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Author
Series
Countess of Harleigh mystery volume 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
"With her new husband George busy on a special mission for the British Museum, Frances has taken on an assignment of her own. The dowager Viscountess Winstead needs someone to sponsor her niece, Kate, for presentation to Queen Victoria. Frances -- who understands society's quirks and constraints as only an outsider can -- is the perfect candidate. Kate is charming and intelligent, though perhaps not quite as sheltered as she might first appear. More...
5522) Part of the family
Author
Publisher
The Borough Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
Paperback edition.
Physical Desc
437 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
On the surface, Anna Witherall has the perfect life. Married to her university boyfriend David, she has an enviable job, beautiful home, and gorgeous three-year-old twin daughters, Stella and Rose. Their competent and capable nanny, Maria, is practically part of the family. But beneath the veneer of success and happiness, Anna is hiding a dark secret, one that threatens to unravel everything she has worked so hard to create. Only one thing is certain:...
5523) Intrigue in Istanbul
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Istanbul, 1926: After her historian father makes a clandestine journey abroad, Jane and the dapper Redvers trace his footsteps while signs of danger loom back home in the United States. They're greeted at their destination by Aunt Millie and unsettling news: Professor Wunderly was on a mission to locate the lost heart of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent -- a legendary relic from the Ottoman Empire said to possess potent mystical powers -- when he...
5524) Torn asunder
Author
Series
Maine clambake mystery volume 12
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
250 pages ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
Julia's best friend and business partner, Zoey, is about to marry her policeman boyfriend. Of course, a gorgeous white wedding dress shouldn't be within fifty yards of a plate of buttery lobster--so that treat is reserved for the rehearsal dinner. Julia is a little worried about the timing, though, as she works around a predicted storm. When a guest falls to the floor dead, it turns out that no one seems to know who he is, despite the fact that he's...
Author
Publisher
Iron Circus Comics
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
160 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"A student ambassador is sent on a high-stakes diplomatic mission to a far away land, where he and a newly crowned boy king are thrust into a globe-trotting action-adventure mystery"--
5526) Death in Hilo: a novel
Author
Series
Publisher
Crooked Lane
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
256 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"It's been twelve long years since Detective Kawika Wong was tasked with solving the brutal murder of the infamous real-estate developer Ralph Fortunato-a case that led to more bodies than answers and a slew of complicated and ancient secrets, a case that made his career. Now, the once rookie detective is next in line to be Honolulu's next Chief of Police. But all is not well on Oʻahu or the Big Island. For weeks, Kawika and his team have failed...
5527) One potion in the grave
Author
Series
Publisher
Obsidian
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
325 pages ; 17 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Katie Sue Perryville, a childhood friend, returns home to settle a score with Senator Warren Calhoun, and then is murdered, Carly Bell Hartwell, the owner of the Little Shop of Potions, must work her magic to catch a cold-blooded killer.
"Carly Bell Hartwell's love potions are always in demand in Hitching Post, Alabama, the wedding capital of the South ... When Katie Sue Perrywinkle walks into the Little Shop of Potions, Carly is surprised and...
5528) The Silversmith
Author
Series
David Wolf novel volume 2
Publisher
Cross Atlantic Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
227 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
5529) Rich blood
Author
Series
Jason Rich volume 1
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
365 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
When attorney Jason Rich's sister Jana is accused of murdering her husband, she begs Jason to defend her. He's reluctant to take on the case because he has no experience with criminal law. Also, Jana isn't the easiest person to get along with, and even Jason isn't so sure she didn't hire someone to do the killing. Nevertheless, he heads back to his hometown to unravel the truth.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
1998.
Physical Desc
58 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
When the Mystery Machine gets a flat tire, the only place to stop is a creepy old castle. The man who owns the castle is having a dinner party and invites the gang, but an unexpected visitor shows up-- a ghost!
5531) The girl with no name
Author
Series
Josie Quinn thriller volume 2
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First Grand Central Publishing edition.
Physical Desc
306 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Detective Josie Quinn is horrified when she's called to the house of a mother who had her newborn baby snatched from her arms. A woman caught fleeing the scene is Josie's only lead, but when questioned it seems this mysterious girl doesn't know who she is, where she's from or why she is so terrified ... Is she a witness, a suspect, or the next victim? As Josie digs deeper, a letter about a mix-up at a fertility clinic links the nameless girl and...
Author
Publisher
Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
22 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Pedro and his dad are walking Katie home on a foggy night when they are seemingly pursued by something very smelly, and Katie and Pedro try and solve the mystery of the big smell.
5533) Winter's mourn
Author
Series
Winter Black volume 01
Publisher
Mary Stone
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
307 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
A killer is watching ... Thirteen years ago, Winter Black came home early from a sleepover to find her parents brutally murdered and her little brother gone--taken by a serial killer called The Preacher. Now a rookie FBI agent assigned to her first murder case, Winter has returned to the small Virginia town where she grew up. But when bones found by a hunter lead to the discovery of a secret burial ground containing the remains of children, the investigation...
5534) A study in murder
Author
Series
Victorian book club mystery volume 1
Publisher
Crooked Lane
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
308 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Bath, England, 1890. Mystery author Lady Amy Lovell is charged with murder. Desperate to clear her name, Lady Amy launches her own investigation - and stir up a hornet's nest of suspects, from the gardener who served time in prison for murder to a vengeful woman who was spurned by St. Vincent before he proposed to Lady Amy."--Publisher.
5535) Her final confession
Author
Series
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First Grand Central Publishing edition.
Physical Desc
282 pages : 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Watching her friend dragged away in handcuffs, Josie couldn't believe for one second that Gretchen had killed that poor boy. Confession or not, someone else was involved. She would find out who... When the body of a young student is found on the driveway of a local Denton home, a photograph pinned to his collar, Detective Josie Quinn is first on the scene. The house belongs to Gretchen Palmer, a dedicated member of Josie's team, missing for the last...
5536) May Day murder
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Books, Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
325 pages ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
Spring is in the air, but for Edindale, Illinois, attorney Keli Milanni, murder is the only thing blooming. Keli's looking forward to Beltane, the time-honored Wiccan holiday that celebrates life with feasting, ceremonial dancing, and ancient Celtic rituals. But since recently leaving her law firm and opening her own practice, Keli has more on her plate than simple abundance. Still, she always has time for a friend. Erik, a Druid from a neighboring...
5537) Point zero
Author
Publisher
Bitter Lemon Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
286 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
"A triumph by Seicho Matsumoto, the master of Japanese mystery writing. A beautifully written crime novel that takes on the taboo of Japanese prostitution catering to GIs during the American post-war occupation. First published in Japanese in 1959, the novel abandoned the template of closed-room mysteries so popular in pre-war Japan to embrace social criticism. In a radical departure from tradition, the novel has a female protagonist, a housewife...
5538) The quiche of death
Author
Series
Agatha Raisin mystery volume Book 1
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First Minotaur Signature edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 269 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Putting all her eggs in one basket, Agatha Raisin gives up her successful PR firm, sells her London flat, and samples a taste of early retirement in the quiet village of Carsely. Bored, lonely and used to getting her way, she enters a local baking contest: Surely a blue ribbon for the best quiche will make her the toast of the town. But her recipe for social advancement sours when Judge Cummings-Browne not only snubs her entry but falls over dead!...
5539) El prisionero del cielo
Author
Publisher
Vintage Español
Pub. Date
[2012]
Edition
Primera edición Vintage Español.
Physical Desc
379 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
Español
Description
Barcelona, 1957. Daniel Sempere y su amigo Fermín, los héroes de La Sombra del Viento, regresan de nuevo a la aventura para afrontar el mayor desafío de sus vidas. Justo cuando todo empezaba a sonreírles, un inquietante personaje visita la librería de Sempere y amenaza con desvelar un terrible secreto que lleva enterrado más de dos décadas en la oscura memoria de la ciudad. Al conocer la verdad, Daniel comprenderá que su destino le arrastra...
5540) The spider's web
Author
Series
Publisher
Titan Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition
Physical Desc
284 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"It is 1897, and Sherlock Holmes is called in to investigate a mysterious death at a society ball, hosted by a family with a remarkable past. After an unidentified man pitches to his death from a balcony during a party hosted by the famed Ernest Moncrieff, Viscount Goring asks Holmes and Watson to prove the innocence of his wife, who is suspected of the crime. But members of this elite circle, including the indomitable Lady Bracknell, are just as...
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