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3781) Christmas - No Labels
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Holidays are stressful enough, but in addition to the normal fervor, Noah and Oliver have a lot on their minds.Mourning the loss of his beloved mother, Noah isn't himself. Ever the loving partner, Oliver goes all-out to spread holiday cheer and support Noah as he struggles with his pain. In between prepping for 5280 Investigations inaugural holiday party and Noah's heartache, the pair are tasked with locating a friend's daughter, unraveling a prickly...
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Après deux mois et demi de chmage technique forcé suite à l'hospitalisation du commissaire Saint Antoine, Cicéron Angledroit va pouvoir reprendre du service !
Un industriel qui pète un boulon, ça peut arriver... Mais quand c'est le roi du boulon, à qui tout a réussi, qui se tire une balle dans la tête - comme ça, pour rigoler, pour voir ce que ça fait - c'est plus difficile à avaler.
La police a classé l'affaire puisque le bonhomme...
3783) Murder Walk
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TAKE A STROLL WITH DEATHSex sells in Osaka's Shinsekai neighborhood, and anything can be had for a price. When a teenage runaway turns up dead, an outreach worker has little faith in the police and instead hires private investigator Kyoko Nakamura to find the killer. Kyoko also has no faith in the local police. She used to be one of them, until politics prevented her from helping a stalking victim and drove her to go solo. But as a PI, her reach is...
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Albert Campion mysteries volume 12
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"A top-notch mystery full of keen characterization, humor, old English atmosphere, a charmingly decadent family, and a few sudden deaths." -The New York Times
A beggarwoman on a bench arouses Albert Campion's curiosity-and helps Scotland Yard lure him into a case of family dysfunction. The seemingly destitute woman is none other than a member of the eccentric Palinode family, which has recently lost two of its members. The police suspect a poisoner...
3785) A.I. P.I
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A mash-up of sci-fi and detective fiction, A.I. P.I. examines a racist future, where society has turned against a new silver-skinned minority: androids. But, for some, they're a necessity. When you're in trouble and don't want the police involved, who are you going to call? An Artificially Intelligent Private Investigator.
3786) Death of a Ghost
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Albert Campion mysteries volume 6
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An artist's legacy lives on-through murder in this Albert Campion mystery masterpiece from "one of the finest Golden-Age crime novelists" (The Sunday Telegraph).
To vex his rival from the grave, a famous artist has left twelve paintings to be sold after his death. Each year, one painting is revealed to kick off London's art season. But this release party-bringing family, friends, critics, and collectors together-devolves into scandal. A power...
3787) The Candidate
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A Murdered Judge. A Dark Secret Silenced.Rookie reporter James Lalonde is bored. And, he isn't a journalist. He's an all-round dogs-body, to editor-in-chief, Rhys Kelly.But, his luck has finally changed.After eavesdropping in on the morning editorial meeting, James learns he has his first-ever story. There's one catch. If the story gets too complicated, it will be taken away from him and given to another journalist with more experience.Sure it's a...
3788) The Brush-Off
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Murray Whelan is the political advisor to the newly appointed minister of culture, Angelo ("Tell me, Murray, what are the Arts?") Agnelli, and he's hanging on to his job by his toenails. On his first day, the disgruntled young artist Marcus Taylor is found dead, drowned in the ornamental moat outside the National Gallery. The police rule it a suicide, or perhaps an accident, but Murray is not so sure. Besides, this ugly incident occurred on Agnelli's...
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A Sense of Evil. A Crime To Investigate. Another Day At The Office.
Ghosts sense evil.
Private Investigator Amelia Pinkie wants a case. She feels a growing sense of evil. Amelia Investigates.
A criminal's jubilation depends on Amelia.
A gripping, enthralling mystery story hooking you from the first to last word. You'll love this brilliant mystery.
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Also available in Platinum Jubilee Short Story Collection.
3790) Fatal Game
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ONE WRONG MOVE
Private detective Claire Morgan has come home from her honeymoon just in time for Christmas at Lake of the Ozarks. And for the sheriff's department, laid low with flu, to hand her a case guaranteed to chill her to the bone.
ONE CHANCE TO DIE
One of the homes in the local Christmas On the Lake House tour-the mansion of an aging rock star trying to turn his life around-has been "decorated" with the body of a young woman, arranged as...
3791) Beautiful Sinner
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After witnessing a gangland murder, Jasmine is given an ultimatum. To die for being a witness… or to work undercover for Adrian Romano, by retrieving a chip with top secret data hidden on it from a high-profile criminal.Adrian Romano is the definition of everything that Jasmine should be avoiding. He's intimidating, he's mystifying…And he's the Capo of the Italian Mafia.BOOK 1 OF 6, ends in a cliffhanger.
3792) The Immorality Engine
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On the surface, life is going well for Victorian special agent Sir Maurice Newbury, who has brilliantly solved several nigh-impossible cases for Queen Victoria with his indomitable assistant, Miss Veronica Hobbes, by his side. But, these facts haven't stopped Newbury from succumbing increasingly frequently to his dire flirtation with the lure of opium. His addiction is fueled in part by his ill-gotten knowledge of Veronica's secret relationship with...
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Ten novelettes of murder and mystery from the pulp writer and author of The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes.
Raised above his father's Toronto bookstore, Vincent Starrett grew to love books, especially mysteries like those of Arthur Conan Doyle. Over the course of his career, Starrett was a reporter, critic, and novelist. He also wrote mystery stories for pulp magazines, creating his fair share of unique characters, brought to life in this collection...
3794) I Only Killed Him Once
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Ray Electromatic mysteries volume 3
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A blend of science fiction and stylish mystery noir featuring a robot detective.
Another Hollywood night, another job for electric-detective-turned-robotic-hitman Raymond Electromatic. The target is a tall man in a black hat, and while Ray completes his mission successfully, he makes a startling discovery-one he soon forgets when his 24-hour memory tape loops to the end and is replaced with a fresh reel...
When a tall man in a black hat arrives...
3795) Pay or Play
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Charlie Waldo novels volume 3
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Blackmail, sexual harassment, murder . . . and a missing dog: eccentric, eco-obsessed LA private eye Charlie Waldo is on the case in this quirky, fast-paced mystery.
Paying a harsh self-imposed penance for a terrible misstep on a case, former LAPD superstar detective Charlie Waldo lives a life of punishing minimalism deep within the woods, making a near religion of his commitment to owning no more than One Hundred Things.
At least, he's trying...
3796) Delia's Decision
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Delia Laubhan is home in Denver, Colorado after serving her country overseas for eight years as active duty military police. At twenty-nine years of age, she's ready to start her life as a civilian, but what career should she choose? She has options--maybe even too many!
While she's weighing her choices, a challenge falls into her lap. One that will allow her to procrastinate on the decision making, while telling herself she's doing a good deed:...
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The acclaimed Matt Jacob series by Zachary Klein - now together in an eBook box set for the first time ever. This box set includes all four books in the Matt Jacob series, including: • STILL AMONG THE LIVING - In this New York Times Notable Book, Boston P. I. Matt Jacob has a cloudy past and a P. I. license gathering dust. And what begins as two simple favors soon turns into a fight for his life when the unrelated cases combine to snare Matt into...
3798) Criminal Performance
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A Dire Performance. A Mysterious Theft. A Treacherous Secret.People steal everything.Private Eye Bettie English watches a performance. She hears a tragic theft occurred. Bettie investigates.More than Bettie realises depends on her.If you enjoy addictive gripping mystery short stories so unputdownable you'll read late into the night, you NEED this story!
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Perry Mason mysteries volume 31
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Marilyn Marlow has inherited a good deal of money from her mother. But the money originated with another will-that of her mother's wealthy employer. Now his relatives are contesting the will, and it's Rose Keeling, the key witness to its signing, whose mind they will need to sway.
When Rose is murdered, sleuthing lawyer Perry Mason must navigate a twisted case involving a personal ad that casts a cloud of suspicion over his client, Miss Marlow, in...
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Sherlock Holmes makes his American debut in this fascinating and extraordinary collection of never-before-published crime and mystery stories by bestselling American writers. The world's greatest detective and his famous sidekick Watson are on their first trip across the Atlantic as they fight crime all over nineteenth-century North America. From the bustling neighborhoods of New York City and Washington, D.C., to sunny yet sinister cities like San...
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