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Gregor Demarkian Series

30 primary works • 30 total works
Gregor Demarkian is a former FBI agent. The series is set in Philadelphia.

Book 1

Not a Creature was Stirring
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3.82 · 1205 Ratings · 140 Reviews · published 1990 · 13 editions
On Christmas Eve, Gregor Demarkian, a former CIA a…

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    Book 2

    Precious Blood
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    3.87     · 682 Ratings · 63 Reviews · published 1991 · 10 editions
    In high school, Cheryl was an outcast, tolerated o…

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    Book 3

    Act of Darkness
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    3.84     · 459 Ratings · 37 Reviews · published 1991 · 11 editions
    Stephen Fox may be a moron, but he may also be Ame…

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    Book 4

    Quoth the Raven
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    3.80     · 543 Ratings · 51 Reviews · published 1991 · 13 editions
    Following Act of Darkness , this fourth adventure …

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    Book 5

    A Great Day for the Deadly
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    3.90     · 414 Ratings · 29 Reviews · published 1992 · 7 editions
    On the eve of St. Patrick's Day in a small upstate…

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    Book 6

    Feast of Murder
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    3.80     · 382 Ratings · 16 Reviews · published 1992 · 8 editions
    The acclaimed author of Not A Creature Was Stirrin…

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    Book 7

    A Stillness in Bethlehem
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    3.92     · 465 Ratings · 25 Reviews · published 1992 · 9 editions
    As the residents of Bethlehem, Vermont, prepare to…

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    Book 8

    Murder Superior
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    3.83     · 352 Ratings · 16 Reviews · published 1993 · 8 editions
    The Order of the Sisters of Divine Grace is holdin…

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    Book 9

    Dear Old Dead
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    3.92     · 305 Ratings · 19 Reviews · published 1994 · 9 editions
    A tale of malicious mayhem--and a most heartwarmin…

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    Book 10

    Festival of Deaths
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    3.86     · 310 Ratings · 15 Reviews · published 1994 · 8 editions
    A killer stalks an outrageous talk show host and G…

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    Book 11

    Bleeding Hearts
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    3.90     · 364 Ratings · 27 Reviews · published 1994 · 10 editions
    Former FBI agent Gregor Demarkian races against ti…

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    Book 12

    Fountain of Death
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    3.86     · 301 Ratings · 18 Reviews · published 1995 · 8 editions
    At the Fountain of Youth Work-Out Studio, the work…

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    Book 13

    And One to Die On
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    3.82     · 342 Ratings · 22 Reviews · published 1996 · 12 editions
    A gloomy Victorian manse, set on an island off the…

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    Book 14

    Baptism in Blood
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    3.89     · 266 Ratings · 20 Reviews · published 1996 · 7 editions
    When an infant is found murdered at a controversia…

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    Book 15

    Deadly Beloved
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    3.91     · 299 Ratings · 13 Reviews · published 1997 · 10 editions
    Down the aisle--to death

    Armies on the eve of invas…

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    Book 16

    Skeleton Key
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    3.86     · 359 Ratings · 23 Reviews · published 2000 · 8 editions
    When writer and ex-deb Bennis Hannaford discovers …

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    Book 17

    True Believers
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    3.88     · 348 Ratings · 21 Reviews · published 2001 · 8 editions
    Early One Morning at St. Anselm's Church in Philad…

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    Book 18

    Somebody Else's Music
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    3.90     · 365 Ratings · 32 Reviews · published 2002 · 12 editions
    Every school class has a target. It was just the w…

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    Book 19

    Conspiracy Theory
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    3.78     · 336 Ratings · 22 Reviews · published 2003 · 8 editions
    Cavanaugh Street is a mostly quiet Armenian neighb…

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    Book 20

    The Headmaster's Wife
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    3.66     · 448 Ratings · 39 Reviews · published 2005 · 10 editions
    Windsor Academy ranks as one of the best New Engla…

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    Book 21

    Hardscrabble Road
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    3.72     · 370 Ratings · 47 Reviews · published 2006 · 10 editions
    When Philadelphia's right-wing-ranting radio host …

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    Book 22

    Glass Houses
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    3.71     · 392 Ratings · 47 Reviews · published 2007 · 9 editions
    For over a year, Philadelphia has been plagued by …

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    Book 23

    Cheating at Solitaire
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    3.66     · 391 Ratings · 56 Reviews · 11 editions
    Margaret's Harbor, a small, exclusive island off t…

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    Book 24

    Living Witness
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    3.71     · 385 Ratings · 61 Reviews · published 2009 · 10 editions
    In her 91 years, Ann-Victoria Hadley has often bee…

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    Book 25

    Wanting Sheila Dead
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    3.72     · 378 Ratings · 52 Reviews · published 2010 · 10 editions
    “Haddam manages to produce each time a layered, ri…

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    Book 26

    Flowering Judas
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    3.78     · 491 Ratings · 82 Reviews · 17 editions
    Twelve years ago, Chester Morton disappeared from …

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    Book 27

    Blood in the Water
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    3.51     · 520 Ratings · 89 Reviews · published 2012 · 13 editions
    Gregor Demarkian returns in a mindbending case of …

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    Book 28

    Hearts of Sand
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    3.65     · 440 Ratings · 68 Reviews · published 2013 · 12 editions
    The "endearing and brilliant" (Publishers Weekly) …

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    Book 29

    Fighting Chance
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    3.79     · 422 Ratings · 67 Reviews · published 2014 · 12 editions
    Gregor Demarkian grew up in the Armenian-American …

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    Book 30

    One of Our Own
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    3.72     · 346 Ratings · 84 Reviews · published 2020 · 7 editions
    In Jane Haddam's One of Our Own, Gregor Demarkian,…

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