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121) Taking pity
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Series
Detective Sergeant Mcavoy volume 4
Publisher
Blue Rider Press, a member of Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"The New York Times hails David Mark's police thrillers as "in the honorable tradition of Joseph Wambaugh and Ed McBain." In Taking Pity, Detective Sergeant Aector McAvoy returns for another darkly enthralling installment of this internationally acclaimed series"--
"The fourth novel in the DS McAvoy series"--
122) Powers of arrest
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English
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Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder
"Golden age fans will be enthralled." -Publishers Weekly STARRED review
'Adrian Gray was born in May 1862 and met his death through violence, at the hands of one of his own children, at Christmas, 1931.'
Thus begins a classic crime novel published in 1933 that has been too long neglected-until now. It is a riveting portrait of the psychology of a murderer.
Each December, Adrian Gray invites...
127) The life we bury
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English
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"College student Joe Talbert has the modest goal of completing a writing assignment for an English class. His task is to interview a stranger and write a brief biography of the person. With deadlines looming, Joe heads to a nearby nursing home to find a willing subject. There he meets Carl Iverson, and soon nothing in Joe's life is ever the same. Iverson is a dying Vietnam veteran--and a convicted murderer. With only a few months to live, he has been...
128) The alibi
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English
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Aspiring district attorney Hammond Cross, having just dumped his lover and rival Steffi Mundell, finds himself falling for a mysterious woman who turns out to be the prime suspect in a sensational murder--a case that could make or break Hammond's career.
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English
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Bernie Rhodenbarr is a personable chap, a good neighbor, a passable poker player. His chosen profession, however, might not sit well with some. Bernie is a burglar, a good one, effortlessly lifting valuables from the not-so-well-protected abodes of well-to-do New Yorkers like a modern-day Robin Hood. (The poor, as Bernie would be the first to tell you, alas, have nothing worth stealing.)
He's not perfect, however; he occasionally makes mistakes....
132) Sleep of death
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English
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Actress-sleuth, Tessa Crichton, investigates a murder and other misfortunes associated with a play opening in London's West End.
135) Roses are red
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
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In a series of bank robberies in Washington, DC, theives have been laying out precise demands, which, if not followed, cause the employees and their families to be killed. Detective Alex Cross accepts the case, and ends up confronting mysterious criminal The Mastermind.
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English
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Parker, the ruthless antihero of Richard Stark's eponymous mystery novels, is one of the most unforgettable characters in hard-boiled noir. Lauded by critics for his taut realism, unapologetic amorality, and razor-sharp prose, Stark is a master of crime writing. His books are as influential as any in the genre. Parker goes under the knife in The Man with the Getaway Face, changing his face to escape the mob and a contract on his life. Along the way...
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