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Author |
: Stephen Knight |
Publisher |
: McFarland |
Total Pages |
: 242 |
Release |
: 2011-11-08 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780786488445 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0786488441 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (45 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Mysteries of the Cities by : Stephen Knight
A popular crime genre in the nineteenth century, urban mysteries have largely been ignored ever since. This historical and critical text examines the origins of the innovative genre, which grappled with the rise of enormous, anonymous cities, beginning in France in 1842, then spreading rapidly across the continent and to America and Australia. Writers covered include Eugene Sue, George Reynolds, Paul Feval, George Lippard, "Ned Buntline" and Donald Cameron.
Author |
: Carole Marsh |
Publisher |
: Gallopade International |
Total Pages |
: 164 |
Release |
: 2009-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780635069986 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0635069989 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (86 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Mystery in New York City by : Carole Marsh
Accelerated Reader: Reading Level 4.8, 3 Points.
Author |
: Kelli Stanley |
Publisher |
: Minotaur Books |
Total Pages |
: 337 |
Release |
: 2014-08-05 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781250018052 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1250018056 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (52 Downloads) |
Synopsis City of Ghosts by : Kelli Stanley
Miranda Corbie's back. Noir will never be the same. And Kelli Stanley will once again mesmerize readers with the most thrilling novel yet in her award-winning series. June, 1940. For the United States, war is on the horizon. For Miranda Corbie, private investigator and erstwhile escort, there are debts to be paid and memories—long-suppressed and willfully forgotten—to be resurrected. Enter the U.S. State Department and the man who helped Miranda get her PI license. A man she owes. A man who asks her to track a chemistry professor here in San Francisco whom he suspects is a spy for the Nazis. Playing along may get Miranda a ticket to Blitz-bombed England and answers about her past...if she survives. Through sordid back alleys and art gallery halls, from drag dress nightclubs to a Nazi costume ball, Miranda's journey into fear takes her on the famed City of San Francisco streamliner and to Reno, Nevada, the Biggest Little City in the World...where she finds herself framed for a murder she never anticipated. Forced to go underground, Miranda soldiers on alone, determined to find the truth about a murder, a Nazi spy, and her own troubling past. But Miranda will have to learn the difference between reality and illusion, from despair to deceit and factual to fake, as she tries to get her life back...and navigates a City of Ghosts.
Author |
: Scott Thornley |
Publisher |
: House of Anansi |
Total Pages |
: 435 |
Release |
: 2018-06-26 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781487003272 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1487003277 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (72 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Ambitious City by : Scott Thornley
The gripping second installment of the MacNeice Mysteries reads like a crossover episode between Sons of Anarchy and Dexter, as Detective Superintendent MacNeice and his team face off against a gang of violent bikers and a bloodthirsty serial killer... As a local biker war rages — seven shrink-wrapped corpses have been found buried on a farm just outside of Dundurn — an ambitious waterfront project meant to revive the dying industrial city is underway. Dredging is nearly complete when six more bodies turn up at the bottom of the lake. With the body count rising, the situation in Dundurn escalates as a serial killer begins targeting the city’s successful young women of colour. Outgunned by the bikers and outmaneuvered by the serial killer, MacNeice convinces Fiza Aziz, the young Muslim detective who burned out on their last case together, to come back to the force. Things go well until Aziz deliberately puts herself in the killer’s sights...
Author |
: David Hatcher Childress |
Publisher |
: Lost Cities |
Total Pages |
: 406 |
Release |
: 1986 |
ISBN-10 |
: UTEXAS:059173018494696 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (96 Downloads) |
Synopsis Lost Cities & Ancient Mysteries of South America by : David Hatcher Childress
Rogue adventurer and maverick archaeologist, David Hatcher Childress, takes the reader on unforgettable journeys deep into deadly jungles, windswept mountains and scorching deserts in search of lost civilizations and ancient mysteries.
Author |
: Amy K. Green |
Publisher |
: Penguin |
Total Pages |
: 386 |
Release |
: 2021-02-02 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781524745127 |
ISBN-13 |
: 152474512X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (27 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Prized Girl by : Amy K. Green
From debut author Amy K. Green comes a devastating tale of psychological suspense: A teen pageant queen is found murdered in a small New England town and her sister's search for answers unearths more than she bargained for. Days after a young pageant queen named Jenny is found murdered, her small town grieves the loss alongside her picture-perfect parents. At first glance, Jenny's tragic death appears clear-cut for investigators. The most obvious suspect is one of her fans, an older man who may have gotten too close for comfort. But Jenny's half-sister, Virginia—the sarcastic black sheep of the family—isn't so sure of his guilt and takes matters into her own hands to find the killer. But for Jenny's case and Virginia's investigation, there's more to the story. Virginia, still living in town and haunted by her own troubled teenage years, suspects that a similar darkness lies beneath the sparkling veneer of Jenny's life. Alternating between Jenny's final days and Virginia's determined search for the truth, the sisters' dual narratives follow a harrowing trail of suspects, with surprising turns that race toward a shocking finale. Infused with dark humor and driven by two captivating young women, The Prized Girl tells a heartbreaking story of missed connections, a complicated family, and a town's disturbing secrets.
Author |
: John McFetridge |
Publisher |
: ECW Press |
Total Pages |
: 317 |
Release |
: 2021-06-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781773056753 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1773056751 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (53 Downloads) |
Synopsis Every City Is Every Other City by : John McFetridge
Behind the scenes, nothing is what it seems. Gord Stewart, 40 years old, single, moved back into his suburban childhood home to care for his widowed father. But his father no longer needs care and Gord is stuck in limbo. He’s been working in the movie business as a location scout for years, and when there isn’t much filming, as a private eye for a security company run by ex-cops, OBC. When a fellow crew member asks him to find her missing uncle, Gord reluctantly takes the job. The police say the uncle walked into some dense woods in Northern Ontario and shot himself, but the man’s wife thinks he’s still alive. With the help of his movie business and OBC connections, Gord finds a little evidence that the uncle may be alive. Now Gord has two problems: what to do when he finds a man who doesn’t want to be found, and admitting that he’s getting invested in this job. For the first time in his life, Gord Stewart is going to have to leave the sidelines and get into the game. Even if it might get him killed.
Author |
: Robert Rosenberg |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 200 |
Release |
: 2001 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1890208817 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781890208813 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (17 Downloads) |
Synopsis Crimes of the City by : Robert Rosenberg
Avram Cohen investigates a double murder by a killer with an amazing dexterity for knives as Jerusalem disintegrates in turmoil with zealots and intifada.
Author |
: Elsa Hart |
Publisher |
: Minotaur Books |
Total Pages |
: 352 |
Release |
: 2018-08-21 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781250142801 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1250142806 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (01 Downloads) |
Synopsis City of Ink by : Elsa Hart
One of 2018’s Best Mysteries by Publisher’s Weekly One of the Best Audiobooks to Listen to in October by The Washington Post “This entry solidifies her status as a top-notch historical mystery author.” – Publisher's Weekly (starred review) “Richly detailed novel of life and crime in 18th century China.” –The Wall Street Journal Following the enthralling 18th century Chinese mysteries Jade Dragon Mountain and White Mirror, comes the next Li Du adventure in City of Ink. Li Du was prepared to travel anywhere in the world except for one place: home. But to unravel the mystery that surrounds his mentor’s execution, that’s exactly where he must go. Plunged into the painful memories and teeming streets of Beijing, Li Du obtains a humble clerkship that offers anonymity and access to the records he needs. He is beginning to make progress when his search for answers buried in the past is interrupted by murder in the present. The wife of a local factory owner is found dead, along with a man who appears to have been her lover, and the most likely suspect is the husband. But what Li Du’s superiors at the North Borough Office are willing to accept as a crime of passion strikes Li Du as something more calculated. As past and present intertwine, Li Du’s investigations reveal that many of Beijing’s residents — foreign and Chinese, artisan and official, scholar and soldier — have secrets they would kill to protect. When the threats begin, Li Du must decide how much he is willing to sacrifice to discover the truth in a city bent on concealing it, a city where the stroke of a brush on paper can alter the past, change the future, prolong a life, or end one.
Author |
: Tasha Alexander |
Publisher |
: Minotaur Books |
Total Pages |
: 282 |
Release |
: 2012-10-16 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781250011039 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1250011035 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (39 Downloads) |
Synopsis Death in the Floating City by : Tasha Alexander
The Huffington Post calls Tears of Pearl author Tasha Alexander "one to watch—and read" and her new Lady Emily mystery set in Venice proves it! Years ago, Emily's childhood nemesis, Emma Callum, scandalized polite society when she eloped to Venice with an Italian count. But now her father-in-law lies murdered, and her husband has vanished. There's no one Emma can turn to for help but Emily, who leaves at once with her husband, the dashing Colin Hargreaves, for Venice. There, her investigations take her from opulent palazzi to slums, libraries, and bordellos. Emily soon realizes that to solve the present day crime, she must first unravel a centuries old puzzle. But the past does not give up its secrets easily, especially when these revelations might threaten the interests of some very powerful people.