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Series
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
A gritty tale of retribution, Preacher's Justice captures the brutal violence of everyday life in the Old West. When "Preacher," the last gunfighter, catches wind that a lady from his past has been murdered in St. Louis, he is enraged. It's time to leave the wilderness and head to the big city to exact some revenge.
Author
Series
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
St. Louis Police Lt. George Hastings is loyal to the people under his command. When they're right, he backs them all the way. Sometimes it gets him in trouble. So after a round of butting heads with the top brass, Hastings and his team catch a lousy detail-keeping an eye on Senator Alan Preston, a political star looking to storm the national stage in the upcoming presidential elections.
There's only one problem with Preston's plans. It seems that...
Author
Series
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
[1992]
Language
English
Description
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, now streaming on Netflix, starring Essie Davis as the honourable Phryne Fisher
"Phryne's fans get everything they could possibly want from this installment in the long-running and ever more popular series: a fast-talking, tough heroine; an engaging cast of supporting players; a couple of really nifty mysteries; and plenty of fun." -Booklist
Phryne Fisher is on holiday. She means to take the train to Sydney (where...
Author
Series
Publisher
Obsidian
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Mystery shopper Josie Marcus digs into another meaty murder investigation when a local restaurant owner is charged with picking off a problem customer…
Josie is getting a taste of St. Louis's foodie scene-Travel America Guided Tours just hired her to test area restaurants for an upcoming package. Their list includes Tillie's Off the Hill, a classic Italian joint owned by Tillie Minnelli, a former classmate of Josie's mother. It should be a pretty...
Author
Publisher
New Pulp Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Nick Valentine has problems. He's a drunken ex-cop who lives in his shabby office, hangs out at strip clubs, and has only one real friend-Frank Sinatra. But he's one of the best private investigators in Saint Louis. So when an inept crew robs a credit union, only Valentine can figure out who made off with the millions-because sometimes solving a crime takes a hard guy who's not afraid to work outside the law. Valentine swerves through the underbelly...
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Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Tired of living life on the lam, Helen Hawthorne goes back to St. Louis to clear her name of alimony evasion so she can finally marry the man she loves. But she still has to pay the bills, even if it means working at a consignment shop where the designer duds are to die for--literally. Secondhand clothes. First-degree murder. At Snapdragon, the high-end designer consignment shop, Helen is at the beck and call of snobby--yet frugal--customers. That...
38) Hanging curve
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
In 1920s St. Louis, sleuth Mickey Rawlings hunts for killers who lynched a black baseball pitcher, against whom Rawlings was playing. The murder threatens to touch off another race riot.
