Now, in a thrilling twist on the conventional solution, Pierre Bayard's Who Killed Roger Arkroyd? reopens the Ackroyd file with unexpected results: Is the killer still at large? Bayard's in-depth investigation of this well-loved classic will change forever the way mysteries are read. This book is not a spoof. it is a humorous entirely new analysis of the famous 1926 mystery. It challenges the reader to challenge the author in the apparent possible, plausible solution of the mystery.

    Now, Nora Roberts, writing as J. D. Robb, propels you into the darkest night of Lieutenant Eve Dallas' life - when a killer comes to call.Eve's name has made a Christmas list, but it's not for being naughty or nice. It's for putting a serial killer behind bars. Now the escaped madman has her in his sights. With her husband, Roarke, at her side, Eve must stop the man from exacting his bloody vengeance - or die trying.

    Robb (In Death #7.5)Lieutenant Eve Dallas's name has a made a Christmas list, but it's not for being naughty or nice. It's for putting a serial killer behind bars. Now the escaped madman has her in his sights. Eve must postpone her first Christmas with her new husband, Roarke, and she must stop the killer from exacting his bloody vengeance-or die trying. But with her husband at her side, they still manage to find ways to celebrate...."Christmas Promises" / Susan Plunkett's Brings a woman and her ex-fiance together after four long years as they search for a missing child - and make up for broken promises of Christmases past..."The Unexpected Gift" / Dee HomesSabrina McKay and her five-year-old son are coping with the first Christmas since her divorce when her sons finds a "body" in the yard - and unexpectedly they rediscover the true spirit of the holidays..."A Berry Merry Christmas" / Claire CrossA mysterious nanny has a special message to deliver to a young orphan and her uncle who long to feel the joy of Christmas in their hearts once again...

    First one, then another of the town firemen's wives has been murdered, and a third has barely escaped an attempt on her life. Incredible as it seems, a serial killer is stalking this sleepy little southern community. And Mark Branning's wife may be next on the list.Mark is determined to protect her. But keeping Allie alive won't be easy—not with their marriage already dying a bitter death.Unless they renew their commitment to each other and to God, someone else may settle their problems ... permanently. And time to decide is running out.'This tense and exciting thriller is more than a fabulous read; it has an underlying message about the place of religion within a marriage. Highly recommended.'—Library Journal Private Justice is book one in the Newpointe 911 series by award-winning novelist Terri Blackstock. Newpointe 911 offers taut, superbly crafted novels of faith, fear, and close-knit small-town relationships, seasoned with romance and tempered by insights into the nature of relationships, redemption, and the human heart. Look also for Shadow of Doubt, Line of Duty, Word of Honor, and Trial by Fire.

    He's recuperating from a heart transplant and avoiding anything stressful. But when Graciella tells him the way her sister Gloria was murdered, it leaves Terry no choice. Now the man with the new heart vows to take down a predator without a soul. For Gloria's killer shatters every rule that McCaleb ever learned in his years with the Bureau--as McCaleb gets no more second chances at life...and just one shot at the truth.

    The crime writer was found 11 days later in a hotel in Harrogate,Yorkshire, claiming to be the victim of amnesia. Up till now none of her biographers has come up with conclusive evidence as to what Agatha Christie did in the first 24 hours after she disappeared or whether her memory loss was genuine. Although the notoriety made Agatha Christie famous, she never recovered from the intense press scrutiny, and the private anguish that surrounded the episode ensured that she made no reference to it in her memoirs. Illustrated with many hitherto unpublished photographs, Jared Cade's riveting book—on which a BBC television documentary has been based—provides all the answers, including startling accounts by the novelist's surviving relatives, that reveal for the first time why she staged the disappearance with the help of a co-conspiritor and how it all went terribly wrong.

    A body is discovered near the crash site with three bullets to the face: the calling card of a shadowy international assassin. Only agent Michael Osbourne has seen the markings before—on a woman he once loved.Now, it's personal for Osbourne. Consumed by his dark obsession with the assassin, he's willing to risk his family, his career, and his life—to settle a score....

    But when his memory is jogged by a letter from the army, he has a shocking realization: he's not guilty. From prison, Rufus secretly files an appeal with the Supreme Court, unaware that the real killers are onto him. But the long-time convict knows he's running out of time when his lawyer and the Supreme Court clerk--the first person to see Rufus's appeal--are murdered. Escaping with his brother's help, Rufus must now elude capture long enough to expose a shocking cover-up and save his own life.

    This hasn't happened for fifteen years, since Rouge Kendall's twin sister was murdered. The killer was found, but now Rouge, twenty-five and a policeman, is forced to wonder: was he really the one? Also wondering is a former classmate named Ali Cray, a forensic psychologist with scars of her own. The pattern is the same, she says: a child called out to meet a friend. The friend is the bait, the Judas child, and is quickly killed. But the primary victim lives longer. . .until Christmas day. Rouge doesn't want to hear this. He's spent the last fifteen years trying to avoid the memories. A little girl has haunted his dreams all these years - and he has three days to finally put her to rest. Filled with rich prose, resonant characters, and knife-edged suspense that have won so many fans, Judas Child is Carol O'Connell's most powerful novel yet.

    Her own daughter murdered and her body never found, the job is Eve's way of coming to terms with her personal nightmare. But more terror lies ahead when she accepts work from billionaire John Logan. Beneath her gifted hands a face emerges from the skull he has given her to reconstruct—a face no one was ever meant to see. Now Eve is trapped in a frightening web of murder and deceit. Powerful enemies are determined to cover up the truth, and they will make certain that truth goes to the grave...even if Eve gets buried with it.

    Three of Sue Grafton's popular Alphabet Mysteries are collected in this one bargain-priced volume: G Is for Gumshoe, H Is for Homicide, and I Is for Innocent.

    Her friend Karen calls Allie a liar and doesn't want to hear "stuff like that." But her old pal, Dub, listens eagerly as Allie tells him about the voice that guides her down a steep cliff side, the girl she imagines who begs, "Help me," and a terrible nightmare in which that girl falls to her death. Who is that girl? Is she the ghost? And what does the ghost want from Allie? 01 Nutmeg Children's Book Award Masterlist, 00-01 Sunshine State Young Reader's Award Masterlist (Gr. 6-8), 00-01 Young Hoosier Book Award Masterlist (Grds 4-6),00-01 William Allen White Children's Book Award Masterlist, 00-01 Land of Enchantment Book Award Masterlist (Gr. 3-6), 00-01 Sequoyah Children's Book Award Masterlist, 00-01 Young Reader's Choice Award Program Masterlist, 00-01 South Carolina Book Award Masterlist(Grds 3-8), and The 2000 Texas Bluebonnet Award

    A king blackmailed by his mistress, dark dealings in opium dens, stolen jewels, a missing bride - these are cases so fiendishly complex that only Sherlock Holmes would dare to investigate.

    Stories include at-a-glance flowcharts that show how Holmes reaches his conclusions through deductive reasoning, and character guides provide handy reference for readers and an invaluable resource for fans of the Sherlock Holmes films and TV series.The Sherlock Holmes Book holds a magnifying glass to the world of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's legendary detective.

    In these pages, Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn and Sergeant Jim Chee of the Navajo Tribal Police are investigating perplexing and mystifying crimes. Leaphorn, Chee, and More is a must for all mystery fans.The Fallen Man reunites newly retired Navajo Tribal Policeman Joe Leaphorn with Acting Lieutenant Jim Chee to finally close a case involving a sniper, a skeleton, and eleven years of unanswered questions. In this evocative mystery, the past and the present join forces in a most unholy union.In The First Eagle, Jim Chee catches a Hopi poacher huddled over a butchered Navajo Tribal Police officer. Chee seems to have an open-and-shut case -- until Joe Leaphorn blows it wide open.Hunting Badger balances politics, outsiders, and fugitive armed bandits. After the Ute tribe's gambling casino is raided, FBI agents swarm the maze of canyons on the Utah-Arizona border. But Chee and Leaphorn find fatal flaws in the federal theory that accuses a wounded deputy sheriff as a suspect, and they are soon caught in the most deadly hunt of their lives.

    Only Son is such a book. . . Divorced and alone, Carl Jorgenson has one dream; to have a son and give him the life and love he never had. His dream becomes a reality the day Amy McMurray leaves her son alone for one brief, unforgivable moment. In that split second, all their lives change forever. So begins the remarkable story of a mother's search for the child she has lost but will never abandon. . .of a man desperately holding on to the single thread of hope in his life. . .and of a young boy, a son to both, a stranger to himself, who teaches each of them about love, loss and forgiveness. Illuminated by a rare compassion, Only Son is a deeply felt, powerfully realized novel about the search for love and a place to belong. It is a novel about fate, the irreversible choices we make, and the forces we cannot control.

    Many of her new colleagues are good men but some won’t leave their new female colleague alone long enough to get on with her job. Kate is anxious to lose herself in her work, and before too long a case comes along that will consume her in a way she could never have imagined.THE CASEBoys are being abducted, abused, and murdered on her patch, and Kate feels intense personal and professional pressure to catch those responsible. Are her colleagues being deliberately obstructive or simply dragging their feet? Who is behind the vile crimes?SHE WON’T LET THE BULLIES STOP HER. KATE WILL RISK HER CAREER AND HER LIFE TO BRING JUSTICE TO THE VICTIMS.Set in the late 90s in England’s second city, this is the first in a series of compulsively readable crime thrillers.

    This is also her chance to make her mentor, Judge Wilson Caufeld, proud. When Caufeld is murdered, Lauren is trapped in a maze of consipracy, corruption and secrets leading right up to the Supreme Court. Lauren must decide who she can trust before she becomes the next victim of a vicious killer

    But below the sunny surface of this sleepy, well-to-do island town lies an evil that escalates into the cold-blooded murder of one of Holly's new colleagues.An outsider, Holly has little to go on for answers and no one to help her—except Daisy, a Doberman of exceptional intelligence and loyalty that becomes her companion and protector. The closer Holly gets to the truth, the more she knows that it'll take one smart dog with guts to sniff out this killer—before he can catch her first.

    But now, many years later, the Duke Orsino is murdered. Feste, a jester with The Fool's Guild, must return to once again match wits with his adversary Malvolio—agent of Saladin and sworn enemy of the Guild.

     In his attempt to ensure custody of his daughter, David finds himself in the most testing time of his life... His former client, Randy Sturgis, who is now a convicted murderer and has recently been released from prison, has just kidnapped a distinguished federal judge and is now onto Nova. Through anger, confusion and rage Nova drives drunkenly into a trap, ending up in hospital where he is driven mad by his own paranoia. Unsure of who he can trust, he tries to unravel hazy clues whilst being framed for the murder of his ex-wife. His life quickly descends into a limitless nightmare as fear increases that Sturgis may be on his trail quicker than he realises... Can Nova piece things together in time or does he merely become the fourth and final victim of Randy Sturgis? The Face of Justice is a tense thriller filled with suspense to keep you hooked until the very end. Praise for Bill Blum ‘A thrilling legal drama’ – Thomas Waugh ‘A writer of considerable talent’ - Richard North Patterson Bill Blumis an experienced attorney. Familiar with the ins and outs, and the pitfalls of criminal procedures, he presents a riveting, hard-hitting and authentic legal thriller, one that offers a fascinating insider’s look at the shifting political dynamics within the criminal justice system. Bill Blum has also written for a wide array of publications, including the Los Angeles Times, ABA Journal, The Nation and California Lawyer, hosted a radio talk show, and lectured widely. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and family.

    But was it for love...or revenge?Fifteen years ago, Nicole and Paul were deeply in love-she was a college student and he was a brilliant pianist. They were passionately happy, until one violent, terrifying night changed their lives forever. Now she's a different person, with a different life, but her past continues to haunt her. And though Paul was reported dead in a car crash, Nicole can't shake the feeling that the man she loved is still out there somewhere alive. Following the sudden death of her father, a series of mysterious murders shake her world, threatening her safety, as well as her sanity. And somehow, these horrific killings are tied to Nicole -- now she must find out why -- and uncover the shadowy figure who stalks her before he makes his deadly claim...

    

    In "The Way Through the Woods", a young tourist disappears in North Oxford. In "The Daughters of Cain", Morse takes over an unsolved murder. "Death Is Now My Neighbour" sees Morse on the trail of a killer.

    Luckily, Rumpole's got other ways to sway a jury. Meanwhile, an old friend's fiancee is looking suspiciously familiar. But from where? Once more, John Mortimer lets Rumpole maintain his hilariously cynical commentary throughout ceaseless smoking, drinking and uncommon lawyering.

    Fact is, no one can find it. And no one has spotted the hold-out band of Indians that are rumored to live there either. But when three strangers come to town and all hell breaks loose, Charley Bent, the local constable, forms a posse to bring them in. This is not a good time for a confrontation with the hold-outs . . .

    

    Now she hovers near death, pulse racing, temperature soaring, ravaged by a virus that medical science has never before encountered--and doesn't know how to stop.As an entire hospital staff fights for Iris's waning life, the disease claims another victim. Then another. Wondering why this rogue virus seems so curiously selective, charge nurse Adele Monsarrat joins forces with Detective Tim Rittman, hoping to contain a potentially raging epidemic--before it spreads out into an unsuspecting world. . . .

      Det. Inspector Luke Thanet may be a family man with a soft heart and bad back, but he also has a bloodhound’s nose for murder. With Sgt. Mike Lineham at his side, no case is too tough, in these mysteries from the “dependably pleasing” Dorothy Simpson (Boston Globe).  Element of Doubt: Nerine Tarrant, a notorious woman with a taste for married men, is found dead on her patio, her neck broken by the fall from the second floor. The wall was too high for an accidental tumble, and a woman with Nerine’s lust for life would never have committed suicide. Many in the village of Ribbleden wanted her dead—but it’s up to Inspector Thanet to determine who gave her the final push.   “Solidly charming.” —Publishers Weekly  Suspicious Death: The Sturrenden police station is in chaos. The superintendent has retired, and a brusque, ambitious upstart has been promoted. Thanet is almost relieved to get away to investigate a drowning. Powerful businesswoman Marcia Salden has been found in the river, and the autopsy suggests foul play. It’s up to the inspector to unravel the tangled web of conspiracy that ensnared the victim in a watery grave.   “Pace, plot and subtle characterization all combine to make this a cracking good read.” —The Sunday Telegraph  Dead by Morning: Leo Martindale has returned to Sutton-in-the-Weald after twenty years to claim his inheritance. The morning after a heavy snowstorm, his body is found. Was his death an accident, a hit and run caused by icy roads—or was it murder? Inspector Thanet will have to ignore Superintendent Draco breathing down his neck and plow through the clues to uncover the chilling truth.   “Skillfully plotted . . . vivid characters.” —Publishers Weekly

    In "A Cry in the Night", Jenny meets a dashing artist who seems like the answer to her prayers. But when she marries him and moves to his ranch, Jenny finds she has plenty to worry about. Abridged. Available now.

    Passed over for promotion again, the last thing he needs in his life, or on his patch, is an unidentifiable, naked female corpse.A priceless Stradivarius and a giant tin of olive oil are the only clues in an investigation that takes the steely-eyed, furry-headed detective all the way from the exotic backstreets of Shepherd's Bush to far-flung Birmingham.DEATH WATCHWhen a noted womaniser dies in mysterious circumstances in a sleazy motel and the whole of his murky past comes to light, DI Bill Slider begins to question more than whether the game is worth the candle. Right is right, and indivisible. As soon as he's solved the motel mystery, and found out what the Neary boys and Gorgeous George are up to, Slider's going to have to start putting his own house in orders ...NECROCHIPDetective Superintendent 'George' Dickson's replacement by DS 'Mad Ivan' Barrington - a new broom determined to sweep clean - is all par for the course for DI Bill Slider, as he faces the unhygienic fact of a dismembered corpse in a catering establishment.But there are still niggling questions to distract him: why didn't Barrington like Dickson? What is the mystery of the stake-out they once did together? And why is Slider's home life in almost perpetual stride?

    a continuation of the celebrated story of intrigue, treachery and adventure at sea begun in Erskine Childers' epoch-making thriller The Riddle of the Sands, this affectionate tribute to the world's first spy novel is a brilliantly original, utterly enthralling thriller in its own right.

    The Navajo policemen, whose exploitsare now published in sixteen languages, are brought together by the deathof a man on Ship Rock, almost 1700 feet above the desert floor.The fallen man had sprawled on the ledge under the peak of Ship Rock mountainfor eleven years-visited only by the ravens who had picked his bones bareand scattered his rock-climbing gear.Through the memory of those who had known him, emerges an understandingof the fallen man, who had been given everything and found it was notenough."The Fallen Man" is replete with Hillerman trademarks-ingeniously intricateplotting, splendid evocations of the Southwest's harsh beauty, insightsinto a venerable culture, and subtly poignant characterizations.Tony Hillerman's many bestselling novels include "Finding Moon," "Sacred Clowns," and "Coyote Waits." He lives with his wife, Marie, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.Gil Silverbird is an American Navajo Indian who sings in several languagesand performs extensively in the theatre and on television. He can be heardon Tony Hillerman's "The Ghostway" "and Sacred Clowns."

    For the new reader it provides a good introduction to the world of Michael Bond's culinary mysteries and his delightful central character Monsieur Pamplemousse (and, of course, Pommes Frites)."

    The tiger, in danger of becoming extinct, is revered by the Chinese people. And Lydia Chin will do her best to stop the criminals in question.

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    Naming the anonymous patient Mathilde, Nurse Adele Monsarrat calls on her psychiatrist ex-lover to help the crash victim recover her shadowed past.Yet someone is determined to keep Mathilde silenced as a threatening presence infiltrates the dark hospital halls--while outside in the community, four people are brutally murdered in what appear to be professional hits. Then the police uncover disturbing connections between the victims--and Mathilde--forcing Adele into a hot zone of terror, where ruthless violence spreads like a disease no doctor can cure. . . .

    

    

    Clues led to the mysterious Water Pit on Ragged Island, Maine-but a curse left behind by the long-dead Ockham seems to be working. Every expedition has failed; the treasure seekers died in gruesome fashions. Now a new expedition has been mounted, using state-of-the-art computer technology and backed by tens of millions of dollars. It will all be worth it, if the treasure estimated to be worth $2 billion can be found. But modern technology, no matter how expensive, may not be enough to overcome the deadly secrets of the Water Pit.

    Nottingham thinks he is Elvis Presley. Michael Lomax wants to exploit B.J.'s psychosis to save Lomax's job as marketing director for Turner Disney Productions, which now owns Graceland. A campaign to increase tourism is started. Then B.J. disappears.

    Now, Gerritsen melds page-turning suspense with chilling realism as a small-town doctor races to unravel the roots of a violent outbreak—before it destroys everything she loves.Lapped by the gentle waters of Locust Lake, the small resort town of Tranquility, Maine, seems like the perfect spot for Dr. Claire Elliot to shelter her adolescent son, Noah, from the distractions of the big city and the lingering memory of his father's death. But with the first snap of winter comes shocking news that puts her practice on the line: a teenage boy under her care has committed an appalling act of violence. And as Claire and all of Tranquility soon discover, it is just the start of a chain of lethal outbursts among the town's teenagers. As the rash of disturbing behavior grows, Claire uncovers a horrifying secret: this is not the first time it has happened. Twice a century, the children of Tranquility lash out with deadly violence. Claire suspects that there is a biological cause for the epidemic, and she fears that the placid Locust Lake may conceal an insidious danger. As she races to save Tranquility—and her son—from harm, Claire discovers an even greater threat: a shocking conspiracy to manipulate nature and cause innocents to slaughter.

    A blues guitarist, she is still the wild child who followed a dream, and one who never planned on going home. But the bayou of Belle Rose, Louisiana, is the only place to turn when her father dies unexpectedly, awakening old family ghosts. Then Rae encounters sexy builder Simon St. Cyr, a link to the troubled Dalcour past, and a seductive reason to make Belle Rose home again -- for good.Growing up with the stories of Rae's reckless youth and the Dalcour legend of deceit, Simon is unprepared for Rae's sultry warmth, and his own overwhelming desire. Each night together is filled with passion, until their joy is threatened by a destructive fire at the dance hall Rae has lovingly restored. Plunging into the past to solve a decades-old mystery of illicit love and vicious lies, Rae and Simon soon find themselves on opposite sides of a scandal that may destroy their newfound bliss.

    Now Sammy's witnessed a crime at the Heavenly Hotel-a light fingered thief stealing $4,000 from Madame Nashira, the astrologer with the fire-hazard hair-do. Thing is, while she was watching him, he was watching her, too...Fast-paced and funny, packed with menacing suspects and clever clues, the Sammy Keyes mysteries keep you guessing to the last riveting page.

    and Emily Benson, the heirs to the Diamond B, Jeff hides them in the Anasazi ruins, which legend claimed were haunted by Blue Bone, the last chief of the vanished tribe.From such an unlikely hideout, Jeff swears to drive away the rustlers who had taken over the ranch. Badly outnumbered, his only chance is to frighten them into flight, and to do that, he resurrects the ghost of Blue Bone Mesa.

    Over three decades, the two will themselves fight to make a place of their own amid an Oklahoma landscape of dust and oil rigs. Through the good and bad times, and through the strength of their five sons, this remarkable family will gain courage from their age-old traditions...and hold passionately onto the rugged land they call home. Compares to national bestselling author Louise Erdrich "People of the Whistling Waters" won the 1994 Western Writers of America

    Awash in tequila, drugs, and regret, "Corrido" is equal parts lyrical black comedy, mournful thriller, and festive wake for the dead.

    #55: Beyond the Law: Is the Bayport police chief a dirty cop? Following a trail of deceit and danger into the heart of the department, the boys discover that power politics and police payoffs make an explosive mix.#58: Spiked : Frank and Joe are on the line in a big-time beach volleyball tournament that has suddenly taken a deadly turn.#59: Open Season: On a Colorado Rockies cross-country skiing trip, the Hardys face the greatest challenge of all: survival.

    This pocket guide checklist written by women includes: over 200 new authors since the last edition; more than 800 series detectives created by living women authors; over 3,700 mystery titles in correct series order; more than 650 titles from 1997-98.

    In her first adventure, Hannah is transported by the angels to the Australian outback where she teams up with a boy to track a group of animal poachers.

    

    But Nessy Scanlon's not your average little old lady, and her stories are no addle-minded snoozers. In fact, her take on Windfork, Wyoming's terrifying Wildman legends and what really happened in some of the town's most baffling mysteries could re-write Windfork's shadowy history. Follow Diona and Nessy on this scintillating, sobering adventure back through fifty years of breath-taking drama that a Writers' Digest reviewer has called "a thought-provoking and interesting historical novel for kids and adults alike...beautifully and skillfully written."

    A funny and moving portrait of a Mexican town plagued by expatriate gringos, licentious locals, and corrupt officials. Their seeming disparate lives weave a vibrant, exotic and sexy tapestry of life and death, longing and love, faithlessness and truth set against a backdrop of an indifferently received murder of a young artist.

    This time the JAG team investigates the murder of a Russian scientist and a US Navy nurse -- an investigation that draws them deep into the deadly depths of the Greenland Sea.

    

    To add extra spice, Jennifer has perfected her own disappearing act, which allows her to become invisible at will.

    As in the story "Ginseng Tea," Lieutenant Mills steps in to help solve the crime.

    Bestselling novelist Lynn V. Andrews ("Medicine Woman") called it "a marvelous story, with all the twists and turns deserving of the deeper spiritual mysteries it unfolds...as enchanting as it is deepening and enlightening." The Story: Tara Fairfield, an anthropologist at a western university, goes in search of her missing father. The journey takes her into remote, indigenous sites in New Mexico where mythology and contemporary reality collide. There she is initiated into a shamanic culture of healing and transformation, guided by an ancient prophecy that she must ultimately share with others. Like Tara, readers are brought closer to spiritual meaning and purpose where their own inner world connects them with ancient truths and brings them closer to the natural world. Award winning book illustrator Angela Werneke compares Spirit Circle to "a Tony Hillerman mystery shape-shifted to spiritual odyssey...with appeal for readers exploring Earth-based spiritual traditions." While a highly engaging novel, readers will also enjoy the author's epilogue and his discussion of the active role of shamanism in modern life, linking it to events described in the story. Includes easy to apply principles of the ancient "Medicine Wheel" traditions and ways to use this spiritual tool for self-consulting and deepening understanding of our relationships with each other in contemporary life.

    This is the second in a series of books designed to get those boys to read. The idea is simple enough. Give them stories they can identify with as boys and they will read them. Give them enough such stories and they will become readers. The author, Robert Holland, has written essays for Audubon, Yankee, New England Monthly, The Christian Science Monitor, and Connecticut Magazine. His first novel The Hunter was published by Stein ! Day and then published in France, Germany, and the UK. He studies under Rex Warner at the University of Connecticut and Stephen Minot at Trinity College.

    Who needs this book? Long-time mystery fans New mystery readers Reference librarians Book dealers and collectors Mystery reading groups Students and teachers of crime fiction Book columnists and reviewers Published authors and aspiring writers You will find: Cops, private eyes, assassins, avengers and spies Historical mysteries from 56 BC to 22nd century Sports mysteries from auto racing to yachting Correct series order for more than 4,500 titles Over 800detectives from more thatn 600 authors Mysteries indexed by type, background and setting Alphabetical and chronological lists of all titles Winners and nominees for annual mystery awards

    The town may be small, but the trouble and turmoil in Woodhill are not.Jake is joined by his two closest friends, Freddy Pratter and Mickey Justini, who are appointed to the fire department with Jake. Like Jake, they have their own personal demons.Sharing an interest in horses, Jake falls in love with Laura Darvey, a woman married to a local racketeer who deals in bootlegged whiskey and other assorted illegal activities. The affair causes the three friends to become tangled in a series of horrifying crimes that force them all to unexpectly face their demons.

    The book contains helpful appendices and an extensive bibliography.

    Examines the daily activities of author-illustrator Tedd Arnold and his creation Huggly, a little monster.

    When he sets out to recover it he discovers all its recent owners met violent deaths. Gradually he uncovers a deeper past, and the biggest surprise of all - the secret of the soldier in the wheatfield.

    The bills are piling up, his ex-wife is on his back for child support and there's no relief in sight.When Rick is chosen to take over a late night talk show after the previous director is found dead, his life takes a dramatic turn. But the director's widow can't accept the conclusion of suicide and enlists the help of the show's assistant to the producer, Cassie Peterson. Cassie is able to access clues left in the director's computer that the detectives overlooked. With the new information, the detectives begin an investigation that leads to Rick becoming the prime suspect.Finding a growing attraction toward Cassie, Rick begins to work with her to get to the truth. Now together they embark on a path of intrigue, danger, frame-ups, and romance, as they look for the truth behind the director's death and the secret of the Lasko interview.

    Famous athlete Sky Walker's world crashes down around him when his nine-year-old daughter Tonya disappears, and a stunned public finds out through an obsessed media that the genius who kidnapped her threatens the whole world.

    Assistant prosecutor Tom Freshour investigates the brutal murder of an eccentric and enigmatic collector of Indian artifacts.