Best of
Murder-Mystery

2003

Blindsighted / Kisscut


Karin Slaughter - 2003
    2 books in 1

Byomkesh Bakshi Stories


Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay - 2003
    This book contains seven of his most entertaining adventures, competently translated. At each reading, one can only marvel at the writer's genius.

The Perfect Lie


Dinah McCall - 2003
    Her sister, Macie Blaine, informs Johan the missing boy is his son, and asks for his help in the search.

The Lost Years


Ian Rankin - 2003
    Was the Lord Provost's daughter kidnapped or just another runaway? And why on earth is Rebus invited to a clay pigeon shoot at the home of the Scottish Office's Permanent Secretary? Drawn into the machine that is modern Scotland, Rebus confronts the fact that some of his enemies may be beyond justice. BLACK & BLUE: Rebus is juggling four cases trying to nail one killer - and doing it under the scrutiny of an internal inquiry led by a man he's just accused of taking backhanders from Glasgow's Mr Big. Added to that there are TV cameras at his back investigating a miscarriage of justice, making Rebus a criminal in the eyes of millions of viewers. Just one mistake is likely to mean a slow and unpleasant death or, worse still, losing his job. THE HANGING GARDEN: DI John Rebus is on the trail of a WWII war criminal - until the running battle between two rival gangs on the city streets arrives at his door. When his daughter is the victim of a hit-and-run Rebus is forced to acknowledge that there is nothing he wouldn't do to bring down the prime suspect - even if it means cutting a deal with the devil.

Inside The Forensic Files of Dr Kathy Reichs


Kathy Reichs - 2003
    

Take the Bait


S.W. Hubbard - 2003
    But the shabby home of an elderly widow holds alarming surprises: street drugs in the silverware drawer, a trunkful of jewels in the attic, and the distinctive ring Audrey’s mother was wearing the night she disappeared. Believing the truth will bring her peace, Audrey relentlessly pursues clues to her family’s troubled history. But each fact Audrey uncovers drags her further away from the love she craves, and puts her on a collision course with people more determined, more ambitious, and more dangerous than she can fathom. Ultimately, some truths are too awful to bear, and too terrible to share.

The Complete Hercule Poirot Short Stories: Volume 1


Agatha Christie - 2003
    

Falco on the Loose: Last Act in Palmyra/Time to Depart/ A Dying Light in Corduba


Lindsey Davis - 2003
    With the Chief Spy Anacrites paying his fare Falco knows anything might go wrong, and so his entanglement with a travelling theatre group and its fortunes comes as little surprise.Time to Depart -- Petronius Longus, Falco’s oldest friend, has finally named Balbinus -- one of Rome’s top criminals. Under Roman law he is given “time to depart” into exile outside the Empire. It is not long, however, before a new criminal ring moves into his territory and Falco and Petronius must investigate.A Dying Light in Corduba -- AD 73: Rome. When the Chief of Spies is left for dead there is no one except Falco to conduct the investigation. Soon he is plunged into the fiercely competitive world of olive oil production and the political intrigue that goes with it.