Search Results: Returned 11 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 11
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2015., Carina Edition: eBook ed. Summary Note: Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned... Someone is killing and mutilating young men in Amsterdam the murders are brutal, sexual, and ritualized. For detective Joyce Pino, after a succession of failures, this is the perfect case to get her back on track. But as it becomes clear the murderer is a middle-aged woman, the case shifts uncomfortably close to home. Some of the victims are associates, and a criminal profiler and external agencies are beginning to point the finger at Joyce herself. Added to this, she has a new rookie partner who's far too handsome and clever for his own good. Detective Pino needs to keep a grip on the investigation long enough to find the killer. Black Widow is a taut and chilling new crime novel, perfect for fans of Henning Mankell and Jo Nesbo.
![Black Widow [eBook]](/Library/images/~imageCT77305.JPG "Black Widow [eBook]")
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1976., Houghton Mifflin Call No: MYS Fic Van Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: A recluse has been shot right between the eyes as he stood looking out of his bedroom window. His neighbor, a schoolteacher who is a pistol shot champion, admits she discovered the body and failed to report it. Is she really guilty of murder?.
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2005., Adult, Speck Press Call No: MYS Fic Baa Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Inspector DeKok Volume: 21Summary Note: ""Death," observes DeKok, "is entitled to our respect. Especially when it manifests itself in a violent manner." The phenomenon of sudden death has long intrigued Inspector DeKok. From the moment he confronted his first corpse, at the beginning of a very long career, he knew it was never going to get any easier. The numbness will never set in, even after solving many mysteries, bringing to light many dark dealings and unraveling many a puzzle. For DeKok, death will always remain an enigma. Mustering his decorated experience and reverence for the dead once more, a triple murder in the Amsterdam Concert Gebouw has DeKok unveiling the truth behind two dead ex-junkies and their housekeeper. Dekok and Murder By Melody is the second new release by Speck in the celebrated Baantjer series. With an emphasis on the best possible translations, editorial consistency and attractive cover art, this sleek series will prove that DeKok can claim success equal to that achieved in Europe, where he is on a par with Maigret and Poirot. A.C. Baantjer is one of the most widely read authors in the Netherlands. A former detective inspector of the Amsterdam police, his fictional characters reflect the depth and personality of individuals encountered during his 38-year career in law enforcement. He was recently knighted by the Dutch monarchy."--Back cover.
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2006., Adult, Speck Press Call No: MYS Fic Baa Edition: 1st American ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Inspector DeKok Volume: 23Summary Note: A disappeared corpse causes a variation on murder in the inimitable Dekok's new case. As has been her habit since the death of her husband, Mrs. Hasbergen does nightly rounds in the large office building where she resides. Her husband had been the building superintendent, and an apartment on the top floor came with the job. Having picked up some of her late husband's duties, the president of the company has let her stay in the apartment. During one of her nightly tours, she encounters Mr. Vredenburg, President of the Dredging Company, in the boardroom, sitting in his large chair at the head of the table. She hastily walks up to him... only to find him dead. With the switchboard closed at night, Mrs. Hasbergen rushes up to her apartment to call someone, but who? The police? The doctor? Deciding it better to return to the boardroom to examine exactly what happened to Mr Vredenburg, she finds the corpse disappeared. Wrought with worry and confusion, Mrs. Hasbergen learns from one of the secretaries that Mr. Vredenburg has left for a vacation in the Bahamas. Dumbfounded, she can't stand the burden of the night any longer and turns to Inspector DeKok to enlist his help in discovering what happened to Mr. Vredenburg.
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c2012., Adult, Hogarth Call No: Fic Koc Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Two couples meet for dinner at a fashionable restaurant in Amsterdam. Behind their polite conversation, terrible things need to be said, and with every forced smile and every new course, the knives are being sharpened. Each couple has a fifteen-year-old son. The two boys are united by their accountability for a single horrific act; an act that has triggered a police investigation and shattered the comfortable, insulated worlds of their families. As the dinner reaches its culinary climax, the conversation finally touches on their children. As civility and friendship disintegrate, each couple show just how far they are prepared to go to protect those they love.
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2013, c2012., Adult, Crown Publishing Edition: eBook ed. Summary Note: Two couples meet for dinner at a fashionable restaurant in Amsterdam. Behind their polite conversation, terrible things need to be said, and with every forced smile and every new course, the knives are being sharpened. Each couple has a fifteen-year-old son. The two boys are united by their accountability for a single horrific act; an act that has triggered a police investigation and shattered the comfortable, insulated worlds of their families. As the dinner reaches its culinary climax, the conversation finally touches on their children. As civility and friendship disintegrate, each couple show just how far they are prepared to go to protect those they love.
![The dinner [eBook] : a novel](/Library/images/~imageCT75422.JPG "The dinner [eBook] : a novel")
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[2014]., Adult, HarperCollinsPublishers Call No: Fic Bur Edition: First Canadian edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Engaging the services of a miniaturist to furnish a cabinet-sized replica of her new home, 18-year-old Nella Oortman, the wife of an illustrious merchant trader, soon discovers that the artist's tiny creations mirror their real-life counterparts in eerie and unexpected ways.
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By Jenoff, Pam2017., Adult, Mira Books Call No: Fic Jen Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "Sixteen-year-old Noa has been cast out in disgrace after becoming pregnant by a Nazi soldier and being forced to give up her baby. She lives above a small rail station, which she cleans in order to earn her keep... When Noa discovers a boxcar containing dozens of Jewish infants bound for a concentration camp, she is reminded of the child that was taken from her. And in a moment that will change the course of her life, she snatches one of the babies and flees into the snowy night. Noa finds refuge with a German circus, but she must learn the flying trapeze act so she can blend in undetected, spurning the resentment of the lead aerialist, Astrid. At first rivals, Noa and Astrid soon forge a powerful bond. But as the facade that protects them proves increasingly tenuous, Noa and Astrid must decide whether their friendship is enough to save one another--or if the secrets that burn between them will destroy everything."--From publisher.
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2017., Adult, Vintage Call No: Fic Mog Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Seventeenth-century Amsterdam, a city in the grip of tulip mania and basking the wealth it has generated. Cornelis, an ageing merchant, commissions a talented young painter to preserve his status and marriage on canvas. At the sittings, as a collector of beautiful things, Cornelis surrounds himself with symbols of his success, including his young wife, Sophia. But as the portrait grows, so does the passion between Sophia and the artist; and as ambitions, desires and dreams breed an intricate deception, their reckless gamble propels their lives towards a thrilling and tragic conclusion.
