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Walker family volume 4
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English
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The traditions of the Tohono O'odham people are woven into the fabric of three families as Dr. Lani Walker and Pima County homicide investigator Brian Fellows join forces to protect a little girl who witnessed her mother's murder.
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
On the night of the decade's worst blizzard, a local farm boy discovers the naked body of a beautiful young woman in the snow. Seventeen years later, the Virgin of Small Plains has become a local myth. Strange miracles have visited those who faithfully tend to her grave and Small Plains becomes a haven for those hoping the Virgin will cure them. But soon strange and sinister events unfold. What really happened seventeen years ago? And why are some...
3) Shattered
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English
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With an ailing mother to support, attorney Lisa Shewmaker takes a job as a research assistant to District Attorney Scott Buchanan. While reviewing cold cases in the Fayette County courthouse, she comes across photos that may help her uncover details about her mysterious past. But when a series of catastrophes strike close to home, Lisa confides in Scott, and their relationship develops into something completely different. Together Lisa and Scott unravel...
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Publisher
Severn House
Language
English
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Jude's decision to redecorate her cottage leads to a meeting with a local decorator and a surprising discovery behind a wall panel in a Victorian building: a woman's handbag! The discovery becomes serious when the police identify the handbag's owner as Anita Garner, a young woman who vanished in suspicious circumstances twenty years earlier.
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Series
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
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Five years after her husband's murder, Laurie Moran, an award-winning TV producer and single mother, starts filming a new "cold case" series in which four women involved in the unsolved murder of a wealthy Westchester matron reunite to recreate the scene of the crime -- along with the real killer.
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Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"The old Beaumont mansion is a rotting shell of its once-grand self, especially after a disastrous hurricane sweeps through Georgia. The storm does more than dislodge shutters and shingles. It leads to a grisly find in the cellar. Three graves. But only two skeletons... For Nikki, the discovery is a gift, the perfect subject for her next crime book- though Reed has made her promise not to keep involving herself in dangerous police business. But despite...
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Series
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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"Before he retired, J. P. Beaumont had looked forward to having his days all to himself. But too much free time doesnt suit a man used to brushing close to danger. When his longtime nemesis, retired Seattle crime reporter Maxwell Cole, dies in whats officially deemed to be an accidental fire, Beau is astonished to be dragged into the investigation at the request of none other than the deceased victim himself. In the process Beau learns that just because...
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Series
Harry Bosch mysteries volume 16
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
In a case that spans 20 years, Harry Bosch links the bullet from a recent crime to a file from 1992, the killing of a young female photographer during the L.A. riots. Harry originally investigated the murder, but it was then handed off to the Riot Crimes Task Force and never solved. Now Bosch's ballistics match indicates that her death was not random violence, but something more personal, and connected to a deeper intrigue. Like an investigator combing...
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Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Hired to investigate a suspicious near-drowning that left a girl permanently brain damaged years earlier, Brunetti struggles to determine if a crime was actually committed, in a case set against a backdrop of dynamic transitions in contemporary Venice.
10) Girl, 11
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"In this debut thriller for fans of Riley Sager and Karin Slaughter, a social worker turned true crime podcaster investigates a decades-old serial killer cold case only to unwittingly create new victims"--
11) After the storm
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Series
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English
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"In this electrifying thriller by New York Times bestseller Linda Castillo, Kate Burkholder must uncover a family's long-hidden past to solve a brutal murder... When a tornado tears through Painters Mill and unearths human remains, Chief of Police Kate Burkholder finds herself tasked with the responsibility of identifying the bones-and notifying the family. Evidence quickly emerges that the death was no accident and Kate finds herself plunged into...
12) No man's land
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John Puller novels volume 4
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English
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John Puller may be the US Army's most tenacious investigator, but he is not equipped to face the truth about his mother's disappearance thirty years ago. New evidence has come to light suggesting that Puller's father -- a highly decorated army veteran -- may have murdered his wife. When Puller's friend, intelligence operative Veronica Knox, arrived on the scene, he realized that there is far more to this case than he first though. He knows that nothing...
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Series
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"The second thrilling novel in the New York Times bestselling Under Suspicion series following The Cinderella Murder, featuring intrepid television producer Laurie Moran as she investigates the case of a missing bride. Five years ago Amanda Pierce was excitedly preparing to marry her college sweetheart in a lavish ceremony at The Grand Victoria Hotel in Palm Beach. Then, with their guests and families on site, Amanda disappeared. In present-day New...
Author
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Charlotte Holmes volume 4
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
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Description
When Jamie and Charlotte join the theater program at Oxford, accidents start anew, giving them no choice but to throw themselves into a cold case.
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English
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"Everyone has a secret they'll do anything to hide... Twenty-five years ago, the body of sixteen-year-old Eve Knox was found in the caves near her home in small-town Grotto, Iowa -- discovered by her best friend, Maggie, and her sister, Nola. There were a handful of suspects, including her boyfriend, Nick, but without sufficient evidence the case ultimately went cold. For decades Maggie was haunted by Eve's death and that horrible night. Now a detective...
17) Out of bounds
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Series
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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Description
"When a teenage joyrider crashes a stolen car and ends up in a coma, a routine DNA test reveals a connection to an unsolved murder from twenty-two years before. It's a cold case that should be straightforward. But it's as twisted as the DNA helix itself. Meanwhile, Karen is mired in grief and guilt after the death of her partner. She finds herself irresistibly drawn to another mystery that she has no business investigating, a mystery that has its...
18) The confession
Author
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Assistant DA Holt Douglas makes his living exposing lies and sending criminals to jail in Ashley County, Georgia. His job is always easier when defendants, instead of remaining silent, blame someone else or try to excuse their actions. With a confession in his hand, Holt knows a guilty plea will soon follow. But lurking in Holt's past is a dark secret that could end his successful career and possibly his relationship with Angelina, his hoped-for fiancée"--...
19) Ghost girl
Author
Series
Detective's daughter volume 2
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
When detective's daughter Stella Darnell discovers some old photos in her father's darkroom, an old case is reopened. The oldest photo dates back to 1966, when a ten year-old girl witnessed something that would haunt her forever.
Author
Series
Publisher
Love Inspired
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
When the search for her birth parents is met with a threat to leave town, Brynn Evans turns to private investigator Avery Thorpe--and leads armed assailants to his door. With no clue why she's a target, Brynn and Avery rush to unfold her family's secret...and to stay alive. But when the truth reveals a decades-long conspiracy, can they survive a killer's plan to cover it up?
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