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A Detective Under Fire
Keating, H. R. F.
New York: Thomas Dunne Books, 2002.
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A little girl, Emily Morrison, has gone missing.  The specter of another missing girl, whose body has recently been found, creates extra tension for Nottingham detective Charlie Resnick, in homes of finding her before she meets a similar fate.  John Harvey has been awarded the British Crime Writers' Association's Diamond Dagger award for lifetime achievement.
Off Minor
Harvey, John
New York: Henry Holt, 1992.
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Richard Jury's friend Jenny Kennington, has been accused of murdering two women from a Lincolnshire estate.  Jury asks his pal Melrose Plant to impersonate an antiques dealer and gather information, while Jury himself does some unofficial investigation on his own.  What motive would Jenny have had for killing the two women?
The Case Has Altered
Grimes, Martha
New York: Henry Holt, 1997.
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First St. Martin's Minotaur edition.  Pauline Brent, the Stokeworthy doctor's receptionist, is found hanging from a tree in the churchyard.  Nearby, an archaeologist has found the body of a woman buried at a crossroads--in unhallowed ground--more than 500 years before.  As Detective Sergeant Wesley Peterson investigates, he begins to see parallels in the two women's lives.  Will ancient history provide clues that will help solve Pauline Brent's murder?
An Unhallowed Grave: A Wesley Peterson Crime Novel
Ellis, Kate
New York: St. Martin's Minotaur, 2001.
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Self-professed writing genius John Heppel invites the residents of Lochdubh to benefit from his expertise in a creative writing class.  Heppel trashes his students' work, however, and members of the class are mad as hatters.  When Heppel turns up dead, local policeman Hamish Macbeth must find a way to prove his neighbors are not responsible.
Death of a Bore: A Hamish Macbeth Mystery
Beaton, M. C.
New York: Mysterious Press, 2005.
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Superintendent Mike Yeadings is on his way to a meeting at Scotland Yard, but his journey is interrupted by the discovery of a body on the tracks.  The body is that of a customs officer investigating a counterfeiting operation.  The investigation leads Yeadings to a stately home which has recently been opened by the owner as a holiday destination.  Detective Sergeant Rosemary Zyczynski goes undercover to penetrate the operation.
Cold Hands
Curzon, Clare
New York: Thomas Dunne Books, 1999.
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Six people meet in a nearly-finished luxury hotel for what each thinks is an intense group therapy session.  All are startled when they realize that there is a connection between them--they all knew Cathy Beacham, a young tennis star who took her own life.  Terror mounts in the otherwise empty hotel as the electricity and phones stop working, and members of the group begin having accidents.
The Lazarus Hotel
Bannister, Jo
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1997.
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Ian Rankin has been awarded the Cartier Diamond Dagger Award for Lifetime Achievement.
Witch Hunt
Rankin, Ian
New York: Little, Brown & Co., 1993.
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The Blue Last: A Richard Jury Mystery
Grimes, Martha
New York: Viking Press, 2001.
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Cold Coffin
Quest, Erica
New York: Doubleday Crime Club, 1990.
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Menacing Groves
Sherwood, John
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1989.
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Sophie Mendel is a wartime refugee living in London.  Other refugees are dying, but the police don't take the possibility of foul play seriously.  When a man living in Sophie's house dies, his son, American Bill Seago, begins to ask why.  What he uncovers reveals something evil in the house, raising concerns about Sophie's safety.
The Deadly Side of the Square
Jordan, Lee
New York: Walker & Company, 1988.
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Tenth in the Seergeant Bragg and Constable Morton series.
Patently Murder
Harrison, Ray
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1992.
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Staff Nurse Carmichael has been promoted and fallen in love, but the road to love isn't always easy.
Angel of Death
Cohen, Anthea
London: Quartet Crime, 1983.
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Laurie R. King is the winner of an Edgar and a Macavity award.  Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes taken on a mission for Holmes' older brother Mycroft, and journey to India in search of a missing British agent, disguised as magicians.  The man they seek is none other than Kimball O'Hara, the model for Rudyard Kipling's Kim.  Ma
The Game: A Mary Russell Novel
King, Laurie R.
New York: Bantam Books, 2004.
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That Scottish play lives up to its reputation by providing the setting for murder.  Actor Philip Fletcher finds himself the chief suspect, and undertakes his own investigation to prove his innocence.
Bloody Instructions
Shaw, Simon
New York: Doubleday, 1992.
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Signed by the author on the title page.  Sir Baldwin de Furnshill and Simon Puttock, thinking to put the recent violence of their lives behind them, are on pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. But even shrines are not immune from violence.  Sir Baldwin and Simon are among the first on the scene of the murder of a young girl.  Then someone from Sir Baldwin's past appears, and more trouble follows.
The Templar's Penance
Jecks, Michael
London: Headline Book Publishing, 2003.
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Owen Archer is sent to Wales by the Duke of Lancaster to recruit archers for the Duke's expected invasion of France.  Another, secret, task is to find out if the Duke's steward is involved in a plot to support a French invasion of Wales.  They no sooner arrive than the steward's son is found dead, and his wife disappears.  Owen must investigate.
A Gift of Sanctuary
Robb, Candace
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1998.
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The Lighthouse
James, P. D.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005.
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Detective Harriet Martens, a competent but relatively low-ranking officer, is surprised when she is brought from Birchesther to London and assigned to head an investigation into corruption in the Maximum Crime Squad.  It appears that the Inspector in charge of the case thinks her provincial background makes her a "female gentleman."  Unfortunately, the staff assigned to her are not of the same opinion.  Harriet's dogged determination will get to the bottom of the situation.
A Detective Under Fire
Keating, H. R. F.
New York: Thomas Dunne Books, 2002.
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