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  Telegraph Hill

  John Nardizzi

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  People call Ray Infantino when they need a private investigator to find a missing person.But what happens when someone with bad intentions comes looking for him? 
   
  PI Ray Infantino searches for a missing girl in San Francisco, the city he abandoned years ago after his fiancé was killed. Thrust into his old city haunts, Ray finds that Tania may not be lost at all. Tania saw a murder; and a criminal gang, the Black Fist Triad, wants to make sure she never sees anything again. Ray enlists help from an old flame, Dominique, but now he has three women on his mind. Meeting with various witnesses—ex-cops, prostitutes, skinheads—he relentlessly tracks the evidence. But the hunt for Tania fires his obsession with avenging the murder of his fiancé. When the triad retaliates, and blood begins to flow, Ray must walk the knife edge between revenge and redemption on the streets of San Francisco. 
   
  If you enjoy Robert B. Parker's Spenser, Sue Grafton's Kinsey Milhone, and James Lee Burke's Dave Robicheaux, you will want to join the thrilling investigations of Ray Infantino.

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  The Simon Turing Mysteries

  Jack Treby

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  THE BOOK OF DEATH 
  A long forgotten book conceals a dangerous secret. 
  James Faraday is about to turn eighty and his daughter has organised a gathering of friends and family at Woodford Grange to celebrate the big day. There will be a marquee in the garden, plenty of food and drink, and a huge stack of birthday presents. One particular gift, however, is proving difficult to track down. 
  For Simon Turing, who works in the local bookshop, it is just another order; an out of print book of wartime statistics. It only takes a day or two for him to locate a copy. 
  As soon as the book arrives, however, things start to go awry. The shop is burgled. Simon is knocked off his bike on his way to the Grange. And a worker at the estate suffers a fatal accident. Is it just a run of bad luck or are more sinister forces at work? 
  Simon is about to find out. 
  THE BONFIRE NIGHT MASSACRE 
  The corpse was snoring softly behind the sofa. 
  It is early November and the Wynmouth Fire Festival is in full flow. A dozen or more giant statues are about to be put to the torch. The locals jokingly refer to it as "the Bonfire Night Massacre". Fireworks and bonfires are the order of the day, and Simon Turing is looking forward to seeing the display. 
  He is in town performing at a local theatre, a revival of a fifties mystery play. All is not well at the venue, however. The theatre is in financial trouble and there are tensions backstage. The management needs a good box office if the theatre is to survive the winter. Luckily, the fire festival is a significant draw to the town. But when the theatre's own contribution to the festivities erupts into flames a couple of days earlier than planned, it does not bode well for the rest of the run.

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  Christmas Heist

  Arthur Pearce

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  A former librarian turned private investigator. A snarky orange cat. A Christmas heist in a charming seaside town full of holiday secrets. 
  The Oceanview Cove Investigators are back for their most puzzling case yet. When valuable items are stolen from three of their closest friends on Christmas Day, Jim Butterfield and his feline partner Ginger discover each theft comes with its own riddle – and only 100 hours to solve them all. 
  As holiday celebrations continue, Jim and Ginger realize the stolen items are merely a prelude to something far more sinister. With time running out and the stakes higher than ever, they must uncover the thief's true plan before it's too late. 
  Can our detective duo solve the mystery before time runs out? And could the thief be someone they've trusted all along? 
  Christmas Heist is the third book in the Jim and Ginger cozy mystery series full of twists and fun. Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie and Richard Osman.

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  Born To Be Bad

  Barbara Anne Machin

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  This book tells of a young woman who was found to have killed as a child. She was detained in various mental institutes, and then on to prison. It shows how she learned to control herself and whether or not prison reformed her.Excerpt from the book:“Why Mr Policeman, how nice of you to visit me, why do people like you interfere so much,” she said as her voice went into child-like chatter, and her face twisted with anger. Why do people like you interfere?”

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  Butchered at the Abandoned Asylum

  Sara Bourgeois

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  Sage Poe's life is about to take a terrifying turn. 
   
   
   
  When a series of gruesome murders rocks the abandoned Rosehill Asylum, Sage finds herself at the center of a chilling investigation. With bodies piling up and dark secrets threatening to surface, she must use her wit and magical abilities to unravel the asylum's haunting past. 
   
   
   
  As Sage delves deeper into the mystery, she uncovers a twisted web of cult rituals and a killer who will stop at nothing to keep the asylum's darkest secrets buried. With her sisters Lovage and Angelica by her side, Sage must navigate the suspicions of the local sheriff, the mysterious newcomer Ophelia Graves, and the charismatic developer Damien Cartwright, all while trying to keep her Aunt Hecate's magical dementia from spiraling out of control. 
   
   
   
  But when Sage's investigation puts her in the killer's crosshairs, she must race against time to uncover the truth before she becomes the next victim. Can Sage stop the killer and lay the asylum's ghosts to rest, or will the darkness consume her and all of Bone Gap?

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  One Sharp Stitch

  Allie Pleiter

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  It's only temporary. That's what Shelby Phillips tells herself when she returns to excruciatingly harmless Gwen Lake after her graphic arts career—and the office romance blooming with it—get tossed like rejected design mockups. Her plan is as simple and fool-proof as a tent stitch: manage the family needlepoint shop during her parents' RV vacation. It's just a month. It's not as if they're retiring . . . right? 
   
   
    
  When Shelby becomes responsible for hosting a trunk show with local vendors, she's determined to pull it off. Even if that means dealing with former classmate Kat Katsaros, a rising entrepreneur specializing in needlework scissors. Kat has changed since high school—and she's angling to take over the Nimble Needle herself. The tension unspools when Shelby makes a terrible discovery on the morning of the event: Kat's dead body. 
   
   
    
  Shelby can't believe the death was an accident. That's why she's set on exposing who committed the murder with Kat's own equipment. She finds help in a new friend, a potential crush, and the surprising support of her sister and the Nimble Needle stitchers. Still, Shelby must move quickly to stop the crafty culprit before her maybe not-so-temporary new life in Gwen Lake comes apart at the seams . . .

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