An occupied grave

By Barnett, A G.

Publishing Date: 2018

Classification: M

Call Number: M

A village of secrets finds its past lies waiting. When mourners gather in the village of Lower Gladdock, the grave is found to be already occupied. The victim is soon linked to a tragedy that tore the village apart five years ago and is handed over to the Bexford police to solve. Detective Sergeant Guy Poole is hoping to put his traumatic past behind him and settle into his new station at Bexford. Now history is threatening to raise its head again, and he has a murder case to contend with. Detective Inspector Sam Brock has a new recruit to take under his wing, and he's determined this one isn't going to die. As if that wasn't enough of a headache, his wife is coming home and may be on the verge of discovering the lie he's been telling her . Newly paired duo Brock & Poole must track down the killer before more lives are lost.

A staged death

By Barnett, A. G.

Publishing Date: 2018

Classification: M

Call Number: M

When showbiz gets ugly ... The world of showbiz comes to Bexford when the new series of hit TV show Foul Murder is launched there. Soon, life imitates art as a murder is committed, live on stage. Luckily, Detective Sergeant Guy Poole and Detective Inspector Sam Brock are in the audience to take charge of the scene. When it becomes clear that one of their own is the prime suspect, they are determined to help prove his innocence, no matter how annoying he is.

Murder in a watched room

By Barnett, A. G.

Publishing Date: 2019

Classification: M

Call Number: M

Detective Sergeant Guy Poole's mother is missing, presumed kidnapped, but with no ransom demand, for what purpose?Kept away from the case, Detective Inspector Sam Brock is instead landed with a seemingly impossible murder as a man is found stabbed in a locked room surrounded by witnesses who swear no one entered or exited.As the duo follow the confusing trail it becomes clear the two cases are related and that by solving the unsolvable they may just uncover the truth about Jenny Poole's whereabouts and put to bed demons that have surrounded the family for years.

When the party died

By Barnett, A. G.

Publishing Date: 2019

Classification: M

Call Number: M

A dead body is always the least welcome guest at the party...The launch of a new exhibit at Bexford museum is derailed when Brock and Poole discover a body in its midst.With rumours of a lost treasure, a confusing array of suspects and a personal stake in the case, they must focus to find their culprit.Which isn't going to be easy...Detective Sergeant Guy Poole is dreading confronting his mother with the truth and faces losing a second parent from his life.Detective Inspector Sam Brock's life is changing, and there are big decisions to make for the future.Can they untangle the web of mystery to find their killer?

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The rising tide

By Cleeves, Ann

Publishing Date: 2022

Classification: M

Call Number: M

For fifty years a group of friends have been meeting regularly for reunions on Holy Island, celebrating the school trip where they met, and the friend that they lost to the rising causeway tide five years later. Now, when one of them is found hanged, Vera is called in. Learning that the dead man had recently been fired after misconduct allegations, Vera knows she must discover what the friends are hiding, and whether the events of many years before could have led to murder then, and now... But with the tide rising, secrets long-hidden are finding their way to the surface, and Vera and the team may find themselves in more danger than they could have believed possible...

Marshlight

By Ellis, Joy

Publishing Date: 2021

Classification: M

Call Number: M

"Matt and Liz may have retired from the police, but that doesn't guarantee a quiet life. An old friend's sister disappears without a trace. There's no sign of foul play, but she'd been acting very peculiarly... Meanwhile, Liz's cousin, Christie, comes to stay. She takes an immediate -- and uncharacteristic -- dislike to the local bookshop owner, Gina. Why does everyone put up with her awful behavior? Hunting will-o'-the-wisps on the marshes can be a very dangerous hobby. Christie is convinced that Gina is manipulating everyone around her. Is she onto something dangerous or just pushing her new friends away? No one believes her suspicions until another friend goes missing late at night on the misty Fen marshes. Can Matt and Liz uncover the truth in time to save lives?" --

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Something to hide

By George, Elizabeth

Publishing Date: [2022]

Classification: M

Call Number: M

"Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers and Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley are back in the next Lynley novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth George. When a police detective is taken off life support after falling into a coma, only an autopsy reveals the murderous act that precipitated her death. She'd been working on a special task force within North London's Nigerian community, and Acting Detective Superintendent Thomas Lynley is assigned to the case, which has far-reaching cultural associations that have nothing to do with life as he knows it. In his pursuit of a killer determined to remain hidden, he's assisted by Detective Sergeants Barbara Havers and Winston Nkata. They must sort through the lies and the secret lives of people whose superficial cooperation masks the damage they do to one another"--

A litter of bones

By Kirk, J. D.

Publishing Date: 2020

Classification: M

Call Number: M

"Was the biggest case of his career the worst mistake he ever made? ... Ten years ago, DCI Jack Logan stopped the serial child-killer dubbed 'Mister Whisper,' earning himself a commendation, a drinking problem, and a broken marriage in the process. Now, he spends his days working in Glasgow's Major Investigations Team, and his nights reliving the horrors of what he saw. And what he did. When another child disappears a hundred miles north in the Highlands, Jack is sent to lead the investigation and bring the boy home. But as similarities between the two cases grow, could it be that Jack caught the wrong man all those years ago. And, if so, is the real Mister Whisper about to claim his fourth victim.

The madness of crowds

By Penny, Louise

Publishing Date: 2021

Classification: M

Call Number: M

"You're a coward." Time and again, as the New Year approaches, that charge is leveled against Armand Gamache. While the residents of the Quebec village of Three Pines take advantage of the deep snow to ski and toboggan, to drink hot chocolate in the bistro and share meals together, the Chief Inspector finds his holiday with his family interrupted by a simple request. He's asked to provide security for what promises to be a non-event. A visiting Professor of Statistics will be giving a lecture at the nearby university. While he is perplexed as to why the head of homicide for the Surete du Quebec would be assigned this task, it sounds easy enough. That is until Gamache starts looking into Professor Abigail Robinson and discovers an agenda so repulsive he begs the university to cancel the lecture. They refuse, citing academic freedom, and accuse Gamache of censorship and intellectual cowardice. Before long, Professor Robinson's views start seeping into conversations. Spreading and infecting. So that truth and fact, reality and delusion are so confused it's nearly impossible to tell them apart. Discussions become debates, debates become arguments, which turn into fights. As sides are declared, a madness takes hold. Abigail Robinson promises that, if they follow her, ca va bien aller, all will be well. But not, Gamache and his team know, for everyone. When a murder is committed, it falls to Armand Gamache, his second-in-command Jean-Guy Beauvoir, and their team to investigate the crime as well as this extraordinary popular delusion. And the madness of crowds.

Vanishing girls

By Regan, Lisa

Publishing Date: 2019

Classification: M

Call Number: M

"When Isabelle Coleman, a blonde, beautiful young girl goes missing, everyone from the small town of Denton joins the search. They can find no trace of the town's darling, but Detective Josie Quinn finds another girl they didn't even know was missing. Mute and unresponsive, it's clear this mysterious girl has been damaged beyond repair. All Josie can get from her is a name--Ramona--and a flash of a neon tongue piercing that matches Isabelle's. The race is on to find Isabelle alive, and Josie fears there may be other girls in terrible danger. When the trail leads her to a cold case labelled a hoax by authorities, Josie begins to wonder is there anyone left she can trust? Someone in this close-knit town is committing unspeakable crimes. Can Josie catch the killer before another victim loses their life?"--Back cover.

Heavenfield: a DCI Ryan mystery

By Ross, L. J.

Publishing Date: [2017]

Classification: M

Call Number: M

When a man is found dead at the remote church of Heavenfield, DCI Ryan is the only other person for miles around. The police have no weapon, no motive and no other suspects.

Downburst

By Ryan, L. T.

Publishing Date: [2020]

Classification: M

Call Number: M

"The quaint town of Luna Vista, turns out to be anything but. A ruthless gang runs a section of the town. In searching for the truth about her father's past, she's pitted against a criminal network that exposes the town's dark secret. Hatch puts her life on the line to help a boy escape the clutches of the gang. Her act puts her in peril. She finds herself in a battle as treacherous as any she's faced before, against an enemy hellbent on stopping her. Danger lurks around every corner. Hatch's code, a simple one, Help good people and punish those who hurt others, may prove more difficult a task as the forces against her mount. A whirlwind of threats converge like the unpredictable desert weather and threaten to crash down upon her. Not afraid of a good fight, Hatch prepares herself for her most difficult battle of her life."--Back cover

Drift

By Ryan, L. T.

Publishing Date: [2019]

Classification: M

Call Number: M

"Ex-Army criminal investigator Rachel Hatch is a drifter. No home. No commitments. Until her sister's drowning drags her back to the town she left fifteen years ago. Convinced her sister's death was no accident, Hatch partners with the local sheriff, Dalton Savage to uncover the truth. Every answer unlocks another question, and as the investigation begins to unravel, Hatch and Savage find their lives on the line. Hatch is forced to use her special set of skills--forged on the field of combat--to learn the truth about her sister and bring those responsible to justice."--Back cover

Fever burn

By Ryan, L. T.

Publishing Date: [2020]

Classification: M

Call Number: M

"On the trail of her father's killer, Hatch finds the path leads to a remote village in Africa. A vicious warlord controls the area in a stranglehold of violence. Hatch finds a fight she never sought, but one her personal code won't let her walk away from. Outnumbered and outgunned, Hatch is forced to hold nothing back if she ever hopes to get out alive."--Amazon.com

A cold day for murder

By Stabenow, Dana

Publishing Date: 2013

Classification: M

Call Number: M

Kate Shugak, a former detective with the Anchorage District Attorney's office, is called out of her self-imposed isolation when she is recruited to find out what happened to a young national park ranger who disappeared during the Alaskan winter along with an investigator sent in to check on him.