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The Highly Effective Detective

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Russian Roulette

Mike Faricy · 356 pages

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Black

Russell Blake · 226 pages

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The Nymphos of Rocky Flats

Mario Acevedo · 354 pages

The first and only vampire book to be declassified by the federal government . . . Felix Gomez went to Iraq a soldier. He came back a vampire. Now he finds himself pulled into a web of intrigue when an old friend prompts him to investigate an outbreak of nymphomania at the secret government facilities in Rocky Flats. He'll find out the cause of all these horny women or die trying! But first h

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McNally's Secret

Lawrence Sanders · 341 pages

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Amuse Bouche

Anthony Bidulka · 270 pages

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Anonymous Rex

Eric Garcia · 303 pages

**Publisher's summary:** Private investigator Vincent Rubio is down on his luck: He's out of work. His car's been repossessed. He's been banned from The Council. His partner has died under mysterious circumstances. And his tail just won't stay put. Vincent is a dinosaur - a velociraptor, to be precise. The dinosaurs faked their extinction 65 million years ago and still roam the planet, wrapped up

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Like Coffee and Doughnuts

Elle Parker · 360 pages

Dino Martini is an old-school P.I. in a modern age. Sure, he may do most of his work on a computer, but he carries a gun, drives a convertible, and lives on the beach. Best friend and mechanic Seth Donnelly will back him in a fight, and there's not a lot more Dino could ask from life. Until his world is turned upside down. A dangerous case and a new apartment are just the start. His friendship wit

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Stiff Arm Steal

A.J. Stewart · 272 pages

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Bullet for a Star

Stuart M. Kaminsky · 192 pages

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Dog on It

Spencer Quinn · 305 pages

Fabulous, funny new detective novel featuring Bernie, a slightly down-at-heel PI and his offsider, Chet, a dog (and the captivating narrator of the story).I could smell him - or rather the booze on his breath - before he even opened the door, but my sense of smell is pretty good, probably better than yours.So begins this fabulous, funny new detective novel featuring Bernie, a slightly down-at-heel

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This Doesn't Happen In The Movies

Renee Pawlish · 226 pages

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The Setup Man

T.T. Monday · 262 pages

Johnny Adcock is an aging Major League pitcher with the perfect retirement plan--he moonlights as a private investigator. Major League Baseball, as it turns out, is a prime source of employment for a philosophically inclined, discreet detective who has both the brains and the brawn to handle the unique problems of professional athletes. What sounds like the standard story of a pro athlete's marria

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Death Warmed Over

Kevin J. Anderson · 302 pages

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The Garrett Files

Glen Cook

Three stories: Sweet Silver Blues, Bitter Gold Hearts, Cold Copper Tears.

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Aberystwyth Mon Amour

Malcolm Pryce · 266 pages

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The Monkey's Raincoat

Robert Crais · 245 pages

When Los Angeles private detective Elvis Cole investigates the disappearance of Ellen Lang's husband and young son, he stumbles into a bizarre nightmare of high-level intrigue, missing drugs, and murder in Hollywood's seamy underworld.

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Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

Douglas Adams · 304 pages

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency is the first ever fully realised Ghost—Horror—Detective—Whodunit— Time—Travel—Romantic—Musical— Comedy Epic. Dirk Gently himself is a detective — well, a sort of detective.. There is a long and honourable tradition of great detectives and Dirk Gently does not belong to it. Sherlock Holmes observed that once you have eliminated the impossible, then whatever

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The Hexologists

Josiah Bancroft · 318 pages

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Storm Front

Jim Butcher · 362 pages

The novels of the Dresden Files have become synonymous with action-packed urban fantasy and non-stop fun. Storm Front is Jim Butcher's first novel and introduces his most famous and popular character-Harry Dresden, wizard for hire.For his first case, Harry is called in to consult on a grisly double murder committed with the blackest of magic. At first, the less-than-solvent Harry's eyes light up w

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Who Censored Roger Rabbit?

Gary K. Wolf · 218 pages

The gritty, original version of the classic WB-Disney crossover film. Explore the origins of the Roger Rabbit story through the eyes of Roger's hired Private Investigator, the alcoholic Mr. Eddie Valiant. Live in a world of real people and real street walking cartoon classics. This is a detective novel which stands the test of time. Written in classic detective style of fast pace and hard boiled s

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Who in Hell Is Wanda Fuca?

G.M. Ford · 314 pages

When an old gangster friend of Leo's father makes a request he "can't refuse," Leo and his band of drunks, delve into the world of environmental politics in search of Caroline Nobel, a spoiled brat, without the sense God gave a gopher. With the help of "the Boys" -- a group of aging winos who are his modern day "Baker Street Irregulars" -- Leo fights Native American tribal politics, industrial pol

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The Case of the Missing Servant

Tarquin Hall · 320 pages

Light-hearted cosy mystery set in Gurgaon and Lutyens's New Delhi. Satiric but kind.

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Big Red Tequila

Rick Riordan · 386 pages

Everything in Texas is bigger...even murder. Meet Jackson 'Tres' Navarre--tequila drinker, tai chi master, and unlicensed P.I., with a penchant for Texas-size trouble. Ten years ago Navarre left San Antonio and the memory of his father's murder behind him. Now he's back, looking for answers.

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Heller

J.D. Nixon

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