When The Thrill Is Gone
Private detective Leonid McGill struggles with hard times, personally and professionally, reluctantly accepts a job from a beautiful woman who walks into his office with a stack of money, but after he learns the reasons why she fears for her life, Leonid is certain that if his family's misadventures do not kill him, this case will.
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copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
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subjects: mcgill, leonid (fictitious character), private investigators, murder [X], mcgill, leonid (fictional character), homicide [X], criminal investigation, mystery fiction [X], new york (n.y.), mystery fiction
All These Bodies
"Summer 1958. A gruesome killer plagues the Midwest, leaving behind a trail of bodies completely drained of blood"--Provided by publisher.
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year: 2022
copies: 27
call number/section: FIC
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subjects: serial murderers, murder [X], mystery and detective stories, serial killers, homicide [X], criminal investigation, detective and mystery fiction, historical fiction, detective and mystery stories, mystery fiction [X]
Time Will Tell
Relates the efforts of teens Elayah, Liam, Jorja, and Marcie to solve a 1986 murder, and the actions of their then-teenaged parents leading up to the crime.
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year: 2022
copies: 14
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: criminal investigation, murder [X], homosexuality, discrimination, detective and mystery stories, mystery and detective stories, homicide [X], mystery fiction [X], detective and mystery fiction
Burn
"At last, Detective Michael Bennett and his family are coming home to New York City.
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year: 2015
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
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subjects: bennett, michael (fictitious character), police, murder [X], organized crime, bennett, michael (fictional character), homicide [X], criminal investigation, mystery fiction [X], mystery fiction, suspense fiction
The Red House Mystery
When a shooting occurs at a country estate, the guests become amateur detectives and quickly realize that their host may be the murderer.
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year: 2009
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
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The Maid
"A charmingly eccentric hotel maid discovers a guest murdered in his bed, turning her once orderly world upside down--and inspiring a motley crew of unexpected allies to band together to solve the mystery"--Provided by publisher.
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year: 2023
copies: 15
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: hotel cleaning personnel, murder [X], hotels, detective and mystery stories, homicide [X], criminal investigation, mystery fiction [X], detective and mystery fiction, thrillers (fiction)
As Good As Dead
"Pip is about to head to college, but she is still haunted by the way her last investigation ended.
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year: 2021
copies: 16
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 730
subjects: homicide [X], serial killers, stalking, podcasting, mystery fiction [X], detective and mystery fiction, murder [X], serial murderers, large type books, mystery and detective stories, england, psychological fiction, thrillers (fiction)
Sense And Second-degree Murder
Eighteen-year-old aspiring chemist Elinor Dashwood and her younger sister Marianne, a budding detective, work together to solve the mystery of their father's murder.
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year:
copies: 22
call number/section: FIC
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subjects: dashwood, elinor, dashwood, marianne, murder [X], opium, sisters, characters and characteristics in literature, detective and mystery stories, characters in literature, mystery and detective stories, homicide [X], mystery fiction [X], great britain, detective and mystery fiction, historical fiction
The Pericles Commission
Nicolaos is commissioned to find the assassin responsible for the death of Ephialtes, the politician who had turned Athens into a democracy days before, but with Pericles, Ephialtes former lieutenant, looking over his shoulder, and his twelve-year-old brother, Socrates, making frequent suggestions, Nicolaos wonders if he can solve the case and save democracy.
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year: 2010
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: athens (greece), murder [X], homicide [X], mystery fiction [X], historical fiction, mystery fiction, historical fiction
Pretty Dead Queens
Not long after seventeen-year-old Cecelia Ellis arrives to live with her estranged grandmother in a coastal California town, the high school homecoming queen is found dead and Cecelia, fearing a copycat killer is on the loose, throws herself into the investigation.
FIC
year: 2022
copies: 17
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: murder [X], grandmothers, high schools, schools, detective and mystery stories, mystery and detective stories, homicide [X], school stories, mystery fiction [X], detective and mystery fiction
The Agathas
"Alice Ogilvie's disappearance last summer is the biggest scandal at Castle Cove High School--until her ex-boyfriend is accused of murdering his new girlfriend, and Alice must pair up with her tutor Iris Adams to clear his name by relying on the wisdom of Agatha Christie"--OCLC.
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year: 2022
copies: 59
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 660
subjects: secrecy, murder [X], high schools, schools, detective and mystery stories, secrets, mystery and detective stories, detective and mystery fiction, school fiction, homicide [X], school stories, mystery fiction [X]
Five Survive
"Red Kenny is on a road trip for spring break with five friends: her best friend and her older brother, his perfect girlfriend, Red's secret crush, a classmate--and a killer.
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year: 2024
copies: 67
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 670
subjects: friendship, secrecy, murder [X], detective and mystery stories, secrets, mystery and detective stories, homicide [X], mystery fiction [X], detective and mystery fiction, thrillers (fiction)
She's Gone
Accused of murdering his girlfriend, who disappeared after they were in an accident, Hunter Gifford races against time to clear his name, putting his freedom, family and life at risk, as his former best friend makes a true-crime documentary condemning him.
FIC
year: 2022
copies: 15
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: traffic accidents, missing persons, high school seniors, amnesia, murder [X], detective and mystery stories, mystery and detective stories, homicide [X], mystery fiction [X], detective and mystery fiction, thrillers (fiction)
Nine Liars
"Senior year at Ellingham Academy for Stevie Bell isn't going well.
FIC
year: 2023
copies: 48
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: criminal investigation, homicide [X], foreign study, friendship, interpersonal relations, boarding school students, mystery fiction [X], cambridge (england), england, london (england), detective and mystery fiction, school fiction, novels, cold cases (criminal investigation), murder [X], detective and mystery stories, mystery and detective stories
Blood In The Water
"The town of Barton Beach is a popular summer destination known for its surfing, sandy beaches, and local restaurants, like the Beachcomber.
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year:
copies: 5
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 990
subjects: beaches, death, murder [X], surfing, teenage boys, mystery and detective stories, homicide [X], mystery fiction [X], detective and mystery fiction, novels