Books like 'Cold Death: A Doc Savage Adventure'
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Murder in the Mews by Irina Shapiro
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen the Earl of Granville is skewered with a pitchfork in his own stables, Inspector Haze and Lord Redmond must unearth decades-old family secrets in order to unravel the motive behind the murder. But just when they think they’re making headway, disturbing new revelations come to light and cast doubt on their findings...Categorized as:
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Ohnivé znamenie by Juraj Červenák
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTretí prípad kapitána Steina a notára Barbariča. Nález ľudských ostatkov v podunajských lesoch privedie Barbariča na stopu bezohľadných lupičov a priekupníkov s otrokmi. Notár si musí zavolať na pomoc Steina a Jaroša. Spolu putujú do Prešporka, ktorý sa po páde Budína stal hlavným mestom Uhorska. Zdanlivo jednoduchý prípad sa rýchlo skomplikuje... -
The Whispers in the Walls by Sophie Cleverly
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen the walls begin to speak, it is unwise to ignore what they have to say...At the bidding of their cold-hearted stepmother, twin sisters Scarlet and Ivy are sentenced to board for a year at Rookwood School. The headmaster is cruel, the hallways are drafty, and there seems to be a thief afoot...Categorized as:
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Dead Sea by Pandora Pine
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen a new client asks the West Side Detectives to look into the Redcoat Murders on Dead Man’s Rock in the years before the start of the Revolutionary War, Ronan O’Mara thinks he might have the perfect case to put his new detective agency on the map. The only problem is that while Ronan’s specialty is cold case murders, he’s never investigated a case nearly three centuries cold... -
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An Urchin of Means by April White
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRingo Devereux knows far too much for a man of his times. There’s no simple explanation for it that doesn’t involve improbable conversations about the future, and Ringo’s advanced understanding of three-phase generators and the secret histories of his city are not things he can discuss with the Victorian Londoners around him...Categorized as:
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The Order of Brigid's Cross by Terri Reid
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDetective Sean O’Reilly is called in to interrogate a young boy who is the only witness to a massacre during a gang war. The child’s story is too far-fetched for most of the Chicago Police Force to believe – claims of an army of other-worldly creatures who attacked and dismembered the rival gangs. But Sean O’Reilly believes him, because he’s seen them himself... -
The Raven's Revenge by Kevin Sands
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsChristopher finally uncovers the Raven’s identity in this sixth novel of the award-winning Blackthorn Key series.The stakes are higher than ever when the Raven sets Christopher up for a horrible crime, leading him to be locked away in London’s most notorious prison...Categorized as:
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The Criminal Mastermind Collection, Bks 1-3 (Artemis Fowl, #1-3) by Eoin Colfer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNow available in a gorgeous paperback box set--the first five books in the blockbuster best-selling Artemis Fowl series, starring everyone’s favorite criminal mastermind. An ingenious gift indeedArtemis FowlTwelve-year-old Artemis Fowl is a millionaire, a genius—and, above all, a criminal mastermind... -
Vanished: Safe House / Sanctuary by Meg Cabot
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsEver since Jess was struck by lightning, she’s had the power to find missing people. And everyone wants a piece of her powers.... In Safe House, Jess and her psychic abilities are being blamed for the murder of Amber, a beloved cheerleader. But when more cheerleaders start disappearing, Jess may be able to save her reputation by finding the murderer—before it’s too late... -
Under a Blue Moon by Steve Higgs
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is a prequel to the Blue Moon series. It tells about Tempest Michaels' first day as a paranormal detective... -
Itsy Bitsy Spider by Dale Mayer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsQueenie Landry's job as a fortune teller at an amusement park pays the bills but it's a far cry from the respectable psychic advisor role she once filled at the police station where the love of her life, Kirk Wallace, was a detective. A case went bad when she steered the team in the wrong direction and a woman died... -
Fracture Five by A.J. Scudiere
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEleri and Donovan are back! NightShade's newest agents are in L.A. to bring down a burgeoning terrorist cell. To make things worse, it's not just one terrorist cell, it's two. Or is it three? There is little to go on, only links between missing Army munitions and a veteran named Cooper Rollins... -
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The Gypsy: An Adam Cain Thriller by T.J. Jones
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"The Gypsy stood suddenly and I blinked up at her through the red haze that was clouding my vision. Standing, and straddling my broken body with a well-muscled leg on either side of me, she looked like an ethereal giant: a beautiful Amazon, impossible tall, and equally invincible... -
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Geronimo Stilton - The Hunt for the Golden Book by Geronimo Stilton
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGeronimo is on the hunt in this special edition adventure!Grandfather William was throwing me, Geronimo Stilton, a party -- it had been 10 years since I published my first book! He wanted me to write a new book especially for the occasion. Then my laptop was stolen right from under my snout... -
Deadly Obsession by Maggie Shayne
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA cold-blooded killer with a burning obsession… Rachel de Luca has a bad feeling about the new woman in Detective Mason Brown's life, the nurse taking care of him after he's injured in the line of duty. She'd like to think it's just jealousy, but intuition tells her it's something more, maybe something dangerous... -
Demon Hunt by Annabel Chase, A. Blythe
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAlternate cover for this ASIN can be found here.The hunt is on... Former supernatural covert agent Alyse Winters is determined to identify the party responsible for her handler's death. Unfortunately, local problems continue to sidetrack her when humans start committing crimes while under a spell and a link to her past shows up in need of help.. -
Amazing Grace by John G. Hartness
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJessica Fletcher meets Aunt Bea meets Odd Thomas in this Southern Gothic Paranormal Mystery with a dose of romance from award-winning novelist John G. Hartness. Lila Grace Carter is your favorite new detective, you just don’t know it yet. She’s determined, smart, caring, and sassy as the day is long. She also talks to dead people. Of course, as she puts it, “I’m Southern... -
Fairs' Point by Melissa Scott
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDuring Dog Moon, the chief entertainment in the great city of Astreiant, for nobles and commons alike, is the basket-terrier races at New Fair. This year, with spectacularly bad timing, the massive and suspicious bankruptcy of a young nobleman has convulsed the city, leading to suicides, widespread loss of employment, and inconvenient new laws around the universal practice of betting on the races... -
The Coconut Swindle by Matt Abraham
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn this exciting prequel to the critically acclaimed Dane Curse, a pair of black capes are found dead on the floor of Wentorf Hall, mere inches away from the world’s largest diamond. Of course the cops think the pair killed each other over the heist. After all, everyone knows that the Vandenberg Coconut is a one size fits all motivation for murder. Everyone, that is, except for Dane Curse... -
Sanctioned Murder: The Term Limits Conspiracy (The Hunters) by Glenn Trust
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Moving at the speed of light, the electric impulses delivered their message to his conscious brain as the hammer fell on the revolver. The blinding white light that followed extinguished all that was Clayton Marswell." The string of bloody bodies scattered across the Georgia landscape seem to have nothing in common... -
The Women in the walls by Tim McGregor
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen the detective she's fallen for needs help, a reluctant psychic must put aside her feelings to help him unravel a horrific crime. HAMILTON - Trying to maintain a normal life, psychic Billie Culpepper struggles to block out the dead souls that haunt her every move but her attempts to suppress her ability only serve to isolate her even more... -
The King of Shadows by Robert McCammon
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt’s January of 1704, and Matthew Corbett continues his mission to Italy, accompanied by Hudson Greathouse and former enemy Professor Fell. They seek Brazio Valeriani and information about the mirror created by his father, the sorcerer Ciro. Legend claims the mirror can be used to summon demons from beyond...Categorized as:
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Shock: A Virals Short Story by Kathy Reichs
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA riveting short story that takes us back to the beginning of the Virals series.A dazed Tory Brennan steps off the plane in Charleston. Reeling from the recent death of her mother, and nervous about meeting her dad for the first time, she could hardly be less excited at the prospect of starting this new chapter of her life...Categorized as:
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Point of Sighs by Melissa Scott
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAutumn downpours soak the city of Astreiant and cast a gloomy pall over its streets, while storms at sea have delayed merchant ships bearing important cargoes from distant lands. For Philip Eslingen, whose stars are bad for water, the season adds damp misery to the complications of organizing the new and controversial City Guard... -
Writer of the Purple Rage by Joe R. Lansdale
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsContaining stories from the dark side, the light side, and all shades in between, this is a masterful collection by one of America's rising storytellers. Storylines include that of a woman who discovers grisly horror on a mountain road, a plastic love doll who becomes liberated, and a baby's diaper that is possessed by aliens... -
Bad Things by Tamara Thorne
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe house has been in his family for generations. But it really belongs to them…The Piper clan emigrated from Scotland and founded the town of Santo Verde, California. The Gothic Victorian estate built there has housed the family for generations, and has also become home to an ancient evil forever linked to the Piper name…As a boy, Rick Piper discovered he had “the sight... -
Threads of Malice by Tamara Siler Jones, Tambo Jones
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn this relentlessly gripping thriller, Compton Crook Award winner Tamara Siler Jones weaves together her unique blend of fantasy, forensics, and suspense to create a world terrorized by a killer out of our darkest nightmares. Now one man must follow a trail of savaged victims to save an innocent life hanging by the slimmest of hopes... -
Valley of the Soul by Tamara Siler Jones, Tambo Jones
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the mage wars, Dubric Byerly risked his life–and sacrificed the woman he loved–to catch magic’s darkest killers. Those battles are long over–and the monsters Dubric hunts these days are nothing more than men. Until now. A recent string of grisly crimes has Dubric and his pages scouring the countryside for clues that hint at the worst: that history’s most murderous mage has come to Faldorrah... -
The Devil's Eye by J.R. Rain, Matthew S. Cox
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe epic brand-new mystery series by #1 bestselling authors J.R. Rain and Matthew S. Cox! For fans of The Witch and the Gentleman, A Discovery of Witches and Jessica Jones... Detective Madeline Wimsey tends to stand out with her wild red hair, pentacle amulets, and offbeat methods, but she has a tool few other cops use ― magic... -
The Emerald Casket by Richard Newsome
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt's only been a month since Gerald Wilkins became the richest kid on earth and uncovered a plot of murder and deception stretching back hundreds of years. But the events of The Billionaire's Curse were just the beginning.As book two opens, Gerald, Sam, and Ruby discover that Gerald's family has been protecting a secret concerning nothing less than the fate of the world... -
The Curse: The Butterfly Effect, #2. by Margaret McHeyzer
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom New York Times Bestselling Author of Ugly and Mistrust.It's been the butterfly effect.I changed the course of my life because I warned a man.I thought what I had was a gift, but it's quickly turning into my curse.Now I realize I'm much more than a girl with an ability.Because now... I'm becoming a weapon... -
Hail Mary by J.R. Rain
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn this third book of the series, Private investigator Jim Knighthorse finds himself on the trail of his mother's killer, a cold case spanning two decades. While on the hunt, he takes on a brutal case that takes him into shark-infested waters and deep into the heart of Mexico.All the while, Knighthorse comes closer and closer to finding his mother's killer.. -
Arrivals and Arrests by Diana Xarissa
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe first book in a new series by the author of the Aunt Bessie - Isle of Man Cozy Mystery series. Fenella Woods has only met a few people during the twenty-four hours she's been in Douglas, the capital city of the Isle of Man. She's shocked when she discovers one of them dead in an alley behind her apartment building... -
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Fury by Steven James
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe disturbing visions that helped Daniel Byers solve a deadly mystery have finally quieted, and the sixteen-year-old basketball star is looking forward to things settling back to normal. But when his father mysteriously disappears, Daniel realizes that the key to finding his dad rests in deciphering his chilling hallucinations...Categorized as:
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Irish Mist: Sean's Story by Terri Reid
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat would you do to win a game of hide and seek? After all, as the oldest child in the family, Sean O’Reilly had a reputation to uphold. Besides, the things his grandmother said about the woods beyond her fence line were just fairy tales. Stories to frighten children into doing what’s right... -
Deadly Promises by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Dianna Love
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTHESE HEROES ARE 100 PERCENT RAW, DANGEROUS, AND... UNDENIABLY SEXY.New York Times bestselling authors Sherrilyn Kenyon, Dianna Love and Cindy Gerard and rising romance star Laura Griffin mix seduction and suspense in three irresistible romantic adventures...Categorized as:
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Hide'n Go Seek by Dale Mayer
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA twisted game of Hide'n Go Seek forces an unlikely alliance between a no-nonsense FBI agent and a search-and-rescue worker. Celebrated search-and-rescue worker Kali Jordon has hidden her psychic abilities by crediting her canine partner Shiloh with the recoveries... -
My Dead Body by Charlie Huston, Scott Brick
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsPrivate eye Joe Pitt has been in hiding since exposing the secret source of blood for half of Manhattans Vampyres. But now a Vampyre civil war threatens to drag the Clans into the sunlight once and for all. Then Joe is hired to find a missing girl who is carrying a baby that just might be the destiny of Vampyre-kind... -
The Perfect Facade by Blake Pierce
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA group of suburban moms go out to a high-end hotel in the big city to celebrate their 40th birthday, and the night gets wild—too wild. When they wake from their sordid night to find a dead body amongst them, Jessie must unravel what happened that night... -
Tales from Two Pockets by Karel Čapek
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsCapek wrote 48 stories that deconstruct the mystery story by breaking one rule here, three rules there, and yet also make for wonderful reading. His unique approaches to the mysteries of justice and truth are full of the ordinary and the extraordinary, humor and humanism...Categorized as:
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The Mystery of Banshee Towers by Enid Blyton
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsErn is back visiting Mr Goon, which gives him and the Find-Outers the perfect chance to explore Banshee Towers. But there's more secrets to the towers than the screaming banshees. Fatty, Larry, Daisy, Pip, Bets and Buster the Dog have one last case to solve..Categorized as:
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The Secret Key by Lena Jones
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMeet thirteen-year-old Agatha Oddly – a bold, determined heroine, and the star of a stylish new detective series.Agatha Oddlow has been a detective for as long as she can remember – she’s just been waiting for her first big case. And nothing gets bigger than saving the City of London from some strange goings-on...Categorized as:
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Mawar Merah : Mosaik by Luna Torashyngu
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRiva tertarik pada sifat teman kuliahnya, anak baru bernama Elsa. Kontras dengan Riva yang suka bergaul dan punya banyak teman, Elsa punya sifat tertutup, dan hampir dibilang nggak pernah bergaul dengan teman-teman di Universitas Pratista... -
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Wolf in the Fold by Simon R. Green
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEvery family has its black sheep. But the wealthy MacNeils of Haven have a terrorist in their bloodline--with an emphasis on blood. Hawk and Fisher are quick to learn that even high society has its share of lowlifes, and they plan to go undercover to expose the criminal.But the skeletons they find in the closet might be their own.They're two tough cops in a city of magic and mayhem... -
Sherlock Holmes and the Sussex Sea-Devils by James Lovegrove
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe stunning new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Age of Odin, in which the worlds of Arthur Conan Doyle and H.P. Lovecraft collide. Now retired from detective work, Sherlock Holmes is called on once again to do battle with occult forces. Unrest in Europe is threatening to turn into all-out war, and there are certain parties who would seek to gain from the mass slaughter... -
Thraxas and the Warrior Monks by Martin Scott
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the scorching heat of the Turanian summer, Thraxas is doing his best to avoid working. His plans for a spell of uninterrupted beer drinking go wrong when the Civil Guards arrest a man for murder, right in Thraxas's office. Outraged at this insult to his dignity, Thraxas goes into action. Soon he finds himself in the middle of a deadly war between rival bands of warrior monks... -
Sherlock Academy by F.C. Shaw
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRollie and his best friend Cecily enroll in Sherlock Academy, a school that trains them to be detectives like the great sleuth Holmes. Within the first week of school, a burglar is committed and a mystery unravels. Rollie uses his learned skills to investigate. He soon discovers appearances can be deceiving and the truth can be hurtful, but solving the case is everything... -
Partner-Protector by Julie Miller
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDetective T. Merle Banning vowed to conduct the Holiday Hookers homicide investigation based on cold, hard evidence, not psychobabble from the department's "crackpot" consultant. So, despite their smoldering attraction, he scoffed at Kelsey Ryan's unsettling visions of one of the murders... -
The Invoker by Jon F. Merz
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMEET LAWSON.A cynical, wise-cracking vampire charged with protecting the Balance - the secret existence of a race of LIVING vampires that have evolved alongside humanity for thousands of years.A FIXER.Part-spy, and part-commando -- James Bond with fangs. Lawson mixes shrewd cunning with unmatched lethality to get his job done...
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