Private Detective

Leger returns for his fourth book set at the hotel on "the island" far away from Glasgow. Kevin the swan has confessed to killing a local man by drowning him in the loch, but is he telling the truth and why would he claim he is a murderer? While trying to uncover the real story, Leger and Bob also have to look for Carole, who Lily is convinced is the real killer. Can they clear her name?

She is beautiful... But is she a killer? When sultry model Christina Bishop is discovered unconscious next to the body of her manager, all fingers point to her as the suspect. Accused of murder, she disappears into the London underworld, leaving behind her frantic boyfriend and angry police. Thomas Blume is hired to find Christina and prove her innocence, but not before a shocking turn of events leaves him wondering if he is chasing a ghost. Now, Blume must face the demons of his own past and battle through the bright lights and dark secrets of the city as he races to reach Christina before...

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At Sir Gerald's medieval festival, the castle is authentic, the jousting is rousing, and the wenches are the sauciest in the land. The only thing missing is decent food. And so Sir Gerald calls in London's gourmet detective, an expert food finder, whose specialties include locating rare ingredients, designing historically accurate menus, and solving the occasional murder. And all three skills will be tested if he is to escape the age of chivalry alive. After the day's first joust, the winning knight falls to the ground, poisoned.

Nineteen-year-old college student Eliza Hennessey is trans—and she has a rocky relationship with her father, their new client. Brian's convinced his daughter's vanished, rather than run away, but Fran and Ken aren't so sure she wants to be found. The PI duo investigate, and soon Fran is butting heads with her irritating sort-of-ex-boyfriend Mank at the NYPD, who has what seems to be a similar case on his desk. But not even Fran could guess how tangled their investigations are going to get—or how deep they'll need to dive into murder and mayhem to solve the case!

What if a convicted murderer was on the loose in your town? For private investigator, Hannah Huntsford, that's a chilling reality. The dangerous felon broke out of a local prison the night before. Now it's up to Hannah and her detective boyfriend to apprehend the killer before he has a chance to flee the area for good. But as the manhunt wears on, the investigators soon realize that the escaped prisoner might have some deadly tricks up his sleeve. Can Hannah and the detective catch the killer in time? Find out by buying this book right now! Great Cozy Mystery Sets that will keep you ...

Some say vampires came to America through New Orleans. Many believe they are still there. When French Quarter private investigator Wyatt Thomas is hired by the Greater Archdiocese of New Orleans to investigate a possible satanic ceremony that may have occurred at the Old Ursuline Convent, he soon learns that more is involved than Satan, The platform where the ceremony allegedly occurred is possibly a satanic altar placed in the convent by a secret society for the specific purpose of devil worship. The Order of the Blood, an offshoot of Freemasonry, has a centuries-old secret guarded by ...

The vineyards of the Willesford Wine Group occupy a particularly choice section of French wine country. From the grapes of Provence, the owners of this impeccably managed syndicate have squeezed international fame and fortune. Next to their spectacular estate lies the petite Peregrine Winery, whose shadowy owners suddenly make repeated requests to buy Willesford's property - raising their offer each time. Unable to discern Peregrine's motive for these attempts, the Willesford group sends for London's gourmet detective, a sleuth with impeccable reasoning and an even finer palate.

Bryce’s fellow attorney and partner in their firm, Tom Middleton, experience the death of his son who is found out to be a mule for a drug cartel trading arms for drugs. The boy is killed in a violent way, and Middleton finds out that one of the firm’s biggest clients is involved. Middleton confronts the owner and later is accused of his murder. Tom asks Bryce to be a part of his legal team. Bryce begins to investigate the murder. As he investigates, he discovers that lots of other people had the motivation to kill the deceased. Bryce finds out that Mrs. Juarez was more involved than ...

When a renowned theater director senses something amiss during his latest production, he calls Nero Wolfe. Though the corpulent genius wouldn’t normally accept a job this vague, a mutual friend dangles the prospect of a very rare orchid in exchange for his services, and Wolfe can’t resist. With a mind to suss out useful backstage gossip, Wolfe turns to his faithful assistant, Archie Goodwin, to impersonate a journalist in order to speak to the cast. Though Goodwin’s conversations prove unfruitful, on his last day at the theater, the director is murdered in his sound-proof booth.

Private investigator Guy Vanduex and his partner Sylvia Parker are enlisted to find a missing cat, presumed kidnapped. A former chef turned private investigator, Guy Vanduex’s knack for finding ingredients (I mean clues) leaves him always one step away from cracking the recipe (I mean case) wide open. But this case is not all that it seems. When a ravenous clowder of felines threatens Vanduex and Parker, the claws come out. As the cat scratches stack up, can our chef turned private investigator solve the mystery in time?

Hank Castor has been a law enforcement officer most of his adult life. Devastated by the unsolved murder of his wife, he abandons his career as a federal agent to pursue the killer and exact revenge. Consumed by guilt and grief in the six years since the murder, he has become moody and prone to violent outbreaks of temper. Hank’s daughter Betsy, anxious to help, throws out a lifeline Hank is not sure he wants to grasp. History professor Eldon Quist’s carefully organized world has come crashing down. Accusations of plagiarism, sexual misconduct, and foul play have stripped him of all he ...

After narrowly escaping with his life at the hands of a murderous Hollywood pimp, detective Happy Doll, bullet-ridden but healing, has landed on a remote Mexican beach. In a humble shack and with his dog for company, Doll settles into a peaceful idyll of Buddhist study. But then trouble, as it always does, comes to paradise. Doll is the witness to a murder for which he is framed, and now, with an expired passport and the Mexican authorities on his tail, he must sneak across the border back to L.A. by any means necessary, with the goal of bringing the true murderer to justice.

In 1890, the first Japanese diplomatic delegation arrives in London to open an embassy. Cyrus Barker, private enquiry agent and occasional agent for the Foreign Service Office, is enlisted to display his personal Japanese garden to the visiting dignitaries. Later that night, Ambassador Toda is shot and killed in his office and Cyrus Barker is discovered across the street, watching the very same office, in possession of a revolver with one spent cartridge.

During the height of Hollywood’s golden age, one man lorded over the city’s lurid underbelly of forbidden sin and celebrity scandal like no other: Fred Otash. An ex-Marine turned L.A.P.D. vice cop, Otash became the most sought-after private detective and fixer to the stars by specializing in the dark arts that would soon dominate the entertainment industry. The Fixer delves into the extraordinary life of Hollywood’s most infamous private detective and “fixer” to the stars, revealing newly discovered shocking revelations from his never-before-seen investigative files.

Roger and Suzanne have to solve a cold, but still hazardous, case in a hot climate. Roger’s newest client was fired after leading a disastrous tour to Cuba during which a tourist died in a devastating accident. Our detective couple joins a subsequent identical tour of Cuba to seek evidence the catastrophe was murder, not an accident. There’s no shortage of suspects in this perilous case, including the Cuban Intelligence Services, the CIA, a sprinkling of additional spies waiting for them in Havana, and several suspicious characters traveling on their tour. Danger lurks as they ...

Life was about to get a lot more exciting for eleven-year-old Tyler Bowers. The boy detective and his new robot pal discover some suspicious goings-on in their town. They waste no time in putting their awesome spy skills to use. This is an unforgettable tale of true friendship. An exciting adventure with plenty of laughs along the way. Engaging for children, middle school students, and grown-ups. Check out The Undercover Brothers: Ninja Invasion (Book 1)

After the sudden death of her husband, Christine Harvey would do anything to give her precious children Molly and Ryan a fresh start. The huge clifftop house she’s hastily purchased has the most breath-taking ocean view she’s ever seen. Surely here they can someday be happy again? But Christine had no idea that her family’s new dream house is right next door to where a child was abducted and murdered. And nobody told her that the father – who was the main suspect in the police investigation before it collapsed – still lives there.

When Brightness Tours’ bus driver, Duffy Radley, fails to return to the bus after a rest stop at the Jefferson Springtop rest area on Interstate 81, the passengers are sequestered on the bus until he is found. The state police are called, and a massive hunt around the rest area ensues. He is located inside the locked maintenance room, murdered, and shot seven times in the chest. How did he get there? And why was he shot seven times; what’s the significance? After the state police release the sequestered passengers, the director of bus services drives them to their drop-off place. ...

A Cupcakes-And-Crime Caper Cupcake-loving croupier Tiffany Black is taken by surprise when a woman from Ryan’s past contacts her—and claims to be his ex-fiancée. Before Tiffany can recover from that bombshell, the woman, Constance, drops another one: she’s been accused of murdering her new sweetheart’s mother, and she wants Tiffany to clear her name. As Tiffany explores the depths of a murder conspiracy, and her own feelings for Ryan and Stone, she receives bad news about Ryan’s mission. Meanwhile, Nanna decides to make Bridget her doggie assistant, and Ian tries to improve his ...