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The first horseman
The first horseman
Wilson, D. K.2014
Books, Manuscripts
In the first of a new series investigating real unsolved Tudor crimes, D.K. Wilson brings the streets of Tudor London to spectacular life as Thomas Treviot faces a fight to bring the truth to light in the corrupt world of Anne Boleyn, Thomas Cromwell and Henry VIII.
Friends to die for
Friends to die for
Bonner, Hilary2014
Books, Manuscripts
A group of friends living in Covent Garden are subjected to the whims of a dangerous prankster. At first, whilst disturbing, the tricks are funny. But as they continue they become more serious and violent, until finally someone lies dead.
The murder bag
The murder bag
Parsons, Tony, 1953-2014
Books, Manuscripts
There's a serial killer on the loose. He cuts throats. And he is good at it. 20 years ago seven rich, privileged students became friends at their exclusive private school, Potter's Field, founded 500 years ago by King Henry VIII. Suddenly they have started dying in the most violent way imaginable...
Witch hunt
Witch hunt
Rankin, Ian, 1960-2010
Books, Manuscripts
Witch is a terrorist, one of the best, but this job is going to test even her to the very limit. This time her calculation may desert her just when she needs it most. On her tail are three different detectives, one woman, two men. Two at the beginning of their careers, one staking a lifetime's ex...
Cold granite
Cold granite
MacBride, Stuart2016
Books, Manuscripts
It's DS Logan McRae's first day back on the job after a year off on the sick, and it couldn't get much worse. Three-year-old David Reid's body is discovered in a ditch, strangled, mutilated and a long time dead. There's a killer stalking the Granite City and the local media are baying for blood.
The queen's head : an Elizabethan mystery
The queen's head : an Elizabethan mystery
Marston, Edward, 1940-2012
Books, Manuscripts
Set in 1588 against the background of the Spanish Armada, 'The Queen's Head' is the first in a thrilling series featuring Nicholas Bracewell and the colourful world of the Elizabethan theatre.
Bridge to nowhere
Bridge to nowhere
McKean, Stephanie Parker2012
Books, Manuscripts
Mike Rice, or Miz Mike to her friends, is by nature inquisitive. She also has a heart of compassion that gets her into trouble time and again. So when a beautiful young stranger begs her to investigate the death of her sister, Mike is soon not-too-reluctantly embroiled in a mystery that involves ...
Natural causes
Natural causes
Oswald, James2013
Books, Manuscripts
A young girl's mutilated body is discovered in a sealed room. Her remains are carefully arranged, in what seems to have been a cruel and macabre ritual, which appears to have taken place over 60 years ago. For Detective Inspector Tony McLean this baffling cold case ought to be a low priority, but...
[2 copies, 4 reserves]
Laidlaw
Laidlaw
McIlvanney, William, 1936-20152013
Books, Manuscripts
Meet Jack Laidlaw, the original damaged detective. When a young woman is found brutally murdered on Glasgow Green, only Laidlaw stands a chance of finding her murderer from among the hard men, gangland villains and self-made moneymen who lurk in the city's shadows.
Skinner's rules
Skinner's rules
Jardine, Quintin2009
Books, Manuscripts
As head of Edinburgh's CID, Detective Chief Superintendent Bob Skinner has seen it all - but even he is shocked by the savagely mutilated corpse discovered in a dark alleyway. The victim is identified as a successful young lawyer, and the motive for the brutal death remains a mystery.
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