Witness Impulse: 315 books

An Agatha Christie short story from the collection The Golden Ball and Other Stories. A young Englishman visiting Cornwall finds himself delving into the legend of a Belgian nun who is living as a refugee in the village. Possessed of supernatural powers, she is said to have caused her entire...

Orchestra practice hits the wrong chord when a fellow musician is found dead, and violinist (and now amateur sleuth) Midori Bishop finds herself investigating more than just a new concerto in Sarah Fox's new cozy mystery, Dead Ringer Midori Bishop's life is hitting all the right notes. She...

The new season for the Point Grey Philharmonic starts off on a sour note when one of the symphony’s wealthy benefactors drops dead in the latest Music Lover’s Mystery DEATH IN A MAJOR When Archibald Major, local big wig and nasty tyrant, drops dead at a post-concert reception, violinist...

A composing competition rises to a murderous crescendo in author Sarah Fox’s third Music Lover’s Mystery DEADLY OVERTURES Three talented classical music composers have been named finalists in a composing competition hosted by the Point Grey Philharmonic. With money and egos on the...

“Rich in psychological insight . . . Tope is particularly skilled in creating interesting and unique characters.” –Deadly Pleasures Valentine’s Day is fast approaching and business at Persimmon “Simmy” Brown’s flower shop is booming. But when Simmy fulfills a string of anonymous...

For fans of Michael Crichton and Dan Brown: a fast-paced, blazingly smart thriller that will send your temperature rising. Charles Hodson is on the trail of his brother, who has disappeared in the depths of the Brazilian rainforest. For Charles, an intrepid journalist, the rescue mission is...

From the author of Look For Her “Emily Winslow is a precise and expert analyst of the darkest parts of the human psyche.”    — Sophie Hannah, New York Times bestselling author of Closed Casket Set in the richly evoked pathways and environs of Cambridge, England, The Whole...

From the author of Look For Her “Emily Winslow is a precise and expert analyst of the darkest parts of the human psyche.”    — Sophie Hannah, New York Times bestselling author of Closed Casket Outside the city of Cambridge, England, the badly decomposed body of a young...

An elusive killer is viciously murdering members of a football team in this next DCI Lorimer mystery from internationally bestselling author Alex Gray When Chief Inspector Lorimer returns from his holiday on the island of Mull, he feels a welcome sense of calm. But it doesn’t last long. Kelvin...

There’s a hitman in Glasgow: unpaid and angry, he’s decided to settle his own debts… Marianne Brogan can’t sleep. She’s plagued by a nightmare: someone in the shadows, whispering threats, stalking her every move. To make matters worse, Marianne can’t get hold of her brother, Billy....

Fans of atmospheric police procedurals will love watching Glasgow vividly come to life with the shocking twists and turns that have made Alex Gray an international bestseller When a dead body is fished out of Glasgow’s River Clyde the morning after an office celebration, it looks like a case...

Maine Sunday Telegram #1 Bestseller * An Agatha Award Nominee for Best Contemporary Novel "A gripping atmospheric thriller that finds the dark side of Portland, Maine. The Detective Byron mystery series is one of the finest to arrive in a long time.****" —#1 New York Times bestselling...

Bookseller-turned-amateur detective Delhi Laine is back with another atmospheric mystery—but this time, it's a family affair. Nineteen years ago, Delhi Laine's two-year-old daughter disappeared. After a frantic but inconclusive search, authorities determined that she must have drowned, her...

In her former life as an FBI agent in Oakland, California, June Lyons didn't flinch at tough assignments investigating gangs. But this hot and weary summer, she finds herself on the sidelines of the action, fruitlessly searching through a boiling hot storage facility for evidence of a counterfeiter. When...