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Cal Hooper volume 2
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"It's a blazing summer when two men arrive in a small village in the West of Ireland. One of them is coming home. Both of them are coming to get rich. One of them is coming to die. Cal Hooper took early retirement from Chicago PD and moved to rural Ireland looking for peace. He's found it, more or less: he's built a relationship with a local woman, Lena, and he's gradually turning Trey Reddy from a half-feral teenager into a good kid going good places....
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2023.
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With the help of his half-brother, retired LAPD Detective Harry Bosch, defense attorney Mickey Haller sets out to prove the innocence of a woman in prison for killing her husband, a sheriff's deputy, putting Mickey in the crosshairs of a killer who doesn't want the case reopened--or the truth coming to light.
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The oil derrick decorations. The old Crim Theatre. The red-white-and-blue precision of the Kilgore Rangerettes. Nothing much changes in little old Kilgore, Texas. And that's just the way Kilgore police officer Bubba Gantry likes it. But small town peace and quiet is a thing of the past when local AC repairman Eddie Valentine and his dog, Root Beer, swear that their neighbor is a real-life broomstick-riding, pointy-hat-wearing, weird-stuff-boiling...
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Kriminalhauptkommissar Kullmann steht kurz vor seiner Pensionierung. Ausgerechnet jetzt liegen gleich zwei Fälle auf seinem Tisch, von deren Aufklärung er meilenweit entfernt ist. Einmal handelt es sich um den Fenstersturz mit Todesfolge von Luise Spengler, wofür Kullmann mehr Einsatz zeigt, als sonst üblich. Zum anderen treibt ein Polizistenmörder sein Unwesen. Er hat bereits den Kollegen Walter Nimmsgern auf dem Gewissen und schlägt wieder...
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"Secrets Among The Stones", the reviting 4th book in "The Pineworth Chronicles" series, is a story set in the small town of Pineworth. Detective Alex Bennett gets caught up in a complicated situation involving secrets, lies, and a murder. After a well-known resident named Henry Winters is discovered dead, the once-peaceful town is thrown into chaos. The story takes unexpected turns as Alex follows leads and uncovers hidden connections while navigating...
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This killer takes no prisoners... Recently promoted to Detective Sergeant, Nasreen Maqsood is given the case of a brutalised body found dead in a car park. When they discover the victim was dragged around the car park by a pick-up truck and the killer recorded the murder, Nasreen realises she has her work cut out. She also has a new partner, Alicia Weekes, and the two detectives don't get on. When the victim is identified, the case takes an interesting...
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When his longtime friend is arrested for a murder he didn't commit, Detective Adam Shaw has to go outside normal channels to get the help he needs. There's a rat in the department and he can't use anyone he would normally trust to solve a crime. The line between trusted friends and sworn enemies blurs; the black and white world of Shaw's life suddenly shifts to gray. Turning to an unorthodox PI buddy who solicits the help of a lesbian co-worker, who...
8) Death Runner
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Jake Smith is back. After his firing from the San Diego Police Department as a seasoned detective, he is starting his lifeover at the bottom in the Fayetteville, Arkansas force. As a rookie patrol o?cer, Smith receives the crappiest assignments and ends up on the local university campus in the midstof anti-war riots, drugs, and murder. The move certainly was not good for our man. He struggles on the job, makes too many enemies and ?nding love does...
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Huis Clos, un immense domaine au milieu de nulle part, est l'endroit rêvé pour les amateurs de marche en montagne.
Au cours de la deuxième journée du séjour, des conflits apparaissent au sein du groupe de marcheurs rendant l'excursion laborieuse, puis le mauvais temps se met de la partie et des participants sont blessés lors d'une chute. Refusant de suivre le lent tempo du groupe, une personne opte pour un chemin alternatif pour arriver plus...
10) Biloxi Lights
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When the CEO of a local casino is fished out of a lake by former police officer Andy Burns, it sours his otherwise peaceful retirement. Something about the murder weapon, a custom-made knife jutting inches above the late CEO's silk tie, sticks in Andy's mind. He's seen this blade before and Andy is not happy about the implications his admission will mean for an old friend.Sergeant Jolene Hadfield is assigned the case, and despite rampant racism, sexism...
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DI Alec McKay is back. In the depths of a cold Scottish winter, an unidentified body is found in the heart of a solstice bonfire, apparently burned alive. Over a tense Christmas, a retired businessman goes missing, his body eventually found hanging from a tree in the coastal town. Another associate is found brutally murdered in his remote Highland home. DCI Helena Grant wants to spend a romantic Christmas with her new partner, the crime writer Bill...
12) Death of a Cheat
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Welcome to St. Barts, beautiful and sensual, vacation spot of models, moguls and movie stars and home to Gendarme Charles Trenet. Life is one sunny day after another and the life of the young gendarme is one of blissful tranquility-even his love life is looking up-that is, until the annual marbles tournament rolls around. The locals always look forward to the good-natured competition and this one looks to be the most exciting event yet. But what has...
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When Lydia Murley can't sleep and leaves her Chicago hotel room in search of an aspirin, she finds instead a young man bleeding to death in an elevator. Due to her quick thinking, the lad survives, but upon waking from a coma he has no idea who he might be. Detectives Eugene Harlow and Jake Martini, check leads and the youth is identified as Dominick Portelli, but the day they believe part of their job is over, fate hands them a surprise. Also surprising,...
14) A Deadly Echo
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"A Deadly Echo" is an enthralling murder mystery that takes readers on a chilling journey where the boundaries of justice and friendship blur. Sergeant Michael Callahan, haunted by the murder of his wife Katie and their unborn child, embarks on a relentless quest to catch a serial killer, known as "The Artist." Although not responsible for Katie's death, The Artist forms a precarious alliance with Callahan, intertwining their fates. As they delve...
15) Silent Victim
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He took her voiceShe took it back Don't miss the next nerve-shredding instalment in the DCI Matilda Darke Thriller series… A CENSURED DETECTIVE WITH NO LEADS DCI Matilda Darke and her team have been restricted under special measures after a series of calamitous scandals nearly brought down the South Yorkshire police force. A BRUTAL ATTACK WITH NO WITNESSES Now Matilda is on the trail of another murderer, an expert in avoiding detection with no obvious...
16) Bookscout
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For a rare book, a desperate buyer turns to violence Six days a week, Joel Beer hunts for books in Denver. He stalks them in bookstores and thrift stores, at yard sales and estate sales, his eyes scanning spines quickly and ruthlessly, searching for the $0.25 gem that he can resell for $250. If he were the only scout in town, he might be able to make a living, but there are close to a dozen full-timers now-including his archrival, Popeye Lamonica-and...
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Step into the seedy underbelly of the Missouri River casinos, where the glitz and glamour of the flashing neon lights belies a darker truth. In this gripping novel, follow the rise and fall of the notorious Pendergast family and their legacy of underground gambling rings. But amidst the hustle and bustle of the casino scene, the city is plagued by a terrifying serial rapist, striking fear into the hearts of its residents. As the police struggle to...
18) Follow the Leads
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After a dream honeymoon, Carly and Thorne return home to Lillington, North Carolina, a small town where everyday lives play out amidst a backdrop of hope, beliefs, prejudices, and love.When a neighbor's disturbing report leads to the discovery of a dead body, Police Chief Lolo turns to Thorne to help investigate. As Thorne follows the twisted trails of truth and mistaken identities, he uncovers shocking secrets.Meanwhile, young divorcée Jennifer...
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Swan Song for an Agent A band hits the big time. They become hugely successful and tour. It is taking too much out of them, so they decide to break up.Then their agent is found with her throat cut. Nick Storie investigates.Sing a Song of MurderA band becomes successful on the strength of the front man. Things are looking up!Then the man's girlfriends start getting murdered.Final TourA singer is very popular and making millions. Then there are attempts...
20) Stolen Sunshine
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This story begins at the end of a young woman's life. Her murderer lifts her unconscious body from the bottom of an aluminum boat and carries her to the edge of Lake Pontchartrain. He lays her in the reeds, wipes tears from his eyes, sings her a lullaby, and slits both of her wrists. Across town, Officer Reese Hawking is on patrol, working crowd control in the New Orleans French Quarter where a woman has been found stabbed to death in an alley. Reese...
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