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21) Felina
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"They will kill him. You must find him for me." Those were the words that got me into this mess. They had been uttered by Felina Ochoa, a young woman just barely old enough to work in Rosa's Bar on San Antonio Street in downtown El Paso.
Of course it wasn't just the words. Some cynics would say that a young, attractive woman could make an old warhorse like me sit up and bark like a seal in spite of his better judgement.
Jack Brady, ex-SEAL and current...
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Getting away from it all can be hard
When an LA private investigator heads to Colorado to see an old buddy and get in a little fishing, he walks squarely into a murder investigation. It's like he never left home, and he was looking forward to a relaxing time in the country.
The victim, a reporter for the local paper, worked for his friend Jimmy who retired there. Now Jimmy is calling in favors. The local sheriff isn't a exactly a go getter and Jimmy...
23) A Dirty Business
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When Michael arrives at work early one winter's day, he discovers that he's not the only one who's had a busy morning… A Dirty Business forms part of the Case Files series of short crime fiction stories from USA Today bestselling author Rachel Amphlett.
24) The Man Cave
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When Darren regains consciousness in a dank basement, escape turns out to be the least of his worries… The Man Cave forms part of the Case Files series of short crime fiction stories from USA Today bestselling author Rachel Amphlett.
25) Shares
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This crime fiction novel from the author of the Bino Phillips series follows former Dallas police officer Frank White as he matches wits with an attractive ex-convict, who tries to entrap him in a kidnapping plot through which she hopes to beat the system. Facing a counterfeiting scheme, double crosses, and murder, White must summon all his skills as a detective to hunt down the conspirators and bring them to justice.
"Shares is top-shelf crime fiction....
27) Critical mass
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"New York Times-bestselling author Sara Paretsky's brilliant protagonist V.I. Warshawski returns in another hard-hitting entry, combining razor-sharp plotting and compelling characters with a heady mix of timely political and social themes. V.I. Warshawski's closest friend in Chicago is the Viennese-born doctor Lotty Herschel, who lost most of her family in the Holocaust. Lotty escaped to London in 1939 on the Kindertransport with a childhood playmate,...
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Audiolibro narrado en castellano. LA LIGA DE LOS PELIRROJOS relato corto de la serie; Las aventuras de Sherlock Holmes, escrita por el autor Arthur Conan Doyle quien lo calificó como el segundo en la lista de sus doce historias favoritas de Holmes. Fue publicado originalmente en la revista The Strand Magazine en 1891. Un prestamista londinense llamado Jabez Wilson, un hombre de pelo muy rojo acude a Sherlock Holmes y Watson para resolver el misterio...
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J. P. Beaumont mysteries volume 24
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Former Seattle homicide cop, J. P. Beaumont, is learning to enjoy the new realities of retirement doing morning crossword puzzles by a roaring fireplace; playing frisbee with his new dog; having quiet lunches with his still working wife. But then his past comes calling. When a long ago acquaintance, Alan Dale, shows up on Beau's doorstep with a newborn infant in hand and asking for help locating his missing daughter, Beau finds himself faced with...
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2020
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1 online resource(1 sound file (14hr.,11min.,15sec.))
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“Sara Paretsky is a genius.” —LEE CHILDNew York Times Love & Other Crimes is a celebration of Paretsky’s exceptional storytelling skill and a searing exploration of the dark conspiracies and desperate human acts hiding in plain sight.
31) In the Cut
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Boone has been prospecting with the Iron Brotherhood outlaw motorcycle gang for almost a year, trying to earn his patch with the club. When a simple muscle job goes terribly wrong, his world changes forever. He is quickly plunged deeper into a world of drug and intimidation, and the lines between right and wrong blur. The bonds of brotherhood that he forges with other members clash with the dark actions they take. His girlfriend, Faith, represents...
32) Blood on Blood
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When half-brothers Mick and Jerzy Sawyer are summoned to their father's prison deathbed, it isn't for a tearful goodbye. The spiteful old man tells the two estranged brothers about an old diamond heist with outstanding loot, and sets them on a path of cooperation and competition to recover the jewels.Jerzy is the quintessential career criminal, fresh out of a short bit and looking to get back into the action right away. Mick is the failed cop and...
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Luke E. Mia, Private Eye, has lost it all, including her partner and best friend, Lyle. When a local psychic approaches Luke to find her missing cat, Luke expects more of the same old, same old, but what she uncovers working for Suzie Q. might get her back everything she's lost. The only question is, would you trust a Magic 8 Ball with your life?
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Gordon Stewart mysteries volume 1
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Behind the scenes, nothing is what it seems.
Gord Stewart, 40 years old, single, moved back into his suburban childhood home to care for his widowed father. But his father no longer needs care and Gord is stuck in limbo. He's been working in the movie business as a location scout for years, and when there isn't much filming, as a private eye for a security company run by ex-cops, OBC. When a fellow crew member asks him to find her missing uncle,...
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-- To Funk and Die in L.A. Former bodyguard D Hunter has moved to Los Angeles to become a talent manager, and business is good. He has signed a hot Atlanta rapper named Lil Daye and negotiated a lucrative endorsement with a liquor band. However, the liquor CEO’s unsavory sexual habits and reactionary political views lead D to wonder if he’s sold his soul. Back in Brooklyn, a body has been found in the waters near the Canarsie Pier. It connects...
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Charlie Chan mysteries volume 1
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The House Without a Key (1925) is a mystery novel by Earl Derr Biggers. The first in a series of novels featuring Chinese American detective Charlie Chan, The House Without a Key is notable for its nuanced depiction of race and class on the edges of American empire. Based in part on the life of Chinese Hawaiian detective Chang Apana, the character of Charlie Chan was intended by Biggers as an alternative to racist Yellow Peril stereotypes of the early...
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Shell Scott mysteries volume 6
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Shell Scott. He's a guy with a pistol in his pocket and murder on his mind. The crime world's public enemy number one, this Casanova is a sucker for a damsel in distress. When a pair of lovely legs saunters into his office, he can't help but take the job, even when the case is a killer. Man, oh, man, is she a looker. That's Shell's job, to just look at her--day and, of course, night. But it gets kind of hard to check out those legs that just don't...
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Mickie McKinney is Maple Ridge Middle School's one and only private detective. (Not that anyone else wants the job). So when the new girl is accused of stealing the history test answers, Mickie has a hunch that the school bully, Tommy Tubbins might be behind the crime. However, while Mickie suspects Tommy Tubbins is the true perpetrator, he still needs to prove it - without angering the meanest kid in school in the process.
With the help of an orange...
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HarperCollins
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2021
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The Bram Stoker Award–winning author of Survivor Song*Stewart O’Nan The Little Sleep is Paul Tremblay’s nod to Raymond Chandler starring a PI who nods off. Mark Genevich is a South Boston private detective who happens to have a severe form of narcolepsy, which includes hypnagogic hallucinations, like waking dreams. Unsurprisingly, his practice is not exactly booming.Then one day the daughter of an ambitious district attorney and a contestant...
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Charlie Garner has a bad feeling. His ex-wife, Meg, has been missing for over a week and one quick peek into her home shows all her possessions packed up in boxes. Neighbors claim she’s running from bill collectors, but Charlie suspects something more sinister is afoot. Meg was last seen working at the local donut shop, a business run by a shadow group most refer to as 'The Saucer People'; a space-age, evangelist cult who believe their compound...
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