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It all begins on a Monday, when four people board an elevator in a Manhattan office tower. Each presses a button for their floor, but the elevator proceeds, non-stop, to the top. Once there, it stops for a few seconds, and then plummets. Right to the bottom of the shaft. It appears to be a horrific, random tragedy. But then, on Tuesday, it happens again, in a different Manhattan skyscraper. And when Wednesday brings yet another high-rise catastrophe,...
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Zaffre
Pub. Date
2016
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Sam Wiseman is back to investigate murder and mystery in Montreal! For fans of Agatha Christie and M.C. Beaton, A Brush With Death is the second book in The Bookshop Mysteries series. When a famous author is murdered, bookshop owner and wannabe sleuth, Sam Wiseman, once again finds himself drawn into the investigation. Reuniting with Detective Gaston Lemieux, it seems that the investigative duo have their work cut out, and as they delve deeper into...
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A Kate Rees WWII Novel volume 1
Publisher
Soho Crime
Pub. Date
2020
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The New York Times bestselling author of the Aimě Leduc investigations reimagines history in her masterful, pulse-pounding spy thriller, Three Hours in Paris. Kate Rees, a young American markswoman, has been recruited by British intelligence to drop into Paris with a dangerous assignment: assassinate the Fhrer. Wrecked by grief after a Luftwaffe bombing killed her husband and infant daughter, she is armed with a rifle, a vendetta, and a...
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Art of Murder volume 1
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2023
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Nick Morris is your classic struggling artist. He paints pet portraits to pay the bills but is always just one big commission away from a more comfortable life. Which is why he agrees to paint the reluctant, hot-tempered hotelier, Jason Robart. But Nick gets more than he bargained for when he finds Jason dead from a shotgun blast to the head in an apparent suicide. No one seems upset about his death except for his girlfriend Elizabeth, and Nick, who...
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MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
Pub. Date
2019
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William Blake Hazlitt is in hiding on Scotland?s picturesque Isle of Skye, roughing it in a canvas tent and watching tourists from a distance through binoculars. His disappearance has not raised any alarms so far at the university where he works as an administrator. But Caroline Nevis, the young American student he?s been seeing, is growing more concerned about his sudden, mysterious vacation. Now she?s decided to investigate. What Caroline...
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Boldwood Books
Pub. Date
2024
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A perfect cosy crime for fans of M C Beaton's Agatha Raisin and Hamish Macbeth series. Change is coming to Wendlebury Barrow - and not everyone is happy about it? When the local bus company announces it will be stopping its route through their quaint Cotswold village, the people of Wendlebury Barrow are up in arms. Not least Sophie Sayers, whose driving lessons with her boyfriend Hector get off to a bumpy start. But the locals? peaceful protests against...
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DI Barton volume 1
Publisher
Boldwood Books
Pub. Date
2019
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?Fear the north wind. Because no one will hear you scream?? A family is gunned down in the snow but one of the children survives. Three years on, that child takes revenge and the Snow Killer is born. But then, nothing - no further crimes are committed, and the case goes cold. Fifty years later, has the urge to kill been reawakened? As murder follows murder, the detective team tasked with solving the crimes struggle with the lack of leads. It?s a race...
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Zaffre
Pub. Date
2022
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ONE TRAGIC NIGHT WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING SOUTHERN SWEDEN, 1990 Five lifelong friends gather at their secret bathing place for a last farewell to their childhoods and each other. The mood is effervescent, but under the surface tensions run deep as not everyone is ready to let go - or be left behind. Dawn breaks and a body floats in the dark waters of the disused quarry. The police label it a tragic accident, but not everyone is convinced, and the incident...
9) The kingdom
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Kingdom volume 1
Pub. Date
2020
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When Roy and Carl's parents die suddenly, sixteen-year-old Roy is left as protector to his impulsive younger brother. But when Carl decides to travel the world in search of his fortune, Roy stays behind in their sleepy village, satisfied with his peaceful life as a mechanic. Some years later, Carl returns with his charismatic new wife, Shannon - an architect. They are full of exciting plans to build a spa hotel on their family land. Carl wants not...
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Armstrong and Oscar Cozy Mystery volume 5
Publisher
Boldwood Books
Pub. Date
2023
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Pre-order the BRAND NEW instalment in bestselling author T. A. Williams' Armstrong and Oscar cozy mystery series! A brand-new cozy crime series set in gorgeous Tuscany...It's murder in paradise! An old friend in need? Despite being retired from the police, Dan Armstrong is always on hand to help with solving a crime. So, when he?s contacted by an old colleague in need of help, Dan readily agrees. The only problem Dan can see is the location - an isolated...
11) No simple death
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Dublin Murder volume 1
Publisher
Bloodhound Books
Pub. Date
2021
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A detective follows a case from Dublin to Cornwall-but the suspect keeps disappearing into the mist... When Detective Garda Sergeant Mike West is called to investigate a murder in a Dublin graveyard, suspicion immediately falls on a local woman, Edel Johnson, whose husband disappeared some months before. But then she vanishes. Evidence leads West to a small village in Cornwall, but when he checks in to an inn, he finds Edel...
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Armstrong and Oscar Cozy Mystery volume 6
Publisher
Boldwood Books
Pub. Date
2024
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Pre-order the BRAND NEW instalment in bestselling author T. A. Williams' Armstrong and Oscar cozy mystery series! A brand-new cozy crime series set in gorgeous Tuscany...It's murder in paradise! A secluded villa? When Dan Armstrong is asked to provide security at a private villa on the outskirts of Pisa, he?s pretty sure it will be an easy job. Villa Gregory is remote; the gathered guests are rich - what could possibly go wrong? A glittering gathering......
13) Judas horse
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DC Jack Warr volume 2
Pub. Date
2021
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Violent burglars have been terrorising residents across the English countryside. But when a mutilated body is discovered in a Cotswolds house, it becomes clear that this is no ordinary group of opportunist thieves. As Detective Jack Warr investigates, he discovers locals with dark secrets, unearths hidden crimes - and hits countless dead ends. With few leads and the violent attacks escalating, he will have to act as audaciously as the criminals if...
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Flora Maguire Mysteries volume 2
Publisher
Boldwood Books
Pub. Date
2023
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Even the most glamorous stately homes hide secrets and lies from the past... When Flora Maguire receives an alarming telegram informing her of her father?s tragic death in a riding accident, she races back from London to her childhood home. But when Flora and her new husband, Bunny, get to Cleeve Abbey - where she was once Governess to Eddy, Viscount Trent, and her father was butler to Earl Trent - it?s all is not well. Flora?s intention was to bury...
15) The wrong sister
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Pub. Date
2024
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Tasha has always felt in the shadow of her older sister, Alice. Their lifestyles couldn't be more different; Alice is married to wealthy entrepreneur Kyle and has a high-flying career, Tasha is married to her childhood sweetheart and lives in a Bristol suburb with their four-year-old twins. When Alice realises that Tasha is struggling - with money, the kids, losing her identity - she suggests they do a lifeswap for a week. Alice and Kyle will come...
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Kaldan and Schafer Mystery volume 1
Publisher
Crooked Lane Books
Pub. Date
2021
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo meets Sharp Objects in this internationally bestselling psychological thriller, for fans of Jo Nesb ̜and Henning Mankell, now for the first time in English. Danish journalist Heloise Kaldan is in the middle of a nightmare. One of her sources has been caught lying, and she could lose her job over it. Then she receives the first in a series of cryptic and unsettling letters from a woman named Anna Kiel. Wanted...
17) Sweet revenge
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HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2022
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Two gripping novellas from the No.1 international bestselling author Women Without Mercy Ingrid gave up her career to support her husband. Now he's having an affair. Birgitta is avoiding the doctor. No one can see the bruises her husband leaves. Victoria left Russia to marry a man she met online. But he is nothing like she imagined. Maybe the only way out is to commit three perfect murders... Truth or Dare Best friends Liv, Martina, Max and Anton...
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Boldwood Books
Pub. Date
2024
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Funny how one lie can spiral? One thing about me: I HATE flying. It?s my worst nightmare. That?s why I book seat 2A every time I fly. Since my big win, I've been booking seats 2B and 2C as well. They?re my comfort seats, they cushion the claustrophobia, and at last I can afford them. I am now determined to live the life of luxury. I deserve it, after all. How to Live Like a Millionaire is the book I?m reading on this flight. When it lands on the floor,...
19) Murder in Verona
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Armstrong and Oscar Cozy Mystery volume 9
Publisher
Boldwood Books
Pub. Date
2024
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The BRAND NEW instalment in the gripping Armstrong and Oscar cozy mystery series. A tragic accident? When Italy?s greatest opera singer, Rodolfo Argento, is killed in a terrible car accident, the police initially rule his death a tragic accident or suicide. But his elderly mother, Violetta, believes this to be poppycock! Her son was a brilliant driver and had too much to live for. She suspects foul play and turns to Private Investigator, Dan Armstrong...
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Bad Girls Detective Agency volume 1
Publisher
Boldwood Books
Pub. Date
2023
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It is 5:30 am on Clio's forty-fifth birthday and her hated ex is lying dead on her doorstep. Even worse, this is no accident. Someone's killed him... When single mum Clio's ex Gary turns up dead on the doorstep of her caravan - the one she's been forced to live in ever since he stole every penny she had - there's only one suspect. Her. What's more, she doesn't remember much about the night he was killed - not just because of the forgetfulness that's...