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The brilliant, bestselling, Giller Prize–winning novel Esi Edugyan's Half-Blood Blues took the literary world by storm when it was first published, captivating readers and reviewers with its audacity, power, and sheer brilliance. The novel won or was nominated for every literary prize in Canada-and many international ones, too, including the prestigious Man Booker Prize. It was hailed as one of the best books of the year by Oprah, The Globe and...
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the hit Virgin River series.
In this hilarious contemporary romance tale from Robyn Carr, readers are swept into a conflicted bride's whirlwind journey to the most chaotic wedding event of the year.
After her divorce, Charlene Dugan vowed never to get married again-a promise she has kept for twenty-five years. Until the fateful day she finds herself uttering the well-known phrase-"Let's get married!"
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When Jane Marple comes up from the country for a holiday in London, she finds what she's looking for at Bertram's: a restored London hotel with traditional decor, impeccable service -- and an unmistakable atmosphere of danger behind the highly polished veneer. Yet not even Miss Marple can foresee the violent chain of events set in motion when an eccentric guest makes his way to the airport on the wrong day ...
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IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 18
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When his fourteen-year-old son is charged with the murder of a fellow student, assistant district attorney Andy Barber is torn between loyalty and justice as facts come to light that lead him to question how well he knows his own son.
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When Lord Edgware Dies a most unnatural death, detective Hercule Poirot must solve a most confounding conundrum: if the obvious killer, the slain peer's spiteful wife, didn't do it, who did? A classic from the queen of mystery, Agatha Christie.
When Lord Edgware is found murdered the police are baffled. His estranged actress wife was seen visiting him just before his death and Hercule Poirot himself heard her brag of her plan to "get rid" of him.
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11) Force of nature
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Joe Pickett novels volume 12
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IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 17
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Having hidden the truth about a past colleague's violation, former Special Forces agent Nate Romanowski is targeted by a determined killer who threatens Joe Pickett's life as part of a violent plot.
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Faith Fairchild mysteries volume 20
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Distracted from her impending nuptials by two mysteries--the disappearance of her new assistant and a saboteur at her sister's job--Faith Fairchild soon discovers that someone will stop at nothing to keep her from walking down the aisle.
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Kate Shugak mysteries volume 19
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Aleut private investigator Kate Shugak and Alaska State Trooper Liam Campbell team up to investigate a suspicious plane crash that ended the life of aviation entrepreneur Finn Grant.
15) Loving
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IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 15
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Bailey Flanigan is making decisions that will shape her future, and is trying to decide if she will spend her life with Brandon Paul in Los Angeles, or if her heart will draw her back to Bloomington, Indiana, and Cody Coleman, her first love.
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When Hazel Marie's hotheaded private investigator husband, J.D., goes missing during a latest job, Miss Julia and Etta Mae struggle to free a man matching his description from a West Virginia jail, while Agnes Whitman returns to town with a following of misfits who might be members of a zealous cult.
18) The lost years
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When an aging biblical scholar is fatally shot after revealing his possession of a unique parchment believed to have been written by Jesus, Father Aiden O'Brien investigates the victim's suspicions that a close friend was responsible, a case that is complicated by circumstances implicating the man's Alzheimer's victim wife.
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Grace Makutsi, is having trouble adjusting to wedded bliss, a problem that may test even Precious Ramotswe's formidable talents. Mma Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi meet an old mentor for the first time, when the estimable Clovis Andersen, author of their personal manual, "Principles of Private Investigation", arrives in Botswana on a case. All this and bush tea too - life is indeed rich in Botswana.
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"When a series of inexplicable car accidents are attributed to driver error, Harry Harristeen knows that something is amiss. Together with her intrepid team of feline, canine, and equine helpers, she begins to investigate, giving readers another charming, nail-biting Mrs. Murphy mystery"--Publisher.
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