Oregon City Adult Mystery Genre List

Mystery books in the Oregon City Adult Fiction Collection.

Updated October 16, 2025
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Oregon City Adult Mystery Genre List

Mystery books in the Oregon City Adult Fiction Collection.

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Archer, Jeffrey
Paper Book
" #1 New York Times bestselling author Jeffrey Archer returns *Special Collector's Edition with foiled design on the cover board, exclusive to the first print run - pre-order now* THE UNPUTDOWNABLE NEW THRILLER FROM THE MASTER...
Exit
Bauer, Belinda
Paper Book
Perfect for fans of Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club, this is the page-turning, twisty, and often hilarious new crime novel from bestselling author Belinda Bauer. 'Quirky, charming, intensely human, important . . . and very suspenseful. I loved it.' ...
Killing time
Beaton, M. C.
Paper Book
Beloved New York Times bestseller M. C. Beaton's cranky, crafty Agatha Raisin--the star of her own hit T.V. series--is back on the case again. Agatha Raisin's private detective agency has their work cut out for them when a series of shop burglaries disturbs...
Hiss & tell
Brown, Rita Mae
Paper Book
A private cathedral
Burke, James Lee
Paper Book
After finding himself caught up in one of Louisiana's oldest and bloodiest family rivalries, Detective Dave Robicheaux must battle the most terrifying adversary he has ever encountered: a time-traveling superhuman assassin. The Shondell and Balangie families are longtime enemies...
The paper caper
Carlisle, Kate
Paper Book
An evil heart
Castillo, Linda
Paper Book
2024 SUE GRAFTON MEMORIAL AWARD WINNER Chief of Police Kate Burkholder investigates the brutal death of a young Amish man in An Evil Heart, the latest installment of the bestselling series by Linda Castillo. On a crisp autumn day in Painters Mill,...
The big sleep
Chandler, Raymond, 1888-1959.
Paper Book
Published in 1939, this is Raymond Chandler's first novel and features Philip Marlowe, the neat, clean, shaved and sober man who was everything the well-dressed detective should be. Raymond Chandler wrote three other classic novels- Farewell my Lovely, The Lady in the Lakeand The Long...
A dark and stormy tea
Childs, Laura
Paper Book
" A possible serial killer on the loose sends tea maven Theodosia Browninginto a whirlwind of investigation in this latest installment of the New York Times bestselling series. It was a dark and stormy night, but that was the least of Theodosia...
The body in the library
Christie, Agatha
Paper Book
A young, blond woman is found dead on the floor of Colonel and Mrs. Bantry’s library. Nobody seems to know who the woman is, let alone how she wound up murdered in the Bantry’s home. Jane Marple is called in and the chase is on.
The rising tide
Cleeves, Ann
Paper Book
The woman in white
Collins, Wilkie
Paper Book
The Woman in White famously opens with Walter Hartright's eerie encounter on a moonlit London road. Engaged as a drawing master to the beautiful Laura Fairlie, Walter is drawn into the sinister intrigues of Sir Percival Glyde and his 'charming' friend Count Fosco, who has a taste for white mice,...
Desert star
Connelly, Michael
Paper Book
LAPD detective Renée Ballard and Harry Bosch team up to hunt the brutal killer who is Bosch's "white whale"--a man responsible for the murder of an entire family. A year has passed since LAPD detective Renée Ballard quit the force in the face of misogyny,...
Livid
Cornwell, Patricia Daniels
Paper Book
In this thrilling installment of the #1 bestselling series, chief medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta finds herself a reluctant star witness in a sensational televised murder trial causing chaos in Old Town Alexandria with the threat of violent protests, with SCARPETTA soon to be a streaming...
Racing the light : a novel
Crais, Robert
Paper Book
*On Reader's Digest's list of "30 new books we can't wait to read in 2022"* Private investigator Elvis Cole and his enigmatic partner, Joe Pike, are back on the case in this brilliant new thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Robert Crais. ...
Now or never thirty-one on the run
Evanovich, Janet
Paper Book
The midnight feast a novel
Foley, Lucy (Novelist)
Paper Book
An instant New York Times bestseller! "Sharp, stylish and stunning...Foley's best yet." -- Chris Whitaker, New York Times bestselling author of All the Colors of the Dark "It is an absolute bonkers delight (and I haven't even mentioned the local bird cult yet ......
Something to hide
George, Elizabeth
Paper Book
Shredding the evidence
Gerber, Daryl Wood
Paper Book
The Agatha Award-winning author of Sifting Through Clues returns to the Cookbook Nook, where a combative food reporter gets her just deserts . . . The denizens of Crystal Cove are salivating over the upcoming Food Bowl Week, when local chefs offer some of their best and most...
Listen to me
Gerritsen, Tess
Paper Book
Rizzoli & Isles return, in the nail-biting, new Sunday Times bestselling thriller from Tess Gerritsen. The murder of Sofia Suarez is both gruesome and seemingly senseless. Why would anyone target a respected nurse who was well-liked by her friends and her neighbours? As...
One for the hooks
Hechtman, Betty
Paper Book
Murder your employer : from the chronicles of Dean Harbinger Harrow, The McMasters Conservatory for the Applied Arts, Dean of Admissions and Confessions, Professor Emeritus, Department of Arts and Blackmail Letters, Senior Fellow, International Guild of M
Holmes, Rupert
Paper Book
'Although this beautifully designed DIY manual is full of twists, the emphasis is on comedy . . . but the extraordinary Holmes can pull the heartstrings too.' THE TIMES Welcome to The McMasters Conservatory for the Applied Arts - a luxurious, clandestine college dedicated to the fine...
Magpie murders
Horowitz, Anthony
Paper Book
The first Atticus Pund and Susan Ryeland mystery from bestselling author Anthony Horowitz, and inspiration for the major hit BBC series MAGPIE MURDERS. Editor Susan Ryland has worked with bestselling crime writer Alan Conway for years. Readers love his detective, Atticus Pünd,...
Smoke
Ide, Joe
Paper Book
Isaiah Quintabe--an unlicensed detective for all seasons--and his best friend and masterful sidekick, Juanell Dodson, are at a crossroads in this latest installment of the "aggressively entertaining" IQ series (New York Times). This time, their lives may never be the same. ...
The bullet
Johansen, Iris
Paper Book
Eve Duncan and Joe Quinn must protect the life of a brilliant scientist so that she can live long enough to bring her discovery to the world in this fast-paced thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen. Diane Connors is a dedicated...
The lost coast a novel
Kellerman, Jonathan
Paper Book
Work hits too close to home for Deputy Coroner Clay Edison when his wife's life is thrown into jeopardy in this riveting, emotional thriller from the bestselling father-son team who write "brilliant, page-turning fiction" (Stephen King). A tragedy at Safe Harbor Health Clinic...
Whiskers and lies
Kelly, Sofie
Paper Book
" Librarian Kathleen Paulson is always willing to help a friend, but to save one from a wrongful arrest, she'll need magical backup from her affectionate cats in the newest installment of this New York Times bestselling series. Baker Georgia Tepper...
A refiner's fire
Leon, Donna
Paper Book
The glass hotel : a novel
Mandel, Emily St. John
Paper Book
The New York Times bestselling novel, from the author of Station Eleven. 'A damn fine novel . . . haunting and evocative and immersive' George R R Martin, author of A Game of Thrones Vincent is the beautiful bartender at the Hotel...
A silent death
May, Peter
Paper Book
The scorching new thriller from worldwide bestselling author of The Blackhouse, Coffin Road and I'll Keep You Safe. Spain, 2020 A SILENT VOW When ex-pat fugitive Jack Cleland watches his girlfriend die,...
The no. 1 ladies' detective agency
McCall Smith, Alexander
Paper Book
The first book in the multi-million copy bestselling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series The one where it all begins Mma Ramotswe is the proud proprietor of the finest ladies' detective agency in all Botswana (also the only one). She spends her...
Homecoming : a novel
Morton, Kate
Paper Book
The highly anticipated new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Clockmaker's Daughter, a sweeping novel that begins with a shocking crime, the effects of which echo across continents and generations Adelaide Hills, Christmas Eve, 1959: At the end of a...
Killing moon
Nesbø, Jo
Paper Book
In the thirteenth novel in the New York Times best-selling series, brilliant rogue police investigator Harry Hole is back, this time as an outsider assembling his own team to help find a serial killer. Harry has gone to Los Angeles to drink himself to death, in the wake of...
The Thursday Murder Club
Osman, Richard
Paper Book
In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet up once a week to investigate unsolved murders. But when a brutal killing takes place on their very doorstep, the Thursday Murder Club find themselves in the middle of their first live case. Elizabeth, Joyce,...
Overboard
Paretsky, Sara
CD
A world of curiosities
Penny, Louise
Paper Book
" Chief Inspector Armand Gamache returns in the eighteenth book in #1 New York Times bestseller Louise Penny's beloved series. It's spring and Three Pines is reemerging after the harsh winter. But not everything buried should come alive again....
The maid : a novel
Prose, Nita
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK * "A heartwarming mystery with a lovable oddball at its center" (Real Simple), this cozy whodunit introduces a one-of-a-kind heroine who will steal your heart.   FINALIST FOR...
The bone hacker
Reichs, Kathy
Paper Book
Payback in death
Robb, J. D.
Paper Book
Lt. Eve Dallas is just home from a long overdue vacation when she responds to a call of an unattended death. The victim is Martin Greenleaf, retired Internal Affairs Captain. At first glance, the scene appears to be suicide, but the closer Eve examines the body, the more suspicious she becomes.<...
The book of cold cases
St. James, Simone
Paper Book
In 1977, Claire Lake was shaken by the Lady Killer Murders: Two men, seemingly randomly, were murdered with the same gun, with strange notes left behind. Beth Greer was the perfect suspect, but she was acquitted. In 2017, Shea Collins runs a true crime website, a passion fuelled by the attempted...
Everyone in my family has killed someone
Stevenson, Benjamin
Paper Book
Knives Out and Clue meet Agatha Christie and The Thursday Murder Club in this "utterly original" (Jane Harper), "not to be missed" (Karin Slaughter), fiendishly clever locked room mystery that blends classic and modern whodunits. "A witty twist on classic whodunits... Stevenson not only...
City of schemes
Thompson, Victoria
Paper Book
The Great War is over, and Elizabeth and Gideon are planning their wedding and welcoming home old friends discharged from the army. One of them, Archie Carstens, fell in love with a beautiful woman named Noelle when stationed in France. When Archie receives a letter from Noelle begging for money,...
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