Colorado Parks & Wildlife Research Library

"Zoe Broussard stands in the shade of the live oak tree on rue Madeline and surveys her beloved Louisiana hometown. Wrought-iron galleries overhang the sidewalk lined with brightly colored shops, and the smell coffee wafts from the Cajun eatery she and her husband Pierce, own, which brings folks all the way from Lafayette for lunch or dinner. It seems like heaven. But it's about to become hell. A series of threatening anonymous notes is making her...

"As a teenager, Dinah Westlake had witnessed the murder of her pregnant cousin, but a concussion blocked her memories of that night. Now, ten years later, her cousin's widower, Marc Devlin, had returned to Charleston to give his young son a true Southern Christmas. It was a chance to make amends in a family torn apart by the tragedy, and the suspicion that Marc was responsible for his wife's demise. But when several dangerous "accidents" occurred...

"Severn's ISBN is 9780727887894 Synopsis: Introducing private investigator Kate Weller in the first of the brand-new Marked for Retribution mystery series. On the run from a troubled past, Kate Weller, the newest member of Price Investigations, covers her tracks, changes her name and takes a case in Charleston, South Carolina, where she can hide in plain sight. Renting a charming room with a waterfront view, Kate sets about trying to locate her adopted...

"Opera star Maggie Lee escapes her opulent lifestyle when threatened by a powerful politician who aims to ruin her life. She runs off to the wilds of the moors to live in anonymity. All that changes the day she discovers a half-dead man near her house. Escaped convict Oliver Ward is on the run to prove his innocence, until he gets hurt and is taken in by Maggie. He discovers some jewels in her possession--the very same jewels that got him convicted....

When her friend is murdered, journalist Mallory Myers knows the killer is coming for her next. The problem is no one believes her -- in fact, she's a suspect. Her news anchor ex-boyfriend has everyone fooled, but Mallory knows what he's capable of. With no one to trust, she flees to her hometown, where she finds refuge and help from an unexpected source.

Callie Webber's budding romance is interrupted by attempted murder. Her mentor Eli has been shot, a sniper's bullet piercing his chest. Rushing to Eli's aid, Callie finds herself on the island of St. John, where she puts her P.I. license to good use. A little digging into Eli's past uncovers his secret connections to the NSA and to a mysterious woman who was supposed to be dead.

"Years after leaving her Mennonite background, Sophie's newspaper job gives her access to information she can't ignore, and when she travels to Sanctuary, Missouri, for answers and recognizes a man she used to love, her own past gets tangled in the dangerous investigation"-- Provided by publisher.

"Minutes after his baby nephew is kidnapped, Texas Ranger Dallas Sanders traces the crime to a child trafficking ring hiding in plain sight. As he and local sheriff Rachel Young race to expose the sinister conspiracy, they're determined to keep their relationship professional. But when Rachel's infant daughter is also abducted, can she and Dallas rescue the children in time...and survive to have a future together?"--

"U.S. Marshal Mercy Brennan followed in her father's footsteps in a law enforcement career. When she's assigned to a joint task force with the St. Louis PD, it puts her back into contact with her father-- and in the sights of St. Louis's most powerful gang. Mark St. Laurent, a Deputy U.S. Marshal and Mercy's ex-boyfriend, is assigned to get her out of town until they can guarantee her safety. When a freak ice storm strands them at a remote location...

Pastor Burke Anderson has a serious problem. All the evidence in the Carol Reese murder is pointing to him - and he can't account forwhere he was when it happened.