murder

A young mother and her infant child are ruthlessly gunned down while returning to their car in the garage of a shopping mall. There are no witnesses, and Detective Lindsay Boxer is left with only one shred of evidence: a cryptic message scrawled across the windshield in bloodred lipstick. The same night, the wife of A-list actor Marcus Dowling is woken by a cat burglar who is about to steal millions of dollars' worth of precious jewels. In just seconds there is a nearly empty safe, a lifeless body, and another mystery that throws San Francisco into hysteria. Lindsay spends every waking hour working with her partner, Rich--and her desire for him threatens to tear apart both her engagement and the Women's Murder Club. Before Lindsay and her friends can piece together either case, one of the killers forces Lindsay to put her own life on the line--but is it enough to save the city?.

While trying to find his sister, who is a suspect in a murder investigation, werecat Yoshi encounters werepossum Clyde and human Aimee, and all three of them get caught in an underground kidnapping ring where they must fight to stay alive.

"Whenever there's trouble on Battleworld, the Thors bring the thunder as Doom's lightning-wielding cosmic cops. But a string of mysterious murders leaves some of them asking questions that may unravel all of reality! Thors you know (like Ultimate Thor, Beta Ray Bill and the Odinson himself) team with the Thors you don't (say hello to Groot Thor) and place their lives on the line to hunt the killer. but will a surprising suspect help uncover the truth, or offer only lies? ... Plus, in an all-time classic, relive the green-skinned glory of the orginal Frog of Thunder!"--Back cover.

The murder of the symphony's star conductor leaves Detective Lieutenant Pratt and his young sidekick with an orchestra full of suspects.

Nicole Charles, who wanted to be a real reporter but settled for a job as a society reporter, hears opportunity knocking when she discovers a dead body in an alley one night while covering a gallery opening and she finds herself in the middle of the biggest story of the year.

When an illegal alien working as a maid is charged with her employer's murder, her only friend is also her only hope for escaping jail or worse, deportation.

Detective Mervin Pratt takes a nightclub murder case when his partner's brother is involved, and a rival detective is eager to close the case.

"Ten teens head to a house party at a remote island mansion off the Washington coast only for them to be picked off by a killer one by one"--Provided by publisher.

"Framed for the brutal murders of his classmates by the mysterious Red Man, middle school student Ganta Igarashi finds himself sentenced to death and sent to the bizarre and fatal theme park/prison that has risn from the ruins of the great Tokyo Earthquake-- a hell on earth known as 'Deadman Wonderland"--Page 4 of cover.

Detective Lindsay Boxer must investigate a murder that could include any of her friends as the killer. At the same time she is under attack in the press and must also take care of her unborn child.