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"Private investigator Ravinia Rutledge, when a dead body is found with her phone number and the words 'Next of Kin,' returns to Siren Song--a place marked by unexplained deaths and tragedies where she must stop a monster from her past from killing each and every member of The Colony"--
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Eight months into a surrogate pregnancy for her sister, Kristina, Detective Savannah Dunbar just wants to wrap up paperwork before taking medical leave. But her department's investigation into a brutal double homicide has suddenly become much more complex--and personal. And now there are disturbing rumors about a place known as the Colony, its matriarch, and a long history of bitter secrets.
3) Wicked ways
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"A spine-tingling thriller in which one woman's birthright holds the key to a rash of brutal murders"--
4) Wicked lies
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When reporter Harrison Frost begins interrogating Laura Adderley about her involvement in the Colony's sordid past, she vows to protect her unborn child at all costs from both him and an escaped psychopath bent on killing her.
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Lost Colony ; 1, 2
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Warner Books
Pub. Date
2002.
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English
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Sweet starfire: She was Cidra, an ethereal, fiery-haired beauty, raised amid the serenity and shelter of a spiritual race, but belonging to another people, the so-called Wolves. He was Teague Severance, a ruggedly handsome adventurer, a Wolf used to taking and getting the women he wanted. Side by side on a dangerous quest, they would soar from the shimmering towers of Cidra's home city, to the rough-and-rowdy mining towns of the galaxy's outback,...
6) Wicked game
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"Twenty years ago, wild child Jessie Brentwood vanished from St. Elizabeth's high school. Most in Jessie's tight circle of friends believed she simply ran away. Few suspected that Jessie was hiding a shocking secret-- one that brought her into the crosshairs of a vicious killer-- Two decades pass before a body is unearthed on school grounds and Jessie's old friends reunite to talk. Most are sure that the body is Jessie's, that the mystery of what...
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"In 1587, Elinor White Dare sailed from England heavy with her first child but full of hopes. Her father, a renowned artist and experienced traveler, has convinced her and her bricklayer husband Ananias to make the journey to the New World. Land, they are promised, more goodly and beautiful than they can ever imagine. But nothing goes as planned from landing at the wrong location, to facing starvation, to the endless wait for help to arrive. And,...
8) Blind spot
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"An exciting, compelling thriller with a winding plot that keeps you captivated until the end" from the New York Times bestselling author of Unseen (Fresh Fiction).
What you don't see . . .
The crime scene at an Oregon rest stop is brutal beyond belief—a young man's lifeless body cut to ribbons, and his pregnant girlfriend left alive but comatose . . .
What you don't know . . .
Psychologist...
What you don't see . . .
The crime scene at an Oregon rest stop is brutal beyond belief—a young man's lifeless body cut to ribbons, and his pregnant girlfriend left alive but comatose . . .
What you don't know . . .
Psychologist...
9) Unseen
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Gemma La Porte wakes up in a hospital room, bruised and confused, remembering only her name. Deputy Will Tanninger is waiting for answers, and wants to know if she's responsible for a fatal hit-and-run. Gemma has no choice but to put her trust in Will, but if it turns out she's guilty of murder, he has no choice but to arrest her. Torn by her growing feelings for Will and haunted by her shadowy past, Gemma is determined to learn the truth.
11) Shield's lady
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Sariana was a cool, confident business-woman, an outcast from the East determined to regain her rightful status. Gryph was an intense mercenary respected and feared throughout the opulent cities and savage frontiers of the West. But from the moment they met, fate made them one. Was it their destiny to be bound to a powerful force that both captivated and frightened them? When Sariana and Gryph join forces in a dangerous quest to save their world,...
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Crown Colony ; 1
Publisher
Constable
Pub. Date
2017.
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English
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1936 in the Crown Colony of Singapore, and the British abdication crisis and rising Japanese threat seem very far away. When the Irish nanny looking after Acting Governor Palin's daughter dies suddenly - and in mysterious circumstances - mission school-educated local girl SuLin - an aspiring journalist trying to escape an arranged marriage - is invited to take her place. But then another murder at the residence occurs and it seems very likely that...
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Macmillan's colonial library ; No. 566
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English
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Short stories dealing with various subjects. Includes "With the night mail", a fantasy of the year A.D. 2000.
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Crown colony ; 6
Publisher
Constable
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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"The Allies have defeated Germany in Europe, but Japan refuses to surrender the East. In Singapore, amid rumours the Japanese occupiers are preparing to wipe out the population of the island rather than surrender, a young aide is found murdered beneath the termite mushroom tree in Hideki Tagawa's garden and his plans for a massive poison gas bomb are missing. To prevent any more destruction it falls to Su Lin to track down the real killer with the...
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Crown Colony ; 5
Publisher
Constable
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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"The overpoweringly fragrant flowers, snakelike vines and deadly fruit of the Cannonball Tree are enough to keep most people away, even without the reputation of the Serpent Shrine that stands beneath it. But when a piece of expensive photographic equipment is found nearby, on closer inspection Su Lin discovers the body of Mimi, the relation who has been trying to blackmail her. Su Lin is not the only one to realise how much easier this death--and...
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Crown Colony ; 4
Publisher
Constable
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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"Mirza, a secretive neighbour of the Chens in Japanese Occupied Singapore, is a known collaborator and blackmailer. So when he is murdered in his garden, clutching a branch of mimosa, the suspects include local acquaintances, Japanese officials - and his own daughters. Su Lin's Uncle Chen is among those rounded up by the Japanese as reprisal. Hideki Tagawa, a former spy expelled by police officer Le Froy and a power in the new regime, offers Su Lin...
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Crown colony ; 3
Publisher
Constable
Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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"Su Lin is doing her dream job: assistant at Singapore's brand new detective agency. Until Bald Bernie decides a 'local girl' can't be trusted with private investigations, and replaces her with a new secretary - pretty, privileged, and white. So Su Lin's not the only person finding it hard to mourn Bernie after he's found dead in the filing room. And when her best friend's dad is accused, she gets up to some sleuthing work of her own in a bid to clear...
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