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2) Too darn hot
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Series
Faye Quick novels volume 2
Description
Awash in tears, salesgirl Claire Turner arrives at the Times Square office of private investigator Faye Quick and begs Faye to find her missing boyfriend, army private Charlie Ladd, who has been AWOL for three days. Faye takes the case, which leads her to Charlie's room at the Hotel Commodore-where she finds an unknown man-naked, dead, and stuffed inside a wardrobe. Who is the John Doe, and what connection does he have to the missing Charlie Ladd?...
4) Hush-hush
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Series
Stone Barrington novels volume 56
Description
"Stone Barrington is settling in for some downtime in New York City when an anonymous enemy makes himself known. This nameless foe's threats hit close to home, and before Stone can retaliate, the fearsome messages turn into very real consequences. With the help of old friends--and a lovely new tech-savvy acquaintance--Stone sets out to unravel the fatal agenda. But as the web of adversaries expands, Stone realizes that no place is safe, and he'll...
6) Stakeout
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Series
Stanley Hastings mysteries volume 18
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
281 p. ; 24 cm.
Description
While staking out a New Jersey hotel to catch a cheating husband, private eye Stanley Hastings instead finds the man murdered and becomes the prime suspect.
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Pub. Date
2014.
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A New York Times Bestselling Author Molly and Daniel Sullivan are settling happily into parenthood when a gang retaliates against Daniel for a big arrest. Daniel wants his family safely out of New York. Molly, shocked and grieving, agrees to take their infant son to stay with friends Sid and Gus in Paris. But once there, Sid and Gus seem to have vanished into thin air. And Molly's search for them leads her to wonder if she and Liam might be in more...
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Series
Molly Murphy mysteries volume 8
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
276 p. ; 25 cm.
Description
Irish-born detective and Vasser graduate Molly Murphy is hired to find out the truth about her friend's missionary parents' deaths and her loss of inheritance. Another Vasser grad has a philandering husband to track. Set in early 20th-century New York City.
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Molly Murphy mysteries volume 9
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
479 p. (large print) ; 23 cm.
Description
After an illusionist on stage saws into his assistant, Harry Houdini's wife hires Molly Murphy to be part investigator/part bodyguard and uncover whether NYC's masters of illusion are simply up to their tricks or if there truly is something much more treacherous going on.
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Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
341 pages ; 25 cm
Description
"Who are these detectives with famous names and mysterious, untraceable pasts? In New York City, three intriguing, smart, and stylish PIs open Holmes, Marple & Poe Investigations. Brendan Holmes--The Brain: Identifies suspects via deduction and logic. Margaret Marple--The Eyes: Possesses powers of observation too often underestimated. Auguste Poe--The Muscle: Chases down every lead no matter how dangerous or dark. The agency's daring methodology and...
12) Carnal curiosity
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Pub. Date
[2014]
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309 pages ; 24 cm.
Description
"Stone Barrington seems to have a knack for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. When Manhattan's elite are beset by a series of clever crimes-and Stone is a material witness-he and his former partner Dino Bacchetti find themselves drawn into the world of high-end security and fraud, where insider knowledge and access are limited to a privileged few, and the wealthy are made vulnerable by the very systems meant to keep them safe. As Stone and...
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Series
Molly Murphy mysteries volume 16
Pub. Date
2016.
Description
"Molly Murphy Sullivan's husband Daniel, a police captain in turn-of-the-century New York City, is in a precarious position. The new police commissioner wants him off the force altogether. So when Daniel's offered an assignment from John Wilkie, head of the secret service, he's eager to accept. Molly can't draw any details of the assignment out of him, even where he'll be working. But when she spots him in San Francisco during a movie news segment,...
14) Away in a manger
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Series
Molly Murphy mysteries volume 15
Pub. Date
2015.
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Description
"It's Christmastime in 1905 New York City, and for once, Molly Murphy Sullivan is looking forward to the approaching holidays. She has a family of her own now: she and Daniel have a baby son and twelve-year-old Bridie is living with them as their ward. As Molly and the children listen to carolers in the street, they hear a lovely voice, the voice of an angel, and see a beggar girl huddled in a doorway, singing "Away in a Manger." Bridie is touched...
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Series
Molly Murphy mysteries volume 17
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
264 pages ; 22 cm
Description
"Semi-retired private detective Molly Murphy Sullivan is suffering from depression after a miscarriage following her adventure in San Francisco during the earthquake of 1906. She and her husband, Daniel, are invited for Christmas at a mansion on the Hudson, and they gratefully accept, expecting a peaceful and relaxing holiday season. Not long after they arrive, however, they start to feel the tension in the house's atmosphere. Then they learn that...
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Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
287 pages : map ; 24 cm
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"Return to a twisted version of Jazz Age New York in this follow up to the critically acclaimed fantasy Westside, as relentless sleuth Gilda Carr's pursuit of tiny mysteries drags her into a case that will rewrite everything she knows about her past. Six months ago, the ruined Westside of Manhattan erupted into civil war, and private detective Gilda Carr nearly died to save her city. In 1922, winter has hit hard, and the desolate Lower West is frozen...
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