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English
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"Olivia Andrews is locally famous for her blog and podcast, "Forget Me Not: A Crime Victim's Storyboard," which is dedicated to telling the stories of victims of crime. Now, she has a stunning story to tell about a decades-old murder mystery involving a prominent citizen of Pecan Springs-someone who isn't the man everybody thinks he is. But she is killed by a hit-and-run driver while she's out jogging early one morning. Was it an accident-or something...
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Klarke Ascher has a singular goal: to become an Ascenditure, a member of the kingdom's elite climbing team who scale the treacherous peaks of Miter's Backbone in search of an elusive medicine to treat the lung sickness that ails the populace. However, in a kingdom governed by centuries of tradition, where women are legally bound to home and hearth, owned by the men they are forced to marry, the Ascenditures have always been male. As the strongest...
Author
Publisher
Mariner Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Based on his own on-the-ground research and drawing on his 25-year career as an FBI special agent, the author takes us along America's highways and interstates where at least 850 homicides have been linked to long-haul truck drivers, which caused the FBI to open a special unit, the Highway Serial Killings initiative."--
4) Shadowheart
Author
Series
Unsub novel ; 4
Language
English
Description
Two serial killers are locked in a twisted rivalry. To stop the brutal slayings, FBI profiler Caitlin Hendrix will risk everything to end their warped competition and bring an unstoppable killer to justice.
Author
Series
Publisher
Crooked Lane
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"When a reproduction of a famous painting is stolen from a traveling show of impressionist art, librarian Lucy is painted into a corner when a murder occurs, while Louise Jane is captivated by handsome art dealer, who might be the killer-and the person threatening to break her heart."--
Author
Publisher
Oreon
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"In the desolate Yorkshire moors, a book may hold the key to a brutal murder. When a renowned American book collector is found dead at the foot of Harlesden Scar, it appears to be a tragic accident. But his nephew and Captain Mannering are convinced it's a mysterious and sinister homicide, potentially linked to a long-neglected tome in the doctor's possession. Determined to uncover the truth, the pair embark on a perilous chase, desperate to catch...
Author
Publisher
Union Square & Co
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"A young white woman has been bludgeoned to death in a rural church on Cicada Road, just outside the small town of Walterboro, South Carolina—a state that has been roiling with racial tenson since the shooting of an unarmed Black man by a white police officer. Sam Jenkins, who is Black, was found covered in blood and kneeling over her. Zach Stander, a down-and-out lawyer, is convinced to take Sam’s case by his detective girlfriend, Addie, while...
Author
Series
Dorset crime ; 3
Publisher
Ackroyd Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
An isolated community, a web of secrets, a mysterious death. When a body washes up on the shores of Brownsea Island, DCI Lesley Clarke initially suspects suicide. But as she gets closer to the island's close-knit community, she starts to suspect foul play. Why did the victim argue with her closest friend days before her death? What secrets is the victim's manager keeping? And can Lesley get to the bottom of the mystery before someone else dies?
Author
Publisher
Zondervan Reflective
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"For decades, cold-case homicide detective J. Warner Wallace investigated the causes behind deaths and murders, chasing one lead after another for months as he attempted to solve the case. Several of these cases remain open, unsolved mysteries. Wallace also investigated the most notable death in human history--the death of Jesus Christ--and it transformed him from an atheist into a follower of Jesus. Investigating death, surprisingly, taught him a...
Author
Publisher
Nolo
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Workplace complaints carry serious legal and financial risks to a company, so it's essential to act fast when an employee complaint is received. In the era of #MeToo, it's more important that ever to ensure that an investgation is complete, impartial, and timely. This book explains how to legally and successfully investigate and resolve any type of complaint or problem. It covers common workplace issues such as harassment, discrimination, violence,...
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Series
Publisher
Torrey House Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"When suspicious deaths befall a whitewater rafting expedition through Cataract Canyon in Canyonlands National Park, archaeologist Chuck Bender and his family recognize evil intent lies behind the tragedies. They must risk their lives and act before the murderer makes an already deadly journey on the Colorado River through Utah's red rock wilderness even deadlier--or turns on them instead"--
12) La camarera
Author
Series
Publisher
Duomo ediciones
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
When she discovers the dead body of the infamous and wealthy Charles Black in his suite, hotel maid Molly Gray finds her orderly life upended as she becomes the prime suspect in the case and is caught in a web of deception that she has no idea how to unravel.
Author
Series
Storytella ; 153
Publisher
Chun tian chu ban guo ji wen hua you xian gong si
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
"Jasmine, the housekeeper, lives alone in the world. She Xi used to being ignored while working at the Regent Hotel, Xi to loosen pillows, and Xi to wipe away dirt, dust, and secrets of the bustling guests. She's just a housekeeper -- why should anyone else pay attention to her? But one day, the corpse of the rich Blake is in the room she is about to clean. After the police intervened in the investigation, Jasmine's unsociable and misunderstanding-prone...
Author
Publisher
Planeta
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
"A Ernie Cunningham nunca le han gustado las reuniones familiares. Aunque algo tiene que ver el hecho de que hace tres años viera a su hermano, Michael, matar a alguien y lo denunciara a la policía, un ultraje que la familia nunca le ha perdonado. Ahora han decidido reunirse para una ocasión especial: pasarán un fin de semana en un hotel en la montaña para celebrar el reencuentro con Michael. Pero los Cunningham no son una familia que se pase...
Author
Publisher
MACMILLAN
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
New York, 1915. RMS Lusitania, one of the world's most luxurious ocean liners, departs for war-torn Europe. Among those on board is Patrick Gallagher, a civil servant in His Majesty's government tasked with escorting a British diplomat back to England. When a fellow passenger is believed to have shot himself in his cabin, Gallagher is asked by the captain to investigate the scene - but one crucial detail doesn't fit. The man's body was discovered...
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Series
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Hot on the heels of her podcast debut, Jess Keeler looks for another unsolved crime to investigate—this time with a documentary crew in tow. But she can’t seem to find the right case…until a handsome stranger approaches her in a bar in Lake Castor, Virginia, with an incredible story about wrongful conviction. The Lake Castor sniper struck in 1984. Terrorizing the historically Black part of the old mill town, the killer claimed five lives. No...
Author
Series
Publisher
Chooseco
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
In this interactive adventure, you need to solve a murder - your own! You are a student at the Old Willow Boarding School for gifted children; you wake up one day to find you've been murdered. Now a ghost, you have to figure out how to communicate with others and solve this crime.
Author
Publisher
Grijalbo
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
Español
Description
"Estaré muerto en tres meses. Vengo a contar mi historia. Esta es la escalofriante invitación de Sebastian Trapp, reconocido novelista de misterio, a Nicky Hunter, la profesora y crítica experta en su obra con la que mantiene una relación epistolar. Desde la mansión del autor en San Francisco, Nicky comienza a desentrañar la historia de la vida de Trapp bajo las atentas miradas de su enigmática esposa y de su hija mayor. Pero Sebastian Trapp...
20) Keeping the dead
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Forensic Pathologist Maura Isles is asked to attend an intriguing examination. An ancient mummy has been found in a museum basement, prompting great media excitement. But with horror she realises that it's not as ancient as they thought...A very modern bullet is showing up on the scan. Detective Jane Rizzoli is called to investigate and soon discovers a second - and then a third - mummified body. Who is this killer and why does he preserve his victims...
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