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There's a vigilante on the loose. He's killing people who have escaped justice or are in the process of committing heinous crimes. Former Denver detective Mark MacFarland thinks the police are going after the wrong suspects, but he is as much in the dark as they are.He is more interested in finding out who robbed a local bank and killed an innocent bystander when the robber attempted to escape. His interest in the case is piqued, however, when a former...
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Gavin Lewis mourned the death of his best friend, Bruce Parker. But when it turned out that Parker was actually a terrorist bomber, Gavin himself comes under suspicion. Did Parker plan and execute the act of terrorism alone or did he have help from Lewis? MacFarland is fairly certain that he can solve the case when he encounters a monkey wrench--Bruce Parker may have led a dual life and actually be the son of a wealthy East Coast investment broker.
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Hot dog vendor Mark MacFarland — "Mac" to his friends — is suspicious when a young construction worker, Wanda Warren, approaches him with a tale of conspiracy, fraud, and murder. A friend of hers died in a tragic work accident, but she thinks that there is more to the story than workplace tragedy. She thinks he was killed to keep him quiet.
MacFarland is not so sure. He is initially convinced that the woman is part of an elaborate April Fool's...
24) The Lazy Lawyer
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Most of the time, Defense Attorney Jerry Baker asked MacFarland to find the evidence he needs to get one of his usually guilty clients a lesser sentence or even off the hook. Most of the time, MacFarland does so because he trusts Baker's judgment about people. But this time, it's different. This time it's Jerry Baker who is accused of murder.
Jerry Baker is the prime suspect in the murder of his co-counsel. The evidence looks bad: a gun that had...
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Everyone loved Ned Pendergast. He was personable, friendly, rich...and generous. Need money for a new house? Ask Ned. Need help with outstanding bills? Ned is always there, pen and checkbook in hand. Need someone to watch the kids while you take the little lady out for an anniversary dinner? Uncle Ned is the man to call.
Why then, did someone cut off Uncle Ned's head and leave it on the porch of the Pendergast family?
And where is the rest of Ned...
26) The Freaky Fan
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Football is back!
For those of us who enjoy seeing twenty-two huge muscular men mash it up on a large field, this time of year is a welcome one. Especially for those of us whose baseball team has not fared as well as we had hoped, the prospect of football, where the agony of a loss comes usually only once a week, is a inspiring.
MacFarland, alas, is not a football fan. Several years on the streets, with no access to television or even radio broadcasts,...
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Mark MacFarland had no use for politics when he was homeless on the streets of Denver. Now that he is struggling to pull himself back into regular society, he still finds politics a necessary evil he'd rather avoid. But when his friend Jerry Baker asks him to find evidence that a restaurant waitress did not kill her boss, he finds himself right in the middle of political intrigue. It turns out that the restaurateur is running for the U.S. Senate....
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MacFarland doesn't like it when one of the "invisible people" gets accused of a crime. Innocent or guilty, it doesn't matter, the system is weighted against them. MacFarland becomes suspicious that the police have the wrong man when he learns that the suspect-an old man named Isaac Dawes, a man who suffers with a bad skin condition-is accused of killing his best friend. When Lord Bozworth, the leader of the homeless community in Denver, asks for MacFarland's...
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Tomas Aleciades has a big handicap. He's nearly blind. That doesn't stop him from doing what he most loves...gardening. What will stop him, though, is being accused of murder.
MacFarland is asked by his good friend Jacinto Gomez to prove that Aleciades is innocent. To do that, MacFarland will have to contend with a deceptive thirteen-year old girl, an angry father, crooked cops, and his own doubts and uncertainty.
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MacFarland knows what it's like to live on the streets. Although he now has a place to live, he still keeps an eye out for the homeless community. He's overjoyed when he learns that one of the "invisible people" he's helped, Teena, a runaway teenager, has gotten a job in a mountain camp for homeless youth. But when one of her friends goes missing, she turns to MacFarland for help.
MacFarland soon discovers that the girl's friend has been killed and...
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When one of MacFarland's friends asks him to prove that a man accused of murder is innocent, MacFarland reluctantly agrees. He tells her that he will go where the facts take him, but if that means that the man is guilty, so be it.
But then MacFarland finds he is smack in the middle of a notorious hate crime. The victim is a transgendered woman who seems to have a lot of enemies. MacFarland suddenly finds himself in the middle of a crime where everyone...
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MacFarland knew in his heart that Scott Porter really was guilty...
The problem was, he had promised his sister-in-law that he would find a way to prove the man innocent. All he had to do was find out who really killed the man's wife, Amanda.
But as every cop knew, it usually was the husband. Then, when the first of several homeless men were discovered killed in the same way as Amanda had been, MacFarland realized he was dealing with a serial killer.
What...
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A dose of religion! MacFarland's sister-in-law wants to improve MacFarland's life, and what better way to do that than to get him involved with a church? Not just any church...the Church of Blessed Grace which promises you not only spiritual happiness but economic success. How could one go wrong with that combination?
Being a rather cynical and suspicious person, MacFarland is a bit dubious about this church. When he discovers that the girl he has...
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The New Caldonia Quartet always had problems getting along with each other. Arguments over what music to play, how to interpret it, who should get the most center stage time, even what costumes to wear plagued them ever since the four members came together to form the group. At an attempt at a friendly meeting of some of the members of the group, Paula Gurley, a friend of the talented viola player Suzanne Cousins, dies. The group finds itself under...
37) Hot dog girl
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A lovesick teenager schemes to win the heart of her crush at her amusement park summer job, all while dressed as a hot dog.
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"In June of 1939, British monarchs King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visit America, the first visit ever by reigning British royalty. As part of the festivities, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt hosts an all-American picnic that includes hot dogs, a menu item that shocks some people"--
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Explore all the aspects of your favorite food: hot dogs! From the first known plating, to the creative and wacky flavors across cultures and history, this book traces the transformations of the hot dogs we have today. Also includes a recipe, so readers can create their own, unique riff on a hot dog. Whether you prefer your dogs at the ballpark or at home this book is sure to excite. Aligned to curriculum standards, text highlights key 21st Century...
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If you were a retired racing greyhound, say, about four years old and you could with yourself anywhere to live, you'd probably pick a place with lots of running room, warm sun, shade and gentle breezes, right? WRONG! Not our hero, Comet. He finds himself plunked down in the Fresh Meadows neighborhood of Newq York City. Adopted by Rob and Jesse Brooks and their eight year old daughter, Patty, he's faced with a new family and a new place to live that...
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