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Edgar Huntly, a young man who lives with his uncle and sisters on a farm outside Philadelphia, begins the novel determined to learn who murdered his friend Waldegrave. Walking near the elm tree under which Waldegrave was killed late one night, Huntly sees Clithero, a servant from a neighboring farm, half-dressed, digging in the ground and weeping loudly. Could Clithero have done what Edgar thinks he has?
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First in a new vet books mystery series, perfect for fans of cozy mysteries by Miranda James and Leann Sweeney!
Veterinarian and amateur sleuth Kate Turner has her hands full trying to juggle two boyfriends, a thriving practice, and a criminal investigation
It's the Christmas season and veterinarian Kate Turner is not feeling very jolly. She's overworked, unappreciated, and dealing with two dissatisfied clients. Throw in a very complicated personal...
3803) Portrait of a Murder
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Join this accidental sleuth, Nick Morris, in his first mystery in The Art of Murder series...
Nick Morris is your classic struggling artist. He paints pet portraits to pay the bills but is always just one big commission away from a more comfortable life. Which is why he agrees to paint the reluctant, hot-tempered hotelier, Jason Robart. But Nick gets more than he bargained for when he finds Jason dead from a shotgun blast to the head in an apparent...
3804) Deadly Deceit
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How much will the truth cost? When Liz Jeffreys changed career paths from high-class escort to PI, she knew it would be exciting. What she never expected was to be investigating the attempted murder of Detective Jack Cunningham's powerful father-not after everything the corrupt Judge had done, especially sanctioning a hid on her. Jack is close to cracking his dad's case, until his apartment is raided by a specialist task force investigating outlaw...
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Bernadette Maxwell and her ghostly grandmother, Ruby, are on the case as they take on murder, mayhem and mischief in this boxset containing a wild ride of humor, trouble and hijinks.The Guest is a Goner:When a body is found upstairs in Bernie's Bed and Breakfast, the sheriff is convinced she's responsible for the murder. Bernie and Ruby must work together to find the real killer before Bernie's thrown in prison for a crime she didn't commit.The Tourist...
3807) Arizona Heat
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Some secrets are too hot to handle in this classic tale from Linda Lael Miller,
previously published as Deadly Deceptions
After years spent trying to remember her past, Mojo Sheepshanks just wants to put it behind her. She's finally got the life she always wanted-sisters she loves, a career that keeps her on her toes and Tucker Darroch, the handsome cop who's stuck by her against all odds. But for the people around her, moving on is hard to...
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A Saturday Christmas Shopping Trip to Chinatown Leads to Murder in Christmas Angels, a Historical Cozy Mystery from Alice Duncan
1926, Los Angeles, CA
Mercy and Lulu visit one of Ernie Templeton's favorite Chinatown dives, a silken items shop owned by Ernie's friend, Charley Wu.
Their Christmas shopping plans take a chill when they witness a young Chinese woman being dragged kicking and screaming into the shop by its proprietor. Even more chilling...
3809) 100 Proof Murder
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Pour yourself a strong shot of rivalry, romance, and murder.
Travel writer Jill Curtis is in Louisville, Kentucky, on the next stop of her bourbon tour assignment, and is keen to explore the local distilleries with her videographer, Michael Erickson, especially since her new beau, Lieutenant Nick Harris, lives in the city.
But the night before Jill's first tour at Parker's Distillery, she is shocked to learn that the master distiller, William Scott,...
3810) Berth Mark
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Olivia was worried that this might be the end of her contract on the SS Starlight. Now she's worried it may be her last voyage ever. With the suspicious death of a crew member and a series of strange events, it quickly becomes clear that something sinister is at work. With her beloved parrot Chico by her side, she must make it through the cruise and discover the truth behind the mysterious events. Will Olivia and Chico make it through the cruise alive?Will...
3811) Poison Contact
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It starts with an order of inappropriately shaped cookies for a bachelorette party. When Sydney Farina, professional baker and amateur sleuth, delivers the cookies, the bride-to-be drops dead in front of her. Sydney tries to convince herself the mysterious tragedy is none of her business, but the rude bride who texted her for constant updates about her order doesn't stop texting now that she's dead. And her ghost begs Sydney to solve her murder and...
3812) Dropped Dead
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Bodies are dropping in on newly-minted private detective Jett Jorgensen in Dropped Dead, a murder mystery from S.L. Menear.
-Banyan Isle, Florida, Present Day-
Having just opened her new Valkyrie Private Detective Agency, Jett Jorgensen is eager for new clients but doesn't anticipate the bodies being dropped on her estate-dead men with their feet in concrete buckets.
While possessing a dark secret that could kill everyone around her, Mona Wang...
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Et si l'Apocalypse de Jean l'Évangéliste était bien plus qu'une prophétie biblique ?
Au Vatican, le pape affronte en secret la pire crise qui ait jamais menacé la légitimité du trne de Saint Pierre. La Fraternité Eucharistique - congrégation dissidente - pourrait bien faire basculer la chrétienté dans le chaos grâce à la révélation d'un terrible secret.
Que recèle l'invraisemblable réseau de galeries souterraines du Domaine des...
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1926, Los Angeles, CA--
Mercy Allcutt has had exciting times as secretary to private investigator, Ernie Templeton. While it's true she's been in what she considers a wee bit of trouble--Ernie considers out-and-out danger--a time or two, she's determined to continue learning the ways of the 'real' world.
However, when she sets out to find her wandering boss, Ernie, one hot September afternoon, she not only discovers a corpse, she also finds Ernie,...
3815) A Curious Corpse Was He
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Professor Madeline McPhee is finally settling into her new job in Portland, Oregon, when one of her Aunt Fiona's Bridge buddies draws her into another investigation into an untimely death.
Dmitri Petrovich, a middle-aged man who'd recently lost his wife, was found poisoned at his favorite haunt, the Oregon Garden. Police concluded that Dmitri had died of an accidental exposure to pesticides but his brother, Mikhail, adamantly refused to accept that...
3816) Animal Instinct
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Ex-policeman Joe Cassidy investigates the gruesome killing of a young woman, but will he learn things about those closest to him that he would rather not know? Since a tragic case went horribly wrong on his watch, Joe Cassidy has left the police force and separated from his wife. Living in a dilapidated shack on a Kent beach, Joe takes on occasional work as a private investigator. When the daughter of a wealthy zoo owner is murdered a long-owed debt...
3817) Morgue Mama
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She was 1932 Broadway's newest sensation. Then she was murdered.
Three years after the Crash that ushered in the Great Depression, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and playwright Edna Ferber finds herself a guest at Noël Coward's lavish birthday party. The British wit, enjoying the Christmas holiday season in New York and bracing for a trip to Cleveland in the new year, has filled his room with rich, famous folks whose lives continue in stark contrast...
3818) Tainted Waters
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He didn't commit suicide but who's going to believe her?
Frustrated at being fired from her latest job and overwhelmed by her consolatory family, Sam needs to get away, so she moves to the family's cabin at the lake. A place she hasn't been since her dad committed suicide there, twenty years before. Or did he? Keegan has recently moved to the area to finish his latest book, but he is also trying to find out if his grandfather, who'd passed away ten...
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A small-town murder mystery. "Beware the fury of a patient man." -John Dryden There's a killer in Brookfield, California. A methodical, organized killer. The peaceful town of Brookfield is on high-alert after a young boy finds his grandfather, a retired law enforcement officer, fatally shot. Bad news travels fast. Panic spreads as the community learns a killer is hiding in the forest surrounding Perla Lake. As fear grips the community, USAF Veteran...
3820) 24 Carrot Caper
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A reluctant witch, with the help of her sassy rabbit familiars, races to save her idyllic mountain town from a mafia takeover.Just as Charlotte thinks that life as a witch, in the picturesque mountain town of Crested Peaks, couldn't get any better, their tranquil hamlet is threatened by the mob. With the help of a little witchcraft, a pair of talking rabbits and their two-footed feline friend, Charlotte fights to save the town from the ravages of...
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