman who had it all, and then some.

In Hawaii to help run a conference, Thea Kozak is determined to find time to relax--until the conference chairwoman is found dead.

Thea Kozak's sometimes rocky relationship with Maine state police detective Andre Lemieux has flourished.

Sheriff Kyle of Deadeye, Nevada, is headed east to the nation's capital.

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