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Sweet after death / by Giambanco, Valentina,author.(CARDINAL)429448;
In the dead of winter, homicide detective Alice Madison is sent to the remote town of Ludlow, Washington, to investigate an unspeakable crime. Together with her partner, detective sergeant Kevin Brown, and crime scene investigator Amy Sorensen, Madison must first understand the killer's motives, but the dark mountains that surround Ludlow are the perfect refuge for anyone trying to keep their secrets. When the killer strikes again, the three Seattle police officers find themselves under siege. And as they become targets, Madison and her team realize that in the freezing woods around the pretty town, a cunning evil hungers for their deaths. -- Provided by Publisher.
Subjects: Novels.; Thrillers (Fiction); Detective and mystery fiction.; Women detectives; Policewomen;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The policeman's daughter / by Boyce, Trudy Nan,author.(CARDINAL)410964;
Sarah "Salt" Alt started out as a beat cop in Atlanta's poorest, most violent housing project, The Homes. It is here that she meets the cast of misfits and criminals that will have a profound impact on her later cases: Man-Man, the leader of the local gang, on his way to better places; street dealer Lil D and his family; and Sister Connelly, old and observant, the matriarch of the neighborhood. Salt's closest lifeline, as a lone policewoman, is her friend and colleague Pepper, on his own beat nearby. And when a murder in The Homes brings detectives to the scene, Salt draws closer to Detective Wills, initiating a romance complicated by their positions on the force. When Salt is shot and sustains a head injury during a routine traffic stop, the resulting visions begin leading her toward the answers in the case that earns Salt her promotion to Homicide. This is a tale of a woman who solves crimes through a combination of keen observation, grunt work, and pure gut instinct; this is the making of Detective Salt.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Women detectives; Policewomen;
Available copies: 10 / Total copies: 10
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No mercy / by Schaffhausen, Joanna,author.(CARDINAL)416626;
Police officer Ellery Hathaway is on involuntary leave from her job because she shot a murderer in cold blood and refuses to apologize for it. Forced into group therapy for victims of violent crime, Ellery immediately finds higher priorities than "getting in touch with her feelings." For one, she suspects a fellow group member may have helped to convict the wrong man for a deadly arson incident years ago. For another, Ellery finds herself in the desperate clutches of a woman who survived a brutal rape. He is still out there, this man with the Spider-Man-like ability to climb through bedroom windows, and his victim beseeches Ellery for help in capturing her attacker. Ellery seeks advice from her friend, FBI profiler Reed Markham, who liberated her from a killer's closet when she was a child. Reed remains drawn to this unpredictable woman, the one he rescued but couldn't quite save. The trouble is, Reed is up for a potential big promotion, and his boss has just one condition for the new job--stay away from Ellery. Ellery ignores all the warnings. Instead, she starts digging around in everyone's past but her own--a move that, at best, could put her out of work permanently, and at worst, could put her in the city morgue.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Detective and mystery fiction.; Women detectives; Policewomen;
Available copies: 22 / Total copies: 22
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The lost woman / by Blædel, Sara,author.(CARDINAL)353949; Kline, Mark,1952-translator.(CARDINAL)398176;
A housewife is the target of a shocking, methodical killing. Shot with a hunting rifle through her kitchen window, the woman is dead before she hits the ground. Though murdered in England, it turns out that the woman, Sofie Parker, is actually a Danish citizen who's been on the Missing Persons list for almost two decades-so Louise Rick is called on to the case. Then, in an unexpected twist, the police discover that Sofie had been reported missing eighteen years ago by none other than Eik, Louise Rick's police colleague and lover. Impulsive sive as ever, Eik rushes to England, and ends up in jail on suspicion of Sofie's murder. Completely blindsided by Eik's connection to the case, Louise is thoroughly unsettled and sick with worry, yet she must set aside her own emotional turmoil if she hopes to find the killer in what will become her most controversial case yet...
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Detective and mystery fiction.; Policewomen; Women detectives;
Available copies: 23 / Total copies: 26
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By his own hand / by Griffin, Neal,author.(CARDINAL)410597;
"The body of a young man has been found in the woods outside Newberg, dead from a close-range shotgun blast. The gun--his own--lies beside the body. Certain things dont add up for Detective Tia Suarez. Where did the fat envelope of cash in his pocket come from? Who called the police to report the body, then disappeared before the cops arrived? [And] what if it isn't suicide? What if this young mans death is covering up something that will shake the town to its foundations?"--Amazon.com.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Murder; Women detectives; Policewomen;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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The girl with no name / by Regan, Lisa,author.(CARDINAL)421763;
"Detective Josie Quinn is horrified when she's called to the house of a mother who had her newborn baby snatched from her arms. A woman caught fleeing the scene is Josie's only lead, but when questioned it seems this mysterious girl doesn't know who she is, where she's from or why she is so terrified... Is she a witness, a suspect, or the next victim? As Josie digs deeper, a letter about a mix-up at a fertility clinic links the nameless girl and the missing child to a spate of killings across the county. Josie is faced with an impossible decision: should she risk the life of one innocent child to save many others... or can she find another way?"-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Women detectives; Policewomen; Serial murderers;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 7
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Husband missing / by Regan, Lisa,author.(CARDINAL)421763;
"Detective Josie Quinn's world shatters when she returns home to find her house ransacked, and her husband, Noah, missing. When she kissed him goodbye hours earlier, called to the discovery of a woman's body at a protest, they were putting the finishing touches to a nursery for their first adopted child. But now the house is empty, Noah's bloodied handprints trailing the walls. Every fiber of Josie's being screams to investigate. But her team warn her to keep her distance as they follow a connection to a recent robbery in Denton. But Josie can't quiet the voice telling her the handprints Noah left are leading her somewhere, and the trail ends at an upturned box of her long-dead abusive mother's possessions: faded photos, jewelry, a lock of hair, and a few old newspaper clippings. Beside herself with worry for Noah, and unexpectedly confronted by the trauma of her past, Josie throws herself into work. The woman's body found during a demonstration outside a children's hospital belongs to Gina Phelan, daughter of the powerful and influential Phelan family. Trawling the CCTV is a welcome distraction, but everything changes the moment fingerprints from the knife that wounded Gina match to prints found in Josie's own home. Her head spinning as the two cases collide, Josie's only option is to delve into the life of the monster who terrorized her as a child. The key to everything is hidden in the box of her mother's mementoes. But is Josie strong enough and fast enough to find it in time? And at what devastating cost to those she loves most?" -- Amazon.com.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Women detectives; Policewomen; Murder;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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The drowning girls / by Regan, Lisa(Lisa L.),author.(CARDINAL)791954;
"In the thin glow of moonlight, a mess of auburn curls gleams against the rocks. Hands bound, the girl's fragile body is limp and still. Seconds later, a wall of raging white water crashes down, swallowing her whole... A knock on the door late in the evening can only mean trouble for Detective Josie Quinn, but fear chokes her at the news that one of her own team is missing. No one has seen Denton PD's Press Liaison Amber for days. Sweet-natured and totally dedicated to the job, she'd never let her colleagues down. A message scrawled on the frosted windscreen of Amber's car leads Josie to a nearby dam. But the body they pull from the freezing water is not Amber... Josie won't sleep until she finds a name for the innocent girl left to drown, and the meaning of the numbers scribbled in a tattered pink diary found on Amber's desk. But when the trail leads her to a twisted truth about Amber's family, Josie wonders if anyone really knew her at all? Her team crumbling around her, Josie must stay strong and focused to get the job done. But as prime suspects start going missing, and rumors of an argument the night Amber disappeared surface, could one of her own staff be to blame? Finding Amber alive is Josie's only chance of knowing the truth and stopping a dangerous killer in their tracks. But as a blizzard closes in, how many more precious lives will be snatched before she can?" -- Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Detective and mystery fiction.; Women detectives; Policewomen; Murder;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 5
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The innocent wife / by Regan, Lisa(Lisa L.),author.(CARDINAL)791954;
"When Denton's most loved TV presenter returns home to find his wife dead at the dining table, it shatters the close-knit community. Beautiful and absolutely besotted with each other, Beau and Claudia Collins were idolized for being the perfect couple. But the devastating scene Detective Josie Quinn finds in their remote hideaway has her asking what dark secrets lurk beneath the surface of this seemingly flawless marriage? Beau is grief-stricken by the loss of his kind-hearted wife who gave so much to others as a therapist, but Josie needs to know the significance of the small wooden puzzle box found clutched in Claudia's hand. A prop in a popular game Beau played with his viewers to test the strength of their relationships, is it a twisted calling card, or a challenge from the killer? The broken body of one of Beau and Claudia's assistants is found the next day, a matching little box left in the dirt beside her. It's clear that if Beau doesn't start telling the truth about the flaws in his marriage, those dearest to him will die. Caught in a cat and mouse chase with disturbing revelations and a mounting body count at every turn, Josie and her team work night and day to keep Beau's loved ones safe. What kind of calculating monster would do this? A faded newspaper article about a tragic accident is the break Josie desperately needs. But she may already be too late, an innocent child is in danger..."--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Women detectives; Policewomen; Murder;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 2
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Love me not / by Arlidge, M. J.,author.(CARDINAL)349315;
A woman's body lies in the road. At first it looks like a tragic accident. But when Helen Grace arrives on the scene it's clear she's looking at a coldblooded killing. But why would anyone target a much-loved wife and mother? Across town, a shopkeeper is killed while his customers are left unharmed. But what lies behind the killer's choices? Who lives? Who dies? Who's next? The clock is ticking. If Helen can't solve this deadly puzzle then more blood will be shed. But any mistake and it might be her own.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Women detectives; Policewomen; Serial murder investigation;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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