Fiction : Crime

In the portside city of Cliff's End, a thriving, overcrowded metropolis populated by humans, elves, dwarves, gnomes, wizards, and warriors of all kinds, the officers of the Cliff's End Castle Guard are called in when Gan Brightblade, one of the world's greatest heroes, is found murdered on the eve of a new quest. more...

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Web London, a member of the FBI's elite Hostage Rescue Team, roars into a darkened alley one night with his team members, only to be ambushed seconds later. For reasons he can't understand, Londonis the sole survivor. As the FBI conducts their investigation, the cloud of suspicion surrounding London grows. Riddled with questions and guilt, he seeks the help of psychiatrist Claire Daniels. In a search for the truth, that will take him from the battlegrounds of inner city Washington to the affluence of Virginia horse country, Web London sets out to discover what really happened that deadly night, as forces from all sides try to stop him. more...

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What if insidious evil flourished in the one place where you feel most safe: your very own home? The chilling answer comes from New York Times bestselling master of suspense John Saul–in a new novel that makes terror a household word. The sudden, tragic death of her husband leaves Carolyn Evans alone in New York City to raise an eleven year-old son and a twelve-year-old daughter on little money and even less hope. more...

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The leaders of the free world descend on Scotland for an international conference, and every cop in the country is needed for front-line duty...except one. John Rebus' reputation precedes him, and his bosses don't want him anywhere near Presidents Bush and Putin, which explains why he's manning an abandoned police station when a call comes in. During a pre-conference dinner at Edinburgh Castle, a delegate has fallen to his death. Accident, suicide, or something altogether more sinister? While the government and secret services attempt to hush the whole thing up, Rebus knows he has only seventytwo hours to find the answers. THE NAMING OF THE DEAD is a state-of-the-world novel peopled by real characters, including music and film stars as well as presidents. It's also Rebus' most challenging and personal case yet. more...

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Three Murder Mysteries from Imperial China. Judge Dee, detective extraodinaire and hero of this 18th century Chinese novel, was a real magistrate and statesman of the Tang dynasty (618-907 a.d.). More than 200 years ago, an anomymous author wrote this tale of Judge Dee's legendary detective skills under the title Dee Goong And,or 'Criminal Cases Solved by Judge Dee.' Dutch author Robert van Gulik translated the work from the Chinese for the enjoyment of 20th century European readers. more...

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