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While fighting his depression, Isaac Callahan sees a mysterious woman standing on the sidewalk. No one else seems to be aware of her, yet he keeps seeing her. Who is she? What does she want? And what connection does she have to the disappearance of a tourist a year ago?The Body of the Crime is approximately 5600 words.
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From the author of the #1 best-seller "Politically Correct Bedtime Stories", comes a hilarious thriller that establishes a new genre: Clown Noir.2011 Book of the Year (Nontraditional Fiction) by the Chicago Writers Association!In Top Town, a ghetto full of washed-up circus lifers in the shadow of a big city, Rex Koko is a pariah. Yet this clown's brand of chaos helps him solve the most heinous crimes, as he tries to earn personal redemption. In "Honk...
23) Laney's Last Day
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It is Senior Sergeant Gordon 'Laney' Lane's last day at work before retirement. He has had a full life of watching changes occur with not only the police department, but in his life; not all of which are good. He is walking the beat he used to walk, back in the day when cops used to 'walk the beat,' in the rain, remembering his life to that point.'Laney' has an appointment. An appointment which, to him, will right a wrong; a serious wrong. He will...
24) Underground
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Reissue of the first book from the British crime writer whom Ian Rankin would later call 'The Godfather of British Noir'.The hero of this tense thriller has been lying low in the urban decay of south-east London, waiting to be called on for his 'job'. Now his enemies have smoked him out and it is time for him to act. He says he'll stop at nothing - and he means it. Is he a crook or a terrorist? What is he about to do? 'Britain seen through a gun-sight,'...
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A drive-by killing puts Drum on the scent of a Washington sex scandal When Chester Drum first took a crack at detective work, PI Gil Sprayregan offered to split a case with him, giving the rookie half the fee and more credit than he deserved. Years later, Drum is established and Gil is at the tail end of a long, slow fall, drinking heavily and considering blackmail to make ends meet. When he gets in over his head, Sprayregan's wife begs Drum to help....
26) Glass House
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A novel inspired by the true story of a lone policeman who was killed at the edge of one of the most dangerous housing projects in New Orleans. Thea Tamborella returns to New Orleans after a ten-year absence to find the city of her birth changed, still a place of deep contradictions, a sensuous blend of religion, tradition, bonhomie, and decadence, but now caught in a web of fear caused by bad economic times, crime, and racial unrest. Burgess Monroe...
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Ein Österreicher hat als Informatiker Karriere im Silicon Valley gemacht. Seit er als Kind Zeuge eines Banküberfalls wurde, ist es sein Ziel, ein Sicherheitsprogramm für Banken zu entwickeln, das Überfälle verhindern soll. Bevor er seine geniale Software der >Transatlantic Traffic Bank...
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Krimi von Pete Hackett
Der Umfang dieses Buchs entspricht 122 Taschenbuchseiten.
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Jack Skerrit ist wild entschlossen, die Agenten Trevellian und Tucker zu töten, als er nach langen Jahren aus dem Gefängnis kommt. Doch seine Spur kreuzt sich mit denen gefährlicher Terroristen, die mit Selbstmordanschlägen zahlreiche Leute in den Tod reißen. Wie passen ein Rauschgifthändler und fanatische Mörder zusammen?
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In the tradition of Robert B. Parker and Dennis Lehane, Steve Ulfelder's crackling mystery features a gritty, razor-sharp new voice in crime fiction. Conway Sax isn't a hired gun or a wise-cracking urbanite. He's just a mechanic trying to make his way, a blue-collar guy whose ideas about family and loyalty are as deeply held as they are strong.
"Tander Phigg was an asshole, but he was also a Barnburner. Barnburners saved my life. I help them when...
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Antes de convertirse en un poderoso y temido narcotraficante, Walter "El Inca" Ayala tuvo que aprender a matar y defender lo suyo. En esta épica narconovela de aprendizaje conoceremos los humildes orígenes de Ayala desde el momento en el que una venganza lo obligó a exiliarse lejos de su Perú natal, apenas con la ropa que llevaba puesta y una pistola 9 mm en una ciudad hostil y determinada a quebrarlo. Veremos cómo con ingenio, voluntad y sangre...
31) Vegas Wash
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2017 Kindle Book Award Winner. 2019 IPPY Series winner.Steve Cannon, private detective, must walk a thin line between the cops and the mob in 1960's Las Vegas.When a tourist goes missing, Steve must find out what the man's sister is hiding and why a highly placed mob boss is protecting him. The bad news is that Steve is sleeping with the mobster's wife and when the hood goes missing, the law starts looking in his direction for suspects. The worse...
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At a car dealership's big opening day, the festivities are marred by the discovery of a corpse It is September 1957, and America is waiting to meet the Edsel, Ford's top-secret new automobile, whose promotional campaign has redefined the word hype. Sam McCain, lawyer, detective, and car fiend, has been dreaming of the Edsel for months. But when the sheet comes off Ford's new creation, the car is a nightmare. Pastel colored, bulky, and with a distinctively...
33) The Mortal Nuts
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Targeted by drug addicts, a carnival taco vendor must defend his fortune After years playing professional poker, Axel Speeter knows not to trust people. Retired from the table, this no-nonsense old salt makes ends meet by selling tacos at the Minnesota State Fair, and he's got two things on his mind: developing a state-of-the-art burrito, and keeping an eye on the $260,000 he's got squirreled away in coffee cans inside his room at the Motel 6. He's...
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Krimi von Pete Hackett
Der Umfang dieses Buchs entspricht 121 Taschenbuchseiten.
Als in New York eine Polizeistation gesprengt wird, sind die Menschen entsetzt. Als eine zweite Station gesprengt wird, zeigt sich, dass jemand auf einem Rachefeldzug ist. FBI-Agent Trevellian findet schnell heraus, wer der Täter ist und dass er in jeder größeren Stadt zwei Stationen in die Luft jagen will. Kann er ihn stoppen?
35) Dad's Legacy
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After Adam Nelson learned the sad news of his father's death, he flew home to settle dad's estate. Upon learning that dad owned very little, he began to wonder what his father's legacy was. When he is forced to confront those responsible for his father's death, he will learn what his father left him.
36) Taylor Made
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Saint Paul private investigator Charlie Rowe takes on the case of a city councilman who allegedly raped a woman in her home. The case is sensitive enough as it is, but when it becomes entwined with that of an exotic dancer and her stalker, it turns deadly. Before the case is solved, Charlie will have to use all his skill to survive.
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Phil Landsdale has problems. He's out of a job, heis son's a pyromaniac, and his wife is running out of excuses as to why she comes home from work every night six hours late.
In his newly appointed house-husband position, Phil decides he has plenty of time to figure things out. And he learns when you have a lot of time on your hands, you begin to notice your neighbors, intricate nuances, and the upset balance if someone doesn't follow the same routine....
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Ein Gangsterboss wird vor Gericht freigesprochen, weil Beweismittel auf ungesetzliche Weise beschafft wurden und sich außerdem Zeugen plötzlich nicht mehr erinnern können. Noch auf den Stufen des Gerichtsgebäudes trifft ihn die Kugel eines Killers und für die Ermittler beginnt die Jagd nach dem Mörder. Denn dieses Attentat ist nur der Beginn einer Welle der Gewalt...
Ein Action Thriller von Henry Rohmer (Alfred Bekker)
Henry Rohmer ist das...
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J.T., a down on his luck street person, stumbles across a vicious murder occurring before his eyes. His decision to follow the killer takes him on a danger filled journey that eventually leads to his hope for redemption and a better life. Veronica Flores, the stunningly beautiful police detective, who with the help of the F.B.I. is on the trail of a serial killer who targets only Federal Judges. Troy, the marijuana grower with his seductively sensual...
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A phone call at midnight. A cocktail lounge on New Orleans's West Bank. A young woman who wants to photograph prostitutes and re-create Bellocq's famous Storyville portraits. And murder. These are the threads that lead private eye Neal Rafferty into a labyrinth of danger in the Crescent City... where crime is always hot, spicy, and full-flavored with suspense. The phone call is from his old girlfriend Jackie Silva. A loan shark named Bubba Brevna...