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Painted Lady: An Elderhostel Mystery
by Peter AbreschThe Wild Wild West Retired physical therapist James P. Dandy embarks on another Elderhostel adventure with his ladylove, artist Dodee Swisher, this time along the old Santa Fe Trail. But before the trip even gets under way, he sees a Native American woman plunge to her death from a Denver rooftop. Jim suspects that the woman, a shaman believed to possess a priceless Mayan artifact, was pushed. Soon it's clear somebody thinks Jim knows the whereabouts of the statue - a gold and diamond-encrusted falcon. It's a misconception that is becoming dangerous to both Jim and Dodee's well-being. Another grisly murder occurs on the historic trail through the Wild West, and mysteries old and new find Jim caught in a shoot-out in Cimarron with a killer determined to make this Dandy's Last Stand.
Red
by Jack KetchumThree teenaged boys kill a man's dog for no good reason. The man seeks justice, following the letter of the law ... read on to find out what happens.
The Lost
by Jack KetchumThe year is 1969. Three small town teenagers are bound together by an act of terror one of them committed four years before. A local cop can't let this unsolved crime rest. Something must give.
The Dark Fields
by Alan GlynnIMAGINE A DRUG THAT MADE YOU FUNCTION WITH PERFECT EFFICIENCY, TAP INTO YOUR DEEPEST RESOURCES OF CREATIVITY AND DRIVE, RELEASING ALL THE PASSIVE KNOWLEDGE YOU'D EVER ACCUMULATED. IMAGINE A DRUG THAT FOCUSED YOU SO INTENSELY YOU COULD READ A STACK OF BOOKS IN JUST A FEW HOURS AND REMEMBER EVERY WORD, LEARN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE IN THE SPACE OF A QUIET EVENING AT HOME. IMAGINE A DRUG THAT ALLOWED YOU TO PROCESS INFORMATION SO QUICKLY YOU COULD SEE PATTERNS IN THE STOCK MARKET, A DRUG THAT MADE YOU SO CHARMING YOU COULD SEDUCE A ROOM FULL OF STRANGERS IN A MATTER OF MINUTES, OR LAND A JOB YOU WANTED. EDDIE SPINOLA IS ON SUCH A DRUG. IT'S CALLED MDT-48, AND IT'S SUCCESS IN A BOTTLE--A DESIGNER DRUG THAT'S REDESIGNING HIS LIFE. MDT IS HELPING EDDIE TO BECOME THE KIND OF MAN HE'S ALWAYS DREAMED OF BEING, BUT AS HE MORPHS INTO THE PICTURE OF INTELLECTuAL AND FINANCIAL SUCCESS N THE OUTSIDE, HE STARTS FALLING APART ON THE INSIDE- HEADACHES, BLACKOUTS, VIOLENT OUTBURSTS. BUT NOW IT IS TOO LATE TO GO BACK; HE'S HOOKED, AND THE SUPPLY THAT ONCE SEEMED LIMITLESS IS STARTING TO DWINDLE. AS EDDIE TRIES TO TRACE THE OTHER USERS, UNCOVERING MDT'S SHADY ORIGINS AND THE MYSTERY BEHIND HIS DEALER'S DEATH, THE DRUG THAT ONCE SEEMED LIKE A DREAM COME TRUE IS LOOKING MORE AND MORE LIKE HIS WORST NIGHTMARE.
As a Favor
by Susan DunlapA Jill Smith novel. One of the earlier in the series. Jill investigates a missing person as a favor to her ex-husband.
Lieberman's Law (Abe Lieberman Mystery #5)
by Stuart KaminskyPolice detective Abe Lieberman is reminded just how deep hate and revenge can go when the temple he and his wife attend is vandalized. Local skinheads are involved, and the rampage has just begun.
The Happy Valley Mystery (Trixie Belden #9)
by Kathryn KennyUncle Andrew needs Trixie's help. While Trixie and the rewst of the Bob-Whites of the Glen are spending spring break at his farm in Iowa, his sheep keep disappearing. He thinks they're being stolen! Trixie may not know sheep, but she does know thieves. And she has an idea where to start looking for them--near the mysterious flickering lights in the dark, dangerous Walnut Woods!
Kingdom of the Seven
by Jon LandDr. Karen Raymond has made the medical breakthrough of the century, a vaccine that could halt the spread of our most devastating modern plague, AIDS. But when her laboratory is destroyed and her colleagues murdered, she realizes she's in danger: a conspiracy of proportions she never dreamed possible is out to crush her work. In another part of the country the population of an entire town has disappeared into thin air, leaving behind only half-finished meals, empty offices and schools. Who is responsible? A cabal of power-seeking corporations? Rogue victims of Army medical experiments gone horribly wrong? Who is behind the traitorous plot that threatens to sacrifice our country to the...
To Wear The White Cloak: A Catherine LeVendeur Mystery
by Sharan NewmanWhen Catherine and Edgar and their children return home from Catherine's sister's wedding in Trier, they are dismayed to find a dead body in the house. In this novel set against the backdrop of the Crusades, they must struggle to defend themselves against the Church authorities. To do so, they must also find the murderer.
The Lie Direct
by Sara WoodsA client of Antony Maitland is accused of murder and of living a double life with two wives. He's guilty of neither, but Maitland can get him free only if the psychological gambles he takes in the court room go his way.
Hardball
by Barbara D'AmatoAs head of Common Sense, Louise had earned the wrath of the PTA, Police and church groups all over Chicago. Free lance journalist Catherine Masala smelled a great interview. It was a bomb. Now Cat is hungry for more than a story... she wants to nail a killer. The whole thing could win her a Pulitzer... if she lives long enough to write it.
The Plot Thickens
by Mary Higgins ClarkShort stories by authors such as Mary Higgins Clark, Lawrence Block, Edna Buchannan, Carol Higgins Clark, Janet Evanovich, Linda Fairstein, Walter Mosley, Nancy Pickard, Ann Rule, and Donald e. Westlake
The Last Witness: A Mystery
by K. J. EricksonTerri, wife of T-Jack a famous and violent basketball player is found murdered. T-Jack is the obvious suspect, but his alibi is perfect. Or is it? It is up to Mars and Nettie to find the flaw.
Darkside: A Novel
by P. T. DeutermannAt the US Naval Academy, the midshipmen refer to the Administration as the Darkside, a nickname befitting the secrecy and manipulation that occur behind closed doors. So when a plebe, a first year student, falls to his death from a campus building, the Academy tenses as the Darkside begins to creep out of the shadows to cut off any possible scandal. DARK SECRET Retired naval aviator Ev Markham is now a professor at the Academy. When a provocative clue connects the dead midshipman to senior midshipman, Julie Markham, Ev's daughter, he knows how quickly she could become a scapegoat the Darkside craves. But a second body convinces Academy security officer Jim Hall that a killer is on the loose. As both men struggle to uncover the truth, a psychopath more sinister than they can imagine lies in wait, protecting the ultimate - and most deadly - secret of all...
Poinciana
by Phyllis A. WhitneySharon thinks her dreams have come true when she meets the man of her dreams. When she goes to the family home, Poinciana she finds she will not live happily ever after
Decked (Regan Reilly #1)
by Carol Higgins ClarkWhen P.I. Regan Reilly attends a class reunion in England, the long-dead body of her former roommate turns up. Clues to the mystery follow Regan as she sails home--and into the hands of a killer.
Eye Of The Wolf
by T. V. OlsenFrank Ulring was The Law in Grafton County. In six short years he had driven the outlaws, the rustlers and robbers from their mountain refuges and had whiplashed the Navajos into sullen, but submissive obedience. Though some might have muttered about the severity of his methods, when they remembered how it had been, they always supported their tough, domineering sheriff. The town of Spurlock was his domain, where he had everything he had aimed for in life except a wife. Though the woman he wanted was already married, the Sheriff had a scheme and the scheme was called murder, and the only obstacle to it was a witness a Navajo who soon became the object of one of the most intensive manhunts Grafton County had ever seen.
The Vanishing Shadow (A Judy Bolton Mystery)
by Margaret SuttonJudy's safety is threatened by a gang of crooks who think she knows too much about their latest "deal." she is persued by a mysterious shadow that vanishes before she can get a glimps of it's owner.
Double-Cross
by Stephen OverholserThe future looked bright for Matt McLeod. He was an outrider for the Two-Bar Ranch, hired to protect the ranch from poachers. Then he saw Riley Wilcox in the Denver City jail and everything changed. Wilcox had been convicted of a grisly murder and was sentenced to hang. But as soon as Matt caught sight of Riley he knew one thing--Riley was his twin brother, adopted by a different family as an infant. He also knew Riley couldn't have committed that murder. After a daring jailbreak, the two brothers set out to find their biological parents. But even more important, they have to track down the real killer if either of them ever wants to live free again.
The Water Clock (Journalist Philip Dryden, #1)
by Jim KellyMystery thriller involving the solving of a crime and testing the faith and loyalty of the survivers.
Arctic Blast (The Executioner #288)
by Don PendletonWhile attempting to discover why a new anti-missile defense sysstem malfunctioned, Mack Bolan discovers a potential attack to destroy all of the American Southwest!
The Secret In the Sand Castle (The New Bobbsey Twins, # #4)
by Laura Lee HopeThe Bobbsey Twins are older twins Nan and Bert and younger twins Freddie and Flossie. Hunt for buried beach treasure and ghosts while on summer vacation.
A Tiger Walks
by Ian NiallYosef and Ram Sing stop in a small Welsh village, get a little drunk and release a tiger.