Captain José Da Silva has the daunting task of finding a murderer. Hired by the Brazilian Foreign Office, Da Silva sets out to end these jungle killings, but doesn't quite have all the facts. When Agent Wilson shows him one of the victims--not all of him, more »

Liz Sullivan grows veggies in Palo Alto's community garden, where a work day turns tragic when a young woman's body is discovered. Some of the gardeners believe Liz is to blame; others champion her case. But her friend Detective Paul Drake is out of town, and Liz finds herself in danger from more than ... more »

Bernie Rhodenbarr is a personable guy, a nice neighbor, and a great burglar. But he occasionally makes mistakes. Like accepting a paid assignment from a total stranger; like still being in the apartment when the cops arrive; like having a freshly slain corpse in the next room. Now he's got to find the ... more »

Matthew Scudder Crime Novel #9. A master.... Lawrence Block's estimable private eye Matthew Scudder is one of the most fully developed and credible characters working in the genre today (Chicago Tribune). In Matt Scudder's mind, money, power, and position elevate nobody above morality and the law. Now ... more »

ANALYZE THIS.... Chrissy McMullen has made a career leap, all the way from slinging drinks at Chicago's most notorious nightclub to dispensing psychotherapy from her sleek new practice in L.A. Even if she can't quite shed her too-loud, too-curvy alter ego-or the brawling family that insists on claiming ... more »

It's not that used bookstore owner and part-time burglar Bernie Rhodenbarr believes the less legal of his two professions is particularly ethical. (It is, however, a rush, and he is very good at it.) He just thinks it's unfair to face a prison term for his legitimate activities. After appraising the ... more »

The knights templar They were warrior monks, dedicated to the protection of pilgrims in the Holy Land -- until an avaricious king savagely destroyed the order. One knight, however, escaped the stake, vowing justice for his murdered brothers. A gathering of evil With scores of merchants streaming into ... more »

Fiction by Emily Drake R A V Salsitz (Rhondi A Vilott Salsitz), USA  writes with pseudo names aka Emily Drake, Elizabeth Forrest, Charles Ingrid, Rhondi Vilott. Has produced many novels: The Garbage Boy (1977), Phoenix Fire (1992), Dark Tide (1993),  Death Watch (1995), Killjoy (1996), Bright ... more »

Liz Sullivan agrees to a temp job as a media escort for famous Hannah Couch, food maven extraordinaire. But Hannah and her assistant Naomi are at loggerheads, and it's hard to work around their feud and their disagreeable personalities. Then death strikes in the luxury suite where they're staying, and ... more »

Der neue Roman mit dem Psychologen Dr. Alex Delaware - ein packender Thriller über die dunklen Seiten der Gesellschaft und die Abgründe des Verbrechens »Mordakte« steht in goldenen Buchstaben auf einem Album, das dem Psychologen Alex Delaware anonym zugeschickt wurde. Der Ringordner enthält Fotos von ... more »

Neighbors were unaware of what went on behind the tightly closed doors of a house in Fresno, California--the home of an imposing, 300-pound Marcus Wesson, his wife, children, nieces, and grandchildren. But on March 12, 2004, gunshots were heard inside the Wesson home, and police officers responding to ... more »

It takes a cat to write the purr-fect mystery. Things have been pretty exciting lately in Crozet, Virginia--a little too exciting if you ask resident feline investigator Mrs. Murphy. Just as the town starts to buzz over its Civil War reenactment, a popular local man disappears. No one's seen Tommy Van ... more »