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By Robert B. Parker, condition good. They were the Sheridan men, ruled by passion, betrayed by love, heirs to a legacy of violence and forbidden desire. Three generations linked by crime and punishment- cops and heroes, fathers, sons, and lovers united at last by revelations that could bring a family to its knees.

By Ian Rankin, condition very good. Minor wear & creasing to cover. Brilliant, irascible, and frequently frustrating to his friends and bosses, Rebus has made the dark places of Edinburgh his home fore over 20 years. This book collects all of the author's Rebus stories for the first time, including two tale written specifically for this collection. From his beginnings as a young constable to his dramatic retirement, Rebus shines in these gripping, fast-paced tales.

By M.C. Beaton, condition very good. Even though Agatha Raisin loathes amateur dramatics, her friend has persuaded her to support the local pantomime. Stifling a yawn at the production of "Babes in the Woods," Agatha watches as the ogre, played by Bert the baker, struts and threatens on the stage until a trapdoor opens and he disappears in a puff of smoke. When Bert never reappears, Agatha puts her team of private detectives on the case, discovering more feuds and temperamental behavior in the am-drams than a profession show.

By Michael C. Eberhardt, condition good. Minor wear & warping to cover. The murder charge against athlete Chad Curtis is bizarre. There's no evidence that anyone was killed, but his ex-girlfriend has vanished, posing a big problem for defense attorney Sean BarrettL with no corpus delecti, it'll be very hard to prove his client didn't do it. This sets Sean off on a search for evidence that leads him to a shattering discovery and threatens the case- and his life.

By James Lee Burke, condition condition good. The Fontenot family has lived as sharecroppers on Bertrand land for as long as anyone in New Iberia and remember. So why are they now being forced from their homes? And what does the murder of the girlfriend of a New Orleans fixer have to do with it? The fixer's secrets seem tied to those of the Fontenots. But can Detective Dave Robicheaux make sense of it all before there's more bloodshed?

By William J Caunitz, condition good. The first attempt to break the Cleopatra Syndicate left three agents slain. Now there's a new soldier in the drug war. Alejandro Monahan's a nightclub singer on the New York club circuit. He's also an undercover cop. He's got no past and one mission: to avenge his father's murder at the hands of Cleopatra herself.

By Paul Lindsay, condition good. Agent Mike Devlin is known for getting things done by any means necessary. And with two FBI agents executed in cold blood and a million-dollar extortion case blowing up in their face, the Detroit Bureau needs Devlin's brand of insubordination.

By Robert K. Tanenbaum, condition good. Ace Manhattan Assistant DA Butch Karp is getting a crack at the biggest case of all: the reopened JFK murdered investigation. But when segments of the CIA and a self-serving Congress start pulling the strings of justice, it looks like somebody wants the old verdict to stand. Karp won't let it, and plunges headlong into a growing web of conspiracy spun by some of the Hill's heaviest higher-ups. After turning up doctored evidence and dead witnesses, Karp and hit team find themselves being stalked by a mysterious killer- who just happens to be a dead ringer for Lee Harvey Oswald.

By William G. Tapply, condition very good. Minor wear to jacket. 7 years ago Stoney Calhoun woke up in a VA hospital with no memories and a set of unexplained talents. Since he was released, he's been living quietly in Casco Bay, Maine, working as a fishing guide and co-owner of a local bait shop. Only the occasional, unannounced visit from an unnamed man, checking on Stoney to see if he's regained any memories, is there to remind him of this unknown previous life he once led. But this time it's different.

This book is in like-new condition, showing no signs of aging or damage to front or back covers. Pages are clean and unmarked. The second Rachel Gold mystery. When a partner in a prestigious St. Louis law firm is found dead in a hotel room--an apparent suicide--Rachel Gold, a no-nonsense young lawyer, is hired to insure that his grief-stricken widow receives all the proper death benefits. But an easy case soon turns into a complex mystery involving Aztec treasure.

By Roderick Thorp, condition good. Minor wear to cover. Life is good for NYPD Detective Frank Devlin. He's sober & in love. Then a senatorial candidate is murdered with his girlfriend in an S&M sex tryst. The junkie killer is soon killed by the mob. Virtually each person in the affair is linked to Devlin's past... which the homicide cops are suddenly interested in. The truth is obvious: he's being framed neat & deadly by someone who knows him so well it could hurt him to death.

By William Bernhardt, condition good. When mobster Al Morocini is charged with orchestrating a heinous crime against a young woman, the first defense attorney on the case mysteriously disappears. Now, Travis Byrne- a smart Dallas cop who recently traded his badge for a law degree- is appointed to speak for the defense. But just as the trial is getting underway, Morocini escapes custody, steals a car and vanished- taking Travis's reputation with him. Running for his life from both the mob and the FBI, Travis comes to a horrifying realization: the charge against Morocini is just a cover for something much bigger and more foul...

By Robert K. Tanenbaum, condition fine. This thriller races from inside the courtroom to the mean streets of Manhattan as DA Roger Karp faces two apparently different but shockingly similar cases. On one hand, he struggles to make a political science professor pay for murdering her three children & claiming God told her to. Meanwhile, an Islamic terrorist devises an attack in Manhattan's heartland.

By Jay Brandon, condition good. On a quiet April night, San Antonio's peace is shattered by insistent screams. A cleaning woman working late in a downtown office building points to a young computer expert as her attacker. Her version of the incident is rape; he claims he's been framed. When the sun rises, this event will chick the entire city, because the accused rapist is the son of the new DA.

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Avery Broussard, the last in a line of once-substantial land owners whose weakness for alcohol lands him in prison. J.P. Winfield, a dirt-poor singer who makes it to the top of hillbilly music only to be destroyed by drug addiction; and Toussaint Boudraux, a black longshoreman who is set up for a crime he didn't commit. How the three men struggle to escape the bondage that links them makes for a tale of atmosphere and suspense that is pure vintage Burke.

By William Lashner, condition good. Victor Carl is sick of his loser life, sinking law practice, and king-size debts. Enter William Prescott III, a high-powered attorney who has everything Victor wants. Prescott, though, needs Victo's help representing a Councilman's aide accused of extprtion, arson, and murder. There's only one problem... Victor has an undeniable need to play the game his way.

By James Lee Burke, condition very good. Minor wear & warping to cover. Dave Robicheaux returns to New Orleans to investigate a crime that's both personal and professionally risky. Never far from his reach are the violence and corruption of a culture gone bad: in his hometown, a tragic car crash kills three teens & sparks a spiral of revenge and murder. Featuring characters with the distinctive sting of the bayou, the author crafts his most enthralling work of noir suspense.

By Phillip Margolin, condition poor. Some wear & warping to cover, minor water damage. Noticeable tear to first (advance praise) page. From the author comes an explosive novel of suspense, as a trial lawyer faces his worst fear- freeing a dangerous psychopath- and risks paying the price in blood.

By Mark Arsenault, condition very good. Minor creasing & underlining to a few pages, minor wear to jacket. In this electrifying thriller former journalist Billy Povich returns to aid Martin Smothers, the Patron Lawyer of Hopeless Causes. Martin's old partner, judge Gilbert Harmony, has been shot by a thief who dies in a car crash. The cops close the case, but Martin doesn't believe a two-bit shoplifter would suddenly kill a judge- somebody must've paid him to do it.

By Robert B Parker, condition good. Boone Adams- so smart he wrote half the English papers for the freshman class, when he wasn't getting drunk all night. To him life was full of promise it didn't intend to keep. Jennifer Grayle- the campus golden girl that every boy wanted to take out. Except Boone, who wanted to marry her. John Merchent- tall and blond with blue eyes. He didn't have Boone's lively imagination, but he had Jennifer.