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A Little Too Much
John Shannon
The new novel in the critically acclaimed Jack Liffey series
Private Investigator Jack Liffey is hired to find a popular African-American actor, Ty Bird, who has disappeared from the set of his new movie. Meanwhile, Jack's home life is falling apart, his daughter, Maeve, has moved out, and his partner, Gloria, is spending less time at home. However, as Jack's search for Bird takes him to some of LA's stranger suburbs, he finds out that someone is coming to seek revenge . . .
Shades of Grey
Clea Simon
The first in the brand-new Dulcie Schwartz feline-filled mystery series
Dulcie's having an awful summer. Her beloved cat Mr Grey's been put to sleep, and her new room-mate, Tim, is a jerk. Walking home, she sees a cat the spitting image of Mr Grey, and hears a voice say "I wouldn't go in just now." She enters to find Tim dead stabbed with her own knife. Dulcie's in the frame for murder and she hasn't seen the last of Mr Grey, either . . .
Grey Matters
Clea Simon
Dulcie Schwartz and her feline friends get tangled up in this mysterious yarn
Caught between a distracted supervisor and university politics, Dulcie's doctoral thesis looks doomed. When she stumbles across the bloodied body of a fellow student, things couldn't get any worse. Unless her mother's dreams turn out to be premonitions and Dulcie's work has all been in vain. With the ghost of Mr Grey (her wise and loyal late, great cat) strangely silent, and her new kitten refusing to speak, this time Dulcie might just be on her own . . .
Grey Zone
Clea Simon
A Dulcie Schwartz feline mystery
When a student goes missing and a professor ends up dead, Dulcie Schwartz realizes that midterms are going to be worse than ever. She's hard at work on her thesis, but present day concerns (including the destructive mischief of her growing kitten) keep dragging her back into a tangle of motive, misbehavior, and maybe even murder. If only Mr Grey, her beloved feline ghost, would lend a hand, at least with that rambunctious kitten . . .
Grey Expectations
Clea Simon
The new 'Dulcie Schwartz' cat mystery
Could a missing book be haunted? Dulcie Schwartz doesn't want to think so, but ever since it disappeared from the university, things have gone from bad to worse - one of her colleagues accused of homicide, and another revealed as an impostor. To top it all off, both the ghost cat Mr Grey and the kitten Esmé seem to have switched their allegiance to her boyfriend. Deprived of feline assistance, Dulcie must uncover the truth by herself, or else find herself on the hook for the theft - and murder.
True Grey
Clea Simon
Things look bleak for cat-loving Dulcie Schwartz when she finds the body of an academic rival she threatened to kill just days before . . .
When Dulcie Schwartz stumbles across the body of Melinda Sloane Harquist, a visiting scholar whose upcoming book threatens to ruin Dulcie's thesis and who she threatened to kill, in jest, just days before, it's creepily reminiscent of the nightmares that have been waking her for the past week. And with boyfriend Chris distant and preoccupied, and both the ghost cat Mr Grey and her kitten Esmé strangely cryptic in their advice, it's up to Dulcie to prove herself innocent, before it's too late . . .
The Veils of Venice
Edward Sklepowich
The new Urbino Macintyre Venetian mystery
Long-time Venice resident, literary biographer (and reluctant amateur sleuth) Urbino Macintyre is helping his friend, the Contessa Barbara, to organize an exhibition of the famous textile designer Mariano Fortuny. Then the Contessa's cousin, Olimpia, is stabbed to death in a crime of passion. All clues twist back to the Contessa's relatives, but it is a delicate matter; especially as it is Barbara's loyal maid, Mina, who is found kneeling beside the body clutching a pair of bloodied scissors . . .
A Killing Resurrected
Frank Smith
The new DCI Neil Paget Mystery
When scribbled notes written by Barry Grant, a troubled teenager who committed suicide thirteen years ago, come to light, DCI Paget and DS Tregalles reopen the investigation into a series of robberies that ended with the vicious killing of two people. But, just before the house where Barry grew up is due to be searched for clues, an attempt is made to burn it down, and it becomes obvious that someone is dead set against the case ever being solved . . .
In the Shadow of Evil
Frank Smith
A gruesome discovery sets DCI Neil Paget on a collison course with his superiors . . .
When Antonia Halliday is found dead in a barn, her head and neck slashed with an old-fashioned sickle, Paget and Tregalles attend the scene. The victim is from Bromley Manor, the country home of a highly respected family with links to the chief constable, and Chief Superintendent Brock warns Paget to tread carefully. With all the evidence drawing Paget back to the manor, he soon finds himself at odds with his superiors - and the killer is not quite finished yet . . .
A Promise Made
Linda Sole
The eagerly-awaited second novel in the Family Feud series
Frances Danby has spent the Second World War years longing for her husband Marcus to return. When he does, she is disappointed. Marcus has become withdrawn and begins to drink heavily. She fears for her marriage, particularly when her father-in-law makes unwelcome advances to her. She must face tragedy ahead. Meanwhile, her sister Emily is living happily under Lord Vane's roof, but Vane's wife is jealous of Emily's child. Will she reveal the secret she knows could tear the family apart? . . .
