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Henry Gamadge mysteries volume 4
Pub. Date
1992.
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The death of Curtis Gregson had left his wife very rich. Mrs. Gregson wants Henry Gamadge, known for his ability as a detective, to clear her name even though a jury had acquitted her. She also wants him to keep her alive.
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2009.
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Psychologist Julie West and Pastor James Burton always seem to find themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time-- together. They first meet at a dinner party on Palm Island, off the Georgia coast, at the home of a wealthy philanthropist. Both West and Burton thought everybody loved Roger Harden until they discover he's been murdered.
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Amish Bishop mysteries volume 2
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"Amish bishop Henry Lapp eagerly awaits the annual arrival of 20,000 sandhill cranes to the San Luis Valley of Colorado. But his visit to the Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge reveals more than just a miracle of God's creation: hidden among the bulrushes and cattails is the body of Sophia Johnson--one of Monte Vista's newest residents and a waitress at the local diner. As the local authorities attempt to unravel the mystery, Henry finds himself...
1904) A royal murder
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Lady Eleanor Swift mystery volume 9
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
At the royal boat race there are beautiful barges, plenty of bunting, a handsome prince and ... is that a body in the water? Lady Swift is on the case! A warm and witty 1920s mystery that cozy fans will just adore.
1905) Deadly notions
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Southern sewing circle mysteries volume 4
Pub. Date
2011
Description
When one of the town's most insufferable moms is murdered, the Sweet Briar Ladies Society sewing circle finds itself fraying at the seams.
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Pub. Date
[2022]
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Christmas, 1924. Lady Eleanor Swift has received a rather unexpected invitation to the village Christmas party in the tiny, rural hamlet of Derrydee in the west of Ireland. Eleanor is thrilled about exploring her ancestral roots at her late uncle's estate and spending the festive season in a castle. Packing Gladstone the bulldog's coziest Christmas jumper, they set off to the Emerald Isle with her butler Clifford in tow. Arriving late at night, Eleanor...
1907) Arrow pointing nowhere
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Henry Gamadge mysteries volume 7
Pub. Date
1993
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From Agatha Christie's favorite American author-creepy correspondence from a Manhattan mansion puts an amateur sleuth on the trail of a killer.
Take one grand house, stuff it with staff, and make it home to several generations. If they send their sons to Oxford and occasionally knock each other off, you've got a country-house murder mystery, the delight of classic English crime fiction. But if the boys are at Yale, odds are that you're reading its...
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Noodle shop mysteries volume 1
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Death by Dumpling: A Noodle Shop Mystery :The last place Lana Lee thought she would ever end up is back at her family’s restaurant. But after a brutal break-up and a dramatic workplace walk-out, she figures that helping wait tables is her best option for putting her life back together. Even if that means having to put up with her mother, who is dead-set on finding her a husband.
The Secret, Book & Scone Society:A quirky club in small-town North...
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Miss Dimple Kilpatrick mysteries volume 2
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Set in a small Georgia town during World War II, the Miss Dimple series features Miss Dimple Kilpatrick, longtime first-grade teacher at Elderberry Grammar School. Fastidious in her dress and distinctive in her manner, she is the epitome of small-town graciousness. Miss Dimple and her fellow townspeople battle valiantly against worry, rationing, and crime at home as well as abroad. It's September 1943, and the town of Elderberry, Georgia, has exciting...
1910) A Puzzle for fools
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Pub. Date
2020.
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"Broadway producer Peter Duluth sought solace in a bottle after his wife's death; now, two years later and desperate to dry out, he enters a sanitarium--but the institution doesn't quite offer the rest and relaxation he expected. Malevolent occurrences plague the hospital, and it soon becomes clear that a homicidal maniac is on the loose. With a hospital staff every bit as erratic as its idiosyncratic patients, it seems everyone is a suspect--even...
1911) A catered birthday party
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2010.
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A Little Taste of Heaven catering certainly knows how to feed people. Dogs, however..? Bernie and Libby will have their chance to impress guests of the four-legged variety when they lay out the spread for Trudy the Pug's birthday luncheon. But this isn't just any doggie 'do. Trudy's owner, Annabel Colbert, is one of the richest women in town and as mascot of the Colbert toy company, Trudy herself is a bona fide celebrity. When the big day arrives,...
1912) Fatal frost
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2017.
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"When the sheriff arrests one of Lucy Resnick's best friends, the former reporter starts investigating. She finds a patchwork of clues that draws her deep into a web of small-town secrets. When the killer learns Lucy is on the trail, Lucy needs more than her reporting skills to save her friend--she needs a Christmas miracle"--
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44 Scotland Street volume 3
Pub. Date
2006.
Description
Love Over Scotland is the third in the series that revolves around the many colourful characters that come and go at No. 44 Scotland Street. McCall Smith handles the characters with his customary charm and deftness - the stalwart Tory chartered surveyor, the pushy mother and, most importantly in this novel, the Italian-speaking prodigy, Bertie.
1914) Patterned after death
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Southern sewing circle mysteries volume 12
Pub. Date
2018.
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"Librarian Tori Sinclair and the ladies of the Southern Sewing Circle rally to help one of their members catch a killer when her son is targeted as the prime suspect in the murder of his business partner, who had been a long-time rival of his"--
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Devereaux's Dime Store mysteries volume 5
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2016.
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"When five-and-dime store owner Devereaux "Dev" Sinclair's long-lost mother shows up in town and becomes the prime suspect in a murder, Dev is in a bind. Setting the record straight could prove her mother is a killer. But doing nothing might get her mother booked for a crime she didn't commit"--
1916) Not like the movies
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Waiting for Tom Hanks volume 2
Pub. Date
2020.
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"What happens when your life is a rom-com...but you don't even believe in true love? Chloe Sanderson is an optimist, and not because her life is easy. As the sole caregiver for her father, who has early onset Alzheimer's, she's pretty much responsible for everything. She has no time--or interest--in getting swept up in some dazzling romance. Not like her best friend Annie, who literally wrote a rom-com that's about to premiere in theaters across...
1917) Reap what you sew
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Pub. Date
2012
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Tori Sinclair has found a sense of home with the Sweet Briar Ladies Society Sewing Circle. During their get-togethers, she can relax with her sewing and listen in on Sweet Briar's latest gossip. But when Sweet Briar is chosen for the setting of a new movie, everyone is hoping to be cast as an extra and lucky Tori lands the gig. But the town learns that fame has its price when the film's leading actress, Anita Belise, is found murdered.
1918) Bending the paw
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Paw enforcement volume 9
Pub. Date
[2020]
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"A MURDER WITHOUT A BODY IS LIKE A DOG WITHOUT A BONE. A bloodbath is a shocking new challenge for Megan and Brigit when Detective Audrey Jackson calls them to the scene of what could only be a brutal murder. But the one thing the nightmarish scene is missing is a victim. The frantic homeowner's husband is gone, seemingly without a trace--and so is the money he was holding. Has a vicious killer committed what might just be the perfect crime? Meanwhile,...
1919) Death by bubble tea
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2022.
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"When Yale Yee discovers her cousin Celine is visiting from Hong Kong, she is obliged to play tour guide to a relative she hasn't seen in twenty years. Not only that, but her father thinks it's a wonderful idea for them to bond by running a food stall together at the Eastwood Village Night Market. Yale hasn't cooked in years, and she hardly considers Celine's career as a social media influencer as adequate experience, but because she's just lost her...
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2014.
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Loving a good cup of coffee runs in the family for Briar Creek library director Lindsey Norris. But when her brother, Jack, a consultant for a coffee company, goes missing, her favorite beverage becomes a key clue in a dangerous mystery. Between preparing the library for the holidays and juggling the affections of her ex-boyfriend, Captain Mike Sullivan, and her new crush, actor Robbie Vine, Lindsey has her hands full. Afraid that involving the police...
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