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Guillermo Downes volume 1
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2016
Physical Desc
473 p. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Chief Inspector Guillermo Downes is a long way from his native home of Argentina, heading up the police department in the English Cotswolds. But he isn't far enough to escape the memories of his past, or to lose the baggage he carries from the loss of someone close to him. So when a young girl, Gail, disappears -- the second girl in the span of two weeks to go missing -- Downes makes a promise to the child's mother to find her no matter what it takes....
1042) A snowy little Christmas
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
425 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Starry night: As the host of a radio program for the lovelorn, Jessie Richmond is surprisingly lonely, especially with the holidays approaching. So she decides to make the trek to her uncle's bookstore in rural New York state and hold a speed dating event--only to find herself snowed in--with one very special single ...
Mistletoe and mimosas: After years of hard work, real estate agent Layla Gentry has her dream home on Pine Cove Island. She's perfectly...
1043) Make you feel my love
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Publisher
Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
411 pages (large print) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"After escaping an abusive relationship, Chelsea Spencer flees to Chickadee Creek--the town where her great aunt Rosemary owns a quaint little antique shop. There, Chelsea plans to help with the shop as her aunt heals from an accident--and perhaps find some healing of her own. Liam Chandler was one film away from a leading role when his brother Jacob was stricken with cancer. After spending the last months of Jacob's life with him in Boise, Liam heads...
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Series
Harrison Investigation volume 6
Publisher
Center Point Pub
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
398 p. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Sarah McKinley is finally able to buy and restore the historic Florida mansion that she has always loved, she dismisses the horror stories of past residents vanishing and a long-dead housekeeper who practiced black magic. Then, in the midst of renovations, she makes a grim discovery. Hidden within the walls of Sarah's dream house are the remains of dozens of bodies, some dating back over a century. The door to the past is blown wide open when...
1045) The Dog Park Club
Author
Series
Max Bravo volume 1
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
383 p. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Max Bravo, a wise-cracking gay opera singer, and his best friend, advertising whiz Claudia Fantini, enjoy hanging out with their fellow dog friends at the local Berkeley, California, dog park. But when one of their friends -- pregnant Amy Carter -- disappears, Max and his visiting German boyfriend stake out Amy's house because they suspect her husband has killed her.
1046) The violated
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
381 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
In Echo Park, in the small town of Santa Rita, California, the mutilated body of Martin Torrey is found by two passersby. A registered sex offender, Torrey has been a suspect in a string of recent rapes, and instant suspicion for his murder falls on the relatives and friends of the women attacked. Police chief Griffin Kells and detective Robert Ortiz are under increasing pressure from the public and from a mayor demanding results in a case that has...
1047) An honorable man
Author
Series
George Mueller novels volume 1
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
363 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Washington D.C., 1953. The Cold War is heating up: McCarthyism, with all its fear and demagoguery, is raging in the nation's capital, and Joseph Stalin's death has left a dangerous power vacuum in the Soviet Union. The CIA, meanwhile, is reeling from a double agent within their midst. Someone is selling secrets to the Soviets, compromising missions around the globe. Undercover agents have been assassinated, and anti-Communist plots are being cut short...
Author
Series
Gabriel Allon novels volume 21
Language
English
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"Viktor Orlov had a longstanding appointment with death. Once Russia's richest man, he now resides in splendid exile in London, where he has waged a tireless crusade against the authoritarian kleptocrats who have seized control of the Kremlin. His mansion in Chelsea's exclusive Cheyne Walk is one of the most heavily protected private dwellings in London. Yet somehow, on a rainy summer evening, in the midst of a global pandemic, Russia’s vengeful...
1049) Longhorns east
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English
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"Tom Candy Ponting was no ordinary trail boss. He didn't smoke, chew, cuss, or even carry a gun. Unlike his competitors, he learned how to herd cows on a farm back in England - and how to handle cowboys in bareknuckle prizefights. But his skills and know-how were really put to the test when he accepted a bet he might live to regret: lead a cattle drive from Texas to New York City. Not one to back down on a dare, Ponting assembles the motliest crew...
1050) Far gone
Author
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
447 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
To save her only brother, Andrea Finch must face down a criminal mastermind, the FBI, and her own demons. Police detective Andrea Finch is a rising star in her department until a split-second decision derails her career. Disgraced and disillusioned, she’s on leave from her job when she gets an urgent call from her younger brother. She’d prefer to ignore his latest plea for cash, but this time instinct tells her something is very wrong. Andrea’s...
Author
Series
Mia Quinn mysteries volume 3
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
351 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
After a young Chinese prostitute is stabbed to death by her rich American client, the tabloids dub Dandan Yee “Lethal Beauty” — despite the fact that she was the one who ended up dead. Yet even with double standards and naked prejudice working against her, Seattle prosecutor Mia Quinn is determined to get justice for Dandan Yee. But when a key witness goes missing and an unsavory juror shuts down deliberations without explanation, Mia fears...
Author
Series
Mia Quinn mysteries volume 2
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
382 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
A prosecutor of violent criminals. A detective on a dangerous beat. When these two pros take on an off-the-books case, the line between professional and personal becomes perilously blurred. When a twenty-two-year-old convict walks into the courtroom, his eyes confirm what Mia Quinn already guesses: he blames her for his conviction. In seconds, he knocks her to the ground and holds a razor blade to her throat. While she manages to escape without injury,...
1053) Time of departure
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
549 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Florida state prosecutor Claire Talbot is as tough as they come, and not everyone loves her for it. Newly promoted Felony Division Chief, Claire has about as many jealous detractors as she does supporters. Some colleagues are openly skeptical about her youth, her abilities, and even her gender. When a highway project construction crew unearths two skeletons in a common grave, Claire reopens an investigation into a string of abductions that took place...
1054) Frontier: Powder River
Author
Series
Frontier trilogy volume 3
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
399 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Reeling from the sudden death of his wife, Daniel Dixon returns to Wyoming's Powder River country to start anew. It's the end of the nineteenth century and the Indians are gone. The growing city of Buffalo, just a stone's throw from the ruins of Fort Phil Kearny, seems a peaceful place to start a medical practice and raise his sons, Harry and Cal, and his willful daughter, Lorna. But the peace Dixon seeks eludes him. Johnson County is soon engulfed...
1055) Frontier
Author
Series
Frontier trilogy volume 1
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
473 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
They went searching for a dream. They found America. The first in a trailblazing trilogy of the brave men and women who risked their lives to build a future in the untamed heart of the American frontier... Fort Kearney, Nebraska, is the gateway to the west for a new breed of pioneers. Civil War veterans and widows, card sharps and Indian agents, and drifters -- they arrive every day hoping to forge their destiny. Colonel Henry B. Carrington of the...
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"The Christmas spirit is overtaking Tradd Street with a vengeance. Melanie Trenholm should be anticipating Christmas with nothing but joy--after all, it's only the second Christmas she and her husband, Jack, will celebrate with their twin toddlers. But the ongoing excavation of the centuries-old cistern in the garden of her historic Tradd Street home has been a huge millstone, both financially and aesthetically. Local students are thrilled by the...
1057) The melody lingers on
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
395 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
As the sole assistant to a famous upscale interior designer, Lane Harmon, mother to five-year-old Katie, is accustomed to visiting opulent homes around the tri-state area. A born optimist, Lane finds the glimpse into these gilded worlds fascinating, and loves the reward of exceeding the expectations of their often-demanding owners. When she is called to assist in redecorating a modest townhouse in Bergen County, she knows the job is unusual. Then...
1058) Kill the father: a novel
Author
Series
Columba Coselli and Dante Torre volume 1
Publisher
Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
805 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
When a woman is beheaded in a park outside Rome and her six-year-old son goes missing, the police unit assigned to the case sees an easy solution: they arrest the woman's husband and await his confession. But the Chief of Rome's Major Crimes unit doubts things are so simple. Secretly, he lures to the case two of Italy's top analytical minds: Deputy Captain Colomba Caselli, a fierce, warrior-like detective still reeling from having survived a bloody...
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English
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Recalling his early life as a young cowboy, sixty-two-year-old Madison Carter remembers his first love: her name was Estrella O'Sullivan, and he met her the summer he turned sixteen back in 1873. The summer of 1873 marked Madison's last drive up what is now called the Chisholm Trail. It was the first time he tasted oysters and the only time he pinned on a badge. It was the summer of longhorns, miserable heat, friendship and betrayal, and murder. In...
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Series
J. P. Beaumont mysteries volume 24
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Former Seattle homicide cop, J.P. Beaumont, is learning to enjoy the new realities of retirement--doing morning crossword puzzles by a roaring fireplace, playing frisbee with his new dog, having quiet lunches with his still working wife ... When a long ago acquaintance, Alan Dale, shows up on Beau's doorstep with a newborn infant in hand and asking for help locating his missing daughter, Beau finds himself faced with an investigation that will turn...
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