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Set in Nazi-occupied France, this World War II novel of intrigue by the author of the Dalziel and Pascoe mysteries call[s] to mind John le Carré. Best known for his gritty Dalziel and Pascoe novels, which were adapted into a hit BBC series, Reginald Hill proves to be "the finest male English contemporary crime writer" of stand-alone novels-now available as ebooks (Val McDermid). Paris, 1945. Günter Mai is a compassionate lieutenant with German intelligence,...
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A national Expectation of Life seemed liked a good idea at the time. Nearly half a century ago, Britain's overpopulation resulted in a collapsing economy that foretold certain doom. The visionary solution was left to then–Prime Minister Matthew Matlock. The Age Bill was his brainchild. It also became mandatory. To control the population, every English citizen was fitted with a clock heart. Expectation of Life: seventy-five. Matlock was the first....
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A woman exposes her dead husband's lies in a thriller by the "consistently excellent" author of the Dalziel and Pascoe mysteries (The Times, London). Best known for his Dalziel and Pascoe novels, which were adapted into a hit BBC series, Reginald Hill proves himself to be a "master of . . . cerebral puzzle mysteries" in his stand-alone thrillers as well-now available as ebooks (The New York Times). When her husband, Trent, dies in a car accident,...
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Jaysmith is a hit man highly regarded for his telescopic flair for the "long kill." Until failing eyesight results in a career-first: Jaysmith misses his target. Perhaps it's time to retire. Where better than the English Lake District? He's fallen for beautiful young widow and single mother Anya Wilson, and has found himself a cozy cottage where he can hang up his M1. Just two problems: Anya's loving father is the man he was hired to kill, and Jaysmith's...
5) Fell of Dark
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Taking a break from a sour marriage and a bitter wife, Harry Bentink is looking forward to the long-needed respite. It's also a chance to spend some time with Peter, a friend from university for whom an old scandal still clings like mud. But not long after they arrive in north England, Harry and Peter are questioned in the rape and murder of two young female tourists in the Lakeland fells. With no alibis, their every statement twisted, and their dicey...
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From a Diamond Dagger winner: A dark tale of murderous conspiracies, secret societies, and a royal family in danger.
After a series of hideous and gruesome crimes, Inspector Doug McHarg is asking questions-but some people don't want him to. That includes his boss on the local police force and Scotland Yard-not to mention whoever is sending him death threats.
But McHarg is an unhappy man with little left to lose, and he intends to follow up on...
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William Blake Hazlitt is in hiding on Scotland's picturesque Isle of Skye, roughing it in a canvas tent and watching tourists from a distance through binoculars. His disappearance has not raised any alarms so far at the university where he works as an administrator. But Caroline Nevis, the young American student he's been seeing, is growing more concerned about his sudden, mysterious vacation. Now she's decided to investigate.
What Caroline doesn't...
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Joseph Askern, English teacher in a village day school has three preoccupations: his fantasies about women that are quite unbecoming for such a proper gentleman; a hopelessly delinquent student; and a near obsessive fascination with the history of the noble estate of Averingerett. Unluckily for Joseph, they are all about to collide. The filching father of the troubled pupil has engaged a call girl for her services in blackmail. The scheme: Joseph...
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Molly Keatley is a happy housewife living comfortably day-to-day in Westcliff-on-Sea. That changes in a heartbeat when her husband, Sam, grabs his suitcase, offers a hurried "I love you," sprints out the door, and disappears from her life. Then, a British agent invites himself in with shattering news: Sam is a Soviet spy and traitor. And his secrets don't end there. Though her dream life has been upended by an unforgivable betrayal, Molly won't be...
10) Red Christmas
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Have Yourself a Dickensian Christmas! That's what the Dingley Dell, a secluded hotel in the English countryside, promises. Arabella Allen is eager to partake in the dancing, skating, and spiked punch-especially with Boswell, Dickens scholar and charming host. But when a blizzard leaves the guests snowbound, the cozy trappings feel more like an icy trap. Finding a frozen corpse can do that. Now Arabella is questioning the real motive behind drawing...
11) Beyond the Bone
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In England, a skeleton from Roman times goes missing from the site of an archaeological dig-as does the man overseeing the project. In Baghdad, a diplomat dies suddenly. And in California, a scientist commits suicide.
These three events are in fact linked-and one tough, determined woman may be about to unravel a shocking conspiracy that lies behind them all, in this lively mystery.
12) Midnight Fugue
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Dalziel and Pascoe mysteries volume 24
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Reginald Hill, award-winning author of The Price of Butcher's Meat and Death Comes for the Fat Man, returns with Midnight Fugue, a riveting new crime novel featuring Yorkshire coppers Dalziel and Pascoe as they tackle the case of a detective who went missing seven years ago under suspicious circumstances. Taking place within the space of a single October Sunday and alternating between Mid-Yorkshire and London, Midnight Fugue is a riveting, complex...
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Joe Sixsmith mysteries volume 5
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Laid-off lathe operator-turned-private investigator Joe Sixsmith is suddenly very popular, and not just with the ladies. Though he doesn't know a putter from a nine iron, he's being implored to come to the rescue of one Christian Porphyry, the scion of the upper-crust family that owns the most exclusive country club in Luton. Porphyry faces expulsion for the heinous crime of cheating at golf.
Inexplicably, political boss/crime czar "King Rat" Ratcliffe...
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Dalziel and Pascoe mysteries volume 20
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Sometimes a monster can hide behind a mask of civilized, urbane intelligence.
Sometimes the most terrible of crimes can go undetected and unpunished.
Sometimes Death has a wicked sense of humor ...
15) The Woodcutter
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In a stand-alone psychological thriller from acclaimed mystery master Reginald Hill, a mysterious ex-con returns to his remote childhood home on a deadly hunt for revenge. Combining the chilling atmospheres of Thomas Harris's The Silence of the Lambs, the narrative ingenuity of P.D. James's The Private Patient, and the compelling characterizations of Hill's own Dalziel and Pascoe series, Hill delivers a frightful, fast-paced study of suspense at its...
16) Deadheads
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Dalziel and Pascoe mysteries volume 7
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Adapted into a long-running hit show for the BBC, the Gold Dagger Award–winning series is now available as eBooks. What's the secret of Patrick Aldermann's success? Well, he was bequeathed his aunt's gardened estate after her sudden death; his wife's wealthy father died leaving the couple a hefty inheritance; and several fatal mishaps among colleagues have allowed the milquetoast to rise in his company with alarming speed. His boss fears he's hired...
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Dalziel and Pascoe mysteries volume 1
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Adapted into a long-running hit show for the BBC, the Gold Dagger Award–winning series is now available as eBooks. Mary Connon froze out her husband, Sam, long ago. She likes the attention of other men-like the fellow members of Sam's rugby club. Naturally, when she's found dead in her sitting room with a hole in her head, Sam is a suspect. If only he hadn't suffered a dizzying scrum injury that's left everything a blur. He isn't sure that he didn't...
18) The Only Game
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When four-year-old Noll is abducted from an Essex kindergarten, his grieving mother, Jane Maguire, sets off alarms for Det. Inspector Dog Cicero. She's a liar, has a quick-temper, and a dodgy reputation for taking out her frustrations on her little angel. Then Jane makes a startling confession: She murdered Noll and threw his body in the Thames. For the first time since Dog met her, he's sure of one thing: Whatever Jane was guilty of, she hadn't killed...
19) Recalled to Life
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Dalziel and Pascoe mysteries volume 13
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Adapted into a long-running hit show for the BBC, the Gold Dagger Award–winning series is now available as ebooks. It was a cold-blooded murder committed in one of Yorkshire's country estates. The conspirators: Sir Ralph Mickledore and his lover, American nanny Cissy Kohler. The victim: Mickledore's hapless wife. Mickledore's execution for the open-and-shut case made headlines. Thirty years later, so has Cissy's parole in light of new testimony...
20) Ruling Passion
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Dalziel and Pascoe mysteries volume 3
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A Yorkshire cop's reunion with old friends is marred by murder in this mystery by "the finest male English contemporary crime writer" (Val McDermid).
With his longtime girlfriend, Ellie, detective Peter Pascoe is off to Thornton Lacey for an exciting weekend reunion with a few of his college friends. However, upon arrival, he finds no cause for celebration. Instead, there's been a triple homicide, and one of his friends-the chief suspect-is...
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