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PI Kinsey Millhone assists two near-retirement cops in identifying a murder victim from 18 years before. 385 pp. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". Jacket design by Thomas Tafuri.
"Q" is for Quarry
Grafton, Sue
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2002.
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Miss Maude Silver, a former governess, is now a private detective. In Ladies' Bane, she has been hired by Allegra Trent's godmother to investigate Allegra's husband, Geoffrey's, financial status. Miss Silver is more concerned, however, by the fact that Allegra seems to have been drugged, and that Geoffrey's ward, Margot, dies in what may not have been an accidental fall.
Ladies' Bane
Wentworth, Patricia
New York: Harper Perennial, 1993.
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V. I. Warshawski returns to her South Chicago roots as she begins coaching her high school's girls basketball team, then looks into sabotage at the neighborhood's largest employer. Sara Paretsky has been awarded the Cartier Diamond Award for Lifetime Achievement. 402 pp. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4".
Fire Sale
Paretsky, Sara
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2005.
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The first Kinsey Millhone mystery. Millhone is a private investigator from Santa Teresa, California. She is hired by Nikki Fife to find out who killer her husband. Nikki had been convicted of the murder and sentenced to 8 years in prison. Throughout her time in prison, Nikki maintained her innocence. Nikki is now out of jail and Kinsey is on the trail. 209 pp. 8 1/2" X 5 5/8".
"A" is for Alibi: A Kinsey Millhone Mystery
Grafton, Sue
New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1989.
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Sharon McCone of San Francisco's All Souls Legal Cooperative is asked to investigate events in a hotel housing Vietnamese immigrants in the Tenderloin district. Someone is trying to drive them out and they want to know why before more people die. Seventh book in the series. Marcia Muller has been awarded the Agatha Award for Lifetime Achievement. 150 pp. 8 1/2" X 5 3/4". Jacket design by Bob Korn.
There's Nothing to Be Afraid Of
Muller, Marcia
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1985.
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Large print edition. Nineteenth in the series featuring Kinsey Millhone, in which Kinsey looks far into the past to find answers for a daughter abandoned by her mother thirty four years before. 605 pp. 8 3/4" X 5 5/8." Jacket design by Lisa Amoroso.
S is for Silence
Grafton, Sue
Waterville, Maine: Thorndike Press, 2006.
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V. I. Warshawski returns to her South Chicago roots as she begins coaching her high school's girls basketball team, then looks into sabotage at the neighborhood's largest employer. Doubleday Large Print Home Library Edition. Sara Paretsky has been awarded the Cartier Diamond Award for Lifetime Achievement.
Fire Sale
Paretsky, Sara
New York: Doubleday, 2005.
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In the twelfth book of the series featuring Kinsey Millhone, she takes off on a cross-country adventure. 290 pp. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". Jacket design by Raquel Jaramillo.
"L" is for Lawless
Grafton, Sue
New York: Henry Holt, 1995.
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Kinsey Millhone investigates the disappearance of prominent doctor Dowan Purcell, a man with no apparent enemies, but who has been missing for weeks. Everyone has a theory about his fate. Will one of them lead Kinsey to the missing doctor? 276 pp. 8 1/2" X 5 3/4." Jacket art by Tafuri/Redmer.
"P" is for Peril
Grafton, Sue
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2001.
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Private Investigator Kinsey Millhone helps a grieving mother find answers about her daughter's death in this eleventh book in the series. Winner of the 1995 Private Eye Writers of America's Shamus Award for the Best PI Novel. 284 pp. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". Jacket design by Raquel Jaramillo.
"K" is for Killer
Grafton, Sue
New York: Henry Holt, 1994.
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A mysterious stranger has come to the desert, landing his private plane at the airport. Then he disappears into the desert. Three people combine efforts to find the man and learn who he is. Breda Burrows is a former cop, now a private investigator. Lynn Cutter is a cop on disability pay. Nelson Kareem is a new cop, hoping to make his name by finding the fugitive. The search takes them from the starkness of the desert to the elegance of Palm Springs. Joseph Wambaugh has been awarded the Edgar for Grand Master Lifetime Achievement. 236 pp. 9 1/2" X 6 1/4". Jacket design by Paul Bacon.
Fugitive Nights
Wambaugh, Joseph
New York: William Morrow, 1992.
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Southern belle private investigator Sarah Booth Delaney is hired to prove a blues musician innocent of the murder of his music mentor. Sarah must deal with romance and racism to solve the crime. 337 pp. 9 1/2" X 6 1/2". Jacket illustration by Richard S. Cowdrey.
Crossed Bones
Haines, Carolyn
New York: Delacorte Press, 2003.
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A handsome new curate comes to Carsely. The ladies of the parish are panting after him, but the vicar isn't much pleased--attendance at services has soared, which puts the vicar's nose out of joint. The curate is found dead in the vicar's study. Who's the perp? Was it the jealous vicar? Or a jealous husband? Agatha Raisin, at loose ends since her husband left, decides to investigate. 212 pp. 8 1/2" X 6". Jacket illustration by Fred Van Deelan.
Agatha Raisin and the Case of the Curious Curate
Beaton, M. C.
New York: St. Martin's Minotaur, 2003.
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Introducing The Beagle sisters, Amanda and Lutie. They've just inherited a detective agency from their older brother, and now there's a headless corpse in a boarding house. The intrepid sisters tackle their first case. First published in 1940. 192 pp. 9" X 6". Cover art by Marjorie Torrey.
Our First Murder
Chanslor, Torrey
Boulder, CO: Rue Morgue Press, 2002.
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The Beagle sisters are back, this time investigating the murder of a Manhattan society glamor girl. First published in 1941. 192 pp. 9" X 6". Cover art by Marjorie Torrey.
Our Second Murder
Chanslor, Torrey
Boulder, CO: Rue Morgue Press, 2004.
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Ever wonder what's behind the sliding doors of those storage places? PI Kinsey Millhone unexpectedly finds out when a salvage buyer calls to tell her he's just bought some of her personal stuff. From there, Kinsey finds herself investigating not someone else's past, but her own. 318 pp. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". Jacket design by Raquel Jaramillo.
"O" Is for Outlaw
Grafton, Sue
New York: Henry Holt, 1999.
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Sharon McCone becomes involved in events beyond U.S. borders when she investigates the kidnapping of a little girl, daughter of a man who claims responsibility for a series of embassy bombings. The search is complicated by the man's diplomatic immunity as the son of a consular official. Marcia Muller has been awarded the Agatha Award for Lifetime Achievement. 386 pp. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". Jacket illustration by Phil Singer.
A Wild and Lonely Place
Muller, Marcia
New York: Mysterious Press, 1995.
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The fifteen short stories included in this volume are: "The Last Open File," "Merrill-Go-Round," "Wild Mustard," "The Broken Men," "Deceptions," "Cache and Carry," "Deadly Fantasies," "All the Lonely People," "The Place That Time Forgot," "Somewhere in the City," "Final Resting Place," "Silent Night," "Benny's Space," "The Lost Coast," "Final Case." p. 248 pp. 9" X 6".
The McCone Files
Muller, Marcia
Norfolk, VA: Crippen & Landru Publishers, 1995.
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Agatha Raisin is back, and this time as the head of her own private investigation firm. She's had more than her share of missing cats, but jumps at the first real case comes her way--the daughter of a wealthy woman has received a death threat. Agatha fends off an attack on the girl, then enlists the aid of her old friend Sir Charles to assist in the case. 232 pp. 8 1/2" X 6". Jacket design by David Baldeosingh Rotstein.
The Deadly Dance
Beaton, M. C.
New York: StSt. Martin's Minotaur, 2004.
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Eighth book in the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Series. In this outing, Mma Ramotswe must deal with two potential problems in her detective agency: Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni thinks he should be put in charge of the case of a wandering husband; and her assistant, Mma Matuksi, decides to leave the agency. Mma Ramotswe's usual good nature help her deal with the difficulties and carry on. Decorated endpapers. This series of books has been made into movies. 215 pp. 8 1/2" X 5 3/4".
The Good Husband of Zebra Drive
McCall Smith, Alexander
New York: Pantheon, 2007.
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