A Date You Can't Refuse
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Author | Julie Kramer |
ISBN | 0385524773 |
In this page-turning sequel to Stalking Susan, TV reporter Riley Spartz pursues a curious story of a bride left at the altar and finds herself caught in a dangerous missing-person case.
When Riley Spartz sees a want ad reading “Wedding Dress for Sale: Never Worn,” her news instincts tell...
Author | Ian Sansom |
ISBN | 0061452009 |
Disgruntled, disheveled, fish-out-of-water mobile librarian Israel Armstrong is finally going home to London, rattling along with his irascible companion Ted Carson in their rust bucket book van en route to the Mobile Meet. The annual library convention gives Israel the opportunity to catch up...
Author | Maggie Barbieri |
ISBN | 0312376758 |
Alison thought that dating a cute NYPD detective like Bobby Crawford would be exciting, but he hasn’t really invited her on any stakeouts…
Things do rev up when a friend asks her for help finding his nephew—the same missing boy Bobby pulled from the Hudson days earlier. The boy’s employer...
Author | Jeffrey Cohen |
ISBN | 1890862185 |
Aaron Tucker isn't a detective. An aspiring screenwriter, freelance reporter, stay-at-home dad, and expert on consumer electronics, Aaron actually defies all traditional characteristics of a detective. He's 5'4," and weighs less than Robert B. Parker's leather jacket. And he doesn't have any...
Author | Lori Avocato |
ISBN | 0060731664 |
This funny and charming second book in our promising new mass market mystery series features Pauline Sokol, a sassy 30–something ex–nurse turned medical insurance fraud investigator.
Pauline Sokol has just escaped serious bodily harm during her first investigation, when her second...
Author | Lois Greiman |
ISBN | 0440244773 |
In southern California it’s raining crime—and psychologist Christina McMullen could use an umbrella. Her clients are crazy, her on-again-off-again relationship with LAPD lieutenant Jack Rivera has just started heating up again, and now Rivera’s womanizing dad has come calling—asking...
Author | Jennifer Apodaca |
ISBN | 0758204507 |
Samantha Shaw, owner of the Heart Males dating service, hates soccer. But she doesn't have a problem with settling scores--especially when deceitful ex-husbands are involved. So when Janie Tuggle, the former wife of town hero and championship-winning soccer coach Chad, asks her to investigate...
Author | Laura DiSilverio |
ISBN | 0312641508 |
Charlotte “Charlie” Swift prefers working alone. That’s why after eight years as an Air Force investigator she became a PI rather than a cop. She lives alone, she works alone, and aside for the occasional flirtation with sexy cop Connor Montgomery or her hunky neighbor Father Dan, she likes...
Lexi Carmichael: helping geeks everywhere get some.Okay, so it's not exactly as it seems, but that's what's happening on the dating reality show called Geeks Get Some that I, geek extraordinaire Lexi Carmichael, have been called to work on. Not that I'm a fan of reality shows (I can barely deal with my...
Author | Tim Cockey |
ISBN | 0786889950 |
Cockey's new mystery finds Hitch up to his ears in murders, and the latest clues point to a Baltimore nightclub. Following his nose, Hitch uncovers a host of nefarious goings-on as well as some downright strange characters, including a felonious artist, a Miles Davis wanna-be, an Ida Lupino look-alike,...
Author | Sarah Strohmeyer |
ISBN | 0451212177 |
Because the setting of this book wasn't something I could quite relate to, it wasn't my favorite, but it was still interesting with several funny parts.
Bubbles and Stiletto get summoned to investigate a murder, but it's a set-up to try to kill them. Stiletto's step-father didn't die at the...
Author | Patricia Smiley |
ISBN | 0892967900 |
Based on the cover, I didn't expect much. I had even regretted picking it up after a monthly visit to Goodwill when returning stuff we don't need. However, this was one of those rare cases where you really shouldn't judge a book by its cover.
Let me first clarify that this book won't be for everyone....
Author | Eileen Davidson |
ISBN | 0451228251 |
I broke one my rules about reading books that are part of a series with this book – I haven’t read book one and this is book two. As with most series, the book does stand alone, but I think there are some things that may have made more sense if I’d read book #1 first.
That said, I enjoyed the story....
The Clockwork Teddy: A Bear Collector's Mystery
Author | John J. Lamb |
ISBN | 0425224295 |
Well Mr. Lamb finally toned down the cop speak on the final book in the series which made it much more enjoyable than the others. I thought the mystery was engrossing and honestly didn't figure out who the culprit was until he was arrested. This one was action-packed from the start. I really liked meeting...
A stylish new caper in the acclaimed series starring the deliciously addictive, designer bargain-hunting paralegal Finley Anderson Tanner!
Getting framed has never been a good look.
Fashionista paralegal Finley Anderson Tanner’s hands are fuller than a coupon-clipping...