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Crais, Robert Hostage CDBOOK CRAIS ROBERT Hostage
Burned out after a job goes horribly wrong, former LAPD SWAT team member Jeff Talley takes a job as chief of police in a small, affluent community far from the city, but his peaceful life is overturned when three young men, fleeing a robbery, invade a local home and take a family hostage. Read by the author.
Doyle, Arthur Conan Sherlock Holmes: 3 Tales of Intrigue MYST CDBOOK DOYLE ARTHUR CONAN Sherlock
Detective Holmes and his assistant Watson reveal a long-hidden treachery, solve the betrayal and murder of a foreign heiress, and foil the frame-up of an innocent man in the cases of "The Crooked Man," "The Greek Interpreter," and "The Naval Treaty." Read by Edward Hardwicke.
Fawcett, Quinn Embassy Row: a Mycroft Holmes novel FICT CDBOOK FAWCETT QUINN Embassy
Acknowledged by his brother, Sherlock, as the cleverer of the two, the enigmatic Mycroft Holmes engages in negotiations for British interests in Japanese controlled waters. But there are those who resent any alliance with Japan and who would stop at nothing to prevent it, including murder. Narrated by Simon Prebble.
Granger, Ann Cold in the Earth MYST CDBOOK GRANGER ANN Cold in
When a bulldozer breaking ground of a new mall uncovers the corpse of a mystery man buried alive, Bamford Chief Inspector Alan Markby teams up with friend Meredith Mitchell to solve the mystery. Third in the Mitchell and Markby series. Narrated by Judith Boyd.
Grafton, Sue Q is for Quarry MYST CDBOOK GRAFTON SUE Q is for
Eighteen years after the decomposed body of an unidentified young woman is discovered in a quarry off California's Highway 1, two police detectives nearing retirement enlist Kinsey Millhone's aid to help identify the long-ago murder victim, as Kinsey's journey into the past unleashes a deadly investigation in the present. Read by Judy Kaye.
Grimes, Martha The Blue Last: a Richard Jury mystery MYST CDBOOK GRIMES MARTHA Blue
The latest addition to the Richard Jury series finds Chief Inspector Michael Haggerty asking his old friend Jury to assist him in proving that the granddaughter of beer magnate Oliver Tynedale is in fact an imposter and that the real heiress died with her mother during the London Blitz. Read by John Lee.
Grippando, James Under Cover of Darkness CDBOOK GRIPPANDO JAMES Under
Gus Wheatley thinks he's found success. Money, power, prestige -- they all come with the territory for the youngest lawyer ever to grab the helm of Seattle's most prominent law firm. Nothing can interfere with his meteoric rise to the top -- until his wife vanishes. Narrated by Richard Poe.
Hart, Carolyn G. Resort to Murder: a Henrie O mystery FICT CDBOOK HART CAROLYN Resort
When Henri O accompanies her grandchildren to Bermuda for the remarriage of their father to a wealthy widow, she begins an investigation into a mysterious ghost and two murders as she finds herself becoming the sole protector of her family. Read by Kate Reading.
Henry, Sue Beneath the Ashes: an Alaska mystery MYST CDBOOK HENRY SUE Beneath
Jessie Arnold's peaceful life training her sled dogs in the Alaska wilderness is threatened when a mysterious and deadly fire ravages a popular local pub, a troubled old friend arrives seeking refuge from her abusive husband, and her own cabin is burned. Read by Mary Peiffer.
Kaminsky, Stuart Vengeance: a Lew Fonseca mystery FICT CDBOOK KAMINSKY STUART M Vegenan
The painful past resurfaces for investigator Lew Fonesca when he agrees to check into the disappearance of a client's wife. Read by Scott Brick.
Kellerman, Faye Stone Kiss MYST CDBOOK EKLLERMA FAYE Stone
LAPD lieutenant Peter Decker and his wife, Rina Lazarus, rush to New York when one of Peter's relatives is killed and another goes missing, and they find themselves in the seedier areas of the city, where their survival is placed in the hands of a vengeful lone wolf. Read by Dennis Boutsikaris.
Kellerman, Jonathan A Cold Heart FICT CDBOOK KELLERMA JONATHAN Cold
Forensic psychologist-turned-sleuth Alex Delaware searches for a cold-blooded psychotic responsible for the brutal murders of a painter, a ballet dancer, a blues musician, a punk rock singer, and a concert pianist. Read by John Rubinstein.
Martini, Steve The Attorney CDBOOK MARTINI STEVE Attorney
Attorney Paul Madriani intervenes to protect a lottery winner from his drug-addicted daughter's attempts to blackmail him through accusations of abuse against the daughter she abandoned to his care years earlier. Read by Chris Meloni.
Palmer, Michael The Patient CDBOOK PALMER MICHAEL Patient
Dr. Jessie Copeland is a respected neurosurgeon who spends her days waging life-and-death battles in the OR and her spare time holed up in a lab, spearheading the development of a robot that could revolutionize brain surgery. It could be months before the robot is ready for use on human beings -- or so Jessie thinks, until her ambitious department head jumps the gun and uses the robot in a high-profile case that nets worldwide attention. Read by Lisa Harrow.
Parker, Robert B. Hugger Mugger CDBOOK PARKER ROERT B Hugger m
Boston private detective Spenser journeys to Georgia to protect a young horse after he is hired by Walter Clive, the president of Three Fillies Stables, to uncover the creep who is threatening his prize horse, Hugger Mugger. Read by Joe Mantegna.
Parker, Robert B. Potshot MYST CDBOOK PARKER ROBERT B Potshot
Boston private detective Spenser and his cohorts head west to Potshot, Arizona, a haven for California millionaires seeking an escape from their high-pressure lives, when the idyllic retreat is threatened by a vicious local gang, under the command of its charismatic leader The Preacher, which is systematically robbing the town's wealthy inhabitants. Read by Joe Mantegna.
Patterson, James 1st to Die CDBOOK PATTERSON JAMES First to
Four women--a police detective, an assistant D.A., a reporter, and a medical examiner who call themselves the Women's Murder Club--develop lifelong bonds as they pursue a killer whose twisted imagination has stunned an entire city. Read by Suzanne Toren.
Patterson, James Roses Are Red CDBOOK PATTERSON JAMES Roses ar
Facing a particularly vicious breed of killer in his latest investigation, Alex Cross finds his family targeted by the vengeful Mastermind, a situation that is complicated by tension in his relationship with his girlfriend Christine and his daughter Jannie's unexplained seizures. Read by Keith David and Jason Culp.
Perry, Anne Funeral in Blue CDBOOK PERRY ANNE Funeral
Investigator William Monk and his wife Hester desperately hope to save a friend accused of cold-blooded murder. Read by David Colacci.
White, Kate If Looks Could Kill MYST CDBOOK WHITE KATE If looks
When her boss's nanny is murdered, Bailey Weggins is persuaded to find the killer before the police do, an investigation that takes her from New York City to the glamorous retreats of Bucks County, where everyone is a suspect. Read by Karen White.
Woods, Stuart Cold Paradise FICT CDBOOK WOODS STUART Cold par
A thriller set on the Gold Coast of Florida finds street-smart former- cop-turned-private investigator Stone Barrington on the trail of an elusive stalker who seems to be able to mimic people at will and who is targeting Allison Manning, a woman Stone had thought dead. Read by Dick Hill.
Woods, Stuart Orchid Blues MYST CDBOOK WOODS STUART Orchid
On the way to her wedding, Chief of Police Holly Barker is sidetracked by a high-tech bank robbery that results in murder, and she, along with her father and her canine companion Daisy, make a startling discovery that plunges them into the very center of a clan marked by psychotic criminality and political motivation. Read by Dick Hill and Susie Breck.

 

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