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The Man Who Fell from the Sky: A Wind...

Margaret Coel

New York Times bestselling author Margaret Coel returns to Wind River with Arapaho attorney Vicky Holden and Father John O'Malley investigating a lethal link between legendary outlaw Butch Cassidy and a present-day murder…When Rober...

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Published: Aug 2016

Murder in Galway

Carlene O'Connor

In the first installment of bestselling author Carlene O'Connor's new Home to Ireland Mystery series, New York Tara Meehan's first trip to Galway, Ireland may be her last.New Yorker Tara Meehan's first trip to Galway may be her last.....

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Published: Apr 2020

Plum Lovin' (Stephanie Plum Novels)

Janet Evanovich

IIt's a new year for Stephanie, Lula and the gang'and Connie Rosolli has a secret admirer. Or does she? Connie is getting two kinds of anonymous mail: love letters and hate mail'could they be from the same person? Or does Connie have ...

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Published: Jan 2008

The Last Precinct

Patricia Cornwell

Picking up where BLACK NOTICE leaves off, THE LAST PRECINCT finds Virginia medical examiner Kay Scarpetta under investigation for the murder of Chief of Police Diane Bray. As Scarpetta struggles to clear her name, two mutilated corpse...

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Published: Jul 2001

Shakespeare's Counselor (The Fifth Li...

Charlaine Harris

During her weekly group therapy session in Shakespeare, Arkansas, Lily Bard--cleaning woman, karate expert, and amateur sleuth--and her companions stumble upon the body of a woman, and Lily finds herself embroiled in another disturbin...

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Published: Feb 2005

Cream Puff Murder (Hannah Swensen Mys...

Joanne Fluke

Bakery owner Hannah Swensen has a dress to fit into and a date with her sister, Andrea, at Lake Eden's new health club, Heavenly Bodies. Dragging herself out of bed on a frigid Minnesota morning for exercise, of all things, is bad eno...

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Published: Feb 2010

Hard Time (V.I. Warshawski Novels)

Sara Paretsky

When it comes to creating character, evoking place, crackling writing and convincing dialogue, and dealing with issues of substance within the crime genre, Sara Paretsky has no peer--and HARD TIME proves it once again. Forget the conv...

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Published: Sep 2000

A Murderous Yarn (Needlecraft Mysteri...

Monica Ferris

At this year's antique car race, one of the drivers never makes it to the finish line. His car is found in flames, and Betsy and her friends must pin down a suspect.

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Published: Mar 2002

High Country (Anna Pigeon Mysteries)

Nevada Barr

Barr has a true gift for outdoor writing, using the lush snow as natural cover for the violent life in the wild as well as among the park's human custodians. Anyone contemplating a nice winter hike will think twice after entering the ...

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Published: Feb 2005

Friends, Lovers, Chocolate (Isabel Da...

Alexander McCall Smith

The bestselling creator of the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency once again eschews Botswana in favor of Scotland for this second entry in the Sunday Philosophy Club series, marking the return of Isabel Dalhousie, an independently ...

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Published: Aug 2006

Devil's Food Cake Murder

Joanne Fluke

Hannah Swensen has to admit life is pretty sweet. Things are going well in the romance department and her bakery's delectable confections are selling as fast as she can bake them. Even her good friend Claire is head over heels with he...

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Published: Feb 2012

Steps to the Altar (Benni Harper Myst...

Earlene Fowler

Ninth in the Agatha Award-winning series that's been hailed as engrossing, Steps to the Altar finds California folk art expert Benni Harper preparing for two upcoming weddings, digging up clues to a decades-old unsolved murder-and str...

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Published: Apr 2003

Book, Line, and Sinker (A Library Lov...

Jenn McKinlay

"Avast" in pirate speak means what?* Answering tricky reference questions like this one provides plenty of excitement for library director Lindsey Norris. But when a shocking murder is committed in her cozy coastal town of ...

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Published: Dec 2012

Oolong Dead: A Tea Shop Mystery

Laura Childs

The latest Tea Shop mystery from the author of The Silver Needle Murder While hosting a lavish luncheon to benefit the Charleston Opera, Theodosia Browning finds her arch nemesis, Abby Davis, dead. What's more, the victim's brother is...

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Published: Mar 2010

Powdered Peril: A Donut Shop Mystery ...

Jessica Beck

Powdered PerilJessica Beck It's hard to keep a secret in April Springs—especially when it involves a no-good cheater like Peter Morgan. Donut shop owner Suzanne Hart has tried to be civil with the guy, since he's dating her best fr...

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Published: Aug 2012

Skirting the Grave (A Vintage Magic M...

Annette Blair

Maddie Cutler thought she was taking on a new design intern for her boutique. But instead she finds her dead at the train station under suspicious circumstances. Now, Maddie is determined to iron out the wrinkles of this mystery.

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Published: Jul 2011

Vision Impossible: A Psychic Eye Myst...

Victoria Laurie

Abby Cooper's next mission may truly be impossible... Abby Cooper, the FBI's newest Civilian Profiler, is adding Spy to her resume. The military's digital photography software that captures one's aura- just like Abby can-sits in a dro...

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Published: Jun 2012

Untitled Hat Shop Mystery #1

Jenn McKinlay

An all-new series from New York Times bestselling author Jenn McKinlay Not only is Scarlett Parker's love life in the loo-as her British cousin Vivian Tremont would say-it's also gone viral with an embarrassing video. So when Viv sugg...

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Published: Aug 2013

Mama Does Time: A Mace Bauer Mystery

Deborah Sharp

Meet Mama: a true Southern woman with impeccable manners, sherbet-colored pantsuits, and four prior husbands, able to serve sweet tea and sidestep alligator attacks with equal aplomb. Mama's antics--especially her penchant for findin...

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Published: Oct 2008

Read It and Weep

Jenn McKinlay

William Shakespeare is credited with inventing how many words?* Answering Shakespeare trivia comes with the job description for library director Lindsey Norris. But when the Briar Creek Community Theater mounts their newest productio...

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Published: Nov 2013

Some Like it Hawk (Meg Langslow Myste...

Donna Andrews

SOME LIKE IT HAWKDONNA ANDREWSMeg Langslow is plying her blacksmith's trade at Caerphilly Days, a festival inspired by her town's sudden notoriety as "The Town That Mortgaged Its Jail." The lender has foreclosed on all Caerp...

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Published: Apr 2013

Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder

Joanne Fluke

Discover the delicious mystery that started it all! No one cooks up a delectable, suspense-filled mystery quite like Hannah Swensen, Joanne Fluke's dessert-baking, red-haired heroine whose gingersnaps are as tart as her comebacks, ...

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Published: May 2011

Murder in the Mystery Suite

Ellery Adams

First in a new series! WHO WOULD RESORT TO MURDER? Tucked away in the rolling hills of rural western Virginia is the storybook resort of Storyton Hall, catering to book lovers who want to get away from it all. To increase her numb...

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Published: Aug 2014

Cookie Dough or Die (A Cookie Cutter ...

Virginia Lowell

Olivia Greyson is the proud owner of The Gingerbread House-a quaint shop that specializes in all things cookie-and her best friend, Maddie, is her sidekick, baking up scrumptious treats for their cookie-themed parties. But now they mu...

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Published: Apr 2011

The Careful Use of Compliments

Alexander McCall Smith

Isabel Dalhousie is back, in the latest installment of this enchanting, already beloeved, best-selling series.In addition to being the nosiest and most sypathetic philosopher you are likely to meet, Isabel is now a mother. Charlies, ...

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Published: Aug 2008

On Borrowed Time (A Library Lover's M...

Jenn McKinlay

The New York Times bestselling Library Lover's mysteries continue with a hot new case...Loving a good cup of coffee runs in the family for Briar Creek library director Lindsey Norris. But when her brother, Jack, a consultant for a c...

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Published: Nov 2014

Midnight Clear: A Callahan Garrity My...

Kathy Hogan Trocheck

IIt's a few days before Christmas and sometime sleuth/full-time cleaning lady Callahan Garrity has things under control for a change, until her ne'er-do-well brother, Brian -- missing for over ten years -- appears with his toddler dau...

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Published: Nov 1999

Aunt Dimity: Vampire Hunter (Aunt Dim...

Nancy Atherton

Penguin's popular Aunt Dimity series returns and "loyal fans will be thrilled by every new revelation"(Kirkus Reviews) Everyone's favorite paranormal detective is back in Nancy Atherton's thirteenth Aunt Dimity mystery—but...

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Published: Feb 2009

Plaster and Poison (A Do-It-Yourself ...

Jennie Bentley

Home renovation and design tips included! Ex-New York designer Avery Baker left the bustle of the big city to start her own home renovation business in Maine. But as she renovates an old carriage house on behalf of a soon-to-be wed f...

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Published: Mar 2010

One Hot Mess

Lois Greiman

In southern California it's raining crime—and psychologist Christina McMullen could use an umbrella. Her clients are crazy, her on-again-off-again relationship with LAPD lieutenant Jack Rivera has just started heating up again, and ...

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Published: Mar 2009
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