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Hi Five
(Paperback)
Joe Ide
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R430
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The Waiting
(Hardcover)
Michael Connelly
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IN COLD CASES,
IT'S NOT THE HOPE THAT KILLS YOU.
IT'S THE WAITING.
LAPD Detective Renée Ballard gets a DNA hit in a case that has gone
unsolved for twenty years. A recently arrested man is genetically
related to a serial rapist who terrorised the city of angels.
But when the relative is revealed, it is the last person you want to
accuse unless the evidence is watertight...
With the help of the newest volunteer to the cold case unit - patrol
officer Maddie Bosch, Harry's daughter - Ballard finally has another
badge on the team. But Maddie has an ulterior motive for getting access
to the city's library of souls.
Because some crimes have been waiting to be solved longer than others...
An electrifying and authoritative page-turner from one of the greatest
crime writers of all-time - the author behind Amazon Prime's Bosch and
Netflix's The Lincoln Lawyer.
A New York Times Bestseller A New York Times and NPR Best Book of
2020 "This hushed suspense tale about thwarted dreams of escape may
be her best one yet...its own kind of masterpiece." --Maureen
Corrigan, The Washington Post A "taut, chiseled and propulsive"
(Vogue) new novel from the bestselling mystery writer who "is in a
class by herself." (The New York Times) Cal Hooper thought a
fixer-upper in a bucolic Irish village would be the perfect escape.
After twenty-five years in the Chicago police force and a bruising
divorce, he just wants to build a new life in a pretty spot with a
good pub where nothing much happens. But when a local kid whose
brother has gone missing arm-twists him into investigating, Cal
uncovers layers of darkness beneath his picturesque retreat, and
starts to realize that even small towns shelter dangerous secrets.
"One of the greatest crime novelists writing today" (Vox) weaves a
masterful, atmospheric tale of suspense, asking what we sacrifice
in our search for truth and justice, and what we risk if we don't.
It's a cold, snowy December in the upstate New York town of Millers
Kill, and newly ordained Clare Fergusson is on thin ice as the
first female priest of its small Episcopal church. The ancient
regime running the parish covertly demands that she prove herself
as a leader. However, her blunt manner, honed by years as an army
pilot, is meeting with a chilly reception from some members of her
congregation and Chief of Police Russ Van Alystyne, in particular,
doesn't know what to make of her, or how to address "a lady priest"
for that matter.
The last thing she needs is trouble, but that is exactly what she
finds. When a newborn baby is abandoned on the church stairs and a
young mother is brutally murdered, Clare has to pick her way
through the secrets and silence that shadow that town like the
ever-present Adirondack mountains. As the days dwindle down and the
attraction between the avowed priest and the married police chief
grows, Clare will need all her faith, tenacity, and courage to
stand fast against a killer's icy heart.
"In the Bleak Midwinter" is one of the most outstanding Malice
Domestic winners the contest has seen. The compelling
atmosphere-the kind of very cold and snowy winter that is typical
of upstate New York-will make you reach for another sweater. The
characters are fully and believably drawn and you will feel like
they are your old friends and find yourself rooting for them every
step of the way.
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