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What are the odds of three serial killers working in the same college town? Astronomical. Unless two of them are twin brothers! The third is someone they hire to do maintenance at their nursing homes. A match made in hell! Using a pandemic's death toll as a cover, the brothers, who know a good thing when they see one, use their new hire to help them with their murderous insurance and "legacy" scheme. But they did not count on an idealistic -- and suspicious -- young woman. “A LAWRENCE DE MARIA TITLE GIVES YOU MORE BANG FOR YOUR BUCK THAN JUST ABOUT ANYTHING IN THE BOOK MARKETPLACE TODAY....

Falco: the new generation - Introducing Flavia Albia.Flavia Albia is the adopted daughter of a famous investigating family. In defiance of tradition, she lives alone on the colourful Aventine Hill, and battles out a solo career in a male-dominated world. As a woman and an outsider, Albia has special insight into the best, and worst, of life in ancient Rome.A female client dies in mysterious circumstances. Albia investigates and discovers there have been many other strange deaths all over the city, yet she is warned off by the authorities.

When two vacationers arrive in Las Vegas, they never expect to be caught up in a murder mystery. Ella Hunt and Luke Falconer have come to the Cosmos Hotel so Ella can advise the hotel on its interior design, but soon they're assisting a homicide detective in the investigation of a bride who has fallen from the 17th floor of her honeymoon suite. With the groom downstairs drinking with his Army Ranger friends, and secrets of blackmail and affairs coming to light, Ella and Luke have to dig deep to find out who wanted the bride dead. But when the bride's sister is murdered, the stakes are ...

I only have two problems: 1. I am dead. 2. My daughter is trying to resurrect me. Before my death, I was Lucas Johnson, a fallen angel, and a private investigator. Now, I am Lucifer. And after six year's worth of failed attempts at self-resurrection, I've had enough of being dead. But then fortune finally smiles upon me, and I hear a prayer. In his last moment of despair, a Colombian priest prays to me, offering his body and soul in exchange for my help. That's the easiest deal of my life, and through that, I make the first step to my return. And it turns out I'm not the only one working on...

An old friend, an assassination contract, and twenty billion reasons to overthrow a demigod. I am Lucas Johnson, a fixer from New York, who is best known as the new Lucifer. And in spite of the name’s reputation, people still come around to make deals. This time, it’s an old friend of mine, Sora. He has organized a rebellion to topple Miyamoto Musashi, the godfather of Yakuza, who happens to be the member of the Hand of God in charge of the Secret Societies of the entire Japanese region. What the rebellion lacks is the raw power actually to fight Musashi. To help him free his people ...

Every vampire in the world wants to kill me. My only hope lies in robbing the Devil's vault. I am Lucas Johnson, a fallen angel working as a corporate hitman, and I've got a vampire problem. Ever since I've killed one of the four high vampires, all the other vampires want me dead. And they are rather active about it, sending an endless flood of vampire thralls. I've slaughtered thousands of them, but their hunt can only end with my death. It's only a matter of time before a lucky bullet ends me. I'm out of tricks to try and I have nowhere to run, so I wait for a miracle or death. But then ...

The year is 1976. Veteran New Haven homicide detective Frank Suchy has finally learned to cope with the demons in his life and the daily pressure of "the job" - being exposed to every manner of death that could possibly befall someone - all the while celebrating his third year of sobriety. But when his best friend's child is brutally murdered in broad daylight outside a downtown shopping mall, his world begins to deteriorate, bringing back the nightmares that he thought were locked away long ago.

The saga begins with The Bonnie Bag of Bones that lead the infamous duo on a not-so-merry chase into the mythical mountains of Scotland and ultimately to the "the woman" who is tangled within a mystery that has haunted Holmes for a quarter century.

Hercule Poirot is travelling by luxury passenger coach from London to the exclusive Kingfisher Hill estate. Richard Devonport has summoned him to prove that his fiancée, Helen, is innocent of the murder of his brother, Frank. There is one strange condition attached to this request: Poirot must conceal his true reason for being there from the rest of the Devonport family.

The Sherlockian, the magazine that the indefatigable Holmesian, Kelvin I. Jones, edited in the mid-1980s for publication by Magico Magazine, is re-published in one volume. New material includes essays and stories by leading Sherlockians in the UK, USA and Canada.

So far, it had been a typical New Year's Eve house party. But Mr. Satterthwaite, a keen observer of human nature, sensed that the real drama of the evening was yet to unfold. So it proved when a mysterious stranger arrived after midnight. Who was this Mr. Quin? And why did his presence have such a pronounced effect on Eleanor Portal, the woman with the dyed-black hair?

Ngaire Blakes is trying to put her life back together. The ex-cop resigned from the police after a vicious assault left her battling PTSD. Dragged into a murder investigation, she's shocked to discover that all the evidence points to her. When the body count climbs, Ngaire flees to the cold comfort of her estranged father's hometown. In danger and not knowing whom to trust, she severs contact with her closest allies and must learn to rely on herself if she's going to catch the killer before it's too late.

With 11 missing women to find and six high-profile burglary cases to solve, the last thing Detective Nathan McNamara needs in his life is one more complication. And that's exactly what his recent one-night stand is becoming - complicated. With his heinous lieutenant breathing down his neck for answers and his accidental girlfriend dropping hints for a commitment, Nathan is realizing that his career and his bachelor status are both on the line.

New Orleans fixer Burleigh Drummond manipulates a failed justice system that allowed someone complicit in a child’s murder and rape to avoid jail. Burleigh Drummond is the protagonist of the novel BARONNE STREET.

Lady Athelinda Playford has planned a house party at her mansion in Clonakilty, County Cork, but it is no ordinary gathering. As guests arrive, Lady Playford summons her lawyer to make an urgent change to her will - one she intends to announce at dinner that night. She has decided to cut off her two children without a penny and leave her fortune to someone who has only weeks to live.... Among Lady Playford's guests are two men she has never met - the famous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot and Inspector Edward Catchpool of Scotland Yard.

Ally Malcom’s friend Mary Hughes always wondered what happened to her husband’s aunt. He was born after his aunt disappeared, so he never discussed it with Mary. Her in-laws were also reticent about discussing it. Years after her husband’s death, Mary met Ally Malcom, and the two became good friends and ‘accidental sleuths.’ Mary talked Ally into helping satisfy her curiosity about what happened to her husband’s aunt after nearly sixty years. They found some interesting information that made them wonder if Mary Hartwell Littlejohn* could have staged her disappearance. After all ...

Detective Ngaire Blakes is back on the case when a skeletonized murder victim is discovered - a crime that took place during the Springbok Tours of 1981. A period that pitted father against son, town against city, and police against protesters. When the victim is identified as Sam Andie, a young African American man transplanted from the States to NZ by his family, Ngaire must investigate whether racial motives were behind the death.

Champagne corks only hint at the pressure that builds as this New Year’s witching hour approaches. Maggie Bixler, a saucy ghost who runs a spectral speakeasy in the gloomy basement of the old family home, was brutally betrayed and is ready to POP! She’s hired me, Seymour—part-time detective, full-time parakeet—to find who double-crossed her a hundred years ago. I’m game! (Get it?) Meanwhile, my former wife (and now owner) Sharon throws a wing-ding on New Year’s Eve and the whole town crashes the private party. Seymour Triplett’s the name. Once human and a full-time gumshoe, I ...

Uncover a Thrilling Tale of Love and Obsession Step into the captivating world of bestselling Author Kinshuk™ with "Darling, You're Obsessed." Join forces with Inspector Kamal as he races against time to untangle the web of a high-profile case involving Riya—the daughter of a junior minister. But there's more at play than meets the eye, as Kamal grapples with his own dangerous attraction to Riya. A Lethal Dance of Desire and Danger As Kamal delves deeper into the investigation, he becomes the target of a twisted stalker whose chilling signature leaves coded toys in his apartment. The ...

Kaira Hansley can illusion herself into anyone she chooses. Bodyguard who means business? Sure. Cute little kid with pigtails? Absolutely. The Alliance Director himself? No sweat. The only face she doesn’t want to wear into public is her own. After three years of living off the grid, she’s now the most famous Magic in Boston. And her boyfriend is the most famous Natural. Exposing themselves has put Kaira and Graysen right in the path of a cold-blooded killer. Murders are sweeping the city, where distrust between Magics and Naturals has reached a boiling point. As Kaira, Graysen, and the...