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1) Duffy
Author
Series
Duffy mysteries volume 1
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
1986, c1980
Language
English
Description
In the grimy underbelly of London, private detective Duffy takes on an extortion case and finds himself pitted against one of the city's most dangerous crime lords Rosie McKechnie was alone when the two men entered her home, tied her to a chair, and cut her with a switchblade. It was a message for her husband, Brian. To outside appearances, Brian McKechnie is just a businessman. But to Big Eddy Martoff, London's underworld kingpin, McKechnie is a...
4) Death trick
Author
Series
Donald Strachey mysteries volume 1
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
c1981
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Owen
Pub. Date
1984
Language
English
Description
In a remote spot outside L.A., a giant truck suddenly plunges in flames off a mountain road at midnight. It looks like an accident, but it isn't. Someone had fastened a bomb under the truck, killing owner-driver, Paul Myers, who was insured for $100,000. Crack insurance investigator, Dave Brandstetter is called in to find out what happened and why.
Author
Series
Virginia Kelly mysteries volume 2
Publisher
Naiad Press
Pub. Date
1992
Language
English
Description
An intriguing, sexy mystery set in Provincetown, starring Black investigator Virginia Kelly.
10) In the game
Author
Series
Virginia Kelly mysteries volume 1
Publisher
The Naiad Press, Inc
Pub. Date
1991.
Language
English
Description
Black businesswoman Virginia Kelly is called in by her business school classmate, Beverly, when Bev's lover is found dead in back of a lesbian bar.
11) Chain of fools
Author
Series
Donald Strachey mysteries volume 6
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
1996
Language
English
Description
In Albany, New York, a feud over the sale of a family newspaper ends in a murder. One side wanted to sell to the highest bidder, while the other wanted a buyer who would preserve the paper's liberal tradition. The murder is investigated by Donald Strachey, a homosexual private eye.
12) Crime song
Author
Series
Frank Marr novels volume 2
Publisher
Mullholland Books/Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Frank Marr was a good cop with a bad habit, until his addiction to cocaine forced him into retirement from the D.C. police. Now barely making a living as a private investigator, he agrees to take on a family case as a favour for his aunt. Frank's surveillance confirms that his cousin Jeffrey is involved with a drugs operation. It seems small, until Frank's own home is burgled, leaving a body on the kitchen floor: Jeffrey. Frank's .38 revolver - the...
13) The dark hours
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Has a killer lain dormant for years only to strike again on New Year's Eve? LAPD Detective Renée Ballard and Harry Bosch team up to find justice for an innocent victim in the new thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly"--