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Henry Gamadge mysteries volume 14
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In this mystery novella by Agatha Christie's favorite American author, a 1940s antiquarian book dealer searches for a missing Manhattanite.
Alice Dunbar was a very proper Upper East Side woman with a very boring life. There is, in fact, absolutely no reason why she should go missing, and yet that's exactly what she does. One hot summer day, shortly after an elderly aunt's funeral, Alice Dunbar changes into a new outfit, puts on some make-up, and...
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Henry Gamadge mysteries volume 9
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From Agatha Christie's favorite American author-a bookish sleuth attempts to solve the murder of a spiritual eccentric at a wealthy estate.
Just about any of the guests at Johnny Redfield's party seems to have a good reason to have killed the guest of honor, Johnny's Californian aunt who, with her astral name and vague pretensions of mysticism, does not exactly blend in the elegant New York atmosphere that surrounds her. And what's more, no one...
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Henry Gamadge mysteries volume 15
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A crossword puzzle leads a 1950s antiquarian book dealer to a puzzling family in this mystery by Agatha Christie's favorite author.
Amateur detective Henry Gamadge, is summoned to a secluded estate by way of a crossword puzzle, the only means of communication for a widow being held captive by her relatives. They claim she's lost her mind; she thinks they have shut her away to keep her from spilling on her late husband's suspicious suicide. Gamadge...
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Henry Gamadge mysteries volume 6
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In the sticky summer of 1943, and with her husband out of town on war work, a secluded cottage in the Berkshires sounds just the ticket to the newly married Clara Gamadge. The resident ghost, a slender woman in a sunbonnet, merely adds to the local color, even with the news that the bonneted woman died just one year ago, in the cottage that Clara is now renting. It's all nothing more than a deliciously spooky game, until the woman's sister is strangled...
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When the family fortune suddenly dissolved, the Brandons wrapped the threads of their former prestige about them and went into solitary confinement. Middle-aged, outwardly courteous but inwardly bitter and hateful, the three of them lived in a state of suspended animosity, pretending to ignore the fear that hung over them. This was the family that greeted Elizabeth when, in her youth and naïveté, she married Thayer Brandon. She tried sincerely to...
8) Amadoro
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Journalist Ashton Hendrie's next assignment is Lyli Amadoro, deemed the world's most beautiful woman. She heads a multinational company and is vastly rich and equally reclusive. She refuses to allow Hendrie to interview her but he begins to dig journalistic dirt anyway, aided by Saunders and a fellow psychic, among others who knew Lyli as plain Leola Martin. Hendrie checks rumors of the accidental deaths of Lyli's three husbands, and as he digs deeper...
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Vetuka of the Shark Clan, anging Melanesian fishermen and diver is approached by his nephew Likuva and Japanese friend Michiko to find the wreck of the WW II-era Japanese warship Shima Maru, which was carrying 50,000 gold yen. They find the ship and make plans to retrieve the gold, but Vetuka discovers they have something far more nefarious in mind.
12) Afterlife
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After a lifetime of minding her own business, eighty-four-year-old Ida starts watching the lobstermen at the dock across from her house. What she sees as the summer progresses makes her concerned, then afraid, for one of them-so much so that realizes she must get involved. But will she be taken seriously before it's too late?
The Barb Goffman Presents series showcases the best in modern mystery and crime stories, personally selected by one of the...
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In "The Importance of Being Urnest," Lorrie George hauls her obnoxious peach-taffeta bridesmaid's dress all the way to the Bahamas for a destination wedding, only to find out her groomsman date for the weekend didn't exactly turn up as planned. With an overzealous wedding planner lurking in the background, chaos, romance, and humor ensue!
The Barb Goffman Presents series showcases the best in modern mystery and crime stories, personally selected...
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