Crime and mystery: women sleuths / detectives
Little Brown and Company NYPD Red 6
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£33.74
Grand Central Publishing The Bullet
Book SynopsisFrom a #1 New York Times bestselling author, a woman finally gets her happily-ever-after ending with the man she loves—until a woman on the run shows up on her doorstep with enough secrets to get them all killed.
£30.00
Grand Central Publishing The Scorpion's Tail
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£30.00
Mulholland The Burn
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£25.50
Grand Central Publishing Three Little Lies
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£26.25
Little Brown and Company The 19th Christmas Lib/E
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£57.74
Little Brown and Company The 19th Christmas
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£33.74
Grand Central Publishing Dead Mountain
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£37.50
Jimmy Patterson Hush
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£57.74
Grand Central Publishing The Scorpion's Tail Lib/E
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£79.49
Grand Central Publishing The Scorpion's Tail
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£33.74
Grand Central Publishing Blink of an Eye
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£33.74
Little Brown and Company The 20th Victim
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£16.00
Grand Central Publishing The First Lady Lib/E
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£57.74
Grand Central Publishing Hindsight
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£79.49
Little Brown and Company The Night Fire
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£12.75
Little Brown and Company The Midwife Murders Lib/E
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£68.24
Little Brown and Company The Midwife Murders
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£33.74
Harbour Publishing Alaska Highway Two-Step
Book Synopsis"...one of those rare books--a satisfying mystery that has no criminal content whatsoever ... even the most hidebound mystery reader is likely to be delighted by this well-written and intriguing tale."--The Toronto Star"...a worthy successor to her short fiction collection ... Woodward interweaves several intriguing narrative threads into this intense first-person tale of [Mercy''s] actual and mental journeys to discover family, past and present, that will give her life wholeness...enhancing this narrative is the delightfully witty voice of Mercy Brown." --Canadian LiteratureWhen Mercy Brown, a reluctant psychic and freelance journalist, discovers her late Aunt Ginger''s diaries, packed with early Canadian dance history and a painful past, she realizes that she has two mysteries to sort out. Mercy Brown and her dog Sadie embark on a writing assignment up the Alaska Highway. A BC bestseller, Alaska Highway Two-Step was selected as one of The Globe & Mail''s Top 100 Books. Caroline Woodward''s sharp wit and unerring ability to create warm, believable characters make this a delightful novel of the North.
£16.15
Feminist Press at The City University of New York Apocalypse Baby
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£12.99
Arte Publico Press Cactus Blood: A Gloria Damasco Mystery
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£16.15
Signature Books The Pictograph Murders
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£18.66
Rowman & Littlefield Death in Bloodhound Red
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£13.49
Rowman & Littlefield Cutting Loose in Paradise
Book SynopsisCutting Loose in Paradise is a mystery novel set in a remote island full of quirky people off the northeast coast of Florida. The story involves the death of a middle-aged woman who supposedly committed suicide by shooting herself in the chest. But local hair stylist and single mom LaRue Panther has her doubts. When part-Seminole LaRue is cutting the dead womans hair in the casket, she realizes the womans neck has been slashed and that there is no wound in the chest. LaRue and her local friends, a bartender and a journalist, are on the case to find out what really happened.
£10.79
Rowman & Littlefield Murder at the Mardi Gras
Book SynopsisMaggie Slone, fast-talking newspaper reporter, covered a special assignment in Gaston Villiere’s renowned café Le Coq d’Or on Mardi Gras night. Along with a good meal, she got an earful of a melodramatic conversation at a nearby table. At the table were two couples. One pair, a blond young man and a green-eyed glamour girl, have a row and break-up the party. The next day, Maggie is assigned to cover a suicide—the blond young man of the night before. Odd circumstances shroud his death and, even as the reporter tries to fit the puzzle together, the green-eyed Nita is found garroted in a patio in the French Quarter, just behind the home of the Pacellis, a poor Italian family. Maggie’s attempts to solve the murder carry her into strange situations, including a powwow with a group of people which includes one man who seems determined to imprison her. When little Tina Pacelli is kidnapped, Maggie gets down to brass tacks and walks smack into trouble, and more murder. The riotous color of the New Orleans Mardi Gras, the fast-paced excitement of the newspaper office, and Maggie’s talent for trouble are all come together in this thrilling novel. Events move with lightning speed, striking into the heart of a man where hate born of hurt has smoldered for years—finally breaking out in a flame of murder.
£10.79
Rowman & Littlefield Poison, Poker and Pistols
Book SynopsisMargaret Slone doesn’t like being called Maggie, so that’s exactly what her city editor calls her. Wise-cracking, quick-tempered Maggie has a nose for news and a finely developed faculty for finding trouble which begin to operate simultaneously when Ned McGowan, a brilliant physician and notorious philanderer, is found dead in his hotel room. The medico claimed that the victim had been dead for at least fifteen hours as rigor mortis was advanced. But Maggie knows differently; she had talked to Ned a mere seven hours before. This strange, unsolved murder catapults Maggie off on a round of combined news-hawking and detection that takes her all over New Orleans and deep into the bayous. There is a great maze of mystery surrounding Ned McGowan’s life, further complicated by his many women—enigmatic Lili Cheng, wealthy Marta Dellman, Lucille, the nurse, and Olivette, not to mention Maggie’s own sister, Vangie, who becomes so suspect she’s jailed by the fumbling Detective Beton. In her quest to get to the bottom of the mystery, Maggie stumbles across the body of a beautiful young woman in the gloom of an old French Quarter house. Close on the heels of this gruesome discovery, she is more perplexed than ever by the sudden disappearance of a second young woman and the shooting of a man seemingly as far removed from the case as he is from the moon. Peppery Maggie Slone must talk her way into trouble and out again to clear her sister’s name and get the real story behind a completely baffling murder case.
£11.69
Large Print Press T Is for Trespass
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£16.14
Large Print Press V Is for Vengeance
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£15.19
Large Print Press W Is for Wasted
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£18.04
Large Print Press The Handsome Mans Deluxe Caf E
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£13.46
Large Print Press Apprentice in Death
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£16.19
Bella Books 2nd Fiddle
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£13.56
Bella Books 3rd Degree
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£13.56
Bella Books Murder Undercover
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£11.66
Bella Books The Kookaburra Gambit
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£14.41
Bella Books Blood Money Murder
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£14.41
Bella Books Murder at Metrolina
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£14.41
Bella Books Justice Calls
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£14.41
Kensington Publishing Guidebook to Murder
£12.34
Bluewaterpress LLC Garage Sale Diamonds
£13.85
Oceanview Publishing A Kind of Justice: A Novel
Book SynopsisAgainst all odds, Bobbi Logan, a statuesque transgender woman, has become one of Chicago's most celebrated hair stylists and the owner of one of the city's poshest salons. She is finally comfortable with who she is, widely admired in her community, about to enjoy the success she deserves. Then her impossibly perfect life falls apart.In the space of a few weeks, the Great Recession drags her business to the brink of failure, her beloved ex-wife needs help in facing a terrible tragedy, and a hateful police detective storms back into her life, determined to convict her of the five-year-old murder of John Strand—pillar of the community—and a sexual predator.As the detective builds an ever more convincing case against her, both of them will be shaken by revelations—about themselves, about their own deeply held secrets, and about the bizarre ritual murder of John Strand. Trade Review"You've most likely never met a narrator like Bobbi. Tough, tender, funny, full of heartand a transgender womanshe is navigating not just a new life, but also an unsolved murder that a detective is trying to pin on her. Renee James takes the reader on a whirlwind of a ride, while subtly revealing the honest heartbreaks and successes of the trans community. A welcome, diverse addition to the writing world!" Jodi Picoult , New York Times best-selling author"The comprehensiveness with which Renee James draws you into the world of her characters would be enough reason to read this satisfying novel, but the straightforward elegance and grace of her writing is the real reward." S. J. Rozan , award-winning author"Renee James writes with an acute and deeply sympathetic understanding of the human condition. In her work, readers also find suspenseful, engaging thrillerswriting that both accelerates the heartbeat and maps the heart's mysteries." Christine Sneed , award-winning author" A Kind of Justice crackles with energy right from the beginning. Not only does Renee James eloquently impart empathy for what it's like to be transgender in an uncaring and judgmental world, but she does so while telling an engaging and compelling story populated with richly nuanced characters. Yes, it's a story about justice. But it's deeper than that. It's as deep and complex as family, friendship, love, andperhaps most importantlychange." John DeDakis , mystery-suspense author, writing coach, and former Senior Copy Editor, CNN's The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer"In addition to being a well-written mystery with great character development and a surprise ending, A Kind of Justice focuses on one of the most talked about topics of the day: the transgender community. How can it not be a hit?" Windy City Reviews"...this outing is effective." Publishers Weekly"Mission accomplished." The Big Thrill"There was some real brilliance in the detective's character..." The Novel Approach
£13.25
Oceanview Publishing Treacherous Strand: Volume 2
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£22.91
Oceanview Publishing Death at Whitewater Church
Book SynopsisPerfect for fans of Louise Penny, P. D. James, and Donna Leon When a skeleton is discovered in the hidden crypt of a deconsecrated church, everyone is convinced the bones must be those of Conor Devitt, a local man who went missing on his wedding day six years previously. But the postmortem reveals otherwise. Solicitor Benedicta "Ben" O'Keeffe is acting for the owners of the church, and although an unwelcome face from her past makes her reluctant to get involved, when Conor's brother dies in strange circumstances shortly after coming to see her, she finds herself drawn in to the mystery. Whose is the skeleton in the crypt and how did it get there? Is Conor Devitt still alive, and if so, is there a link? What happened on the morning of his wedding to make him disappear? Negotiating between the official investigation headed up by the handsome but surly Sergeant Tom Molloy and obstructive locals with secrets of their own, Ben unravels layers of personal and political history to get to the truth of what happened six years before. Death at Whitewater Church is the first in a series of Ben O'Keeffe mysteries set on the Inishowen Peninsula in County Donegal, Ireland.Trade Review"With Death at Whitewater Church , Andrea Carter announces herself as one of the most exciting new voices in Irish crime fiction. A wonderfully written debut, the rugged beauty of Donegal provides a stunningly realized backdrop to the twists and turns of Ben's investigations." Brian McGilloway, New York Times best-selling author"An entourage of fascinating people and mysterious places lace this mystery with plenty of bark and bite. A captivating gem." Steve Berry, New York Times best-selling author"Some readers will be happy to go with Carter's languorous pace, relishing every particle of vividly described landscape. Still, Carter's world is a bit like that of Ann Cleeves, and this might well appeal to the latter's fans." Booklist"Writing with Agatha Christie in mind, Carter draws her heroine as curious, if bordering on interfering, and her debut's pacing as she explores the story encourages readers to seek the same connections she does." Kirkus Reviews
£14.24
Oceanview Publishing Angel in the Fog
Book SynopsisNational Indie Excellence Award Winner for Historical FictionPlucked from a personal hell, Molly Ferguson—now a Pinkerton agent—ventures far behind enemy lines in the Deep South to spy for the UnionMolly Ferguson’s comfortable life unravels when her Louisiana home is burned to the ground, her family murdered, and she is enslaved in a Baltimore brothel. Amidst the threat of the Civil War, Molly learns of secessionist plans to assassinate President-elect Abraham Lincoln as he makes his way to Washington for his inauguration. She manages to pass this information on to a Pinkerton agent posing as a client.Impressed with her fortitude and intelligence, the Pinkerton Agency arranges for Molly’s freedom and brings her under the tutelage of Mrs. Kate Warne, America’s first female detective. After they save Mr. Lincoln in Baltimore, Molly is sent by the Pinkerton Agency into the Deep South—where the Civil War now rages—a spy behind enemy lines.Molly threads a thin line between revenge and redemption as she races to unravel a sinister plan that will doom the Union and allow the Confederacy to win the Civil War—while coming face to face with the demons from her tragic past.Perfect for fans of espionage thrillers, historical fiction, and indefatigable female protagonist
£13.25
Oceanview Publishing Vanishing in the Haight
Book SynopsisUSA Today best-selling authorAn ex-con traces a victim’s clues to set a cold case ablaze Between fending off a lecherous parole officer and trying to get by in 1978 San Francisco, private investigator Colleen Hayes struggles to put her life back together so she can reconnect with her runaway teenage daughter. Then her life changes dramatically. She accepts a case from wealthy, retired industrialist Edward Copeland. The old man is desperate to solve the brutal murder of his daughter, a murder that took place in Golden Gate Park eleven years earlier—during the Summer of Love. The case has since gone cold, her murderer never found. Now, in his final days, Copeland hires Colleen to find his daughter’s killer in hopes he might die in peace. Colleen understands what it means to take a life—she spent a decade in prison for killing her ex. Battling her own demons, she immerses herself in San Francisco’s underbelly, where police corruption is rampant. Her investigation turns deadly as she pries for information, yet there is little to go on. However, a song on the radio makes her wonder—did the murdered girl leave any clues that others may have missed?Perfect for fans of Elmore Leonard and Gillian Flynn While all of the novels in the Colleen Hayes Mystery Series stand on their own and can be read in any order, the publication sequence is:Vanishing in the Haight Tie Die Bad Scene Line of Darkness Night Candy (coming 2023)Trade Review"As beautifully written as it is expertly crafted, Vanishing in the Haight features characters drawn with the touch of a master artist and a story that sizzles even as it scintillates." Jon Land, USA Today best-selling author"Atmospheric and tense, this one sizzles with twists that entertain and magnetize, whetting the appetite for more." Steve Berry, New York Times best-selling author"With a strong, intelligent female sleuth, a colorful location, a tantalizing puzzle, and an abundance of San Francisco lore, this will please a wide variety of mystery readers." Booklist (Starred Review)"I've just three words to say about Vanishing in the Haight by Max TomlinsonWow. Just. Wow. Tomlinson's taut, spare, evocative writing style is an absolute beauty. You couldn't ask for a better guide through the dark, shadowy flashback haze of '70s San Francisco." Tracy Clark, author of Broken Places"Max Tomlinson serves up the perfect mystery in this edgy new detective series set in '70s San Francisco. Colleen Hayes, an ex-con in search of her missing teenage daughter, finally lands her first big case. There's just one problem: she must find a killer who's been lurking since the Summer of Love. Not to be missed." James N. Frey, author of How to Write a Damn Good Thriller"[In Vanishing in the Haight ,] Tomlinson's confidence in his characters will have readers ready for his follow-up." Kirkus Reviews"Max Tomlinson delivers a gritty, gripping story set in a fascinating time. Colleen Hayes is a deeply sympathetic sleuth, all too human. I can't wait for her next adventure." Evan Marshall, author of City in Shadow"[In Tie Die , Tomlinson] deepens the character of his multi-layered lead, Colleen Hayes, an unlicensed PI and ex-con who's still on parole. Readers will want to learn more about this surprising and pragmatic woman." Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
£13.95
Oceanview Publishing Killer Story
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£22.36
Oceanview Publishing Exit Strategy
Book SynopsisA shattered life. A killer for hire. Can she stop? Does she want to? Her assignments were always to kill someone. That’s what a hitman—or hitwoman—is paid to do, and that is what she does. Then comes a surprise assignment—keep someone alive. She is hired to protect Virginia Martin, the stunning and brilliant chief technology officer of a hot startup with an environmentally important innovation that will change the world. This new gig catches her at a time in her life when she’s hanging on by a thread. Despair and hopelessness—now more intense than she’d felt after the tragic loss of her family—led her to abruptly launch this career. But over time, living as a hired killer is decimating her spirit and she keeps thinking of ending her life. She’s confused about the “why” of her new commission, but she addresses it with her usual skill and stealth, determined to keep the young CTO alive against the ever-increasing odds. Some people have to die as she discharges her responsibility to protect this superstar woman amid the crumbling worlds of high finance and future technical wonders. The spirit of an assassin—and her nameless dog—permeates this struggle to help a young woman as powerful forces mount against her.Fans of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Dexter will love Exit Strategy. The publication sequence for the book in this series is: Endings Exit Strategy Dead West
£14.20
Oceanview Publishing Face of Greed
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£22.36
