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41) First family
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 20
Language
English
Description
Summoned by First Lady Jane Cox to rescue her niece from kidnappers, investigators Sean King and Michelle Maxwell are pushed to the limit in a search that is hampered by the highest levels of government security and Michelle's personal demons.
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
After a series of nonstop adventures, Stone Barrington is eager for some peace and quiet in a rustic British settings. But no sooner does he land in England than he's beset by an outrageous demand from a beautiful lady, and an offer he can't refuse. Unfortunately, Stone quickly learned that his new acquisition comes with some undesired strings attached -- namely, a deadly mystery involving the complex relationships of the local gentry, and a relentless...
43) Vanished
Author
Series
Private justice volume 1
Language
English
Description
Reporter Moira Harrison is lost. In the dark. In a thunderstorm. When a lone figure suddenly appears in the beam of her headlights, Moira slams on her brakes - but it's too late. She feels the solid thump against the side of her car before crashing into a tree on the far side of the road. A man opens her door, tells her he saw everything, and promises to call 911. Then the world fades to black. When she comes to, she is alone. No man. No...
44) The race
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
Protecting a woman aviator whose violent husband has already committed one murder, Isaac Bell of the Van Dorn Detective Agency oversees the woman's participation in a daring 1910 cross-country race, which is being sponsored by a wealthy newspaper publisher.
45) Private L.A
Author
Series
Private volume 7
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Thom and Jennifer Harlow are the perfect couple, with three perfect children. They maybe two of the biggest mega movie stars in the world, but they're also great parents, philanthropists and just all-around good people. When they disappear without a word from their ranch, facts are hard to find. They live behind such a high wall of security and image control that even world-renowned Private Investigator Jack Morgan can't get to the truth. But as...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
A plethora of subplots unnecessarily complicates a convincing romance in this standalone contemporary romantic thriller from bestseller Krentz (When All the Girls Have Gone). After the mysterious death of eccentric artist and cult survivor Hannah Brewster, art gallery owner Virginia Troy-a fellow survivor who believes Hannah was trying to warn and protect her-tracks down private investigator Cabot Sutter. As children, Virginia and Cabot survived a...
47) Princess
Author
Series
A private novel volume 14
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Princess Caroline, third in line to the British throne, hires Jack Morgan to find a close friend before the media finds out, he knows the princess is hiding something.
48) Big sky
Author
Series
Jackson Brodie volume 5
Language
English
Description
Investigating a new client's suspicions about an unfaithful spouse, iconoclastic detective Jackson Brodie is catapulted by a chance encounter into a sinister network of secrets and lies.
49) A delicate touch
Author
Series
A Stone Barrington novel volume 48
Language
English
Formats
Description
When an old acquaintance reaches out to Stone Barrington requesting assistance, the job seems easy enough. She needs an expert in an esoteric field, someone with both the knowledge and careful dexterity to solve a puzzle. But the solution to one small problem blows the lid open on a bigger scandal going back decades, involving numerous prominent New Yorkers who would prefer the past stay buried.
50) Hit list
Author
Series
A Stone Barrington novel volume 53
Language
English
Formats
Description
Stone Barrington faces down a vengeful miscreant... When Stone Barrington finds his name on a hit list, he plans to lie low until the culprit is caught. But when this foe shows no signs of stopping until his deadly objective is realized in full, Stone is left with no choice but to face the problem head-on. Armed and alert, Stone joins forces with his most savvy connections to catch the perpetrator before the next strike. But it turns out this scum...
Author
Series
Frankie Elkin volume 2
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Searching for a young man who disappeared without a trace, missing persons expert and recovering alcoholic Frankie Elkin, with her very life on the line, goes up against something very dark to find what she is looking for.
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
346 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
'Tis the season for hot chocolate and mouthwatering treats. But sometimes too much of a good thing can be downright deadly . . .
CHRISTMAS COCOA MURDER by CARLENE O'CONNOR
Siobhán O'Sullivan's hopes for a quiet Irish Christmas are dashed when the local Santa turns up dead in a carnival dunk tank of hot cocoa. Now instead of hunting down holiday gifts, she's pursuing a heartless killer. Seems the dead Santa was no angel either, stealing neighborhood...
53) Turbulence
Author
Series
Stone Barrington novel volume 46
Language
English
Description
When Stone Barrington encounters a noxious politician while on vacation in Florida, he is unwittingly embroiled in the scheme of some shady associates who seek to cause upheaval in the United States.
54) Below the belt
Author
Series
Thorndike Press large print basic
A Stone Barrington novel volume 40
A Stone Barrington novel volume Book 40
A Stone Barrington novel volume 40
A Stone Barrington novel volume Book 40
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Newly ensconced in his Santa Fe abode with a lovely female companion, Stone Barrington receives a call from an old friend requesting a delicate favor. A situation has arisen that could escalate into an explosive quagmire, and only someone with Stone's stealth and subtlety can contain the damage. At the center of these events is an impressive gentleman whose star is on the rise, and who'd like to get Stone in his corner. He's charming and ambitious...
Author
Series
Stone Barrington volume 20
Language
English
Formats
Description
Stone Barrington receives a rather unexpected phone call from Arrington Calder, the ex-girlfriend with whom he has a son. Arrington's much older husband, the actor Vance Calder, has just died, leaving her a fortune in Centurion Studios stock. Arrington has plans for the money and asks Stone to represent her in the sale of the company. But when he arrives at her home in Bel-Air to finalize the deal, things take a nasty turn.
Author
Series
Physical Desc
338 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Private Investigator Roland Ford has taken a job for a fellow Marine and a rising politician, Dalton Strait. Strait is contending with unexplained bombings of government buildings in his district...but that is not why he hired Ford. Strait's wife, Natalie, has gone missing, leaving behind a cryptic plea for help. Strait has made many enemies during his time in politics - including some of his own family members - all of whom could be looking for...
57) A dangerous man
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Series
Language
English
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Description
"A brilliant new crime novel from the beloved, bestselling, and award-winning master of the genre--and Joe Pike's most perilous case to date. Joe Pike didn't expect to rescue a woman that day. He went to the bank same as anyone goes to the bank, and returned to his Jeep. So when Isabel Roland, the lonely young teller who helped him, steps out of the bank on her way to lunch, Joe is on hand when two men abduct her. Joe chases them down, and the two...
58) Paris match
Author
Series
Stone Barrington novel volume 31
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Stone Barrington is back and better than ever in the astonishing new thriller from New York Times bestseller Stuart Woods. Stone Barrington has returned to Paris to attend to some business concerns, and finds himself embroiled in high-stakes trouble on both sides of the pond. An old enemy is still in hot pursuit, and this time he might have a powerful local resource on his side: a gentleman with his own ax to grind against Stone. And back in the...
Author
Series
A Sarah Booth Delaney mystery volume Book 18
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"The next charming mystery from Carolyn Haines featuring spunky southern private investigator Sarah Booth Delaney. Private detective Sarah Booth Delaney doesn't quite know what to expect when she's urgently called to a school board meeting for Sunflower County, Mississippi. But she certainly wasn't expecting this: three Wiccan sisters are in the midst of a showdown with the Board of Education. They want to open a Wiccan school in Zinnia, Mississippi,...
Author
Series
Dismas Hardy novel volume 19
Publisher
Atria Books
Language
English
Description
"Having joined the "dark side" after years spent prosecuting criminals as the San Francisco DA, defense attorney Wes Farrell is experiencing a crisis of faith. How can he in good conscience defend clients whom, in his estimation, are most likely guilty? In his role as DA, Farrell had helped put away Paul Riley, a young man charged for the rape and murder of his then-girlfriend Dana Rush, only for Riley to later be released from his life sentence -...