The sequel to the critically acclaimed Death in August, which finds Inspector Bordelli facing a nightmarish murder mystery April 1964, and the cruelest month is breeding bad weather and worse news. And plenty of disturbing news is coming to Florence detective Inspector Bordelli. Bordelli’s friend, Casimiro, insists he’s discovered the body of a man in a field above Fiesole. Bordelli races to the scene,but doesn’t find any sign of a corpse.Only a couple of days later, a little girl is found at Villa Ventaglio. She has been strangled, and there is a horrible bite mark on her belly. Then another young girl is found murdered,with the same macabre signature.And meanwhile Casimiro has disappeared without a trace.This new investigation marks the start of one of the darkes tperiods of Bordelli’s life: a nightmare without end, as black as the sky above Florence.
Pegasus
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9781605984483
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Print book
The Fourth Enemy
By Perry, Anne
Daniel Pitt prosecutes a beloved philanthropist whose good deeds may hide dark - and dangerous - secrets in this gripping mystery from New York Times bestselling author Anne Perry.Working his way up at London law firm fford Croft and Gibson, Daniel Pitt is named second prosecutor on a fraud case with the potential to make or break his - and the firm's - reputation. The trouble is, Malcolm Vayne, the man on trial, has deep pockets, and even deeper connections. Vayne's philanthropic efforts paint him a hero in the eyes of the public, but Daniel's friend Ian, a police officer, has evidence to suggest otherwise. Nervously working alongside the new head of his firm, Daniel is under pressure to prove that Vayne is guilty.Meanwhile, Daniel's new bride, forensic scientist Miriam fford Croft, befriends Rose, the wife of Daniel's colleague Gideon Hunter, and the two become engrossed in the women's suffrage movement.
Ballantine Books
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9780593359129
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Hardcover
Wave and Die
By Whitelaw, Stella
Classy and zany private investigator Jordan Lacey finds herself framed by her own investigations in this new sleepy seaside story of stolen waterlilies, vandalism, arson and another errant husband.
Severn House Publishers; World edition
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9780727857224
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Hardcover
People Who Walk In Darkness
By Kaminsky, Stuart M.
After a very long absence, Forge is delighted to be bringing back one of Edgar award winning Stuart Kaminskys best loved characters, Inspector Porfiry Petrovich Rostnikov. Rostnikov is a Russian bear of a man, an honest policeman in a very dishonest post-Soviet Union Russia. Known as "The Washtub," Rostnikov is one of the most engaging and relevant characters in crime fiction, a sharp and caring policeman as well as the perfect tour guide to a changing (that is, disintegrating) Russia. Surviving pogroms and politburos, he has solved crimes, mostly in spite of the powers that be that rule his world. . In People Who Walk in Darkness, Rostnikov travels to Siberia to investigate a murder at a diamond mine, where he discovers an old secret ... and an even older personal problem. His compatriots head to Kiev on a trail of smuggled diamonds and kidnapped guest workers ... and what they discover leads them to a vast conspiracy that not only has international repercussions but threatens them on a very personal level.. People Who Walk in Darkness is a fast-paced novel of modern Russia told by one of mysterys finest storytellers. . At the Publishers request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Forge
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9780765318862
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Hardcover
Beau Death
By Lovesey, Peter
In the seventeenth installment in Peter Lovesey's timeless British detective series, Peter Diamond digs deep into Bath history to ferret out the secrets of one of its most famous (and scandalous) icons: Richard "Beau" Nash, who might have been the victim of a centuries-old murder. Bath, England: A wrecking crew is demolishing a row of townhouses in order to build a grocery store when they uncover a skeleton in one of the attics. The dead man is wearing authentic 1760s garb and on the floor next to it is a white tricorner hat - the ostentatious signature accessory of Beau Nash, one of Bath's most famous historical men-about-town, a fashion icon and incurable rake who, some say, ended up in a pauper's grave. Or did the Beau actually end up in a townhouse attic? The Beau Nash Society will be all in a tizzy when the truth is revealed to them. Chief Inspector Peter Diamond, who has been assigned to identify the remains, begins to fantasize about turning Nash scholarship on its ear. But one of his constables is stubbornly insisting the corpse can't be Nash's - the non-believer threatens to spoil Diamond's favorite theory, especially when he offers some pretty irrefutable evidence. Is Diamond on a historical goose chase? Should he actually be investigating a much more modern murder?
Soho Crime
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9781616959050
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Hardcover
Catch and Release
By Block, Lawrence
The Master Returns--With Never-Before-Collected Tales of Murder and Desire. One of the most highly acclaimed novelists in the crime genre, Lawrence Block is also a master of the short story, with award-winning work ranging from the macabre to the slyly comic, from heart-stopping tales of revenge to memorable explorations of lust and greed, all told in Blocks unforgettable style. The sixteen stories (and one stage play!) collected here feature appearances by some of Block s most famous characters, including gentleman burglar Bernie Rhodenbarr and alcoholic private detective Matt Scudder, as well as glimpses into the minds of a rogues gallery of frightening killers, dangerous sociopaths, crooked cops, and lost souls whose only chance to find themselves may be on the wrong side of a gun.. Youll meet a compulsive hoarder whose towering piles of trash and treasures hide disturbing secrets...a beautiful young tennis star with a rather too possessive secret admirer...a dealer in stolen art who is unwilling to part with his most prized possession at any price...poker players with agendas that have nothing to do with the cards in their hands...and a catch-and-release fisherman whose preferred catch walks on two legs. . Terror and passion, cruelty and vindication--its all here, in a collection that will thrill you, scare you, and remind you why Lawrence Block is still the best there is at what he does.
Subterranean; Deluxe Hardcover Edition edition
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9781596065710
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Hardcover
Supernatural Born Killers
By Daniels, Casey
Former cemetery tour guide and reluctant medium Pepper Martin is thrilled when she gets her job backmdashwith a promotion But her new position is turning out to be more than she can handle especially with the dead clamoring for her attentionhellipAs Garden View Cemeteryrsquos new community relations manager Pepper is feeling overwhelmed with planning the annual party to attract new sponsors Luckily some of the cemeteryrsquos permanent residents have volunteered to give Pepper a ghostly hand and shersquos not about to turn away the help But when a murdered ghost starts leaving puddles everywhere Pepper quickly finds her newly acquired free time occupiedThe dead man is her ex-boyfriend Quinnrsquos former partner Jack Haggartymdashand he isnrsquot going away until Pepper figures out the real reason behind his murder And while Quinn recently had a brush with the afterlife he still isnrsquot ready to accept Pepperrsquos abilitiesmdashor offer his skills as a detective Now Pepper has to convince Quinn shersquos the real deal and investigate Jackrsquos deathmdashbefore someone else meets their end in a watery grave.
Berkley; Original edition
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9780425251522
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Paperback
Fatal Family Ties
By Perkins, S. C.
Lucy is just about to tuck into a plate of tacos at her favorite Austin joint, Big Flaco's, when she gets an unexpected visit from her former -- and least-favorite -- co-worker. Camilla Braithwaite hasn't gotten much friendlier since the last time Lucy saw her, but that doesn't stop her from asking a favor. In her hand is a newspaper feature on an ancestor, a civil war corporal -- and a liar, according to the article. Charles Braithwaite is depicted as a phony and a deserter, and Camilla wants Lucy's help clearing his name.Lucy would prefer to spend her free time with her new beau, special agent Ben Turner, but takes the case, making no promises that Camilla will like the outcome of her investigation. Camilla leads Lucy to the Texas History Museum, where their first clue is a triptych painting, passed down in the Braithwaite family for generations, one panel of which has disappeared.
Death and the Olive Grove
By Vichi, Marco
The sequel to the critically acclaimed Death in August, which finds Inspector Bordelli facing a nightmarish murder mystery April 1964, and the cruelest month is breeding bad weather and worse news. And plenty of disturbing news is coming to Florence detective Inspector Bordelli. Bordelli’s friend, Casimiro, insists he’s discovered the body of a man in a field above Fiesole. Bordelli races to the scene,but doesn’t find any sign of a corpse.Only a couple of days later, a little girl is found at Villa Ventaglio. She has been strangled, and there is a horrible bite mark on her belly. Then another young girl is found murdered,with the same macabre signature.And meanwhile Casimiro has disappeared without a trace.This new investigation marks the start of one of the darkes tperiods of Bordelli’s life: a nightmare without end, as black as the sky above Florence.
The Fourth Enemy
By Perry, Anne
Daniel Pitt prosecutes a beloved philanthropist whose good deeds may hide dark - and dangerous - secrets in this gripping mystery from New York Times bestselling author Anne Perry.Working his way up at London law firm fford Croft and Gibson, Daniel Pitt is named second prosecutor on a fraud case with the potential to make or break his - and the firm's - reputation. The trouble is, Malcolm Vayne, the man on trial, has deep pockets, and even deeper connections. Vayne's philanthropic efforts paint him a hero in the eyes of the public, but Daniel's friend Ian, a police officer, has evidence to suggest otherwise. Nervously working alongside the new head of his firm, Daniel is under pressure to prove that Vayne is guilty.Meanwhile, Daniel's new bride, forensic scientist Miriam fford Croft, befriends Rose, the wife of Daniel's colleague Gideon Hunter, and the two become engrossed in the women's suffrage movement.
Wave and Die
By Whitelaw, Stella
Classy and zany private investigator Jordan Lacey finds herself framed by her own investigations in this new sleepy seaside story of stolen waterlilies, vandalism, arson and another errant husband.
People Who Walk In Darkness
By Kaminsky, Stuart M.
After a very long absence, Forge is delighted to be bringing back one of Edgar award winning Stuart Kaminskys best loved characters, Inspector Porfiry Petrovich Rostnikov. Rostnikov is a Russian bear of a man, an honest policeman in a very dishonest post-Soviet Union Russia. Known as "The Washtub," Rostnikov is one of the most engaging and relevant characters in crime fiction, a sharp and caring policeman as well as the perfect tour guide to a changing (that is, disintegrating) Russia. Surviving pogroms and politburos, he has solved crimes, mostly in spite of the powers that be that rule his world. . In People Who Walk in Darkness, Rostnikov travels to Siberia to investigate a murder at a diamond mine, where he discovers an old secret ... and an even older personal problem. His compatriots head to Kiev on a trail of smuggled diamonds and kidnapped guest workers ... and what they discover leads them to a vast conspiracy that not only has international repercussions but threatens them on a very personal level.. People Who Walk in Darkness is a fast-paced novel of modern Russia told by one of mysterys finest storytellers. . At the Publishers request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Beau Death
By Lovesey, Peter
In the seventeenth installment in Peter Lovesey's timeless British detective series, Peter Diamond digs deep into Bath history to ferret out the secrets of one of its most famous (and scandalous) icons: Richard "Beau" Nash, who might have been the victim of a centuries-old murder. Bath, England: A wrecking crew is demolishing a row of townhouses in order to build a grocery store when they uncover a skeleton in one of the attics. The dead man is wearing authentic 1760s garb and on the floor next to it is a white tricorner hat - the ostentatious signature accessory of Beau Nash, one of Bath's most famous historical men-about-town, a fashion icon and incurable rake who, some say, ended up in a pauper's grave. Or did the Beau actually end up in a townhouse attic? The Beau Nash Society will be all in a tizzy when the truth is revealed to them. Chief Inspector Peter Diamond, who has been assigned to identify the remains, begins to fantasize about turning Nash scholarship on its ear. But one of his constables is stubbornly insisting the corpse can't be Nash's - the non-believer threatens to spoil Diamond's favorite theory, especially when he offers some pretty irrefutable evidence. Is Diamond on a historical goose chase? Should he actually be investigating a much more modern murder?
Catch and Release
By Block, Lawrence
The Master Returns--With Never-Before-Collected Tales of Murder and Desire. One of the most highly acclaimed novelists in the crime genre, Lawrence Block is also a master of the short story, with award-winning work ranging from the macabre to the slyly comic, from heart-stopping tales of revenge to memorable explorations of lust and greed, all told in Blocks unforgettable style. The sixteen stories (and one stage play!) collected here feature appearances by some of Block s most famous characters, including gentleman burglar Bernie Rhodenbarr and alcoholic private detective Matt Scudder, as well as glimpses into the minds of a rogues gallery of frightening killers, dangerous sociopaths, crooked cops, and lost souls whose only chance to find themselves may be on the wrong side of a gun.. Youll meet a compulsive hoarder whose towering piles of trash and treasures hide disturbing secrets...a beautiful young tennis star with a rather too possessive secret admirer...a dealer in stolen art who is unwilling to part with his most prized possession at any price...poker players with agendas that have nothing to do with the cards in their hands...and a catch-and-release fisherman whose preferred catch walks on two legs. . Terror and passion, cruelty and vindication--its all here, in a collection that will thrill you, scare you, and remind you why Lawrence Block is still the best there is at what he does.
Supernatural Born Killers
By Daniels, Casey
Former cemetery tour guide and reluctant medium Pepper Martin is thrilled when she gets her job backmdashwith a promotion But her new position is turning out to be more than she can handle especially with the dead clamoring for her attentionhellipAs Garden View Cemeteryrsquos new community relations manager Pepper is feeling overwhelmed with planning the annual party to attract new sponsors Luckily some of the cemeteryrsquos permanent residents have volunteered to give Pepper a ghostly hand and shersquos not about to turn away the help But when a murdered ghost starts leaving puddles everywhere Pepper quickly finds her newly acquired free time occupiedThe dead man is her ex-boyfriend Quinnrsquos former partner Jack Haggartymdashand he isnrsquot going away until Pepper figures out the real reason behind his murder And while Quinn recently had a brush with the afterlife he still isnrsquot ready to accept Pepperrsquos abilitiesmdashor offer his skills as a detective Now Pepper has to convince Quinn shersquos the real deal and investigate Jackrsquos deathmdashbefore someone else meets their end in a watery grave.
Fatal Family Ties
By Perkins, S. C.
Lucy is just about to tuck into a plate of tacos at her favorite Austin joint, Big Flaco's, when she gets an unexpected visit from her former -- and least-favorite -- co-worker. Camilla Braithwaite hasn't gotten much friendlier since the last time Lucy saw her, but that doesn't stop her from asking a favor. In her hand is a newspaper feature on an ancestor, a civil war corporal -- and a liar, according to the article. Charles Braithwaite is depicted as a phony and a deserter, and Camilla wants Lucy's help clearing his name.Lucy would prefer to spend her free time with her new beau, special agent Ben Turner, but takes the case, making no promises that Camilla will like the outcome of her investigation. Camilla leads Lucy to the Texas History Museum, where their first clue is a triptych painting, passed down in the Braithwaite family for generations, one panel of which has disappeared.