Jess Lourey
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Language
English
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Description
"When agoraphobic genius Salem Wiley lands her dream job as an FBI cryptanalyst, she vows never to return to the witch hunt underworld, where ancient secrets encrypted by hunted women have the power to rewrite history. Her resolve disappears when sweet Mercy Mayfair, the child she is pledged to protect, is kidnapped. With the help of the enigmatic Agent Lucan Stone, Salem is forced to code hunt in Ireland, England, and Scotland to keep the girl alive....
Author
Language
English
Description
Salem Wiley is a genius cryptanalyst, courted by top security agencies since making a breakthrough discovery in quantum computing. She's also an agoraphobe. Then her mother's disappearance is linked to a plot to assassinate the first female presidential candidate. Drawn into a labyrinth of messages, Salem uncovers an ancient group hell-bent on ruling the world.
3) Bloodline
Author
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
In a tale inspired by real events, pregnant journalist Joan Harken is cautiously excited to follow her fiancé back to his Minnesota hometown. After spending a childhood on the move and chasing the screams and swirls of news-rich city life, she's eager to settle down. Lilydale's motto, "Come Home Forever," couldn't be more inviting. And yet, something is off in the picture-perfect village.
4) Litani
Author
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
In the summer of 1984, 14-year-old Frankie Jubilee is sent to live with her estranged mother in the small Minnesota town of Litani. The locals whisper about "The Game," her mother warns her to stay out of the woods and away from adults, and Frankie begins to wonder if she living among monsters, even in the bright light of day.
5) May Day
Author
Series
Murder by month mysteries volume 1
Publisher
Midnight Ink
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Minnesota, 1977. For the teens of one close-knit community, summer means late-night swimming parties at the quarry, the county fair, and venturing into the tunnels beneath the city. But for two best friends, it's not all fun and games. Heather and Brenda have a secret. Something they saw in the dark. Something they can't forget. They've decided to never tell a soul. But their vow is tested when their friend disappears--the second girl to vanish in...
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Language
English
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Description
"Summer 1980: Despite the local superstition that the Bendy Man haunts the woods, three girls go into a Minnesota forest. Only one comes out. Dead silent. Memory gone. No trace of her friends. The mystery of the Taken Ones captures the nation. Summer 2022: Cold case detective Van Reed and forensic scientist Harry Steinbeck are assigned a disturbing homicide - a woman buried alive, clutching a heart charm necklace belonging to one of the vanished girls....
Author
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Cassie McDowell's life in 1980s Minnesota seems perfectly wholesome. She lives on a farm, loves school, and has a crush on the nicest boy in class. Yes, there are her parents' strange parties and their parade of deviant guests, but she's grown accustomed to them. All that changes when someone comes hunting in Lilydale. One by one, local boys go missing. One by one, they return changed--violent, moody, and withdrawn. What happened to them becomes...
9) October fest
Author
Series
Murder by month mysteries volume 6
Publisher
Midnight Ink
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
10) February fever
Author
Series
Murder by month mysteries volume 10
Publisher
Midnight Ink
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
12) March of crime
Author
Series
Publisher
Midnight Ink
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Ida Gilbertson of the Battle Lake Senior Sunset nursing home has a new hobby: crafting life-sized dolls and displaying them around town. Budding PI Mira James finds the dolls creepy enough on their own, but when she's forced to sit next to one and discovers a human corpse under the hat and wig, it becomes personal. Police Chief Gary Wohnt is all too eager to pin the blame on Mira. So when her sleuthing gives him the perfect excuse to lock her up,...
13) August moon
Author
Series
Murder by month mysteries volume 4
Publisher
Midnight Ink
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
14) September fair
Author
Series
Murder by month mysteries volume 5
Publisher
Midnight Ink
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
15) December dread
Author
Series
Murder by month mysteries volume 8
Publisher
Midnight Ink
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
16) January thaw
Author
Series
Murder by month mysteries volume 9
Publisher
Midnight Ink
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
When Mira James moved to a small town in Minnesota, she thought she left muggings behind her . . . until she's jumped by two men in an alley. A third man saves her, but for all his trouble he's found frozen under an ice-covered lake. Meanwhile, Mira's job as a private eye-in-training has her tracking down the family that built the Prospect House, home of the town's new museum. Discovering a letter that dates back to 1865, Mira finds herself embroiled...
17) June bug
Author
Series
Murder by month mysteries volume 2
Publisher
Midnight Ink
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Author
Series
Murder-by-month mystery volume 12
Publisher
ToadHouse Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"After eleven straight months of discovering a dead body a month, librarian Mira James thinks she's finally broken her bad luck streak. That is until she finds a disturbing note in a book, a clue that could lead to breaking open one of Minnesota's biggest crime syndicates. She follows the trail and is horrified to discover that it leads to her father, who died 13 years earlier. To make matters worse, Mira catches wind that her sexy Adonis boyfriend,...
Author
Series
Murder by month mysteries volume 3
Publisher
Midnight Ink
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English