detectives

"Anna Hart is a seasoned missing persons detective in San Francisco with far too much knowledge of the darkest side of human nature. When unspeakable tragedy strikes her personal life, Anna, desperate and numb, flees to the Northern California village of Mendocino. She spent summers there as a child with her beloved grandparents, and now she believes it might be the only place left for her to heal. Yet the day she arrives, she learns a local teenage girl has gone missing. Anna is in no condition to become involved with the search--until a childhood friend, now the village sheriff, pleads for her help. Then, just days later, a twelve-year-old girl is abducted from her home. The crimes feel frighteningly reminiscent of the most crucial time in Anna's childhood, when a string of unsolved murders touched Mendocino. As past and present collide, Anna realizes that she has been led to this moment. The most difficult lessons of her life have given her insight into how victims come into contact with violent predators. As Anna becomes obsessed with these missing girls, she must learn that true courage means getting out of her own way and learning to let others in"--Provided by publisher.

Spenser, a Boston private eye, agrees to help a former client, a young prostitute who is now a well-established madam, discover who is trying to blackmail her and uncovers connections with local kingpin Tony Marcus.

Detective Stephen Moran investigates the murder of a boy found at a girls' boarding school when a photo arives with a caption that says "I know who killed him.".

Sophie Johnson is on the case to find the Lion's missing tail, but she is so focused on rounding up suspects that she is missing her puppy (and new assistant) Bella's true detecting potential.

"The InvestiGators chase after a new criminal but they're about to face an even bigger villain! Can Mango and Brash put a stop to this looming threat?"--Provided by publisher.

"Mack Rhino, a private detective, is on the case when a big race is in town and all the runners are missing the laces to their sneakers"--OCLC.

"S.U.I.T. headquarters is under attack, and Mango and Brash are going undercover and underground disguised as city sewer workers to unclog a sticky situation. But when their search for the criminal Crackerdile backfires, the toilets they travel through back up--and the InvestiGators take the blame for it! Can Mango and Brash restore their good name and put the real culprit behind bars before the whole city is in deep water?"--OCLC.

Private Eye Princess King and her beagle, Pants, have come to Snells Manor to try and find Daisy Snells's missing emerald, called the "pea"; nobody has left the house since the gem went missing, but there are many secret places to search, and the inhabitants are an eccentric bunch--none more so than Miss Daisy herself. In graphic novel format.

"The sooty streets of Victorian London are crawling with nefarious characters, and Bridie Devine--female detective extraordinaire--must confront her most remarkable puzzle yet: the kidnapping of Christabel Berwick. Winding her way through a mystery as labyrinthine as the city streets, Bridie won't rest until she finds Christabel, even if it means unearthing a past that she'd rather keep buried--Provided by the publisher.

Five murder suspects are invited to the haunted Barclay Hotel for a weekend getaway, and it is up to twelve-year-old JJ and eleven-year-old Penny--and a lonely ghost--to figure out who committed the crime.