Tall Stories - Fine Books For Discerning People

THE  WAXMAN  MURDERS

by  Paul Doherty

A fascinating tale of medieval murder, treachery, intrigue and betrayal set in Canterbury around Christmas 1303 featuring medieval sleuth Hugh Corbett

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THE LIGHTHOUSE

by  P.D. James

Combe Island off the Cornish coast has a bloodstained history of piracy and cruelty but now, privately owned, it offers respite to over-stressed men and women in positions of high authority who require privacy and guaranteed security. But the peace of Combe is violated when one of the distinguished visitors is bizarrely murdered. Adam Dalgliesh is called in to solve the mystery quickly and discreetly, but at a difficult time for him and his depleted team, who all have worries of their own. Hardly have the team began to unravel the mystery when there is a second brutal killing and the investigation is jeopardized when Dalgliesh is faced with a potentially fatal danger...This powerful novel combines all the elements P D James fans have come to expect: a vivid evocation of place, sensitive characterisation and a superbly structured plot.

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The terrifying new psychological thriller featuring Tony Hill, criminal profiler and hero of TV's Wire in the Blood.

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 OFFSIDE

by  Manuel Vazquez Montalban

Montalban writes with authority and compassion -a Le Carr-like sorrow.-"Publishers Weekly"
"Montalban is a writer who is caustic about the powerful and tender towards the oppressed"-"TLS"
"Off Side" is the 5th novel in the hugely successful Pepe Carvalho series. To revive its sagging fortunes, Barcelona soccer club has bought the services of Jack Mortimer, European Soccer Player of the Year. No sooner has Mortimer taken possession of his company Porsche than death threats start arriving. Are they a hoax, the work of a loner or are they connected to the awesome real estate speculation that is tearing Barcelona apart?
Manuel Vazquez Montalban lives in Barcelona where he was born in 1939. Journalist, writer, and chef (the Pepe Carvalho cookbook is a Spanish best-seller), Montalban is best known for his dectective novels. He is the winner of the Raymond Chandler Prize for Dectective Fiction and many other major awards.

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AFTER  THE  MOURNING

by  Barbara  Nadel

The second novel in the stunning new Francis Hancock series.

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THE  BIG  BLOWDOWN

by George P. Pelecanos

For Joey Recevo and Pete Karras, two kids from one of Washington's rougher neighborhoods, the easiest work to find after the War is all criminal---providing a little muscle for a local boss. But Karris is soft on his fellow immigrants, and the boss can't let his mob get soft, so one of his boys gives Karras a painful lesson.

Three years later, it's the same mob that figures big Nick Stefanos's grill needs protection---and this decision will once again bring Joey and Pete face-to-face. In this final confrontation, the two of them will find the meaning of friendship, the heart of honor, and the cost of both.

Powerfully told, elegantly wrought, The Big Blowdown is a knockout.

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PROBABLE CAUSE

by  Theresa Schwegel

Officer Ray Weiss' senior partner, Jack Fiore, asks him to break into a jewelry store and steal few pieces. But when Ray breaks into the store, he finds a corpse instead of his promised reward. It doesn't end there, because Detective Sloane Pearson is on the case, and if Ray doesn't help her look for the killer, she might discover him.

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VISIBILITY

by  Boris Starling

Having traded MI5 for New Scotland Yard, Detective Inspector Herbert Smith thinks he's left the murky world of espionage behind him - until he begins retracing the final footsteps of Max Stensness. Suddenly he's being tailed, thinly veiled threats are issued, danger lurks at every turn in the investigation.

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AN IRON ROSE

by  Peter  Temple

When Mac Faraday's best friend is found hanging, the assumption is suicide. But Mac is far from convinced, and he's a man who has learnt never to accept things at face value. Mac is living the quiet life of a country blacksmith. But Mac carries a burden of fear and vigilance from his old life.

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BAD  DEBTS

by

Peter Temple

Meet Jack Irish--criminal lawyer, debt collector, sports lover, horse-racing man and trainee cabinetmaker, not to mention the best crime character in years. With hit men after him, shady ex-policemen at every turn, and the body count rising, Jack needs to find out what's going on and fast.

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THE  BAD  QUARTO

by  Jill Paton Walsh

John Talentire has died attempting Harding's Folly. The verdict is accident, compounded by idiocy. But Imogen Quy can't help wondering how such a clever young man died so stupidly. And when a wildly eccentric production of "Hamlet" is interrupted by a murder accusation, Imogen has to look into it, uncovering more crime than she expected.

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THE  BLIND  MAN  OF  SEVILLE

By Robert Wilson

A leading restaurateur has been found dead in his apartment, bound and gagged before a TV screen. With each new victim, the killer demonstrates an uncanny ability to delve into the secrets of his prey. 

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