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Apothecary diaries volume 9
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A festive atmosphere descends upon the Inner Court with the arrival of a long-awaited merchant caravan and its myriad wares. Though the excitement is contagious and even Maomao looks forward to making purchases of her own, she soon cottons on to something potentially sinister about the innocuous goods for sale. Before Maomao can tease out any evidence, however, her attention turns to mushrooms when Jinshi asks her to root out any poisonous varieties...
4862) Private Moscow
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Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
The founder of Private, the world's biggest and best detective agency, Jack Morgan investigates the murder of his former U.S. Marine comrade, which appears to be linked to another murder in Moscow, and arriving in Russia, begins to uncover a conspiracy that could have global consequences.
4863) Mycroft's dangerous game
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Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"After a mysterious group of anarchists abducts Mycroft, Enola investigates his disappearance in hopes of rescuing him and of getting back something precious he took from her. With the help of Lord Tewkesbury and a young boy on the streets named Shag, she uncovers the truth behind her brother's abductions and unravels a web of mystery that takes her deep into the London underground as she tries to foil the anarchists' nefarious plot!"--
4865) Resurrection walk
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Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Defense attorney Mickey Haller is back, taking the long-shot cases, where the chances of winning are one in a million. After getting a wrongfully convicted man out of prison, he is innudated with pleas from incarcertaed people claiming innocence. He brings on board his half brother, retired LAPD Detective Harry Bosch, to weed through the letters, knowing most claims will be false. Bosch pulls a needle from the haystack: a woman in prison for five...
4866) Hamster and cheese
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Series
Pub. Date
©2010
Language
English
Description
Sasspants, a guinea pig, reluctantly agrees to act as a private investigator when Hamisher the hamster begs for her help in discovering who is stealing sandwiches from the pet shop's befuddled owner.
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Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Throughout the annals of fiction, there have been many celebrated detective teams: Sherlock Holmes and John Watson. Nick and Nora Charles. Hercule Poirot and Arthur Hastings. Thomas and Charlotte Pitt. The latter were the creation of beloved mystery writer Anne Perry, the editor of Odd Partners. With this collection, Perry has enlisted some of today's best mystery writers to craft all-new stories about unlikely couples who join forces--sometimes unwillingly--to...
4869) Grace takes off
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Series
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"A trip to Italy's Tuscan countryside is a dream come true for Grace Wheaton, curator and manager of Marshfield Manor, until her boss becomes the target of a murderer"--
4870) Nighthawking
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Series
Pub. Date
[2021].
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English
Description
"Under the cover of night, a figure climbs over the wall of the Botanical Gardens. It's a dicey location in the populous city center, but they're on the hunt--only this time, the nighthawker unearths a body. Detective Sergeant Adam Tyler and his protégé, Detective Constable Mina Rabbani, are shunted onto the murder investigation. When the victim is identified as a Chinese national from a wealthy family, in the UK on a student visa, the case takes...
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Miss Dimple Kilpatrick mysteries volume 5
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"October, 1944. It has been a challenging season for Elderberry's favorite first grade teacher, Miss Dimple Kilpatrick. A beloved former student was recently killed in the war, her brother has become distant, and her friend Odessa, the cook at Pheobe's rooming house, has taken a leave of absence to care for a relative. Still, when Dimple's librarian friend, Virginia, finds a young woman, Dora, on the library porch looking for a place to spend the...
4872) Eggnog murder
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
With the fireplace crackling, the tree twinkling, and the carols humming, few things in life are as picture perfect as Christmas in Maine until murder dampens the holiday spirit. It must be something in the eggnog....
"Eggnog Murder: When a gift-wrapped bottle of eggnog proves to be a killer concoction for a Tinker's Cove local, all Lucy Stone wants for Christmas is to find the murdering mixologist who's stirring up trouble."--Amazon.com
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Havana mystery volume Bk. 3
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Former Havana detective Marlene Martínez, now happily running a bakery in Miami, has booked a week-long cruise to Mexico and the Caribbean with her niece, Sarita, as the girl’s quinceañera present. Sarita is beyond thrilled to discover that a Cuban telenovela star, Carloalberto, is also aboard for the trip.
But even while trying to keep her niece away from the unsettlingly handsome actor, Marlene gets the feeling Carloalberto is in some kind...
4874) The fine art of murder
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Series
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Former Police Chief Katherine Sullivan has been called brilliant, brave, compassionate, and quirky, but after decades of crime fighting, this resilient grandmother with an artist's soul is discovering that retirement can be just as deadly as being on the job when she decides to solve a murder in her hometown"--
4875) Keeping mum
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Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Camellia Harris is planning a gala for a local candidate -- a murder mystery-themed silent auction. Coordinating a beautiful display of fall flowers and planning the perfect fake crime is hard enough, but with a guest list that is a "who's who" of the Roanoke, Virginia, elite, Cam has her hands full. Then financial tycoon Derrick Windermere's body is found next to a shattered pot of chrysanthemums, and the night of fun and games turns deadly serious....
4876) A killing in gold
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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"On the trail of the Arizona Cowboy Gang, Ranger Burrack rides with Indian Territory lawman Dan'l Thorn into Mexico, where the Cowboys have stolen several thousand dollars in gold. The lawmen are there to locate and arrest a pair of twin outlaws by the name of Smith, but they get sidetracked hunting for the stolen loot. Trouble is they aren't the only ones on the gold's trail. A competing gang has stolen the gold from the cowboys, a beautiful lady...
4877) Grace sees red
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Series
Manor House Mystery volume Bk. 7
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"When one of the elderly residents at an upscale assisted-living facility is found dead under suspicious circumstances and Grace's assistant Frances, seen arguing with the man earlier that day, becomes a person of interest, it's up to Grace to clear her assistant's name and find the real killer"--
Grace Wheaton, curator and manager of Marshfield Manor, and her benefactor, Bennett Marshfield, are discussing how to help her roommates Bruce and Scott...
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Pub. Date
p2015.
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English
Description
"For the first time ever, Ali Reynolds and Joanna Brady, New York Times bestselling author J.A. Jance's popular series sleuths, join forces to solve a terrifying crime in this exclusive novella that has everything you want in a thriller--page-turning action, breathtaking twists and turns, edge-of-your-seat suspense, and...Legos. "A semi's gone over the embankment." The call wakes Sheriff Joanna Brady in the middle of the night, but what brings her...
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Series
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Collects eleven stories and one novella featuring Jack Reacher, including "Too Much Time." Together these twelve stories shed new light on Reacher's past, illuminating how he grew up and developed into the wandering avenger who has captured the imagination of millions around the world.
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