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The Hound of the Baskervilles is one of master mystery writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most accomplished stories. Sherlock Holmes and his companion Dr. Watson confront one of their most difficult cases ever: is there truly a curse on the old Baskerville estate? Is there truly a ghostly beast lurking on the dark, eerie moors? A masterful concoction of plot and mood, this story is guaranteed to give you the shivers.
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"It's Halloween, one of the busiest seasons of the year for Samantha Sweet and the crew at her pastry shop, Sweet's Sweets. After baking a zillion pumpkin cookies, ghostly cupcakes, and an all-black cake for a young witch's wedding, the gang is looking forward to a gala costume party at the neighborhood bookshop. But when one of the guests is murdered and a rare book vanishes - practically in front of their eyes - the evening takes a whole different...
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"Wickedly funny, deviously twisted and enormously satisfying. This is a big juicy bite of zombie goodness. Two decaying thumbs up."-Jonathan Maberry
To be dead, or not to be dead…
In the Unnatural Quarter, golems slave away in sweatshops, necromancers sell black-market trinkets to tourists, and the dead rise up-to work the night shift. But zombie detective Dan Shamble is no ordinary working stiff.
When a local senator and his goons picket a ghostly...
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"A phone call thrusts Rick Cahill's past and all its tragic consequences into his present. Krista Landingham, his former partner on the Santa Barbara Police Department, is dead. When Rick goes to the funeral in the city where his wife was murdered and where he is seen as guilty for her death in the eyes of the police, he discovers that Krista's death may not have been a tragic accident, but murder. Hired by Krista's sister, Leah, to investigate, Rick...
6) Snagged
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Murder at a Miami panty-hose convention? An adorable crackpot inventor has developed his latest idea - run-proof, snag-proof pantyhose - just in time for a Miami pantyhose convention. If he can just raise $1.1 million over the convention weekend, he can save the housing project he shares with other retirees from getting sold out from under them. But an industry queen is determined to keep his invention off the market - any way she can. Fortunately,...
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Hall's latest case involves a woman who's receiving threatening notes. As soon as he's hired, though, the woman turns up dead. But that's not the end of the case for Hall. Even though his client is dead, that won't stop him. He's going to get to the bottom of this case and find out the murderer.
Through several twists and turns, Hall and Charlotte will find out who killed their dead client.
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"Lipinski's natural gift for storytelling shines" – Marci Bolden, author, Life Without Water
"[a] gripping…nailbiter" – BookLife Reviews
"…will keep thriller and suspense aficionados engaged from beginning to end" – Pacific Book Review
Clyde Doom wants his half-brother, Zane Clearwater, and Zane's sister Lettie dead. It was their testimony that landed him behind bars after Zane killed his father in self-defense.
Clyde's violent fantasies...
10) N. O. K
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Jason Saylor has returned to his hometown on the northern coast of Florida. Dubbed the Forgotten Coast by its developers and realtors, Jason has forgotten and left behind most of his past. The past, he learns, can catch up to you as old relationships and friendships are re-evaluated and tested. He's been involuntarily furloughed from a successful career in investigative journalism, a career that threatened too many of Houston's power elite.
Now that...
11) Making the Drop
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Predators Lurk Below The Waves
Private Investigator Miami Jones is back on the case in this new mystery from USA Today bestseller AJ Stewart.
Summer long weekends in Florida are about sun, sand, and surf. Miami Jones and his wife, agent Danielle Castle, are out enjoying the beach when they are swept up into a dramatic ocean rescue.
In the aftermath, a young girl is left all alone in the world. Miami knows that feeling, so he takes on the job of finding...
12) Iced
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It's Christmas in Aspen, and P.I. Regan Reilly has come to ski and celebrate with her parents and their rich Aspen friends. As the snow falls, million-dollar paintings start to disappear, along with an old friend of Regan's - who happens to be an ex-con and reformed jewel thief. Regan may be the only person in town who believes he is innocent, but proving it is going to be an uphill, and dangerous, battle.
13) Grasshopper
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El Paso PI, Jack Brady, hates training people, and now his sec -- ehrm -- executive assistant wants to take the lead on a new case. It looks bad for the client because the evidence found on-scene of the murder points directly at him. Can Kathleen handle the pressure? If you like Spenser, you'll like Jack!
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Attempting to forget his problems with the bottle, former soldier turned private detective John "Slim" Hardy joins what ought to be a peaceful fishing package holiday in Dartmouth, South Devon. But when a violent tragedy affects one of the other tour guests, Slim finds himself on the trail of a potential killer.
Set in the beautiful surrounds of the River Dart estuary and Agatha Christie's Greenway, The Angler's Tale will take Slim Hardy into places...
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Tony Fortune does not consider himself to be a good man. His business is sin - or rather - helping people get away with sinning in a city that's built for it. And that's the way Tony likes it.
Tony is a Concierge Detective. A private investigator the casinos lend out to their wealthiest clients when they get into a jam. His job doesn't usually involve solving crimes, rather, it is about solving problems and helping the wealthy and powerful get away...
16) White Gold
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For thirty years, E.J. Kane exemplified perfection in law enforcement. But when he loses a son to the war on terror in Afghanistan, both his marriage and his career as a Texas Ranger are crushed. Incapable of acknowledging his daughter's drug addiction, she ends up sex trafficked. His last chance job as head of security at an energy company pulls him into the romantic clutches of a ruthless businesswoman known as Widow Welchel. She allies with a sovereign...
17) Night Comes Down
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The city of Baltimore goes dark.
Then, the trouble really starts.
Newly married and back from his honeymoon, C.T. Ferguson is out on the town when the lights go out, plunging the city into a winter darkness.
Other city systems quickly start failing. The beleaguered IT staff can't stop it. C.T. suspects the worst–a ransomware attack.
While the police struggle to maintain order in the days before Christmas, C.T. goes undercover with the hackers...
18) All She Wanted
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A tragic death. A massive cover-up. PI Martina Monroe must face her past in order to reveal the truth.
PI Martina Monroe has found her groove working cold cases alongside Detective Hirsch at the CoCo County Sheriff's Department. With a growing team of cold case detectives, Martina and Hirsch are on the heels of bringing justice for Julie DeSoto - a woman Martina failed to protect one year earlier. But when Martina receives a haunting request from...
19) If She Ran
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Three months. Three missing women. One PI determined to discover the truth.
Back from break, PI Martina Monroe clears the air with her boss at Drakos Security & Investigations and is ready to jump right into solving cold cases for the CoCo County Sheriff's Department.
Diving into the cold case files Martina stumbles upon a pattern of missing young women, all of whom were deemed runaways, and the files froze with minimal detective work from the original...
20) Slipshod
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Life is not going well for Peter McAdam. Nicknamed Slipshod at school for his lackadaisical manner, the name has stuck. As a private investigator, he specialises in finding lost dogs, missing persons, and investigating infidelity - until he meets Lady Rosemary. She employs him to attend a weekend social gathering at Temple Heath House, the country home of her father Sir Reginald Potter. Peter has to play the role of Rosemary's boyfriend to determine...