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Author
Publisher
Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
xii, 472 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
""From the inspired mystic to the man of practical analytic mind, the transition was instantaneous..." Astro, the Seer of Secrets, and his lovely assistant, Valeska, sound more like a magic act than a private detection team. Astro, in fact, hides his powers of observation and reasoning beneath a turban and a cape, pretending to read palms and consult crystals while in fact keenly observing details that most people-police included-miss. Valeska, his...
Publisher
Hanover Square Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
407 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"The newest anthology from Mystery Writers of America explores the theme of home and the crimes that endanger it, with stories by Ellen Hart, Naomi Hirahara, Walter Mosley, Sara Paretsky and more. Everyone comes from someplace. Everyone has somewhere they feel safe. Some people have found their home and are content where they are. Others feel trapped and yearn to go somewhere else. Many are somewhere else and yearn to go back. But even in these safest...
Author
Publisher
A. & C. Black
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
xx, 187 pages ; 15 cm.
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this rich selection of some of the finest crime novels ever written, 100 of the best titles are reviewed and a further 500 recommended. This book also allows you to browse by theme, and includes 'a reader's fast guide to the world of crime fiction' as well as listing the top 10 crime characters and their creators.
Publisher
Subterranean Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
325 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Whether it's child's play or for the highest stakes, whether we stick to the rules or cheat, we all play games -- for fun, for thrills, for love or money, to prove we're the best or make an opponent knuckle under. And the games we play, with cards or dice or nothing but our wits, reveal something deeply personal about the players. In this powerful new anthology, Mystery Writers of America Grandmaster Lawrence Block has assembled an all-star team...
Author
Publisher
Walker Books US
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
249 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Clara Starling lives a life of dull rules, deadly routine, and flavorless meals under her cold uncle's strict regime--until the day Uncle disappears, leaving Clara alone in his old mansion. When streetwise orphan Peter and his rescue cat arrive unexpectedly, the children seize the chance to live by their own rules. But when the pair's wild romps through the halls of Braithwaite Manor reveal a single, worn ballet slipper, they are hurled into a mystery...
7) Bluff
Author
Publisher
Poisoned Pen Press, an imprint of Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
305 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Her fervent passion for poker has taught Maud that she can turn weakness into strength to take advantage of people who think they are taking advantage of her, and now she has dealt the first card in her high-stakes plan for revenge. One unexpected twist after another follows as Maud plays the most important poker hand of her life.
Publisher
Akashic Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
397 pages : map ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Akashic Books continues its award-winning series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. Each book comprises stories set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the respective city. The best-selling original Miami Noir, edited by Les Standiford and published in 2006, featured brand-new stories from some of the city's best living writers. Now, in Miami Noir: The Classics, Standiford has turned his eye toward the outstanding...
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
London. April, 1957. PI Donald Langham is approached by Vernon Lombard to find his missing son. But there's more to Christopher Lombard's disappearance than meets the eye, and the apparently simple case becomes far more alarming. Can Langham navigate London's criminal underworld, fascism and deception to track down a killer?
Author
Series
Publisher
Polaris Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
228 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
You know about Victoria Square thanks to the Victoria Square mysteries. Artisans Alley takes center stage in those books, but the merchants--and their businesses--are just as intriguing. They all have stories to tell ... and that's what the Life on Victoria Square companion series is all about. So settle back and really get to know the merchants. Learn about their lives, and how life on Victoria Square affects them. It might just make a profound impression...
Publisher
Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
xi, 321 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"The detective's role is simple: to catch the culprit. Yet behind each casual observation lies a learned mind, trained in deliberations of logic - preferably amid complicated gadgetry and scientific tomes. The detectives in this collection are masters of scientific deduction, whether they are identifying the perpetrator from a scrap of fabric, or picking out the poison from a sinister line-up. Containing stories by R Austin Freeman, J J Connington...
Author
Publisher
Knopf
Pub. Date
1992
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xi, 288 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Only Henry Petroski, author of The Pencil, could make one never pick up a paper clip again without being overcome with feelings of awe and reverence. In his new book the author examines a host of techno-trivia questions - how the fork got its tines, why Scotch tape is called that, how the paper clip evolved, how the Post-it note came to be, how the zipper was named, why aluminum cans have hollow bottoms - and provides us with answers that both astonish...
Author
Series
Natalie Lockhart volume 3
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First Edition.
Physical Desc
324 pages 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"In Alice Blanchard's The Witching Tree, Burning Lake is a small, isolated town with a dark history of witches and false accusations. Now, a modern-day witch has been murdered, and Detective Natalie Lockhart is reluctantly drawn deep into the case.."--
Author
Series
Sun tracks volume 90
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
306 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The disappearance of a young Choctaw leads Detective Monique Blue Hawk to investigate a little-known ceremonial dance. As she traces the steps of the missing man, she discovers that the seemingly innocuous Renewal Dance is not what it seems to be. After Monique embarks on a journey that she never thought possible, she learns that the past and future can converge to offer endless possibilities for the present. And that she must accept her destiny...
Author
Publisher
Lark Books
Pub. Date
©2006
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
96 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Team up with three super-sleuths at the Pink Pinkerton Agency to find out why their friend has disappeared and what that mystery has to do with everyone's grades being erased from the school computer. Includes detective-related projects and activities integrated with the story.
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
96 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) : 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Murder Most Puzzling is a gorgeous and witty book that invites readers to play detective and solve a series of absorbing, murder-mystery-themed puzzles. Readers are cast as the faithful sidekick to amateur sleuth Medea Thorne in order to solve 20 puzzling cases. Meet a cast of colorful characters'from ghost hunter extraordinaire Augustin Artaud, to Leonard Fanshawe, a competitor in the Annual Perfect Pickled Foods Festival. A witty riff on the classic...
Author
Series
Judy Moody and friends volume 13
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
60 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Judy Moody is freaky for Nancy Drew, the famous girl detective from the book series. When Judy bumps into Mighty Fantaskey, she's excited to make a new friend who is also a Nancy Drew fan. Excited, that is, until she visits Mighty's house: it's big and old and creaky and spooky. It even swallows up Judy's mood ring! Can Judy muster up the courage to go back and reclaim it?
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